Polaroid SX-70 How-To

COLD WEA TH ER
At temperatures below 60°F,
keep the camera and film warm
- inside your coat or in a warm
pocket- until you are ready to
take a picture. Put the
develop-
ing picture inside your pocket
as soon as it comes out of the
camera, being
careful not to
bend it.
If the camera and film become
cold, development may be
affected, causing pictures to be
darker than normal and too blue
(top picture). To keep this effect
to a
minimum (bottom picture),
turn the Lighten/ Darken
control
one or two marks toward Lighten
and keep the developing picture
warm.
HOT WEATHER
When the temperature is over
85°F,
development may be
affected, causing pictures to be
lighter than normal. Turn the
Lighten/ Darken
control toward
Darken, one mark
if a small
amount of adjustment is needed,
two
if more is required. While
the picture is developing, don't
let it "bake" in the heat of direct
sunlight or
on a surface warmed
by the sun.
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FLASH PICTURES
Use flash for all pictures except
where there
is plenty of daylight.
You can take flash pictures of
subjects from
10 inches to 20
feet from the camera.
Insert the FlashBar array into the
socket, pushing it in
firmly. After
it
has fired all 5 bulbs on one
side, remove it and turn it
around
for five more flashes.
When all the bulbs have been
fired, remove the
FlashBar. Pic-
tures taken with a dead
FlashBar
in place will not be correctly
exposed.
Three points to remember when
using
flash:
•
Focus carefully.
•
Watch the background.
• Have everyone about the same
distance from the camera.
FOCUS CAREFULLY
Focusing controls exposure for
flash pictures. Inaccurate focus-
ing
will cause flash pictures that
are too
light or too dark. A pic-
ture can
be reasonably sharp
and
still too light or too dark.
THE BACKGROUND IS
IMPORTANT
Place
your subject close to a
colorful background if you can.
Color adds interest to the picture,
and
placing the subject close to
the background means that they
will both be well-lit.
Fair-haired people, brightly col-
ored objects or flowers are very
effective against a dark back-
ground.
Place the subject several
feet away from the background
and move in
close to get a big image.
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Polaroid SX-70 Specifications

General

Film Format	SX-70 Instant Film
Lens	116mm f/8
Focus	Manual
Aperture	f/8
Exposure Control	Automatic
Flash	Optional
Weight	680 g
Viewfinder	SLR
Power Source	Battery
Dimensions	180 x 108 x 44 mm