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American physicist Dr. Edwin Land created the polarization filter, which could eliminate the glare and reflection from the camera lense.
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Inspired by his 3-year-old daughter, who had asked why she couldn't see the photo Edwin had took of her, Dr. Land starting playing around with the idea of the instant camera.
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Edwin Land presented his first instant Land camera called the Model 95.
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Polaroid's sales continued to go up, promoting the company to produce more new models and different types of films.
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The 60s Polaroid Model 20 Swinger became, and to this day remained, one of the best selling cameras in the history of photography.
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The first instant color film, Polacolor, was introduced.
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This year the Polaroid reigned supreme. During this time dry development was introduced, using light to develop the films.
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The iconic Polaroid SX-70 was launched. It was a folding SLR instant camera that was the first model that made use of dry development.
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The Polaroid OneStep Land Camera was created, an inexpensive fixed focus camera, was created. This later became the best-selling camera out of instant and conventional cameras in the U.S.
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The Polaroid Sun 600 camera and Type 600 color film was released.
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Dr. Land decides to quit the Polaroid Company. Even after he left, they continued to develop instant photography items, including the Polaroid Spectra system.
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The Polaroid Spectra System was made. This one was introduced 38 years after the first land camera was announced.
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Fujifilm launched the Instax camera series, which used the 800 ISO credit card sized daylight colored film.
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The Polaroid Captiva was announced. It was designed for instant portraits and was ultra-compact.
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The Polaroid OneStep was introduced. It had a rounded body with various color options. This picture of the "Spice Cam" was inspired by the British Pop group The Spice Girls.
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A pocket-sized instant camera called the Polaroid i-Zone became very popular among teenagers.
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Polaroid ceased the production of instant cameras
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The Polaroid PoGo was announced, which was an instant mobile printer. Polaroid partnered with ZINK Zero Ink Printing Technology and the manufactures of ZINK paper.
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The Polaroid Z340/GL10 was created. It is a fully functioning digital camera with a built in printer. This camera allowed you to instantly turn your digital pictures into 3x4 prints.
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Polaroid relesased the GL10 Instant Mobile Printer. This allowed you to print pictures from your mobile device.
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The Polaroid Z2300 was made. It was yet another camera that was partnered with Zink Zero Ink Printing Technology to now print 2x3 sticky-back photos.
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The Polaroid Cube was invented. It was the smallest Polaroid lifestyle action camera. The camera was 35mm and was weatherproof, shockproof, mountable, and packable. The cube not only takes pictures, but also has 1080p HD video, 124' wide-angle lens, and has a built in battery that lasts for 90 minutes.
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The Polaroid Snap Touch allows the user to snap, print, and share instantly. This product is app driven and can connect to Bluetooth.
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The Fujifilm Instax Wide 300 Instant Film Camera was created. This camera is unlike others because it prints pictures in a larger format. It includes several other features such as: a tripod socket, a lens ring dial for adjusting focus settings, a retractable lens, and a close-up lens adapter.
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The Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 is one of the best value instant cameras. It is a simple, easy to use design, and has fun color options. The camera has a selfie mirror and an improved macro lens adapter that allows you to get closer to a person without losing detail.
