Polaroid Macro 3 SLR User Manual page 3

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Camera parts (Fig. 1)
a Shutter button
b Right hand grip
c Electronic flash units
d Lens
e Film door release button
f Film door
g Tripod socket
(on bottom of camera)
h Ranging lights
i Magnification selector knob
j Left hand grip
k Viewfinder
l Control panel
Load the film
The camera uses Polaroid HighDefinition instant
self-developing color films. Type 990 film is rec-
ommended; GridFilm and Spectra/Image films
also can be used. Each film pack contains 10
sheets of film and a battery providing power.
These high-speed (ISO640/29 ) films are bal-
anced for electronic flash and daylight (5500 K),
and produce positive color prints.
1
Press the film door release button; the door
.
drops open (2)
2
Check that the film processing rollers are
clean, before loading the film. Dirt or bits of
dried developer on the rollers can cause a pat-
tern of repeated spots or bars on pictures.
Clean both rollers with a soft, lint-free cloth,
dampened with water if necessary (3). Rotate
the rollers as you clean and inspect them.
3
Hold the film pack by the edges, with the
safety cover facing up (4). Slide the pack all
the way into the camera
.
4
Close the film door. The safety cover ejects
from the front of the camera (5).
To remove an empty film pack
Open the film door, grasp the tab on the end of the
pack, and pull the pack out (6).
The control panel
(7)
a
Power button
Press to turn on the camera. The red flash units
begin charging, and the green indicators light up
when the camera is fully charged for picture-tak-
ing.
The camera turns off if the power button is
pressed again, or after 30 seconds of inactivity.
(Note: The camera can also be turned on by
lightly pressing the shutter button.)
b
Flash status lights
The red LED blinks while the flash units are
charging; the green lights will come on when
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READY
c
Lighten/Darken controls
Each setting adjusts the flash output to increase or
decrease exposure by 1/3 f-stop. The center light
is the nominal setting.
d
Film counter
Counts down, indicating the number of pictures
remaining in the pack.
Set the magnification
Turn the magnification selector knob to the
desired setting (8). The knob clicks into position
at each magnification; the camera will not func-
tion if the knob is between lens settings.
In addition to the magnification, the selector
shows the camera-to-subject distance and icons
that represent the approximate area of a subject
included in the picture.