Among the many plastic "focus free" 35mm cameras sold by Vivitar, the IC 101 is unusual in being permanently fixed in a panoramic image format. The camera has a fixed focus 28mm lens, fixed 1/125 leaf shutter speed and f/8 aperture. There is no flash hot shoe. The camera came in two color variants, all black and all silver. As with other plastic 35mm panoramic cameras, the panoramic image is not achieved by exposing a wider image than the standard 24 x 36 mm frame. Instead, the film gate is permanently masked to an image size of 13 x 36 mm, blocking much of the film area. Photo processors were expected to enlarge this cropped image into wider-than-standard prints. The IC 101 Panorama is small, compact, and solidly built camera. It features a frame counter, protective lens cover (that locks the exposure button so you can’t take accidental shots), and a curved back plate to correct for some of the spherical aberrations caused by the focus free lens. Other features of the camera are the eye level optical viewfinder, fold down rewind crank handle, handy carry strap, and it only weighs 100 g (3.5 oz.). To take advantage of the panorama feature you need to let the photo finisher know so he can use the proper procedure to get your intended end result. Much of the information in this blurb was gleaned from Camera-wiki.org.