Fujifilm's mid-1990s APS zoom compact — Fujinon 25-55mm f/5.8-8.8, multi-mode flash, CR2 power.
The Fujifilm Fotonex 250ix Zoom was a compact APS (Advanced Photo System) point-and-shoot from Fujifilm's Fotonex line, launched in July 1996 as the Fotonex 250 Zoom and renamed Fotonex 250ix Zoom in April 1997. It arrived in the first wave of APS cameras that followed the format's 1996 introduction, positioned as a pocketable zoom model in the range.
It carried a Fujinon 25-55mm f/5.8-8.8 zoom lens with fully automatic exposure and a shutter running 1/6 to 1/320 second. Film speed handling covered ISO 25-3200, and the built-in multi-mode flash offered auto, off, forced, night and red-eye reduction settings. Like all APS bodies it used drop-in film loading and could switch between the C, H and P print formats mid-roll. It weighed roughly 185g and ran on a single CR2 lithium battery.
As a small automated zoom compact it suited casual snapshooters, and today it appeals mainly to APS collectors and curiosity buyers. Handling is simple slide-open point-and-shoot operation, with the slow maximum aperture meaning flash does much of the work indoors.
APS film was discontinued in 2011, so any use today relies on expired stock with limited processing options — many examples sell as display or parts pieces. If buying to shoot, confirm the camera powers up on a fresh CR2, the flash charges, the lens zooms, and the automatic film transport and mid-roll change mechanism operate, as transport faults are common on APS compacts.