2026-10-06 Image SP35 Camera

This Image SP35 is a pretty frustrating Point-And-Shoot camera to research. Olympus made a really outstanding camera also called a SP35, so that is what turns up most often during an internet search. Then I found the Halina AF810 looks a lot like it was made by the same people as the SP35. The AF810 was made in black and red versions. It’s flash popped up, while the SP35 flash stays firmly in the body.
The Halina brand was made by a Hong Kong manufacturer named Haking. Haking commonly made batches of the same cameras sold under various names in various markets. The Image SP35 was made in Hong Kong, but patented in Britain.
Anyway, there is a lot to love about the SP35.

It self loads and self rewinds. It has “ProgramDX” What that means is anyones guess.

There are only two DX contacts, so I guess your choices would be 100 and 400 films.

The bottom has a tripod socket, the frame counter and the battery compartment for 2 AA batteries.

Along the top of the back you first hit (from left) the fill flash button, the flash ready light and a red LED indicating the flash will be firing. The viewfinder window is centered in the back right over the lens. Lower in the back there is the back release slider and the window to view the 35 mm film cartridge so you can see what film you have loaded. The body covering has ribbed rubber on the back and front right edge. The rest of the camera’s finish is smooth plastic.

The autofocus system bookends the viewfinder window. The flash may be a tad close to the taking lens. We could speculate a strong possibility red-eye would commonly show up.
Note too how the CdS cell appears to be peaking out from the closed lens cover. The CdS cell is mounted in the camera body to the right (as viewed) of the taking lens, so what you are seeing is a window that slides with the cover. It is a pretty clever way to shut down the CdS cell—and the drain on the batteries—when you aren’t using the camera!
Note too there is no self timer and no cable release socket.

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