Minolta's capsule-bodied APS pocket zoom of 1998 - 25-50mm f/4.8-9.1 lens, fully automatic, CR2 power.
The Minolta Vectis 200 was an ultra-compact zoom camera for the Advanced Photo System, made by Minolta in 1998 as one of the capsule-bodied models in its Vectis APS family. It is a different camera from the fixed-lens Vectis 20: the 200 adds a real 2x power zoom in a shell that encloses the lens and viewfinder optics when closed.
The lens is a 25-50mm f/4.8-9.1 power zoom (roughly 31-63mm equivalent) with four elements in four groups including two aspheric surfaces. Active infrared autofocus works in about 200 steps with focus lock, programmed AE uses shutter speeds from 5.5 seconds to 1/500, and film speeds from ISO 25-3200 set automatically. It offers C, H and P print formats, autoflash with red-eye reduction plus night portrait and landscape modes, and drop-in loading; it runs on one CR2 cell and weighs about 170g.
Pitched as a carefree pocket zoom, its appeal remains: it slips into a coat pocket, the capsule shell protects the optics, and operation is entirely automatic. The slow tele end makes it happiest outdoors or with flash, and there are no manual exposure controls.
APS film was discontinued in 2011, so it can only shoot expired stock and many now trade as display pieces. Check it wakes on a fresh CR2, the power zoom extends and retracts cleanly, the capsule cover slides freely, the film door on the base locks, and the LCD panel displays fully.