Canon Sure Shot/Prima/Autoboy

Description

With the Sure Shot (Prima in Europe, Autoboy in Japan) series of compact cameras, Canon became a major player in the world market for consumer cameras. From the original Sure Shot/AF35M/Autoboy of November 1979 to the Sure Shot 90u II Date of 2005, this range was a spectacular commercial success.

Chronology

AF35M image by Rolf F. (Image rights)

AF35M II image by antiochus66 (Image rights)

Sure Shot Supreme image by AWCam (Image rights)

Prima Tele image by Thomas Kolesnyk (Image rights)

Photura image by Casual Camera Collector (Image rights)

1979

• Canon Sure Shot/AF35M/Autoboy

1981

• Canon Super Sure Shot/AF35ML/Autoboy Super

1983

• Canon (New) Sure Shot/AF35M II/Autoboy 2

1985

• Canon Sprint/Jet (AF35J)/Autoboy LITE

1986

• Canon Sure Shot Supreme/Top Shot/Autoboy 3
• Canon Sure Shot Tele/Top Twin/Autoboy Tele

1988

• Canon Sure Shot Multi Tele/Prima Tele/Autoboy Tele 6
• Canon Sure Shot Zoom/Prima Zoom/Autoboy Zoom
• Canon Sure Shot Ace/Prima Shot/Autoboy Prisma
• Canon Sure Shot Joy/Prima 4/Autoboy Lite 2

1989

• Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL/Prima Zoom F/Autoboy Zoom Super
• Canon Sure Shot Caption Zoom/Prima Auto Zoom/New Autoboy
• Canon Sure Shot Zoom-S

1990

• Canon New Sure Shot/Prima Twin/Autoboy WT28 (World Traveler)
• Canon Photura/Epoca/Autoboy Jet

1991

• Canon Sure Shot Mega Zoom 105/Prima Zoom 105/Autoboy Zoom 105
• Canon Autoboy Jet Canon Williams (Limited edition Japan-only)
• Canon Sure Shot Mega Zoom 76/Prima Zoom 76/Autoboy Zoom 76
• Canon Sure Shot Tele Max/Prima Twin S/Autoboy Mini T (Tele)
• Canon Sure Shot Max (Date)/Prima 5/Autoboy Mini

Sure Shot Max Date image by Marty4650 (Image rights)

Sure Shot Tele Max image by Marty4650 (Image rights)

1992

• Canon Photura 135 Caption/Epoca 135 Caption/Jet 135
• Canon Sure Shot Zoom Max/Prima Zoom Mini/Autoboy A (Ace)

1993

• Canon Autoboy A (Ace) XL (With panorama setting.)
• Canon Sure Shot Z115/Prima Super 115/Autoboy S (Super)
• Canon Sure Shot M/Prima Mini/Autoboy F

1994

• Canon Sure Shot Z85/Prima Super 85/Autoboy J (Jack)
• Canon Sure Shot Owl/Prima AF-7

Sure Shot WP-1 image by John Kratz (Image rights)

Sure Shot Del Sol image by John Nuttall (Image rights)

• Canon Sure Shot A-1/Prima AS-1/Autoboy D5 (Fully waterproof. Sureshot WP-1 also exists.)
• Canon Prima Super 28V/Autoboy Luna

1995

• Canon Sure Shot Del Sol/Prima Sol/Autoboy SE (World's first mass-produced solar-powered camera.)
• Canon Sure Shot 60 Zoom/Prima Zoom Shot/Autoboy Juno (also available with Date function)
• Canon Sure Shot Z70W (Caption)/Prima Super 28 (Caption)
• Canon Sure Shot 70 Zoom/Prima Zoom 70F/Autoboy Luna 35
• Canon Sure Shot 80 Tele/Prima BF Twin/Autoboy BF80

1996

• Canon Sure Shot Z135/Prima Super 135/Autoboy S (Super) II
• Canon Sure Shot Sleek/Prima Mini II/Autoboy F XL

1997

Sure Shot Owl Date image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)

• Canon Sure Shot Owl Date/Prima AF-8 Date
• Canon Sure Shot 105 Zoom Date/Prima Super 105 Date/Autoboy Luna 105

1998

• Canon Sure Shot Zoom 85 Date/Prima Zoom 85 Date/Autoboy Luna 85

1999

• Canon Autoboy Luna XL
• Canon Sure Shot Z115 Panorama (Caption)/Prima Super 115N (Caption)/Autoboy S XL
• Canon Sure Shot Z70W/Prima Super 28N (Caption) (Platinum coloured version of Autoboy Luna.)
• Canon Sure Shot Z135 (Caption)/Prima Super 135N (Caption)/Autoboy SII XL (Platinum coloured version of Autoboy S.)
• Canon Sure Shot Classic 120/Prima Super 120/Autoboy 120
• Canon Sure Shot 76 Zoom Date/Prima Zoom 76 (Date)/Autoboy Juno 76

2000

• Canon Sure Shot Owl PF/AF-7S/Prima AF-9 S (Date) (With big viewfinder.)
• Canon Sure Shot BF (Date)/Prima BF-9S (Date) (Big viewfinder, fixed focus.)
• Canon Sure Shot Z90W/Prima Super 90 Wide/Autoboy EPO

2001

• Canon Prima Zoom 65 (Date) (Shorter zoom version of Autoboy Juno 76.)
• Canon Sure Shot 105 Zoom S (Date)/Prima Super 105 X/Autoboy Luna 105 S
• Canon Prima Zoom 60 (QD) (For China and Latin America.)

2002

• Canon Sure Shot Z155/Prima Super 155/Autoboy 155
• Canon Sure Shot 130u/Prima Super 130/Autoboy N130
• Canon Prima BF-800 (For the Asian market.)

2003

• Canon Sure Shot 115u/Prima Super 115u/Autoboy N115
• Canon Sure Shot 105u/Prima Super 105i/Autoboy N105
• Canon Sure Shot 80u/Prima Zoom 80u/Autoboy N80
• Canon Sure Shot 90u/Prima Zoom 90u
• Canon Sure Shot BF-10/Prima BF-10
• Canon Sure Shot AF-10/Prima AF-10 (26mm lens)

2004

• Canon Sure Shot 150u/Prima Super 150u/Autoboy N150
• Canon Sure Shot Z180u/Prima Super 180/Autoboy 180 (38-180mm zoom.)

2005

• Canon Sure Shot 130u II Date/Prima Super 130u Date/Autoboy N130 II
• Canon Sure Shot 115u II Date/Prima Zoom 115u II
• Canon Sure Shot 90u II Date/Prima Zoom 90u II Date

Links

• Sure Shot series in the Canon Camera Museum