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Table of contents
5 Camera features
8 Opening and closing the camera
9 Loading the film
9 Cleaning the rollers
10 Removing an empty film pack
10 Framing the subject
11 Taking the picture
12 Lighten/Darken control
13 Autofocus system
14 Automatic flash system
15 Date display buttons
18 ProCam Close-up Lens
18 Attaching the lens
20 Troubleshooting
23 Full Lifetime warranty
24 Camera, film specifications
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Camera features 5
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The control panel (picture 2) e Flash indicators: Red light means g Picture counter: Counts down to
a Release latch: Slide it up to open the flash is charging; green light show how many pictures are left
the camera. means the flash is ready to fire in the film pack.
b Exposure control: Set it to normal and you can take a picture. h Red field: (not visible in picture)
for most pictures. Slide the but- f Date display buttons: indicates adjustments on control
ton up to lighten or down to MOD (mode) button toggles panel are not on automatic/
darken a picture. through five display modes; Jap- normal settings (i.e., lighten/
c Sonar autofocus override: Slide anese date, day-time, off, U.S. darken on darken, autofocus off,
the switch up to turn off the auto- date and European date. flash off).
focus system (i.e., for pictures SEL (select) button selects the
through glass). Focus range year, month, day (or hour,
when Autofocus is off: infinity. minute)
d Automatic flash: Slide it up to SET (set) button sets the desired
turn the flash off (when taking date (or time).
pictures of highly reflective sur-
faces or through glass).
8 Opening and closing the camera
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Loading the film Cleaning the rollers 9
Use Polaroid Spectra/lmage film. cardboard cover protecting the there is film in the camera, open the
The film pack contains a film will eject automatically. door in dim light and clean the
mercury-free battery. Other Dirty rollers can prohibit your rollers.
Polaroid films cannot be used camera from operating correctly While turning rollers, clean them
with this camera. and can cause a repeated spot or with a lint-free cloth, dampened
When the camera is open, bar pattern in the picture. with water, if necessary.
push the film door release button As part of the regular mainte-
in the front of the camera. The nance of your camera, check
film door will open. Hold the film that the rollers (picture 6) are
pack by its edges only (picture 5) clean each time you load a fresh
and slide it all the way into the pack of film. The developer rollers
camera. Close the film door and a are located inside the film door. If
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10 Removing an empty film pack Framing the subject
Slide your right hand through the There may be situations when you camera with the flash on top as
hand strap and hold the camera may want to use this feature shown in picture 8 to get the best
as you would a pair of binoculars such as extremely windy results.
(picture 7). Rest your index finger conditions. Note: When taking pictures of
on the shutter button. Look Note: If the green flash-ready light people or objects, you may want
through the viewfinder to frame (a) is not on, touch the shutter to hold the camera as in picture 8
your subject. Press the shutter button lightly to restore it, then to reduce the shadow effect on
button then release while holding take the picture. The picture will the side of the image.
the camera steady until all motor eject automatically.
sound stops and the picture has For horizontal pictures, hold
ejected. The film will not eject out the camera as shown in picture 7.
of the camera as long as your For vertical pictures, position the
finger is on the shutter button.
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12 Lighten/Darken control
The ProCam has a computerized Photographing a distant scene When you turn off the autofocus
sonar autofocus system which through glass system, the lens sets for distant
uses sound waves to measure To avoid focusing on the glass scenes of 15 feet (4.6m) to infinity.
accurately the distance to your and getting a flash reflection, turn To ensure a successful picture, be
subject and set the lens. Check off the autofocus and flash sure to:
that the AF switch on the control systems by sliding both switches • take the picture from at least 15
panel is set on the following: up. The red field on the control feet (4.6m) away,
panel (indicating controls are not
• take the picture in daylight, hold
on automatic) will then be visible
the camera steady or mount
at the base of the two switches.
• it on a tripod to avoid a blurry
picture.
14 Automatic flash system
Every time you take a picture, There may be situations (i.e. highly
indoors or outdoors, your camera reflective subjects, taking pictures
blends light from the scene with through glass) where you may wish
just enough flash to provide the to turn off the flash.
right lighting for the best possible You may do so by sliding the
picture. Wait for the flash charge/ automatic flash button up on the
ready light on the control panel to control panel.
be READY (green) before taking a
flash picture. Flash OFF position:
The date display buttons (picture 2 Press SEL (select) to select the 2 Press SEL (select) and the hours
9) on the control panel allow you year, month or day (see blinking will blink. Press SET (set) to toggle
the option to imprint a date and/ digit). through the hours. Press SEL
or time (1.8mm high) in the upper 3 Press SET repeatedly (or hold but- (select) again to lock-in the hour
left-hand corner of your photo- ton) until the desired digit is dis- and the minutes will blink.
graphs. The date display buttons played. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until 3 Press SET (set) to toggle through
are used to set the display to Jap- the desired year, month and day the minutes. Press SEL (select)
anese, U.S. or European date are all set. again to lock in the minutes. (The
mode, day-hour mode or off colon will be blinking).
4 Press SEL (select) a fourth time to
mode.
lock in the date. 4 Press SEL (select) a fourth time to
To set a date: lock in the desired time (starting at
Setting the time (in day-hour- the hours and minutes displayed
1 Press MOD (mode) repeatedly minute model) and zero seconds).
until the desired date mode is 1
1 Press the MOD (mode) button
displayed (Japanese, U.S. or Euro-
until the day, hour and minute
pean). The MOD (mode) button
mode is displayed. The first set of
toggles through the following
digits visible in the display is the
options: Japanese date, day-hour,
day of the month, followed by the
off, U.S. date and European date.
time in hours and minutes in
An M will be visible in the date
European (or U.S. military) time
display to indicate which digit is
(ex. 13:00 = 1:00 p.m.).
the month.
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Shutting off the date display If the LCD appears dim when the
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option camera is in the closed position,
Press the MOD (mode) button until your date display battery needs
a series of dashes appears in the replacement. Contact the nearest
display. When these are visible in Polaroid office listed in this
the display, a date will not appear instruction book.
on your photograph.
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18 ProCam Close-up Lens Attaching the lens
a Lens 1 Orient the Close-up Lens onto the Taking a close-up picture
b Lower tab front of the camera as shown in To measure the appropriate dis-
c Positioning slot the illustration with the word tance of 10-14 inches (25 to 36cm)
“Polaroid” facing out. from your subject, stretch the shoul-
d Prong
2 Position the lens (a) over the cam- der strap taut and place the metal
e Locking tab rivet on the strap at the subject.
era lens, first seating the lower
f Viewfinder window tab behind the lens guard (g). Frame your subject in the view-
g Lens guard finder, drop the strap, maintain the
3 Make sure the positioning tab on
distance, and shoot.
the camera fits into the position-
The ProCam Close-up Lens (pic- Note: Remember to remove the
ing slot (c).
ture I0) allows you to take photo- Close-up Lens when you have
graphs 10-14 inches (25 to 36cm) 4 Push the Close-up Lens securely completed taking your close-up
from your subject and provides a against the camera. photographs. The Lens, however,
magnification of approximately 5 Press the upper right corner of the may remain on the camera when
0.4X. It can be easily attached to Close-up Lens so the prong (d) closing it.
your camera and can remain on fits into the camera.
when the camera is closed.
6 Snap the locking tab (e) into the
Open the camera and face the cut-out area on the side of the
camera lens toward you. Hold the camera.
camera securely. Hold the Close-
up Lens by the locking tab on the
side of the lens. Do not touch the
lenses, as fingerprints will blur
your photograph.
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Indoors, place your subject near a Start with the lighten/darken Note: If you are having a picture-tak-
background, allowing the automatic control on the normal position. ing problem, check to be sure your
electronic flash to light up the scene. Some subjects may require an camera is in the fully automatic
For pictures of highly reflective sur- adjustment. mode with the switches in a row so
faces, shoot at an angle to avoid a It is important to avoid touching that the red field is not visible.
flash reflection. Or, for best results, the lenses. Should you need to Retake your picture. If this does not
turn the flash off. When the flash is remove dust or fingerprints, breathe correct the problem, review this sec-
off, hold the camera steady or use a on the lens and wipe it gently with a tion or call us at the nearest Polaroid
tripod. clean, soft facial tissue. Do not use Service Center. See page 25.
For multiple pictures of the same silicone-treated eyeglass tissues.
subject, you may want to use a tri-
pod to avoid reframing each picture.
Hold the camera steady until the
picture has ejected from the camera.
When framing your picture,
move in close to fill the frame with
the subject for best results.
20 Troubleshooting
Background too dark Repeated spots or bar pattern Subject too dark
Cause Picture too blue or too 95°F (35C), keep the film as cool as
• When a bright source of light red/yellow as possible. possible. Store below 75°F (24°C);
(such as lamplight) is in the central do not freeze.
part of the scene and in front of Cause The picture
the subject, the camera’s photocell
• A blue tint may result when pic- During the first 60 seconds of devel-
will measure the bright light, caus-
tures are taken at temperatures opment, handle the picture gently
ing the subject to be too dark.
below 55°F (13°C). and hold it by the wide, white bor-
Solution • A red or yellow tint may result der. Keep the developing picture
• Move the source of light to one when pictures are taken at temper- away from hot surfaces like the
side of your subject so it is not in atures above 95°F (35°C). hood of a car. Do not fan or bend
the central part of the scene. the pictures.
Solution
The lens
• Keep camera and film away from
Avoid touching the lens. To remove
excesses of temperatures (hood of
dust or fingerprints, breathe on the
a car, glove compartment or
lens and wipe it gently with a lens
trunk).
tissue or a clean, soft facial tissue.
The film Do not use silicone-treated eye-
glass tissues.
For best results, take pictures
when the temperature is between
55°F (13%) and 95°F (35%). Below
55°F (13°C), place developing pic-
tures in a warm pocket. Above
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This device complies with Part 15 Note: This equipment has been You should correct the interfer-
of the FCC rules. Operation is sub- tested and found to comply with ence by one or both of these
ject to the following two condi- the limits for a class B digital device, methods:
tions: in accordance with Part 15 of the • reorient or relocate the receiving
• This device may not cause harm- FCC rules. These limits are designed antenna of the radio or television
ful interference. to provide reasonable protection set
against harmful interference to radio
• This device must accept any inter- • increase the separation between
communications in a residential
ference received, including inter- the equipment and the receiver
installation. This equipment gener-
ference that may cause undesired
ates, uses and can radiate radio fre- This digital apparatus does
operation.
quency energy. If not installed and not exceed the Class B limits for
used in accordance with the instruc- radio noise emissions from digital
tions, it may cause harmful interfer- apparatus set out in the Radio
ence to radio or television reception lnterference Regulations of the
(determined by whether interfer- Canadian Department of Commu-
ence exists when the equipment is nications.
in use).