Minolta Freedom Zoom Explorer EX 35mm Point and Shoot Camera - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

You can download a manual for this camera at NODEVICE. The kink is below. Page 3 tells how to use the remote. At this time, these are fairly old cameras so even if you have the right battery for the remote it may not work. I have the earlier version of this camera and loved it. I mourn the passing of film. http://www.nodevice.com/user_manual/konica_minolta/compact_cameras/riva_zoom_75w_freedom_zoom_explorer_ex.html#.U8azzPldXnj

You can download the manual from
http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manuals/film-cameras/compact-cameras/riva_zoom_75w/FreedomZoomExplorerEXManual.pdf

Go to the Konica Minolta website.
Click on Support, Manuals, Film Camera, Compact Camera & select your camera

Sounds like a broken gear or linking arm. It will cost as much to fix as to replace. You now have a very nice Minolta paperweight, lol.
Those neat little film cameras are now a thing of the Ebay, LOL. Since many are dumping them for digital, they're quite available at good prices now.

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Try cleaning the contacts in the camera and clean the film canister. You can also try putting self adhive tape on the DX Area of the film cassette and set the film speed ASA manually. What is the DX code on a film roll? The DX code is the silver and black pattern on almost every film cartridge. Inside most electronic film cameras, there is a series of metal pins that read the code and tell your camera what your film speed is.

Film DX-code sticker - Decisive Moment

You are the only person to encounter this issue, so you may need professional repair. https://www.google.com/search?q=Minolta+Freedom+Zoom+70C+not+reading+DX+Codes ....

Question edited for clarity. Did you replace the flash battery? Were the contacts clean and not corroded? They need professional repair https://www.google.com/search?q=Minolta+460TX.+Repair+the+flash ..

Are the batteries the right way up ? Is there corrosion within the battery chamber ?

It sounds like you may have an issue with the shutter mechanism, most likely caused by a worn out or dirty shutter. I would recommend taking it to a professional camera repair shop to have it checked out. They may be able to diagnose the issue and repair it or, if necessary, replace the shutter. If you are not comfortable with taking it to a professional, you can try to diagnose the issue yourself by taking a few test shots with the camera on a tripod in different lighting conditions. If you are able to get some consistent results (e.g. the shutter always fails to fire at the same point or in the same lighting conditions) then you may be able to narrow down the problem and focus your troubleshooting efforts.

Remove the battery and check it for voltage with a multimeter. The drop may have caused internal damage to one of the cells. This link shows that 'Freedom Zoom' is a generic series for Minolta and is not an actual model. I was trying to see what form the battery took. If it is the Duracell lithium 123 battery, they should each read 3 volts on the meter. https://www.google.com/search?q=Minolta+Freedom+Zoom+battery ..

To whom ? Yourself or a prospective purchaser ? Anyway, Fixya does not provide valuations of equipment, even when posted in the correct forum.

Try gently cleaning the electronic contacts on the camera body and the rear of the lens, without touching the rear lens element or the mirror in the camera.

Check your 'C' drive on PC. The path to the software will either be C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86) if you have installed it. If you need to find appropriate software, contact Konica Minolta, its usually a free download for you to install.

• Memory Card Form FactorSD Memory Card
• Included Memory Card Capacity 16 MB
• Memory Card Slot SD card
• Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Supported memory cards do not appear to be more than SD. To get above 2GB the supported memory card type should include SDHC.

Put on proper protection for your skin/eyes, then remove the old ones, clean with some general cleaner or cola(yes like Coca Cola or Pepsi, etc. as it eats corrosion), then replace the batteries with new ones and see what happens!

Most lens have a red spot on them. There is usually a red spot on camera (look on left side). The one on camera body is the unlock and needs to be pushed and held in as you rotate lens red spot towards the camera spot. When they line up you can remove lens. ?

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The answer to this, and many other questions of a similar nature, may be contained in the manual. If you have no manual, you can download a manual for almost any equipment by Googling the make and model followed by the word Manual, then follow the appropriate link(s).