Minolta's 1996 APS zoom — 30-75mm f/3.6-8.6 aspherical, sliding cover; APS film discontinued.
The Vectis 25 was a compact zoom camera for APS film, introduced by Minolta in 1996 with the launch wave of the Advanced Photo System. Its name reflects the 2.5x zoom ratio, slotting it between the Vectis 20 and the longer-zoom models in the point-and-shoot arm of the Vectis range.
The lens is a Minolta 30-75mm f/3.6-8.6 aspherical zoom of four elements in four groups — roughly 38-94mm in 35mm-equivalent terms — protected by a sliding cover that doubles as the power switch. Metering spans EV 3-17 at the wide end, film speeds from ISO 25 to 3200 are read from the cartridge, and exposure is fully programmed with a built-in flash.
It offered a slightly brighter wide end than many APS zooms plus the format's selectable C/H/P print options, making it a tidy pocket travel camera in its day; operation is entirely automatic, with the sliding cover keeping the lens safe in a bag.
With APS film discontinued since 2011, working examples can only shoot expired cartridges, so most now trade as collectables. Check the sliding cover switches the camera on, the zoom extends and retracts, and the flash charges; beyond that, cosmetic condition drives most of the value.