Olympus Trip MD3
Olympus
Category
Technological items
Date
1998 - 2000
Materials
Plastic, Metal, Cord
Measurements
70 x 120 x 42 mm
Place of origin
China
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525851.1
Summary
Olympus Trip MD3 The Olympus Trip MD3 was a 35mm 'point and shoot' compact camera produced by Olympus. Launched in 1998, it was a camera intended for holidays, hence the "Trip" name. It featured a light meter that controlled the camera, automatically changing settings. Because of this, the Trip MD3 was easy to use. The whole is of plastic contruction. As in use the top of the camera has the shutter release on the right and the frame counter on the left. The front of the camera has a plastic hand grip on the right with the word "Olympus" above. Across the top is the viewfinder the sensor and the flash unit. Below is the lens. Above the lens in red is "DX". below in black is "Olympus lens 34mm". Below again is the lens cover slide control. To the left in black "TRIP MD3". The back of the camera is primarily the door to the film compartment which opens left to right with a slide control on the left side of the camera. There is a film in the camera. Above the door is the viewfinder and the flash ready indicator. The right side of the camera has a slot to affix the neck strap and there is a cord strap attached. The bottom of the camera has the battery compartment on the extreme right, it takes 2 AA bateries. Next is the tripod socket and the rewind slide control. On the bottom are the following. in black "Olympus Tokyo Japan". In white "Made in China" "07145411" and "CE".
Makers and roles
Olympus, manufacturer