Polaroid impulse series User Manual page 10

Impulse Series Camera
Possible picture problems and their solutions (cont'd)
Problem
Unsharp picture
(Impulse AF Camera)
Pictures too blue or
too red/yellow
Subject too dark
Featherlike pattern
Cause
An object in the foreground
prevented the sound waves
from measuring the distance
to the subject. The lens
focused on the object, causing
the subject to be unsharp and
at times too dark.
Pictures taken at temperatures
below 55° F/13° C) can
have a blue tint. Pictures
taken at temperatures above
95° F/35° C can have a red
or yellow tint.
The camera's photocell
measured the bright window
light, causing the subject to be
too dark.
When a bright source of light
(lamplight, candlelight, 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.
When you fan or bend a
developing picture, it disturbs
the development process.
Solution
The sound waves travel to the
central part of the scene. Be sure
there are no objects in front of your
subject.
In cold weather (below 55° F/
13° C), keep the developing
picture warm by placing it inside
your pocket. In hot weather, keep
the developing picture cool by
placing it in shade.
Reposition your subject away from
the bright background.
Move the source of light to one
side of your subject so it is not
part of the scene.
Handle the picture gently, by its
wide white border, during the first
60 seconds of development.
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