A data card is inserted into the camera, and the camera
photographs the text. The textual information can be computer
printed, typed, or even handwritten on a standard size 4-inch
computer data card. Once the data card has been photographed,
the camera's aiming light appears. Once you have positioned the aiming light on the
subject's chin, you press the shutter button, and the camera photographs the person.
Polaroid's all-photo cameras allow you to take two photo chips per film sheet. These
may be for two different applicants or two identical cards for a single applicant. Once
the sheet of film is removed from the camera and the film is developed (according to
the film's instructions), the two ID card "photo chips" are cut from the film sheet. The
photo chip is placed inside either a pressure-sensitive laminate or a heat-sealed
laminate, which is then inserted into a laminator. The application may leave with a
secure photographic identification card within a few minutes.