Canon's card-sized 2x-zoom APS compact of 2000 — 26-52mm lens, mechanical flash switch; ELPH LT260 in the US
The Canon IXUS Z50 was a compact APS film camera introduced in March 2000, part of the Z-series branch of the IXUS family. In America it was sold as the ELPH LT260 and in Japan as the IXY 220. It slotted below the steel flagship models as a lighter, simpler zoom compact in a card-sized body.
It carries a collapsible 26-52mm f/4.2-6.7 2x zoom lens. Unusually for the IXUS line, the on/off control is a mechanical switch that also opens the flash without motor assistance. Small rubber buttons control flash mode, date and title imprinting, self-timer and mid-roll rewind, with settings shown on a rear LCD panel, and the usual APS C/H/P print-format switch sits beside the viewfinder eyepiece. Power is a single CR2 battery and the body weighs about 150g.
The Z50 is an easy carry-everywhere APS compact for casual street and travel shooting, and its mechanical flash/power switch gives it a slightly more tactile feel than its siblings. The modest 2x zoom is slow at the long end, so daylight or flash-range subjects suit it best.
APS film was discontinued in 2011 — only expired cartridges remain and processing is limited, so many sell as display pieces. On a working example check power-up on a fresh CR2, flash charge, smooth zoom extension, a clean rear settings LCD, and that the film door and motor wind cycle a cartridge properly.