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Polaroid 320 User manual
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HOWTO FOCUSWITH THE RANGEFINDER
Lookthroughhere(B) at the brightspot.a v PushNo.i buttons.
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H o l c l i n g t t i e c a m e r a h o r i z o n t a l , p l a c e y o u r f o r e f i n g e r s o r l b r i g h t s p o t ; t h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e c a m e r a i s n o t f o c u s e d f o r
b o t l i N o . 1 b u t t o n s a s s l r o w n a n d p u s h t h e m a l l t h e w a y t o t h a t d i s t a n c e . P u s h t t r 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
y o u r l e f t . L o o k t h r o u g t i t h e F o c t - J sw i n d o w ( B ) a n d a i m t h e t h e t w o i m a g e s b e c o n r e o n e - s h a r p a n d c l e a r . N o w t h e
b r i g h t s p o t i n t h e c e n t e r a t a n e a r b y s u b j e c t ( a b o u t 4 f t . a w a y , c a m e r a i s f o c u s e d . F o r v e r t i c a l p i c t u r e s , y o u c a n f o c u s w i t h
f o r e x a m p l e ) . Y o i r s h o u l d s e e t w o i m a g e s o f y o u r t a r g e t i n t h e t h e c a m e r a h o r i z o n t a l ,t u r n i t t o a i m a n d s h o o t .
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HOWTO LOADA FILM PACK
A speciaI request !
As soon as you open the film pack you will begin to accumu'
late waste paper. There will be more when you develop the
pictures. We hope that it won't become litter in the streets
or be scattered around the landscape.
What to do with the waste paper? Usually, it will fit into
an empty foil bag or film box. Or, if you're planning to take
lots of outdoor pictures, bring along a paper bag or other
container for waste. Everyone will appreciate this little
extra effort on your part.
O p e n t h e t o p o f t h e b o x . P u l l o u t t h e f i l m p a c k a g e . H a n d l e i t b y t h e e d g e s o n l y . W i t h c o l o r f i l m t h e r e ' s a s e t o f m o u n t s ;
g e n t l y , c a r e fu l l y . H o l d t h e p a c k a g e n e a r t h e e d g e s . D o n ' t w i t h b l a c k a n d w h i t e f i l m t h e r e ' s a c o a t e r . P l e a s e r e a d t h e
p r e s s h a r d o n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e p a c k a g e . S t a r t i n g a t t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s h e e t . S a v e t h e b o x t o c a r r y p r i n t s i n s a f e l y . l t
c o r n e r , t e a r o p e n t h e e n t i r e s i d e o f t h e f o i l b a g a l o n g t h e c a n a l s o b e v e r y u s e f u l w h e n c o a t i n g b l a c k a n d w h i t e p r i n t s .
d o t t e d l i n e a n d r e m o v e t h e f i l m p a c k . D i s c a r d t h e m o i s t u r e Always open the package and load film in the shade, not
a b s o r b i n g c a r d s u p p l i e d w i t h c o l o r f i l m . H a n d l e t h e p a c k i n d i r e c t s u n l i g h t , t o a v o i d f o g g i n g t h e f i l m .
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LOADING(Cont.)
1. Pushthebackdoorlatch;thedoorwillpopup. 2. 0penit alltheway.Arethercllers(A)clean? 3. Holdthe film packby the edgesas shown,
lf not,cleanthemasdescribedonpage32. and pushthe closedend of the packunderthe
doorhingeagainstspringtension.
4. Pushthe packdownintothe camera.you'll 5. & 6- Checkto besurethatthewhitetabsarenotcaughtbetweenthefilmpackandthe camerabody.
feel it snapinto place. Closethe backdoor. Pressbothsidesfinnlyto be surethatbothsideslatch.Theblacktab of the safety
c0vermuststtckout of the smallslot. lf not,reopenthe back,leadthe tab o u t
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7. Gripthe blacktab. Thisis the end of the 8. Pull the safetycoverall the way out of the 9. Withthe safetycoverout, a whitetab (A)
safetycover. camerawithoutstopping.Don'trip it. shouldstickoutof thesmallslot(No.4). Don't
pullthetab.You'renowreadyfor pictureNo.1.
IF NO WHITE TAB APPEARS
, r
1. lf there'snowhitetabin theNo.4slot,do 2. 0penthe backof thecamerapartwayand, 3. Closethe backof thecamera,makingsure
the followingin the shade0r indoors,not in withoutdisturbingor movingthef ilm pack,push thatbothsidesarelockedsecurelyandthewhite
brightsunlight. thewhitetaboutintotheopen. tabis outsidein theNo.4 slot.
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4 . T h i s i s h o w t h e g u n l o o k s i n p l a c e . 5 . T o p u t i n a f l a s h b u l b , o p e n t h e b l u e 6 . T o r e m o v e a u s e d b u l b , p u s h t h e
T o r e m o v e i t : P u l l o u t t h e P l u g , P u s h s h i e l d , p u s h t h e b u l b i n t o t h e s o c k e t r e d b u t t o n ( A ) . P u t u s e d b u l b s i n a
t h e l o c k i n g l e v e r t o d i s c o n n e c t t h e r e a r u n t i l i t c a t c h e s . C l o s e t h e b l u e s h i e l d wastebasket, away from ch i ld ren,
h o o k , l i f t t h e g u n f r o m t h e r e a r . b e f o r e s h o o t i n g y o u r p i c t u r e . a n i m a l s , a n d e v e r y b o d y ' s f e e t .
Use only M-3 (clear, not blue) flashbulbs.
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PLACE SUBJECT: Try to have a back- 1 . A I M A N D F O C U S : F r a m e y o u r s u b - 2. SHOOT: Press buttcn No. 2 smooth ly
g r o u n d , p r e f e r a b l y o f a l i g h t , b r i g h t j e c t i n t h e v t E W w i n d o w , M o v e y o u r e y e a n d s l o w l y , w i t h o u t m o v i n g t h e c a m e r a ,
c o l o r , a f e w f e e t b e h i n d t h e s u b j e c t . t o t h e F o c u s w i n d o w . P u s h t h e N o . 1 u n t i l y o u h e a r a l o u d c l i c k a n d t h e
b u t t c n s u n t i l t h e b r i g h t s p o t i n t h e f l a s h b u l b f i r e s .P L A C E Y O U R S E L F : F o r b e s t r e s u l t s , r a n g e f i n d e r s h o w s a s i n g l e c l e a r i m a g es t a n d a b o u t 5 f t . a w a y . M a x i m u m
o f t h e m o s t i m p c r t a n t p a r t o f y o u rd i s t a n c e i s a b o u t 1 0 f t . w i t h 7 5 s p e e d s u b j e c t . T h e n f r a m e y o u r s u b j e c t a g a i nc o l o r f i l m , a b o u t 1 5 f t . w i t h 3 0 0 0 i n t h e v t E W w i n d o w .s p e e d b & w , d e p e n d i n g o n r o o m s i z e ,
co lor, etc.
C H E C K t h a t t h e c o n t r o l s a r e s e t f o r t h e
k i n d o f f i l m y o u a r e u s i n g ( s e e p . 1 6 ) .
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HOWTO MAKE BLACKAND WHITEPICTURESwww.orphancameras.comIN DIM LIGHT
W i t h 3 0 0 0 s p e e d f i l m y o u c a n s h o o t
p i c t u r e s w i t h o u t f l a s h i n t h e s h a d e o r
o n a d a r k , c l o u d y d a y . l f t h e r e ' s p l e n t y
o f w i n d o w l i g h t c o m i n g f r o m b e h i n d
t h e c a m e r a y o u c a n e v e n m a k e p i c t u r e s
i n d o o r s , s u c h a s t h e b i g o n e o p p o s i t e .
P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e l i g h t o n t h e s u b j e c t
i s e v e n a n d t h e r e a r e n o d e e p s h a d o w s
o r b r i g h t l i g h t s i n t h e s c e n e ,t h e e l e c t r i c
e y e c a n m a k e a l o n g b u t c o r r e c t t i m e
exposure - it may be I IIO sec. or even
a f u l l s e c o n d . T h e c a m e r a m u s t b e
H o w t o s e t t h e c a m e r a : M o v e t h e F i l m How to hold steady: Rest you r elbows r o c k - s t e a d yo r p i c t u r e s w i l l b e b l u r r e d .
S e l e c t o rt o 3 0 0 0 a n d s e t t h e L / D c o n t r o l o n a f i r m s u p p o r t . O r , p l a c e t h e c a m e r a H o l d N o . 2 b u t t o n d o w n a n d d o n ' t
a t t h e N o r m a l p o s i t i o n . o n a t a b l e t o p , c ? r h o o d , e t c .m o v e u n t i l y o u h e a r t h e s e c o n d c t i c k a s
t h e s h u t t e r c l o s e s . T h e n y o u c a n m o v e
a n d l e t N o . 2 b u t t o n u p .
T h i s k i n d o f l i g h t i n g i s n o t r e c o m _
m e n d e d f o r c o l o r p i c t u r e s , u n l e s s y o u
are trying for special effects.
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www.orphancameras.com COPIES AND ENLARGEMENTS I t ' s e a s y t o g e t c o p i e s a n d e n l a r g e m e n t s , b o t h i n c o l o r a n d b l a c k a n d w h i t e ; 3 5 m m s l i d e s c a n a l s o b e m a d e f r o m y o u r f a v o r i t e P o l a c o l o r p i c t u r e s , J u s t u s e t h e f o r m p a c k e d w i t h y o u r f i l m o r c a m e r a t o o r d e r t h e m f r o m p o l a r o i d c o p y S e r v i c e . T h e r e p r o d u c t i o n sa r e s h a r p , c r e a r ,a n d r e m a r k a b i yf a i t h f u l t o y o u r o r i g i n a l P o l a r o i d p i c t u r e . c o p i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e i n either the popula r 31/qx 4V+ in. size or the 2Yz x 3y4 an.wallet s i z e . B e a u t i f u l m o u n t e d e n l a r g e m e n t s c a n b e m a d e i n 5 x 7 i n . o r B x 1 0 i n . s i z e s . T h e y m a k e h a n d s o m e g i f t s f o r b i r t h d a y s o r a n n i v e r s a r i e s .y o u c a n a l s o o r d e r h o l i d t g r e e t - i n g c a r d s f e a t u r i n g y o u r f a v o r i t e p o l a r o i d L a n d p i J t u r e . S e r v i c e i s p r o m p t a n d a s c o n v e n i e n t a s y o u r m a i l b o x . 3 6 320View original page 39
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SOMEH ELPFULACCESSORIES
Cablereleasei'19i,withplasticadapter,fitsover Cases,1324,1i322,ii326and x325holdcamera, DevelopmentTimeril|28 fits on camerastrap,
No.2 button. Greatfor timeexposures. sparefiIm packs,flashgun,buIbs,otheraccessories. timesdevelopmentof yourpictures.
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Self-timerlil92 fits overNo.2 button,letsyou Albumsi 519and1i521hold72printseach.Bigger
getintoyourownpictures. Deluxe,ii52I(left)hasexpandablemetalbinder.
T he sesimp lea cce s soriescan add much to your pict u r e - t a k i npgl e a s u r e .S e e y o u r P o l a r o i d c a m e r a d e a l e r .
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M A N Y W H I T E S P E C K S M U D D Y L O O K I N G P R I N T S U B J E C T F U Z Z Y , R E S T S H A R P
T h e y a r e a s i g n t h a t y o u p u l l e d t h e I t w a s n ' t d e v e l o p e d l o n g e n o u g h . D e - l f t h e s u b j e c t d i d n ' t m o v e b u t i s u n -
y e l l o w t a b t o o s w i f t l y ; s l o w d o w n a b i t . v e l o p b o t h b l a c k a n d w h i t e a n d c o l o r s h a r p y o u d i d n ' t f o c u s c a r e f u l l y . C h e c k
S o m e t i m e s , w h i t e s p e c k s m a y a p p e a r p r i n t s f o r t h e f u l l t i m e r e c o m m e n d e d p a g e s B a n d 9 t o b e s u r e t h a t y o u a r e
o n l y a t o n e s i d e o f t h e p i c t u r e . T h e i n t h e f i l m i n s t r u c t i o n s h e e t . T h i s i s f o c u s i n g i n t h e p r o p e r m a n n e r .
c a u s e i s t h e s a m e . m o s t i m p o r t a n t i n c o o l o r c o l d w e a t h e r .
S e e p a g e 3 0 f o r d e t a i l s o f h o w t o u s e
t h e C o l d - C l i p w i t h c o l o r p r i n t s . l f y o u
d o n ' t d e v e l o p l o n g e n o u g h , c o l o r p r i n t s
w i l l b e b r o w n i s h - p i n k o v e r - a l l ; b l a c k
a n d w h i t e s w i l l b e m u d d y g r a y .
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PROTECTFILM AND CAMERAFROMHEATwww.orphancameras.comrepair station listed on the next page, or to the nearest
Extreme heat and high humidity can damage your firms, authorizedrepair station. This warrantycovers the camera
especiallyafter the film pack has been placedin the camera. for one year from date of original purchlse.
Don't leave a loaded camera or packagesof firm rying in - The warrantydoes not cover (and chargeswill be made for)
direct sun. Rememberthat the glove or luggagecdmpart_ batteriesor repairs requiredto correct dumage from battery
ment of a car can get as hot as an oven. lf you Jtore film or leakage,accident,dropping,mishandling,wear and tear, or
a loaded camera in a closet, keep it near the bottom where rough or heavyuse. only authorizedrepair stationshavethe
the air is cooler. Don't removea film pack from its sealedfoil properlytrained staff, and the approvedtools, testing equip_
inner wrappinguntil you are readyto use it. ment and parts to repair these cameras. No reimbursement
can be made for repair charges made by non-authorized
FORMOREINFORMATION repair stations. Tamperingwith the camera, or having it
lf you haveany problemswith the cameraor film that are not repaired by a non-authorizedrepair shop, voids the war_
explained here, write to CUSTOMERSERVICE,pOLAROID llnty and charges will be made for any subsequent work
CORPORATION,CAMBRTDGE,MASS.02139 or, if you are that may be required.
overseasrto the nearest Polaroid office (see next page for No liability is assumedfor film or flashbulbswhich may
addresses). Send sample pictures with full information be spoiled by a camera fairure. Any operating difficurty
and, most important, state what model camera you have. should be reportedat once to preventneedlessfilm waste.
Please be sure to include a clearly printed or typewritten f f it becomes necessary your to return camera for repair,return address. your dealer can do so for yoLr, or you may ship it direct to the
station located nearest to you. pack the camera carefullyWARRANTY in its original protectivebox for safe travel, and mail it by
lf , through any human or machine error at time of manu- prepaid INSUREDparcelpost. Enclosea note describingthe
facture, any part or workmanship in this camera proves reasonforthe return and/or picturesillustratingtheproblem.
defective,we will repair it at no charge providingthe camera lf the problem concernsfrash pictures, be sure to return
is shipped by prepaid transportationto the neaiest polaroid the flashgunwith the cameraand in the same package.
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CAUTION:The Polaroid Land process
uses a caustic jelly which is safelyI
packedinside sealedcontainerswithin
the metal-plasticpack. lf accidentally
you should get some of this jelly on
your skin, wipe it off immediately. To
avoidan alkaliburn,washthe areawith
plenty of water as soon as possible. lt
is particularly important to keep the
jelly away from eyes and mouth. Keep
discarded materials out of reach of
children and animals,and out of con_
tact with clothing and f urniture,as dis_
cardedmaterialssti I I containsomejel ly.
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