Polaroid 3000 User Manual

English
English
Never.put
your
fingers
in
front
of the
picture
exit
slot, the
electric
eye,
or the
rangefinder
window.
Viewing
th.e
subject: Look
through the viewfinder.
Be
sure
you
can
see all four
corners
of the image
area.
Focusing
ln
orderto
ge1
sharp
and clear
pictures,
you
mustfocus
the
cam-
era correctly
for
the distance
between thé
lens
and the
most
im.portant
parl
ol
your
subject.
With the Model
3000,
you
can do
this
either with
the
double-image
rangefinder
(see
below)
or
by
estimating
the
subject
distance
and
settinq the
distance
bcale'
accordingly
(see
page
5). With
the Model
2OOO,
you
must
use the
distance
scale.
The rangefinder
(Model
3000)
ln the viewfinder,
nearthe
center
of
the
image
area,
you
will
see
a
small circle. Aim
the circle
at a
part
of the
subiect
that
is distinctlv
horizontal.
Choose
something
that is
the
same'distance
from
you'
as. the
point
you
want
sharpest
in
your picture.
With
a
personi
this could
be an
eye, the mouth
oithe ñorizontal
part
df a colÍar.
The distance
scale
(Model
3000 and Model
2(X)0)
Carefully estimate the distance f rom
the camera to
your
subject.
Turn the lens ring
until that distance is
opposite the mark
on the
top
of
the
camera. In the
picture (8),
the lens is
set
for 1,5
m
(Sft.).
How to
take the
picture
After
focusing, f rame
the subject caref
ully
in
the viewfinder. Do
not
change
your
distance from
the
subject after
focusing.
Place
your
right forefinger
on the shutter button
(9).
The other fingers
should be curled into
your
palm,
as
shown. To steady
the cam-
era,
press your
right thumb
firmly against the
picture
counter.
Hold the camera
steady and
gently
press
the shutter
button. Hold
the button in until the
picture
comes
out of the exit slot. Rernove
the
picture,
which will develop
by
itself,
in the light,
before
your
eyes. Do not bend,
squeeze or cut the
picture.
Flash
pictures
Accurate
focusing is
especially important
with flash:
ln
addition to
setting the camera for
sharp
pictures,
focus-
ing
also affects exposure
when flash is
used. The
camera
automatically sets the right
exposure for the
distance to
which
the lens is
set.
lf
the
subject
is
not at the
distance
for which
the camera has
been focused,
the
picture
may
be too light
or
too
dark. However,
the camera
can adjust
for minor
errors
so as to
still
produce
a well
exposed
flash
picture.
For most indoor
pictures you
should use
flash.
Use the 10-bulb
Polaroid Flashbars
which are
specially designed
for
your
camera.
The
flash range
of
the
camera extends f rom
1m
(3ft,)
to about 4,5m
(15Ít.).
It is
indicated by
a dotted line
on the distance
scale.
lnsert
a Flashbar firmly
into the socket
on the top
of the camera
(10).
After
the flve bulbs
on one side have
been fired,
reverse
the
Flashbar
for flve more
flashes. When
all the bulbs
on the
side
facing
the subject have
been fired, the
camera will
not
operate, so
that
you
will
not waste fllm. lf
you
should insert a
partly
used
Place
your
right forefinger
on the lens ring
(7).
Slowly
rotate
the ring
back
and forth.
When
you
s-ee
two separate
images,
the subject
is
out of focus.
Out of
focus
Aclusr
t:e tens
r,ntil
the
two images
merge
into
one, \¡/ren
i,oLr
see
a single
distinct
imaqé
in the
clrcle,
tne
subject will
be in focus.
ln
focus

Polaroid 3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Polaroid
Model	3000
Category	Film Camera
Language	English