Polaroid 220 Camera User Guide
Polaroid 220 Camera User Guide
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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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inder
View/rangef
Battery compartment
(changebattery yearly)
Shutter release
Rangefinder pushbutton
Rangefinder p ushbutton
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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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
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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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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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CAMF1
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GETTINGACQUAINTED
EAi.J^
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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,
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v For75speedcolorfilm.
W4Ly%fe
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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
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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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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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.
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
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IF NO WHITETAB APPEARS
7i541|1):.;:|1i;//[Link].!V/W-tW
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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forthelighting
conditions.
square
Movetheknobto settheyellow
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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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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 .
Set the L/D control as shown, unless instructions printed on the film pack show a different setting.
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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
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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.
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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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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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OPERATIO
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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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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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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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
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up close,3Yzto 5 tt.
setthescaleherev
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othersubjects
5 to l0 ft. away. .
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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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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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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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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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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 .
REPLACETHE BATTERYEVERYYEAR:The battery powers
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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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for timeexposures.
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Cases#324,#322,#326and#325holdcamera, Development
of yourpictures.
timesdevelopment
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otheraccessories.
filmpacks,flashgun,
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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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TROUBLES,
PIGTURE
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 .
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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 ) .
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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 ) .
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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O B L O N GI N P R I N T
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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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.
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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