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The
electronic flash
The
quick-recharge
system:
When
,
:,,
subject
is
close, less energy
is
-
eeded
for
the
f
|ash
than when your
s-c1ect
rs
farther away.
ln
conventional
'
esh
systems. unused energy
is
¡,
asted. Polaroid's
new
thyristor flash
-
ows this energy to
be
saved, resulting
^
f
aster recharge
t¡mes
-
usually less
:¡an
a
second.
The red light
on
the control panel will
.ome
on and the flash will automatically
cegin
to
charge every time you
.
load
film into the camera, or
.
press the shutter button halfway, or
.
take
a
picture, or
.
open the camera.
When the green light comes on, the
f
lash
is
ready
to
fire. The light will stay
on for 20
to 30 seconds.
lf
you wish
to
take
a
picture and the
green light
has
gone off, press the shut-
ter button
halfway.
You can
take the
picture when the green light comes
on
again.
The
electronic flash
is designed
to
be
used for every picture
-
indoors
and
outdoors
Every time you take a picture, your cam-
era's built-in electronic flash blends light
from the scene
with
just enough flash to
give
you
the best possible picture.
ln
the shade,
the flash will automati-
cally supply the additional light needed
to produce a pleasing photograph.
ln
bright sunlight,
your camera will
blend the sunlight
with
just the right
amount
of
flash to soften shadows and
reveal the facial details you expect to
see
in
the picture.
The
self-timer
Place the camera on
a
tripod
or
other
steady support. Frame your picture
in
the viewfinder and press the shutter
but_
ton halfway to
be
sure you get the green
"good picture" symbol
in
the viewfiñder.
Release the shutter button.
Slide the self-t¡mer switch
down
(a).
You
now have
12
seconds
to
gefinto
your picture.
During the first
10
seconds,
the camera
will beep and you will see
a
flashing
red
light
on
the front
of
the camera.
2
seconds
before the camera takes the
p¡cture,
the red light will stay
on
and the
beeps will become
a
steady signal.
After the camera
has
taken the picture,
it
will not eject the film
untilyou
slide the
self-timer switch
up
(b).
To
avoid a
double exposure,
do not close
the
camera before you slide the sw¡tch
up. Whenever you want
to
stop
the
12-
second countdown, slide the switch
up
and the timer will turn
off.
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