Canon Sure Shot Caption Zoom
This is the family camera which produced most of our family photos in the 1990s and maybe even early 2000s. I vaguely remember looking into its viewfinder as a kid, pressing down the shutter. Yes, it is such a simple point-and-shoot even a kid can use it intuitively.
My father gave it to one of our relatives. Since then this it had been unused for years, lying around, forgotten until my aunt dug it up along with other point-and-shoots in her possession (a Nikon and an Olympus).
Immediate signs of defect are the lens cover leaves being stuck at open position and partially extended lens tube (whatever they are called, you get what I mean). I was optimistic and attributed those to the battery running out of power before the camera was able to shut itself down.
After scouring around for the suitable battery (2CR5), I put the battery and film in. The camera powered up without problem, and showing number "1" on its mold/dust infested LCD display.
However, more alarming signs of trouble appeared. The camera didn't respond to me pressing the zoom buttons on the front. When trying to take a photo, the camera only made a cracking noise, as if its focusing motor struggles to turn due to a stuck lens tube. No sign of shutter opening as well.
After replacing the battery multiple times, I gave up. The camera is unfortunately, broken. No matter how much family memories and sentimental value is attached to it, I cannot use it anymore.
Then came the struggle to remove the film from the camera. I had no way to finish the roll, and the film had been advanced no less than 10 shots in my mutiple replacement of the battery (when you replace the battery, the camera lost the current film count and believes it's a fresh roll in the chamber). After several attempts, I was able to trigger its rewinding mechanism, and unroll the film.
Since then, I had to place the family camera in a plastic box, with no intention to repair it. The rest of the roll was consumed by the AGAT 18K.
