The Trip name is a reference to its intended market—people who wanted a compact, functional camera for holidays.

During the 1970s, it was the subject of an advertising campaign that featured popular British photographer David Bailey.

[1] The Trip 35 was a point and shoot model with a 40 mm ƒ/2.8 lens, solar-powered selenium light meter, and just two shutter speeds.

The camera has an ISO range of 25–400, as films faster than 400 were uncommon at the time and delivered reduced image quality.

The use of a selenium photocell to select the shutter speeds and aperture let novices use the camera as a "point & shoot".