Polaroid 690 SLR User Guide
LIMITED EDITIONLIMITED EDITION ANNIVERSARY
User's Guide
The Polaroid Limited Edition
690 Single Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
FCC Notice
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference with radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna of the radio
or television.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and
the receiver.
3. Consult the dealer for help.
Table of Contents
❖ Introduction: Polaroid at Fifty 1
❖ Features of the Polaroid 690 SLR Camera 3
❖ Camera Parts
Frontal View 4
Rear View 5
❖ Opening the Camera 6
❖ Closing the Camera 7
❖ Compatible Films 8
❖ Loading Film 9-10
❖ Taking Photos 11-13
❖ Additional Camera Features
Flash Override 14
Manual Focus 15
Lighten/Darken Control 16-17
Automatic Time Exposure 18
❖ Special Maintenance Note 19
❖ Lifetime Product Warranty 20
Oftentimes, what inspires innovation originates from the
simple question “why can't this be done?” On Christmas
Eve Day in 1943, Dr. Edwin H. Land, the acclaimed
inventor and founder of Polaroid Corporation, was
enjoying an afternoon outing with his three-year-old
daughter, Jennifer.
At some point during this afternoon, little Jennifer asked
her father why she had to wait to see the photographs
he was taking.
Dr. Land contemplated his daughter's simple question.
Would it be possible to create an instantly developing
photograph? With his legendary inspiration and focus,
Dr. Land solidified his concept of instant photography
over several hours that same day.
The realization of his concept emerged over several
years of subsequent research and development at his
laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The breathtaking result of this experimentation—the world's first
instantly developing photograph—was revealed before
Dr. Edwin H. Land
(1911–1991)
Inventor of Instant Photography
&
Founder of Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid at Fifty:
Dr. Edwin H. Land and
His Dream of Instant Photography
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Features of The Polaroid 690 SLR Camera
Congratulations! You are now the owner of the finest
single-lens reflex camera in the world. Some of the
important features of your 690 SLR camera include:
❖ accurate, through-the-lens previewing
❖ sonar-driven automatic flash and autofocus system
❖ 4-element coated glass lens
❖ close-up capabilities to 10.4 inches
❖ Lifetime Product Warranty
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the
features of your 690 SLR camera by reading the
instructions contained in this book. And please keep
this book for information about your Lifetime Product
Warranty.
If you would like to order a leather carrying case or
close-up lens, or if at any time you have any questions
about your 690 SLR camera, please contact Polaroid
Corporation toll-free at 1-800-432-5355, or log on to
our website at www.polaroid.com.
a meeting of the Optical Society of America in New York
City on February 21, 1947 before a speechless audience
of fellow scientists.
Dr. Land’s invention of Polaroid Instant Photography
made world headlines the next morning. The name
“Polaroid” now was forever synonymous with “instant
photography.”
Now, fifty years later, Polaroid commemorates the 50th
Anniversary of the advent of instant photography with a
numbered Limited Collector’s Edition of the SLR (Single
Lens Reflex) camera. The Polaroid 690 SLR camera is
simply the finest camera that Polaroid has ever produced.
Some would argue the Polaroid 690 SLR camera is the
finest camera available in the world. This Limited
Collector’s Edition faithfully recreates the allure and look
of the original SLR series, while integrating new technological features such as a digitally-driven microprocessor exposure system.
We believe this Limited Collector’s Edition is a fitting
tribute to Polaroid's half-century of contributions to the
world of photography, and to the original daring
dream of Dr. Land.
Polaroid at Fifty
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