Minolta Pocket Autopak 70

The Minolta Pocket Autopak 70 is a 110-film pocket camera from the 1970s. It is one of the small, casual-shooter cameras Minolta built for the mass market during the 110 cartridge era. The exact introduction year isn't documented in any source we've found, but the format and design place it in the mid-1970s pocket camera boom.

The Pocket Autopak 70 asks very little of the photographer. Exposure is fully automatic. The camera sets the aperture (f/8 or f/11) and keeps the shutter speed at either 1/125s or 1/250s via an electronic shutter. The fixed-focus Minolta lens is 28mm at f/6.3, so there's no focusing either. You load the 110 cartridge, point, and shoot. Film speed is set automatically from the cartridge, and the film advances itself after each shot. The viewfinder is a bright-frame type with parallax correction marks.

For flash, the Pocket Autopak 70 uses a flip-up flash cube holder. The cube socket folds up from the top of the body when needed. It takes Magicube-style flash cubes rather than electronic flash. The camera is often described as "a fun little camera," and it's a reasonable choice for shooting expired or leftover 110 film today, since there's nothing to set and no electronics to fail beyond the shutter.

Surviving information on this model is thin. No original price, production years, dimensions, weight, or battery type have surfaced in the sources we've reviewed. The CollectiBlend market data shows a price range of roughly $39 - $60 for examples in good condition, which suggests a modestly valued collectible rather than a sought-after classic.

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