An instant camera is a camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly
after taking the picture. Polaroid Corporation pioneered (and patented) consumer-friendly instant cameras and
film, and were followed by various other manufacturers. The invention of commercially viable instant cameras
which were easy to use is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial
instant camera, the model 95 Land Camera, in 1948, a year after he unveiled instant film in New York City.
The original purpose of instant cameras was motivated by Jennifer Land's question to her father: "Why can't I see them now?"