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Polaroid 220 Camera User Guide

The document provides instructions for operating an orphan camera, including how to open and close the camera, use the viewfinder, focus the camera, load film, take pictures, develop prints, and more. It explains the functions of the film speed dial and lighting selector, and encourages practicing a "1, 2, 3" system for focusing, shooting, and winding the film. The document is intended to be kept inside the camera for reference while using it.
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Polaroid 220 Camera User Guide

The document provides instructions for operating an orphan camera, including how to open and close the camera, use the viewfinder, focus the camera, load film, take pictures, develop prints, and more. It explains the functions of the film speed dial and lighting selector, and encourages practicing a "1, 2, 3" system for focusing, shooting, and winding the film. The document is intended to be kept inside the camera for reference while using it.
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CONTENTS
GettingAcquainted
I n t r o du c t i o n
H o wt o o p e n t h e c a m e r a
H o w t o c l o s e a n d c o v e rt h e c a m e r a
H o wt o h o l d t h e c a m e r a
H o wt o u s e t h e v i e w f i n d e r
H o wt o f o c u s t h e c a m e r a
W h a ty o u s h o u l dk n o wa b o u ty o u r f i l m
W h a tt h e F i l m S p e e dD i a l d o e s .
W h a t t h e L i g h t i n gS e l e c t o rd o e s
P r a c t i c et h e 1 , 2 , 3 s y s t e m

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Miscellaneous

Operation
H o wt o l o a d a f i l m p a c k
H o wt o s e t t h e c a m e r af o r 3 0 0 0 s p e e df i l m
T i p s f o r g o o d n a t u r a ll i g h t b l a c k a n d w h i t e p i c t u r e s
H o wt o s e t t h e c a m e r af o r 7 5 s p e e d c o l o rf i l m
T i p s f o r g o o d d a y l i g h tc o l o r p i c t u r e s
H o wt o t a k e a p i c t u r e
H o wt o d e v e l o pt h e p r i n t .

l f n o y e l l o wt a b a p p e a r s
C h e c kt h e t e m p e r a t u r e ! l t ' s i m p o r t a n t
H o w t o m a k e p r i n t s l i g h t e ro r d a r k e r .
C a r eo f t h e p r i n t
H o wt o u s e t h e C o l d - C l i pw i t h c o l o rf i l m .
T r o u b l e s o m el i g h t i n gs i t u a t i o n st o a v o i d
F a s tf o c u s i n gf o r p i c t u r e sm a d e w i t h 3 0 0 0 s p e e d f i l m
H o w t o u s e 3 0 0 0 s p e e df i l m i n d i m l i g h t w i t h o u tf l a s h .
F l a s hp i c t u r e s

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2L
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You must take careof your camera


S o m e h e l p f u la c c e s s o r i e s
C o p i e sa n d e n l a r g e m e n t s
P i c t u r et r o u b l e s ,t h e i r c a u s e a n d c u r e
Protectfilm and camera from heat
W h e r et o w r i t e f o r i n f o r m a t i o n
Warranty
L i s t o f r e p a i rs t a t i o n s

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inder
View/rangef
Battery compartment
(changebattery yearly)
Shutter release

Rangefinder pushbutton

Rangefinder p ushbutton

Small white tab slot

lighting selector
Largeyellow tab slot d?oq

Electriceye
2-elementlens, 114mm,t tf8.8 -

Flashoutlet (flashbulbsonly)

Lighten/darken control
Shuttercocking lever

Filmspeeddial
Lightingselectorknob
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Steel rollers
(lmportant: keep them clean as describedon page 36)
View window

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Back door latch

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HOWTO OPENTHE CAMERA

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press
1. Tounlatch
cover,
oncenter
of top.

2. Youcanletcoverhangdownor

4, Raise
button
Nc.1;thisunlocks
front.
camera

5. Pullcame.a
frontoutasfarasit willgo,

GETTINGACQUAINTED

(A)andlift.
to remove
it, pushspring

PHOTo5' ltlPoRTANTt Be sure to pull the camerafront


into place. tf the front isn't fully out and locked,your prints
o u t u n t i l t h e r e i s a d e f i n i t e c l i c k a n d t h e l o c k i n g b a r ( A ) s n awpi lslc o m e o u t a l lb l a c k o
, r b a d l yb l u r r e d .
T h i s b o o k l e t i s d e s i g n e dt o f i t n e a t l y i n s i d e t h e c o v e r , u n d e r a s p r i n g c l i p ( p h o t o 2 ) .

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HOWTO USETHE VIEWFINDER

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L o o k i n gt h r o u g h t h e v i e w f i n d e r w i n d o w ( A ) y o u ' l l s e e a
b r i g h t ,w h i t e b r o k e n l i n e . F r a m et h e s c e n e w i t h t h i s l i n e .
A l w a y st r y t o l o o k t h r o u g h t h e c e n t e r o f t h e w i n d o w a n d
c o n c e n t r a t eo n y o u r s u b j e c t , n o t o n t h e w h i t e l i n e . l f y o u r

s u b j e c ti s v e r y c l o s e ( 3 y 2 t t . ,f o r e x a m p l e ) ,a l l o w a l i t t l e e x t r a
s p a c e b e t w e e ny o u r s u b j e c ta n d t h e t o p f r a m e l i n e ( a b o v e )
l f n o t , y o u m a y a c c i d e n t a l l yc u t o f f t h e t o p o f s o m e o n e ' s
h e a di n y o u r p i c t u r e .

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HOWTO FOCUSTHE CAMERA

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GETTINGACQUAINTED

Lookthrough
hereat thebrightspot.e

H o l d i n gt h e c a m e r a h o r i z o n t a l ,p l a c ey o u r f o r e f i n g e r so n
b o t h N o . 1 b u t t o n sa s s h o w n a n d p u s h t h e m a l l t h e w a y t o
y o u r l e f t . L o o kt h r o u g ht h e F o c u sw i n d o wa n d a i m t h e b r i g h t
spot in the center at a nearby subject (about 5 ft. away,
f o r e x a m p l e ) . Y o u s h o u l d s e e t w o i m a g e so f y o u r t a r g e t i n

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the bright spot; this meansthat the camera is not focused


for that distance. Push the No. 1 buttons back and forth
u n t i l t h e t w o i m a g e sb e c o m eo n e - s h a r p a n d c l e a r . N o w
t h e c a m e r a i s f o c u s e d . F o r v e r t i c a l p i c t u r e s ,f o c u s w i t h t h e
c a m e r a h o r i z o n t a lt;u r n i t t o a i m a n d s h o o t .

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WHATTHE FILM SPEEDDIAL DOES


LANtf

CAMF1

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GETTINGACQUAINTED
EAi.J^

ffi
FILM

Si"Hf:D

T h e F i l m S p e e d D i a l ( A ) s e t s t h e c a m e r af o r t h e k i n d o f
f i l m y o u a r e u s i n g . F o r 3 0 0 0 s p e e d b l a c ka n d w h i t e f i l m
t u r n t h e d i a lt o 3 0 0 0 : . t o T
r 5 s p e e dc o l o r f i l m t u r nt o 7 5 . l f y o u
d o n ' t d o t h i s , t h e e l e c t r i ce y e ( B ) c a n ' t m a k e a c o r r e c te x p o -

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WALM ffiWffiW,ffi
For3000speed
blackandwhitefilm.r,

',

v For75speedcolorfilm.

W4Ly%fe
ffiWffiffiffi

s u r e . T o p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a lt u r n i n g , t h i s d i a l h a s a s t r o n g
spring. lt must be turned a ratherlongwayto make it snap
t o i t s n e x t p o s i t i o n .T h e o t h e r n u m b e r so n t h e d i a l ( b e s i d e s
75 and 3000) are for films that may be sold in the future.

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WHATTHE LIGHTINGSELECTOR
DOES

You must set the yellow square in the LightingSelector


( s h o w na t r i g h t ) f o r t h e k i n d o f l i g h t w i t h w h i c h t h e p i c t u r e
w i l l b e t a k e n . F o r e x a m p l e , s u n l i g h t o u t d o o r s ,o r f l a s h
i n d o o r s ,o r j u s t r o o m l i g h t .
The yellow squares in the Lighting Selectormove back
a n d f o r t h w h e n y o u p u s h t h e L i g h t i n gS e l e c t o rK n o b ( b e l o w )
from side to side. Try it a few times. The knob is on the
f r o n t o f t h e c a m e r a .b e l o w t h e l e n s .
With 3000 speed film
l f t h e r e ' s3 0 0 0 s p e e d f i l m i n t h e c a m e r a ,l o o k a t t h e 3 0 0 0
s p E E Do t r t l y s i d e o f t h e L i g h t i n g S e l e c t o r a n d m o v e t h e
y e l l o w s q u a r e n e x t t o t h e l a b e l t h a t d e s c r i b e st h e l i g h t i n g
c o n d i t i o n s . H e r e i t ' s s h o w n s e t f o r O U T D o o R So R F L A S H ,
t h e r i g h ts e t t i n gf o r a n y p i c t u r em a d e i n d a y l i g h to r w i t h f l a s h .
F o r p i c t u r e sb y r o o m l i g h t , j u s t p u s h t h e k n o b t o p l a c et h e
y e l l o ws q u a r en e x t t o t N D o o R Sw t r H o u T F L A S H .

t2

film,usethrssi0eof theLighting
With3000speed
Selector.

Pushtheknobto settheyellow
square.

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GETTINGACQUAINTED
With 75 speed color and all other films except 3000 speed
With any film other than 3000 speedfilm, look at the
s i d e o f t h e L i g h t i n g S e l e c t o rm a r k e d 7 5 , r 5 o , 3 o o S e E E D .
T h i s s i d e i s m a i n l y f o r u s e w i t h 7 5 s p e e dc o l o r f i l m . T h e
o t h e r n u m b e r s a r e f o r f i l m s t h a t m a y b e m a n u f a c t u r e di n
the future.
U s e t h e L i g h t i n gS e l e c t o rK n o b t o s e t t h e y e l l o w s q u a r e
n e x tt o t h e l a b e lt h a t d e s c r i b e st h e l i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n s ,
R e m e m b e r : Y o u m u s t s e t t h e L i g h t i n gS e l e c t o rc o r r e c t l y
i n o r d e r t o g e t a w e l l e x p o s e dp i c t u r e .

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';

, ,:,r

With75speed
colorfilm,usethissideof theLighting
Selector.

Pushtheknobto settheyellowsquare.

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THE 1, 2, 3 SYSTEM
PRACTICE

O N Ei s f o r f o c u s i n g .L o o kt h r o u g ht h e
Focus window and aim the bright
s p o ta t v a r i o u ss u b j e c t s .P u s ht h e N o . 1
buttonsand practice bringing together
t h e t w o i m a g e so f y o u r s u b j e c t i n t h e
bright spot to make one clear image.

r4

TWO is for shooting. Practice pressing the No. 2 button slowly until the
s h u t t e rc l i c k s . I n d i m l i g h t h o l d N o . 2
down and stayvery still until you hear
t h e s e c o n dc l i c k a s t h e s h u t t e r c l o s e s .
Then you can move and let No. 2 up.

T H R E Ei s f o r r e s e t t i n g . R i g h t a f t e r
s n a p p i n ga p i c t u r e ,a l w a y sp u s h d o w n
N o . 3 b u t t o nf i r m l y u n t i l i t l o c k s a n d
s t a y sd o w n . T h i s r e s e t st h e s h u t t e rf o r
the nextpicture. lf you don't resetNo.
3 b u t t o n ,y o u w o n ' t b e a b l e t o s h o o t .

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HOWTO LOADA FILM PACK(Cont.)

3. Holdthe film packby the edgesas shown


andpushtheclosed
endof the packunderthe
against
doorhinge
springtension.

r i l lp o pu p .
1. Push
t h eb a c kd o olra t c ht;h ed o ow

(A) clean?
2. Openit [Link]
in thesection
on
lf not,cleanthemasdescribed
careof yourcamera.

4. Pushthe packdowni n t ot h ec a m e r aY. o u ' 1 ,


feelit snapintoplace.

packandthecamera
body.
firmlyto besurethatbothsides
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bothsides
Close
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theback,
leadthe tab out.
covermuststickoutof thesmallslot. lf not,reopen

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OPERATIO

7. & 8. Pullthesafety
coverall thewayoutof thecamera
without
[Link]'trip it.

IF NO WHITETAB APPEARS

9. Withthe safetycoverout,the whiie


tab(A) should
stickoutof thesmallslot
( N 0 . 4 ) . D o n 'pt u l l t h e
w h i t et a b .y o u ' r e
nowreadyfor thefirstpicture.

7i541|1):.;:|1i;//[Link].!V/W-tW

slot,do the following


in the shade
or indoors,
notin brightsun.

disturbing
or movingthe film pack,pushthe white
taboutintotheopen.

3. Close
thebackof thecamera,
makingsutelh;ftoth
sidesarelocked
securely
andthewhitetab is outside
in theNo.4 slot.

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HOWTO SETTHE CAMERAFOR3OOOSPEEDFILM

forthelighting
conditions.
square
Movetheknobto settheyellow

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Ftrtg;t# ,f1E*HHffi

O U T D O O RO
S R F L A S HS E T T I N G : U s e t h i s f o r a l l s u b j e c t s
i n d a y l i g h to u t d o o r s ,i n b r i g h t s u n , i n t h e s h a d e ,o r o n c l o u d y
d a y s . l t ' s a l s of o r a l l f l a s h p i c t u r e s .
Turn the Film Speed Dial to 3000. Set the dot on the
L i g h t e n / D a r k e nc o n t r o l ( A ) a s s h o w n . T h i s i s t h e N o r m a l
p o s i t i o nf o r t h e L / D c o n t r o l .

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D I M L I G H TS E T T I N G : U s e t h i s f o r p i c t u r e s w i t h o u t f l a s h
i n d o o r s ,i n d i m d a y l i g h t ,a n d o u t d o o r sa t n i g h t .
T u r n t h e F i l m S p e e dD i a lt o 3 0 0 0 . W i t h l i g h t f r o m w i n d o w s
o r f l u o r e s c e n t s ,s e t t h e d o t o n t h e L i g h t e n / D a r k e nc o n t r o l
( A ) a t N o r m a l p o s i t i o n ,a s s h o w n . W i t h o r d i n a r y t u n g s t e n
b u l b s , s e t i t t w o m a r k s t o w a r dL i g h t e n .

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HOWTO SETTHE CAMERAFOR75 SPEEDCOLORFILM

for mostcolorpictures.
asshown
square
Settheyellow

is usedonlyforspecial
situations.
Thissetting

F r i*ru*

: s e i t f o r p r a c t i c a l l ya l l y o u r c o l o r
A L L - P U R P O SSEE T T I N G U
p i c t u r e s- i n b r i g h ts u n , i n t h e s h a d e ,o r o n a d u l l d a y . A l s o
f o r f l a s h p i c t u r e si n d o o r so r f o r l o n g e x p o s u r e si n d i m l i g h t .
A t t h i s s e t t i n gt h e l e n s i s a t i t s w i d e s t o p e n i n ga n d y o u m u s t
f o c u sc a r e f u l l y . C h e c kt h a t t h e F i l m S p e e d D i a l i s s e t t o 7 5 .

EXTRA DEPTH SETTING: Use it only for subjects in


brightestsun, or when you want to add "depth" to your
picture by getting more near and far objects into focus at
t h e s a m e t i m e . T h e l e n s o p e n i n gi s s m a l l e ra n d t h e s h u t t e r
s p e e d s l o w e rt h a n a t t h e A l l - P u r p o s es e t t i n g .C h e c kt h a t t h e
F i l m S p e e dD i a l i s s e t t o 7 5 .

Set the L/D control as shown, unless instructions printed on the film pack show a different setting.

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HOWTO TAKEA PICTURE!

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AIM
FOCUS
FRAME
u n t i l t h e - b r i g h ts p o t s h o w s a s i n g l e c l e a r i m a g e o f t h e m o s t
F O C U S :L o o k a t y o u r s u b j e c t t h r o u g h t h e V i e w w i n 1
important part of your subject. Shift your eye back to the
I
d o w . C o m e c l o s e e n o u g ht o f i l l m o s t o f t h e f r a m e .
V i e w w i n c i o w c, e n t e r y o u r s u b j e c t i n t h e w h i t e f r a m e .
S h i f t y o u r e y e t o t h e F o c u sw i n d o w . P u s h t h e N o . 1 b u t t o n s

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OPERATION

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S H O O T :F i r m l y b u t s m o o t h l y p r e s sb u t t o n N o . 2 , t h e
t
s h u t t e r r e l e a s e ,u n t i l y o u h e a r a l o u d c l i c k . D o n , t
jab at No. 2 - you may shake the camera. When shooting
c o l o ri n t h e s h a d eo r b l a c ka n d w h i t e i n d i m l i g h t ,h o l d N o . 2
d o w n a n d d o n ' t m o v e u n t i l y o u h e a r a s e c o n dc l i c k a s t h e
s h u t t e rc l o s e s . T h e n l e t N o . 2 b u t t o n c o m e u p .
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R E S E T :l r n m e d i a t e l ya f t e r s n a p p i n ga p i c t u r e , p r e s s
?
a,
N o . 3 b u t t o nd o w nf i r m l y u n t i l i t l o c k sa n d s t a y sd o w n .
T h i s r e s e t st h e s h u t t e rs o y o u ' l l b e r e a d yf o r t h e n e x t p i c t u r e .
Always reset No. 3 right away.

THE PRINT
HOWTO DEVELOP

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First,thesmallwhitetab. Pullit allthewayoutof [Link]'tblockthedoor(A).


P U L LT H E T A B S : H o l d t h e c a m e r a i n y o u r l e f t h a n d ,
A
T
a s s h o w n . ( D o n ' t h o l d i t a n y o t h e r w a y ! ) G r a s pt h e
s m a l l w h i t et a b b e t w e e nt h e t h u m b a n d f o r e f i n g e ra n d p u l l
i t s t r a i g h to u t o f t h e c a m e r a , a l l t h e w a y , w i t h o u t s t o p p i n g .
When you pull the white tab out, a concealeddoor (A)
o p e n sa n d a y e l l o wt a b p o p so u t . D o n ' tb l o c kt h i s d o o r i n a n y
w a yw h i l e p u l l i n gt h e t a b s .
P u l l i n gt h e s m a l l w h i t e t a b d o e s n o t s t a r t d e v e l o p m e n t .
I t o n l y p r e p a r e st h e f i l m f o r t h e n e x t s t e p , w h i c h i s p u l l i n g
t h e y e l l o wt a b . G r i p t h e y e l l o w t a b i n t h e c e n t e r s o i t w i l l
c o m e o u t s t r a i g h tw h e n y o u p u l l i t o u t o f t h e c a m e r a . l f y o u
p u l l t h e y e l l o wt a b o u t a t a n a n g l e ,o n e e d g e o f y o u r p i c t u r e
m a y n o t d e v e l o pp r o p e r l y .
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Next,thelargeyellowtab.

W h e n 5 1 o up u l l t h e y e l l o w t a b , h o l d t h e c a m e r a s o t h e l e n s
faces straightahead of you, not pointing down. This, plus
g r i p p i n gt h e c e n t e ro f t h e t a b , h e l p sy o u t o p u l l i t o u t s t r a i g h t .
P u l l t h e y e l l o w t a b s t r a i g h to u t o f t h e c a m e r a a l l t h e w a y ,
s w i f t l y ,w i t h o u t h e s i t a t i n g . T h i s s t a r t s d e v e l o p m e n to f y o u r
p i c t u r e ,s o b e g i n t i m i n g a s s o o n a s y o u g e t t h e t a b o u t . H o w
f a s t i s a s w i f t p u l l ? l t s h o u l dt a k e a b o u t a s l o n g a s i t t a k e s
y o u t o s a y " P U L L l T " b r i s k l y ,e a c ht i m e y o u p u l l t h e t a b . l f
y o u r p i c t u r e i s f u l l o f w h i t e s p e c k s ,p u l l a b i t s l o w e r .
T h e p i c t u r e d e v e l o p so u t s i d e t h e c a m e r a . W h i l e i t ' s d e v e l o p i n g ,h o l d t h e t a b b y t h e y e l l o w t i p , o r l a y t h e p i c t u r e
a s s e m b l yd o w n f l a t . D o n ' t t o u c h o r b e n d t h e w h i t e p a p e r o r

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WHENYOU PULLTHE WHITETAB, STOP!


IF NO YELLOWTAB APPEARS

D o n ' t p u l l a n o t h e r w h i t e t a b . I n s t e a d ,g e n t l y o p e n t h e
c a m e r a b a c k j u s t e n o u g ht o g e t o n e f i n g e r u n d e r i t t o h o l d
d o w nt h e f i l m p a c k a n d k e e p i t i n p l a c e . D o t h i s i n d o o r so r

i n t h e s h a d e . W h i l e h o l d i n gt h e p a c k d o w n l i g h t l y ( p i c t u r e
a t l e f t ) s l o w t yo p e n t h e b a c k a l l t h e w a y a n d t a k e h o l d o f t h e
t o p m o s ty e l l o w P UL L t a b , a s s h o w n .

G e n t l yp u l l t h e e n t i r e p i c t u r e a s s e m b l ya l l t h e w a y o u t o f
t h e p a c k a n d d i s c a r di t . D o n ' t t r y t o s a v e i t . W h i l e t h e b a c k
d o o r i s o p e n c h e c kt h a t t h e r o l l e r sa r e c l e a n ( p a g e3 6 ) .

C l o s et h e b a c k o f t h e c a m e r a ,f f i ? k i n gs u r e t h a t t h e n e x t
w h i t e t a b s t i c k so u t o f t h e s m a l l s l o t n e x t t o N o . 4 . C h e c k
that both sidesof the back latchsecurely.

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CHECKTHE TEMPERATURE!IT'S IMPORTANT


Cold and heat have a great effect on the way your picture
d e v e l o p sa n d o n t h e p r i n t q u a l i t y . E v e n m o d e r a t ec o l d c a n
r u i n y o u r p i c t u r e su n l e s sy o u t a k e p r e c a u t i o n s .
The important factor is the temperature of the camera
a n d f i l m a t t h e t i m e y o u ' r e d e v e l o p i n gt h e p i c t u r e .
A foaded camera carried outdoors in cold weather for half
a n h o u r g e t s t h o r o u g h l yc h i l l e d . l f y o u t h e n e n t e r a w a r m
h o u s ea n d a f e w m i n u t e s l a t e r s h o o t a f l a s h c o l o r p i c t u r e
t h e r e s u l t sa r e l i k e l yt o b e b a d . l t t a k e sa l o n gt i m e f o r a c o l d
c a m e r aa n d f i l m t o w a r m u p .
H o w e v e r ,i f c a m e r a a n d f i l m a r e i n d o o r sa n d w a r m , y o u
c a n s t e p o u t s i d et o s n a p t h e c h i l d r e n i n t h e s n o w , p o p b a c k
i n a g a i ni n a m i n u t ea n d d e v e l o pt h e p i c t u r en o r m a l l y .
I n c o o lw e a t h e rd e v e l o p m e n t i m e s m a y h a v et o b e a dj u s t e d
a c c o r d i n gt o t h e t e m p e r a t u r e . T h e i n s t r u c t i o ns h e e t w i t h
e a c h f i l m p a c kc o n t a i n sd e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o na b o u t d e v e l o p m e n t t i m e s a n d t e m p e r a t u r e s . B e s u r e t o r e a dt h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ; t h e ym a y c h a n g ef r o m t i m e t o t i m e .
I n v e r y h o t w e a t h e rt h e r e i s a g r e a t e rt e n d e n c yf o r c h e m i c a l s t o b e s q u e e z e do u t o f t h e e d g e s o f t h e p i c t u r e a s s e m b l y
a s y o u p u l l t h e y e l l o wt a b t o b e g i n d e v e l o p m e n t . l f t h e s e
c h e m i c a l sc o l l e c t o n t h e s t e e l r o l l e r s t h e y c a n c a u s e d e f e c t s
i n y o u r p r i n t s . S o , w h e n i t ' s h o t , b e e x t r a c a r e f u lt o k e e p t h e
r o l l e r sc l e a n ( p a g e 3 6 ) .
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HOW TEMPERATUREAFFECTSCOLORFILM
T h e n o r m a l d e v e l o p m e n tt i m e s f o r c o l o r f i l m a r e s e t f o r
t e m p e r a t u r e s o' f 7 O " F ( 2 L ' C ) a n d w a r m e r . W h e n i t ' s a b i t
c o o l e rt h e a c t i o no f t h e d e v e l o p e rc h e m i c a l ss l o w sd o w n a n d
y o u m u s t d e v e l o pf o r a l o n g e rt i m e . S e et h e f i l m i n s t r u c t i o n
s h e e tf o r m o r e d e t a i l s .
W h e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r eg e t s t o 6 5 ' F ( 1 8 " C )a n d b e l o w ,t h e
c h e m i c a la c t i o ni s s o s l u g g i s ht h a t t h e p i c t u r ew o n ' t d e v e l o p
w e l l w i t h o u t h e l p . T h a t h e l p i s t h e C o l d - C l i p( p a g e 3 0 ) .
P r i n t sd e v e l o p e di n c o l d w e a t h e rw i t h o u t u s i n gt h e C o l d - C l i p
will be dark,with muddycolors.
Whenever it's cool enough so that you must wear warm
clothes, use the Cold-Clipfor all color pictures.
Y o u ' l l g e t y o u r b e s t c o l o r s i n p i c t u r e sm a d e i n p l e a s a n t l y
warm wehther.
B u t w h e n y o u ' r e s w e l t e r i n ga n d c a n t h i n k o n l y o f a c o o l
d r i n k a n d a s w i m , i t m a y b e t o o h o t f o r b e s t r e s u l t sw i t h c o l o r
f i l m ; y o u r p r i n t sm a y s h o ww e a kc o l o r s .F o r m o r e d e t a i l s ,s e e
t h e f i l m i n s t r u c t i o ns h e e t .
HOW TEMPERATURE
A F F E C T SB L A C K A N D W H I T E F I L M
T h e f i l m ' s n o r m a l r a n g eo f d e v e l o p m e n t i m e s g i v e sg o o d
r e s u l t s i n t e m p e r a t u r e so f 6 0 ' F ( 1 5 " C )a n d a b o v e .
When the temperature of film and camera is below 60"F
(15'C), develop tor a longer-than-normaltime. For details
s e e t h e f i l m i n s t r u c t i o ns h e e t .
Never use the Gold-Clipwith black and white film.
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MAKE PRINTSLIGHTEROR DARKER

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here.
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theL/Dcontrol

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M o s t p i c t u r e sm a d e w i t h t h e l i g h t c o m i n g f r o m b e h i n d y o u
o r f r o m t h e s i d e w i l l b e w e l l e x p o s e dw i t h t h e L / D c o n t r o l a t
N o r m a l p o s i t i o n( l e f t , a b o v e ) ,b u t s o m e t i m e sy o u m a y p r e f e r
a l i g h t e r o r d a r k e r p r i n t . T o l i g h t e n o r d a r k e nt h e n e x t p r i n t
o f t h e s a m e s u b j e c t ,i n t h e s a m e l i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n s ,a d j u s t
t h e L / D c o n t r o la s s h o w n . T o m a k ea s m a fl c h a n g ,t u r n o n l y
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t o t h e f i r s t s m a l l m a r k . U s e t h e L / D c o n t r o li n t h e s a m ew a y
t o l i g h t e no r d a r k e n f l a s h p i c t u r e s ,t o o . o n s o m e c o l o r f i l m
p a c k sy o u m a y f i n d a p r i n t e d i n s t r u c t i o na d v i s i n gy o u t o s e t
t h e L / D c o n t r o lo n e m a r k t o w a r dL i g h t e nf o r a l l p i c t u r e sm a d e
w i t h t h a t f i l m p a c k . P l e a s ef o l l o w t h o s e s u g g e s t i o n s t; h e y
are important.

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CAREOF THE PRINT

C O A TB L A C K A N D W H I T E P R I N T S
Black and white prints should be
coated within two hours, if possible,
to protect them f rom scratches,f inger'

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prints and fading. Each black and
white film box contains a coater. To
c o a tt h e p r i n t , l a y i t f a c e u p o n a c l e a n
smooth surface and hold it down by
o n e e d g e . A n e m p t y f l a t t e n e df i l m b o x
is a good coatingsurface.
Remove the coater from the tube.
H o l d i t b y t h e p l a s t i ch a n d l e a n d r u n
the liquid-soaked
s i d e d o w nt h e l e n g t h
o f t h e p i c t u r e ,a w a yf r o m y o u . U s e 6 t o
8 overlappingstrokes and moderate
pressure. Cover the ENTIRE print,
includingthe borders. Don't scratch
the print with the edge of the coater.
To get more liquid from a partly used
coater, press it down on the near
end of the print, then spread the
s q u e e z e d - o ul ti q u i d a c r o s st h e p i c t u r e .
T h e c o a t i n gd r i e s q u i c k l y a n d f o r m s
a tough protectivelayerover the image.
D o n ' t b e n d o r c r e a s ec o a t e d p i c t u r e s ,
a n d d o n ' t w r i t e o n t h e b a c kw i t h a b a l l p o i n tp e n o r a s h a r pp e n c i l ; t h ec o a t i n g
m a y c r a c k a n d c a u s e d i s c o l o r a t i o ni n
t h e p r i n t . W h e ny o u w r i t e o n t h e b a c k s

OPERATION
of prints, use a soft pencil and write
l i g h t l y , a n d o nl y i n t h e a r e a s a r o u n d
the edges. Keep freshlycoated prints
away f rom each other, or they will
stick together.
D o n ' tu s ec o r n e rm o u n t s ,p a s t e ,g l u e ,
or rubber cement to mount pictures.
M a n y a dh e s i v e s c o n t a i n i m p u r i t i e s
t h a t d i s c o l o rp i c t u r e s . N e v e r p u t y o u r
pictures in albums with black paper
l e a v e s ; u s e P o l a r o i dP i c t u r eA l b u m s .
M O U N T C O L O RP R I N T S
Color prints should be mounted to
p r o t e c t h e m f r o m c u r l i n go r f r o m b e i n g
bent and cracked due to rough hand l i n g . U s e t h e P o l a c o l o rP r i n t M o u n t s
supplied with each color film pack.
DO NOT COAT COLORPICTURES.
The dyes used to form colors in the
p r i n t s a r e l o n g l a s t i n g . H o w e v e r ,l i k e
a l l d y e s , t h e y w i l l f a d e i f e x p o s e dt o
bright light for long periodsof time.
For maximum protection and easy
access,store prints in Polaroid PictureAlbums.

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HOWTO USETHE [Link]

T h e C o l d - C l i pw, h i c hs h o u l db e s t o r e d
i n y o u r c a m e r ac o v e r w h e n n o t i n u s e ,
m a k e s i t p o s s i b l et o g e t g o o d c o l o r
p i c t u r e sw h e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r ei s 6 5 " F
(18'C) or below. lf you are unsureof
t h e t e m p e r a t u r eu, s et h e C o l d - C l i a
pnyw a y . l t m a y m a k e a n o t i c e a b l ei m p r o v e m e n ti n t h e c o l o r o f y o u r p i c t u r e s
and it can do no harm even if the
t e m p e r a t u r ei s w a r m .

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T o u s e t h e C o l d - C l i p t, a k e i t o u t o f
t h e c a m e r a c o v e r a n d p r e h e a ti t i n a
w a r m i n s i d e p o c k e t , o r b e t w e e ny o u r
body and arm, for about five minutes
b e f o r e s t a r t i n gt o t a k e p i c t u r e s .

l f t h e t e m p e r a t u r eo f t h e c a m e r aa n d
f i l m i s 6 5 ' F ( 1 8 ' C ) o r b e l o ww h e n y o u
developthe picture, using the ColdC l i p ,y o u s h o u l de x p o s ey o u r c o l o r p i c t u r e sw i t h t h e L / D c o n t r o ls e t t w o m a r k s
t o w a r d L i g h t e n ,? s s h o w n h e r e . l f t h e
N o r m aI p o s i t i o no f t h e L / D c o n t r o lf o r
that film pack already is one mark
t o w a r d L i g h t e n ,s e t t h e L / D c o n t r o lt w o
a d d i t i o n am
l a r k st o w a r dL i g h t e nf o r t h e
i ed above.
c o n d i t i o n sd e s c r b

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t#
A s s o o na s y o u h a v ep u l l e dt h e y e l l o w
t a b t o r e m o v et h e p i c t u r e p a c k e t f r o m
the camera and start develoPment,
p l a c et h e p a c k e t i n s i d e t h e C o l d - C l i p
w i t h t h e t a b h a n g i n go u t . T h i s m u s t b e
d o ne w i t hi n 1 Os e c o nd s .

P u t t h e C o l d - C l i pw
, ith the picture
a s s e m b l y i n s i d e , b e t w e e ny o u r b o d y
a n d a r m w h i l et h e p i c t u r ed e v e l o p s .

D e v e l o pt h e p i c t ur e t o r 6 0 s e c o nd t
i n s i d e t h e C o l d - C l i pt,h e n r e m o v et h t
p a c k e ta n d s e p a r a t et h e p i c t u r e .
O c c a s i o n a l l y ,d e v e l o p e r m a y l e a
f r o m t h e p i c t u r ea s s e m b l ya n d s t i c k t <
t h e C o l d - C l i p . A v o i d c o n t a c tw i t h t h i t
material. (Pleaseread the cAUTto
p a r a g r a p hi n y o u r f i l m i n s t r u c t i o n s
B e f o r e u s i n g t h e C o l d - C l i p ,w i p e i
c l e a nw i t h a d a m p c l o t h .

Never use the Cold'Glip tor black and white pictures. Instead, follow the
cold weather directions on the instruction sheet packed with each box of film.

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LIGHTINGSITUATIONS
TROUBLESOME
TO AVOID

Face
in shade,
brightsunbehind.

Brightwindow
or nearsubject.
behind

W h e n y o u a i m y o u r c a m e r a a t a s u b j e c t ,t h e e l e c t r i c e y e
m e a s u r e st h e b r i g h t n e s so f t h e e n t i r e s c e n e a n d s e t s t h e
e x p o s u r ef o r w h a t i t " s e e s " t h e r e . A s l o n g a s t h e l i g h t o n t h e
m a i n s u b j e c ti s j u s t a b o u t a s b r i g h t a s t h e l i g h t o n t h e r e s t
o f t h e s c e n e ,t h e p i c t u r ew i l l b e w e l l e x p o s e d .
H o w e v e r ,i f m o s t o f t h e l i g h t c o m e s f r o m b e h i n d y o u r
s u b j e c t ,o r i f t h e l i g h t i s b r i g h t e r b e h i n d y o u r s u b j e c t t h a n
i n f r o n t , o r i f t h e r e ' s a s t r o n g l i g h t i n t h e s c e n e ,t h e e l e c t r i c
e y e w i l l b e " f o o l e d " a n d y o u r p i c t u r ew i l l c o m e o u t t o o d a r k .

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Brightlampbehind
0r nearsubject.

T h a t ' s w h a t h a p p e n e di n t h e t h r e e p i c t u r e s i t u a t i o n ss h o w n
a b o v e . T h e s u b j e c t ' sf a c e i s i n t h e s h a d e o r i n a f a i r l y d i m
l i g h t , b u t e i t h e rt h e b a c k g r o u n di s b r i g h t o r t h e r e ' s a s t r o n g
l i g h ti n t h e s c e n e .
T r y t o a v o i d t h e s e t r o u b l e s o m el i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n s .l f y o u
h a v e t o s h o o t a s h a d e d s u b j e c t a g a i n s ta b r i g h t b a c k g r o u n d
o r a s t r o n g l i g h t ,t u r n t h e L / D c o n t r o la l l t h e w a y t o L i g h t e n .
T o b e a t t h i s p r o b l e m , a r r a n g ey o u r s u b j e c t s s o t h e l i g h t
o n t h e m c o m e sf r o m b e h i n dy o u o r f r o m t h e s i d e .

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FORPICTURES
FASTFOCUSING
I

OPERATIO

Portraits,
up close,3Yzto 5 tt.
setthescaleherev

Groups,
othersubjects
5 to l0 ft. away. .
usethissetting
v

l f t h e r e ' s 3 0 0 0 s p e e d b l a c k a n d w h i t ef i l m i n t h e c a m e r a
a n d y o u ' r e s h o o t i n g o u t d o o r s i n d a y l i g h to r i n d o o r s w i t h
f l a s h , i t ' s n o t a l w a y s n e c e s s a r yt o u s e t h e r a n g e f i n d e ri n
o r d e r t o g e t s h a r p p i c t u r e s . J u s t p u s h t h e N o . 1 b u t t o n st o
p r e s e tt h e F a s t F o c u sS c a l e ( b o t t o m ) f o r t h e k i n d o f s u b j e c t
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everything
Scenics,
beyond
10ft.
setthescalelikethis v

f i n de r a n d s h o o t . T h e F a s tF o c u sS c a l ei s h a n d yf o r s n a p p i n g
c h i l d r e n ,p e t s , e t c . i n a c t i o n n e a r b y ,o r f o r g e t t i n g b o t h n e a r
a n d d i s t a n t s u b j e c t ss h a r p i n t h e s a m e p i c t u r e ( t o p , r i g h t )
U s e t h e F a s t F o c u sS c a l eo n l y w i t h 3 0 0 0 s p e e d b l a c k a n d
w h i t e f i l m i n b r i g h t s u n s h i n eo r w i t h d i r e c tf l a s h . D o n ' t u s e i t
i n d i m l i g h t ,w i t h b o u n c ef l a s h ,o r w i t h c o l o rf i f m a t a n yt i m e .
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HOWTO USE3OOOSPEEDFILM IN DIM LIGHTWITHOUTFLASH

press
theback
ona solidsurface,
Setthecamera
movement.
ofit downfirmlyto prevent

Brace
it against
a wallor door.

yourelbows
onsomething.
Rest
l f t h e r e ' s e n o u g h l i g h t t o r e a d c o m f o r t a b l y ,y o u c a n u s e
3000 speed film to make good black and white pictures
i n d o o r s( o r o u t d o o r s )w i t h o u tf l a s h . S e t t h e y e l l o ws q u a r ei n
andthe L/D
t h e L i g h t i n gS e l e c t o tro t n D o o R Sw t r H o u r F L A S H
c o n t r o la s s h o w n a b o v e . T h e s h u t t e r w i l l m o v e s l o w l y , s o
the camera must be rock steady or your pictures will be
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For subjects
lit by ordinaryhousehold
lamps
(tungsten
bulbs)setthe L/D controlhere.

lightorfluorescents,
Forwindow
setit here.
b l u r r e d . T r y t o p l a c e y o u r s u b j e c t ss o t h e l i g h t o n t h e m i s
e v e n . D o n ' t i n c l u d eb r i g h t l a m p so r w i n d o w si n y o u r p i c t u r e
o r i t w i l l c o m e o u t t o o d a r k . I n v e r y d i m l i g h t t h e e l e c t r i ce y e
w i l l m a k e a t i m e e x p o s u r ew
, h i c h m a y b e a s l o n ga s s e v e r a l
seconds. Hold No. 2 button down and don't move until you
h e a r t h e s e c o n dc l i c k a s t h e s h u t t e r c l o s e s .
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FLASHPICTURES

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OPERATIO

t
Many of your most interestingand appealingpictures
w i l l b e m a d e i n d o o r sw i t h f l a s h . F l a s h p i c t u r e sa r e e a s y t o
m a k e w i t h y o u r c a m e r aa n d w i t h a l i t t l e p r a c t i c e y o uw i l l b e
a b l e t o s n a p t h e m a s s i m p l y a s y o u s n a p p i c t u r e si n t h e
sunshine.
T h e P o l a r o i df l a s h g u nc l i p s t o t h e c a m e r aa n d f i r e s w h e n
y o u p r e s st h e N o . 2 b u t t o n . Y o u j u s t f o c u s t h e c a m e r a o n
your subject; the camera then sets the exposurefor you
a u t o m a t i c a l l y .W h e t h e r y o u s t a n d 6 f t . f r o m y o u r s u b j e c t ,
o r m o v ei n t o 4 t t . , o r b a c k u p t o 8 f t . , t h e p i c t u r e w i l l b e w e l l
exposed.
C o m p l e t ei n s t r u c t i o n sf o r m a k i n g f l a s h p i c t u r e s ' a r ep a c k e d
w i t h e a c h f l a s h g u n . Y o ur c a m e r a d e a l e r w i l l b e g l a d t o
d e m o n s t r a t et h e f l a s h g u nf o r y o u .

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K E E P T H E R O L L E R SC L E A N : D i r t o n r o l l e r s c a n c a u s e
r e p e a t e ds p o t s o n t h e p r i n t a n d p o o r c o l o r s . l t c a n e v e n
p r e v e n tt h e y e l l o w t a b f r o m p o p p i n g o u t . B i t s o f d e v e l o p e r
c a n c o l l e c to n t h e r o l l e r s ,p a r t i c u l a r l ya t t h e e n d s ,a n d i n t h e
b a c ko f t h e c a m e r a .l n s p e c tt h e r o l l e r sb e f o r el o a d i n g .L i f t u p
t h e r e d l a t c h( A , l e f t ) . S w i n go u t t h e r o l l e r s ; t u r n a n d i n s p e c t
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t h e m , e s p e c i a l l ya t t h e e n d s . W i p e t h e r o l l e r sc l e a n w i t h a
damp cloth, dry them. Never scrape them with anything
m e t a l l i c ,n o r w i t h y o u r f i n g e r n a i l . O p e n t h e t a b s l o t d o o r ;
clean out any dirt around the tab slot (A, right). Blow
o u t l i n t o r d u s t i n t h e b a c k o f t h e c a m e r a . P u s ht h e r o l l e r
a s s e m b l yb a c k i r r t o p l a c e .

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C L E A NT H E L E N SG E N T L Y :N e v e r u s e s i l i c o n ec o a t e d e y e g l a s st i s s u e o n i t . B l o wd u s t o f f o r b r u s h i t o f f l i g h t l y . B r e a t h e
g e n t l y o n t h e l e n st o m o i s t e ni t , w i p e l i g h t l yw i t h c l e a n ,d r y ,
a b s o r b e n tc o t t o n . A l s o c l e a n t h e l e n s o v e r t h e e l e c t r i c e y e .
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t h e e l e c t r i ce y e a n d s h u t t e r c o n t r o l s . l f i t ' s w e a k y o u ' i l g e t
a l l - b l a c kp r i n t s . U s e a f i n g e r n a i lt o o p e n t h e c o m p a r t m e n t
d o o r ( A ) i n t h e b a c k o f t h e c a m e r a . I n s t a l la n e w b a t t e r yo f t h e
s a m e o r e q u i v a l e n t y p e , i n t h e s a m e p o s i t i o na s t h e o l d o n e .
S e e y o u r P o l a r o i dL a n d c a m e r a d e a l e r f o r r e p l a c e m e n t s .

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fitsover
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release
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Cases#324,#322,#326and#325holdcamera, Development
of yourpictures.
timesdevelopment
bulbs,
otheraccessories.
filmpacks,flashgun,
spare

Self-timerrt192fits overNo.2 button,letsyou


getintoyourownPictures.

PictureAlbum#519holds72 blackandwhite
colorprintsin jackets.
or mounted

T h e s e s i m p l e a c c e s s o r i e sc a n a d d m u c h t o y o u r p i c t u r e - t a k i n gp l e a s u r e . S e e
y o u r P o l a r o i dc a m e r ad e a l e r .
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I t ' s e a s yt o g e t c o p i e sa n d e n l a r g e m e n t s ,b o t h i n c o l o r a n d
b l a c ka n d w h i t e . J u s t u s e t h e f o r m p a c k e dw i t h y o u r f i l m o r
c a m e r at o o r d e r t h e m f r o m P o l a r o i dC o p y S e r v i c e .
T h e r e p r o du c t i o n sa r e s h a r p , c l e a r , a n d r e m a r k a b l yf a i t h f u l t o y o u r o r i g i n a l P o l a r o i dp i c t u r e . C o p i e sa r e a v a i l a b l e
i n e i t h e rt h e p o p u l a r3 V + x 4 1 / +i n . s i z e o r t h e z y z x 3 y 4 i n .
w a l l e ts i z e . B e a u t i f u lm o u n t e d e n l a r g e m e n t sc a n b e m a d e
i n 5 x 7 i n . o r 8 x 1 0 i n . s i z e s . T h e y m a k e h a n d s o m eg i f t s
. oucan also order holiday
f o r b i r t h d a y so r a n n i v e r s a r i e s Y
g r e e t i n gc a r d sf e a t u r i n gy o u r f a v o r i t eP o l a r o i dL a n d p i c t u r e .
S e r v i c ei s p r o m p t a n d a s c o n v e n i e n ta s y o u r m a i l b o x .

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THEIRCAUSEAND CURE
TROUBLES,
PIGTURE

WHITE, FAINT IMAGE OR NONE

BLACK, FAINT IMAGEOR NONE

MANY WHITESPECKS

F i l m w a s g r e a t l yo v e r e x p o s e do r l i g h t s t r u c k . l f i t h a p p e n sw i t h 3 0 0 0 s p e e d
b l a c ka n d w h i t e f i l m , y o u p r o b a b l yh a d
t h e F i l m S p e e d D i a l s e t t o 7 5 . R e s e ti t
t o 3 0 0 0 . B o t hc o l o ra n d b l a c ka n d w h i t e
f i l m s w i l l b e l i g h t - s t r u c ikf y o u p u l l o u t
t h e s a f e t yc o v e r b e f o r ep u t t i n g t h e f i l m
p a c k i n t h e c a m e r ao r i f y o u r e m o v ea
f i l m p a c kf r o m t h e c a m e r aa f t e r p u l l i n g
the safety cover.

l f n o d e t a i l s a t a l l a r e v i s i b l e ,t h e
s h u t t e rd i d n ' t o p e n . P e r h a p sy o u d i d n ' t
reset No. 3 button. Or, the front of
the camerawasn't pulled out all the
way and locked. Or, the camera battery is dead. Or,the shutterhas been
damaged.
l f a c o l o r p r i n t s h o w sa f e w f a i n t d e t a i l s ,t h e F i l m S p e e dD i a l p r o b a b l yw a s
s e t t o 3 0 0 0 . R e s e ti t t o 7 5 .

They are a sign that you pulledthe


y e l l o wt a b t o o s w i f t l y ; s f o w d o w n a b i t .

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TOO DARK: ALL PICTURES

TOO LIGHT: ALL PICTURES

U . S H A P E DW H I T E A R E A

P r o b a b l yt h e L I D c o n t r o l w a s s e t i n c o r r e c t l y . F o r p i c t u r e so u t d o o r s o r b y
d i r e c t f l a s h ,s e t i t t o N o r m al . l f t h a t ' s
where it was to begin with, turn it
toward Lighten. For pictures in dim
l i g h t , s e t i t a s s h o w no n p a g e 3 4 .

O v e r e x p o s e d ,p r o b a b l y b e c a u s et h e
LID control was set incorrectly. For
m o s t p i c t ur e s , s e t i t t o N o r m aI p o s i tion. lf that's where it was to begin
w i t h , t u r n i t t o w a r dD a r k e n .

S e v e r aI p o s s ib l e c au s e s: O ne o r m o r e
w h i t e t a b s w e r e f o l d e d u n d e rw h e n y o u
l o a d e d t h e f i l m p a c k ( c o r r e c tt h i s a s
shown on page L7, bottom). Or, you
p ul l e d t h e y e l l o wt a b t o o s l o w l y ( p a g e
25). Or,there may be dirt on the ends
of the rollers;keep them clean (page
3 6 ) . O r , i n s o m e w a y y o u s q u e e z e dt h e
tab slot end of the camerabackwhile
p u ffi n g t h e y e l l o wt a b ( s e e p a g e 2 4 f o r
t h e c o r r e c tw a y t o h o f d t h e c a m e r a ) .

Daylight pictures will be badly exposed if the flashgun is plugged in.


G h e c kt h a t t h e f l a s h g u n i s n o t p l u g g e d i n w h e n m a k i n g d a y l i g h t p i c t u r e s .

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TROUBLES

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M U D D Y L O O K I N GP R I N T

SUBJECTFUZZY, REST SHARP

M a r k s l i k e t h e s e s h o wt h a t t h e s t e e l
roflersare dirty. Inspect and clean
t h e m f r e q u e n t l y( p a g e 3 6 ) .

It wasn't developed long enough.


Develop both black and white and
c o l o r p r i n t s f o r t h e f ul l t i m e r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e f i l m i n s t r u c t i o ns h e e t .
See page 3O for details of how to uEe
t h e C o l d - C l i pw i t h c o l o r p r i n t s . l f y o u
d o n ' t d e v e l o pl o n ge n o u g h ,c o l o r p r i n t s
w i l l b e b r o w n i s h p i n k o v e r - a l l ;b l a c k
a n d w h i t e sw i l l b e m u d d y g r a y .

l f t h e s u b j e c td i d n ' t m o v e b u t i s u n s h a r py o u d i d n ' t f o c u sc a r e f u l l y .C h e c k
p a g e9 t o b e s u r e t h a t y o u a r e f o c u s i n g
i n t h e p r o p e rm a n n e r .

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U N D E V E L O P EE
DD G E SO R C O R N E R S

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O B L O N GI N P R I N T

Pictureflaws such as this one are


u s u a l l yc a u s e d b y p u l l i n g t h e y e l l o w
tab out at an angle. In this example
the tab was pulled down, iflstead of
s t r a i g h t .W h e nt h i s h a p p e n st h e d e v e l o p e r i s n o t s p r e a de v e n l yo v e r t h e p i c ture and edgesand corners may not
d e v e l o p .P u l lt h e y e l l o wt a b o u t s t r a i e h t
and swiftly, all the way (pages 24, 25).

R e d d i s h - o r a n g em a r k s l i k e t h e s e
(A) afong the edge andlor in the
c o r ne r s o f t h e p r i n t g e ne r al l y i n di c a t e
t h a t t h e y e l l o wt a b w a s p u l l e d o u t o f
t h e c a m e r aa t a n a n g l e . P u l l t h ey e l l o w
t a b o u t s t r a i g h ta n d s w i f t l y , a l l t h e w a y
(pages 24, 25).

T h e o b l o n g i s p i nk o r r e d i n a c o l
p i c t u r e .Y o u d i d n ' t p u l l t h e w h i t e t a
all the way out of the camera. As
r e s u l t ,w h e n y o u p u l l e dt h e y e l l o wt a l
the white tab was dragged back inl
t h e c a m e r aa n d s p o i l e dt h e p i c t u r e .
A l w a y sp u l l t h e w h i t e t a b r i g h t o u t r
the camera (page 24).

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STREAMERS

C O R N E R SE
, D G E SV E R YD A R K

U N D E V E L O P EA
DR E A SI N P R I N T

Y o u m a d e a f l a s h c o l o r p i c t u r ew i t h
the Lighting Selectorset to BRtcHT
S UN O N L Y ,i n s t e a d o f R U S OF L A S H .A t
t h i s s m a l l l e n s o p e n i n gt h e r e w a s n o t
e n o u g hl i g h t f r o m t h e f l a s h s o t h e e l e c tric eye also made a time exposure
duringwhichyou or the lights moved.
Or, with the correct setting you were
t o o f a r f r o m t h e s u b j e c t ,t h e f l a s h w a s
t o o w e a ka n d t h e e l e c t r i ce y ea l s o m a d e
a time exposure.

This happens mainly with 3000


s p e e d b l a c k a n d w h i t e f i l m a n d o nl y
w i t h s u b j e c t si n t h e b r i g h ts u n . C a u s e d
by having the Lighting Selectorset
W I T H O U TF L A S Hw h e n i t
to INDOORS
should be set to ourDooRs oR FLASH
(page 18).
I t m a y a l s o o c c u r ,t o a l e s s e rd e g r e e ,
w i t h c o l o r i n v e r y b r i g h ts u n . l f s o , s h i f t
t h e y e l l o w s q u a r e i n t h e L i g h t i n gS e fe c t o r t o B R t c H Ts u N o N L Y ( p a g e 2 O ) .

I t m a y b e a s i n g l eb l a n k w h i t e a r e a
o r a c o m b i n a t i o no f b l a nk a r e a s a n d
streaks (orangein color pictures) as
s h o w n . Y o u p u l l e dt w o o r m o r e w h i t e
t a b s b e f o r ep u l l i n g a y e l l o w t a b , c a u s ing: uneven spread of developer;
j a m m e df i l m ; o r d e v e l o p e rs m e a r e do n
r o l l e r s . A l w a y si n s p e c t a n d c l e a n t h e
r o l l e r s b e f o r et a k i n g m o r e p i c t u r e s .
l f n o y e l l o wt a b a p p e a r sw h e ny o u p u l l
a w h i t e t a b , n e L - " ]p
' ru l l a n o t h e r w h i t e
t a b . F o l l o wt h e d i r e c t i o n so n p a ge 2 6 .

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