Samsung's Fino-series zoom compact — the Fino 70, autofocus, program AE, built-in flash, 35mm, 1996.
The Samsung Fino 70 is a fixed-lens 35mm compact point-and-shoot from the mid-1990s, part of Samsung's Fino range of everyday autofocus film cameras. Samsung sold a series of budget compacts in this era, some derived from its own optics work and its links with camera manufacturing.
It is a 35mm compact with a built-in zoom lens, the '70' referring to a telephoto reach of roughly 70mm, plus autofocus and programmed automatic exposure that sets shutter and aperture. It has a built-in automatic flash, DX film-speed reading, and motorised film loading, advance and rewind driven by a battery. Controls are minimal, in keeping with a point-and-shoot design.
The Fino 70 suits casual users who want a small automatic camera with a short zoom for travel and family snapshots. Its strengths are simplicity and portability; its limits are the modest lens speed typical of budget compacts and dependence on the flash in low light, with no manual exposure or focus override.
On the used market, check the LCD counter or data panel for missing or bleeding segments, run the zoom to confirm the motor is smooth, and test autofocus and the flash. Inspect the lens for haze or fungus, check the film-door light seals, and look for corrosion in the battery compartment and around the door. Confirm the film advance and rewind motor operate before relying on the camera.