Polaroid Spectra AF manual Guide to better pictures, Camera, film specifications, Lens

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Camera, film specifications

Aperture/shutter system speci- fications

Apertures: from f/10 to f/45.

Shutter speeds: from 1/245 to 2.8 seconds.

Camera body size

Length: 6.82 inches (17.3cm)

Width: 5.46 inches (13.87cm)

Height: 3.07 inches (7.78cm)

Camera weight

1 lb. 12 1/2 oz. (.8kg approx.), without a film pack.

Film advance

Automatic film advance; motor- ized picture ejection.

Film size

Outer border: 4 x 4.06 inches (10.1 x 10.3cm)

Image area: 3.60 x 2.90 inches (9.1 x 7.2cm)

Film speed

IS0 600/29° (approx.)

Film type

Polaroid Spectra color film only. Starts developing in seconds. Ten pictures per pack.

Lens

Patented Quintic, three ele- ment, 125mm lens system. Ten-zone focusing from 2 feet (0.6m ) to infinity.

Photocell

Dual-filter, silicon photodiodes. Green filtered cell measures vis- ible light; black filtered cell mea- sures infrared light for better indoor flash exposures.

Power source

A fresh, 6-volt battery in each film pack powers all camera functions.

Programmed flash

Built-in fill flash designed to be used indoors and outdoors. Recharge time: from .1 to 2.8 seconds. Flash duration: from 1/ 3000 to 1/20,000 of a second. Indoor flash range: from 2 to 15 feet (0.6m to 4.6m).

Sonar autofocus system

Computerized autofocus sys- tem uses sound waves to mea- sure accurately the distance to your subject and set the lens. Sonar ranging time: from 10 to 50 thousandths of a second.

Viewfinder

100% viewing (no parallax) at 6 feet (1.8mI - a popular picture- taking distance. Six lenses, two prisms, and four mirrors pro- vide sharp, clear viewing. View- finder magnifications: .5x (subjects appear half lifesize).