What is APS film? APS is the abbreviation of Advanced Photo System, which is called advanced photography system.

This new photography system was jointly developed by five major manufacturers including Kodak, Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon, and Minolta. This is also a great unity of the photography industry, and its ambition is quite obvious. Including from film cameras to printing, the technology of this system is aimed at some changes and improvements in the existing photography system. In essence and concept, it is basically an extension of the past photography system; the forward-looking aspect lies in becoming a digital image The bridge with Fu Tong Mechanical Image. And APS is convenient in use. It has allowed more people to take more photos, which is why this new system has received so much attention from the photography industry. Simply put, the biggest difference between the APS system and traditional film is that there are track areas and optical markings on the film, which are used to store light and subjects in a data format, including some photographic data and scene distance, shooting date and time, etc. and other information. When the film is developed, the data is transferred to the developing machine, making the quality more stable: it also opens up the possibility of digital communication. The benefits of APS are endless. The APS system provides solutions to the problems and inconveniences commonly encountered by current users. The manufacturer believes that in fact, many consumers are not good at loading film, and they make mistakes in pulling out the film leader, and they are unable to grasp the use of the film after loading it; in addition, washed traditional film is placed on plastic It’s not easy to store them in a set; and when you want to wash them in the future, it’s hard to find the films you want to wash or the films with similar scenes. The APS film format has been reduced, making it smaller and lighter. Subsequently, the camera has become lighter, thinner and shorter. This breakthrough will actually help expand the number of people who use the camera. The film does not have an exposed film leader. As long as you load the film into the camera cassette like a battery (called drop-in loading), there will be no loading errors. The film status will also be displayed on the film magazine, so you can immediately know whether the film is new or has already been taken and needs to be sent for development. After sending it for processing, there is a catalog of photos available for search management, and you can easily select which films to develop. Catalog photos and film boxes are easy to collect. Information can be printed directly on the back of the photos, including the time, location, etc. of the subject. This system does have its advantages in image management. APS can develop photos in three specifications. In the camera's viewing window, you can choose from three sizes: traditional size, 16:9 wide-angle, and ultra-wide-angle; with the increased choice, the fun of the frame during photography also increases. At present, high-sensitivity films, including 200-degree and 400-degree films, are the main ones. This is also the trend of general use of film in the future. Generally speaking, APS cameras are more expensive than point-and-shoot cameras. The two brands with the most camera products are Kodak and Fujifilm. Of course, the simplest entry-level model should be a fixed-focus point-and-shoot camera equipped with a retractable lens, automatic metering, flash, etc., which can be regarded as gradually moving towards advanced models. Recently, Canon has also launched five APS cameras. One of the APS single-lens cameras, EOS-IX, can be installed on the EF series lenses used on EOS series 135 cameras. This model also has some of the features of EOS, such as functions Turntable and flash zone metering mode, etc., we can already see the possibility of APS and traditional 135 conversion, and get rid of the concept that APS cameras are just new point-and-shoot cameras. In terms of printing systems, both major manufacturers want to continue to expand and make it more convenient for users. At present, the two major leaders have so-called printing centers in the north, middle and south. Users can check whether general printing shops have delivery services. It usually takes two or three days. Now they have begun to implement the service of delivering documents to the local area of ??the printing center and delivering the documents in one day. There are more than 300 such printing shops that can deliver products, including Fujifilm and Kodak systems. If the current inconvenience of printing can be overcome, consumers will be more willing to use this new system.