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Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide

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Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide
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Page 1: ...www polaroid com 5 0 Megapixels Digital Camera User Guide...

Page 2: ...5 Lens 6 Microphone P O L A R OID DIGITAL CA M E R A Front View 7 Zoom in button 8 Zoom out Thumbnail button 9 Power LED 10 Flash LED 11 LCD Screen 12 Left button 13 Menu button 14 Wrist strap holder...

Page 3: ...3 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www polaroid com 21 Tripod mount 22 USB port 23 Battery SD card door Bottom View...

Page 4: ...e Menus 14 Setup Menu 15 Formatting the Internal Memory Or SD Card 16 Setting the Current Date and Time 17 Auto Power Save Setting 18 Setting the Beep Sound On Off 19 Setting Frequency 19 Setting Disp...

Page 5: ...Deleting Picture s or Video Clip s 37 6 Print Settings 38 About PictBridge 38 DPOF Digital Print Order Format 45 7 Using the SD Secure Digital Card 48 Using the SD Card 48 To Copy Pictures and Video C...

Page 6: ...Polaroid Online Services 64 Customer Support 64 ArcSoft Software Help 64 12 Appendix 65 Technical Specifications 65 Storage Capacities 67 Uninstalling Polaroid Digital driver PC Only 70 Camera Defaul...

Page 7: ...a few examples of what you can do with your camera Enjoy point shoot operation Adjust the resolution for print or email Store pictures and video clips to the internal memory or an SD card Playback you...

Page 8: ...ac ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 5 PC ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 4 Mac Adobe Acrobat Reader PC Mac User Guide in PDF format Registration Card Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford MA 01730 1434 First...

Page 9: ...tery 1 Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated 2 Insert the battery as shown 3 Close the battery door by pressing it downwards then slide it back to lock 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 4 To...

Page 10: ...nserve battery life After a specified period of inactivity the camera automatically powers off Checking the Battery Power Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures 1 Turn the camera o...

Page 11: ...of the flash WARNINGS Batteries should be replaced by an adult Insert the battery with the correct polarity Remove exhausted battery from the camera immediately Do not short the supply terminals Do no...

Page 12: ...Still Image mode Digital Zoom Status Number of remaining pictures Still Image Mode Image Size 2592 X 1944 2048 X 1536 1600 X 1200 640 X 480 SD Card Inserted 0 5 2048 X 1536 0005 X1 0 White Balance Aut...

Page 13: ...to Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Resolution 640 X 480 320 X 240 Remaining Time Recording Indicator 640 X 480 00 00 28 Default Setting Playback Mode 1600 x 1 200 Picture Locked File Play Pause T...

Page 14: ...apture and play settings as well as other camera settings like the date time and auto power off 1 Press the button to enter the menu bar Press it again to exit 2 Press the button to enter the submenu...

Page 15: ...LANGUAGE 1 Press the Mode button until you see the or on the display 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select SETUP 4 Press the button 5 Press the or button to select the desired setting 6...

Page 16: ...FORMAT submenu REALLY WANT TO FORMAT OK SET FORMAT CANCEL 3 Press the or button to select the desired setting 4 Press the button NOTE Data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered Make sure y...

Page 17: ...s the button Setting the date format 4 Press the or button to select DATE FORMAT 5 Press the button 6 Press the or button to select the desired setting 7 Press the button DATE FORMAT DD MM YY MM DD YY...

Page 18: ...the SETUP menu 2 Press the or button to select AUTO OFF 3 Press the button SETUP SET FORMAT DATE TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY SETUP 4 Press the or button to select the desired setting 5 Press the but...

Page 19: ...FREQUENCY SETUP 4 Press the or button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button BEEP ON OFF OK SET Setting Frequency In order to take a better indoor picture the camera needs to be set to suit...

Page 20: ...ess the or button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRAN AIS ITALIANO ESPA OL OK SET Setting the Date Stamp On and Off Use the date stamp to imprint the date on...

Page 21: ...u on page 15 to access the SETUP menu 2 Press the or button to select DEFAULT 3 Press the button 4 Press the or button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button SETUP BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE ab...

Page 22: ...Digital Camera User Guide www polaroid com Video Mode Press Press 2048 X 1536 0005 X1 0 2048 X 1536 0005 X1 0 Press Playback mode 07 55 01 01 06 0024 0023 2048 X 1536 07 55 01 01 06 0024 0023 Press P...

Page 23: ...res Make sure that the sun is behind the camera to properly light up your scene Taking a Picture Taking pictures at approximately 3 2 feet to infinity 1 meter to infinity 1 Set the camera to Still Ima...

Page 24: ...mode Flash Off The flash does not fire Use this setting for outdoor pictures or where flash is prohibited or may be distracting or when shooting towards a reflective surface such as a window or a mir...

Page 25: ...select the one you need Display Option Description 2 2 SEC Take a picture after a count down of 2 seconds 10 10 SEC Take a picture after a count down of 10 seconds 3 The icon 2 or 10 will appear on th...

Page 26: ...nlarged portion of the picture 1 Set the camera to Capture mode 2 Press the button to zoom out Press the button to zoom in The zoom factor is shown on the LCD screen 2048 X 1536 0005 1 5 H Digital Zoo...

Page 27: ...r printing Image Size Setting 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select IMAGE SIZE 4 Press the button 5 Press the or button to select the desired setting...

Page 28: ...tc 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select EXPOSURE 4 Press the button 5 Press the or button to select the desired setting 6 Press the button AUTO EXPOS...

Page 29: ...et the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select WHITE BALANCE 4 Press the button AUTO DAYLIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT WHITE BALANCE 5 Press the or button to s...

Page 30: ...14 for more details Recording Video Clips Use the Video mode to record video clips The recording time displayed on the LCD screen will decrease and the icon will blink while recording 1 Set the camer...

Page 31: ...resolution that the camera applies when the video clip is recorded Higher resolution makes better quality which occupies more memory space 1 Set the camera to Video mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the...

Page 32: ...ble 1 Set the camera to Video mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select WHITE BALANCE 4 Press the button 5 Press the or button to select the desired setting 6 Press the button WHITE BALA...

Page 33: ...and video clips The icon is shown on the LCD screen when a picture is selected The icon is shown on the LCD screen when a video clip is selected Reviewing Picture and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail Yo...

Page 34: ...and interval according to the following steps 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select AUTO PLAY 4 Press the button AUTO PLAY ON SETUP 5 Press the or butto...

Page 35: ...PLAY ON SETUP OK SET The camera will automatically run from the last file that you have reviewed Every file will display according to your interval setting You may press the or button to stop the aut...

Page 36: ...ET LOCK THIS Protect the selected picture or video clip UNLOCK THIS Remove protection from the selected picture or video clip LOCK ALL Protect all pictures and video clips in the current memory UNLOCK...

Page 37: ...the desired setting 6 Press the button ERASE ERASE THIS ERASE ALL SET 7 Press the or button to select the desired setting 8 Press the button You can cancel the deletion by choosing NO ERASE THIS NO Y...

Page 38: ...fore printing Refer to the user guide that comes with your printer and make preparations paper ink cassette cartridge etc as required Turn on the camera and the printer 2 Selecting PictBridge mode Set...

Page 39: ...ions Printing may resume once the problem is solved PRINT SETTING ERRORS CANCEL CONTINUE Printing operation may still fail with some errors even if you press the button after selecting CONTINUE In tha...

Page 40: ...ECTED displays on the LCD screen indicating a proper connection to the printer Do not connect the USB cable to the camera until PictBridge is enable and when prompted by the PLEASE CONNECT TO DEVICE s...

Page 41: ...ry card according to the specified settings ALL INDEX All images in the camera s internal memory or a memory card are given an index and printed according to the specified settings NOTE To print a sin...

Page 42: ...pear on the LCD screen after select a particular setting and begin to print The camera s print settings are not supported by the printer In this case select DEFAULT for this particular setting or visi...

Page 43: ...File Name On Off 1 Press the or button to select FILE NAME 2 Press the or button to select DEFAULT ON or OFF FILE NAME 0 1 1 DEFAULT DEFAULT DEFAULT DEFAULT Print settings differ according to the pri...

Page 44: ...following paper sizes are available 8 x 10 4 x 6 A4 and default SIZE 0 1 1 DEFAULT DEFAULT 4 X 6 DEFAULT Print settings differ according to the printer model Printing 1 Press OK after all options def...

Page 45: ...era you should always select images by viewing them on the LCD screen Do not specify images by file name without viewing the file contents NOTE Print settings are configured for images only Make sure...

Page 46: ...card will be printed up to 99 copies for each picture NOTE To print a single image select the image before enabling DPOF mode 11 Press the or button to select the desired setting 12 Press the button...

Page 47: ...aroid Digital Camera User Guide www polaroid com 14 Press the Print button on the printer to start printing 1 2 Gently push the SD card inwards and release it for the SD card to eject from the SD card...

Page 48: ...recautions 1 Use only an SD memory card with this camera 2 Electrostatic charge electrical noise and other phenomena can cause data corruption or even loss Always make sure that you always back up imp...

Page 49: ...onto it format it or delete its files Files contained in the SD card recorded by other cameras may conflict with your camera and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when th...

Page 50: ...the camera is powered on Doing so can cause the recording operation to fail and even damage the memory card Formatting the SD Card Formatting the SD card erases all files stored in it including the pr...

Page 51: ...O CARD COPY CANCEL 7 Press the or button to select the desired setting 8 Press the button COPY TO CARD COPY CANCEL OK SET In the above operation you can exit to the normal Playback mode by choosing CA...

Page 52: ...software IMPORTANT For Windows 98SE Windows 98SE needs to install your camera driver for Mass Storage function After the installation please restart the Windows before connecting the camera to the PC...

Page 53: ...n screen instructions Open Close NOTE If the setup screen does not appear after loading the CD then you can manually start it by double clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop then double clicki...

Page 54: ...also edit and retouch your photos then add special effects or place them in cards calendars frames and fantasy templates ArcSoft PhotoImpression also includes a wide variety of printing options ArcSo...

Page 55: ...equivalent processor 128MB RAM 256 MB recommended USB Port DirectX 9 0 or higher 500MB free disk space Color monitor with high color 16 bit graphic capability or higher CD ROM drive Standard mouse an...

Page 56: ...the Software Onto a Computer Connecting to Your Computer Connecting with the USB Cable USB Series Mini B Plug connects to your Camera USB Series A Plug connects to your PC 1 Turn off the camera 2 Plug...

Page 57: ...video clips and drag them to a folder of your choice You can also create sub folders to group them or use the PhotoBase software to edit and manage the pictures or video clips For Macintosh Users Mac...

Page 58: ...sion 5 will detect the connection between the camera and the computer automatically When you connect the camera to the computer PhotoImpression 5 will launch on your desktop automatically PhotoImpress...

Page 59: ...lect the destination which the photos are copied to Click the folder icon Browse for folder Click the OK button to confirm Click OK to start copying The photos have been copy to the computer successfu...

Page 60: ...lure Check all cable connections are secured I cannot run the Polaroid Digital Camera Driver Conflict with another camera driver or capture device If you have another camera installed on your computer...

Page 61: ...y digital camera by pressing the Power button Insufficient battery power or batteries are missing Replace batteries Symptom Problem Solution Camera does not turn on Batteries are not oriented correctl...

Page 62: ...he Removable disk is not created The removable disk crashes with the network drives Disconnect the crashed network drive and reserve this drive letter for the camera Symptom Problem Solution Sunlight...

Page 63: ...no video clips or other file format in the current memory before printing Valuable data in the existing SD card is distorted or lost when the card is inserted in your camera Files contained in the SD...

Page 64: ...pport Center Ireland Hangzhou Tel 353 0 61 702087 Tel 86 571 88210575 Fax 353 0 61 702001 E mail support arcsoft com cn E mail eurosupport arcsoft com Web http www arcsoft com cn new support For Japan...

Page 65: ...m Focal Distance Normal Focus 3 2 ft to 1 m to The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject Focus Zones center LCD Screen TFT color panel Built in Flash Modes Auto Flash Red...

Page 66: ...IF 2 2 compatible format JPEG compression Video Clip AVI format Power Supply 4 AAA batteries Self timer 2 10 seconds with beep sound Connectivity With computer via USB cable Dimension Size W 94 mm x D...

Page 67: ...d on the internal memory and different capacities of SD card Recordable Images Units Images Resolution Quality 16MB Internal Memory 11MB for data storage 32MB SD 64MB SD 2592 X 1944 High 6 21 47 Norma...

Page 68: ...1944 High 98 200 399 808 Normal 150 306 609 1231 Low 212 428 852 1723 2048 x 1536 High 148 299 596 1206 Normal 228 462 918 2024 Low 309 625 1243 2511 1600 x 1200 High 216 437 869 1755 Normal 335 676 1...

Page 69: ...s 02 secs 128MB SD 640 x 480 9 mins 08 secs 320 x 240 22 mins 04 secs 256MB SD 640 x 480 18 mins 16 secs 320 x 240 44 min 08 secs 512MB SD 640 x 480 36 min 32 secs 320 x 240 88 min 16 secs 1GB SD 640...

Page 70: ...indows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install your camera driver 1 Open Add Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select Polaroid Digital Cam program then click Add Remove...

Page 71: ...Exposure Compensation White Balance for Pictures Flash Mode Video Resolution White Balance for Video Clips Date Format Auto Power Off Beep Frequency Language Date Stamp Default 2592 X 1944 High Auto A...

Page 72: ...fe or image quality may be affected outside these conditions Camera Cautions NEVER immerse any part of the camera or its accessories into any fluid or liquid ALWAYS disconnect the camera from your PC...

Page 73: ...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 accordanc...

Page 74: ...t be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits Under the environment with electrostatic discharge the product may malfunction and require user to reset the product US 0606 P...

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