The camera archive · 145 cameras
A century of cameras.
Explore cameras across photographic history — from box roll-film snapshots to Y2K digitals — and see how your photograph might have looked in another era. Every entry is an original, camera-inspired simulation.
Showing 25 of 145 cameras · United States
Early photography05
First Roll1880s–1900s · Film · BoxInspired by the Kodak No. 1Rochester, NY · USABox Snapshot1900s–1950s · Film · BoxInspired by the Kodak BrownieRochester, NY · USAPress Plate1910s–1950s · Film · FoldingInspired by the Speed GraphicRochester, NY · USABrick Rangefinder1930s–1960s · Film · RangefinderInspired by the Argus C3Ann Arbor, MI · USAField Fourfive1920s–1970s · Film · SpecialistInspired by 4×5 field and view camerasRochester, NY · USA
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1960s03
Cartridge Snapshot1963–1980s · Film · Compact filmInspired by the Kodak InstamaticRochester, NY · USASwing Instant1965–1970 · Instant · InstantInspired by the Polaroid SwingerCambridge, MA · USAPeel Pack1960s–1980s · Instant · InstantInspired by Polaroid Type 100 peel-apart film packsCambridge, MA · USA
1970s02
1980s03
Instant Classic1981–1995 · Instant · InstantInspired by the Polaroid 600 seriesCambridge, MA · USADisc Snapshot1982–1988 · Film · Compact filmInspired by the Kodak Disc cameraRochester, NY · USAInstant Spectra1986–2000s · Instant · InstantInspired by the Polaroid Spectra / Image systemCambridge, MA · USA
1990s01
Digital era05
Pocket Phone2009–2012 · Digital · Camera phoneInspired by early iPhone camera phones (3GS / 4 era)Cupertino, CA · USASocial Phone2012–2016 · Digital · Camera phoneInspired by mid-2010s smartphone HDR camerasCupertino, CA · USANight Phone2018–2022 · Digital · Camera phoneInspired by computational night-mode smartphonesCupertino, CA · USAFront Camera2010–2015 · Digital · Camera phoneInspired by early front-facing smartphone camerasCupertino, CA · USAi-Type Modern2010s–2020s · Instant · InstantInspired by Polaroid Now / i-Type camerasCambridge, MA · USA
Specialist05
Panorama Disposable1990s · Film · PanoramicInspired by panoramic disposable camerasRochester, NY · USASuper 8 Frame1965–1980s · Film · SpecialistInspired by Super 8 film camerasRochester, NY · USABooth Strip1950s–2000s · Film · SpecialistInspired by analogue photo boothsNew York, NY · USAEarly Webcam1998–2005 · Digital · Camera phoneInspired by consumer webcams of the late 1990sSan Mateo, CA · USAAction Wide2012–2018 · Digital · SpecialistInspired by GoPro action camerasSan Mateo, CA · USA
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