Polaroid Spectra 2 User Manual page 24

18 Guide to better pictures
Subject too dark
Background too dark
Cause
Camera's photocell mea-
•
sured the bright window
light, causing the subject to
be too dark.
When a bright source of
•
light (lamplight, candle-
light, 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.
Cause
Background was too far
•
from subject.
Subject may have been
•
beyond flash range.
Solution
Reposition subject away
•
from the bright back-
ground.
• Move the source of light to
one side of your subject so
it is not in the central part
of the scene.
Solution
Place subject near a back-
•
ground and keep the pic-
ture control in the normal
position.
Stay within flash range of
•
2 to 15 feet (0.6m to 4.6m),
and keep the picture con-
trol in the normal position.