Most of the point-and-shoot film and digital cameras marketed by Rollei starting in the early 1990s are branded Rollei Prego, after the Rollei brand had been acquired by Samsung Techwin. In addition, point-and-shoot cameras from Rollei were sold with other branding, including Rollei Giro (Advanced Photo System film cartridges). The cameras generally were rebadged from models manufactured by other makers, including Ricoh, Samsung and Fujifilm.
| Name | Lens | Modes | Year | OEM | Notes / Refs. | |||
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| F.L. | Ap. | Brand | Constr. | |||||
| Prego AF | 35 | f/3.5 | Rolleinar / Xenar | ? | 1992 | Samsung AF-Slim | [1] [2] [3] | |
| Prego Zoom AF | 35-70 | f/3.9–7.1 | Variogon | 7e | ? | Samsung AF-Slim Zoom | [2] Also sold as X70 Zoom | |
| Prego 145 AF | 38-145 | f/3.7–10.9 | Vario Apogon | ? | ? | Samsung Maxima Zoom 145 | ||
| Prego 90 AF | 28-90 | f/3.6–9.8 | Vario Apogon | 11e/8g | ? | Samsung Maxima Zoom 90i | [4] | |
| Prego Micron AF | 30/24 | f/3.5 | Curtagon | ? | ? | Ricoh R1 | [5] | |
| Prego 100WA | 28-100 | f/5.8–10.5 | Vario Apogon | 6e/6g | ? | Samsung Maxima Zoom 100GLM | ||
| Prego 115 | 38-115 | f/3.9–10.7 | Vario Apogon | ? | ? | Samsung Maxima Zoom Evoca / Evoca Zoom 115 | ||
| Prego 120 | 38-120 | ? | Vario-Apogon | ? | ? | |||
| Prego 125 | 38-125 | f/4.6–11.1 | Vario-Apogon | ? | ? | [6] | ||
| Prego 140 | 38-140 | ? | Vario Apogon | ? | ? | Samsung Evoca 140S / Vega 140S | ||
| Prego 30 | 30 | f/3.5 | Apogon | 3e | ? | [7] | ||
| Prego 70 | 35-70 | ? | Vario Apogon | ? | ? | Samsung Evoca 70S | [8] | |
| Prego 160 | 38-160 | ? | Vario Apogon | ? | ? | |||
| Name | Lens | Modes | Year | OEM | Notes / Refs. | |||
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| F.L. | Ap. | Brand | Constr. | |||||
| AFM35 | 38 | f/2.6 | S-Apogon | 4e/3g | ? | Fujifilm Klasse | [9] | |
| QZ 35T | 38-90 | f/2.8–5.6 | S-Vario Apogon | 10e/8g | P/ A/ S/ M | 1997 | — | [10] |
| QZ 35W | 28-60 | f/2.8–5.6 | S-Vario Apogon | 10e/8g | P/ A/ S/ M | 1997 | — | [10] |
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The attentive might have noticed a certain familiarity in the Prego 90's specs and features, and indeed, it's essentially the Samsung Maxima Zoom 90i in different dress. ... The Rollei/Samsung people insist that the Prego 90 is no more rebadge in German packaging, however. Manufacturing is done under the active supervision of a Rollei representative, they say, and all units are transshipped to Germany where they undergo individual inspection—including final alignment of the lens—plus full testing of random samples to ensure that lens quality and operation are up to Rollei's specs.
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