instant camera

One Polaroid and two Fujifilm instant cameras with film Polaroid SX-70 Fujifilm Instax 210 with instant photograph Image of a developed analog Polaroid Film depicting Preikestolen An instant camera is a camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after taking the picture. Polaroid Corporation pioneered (and patented) consumer-friendly instant cameras and film, and were followed by various other manufacturers.

The invention of commercially viable instant cameras which were easy to use is generally credited to Edwin Land, the inventor of the model 95 Land Camera, widely considered the first commercial instant camera, in 1948, a year after he unveiled instant film in New York City.