Olympus's 1991 Infinity AZ zoom compact — 38-76mm f/4-5.6, motorised zoom, multi-mode flash, 2x CR123A
The Olympus AZ-210 Superzoom was a chunky 35mm autofocus zoom compact launched in 1991 as part of the Infinity AZ series, positioned below the AZ-300/330 bridge models. In the US it was the Infinity Zoom 210 and in Japan the IZM 210, with QD date versions also made.
It carried a 38-76mm f/4-5.6 lens of six elements with motorised zooming, autofocus down to 0.6m and DX film-speed decoding (100-3200 ISO settings). Exposure was fully automatic, film load, wind and rewind were motorised, and the built-in variable-power flash offered several modes including a night setting and a multi-flash burst of four flashes in a sixth of a second. Power came from two CR123A lithium cells.
This is an easy, automation-first snapshot camera for shooters who like early-90s Olympus styling and a modest twin-range zoom. The slow lens rewards 400-speed film, and the body is bulkier than the mju-style pockets cameras that followed, but operation could hardly be simpler.
Like all motorised compacts it will not fire at all without good batteries, so test with fresh CR123As. Verify the zoom motor runs the full 38-76mm range, the flash charges promptly and the multi-flash mode fires, check the film door seals, and listen for healthy wind/rewind motors on a sacrificial roll.