Polaroid 210 User manual

HOWTO GETTHE MOSTOUT OF THIS CAMERA



  Before you load your camera with film, please be sure to    Plan and think before you shoot.
read carefullythe first two sectionsin this booklet: Getting    As a quick guide to help you get a good picture every time,Acquainted,and Operation(the pages with colored edges).                                                      here are some helpful hints. They'reimportant.As you read the text and look at the pictures,go through
all the motions of using the camera-  without film. Then     1. Always have the  light on the subject coming from                                                     behind you.  For best color pictures place your subjects inyou'll be completelyfamiliar with it before you make your                                                             bright sunshine.first picture.
                                                                     2. Move in close, to get a big image in the print.  This is one of the world's easiest-to-usecameras, once
you understanda few simple techniques. However,it is     3.  Focus carefully, to get sharp pictures.
very important that you learn the basic operatingsteps or     4.  Ghoosecolorful subjects for your color pictures.
you're bound to wastefilm and money and be disappointed   5.  Pick a good background, particularlywith flash.
with your pictureresults.                                                                    6.  Pull the tabs correctly.
 Onceyou get the simple operatingroutine down pat, load                                                                    7.  Time development carefully.a film pack. We suggest that you start with 3000 speed
black and white film.  Pleaserememberthat eventhe finest    8.  Keep an eye on the temperature.
camera and film need some help from the photographerif     As you go through this booklet you'll find these points
they are to produce good pictures. That help can be summed    explainedin detail. They can make the differencebetween
uD in one sentence:                                        gettinggood picturesand poor ones.

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HOW TO OPENTHE CAMERA                           GETTINGACQUAINTED

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1. To unlatchcover,presson centerof top.        2. Youcanlet coverhangdownor                        to removeit, pushspring(A) andlift.


4. Raise{J'buttonNo.l; thisunlockscamerafront.    5.WPullcamerafrontoutas far as it will go.

 PHOTO5, ImPORTANT:Be sure to pull the carnerafront    into place. lf the front isn'i fully out and locked,your prints
out untilthereis a definiteclickandthe lockingbar (A)snaps    will comeout all black,or badly blurred.
               This booklet is designed to fit neatly inside the cover, under a spring clip (photo 2).
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HOW TO CLOSEAND COVERTHE CAMERA





  Pressdown on the lockingbar. This          lf you haveremovedthe cover:to re-     Swing the cover up. Pressthe top
releasesthe f ront of the camera. Push   place it, slide the hingedown over the    centersectionunderthe finder housing
the f ront in all the way until it locks.      lock spring until it snaps into place.     so it latchessecurely.

                  When storing the camera be sure that nothing presses on the No. 2
                         button; if  it's depressed even slightly, the battery may be drained.
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HOW TO AIM AND FOCUSTHE CAMERA





  T H I S  l S T H E R A N G E F I N D E R : H o l d t h e c a m e r a h o r i z o n t a l          l i n e m o v e s u p a n d d o w n . A l s o , t h e d i a m o n d s m o v e  i n a n o
a n d p u t b o t h  f o r e f i n g e r s o n  t h e N o .   l  b u t t o n s , a s s h o w n .    o u t . T h e i r  i n n e r p o i n t s o u t l i n e t h e p i c t u r e a r e a .
P l a c e y o u r e y e c l o s e t o  t h e  f i n d e r w i n d o w a n d  l o o k t h r o u g h      T h e  t w o h o r i z o n t a l l i n e s a r e u s e d t o  f o c u s f o r p i c t u r e s o f
t h e f i n d e r a t a p l a i n w a l l , o r  t h e s k y . Y o u ' l l s e e t h e p a t t e r n    n e a r b y p e o p l e ,a s s h o w n o n t h e o p p c s i t e p a g e . T h e d i s t a n c e
s h o w n a t r i g h t .                                                       s c a l e a n d a r r o w a r e f o r p i c t u r e so f s c e n e s ,b i g g r o u p s , n e a r b y
  P u s h t h e N o . 1 b u t t o n s b a c k a n d  f o r t h . N o t i c e t h a t o n e     o b j e c t s , p e t s , e t c . ( s e e p a g e  i 0 ) .
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HOWTO FOCUSFORSUBJECTSOTHERTHAN PEOPLE
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  F O R P E T S , B A B I E S , O B J E C T S : F o r p i c t u r e s o f b a b i e s ,      F O R S C E N I CP I C T U R E S :F o r a l l s c e n i c s ,a n d f o r a l l p i c t u r e s
p e t s , a n d   i n a n i m a t e o b j e c t s u p  t o 2 0   t t .  f r o m  t h e c a m e r a ,    o f s u b j e c t s m o r e t h a n 2 0 t t .  f r o m  t h e c a m e r a , p u s h t h e N o . 1
e s t i m a t e c a r e f u l l y t h e d i s t a n c e f r o m  t h e c a m e r a t o  t h e s u b -    b u t t o n s t o s e t  t h e a r r o w o p p o s i t e t h e  I N F ( i n f i n i t y ) s e t t i n g .
i e c t . T h e n p u s h t h e N o . 1 b u t t o n s b a c k a n d  f o r t h u n t i l t h e    D o n o t u s e t h e  t w o w h i t e  l i n e s  i n  t h e  r a n g e f i n d e r ; t h e y a r e
a r r o w p o i n t s  t o   t h a t d i s t a n c e  ( 3 r / z  ' f t . h e r e ) .  D o n o t u s e     o n l y f o r p i c t u r e s o f p e o p l e u p  t o 2 0  f t .  f r o m  t h e c a m e r a .
t h e  t w o w h i t e  l i n e s  i n  t h e  r a n g e f i n d e r f o r s u c h s u b j e c t s .
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PRACTfCETHE t, 2, g SYSTEM                                                GETTINGACQUAINTED





 ONEis for focusing.Lookthroughthe    TWOis for shooting.practicepressing
finder at someone nearby. plaJe the    the No.2 buttonslowlyuntilthe shutter
                                          c l i c k s .I n d i m t i g h th o l dN o . 2 d o w na n d
                                     stay very still untilyou hearthe second
                                          click as the shutter closes. Then you
                                 can move and let No. 2 up.
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WHATYOU SHOULDKNOWABOUTYOURFILM

  This camerauses PolaroidLand pack    The Polaroidfilm pack containsall
films. At presentthere are two: 3000    the materialsto make eight pictures.
speed black and white, Type 107, and    For each picture there is a piece of
75 speed color, Type 108. There may    negativefilm, a sheet of print paper,
be additionaltypesof f ilm in the f uture.   and a thin foil container (the pod)
 You must know the film speed num-       f i l l e d w i t h  t h e    j e l l y - l i k e c h e m i c a l s
ber, 3000 or 75, to set the camera   needed to developthe picture.
controls correctly.  However, if you      After snappingthe picture,you start
forget the n umber, just look at the   developmentby the simple act of pull.
f ilm instructionsheet.                   ing a pieceof paperout of the camera.                                                                    3000speedblackandwhitefilm. Setthecamera's  The film speed number describes   This drags the exposed negative, a                                                                                                filmselectorto 3000.how "fast" (light sensitive)the f ilm is.    sheet of print paper, and a pod of
For example, 75 speed film  is tairly   chemicals between two steel rollers.
"fast" but should be used in bright   The pressureof the rollers squashes
daylight or with flash for good results.   the  pod, spreading the chemicals
  However, 3000 speed black and    betweenthe negativeand print paper
whiteis 4OXas "fast" as75 speedcolor    to form a picture"sandwich".
film, so you can make pictureswith it     The picture develops outside the
where there isn't enough light to use   camera. After the recommendeddevel-
75 speed film.  Of course, you can   opmenttime you separatethe sandwich
use 3000 speed film in daylight or   and there is your f inishedpicture.
with flash,too.                                                          75speedcolorfilm.Setthefilmselectorto 75.

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HOW TO LOADA FILM PACK (Cont.)





1. Pushthebackdoorlatch;thedoorwillpopup.    2. Openit alltheway.Aretherollers(A) clean?   3. Holdthe film packby the edgesas shown
                                                                        lf not,cleanthemas describedin thesectionon   andpushthe closedendof the packunderthe
                                        careof yourcamera.                      doorhingeagainstspringtension.





4. Pushthe packdownintothe camera.You'll
feelit snapintoplace.                          firmlyto besurethatbothsideslatch.Theblacktabof thesafetycovermuststickoutof the smallslot.
                                                                         lf not,reopentheback,leadthetabout.
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HOWTO SET THE CAMERAFOR3OOOSPEEDFI





  Set the Film Selectoras shownfor black and white pictures     Set the white dot on the Lighten/Darken(L/D) control next
with 3000 speedfilm.                                            to the arrow,as shown. This is the Normal position.


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HOWTO SET THE CAMERAFOR75 SPEEDCOLORFILM



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  Set the Film Selector as shown above for all color pictures.    they are important. The new positionof the L/D control then
S e t t h e L i g h t e n / D a r k e n c o n t r o l ( r i g h t ) t o N o r m a l , a s s h o w n ,   becomesthe Normalsettingfor all daylight picturesmade
w i t h  t h i s e x c e p t i o n . O n s o m e c o l o r f i l m p a c k s y o u ' l l  f i n d a    with that pack. You can still make your pictureslighter or
p r i n t e d  i n s t r u c t i o n t e l l i n g y o u t o s e t t h e L / D c o n t r o l o n e m a r k    darker (page26) with the L/D control. lf there's no special
t o w a r d L i g h t e n f o r a l l p i c t u r e s m a d e w i t h t h a t p a c k .  P l e a s e    instruction on the pack, set the L/D control to Normal as
follow those instructions, which may vary f rom pack to pack;    shown above.
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HOWTO TAKEA PICTURE





  1   FOCUS: Look at your subject through the finder   moving line at the bottom of the subject'schin. For pictures     I   window. Comeclose enoughto fill most of the f rame.    of children, pets, nearby objects, and scenics, follow the     II
Placethe top line of the rangefinderat the top of your sub-   focusinginstructionson pages9 and 10.
ject's forehead. Then push the No. 1 buttons to place the

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OPERATION





    t   SHOOT: Firmly but smoothlypress button No. 2, the      ?   RESET:lmmediatelyafter snappinga picture,press
    I    shutter release,until you hear a loud click. Don't       a,   No.3 button downfirmly until it locksand staysdown.
jab at No. 2 -  you may shake the camera. When shooting   This resetsthe shutter so you'll be readyfor the next picture.
c o l o ri n t h e s h a d eo r b l a c ka n d w h i t ei n d i m  l i g h t ,h o l d N o . 2   Alwaysreset No. 3 right away.
down and don't move until you hear a second click as the
shuttercloses. Then let No. 2 buttoncome up.
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TO DEVELOPTHE PRINT
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First,thesmallwhitetab. Pullit all thewayoutof thecamera.Don'tDon'tblockblo  thedoor(A).            Next,thelargeyellowtab.
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  A  PULLTHE TABS: Hold the camerain your left hand,    When you pull the yellow tab, hold the camera so the lens  at      as shown. (Don't hold it any other way!) Graspthe    faces straight ahead of you, not pointing down.  Tftis, plus
small white tab betweenthe thumb and forefingerand pull    grippingthe centerof the tab, helpsyou to pull it out straight:
it straight out of the camera, all the way, without stopping.                                                                    Pull the yellow tab straight out of the camera all the way,When you pull the white tab out, a concealeddoor (A)                                                                   swiftly, without hesitating. This starts developmentof your
opensand a yellowtab popsout. Don't blockthis door in any    picture,so begin timing as soon as you get the tab'out. How
w a yw h i l e p u l l i n gt h e t a b s .                                                               fast is a swift pull? lt should take about as long as it'takes
  Pullingthe small white tab does not start development.  you to say "PULL lT" briskly,each time you pull the tab.It only preparesthe film for the next step, which is pulling                                                                                                    lf your pictureis full of white specks,pull a bit slower.the yellow tab. Grip the yellow tab in the center so it will
come out straightwhen you pull it out of the camera. lf you     The picture developsoutside the camera. While it's de-
pull the yellowtab out at an angle,one edge of your picture   veloping,hold the tab by the yellow tip, or lay the picture
may not developproperly.                             assembly down flat.  Don't touch or bend the white paper
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PULLSTRAIGHT,PULL SWIFTLY

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Pullit straigtrtoutof thecamera,s, i'ry. Begintimingdevelopment.              whiteprint.           Foldup thenegative.

or lift it off.  Outdoors,don't let tr,,  icture assemblyf lap     Avoid contactwith chemicalsleft on the negativeafter the
in the breeze. Developthe picturefor ?l:,"f ull time recom-    print is removed. (Be sure to read the cAUTtoNparagraph
mendedin the film instructionsheet.                     about this in your film instructions.)Fold up the negative
 Afterthe recommendeddevelopmenttime, q  .r:klystrip    with the moist side in. Pleaseput it in a wastebasketor
the white print off the brown paper starting frorr. ri e end    film box. Don't be a litterbug!
nearestto the yellow tab. A color print will look nean)i ,ry,         lf no yellowtab pops out when you pull the white tab, stop.
butdon't touch the face for a few minutes.  lt will haru..n   Don't pull anotherwhite tab. Page24 showsyou what to do
toatough,glossyfinish. When it is dry, mount it on a cot rr     in this situation.
printmount,which is suppliedwith the film.                      -                                                    Never pull a white tab when you can see a yellow tab.   lf
  Don'ttouch the face of black and white prints. You must   you do so accidentally,don't pull the yellowtabs that appear
coatthem to preventfading and otherdamage(see page27    or you'll spread developerall over the rollers. Instead,re-
forhowto coat prints).                             move the yellow tabs as shown on page 24.
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IF NO YELLOWTAB APPEARSWHENYOU PULLTHE WHITETAB, STOP!





  D o n ' t p u l l a n o t h e r w h i t e  t a b .    I n s t e a d , g e n t l y o p e n   t h e     o r i n t h e s h a d e . W h i l e h o l d i n g t h e p a c k d o w n l i g h t l y ( p i c t u r e
c a m e r a b a c k  j u s t e n o u g h t o g e t o n e  f i n g e r u n d e r  i t  t o h o l d     a t  l e f t ) s l o w l y o p e n t h e b a c k a l l t h e w a y a n d  t a k e h o l d o f t h e
d o w n  t h e  f i l m  p a c k a n d k e e p   i t   i n p l a c e . D o  t h i s   i n d o o r s        t o p m o s t y e l l o w P U L L t a b , a s s h o w n .





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t h e p a c k a n d d i s c a r di t . D o n ' tt r y t o s a v ei t . W h i l et h e b a c k   w h i t e  t a b s t i c k s o u t o f  t h e s m a l l s l o t n e x t  t o N o . 4 .  C h e c k
d o o r i s o p e n c h e c kt h a t t h e r o l l e r sa r e c l e a n( p a g e3 2 ) .                 t h a t b o t h s i d e s o f t h e b a c k  l a t c h sec u rely.
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