How Do I Know if Polaroid Instant Film is Fresh or Expired?

There are many factors that can affect the performance of your Polaroid instant film, but the two most crucial are the age of the film and whether it has been stored properly. Shoot it Fresh Newly-produced Polaroid film is considered to be “fresh” up to one year after its production date. You can find the production date printed on every pack of new Polaroid film. Just to reiterate, the date printed on your new pack of Polaroid film is not the film’s expiration date - it’s the date that your pack of film was born at Polaroid’s factory in the Netherlands. So to put it simply, make sure to use your pack of film before its first birthday! Reading the Date Production date is an important distinction to take note of, because back in the day (i.e. before 2008 in
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