Polaroid Spectra Se Manual

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This

book

contains

perating

instructions

or the Polaroid

Spectra F SEcamera. he ext

refers

o

pictures

n

these old-

out

pages.

Get n close

o subject

p.

20)

Add foreground

nterest

p.

20)



Usecolor

n

pictures

p.

20)

Keep

background

imple

p.20)



F lash

on : ac ia l

de ta i l s

p .

8 )

Dis tant

background:

oo dark

(p .

10)

Close

background:

good p ic ture

1p.

10)



IMPORTANT

SAFEGUARDS

As

with

any

battery

operated

equipment,

observe

these

basic

safety

precautions:

1 FOLLOW

LL

OFTHESE

NSTRUCTIONS.

2

CLOSELY

UPERVISE

AMERA

WHEN

T IS

BEING

USEDBY

OR NEAR

CHILDREN.

3

DO

NOT

USE

CAMERA

F T

HAS

BEEN

DROPPED

R DAMAGED

UNTIL T HAS

BEEN

EXAMINED

T

AN

AUTHORIZED

POLAROID

ERVICE

ENTER.

4 TO

AVOID

ELECTRICAL

HOCK

HAZARDS,

DO

NOT

DISASSEMBLE

AMERA.

ERVICE

OR REPAIR

WORK

MUST

BE DONE

ONLYBY

AN

AUTHORIZED

OLAROID

ERVICE

CENTER.NCORRECT

EASSEMBLY

AN

CAUSEELECTRICAL

HOCK

WHEN

CAMERA

IS USED

AGAIN.

DO

NOT MMERSE

N

WATER

OR

OTHER LUIDS.

PLEASE EEP HESE

INSTRUCTIONS



The

camera

The

camera

The

cont ro l

pane l

2

3

Using the camera

C C

Open he camera

Checkhe control

pa

nel

9

Load

he

i lm

Posit ion

our

subject

tr Take he picture

g

To remove

an

empty

i lm

pack

4

4

4

4

5

5

Features AF

EE

The

autofocus

system

The

viewf inder

displays

The programmed lash

The recharge

ndicator

F lash ange

The exposu

e

contro l

The

se l f imer

Photograph ing hrough g lass

6

7

8

8

9 ,

9

1 1

1 2

t

AV

o

A F '

a6

Guide

to better

pictures

Lens ca

e

Pictu e ca

e

F i lm ca re

For nformat ionand help

Ful l l i fe t ime warranty

Troub leshoot ing

u ide

?

m

copy

service

Picture-takingips

Camera, i lm speci f icat ions back



The

camera

(p i c tu re

)

a Sonar rangefinder

(sends

out sound waves

to measure he d is tance

to

your

sub ject ) .

b

Film

door

release

c

Film

door

d Film exit slot

e

Photocell-si l icon

pho-

tod iodes

(measures

l igh t f rom

the

scene and

l igh t f rom

the

f lash,

indoors

and outdoors) .

f Fi lm

shade

(protects

the

p ic ture

rom l igh t

as

i t

ex i ts he

camera) .

g

Programmed

flash

h Self-t imer indicator

i Patented

Ouint ic lens

(g

ass-coated,

ront

ele-

m en t

125m m ens ) .

en -

zone

ocusing

rom 2

feet

( .6m)

o in f in i ty .

j

Hand

strap

(adjustable).

k Release latch

(opens

and

closes he camera) .

I

Viewfinder

m Neck

strap

connector

(see

at tachment nst ruc-

t ions that come wi th neck

st rap) .

n Tripod

socket

(under-

neath

he camera).

o Two-stage

shutter

button

(press

halfway

to

restore

he

green

l ighU

press

the

rest

of the way

to take the

picture.

To

de lay e ject ing

he

p ic ture ,

ho ld

the shut ter

but ton

down) .



The control

panel

(p ic ture

2)

a

Feet

or

meters

selec-

tor

(s l ide

t

down us ing

the t ip o f a ba l l -po in t

pen,

and the d is tance

read ing n the v iewf inder

wi l l

be

in meters) .

b

Audio

signal switch

(s l ide t down when you

want

to turn of f the

warn ing tone, beeps,or

ch im es ) .

c

Self-timer switch

(s l ide

t down to

get

in to

your p ic ture) .

d

Sonar autofocus o.ver-

r ide

(sl ide

the switch

down

to turn off the

autofocus

system).

e

Programmed

flash

(sl ide

he switch down to

turn of f the

f lash) .

f Exposure control

(ad just

t to

l igh ten

or

darken a p ic ture) .

g

Rapid-recharge

indica-

tor= Green light

(means

the

flash is

ready

to

f ire

and

you

can take a

p ic-

ture) .

h Picture counter

(counts

down to show

how many

pictures

are

left in the

f i lm

pack) .

T

f

,,

o 6'



1

Open

the

camera

(pictures

, 4)

Place

both hands

under the camera as shown. Sl ide

the

re lease a tch

back.The

camera

wi l l

open

automat ica l ly .

To c lose he

camera

(p ic ture

4) :When

you

have in -

ished

using the camera,c lose t to

pro tect

he

lens.

Hold

the camera as shown.

Sl ide he

re lease a tch

back.

Push

both sides of the

cover down until

i t locks.

Check the

control

panel

When you want the camera to be ful ly automatic, be

sure a l l the

swi tchesare

in

a row as shown in

p ic ture

2.

Note: When th e

switches are not in the

automatic

mode,

there

is

a

red

mark

(or

green

symbol

for

the

se l f - t imer) is ib le on the

pane l .

Load

the f i lm

(p ic tures

5 & 6)

Use

only

Polaro id

Spect ra color f i lm.

Other

Po laro id

f i lms

cannot be used

wi th

th is camera.

Push

he

f i lm

door re lease

down.

The f i lm

door w i l l

open.

Hold

the f i lm

pack

by i ts edges on ly and

sl ide

t

a l l the

way

in to

the camera.

Position

your

subject

You

can take the most

p leas ing p ic tures

of

peop le ,

both indoors and

outdoors,

when

they are 3 to

5

feet

(.9m

to

1.5m)

away.

Indoors:

Your

subjectshould

be

within

the

2

to

15

oot

( .6m

o

4.6m)

f lash range.For

best

resu l ts ,

our

sub-

ject shou ld a lso be near a l igh t -co loredbackground.

Outdoors: Your

subject

should be at

least

2 feet

(.6m)

away from

the camera.

,



Take

the

picture

(p ic tu res

,8)

Sl ide

you r

le f t

hand

th rough

the hand

s t rap

and

ho ld

the cam era

as

you

wou ld

a

pa i r

o f

b inocu la rs .

For hor izonta lp ic tures,ho ld the camera as shown in

p ic ture

7. For

ver t ica l

p ic tures,

pos i t ion

he

camera

wi th the f lash

on top as

shown in

p ic ture

8 to

get

the

best

results.

To remove an empty

f i lm

pack

(pictures

5 & 9)

After you take the tenth picture, he picture counter

sets o zero

and

three

ch imes

sound to remind

you

to

remove

the

empty f i lm

pack.

Push

he f i lm

door re lease

down

to open

the f i lm

door .

Pu l l

he b lue

tab to remove

the

f i lm

pack.

When the camera contains an empty f i lm pack:

You wi l l

hear

hree

ch imes when

you

open

the

camera

You

wil l hear

three chimes

and

then see

a

flashing

zero in

the v iewf inder

when

you press

and hold

the

shutter button halfway

ki



The

autofocus system As

you

press

the

shutter button,

your

camera

sends

sound

waves

-

with in

10

housandths

of a second

-

to

the centra l part of the scene (approximatearea circ led

in

white,

see i l lust rat ion).

The

sound waves

are used

to

measure

he d istance

o

the

person

or

object

( in

the centra l

part

of the scene)

that

is

closest

to the camera.

A bui l t - in computer then uses his measurement o

provide

the correct lens

sett ing,

so be sure

that:

The

sound waves

must have

a

clear

path

to

your

sub-

ject.

l f

an

object

(candlest ick,

enterpiece,

etc.)

pre-

vents

the

sound waves f rom

reaching

your

subject ,

he

lens

wi l l focus

on that object ,

and

your

subject

wi l l

not

be clear

and

in focus.

When

photographing

more

than

one

person,p lace

everyone

the

same distance from

the

camera.

When

taking a

picture

hrough

glass,

urn of f the auto-

focus

system.



The

viewfinder

displays

When

you

have

a f i lm

pack

n the camera

and

press

the shutter

button

halfway,

a display

appears

in the

v iewf inder o he lp you take he best poss ib lep ic ture .

When

you

see a

number

in the

viewfinder,

i t tel ls

you

the d is tance

o

your

sub ject

( in

feet

or

meters) .

Th is

number

wi l l

he lp

you

fo l low the d is tance

ecommen-

dat ions

hroughout

th is

book.

When you see a green good picture symbol, the

cond i t ions

are

r igh t

for tak ing a

good

pic ture .

Press he

shutter

button

the

rest of the

way.

When

you

see

a

flashing

yellow

caution

symbol

and

hear a warning

tone,

you

should

correct a

problem

before ak ing the p ic ture .The d is tance ead ingwi l l

he lp

you

ident i fy he

prob lem.

When

you

see:

The number

1: Your sub ject

s

too

c lose.

Release he

shut ter

but ton and

stand

at

least2feet

( .6m)

rom sub-

ject.

A number from 16 to 20: Your subject is beyond the

f lash

range.

Release he shut ter

but ton and

move c los-

er to

your

sub ject

o

keepwi th in

the

2

to

15

oot

( .6m

to

4.6m) lash

range.

A number

from 2to

15: The flash

is off.

S l ide

he

f lash swi tch up

to tu rn

the

f lash

back

on .

t

@

Note:

Distance

readings

do

not appear

when

your

sub-

ject

is beyond

20

feet

(6 .2m).

t

The

good p ic ture

symbol



The

programmed

flash

( p i c t u r e s

0 ,

11 )

Every

ime

you

take

a

picture,

ndoors

or

out-

doors,

your

camera

b lends

ight

rom

the

scene

w i th jus t enough lash o p rov ide he r i gh t i gh t i ng

for

the

best

poss ib le

p ic ture .

In

the

sample

outdoor

scene,

photographed

wi thout

f l ash

(p i c tu re

10 ) ,

b r i gh t

sun l i gh t

has

c rea ted

ha rsh

fac ia

shadows.

You camerab lendssun l igh tw i th jus t the r igh t

amount

o f f lash

o

sof ten

shadows

and revea l

ac ia l

de ta i l s

p i c tu re

11 ) .

The

recharge

indicator

Ready&

The Po laro id

Spect ra

eatures

a

rap id

recharge

lash

with recharge imes usual ly ess han a second.The

g reen

igh t

on

the

con t ro l

pane l

w i l l

com e

on

and

the

f lash

w i l l

au tomat ica l ly

eg in

o charge

every

ime

you:

Load

i lm

in to

he

cam era

Take

a

p ic ture

Press

he

shut ter

but ton

halfway

Open

he

cam era

when

the

green

ight

comes

on,

the f lash

is ready

o

f i re .

The

l igh t

w i l l

s tay

on fo r

20

to

30

seconds.

l f

you

want

to

take

a

p ic ture

af ter

he

green

ight

has

gone

of f , l igh t ly

press

and re lease

he

shut ter

but ton

to

tu rn

the

g reen

igh t

back

on .



Flash

range

Indoors:

Your sub ject

shou ld

be

2to

15 eet

( .6m

to

4.6m)

rom the

camera.

Outdoors:

Your subject

should

be at

least

2 feet

( .6m)

away.

The exposure

control

, / \

V

hten

/ \

V

r ken

ffi

l i g

ffi

d a

Use

he

pic ture

cont ro l

when

you

want to

re take

a

p ic ture

o

make

t l igh te r

or darker .

When

retak ing

a

p ic ture

o

make

t l igh te r :

S l ide

he

cont ro l

a l l t he

way uP

(a ) .

When

retakinga

picture

o

make

i t

darker:

Sl ide

he

cont ro l

a l l

the

way down

(b) .

Any par t ia lad justmentsw i l l no t a f fectyour exposure .

The cont ro l

must be

ad justed

a l l

the

way

in

e i ther

d i rec t i on .

Af ter

you

have

in ished

aking

he

p ic ture ,

do

not

for -

get

to

return

the contro l

to the

normal

posi t ion

(c) .

Specia l

s i tuat ions

Pic tures aken

of

peop le

n

h igh ly

re f lect ive

each

or

snow

scenes

of ten

turn

out too

dark.

You

may

want

to

set the

contro l

a l l

the

way up to

the

l ighten set t ing

(a)

before

a

king th

s

type

of

p ictu

e.

ffi:

cen te r

*fs



Backgrounds

too

dark?

(pictures

1

2, 131

B:

l f

the

background

of

a f lash

p ic ture

s

too

dark

but

you r

sub jec t

s

we l l

i l l um ina ted

p ic tu re

12 ) ,

he

background s too far away.

Moving

the

cont ro l

o

the l igh ten

set t ing

w i l l

no t

cor rect

h is

prob lem,

so

be

sure

he

exposure

cont ro l

is

in

the normal

posi t ion.

Retake

he

p ic ture ,

p lac ing

your

sub ject

near

a

back-

ground and keep ingboth wi th in the 2 to ls foo t ( .6m

to

4.6m)

lash

range

(p ic tu re

13) .



The

self- t imer

ffi

b

o

@

The

se l f - t imer

ets

you get

in to

your p ic ture .

To

use h is

feature ,

p lace

he camera

on

a t r ipod

or

o ther s teadysuppor t .

f

you

at tach he

camera

o

a

tab le t r ipod, be sure he

camera

s

posi t ioned

over one

of the t r ipod 's

egs or

proper

suppor t .

Frame

your p ic ture

n

the

v iewf inder

and

press

he

shut ter but ton

halfway

to be

sure

you get

the

green

good p ic tu e symbol . Then re lease he shut ter

but ton.

Sl ide he se l f - t imer w i tch

a l l the

way

down

(a ) .

You

now have 12

seconds o

get

in to

your p ic ture .

Dur ing

he

f i rs t

10

seconds,

he camera

w i l l

beep and

you w i l l see a f l ash ing ed i gh t (b ) on the f ron t o f t he

cam era .

Two

seconds before he camera

takes he

picture,

he

red l i gh tw i l l

s t ay

on and t he beeps

w i l l

becom ea

s teadys igna l

o

rem ind

you

to

ho ld

s t i l land sm i le .

Af ter the camera has aken he p ic ture , t w i l l no t e jec t

the

f i lm

unt i l

you

s l ide

he se l f - t imer w i tch up

(c ) .

Do

not

close he

camera before

you

sl ide the switch

up.

l f

you

want

to s top the

12-second

ountdown,s l ide he

sw i tch

up

(c )

o tu rn o f f the t imer .

Note :

When

the se l f - t imer w i tch

is on there

s

a

green

c i r c le

i s ib le

n

the con t ro l

pane l .

o

@

. tt



Photographing

through

glass

,

@

b

AF

^-.

-

-

W

-

To

avo id

focus ing

on the

g lass

and

get t ing

a

f lash

ref lect ion,

urn of f the autofocusand f lash

systems by

s l id ing both swi tchesdown, as shown (a,b) .

When

you

turn o f f the auto focus

system, he

lens

sets

for

d is tant

scenes

15

eet

o in f in i ty ) , equ i r ing

he

p ic -

ture to be taken

n

a

spec ia l

way:

Be

sure he

scene

s

at

least

15 eet

(4 .6m)

rom

the

camera and in day l igh t .

Frame

he

pic ture

n

the

v iewf inder

and

press

he

shut -

te r but ton

ha l fway

(you

wi l l

no t

see a d is tance

ead ing

because he autofocus

system is

of f ) .

When

you

see he

green

good

pic ture

symbol , ake

the p ic tu e.

l f

you

see

he

f lash ing

e l l ow

cau t ion

sym bo l

and

hea r

a

warn ing

one , he re

s

no t

enough

igh t

o t akea

good p ic tu

e.

lmportant

When you have in i shed ak ing he p ic tu re , u rn on the

auto focus

and

f lash

systemsby s l id ing

both swi tches

up

(c,

d l .

t

ffi

d

AF

^G.

G A

-



Lens care

I t is impor tant o

avo id touch ing

he

lens.To remove

dus t

o r

f i nge rp r in t s , r ea the

on t he

lens

and

w ipe i t

gent ly w i th a c lean,sof t fac ia l issue.Do not use s i l i -

cone-treated

eyeglass

issues.

Picture

care

The deve lopm en t

p rocess

akes

p lace

ns ide he

f lm ;

there fore ,deve lop ing

Spect ra

p ic tu res

an

be s tacked.

Dur ing he f i rs t 60 secondsof deve lopment ,

hand le

the

p ic tu regen t l y .

Fann ingor

bend ing

he

p ic tu re

w i l l

d is turb

he

deve lopment

process.

Wind can a lso

af fect

deve lopment

as the

p ic ture

ex i ts he

camera.

You

can

delay e ject ing

he

p ic ture

by

ho ld ing he

shut ter

but ton

down unt i l

you

can

protect

he

p ic ture

rom

the

wind.

Hold he deve lop ingp ic tureby i ts w ide whi te border .

Note :

Keep

he deve lop ing

p ic ture

away

f rom

hot sur faces

ike

he

hood o f a

car .

Fi lm care

For best

resul ts,use

and 95 F 35 'C ) .See

Spect ra

i lm between

55 'F

(13 'C)

f i lm box fo r m o re de ta i l s .

*od'



For information

and

help

lf

you

are

unable to

get

good pictures,

review

this

instruct ion

book. Picture

problems

are often

due to

incorrectuse of the camera. f you need urther he lp ,

and

before

you

re turn

your

camera or repai r ,

p lease

see

your

dea ler

or contact he nearest

Po laro id

of f ice . f

you

wr i te ,

p lease

exp la in

he

nature

of the

prob lem

and, i f

poss ib le ,

enc lose

sample

p ic tures.

nc lude

your

re turn

address.

u.s.A.

Polaro id

Resource

Center

784 Memoria l

Dr ive

Cambridge, Massachusetts

02139-4688

Representatives

ava able weekdays

f rom

8 a.m.

to 8

p.m.,

Eastern

ime:

Tel: 1-8OO-343-5OOO

TDD: 1-800-448-6708

Canada

Polaro id

Canada, nc.

350 Car l ingv iew

Dr ive

Rexda le ,

Ontar io MgW

sco

Tel: (416) 675-368O (Torontol

Toll free:

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de

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Paseo

de

la Reforma

No. 195

Col . Cuaht6moc

06500 M6xico, D.F.

Tel:

(O5l

70,3-1111



Full

lifetime

warranty

U. S.

A. offer only

lf

this

camera

proves

to be defective,

we will,

at

your

opt ion

e i ther

rep laceor

repa i r t w i thout charge

or as

long as you own the camera originalowners only).See

Your

warranty options.

To obtain

warranty service,

please

call

Polaroidat the toll-free

number l istedor

write to the

Polaroid

ResourceCenter,784

Memorial

Drive,

Cambridge,

Massachusetts 1

239-4688.

his warranty

does

not cover damage

caused by accident,

misuse, or

tamperingwith the camera,and a chargewill be made or

such

repairs.

This

warranty

gives you

specific

rights, and

you

may

also

have other

rights which

vary from state to state.

This

warranty

excludes al l

consequential damages.

Some

states doe

not allow the

exclusion of consequential

dam-

ages so the foregoing exclusion may not apply to you.

Your

warranty options:

Replacement You can

choose to

receivea

replacement

cameraat

no

charge.

f

the

failureoccurs

within 90 days

of

the

purchase

date,

you

can

return the

camera to any

par-

t ic ipa t ing

Polaro id

dea lerand

you

wi l l rece ivea

new

camera.

lf the failure

occursafter hat

period,

cal l

Polaroid

at the

tol l- f ree

number l istedand

we

wil l

ship

you

a

refur-

bished

cameraof

equal or better

value.

Replacement

i l l

be

made 3-5 business

days

rom

the

receipt

of

your

camera.

Repair:Call he

number

listed or

the

address

of the

near-

est authorized

Polaroid epair ocation.

Please l low

3 to

5

weeks rom the

receiptof

your

camera

or

the

repair.

The repaired amera

wil l be

returned o

you

along

with

a

reimbursement of

your

postage

cost.

This warranty

applies

o new cameras

purchased

n retailstores

n the

fr:

V,

v,

r

U.S.A.



Blurry

picture

Gause

.

When

subject

s

not

cen-

tered in the picture, he

sound

waves

pass

by the

subject

and measure

he

distance

o

the

back-

ground.

This

causes

he

subject

o be

unsharp

because he lens ocuses

on

the

background.

Object

n foreground pre-

vented

sound

waves

from

measuring

correctly.

Lens

focuses

on

object,

caus-

ing

unclear

and

poss ib ly

dark subject .

Solut ion

.

Center

he

subject n

the

picture.Or, i f you want to

keep

your

subject

off

cen-

ter , f rame

your

subject

n

the midd le

of the

viewf inder.

Press

and

hold

the

shut ter

but ton

halfway to lock in the cor-

rect

lens

set t ing.Then

reframe

your

subject

off

center

and

press

he

shutter

button

the rest

of

the way.

.

The

sound

waves

travel

to the

centra l

part

of the

scene.

Be

sure

there

are

no

objects

in front

of

your

subject .

.

When

picture

s

taken in

low

l igh t

(dusk ,

shade,

etc.)shutter can stay

open for

as long

as 2.8

seconds.

Camera

move-

ment

can

cause

he

p ic -

ture

to

be

blurry.

Hold

the

camera

steady

as

you

take

the

picture,

or

p lace he cameraon a

f i rm

support .



Repeated

spots

or

bar

pattern

Cause

Deve loper o l le rs ns ide

the

f i lm door

need o

be

c lea

ed .

Solut ion

. Open i lm doo r in i n -

d irect

l ight

(do

not

remove

i lm) .

Wh i le

turn-

ing ro l le rs ,

lean

hem

with

a

l int-free

cloth

dampened

with

water.

Damaged picture Cause

.

Picture

was shaken

back

and

forth or

bent

short ly

after

it ejected

rom the

ca

me ra.

.

Picture

was

lef t

in

the

exi t

s lot ,

and

camera

was set

down

on a

tab le

or

o ther

su

rface.

Solution

.

Dur ing

f i rst

60 seconds

of

deve lopment ,

hand le

pr in t

gent ly ;

ho ld

i t on lY

by

its

wide

white

border,

and

do

not

wave

or

bend it .

.

Remove

pr int

f rom exi t

slot

as soon

as

it

ejects.



Subject

too

dark

Gause

Camera's

photocel l

mea-

sured he br ight window

l igh t ,

caus ing

he

sub jec t

to be

too

dark.

Solut ion

.

Reposit ion

subject

away

from the br ight back-

g

rou

nd .

.

When

a br ight

source

of

l i gh t

( l am p l igh t ,

and le -

l ight,

etc.)

s in

the

central

part

of

the

scene

and in

front

of

the

subject,

he

camera 'sphotoce l lw i l l

measure

he

br ight

l igh t ,

causing

he

subject

o

be

too

dark.

.

Move

the

source

of l ight

to

one

s ide

of

your

sub-

ject

so i t

is not

in

the

centra l

part

of

the

scene.

Background too dark Gause

Background

was

too far

from

subject.

Subject may have been

beyond

f lash

range.

Solution

Place

subject

near

a

back-

ground

and keep

he

p ic -

ture

cont ro l

n

the normal

posi t ion.

Stay with in f lash range of

2to

15

feet

(.6m

to 4.6m1,

and

keep

he

picture

con-

t ro l in

the normal

pos i -

t i on .



Picture

too blue

or

too

redlyellow

Gause

Pictures aken at temper-

a tures

be low 55 'F

(13 'C)

can

have a b lue

t int .

Pictures aken at temper-

atures

above

95 F

(35 C),

can

have a

red or

yel low

tint.

Solut ion

In cold weather, keep

camera

and

f i lm

as

warm

as

poss ib le .

mmedia te ly

p lace

deve lop ing

p ic ture

in

a

warm

pocket

for at

leasta

minute , be ing

carefu l not to bend i t .

Avoid stor ing

camera

and

f i lm in

hot

p laces,

such

as

glove

or

luggagecompart-

ments of

a car,or

near

a

heat source,

such

as

a

ra

d

ato

.



Gopy

Service

(U.S.A.

on ly l

Po laro id

of fers

cop ies

and enlargements

of

your

Spect ra

photographs

n

these

sizes:4 x

5, 5

x

7, and

8 x 10 nches .

For deta i ls ,

see he

mai le r

in the f i lm

box and/or

he

order form

ejected when

you

load

each new

fi lm

pack

i n

you r

cam era .

For in format ion

or a copy o f

your

Accessory

and

Reprint Catalog,cal l tol l f ree 1-800-421-1030.

Picture-taking

tips

(pictures

4-17l'

Golor

Vibrant,

bold colors

are vividly

reproduced

on

Spect ra i lm

(p ic tu

e

141. ook

or

co lor when f raming

the scene n

the v iewf inder .

Co lor fu l

props

such as

toys or f lowers

can add interes t

o

the scene.

Distance

You

can take he

most

p leas ing

p ic tures

of

peop le

when

they are

3 to 5 feet

(.9m

to 1.5m)

from

the cam-

era

(p ic ture

15) .

Backgrounds

become less

d is t ract ing

and at tent ion ocuseson your sub jects .

Background

Indoors,

ry to have

a l igh t -co lored

background.

Outdoors,keep

he

background

simple

(p ic ture

16) .

Gomposit ion

When photographing andscapes,nc ludesometh ing

in

the

foreground

o estab l ish

a

fee l ing

of depth

or

d im ens ion

p ic tu re

17 ) .



Gamera, film

specif icat ions

Aperture/shutter

system

specifications

Apertures: trom f/10 to tl45.

Shutter

speeds: trom

11245

to 2.8

seconds.

Gamera

body size

Leng th :

6 .82 nches

17 .3cm)

Wid th :

5 .46 nches

13 .87cm)

Height :

3 .07 nches

(7.78cm)

Camera

weight

1 lb .

12 1/2

oz.

( .8k9

approx.) ,

wi thout

a f i lm

pack.

Film advance

Automat ic

f i lm

advance; motor-

ized

picture

ejection.

Fi lm

size

Outer

border : 4 x 4.06

nches

( 1 0 . 1

1 0 . 3 c m )

fmage

area :

3 .60

x2 .90

inches

(9 .1

x 7 .2cm)

Fi lm

speed

ISC

600/29s

approx.)

Fi lm

type

Polaro id

Spectra co lor f i lm

only. Star ts

developing in

seconds.

Ten

pictures

per pack.

Lens

G

ass-coated,

ront

element

125mm

lens

system. Ten-zone

focusing

from 2 feet

( .6m

)

to

inf in i ty .

Photocell

Dual - f i l ter ,

i l icon

photodiodes.

Green f i l tered cel l measures

vis ib le

l ight ;

b lack i l tered

cel l

measures nfrared

l ight for

bet ter indoor

f lash

exposures.

Power

source

A fresh,

6-volt battery

in

each

f i lm

pack powers

al l

camera

funct ions.

Programmed

flash

Bu i l t - i n i l l

f l ash

des igned

o be

used

indoors

and outdoors.

Recharge

ime:

from

.1

to

2.8

seconds. Flash

durat ion: rom

1i3000 o U20,000 of a second.

f

ndoor

f lash

range: rom

2to 15

feet

( .6m

to 4.6m).

Sonar autofocus

system

Com

puterized

a utofocus

sys-

tem uses sound

waves

to

mea-

sure accurate ly

he d is tance

o

your subjectand set the lens.

Sonar ranging

t ime: f rom 10

to

50 thousandths

of a second.

Viewfinder

100%viewing

(no

para l lax)

at 6

fee t

(1 .8m) -

a

popu la r

p i c tu re -

tak ing d is tance.Six lenses, wo

pr isms,

and

four

mir rors

pro-

v i de

sha rp ,c l ea rv i ew ing .

Viewf inder

magni f icat ions:

5x

(subiects

appear

hal f

l i fes ize) .

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