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Polaroid ProCamCamera manual

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    1 ProCam Camera[...]

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    2 This product is listed by Underwriters ’ Laboratories, Inc. As a condition of listing, UL requires that basic safety information be provided. IMPOR T AN T S AFE GUARDS AS WITH ANY BA TTER Y -OPERA TED EQUIPMEN T , OBSERVE THESE BA SIC SAFETY PRECA UTIONS: 1 . FOLL O W ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 2. CL OSEL Y SUPER VISE UNIT WHEN IT IS BEING USED BY OR NE[...]

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    3 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 [...]

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    4 1[...]

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    5 The Polaroid P roCam is a rugged, portable, folding camera designed to meet the needs of business users for documentation, verification and identification. It has a wide angle lens and can focus on subjects as close as 18 inc hes (46cm) to meet a wide range of photographic requirements. With an easy-to-at tac h close-up lens, you can photograph[...]

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    7 The control panel (picture 2) a Release latc h: Slide it up to open the camera. b Exposure control: Set it to normal for most pictures. Slide the but- ton up to lighten or down to darken a picture. c Sonar autofocus o verride: Slide the switc h up to turn off the auto- focus system (i.e., for pictures through glass). Focus range when Autofocus is[...]

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    8 T o open the camera Slide your right hand through the hand strap and hold the camera as you would a pair of binoculars (picture 3). Slide the OPEN switc h up on the bac k of the camera’ s control panel. The camera will open automatically . T o close the camera When you have finished using the camera, close it to protect the lens. Hold the came[...]

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    9 Use Polaroid Spectra/lmage film. The film pac k contains a mercury -free batter y. Other Polaroid films cannot be used with this camera. When the camera is open, push the film door release button in the front of the camera. The film door will open. Hold the film pac k by its edges only (picture 5) and slide it all the way into the camera. C[...]

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    10 Remo ve the empty film pack when loading a new pac k into the camera. When the film pac k is empty , the picture counter on the control panel sets to zero and you will hear three c himes when the camera is open and when the shut- ter button is pressed. Push the film door release but- ton on the front of the camera. Pull the colored tab to rem[...]

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    11 Slide your right hand through the hand strap and hold the camera as you would a pair of binoculars (picture 7). Rest your index finger on the shutter but ton. Look through the viewfinder to frame your subject. Press the shut ter button then release while holding the camera steady until all motor sound stops and the picture has ejected. The fi[...]

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    12 Use the exposure control when you want to retake a picture to make it lighter or dark er . When retaking a picture to make it lighter: Slide the control all the wa y up. When retaking a picture to make it darker: Slide the control all the wa y down. After you have finished taking the picture, do not forget to return the control to the center po[...]

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    13 The ProCam has a computeriz ed sonar autofocus system whic h uses sound waves to measure accurately the distance to your subject and set the lens. Chec k that the AF switc h on the control panel is set on the following: Photographing a distant scene through glass T o avoid focusing on the glass and getting a flash reflection, turn of f the aut[...]

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    14 Every time you take a picture, indoors or outdoor s, your camera blends light from the scene with just enough flash to provide the right lighting for the best possible picture. Wait for the flash c harge/ ready light on the control panel to be READ Y (green) before taking a flash picture. Flash ON position: There may be situations (i.e. highl[...]

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    15 The date display buttons (picture 9) on the control panel allow you the option to imprint a date and/ or time (1 .8mm high) in the upper left-hand corner of your photo- graphs. The date display but tons are used to set the display to Jap- anese, U.S. or European date mode, day-hour mode or of f mode. T o set a date: 1 Press MOD (mode) repeatedly[...]

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    16 Shut ting off the date display option Press the MOD (mode) but ton until a series of dashes appears in the display . When these are visible in the display , a date will not appear on your photograph. Date display bat tery There is a lithium battery in the camera that provides bac k-up power to the camera’ s date display module. It has a life e[...]

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    18 a Lens b Lower tab c Positioning slot d Prong e Loc king tab f Viewfinder window g Lens guard The ProCam Close-up Lens (pic- ture I0) allows you to take photo- graphs 1 0-14 inc hes (25 to 36cm) from your subject and provides a magnification of approximately 0.4X. It can be easily attac hed to your camera and can remain on when the camera is c[...]

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    19 Indoors, place your subject near a bac k ground, allowing the automatic electronic flash to light up the scene. For pictures of highly reflective sur - faces, shoot at an angle to avoid a flash reflection. Or , for best results, turn the flash off . When the flash is off , hold the camera steady or use a tripod. For multiple pictures of th[...]

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    20 Blur ry picture Cause • When subject is not centered in the picture, the sound waves pass by the subject and measure the distance to the bac k ground. This causes the subject to be unsharp because the lens focuses on the bac k ground. Solution • Center subject in the picture. Cause • Object in foreground prevented sound waves from measurin[...]

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    21 Back ground t oo dark Cause • Bac k ground too far from subject or beyond flash range. Solution • Be sure the exposure control is in the center position; place subject near a bac k ground and keep both within the 18 in. to 18 feet (46cm to 5.5m). Repeated spots or bar pat ter n Cause • Rollers inside the film door need to be cleaned. Sol[...]

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    22 Cause • When a bright source of light (suc h as lamplight) is in the central part of the scene and in front of the subject, the camera’ s photocell will measure the bright light, caus- ing the subject to be too dark. Solution • Move the source of light to one side of your subject so it is not in the central part of the scene. Pictur e too [...]

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    23 U.S.A. If this camera proves to be defective, we will, at your option, either replace it or repair it without c harge for as long as you own the camera (original owners only). See Y our war - ranty options. T o obtain warranty service, please call Polaroid at the toll-free number listed or write to the Polaroid R esource Center , 784 Memorial Dr[...]

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    24 Aperture/shutter system Apertures: from f/1 0 to f/45. Shutter speeds: from 1/245 to 2.8 seconds. Camera size/w eight Length: 6.48 in. (16.5cm). Width: 6.36 in. (16.2cm). Height: 2.84 in. (7 .21cm) closed, 4.63 in. (1 1 .8cm) opened. W eight: 2.2 lb. (1 .0kg), without a film pac k. Close-up lens Close-up capability: 1 0-14 in. (25 to 36cm). Dat[...]

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    25 For more inf ormation and help Picture problems are often due to incorrect use of the camera. if you need further help, and before you return the camera for repair , please see your dealer or contact the near - est Polaroid of fice listed in this instruction book. If you write, please explain the nature of the problem and, if possi- ble, enclos[...]

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    26 This device complies with Par t 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub- ject to the following two condi- tions: • This device may not cause harm- ful interference. • This device must accept any inter - ference received, including inter - ference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with [...]