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Olympus AZ-1 Zoom — 35mm bridge zoom compact from 1986
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Olympus

AZ-1 Zoom

Bridge Zoom Compact

Specifications
Format
35mm
Year
1986
Lens
Olympus 35–70mm f/3.5–6.7
Min. focus
0.8 m
Flash
Built-in pop-up
Battery
2× AA

Notable features

  • Power zoom
  • Programmed AE
  • Multi flash modes
History & Legends
  • §1One of Olympus's earliest power-zoom compacts — the bridge era begins.
  • §2That 'FLASH MODE' rocker switch is delightfully tactile.
  • §3Heavy and chunky, but the metal-feel build outclasses later plastic zooms.
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