Fujifilm's mid-90s APS zoom compact — 22.5-45mm lens, sold as Endeavor 210ix in the US and EPION 210Z in Japan
The Fotonex 210ix Zoom was one of Fujifilm's mid-1990s compacts for the then-new APS (IX240) film system, sold in Europe under the Fotonex name, in the United States as the Endeavor 210ix Zoom and in Japan as the EPION 210Z. It sat in the middle of the Fotonex range, above the fixed-lens models and below the longer-zoom cameras.
It uses a 22.5-45mm 2x zoom lens with autofocus, a real-image viewfinder and a top shutter speed of 1/500s. The built-in flash offers red-eye reduction for low-light people shots, and the APS cassette gives drop-in loading with fully automatic film handling plus the format's selectable print aspect ratios, recorded frame by frame on the film's magnetic layer.
It suits collectors of APS equipment and anyone documenting the short-lived format; handling is typical mid-1990s point-and-shoot, with everything automated in a compact body. As a picture-taker it is limited less by the camera itself than by the film it has to use.
APS film was discontinued in 2011, so only expired stock remains and processing options are limited; many examples now sell as display or parts items. If shooting is the aim, confirm the camera powers up, the flash charges and the film door and cassette mechanism operate, and budget for expired film with unpredictable colour.