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Non-Folding “Hardbody” Models
• OneStep • The Button
• Pronto! • Pronto! RF
• Pronto! Sonar/Autofocus
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Loading & unloading film
A
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
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
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.
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-to-
subject 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 win-
dow. 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 condi-
tions where it might be difficult to focus accurate-
ly—i.e. dim light, ongoing action—you can set the
distance ring as described above.)
Focusing the camera
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 hang-
ing, 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.
User Guide