Minolta's 3x-zoom 90s compact — 35-105mm f/4-6.7, passive TTL AF; US Freedom Zoom 105i.
The Riva Zoom 105i was a 3x-zoom 35mm compact introduced by Minolta in the early 1990s, sold in North America as the Freedom Zoom 105i. Its rounded, bulbous shape set it apart from other Riva models, as did its focusing system, and it is a separate camera from the later Minolta Riva Zoom 105.
The lens is a 35-105mm f/4-6.7 zoom, and unusually for a compact the camera focuses via a passive TTL phase-detection system rather than active infrared, down to about 0.7m. Film speeds from ISO 25 to 3200 are read via DX coding, the flash offers auto, auto red-eye, on and off modes, and zooming can be manual or handed to an automatic mode that frames the subject by distance. Power comes from a 2CR5 lithium battery and the body weighs around 560g.
The long zoom and TTL focusing suit travel and family duty, and the automatic subject-framing zoom was a signature trick of Minolta's i-era compacts; the trade-offs are real bulk by point-and-shoot standards and a slow lens at the tele end.
Confirm a 2CR5 battery — still sold but not cheap — powers the camera up, the zoom racks smoothly through its range, and the flash charges. Like all electronic compacts it cannot fire unpowered; also check the film-door seals and the top LCD for faded segments.