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Polaroid One-Step 600: How do I change the Battery in a Polaroid One 600?

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:36:22 -0700

I have the Polaroid One 600. It's different than the one in the pictures above. How do I go about changing the battery? Now, I do have film still in my camera. Thanks.

⟐ Commented January 28, 2025 at 7:36 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why won't my camera take pictures?

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:40:48 -0700

My camera has film in it yet still when I try to take pictures with it, nothing happens. Is there something wrong with the button? I'm not a super techie person but if it's easy I'd like to fix it. If it's not I just want to know what's wrong so I can get it fixed. Thanks!

⟐ Answered January 15, 2019 at 9:40 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Where can I buy a battery?

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:14:53 -0700

i got a used polaroid 600 onestep camera but it didn;t come with a battery. where can i buy one?

⟐ Commented October 23, 2020 at 4:14 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Displaced spring in film release button?

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:08:12 -0700

A spring fell out from the left side of the film cartidge loading bay and I can figure out where it goes. It is a large u-shaped with a hook at each end. I am surmising it works to activate the release button to load film. If I had a schematic or exploded view of the camera, it might help to relocate it. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer edited January 28, 2014 at 10:08 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: I inserted film but spit all pictures

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:06:09 -0700

When I inserted film the camera battery just spits our all pictures and won't stop.

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why my polaroid600 still ejecting the film,when I put a new filmpack?

Fri, 08 May 2015 15:51:49 -0700

Hi,

I have two polaoid cameras with a same issue. I put a new filmpack cassete and the camera start ejected all photos.. I can't find anything wrong inside, actually I worry to open more, when should be same small problém with the Wheel or contact..

Thank you

Filip

Polaroid One-Step 600: How do I/Can I replace the flash?

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:34:34 -0700

The flash in my camera will fire up when I open the camera but nothing happens when I take the picture. Meaning that the light comes on and I can hear the sound of the flash warming up but it doesn't fire when I take the picture. Is there any way to replace the flash in this particular camera?

It sounds like I might need to just buy a new camera, the thing is pretty old so I can understand if that's the case. They are pretty cheap on eBay..

⟐ Answered June 29, 2020 at 9:34 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why did the flash only activate about a day after I loaded the film

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 04:37:04 -0700

Why did the flash only activate about a day after I loaded the film into the camera, but no photo came out after taking a picture and the camera stop working anymore

为什么在我将相纸放入相机后，等了大概一天闪光灯才被启动，可是拍照后照片没有出来？

⟐ Answered November 18, 2024 at 4:37 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: How do clean both viewfinders?

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:35:02 -0700

I recenetly bought a Polaroid at my local goodwill how do I clean the viewfinder thats on the popout piece and the one inside the camera

⟐ Answered April 20, 2018 at 13:35 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Bought new polaroids & I dont know how to tell if they work!

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:00:59 -0700

Hi!

My boyfriend and I bought three Polaroid cameras from vintage antique store today, two of them are Polaroid One-Step 600's (one looks like an older model than the other and one is totally different looking the top more pops up just a tad totally different shape and this one says "Spectra System". You can clearly tell I know nothing about them I just need someone to tell me how to see if they actually work and where the batteries even go? Totally mind blown ! haha

⟐ Answer accepted February 19, 2018 at 6:00 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: What happens if you don't put Polaroid film in fridge

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 05:06:40 -0700

I bought a Polaroid 600 and today I bought the film. I wanted to check if the camera works so I put the film in and it did work, however I did not put it in the fridge beforehand. Will it affect the pictures? Can I take the film back out?

⟐ Answered November 11, 2017 at 5:06 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Should I use flash with LED lighting?

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 03:58:56 -0700

So I have these really bright purplish blue LED lights hanging down a wall in my room. They create really cool pictures when taken on my phone, but I want to get the same effect from a polaroid. Should I use flash? What should I change the exposure to? Or is it more trial and error?

⟐ Answered December 29, 2016 at 3:58 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: The battery compartment is dislodged from the camera

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:59:07 -0700

My camera's battery compartment latch is dislodged from the body of the camera on the left side, and my camera won't let me take pictures when it's dislodged. Kinda hard to explain, but I can't get the latch to go back into place. Any suggestions on how I can get it back into place?

⟐ Answered August 12, 2016 at 21:59 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why is my film not ejecting, flash is going off and it makes noise

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:24:17 -0700

Every time I take a photo, the light is green, the flash goes off and it makes the sound like a photo should come out but none of my pictures are ejecting. I have a new pack of film in it and everything.

Polaroid One-Step 600: How to replace light blocker.

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:00:17 -0700

Hi, I was showing off my camera with some friends and one of them accidentally broke it. They pull the light cover out and it took a small piece of plastic with it. What is the easiest way to replace the light cover as I’m not good at using screwdrivers as I tend to strip the screws.

Image of the light cover rolled up (quarter for scale)

Update: Turns out the small piece of plastic was the thing holding the light blocker in place. Fixed it. Link to fix

⟐ Edited by author October 07, 2023 at 15:00 MST

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why does my shutter button not work?

Mon, 01 May 2023 18:16:44 -0700

I purchased this polaroid 600 from an antique store and popped in a new cartridge of film. It ejected the black slide and a green light turned on but when I hit the shutter button nothing happens.

Polaroid One-Step 600: Spits out dark slide but takes no photos

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:22:40 -0700

Hi there,

If I insert a film pack (brand new, multiple different packs) and close the film door, the camera mechanism engages and spits out the darkslide. However, when I then try to take a picture, there is a muted click and nothing happens. From what I can see on the outside the shutter is not fully opening, so I think it may have become stuck in some way, which is in turn causing the main camera mechanism to fail.

Any ideas?

Polaroid One-Step 600: Why does my camera keep spitting out film

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:47:29 -0700

My Polaroid camera fell off a counter and I tried putting film in it after that had happened and the camera kept spitting out the film. How can I fix this?

Polaroid One-Step 600: Where can I get a new strap?

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:30:07 -0700

The strap on the side of the camera has snapped in multiple places, it was just fragile.

Polaroid One-Step 600: Green light only turns on when I open the cartridge slot

Fri, 24 May 2019 16:43:30 -0700

Green light only turns on when I open the cartridge slot and have film inside but even when I do that its not able to take a picture like that please help me fix my camera