I bought my Minolta 7I about 3 years ago and used it until the CCD sensor went wrong. Being out of warranty I tried to get a quote for fixing it and the local menders said it would cost about £100 and it was not worth fixing. I consigned the camera to the junk draw and there it stayed for many months. I decided a couple of weeks ago to junk out my drawer and there was my poorly 7I, I decided to try one last time to get a sensible quote to repair it so I went on the web to find a repair company then........ I went to the Minolta site and joy of joys my series of camera had a manufacturing fault and they were offering a free fix for my camera. Being true to their word I ...  Read the complete review

As far as I am aware this is the only camera in it's class that has pretty much all the same facilities as a top of the range digital SLR camera. It has a manual zoom on it. Something that doesn't seem to be mentioned much in their brochures. The big advantage I have found with that. Is when zooming you don't get the delay before the camera stops zooming unlike electronic zooms which seem to only stop moving a split second after you let go of the zoom button. Also even though some might find the camera a bit bulky, I found that to be very useful as you can get a very nice grip on it and it seems to fit in the hand just perfectly. Apart from the ...  Read the complete review

High-end but flexible - Advantages: Versatile, Wide zoom range, Very good lens - Disadvantages: Power-hungry, Bulkier than "pocket" cameras, Expensive