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Minolta Freedom Zoom 160 Date 35mm Camera Kit w/bag
 
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Minolta Freedom Zoom 160 Date 35mm Camera Kit w/bag

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Technical Details

  • Pocket-sized camera with a full 4.3x zoom lens with range of 37.5mm to 160mm
  • Fast, SLR-type autofocusing for razor-sharp results
  • Flash fires automatically whenever necessary with red-eye reduction
  • Selectable date imprint function for cataloging photos
  • Automatic film transport with film chamber lock to prevent accidental film exposures
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Product Details

Product Manual [911kb PDF]
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0000631YZ
  • Item model number: Zoom 160 Date
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,736 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: February 15, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The compact Freedom Zoom 160 is loaded with state-of-the-art features, including Minolta's latest AREA-AF autofocus technology, a 4.3x zoom lens ranging from 37.5mm to 160mm, date and time imprinting, and a worry-free, red-eye reducing flash that fires automatically whenever necessary.

It's also one of the fastest autofocusing cameras available. Bring the camera to your eye and the eye-start sensor activates the focus and exposure systems so that the camera is ready to capture the image when you are. The Zoom 160 is smart enough to recognize your subject and fast enough to capture it on the move.

The Freedom Zoom 160 has three autofocus modes: area AF, spot AF, and target AF. The area AF is a fully automatic mode that allows the user to just point and shoot the camera. Spot AF mode accurately singles out a subject among a group of objects. Target AF is optimized to capture sharp images of moving subjects.

The Freedom Zoom 160 is great for vacations and gatherings of family and friends. The flexible zoom range of 37.5-160mm will capture those important images, group pictures, and close-ups of distant landmarks. The aspheric zoom lens produces sharp prints, thanks to the area AF system with its 940 focusing steps.

The worry-free flash fires automatically whenever necessary, even in tricky backlit situations. The red-eye reduction feature helps to reduce the red-eye effect to give your pictures a more natural look.

The built-in quartz data imprints the date or time right onto the photo, making it very useful for cataloging photographs and making photo records of important events. Data imprinting can be turned on or off as desired.

Other features include:

  • A film-chamber lock function prevents accidental opening of the back cover
  • Film advancing is silent thanks to new belt-drive system and nylon gears
  • Continuous drive mode allows the user to automatically take sequential shots every 2.2 seconds by simply holding down the shutter button
  • The night-portrait mode blends flash with longer shutter speeds to provide greater detail in night-time scenic or sunset shots
  • An IR remote control RC-3 offers immediate and 2-second delay from as far away as 16.4 feet


Product Description

The Freedom Zoom 160, which is loaded with state of the art features, is unlike any camera you have ever used. The Freedom Zoom 160 camera incorporates Minolta's latest AREA-AF autofocus technology. Simply raise the camera to your eye, locate the subject and the camera will do the rest. Employing the largest autofocus area in film cameras today, the Freedom Zoom 160 evaluates the objects in the area autofocus frames and locks the focus on the subject.If that's not enough, the Freedom Zoom 160, which is equipped with a 4.3x zoom lens, has the world's fastest autofocusing. Bring the camera to your eye and the eye-start sensor activates the focus and exposure systems so that the camera is ready to capture the image when you are. This sophisticated compact autofocus camera is smart enough to recognize your subject and fast enough to capture it on the move.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Camera, May 30, 2003
By nowar99 (Longmont, CO United States) - See all my reviews
The picture quality on this camera is pretty good. For most events, it has replaced my SLR (which is just too big and clunky otherwise). It has a grid which allows you to focus on different items in your viewfinder, which can be very useful.

However, If you are dealing with a scene that has multiple focus points, the "area focus" grid starts jumping around, which I've been told by others is somewhat annoying (doesn't bother me).

Overall, while I ideally like controlling all my settings, I find that this camera is just ideal for any kind of setting where you would want easy pocket portability.

I would change one thing: The little flaps that cover the lense seem pretty easy to move, and make me a little nervous about keeping the camera in my pocket: I would personally prefer a hard cover like some Kodak flip cameras or even the Olympus.

But otherwise, I would highly recommend.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beauitful Photographs!, June 3, 2003
By "felina-san" (Easton, PA United States) - See all my reviews
After having attended the 2000 Belmont Stakes with my Canon Elph LT camera and gotten good, but very distant looking photos, I decided I needed a good zoom lens camera for my next trip. After some searching, I had come across the Minolta Freedom Zoom 160. At the time I had purchased it, it had the longest zoom lens available in my budget. I took it with me to the 2002 Belmont Stakes and I was amazed at my final results!

I had taken 75 photos (About 10 had come out blurry, but mainly because my hand was shaking and no fault to the camera), and they came out very crisp, clear and vibrant. I suggest that anyone who uses this camera get their photos made onto a photo CD, because thats where the camera's detail really sticks out.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Photos, June 29, 2003
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I used this camera for an Alaskan trip, for the first time. I was very pleased with the results and ease of use. I did find the multiple flash settings a little difficult to master. However, overall the camera produced remarkable, clear photos.
A lens cover would be very helpful, as an accessory.
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