Samsung is not known for producing film cameras, as the company mainly focused on electronic appliances, and then digital cameras, and currently on smartphones. Samsung has produced film cameras in the past, but it was in a small scale and under a licensing agreement with Kodak.
In the 1980s, Samsung entered into an agreement with Kodak to manufacture and market a range of film cameras under the Kodak P-series brand name. These cameras were sold primarily in Asia and were manufactured by Samsung in their South Korean factories. The cameras were basic models, aimed at the entry-level market, and were sold at affordable prices.
The Kodak P-series cameras were well received by consumers in Asia, and Samsung continued to produce and market these cameras for several years. However, as digital cameras began to gain popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s, demand for film cameras began to decline. Samsung eventually decided to discontinue production of the Kodak P-series cameras and focus on the development and marketing of digital cameras.
As a result, Samsung’s history with film cameras is brief and not well-known, as the company mainly concentrated on digital cameras since the early 2000s and currently on smartphones camera. Today, film photography has become more of a niche market and not many companies are producing film cameras.