Polaroid Pronto User Manual

OneStep & Pronto! Cameras

Non-Folding “Hardbody” Models

• OneStep • The Button

• Pronto! • Pronto! RF

• Pronto! Sonar/Autofocus

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User Guide

Loading & unloading film

All SX-70 cameras use
Polaroid Time-Zero SX-70
film.

Push the film door latch
(A) forward to open the
film door.

Hold the film pack by its
edges and push it into the
camera. With your fingers
away from the picture exit

A

Note that the film counter on the back of the camera sets to ten. It
counts backwards indicating the number of shots remaining.

After shooting ten pictures, remove the film pack by opening the
film door and pulling the pack out by the little tab.

slot, close the film door.
The motor will run and
eject the film cover.

Holding the camera
Taking the picture

Hold the camera in your left hand, place
your right thumb on the thumb grip and
your index finger on the shutter button.
Curl other fingers into your palm so that
they do not block the exit slot.

Bring your eye close to the viewfinder.
Hold the camera steady and squeeze the
shutter button all the way down until the
picture exits.

Focusing the camera

OneStep and The Button models are fixed
focus and do not require you to set the
distance.

For Pronto! and Pronto! B cameras, you
must set the lens for the correct camera-to­subject distance.

Estimate or measure the distance from the
camera lens to your subject, then turn the
lens until that distance is opposite the mark
on top of the camera.

With Pronto! RF cameras, focus by viewing the
most important part of the scene or subject
through the rangefinder circle in the viewing win­dow. Concentrate on a horizontal detail or line.
You will see two images, indicating your subject is
out of focus.

Turn the distance ring until the two images come
together. Your camera is now in focus. (In condi­tions where it might be difficult to focus accurate­ly—i.e. dim light, ongoing action—you can set the
distance ring as described above.)

Pronto! Sonar/Autofocus

The Pronto! Sonar/Autofocus focuses automatically using sound
wave technology. Simply aim the camera at your subject, press the
shutter button and hold the camera steady until the picture ejects.

CAUTION: If there’s a window pane, glass display case, wall hang­ing, etc. in front of your subject, the sonar may be fooled and reflect
an incorrect focus distance. Move the switch on the camera from
Automatic to Manual, then estimate the distance.

Minimum lens-subject distance

• Fixed-focused models (OneStep, The Button): 4 feet

• Manually-focused Pronto! models: 3 feet

• Pronto! Sonar/Autofocus: 3 feet

Lighten/Darken control

If subject is too light or too dark in daylight pic­tures, compensate by turning the Lighten/Darken
control one mark and shoot again in the same
place with the same lighting. White area lightens
picture, dark area darkens.

Using FlashBars

Note that FlashBars are no longer manu­factured. For information about third­party vendors, call Americas Business
Center, 1-800-343-5000, or visit
www.polaroid.com.

Flash must be used for indoor pictures.

Effective FlashBar ranges:

• 4 feet to 8 feet for OneStep models
and The Button

• 3 feet to 12 feet for Pronto! models

Cleaning the rollers

The rollers inside the film compartment
should be kept clean. Before loading each
new pack of film, examine the rollers by
rotating each one separately.

Wipe rollers with a moist lint-free cloth—
never scrape them. Check the ends of the
rollers, too, as well as the picture exit slot.
Use only water to clean rollers.

Image manipulation

Image manipulation is a creative technique using Time-Zero SX-70
film. Artists apply pressure to the images after the pictures eject
from the camera. They use a variety of tools, including pen caps,
popsicle sticks, clay modeling tools and dental instruments to
achieve different results.

For more information about image or emulsion transfer and other
creative uses for Time-Zero SX-70 film, call Americas Business
Center, 1-800-343-5000, or visit www.polaroid.com.

Insert a FlashBar into the socket on the top front of the camera
body above the lens or sonar and push in firmly.

When all five bulbs on one side are used, remove the FlashBar and
turn it around for the remaining five bulbs.

IMPORTANT FLASH REMINDERS

• Always shoot within the flash range.

• Place subject close to a colorful background, if possible.

• In group pictures, have everyone about the same distance from
the flash for even lighting.

• Avoid hot spots and reflections from mirrors, windows, artwork,
eyeglasses, etc. reflecting the flash. Shoot at an angle rather than
head-on.

Additional information

We have a staff of Polaroid photography experts whose job is to
help you take good pictures. Direct your camera, film and picture
questions to Americas Business Center.

Call toll-free, 1-800-343-5000, 8am to 8 pm EST, Mon - Fri (USA
and Canada only) or visit www.polaroid.com.