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generally all 35mm color film will already have a DX code on it. Certainly the ones distributed by Kodak and Fuji, I wouldn't worry about not having a DX code on the canister unless you're buying more niche films.
I actually thought of it when looking for color reversal films; apparently only color negative ones have the codes.
Oh okay, I didn't consider slide films. Although, my advice would be to check the manual for your point and shoot. On mine, I believe if there is no DX code found, it'll default to 100ISO settings, and therefore if you were to use a 100ISO slide film, you'd be perfectly fine. Another thing is that even if you shot a 200ISO color negative film at 100ISO, you'd overexpose it by one stop.
Color negative film will handle a stop (or two) of overexposure, generally, from what I understand. Slide film is a lot less forgiving, though, but if you found that your camera defaults to a certain ISO setting, I suppose you could buy slide film with that ISO and shoot it with no issues.
The manual says, "ISO 100/200, 400 with auto setting, DX code". Rather vague, as it doesn't mention defaulting to any value. ψ(._. )>. Some forum topics are saying that the camera should default to it's lowest possible ISO anyway. Apparently it's also possible to make your own DX code as a sticker. I think I'll experiment with it when I stumble upon a non-coded film. Thank you.