Polaroid 5/3 SLR1200 - Manual (Page 4)

English 5
4 Close the film door. The safety cover
ejects from the front of the camera (9).
Both 10 and12-frame film
• E = Empty, no pack inserted
• S = Fresh pack inserted - ready to start
• 1 = 1st frame taken
• 2 = 2nd frame taken
etc
•11= 11th frame taken (appears in red -
no frame emerges if 10-frame pack used)
To remove an empty film pack
Open the film door, grasp the tab on the
end of the pack, and pull the pack out (10).
The control panel (11)
a Power button
Press to turn on the camera. The flash
units begin charging, and the green indica-
tors light up when the camera is fully
charged for picture-taking.
The camera turns off if the power button is
pressed again, or after 30 seconds of inac-
tivity. (Note: The camera can also be
turned on by lightly pressing the shutter
button.)
b Low battery indicator (Macro 5 only)
Yellow light comes on when the batteries
in the handgrip are weak (the ranging lights
also will become dim.)
c Flash status lights
The red LED blinks while the flash units are
charging; the green lights will come on
when READY.
The flash units can be turned on or off
selectively (Macro 5 only).
d Standard PC socket for auxiliary flash
(Macro 5 only).
e Reset button (Macro 5 only)
This returns the camera to the nominal
flash and Lighten / Darken settings.
f Lighten/Darken controls
Each setting adjusts the flash output to
increase or decrease exposure by 1/3 f-
stop. The center light is the nominal set-
ting.
g Magnification indicators (Macro 5 only)
Light up to show the selected magnifica-
tion.
h Date / time control and display (Macro 5
only)
Allows you to print the date or time on pic-
tures.
i Film counter
Both 10 and12-frame film
• E = Empty, no pack inserted
• S = Fresh pack inserted - ready to start
• 1 = 1st frame taken
• 2 = 2nd frame taken
etc
•11= 11th frame taken (appears in red -
no frame emerges if 10-frame pack used)
Set the magnification
Turn the magnification selector knob to the
desired setting (12). The knob clicks into
position at each magnification; the camera
will not function if the knob is between
lens settings.
In addition to the magnification, the selec-
tor shows the camera-to-subject distance
and icons that represent the approximate
area of a subject included in the picture.
Focusing and framing the subject
1 Hold the camera at the approximate dis-
tance from the subject for the selected
magnification. For example, if taking pic-
tures at 1X, hold the camera 10 in. (25cm)
from the subject.