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Polaroid i-Zone
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<h2 id="design">Design</h2> <p>This camera took pictures 1.5"x1", that came on a pull-out strip of paper.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The strip was decorated and could later be cut to the size of the photo when the image was finished <a href="/facts/Photographic_processing/6VTxcPMA">developing</a>. Special film that had an adhesive back for mounting the prints was also available.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Unusually, the <a href="/facts/Shutter_(photography)/83Y5rsB0">shutter</a> was not mounted behind the <a href="/facts/Camera_lens/TkL6sd1b">lens</a>, but rather perpendicular to the lens, hovering just above the film. A mirror behind the lens would project the picture through the shutter onto the film below. The camera was mostly marketed at children with its simple functionality, low-cost, and oblong shape. A major marketing point for the camera was its ease of use: the camera had only three <a href="/facts/Aperture/8PV11GQm">aperture</a> settings, selected by a lever that pointed to a picture representing when each setting would be appropriate, be it indoors, outdoors on a sunny day, or outdoors on a cloudy day. After taking a photo, the lever would automatically revert to the off position to save power. </p><p> Film for this camera was discontinued in 2006, shortly after which all film would have now passed their expiry date; there have been a number of comments made on the internet that unused/unopened film will no longer work.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></p> <h2 id="i-zone-200-camera">i-Zone 200 camera</h2> <h3>Features</h3> <ul><li>Automatic <a href="/facts/Flash_(photography)/bfegk3Xy">flash</a></li> <li>Automatic focus</li> <li>Flash-ready light</li> <li>Wrist strap</li> <li>One-year limited <a href="/facts/Warranty/kr9BLQFf">warranty</a></li></ul> <h3>Specifications</h3> <ul><li>Power: 2 <a href="/facts/AAA_battery/DbDXBWGc">AAA batteries</a></li> <li>Focus range: 2 – Infinity</li> <li>Auto flash range: 2 – 8 ft., charge time approx. 5 seconds</li> <li>Film format: Polaroid izone200 instant film; 12-frame packs</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Buse, Peter (2016). The camera does the rest : how Polaroid changed photography. University of Chicago Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-226-17638-3. OCLC 912507912. <a href="978-0-226-17638-3" target="_blank">978-0-226-17638-3</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Bring Your Polaroid I-Zone Camera Back From the Dead: 8 Steps". Retrieved 2017-07-01. <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Bring-Your-Polaroid-I-Zone-Camera-Back-From-the-De/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/Bring-Your-Polaroid-I-Zone-Camera-Back-From-the-De/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Lomography – Lomopedia: Polaroid i-Zone". Retrieved 2017-07-01. <a href="https://www.lomography.com/magazine/245347-lomopedia-polaroid-i-zone" target="_blank">https://www.lomography.com/magazine/245347-lomopedia-polaroid-i-zone</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Bring Your Polaroid I-Zone Camera Back From the Dead: 8 Steps". Retrieved 2017-07-01. <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Bring-Your-Polaroid-I-Zone-Camera-Back-From-the-De/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/Bring-Your-Polaroid-I-Zone-Camera-Back-From-the-De/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>