The camera was part of the Espio series, in the mid-90's the Pentax Espio series made a name for itself by being very sturdy and qualitative for at a competitive price point. Espio was named IQzoom in the US. The Pentax Espio 115M is an advance compact with all the important features to it, the camera is among others equipped with a 38-115 mm Pentax Zoom Lens, multi auto focus, an illuminating light which helps focussing in low light situations and it has a panorama mode. The Pentax Espio 115M is a great camera to start your analogue adventures with.