Konica Big Mini Jr BM-20 (1990s)

The Konica Big Mini Jr BM-20 is a compact 35mm point-and-shoot from the 1990s, sold in red or black. Documentation is thin. No production years, launch price, or market context are recorded. The specs that survive describe a simple, fully automatic snapshot camera.

The lens is a fixed-focus Konica 34mm f/3.5. ImagingPixel describes the shutter as automatic from 1/80 to 1/250 second, with aperture opening from f/3.5 to f/16 for automatic exposures. Film speed is handled from 100 to 3200 ISO. The camera winds and rewinds automatically and has a built-in auto flash. Some sources mention a macro mode. Some listings label it an "AF" camera, but the lens is fixed-focus and there is no autofocus mechanism, so the "AF" in those titles appears to be a misnomer.

The Big Mini Jr sat within Konica's broader Big Mini family, alongside models like the Big Mini BM-201 and the Big Mini F. The precise hierarchy among them isn't documented. An instruction manual survives and is available through Kamerastore. Used examples trade in the $169 - $249 range on eBay, typically tested and working.

Known specifications:

- Lens: Konica 34mm f/3.5 (fixed-focus)

- Shutter: automatic, 1/80–1/250 sec.

- Aperture: f/3.5–f/16

- Film speed: 100–3200 ISO

- Film winding: automatic

- Flash: built-in auto flash

- Colors: red or black