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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. | + | 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|AZ series]] of zoom compacts. |
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==Main features== | ==Main features== | ||
* Automatic exposure, aperture and focus. | * Automatic exposure, aperture and focus. | ||
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Also available in a Quartz Date model. | Also available in a Quartz Date model. | ||
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | * [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/zoom_az1.cfm?message=1 AZ-1 Zoom Quartzdate] on Olympus Global History. | ||
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[[Category: Olympus|AZ-1 Zoom, AZ-1 Zoom QD]] | [[Category: Olympus|AZ-1 Zoom, AZ-1 Zoom QD]] | ||
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[[Category: O]] | [[Category: O]] |
Revision as of 23:16, 7 December 2009
Olympus AZ-1 (Infinity) Zoom, photographed by Arty Smokes. |
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 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.
Links
- AZ-1 Zoom Quartzdate on Olympus Global History.