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When most people talk about Polaroid cameras, they mean the popular models of the 1980s and 1990s that used film packs with integral batteries that were designated the 600 series. The "instant" prints measure 79mm (3.1") square with a white border around them. The film has an ISO rating of 640. The film was branded with several different names over the years, including "Extreme 600" and "Notepad". A high definition "professional" film named "779" could also be used with cameras from the 600 series. Some of the cameras had 'sonar' autofocus and/or featured glass lenses, but most had plastic lenses with a fixed focus of around 4 feet. A "close-up" lens was often included, but this usually took the form of a simple plastic meniscus that slid into place. Many of the models are functionally identical to others but have different coloured fascia, names and stickers according to marketing territory. Several models were limited editions with tie-ins to icons of popular culture, such as Barbie or the Spice Girls, while other versions were made for corporate entities and are now highly collectible thanks to their rarity.

The 600 series can be divided into 7 chronological groups.

Models with no flash

The basic model is the Polaroid OneStep 600, which lacked the close-up lens. Various versions were produced for international and special promotional markets.

  • Polaroid 610 (Very basic model in beige)
  • Polaroid Amigo 610 (UK and US models, beige)
  • Polaroid Amigo 620 (Black or beige, with close-up lens)
  • Polaroid OneStep 600 (Very basic. Also available as a limited edition with a transparent body)
  • Polaroid President 600 (Similar to Onestep 600)
  • Polaroid Pronto 600 (International variant of Onestep 600)
  • Polaroid Quick 610 (Similar to 610)
  • Polaroid Quick 620 (As above, but with close-up adaptor)
  • Polaroid Revue 600 (Similar to Onestep 600)
  • Polaroid Spirit (Black, similar to Onestep 600; Beige with close-up lens like Amigo 620)
  • Polaroid Spirit Bordeaux (Black with red wine glass detail, similar to Onestep 600)
  • Polaroid Spirit elf (Black with 'elf' (oil company) logo, similar to Onestep 600)
  • Polaroid Spirit Henkell (as above, but with 'Henkell' logo in yellow)
  • Polaroid Spirit L'EXPRESS (as above, but with 'L'EXPRESS' logo on back)
  • Polaroid Spirit Martell Cognac (as above, but with 'Martell Cognac' logo on back)
  • Polaroid Spirit Paul Masson (Beige, with close-up lens like Amigo 620, 'Paul Masson Vintage California Champagne' on back)
  • Polaroid Spirit Hanshin Tigers (Black with 'Hanshin Tigers' logo, similar to Onestep 600)
  • Polaroid Supercolor 600 (Black, similar to Onestep 600, also in red)

Models with square corners

The models were an advance on the initial series in that they included a built-in flash in similar straight-edged bodies.

  • Polaroid 600 (Red & black)
  • Polaroid 600 BE (Business Edition) (Black, with close-up lens. Also branded with 'Peachtree Project Recorder. Red & black w/ 'State Farm Insurance'.)
  • Polaroid 635CL Supercolor Jubilee (black, with cu lens and 'Jubilee' logo)
  • Polaroid 640 (SE) (black, no cu lens, blue or red shutter button)
  • Polaroid 650 (as above, but with cu lens)
  • Polaroid ADT (blue & black with 'ADT Security Systems, cu lens, red shutter button)
  • Polaroid Camel (Yellow & black, 'Camel' logo, no cu lens, red shutter button)
  • Polaroid Coca-Cola (Promotional item in red, with drinks company logo, no cu lens)
  • Polaroid CoolCam (Pink & yellow on black, no cu lens)
  • Polaroid CoolCam 600 (Pink on grey; red on black; no cu lens)
  • Polaroid CoolCam 600 Close-Up (Pink on grey; red on black; yellow on black; with cu lens)
  • Polaroid EMS Photo System (Orange, with blue logo, with cu lens)
  • Polaroid Job Pro (The Construction Camera) (yellow on black, w/ cu lens)
  • Polaroid Tomy Kodomo (Pale blue, yellow and pink. No Polaroid logo)
  • Polaroid Lightmixer 630 (SL) (silver on black, 'LM Program', no cu lens)
  • Polaroid Magical Camera (red on black, cartoon characters and flowers, no cu lens)
  • Polaroid McDonalds (yellow and red on black, cu lens)
  • Polaroid One Step Flash (black; beige on black; with 'ECOLAB' logo on back; no cu lens)
  • Polaroid One Step Flash (black with red stripe, with cu lens)
  • Polaroid Party (blue with yellow details; pale and dark green with cu lens)
  • Polaroid PEP Educator Edition (black with 'Polaroid Education Program' logo, w/ cu lens)
  • Polaroid Portfolio (as above)
  • Polaroid Planum (gold, with cu lens)
  • Polaroid Revue 640 (like One Step Flash)
  • Polaroid Spirit 600 (like One Step Flash, grey on black; 'Light Management System' or 'LM Program', no cu lens. Also available with 'Amtrak', 'Fuji TV' (in Kanji) logo on back.)
  • Polaroid Spirit 600 Amoco/CertainTeed/HBO Video/Norton/Pepsi/Tokyo Digital Phone (as above, but blue on black with 'Amoco - Customer First', 'CertainTeed', 'HBO Video', 'Norton - Let's talk shop', 'Pepsi', 'Tokyo Digital Phone' logo)
  • Polaroid Spirit 600 Mary Kay (as above, but pink on black, with 'Mary Kay' logo)
  • Polaroid Spirit 600 Ultra Slimfast/Team Campbell (as above, but red on black with 'Ultra Slimfast - Lose weight, stay slim and feel great' or 'Team Campbell' logos)
  • Polaroid Spirit 600 CL (like One Step Flash, but with cu lens. Also available with 'Adidas Styles', 'Fiat', '10 SSC', 'Nankai' logo on back or 'Krema', 'Tropico', 'Yamaha' logo on front)
  • Polaroid Sportcam (like Job Pro)
  • Polaroid Sun 600 LMS ('Light Management System', grey on black like One Step Flash, no cu lens. May feature 'Modified by Laminex' or 'US Bicentenary' logo)
  • Polaroid Sun 600 SE (as above, may have 'Polaroid 50' logo)
  • Polaroid Sun 630 LMP ('LM Program', otherwise as above)
  • Polaroid Sun 635 QS ('QS Program', otherwise as above)
  • Polaroid Sun 635 SE (red on black, 'QS Program', no cu lens)
  • Polaroid Sun 640 (black with red button, no cu lens)
  • Polaroid Sun 645 CL (as above, but with CU lens)
  • Polaroid Sun 650 (Like Sun 645 CL)
  • Polaroid Sun 650 SE (as above, but blue button)
  • Polaroid SuperColor Esprit (available in multiple colour schemes, no CU lens)
  • Polaroid Supercolor (SE) 635 (multiple colours and logos e.g. ACT)
  • Polaroid Supercolor 635 CL (multiple colours, with CU lens. One model marked 'Made in CCCP', another has 'Bank of Austria' logo)
  • Polaroid Supercolor 635 SE/SL (like standard 535, no CU lens)
  • Polaroid Supercolor 645 (black and red, like 635)
  • Polaroid Supercolor 645 CL (red & black, with CU lens)
  • Polaroid SuperColors (red and black (with or without AVIA logo, blue and black, yellow & black; no cu lens)
  • Polaroid The Fun Time Camera (yellow on black, with CU lens)

Models with square corners and autofocus

Models with curved corners

Impulse Series

Modern (round top) Models

One600 Models (very sleek)

Alphabetical List of Miscellaneous 600 Series Models (to be categorized)

  • Polaroid 600 Business Edition 600 2
  • Polaroid 600 Extreme
  • Polaroid 636 Close-up
  • Polaroid Barbie Instant Camera
  • Polaroid Easy (Like the Onestep)
  • Polaroid Impulse
  • Polaroid Impulse AF
  • Polaroid Impulse QPS (Special markets version of Impulse, without close-up lens)
  • Polaroid Job Pro 2
  • Polaroid One (Classic) (One of the last models produced, very sleek)
  • Polaroid OneStep (A later version of the OneStep 600 Flash Close-Up)
  • Polaroid OneStep 600 Express
  • Polaroid OneStep 600 Flash
  • Polaroid OneStep 600 Flash Close-Up
  • Polaroid OneStep AF (2-zone autofocus, not Sonar)
  • Polaroid OneStep Talking Camera
  • Polaroid P
  • Polaroid SLR 680 (SE) (Professional SLR camera with tilting electronic flash)
  • Polaroid (SLR) 690 (Later version of the SLR 680 with some cosmetic changes and a microcontroller instead of analogue circuitry).
  • Polaroid Spice Cam (Like the 600 Extreme but in hot pink with Spice Girls stickers)
  • Polaroid Sun Autofocus 660 ("Sun 660 Autofocus" on some models)
  • Polaroid Supercolor 670 AF
  • Polaroid SuperColors (sic)
  • Polaroid Taz Instant Camera (Shaped like the head of Tazmanian Devil®, the Warner Bros. cartoon character)

Links

The Land List of 600 series models

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