Fuji Discovery 3000 Zoom Date

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Introduced by Fuji circa 1991, the Discovery 3000 Zoom Date is an unconventionally-styled 35mm camera, held horizontally like a pair of binoculars. It includes a sophisticated (13-element) 38–115 mm zoom lens, programmed autoexposure, and date/time imprinting into the image area. Film speeds from ISO 25–1600 are automatically set using DX coding. The motorized film transport is of the type which fully unspools the 35mm cassette; then as frames are exposed, they are rewound into the cassette (which eliminates any risk of losing images by accidentally opening the camera).

The camera uses a separate optical viewfinder (rather than a reflex finder; but this zooms in parallel with the main lens to indicate the framing of the image. An integral strap surrounding the photographer's right hand helps ensure a secure grip on the camera.

Links

• Fuji Discovery 3000 Zoom Date manual from Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com