Canon's Sure Shot Tele — dual-focal-length fixed-lens 35mm autofocus compact, 1986.
The Canon Sure Shot Tele was a 1986 model in Canon's Sure Shot line of fixed-lens 35mm autofocus compacts, distinguished by a dual-focal-length lens that added a longer telephoto setting to the standard wide view. It was part of Canon's move to give point-and-shoot compacts a second, tighter framing option.
This is a fixed-lens 35mm autofocus compact with a permanently mounted lens and no interchangeable mount, offering two selectable focal lengths rather than a continuous zoom. It focuses automatically rather than by coupled rangefinder or zone focus and uses automatic exposure with a built-in meter. The camera is battery-dependent for autofocus, exposure and film transport, and it has a built-in flash. Confirm the exact focal lengths and maximum apertures from the specific example.
The Sure Shot Tele suits general, travel, portrait and street use, giving point-and-shoot simplicity with the choice of a normal or a tighter telephoto framing for portraits and distant subjects. It favours convenience over manual control and targets everyday photography with a little more reach.
On the used market, check the foam light seals, which perish with age. Inspect the fixed dual-focal-length lens for haze and fungus, since it cannot be replaced. As a battery-dependent autofocus camera, confirm it powers up, that the autofocus, focal-length switching and film-wind motors run, and that the flash charges and fires. Look for battery-door corrosion and test the film advance and rewind.