General Information

Serial #

185180

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PLASTIC CASING; GLASS LENS; SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS; SYNTHETIC FABRIC STRAP/.2 SYNTHETIC FABRIC WITH METAL HARDWARE/.3 CARDBOARD BOX; SYNTHETIC FILM/.4 SYNTHETIC CASING, CARDBOARD HOLDER INSIDE/.5 CARDBOARD/.6 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

16.0 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

22.5 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1998 - THIS EXAMPLE NEW & UNUSED

Canada

CAMERA WAS CALLED "CENTENNIAL EDITION" TO COMMEMORATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF KODAK CANADA. HOWEVER, IT IS AMERICAN (MADE IN CHINA) ADVANTIX T550 CAMERA BEARING KODAK CANADA INC. "100 1899-1999" DECAL. SOME 5000 WERE MADE & MOST WERE GIVEN TO KODAK CANADA EMPLOYEES.

Function

DEVICE USED TO CREATE STILL IMAGES. THIS CAMERA COULD BE USED TO TAKE THREE DIFFERENT SIZES OF IMAGE: CLASSIC, GROUP/HDTV (HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION) & PANORAMIC.

Technical

APS WAS INTRODUCED IN 1996 THROUGH COMBINED EFFORTS OF KODAK, FUJI, CANON, NIKON & MINOLTA. HEART OF SYSTEM IS FILM/CASSETTE WHICH PERMITS "COMMUNICATION" BETWEEN FILM & CAMERA. IT ALLOWS FOR NO-FAULT LOADING, OPTIONAL FORMAT, & NEW ARCHIVING SYSTEM IN WHICH NEGATIVES STAY IN CASSETTE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON FRONT: RAISED METALLIC "Kodak", BLACK "KODAK/ CANADA INC./ 100/ 1899-1999", WHITE "ADVANTIX/ T550"; BLACK LETTERING ON TOP READS "Kodak/ ADVANCED PHOTO SYSTEM CAMERA"; INCISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "Made in/ China", "EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ Rochester, New York U.S.A./ 0185180"; "Use KODAK/ ADVANTIX Film"/.3 MULTICOLOURED "NEW/ Kodak/ ADVANTIX/ ADVANCED/ PHOTO STSTEM/ 25 exp./ FILM/ ULTRA 200"; "Film for all Conditions"; "41778 28570/ CAT 828 5702/ ISO 200/24 APS 200-25" & "MADE IN U.S.A. by/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY"/.4 IN INTERIOR: Kodak/ ADVANTIX/ System/Systeme" & "ADVANCED/ PHOTO STSTEM"/ (.5 &.6 CONT'D IN DECORATION)

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 GREY EXTERIOR WITH BLACK PARTS; PLATED SHUTTER RELEASE; BLACK STRAP/.2 BLACK/.3 &.5 PRIMARILY YELLOW EXTERIOR WITH MULTICOLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS/.4 BLACK CASE, MULTICOLOURED INTERIOR HOLDER/.6 BLACK, GOLD, METALLIC

Decoration

.5 MULTICOLOURED "T550 CAMERA OUTFIT/ COFFRET D'APPAREIL-PHOTO/ CENTENNIAL EDITION/ SERIE DU CENTENAIRE/ PAST PRESERVED - FUTURE DEFINED/ KODAK/ CANADA INC./ 1899-1999/ UN PASSE PRESERVE - UN AVENIR DEFINI/ KODAK/ PRODUCTS INSIDE/ PRODUITS/ KODAK/ A L'INTERIEUR/ KODAK/ ADVANTIX/ SYSTEM/SYSTEME/ ADVANCED/ PHOTO SYSTEM"; WITH INFORMATION/.6 "KODAK/PHOTOLIFE/ LITHIUM BATTERY/ KCR2/ MADE IN JAPAN FOR/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY"