Polaroid introduced the Spectra system of cameras in the mid 1980s, probably in 1986. It was an all-new line of cameras, and had a corresponding new film. Spectra film (called ‘Image’ outside of North America) is different from 600 integral film in that it has a different image format: a rectangular 9.2 x 7.3cm rather than 600 film’s square format. Spectra film is otherwise identical to 600 film – ISO speed, development method and operation remain identical. The Spectra range of cameras also sport better lenses on average than the 600-film range, with most of the models utilizing an arc-shaped range of focusing lenses inside the body that swing across the exterior lens element to provide correct focusing, rather than adjusting the distance between internal lens elements. Spectra cameras are thought to take higher-quality pictures than a conventional 600 Polaroid camera, due to the camera’s higher build quality and a proportionally larger print area.
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