Pentax's budget Espio zoom compact — 38-80mm f/6.3-12.5, infrared AF, US name IQZoom EZY-80
The Pentax Espio 80V is a budget-oriented autofocus 35mm zoom compact from the later years of the Espio line, sold in North America as the IQZoom EZY-80. The Espio family was Pentax's mainstream point-and-shoot range through the 1990s and early 2000s, and the 80V sat below the longer-zoom models as a simple, affordable entry point.
The lens is a powered 38-80mm zoom of 5 elements in 5 groups with a slow f/6.3-12.5 maximum aperture. Focusing is by Pentax's active infrared autofocus with focus lock, working from 0.8m to infinity, and exposure is programmed AE with an electronic shutter spanning roughly 2 seconds to 1/300. Film handling is fully automatic — DX-coded loading from ISO 25 to 3200, single-frame wind and end-of-roll rewind — and the built-in flash adds red-eye reduction with about a 7-second recycle. Power is a single CR123A lithium cell, and the body weighs 225g without battery.
This is a snapshot camera pure and simple: point, zoom, shoot. The very slow lens means the flash does much of the work indoors and fast film helps everywhere, but daylight results from the simple zoom are respectable, and the light body and automated handling suit beginners trying film cheaply.
Prices remain low, so condition matters more than completeness. The camera is fully battery-dependent — nothing works without a good CR123A — so test power-up, zoom, AF lamp and rewind. Confirm the flash charges and fires given how often it is needed, check the film-door seals and battery contacts for corrosion, and make sure the LCD frame counter displays correctly.