Canon's bridge-style Photura — 35mm autofocus zoom compact, program AE, sold as Epoca, 1990.
The Canon Photura is a fixed-lens 35mm autofocus zoom camera from 1990 with a distinctive cylindrical, camcorder-style body and a hinged front cover that doubles as a grip. It was sold in Europe as the Canon Epoca and in Japan as the Autoboy Jet, so the same body appears under all three names in the used market.
As a fixed-lens 35mm compact it has no interchangeable mount, leaving those fields blank. It carries a built-in zoom lens, autofocus, a built-in flash mounted in the barrel cover, program automatic exposure, and motorised film transport. The camera is electronically controlled and battery-powered, so it needs a charged cell to focus, zoom and fire.
The Photura suits travel, documentary and general shooting for users who like a one-piece bridge-style body held like a small camcorder. Its unusual shape gives a firm two-handed grip, though it is bulkier than a flat pocket compact and remains fully automatic in operation.
On inspection, check the film-door and back light seals for perished foam, look through the zoom lens for haze or fungus and confirm smooth zoom travel, and verify the LCD shows without bleed or dead segments. Test the autofocus, zoom and film motors, confirm the flash charges and fires from the cover, and check the battery compartment and door for corrosion or leak residue.