Polaroid ProCamCamera User manual

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ProCam Camera

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This product is listed by Underwriters’
Laboratories, Inc. As a condition of listing,
UL requires that basic safety information be
provided.
IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
ASWITH ANY BATTERY-OPERATED
EQUIPMENT, OBSERVETHESE BASIC
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
1. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2.CLOSELY SUPERVISE UNITWHEN IT IS
BEING USED BY OR NEAR CHILDREN.
3.ALWAYS USE BATTERIES RECOMMENDED.
4.DO NOT USE UNIT IF IT HAS BEEN
DROPPED OR DAMAGED - UNTIL IT HAS
BEEN EXAMINED AT AN AUTHORIZED
POLAROID SERVICE CENTER.
5.TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDS,
DO NOT DISASSEMBLE UNIT. SERVICE OR
REPAIRWORK MUST BE DONE ONLY BY
AN AUTHORIZED POLAROID SERVICE
CENTER. INCORRECT REASSEMBLY CAN
CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHOCKWHEN UNIT IS
USED AGAIN. DO NOT IMMERSE IN
WATER OR OTHER FLUIDS.
PLEASE KEEPTHESE
INSTRUCTIONS

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Table of contents
5 Camera features
8 Opening and closing the camera
9 Loading the film
9 Cleaning the rollers
10 Removing an empty film pack
10 Framing the subject
11 Taking the picture
12 Lighten/Darken control
13 Autofocus system
14 Automatic flash system
15 Date display buttons
18 ProCam Close-up Lens
18 Attaching the lens
20 Troubleshooting
23 Full Lifetime warranty
24 Camera, film specifications

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The Polaroid ProCam is a rugged,
portable, folding camera designed
to meet the needs of business
users for documentation,
verification and identification. It
has a wide angle lens and can
focus on subjects as close as 18
inches (46cm) to meet a wide
range of photographic
requirements.With an
easy-to-attach close-up lens, you
can photograph subjects as close
as 12 inches (30cm).The ProCam
features a durable strap for
comfortable one-handed
operation. If you choose, the
camera can imprint the date or
time in your photographs. Other
features include a sonar autofocus
system and a built-in electronic
flash, both of which can be
overridden or cancelled as
needed, 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 positioning 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
l Tripod socket (underneath the
camera)
m Hand strap
n Control panel
o Viewfinder
Camera features

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The control panel (picture 2)
a Release latch: Slide it up to open
the camera.
b Exposure control: Set it to normal
for most pictures. Slide the but-
ton up to lighten or down to
darken a picture.
c Sonar autofocus override: Slide
the switch up to turn off the auto-
focus system (i.e., for pictures
through glass). Focus range
when Autofocus is off: infinity.
d Automatic flash: Slide it up to
turn the flash off (when taking
pictures of highly reflective sur-
faces 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; Jap-
anese date, day-time, 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)
indicates adjustments on control
panel are not on automatic/
normal settings (i.e., lighten/
darken on darken, autofocus off,
flash off).

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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 OPEN switch
up
on the back of the camera’s
control panel.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.
Opening and closing the camera
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Use Polaroid
Spectra/lmage
film.
The film pack contains a
mercury-free battery.
Other
Polaroid films cannot be used
with this camera.
When the camera is open,
push the film door release button
in the front of the camera.The
film door will open. Hold the film
pack by its edges only (picture 5)
and slide it all the way into the
camera. Close the film door and a
cardboard cover protecting the
film will eject automatically.
Dirty rollers can prohibit your
camera from operating correctly
and can cause a repeated spot or
bar pattern in the picture.
As part of the regular mainte-
nance of your camera, check
that the rollers (picture 6) are
clean each time you load a fresh
pack of film.The developer rollers
are located inside the film door. If
there is film in the camera, open the
door in dim light and clean the
rollers.
While turning rollers, clean them
with a lint-free cloth, dampened
with water, if necessary.
Loading the film Cleaning the rollers
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Remove the empty film pack
when loading a new
pack into the camera.
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 when the shut-
ter button is pressed.
Push the film door release but-
ton on the front of the camera. Pull
the colored tab to remove the
film pack.
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 photograph subjects from
18 inches (46cm) to infinity.The
flash is designed to be used for
every picture -
outdoors and
indoors.
indoors:
For best results, your
subject should be from 18 inches
to 18 feet (46cm to 5.5m) away
and near a light-colored
background.
Outdoors:
Your subject should be
at least 18 inches (46cm) away.
Keep the sun behind you or to
your side.
Removing an empty film pack Framing the subject