I recently bought a second-hand Olympus AF-1. A fully automated camera with a built-in flash. Basically I wanted to get something for occasions when my Nikkormat seemed too bulky to carry around.
The AF-1 really does not give the user any kind of control over the image except an option for focus lock. You can't even control the flash manually. It will just go off.

The nice part about this camera is that it is very light, fits into the pocket of a jacket and is weatherproof. Even though you can't control the flash it is nice to have it, as my Nikkormat does not have any. Taking photographs with it feels slightly more casually, which can be a good thing.

One major thing about these kind of compact-cameras is that in my opinion they very easily encourage lazy picture taking. All you have to do to take a photo is to just press a button. This might sound nice but the fact that you are "liberated" from manually choosing your settings can make it all to easy to just take crappy snapshots. Something you really don't want. Especially when you paid money for the film that you loaded into your camera.

Another drawback is the viewfinder. This camera is not an SLR camera, so there is a slight parralax error. It is nothing major, but when you are used to the sharpness and size of an a SLR viewfinder, the whole thing can feel pretty crappy in the beginning.

The lens of the AF-1 is decent. It might not be as sharp as the Nikkor lens on my Nikkormat but it is definitely not too shabby. If you are interested, just take a guessing game which image in this post was taken with which camera.

Overall, my Nikkormat is the better camera. Still, I find the AF-1 really fun. Especially the fact that it is so easy to take a picture with it, should encourage you to not just snap them away mindlessly. Resist the temptation, have fun and be suprised.

Enough nerding around. In the end nobody really cares what camera you used to take a picture with I guess. This text is thus for my nerds and the photos for everybody. Enjoy!

And see you soon!