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4. Shop instant lm
ThiscamerausesPolaroidGoinstant
lm.Youcanshopithere.
How To Take
Your First Photo
1. Turn on the Polaroid Go
PresstheON|OFFbuttonuntilthelm
counterdisplaylightsup.Thisdisplay
willshowhowmanyphotosareleft.
Itshouldbeat‘0’becausethereisno
lminthecamera.
2. Insert your lm pack
Slidethelmdoorbuttonacrossandpull
thedooropen.Matchthecoloronthelm
cassettewiththecolorindicatedonthe
camera.Holdthecassetteoneitherside
topreventdamagingthechemistrypods.
Slidethethicken
dofthecassettein
rstandletitdropintoplace.Leavethe
pulltabon,asyouwillneedthatlaterto
removetheemptylmpack.
Closethelmdooruntilitclicks.The
darkslidecoveredbythelmshieldwill
Getting Started
1. Open the box and check you
have the following items:
01 PolaroidGoCamera
02 MicroUSBChargingCable
03 QuickStartGuide
04 WristStrap
2. Charge the camera
Forsafetransportation,thePolaroidGo
won’tbefullychargedwhenyoureceive
it.Tochargeit,plugthemicroUSBend
ofthechargingcableintothesideof
thecamera,andtheUSB-Asideinto
aUSBwallcharger(5V/1A).Wedon’t
recommendchargingviaalaptop.
ThebatterylevelindicatorLEDwillblink
greenwhilethecameraispluggedinand
charging.ThisLEDwillturnoffoncethe
cameraisfullycharged.Afullcharge
throughawallsockettakesabout2
hours.AfullychargedPolaroidGowill
haveenoughpowertoshoot15packs
oflm,dependingonusage.Remember
toturnoffthecamerawhenyou’renot
usingittosavebatterylife.
3. Attach the wrist strap
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eject.Removethedarkslideandallowthe
lmshieldtorollbackin.Thisretractable
shieldisdesignedtoprotectphotosfrom
lightastheydevelop,sodon’tremoveit.
Ifthedarkslidehasnotejected,remove
thelmpackandreinsertit.
Toensurethecameradisplaysthecorrect
numberofphotos,alwaysnishthelm
packbeforeinsertinganewone.Ifyou
decidetoswitchpacksanyway,beaware
thatthiswillexposeallthephotostolight,
andtheywillbeunusable.
3. Set the ash mode
Inanysituationwhereyouarenot
shootinginbright,directsunlight,we
recommendusingtheashtoachieve
thebestshots.That’swhytheashwill
triggerbydefaulteverytimeyoupress
theshutterbutton.Whentheashison,
aperiod(.)willappearnexttothenumber
onthelmcounterdisplay.Ifyouwant
toturnitoff—becauseyou’reoutsideon
abrightdayorwanttoplaywithanother
lightsource—presstheashbutton.The
periodonthelmcounterdisplaywill
nowdisappear.
4. Position yourself
Makesureyouareatleast45cm
(1.47ft)awayfromyoursubject.
5. Aim the camera at your subject.
ThePolaroidGousesaviewnderlocated
ontheleftsideofthelensbarrel.Toaim
atyoursubject,alignyoureyewiththe
viewnderbarrelandusetheimageyou
seetohelpcomposeyourshot.Beaware
thatyourphotowillnotreectexactly
whatyouseethroughtheviewnder.For
subjectscloserthan1.2m(5.24ft),adjust
youraimslightlyupandtotheleft.
It’spossibletofocusonyoursubject,
andthenrecomposeyourframe.Todo
this,half-presstheshutterbuttonto
lockfocusandexposure.Adjustyour
composition,andthenfullypressthe
shutterbuttontotakethephoto.Be
carefulnottocovertheash,ranging
sensors(thatsitbelowtheash),and
thephotoejectslotwithyourngers.
6. Press the shutter button
Thephotowillejectfromtheslotatthe
frontofthecameraassoonasyoulet
gooftheshutterbutton.Youwillsee
thatthephotowillbecoveredwitha
lmshieldtoprotectitfromlight.
7. Remove the photo
Leaveyourphotounderthelmshield
forabout5seconds.Gentlyliftthe
lmshieldsoitrollsbackintothe
camera.Removethephotoandplace
itfacedowntocontinueshieldingit
fromlightasitdevelops.Don’tshake
it!Checkthebackofyourlmpacket
forthecorrectdevelopingtimes.
8. Turn the camera off
PresstheON|OFFbuttontoturn
offthePolaroidGo.
How To Use Light To
Take Great Photos
Lightisyourbestfriendwhenitcomes
toanaloginstantphotography,sowe
recommendtoalmostalwaysusethe
ash.ThePolaroidGoashreaches
2m(6.56ft),soifyoursubjectisfurther,
yourashphotomayturnouttoodark.
Ifyou’reoutdoorsandyoursubjectis
beyondtheashrange,werecommend
keepingtheashoff.Thiswillprevent
thecamerafromadjustingitsaperture,
resultinginanunderexposedphoto.
Ifit’sasunnydayoutdoors,letthesun
beyourlightsource.Positionyourself
sothesunisbehindyou,faceyour
subjectside-ontoavoidashadow,turn
theashoff,andkeepthecameraas
steadyaspossible.
Special Features
Sele Mirror
ThePolaroidGoincludesabuilt-insele
mirror.Touseit,holdthecamerainyour
lefthandandcomposeyourseleusing
themirrorontherightofthecamera.
Trytopositionthecameraabout45cm
(1.47ft)awayfromyou.Pressthered
shutterbuttontotakeyourphoto.
Self-timer
Geteveryoneinthephotowiththe
PolaroidGoself-timer.Holdtheself-timer
buttonfor>2seconds.TheorangeLED
belowtheashonthefrontofthecamera
willturnon.Onceyouhaveframedyour
photo,presstheshutterbutton.The
orangeLEDwillblinktoindicatetheself-
timercountdown.Youhave9seconds
beforethephotoistaken.Ifyouchange
yourmind,youcancanceltheself-timer
byholdingitdownagainfor>2seconds.
Totakeaself-timerphotowithoutthe
ash,activatetheself-timerrst.Now
holdthesamebuttonfor<1secondto
disabletheash.Takeyourphoto.
Double Exposure
Combinetwoexposuresintheone
photowiththedoubleexposurefeature.
Doubletapthedoubleexposurebutton
tostart.Thelmcounterdisplaywill
blink‘1’.Youcannowtakeyourrst
exposure.Itwillthenblink‘2’asasignal
totakeyoursecondexposure.
Charging
AbovethemicroUSBslotsitsthe
batterylevelindicatorLED.Tocheck
batterylevel,turnthecameraon,and
matchtheLEDwiththetablebelow.
Battery Level
Indicator LED This means:
NoLight → Cameraisoff
Green → Charged
Orange → Mediumbattery
Red → Lowbattery
Tochargethecamera,plugthemicro
USBendofthechargingcableintothe
sideofthecamera,andtheUSB-Aside
intoaUSBwallcharger(5V/1A).Wedon’t
recommendchargingviaalaptop.Afull
chargethroughawallsocketusually
takesabout2hours.TheLEDlighttells
youhowmuchchargeisremaining.
Battery Level
Indicator LED This means:
NoLight → Cameraisfullycharged
Green →
Charging,batteryalmostfull
Orange →
Charging,batteryishalffull
Red → Charging,batteryislow
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