Minolta Pro Shot 20 Mega Pixel HD Digital Camera with 67x Optical Zoom, Full 1080p HD Video & 16GB SD Card (Red)

Have had camera for over a year and very pleased with camera. I have a Nikon DSLR but needed something a bit more compact and the Minolta Pro Shot 67x zoom is fantastic, especially when traveling. Has an amazing zoom feature, locks in reasonably well and is very compact. Picture quality is excellent. Easy to transfer shots via wifi to phone for sharing. Excellent features. Very satisfied.

Las características técnicas, realmente una cámara profesional, el uso de los 67 aumentos te permite captar objetos muy lejanos sin (como ocurre con otras cámaras) que se salgan de foco.

A câmera não atendeu minha expectativa e necessidades pois não fui advertido previamente pela AMAZON que não encontraria, no Brasil, carregador e baterias reservas. Sinto-me lesado por "propaganda enganosa".Atenciosamente,Joaquim

I have always used Canon camera's. Used to the functioning and operations. This is NOT that. The manual is less than enlightening (like a professor writing for a 5 yr old) But once you figure it out..this thing is awesome! It has so many features exactly like the much more expensive cameras and even a few more.I bought this camera for three reasons. Cost/for functions..doing time lapse (as a beginner)..and because I can't afford to spend thousands of dollars on a long lens for zooming for my Canon that would match it.As far as functions, the menu is different. Press menu, and it shows you a screen with a row of options on either side. Look carefully..and one of the items in the row on the left has a circle highlighting it. I missed it for the longest time. I'm a grandma..and bifocally challenged..so...To choose which option you want to change, press the edge of the circle button on the back of the camera up or down and press "select" . FYI it is not obvious, but when you hit the bottom of the left row, hit down again and it will skip to the top of the right side row. I assumed I'd have to press the side of the back circle to get to that row and..nope. The screen will then give you options to choose for that item function. Move the back circle left or right to choose and then press "select". Crazy different from my Canon, but once you get it, you're good to go. Practice, Practice, Practice before you go out and shoot.For point and shoot, it's wonderful. I'm not a professional but wanted to do more difficult shots so have been using M for manual more and more. If you use manual (again, not obvious) and want to change the F stop, shutter speed, and iso, etc you have to press the +/- button on the top of the camera. Weird, but... it highlights the the options in yellow on the bottom of the lcd. Press the back dial left or right to choose which setting you want to adjust. Then ROTATE that same wheel to the level you want. Simple, after you find out how. If it shuts off while you're choosing, just press the +/- again.Once you know how to do that you can actually do a custom setting. It's not difficult. I use this camera mostly for long zoom shots of birds and wildlife. They move quickly. So I set the Custom up (as an example) for f2.8 1/3200 sec and then Auto ISO. Then when I only have a second to change to catch a great shot, I just turn the top dial to CS. My Canon SL3 doesn't have programable buttons at all. Choose your settings and then turn the top dial to CS, create custom mode, yes (or something like that,follow the prompts). Then whatever you chose just previous as your go-to quick shot settings, it will remember them. Anytime you want those settings, turn the top dial to CS.RAW/Jpeg. I have editing softward that lets me do amazing things so RAW is a must. But for the life of me, I couldn't find more than jpeg or jpeg fine in the Quality choices in M mode. You'd think in M that's where RAW would be, right? Nope. I turned the top dial and eventually found that choice in the A (aperture) mode. jpeg/jpeg fine/RAW/ or RAW plus jpeg. I now get to shoot in Raw/plus jpeg. Once you choose that option it DOES retain that setting in the other modes. Just don't understand why the RAW choice isn't in M. BTW, the software is the latest version of Luminar Neo based on AI. Don't have to learn a million names, or process functions. It's all based on sliders. Hint..I'm a Grandma. Try it, like what it does, or back it off. I bought the one time version last fall and it also does HDR Merge, Photo Stackiing, Supersharp, Noisless AI, Panorama stitching and Upscale.I bought this camera because it did in-camera time lapse. Something I was interest in learning at the time. Simple to set up in the menu. When it's done, it combines all the pictures into a video. Love it. Two things. You can't get a single image to print because it turns the time lapse into a video. BUT..with the Luminar Neo Software you can fix that issue. In the Panorama stitch option, you can also upload videos from this camera or panning on your phone. I watched a video on Utube but haven't tried it out with a time lapse from this camera yet. But if you drag the video into the Video option in the Panorama tool it converts the video into stills. THEN, you can choose a single pic and print it, or make a Pano out of the whole batch. OMGShooting panoramas on this camera is simple..but you better have a tripod to hold it still (with a level/swivel built in, and and it must swivel smoothly or you'll get an error message. Left to right is best.I bought something called a z-mount (created by A Wallace and Move Shoot Move). was $39 on Amazon but not only swivels smoothly but adjusts (hence/Z) to allow you to adjust your camera from Portrait mode to Landscape with a flipper. No fussing with an L bracket. Great on the fly and also because I am learning astrophotography and want to shoot some of each direction in Milky Way Pano's . I'm not affilliated with Luminar Neo or the Zmount people. Just really like them.

I own quite a few cameras, most of them SLRs. I wanted a bridge camera that is lighter and easier to carry while traveling. This one fits the bill just right. It's compact, full of features, and gives you some creative control by not making everything automatic. The lens is amazing and the zoom is pretty impressive.One of the features I like the most is the "Smart Lens Ring", it's brilliant!One thing that was disappointing was that it did not come with a battery charger. That is a nuisance because you have to charge the battery by plugging in the camera. That, however, was easily solved by buying an extra battery and charger for $20.00.All in all an excellent product. And half the price than comparable Canon alternatives.