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Polaroid photos will show the date of the photo paper

After taking a photo with a Polaroid camera, the date of the photo paper will be displayed in the photo. This is a unique way of labeling photos. This feature was almost always found on early Polaroid cameras. Different from today's digital photography, instant cameras directly expose the film and generate photo paper on the negative. Therefore, the date of the photo paper will be automatically displayed on the negative, allowing people to clearly record the specific shooting time of each photo. , very convenient. This is one reason why instant cameras became popular in the 1950s. Now, with the development of technology, instant cameras can achieve more shooting and editing functions, but the date marking on the photo paper has become an exclusive instant characteristic mark, which is loved by people.