Camera features. Polaroid ProCamCamera, ProCam

Camera features

The Polaroid ProCam is a rugged, portable, folding camera designed to meet the needs of business users for documentation, verification and identification. It has a wide angle lens and can focus on subjects as close as 18 inches (46cm) to meet a wide range of photographic requirements. With an easy-to-attach close-up lens, you can photograph subjects as close as 12 inches (30cm). The ProCam features a durable strap for comfortable one-handed operation. If you choose, the camera can imprint the date or time in your photographs. Other features include a sonar autofocus system and a built-in electronic flash, both of which can be overridden or cancelled as needed, and a tripod socket.

The camera

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Shutter button

Film door (Serial number inside)

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Film door release

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Film exit slot

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Film shade (protects the picture from light as it exits the camera)

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Automatic electronic flash

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Viewfinder

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Close-up Lens positioning tab

Four-element, wide-angle glass lens

Sonar rangefinder (sends out sound waves to measure the distance to your subject)

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Close-up Lens locking tab cut-out

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Tripod socket (underneath the camera)

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Hand strap

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Control panel

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Viewfinder

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The control panel

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Release latch: Slide it up to open the camera.

Exposure control: Set it to normal for most pictures. Slide the button up to lighten or down to darken a picture.

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Sonar autofocus override: Slide the switch up to turn off the autofocus system (i.e., for pictures through glass). Focus range when Autofocus is off: infinity.

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Automatic flash: Slide it up to turn the flash off (when taking pictures of highly reflective surfaces or through glass).

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Flash indicators: Red light means the flash is charging; green light means the flash is ready to fire and you can take a picture.

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Date display buttons:

MOD (mode) button toggles through five display modes; Japanese date, day-time, off, U.S. date and European date.

SEL (select) button selects the year, month, day (or hour, minute)

SET (set) button sets the desired date (or time).

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Picture counter: Counts down to show how many pictures are left in the film pack.

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Red field: (not visible in picture) indicates adjustments on control panel are not on automatic/ normal settings (i.e., lighten/ darken on darken, autofocus off, flash off).

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