General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PREDOMINANTLY SYNTHETIC; SOME METAL COMPONENTS & TRIM..2 CARDBOARD BOX.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

21.0 cm

Width

11.6 cm

Height

27.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. 1978-1980+

Canada

POPULAR AND CONTROVERSIAL MODEL INSTANT CAMERA MADE BY KODAK FOR SALE IN CANADA BY KODAK CANADA LTD.

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM, AND DEVELOP & PRODUCE COLOUR PHOTGRAPHS.

Technical

IN OCT. 1985, AFTER NINE YEARS OF PATENT LITIGATION WITH POLAROID, KODAK WAS BANNED FROM MAKING AND SELLING INSTANT CAMERAS & FILM. THE BAN TOOK EFFECT INJANUARY, 1986: BY THAT TIME 16.5 MILLION CAMERAS WERE IN CIRCULATION. THIS MODEL FEATURED A BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC FLASH; F11/137 MM FOCUSING LENS; AND ELECTRONIC 1/20-1/300 SHUTTER. IT USED PR10 FILM, AND PRODUCED A 67 X 91 MM. IMAGE. (REF.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "Colorburst 300/ A KODAK INSTANT CAMERA/ UN APPAREIL INSTANTANE KODAK" & multicoloured arrow graphic printed on front panel of camera. All controls, etc. labelled. "MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A./ BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ USES Kodak INSTANT PRINT FILM PR-10" cast in raised print inside film compartment. "For flash use AA ALKALINE batteries./ See manual for motor battery information" printed inside battery compartment cover. "Close flash between pictures to increase battery life./ [French text]/ FLASH RANGE/ DISTANCE FLASH/ 3.5-12 ft/pi 1.1-3.7 m" printed on back of flash. * Cont'd in Supp. Info.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 BLACK EXTERIOR; MEDIUM-BROWN VINYL (?) PANEL ON FRONT..2 YELLOW-ORANGE BOX FEATURES LARGE VIEWING OPENNING IN FRONT; BLACK TEXT & MULTI-COLOUR GRAPHICS.

Decoration

N/A