Item 2018.10.01.08.03 - Polaroid Joycam Camera

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Polaroid Joycam Camera

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2018.10.01.08.03

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  • [ca. 1999] (Manufacturing)
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    Polaroid Corporation
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    United States

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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera ; approx. 7 x 18 x 8.5 cm

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Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $24.95 and now usually sells for around $10. Item comes in a display box with a pack of Joycam 95 film. This model was originally only sold in the Japanese market, and then was later introduced world-wide and was targeted at young adults. There is a single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, an electronic shutter, a built-in electronic flash with the option to turn it in or off, a flash/daylight switch, which also changes the lens aperture, and photos are exposed manually by a pull-ring on the side of the camera. Serial number is 085L9E008.

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Good condition

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The collection was donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Ken Van Velzer in 2018

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Beardi, Cara (2000). CAMERA MAKERS AIM TO SNAP UP TEENS' ATTENTION. Retrieved from https://adage.com/article/news/camera-makers-aim-snap-teens-attention/58507/.; The Land List -- Spectra / Captiva / Pocket Cameras. Retrieved from http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-spec.htm.; Polaroid: Polaroid Joy Cam. Retrieved from http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-spec.htm.

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