Olympus Stylus 105 35mm film camera (serial 4581354) | film🎞tested

The circa-2004 Olympus Stylus 105 is one the last models in the company's mju/Stylus Epic series. We thoroughly enjoyed film-testing this camera, especially the 'shake indicator' feature to help avoid blurry photos. This camera is sometimes confused with the similarly named but much older (1995) Infinity Stylus Zoom 105 (it's more akin to the deluxe 2005 mju:-V METAL/Stylus 105 Select model albeit with a different body).

Here's how the Stylus 105 was described in Olympus literature:

Compact to take anywhere and loaded with features to capture great photos any time. The Stylus 105 has a 38 - 105mm high-quality zoom lens so you get crisp, clear pictures from various distances. It's got auto film load, auto advance, and auto everything else you need for an enjoyable picture-taking experience, including a new camera shake indicator to help you deliver a steady performance. All in a stylish camera with all-weather durability.

Battery info

This camera requires a CR123 battery (available as an option).

Condition Notes

We film tested this camera and it delivered sharp, correctly exposed photos. The camera is also in excellent cosmetic condition (see photos).

Manual

Download the user manual here. 

Specifications

• Type: Fully automatic 35 mm autofocus lens-shutter camera with built-in 38 ~ 105 mm zoom lens.
• Film format: 35 mm standard DX-coded film (24 x 36 mm).
• Lens: Olympus lens, 38 ~ 105 mm, F5.6 ~ 11.9, 8 elements in 7 groups.
• Shutter: Programmed electronic shutter.
• Viewfinder: Real image zoom view viewfinder (with autofocus marks, close-up correction marks, green lamp [autofocus indicator], orange lamp [flash indicator] and diopter adjustment).
• Focusing: Passive-type multi-autofocus system (max.11 points). Focus lock possible. Focusing range – 0.6 m (2.0 ft) ~ ∞ (infinity).
• Exposure control: Programmed automatic exposure control, 3-zone light metering. Auto exposure range – EV3 (F5.6, 4-sec) ~ EV16 (F10.2, 1/630 sec) at wide angle, EV5.1 (F11.9, 4-sec) ~ EV17 (F18, 1/410 sec) at telephoto.
• Exposure counter: Progressive type displayed on LCD panel.
• Selftimer: Electronic selftimer with approx. 12-sec. delay.
• Remote control: Infrared remote control unit with approx. 3-sec. delay. (optional)
• Film speed range: Automatic setting with DX-coded film (ISO50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 or 3200). Other intermediate film speeds will be automatically set for next lower speed. Non-DX-coded film is set at ISO100.
• Film loading: Automatic loading. (Automatically advances to first frame when camera back is closed.)
• Film advance: Automatic film winding.
• Film rewind: Automatic film rewind (automatic rewind activation at end of film, automatic rewind stop). Rewind possible at any point with mid-roll rewind button.
• Flash: Built-in pop-up flash. Recycling time – Approx. 0.5 ~ 5.5 sec. (at normal temperature, with new battery). Flash working range – 0.6 ~ 4.5 m (2.0 ~14.8 ft) at wide angle and 0.6 ~ 2.1 m (2.0 ~ 6.9 ft) at telephoto with ISO 100 color negative film; 0.6~ 9.0 m (2.0 ~ 29.6 ft) at wide angle and 0.6 ~ 4.2 m (2.0 ~ 13.8 ft) at telephoto with ISO400 color negative film.
• Flash modes: Auto Flash (automatic flash activation in low-light, backlight and fluorescent light), Red-Eye Reduction Flash (same as Auto otherwise), Flash-Off (flash override with shutter speed extended to 2-sec. max.), Fill-In (forced activation), Night Scene flash (with shutter speed extended to 4-sec. max.) and Red-Eye Reduction Night Scene Flash (with shutter speed extended to 4-sec. max.)
• Exposure modes: Auto Exposure, Spot Metering and Infinity.
• Other modes: Selftimer, Remote Control and Camera Shake Indicator.
• Battery check: Displayed on LCD panel.
• Power source: One 3 V lithium battery (DL123A or CR123A).
• Dimensions: 116 (W) x 60.5 (H) x 42 (D) mm (4.6 x 2.4 x 1.7 in) (extruding protrusions).
• Weight: 205 g (7.2 oz) (without batterry).
• Other: All-weather design.
• Date Unit Specifications
• Types of data recording: (1) None. (2) Year-month-day. (3) Month-day-year. (4) Day-month-year. (5) Day-hour-minute.
• External display of recorded data: Continuous LCD panel display.
• Automatic calendar function: To year 2035