Polaroid Now Generation 2

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Charging
AbovetheUSB-Cslotsitsthebatterylevel
indicatorLEDtoletyouknowwhatyourbattery
levelindicatoris.Tocheckthecamera’sbattery
level,turnthecameraonandlookatthebattery
levelindicatorLEDinrelationtothistable.
BatteryLevel
IndicatorLED Thismeans:
NoLight → Cameraisoff
Green → Charged
(Enoughfor15packsoflm)
Orange → Mediumbattery
(Enoughfor1packoflm)
Red → Low battery
Tochargethecamera,insertthechargingcable
intotheUSB-Cslot.Onceyoudothat,theLED
lightwillletyouknowhowmuchchargeyou
haveremaining.
BatteryLevel
IndicatorLED Thismeans:
NoLight → Cameraisfullycharged
Green →
Charging,batteryalmostfull
Orange → Charging,batteryishalffull
Red → Charging,batteryislow
Cleaning
Tocleanthelens,useamicrobercloth
designedforthatpurpose.Thiswillensure
thatyoudonotscratchthelensorleave
behindanystrandsthatmayimpactthe
qualityofyourphotos.
Spottedmarksonyourphotographs?
Dirtyrollerscouldbeoneofthereasons.
WhenyoutakeaPolaroidphotograph,the
lmgoesthroughtwometalrollers.Thisis
wherethedeveloperpasteisspreadbetween
thenegativeandpositivecomponentsofthe
photobeforeitexitsthroughthelmdoor.
Iftheserollersaredirtyorjustalittleuneven,
thechemistrywillnotspreadevenlyacross
thephotographandyougetsmallmarks.
Tomakeself-timerphotoswithoutash,
rstactivatetheself-timer,thenpressthe
ashbutton.
Ifyouchangeyourmind,youcancancel
theself-timerbypressingtheself-timer
button again.
Double Exposure
Expressyourselfinmorewaysthanone
withtheDoubleExposurefeature,which
allowsyoutocombinetwoimagesinone
photo.Presstheself-timerbuttontwiceto
enabledoubleexposuremode.Thedisplay
willash‘1’untiltherstshotistaken,then
ash‘2’untilthesecondshotistaken.
Flash
Doubletaptodisableashuntilthecamerais
poweredoff.
Exposure compensation (Trim EV)
Forthemoreexperiencedphotographers,
thecamerahasanexposurecompensation
mode.Thismodeallowsyoutomakeyour
photobrighterordarker.Thismightbeto
intentionallyunder-orover-expose,orcould
betocompensateforsceneswithatypical
distributionoflightanddarkelements,such
asalandscapewithabrightskyorsubject
withacontrastingbackground.
+½EVand-½EVsettingsareavailable
whichmakeyourphotosslightlybrighter
ordarkerrespectively.ToaccesstheTrim
EVmode,holdtheashbuttondownfor
onesecond.Asmalllinewillappearinthe
display.Tappingtheashbuttoncycles
through+½EV→NormalEV→-½EV.When
youhavechosenyourEVsetting,press
theshutterbuttonasyounormallywould.
Remember:theashisonduringthistime
unlessyouturneditoffpreviously.After
twoseconds,thescreenwillalternate
displayingthelmcountandEVsetting.
Tomakesurethecameraalwaysdisplays
therightlmcount,alwaysnishthelmpack
beforeinsertinganewone.Ifyoudecideto
switchpacksanyway,beawarethatonephoto
willbewastedasitwillbeexposedtolight.
That’swhyeverypackhasadarkslide.
3. Set the ash mode
Inanysituationwhereyouarenotshootingin
bright,directsunlight,werecommendusing
theashtoachievethebestshots.That’swhy
theashwilltriggerbydefaulteverytimeyou
usethePolaroidNow.
Shootingwithouttheashcangiveyou
somebeautifulresultsaswell,butremember
youneedanothersourceoflighttomakesure
yourphotowillturnout.Toshootwithout
theash,presstheashbuttonontheback
panelonce.
Aftertakingthephototheashwillbe
reenabled.Todisabletheashuntilyou
poweroffthecamera,doublepressthe
ashbutton.
4. Position yourself
Makesureyouareatleast55cm(1.8ft)away
fromyoursubject.
5. Aim at your subject
ThePolaroidNowusesaviewnderlocated
ontheleftsideofthelensbarrel.Toaimat
yoursubject,simplyalignyoureyewiththe
viewnderbarrelandusetheimageyousee
tocomposeyourshot.
6. Press the shutter button
Presstheshutterbuttontotakeyourphoto.
Thephotowillbeejectedfromtheslotat
thefrontofthecameraassoonasyouletgo
oftheshutterbutton.Youwillseethatthe
photowillbecoveredwithalmshieldto
protectitfromlight.
7. Remove the photo
Gentlyliftthelmshieldsoitrollsbackintothe
camera.Removethephotoandplaceitface
downtocontinueshieldingitfromlightasit
develops.Don’tshakeit!Checkthebackofyour
lmpacketforthecorrectdevelopingtimes.
8. Turn the camera off
PresstheON|OFFbuttonfor½asecondto
turnoffthePolaroidNow.
Tips For Making
Great Photos
Natural light
Lightisyourbestfriendwhenitcomesto
instantphotograph,sowerecommendto
alwaysusetheash.However,onasunnyday
outdoors,youdon’tneedtouseyourashat
all.Makesurenottoshoottowardsthesun,
shootwiththesunbehindyouinstead,facing
yoursubjectdirectlyorside-on,togiveyou
abrightandclearpicturewithoutshadowon
yoursubject.Forthebestresultswithoutthe
ash,themostimportantthingtoremember
istokeepyourcameraassteadyaspossible.
Forexample,byholdingyourcamerawithboth
handsandputtingyourelbowsonatable.
Framing
Beawarethatyourphotowillnotexactly
reectwhatyouseethroughtheviewnder.For
subjectscloserthan1.2m(3.93ft)youshould
adjustyouraimslightlyupandtotheleft.
Composition
It’spossibletochangethephotocomposition
afterfocusingonyoursubject.Theshutter
buttonhastwopositions.Firsthalf-pressthe
shutterbutton,thenchangethecomposition
andfullypresstotakethephoto.
Special Features
Self-Timer
Getyourselfinthephotographwiththeself-
timer.Taptheself-timerbuttononce.TheLED
willlightuporange,indicatingthattheself-timer
isactivated.Onceyouhaveframedyourphoto,
presstheshutterbutton.TheorangeLEDwill
blinktoindicatetheself-timercountdown.You
have9secondsbeforethephotoistaken.