The Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 takes ISO 100, 200, and 400 film; and automatically reads the speed of DX-coded film. Non DX-coded film automatically sets to ISO 100. The Zoom 90 allows you to lock focus to compensate for situations where autofocus isn't the best choice (e.g. when your subject is off center). There are five flash modes--auto, fill-flash, off, night portrait, and landscape modes. Night portrait mode synchronizes a slow shutter speed with the flash, allowing well-lit portraits against a nightscape. Landscape mode turns the flash off and sets the focus at infinity, letting you take sharp pictures of distant mountains and landmarks. The Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 has both automatic and manual film rewind options.

Overall, we found the Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 to be a good general-purpose point-and-shoot camera, with some extra features such as the landscape and night portrait modes. The zoom is relatively high-powered for a camera in its class. The only drawback we experienced was that it zooms out in four steps, versus of a continuous, fluid motion. The 90's small size and automatic lens cover make it a good traveling companion.

Pros:

• Relatively powerful zoom lens
• Wide range of flash options
• Compact size
• Automatic rewind

Cons:

• Stepped zoom (not continuos)