This product is listed by Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. As a condition of listing, UL requires that basic safety information be provided. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AS WITH ANY BATTERY-OPERATED EQUIPMENT, OBSERVE THESE BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: 1 FOLLOW ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2 CLOSELY SUPERVISE THE CAMERA WHEN IT IS BEING USED BY OR NEAR CHILDREN. 3 DO NOT USE THE CAMERA IF IT HAS BEEN DROPPED OR DAMAGED, UNTIL IT HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED POLAROID SERVICE CENTER.
Camera features Film • Use only Polaroid 500 instant color film • Ten pictures per pack • A mercury-free battery in the film pack powers the camera and flash
Camera features The Polaroid Captiva instant camera is a fully automatic, autofocus, single-lens reflex camera. It features built-in “fill” flash, through-the-lens viewing, a front-element lens, a self-timer, and automatic picture storage with a viewing window. Customer Assistance If you ever need help with your Polaroid Captiva camera or film, please follow the instructions on page 11.
Loading the film • Use only Polaroid 500 instant color film • Check the “Use before” date printed on the box; do not use outdated film • For ease of loading, load the film with the camera closed • Check the rollers (see page 9) Slide the film door latch; the door will pop open. Lift the door up until it stops. Hold the film pack by its edges with the arrows facing you. Slide the pack into the camera in the direction of the arrows, as shown.
Positioning your subject Hold the camera grips as shown, resting your right index finger on the shutter button. Look through the viewfinder to compose your picture; what you see is exactly what your picture will include. Note: If the viewfinder appears black, the camera is not fully opened. Push the flash forward until the camera clicks open. For vertical pictures such as portraits and individual subjects, turn the camera sideways for best results.
Removing the pictures To remove one or more pictures, open the removal door as shown. Pictures can be removed and reinserted as desired. Caution: Store only Polaroid 500 instant color film pictures in the storage compartment. Before loading a new pack of film, remove all the pictures and the film cover. Then close the picture removal door. Full storage compartment Picture counter When the storage compartment is full, the camera will not allow you to take another picture until you remove the pictures.
Self-timer Place the camera on a tripod or other steady support. Frame your picture. Indoors, plan to stand 2 to 10 ft. (.6 to 3m) from the camera. When you are ready, slide the control to the right once, toward the clock symbol (it will spring back). You now have approximately 12 seconds to get into your picture. The red light on the front of the camera will flash at an increasing rate, becoming steady just before the flash fires.
Camera signals Red light The camera will not take a picture when the red light on the electronic flash unit is on. When the light is steady: • The flash is charging • The battery in the pack is low (film may be outdated) When the light flashes eight times: • The film pack is empty • The storage compartment is full • A picture did not advance all the way into the storage compartment (stopped picture – see below) Audible signals the film pack first.
Full five-year warranty If this camera proves to be defective during the warranty period, we will, without charge, either repair it or, at our option, replace it with a fully reconditioned or new unit. The warranty period is five years from the original date of purchase. To verify the warranty period, you should keep the sales slip or other proof of the purchase date. The repair or replacement of the unit is guaranteed for the remaining warranty period of the original unit.
