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... USED AGAIN. PLEASE KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL IT HAS BEEN EXAMINED AT AN AUTHORIZED POLAROID SERVICE CENTER. 4 TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT DISASSEMBLE CAMERA. DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER OR OTHER FLUIDS. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS As with any battery-operated equipment, observe these basic safety precautions: 1 FOLLOW ALL OF THESE ...
... USED AGAIN. PLEASE KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL IT HAS BEEN EXAMINED AT AN AUTHORIZED POLAROID SERVICE CENTER. 4 TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT DISASSEMBLE CAMERA. DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER OR OTHER FLUIDS. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS As with any battery-operated equipment, observe these basic safety precautions: 1 FOLLOW ALL OF THESE ...
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... 15 Troubleshooting guide 16 Picture-taking tips 20 Camera, film specifications 21 Contents The camera The camera 2 The control panel 3 Using the camera Open the camera 4 Check the control panel 4 Load the film 4 Position your subject 4 Take the picture 5 To remove an empty film pack 5 Features The autofocus system 6 The viewfinder displays 7 The programmed flash 8 The...
... 15 Troubleshooting guide 16 Picture-taking tips 20 Camera, film specifications 21 Contents The camera The camera 2 The control panel 3 Using the camera Open the camera 4 Check the control panel 4 Load the film 4 Position your subject 4 Take the picture 5 To remove an empty film pack 5 Features The autofocus system 6 The viewfinder displays 7 The programmed flash 8 The...
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...press the rest of the way to your subject). m Neck strap connector (see attachment instructions that come with neck strap). 2 The camera The camera a Sonar rangefinder (sends out sound waves to measure the distance to take the picture. f Film shade (protects the picture... (0.6m ) to restore the green light; n Tripod socket (underneath the camera). g Programmed flash h Self-timer indicator i Patented Quintic lens (three element, 125mm lens system.) Ten-zone focusing from light as it exits the camera). o Two-stage shutter button (press halfway to infinity. To ...
...press the rest of the way to your subject). m Neck strap connector (see attachment instructions that come with neck strap). 2 The camera The camera a Sonar rangefinder (sends out sound waves to measure the distance to take the picture. f Film shade (protects the picture... (0.6m ) to restore the green light; n Tripod socket (underneath the camera). g Programmed flash h Self-timer indicator i Patented Quintic lens (three element, 125mm lens system.) Ten-zone focusing from light as it exits the camera). o Two-stage shutter button (press halfway to infinity. To ...
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e Programmed flash (slide the switch down to turn off the autofocus system). f Exposure control (adjust it down when you can take a picture). b Audio signal switch (slide it to lighten or darken a picture). c Self-timer switch (slide it ... turn off the warning tone, beeps, or chimes). h Picture counter (counts down to show how many pictures are left in meters). The control panel The camera 3 a Feet or meters selector (slide it down to get into your picture). d Sonar autofocus override (slide the switch down to turn off the flash...
e Programmed flash (slide the switch down to turn off the autofocus system). f Exposure control (adjust it down when you can take a picture). b Audio signal switch (slide it to lighten or darken a picture). c Self-timer switch (slide it ... turn off the warning tone, beeps, or chimes). h Picture counter (counts down to show how many pictures are left in meters). The control panel The camera 3 a Feet or meters selector (slide it down to get into your picture). d Sonar autofocus override (slide the switch down to turn off the flash...
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... shown in picture 2. When you have finished using the camera, close it all the switches are in the automatic mode, there is a red mark (or green symbol for the self-timer) visible on the panel. Use only Polaroid Spectra color film. Push the film door release down until... it locks. For best results, your subject Using the camera Place both hands under the camera as shown. Other Polaroid films cannot be sure all the way into the...
... shown in picture 2. When you have finished using the camera, close it all the switches are in the automatic mode, there is a red mark (or green symbol for the self-timer) visible on the panel. Use only Polaroid Spectra color film. Push the film door release down until... it locks. For best results, your subject Using the camera Place both hands under the camera as shown. Other Polaroid films cannot be sure all the way into the...
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... counter sets to zero and three chimes sound to remind you would a pair of binoculars. Push the film door release down to open the camera • You will hear three chimes and then see a flashing zero in the viewfinder when you open the film door. For... picture 7. Pull the blue tab to remove the film pack. For vertical pictures, position the camera with the flash on top as shown in picture 8 to get the best results. When the camera contains an empty film pack: • You wilI hear three chimes when you press and hold...
... counter sets to zero and three chimes sound to remind you would a pair of binoculars. Push the film door release down to open the camera • You will hear three chimes and then see a flashing zero in the viewfinder when you open the film door. For... picture 7. Pull the blue tab to remove the film pack. For vertical pictures, position the camera with the flash on top as shown in picture 8 to get the best results. When the camera contains an empty film pack: • You wilI hear three chimes when you press and hold...
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..., and your subject. A built-in focus. • When photographing more than one person, place everyone the same distance from the camera. • When taking a picture through glass, turn off the autofocus system. The sound waves are used to measure the distance to your subject will focus on that : • The sound waves...
..., and your subject. A built-in focus. • When photographing more than one person, place everyone the same distance from the camera. • When taking a picture through glass, turn off the autofocus system. The sound waves are used to measure the distance to your subject will focus on that : • The sound waves...
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... follow the distance recommendations throughout this book. Features 7 The viewfinder displays The good picture symbol When you have a film pack in the camera and press the shutter button halfway, a display appears in the viewfinder to turn the flash back on. When you see : The number...
... follow the distance recommendations throughout this book. Features 7 The viewfinder displays The good picture symbol When you have a film pack in the camera and press the shutter button halfway, a display appears in the viewfinder to turn the flash back on. When you see : The number...
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...; Take a picture • Press the shutter button halfway • Open the camera When the green light comes on, the flash is ready to soften shadows and reveal facial details (picture 11). The Polaroid Spectra features a rapid recharge flash with just enough flash to turn the green ...light back on for the best possible picture. The green light on the control panel will come on and the flash will stay on . Your camera blends sunlight with just...
...; Take a picture • Press the shutter button halfway • Open the camera When the green light comes on, the flash is ready to soften shadows and reveal facial details (picture 11). The Polaroid Spectra features a rapid recharge flash with just enough flash to turn the green ...light back on for the best possible picture. The green light on the control panel will come on and the flash will stay on . Your camera blends sunlight with just...
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... be adjusted all the way up to the lighten setting (a) before taking the picture, do not forget to return the control to 4.6m) from the camera. Special situations Pictures taken of picture. When retaking a picture to make it lighter: Slide the control all the way in highly reflective beach...
... be adjusted all the way up to the lighten setting (a) before taking the picture, do not forget to return the control to 4.6m) from the camera. Special situations Pictures taken of picture. When retaking a picture to make it lighter: Slide the control all the way in highly reflective beach...
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... light will not eject the film until you get into your picture. If you slide the switch up. To use this feature, place the camera on there is a green circle visible in the viewfinder and press the shutter button halfway to be sure you will see a flashing... lets you slide the self-timer switch up (c). Then release the shutter button. Note: When the self-timer switch is positioned over one of the camera. If you to turn off the timer. Two seconds before you want to stop the 12-second countdown, slide the switch up (c) to hold still...
... light will not eject the film until you get into your picture. If you slide the switch up. To use this feature, place the camera on there is a green circle visible in the viewfinder and press the shutter button halfway to be sure you will see a flashing... lets you slide the self-timer switch up (c). Then release the shutter button. Note: When the self-timer switch is positioned over one of the camera. If you to turn off the timer. Two seconds before you want to stop the 12-second countdown, slide the switch up (c) to hold still...
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... there is not enough light to be taken in a special way: a b • Be sure the scene is at least 15 feet (4.6m) from the camera and in daylight. • Frame the picture in finity), requiring the picture to take the picture. c d Important When you have finished taking the... picture, turn on the glass and getting a flash reflection, turn off the autofocus system, the lens sets for distant scenes (15 feet (4.6m) to in the viewfinder and press the shutter button halfway (you see a distance reading...
... there is not enough light to be taken in a special way: a b • Be sure the scene is at least 15 feet (4.6m) from the camera and in daylight. • Frame the picture in finity), requiring the picture to take the picture. c d Important When you have finished taking the... picture, turn on the glass and getting a flash reflection, turn off the autofocus system, the lens sets for distant scenes (15 feet (4.6m) to in the viewfinder and press the shutter button halfway (you see a distance reading...
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...breathe on the lens and wipe it gently with a clean, soft facial tissue. Wind can be stacked. therefore, developing Spectra pictures can also affect development as the picture exits the camera. Note: Keep the developing picture away from the wind. The development process takes place inside the film; Fanning ...development, handle the picture gently. For best results, use silicone-treated eyeglass tissues. See film box for more details. Do not use Spectra film between 55°F (13°C) and 95°F (35°C). During the first 60 seconds of a car.
...breathe on the lens and wipe it gently with a clean, soft facial tissue. Wind can be stacked. therefore, developing Spectra pictures can also affect development as the picture exits the camera. Note: Keep the developing picture away from the wind. The development process takes place inside the film; Fanning ...development, handle the picture gently. For best results, use silicone-treated eyeglass tissues. See film box for more details. Do not use Spectra film between 55°F (13°C) and 95°F (35°C). During the first 60 seconds of a car.
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14 Guide to better pictures For information and help , and before you are often due to incorrect use of the camera. Polaroid Customer Care Center 201 Burlington Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01731 Representatives available weekdays from 8 a.m. If you write, please explain the nature of fice.... to get good pictures, review this instruction book. lf you need further help If you return your camera for repair, please see your return address. Picture problems are unable to 8 p.m., Eastern time: Tel: 1-800-343-5000 TDD: 1-800-448-6708 ...
14 Guide to better pictures For information and help , and before you are often due to incorrect use of the camera. Polaroid Customer Care Center 201 Burlington Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01731 Representatives available weekdays from 8 a.m. If you write, please explain the nature of fice.... to get good pictures, review this instruction book. lf you need further help If you return your camera for repair, please see your return address. Picture problems are unable to 8 p.m., Eastern time: Tel: 1-800-343-5000 TDD: 1-800-448-6708 ...
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...number listed for the remaining warranty period on the camera. The repair or replacement of consequential damages, so the foregoing exclusion may also have other proof of purchase. For warranty service, the camera must be determined by a Polaroid Service Center (see page 14). Some states ...do not allow the exclusion of your camera is guaranteed for your original camera. Warranty U.S.A.: Full five-year Mexico: Full fi...
...number listed for the remaining warranty period on the camera. The repair or replacement of consequential damages, so the foregoing exclusion may also have other proof of purchase. For warranty service, the camera must be determined by a Polaroid Service Center (see page 14). Some states ...do not allow the exclusion of your camera is guaranteed for your original camera. Warranty U.S.A.: Full five-year Mexico: Full fi...
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... are no objects in front of your subject in the middle of the viewfinder. era movement can stay open for as place the camera on a firm long as 2.8 seconds. Press and hold the shutter button halfway to lock in the correct lens setting. 16 Guide to better pictures... Blurry picture Cause Solution • When subject is taken in • Hold the camera steady as low light (dusk, shade, etc.) you want to keep your subject off center and press the shutter button the rest of the way...
... are no objects in front of your subject in the middle of the viewfinder. era movement can stay open for as place the camera on a firm long as 2.8 seconds. Press and hold the shutter button halfway to lock in the correct lens setting. 16 Guide to better pictures... Blurry picture Cause Solution • When subject is taken in • Hold the camera steady as low light (dusk, shade, etc.) you want to keep your subject off center and press the shutter button the rest of the way...
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... in indirect film door need to be light (do not wave or bend it. • Remove print from the camera. • Picture was left in the exit slot, and camera was shaken back and forth or bent shortly after it ejected from exit slot as soon as it only by its...
... in indirect film door need to be light (do not wave or bend it. • Remove print from the camera. • Picture was left in the exit slot, and camera was shaken back and forth or bent shortly after it ejected from exit slot as soon as it only by its...
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... of light to one side of your subject so it is in the central part of the scene and in front of the subject, the camera's photocell will measure the bright light, causing the subject to be too dark. Background too dark • When a bright source of the scene.... Cause • Background was too far from the bright back- 18 Guide to better pictures Subject too dark Cause Solution • Camera's photocell mea- • Reposition subject away sured the bright window from subject. • Subject may have been beyond flash range. Solution •...
... of light to one side of your subject so it is in the central part of the scene and in front of the subject, the camera's photocell will measure the bright light, causing the subject to be too dark. Background too dark • When a bright source of the scene.... Cause • Background was too far from the bright back- 18 Guide to better pictures Subject too dark Cause Solution • Camera's photocell mea- • Reposition subject away sured the bright window from subject. • Subject may have been beyond flash range. Solution •...
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Picture too blue or too red/yellow Guide to bend it. • Avoid storing camera and film in hot places, such as glove or luggage compartments of a car, or near a heat source, such as possible. Immediately place developing picture ... a red or yellow tint. atures below 55°F (13°C) can have a blue tint. • Pictures taken at temper- Solution • In cold weather, keep camera and film as warm as a radiator.
Picture too blue or too red/yellow Guide to bend it. • Avoid storing camera and film in hot places, such as glove or luggage compartments of a car, or near a heat source, such as possible. Immediately place developing picture ... a red or yellow tint. atures below 55°F (13°C) can have a blue tint. • Pictures taken at temper- Solution • In cold weather, keep camera and film as warm as a radiator.
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... are vividly reproduced on your subjects. Composition When photographing landscapes, include something in the viewfinder. Backgrounds become less distracting and attention focuses on Spectra film (picture 14). 20 Guide to better pictures Picture-taking tips (pictures 14, 17) Color Vibrant, bold colors are 3 to 5 feet (0.9m to 1.5m...
... are vividly reproduced on your subjects. Composition When photographing landscapes, include something in the viewfinder. Backgrounds become less distracting and attention focuses on Spectra film (picture 14). 20 Guide to better pictures Picture-taking tips (pictures 14, 17) Color Vibrant, bold colors are 3 to 5 feet (0.9m to 1.5m...