Polaroid 140 - Manuals

7 Continued on next page. • Take the product to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required. CAUTION • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glove compartment or trunk of a car. It may damage the product and batterieswhich may result in burns or injuries ...

NAMES OF PARTS 10 * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep thesesurfaces clean. Refer to the care and storage section at the back of this manual (p. 73). BODY The 160 quartz-date model is illustrated. AF/Meter window* Flash* (p. 44) Self-timer/Remote-control ...

11 GETTING STARTED Continued on next page. Shutter-release button (p. 25) Data panel (p. 12) Viewfinder* (p. 13) Date button (p. 57) (Quartz Date model only) Flash-mode/Select button (p. 44, 57) Main switch (p. 22) Film window (p. 19) Strap eyelet (p. 16) Battery-chamberdoor (p. 17) Zoom lever (p. 2...

12 NAMES OF PARTS Battery-condition indicator (p. 18) Frame counter (p. 21) Film-transport signals (p. 21) Cartridge mark (p. 34) Self-timer indicator (p. 53) Date/Time display (p. 57) (Quartz-Date model only) AutoflashAutoflash with red-eye reductionFill-flashFlash cancelNight Portrait (with red-ey...

14 NAMES OF PARTS Close-framing guide (p. 32)* Focus-area indicator (p. 27)** Varies according to the subject. VIEWFINDER Focus frames (Area AF) * The close-framing guide appears in Area, spot, and target-AF modes.** The focus-area indicator is displayed in the Area-AF mode.

16 1. Pass the small loop of the strap through the strapeyelet on the camera. ATTACHING THE CAMERA STRAP • Button keys are attached to the strap. Use the larger key to open the battery-chamber door, andthe smaller key to push the manual-rewind button. Button keys 2. Pass the the other end of the str...

17 • Quartz-date model: after installing the battery, the date and time must be set, see page 59. • When changing batteries, always turn the camera off. INSERTING THE BATTERY The camera uses one 3-volt CR123A orDL123A lithium battery. 1. Open the battery-chamber door using the larger button key on t...

18 The indicator briefly appears. Power issufficient for all camera operations. The indicator blinks and no otherindicators are displayed on the datapanel. The shutter will not release.Replace the battery immediately. Each time the camera is turned on, an indicator will appear on the data panel toin...

19 1. Slide the back-cover release down to open the back cover. • Before opening the back cover, look through the film window to confirm thatfilm is not currently loaded. LOADING THE FILM • If the back cover does not open, turn the camera off and on to release the film- chamber lock. • Use only DX-c...

20 LOADING THE FILM 2. Place the film cartridge into the film chamber. 3. Extend the film leader to the film-tip mark. The film must lay flat. • If the film tip extends beyond the index mark, push the excess film back into the cartridge.

22 1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. • To conserve battery power, the auto-power- off function will turn the camera off eightminutes after the last operation. • Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel. 2. Hold the camera steadily. Do not cover the flash, lens, or AF windows with your f...

23 3. Look through the viewfinder and press the zoom lever tozoom the lens. • The viewfinder will adjust to match the lens’ field of view. T(elephoto): zoom in W(ide angle): zoom out Continued on next page. BASIC OPERATION

24 FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION 4. Place the subject within the Area AF frame. The focus frame will automaticallychange to a focus-area indicator toconfirm the subject. • The Area-AF mode (p. 37) is automatically set when the camera is turned on. • The focus-area indicator shows the area the camera wil...

25 Continued on next page. 5. Press the shutter-release button partway down. • The status of the AF system and flash are indicated by the lamps next to the viewfinder. Focus lamp (green) Glows: focus confirmedBlinks rapidly: subject is too closeBlinks slowly: focus not confirmed (p. 30) Flash lamp (...

26 FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION 6. When the green focus lamp glows, press the shutter-release button allthe way down to take the picture. • Press the shutter-release button with slow, steady pressure. • The film automatically advances to the next frame. • Always turn the camera off after use.

28 FOCUS LOCK - AREA AF The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subjectand then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a differentposition within the image area. 1. With focus-area indicator around the subject, press and hold the shutter-releasebutton pa...

29 FOCUSING RANGE BASIC OPERATION If the subject is too close, the green focus lamp blinks rapidly and the shutter islocked. The subject must be beyond the minimum focusing distance. If thesubject is extremely close, the green focus lamp may blink slowly and theshutter will release, but the focus wi...

30 The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations. At this time, thefocus-lock function (p. 28, 41) can be used to focus on an object at the samedistance as your subject, and then the image can be recomposed to take thepicture. When your subject isnear a very bright objector area. When tw...

32 Because of parallax, the image seen in the viewfinderand the image recorded with the camera are notexactly the same. Parallax becomes significant withclose subjects. A close-framing guide automaticallyappears in the viewfinder when the image needs to berecomposed to eliminate the effect of parall...

33 1. With the focus-area indicator on the subject, press and hold the shutter release buttonpartway down. • The green focus lamp should glow to confirm the focus is locked. BASIC OPERATION 2. While pressing the shutter-release button partway down, recompose the picture sothat the top of the subject...

34 REWINDING THE FILM The camera automatically rewinds the film after the last exposure is taken. When the cartridge mark blinks on the datapanel, the film has been rewound. Open the backcover and remove the film. • The film-chamber lock is release during rewind. Do not open the backcover until the ...

35 • If the rewind motor stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the indicators on the data panel will blink. Remove and insert the battery . • Although more pictures than specified on the film package may be taken, the film processor may only print the number specified on the film ca...

36 SELECTING THE AF MODE Three auto focus (AF) modes can beselected: Area AF, spot AF, and target AF. Press the AF mode button until thedesired AF indicator appears on thedata panel. Area AF (p. 37) Spot AF (p. 40) Target AF (p. 42) • Spot-AF and target-AF mode is reset to Area AF when the camerais ...

37 AREA AF 1. Press the AF mode button until the Area-AF indicator appears on the datapanel. 2. Place the subject within the Area-AF frame. • The focus frame will automatically change to a focus-area indicator to confirm the subject. 3. Press the shutter-release button to take the picture. focus-are...

38 FOCUS-AREA INDICATOR CONTROLS The display of the focus-area indicator can be controlled with a custom function.CUSt-1:1 - The focus-area indicator automatically appears when looking throughthe viewfinder.CUSt-1:2 - The focus-area indicator appears when the shutter-release button ispressed partway...

39 2. To change the setting, press the adjust button or zoom lever until the desiredsetting number is displayed. ADVANCED OPERATION 3. Press the AF mode button once to enter the new setting. • The camera will return to the shooting mode automatically after five seconds. Pressing the AF mode button a...

40 SPOT AF The camera focuses on a subject within the spotAF frame. This mode can be used to single out aspecific subject from a group. 1. Press the AF mode button until the spot-AF indicator appears on the datapanel. • The spot-AF focus frame appears in the viewfinder. 2. Place the subject in the s...

41 FOCUS LOCK - SPOT AF The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subjectand then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a differentposition within the image area. ADVANCED OPERATION 1. With subject in the focus frame, press and hold the shutter-release bu...

42 TARGET AF Target-AF focus frame The target AF is ideal for moving subjects. Thecamera continually calculates the focus evenwhen the shutter-release button is held partwaydown. Predictive focus control ensures someonemoving toward the camera will be in focus;predictive focus control adjusts the fo...

43 3. Press and hold the shutter-release button partway down until the green focus lampglows. • Target AF has no focus-lock function. The camera continuously calculates focus while the shutterbutton is held partway down. • Predictive focus control is activated when the focus lamp glows. • If the sub...

44 SELECTING FLASH MODE The following flash modes can be selected: Press the flash-mode button until thedesired flash-mode indicatorappears on the data panel. Autoflash (p. 47) Autoflash with red-eye reduction (p. 48) Fill-flash (p. 49)

46 The flash range depends on the film speed and focal length in use. Because ofthe optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens’ wide-angleposition as it is at the telephoto position. To ensure proper exposure, the subjectmust be within the flash range. FLASH RANGE The distances are ...

47 AUTOFLASH The flash will fire automatically in low-light or back-lit situations. Press the flash-mode button until theautoflash indicator appears on thedata panel to set the flash mode. • When the orange flash lamp blinks quickly, the flash is charging. The shutter cannot be released until the fl...

48 AUTOFLASH WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION The flash will fire a few short bursts before the mainflash burst to reduce red-eye; an effect caused by lightreflected from the retina. Used in low-light conditionwhen taking photographs of people or animals, thepre-flashes contract the pupils of the subject’s ey...

50 FLASH CANCEL The flash will not fire in this mode. Use flash cancelwhen flash photography is prohibited, natural light isdesired to illuminate the subject, or the subject isbeyond the flash range. The camera-shake warningmay appear in this mode. Press the flash-mode button until the flash-cancel ...

51 In night-portrait mode, the camera balances the flashand existing light exposure so you can take beautifulportraits at sunset or at night. The flash will fire witheach exposure regardless of the amount of ambientlight. Red-eye reduction is used with the night-portraitmode. Press the flash-mode bu...

52 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION (160 MODEL ONLY) The multi-segment metering can expose for mostsituations: back lighting, and directly lit snow scenes.However, under certain conditions the meter can bedeceived by high-key scenes like white interiors orfoggy landscapes. This mode increases the exposureby 1....

54 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to begin the countdown. • The self-timer indicator will blink on the data panel. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera willblink slowly during the countdown, then rapidly justbefore the shutter is released. • To cancel the self-timer, ...

55 In this mode, the camera continuously takes pictures aslong as the shutter-release button is held down. Thecamera will take one picture every 2.2 seconds. Whenthe flash is used, the rate may be slower because theflash must recharge between frames. 1. Press the drive-mode button until the continuo...

56 CONTINUOUS ADVANCE (160 MODEL ONLY) 2. Frame the subject as described in the manual. 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down and hold to begin takingpictures. • Focus will be adjusted between exposures. • Continuous advance remains in effect until the drive mode is reset.• When using...

BUTTONS FOR THE DATE FUNCTION Select button Adjust button Date button 57 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL The quartz-date model has date and time imprinting and remote-controloperation. DATE AND TIME IMPRINTING The imprinting feature enables the date or time to be printed onto the lower-rightport...

58 IMPRINTING THE DATE OR TIME FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL Press the date button to select the dateimprinting format. • The display will change as follows: • If the date/time display is blinking, the calendar and clock need to be reset (p. 59). No information will be imprinted until the date...

YY MM DD hh mm 59 SETTING THE DATE OR TIME Continued on next page. Note: the date and time must be reset each time the battery is replaced. 1. Turn the camera on. Press the date button until “SEt” appears on the data panel. 2. Press the select (SEL) button until the item to be adjusted blinks. • Eac...

60 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL 3. Press the adjust (ADJ) button or zoom lever to change the blinking item. • The numerals continues to change as long as the button is held down. • Pressing the W side of the zoom lever counts down, the T side counts up. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all items...

61 CHANGING THE DATE FORMAT 1. Press the date button until “SEt” appears on the data panel. 2. Press and hold the select (SEL) button for more than 2 seconds until all items on thedate display blink. Continued on next page. ADVANCED OPERATION • Pressing the select (SEL) button until the date/time di...

62 3. Press the adjust (ADJ) button or zoom lever to change the display format. • The date format changes as follows: `Y M D M D`Y D M`Y 4. Press the date button to set the date format. • The camera will return to the shooting mode automatically after five seconds. Pressing the datebutton again or p...

63 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION The quartz-date model can be controlled by the IR remote control RC-3 (soldseparately). The remote control allows remote camera operation up to 5 meters(16.5 feet) away. NAMES OF PARTS Emitter window Delay button Release button Battery chamber Continued on next page. ADVA...

65 3. Point the remote control toward the front of the camera and press eitherthe release button (•) or the delaybutton (2s) to take the picture. • If the release button (•) is pressed, the self- timer/remote-control lamp on the front of thecamera will blink once before the picture istaken. If the d...

66 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL • To save power, the camera automatically shuts down if the shutter is not released in approximately 8 minutes. • Under fluorescent or extremely bright lighting, or with backlit subjects, the remote control may not operate or the effective distance may be reduc...

67 FOCUS LOCK IN REMOTE CONTROL MODE Continued on next page. 1. Select remote-control mode using the drive-mode button. 2. Place the subject in the focus frames and press the shutter- release button partway down to confirm the focus; the greenfocus lamp will glow and remain lit. • It the focus lamp ...

68 3. Recompose the picture. • The focus frames or focus-area indicator will disappear after releasing the shutter button. Thefocus lamp will remain lit indicating the focus islocked. FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL 4.Point the remote control toward the front of the camera, press either the rele...

70 VIEWFINDER BRIGHTNESS The relative brightness of the AF frame or focus-area indicator can be adjusted.The brightness of the frame lines will continue to adjust automatically in relationto the new level. 1. Press and hold the AF mode button for about two seconds until “CUSt-1” appears on thetop of...

71 3. Press the adjust button or zoom lever until the desired brightness level is displayed. 4. Press the AF mode button or press the shutter-release button partway down to setthe brightness level. • The data-panel display returns to normal.• The new brightness level will remain in effect even if th...

On February 20th, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Onboard his Friendship 7 spacecraft was a Minolta Hi-matic camera to record thathistoric event. The 4 hour, 55 minute, and 23 second flight orbited the Earth threetimes at an average speed of 28,000 kph (17,500 mph). Mr...

73 OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONS • This camera is designed for use from -10 to 40°C (14 to 104°F). • Never leave the camera where it may be subjected to extreme temperatures such as in theglove compartment of a car. • At colder temperatures, the data panel response time will be slow. At highe...

75 CLEANING • Keep the AF window clean to ensure accurate focus.• If the camera body is dirty, gently wipe it clean with a soft, clean, dry cloth. • To clean the lens surface, first brush away any dust or sand then, if necessary, moisten a lens tissue with lens cleaning fluid and gently wipe the len...

76 BEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS • Check camera operation carefully and take test photographs. Purchase a spare battery. • Minolta is not responsible for any loss which may occur due to an equipment malfunction. STORAGE When storing the camera for extended periods, please follow these guidelines:• Store t...

77 CAMERA ERROR If all the indicators on the data panel blink, or the data panel is blank and thecamera will not function with a recently installed battery, remove and reinsert thebattery. If the camera does not resume normal operation, or the cameramalfunctions repeatedly, contact an authorized Min...

78 Camera Type: 35mm lens-shutter camera Lens: 37.5-140mm f/5.4 - 11.7 lens (140 model)37.5-160mm f/5.4 - 12.4 lens (160 model)6 elements in 6 groups Focusing Range: (140 model) (160 model) (W): 0.6m - ∞ (2.0 ft - ∞ ) 0.6m - ∞ (2.0 ft - ∞ ) (T): 0.80m - ∞ (2.6 ft - ∞ ) 0.95m - ∞ (3.1 ft - ∞ ) Film S...