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Canon Epoca (Photura) — 35mm bridge zoom compact from 1990
Photo: Rémi Kaupp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Canon

Epoca (Photura)

Bridge Zoom Compact

Specifications
Format
35mm
Year
1990
Lens
Canon 35–105mm f/2.8–6.6
Min. focus
0.8 m
Flash
Built-in (in the lens cap)
Battery
1× 2CR5

Notable features

  • Camcorder-style design
  • Flip-up flash door
  • 3× zoom
History & Legends
  • §1Looks like a 90s camcorder — because Canon literally borrowed the design language.
  • §2Sold as Photura in the US, Epoca in Europe, Autoboy Jet in Japan.
  • §3The flash hides inside what looks like a lens cap. It's incredible.
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