Instamatic was Kodak's trademark name for their easy-load 126 cartridge film cameras, launched in February 1963 with the Instamatic 50. Later, in 1972 Kodak used the name Pocket Instamatic for some of their 110 cartridge cameras (other 110 models were branded Ektra or Ektralite), and also called some of its Super-8 8mm movie cameras and projectors "Instamatic." Kodak 126 Instamatics were a great success, and sold around 60 million by 1976; thus "Instamatic" became a generic term for cartridge-loading - or any plain point-and-shoot - cameras, irrespective of manufacturer.

Instamatic cameras were manufactured in various plants across the world, in particular by Kodak in the US, by Kodak AG in Germany, and by Kodak Ltd in the UK. Instamatic models continued until c.1988.

Whilst most Instamatics were simple "snapshot" cameras, made of plastic with very few, or no, adjustments, the range extended through designs with metal chassis, light meters or automatic exposure, rangefinders and even an SLR with interchangeable lenses. There were also add-ons such as teleconverter lenses and viewfinders.

Early Instamatics (e.g. Instamatic 50) had a special flash adaptor for either AG-1 bulbs or (later) Flashcubes; a few had a pop-up flash gun. Later models used Flashcubes or ("X" models) Magicubes without an adaptor. From 1975, 126 and 110 models were introduced to use the new Flipflash system.

126 cassette film

Model numbers ending in 0 have pop-up flash gun; ending in 4 have Flashcube socket, ending in X have Magicube socket. Models ending in F have Flipflash

Name    Manufacture    Introduced    Withdrawn
Hawkeye Instamatic    US    1963    1967
Hawkeye Instamatic II    US        
Hawkeye Instamatic R4    US    1965    1971
Instamatic 11    Brazil    1969    
Instamatic 25    UK, Spain    Jan 1966    1971
Instamatic 26    UK    1968    1972
Instamatic 28    UK    Jan 1972    1974
Instamatic 32    UK    1972    1973
Instamatic 33    UK, Germany    Sep 1968    1973
Instamatic 36    UK    Jan 1973    1974
Instamatic 44    US, Canada    Jun 1969    Oct 1973
Instamatic 50    UK, USA    Feb 1963    Jan 1966
Instamatic 55X    UK, Germany    Sep 1971    1972
Instamatic 56X    UK, Germany    Sep 1972    1977
Instamatic 66X    UK    Dec 1973    1977
Instamatic 76X    UK    1977    
Instamatic 77X    UK, Germany    Jan 1977    1984
Instamatic 100    US, UK, Australia    Mar 1963    Jun 1966
Instamatic 104    US, UK, Australia, Germany    Jul 1965    Sep 1968
Instamatic 124    US    Jul 1968    Apr 1971
Instamatic 133    Germany, Spain, UK    Sep 1968    1970
Instamatic 133X    Germany, Spain, UK    Sep 1970    1971
Instamatic 134    US    Jul 1968    Jul 1971
Instamatic 150    US    Aug 1964    Jul 1966
Instamatic 154    US    Jul 1965    Jan 1969
Instamatic 154X    Argentina        
Instamatic 155X    UK, Germany, Brazil    Sep 1971    1977
Instamatic 174    US    Jul 1968    Apr 1971
Instamatic 177X    UK, Germany    Jan 1977    1984
Instamatic 200    UK    Jan 1965    1966
Instamatic 204    UK    Jan 1966    Nov 1968
Instamatic 220    Germany    1965    1966
Instamatic 224    Germany    1966    1968
Instamatic 233    UK, Germany    Sep 1968    1970
Instamatic 233X    UK, Germany    Sep 1970    1971
Instamatic 250    Germany    1964    1965/1967 US
Instamatic 255X    UK, Germany, Spain?    Sep 1971    1977
Instamatic 277X    UK, Germany    Jan 1977    1985
Instamatic 300    US, UK    Mar 1963    Jun 1966
Instamatic 304    US,UK    Jul 1965    Apr 1969
Instamatic 314    US    Jul 1968    Apr 1971
Instamatic 324    Germany    1966    1967/1968 US
Instamatic 333    Germany    Sep 1968    1974
Instamatic 333X    Germany    Sep 1970    1971
Instamatic 355X    Germany    Sep 1971    1977
Instamatic 400    US, UK?    Mar 1963    Jun 1966
Instamatic 404    US    Jul 1965    Apr 1969
Instamatic 414    US    Jul 1968    Apr 1971
Instamatic 500    Germany    1963    1965/1966 US
Instamatic 700    US    Mar 1963    Jun 1966
Instamatic 704    US    Jul 1965    Apr 1969
Instamatic 714    US    Mar 1968    Sep 1970
Instamatic 800    US    Mar 1964    Jul 1966
Instamatic 804    US    Jul 1965    Mar 1970
Instamatic 814    US    Mar 1968    Aug 1970
Instamatic Reflex    Germany    1968    1970/1974 US&UK
Instamatic S-10    US    Mar 1967    Mar 1970
Instamatic S-20    US    Mar 1967    Apr 1971
Instamatic X-15    US, Canada    Jul 1970    Mar 1976
Instamatic X-15F    US, Canada    Mar 1976    1988
Instamatic X-25    US    Jul 1970    Jan 1974
Instamatic X-30    US, Canada    Aug 1971    Jan 1974
Instamatic X-35    US, Canada    Jul 1970    Mar 1976
Instamatic X-35F    US, Canada    Jul 1970    Jan 1974
Instamatic X-45    US    Jul 1970    Jan 1974
Instamatic X-90    US    Jul 1970    Aug 1973

110 pocket cassette film

See also Kodak, Kodak AG, Kodak Ltd. for other Kodak 110 cameras, not called "Instamatic"

Name    Manufacture    Introduced    Withdrawn
Hawkeye Pocket Instamatic    US        
Hawkeye pocket Instamatic III    US        
Hawkeye Tele-Instamatic    US        
Instamatic 91        Nov 1974    Jan 1976
Instamatic 92        Sep 1974    Jan 1976
Instamatic 101    Brazil        
Instamatic 125        Sep 1974    Jan 1978
Instamatic 130    UK, Germany    Jan 1976    1978
Instamatic 192    UK, Germany    Jan 1975    Jan 1976
Instamatic 230    UK, Germany    Jan 1976    1978
Mini-Instamatic S 30    Germany    Sep 1976    Jan 1978
Mini-Instamatic S 40    Germany    Sep 1976    Jan 1978
Pocket Instamatic 10    US    May 1973    Sep 1976
Pocket Instamatic 20    US    Mar 1972    Jul 1976
Pocket Instamatic 30    US    Mar 1972    Apr 1976
Pocket Instamatic 40    US    Mar 1972    Nov 1975
Pocket Instamatic 50    US    Mar 1972    Apr 1976
Pocket Instamatic 60    US    Mar 1972    Sep 1976
Pocket Instamatic 100    UK, Germany    Sep 1972    Dec 1974
Pocket Instamatic 101    UK    Jan 1974    Nov 1974
Pocket Instamatic 200    Germany    Sep 1972    Dec 1974
Pocket Instamatic 300        Sep 1972    Aug 1976
Pocket Instamatic 400        Sep 1972    1976
Pocket Instamatic 500        Sep 1972    1976
Pocket Instamatic A-1        1978    
Pocket Instamatic B-1        1979    
Tele-Instamatic 330    US    Sep 1975    1978
Tele-Instamatic 430    Germany    Sep 1975    1978
Tele-Instamatic 530            
Tele-Instamatic 608    US    Apr 1975    Jun 1979
Tele-Instamatic 708    US    Mar 1976    Jun 1979
Trimlite Instamatic 18    US    Apr 1975    Jun 1979
Trimlite Instamatic 28    US    Apr 1975    Jun 1979
Trimlite Instamatic 38    US    Apr 1975    Jun 1979
Trimlite Instamatic 48    US    Apr 1975    Jun 1979
Winner Pocket Instamatic    US    1979    

Super 8 movie cassette film
Super 8 Movie Instamatics
Name    Manufacture    Introduced    Withdrawn
Kodak Instamatic M2    US    1965    
Kodak Instamatic M4            
Kodak Instamatic M6 (US)    US        
Kodak Instamatic M12            
Kodak Instamatic M16            
Kodak Instamatic M18            
Kodak Instamatic M22            
Kodak Instamatic M24            
Kodak Instamatic M30