Cut off or tear off the cardboard covering. The exposed film is wound up safely inside a 35mm canister just like a non-disposable camera. To retrieve it, you must remove the side of the camera, which is held on with four plastic clips. In order to access the two clips on the front of the camera, I had to cut away a flap of plastic extending toward the edge of the camera from the raised platic section around the lens. The two corresponding clips on the back side needed no pre-treatment. Press BACK in your browser to continue.