Polaroid Go User manual

Brand: Polaroid

Model: Go

Type: User manual

Polaroid Go is a pocket-sized analog instant camera that's perfect for capturing life's special moments. With its built-in flash, selfie mirror, and double exposure feature, you can take creative and unique photos wherever you go. The Polaroid Go is also easy to use, with a simple point-and-shoot design and an intuitive interface.

User Manual

Shutter Button

Lens

 Viewnder&SeleMirror

Flash|Self-timer|DoubleExposureButton

 FilmDoorButton

 Flash

 ON|OFFButton

 FilmCounterDisplay

 WristStrapLoop

 PhotoEjectSlot

 BatteryLevelIndicatorLED|ChargingPort

Display This means:

1 (ashing) → Exposure1ofdouble

exposure

2 → Twophotosremaining

2 (ashing) → Exposure2ofdouble

exposure

3 → Threephotosremaining

4 → Fourphotosremaining

5 → Fivephotosremaining

6 → Sixphotosremaining

7 → Sevenphotosremaining

8 → Eightphotosremaining

door → Filmdoorisopen

→ Ejectlmanimation

Film Counter DisplayIndex Flash | Self-timer |

Double Exposure Button

Display This means:

Unlit → Cameraisoff

● → Flashready

Ifnoperiod(.),thenashisoff.

●(ashing) → Flashcharging

0 → Nolm

0(ashing) → Nolm

1 → Onephotoremaining

3 GettingStarted

3 HowToTakeYourFirstPhoto

3 HowToUseLightToTakeGreatPhotos

3 SpecialFeatures

3 Charging

4 Cleaning

4 Troubleshooting

4 CustomerSupport

4 Warranty

4 TechnicalSpecications

 SafetyInformation

 Compliance

Thelmcounterdisplayprovidesalot

ofinformationaboutyourcamera:from

howmanyphotosarelefttobatterylevel

anderrors.

Howtoactivatedifferentfeatures

withtheonebutton.

Feature How to activate it:

FlashON →

Flashisalwayson,unless

youdisableit.

Ifdisabled,holdfor<1

secondtoturnon.

FlashOFF → Pressfor<1second

Self-timerON → Holdfor>2seconds

Self-timer

OFF

→ Holdfor>2seconds

DoubleExposure

ON → Doubletap

DoubleExposureOFF

→ Doubletap

Go create with the pocket-sized analog

instant camera that’s made for big ideas.

Get to know every side of your camera,

learn how to take your rst photo, and nd

the solutions you need when you need

them. Go on, get out there.

We can’t wait to see what you create.

4. Shop instant lm

ThiscamerausesPolaroidGoinstant

lm.Youcanshopithere.

How To Take

Your First Photo

1. Turn on the Polaroid Go

PresstheON|OFFbuttonuntilthelm

counterdisplaylightsup.Thisdisplay

willshowhowmanyphotosareleft.

Itshouldbeat‘0’becausethereisno

lminthecamera.

2. Insert your lm pack

Slidethelmdoorbuttonacrossandpull

thedooropen.Matchthecoloronthelm

cassettewiththecolorindicatedonthe

camera.Holdthecassetteoneitherside

topreventdamagingthechemistrypods.

Slidethethicken

dofthecassettein

rstandletitdropintoplace.Leavethe

pulltabon,asyouwillneedthatlaterto

removetheemptylmpack.

Closethelmdooruntilitclicks.The

darkslidecoveredbythelmshieldwill

Getting Started

1. Open the box and check you

have the following items:

01 PolaroidGoCamera

02 MicroUSBChargingCable

03 QuickStartGuide

04 WristStrap

2. Charge the camera

Forsafetransportation,thePolaroidGo

won’tbefullychargedwhenyoureceive

it.Tochargeit,plugthemicroUSBend

ofthechargingcableintothesideof

thecamera,andtheUSB-Asideinto

aUSBwallcharger(5V/1A).Wedon’t

recommendchargingviaalaptop.

ThebatterylevelindicatorLEDwillblink

greenwhilethecameraispluggedinand

charging.ThisLEDwillturnoffoncethe

cameraisfullycharged.Afullcharge

throughawallsockettakesabout2

hours.AfullychargedPolaroidGowill

haveenoughpowertoshoot15packs

oflm,dependingonusage.Remember

toturnoffthecamerawhenyou’renot

usingittosavebatterylife.

3. Attach the wrist strap

eject.Removethedarkslideandallowthe

lmshieldtorollbackin.Thisretractable

shieldisdesignedtoprotectphotosfrom

lightastheydevelop,sodon’tremoveit.

Ifthedarkslidehasnotejected,remove

thelmpackandreinsertit.

Toensurethecameradisplaysthecorrect

numberofphotos,alwaysnishthelm

packbeforeinsertinganewone.Ifyou

decidetoswitchpacksanyway,beaware

thatthiswillexposeallthephotostolight,

andtheywillbeunusable.

3. Set the ash mode

Inanysituationwhereyouarenot

shootinginbright,directsunlight,we

recommendusingtheashtoachieve

thebestshots.That’swhytheashwill

triggerbydefaulteverytimeyoupress

theshutterbutton.Whentheashison,

aperiod(.)willappearnexttothenumber

onthelmcounterdisplay.Ifyouwant

toturnitoff—becauseyou’reoutsideon

abrightdayorwanttoplaywithanother

lightsource—presstheashbutton.The

periodonthelmcounterdisplaywill

nowdisappear.

4. Position yourself

Makesureyouareatleast45cm

(1.47ft)awayfromyoursubject.

5. Aim the camera at your subject.

ThePolaroidGousesaviewnderlocated

ontheleftsideofthelensbarrel.Toaim

atyoursubject,alignyoureyewiththe

viewnderbarrelandusetheimageyou

seetohelpcomposeyourshot.Beaware

thatyourphotowillnotreectexactly

whatyouseethroughtheviewnder.For

subjectscloserthan1.2m(5.24ft),adjust

youraimslightlyupandtotheleft.

It’spossibletofocusonyoursubject,

andthenrecomposeyourframe.Todo

this,half-presstheshutterbuttonto

lockfocusandexposure.Adjustyour

composition,andthenfullypressthe

shutterbuttontotakethephoto.Be

carefulnottocovertheash,ranging

sensors(thatsitbelowtheash),and

thephotoejectslotwithyourngers.

6. Press the shutter button

Thephotowillejectfromtheslotatthe

frontofthecameraassoonasyoulet

gooftheshutterbutton.Youwillsee

thatthephotowillbecoveredwitha

lmshieldtoprotectitfromlight.

7. Remove the photo

Leaveyourphotounderthelmshield

forabout5seconds.Gentlyliftthe

lmshieldsoitrollsbackintothe

camera.Removethephotoandplace

itfacedowntocontinueshieldingit

fromlightasitdevelops.Don’tshake

it!Checkthebackofyourlmpacket

forthecorrectdevelopingtimes.

8. Turn the camera off

PresstheON|OFFbuttontoturn

offthePolaroidGo.

How To Use Light To

Take Great Photos

Lightisyourbestfriendwhenitcomes

toanaloginstantphotography,sowe

recommendtoalmostalwaysusethe

ash.ThePolaroidGoashreaches

2m(6.56ft),soifyoursubjectisfurther,

yourashphotomayturnouttoodark.

Ifyou’reoutdoorsandyoursubjectis

beyondtheashrange,werecommend

keepingtheashoff.Thiswillprevent

thecamerafromadjustingitsaperture,

resultinginanunderexposedphoto.

Ifit’sasunnydayoutdoors,letthesun

beyourlightsource.Positionyourself

sothesunisbehindyou,faceyour

subjectside-ontoavoidashadow,turn

theashoff,andkeepthecameraas

steadyaspossible.

Special Features

Sele Mirror

ThePolaroidGoincludesabuilt-insele

mirror.Touseit,holdthecamerainyour

lefthandandcomposeyourseleusing

themirrorontherightofthecamera.

Trytopositionthecameraabout45cm

(1.47ft)awayfromyou.Pressthered

shutterbuttontotakeyourphoto.

Self-timer

Geteveryoneinthephotowiththe

PolaroidGoself-timer.Holdtheself-timer

buttonfor>2seconds.TheorangeLED

belowtheashonthefrontofthecamera

willturnon.Onceyouhaveframedyour

photo,presstheshutterbutton.The

orangeLEDwillblinktoindicatetheself-

timercountdown.Youhave9seconds

beforethephotoistaken.Ifyouchange

yourmind,youcancanceltheself-timer

byholdingitdownagainfor>2seconds.

Totakeaself-timerphotowithoutthe

ash,activatetheself-timerrst.Now

holdthesamebuttonfor<1secondto

disabletheash.Takeyourphoto.

Double Exposure

Combinetwoexposuresintheone

photowiththedoubleexposurefeature.

Doubletapthedoubleexposurebutton

tostart.Thelmcounterdisplaywill

blink‘1’.Youcannowtakeyourrst

exposure.Itwillthenblink‘2’asasignal

totakeyoursecondexposure.

Charging

AbovethemicroUSBslotsitsthe

batterylevelindicatorLED.Tocheck

batterylevel,turnthecameraon,and

matchtheLEDwiththetablebelow.

Battery Level

Indicator LED This means:

NoLight → Cameraisoff

Green → Charged

Orange → Mediumbattery

Red → Lowbattery

Tochargethecamera,plugthemicro

USBendofthechargingcableintothe

sideofthecamera,andtheUSB-Aside

intoaUSBwallcharger(5V/1A).Wedon’t

recommendchargingviaalaptop.Afull

chargethroughawallsocketusually

takesabout2hours.TheLEDlighttells

youhowmuchchargeisremaining.

Battery Level

Indicator LED This means:

NoLight → Cameraisfullycharged

Green →

Charging,batteryalmostfull

Orange →

Charging,batteryishalffull

Red → Charging,batteryislow

Cleaning

WhenyoutakeaPolaroidphotograph,

thelmispushedthroughtwometal

rollers.Thisiswherethedeveloper

pasteisspreadbetweenthenegative

andpositivecomponentsofthe

photograph.Iftheserollersaredirty,

thechemistrywillnotspreadevenly,

andcancausesmallmarksonyour

developedphoto.

Whenyourcamerahasnolm,turnit

offandopenthelmdoor.Lookfor

twometalrollersnearthelmeject

slot.Positionasoft,dampclothover

therollers,andholdtheashand

shutterbuttonstogethertomakethem

turn.Becarefulthattheclothdoesn’t

causeajam.Makesuretherollersare

drybeforeyouuseyourcameraagain.

Werecommendcheckingtherollers

betweeneverypackoflm,andto

cleanthemevery2-3packs.

Tocleanthelens,useamicrober

cloth.Thiswillavoidscratchesand

materialparticlesthatmayimpactthe

qualityofyourphotos.

Troubleshooting

1. My Polaroid Go won’t eject my

photo or darkslide.

Makesurethecameraischarged.The

batterylevelindicatorLEDwillblink

redifitdoesn’thaveenoughchargeto

operate.Ifthisisthecase,recharge

yourcamerathentryagain.Stillhaving

trouble?Checkhowmanyphotosyou

haveleft.Ifthelmcounterdisplay

shows‘0’,thismeansthatthereareno

photosleftinthelmpack.

2. The ash doesn’t re when

I take a photo.

ThePolaroidGohasadefaultash,so

itswitchesonassoonasyouturnon

thecamera.Ifit’snotring,pressthe

ashbuttonfor<1seconduntilyousee

aperiodappear(.)onthelmcounter

display.Becarefulthatyournger

doesn’taccidentallyturnofftheash

whenit’saimingfortheshutterbutton.

3. My photo turned out too dark.

Thereareafewpotentialsolutionsforthis.

Ifyou’reusingtheash,makesure

youdon’taccidentallycoveritwith

yourngers.

·Ifyou’reshootingoutside,avoid

directingthecameratowardsthesun.

Excessivelightmaycausethecamera

toovercompensatewhenexposingthe

photo,makingittoodark.

·Ifyou’retakingphotosinside,

rememberthatthePolaroidGohasa

ashlimitof2m(6.56ft).Ifyoursubject

isbeyondthat,yourphotomayalso

turnouttoodark.Ifyoudon’twantto

usetheash,ndanotherlightsource.

·Ifyou’rehalf-pressingtheshutterbutton

toplaywithyourcomposition,remember

thathalf-pressingalsolocksexposure,

notjustfocus.Sothecamerawillbase

exposureontherstlightreading.

4. My photo turned out blurry

or fuzzy.

Makesureyouareatleast45cm

(1.47ft)awayfromyoursubject.When

shooting,holdthecamerasteady

(especiallyinlowlightconditions),use

astronglightsourcetoilluminateyour

subject,andkeepyourngersaway

fromthecamera’ssensors,whichare

positionedundertheash.

5. The lm counter display shows

the wrong number.

Thedisplayresetsto‘8’eachtimea

cassetteisinserted.Ifapartiallyused

cassetteisinserted,thecamerawill

display‘8’andcountdownaseach

photoistaken.Whenyounextinserta

fulllmpack,thecounterwillcorrectly

show‘8’remainingphotos.

6. I took the rst shot of a double

exposure photo, but I changed

my mind.

Switchoffyourcamera,andthenpress

andholddowntheshutterbutton.

Switchonthecameraagainandthe

lmcountwilldisplay‘-’.Continueto

holdtheshutterbuttonforover10

secondsuntilthelmisejected.

7. I’ve opened the lm door by

accident. Now what?

Thesethingshappen.Thismeans

yournextphotographmaynowbe

overexposed.Takeaphototoremove

itfromthepack.Takeanotherto

seeiftherestofyourlmisingood

condition.Ifnot,insertanewlmpack.

Can’tndwhatyou’relookingfor?

Browse our frequentlyaskedquestions.

Customer Support

We’reheretohelp.

Getintouchusingthedetailsbelow.

USA/Canada

usa@polaroid.com

+12122193254

Europe/Rest of World

service@polaroid.com

00 800 577 01500

Polaroid Film B.V.

P.O.Box242

7500AEEnschede

TheNetherlands

Formoredetailedandup-to-date

informationvisitpolaroid.com/help.

Warranty

Youcanndthewarrantyforthe

PolaroidGohere:

polaroid.com/warranty

Technical

Specications

General

Dimensions

105mm(L)×83.9mm(W)×61.5mm(H)

Weight

242grams(withoutlmpack)

OperatingTemperature

40–108°F/4–38°C,

5–90%relativehumidity

CompatibleFilm

PolaroidGolm.

Battery

Highperformancelithium-ionbattery,

750mAh,3.7Vnominalvoltage,2.7Wh

Materials

Outershells

Polycarbonate+ABSplastics

Lens

Polycarbonateresin

Optical System

Lens

Fixedfocuslens

Focallength

34mm(35mmequivalent)

Fieldofview

Diagonal65.1°,horizontal48.1°,

vertical49.1°

Shutterspeed

1/300-1.0sec

Aperture

F12andF52

Flash System

Vacuumdischargetubestrobe

Safety Information

Caution Risk of electric shock — Do not

open/ Disassemble the motorized roller

system

• Donotdisassemblethedevice.Incorrect

reassemblycancauseelectricalshockifthe

deviceisusedagain.

• Donotimmersethedeviceinwaterorother

uids.

• Donotoperatethedeviceinahighhumidity

environmentorverydustyenvironments.

• Donotattempttotamperwith,adjustorremove

thebatteryand/ortheelectronicslocatedbelow

therollersbehindthedevice’slmdoor.

• Donotattempttoremovethedooritselfasit

isconnectedelectronicallytothebodyofthe

device.Doingsoisunsafe,willlikelydamage

yourdevice,andwillvoidyourwarranty.

• Donotinsertmetalobjectsintothedevice.

• Donotinsertanyobjectsintotherollersor

gears.

• Keepsmallchildrenandinfantsawayfrom

devicetoavoidthembeinginjuredbythe

device’smovingparts.

• Donotuseorstorethedevicenearanyheat

sourceoranytypeofequipmentthatgenerates

heat,includingstereoampliers.

• Donotusethedevicenearammableor

explosivegases.

• Donotchargethedeviceifyounoticeany

unusualodors,noiseorsmoke.

• Donotcovertheash.

Battery & Charger

• Thisdeviceusesacustomlithium-ionbattery

thatisnon-removableandmountedinsidethe

camerabody.Noothertypeofbatterycanbe

used.Batteryreplacementcanonlybedone

byauthorizedservicecenters.Thebatterywill

providemanyyearsofserviceifproperlyused.

• Powerconsumptionvariesdependingonthe

environmentthedeviceisusedinandhowthe

devicehasbeenstored.Usedimmediatelyafter

fullcharge,thebatterywillpowertheprocessing

ofupto15lmpacks.

• Oncethebatteryenergylevelfallsbelowa

certainlevel,thedevicewillnolongerprocess

lm.TheLEDwillblinkandsignalwhenitneeds

toberecharged.Thisistoavoidaphotogetting

stuckasitisbeingprocessedthroughtheroller

system.

• Therechargeablebatteryisnotfullychargedat

thetimeofpurchase.Chargethebatteryfully

withtheUSBchargingcable(provided).This

usuallytakes1,5hours(canvarydependingon

usage).

• Thesuppliedbatterychargingcablehasbeen

testedtoworkwiththeAppleiPhonepower

adaptors.WhileitcanbeusedinotherUSBports

e.g.computer,USBpoweradaptors,TVs,cars

etc.,correctoperationcannotbeguaranteed.

• Whenthedeviceisnolongerinuse,please

recycleitproperly.

Usage Environment

• Toprotectthehigh-precisiontechnology

containedinthisdevice,neverleavethe

camerainthefollowingenvironmentsfor

extendedperiodsoftime:hightemperature

(+42°C/108°F),highhumidity,placeswith

extremechangesintemperature(hotandcold),

directsunlight,sandyordustyenvironments

suchasbeaches,dampplaces,orplaceswith

strongvibrations.

• Donotdropthedeviceorsubjectittosevere

shocksorvibrations.

• Donotpush,pullorpressonthelenssurface.

Stickers

• Donotplacethestickersonanypartsofthe

PolaroidGothatareinvolvedintheprocessof

takingandejectingapicture.

End of life disposal warning: when the product has come to the end of life, dispose of it in accordance with local regulations. This product is subject to the

Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and should not be disposed as unsorted municipal waste.

Made in China for and distributed by Polaroid Film B.V. (P.O. Box 242, 7500 AE), Enschede, The Netherlands. Polaroid, Polaroid Lab and Phone to Polaroid as well

as the logos the Polaroid Color Spectrum and the Polaroid Classic Border Logo are trademarks of PLR IP Holdings, LLC, which is part of the Polaroid group of

companies. PLR IP Holdings, LLC does not manufacture this product or provide any Manufacturer’s warranty or support.

Fabriqué en Chine pour et distribué par Polaroid Film B.V. (BP 242, 7500 AE), Enschede, Pays-Bas.

Le mot et les logos Polaroid (y compris le Polaroid Classic Border Logo) et Polaroid Go sont des

marques protégées de Polaroid.

Compliance

Important directions for using

Lithium–Ion Batteries

1. Donotthrowintore.

2. Donotshortcircuit.

3. Donotdisassemble.

4. Donotcontinuetousewhendamaged.

5. Disposecorrectlyafteruse.

6. Keepawayfromwater.

7. Donotchargewhenthetemperature

 isbelowfreezing.

EU Declaration of Conformity

Hereby,PolaroidFilmB.V.declaresthatthe

PolaroidGoanaloginstantcameraisin

compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsofthe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective(2014/30/

EU),LowVoltageDirective(2014/35/EU)and

RoHsDirective(2011/65/EU)andotherrelevant

provisions,whenusedforitsintendedpurpose.

FCC Compliance Statement

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCC

Rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful

interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany

interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat

maycauseundesiredoperation.

Caution Theuseriscautionedthatchanges

ormodicationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythe

partyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoid

theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Thisequipmentmustnotbeco-locatedor

operatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.

Note Thisequipmenthasbeentestedand

foundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital

device,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCrules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina

residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,

usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,

ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructions,maycauseharmfulinterference

toradiocommunications.However,thereisno

guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina

particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes

causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision

reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningthe

equipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedto

trytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreof

thefollowingmeasures:

• • Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• • Increasetheseparationbetweenthe Increasetheseparationbetweenthe

equipmentandreceiver.equipmentandreceiver.

• • ConnecttheequipmentintoanoutletonaConnecttheequipmentintoanoutletona

circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceivercircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiver

isconnected.isconnected.

• • Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVConsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TV

technicianforhelp.technicianforhelp.

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiation

exposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled

environment.Endusermustfollowthespecic

operatinginstructionsforsatisfyingRFexposure

compliance.

Industry Canada (IC)

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCC

RuleandIndustryCanadalicense–exempt

RSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothe

followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemay

notcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this

devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation.Lepresentappareilestconforme

auxCNRd’IndustrieCanadaapplicablesaux

appareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L’exploitation

estautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:

(1)l’appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,

et(2)l’utilisateurd’appareildoitacceptertout

brouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesile

brouillageestsusceptibled’encompromettrele

fonctionnement.

Thesymbolmeansthataccordingtolocal

lawsandregulationsyourproductshouldbe

disposedofseparatelyfromhouseholdwaste.

Whenthisproductreachesitsendoflife,takeit

toacollectionpointdesignatedbylocal

authorities.Somecollectionpointsaccept

productsforfree.Theseparatecollectionand

recyclingofyourproductatthetimeofdisposal

willhelpconservenaturalresourcesandensure

thatitisrecycledinamannerthatprotects

humanhealthandtheenvironment.

Polaroid Film B.V.

P.O. Box 242

7500 AE Enschede

The Netherlands

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