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''This article is about the Olympus AZ-1 Zoom 35mm film camera. A similar named digital camera was released in 2004. | ''This article is about the Olympus AZ-1 Zoom 35mm film camera. A similar named digital camera was released in 2004. | ||
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This brick-like 35mm film camera was [[Olympus]]' first compact camera with a built-in zoom lens. It had the name '''Infinity''' in the US. First retailing in 1987, the camera was quite advanced for a [[point and shoot]] model, but seems overly large and bulky by modern standards. It was the first camera in the [[Olympus_Infinity_AZ_Super_Zoom/IZM|AZ/Infinity/IZM series]] of zoom compacts. | This brick-like 35mm film camera was [[Olympus]]' first compact camera with a built-in zoom lens. It had the name '''Infinity''' in the US. First retailing in 1987, the camera was quite advanced for a [[point and shoot]] model, but seems overly large and bulky by modern standards. It was the first camera in the [[Olympus_Infinity_AZ_Super_Zoom/IZM|AZ/Infinity/IZM series]] of zoom compacts. | ||
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Also available in a Quartz Date model. | Also available in a Quartz Date model. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | * [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/zoom_az1.cfm?message=1 AZ-1 Zoom Quartzdate] on Olympus Global History. | + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/olympus/olympus_az-1_zoom/olympus_az-1_zoom.htm Olympus AZ-1 Zoom user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] |
| − | * [http:// | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210162739/http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/zoom_az1.cfm?message=1 AZ-1 Zoom Quartzdate] on Olympus Global History (archived). |
| + | * [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/picture.php?/1180/category/654 AZ-1 Zoom] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French). | ||
[[Category: Olympus|AZ-1 Zoom]] | [[Category: Olympus|AZ-1 Zoom]] | ||
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[[Category: O]] | [[Category: O]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 20 November 2021
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| Olympus AZ-1 ZOOM image by Jörg Krüger (Image rights) |
This article is about the Olympus AZ-1 Zoom 35mm film camera. A similar named digital camera was released in 2004. This brick-like 35mm film camera was Olympus' first compact camera with a built-in zoom lens. It had the name Infinity in the US. First retailing in 1987, the camera was quite advanced for a point and shoot model, but seems overly large and bulky by modern standards. It was the first camera in the AZ/Infinity/IZM series of zoom compacts.
Main features
- Automatic exposure, aperture and focus.
- Lens: 35-70mm f/3.5-6.7 (7 elements in 6 groups).
- Viewfinder zooms along with the lens.
- Macro mode for focussing down to 60cm.
- Built-in flash modes: auto, off, fill-in, slow sync. Recycling time is 3 seconds.
- Auto-loading, winding and rewinding of DX-coded film. One-touch continuous shooting for action sequences.
- 35.5mm filter thread.
- Other features: Self-timer, back light compensation, multiple exposure mode.
- Weight: 412g, without 6V CR-P2 battery).
Also available in a Quartz Date model.
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| Olympus AZ-1 Tele Converter 1,5x accessory image by René Maly (Image rights) |
Links
- Olympus AZ-1 Zoom user manual at Butkus.org
- AZ-1 Zoom Quartzdate on Olympus Global History (archived).
- AZ-1 Zoom at Collection G. Even's site (in French).
