Samsung's automatic 35mm zoom compact — 38-80mm SHD lens, infrared AF, AA power, motorised film handling.
The Samsung Fino 800 was a fully automatic 35mm zoom compact from Samsung's Fino point-and-shoot family, which spanned models from the fixed-lens Fino 70 upward. It was a late-1990s-style consumer camera aimed at effortless holiday and family snaps.
It carries a Samsung SHD 38-80mm zoom at f/6.3-12.3 with two aspherical elements, active infrared autofocus focusing down to 1m at wide and 1.2m at tele, and a leaf shutter running 1/3s to 1/250s plus bulb. Film speeds from ISO 50 to 1600 are supported, and the built-in flash offers red-eye reduction and fill-in. Loading, wind and rewind are motorised (with mid-roll rewind), and it runs on two AA batteries at around 200g.
It suits film beginners wanting an inexpensive, genuinely automatic zoom compact that takes common AA batteries rather than pricey lithium cells. The slow lens leans on flash indoors, so it is at its best outdoors on ISO 400 film.
Everything on the Fino 800 is battery-driven, so test with fresh AAs: the camera must power up, extend the lens, fire the shutter and rewind. Confirm the flash charges promptly, the viewfinder's bright frame is clear, and the film door closes tight with intact seals. Motor wind should sound even, without slipping.