Kodak's mid-range Advantix APS compact — 25mm Ektanar lens, infrared AF, flip-up flash
Kodak's Advantix range covered its cameras for the Advanced Photo System (APS), the drop-in cartridge film format launched industry-wide in 1996. The C450 was a mid-range autofocus model in the compact C-series, sitting above the simpler C300 and C400 and built in China alongside the closely related C470 later in the line's life.
It uses a 25mm three-element all-glass Kodak Ektanar lens with a two-zone infrared autofocus system focusing from 0.8m to infinity. Apertures span f/5.6-f/12.6 with a 1/90-1/250 shutter, the flip-up flash reaches about 4m at ISO 200, and film speed is read automatically from ISO 50-800 Advantix cartridges. The reverse Galilean viewfinder shows framing for the C, H and P print formats, an LCD panel reports status, and power comes from two AAA cells in a roughly 170g body.
A straightforward wide-angle snapshot camera suited to family and holiday photography in its day. The moderately wide 25mm lens and fully automatic operation leave nothing to adjust, which keeps it approachable, while the small maximum aperture makes it heavily flash-dependent indoors.
APS film was discontinued in 2011, so only expired cartridges from old stock can be shot and many examples now sell as display pieces or props. On a working unit check that the flip-up flash charges, the status LCD still displays and the motorised transport cycles - the camera will not fire without healthy AAA cells.