Polaroid (polarizer) Polaroid (polarizer) Polaroid is a type of synthetic plastic sheet which is used as a polarizer or polarizing filter. A trademark of the Polaroid Corporation, the term has since entered common use. The original material, patented in 1929 and further developed in 1932 by Edwin H. Land, consists of many microscopic crystals of iodoquinine sulphate (herapathite) embedded in a transparent nitrocellulose polymer film. The needle-like crystals are aligned during manufacture of the film by stretching or by applying electric or magnetic fields. With the crystals aligned, the sheet is dichroic: it tends to absorb light which is polarized parallel to
Polaroid Originals The OneStep+ has an additional portrait lens, with minimum focusing distance of 30 cm. A slide toggle on the top of the camera switches between the two lenses. The camera also includes a higher-capacity battery (recharged through a microUSB adapter), a built-in flash, and a viewfinder. The complexity of developing new generations of (prototype) instant film was depicted in the 2017 documentary "Instant Dreams." Parts of the documentary where shot on location at Polaroid Originals labs and production facilities in the Netherlands and Germany and include Chief Technical Officer Stephen Herchen. Polaroid Originals Polaroid Originals is a Dutch photography company