The OlympusOlympus introduced its first camera in 1936, the Semi-Olympus I, fitted with the first Zuiko-branded lens. The first innovative camera series from Olympus was the Pen, launched in 1959. The half-frame format, allowing 72 pictures of 18 × 24 mm format on a standard 36-exposure roll of film, made Pen cameras compact and portable for their time. Pixel More AF10 Super (Infinity Junior in the US) was released in 1987, a fully automatic 35mm film camera. It inherited the sliding cover design from the XA. Small and lightweight, with an integrated flash, it's smaller than the OlympusOlympus introduced its first camera in 1936, the Semi-Olympus I, fitted with the first Zuiko-branded lens. The first innovative camera series from Olympus was the Pen, launched in 1959. The half-frame format, allowing 72 pictures of 18 × 24 mm format on a standard 36-exposure roll of film, made Pen cameras compact and portable for their time. Pixel More XA with the flash attached.
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Features and Operation of the AF10 Super
The camera's main features are:
- 35mm F3.5 lens, 3 elements in 3 groups, autofocusAutofocus (AF) is an optical system that uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. The process of autofocusing generally works as follows: • An autofocus processor (AFP) makes a small change in the focusing distance.
• AFP reads the AF sensor to assess whether and by how much focus has improved.
• Using the information from (2), the AFP sets the lens to a new focusing distance.
Autofocus systems can be found on film and digital cameras. More with focus lock, min. focus 0,65m - Electronic shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake. More, 1/45-1/360s, flash ready and focus o.k. indication in the viewer window
- Size 117x63x46, Weight 210 gr. without battery
- 50-1600 ISOInternational Organization for Standardization represents the film’s (or sensors) sensitivity to the light. The higher the number, the more information will be captured. 400 ISO film is more sensitive to light than 200 ISO film by 1 stop., automatic DX coding, self-timer, automatic film advance and (re-)spooling






This camera is easy to use. AutofocusAutofocus (AF) is an optical system that uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. The process of autofocusing generally works as follows: • An autofocus processor (AFP) makes a small change in the focusing distance.
• AFP reads the AF sensor to assess whether and by how much focus has improved.
• Using the information from (2), the AFP sets the lens to a new focusing distance.
Autofocus systems can be found on film and digital cameras. More is responsive and works well. Putting a film is easy as well, open the back, tear the film leader a bit further, drop the film and that's it. The camera spools the film automatically. As with most point-and-shoot ultra compacts, auto flash is set at the start. There is no mid roll respool button.
The AF10 Super is a good point-and-shoot camera. Sharp images, good autofocusAutofocus (AF) is an optical system that uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. The process of autofocusing generally works as follows: • An autofocus processor (AFP) makes a small change in the focusing distance.
• AFP reads the AF sensor to assess whether and by how much focus has improved.
• Using the information from (2), the AFP sets the lens to a new focusing distance.
Autofocus systems can be found on film and digital cameras. More, in a tiny little camera. When was released, it was one of the better models.
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The Olympus AF-10 Super (Infinity Jr. in the US) of 1991 was a fully automatic 35mm compact camera, nicknamed "Picasso Mini Super" in Japan. It was part of the AF series.
Specifications
- Lens: 35mm f/3.5
- Autofocus: 5-zone active IR, 0.7m to infinity with focus lock
- Auto-exposure.
- Auto-load, wind and rewind of DX-coded film.
- DX decoding in steps 50-100-400-800-1600. Non-DX film treated as ISOInternational Organization for Standardization represents the film’s (or sensors) sensitivity to the light. The higher the number, the more information will be captured. 400 ISO film is more sensitive to light than 200 ISO film by 1 stop. 50.
- Integral flash with "auto," "off" and "fill in" modes. Flash Range: 4.5 m with 100-ASA film and 9 m with 400-ASA film.
- Self-timer.
- TripodStand to which the camera can be attached hold it steady, especially during slow exposure shots where camera shake must be avoided. Most tripods have three legs while professionals prefer the more compact but less stable one-legged (mono) versions. More socket.
- Power Source: 2 AAA alkaline batteries or CRA123A lithium .
- Dimensions: 117x63x46mm
- Weight: 210g
Other features: XA-style lens protection.
Also available with Quartz Date function.
Links
- Olympus AF-10 Super user manual at Butkus.org
- AF-10 Super in the official Olympus Global History (archived).
- How to Modify the Olympus Infinity Jr. as a remote triggered camera (archived).
- AF-10 Super on collection-appareils.fr (in French).
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