The Pentax IQ Zoom 130M Date camera is an extremely compact and lightweight device, standing at about the height of a normal roll of film, yet it packs a powerful 38-130mm, 3.4x zoom lens for close, detailed pictures. The zoom macro feature allows users to get even closer for amazing photographs of flowers, insects, and other small subjects.

For those occasions when the standard print format does not suit the scene, the camera can be switched to panorama mode, ensuring that the entire sweeping landscape is captured and no one is left out of a large group shot. The IQ Zoom 130M's actual-image viewfinder takes the guesswork out of framing the shot, showing the image size in relation to the zoom setting and providing a precise preview of the finished photo. The adjustable diopter allows users to set the viewfinder image to their personal eyesight requirements.

The high-precision, passive five-point autofocus system ensures clean, sharp images every time, even when shooting from a distance or through a window. The spot autofocus setting keeps the subject in focus, whether it is in the background or other subjects are in the foreground. The built-in flash has several modes, allowing users to choose the setting that best suits the lighting conditions of the scene, including flash-on, flash-off (museum mode), slow shutter sync (sunset mode), bulb sync with or without flash for special effects, and bulb (evening mode) for great pictures in any lighting condition.

The backlight compensation feature uses the available natural lighting, instead of the flash, to improve the balance of light between the subject and the background. To help reduce the distracting red-eye effect that a flash often causes, the IQ Zoom 130M has a red-eye reduction feature that keeps the subject's eyes clear and natural-looking. The six-segment multipattern metering system, combined with the built-in flash, provides a flawless exposure whatever the lighting conditions.

The Pentax IQ Zoom 130M also has a fail-safe film transport system that loads and advances the film automatically. The 10-second self-timer gives users plenty of time to join the shot. The time/date stamp feature allows users to print the date or day and time on their images, if desired, so they never forget when the roll of film was shot. An easy-to-read external LCD panel displays the settings for the exposure counter, date indication, zooming lever, battery exhaustion warning, flash-on, flash-off, slow shutter, bulb, infinity landscape, spot AF, self-timer, and red-eye reduction.

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