Canon's Sure Shot Z135 — 35mm autofocus zoom compact to 135mm, program AE, sold as Prima, 1996.
The Canon Sure Shot Z135 is a fixed-lens 35mm autofocus zoom compact from 1996, its designation referring to the roughly 135mm long end of its zoom range. Canon sold it in Europe as the Prima Zoom 135 and in Japan under the Autoboy name, so it appears under all three labels in listings.
As a fixed-lens 35mm compact it accepts no interchangeable lenses, so the mount fields are blank. It has a built-in zoom lens reaching about 135mm at the telephoto end, autofocus, an automatic built-in flash, program automatic exposure, and motorised film loading, advance and rewind. It is battery-powered and electronically timed, so a working cell is required.
The Z135 is a general travel and family camera whose long tele reach suits portraits and distant subjects. It offers a wide framing range in an automatic body, with the common compact-zoom compromise of a slower aperture at the long end of the zoom.
When buying used, check the film-door light seals for foam decay, inspect the zoom lens for internal haze or fungus and confirm clean extension and retraction, and verify the LCD shows without bleed or missing segments. Test the autofocus and zoom motors, confirm the flash charges and fires, and inspect the battery compartment and door for corrosion.