Polaroid 1200i User Guide - Page 9

1200 English Guide to better pictures Be sure soundwaves have clear path to your subject. If an object in foreground prevents soundwaves from reaching your subject, lens focuses on foreground object. Subject will be out of focus. Blurry Picture Cause When subject is not centered in the picture, the sound waves pass by the subject and measure the distance to the background. This causes the subject to be unclear because the lens focuses on the background. Solution Center the subject in the picture. Or, if you want to keep your subject offcenter, frame your subject in the middle of the viewfinder. Press and hold the shutter button halfway to lock in the correct lens setting. Then reframe your subject off center and press the shutter button all the way. The sound waves travel to the central part of the scene. Be sure there are no objects in front of your subject. Object in foreground prevented sound waves from measuring correctly. Lens focuses on object, causing unclear and possibly dark subject. Background was too far from subject. Subject may have been beyond flash range. Place subject near a background and keep the exposure control in the normal position. Stay within flash range of 0.6 m to 4.6 m (2 to 15 ft), and keep the exposure control in the normal position. 8