Item is a manual focus, folding 35mm camera with Synchro-Compur lens. Made in Germany. An instruction book is included. Made in Germany at Kodak AG.

Item is a 35 mm camera, similar in design to the Kodak Retinette model. Lens is a Baldanar 50 mm f3.5 with a Pronto shutter. The camera has an uncoupled rangefinder called Mess-Baldinette, with a coupled rangefinder called Super-Baldinette. It also has a built in self-timer.

Item is a 35mm camera stamped "Made in Occupied Japan", which began a long history of Konica cameras made for export. The shutter was mounted on the top of a fixed tube.

Item is a 35mm camera. Very solid and durable design, similar to the box camera.

Item is a 35 mm camera with Ezumar f3.5/50mm lens. Shutter 25-100 or 1-200. Has ASA sync post on front and accessory shoe on top.

Item is a 35mm camera with satin chrome finish and chrome plated control surfaces. This model has polished aluminum edges, which were changed to black lacquer in later production. The camera has smaller exposure counter that is located closer to viewfinder housing than earlier models, with separate threaded cable release socket. Double exposure prevention mechanism present. Body serial number for this model always ends with a capital K. Lens is an Anastigmat Ektar f3.5/5 cm Compur Rapid.

Item is a 35mm camera, sold as the EOS 50 outside of North America.

Item is a manual single-lens reflex 35mm camera. The Nikkormat incorporates an electronically controlled vertical travel shutter. Located on the camera's top panel the shutter speed dial offers speeds from 4 sec to 1/1000 sec. Flash sync for electronic flash at all speeds up to 1/125 sec and for FP, M and MF type flashbulbs at all speeds from B to 1/1000 sec. The camera allows for film speeds from ASA 25-1600 and has a TTL center weighted metering with manual exposure control. The Nikkormat EL was produced in white/black chrome versions.

Item is a strut-folding 35mm rangefinder camera. To facilitate easy loading of 35mm film, Agfa (and Ansco) introduced a 12 exposure cartridge that required no rewinding of the exposed film. The film was just pushed by a simple claw. Our model has a Solinar lens 3.5, and a compur rapid shutter.

Item is a 35mm rangefinder camera. The Contessa comes with a four element (coated) Tessar 45mm f2.8 lens (S# 923318) and a 9 speed Synchro Compur + B shutter. A leather case is included.

Item is a 35mm camera with Kodak Anastigmant 50mm f3.5 lens with flash synchrozied shutter

Item is a 35 mm camera with auto focus feature and many improvements on the well established F. Type has automatic film transport and fully automatic operation as well as manual operation with the aid of a feature called :Image Master. The attached ( exchangeable ) lens is an AF. Macro Zoom Magnicon" MC 28 to 70 mm f= 1:3.5 -4.5. The controls are at the top of the body. Flash and a hot shoe on top are provided.

Item is a Pentax chrome and black 35mm single lens reflex camera with strap and Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm lens. An aperture priority automatic camera, with an electronic focal plane shutter from 8s to 1/1000, synchronized at 1/100. The ME has a vertically moving metal shutter with no shutter dial. The camera contains an exposure meter (TTL open aperture center weighted type) that is activated by a slight pressure on the release button. The 0.97× viewfinder, covers 92% of the field and the fixed finder screen has a split image and a microprism ring in the center. The shutter speed chosen by the camera was displayed in the finder, the aperture was not.

The ME has interchangeable lenses with a K mount. This camera was donated with 2 additional lenses, a SMC Pentax-M 1:3.5 28mm Asahi and a 75-205mm 1:3.8 Vivitar zoom lens.

The ME was replaced in 1979 by the Pentax ME Super and the Pentax MV.

Item is a 35 mm rangefinder camera manufactured in Munich, Germany. Exposure indicator in the viewfinder shows a green light for correct exposure and a red light for underexposed scenes.

Item consists of a Kodak Retina Ib. It is a 35mm film folding viewfinder camera that used daylight loading cartridges. Like most other cameras in the Kodak Retina series, the Ib was made in Germany by Kodak AG. It was introduced at the 1954 Photokina and featured the fast Synchro-Compur shutter with a light-value setting mode. It has a Retina-Xenar f:2.8/50mm Schneider-Kreuznach lens and a metal body.

Item consists of a Minolta A-2 35mm rangefinder camera. It is the advanced variant of the Minolta A, with a faster shutter and lens. It was manufactured in Japan by Chiyoda Kogaku. It has a Chiyoda Rokkor 1:2.8/45mm lens.

Item is an automatic exposure single-lens reflex 35mm camera. Metering is center-weighted and aperture priority.

Item is a 35mm rangefinder single-lens reflex camera. This model was the first Leitz camera to be designed for interchangeable screw-mount lenses.

Item is a 35mm rangefinder film camera with a fixed Color-Pantar 45mm f2.8 lens, and Prontor-Matic 500 shutter, manufactured in Stuttgart, Germany between 1963 and 1965.

Item is a 35mm, fully battery powered camera for use with interchangeable lenses. Originally priced at $625, the camera was a higher end model, updated from the AE-1 with a metering system that included shutter or aperture priority, manual or fully automatic mode. The cloth shutter has a range of 30 sec. - 1/1000th sec. as well as bulb and flash synch. The metal camera body was available only in black and accepts lenses with the Canon FD bayonet lens mount. Inlcudes a 50mm F1.8 lens.

Item is a 35mm miniature viewfinder camera built by Rollei.

Item consists of an automatic single-lens reflex, 35mm camera manufactured by the Nikon Corporation and using the F lens mount system. The system was part of Nikon's professional film camera line. The camera features an LCD display screen for viewing and changing settings, a 3D Color Matrix Metering system using a 1,005-pixel sensor and Center-Weighted metering with the option of manually selected spot metering. The camera featured 4 shooting modes: programmed automatic, shutter priority automatic, aperture priority automatic, and manual. The shutter was an electromagnetically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter and would shoot at speeds from 30 seconds to 1/8000, plus bulb, with a flash sync of 1/250. The camera requires 4 AA batteries.

Item consists of a demonstration verion of the Kodak Disc camera. Disc cameras were compact fixed-focus cameras with built-in flash that used 11x8mm film that came in the form of a flat disc. Camera body is made of clear plastic so the internal mechanics can be seen. Made in U.S.A.

Item is a small hand held camera with a dark green plastic body and metal fittings (the green is mottled to look like leatherette). Made for use with 126 cartridge film, the camera is fitted with a tripod socket and features a fixed focus lens and two speed shutter. Flash facility is available for use of Magicubes.

Item is a compact point and shoot 35mm camera. It is equipped with it's 38-115mm autofocus zoom lens with macro function at the 115mm end and pre-programmed shooting modes such as double-exposure mode, burst-mode and portrait. This model offers a mechanical "Panorama" mode by putting a horizontal mask over the filmframe.

Item consists of a one-time-use, 35mm, 27 exposure camera with Kodak Max film, for outdoor use. New in box. Develop before date is December 2000.

Item consists of Kodak Max Sport one-time-use, 35mm, 27 exposure camera with Kodak Max film, for outdoor use. It is waterproof and features a rubberized grip, and an included wristband. New in box. Develop before December 2000.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is July 2002.

Item consists of a disposable camera for use in bright light loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is February 2004.

Item consists of a disposable camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is May 2002.

Item consists of a disposable camera for outdoor/indoor use loaded with a 12 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 400 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is April 4 1996.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is May 2003.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is October 2003.

Item consists of a disposable camera for use in bright light loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is February 2004.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is May 2002.

Item is a disposable camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 400 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is February 1997.

Item consists of a disposable camera for indoor/outdoor use with flash loaded with a 15 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is April 1998.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 24 exposure roll of 400 ISO 35 mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is April 1990. 10 exposures left. Slogan on box reads: The Camera and Film All in One

Item consists of a one-time use water & sport camera for outdoor use loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is March 2004. 21 unexposed pictures remaining.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is August 2002.

Item consists of a disposable camera for outdoor use only loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is February 1998.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is April 2001.

Item is a black, disposable point-and-shoot camera intended for amateur photographers. It also comes with instructions on how to get your particular brand of film developed and an envelope to mail it in. The Love camera was first developed in 1973 by a Canadian company that originally called it the "Lure", selling it under the name "Love" in the United States. The camera was sold to the Brazilian manufacturer Sonora Industrial in 1981. While the company made a few improvements, the basic design remained simple.

item is a miniature digital camera on a key chain. Intended for use in documenting traffic accidents, the kit includes a carrying case for the glove compartment and a collision kit for recording information regarding the accident. The camera contains a 16MB memory, for 243 photos and can also act as a video camera or web camera.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix C700. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic, with self timer and date and time printing. It features an auto-focusing 30-60 mm zoom atmospheric lens and a built-in flip-up flash unit. Silver in colour. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery. Allows for three different picture sizes: classic, group and panoramic.

Item consists of a compact, waterproof digital camera with a black metal body. Lens is an Olympus lens with with 5 x optical and 4 x digital zoom, a shutter speed of 4 second to 1/2000 of a second, an aperture range of F3.5-F5.7, and an effective focal range of 21-105 mm. The lens is placed at the top of the front of the camera rather in the center. The CCD optical sensor has a resolution of 16 mega pixels and the ISO range is 125 to 800. The camera is waterproof up to 50 feet and includes a built-in TTL flash. The camera features "Advanced Face Detection" technology and face-priority auto focus function. The original selling price was about $280.

Item consists of a compact, digital camera with a black metal body. Lens is a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar with 4 x optical and 2 x digital zoom, a shutter speed of 1/8 of a second to 1/1600 of a second, an aperture range of F2.8-F5.8, and an effective focal range of 32-128 mm. The CCD optical sensor has a resolution of 7.2 mega pixels and the ISO range is 100 to 3200. The camera includes a built-in TTL flash, requires a Sony NP-BG1 lithium ion battery, and features "Advanced Face Detection" technology and camera orientation detection.

Item consists of a compact, digital camera with a black metal body. Lens is a Canon zoom lens with 3 x optical and 5 x digital zoom, a shutter speed of 8 seconds to 1/1500 of a second, an aperture range of F3.2-F5.9, and a focal range of 6.3 x 18.9 mm. The CCD optical sensor has a resolution of 12.2 mega pixels and the ISO range is 100 to 3200. The camera includes a built-in TTL flash, internal 31 megabyte storage, and 2.7 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) screen. It requires two AA batteries. Features include "Blink Detection" and "Face Detection" technology. The camera originally sold for about $380.

Item is a black/gray camera used with 120 cartridge film, includes a 75mm lens. Mainly used as a promotional item due to cheap quality.

Series contains cameras that use film to capture moving images for display. While still image cameras expose one image at a time on photographic film, motion picture cameras take a series of images (or frames) on long strips of film that are then played back using a projector. The speed at which the film is projected matches that which it was taken, a speed (or frame rate) of 24 frames per second was long the standard in the motion picture industry, and is enough to appear to the human eye as motion and not simply a string of still images. Most of the cameras in this series are for amateur or "home movie" use.

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Item is a hand-held movie camera produced by Kodak for amateur use. Two-speed shutter could shoot 8 and 16 fps. Anastigmatic lens 25mm f/1.9 - f/16.

Item is a Kern-Paillard Bolex B87 A motion-picture 8mm camera with duraluminum body covered in leather. Metal parts are chrome-plated. Manual threading. With a Bolex Declic Handle to hold camera while filming, manufactured by Kern-Paillard between 1958 and 1969, and 2 additional lenses with leather cases and a selection of lens parts, all manufactured by Kern-Paillard.

Item is a Kern-Paillard Bolex B8VS motion-picture camera. Uses 8mm film. When a roll runs through the camera, only half the width of film is exposed. The spool is then reversed and run through again, exposing the other half. When processed, film is split and spliced together giving 50' for projection, approximately 4 minutes. Has spring motor. Turret for two standard D mount lenses. Optical type viewfinder with adjustable dial.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Magazine 8 Camera. It was introduced in the United States in 1946 and manufactured until 1955. It is a clockwork-driven camera capable of running at 16, 26, 32 and 64 frames per second. It has a Kodak Anastigmat f:1.9 13mm lens. The lens is interchangeable and the wheel at the top of the camera is used to alter the viewfinder image according to the focal length. On the side is a universal guide for different types of daylight.

Item consists of a Kodak Electric 8 Zoom Reflex Movie Camera. It was manufactured from 1961 to 1967. It is an 8mm camera with a P. Angenieux Paris f.6.5-52mm 1:1.8 Angenieux-Zoom lens with original lens cap. It used a clockwork motor and shot 25 feet rolls of 8mm film at 16 frames per second. Some paint is beginning to peel. When the camera was first released it cost approximately $139.95, about $900 today.

Item consists of a Kodak Brownie Automatic Movie Camera f/2.3 with electric-eye control. It is in it's original packaging with the manual. It comes with a built-in exposure meter and was made to use 50 foot rolls of 13mm Kodachrome Color Movie Film. It has a 13mm standard built-in lens. Can be used with converter lenses or various filters.

Item consists of a 16mm motion picture camera, Model 7 made by Keystone Manufacturing Company in Boston Massachusetts in 1937. The company was an American manufacturer known for movie cameras with built-in electronic flash in the 1930s. The camera features a summer exposure guide on the front and has a Switar 1:1.8 f=16mm lens.

Item consists of a Kodak Hawkeye 8 Movie Camera. The camera was patented by Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, and was made by Canadian Kodak Co. Limited. It has a Kodak Ektanar Lens 13m f/2.3 and is made of plastic. It used 8mm film and was sold for 19.99 when released in 1963.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Magazine 8 Camera. It was introduced in the United States in 1946 and manufactured until 1955. It is a clockwork-driven camera capable of running at 16, 26, 32 and 64 frames per second. It has a Kodak Cine Ektanon Lens 13mm f/1.9. The lens is interchangeable and the wheel at the top of the camera is used to alter the viewfinder image according to the focal length. On the side is a universal guide for different types of daylight. It is in a hard brown case with filters, a second lens, a manual, purchase receipts and an adaptor ring.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Model B. It is the follow-up model to the Cine-Kodak, the first 16mm camera. As opposed to the Cine-Kodak, the motor Cine-Kodak Model B is spring-driven rather than hand-cranked, which allowed for it to be used without a tripod. It has an f/3.5 20mm lens and a Newton finder. It has a portrait attachment for close ups from 2 to 5 feet.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Magazine 16 motion picture camera. It used 16mm film and was Kodak's first personal movie camera. It has a Kodak Anastigmat f:1.9 25mm lens and can film at 16, 32 or 64 fps. It winds with a fold down crank. The body is metal covered with black leather.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Model B 16mm motion picture camera. It was the follow-up to the Cine-Kodak, the world's first 16mm movie camera, featuring a spring motor. The body is an aluminum box covered in black leatherette.

Item consists of a Kodak Brownie Automatic Movie Camera f/2.3. It is an 8mm wind-up spool-film camera. It has a flip-up bombsite viewfinder, an f/2.3 lens with a photocell, and originally retailed for $74.50.

Item consists of a Kodak Instamatic M2 super 8 film motion picture camera. It was one of the first Instamatic movie cameras and was released the same year that Kodak launched the super 8 format and cartridge-loading Kodachrome II Film. The Instamatic M2 had a fixed movie speed of 18 exposures per second, featured a Kodak Ektanar lens with f-stops 2.2 to 23 and was made of grey and black plastic and metal parts. On the battery slot cover, Kodak added five illustrations of how to choose the correct aperture based on the weather for Kodachrome II film.

Item consists of a Kodak XL 330. It is a silent super 8 motion picture camera with a Kodak Ektar f/1.2 9mm lens and fixed focus. It has an adjustable eyepiece, a filming speed of 18 frames per second, a film counter, a battery check button and a tripod socket. It works with 4 AA batteries.

This is a battery driven Super 8 instant movie camera. It took special super 8 film in a Polaroid cartidge that held about 42 minutes. The lens in a Polaroid F1.8/12.5 - 24mm manual zoom lens. It has two flood lights attached - Polavision TWI light.

Item is a hand-held metal and leather motion picture camera for filming motion pictures on 16mm film. Includes a 25mm f/2.3 Kodak Ektanon Lens and adjustable viewfinder.

Item is a battery operated, hand-held home movie camera for use with super 8 film cartridges. The lens is a Paillard 8.5mm-30mm f1.9 zoom lens with fold down hood. The exposure is automatic, with a manual option and built-in daylight conversion filter. The camera takes 2 AA alkaline batteries and 2 PX-13 Mercury batteries (for the light meter). Serial number (D 14822) indicates the camera was manufactured in 1966.

Item is a die-cast metal cine camera with a black finish. It has an interchangeable f5.6 Ilex Univar lens and a collapsible viewfinder. The camcorder uses Univex 30' patented spools of Single-8 film.

Item is a blue leather covered metal body motion picture camera for 16 mm film using 50' spools. It features a Newton finder and an interchangeable f1.9/25 mm Kodak Anastigmat lens. The camera uses a spring motor to capture 8,16 frames per second.

Three MT series cameras, the MT-7, MT-9, and MT-11, were introduced in 1986 by Konica. The MT-9 was more advanced to operate than the MT-7 but simpler than the MT-11. It has an autofocus 35mm lens (f/3.5, Tessar-style 4 elements in 3 groups) and automatic exposure system with shutter speeds ranging from 1/10 to 1/500 seconds. It has a manually activated pop-up flash and a motorwind film advance system.
In Japan, the MT series cameras were sold by Konica as the Multi 7, 8 and 9.

Item is a 35 mm single lens reflex camera. Features include automatic exposure using selenium light metering, with 3 sensors positioned around the lens, a Lanthar 2.8 50mm lens, and Prontor-Matic-Y shutter.

Item is a 35 mm rangefinder camera. Part of the Vito C series, this camera is a later model and includes a Color-Skopar 50mm f 2.8 lens and a Pronto-LK shutter with speeds of 1/15-1/500 (+ bulb setting). An external selenium cell exposure meter, which is set by adjusting the f-stop and shutter speed until two needles in a window on the top of the camera line up.

Item is a single lens reflex (SLR) camera for use with 35mm roll film. Produced between 1959 and 1973, the popular Nikon F professional camera system allowed for the addition of a variety of lenses and accessories, such as viewfinders, flash attachments, exposure backs, and motor drives. This camera includes a Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 lens with lens cap and a Photonic FTN. This camera's serial number (6718490) indicates the camera was manufactured in 1965.

Item consists of an automatic 35mm camera manufactured by the Nikon Corporation and using the F lens mount system. The system mas marketed to more advanced amateurs but was often used by professional photographers as well. The camera features an LCD display screen for viewing and changing settings, the option of wide or spot auto-focus, and possible shutter speeds of 30 seconds to 1/8000 plus bulb with a flash synch of 1/125. The camera requires 4 AA batteries.

Item consists of a single-lens reflex, 35mm camera manufactured by Leica Camera. Part of the "R" series of Leica cameras, this model has an automatic exposure mode. There is no lens included with this item.

Item consists of a single-lens reflex, 35mm camera manufactured by Leica Camera. Part of the "R" series of Leica cameras, this model has a variable program mode, automatic TTL flash exposure measurement. There is no lens included with this item.

Item is a Spartus 35mm viewfinder camera, made of black Bakelite. The camera features a 50mm f/7.7 Graf Achromat lens with manual dial f-stop control. The more common model of the camera, this model has one shutter speed (1/50) and does not include the flash mount that the "F" model had.

Item is a 35 mm cartridge camera with a bakelite body and an Argus Anastigmat f4.5/50 mm collapsible lens. This particular model comes with an extinction meter and features close focusing to 15".

Item is a 35 mm camera with a chrome finish that uses N and T cartridges. This camera features a built-in flash synhronizer but no filter and also has an enlarged finder housing which includes a right-angle finder. It uses a Carl Zeiss Jena f2/40 mm Bioter lens.

The 1200si auto focus polaroid camera for instant photos. Silver body with black hand strap. Flash and tripod mount. Uses Spectra, 990, and 1200 film packs.

Item is a snapshot camera for instant photographs with Polaroid 100 series packfilm. Uses "blue dot" flashcubes.

Item is a point and shoot camera for instant photographs on the proprietary PR10 Kodak instant film. It has a vertically oriented body in black and grey with a folded optical path. Focusing was through a F11/137mm lens. Had a flipflash socket on top. A hand crank ejected the photos. This model was part of a series that was Kodak's response to the successful instant cameras produced by Polaroid. A patent infringement case was brought against Kodak by Polaroid in 1977 and was finally settled in 1986, in Polaroid's favour. Kodak recalled all their instant cameras, offering customers a new camera or a rebate in exchange. A further, class action, lawsuit by consumers followed, resulting in Kodak further offering cash or credit for the return of the Kodak nameplate. While this item still has it's Kodak nameplate, many Kodak instant cameras do not.

Item is a single lens reflex, folding Land camera for instant pictures using Polaroid SX-70 film. The basic folding design was not new, but similar to the "Excentric" camera of R. Guenault (ca. 1905). This compact model incorporates SLR focusing to 10 1/2", automatic exposure up to 14 seconds, and motorized print-ejection, all powered by a disposable flat battery, which came hidden in the film back. Includes manual and German advertisement.

Item is the first Polaroid camera model. Camera body is heavy cast aluminum with a folding bed and brown leatherette covering. Includes folding optical finder with a flexible sighting post on the shutter housing (early models had flexible spring sighting posts and later ones, a rigid post). Lens is a F 11/135mm,

Includes 9 pieces of original printed material, leather case, light meter ( G.E. Model ), No. 201 Powerful Capacitor Flash Gun ( 22 v battery separate ) and the No 540 Polaroid Close-Up Lens Kit in its original cardboard box.

Item is a folding, automatic snapshot camera for instant photographs on Polaroid SX-70 film. Includes a 4-element, 116 mm, f8 lens, built-in electronic meter and tripod socket.

Item is a snapshot camera for 5 x 8 cm instant photographs using a special direct-positive, 10 ASA film manufactured by Ansco. Film required proprietary processing.

Item is a snapshot camera for instant photographs using Kodak PR10 instant film. It was originally sold for $75.00 .

This model was part of a series that was Kodak's response to the successful instant cameras produced by Polaroid. A patent infringement case was brought against Kodak by Polaroid in 1977 and was finally settled in 1986, in Polaroid's favour. Kodak recalled all their instant cameras, offering customers a new camera or a rebate in exchange. A further, class action, lawsuit by consumers followed, resulting in Kodak further offering cash or credit for the return of the Kodak nameplate.

Item is a Polaroid Land Camera Model 150 with hard leather case, Polaroid flash model 281, 3 developing vials, leather strap, manual, and 7 loose papers. It used 40 series Polaroid Picture Roll Land film.

Polaroid introduced the Spectra at Jordan Marsh in Boston, 1986. It features a different format than the SX-70 or 600 camera: being a bit wider, the cinematic format is able to capture brighter exposures. Many variations of the Spectra followed this first release. The original model includes a 'Quintic' 125mm f/10 3-element plastic lens, self-timer, automatic exposure, sonar autofocus, AF, flash and lighten/darken controls, LCD display, and volume controls; later models had more or fewer controls.

The release of the Spectra camera was accompanied by the release of a correspondingly new Spectra film, called "Image" outside of North America, and sometimes called 1200 film. Spectra film is identical to 600 film - ISO speed, development method and operation remain identical - except if has a different image format: a rectangular 9.2 x 7.3cm rather than 600 film's square format.

Item is a compact point and shoot camera and uses the Advanced Photo System film cartridge (16.7x30.2mm) It has a 24-48mm (35mm equiv. to 30-60mm) f/4.5-8.4 zoom lens with two aspherical lens composed of 5 elements in 4 groups. It is possible to take close-up photographs to 60 cm. A case and manual are included.