Canon Z90W
Released in 2000 the Canon Z90W (Autoboy Epo) has a 28-90mm f4.5-9.9 lens which is slow at the telephoto end but the quality of the optical system overall is quite good. Being from 2000 its just new enough to find internet reviews from the time the camera was released. The best part of this camera is the large mode dial on the back, with 7 different positions, the most interesting to me being ‘Personal’ which lets me configure the flash to be off at all times. This is done be selecting Personal on the dial and then pressing the mode button then using the zoom buttons to toggle through the available flash choices; Auto,Red eye,Flash on,Flash off,+1.5 exposure comp.,-1.5 exposure comp., and slow sync flash.
Of the point and shoot film cameras with zoom lenses that go down to 28mm this is the best. Used at the 28mm wide end it compares well with fixed focal length film compacts.
