Nikon Lite•Touch Zoom 100W (2003)
The Nikon Lite•Touch Zoom 100W is a fully automatic 35mm point-and-shoot released in 2003. It appears to have been the last compact film camera Nikon ever produced. Sellers and owners both repeat that claim.
The camera is built around a 28-100mm f/5.6-10 macro zoom lens (5 elements in 4 groups). A 28mm start is wide, and many of its contemporaries began at 38mm. It offers a 3.6x zoom range, auto focus, auto exposure, motorised film advance, and a built-in flash with red-eye reduction. Shutter speeds run from 2 seconds to 1/1500 second, and minimum focus is 0.6m. It measures 115 x 65 x 42 mm and weighs approximately 200g. The body is plastic/metal in champagne finish, with a sliding lens cover that doubles as the power switch.
Owners generally speak well of the lens range for everyday carry. The slow aperture draws criticism in low light. One reviewer put it at f/5.8-10.5, slightly narrower than the f/5.6-10 quoted in spec sheets. One user reported that their unit initially failed to power up with a fresh CR123A battery.
There was also a QD (Quartz Date) variant, the Lite•Touch Zoom 100W QD. It added an infrared wireless remote control with a 2-second delay shutter release, effective to roughly 5m in front of the camera. The remote takes its own 3V CR2025 lithium battery.
Little else is documented. No original retail price, ISO range, or viewfinder specifications have surfaced in the available record. The sources also don't say where the camera sat in the Lite•Touch lineup relative to models like the Zoom 130 ED or Zoom 120 ED.
Known Specifications
- Type: Fully automatic 35mm point-and-shoot with sliding lens cover
- Lens: Nikon 28–100mm f/5.6–10 macro zoom (5 elements in 4 groups)
- Shutter: 2s – 1/1500s
- Minimum focus: 0.6m
- Flash: Built-in automatic with red-eye reduction
- Film advance: Motorised
- Battery: CR123A
- Dimensions: 115 x 65 x 42 mm
- Weight: ~200g
- Body: Plastic/metal, champagne finish
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