Formats for still photography, or for the display of the resulting images. These formats mostly use light-sensitive materials such as film stock, or chemically-treated glass plates or paper, to capture or display images.
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Photographic film
Roll film
120 film (1901 – ) | |
127 film (1912 – 1970s) | |
620 film (1932 – 1966) | |
828 film (1935 – 1985) |
Cartridge film
135 film (1934 – ) | |
126 film (1963 – 1988) | |
Agfa Rapid (1964 – 1971) | |
110 film (1972 – 1990s) | |
Disc film (1982 – 1988) | |
Advanced Photo System (APS) (1996 – 2004) | |
Single-use film camera (1948 – ) |
Instant film
Polaroid Type 47 (1955 – 1992) | |
Polaroid SX-70 film (1972 – early 1980s) | |
Kodak instant film (1976 – 1986) | |
Polaroid 600 film (1981 – 2008, 2010 – ) | |
Polaroid Spectra / Image / 1200 film (1986 – 2008, 2010 – 2019) | |
Fujifilm Instax Mini (1998 – ) | |
Polaroid i-Zone (1999 – 2006) |
Film accessories
Bulk film magazine (1970s – 1990s) |
Photographs
Photographs on glass
Magic lantern (17th century – 1940s) | |
Ambrotype (early 1850s – 1880s) | |
Photographic plate (1851 – 1990s) | |
Jougla Omnicolore (1907 – 1912) |
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Autochrome Lumière (1907 – 1955) |
Photographs on metal
Tintype (1850s – 1930s) |
Photographs on paper
Carte de visite (1854 – 1900s) | |
Stereoview (1850s – 1920s) | |
Cabinet card (1863 -early 1920s) | |
Cigarette card (1875 – early 2000s) | |
Keystone View Company stereoview (1892 – 1963) | |
Pocket Rotoscope (1902 – late 1900s) | |
Whiting Sculptoscope (1913 – early 1940s) | |
Vistascreen (1955 – 1960s) |
Transparencies and slides
135 film slides (late 1930s – ) | |
Filmstrip (1940s – 1980s) | |
Minox film slides (late 1940s – 2003) |
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Mère Picon Cinémagic (1950s – 1960s) | |
Slide carousel (1950s – 2000s) | |
Super slides (1957 – early 1980s) | |
Give a Show (1959 – early 1980s) | |
Bruguière Babycolor (1960s) |
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Tape-slide set (1960s – 1980s) | |
Show’N Tell (1964 – 1980s) | |
Orbis slide postcard (mid 1960s – late 1960s) | |
Flashy Flickers (1965 – 1970s) |
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Audiscan (late 1960s – early 1980s) | |
La Belle Commpak (late 1960s – early 1980s) | |
3M Sound-on-Slide (1969 – late 1970s) |
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Kalavox sound slide (1970s) | |
Mupi Duetto (1970s) | |
Screen-a-Show (1972 – mid 1970s) | |
Movin Pictures See & Hear Pack (1977 – 1978) | |
View-Master Show Beam (1980 – early 1990s) |
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House Martin projector (1981 – 1984) |
Microphotography
Microfilm (1890s – ) | |
16 mm microfilm (1925 – 2000s) | |
Microfiche (1961 – 2000s) |
Stereoscopy
View-Master (1939 – ) | |
Stereo Realist (1947 – late 1980s) | |
Leningrad stereo viewer (first type) (1950s – 1960s) | |
Sterolist (1950s – 1960s) | |
Radex Stereo Stories (early 1950s – 1960s) | |
Lestrade (1954 – 1970s) | |
Bruguière Stereoclic (late 1950s – late 1960s) | |
Talking View-Master (1970 – 1981) | |
Talking View-Master Electronic 3-D Viewer (1984 – late 1980s) | |
Talking View-Master 3-D (1997 – 1998) | |
Orbitor 3D Viewer (early 2000s – late 2000s) |