HS144

HS144-10, marketed as Kodamatic Instant Color Film, was the faster of the two generations of Kodak instant film. It was introduced in 1982 together with the Kodamatic cameras, such as the 960, 970L, 980L and the Champ. It is usually given an ISO rating of 320, which is about twice that of the earlier PR10/PR144-10 and thus improved both the flash range and performance in low light. Kodak later offered it under the name Trimprint Instant Color Film, still using the code HS144-10, for Trimprint cameras like the 920 and 940. Approximately an hour after taking the picture, the image on a Trimprint photograph could be separated at a built-in slit, resulting in a thin print that could either be trimmed or left in a regular album. The separation was optional. According to Kodak's own instruction manuals, the Kodamatic and Trimprint cameras could be used with PR144-10 in an emergency by setting the lighten/darken control to full lighten, although the flash range would then be reduced. Production of the film ceased when the Polaroid patent injunction came into effect on January 9, 1986, and it has not been manufactured since.