Kodak Disc 3000 (1983–1984)

The Kodak Disc 3000 is a compact camera for Kodak's disc film format, which was briefly popular and ultimately unsuccessful. It was part of Kodak's push into the format in the early 1980s. The Disc 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 were manufactured between 1982 and 1984, and the Disc 3000 itself was sold from 1983 to 1984. It was made in the United States.

The design is straightforward. It has a 12.5mm f/2.8 lens made of four glass elements, a two-speed shutter, and a built-in electronic flash powered by a replaceable 9V battery. It uses 15-exposure disc film cartridges, which are now discontinued. Like most Kodak Disc cameras, it has an aspheric lens, and Kodak had developed mass production techniques for these. It also carries a four-character "CAMEROSITY" date code, usually found inside the film door near the hinge.

Kodak produced an enormous number of these cameras. One source puts the figure at 8 million disc cameras in the first year of production alone. The format made a big splash at its 1982 introduction but soon lost popularity among users. Today there is no shortage of used disc cameras for collectors, and prices are low. The Disc 3000 shows up in "untested" condition in listings, frequently sold as vintage with its original box.

Surviving information on this specific model is thin. No original price for the Disc 3000 alone is documented, though the model group of Disc 3000 through 8000 retailed between $57 and $143. No owner reviews or reception details specific to the 3000 have surfaced, and no maintenance or repair information is recorded.