A compact autofocus point-and-shoot with a fixed Konica 35mm f/3.5 lens in a rectangular barrel, the first camera to carry the Big Mini name.
The lens is four elements in four groups behind a built-in skylight filter, and it focuses to 0.32m with the close-up range engaging on its own rather than by a switch. Exposure is programmed automatic, DX only, reading ISO 25 to 3200, with plus or minus 1.5EV of compensation and a set of selectable flash modes. A date back version was sold alongside it.
It is small and flat enough to sit in a jacket pocket, silver, part metal and part plastic, with a fixed uncovered front element instead of a sliding barrier. Failures are common in the series, usually in the wind or the shutter, so buy one working rather than expecting to fix it.
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