A 1996 zoom compact with a 38 to 135mm lens, the successor to the Autoboy S. Sold as the Sure Shot Z135 in the Americas and the Prima Super 135 in Europe.
The lens is ten elements in nine groups and opens to f/3.6 at the wide end. Focus is three-point autofocus down to 0.6m, or 0.4m in close-up mode, and can be prefocused.
Exposure is programmed, with no aperture or shutter control. A dial on the back picks the mode: two auto settings, scene modes for close-ups, portraits, moving subjects and night, and a spot metering mode. A fold-down panel holds the flash modes, the self-timer and exposure compensation of up to 1.5 stops either way.
The Japanese Autoboy S2 adds a panorama mode, which masks the frame down to 13x36mm. Some export versions were caption models that could print a greeting on the negative in place of the date.
At 375g on two CR123A cells it is heavier than the Autoboy S it replaced, and the longer reach costs light. At 135mm the lens is f/8.9, so past the middle of the zoom you are on flash or fast film.
Tips and observations from people who have used this camera.
No notes yet on Canon Autoboy S2.
