Polaroid MAXXUM HTsi Handling the Camera, Holding the Camera, Pressing the Shutter-Release Button

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HANDLING THE CAMERA

Holding the Camera

Grip the camera firmly with your right hand, while supporting the lens with your left. Keep your elbows at your side and your feet shoulder-width apart to hold the camera steady. Keep the camera strap around your neck or wrist in the event you accidentally drop the camera.

• Do not touch the end of the lens barrel while taking a picture.

•Use a tripod when using slow shutter speeds or a telephoto lens.

Pressing the Shutter-Release Button

Press the shutter-release button partway down to activate the camera’s autofocus and auto-exposure systems.

Gently press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.

F U L L Y - A U T O M A T I C

O P E R A T I O N

Full-Auto is the camera’s standard operating mode and is suited for use in almost any situation. When selected, the camera sets the focus and exposure automatically and fires the built-in flash when necessary. Use Full-Auto when you are just starting out or when you are shooting under conditions that would require you to constantly adjust the focus and/or exposure.

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Contents Page For Proper and Safe USE V E L I I Table of ContentsBody Names of PartsViewfinder Data PanelQuick Operation Attaching the Strap LevelBatteries Installing the BatteriesChecking Battery Power Removing the Lens LensAttaching the Lens Close the back cover Loading FilmExtend the leader between the guide rails to the index mark Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Handling the CameraHolding the Camera Focus is confirmed Focus SignalsTaking Pictures in FULL-AUTO Focus Hold Special Focus SituationsFlash Range Using the BUILT-IN FlashFlash Signals Lens ShadowingRed-Eye Reduction Flash CancelCancelling Red-eye Reduction Fill FlashWait until the film is completely rewound Rewinding the FilmAutomatic Rewind Manual RewindTips Portrait ModeLandscape Mode Subject Program SelectionSports Mode Close-Up ModeAppears in the data panel Night Portrait ModePhotographing Night Scenes Turn the control dial untilContinuous Advance Mode SELF-TIMERMode Aperture Priority Press the flash-mode button to pop-up the built-in flash Mode FlashCancelling the Flash Aperture ControlPush the built-in flash down or turn the accessory flash off Mode Shutter PriorityFast Shutter Speed Slow Shutter Speed Mode ManualShutter Control Metering in Manual Mode Press and hold the shutter- release button to take Picture Taking Time Exposures buLbFirmly press the eyepiece cap into the eyepiece Focus Wide Focus Area D I T I O N a L A T U R E SFocus Manual Focus AF Power Zoom and xi-Series LensesFocus Spot AF Exposure 14 Segment Metering Focus AF IlluminatorExposure Exposure Compensation Exposure Spot MeteringExposure Bracketing Exposure Setting the ISO ManuallyBracketing with Exposure Compensation Button Cancelling BracketingSelect the desired drive mode Flash NotesExposure Multiple Exposure Cancelling Multiple ExposureCompensate the exposures as follows Attach the 5400HS flash and set it to standard modeFlash High-Speed Sync Metering Multiple ExposuresSlow-shutter Sync Press the Mode button to choose the data imprinting formatFlash Slow Sync Exposing the Date/TimeFor Owners of the Quartz Date Model Setting the Date/TimeReplacing the Battery Replace the battery cover, then reset the date and timeCust 2 Film Rewind Start Setting the Custom FunctionsCustom Functions Cust 1 AF Release PriorityCust 6 Focus-hold button Lens Cust 5 Flash Control in P ModeCust 4 DX Memory Cust 9 AF Illuminator built-in flash Cust 7 Spot AF buttonCust 8 Spot/AE Lock button P E N D I Program Reset ButtonAccessory Flash Control Accessory InformationCompatibility of Accessories Lens Hood Lens SpecificationsExposure Warnings For owners of the optional lens kitsProblem Trouble ShootingOperating Temp and Conditions Care and StorageSpecifications Page 13, 2-Chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 541-8556, Japan