Polaroid ProCam User manual

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Camera features

-re Polaroid ProCam is a rugged,

cortable, folding camera designed

:o meet the needs of business users

'or documentation, verification and

centification. lt has a w¡de-angle

ens and can focus on subjects as

: ose as '18 inches (46cm) to meet a

.'. oe 'ange of photographic require-

ments. With an easy-to-attach close-

Jp ens, you can photograph sub-

'ects as close as 12 inches (30cm).

Tne ProCam features a durable strap

'or comfortable one-handed opera-

:ion. lf you choose, the camera can

,rprint the date or t¡me on your

cnotographs. Other features include

a sonar autofocus system and a

cuilt-in electronic flash, both of which

can be overridden or cancelled as

reeded, and a tripod socket.

The camera (picture 1)

a Shutter button

b Film door (serial number inside)

c Film door release

d Film exit slot

e Film shade (protects the picture

from light as it exits the camera)

f Automatic electronic flash

g Viewfinder

h Close-up Lens pos¡tion¡ng tab

i Four-element, wide-angle glass

lens

j Sonar rangefinder (sends out

sound waves to measure the

distance to your subject) '

k Close-up Lens locking tab cut-out

I Tripod socket (underneath the

camera)

m Hand strap

n Control panel

o Viewfinder

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The control panel (picture 2)

=: ease latch: slide it up to open

:-e camera.

!rcosure control: set it to normal for

-ost pictures. Slide the button up to

: ^ten or down to darken a picture.

S::ar autofocus override: slide the

s,.' ::^ up to turn offthe autofocus

=. s::- 'or pictures through glass).

::.: -- -:-te when Autofocus is off:

: -:: -.: : ; ash: slide it up to turn

-- = ' ,-- ¡Í ,for pictures of highly

'=' : -'. .. surfaces or through glass).

e Flash indicators: red light means the

flash is charging; green light means

the flash is ready to fire and you can

take a picture.

f Date display buttons:

MOD (mode) button toggles through

five display modes: Japanese date,

day-hour off, U.S. date and European

date.

SEL (select) button selects the year,

month, day (or hour, minute).

SET (set) button sets the desired

date (or time).

g Picture counter: counts down to

show how many pictures are left in

the film pack.

h Red field (not visible in picture): indi-

cates adjustments on control panel

are not on automatic/normal settings

(i.e.. exposure control on darken or

lighten, autofocus off, flash off).

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Opening and closing

the camera

To open the camera

Slide your right hand through the

hand strap and hold the camera

as you would a pair of binoculars

(picture 3). Slide the release latch up.

The camera will open automatically.

To close the camera

When you have finished using the

camera, close it to protect the lens.

Hold the camera as shown (picture

4). Press down on the top of the

camera until it locks in the closed

position.

Loading the film

, s= f,: a.oid Spectra/lmage film.

The film pack contains a mercury-

fre€ battery. Other Polaroid films

- : - -:: De used with this camera.

,', 1an the camera is open, push

:- = ' - door release button in the

'': ^: o'the camera. The film door

"i -:cen. Hold the film pack by its

edges only (picture 5) and slide it

i :-3 lvay into the camera. Close

:^:' r¡ door and a cardboard

cover protecting the film will eject

automatically.

Cleaning the rollers

As part of the regular maintenance

of your camera. check that the

rollers (picture 6) are clean each time

you load a fresh pack of film. Dirty

rollerc can prohibit your camera

from operat¡ng correct¡y and can

cause a repeated spot or bar pattern

in the picture. The developer rollers

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are located inside the film door. lf

there is film in the camera, open

the door in dim light and clean the

rollers. While turning the rollers,

clean them with a l¡nt-freé cloth,

dampened w¡th water, if necessary.

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Removing an empty

film pack

When the film Pack is empty, the

picture counter on the

control panel sets to

zero and You will hear

three chimes when

the camera is oPen

and the shutter button

To remove the empty film Pack,

push the film door release button on

the front of the camera and Pull out

the film pack bY the colored tab.

Framing the subiect

The wide-angle lens of the ProCam

allows you a wider field of view to

capture more in Your PhotograPh.

The lens also allows You to Photo-

graph subjects from 18 inches (46cm)

to infinity. The flash is designed to

be useQfor everyP¡cture- outdoo's

and indoorc.

lndoorc:For best results, Your sub-

lect should be from 18 inches to 18

feet away (46cm to 5.5m) and near

a light-colored background.

Outdoorc:Your subject should be at

least 18 inches (46cm) awaY. KeeP

the sun behind You or to Your side'

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T*irg the picture

§ide your right hand through the

hmd strap and hold the camera

ayou rvould a pair of binoculars

lfirrre 71. Restyour index finger

cr the shutter button. Look through

tle viewfinderto frame your sub-

iec- Fress the shutter button, then

rdease it while holding the camera

*ady until all motor sound stops

t|d üre picture has been ejected.

The film will not eject out of the

camera while your finger is on

the shutter button.

There may be situations in which

you may want to use this feature.

such as in extremely windy conditions.

,Vote.' lf the green flash-ready light

(al is not on, touch the shutter but-

ton lightly to restore ¡t, then take

the picture. The picture will eject

automatically.

For horizontal pictures, hold the

camera as shown in picture 7. For

vertical pictures, position the camera

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with the flash on top as shown in

picture I to get the best results.

lUote.'When taking pictures of peo-

ple or objects, you may want to hold

the camera as in picture 8 to reduce

the shadow effect on the side of the

image.

Exposure control

Use the exposure control when You

want to retake a P¡cture to make it

lighter or darker.

When retaking a picture to make

it lighter: Slide the control all the

way up.

When retaking a picture to make

it darker: Slide the control a¡l the

way down.

After you have finished taking the

picture, do not forget to return the

control to the center position.

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