📷 Canon Snappy S (black) – A simple, snappy, automatic film compact

Released in 1985 , the Canon Snappy S is a compact 35mm film camera designed for quick and easy use. A fixed-focus version of the Canon AF-35 Jet, it is primarily aimed at a younger audience, with a colorful design originally — but here in its more understated black version.

It features a 35mm f/4.5 lens , a built-in flash , and fully automatic film loading, advance, and rewind. With fixed focus , automatic exposure , and viewfinder indicators , it's ideal for those who want to take pictures without the hassle .

✨ Main Features

• 📸 Type : 35mm compact camera

• 🎞️ Film used : 35 mm (standard)

• 🔍 Lens : 35mm f/4.5 (fixed-focus, 3 elements in 3 groups)

• 🎯 Sharpness zone : From 1.5 m to infinity

• ⚡ Built-in flash : Yes, automatic

• 🔋 Power supply : 2 AAA batteries (1.5 V)

• 🌀 Film advancement : Automatic (loading, forwarding and rewinding)

• 📐 Viewfinder : Inverted Galilean type, with yellow frame

• 🔦 Indicators in the viewfinder : Battery level + camera shake alert

• 🛡️ Lens protection shutter : Rotatable (manual)

🔧 Technical details

The 35mm f/4.5 lens is a classic among film compacts. It covers a good number of everyday situations: portraits, street scenes, holidays, etc. The focus is fixed , so there's no need to adjust it: everything is sharp from about 1.5m.

Exposure is automatic , with film detection using DX coding (ISO 100 or 400). This prevents overexposure or underexposure, within the limits of the supported sensitivities.

The built-in flash fires automatically when light is poor. The viewfinder displays a warning light when the light is too low to prevent blurry photos. A battery indicator is also present in the frame.

Finally, the power supply by two AAA batteries allows you to make approximately 50 films of 24 exposures , depending on the use of the flash.

✅ Highlights

• Fully automatic operation , very easy to use

• Fixed focus , no manipulation required

• Built-in automatic flash , for indoor photos

• Rotating protective shutter , protects the lens without wasting time

• Compact and lightweight design , good grip

• Sober black version , more discreet than the colored versions

🌆 Ideal for…

• 🧒 Beginners or teens who want to discover film photography

• 📷 Simple and quick to use on a daily basis

• 🎉 Indoor or evening photos , with the built-in flash

• 🧳 Travel or outings , easy to carry device

• 🎞️ Those who love vintage compacts , reliable and without complicated settings

🏁 In summary

The Canon Snappy S (black version) is a simple and effective film compact , perfect for those who want a photography experience without technical adjustments . Thanks to its fixed lens, automatic flash, motorized advance and indicators in the viewfinder, all you have to do is point and shoot.

🎞️ An easy-to-use, reliable, and discreet-looking device, perfect for those who want to enjoy film photography without the hassle.