600 Series Camera User Guide
600 Series Camera User Guide IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Note: This product is listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL). As a condition of listing, UL requires that basic safety information be provided. As with any battery-operated equipment, observe these basic safety precautions: 1. Follow all of these instructions. 2. Do not use the camera if it has been damaged, until it has been examined at an authorized Polaroid Service Center. 3. Do not disassemble the camera.
600 Series Camera User Guide Table of Contents Important Safeguards .............................................................................. Important camera features ....................................................................... See the world in a new light ..................................................................... 2 4 4 The camera system ................................................................................. The film .................................................
600 Series Camera User Guide Important camera features See the world in a new light The built-in electronic flash lifts up for picture-taking, folds down for carrying ease. Few picture-taking situations provide just the right lighting to take the best photographs. The flash is designed to be used for every picture – outdoors and indoors. So Polaroid designed a unique new photographic system (Sun 600 series cameras) that makes it possible to take great pictures any time – in any light.
600 Series Camera User Guide The camera system Sun 600 Front View Back View A P B O C L K J E F N D I G M H A - Built-in electronic flash; 1/3000 to 1/20,000 of a second. I - Film exit slot. J - Lighten/darken control (see page 8). B - Fixed focus, 106mm lens. K - Photocell (silicon photo-diode – measures light from the scene and flash, outdoors and indoors). C - Aperture shutter system (apertures from f/14.6 to f/45; shutter speeds from 1/3 to 1/200 of a second). L - Viewfinder.
00 Series Camera User Guide Sun 660 AF Front View Back View A1 B1 C1 K1 L C2 J D O K N E I F M G H G - Film door. A1 - Built-in electronic flash; (1/3000 of a second H - Film shade (shields each picture from light as it exits the camera; it rolls out with the picture, then snaps back). B1 - Automatic focusing system (a fixed front lens and an internal rotating disk with four lenses).
600 Series Camera User Guide The Film Fixed focus lens Polaroid 600 color film was developed specifically for your camera system. Other Polaroid films will not fit into or work with this camera. Each film pack provides 10 color pictures. Stand at least 4 feet from your subject. In the picture, everything beyond 4 feet will be in focus. This new film is the most light-sensitive instant color film made. It is one of the world’s fastest developing color film. In just seconds, the image begins to appear.
600 Series Camera User Guide Split-second focusing (Sun 660 AF only) To take a darker picture, slide the control past the black arrow. When you take a picture, your camera sends sound waves, at frequencies beyond our range of hearing, to the central part of the scene (approximate area circled in white). At the same time, an internal disk with four lenses (behind the fixed front lens) starts to turn. Return the control to center position when you have finished reshooting.
600 Series Camera User Guide Using the camera Raising and lowering the electronic flash unit Loading the camera Use only Polaroid 600 color film. 1. Grip the sides of the flash unit. 1. Push the latch forward. The film door will open. 2. Hold the film pack by its edges only, as shown (printed side up), and slide it all the way into the camera. 2. Swing the flash unit up to snap it in place. Latch 3. Close the film door. When you close the film door: • • 3.
600 Series Camera User Guide Holding the camera Taking the picture 1. Grip the camera so it rests firmly in the palm of your left hand. Sun 600 1. When you see the green ready light, press the shutter button all the way to take a picture. Flash Ready (Green) and Charging (Red) Lights 2. Place your right thumb on the thumbrest, your index finger on the red button, and curl your other fingers into your palm. 2.
600 Series Camera User Guide 3. A red light in the viewfinder indicates that the flash is charging. In about 5 seconds, when the flash is fully charged, the red light goes out. The camera will not operate while the red light is on. 5. Hold the developing picture by its wide white border. While it is developing, keep the picture out of direct sunlight. Note: When the temperature is below 55o F(13o C), keep the camera and film warm. 6.
600 Series Camera User Guide Taking a picture through glass or a window Sun 600 Sun 660 AF Photographing a daylight scene through glass is a special situation which requires that you stop the electronic flash from firing, to avoid a flash reflection. Photographing a daylight scene (more than 12 feet away) through a window is a special situation which requires that you take these precautions. Take the picture by pressing only the flash override button.
600 Series Camera User Guide Use the electronic flash for every picture – outdoors and indoors The human eye adjusts to light differently than the camera’s eye, which makes it difficult to judge how light from the scene will affect your picture. than what he or she saw in the viewfinder. Polaroid’s new photographic system gives you the beautiful picture you expect to see.
600 Series Camera User Guide Canada only: The warranty and provisions do not affect your statutory rights. Full one-year warranty U.S. and Canada For more information: From within the U.S., please call us toll-free at 1-800-343-5000, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 8 pm (Eastern time). If your camera proves to be defective within the warranty period, we will, without charge, either repair it or, at our option, replace it with a fully reconditioned or new camera.
