The Polaroid PIC-300 camera produces small instant prints and is easy to use.
Polaroid became synonymous with instant photography following the introduction of the first camera to produce instant photos in 1948. It then wowed the world with the first foldable single-lens reflex camera, the SX-70, in 1972. As the digital photography age dawned, however, little room seemed to exist for instant film cameras. In 2008, the company stopped making instant film. Then in 2010, the concept returned with a new line of small amateur cameras and new film. The PIC-300 typifies this new attempt by Polaroid to rekindle the public's faded love for instantly printed pictures.
Instructions
1. Insert the Polaroid 300 film into the back compartment of the PIC-300 camera. No other instant film works in the camera. This new camera only produces small, business card-size images, far smaller than previous incarnations of the Polaroid camera line. Close the film door and the image counter in the lower right of the camera back sets itself.
2. Pull out the lens barrel on the front of the camera. This turns on the camera's power. Look at the top of the camera to the right just above the settings dial for a small indicator light that says when the camera is set for its first image.
3. Select the setting according to the lighting conditions with the settings dial on the top right. The four choices are: "Indoor and Dark," "Cloudy and Shady," "Fine" and "Clear." This does not give a lot of subtle image control, but instead takes into account broad lighting parameters. For example, if you are shooting your image under an overcast sky, choose "Cloudy and Shady."
4. Look through the viewfinder window to the far right of the camera and compose your shot. The camera has a vertical orientation, so the viewfinder is vertical as well as the film. Turn it on its side for horizontal shots.
5. Depress the shutter button on the front of the PIC-300 camera just beneath the viewfinder window to take the photo. The film will pop up through a slot in the top of the camera and begin developing. The film is based on the old SX-70 film, so nothing needs to be peeled off. Just wait for the film to develop.
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