Polaroid BIG SHOT User manual

KNOW

YOUR

CAMERA

Back

lock

White

tab

slot

Yellow

tab

slot

Shutter

release

Lens,

single

meniscus,

220

mm,

fj29

LIGHTEN/DARKEN

control

Flashcube

socket

Rangefinder

viewfinder

rear

window

Rangefinder

viewfinder

front

windows

Development

timer

Flexible T

handle

Developer

spreader

Camera

number

IMPORTANT:

The

developer

spreader

(L)

must

kept

clean

you

won't

get

good

pictures

Check

and

clean

shown

page

22.

Development

timer:

operate

it,

turn

the

arrow

clockwise

ail

the

way

and

let

go;

the

timer

will

run

for

approximately

one

minute,

the

recommended

development

time

for

color

pictures

ordinary

room

temperatures

(about

75°F).

lower

tem·

peratures

you

must

develop

pictures

for

longer

time;

see

the

film

instructions

for

details.

LightenjDarken control: By

turning

the

ring

(F)

you can

adjust

the

amount

light

reaching

the

film

make

picture

lighter

darker,

desired,

take

care

differences

flashcubes

film

packs. When

and

how

use

the

ljD

control

is ex·

plained

on page

shown

here

set

the

Normal

position.

DARKEN

LlGHTEN

YOU

CAN

MAKE THESE KINDS

PICTURES WITH THIS CAMERA

COlOR

PICTURES

..............

load

the

Big

Shot

only

with Polaroid

Polacolor

land

film

packs,

Type

108.

not use Type

107

black and white

film

with this

camera.

FLASH PICTURES

....

...........

designed

use

only

the

new

batteryless

Magicubes,

equiva·

lent.

Other

kinds

cubes

won't

fit

the

socket.

Pictures

made

without

flash,

even in

bright

daylight,

will

generally

too

dark.

PICTURES AT ONE DISTANCE.

....

The

Big

Shot's

fixed

focus

lens is

set

make

sharp

pictures

when

the

subject

about

inches

from

the

lens. A

simple·to·use

but

accu

rate

one·distance

rangefinder

puts

you

the

correct

distance.

Objects

much

closer

further

than

inches

will be

out

focus.

VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL.

......

Vou can hold

the

camera

either

way, as

shown

on page 4;

the

range·

PICTURES

finder

works

equally

weil in

both

positions.

IMPORTANT.

..................

not

make

flash pictures in explosive atmospheres.

HOW

HOlD

THE CAMERA

Grip

the

viewfinder

housing

firmly

with

your

left

hand.

careful

not

cover

the

lower

window

the

rangefinder

(A).

you do,

the

rangefinder

won't work. When d

eveloping

pictures,

hold

the

camera

as shown on page 7.

You can

operate

the

shutter

release

with

either

your

forefinger

your

thumb,

as shown. Squeeze

slowly and

smoothly

until

the

bulb

flashes. Be

careful

not

shake

the

camera.

HOW

USE

THE RANGEFINDER

Stand

about

ft.

away. Look

through

the

bright

spot

the

most

important

part

your

subject

(eyes,

for

example).

You

should

see

two

images

(four

eyes).

This

shows

you

are

the

wrong

dis·

tance

. Move closer,

too

back

up,

until

the

two

images

the

bright

spot

become

a single,

clear

image

the

most

im·

portant

part.

You

are

now

the

right

distance.

Disregard

other

parts

your

subject

which

you

may

see in

the

bright

spot.

For a

vertical

picture

OUT

FOeUS

.......

(two

images)

-..

Move

closer

back

.......

IN FOeUS

-..

(single

image)

HOW

LOAD

THE

CAMERA

WITH

FILM

The

film:

Use

only

Polaroid

Polacolor

Land

film

packs,

Type

108.

Each

pack

makes

eight

pictures.

1. Open

the

package:

Siide

the

foil

bag

out

the

box.

Handle

carefully

and

only

the

edges.

Tear

the

bag

along

the

dotted

line

and

remove

the

pack.

Unlock

and

open

the

back:

Push

both

ends

the

back

lock

(A)

and

open

the

back

ail

the

way.

Check

the

white

tabs

(C):

sure

that

they

are

not

caught

between

the

pack

and

the

camera.

Grip

the

black

tab:

Hold

the

camera

the

han

die

and

get

grip

the

black

tab

(0)

shown.

The

black

tab

the

end

the

safety

cover.

Pull

the

safety

cover

ail

the

way

out

the

camera.

Pull

straight

and

careful

not

rip

it.

Hold

only

the

edges. Oiscard

the

moisture

absorbing

card

which

inside

the

foil

bag

with

the

pack

(some

packs

may

not

have

card).

Save

the

box

and

the

foil

bag

for

carrying

prints

and

waste.

Please

read

the

instruction

sheet

carefully

you'II

know

how

long

develop

your

pictures.

Insert

the

pack:

Hold

the

film

pack

the

edges as

shown.

Push

the

closed

end

the

pack

under

the

light

shield

(B)

against

spring

and

then

push

the

pack

down

into

the

camera.

and

lock

the

back:

Hold

the

back

closed

and

push

down

the

center

the

lock

(A).

The

black

tab

the

safety

cover

(0)

should

stick

out

behind

the

lock.

Look

for

the

white

tab:

When

the

safety

cover

removed,

white

tab

(E)

should

stick

out

the

small

slot

the

lock.

you can see a

white

tab,

you

are

now

ready

take

picture

No.

there

white

tab:

Turn

page

23.

LET'S MAKE A PICTURE

Insert

flashcube:

Use

only

batteryless

Magi-

cubes,

equivalent.

Press

the

cube

base

into

the

socket

firmly_

2. Check

the

LjD

control:

Ordinarily,

should

left

the

Normal

position as

shown.

the

back

some

color

film

packs

you

may

find

printed

instructions

advising

you

set

the

LjD

control

one

mark

toward

LlGHTEN

for

ail

pictures

made

with

that

pack.

Please

that

advice;

it's

important.

3. Get

set:

Place

your

subject

a back-

ground,

which

should

brightly

colored,

pos-

sible. Stand

about

4 ft.

away_

Look:

Hold

the

camera

as shown_ Be

careful

not

coyer

the

lower

window

(A)

the

range·

finder.

Look

through

the

bright

spot

the

most

important

part

your

subject

(eyes,

for

example).

You

should

see two

images

(four

eyes). This

shows

that

you are

standing

the

wrong

distance

from

your

subject.

OUT

FOCUS

5. Focus: Move

closer

(and

you

get

too

close,

back

up)

until

the

two

images

the

bright

spot

become

a single,

clear

image

the

most

important

part.

You

are

now

the

right

distance.

Disregard

other

parts

your

subject

which

you

may

see in

the

bright

spot.

Aim

and

shoot:

Make

sure

your

subject

nicely

placed

within

the

bright

frame

line.

Gently

squeeze

the

shutter

release

with

your

forefinger

thumb

until

the

flash fires.

Then

let

the

shutter

release, which will

pop

again.

The

flashcube

automat

cally

turns

90°

after

each

flash.

After

four

flashes

the

shutter

release

will

not

pop

up;

this

the

signal

insert

new

cube.

HOW

DEVELOP

YOUR

PICTURE

FIRST, PULL

THE

WHITE

TAB

OUT

THE

CAMERA

1. Let the camera hang

freely:

Hold

the

flexible T

handle.

Don't hold onto the

camera

body!

THEN,

THE

YELLOW TAB

3. Grip the center

of the yellow tab.

2. Pull the white tab

(A)

ail the way out of the

camera:

This

causes a

yellow

tab

(8)

pop

out

narrow

opening

the

end

the

camera

IF A YELLOW TAB DOES NOT COME OUT,

DON'T

PULL ANOTHER WHITE TAB!

The

tab

usually

gets

jammed

because

dirt

the

developer

spreader.

First,

remove

the

jammed

yellow

tab, as

shown

on page

23.

Then

clean

the

developer

spreader

(see page

22).

NEVER PULL A WHITE TAB IF

YOU

CAN

SEE

A YELLOW TAB,

YOU

WILL CAUSE

THE

FILM TO

JAM!

you

accidentally

pull

white

tab

while a yellow

tab

showing,

don't

pull

another.

nstead,

the

steps

shown on page

23.

4. Pull

the

yellow

tab

ail the way out of the

camera:

As you

pull

the tab

out

with

your

right

hand,

pull

the

camera

your

left

with

the

handle.

Pull

smoothly,

medium

speed,

without

slow-

ing

down

stopping.

THE

PICTURE IS NOW DEVELOPING OUTSIDE

THE

CAMERA,

START

THE

DEVELOPMENT

TIMER

RIGHT AFTER PULLING

THE

TAB

OUT

. NEXT PAGE, PLEASE.

5. Oevelop

the

picture

for

the

full

time

given

the

film

instruction

sheet:

Let

the

film

hang

from

the

yellow

tab

without

moving,

lay

down

fiat.

Oon't

touch

bend

the

part

where

the

picture

developing

(A)

START

HERE

DARKEN

LIGHTEN

Separate

the

print:

After

the

full

development

time

quickly

lift

the

away

from

the

rest

the

paper

starting

from

the

end

near

the

yellow

tab,

shown.

Oon't

start

the

other

end

; you

will

get

developer

chemicals

your

fingers.

7. Fold

the

negative:

To avoid

touching

chemi-

cals

left

after

the

removed,

fold

the

negative

with

the

moist

side

in. Please

put

in a

wastebasket.

Caution

: Please be

sure

to read

the

CAUT

notice

page

24.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR NEXT PICTURE

LlGHTER

OARKER

the

camera's

LIGHTEN/DARKEN

control

was

the

Normal

position,

shown,

and

you

used

the

rangefinder

correctly,

your

picture

should

be weil

exposed

and

sharp

focus

However,

variations

flashcubes

may

cause

some

pictures

to be

lighter

darker

than

others

you

may

want

picture

lighter

darker

for

reasons

personal

taste.

make

the

picture

the

same

subject

lighter

darker,

adjust

the

LlGHTEN

DARKEN

control.

For a

small

change,

turn

one

mark

toward

the

LIGH

DARKEN

symbol;

for

greater

change,

move

two

marks.

Don't

forget

return

the

L/ D

control

the

Normal

position

when a

special

setting

longer

necessary.

CARE

COLOR PRINTS

newly

separated

color

will

look

nearly

dry,

but

actually

slightly

moist

and

the

surface

can

damaged

handling.

Don't

touch

the

surface

for

few

minutes;

will

dry

hard

and

glossy

sure

the

fully

dry

before

allow

touch

another

print,

the

two

may

stick

together.

When

the

dry,

protect

against

curling,

cracking,

etc.

putting

one

the

cardboard

mounts

supplied

with

the

film.

The

dyes

used

form

colors

the

prints

are

long

lasting.

However,

like ail dyes,

they

will

fade

exposed

bright

light

for

long

periods

time

The

best

way

protect

your

prints

keep

them

in Polaroid

Picture

Albums.

TRY

THESE

IDEAS

FOR

BETTER

PICTURES

Here

are

pages

Big

Shot

pictures

examples

the

many

kinds

beautiful

and

exciting

color

photos

it's

easy

make

with

this

camera

Each

presents

least

one

picture

idea.

you

did

nothing

than

imitate

them

(we

suggest

that

you

so)

you'd

have a

wonderful

picture

collection

hope

that

your

results

will

make

you

want

try

many

other

ideas

your

own.

One word

caution:

This

camera

very

simple

use

but,

even so,

you

must

know

what

with

make

pictures

these. 50,

please

read

the

entire

instruc-

tion

book carefuHy.

FIRST RULE -HAVE A GOOD

BACK-

GROUND: Always

try

place

your

subject

a good

background,

preferably

one

that

brightly

colored.

A wall, a

door,

curtain,

even a

large

picture,

can

make

good

background.

Try

pick

one

that

con·

trasts

with

the

color

your

subject's

hair

and

clothing

that

helps

separate

the

subject

from

the

background.

The

top

picture

is a good

example.

the

bottom

picture

the

background

was

far

away

the

light

from

the

flash

did

not

reach

and

the

outline

the

head

not

clear. However,

for

subject

with

white hair, such a

background

would

not

be bad;

try

some

time.

ADD HANDS

ADD

ACTION

FINGERS WILL DO:

Here

you

see

only

part

the

man's

hand

but

there

doubt

about

what

the

"action"

Whether

they're

old

and

gnarled

young

graceful,

hands

can

add

much

portraits.

BE A OIRECTOR:

easy

way

get a

natural

100

king

picture

have

your

subjects

use

their

hands

for

some

simple

activity,

such

picking

the

phone,

pou

ring

something

colorful,

holding

ice

cream

cone,

apple,

etc.

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