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Contents
Al l about vour camer a
How t o hol d t he camer a
How t o vi ew your subj ect
How t o set t he di st ance
How t o l oad f i l m
How t o t ake a oi ct ure
What vou need t o know about f l ash I J
Maki ng good f l ash pi ct ur es
Maki ng good dayl i ght pi ct ur es
Us i ng f l as h i n day l i ght
Ti ps f or bet t er pi ct ur es
The Li ght en/ Darken cont rol
Taki ng pi ct ur es i n hot and col d weat her 40
El ect r oni c f l ash
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The f i l m s hade
Camer a, f i l m and
pi ct ur e
car e
Tr oubl eshoot i ng
Ful l war r ant y
Repai r s
Copi es and enl ar gement s
Accessor i es
camera may di f f er i n appearance f rom t he
one shown here.
THERE' S A NUMBER YOU CAN CALL
l f you ever have a quest i on about your cam-
era, about your pi ct ures,
or about i nst ant
phot ogr aphy
i n gener al , pl ease cal l us. Fr om
anywher e i n t he cont i nent al U. S. A. except
Massachuset t s, cal I t ol l -f ree
800- 225- 1 384
Fr om Massachuset t s and Canada, cal l col l ect
(617) 864-4568. Cal l s may be made Monoay-
Fr i day, B a. m. t o 5 p. m. , your l ocal t i me.
For f urt her i nf ormat i on about Pol aroi d
Cust omer Ser vi ce, see page 41.
Fi l m
Your camera uses onl y Pol aroi d SX-70 Land
f i l m. Each f i l m pack pr ovi des
t en 3Va x3Va
i nch ( B x B cm) col or pi ct ur es. Each pack
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Just set t he l ens f or t he cor r ect camer a- t o-
s ubj ec t di s t anc e, c ompos e t he pi c t ur e i n t he
vi ewf i nder , and squeeze t he shut t er but t on,
What t he camer a does
Once you pr ess t he shut t er but t on, al l oper a-
t i ons f r om set t i ng t he cor r ect exposur e t o t he
dev el opment of t he f i ni s hed c ol or oi c t ur e wi l l
t ake pl ace aut omat i cal l y
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I n dayl i ght , exposur e i s cont r ol l ed by t he
el ect r i c eye ( a phot ocel l ) l ocat ed next t o t he
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camer a l ens The el ect r i c eye gover ns t he
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openi ng and cl osi ng of t he camer a' s shut t er ,
per mi t t i ng j ust t he r i ght amount of l i ght t o
r eac h t he f i l m, Wi t h f l as h, t he l ens di s t anc e
set t i ng i nf l uences t he pr oper exposur e ( see
page 24)
Pi ct ur e devel opment :
Once t he pi ct ur e has been t aken, i t i s dr i ven
t hr ough t he dev el opment r ol l er s i ns i de t he
camer a and out t hr ough t he exi t sl ot at t he
f r ont of t he camer a. The pi ct ur e wi l l devel op
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Pi ct ur e count er
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Wi t h your l ef t hand:
Get a good g r i p on t he camer a, i n or der t o
hol d i t st eady f or pi ct ur e- t aki ng.
Hol d t he camer a i n t he pal m of your l ef t
h a n d . . .
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gr i p t he camer a wi t h your l ef t hand over t he
vi ewf i nder .
Be sur e t hat your f i nger s do not bl ock:
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Wi t h your r i ght hand:
Pr ess your r i ght t humb agai nst t he pi ct ur e
count er , as shown, t o keep t he camer a st eady
You wi l l use your r i ght f or ef i nger t o oper at e
t he shut t er but t on; cur l your ot her f i nger s i nt o
your pal m so t hey ar e not i n f r ont of t he sl ot
wher e t he p i ct ur e wi l l come out
Wi t hout f i l m i n t he c amer a, s queez e t he
shut t er but t on a f ew t i mes t o get a f eel f or how
i t wor ks
Be sure t o keep t he camera st eady whi l e
squeezi ng t he shut t er but t on
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i s cl ose t o t he eyepi ece and t hat you can see
al l f our c or ner s i ns i de t he v i ewf i nder
Posi t i on your sel f so your subj ect
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al ways set t he l ens f or t he cor r ect camer a- t o-
s ubj ec t di s t anc e
Est i mat e or measu r e t he d i st ance f r om t he
c amer a l ens t o y our s ubj ec t , t hen t ur n t he
l ens unt i l t hat di s t anc e i s oppos i t e t he mar k
on t op of t he camer a I n t he pi ct ur e at t he
r i ght , t he l ens i s set t o 5 f eet ( 1 5 met er s) .
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Us e onl y Pol ar oi d SX- 70 Land f i l m
1, Pus h t he l at c h al l t he way f or war d unt i l t he
f i l m com par t ment door d r ops down
2 Be car ef ul not t o squeeze t he f i l m pack
Hol di ng i t by i t s edges and r i ght s i de up, as
shown, i nser t t he pack i nt o t he camer a Then,
pus h i t al l t he way i n
3 When you cl ose t he f r ont of t he camer a, t he
f i l m cover wi l l be ej ect ed t hr ough t he sl ot , as
shown Be car ef ul t hat your f i nger s do not
bl ock t he sl ot l f t he f i l m cover does not come
out , see page 49
The bl ac k
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t hat c ame out wi t h t he f i l m
cover , t hen snapped back i nt o t he camer a, i s
descr i bed on pag e 42
4 Remove t he f i l m cover You' r e now r eady
t o begi n t ak i ng pi c t ur es
The pi ct ur e count er on t he back of t he camer a
wi l l now r ead 10 l t c ount s down, t o t el l y ou
how many pi ct ur es you have l ef t t o shoot
( Whenev er y ou i ns er t a f i l m pac k - whet her
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To r emove an empt y f i l m pack: Pul l i t out by
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Wi t h f l ash: Pl ease r ead pages 23- 25.
I n d ay I i g ht : P l ease r ead pag es 27
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I n dayl i ght wi t h f l ash' Pl ease r ead pages 30- 33.
Hol d t he camer a st eady Pr ess your r i g ht
t humb f or war d agai nst t he count er wi ndow,
t hen gent l y squeeze t he shut t er but t on wi t h
y our r i ght f or ef i nger and hol d i t i n unt i l al l
camer a sounds st op
The camer a wi l l aut omat i cal l y make t he cor -
r ect exposur e and, a moment l at er , ej ect t he
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Remove t he pi ct ur e by i t s wi de bor der
Al t hough t he dev el opi ng pi c t ur e c an be
handl ed i mmedi at el y, be car ef ul not t o beno
or sq ueeze i t
At f i r s t , t he pi c t ur e wi l l be bl ank
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ey es , t he i mage wi l l begi n t o appear I n a f ew
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For i ndoor pi c t ur es , us e f l as h, The y el l ow l i ne
on t he di st ance scal e i ndi cat es t he f l ash r ange.
You can t ake f l ash pi ct ur es of subj ect s S- 12
f eet ( about 1- 3 7 m) away
I n c e r t a i n s i t u a t i o n s , u s i n g f l a s h wi l l r e s u l t i n
much bet t er dayl i ght pi ct ur es, Det ai l s ar e on
page 30
Wi t h t he camer a poi nt i ng away f r om you,
i nser t a 10- bul b Fl ashBar Af t er shoot i ng f i ve
pi ct ur es, r emove t he Fl ashBar and t ur n i t
ar ound f or f i ve mor e f l ashes The camer a
aut omat i cal l y pi cks out t he next f r esh bul b,
so you can r emove a par t l y- used Fl ashBar
and use t he r est of i t anot her t i me
On c e a l l t h e b u l b s o n t h e s i d e o f t h e Fl a s h Ba r
f ac i ng f r ont have been f i r ed, t he camer a wi l l
not oper at e l f t he camer a does not oper at e
when an unused si de of a Fl ashBar f aces
f r ont , r ever se t he Fl ashBar or i nser t a new one
l f you can t hen t ake a pi ct ur e,
t he f i r st si de
was def ect i ve Cont act Cust omer Ser vi ce
Fl ash pi ct ur es
shoul d not be t aken wher e t he
at mospher e cont ai ns gases or dust t hat may
be i gn i t ed by a spar k
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1. Set t he di st ance car ef ul l y
The di st ance set t i ng i nf l uences bot h shar p-
ness and exposur e f or f l ash pi ct ur es l f t he
di s t anc e i s not s et ac c ur at el y , a f l as h pi c t ur e
may be t oo l i g ht or t oo dar k, and f uzzy
2. Wat ch t he backgr ound
Tr y t o pl ace your subj ect near a l i ght -
col or ed backg r ound f or t he best over al l
ex pos ur e ( l f t he bac k gr ound i s a whi t e wal l ,
pl ace your subj ect a l i t t l e f ar t her f r om i t
)
Avoi d dar k or d i st ant backg r ounds Al so don' t
shoot t owar d r ef l ect i ve backg r ounds l i ke
panel ed wal l s and pol i s hed or s hi ny s ur f ac es
A shi ny backgr ound can cause a
" hot
spot "
( r ef l ect i on of t he f l ash) i n your pi ct ur e l f you
must shoot t owar d such a sur f ace, shoot at
an angl e r at her t han st r ai ght on,
3. Ar r ange gr oups
When you' r e t aki ng pi ct ur es of gr oups, each
s ubj ec t s houl d be about t he s ame di s t anc e
f r om t he c amer a Then al l wi l l be l i t ev enl y by
t he f l as h
And, don' t f or get : Hol d t he camer a st eady
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MAKI NG GOOD DAYLI GHT PI CTURES
I n gener al , pl ace your subj ect s so t he l i ght
f al l s on t hem f r om behi nd you or f r om t he
si de. Al so, t r y t o pl ace your subj ect s so t he
l i ght f al l i ng on t hem and on t he backgr ound
i s even.
The el ect ri c eye works best when t he l i ght ' s
approxi mat el y t he same bri ght ness over most
of t he scene. Uneven l i ght i ng can " f ool " t he
el ect r i c eye and t he r esul t wi l l be a pi ct ur e i n
whi ch your mai n subj ect i s t oo l i ght or t oo
dark (see next page).
Shar pness- f r om near t o f ar - i n dayl i ght
On br i ght , sunny days, i f you set t he l ens di s-
t ance scal e t o 15 f t . (4. 6m), everyt hi ng f rom
about 8 f t . (2. 5m) t o t he most di st ant scene
wi l l be shar p i n t he f i ni shed pi ct ur e.
Do not at t empt t o use t hi s t echni que on over-
cast days or i n di m l i ght . I n t hose condi t i ons,
t he el ect ri c eye has t o set a l arger l ens open-
i ng f or correct exposure; t hi s l eads t o a more
l i mi t ed r ange of shar pness. Al so, do not use
t hi s met hod wi t h f l ash.
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How t he background af f ect s exposure
l f a l arge part of t he background i s much
dar ker t han your mai n subj ect , t he el ect r i c
eye wi l l t end t o set t he exposure f or t he dark
backgr ound, and your subj ect wi l l be t oo l i ght
i n t he pi ct ure (l ef t ).
To avoi d t hi s resul t , move i n cl ose t o your
subj ect t o reduce t he ef f ect t he background
has on t he el ect ri c eye, or set t he Li ght en/
Darken control 1 or 2 marks toward Darken
(see page 38).
l f a l arge part of t he background i s bri ght er
t han your mai n subj ect , t he el ect r i c eye wi l l
t end t o set t he exposure f or t he bri ght back-
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gr ound, and your subj ect wi l l be t oo dar k i n
t he pi ct ur e ( r i ght ) .
To avoi d t hi s resul t , move i n cl ose t o your
subj ect t o reduce t he ef f ect of t he background
on t he el ect r i c eye, or set t he Li ght en/ Dar ken
cont rol 1 or 2 marks t oward Li ght en (see page
3B) . Or use f l ash, as descr i bed on page 30.
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USI NG FLASH I N DAYLI GHT
Wi t h t hi s camer a you can use a combi nat i on
of f l ash and dayl i ght . The el ect r oni c cont r ol
ci r cui t r y i n t he camer a was desi gned t o r ead
bot h t he dayl i ght and t he l i ght f r om t he
Fl ashBar , and combi ne t hem t o
pr oduce
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pr oper l y exposed pi ct ur e. When usi ng f l ash
out doors, you soon wi l l come t o know f or
your sel f t he wi de r ange of oppor t uni t i es f or
t aki ng l umi nous, col or f ul pi ct ur es whi ch you
mi ght not ot henvi se have t aken.
For best resul t s, remember t hese requi re-
ment s. Set t he di st ance scal e accur at el y.
For t he most nat ur al combi nat i on of dayl i ght
and f l ash, t he subj ect shoul d be 3- 12f eeI
(about
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f rom t he camera, 5-6 f eet
( about
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gi vi ng par t i cul ar l y i mpr es-
si ve resul t s. Here are t ypi cal ways f l ash can
be of hel p i n dayl i ght .
l f t he subj ect i s i n t he shade and t he back-
gr ound i s br i ght , t he exposur e i s i n danger of
bei ng ei t her t oo muchTor t he backgr ound or
t oo l i t t l e f or t he subj ect . By addi ng f l ash, as
shown at ri ght , you can creat e an at t ract i ve,
sunny, br i ght pi ct ur e.
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When t he subj ect i s l i t by st r ong sunl i ght ,
usi ng f l ash can sof t en or el i mi nat e unpl easant ,
harsh shadows, as shown at l ef t .
A f ace t hat i s l i t onl y by a bl ue sky, and i s not
l i ght ed di r ect l y by t he sun, woul d have a
bl ui sh, col d appear ance. The addi t i on of
t
f l ash pr ovi des t he sense of sunshi ne.
I n di m l i ght , wi t hout f l ash, t he shut t er wi l l
r emai n open f or a r el at i vel y l ong exposur e
t i me, r esul t i ng i n bl ur r ed pi ct ur es unl ess a
t r i pod i s used. Usi ng f l ash r educes t he
exposur e t i me and r esul t s i n shar p pi ct ur es.
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TI PS FOR BETTER PI CTURES
Move i n cl ose
Get a bi g, cl ear i mage of your subj ect i n t he
vi ewf i nder .
Wat ch t he background
Keep i t si mpl e. Compose your pi ct ur es so t he
mai n subj ect i s t he poi nt of i nt er est .
l ncl ude col or
Add col orf ul props l i ke f l owers, t oys,
br i ght cl ot hi ng; l ook f or a col or f ul backgr ound
near whi ch you can pl ace your subj ect s.
Frame sceni cs caref ul l y
When shoot i ng di st ant scenes, i ncl ude some'
t hi ng i n t he f or egr ound
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ser ve as a nat ur al
f r ame, or t o show dept h or di mensi on.
Al ways set t he di st ance scal e correct l y,
and hol d t he camera st eady when shoot i ng.
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THE LI GHTEN/ DARKEN CONTROL
Your camera aut omat i cal l y set s t he correct
exposur e f or you- i n br i ght l i ght , i n di m l i ght ,
and wi t h f l ash. Gener al l y, no exposur e adj ust -
ment i s necessar y, and t he Li ght en/ Dar ken
cont r ol shoul d be l ef t at t he nor mal
posi t i on,
shown at t he l ef t .
Onl y under cer t ai n out door condi t i ons shoul d
you f i nd i t necessar y t o use t he Li ght en/
Dar ken cont r ol . These condi t i ons ar e
i l l ust r at ed on t he next page.
When usi ng f l ash, you shoul d sel dom need t o
use t he Li ght en/ Dar ken cont r ol . l f you get a
f l ash pi ct ur e t hat i s t oo l i ght or t oo dar k, t he
camera probabl y was not set f or t he correct
camera-t o-subj ect di st ance. Bef ore t ryi ng an
L/ D set t i ng, check t o be sure you have set t he
d i st ance scal e accur at el v.
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The br r ght backgr ound causes t he subj ect t o
be t oo dar k i n pi ct ur e A By set t i ng t he
Li ght en/ Dar ken cont r ol one or t wo mar ks
t owar d Lr ght en, t he subl ect r ecei ves nor mal
exposu r e, p i ct u r e B
Set t i ng:
1 mar k t owar d Li ght en
The dar k backgr ound causes t he subl ect t o
be t oo l i ght r n pi ct ur e C By set t i ng t he
Li ght en/ Dar ken cont r ol one or t wo mar ks
t owar d Dar ken, t he subj ect r ecei ves nor mal
exposur e, pi ct ur e D
Sef t i ng :
1 mark t oward Darken
When maki ng an adj ust ment t o cor r ect a
pr evi ous exposur e, al ways t ake t he second
pi ct ur e under exact l y t he same cond i t i ons:
same subj ect , same posi t i on and d i st ance,
same l i ght i ng
Reset t he Li ght en/ Dar ken cont r ol t o nor mal
when t he speci al set t i ng i s no l onger needed
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TAKI NG PI CTURES I N HOT AND
COLD WEATHER
When i t i s hot , keep your camer a, f i l m and
devel opi ng pi ct ur es away f r om hot " baki ng"
condi t i ons l i ke di r ect sun, hot car s and al l hot
surf aces.
When i t i s col d, keep your camer a and f i l m
war m. Put each devel opi ng pi ct ur e i mmedi -
at el y i nt o a warm i nsi de pocket f or at l east
t hr ee mi nut es.
See f i l m box f or det ai l s.
ELECTRONI C FLASH
Some el ect r oni c f l ash uni t s may wor k wel l
wi t h your camer a, ot her s wi l l not . Some coul d
even damage t he camera. Bef ore you buy,
check wi t h your deal er or wi t h t he manuf ac-
t ur er of t he el ect r oni c f l ash uni t t o make
sure i t ' s sui t abl e f or your camera. Or ask
Pol aroi d Cust omer Servi ce (see next page).
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l f you ever have a quest i on or a probl em wi t h
your camer a, f i l m, or pi ct ur es, pl ease cal l
Cust omer Servi ce. We have a st af f of Pol aroi d
Land camera expert s whose j ob i t i s t o hel p
you get good pi ct ur es. l f somet hi ng' s wr ong,
t hey' l l t r y t o hel p you sol ve t he pr obl em
qui ckl y.
800-22s-1 384.
. . . That ' s our t ol l -f ree number. (From
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We can be reached Monday t hrough Fri day,
B a. m. t o 5 p. m. , your l ocal t i me.
You can wri t e t o us at Pol aroi d Corporat i on,
Cust omer Ser vi ce, Cambr i dge, Mass. 02139,
or t o Cust omer Servi ce at any of t he l ocat i ons
l i st ed on pages 58-59.
Al l our Ser vi ce Cent er s of f er wal k- i n ser vi ce,
t oo, i ncl udi ng whi l e- you- wai t r epai r s i n most
cases. l f you can get t o us easi l y, br i ng your
camer a and pi ct ur es i n.
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THE FI LM SHADE
Each pi ct ure, as i t comes out of t he camera, i s
cover ed f or a moment by a shade ( 1) . Once
t he pi ct ur e has been f ul l y ej ect ed ( 2) , t hi s
shade r ol l s back i nt o t he camer a ( 3) . The pur -
pose of t hi s shade i s t o pr event l i ght f r om
af f ect i ng t he pi ct ure as i t st art s t o devel op.
Do not t amper wi t h t he f i l m shade; i t i s an
i mport ant and del i cat e part of t he camera. l f i t
does not rol l back af t er a pi ct ure has been
ej ect ed, si mpl y l i f t t he f r ont end of t he shade
and i t wi l l snap back i nt o t he camer a.
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CAMERA, FI LM AND PI CTURE CARE
Gamer a
Shoul d i t ever be necessary t o cl ean t he cam-
er a body, si mpl y wi pe i t wi t h a damp cl ot h.
When necessary, cl ean t he l ens, vi ewf i nder
wi ndow and el ect r i c eye. Bl ow of f any dust ,
t hen wi pe gent l y wi t h a cl ean, l i nt - f r ee cl ot h.
The r ol l er s i nsi de t he f i l m compar t ment
door shoul d be kept cl ean. Bef or e l oadi ng
each new pack of f i l m, exami ne t hem by
rot at i ng each one separat el y.
To prevent dust f rom ent eri ng t he f i l m com-
par t ment , i t ' s best t o cl ean t he r ol l er s whi l e an
empt y f i l m pack i s st i l l i n t he camer a.
Use a f i nger t o r ot at e each r ol l er ; each shoul d
move f reel y. Remove any specks of di rt wi t h
a cl ean, l i nt -f ree cl ot h moi st ened wi t h wat er,
i f necessary. Check t he ends of t he rol l ers,
t oo, as wel l as t he pi ct ur e sl ot .
Fi l m
Your f i l m shoul d be st or ed i n a cool pl ace. l f
possi bl e, st or age t emper at ur e shoul d be
bel ow 75' F. Fi l m may be ref ri gerat ed, but i t
shoul d not be t r ozen. ( Bef or e openi ng f i l m
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t hat has been ref ri gerat ed, al l ow i t t o warm up
t o r oom t emper at ur e. Usual l y, t hi s wi l l t ake at
l east an hour. ) Al ways keep t he f i l m box
seal ed unt i l you ar e r eady t o use t he f i l m.
Avoi d l eavi ng your f i l m or a l oaded camer a i n
a hot , humi d pl ace, such as t he gl ove or l ug-
gage compart ment of a car i n warm weat her,
or i n di r ect sunl i ght .
Pi ct ures
Af t er your pi ct ures are f ul l y devel oped, be
car ef ul not t o f ol d or cr ease t hem. Or i gi nal
SX- 70 phot ogr aphs shoul d not be cut or
t ri mmed. However, Pol aroi d Copy Servi ce can
suppl y copi es and enl ar gement s of your
f avori t e pi ct ures, whi ch may be t ri mmed as
you l i ke.
The br i l l i ant pi ct ur es made on SX- 70 f i l m ar e
among t he most st abl e and resi st ant t o f adi ng
ever known i n phot ography.
Fi nger pr i nt s on your pi ct ur es can be easi l y
r emoved. Si mpl y
" mi st " t he sur f ace wi t h your
breat h, t hen
pol i sh
wi t h a t i ssue or. a sof t
cl ean cl ot h, j ust as you mi ght cl ean
eyegrasses.
The Pol ar oi d Al bum #115 i s especi al l y
desi gned f or SX- 70 pi ct ur es and i s conveni enl
and easy t o use.
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TROUBLESHOOTI NG
l f t he camera does not ej ect t he f i l m cover:
1 . Press t he shut t er but t on. l f t he cover i s not
ej ect ed, remove t he f i l m pack, t hen rei nsert i t .
2. l f t he cover st i l l i s not ej ect ed, r emove t he
pack (i t s bat t ery may be dead) and i nsert a
new one.
l f t he f i l m i s not ej ect ed when you press
t he shut t er but t on:
' 1.
Check t he pi ct ur e count er , t he f i l m pack {
may be empt y.
2. Checkt he Fl ashBar ; see page 23.
3. I n subdued l i ght , pul l t he f i l m pack out unt i l
t he shut t er but t on cl i cks f orward. Then, rei nsert
t he pack. The f i l m shoul d come out when you
cl ose t he f i l m door . l f t he t op pi ece of f i l m i s
pushed f or war d when you r ei nser t t he pack, pul l
t hat pi ece of f i l m out . Then, cl ose t he f i l m ooor .
4. l f t he above f ai l t o get your camer a wor ki ng,
i nsert a new f i l m pack. The bat t ery i n t he f i rst
pack may be dead.
l f t he f i l m cover or f i l m i s ej ect ed onl y
par t way:
1. Rel ease t he f i l m shade so t hat i t snaps back.
2. Wi t hout openi ng t he door , pul l t he cover or
f i l m out .
3. l f t he camer a st i l l does not wor k pr oper l y,
remove t he f i l m pack (i t s bat t ery may be
weak) and i nsert a new one.
l f t hese remedi es f ai l t o get t he camera operat -
i ng, cal l Cust omer Ser vi ce ( see page 4. 1) .
Ret urn any f i l m wi t h a dead or weak bat t ery,
and whi ch has not passed i t s expi rat i on dat e,
t o Pol ar oi d or t o your deal er . We wi l l r epl ace i t .
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Fuzzy or bl ur r ed Pi ct ur es
c an be c aus ed by . . .
.
i ncor r ect di st ance set t i ng ( l ef t pi ct ur e)
I n or der t o get shar p, cl ear pi ct ur es, be sur e
t o set t he di st ance accur at el y l f you ar e
unsur e about est i mat i ng di st ances, you may,
at f i r st , want t o measur e t he camer a- t o- subj ect
di st ance so you can set t he di st ance scal e
cor r ect l y. Af t er measur i ng di st ances a f ew
t i mes, you shoul d be abl e t o est i mat e t hem
qui ckl y and set t he di st ance scal e accur at el y'
.
movi ng t he camer a dur i ng t he exposur e
( r i ght pi ct ur e) Al ways hol d t he camer a st eady
Gent l y squeeze t he shut t er but t on and hol d i t
i n unt i l t he pi ct ur e i s ej ect ed and al l camer a
sounds st op
l n di m l i ght , be par t i c ul ar l y c ar ef ul t o hol d
t he camer a st eady. For best r esul t s,
Pl ace
t he camer a on a f i r m suPPor t
.
movement of t he su bj ect d u r i ng t he
exposu r e
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Par t of i mage ar ea bl ank
The f i l m pack may have been damaged
bef or e pi ct ur e- t aki ng Damage l i ke t hi s can
oc c ur i f t he f i l m pac k i s s queez ed whi l e i t i s
bei ng l oaded i nt o t he c amer a ( s ee page 15)
I n s ome i ns t anc es , t hi s pr obl em may be
ac c ompani ed by l eak age of dev el oper c hem-
i c al s ont o t he r ol l er s i ns i de t he c amer a and
ont o t he back of t he pi ct ur e Cl ean t he r ol l er s,
as descr i bed on pag e 45, bef or e t aki ng
f ur t her pi ct ur es
Avoi d cont act wi t h t he
dev el oper c hemi c al s ; pl eas e r ead t he
caut i on not i ce on t he back of t he f i l m box
Shoul d t hi s pr obl em per s i s t wi t h any one
pack, r emove t he pack and i nser t a new one,
bei ng c ar ef ul t o hol d t he pac k onl y by i t s
edges
Repeat ed spot s or bar s on pi ct ur es
The r ol l er s i ns i det he c amer aar e di r t y Cl ean
t hem as des c r i bed on page 45
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FULL ONE. YEAR WARRANTY
l f your camera proves t o be def ect i ve wi t hi n t he
warrant y peri od we wi l l repai r i t or at our opt i on
r epl ace i t wi t h a si mi l ar camer a wi t hout char ge.
The warrant y appl i es whet her you do or do not
ret urn t he regi st rat i on card t o us.
The warrant y peri od i s one year f rom t he ori gi nal
dat e of purchase. To veri f y t he warrant y peri od,
you shoul d keep t he sal es sl i p or ot her pr oof of t he
purchase dat e. Wi t hout t hi s i nf ormat i on, t he war-
rant y peri od i s t wo years f rom t he manuf act uri ng
dat e on t he camera.
l f , wi t hi n t he war r ant y per i od, your camer a i s mai l ed
t o us f or ser vi ce f r om i nsi de t he U. S. A. i t wi l l be
ret urned wi t h a post al ref und approxi mat el y equal
t o t he cost of i nsured parcel post . We wi l l al so gi ve
you a f r ee pack of f i l m.
Thi s warrant y does not cover damage caused by
acci dent , mi suse, or t amper i ng wi t h t he camer a,
and a char ge wi l l be made f or such r epai r s.
For warrant y servi ce, t he camera must be ret urned
t o and repai red by a Pol aroi d Servi ce Cent er or
Aut hori zed Servi ce Cent er. You can ret urn t he
camera t hrough your Pol aroi d camera deal er.
l f t hat i s not conveni ent , see t he next page f or
i nf or mat i on on how t o r et ur n t he camer a, or cal l
Cust omer Ser vi ce t ol l - f r ee at 800- 225- 1384 ( i n
Massachuset t s and Canada cal l 617-864-4568
col l ect ) .
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Thi s warrant y gi ves you speci f i c l egal ri ght s,
and you may al so have ot her ri ght s whi ch varv
from state to state.
Thi s warrant y excl udes al l consequent i al
damages. Some st at es do not ai l ow t he
excl usi on or l i mi t at i on of i nci dent al or
consequent i al
damages, so t he f oregoi ng
l i mi t at i on or excl usi on may not appt y t o you.
REPAI RS
l f you bel i eve your camera may need repai r,
bef ore you send i t t o us, cal l Cust omer
Servi ce at t he t ol l {ree number above and
expl ai n t he pr obl em. You may be abl e t o use
your camera agai n ri ght away, wi t hout repai i .
-Your
camera deal er wi l l ret urn your camera
f or repai r, shoul d t hat ever be necessary.
Or you may bri ng t he camera t o a
pol aroi d
Servi ce Cent er, whi ch of f ers wal k-i n servt ce.
Many r epai r s can be made whi l e you wai t .
Or , you may mai l t he camer a t o
pol ar oi d
f or
repai rs. Pack i t caref ul l y. Address i t t o t he
nearest Pol aroi d Servi ce Cent er (see i nsi de
back cover) and send i t by i nsured parcel
post . (Upon request , we wi l l send a st urdy
pre-addressed
shi ppi ng cart on t o you any-
wher e i n t he cont i nent al U. S. A. ) I ncl ude a
not e descr i bi ng t he pr obl em
and, i f you can,
pi ct ures
t hat i l l ust rat e i t .
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i Lt d
You can or der copi es or enl ar gement s of
your f avor i t e pi ct ur es t o send t o f ami l y and
f r i ends or enj oy at home. Hi gh- qual i t y copi es
and enl ar gement s may be or der ed t hr ough
your camer a deal er or di r ect l y f r om Pol ar oi d
Copy Ser vi ce ( t he or der f or m i s on t he back
of t he f i l m cover ) .
Pi ct ur e t aki ng can be even mor e f un wi t h t he
accessor i es shown at l ef t , avai l abl e f r om
your camer a deal er .
The Tr i pod Mou nt #2325 ( r i g ht ) l et s you
at t ach your camer a t o a st andar d t r i pod,
t o st eady i t dur i ng pi ct ur e t aki ng The Sel f -
Ti mer #2326 ( cent er ) l et s you get i nt o your
pi ct ur es, and t he Cabl e Rei ease #2327 l et s
you oper at e t he shut t er but t on wi t hout t ouch-
i ng t he camer a, These accessor i es may be
pur c has ed i ndi v i dual l y or i n t he Pr ont ol
Accessor y Ki t #183.
At t r act i ve Pr ont ol car r yi ng cases desi gned t o
hol d your camer a, Fl ashbar s and f i l m ar e al so
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