You might notice new Minolta-marked digital cameras being sold, as I did at Costco yesterday. That’s because JMM Lee Properties bought the name and logo from Sony claimed the trademark after Sony abandoned it, and licensed it to Elite Brands, Inc, apparently the same company that makes the Kodak Pixpro series. The “Minolta” MN67Z is basically identical to the “Kodak” AZ425, except for the difference in zoom range. The specs seem at least 10 years out of date, with Micro-USB connectors, 1080p video recording, max 32GB SD card support, and ISO range limited to 80-1600.

With no real camera company behind them, there’s no reason to trust that their image stabilization or “AI autofocus” are any good. Also their warranty service…

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