Olympus's clamshell 35mm zoom compact — 38-76mm f/4.5 lens, spot AE/AF lock, DX 50-800, CR123A; US Infinity Zoom 76
The Olympus Superzoom 76G was a 35mm autofocus zoom compact in the Superzoom G series of the early 2000s, the range sold in North America under the Infinity Zoom name (the US twin being the Infinity Zoom 76). The Superzoom/Accura line ran alongside the better-known Mju/Stylus series as Olympus's more robust, lower-priced zoom compacts, and the 76G sat between the 70G and 80G in the family.
Its zoom covers 38-76mm, controlled by a knob beside the shutter button, with a maximum aperture of f/4.5 at the wide end and a slower tele end. A sliding clamshell cover — the design Olympus pioneered on the XA — switches the camera on and protects the lens and finder windows. Half-pressing the shutter locks focus and spot-metered exposure, DX coding reads ISO 50-800 in full stops with non-DX film defaulting to ISO 100, and flash modes include off, fill-in, red-eye reduction and night scene. Power is a single CR123A lithium cell.
The short, relatively bright zoom makes the 76G one of the more sensible cameras of its type: 38mm handles general scenes, the optics are strong for the class, and the simplified control set is a strength. The flash resets to auto at power-off and fires readily indoors, which street shooters need to manage, and 38mm is not truly wide.
These are battery-dependent cameras — nothing works without a healthy CR123A, so test power-up, flash charge and film advance before relying on one. Check the clamshell slides and switches the camera cleanly (forcing it before the lens retracts is a known way owners damage them), that the zoom knob moves the lens through its range, and that the back-door light seals and frame-counter LCD are intact.