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Tomakesurethecameraalwaysdisplays
therightlmcount,alwaysnishthelmpack
beforeinsertinganewone.Ifyoudecideto
switchpacksanyway,beawarethatonephoto
willbewastedasitwillbeexposedtolight.
That’swhyeverypackhasadarkslide.
3. Set the ash mode
Inanysituationwhereyouarenotshootingin
bright,directsunlight,werecommendusing
theashtoachievethebestshots.That’swhy
theashwilltriggerbydefaulteverytimeyou
usethePolaroidNow.
Shootingwithouttheashcangiveyou
somebeautifulresultsaswell,butremember
youneedanothersourceoflighttomakesure
yourphotowillturnout.Toshootwithout
theash,presstheashbuttonontheback
panelonce.
Aftertakingthephototheashwillbe
reenabled.Todisabletheashuntilyou
poweroffthecamera,doublepressthe
ashbutton.
4. Position yourself
Makesureyouareatleast55cm(1.8ft)away
fromyoursubject.
5. Aim at your subject
ThePolaroidNowusesaviewnderlocated
ontheleftsideofthelensbarrel.Toaimat
yoursubject,simplyalignyoureyewiththe
viewnderbarrelandusetheimageyousee
tocomposeyourshot.
6. Press the shutter button
Presstheshutterbuttontotakeyourphoto.
Thephotowillbeejectedfromtheslotat
thefrontofthecameraassoonasyouletgo
oftheshutterbutton.Youwillseethatthe
photowillbecoveredwithalmshieldto
protectitfromlight.
7. Remove the photo
Gentlyliftthelmshieldsoitrollsbackintothe
camera.Removethephotoandplaceitface
downtocontinueshieldingitfromlightasit
develops.Don’tshakeit!Checkthebackofyour
lmpacketforthecorrectdevelopingtimes.
8. Turn the camera off
PresstheON|OFFbuttonfor½asecondto
turnoffthePolaroidNow.
Tips For Making
Great Photos
Natural light
Lightisyourbestfriendwhenitcomesto
instantphotograph,sowerecommendto
alwaysusetheash.However,onasunnyday
outdoors,youdon’tneedtouseyourashat
all.Makesurenottoshoottowardsthesun,
shootwiththesunbehindyouinstead,facing
yoursubjectdirectlyorside-on,togiveyou
abrightandclearpicturewithoutshadowon
yoursubject.Forthebestresultswithoutthe
ash,themostimportantthingtoremember
istokeepyourcameraassteadyaspossible.
Forexample,byholdingyourcamerawithboth
handsandputtingyourelbowsonatable.
Framing
Beawarethatyourphotowillnotexactly
reectwhatyouseethroughtheviewnder.For
subjectscloserthan1.2m(3.93ft)youshould
adjustyouraimslightlyupandtotheleft.
Composition
It’spossibletochangethephotocomposition
afterfocusingonyoursubject.Theshutter
buttonhastwopositions.Firsthalf-pressthe
shutterbutton,thenchangethecomposition
andfullypresstotakethephoto.
Special Features
Self-Timer
Getyourselfinthephotographwiththeself-
timer.Taptheself-timerbuttononce.TheLED
willlightuporange,indicatingthattheself-timer
isactivated.Onceyouhaveframedyourphoto,
presstheshutterbutton.TheorangeLEDwill
blinktoindicatetheself-timercountdown.You
have9secondsbeforethephotoistaken.