
The electronic flash
The quick-recharge system: When
, :,, subject is close, less energy is
- eeded for the f |ash than when your
s-c1ect rs farther away. ln conventional
' esh systems. unused energy is
¡, asted. Polaroid's new thyristor flash
- ows this energy to be saved, resulting
^ f aster recharge t¡mes - usually less
:¡an a second.
The red light on the control panel will
.ome on and the flash will automatically
cegin to charge every time you
. load film into the camera, or
. press the shutter button halfway, or
. take a picture, or
. open the camera.
When the green light comes on, the
f lash is ready to fire. The light will stay
on for 20 to 30 seconds.
lf you wish to take a picture and the
green light has gone off, press the shut-
ter button halfway. You can take the
picture when the green light comes on
again.
The electronic flash is designed to be
used for every picture - indoors and
outdoors
Every time you take a picture, your cam-
era's built-in electronic flash blends light
from the scene with just enough flash to
give you the best possible picture.
ln the shade, the flash will automati-
cally supply the additional light needed
to produce a pleasing photograph.
ln bright sunlight, your camera will
blend the sunlight with just the right
amount of flash to soften shadows and
reveal the facial details you expect to
see in the picture.
The self-timer
Place the camera on a tripod or other
steady support. Frame your picture in
the viewfinder and press the shutter but_
ton halfway to be sure you get the green
"good picture" symbol in the viewfiñder.
Release the shutter button.
Slide the self-t¡mer switch down (a).
You now have 12 seconds to gefinto
your picture.
During the first 10 seconds, the camera
will beep and you will see a flashing red
light on the front of the camera.
2 seconds before the camera takes the
p¡cture, the red light will stay on and the
beeps will become a steady signal.
After the camera has taken the picture,
it will not eject the film untilyou slide the
self-timer switch up (b). To avoid a
double exposure, do not close the
camera before you slide the sw¡tch
up. Whenever you want to stop the 12-
second countdown, slide the switch up
and the timer will turn off.
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