Help and contact information for Sun 600, a retro instant-camera app for iPhone and iPad.
Contact
Email support lawrence@everythinghello.com
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A Short History
The original Polaroid 600 system arrived in the early 1980s, bringing faster integral instant film, simple plastic point-and-shoot bodies, built-in flash, and square self-developing prints to everyday photography. The Polaroid Sun 600 LMS, listed among the 600-series cameras from 1983, belongs to that era of warm color shifts, imperfect exposure, and physical photos that felt immediate and personal.
Sun 600 is an independent app inspired by that instant-film feeling. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Polaroid.
Features
Sun 600 includes the following tools for making and organizing instant-film inspired photos.
Retro instant camera
Use a Sun 600-inspired viewfinder with tactile shutter controls, exposure tuning, and a developing print animation.
Film recipes
Choose built-in color, black-and-white, vintage, cinematic, and modern looks, then create and save custom recipes.
Manual character
Add grain, warm bloom, lifted shadows, dust, roller marks, corner wear, aging, and print imperfections.
Date stamp
Turn on a smaller amber Quartz-Date style stamp inspired by instant cameras from the early 1980s.
Random light leaks
Enable light leaks that appear in varied positions and intensities each time a new photo develops.
Double and long exposure
Layer two frames into one print or capture motion with a long-exposure style effect.
Photobooks
Save rolls into leather-style photobooks, choose photos per page, lock saved books, and export shareable PDFs.
Captions and notes
Add print captions, write back-of-print notes, record voice captions, and share prints with recorded audio.
Save and share
Save finished instant prints to your Photo Library and share individual prints, voice clips, videos, or photobooks.
Gallery and search
Browse all prints in a timeline, revisit "On this day" memories, and search by caption, film, or place.
Shot map
Optionally tag photo locations and view geotagged prints on a private in-app map.
Film pack history
Track rolls, label film packs, reload new packs, and revisit previous sets of prints.
Customization
Switch app icons, unlock camera body skins, set a default film, favorite recipes, and adjust shutter volume.
Common Help
- Camera access is required to take photos in the viewfinder.
- Photo Library permission is only used when you choose to save a print.
- Location tagging is optional and can be disabled in iOS Settings.
- Microphone access is only used when recording voice notes for photobooks.
Privacy
Sun 600 is designed around local, personal photo creation. It does not track you or sell personal data.
System Requirements
Sun 600 requires iOS 17.0 or later and supports iPhone and iPad.