Polaroid SX-70 - Manual

SX-70 Cameras
Folding Models
• SX-70, SX-70 Model 2
• SX-70 Alpha, SX-70 Alpha Models 1 & 2
• SX-70 Model 3
• SX-70 Sonar/Autofocus
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Opening & closing the camera
Hold the camera in the palm of
your left hand. Grasp the sides
of the viewfinder cap at the
rear (ribbed surfaces). Lift straight up until cover
support (A) locks.
A
To close the camera, push
cover support to the rear. Press
down on the viewfinder cap
until both sides latch.
Loading & unloading film
A
All SX-70 cameras use
Polaroid Time-Zero SX-70
film.
Push the film door latch
(A) down 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
slot, close the film door.
The motor will run and
eject the film cover.
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.
Holding the camera
Hold camera in your left
hand with your thumb and
fingers behind the hinge (A).
Fingers must not block the
exit slot and thumb should
not touch the bellows.
Raise the camera so your eye
is close to the viewfinder.
A
Look through the center of the eyepiece.
Rest your thumb on the back of the shut-
ter housing, with your right forefinger on
the shutter button. Curl the other fingers
into your palm.
Bring your eye close to the viewfinder so
you can see all four corners of the black
frame inside. Hold the camera steady.
After focusing, squeeze the shutter button
all the way down until the picture exits.
The split circle helps you focus, not frame or view. It is placed low
in the viewfinder so it won’t interfere with viewing. This means you
may have to reframe your picture after you focus. When you
reframe, don’t change your distance from the subject. Simply point
the camera down or to one side until you see in the viewfinder
exactly what you want in the picture.
The SX-70 Model 3 is not a single lens
reflex camera. To focus, estimate the dis-
tance from the lens to your subject (if closer
than 3 feet, measure it), then turn the focus
wheel until the correct distance is opposite
the white line. Outdoors with subject more
than 15 feet away, set lens at infinity mark.
User Guide
Taking the picture
Your SX-70 camera has a split-image circle in the center
of the viewfinder image. Aim camera so that the split
circle is over a vertical line or edge that you want sharp
in your picture. Turn the focus wheel until the vertical
line in the top half circle lines up with the line in the
lower half circle.
Focusing the camera