Time Exposures - Polaroid Spectra User Manual

10 Features
Press the up (
3
button once to remove the indicator bar
and turn off the autofocus system:
Press the
4 MODE
5 will start flashing:
You must now set the distance to your
subject.
If the focusing distance you want is less
5
than 5 feet away, press the down (
control button. The distance decreases in
.1 foot increments down to 2 feet.
If the distance you want is greater than 5
feet, press the up (
distance increases in one-half foot (.5)
increments up to 10 feet. The infinity
symbol , appears after the number
24. Select this symbol when the subject
or scene is more than 24 feet away.
Note: The display disappears about every 40 seconds. Lightly press
) or down ( ) control
button once. The number
) control button. The
the MODE or shutter button to make it reappear.
When the distance you want is displayed
6
(for example, 14 feet), press the
button once to return to the full display.
You can now press the shutter button to
take the picture:
To return the camera to fully automatic
operation, press the Auto reset button.

Time exposures

The camera can make automatic time
exposures of up to 6 seconds, depending
on lighting conditions. You can also
program the shutter to stay open from 1
second up to 2 minutes. You can also
make a manual exposure up to 2
minutes long by pressing the shutter
)
button to control the time the shutter
stays open.
Programmed and manual time
exposures are described in the next
section. You may want to use these
features to photograph fireworks
displays, sunrises and sunsets,
lighthouse beacons at night, colorful
holiday and amusement park lights,
moonlit oceans, city skylines at night,
and more.
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