Polaroid Spectra

Operating instructions 5
Viewfinder displays
When you press the shutter button
halfway, displays indicating distance and
symbols for “good picture” or “caution”
appear in the viewfinder.
When you see the green symbol press
the shutter button the rest of the way to
take the picture.
When you hear a warning tone and see the
flashing yellow caution symbol your
subject is either too close, too far, or the
flash is turned off. For example, the
display shows the yellow symbol and
the distance 1:
•
your subject is too close. Release the shut-
ter button and stand at least 2 feet from
your subject.
If the display shows the yellow symbol and
a distance from
16 to 20* :
•
your subject is beyond the flash range.
Release the shutter button and position
your subject within the
2 to 15 foot flash
range.
If the display shows the yellow symbol and
a distance from 2 to 15:
•
your subject is within range, but the flash
is off
. Press the A uto reset button to turn
the flash on.
*When your subject is beyond 20 feet, the
distance display is blank.
Autofocus system
When you press the shutter button, sonar
waves (at frequencies beyond our range of
hearing) are sent to the
central part of the
scene. A built-in computer measures the
time it takes the sonar waves to reach the
scene and the echo to return. This
measurement is used to provide the correct
lens setting.
• Be sure the sonar waves have a clear path
to your subject.
If an object near the central
part of the scene prevents the sonar waves
from reaching your subject, the lens
focuses on that object, causing your sub-
ject to be unsharp.
•
When photographing more than one per-
son, focus and illumination are improved if
everyone is at about the same distance
from the camera
.
You can turn off the autofocus system to
focus manually. See
Manual focusing .
Audio signals
Your camera has three audio signals: a
warning tone when the “caution” symbol
appears in the viewfinder,
beeps that signal
the self-timer countdown, and
chimes that
tell you the film pack is empty.