Olympus mju II ZOOM 80

Olympus mju II ZOOM 80 image by AWCam (Image rights)

Known as the Olympus Stylus Epic ZOOM 80 in the US, this was a 35mm compact camera from the very successful mju/Stylus/Epic series, and was introduced by Olympus in 1999.

There were several revisions of this camera, which was available in black, silver, and tinged with gold. A later model with the same lens had the VF suffix, indicating the "Visual Finder" which went black when the shutter fired. This was helpful in noisy locations, because it was difficult to tell if the picture had been taken on the earlier version. Some examples of the ZOOM 80 included a panorama mask and/or QD (Quartzdate) date imprinting. A DELUXE edition was even bundled with a Swatch watch.

Specifications

• Lens: 38-80mm, f/4.5-8.9, autofocus as close as 60cm.
• Shutter speed range: 2-1/600s.
• DX-decoding of ISO 50-3200 film. Auto-winding and rewinding.
• Power: CR123A lithium battery.
• Dimensions: 115x59x39mm
• Weight: 185g.

Links

• Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 Deluxe user manual at Butkus.org
• mju II ZOOM VF in the official Olympus Global History (archived).
• Olympus mju II ZOOM 80 and Olympus mju II ZOOM 80 DELUXE in Sylvain Halgand's collection (in French).