Camera, Eastman Kodak Co. Advantix T550, Rochester, 1999
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1999
'Advantix' T550 35mm fixed-lens, compact, auto-focus digital camera manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, U.S.A., circa 1999. The Advantix format was a foray into digital technology, with the film able to store information that could then be transferred to CD and computer for viewing.
This object is part of the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2013, when the company was moving offices. Silver bodied camera with digital exposure counter and button controls at rear, fold up flash with Ektanar lens beneath.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 94 mm (Width), 32 mm (Depth), 54 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, New York State, United States of America
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-2208178
- Museum object name
- Camera - Eastman Kodak Co., 'Advantix' T550, Rochester, U.S.A., circa 1999
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 49627
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.