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Kodak Brownie 620 User manual
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- Kodak
- Model / document
- Kodak Brownie 620
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- User manual
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- English
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- 9
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- Film cameras
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BROWNIE620CAMER MODELD
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This is how to load your Brownie canrera,, r
How to toad Press in the Winding'K.y, qnd at the same time, turn
it to engage the slot in the spool end. Now wind and
Load your camera with Kodak 6zo Film in the shade watch the red window in the camera back. Turn the
-never in direct sunlight or srrong artificial light. winding knob until an arrow appears in the red window;
then continue to wind slowly until the figure " r " is
Open the back of the camera by lifting the catch. centered. After taking each picture, wind the film to Draw out the Winding Key as far as iI will come. the next number. \Withdraw the inside camera-called of the Film the
Holder. Remove the empty spool.
Place the new spool of film in the upper recess of and Unload the holder. Break the paper band and unwind about
four inches of paper. After the last picture (No. 8), wind until the end of the
paper passes the red window. Insert the end of the paper into the long slot in the
spool empty and wind on three turns utith the Draw'"' paper black side of the tozlards the inside. Be sure
thatthe paperwinds evenly between the spoolflanges. :n'.tHilll.";:,,.; Back
After drawing the paper over the back of the Film
Holder, insert the spool into the recess marked Film Holder. Removethe expos;aTrl'It$lff"*:
"KEy sIDE". Replace the film holder with the words the end of the paper and seal it. Place the empty spool
"KEy sIDE" toward the Vinding Key of the camera. in the end marked Kev Side.
Close the camera back.
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For Outdoor Pictu res rrr
In bright or hazy sunlight, use either Kodak
Verichrome Film or Plus-X Film. Both of
these films have high speed and excellent ex-
posure latitude.
For Color Pictures outdoors
in bright sunlight, use Kodacolor Film Day-
light Type. Snapshots should be made with
mid-morning or mid-afternoon sun coming
over your shoulder and falling directly on the
front of the subiect.
For Color Pictures indoors
with clear flash lamps, .rr! Kodacolor Film
Type A.
Return Kodacolor Film through your Kodak
dealer fo, Qa.elopingz printing, and enlarging.
Kodacolor Prints and Enlargements are not in-
cluded in the film purchase price.
For Indoor Pictures-
With flash lamps, use either Kodak Verichrome,
Kodak Plus-X, or Kodak Super-XX Film.
rUTithflood lamps, use Kodak Super-XX Film.
This film has extremely high speed, especially
under artificial light.
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Follow these simple pi,
SNAPSHOTS
T 1
Set Control Lever
33 to f " (instanta-
neous) for snapshots.
2 Look in the red win-
dow to make certain
that you have ad-
vanced the film.
Check the distance. For subiecrs between 3 and 7
feet, pull out the Close-up Slide. For subiecrs 8 feet
and beyond, be sure to have the Close-up Slide
pushed in. B
4 Check the light. When Kodacolor Film Daylight
Type is used, the subiect must be in bright sunlight.
tUTith black-and-white films, the subiect can be in
bright or hazy sunlight.
5 Compose the picture. The viewfinder tells you
what your picture will include.
6 Press the Shutter Button with a gentle squeezing
action. Hold the camera steadv. Camera motion
will blur the picture.
7 Advance the film to the next exposure.
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BRIEF-TIME EXPOSURES
$fhen there is not enough light for a snapshot, a Brief-
Time exposure is made. Place the camera on a firm
support. Be sure the camera is within z or 3 inches
from the edge to keep the support from showing in the
picture. Never hold the' camera in the hands for
(3 tt B exposures.
Set the control lever to " B ".
Steady the camera and press in the shutter button
slowly. The shutter will remain open so long as the'
shutter button is held in. It will close when the button
is released.
After makin g " B " exposures, move the control lever
back to " I ".
The exposure time needed will depend on the lighting
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Make flash picture
ITNAPSHOTS at night, either indoors or out, can be
made with the aid of a Brownie Flasholder for the
Brownie Reflex Camera and SM or SF flash lamps. Each
lamp yields a single flash which lasts t lzooth of asecond.
Load the camera with Kodak Film 6zo (black-and-
white or Kodacolor Film Type A).
Attach the Brownie Flasholder by sliding the
forked end of the bracket over the metal pin in the
Iower left side of the camera) and engage the pin on
the top of the camera in the hole in the rop of the
bracket. Llnhook the cord from the clip on the top of
the Flasholder; then plug the cord over the Flasholder
posts on the lower right side of the camera. Be sure
the cord does not come in front of the lens.
Install the Batteries by
lifting either one of the metal
clips on the back of the
Flasholder battery case and
removing the back cover.
Place two penlite flashlight
batteries in the case so that
their heads point in opposite
directions. Replace the back
cover on the battery case
and make sure both metal
clips snap into position.
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Synchronization of flash pictures requires penlite
batteries which test at least Zt amperes. Batteries
stored for long periods of time will not be satisfactory.
lnsert an SM or SF lamp in the reflector socket
and give the lamp a slight turn clockwise to lock it. Be
sure the bottom of the lamp base is clean and bright;
if tarnished, rub it on a rough surface.
Check the lamp-to-subject distance according to
the table on the reflector of the flasholder and locate
the subiect in the finder.
(6 Set the Control Lever at the letter I ". For subiects
7 feet away or less, pull out the Close-up Slide.
Press the Shutter Button. This will open the
shutter and flash the lamp.
Remove the used lamp by turning the eiector knob
on the back of the reflector socket.
If only No. 5 or No. 25 lamps are available, push
the control lever to " B ". Make certain no bright
light is in the field of view; press in the shutter
button and release it immediately.
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Printed in England KODAK LIMITED LONDON
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