Minolta AF-S V "Talker" 35mm camera (serial 6025821) | film🎞tested

The AF-S V "Talker" is a superb 80's Minolta point-and-shoot with illuminated auto-focus confirmation icons in its viewfinder (one of my favourite features in that generation of compact cameras) and an optional "talking" mode. 

When the 'talking' feature is switched on, the camera will warn you in a lo-fi voice to 'Load film!' (in either French or German). If the film isn't loaded or 'check distance' if you're too close for a flash photo. The talking can be switched off when the novelty fades (after about five seconds for me), leaving you with a very nice conventional compact camera built around a sharp 4-element 35mm f/2.8 Rokkor lens. 

The film speed is manually set from ISO 25 to ISO 1000 by a dial around the lens.