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Summary of Contents for SX-70 Alpha Model 2

Page 1: ...y Road St Albans Hertfordshire All 5PR Telephone St Albans 59191 HONG KONG Polaroid Far East Limited 12th Fl Block B Watson s Estate 8 Watson Road North Point Hong Kong Telephone 5 718252 ITALY Polaro...

Page 2: ...let The World G f SX 70 is full of picture ideas and information about how to use the ideas in your own pictures To get a free copy please check the box on the registration card at the back of this bo...

Page 3: ...left hand Lift the small end of the viewfinder cap and pull it straight up until the cover support A locks 4 5 CLOSING Push the cover support toward the rear of the camera Press down on the viewfinde...

Page 4: ...er for pictures made with that pack The picture counter on the rear of the camera is blank when the camera is empty goes to 10 when a pack even a partly used or empty one is inserted and the film door...

Page 5: ...other fingers curled tightly into the palm of your hand Put your thumb behind the shut ter without touching the bellows C and put your index finger on the focus wheel as shown 8 9 VI EWING Raise the c...

Page 6: ...If your subject is 5 feet from the camera but you have focused for some other distance your flash picture will be too light or too dark Only if you focus with care can the camera give you well exposed...

Page 7: ...to focus not to frame or to view It is placed low in the viewfinder so it will not interfere with viewing That means that you may have to reframe your picture when you use the split circle to focus Af...

Page 8: ...t see page 30 To remove an empty pack open the film door and use the yellow tab to pull the pack out 14 SHOOTING When you have focused and framed your subject move your finger down to the red shutter...

Page 9: ...n your picture and what parts you don t want Move in close when possible make your subject the main point of interest Keep the background simple You can often eliminate distract ing elements from a pi...

Page 10: ...uilding on a sunny day with nothing overhead to block the light from the sky v I If the background is a large part of the picture and the light on the background is brighter than the light on the subj...

Page 11: ...e 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...

Page 12: ...ght picture everyone was about the same distance from the camera and each person was lighted equally by the flash All are correctly exposed 22 23 I I I I I I I FLASH REFLECTIONS If you aim the camera...

Page 13: ...0 can make automatic time exposures as long as 14 seconds For best results the light on the scene should be fairly even Indoors a bright light or window in the scene may fool the electric eye the rest...

Page 14: ...ening the film door Forc ing the film through the picture exit slot can damage the camera FINGERS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA A finger in front of the FlashBar may reflect the flash back into the lens fogg...

Page 15: ...be trapped there Be careful not to force the slot open as it can be permanently bent to the extent that it wi 11 no longer perform its function 28 IF PART OF THE PICTURE IS MISSING The pod of chemical...

Page 16: ...10 The camera should complete its cycle ejecting the top piece of film which will have been exposed to light and should be discarded If it does not the difficulty may be with the battery in the film...

Page 17: ...images they should not be exposed for long periods to bright sunlight 32 33 OUR WARRANTY AND SERVICE POLICIES The policies that have shaped our warranty our Customer Service and our repair practices...

Page 18: ...If you re unsure about the container we will at your request send a pre addressed approved shipping carton to any point in the U S A Address your package to the nearest Polaroid Service Center and se...

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