Polaroid 5/3 SLR1200 Flash control 11c, Lighting techniques Macro 5 only, Outdoor use, GridFilm

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3 Press SET repeatedly (or hold button) until the desired digit is displayed. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the desired year, month and day are all set.

4 Press SEL again to lock in the date.

Setting the time

1 Press MOD until the day / time mode is dis- played. The first set of digits in the display is the day of the month, followed by the time in hours and minutes.

2 Press SEL and the hours will blink. Press SET to toggle through the hours. Press SEL again to lock in the hour. The minutes will now blink.

3 Press SET to toggle through the minutes.

Press SEL again to lock in the minutes.

4 Press SEL again to lock in the time.

Shutting off the date display option

Press MOD until a series of dashes appears in the display.

Note: The date module is powered by the battery in the film pack, or by the batteries in the handgrip. If there are no batteries or film in the camera for more than 5 min- utes, you will need to reset the date / time after replacing the batteries.

Flash control (11c)

The two built-in electronic flash units are designed to provide even illumination at all reproduction scales. You can turn off either flash unit (Macro 5 only) if side light- ing is needed to show texture or elevation. The light output from the remaining flash unit will be increased to produce the cor- rect exposure.

Press the flash control once to turn off the right flash; press it a second time to turn off the left flash; press it a third time to turn off both flash units.

Lighting techniques (Macro 5 only)

Both built-in flash units can be turned off, and auxiliary lighting used. The auxiliary light is connected to the PC socket on the back of the camera (21). Advanced pho- tographers may find it useful to experiment with different lighting arrangements.

•The auxiliary lighting must be electronic flash - do not use tungsten, halogen or flu- orescent lights.

•The built-in flash can be combined with auxiliary lighting.

•Test exposures may be required to deter- mine the correct location and settings for the auxiliary flash unit for correct expo- sure.

Outdoor use

The camera is designed primarily for indoor use; if it must be used outdoors:

•Select an area not subjected to bright sun- light, which may cause overexposed pic- tures.

•Shade the subject from direct sunlight. (It is difficult to see the ranging lights in very bright light.)

•Use the built-in flash units to ensure con- sistent exposure

•Optimal performance 71°F (22°C).

GridFilm

This film has a grid pattern which is cre- ated during manufacture. The grid pattern appears as an overlay on any picture taken with the film.

The pattern consists of 17 vertical and 13 horizontal lines.

To help you define location on the grid, the vertical lines are identified by letters across the top, and the horizontal lines are identi- fied by numbers along the left border (22). You can specify the location on the picture by a letter-number combination.