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This is a very basic compact camera. I got it for next to nothing in a thrift shop, so I tested it nevertheless. There is nearly no information about this camera. It's from the 1990s and has practically no features. Olympus revived the "Trip" name which many years ago stood for small quality cameras. This one has nothing to do with the old ones.

31mm F5.6 focus-free lens, min. focus ?m
Flash indication in the viewerfinder window
Size 112x70x55,  Weight 175 gr. batteries included
Limited DX code for ISO (only 2 contacts), auto wind, AE

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Front closed.

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Back view. Flash OK lamp. Viewer. Film type window.

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Seen from above. Just a shutter button and a mecanical film counter.

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Seen from below. Rewind switch, does not rewind automatically. Battery compartment (takes 2 AA batteries). No tripod socket.

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Camera open. Buttons for fill-in flash and flash Off.

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Film compartment open.

This camera is incredibly basic. You slide it open and push the shutter, that's all. There are no features except fill-in flash in backlight situations and flash off. All the rest is automatic. The camera has a fixed focus lens. The device between the viewer and the flash which looks like a focus device is only working on the AM-20 model, which shares the same body. Point and shoot as basic as possible.


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