The Photura was Canon's contribution to what were labelled "bridge" cameras in the early 1990s. This group of 35mm cameras functioned much as a point-n-shoot, but had lenses and features more like a higher end, regular 35mm SLR. The Photura abandons nearly all the design conventions of the day. The hinged lens cap/ flash head is the most unusual, as the flash head focuses the beam of the flash to match the coverage of the zoom lens over its full range of focal lengths. The zoom lens, 35-105mm, isn't a big stretch, but it is much higher optical quality than a zoom P-n-S, and it covers most usage. There are several more high-tech features, the most useful being "focus tracking". Once you lock the auto-focus on your subject, if the subject moves closer or further away, the auto-focus will track and maintain focus automatically. These bridge cameras usually compromise by being big and bulky. While the Photura is no pocket camera, it is smaller than most of the type. Very slick device, but they are largely unknown and don't hold used value. I paid $15 on eBay for my like-new condition unit. The new battery for it cost $10. (Aka Canon Autoboy)
Thanks for your video. I bought one of these recently & it’s actually pretty good. I’ve used a Ricoh Mirai & an Olympus AZ300 in the past, but I think the added low shot viewfinder on this particular camera is pretty handy. As I’m advancing in age, it’s not as easy to kneel down these days, so this feature is very useful. It’s actually quite a fun camera to use & not as bulky as it first appears.
A very interesting camera, I'm so old I can remember it coming out. Something was struggling with the dynamic range and a lot of highlights were blown out in different images where the subject was exposed perfectly. I wonder if this was the camera or the film? A great video, it seems a long time since your last one.
Hey I’m watching this video 3 years later haha but I am struggling, got the same camera, I rewinded it but it didn’t go back inside the canister ? What could’ve happened and did I do something wrong ?
hi po! meron po ba kaung manual nito? i have that camera way back 1997,it's still functioning but i forgot some operations.. can i ask if u have? thanks in advance
so no manual focus ? ISO selection ? shutter speed ? aperture ? lots of unanswered questions in this video...looks to me you were more interested in showing you had a female than anything..which TBH looking at you.. is a surprise.
Unfortunately I am very unhappy with your imaging possibilities with this camera. At one time I managed a camera store and remember this camera as producing very nice shots. Nearly all of the images that you have shown here are not focused and about 1 or 2 stops overexposed. This was your fault as you could have corrected this but unfortunately it would have to be as a reshoot as the camera was not digital. You only display bad images that are not eve composed well. Normally I give positive bits here but honestly I cannot find anything here to praise. As the saying goes: Shoot, Edit and Reshoot if needed. JRS
