Olympus's ultra-compact APS zoom from 2000 — 25-50mm lens, full auto, CR2 power; APS film discontinued
The Olympus i Zoom 2000 was an ultra-compact Advanced Photo System (APS) point-and-shoot introduced in 2000, one of the last pushes of the APS format before digital compacts took over. It sat in Olympus's small i-series of APS cameras aimed at pocketable, fully automatic snapshot use.
It carried a 25-50mm f/4.6-8.7 zoom, roughly a 31-62mm equivalent in 35mm terms, with autofocus down to 0.6m and focus lock. Film loading, advance and rewind were fully automatic, shutter speeds ran from 1/8 to 1/500 second, and the built-in flash offered six modes. The three standard APS print formats (C, H and P) were selectable, power came from a single CR2 lithium cell, and the body measured about 107x55x34mm at 170g.
Its appeal today is largely as a pocket-sized curiosity of the APS era: genuinely tiny, simple to operate and typical of Olympus's neat late-90s industrial design. The slow lens limits it to daylight or flash shooting, and there is no manual override of any kind.
Crucially for buyers, APS film was discontinued in 2011, so the camera can only be shot with expired stock at unpredictable results, and many listings sell as display or parts items. Confirm the camera powers up on a fresh CR2, that the film door and IX-cartridge mechanism cycle correctly, and that the flash charges, before paying shooter money.