Polaroid image pro User manual

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Gontents
6 Film
6 Camera parts
7 System control panel
Operating instructions
8 Open camera
8 Load film
8 Position subject
8 Take picture
9 To remove an emP§film Pack
9 To close camera
9 Viewfinder displays
10 Autofocus system
l0 Audio signals
11 Electronic flash
11 Self-timer
12 Exposure adjustment control
Features
13 Photographing in natural light
13 Manual focusing
15 Time exposures
Programmed time exposures
Manual time exposures
17 Back lighting
18 Sequential pictures
Self-timed sequential pictu res
Variable sequential pictures
21 Multiple exposures
22 Guide to better pictures
23 Helpful hints for using the
camera's special features
25 Copies and enlargements
25 Warran§
25 For information and help
26 Accessories

Throughout the text you will find a
series of numbers, Each of these refers
to a picture on the fold-out pages.
Film
Use only Polaroid lmage System colour
film. Each film pack provides 10 cofour
pictures and contains a batterythat
powers all camera functions.
Check the film expiration date on
every film box to be sure the film is
fresh.
Camera parts (1)
1. Sonar rangefinder (sends out
sonar waves to measure distance
to subject)
2. Three-element, 125 mm coated-
glass lens
3. Automatic shutter system -
variable speed/aperture (speeds
range from 1/z¿s of a second to 6
seconds; apertures from f/1 0 to f/45)
4. Self-timer indicator
5. Electronic flash (from 1/woto 1/zoqo
of a second)
6. Film shade (protects picture from
light as it is ejected from the
camera)
7. Photocell (silicon photo-diodes
measure light from the scene and
from the flash)
8. Film exit slot
9. Film door
10. Tripod socket (on bottom of
camera)
1 1. Film door release button
12. Shutter buüon
13. System control panel
14. Liquid crystal display (shows
picture-taking information. The
display will come on when there is
film in the camera. The display will
disappear about every 40 seconds.
Lightly press the MoDE or shutter
button to make it reappear.)
15. Neckstrap connector
16. Viewfinder
17. Release latch (to open and close
camera)
18. Hand strap

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System control panel (2)
1. Self-timer button
2. Electronic flash symbol
3. Autofocus symbol
4. Audio signals symbol
5. Exposure adjustment symbol
6. Time exposure symbol
7. Back lighting symbol
8. Sequential pictures symbol
9. Multiple exposures symbol
10. mooe button (press it to select a
feature)
11. Remote control socket (for the
lmage remote control accessory)
12. Flash status lights (red light shows
flash is charging; green light
shows flash is ready)
13. Control buttons (pressthem to
turn each feature on or off, or to
set the digital displays)
Picture counter (counts down to
show how many pictures remain
in the film pack and is used with
the sequential pictures and multi-
ple exposures features)
lndicator bar (shows that the
feature above it is on)
Auto reset button (always returns
the camera to fully automatic
operation : electronic flash, auto-
focus and audio signals)
This booklet describes the selection
and use of each special feature individ-
ually, although most of the features
may be used in combination with each
other for creative picture-taking.
You can turn the individual features in
such combinations on or off between
p¡ctures by pressing the MoDE and
control buttons.
Note: Closing and reopening the
camera will always reset it for fully
automat¡c operation.
lf the display fails to react as expected
when you press the control buttons,
press the Auto reset button or close
and re-open the camera to start again.

Operating instructions
Open camera
Place both hands as shown (3). Slide
the release latch back. The camera will
open automatically.
Load film
Use only Polaroid lmage System film.
Push the film door release button
down. The film doorwill open.
Hold the film pack by its edges only (4)
and slide it all the way into the camera.
As soon as you close the film door,
the battery in the film pack will power
the camera and you will see
. the film cover eject
. the liquid crystal display appear
. a green l¡ght indicating the flash is
ready to fire.
The liquid crystal displayshould look
like this:
lf it does not, press the Auto reset
button.
Note: The display will disappear about
every 40 seconds. Lightly press the
uooe or shutter button to make it
reappear.
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Position subject
lndoors, your subject should be within
the 60 cm to 46 m flash range and, for
best results; near a light-colóured
background.
Outdoors, your subject should be at
least 60 cm away.
The viewfinder and liquid crystal dis-
plays will help you stay at the right
distance.
Take picture
Slide your left hand through the hand
strap and hold the camera as shown
(5) for horizontal pictures. For vertical
pictures, see picture 6.
Frame your subject in the viewfinder
and press the shutter button halfway.
You should see:
The distance to your subject; for
example:
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A green "good picture" symbol.
To take the picture, press the shutter
button the rest of the way.
When you release the button, the
camera will eject the picture and the
flash will immediately recharge.
Note: lf, after having pressed the
shutter button halfway, you wish to
reposition your subject or yourself,
release the button. Make the changes
and press the shuüer button halfway
again.

To remove an empty film pack
:-::- , cu have taken the 1Oth picture,
. : - ¡, I hear 3 chimes to remind you
-: ':-ove the empty film pack.
-: 'e.nove the pack, push the film door
': ease button down. Pullthe film pack
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-a'r the camera contains an empty
' ^. cack
, , :, will hear three chimes when you
:3e n the camera
. , :; will hear three chimes and see a
flashing zero in the viewfinder when
, o.i press the shutter button halfway
.rd hold it.
To close camera
-c d the camera as shown (7). Slide
:^e release latch back. Push the cover
:crvn untilboth sides lock.
,', ren you are not using the camera,
c ose it to protect the lens.
Mewfinder displays
When you press the shutter button
halfway, displays i ndicati ng distance
and symbols for "good picture" or
"caution" appear in the viewfinder.
When you see the green symbol El
press the shutter button the rest of
the way to take the picture.
When you hear a warning tone and qqe
the flashing yellow caut¡on symbol E
your subject is either too close. too
distant, or the flash is turned off. For
example, the display shows the yellow
symbol and the distance 0.1 :
. Your subject is too close. Release the
shutter button and stand at least 60
cm from your subject.
lf the display shows the yellow symbol
and a distance from 4.8 to 6.2*:
. Your subject is beyond the flash
range. Release the shutter button
and position your subject within the
60 cm to 4.6 m flash range.
lf the display shows the yellow symbol
and a distance from 0.6 to 4.6:
. Your subject is within range, but
the flash is off. Press the Auto reset
button to turn the flash on.
xWhen your subject is beyond 6.2 m,
the distance display will be blank.

Exposure adjustment control
Use this feature when you want to
retake a picture to make it lighter or
darker.
To do this:
1. Press the ¡uooe button until you see
only the lighten/darken symbol :
To lighten a picture, press the up
(A) control button once to turn on
the lighten setting:
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3. To darken a picture, pressthe
down (V) control button once to
turn on the darken setting:
4. When you have selected the set-
ting you want, press the MoDE
button once to return to the full
display. You can now retake a
picture to make it lighter (A) or
darker (B):
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To return the camera to fully automatic
operation, press the Auto reset button.
lmportant: lf the background of a flash
picture is too dark but your subject is
well illuminated, the background is too
far away.
To correct this problem, do not use
the lighten setting. lnstead, press the
Auto reset button and retake the pic-
ture, placing your subject near a back-
ground and keeping both within the
60 cm to 4.6 m flash range.

Features
Photographing in natural light
You can turn offthe flash and take
¡ictures indoors or outdoors using
only natural light for greater detail and
:o eliminate flash glare.
To turn the flash off:
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Press the up (A) or down (V)
control button once to remove the
indicator bar and turn off the flash:
3. Press the MoDE button once to
return to the full display. You can
now press the shutter button to
take a non-flash picture:
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To return the camera to fully automatic
operation, press the Auto reset button.
Manualfocusing
With manual focusing, you can turn off
the autofocus system and program the
distance to your subject. This allows
you to photograph through glass,
screens, and fences. When you shoot
through glass, you may wish to turn
off the flash to elim¡nate glare. Sée
Photographing in natural light.
To use this feature:
1. Measure the d¡stance to Your
subject.
2. Press the MoDE button until you see
only the autofocus symbol:
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3. Press the up (A) or down (V)
control button once to remove the
indicator bar and turn off the
autofocus system:
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4. Press the MoDE button once. The
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5. You must now set the distance to
your subject.
lf the focusing distance you want
is less than 1.6 m, press the down
(y) control button. The distance
will decrease in 10 cm increments
down to 0.6 m.
lf the distance you want is greater
than 1.6 m, press the up (A) con-
trol button. The distance will
increase in 20 cm increments up
to7.4m. The infinissymbol Lr 6,,
appears after the number 7.4.
Select this symbol when the sub-
ject or scene is more than 7.4 m
away.
6. When the distance you want is
displayed (for example, 4.2m),
press the MODE button once to
return to the full display. You can
now press the shutter button to
take the picture:
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Time exposures
*^a camera can make automatictime
: ioosures of up to 6 seconds, depend-
-g on lighting conditions. You can
: so program the shutter to stay open
'-c'n 1 second up to 2 minutes or you
::r take a manual time exposure by
: -essing the shutter button to control
:.€ time the shutter stays open, up to
2 'rr rn utes.
t'ogrammed and manual time expo-
s,res are described below. You may
¡,ant to use these features to photo-
;'aph f ireworks displays, sunrises and
s-nsets, a lighthouse beacon in the
^;ght sky, colourful holiday and
a'nusement park lights, a moonlit
ocean, a city skyline at night, and more.
For time exposures, the camera must
ce placed on a steady support, such as
a tripod. For most pictures. turning the
' ash off will result in better photographs.
Programmed time exposures
With this feature, you can program the
shutter to stay open, from 1 second up
to 2 minutes, to record time exposures.
To program a time exposure:
1. Pressthe MoDE button until you see
only the time exposure symbol:
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2. Press the up (A) control button
once to turn on the programmed
time exposure system:
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4. You must now decide how long
you wantthe exPosure to be.
When you Press the uP (A) control
button, the time will increase in 1
second increments uP to 2 min-
utes. When You Press the down
(V) control button, the time will
decrease in 1 second increments.
5. When the time You want is dis-
played (for examPle, 30 seconds),
press the MoDE button once to
return to the full disPlaY. You can
now press the shutter button to
lf you wish to interruPt the Preset
time exPosure in order to shorten
the exposure time, Press the self-
timer button. The shutter will close
and the plcture will automatically
be ejected.
To return the camera to fully automatic
operation, press the Auto reset button'
Manual time exPosures
With this feature, you can control the
time the shutter stays open by press-
ing the shutter button down for up to
2 minutes.
Place the camera on a verY steadY
support and frame your subject. You -
may wish to use the Remote Control
accessory to prevent camera motion'
To take a manual time exposure:
1. Press the MoDE button until you see
only the time exPosure sYmbol:
2. Press the down (V) control button
once to turn on the manual time
exposure system:
take the picture:
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3. Press the MoDE button once to
return to the full display: To use this feature:
1. Press the MoDE button until you see
only the back lighting symbol:
.1. Press the shutter button and keep
it down to control the time the
shutter stays open. You will know
how much time has elapsed by
watching the d¡gital display. When
the time you want has elapsed,
release the shutter button. The
camera will eject the picture.
-o retu rn the camera to fully automatic
l ceration, press the Auto reset button.
Back lighting
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s rsed,
S rce a back lit subject can appear too
:erk in the picture, your camera is
:'ogrammed to fire just enough flash
:c i lluminate the front of your subject.
:or best results, your subject should
oe no more than 2 m from the camera.
2. Press the up (A) or down (y)
control button once to turn on the
featu re:
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return to the full display. You can
now press the shutter button to
take the picture:
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Sequential pictures
The camera allows you to take a series
of pictures at various time intervals
from 3 seconds to 19.g minutes. Two
types of sequent¡al pictures are possi-
ble: Self-timed seguential pictures and
variable sequential pictures. Both are
described below.
The number of pictures you can take is
automatically limited to the number of
pictures left in the film pack.
Self-timed sequent¡al pictures
Self-timed sequential pictures are
programmed for 12 seconds. The
self-timer signals alert you when each
picture will be taken.
To take self-timed sequential pictures:
1. Press the uooe button until you see
only the sequential pictures
symbol:
2. Press the up (A) or down (V)
control button once to turn on the
feature.,
You will see 12 seconds and a
self-timer symbol appear. The
number to the right shows how
many pictures you have left jn the
film pack:
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4. Selectthe 12 second setting by
pressing the MoDE button once
again. The number of pictures left
in the film pack will start flashing:
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5. lf the number of pictures left in the
f ilm pack is the number of pictures
you want to take, press the uooe
button once. lf you want to take
fewer pictures, press the down (V)
control button. When the number
you want is displayed (for exam-
ple, 4), press the uooe button once
to return to the full display:
Variable sequent¡al p¡ctures
This feature allows you to preset the
camera to whatever interval you want.
For example, you can take 4 pictures
and program the camera to take thern
30 seconds apart with one press of the
shutter button.
To take variable sequential pictures:
1. Press the uooe button until you see
only the sequential pictures
symbol:
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€ Be sure your subject is correctly
framed in the viewfinder. Now
press and release the shutter
button. The camera will automati-
cally begin taking the series of
pictu res.
lf you wish to interrupt the series.
press the self-timer button.
-,c return the camera to fully automat¡c
operation, press the Auto reset button.
Note: When you use the 12 second
setting to get into the picture, 12 sec-
cnds will pass before the first picture
s taken. The time between the other
cictures will be only 6 seconds. The
camera will beep and the red indicator
on the front of the camera will flash as
cescribed under lhe Self-timer
2. Press the up (A) or down (y)
control button once to turn on the
feature.
You will see 12 seconds and a
self-t¡mer symbol appear. The
number to the right shows how
many pictures you have left in the
film pack:
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3. Press the uooe button once. The
12 second display will start
flashing:
4. You must now program when the
camera will take each picture.
To increase the time, press the up
(A) control button. The time will
increase in 1 second increments
up to 2 minutes. From 2 to 19.9
minutes, the time will increase in
tenths of a minute.
lf you want less than 12 seconds,
press the down (y) control button.
The time will decrease in 1 second
increments down to 3 seconds.
ll for example, you choose 30
seconds, 30 seconds will pass
before each picture is taken,
including the first picture.
5. When you have selected the t¡me
you want (for example,30 sec-
onds), press the moo¡ button once.
The number of pictures left in the
film pack will start flashing :
6. lf the number of pictures left in the
film pack is the number of pictures
you want to take, press the uooe
buüon once. lf you want to take
fewer pictures, press the down (V)
control button. When the number
you want is displayed (for example
4), press the mooe button once to
return to the full display:
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7. Be sure your subject is correctly
framed in the viewfinder. Now
press and release the shutter
button. The camera will automati-
cally begin taking the series of
pictures.
lf you wish to interrupt the series,
press the self-timer button.
To return the camera to fully automatic
operation, press the Auto reset button.
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Multiple exposures
¡/ith this feature, you can take up to 5
exposures on the same piece of film.
3or best results, place your subject in
"ont of a simple, dark background.
'Vhen taking a double exposure, yoLt
'r-ray wish to place your subject first to
:ne left in the viewfinder, make the
:xposure, then place the subject to the
';g ht in the viewfinder and make the
second exposure.
Note: Taking the maximum of 5 flash
?xposures on all ofthe 10 pictures in
:ne film pack is not recommended as
:he battery's power may not be suffi-
cient for a total of 50 flashes.
To take multiple exposures:
1, Press the MoDE button until you see
only the multiple exposure
symbol:
2. Press the up (A) or down (V)
control button once to turn on the
featu re:
3. Press the MoDE button once. The
number 2 will start f lashing:
4. You must now decide how many
exposures you want to take
lf you want to take 2 exposures,
pressthe MoDE button once more.
The number 2 will stop flashing and
the camera will return to the full
display, indicating that you can
nowtake 2 exposures.
lf you want to take more than 2
exposures, press the up (A) con-
tro! button to increase the expo-
sures to 3,4, or 5. Then press the
uoo¡ button once to return to the
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finder and press the shutter button
to take the first exposure. The film
will stay in the camera and the
digital displaywill show how
many exposures you have Ieft to
take.
Note: You can make changes
(such as exposure adjustments,
turning the flash on or off, etc.)
before each additional exposure.
Frame the next image in the view-
finder and press the shutter button
again. Do this for each exposure.
The camera will eject the picture
after you take the last exposure.
To return the camera to fully automatic
operation, press the Auto reset button.
Note: When using the polaroid
double-ímage adapter (included in
the optional Polaroid Creative Effects
Filters Kit), follow the ¡nstructions
given above for two exposures. With
this accessory, you may use any back-
ground for greater variety.
Guide to better pictures
Avoid subject movement while taking
pictures,
Bright light sources
lf your subject is placed in front of
a window in daylight, the camera,s
photocell will measure the bright light,
causing your subject to be too dark
in the picture. Use the back-lighting
feature to illuminate.your subjéct
w¡thout changing the entire exposure.
When a bright source of light 0amp-
light, candlelight, etc.) is in the central
part of the scene and in front of the
subject, the camera's photocell will
measure the bright light, causing the
subject to be too dark. Move the
source of light to one side of your
subject.
The d¡splay wiil d¡sappear about every 40 seconds. Lightly press
the MoDE or shutter button to make it reappear
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