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Page 1: ...s Manual Questions Need Some Help This manual should help you understand your new product or visit www polaroid com support If you still have questions call our help line found on the insert with this...

Page 2: ...Requirements 9 Main Features 10 Package Contents 11 Camera Views 12 Camera Buttons 14 Navigation Control 14 Notifications 15 LED Indicators 16 Operation Sound 17 Camera Memory 17 Internal memory 17 Ex...

Page 3: ...g the Function Menu 35 My Mode 35 Resolution 36 Quality 36 EV Compensation 37 White Balance 37 ISO 38 Metering 38 Color Mode 39 Using the Record Menu 40 Record Menu 40 Setting the Scene Mode 41 Select...

Page 4: ...Voice Recording 58 Playing Voice Memo 59 Deleting an Image Video Audio 59 Using the Delete Button 59 Playback Menu 60 Slideshow 61 Delete 62 Protect 64 Red Eye Correction 66 Voice Memo 67 Photo Edit...

Page 5: ...lling Polaroid t1031 Camera Driver 83 Fast and Easy YouTube Upload 83 9 Making Connections 84 Connecting the Camera to a TV 84 Connecting the Camera a PC 85 Connecting the Camera to a Printer 85 10 Ap...

Page 6: ...imits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed...

Page 7: ...at may cause undersired operation Trademark Recognition Windows 98 2000 ME XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Windows is an abbreviated t...

Page 8: ...g Li ion battery in this product ensure that they are inserted correctly Inserting the battery upside down can cause damage to the product and possibly cause an explosion When the camera is used for a...

Page 9: ...renditions This manual provides step by step instructions on how to use your camera and is intended for your reference only System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera your compute...

Page 10: ...SD SDHC card Supports up to 4GB of SD card and up to 8GB of SDHC card Sleek metallic finish Easy to use button interface DCF DPOF PictBridge compatibility Slideshow feature to review your pictures and...

Page 11: ...ents of your camera package It should contain Digital camera Li ion battery Battery charger Wrist strap USB cable Power cord CD ROM Quick Start Guide User Manual optional Camera pouch optional AV cabl...

Page 12: ...X OPTICAL ZOOM LE N S F 6 3 18 9mm F 3 1 5 6 Flash Self timer LED AF Assist Lamp Zoom Lens Microphone Back View Zoom buttons Play button SET button 4 way navigation control LCD screen Menu button Func...

Page 13: ...13 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www polaroid com Bottom View USB TV Out Battery SD card compartment Tripod screw hole Speaker Left View Strap ring...

Page 14: ...urn on camera in Playback mode If the camera is turned on press to toggle camera to Playback or Record mode Zoom Press the zoom buttons to change zoom focus Menu Press to enter or exit the Setup Menu...

Page 15: ...he submenu or to navigate through the menu selections Macro Left 1 In Record mode press to turn on off Macro 2 In Playback mode press to view the previous image video or audio clip 3 In Playback Video...

Page 16: ...playback Green fast blinking Camera busy or deleting copying images recording data transfer is in progress Green slow blinking Playing slideshow or recording voice or movie Amber steady Power saving...

Page 17: ...countdown Shutter sound The shutter is pressed to record an image A startup sound can be set when you power on your camera in the sound setting menu See Setting Sounds on page 77 Camera Memory Interna...

Page 18: ...ger loop of the strap though the short loop and pull tight to attach the strap to the camera Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the Li ion battery into the battery compartment P...

Page 19: ...ds of up to 4GB and SDHC cards of up to 8GB in size Follow these instructions to insert the SD SDHC card 1 Make sure the power is off before inserting a SD SDHC memory card 2 Open the battery compartm...

Page 20: ...pops out Pull out the the card carefully Charging the Battery The battery that is included in the package is not charged You need to charge the battery before using the camera 1 Insert the battery in...

Page 21: ...ayback mode The zoom lens is not extended To turn off the camera press the Power button See Modes on page 23 to know more about Record and Playback mode Initial Settings When you turn on your camera f...

Page 22: ...to start taking photos and videos NOTE Holding down the or changes the values continuously If the batteries are removed for more than 48 hours the Date Time will have to be re set Need help with your...

Page 23: ...ord mode Switching between Record mode and Playback Mode In Record mode press the Play button to switch to Playback mode In Playback mode press the Play button to back to Record mode Selecting the Rec...

Page 24: ...itor is called the On Screen Display or OSD LCD Monitor Layout The following illustrations show the LCD monitor layout and icon descriptions Record Mode Screen Layout 307 307 AUTO F 3 F 3 30 1 30 0 0E...

Page 25: ...ISO settings 13 ISO Displays ISO settings 14 Focus area Use to frame subject to capture 15 Shake warning Indicates that the camera is shaking 16 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed settings 17 Apert...

Page 26: ...ndicates playback mode 2 Protect Indicates file is protected 3 Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached 4 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage ca...

Page 27: ...Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 5 Battery Indicates battery level 6 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 7 Recording information Displays recording...

Page 28: ...cates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 4 Battery Indicates battery level 5 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 6 Recording information Displays recording info...

Page 29: ...the SET button Press the SET button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another In Record Mode the LCD display can be changed into any of the following 307 307 AUTO 0 0EV 0 0EV 307 3...

Page 30: ...27 27 27 OSD on Full OSD on OSD off NOTE LCD display cannot be changed in the following situations Manual exposure mode Recording movie or audio clips Playing movie or audio clips Playing slideshow N...

Page 31: ...using the focus bracket on the LCD monitor See illustration on the right 307 307 AUTO 0 0EV 0 0EV 3 Half press the Shutter button The camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure When the camer...

Page 32: ...button on top of your camera to enable disable stabilizer If Stabilizer is enabled the stabilizer icon is displayed on the LCD monitor 307 307 Stabilizer on Setting the Zoom Control Your camera featur...

Page 33: ...0 Optical zoom Digital zoom NOTE Digital zoom is not activated in recording movies Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions use the Flash to get correct exposure This functio...

Page 34: ...er button regardless of lighting conditions Slow sync The flash fires with a slow shutter speed Forced off The flash is turned off 307 307 Auto flash is enabled Using Macro Macro mode is designed for...

Page 35: ...atus of your camera settings Only the available functions for the settings are shown as icon on the menu bar The availabe options for each item on the menu bar are shown in the Menu options Use the or...

Page 36: ...stion Icon Pixel Size Print Size Suggestion 3672 x 2748 A2 Size 2595 x 1944 A4 Size 3672 x 2448 A2 Size 2048 x 1536 4 x 6 3672 x 2064 HDTV 1920 x 1080 HDTV 3264 x 2448 A3 Size 640 x 480 E mail 10M 5M...

Page 37: ...EV To adjust EV settings press the or keys to increase decrease the value As you adjust the settings the LCD monitor synchronously displays the image applying the EV settings Press the SET button to s...

Page 38: ...hen light source cannot be specified ISO The ISO function lets you adjust the ISO sensitivity in recording still images depending on the lighting levels of your surroundings Use a higher ISO setting i...

Page 39: ...ugh the selection you can see the preview on the LCD screen Normal N 10M AWB ISO AUTO 0 0EV V N S R BW Icon Item Description N Normal The camera records normally V Vivid The camera captures the image...

Page 40: ...e the menu anytime press the menu button again Record Menu The Record menu allows you to change modes and setup other capture settings To go to Record Menu 1 Set the camera to Record mode See Switchin...

Page 41: ...set settings according to the scenes or environment 1 From the Record Menu press to select Record Mode Record Mode Drive Mode AEB AF Area AF Lamp Sharpness OFF OFF 2 Use the navigation controls to mov...

Page 42: ...mages Portrait The camera blurs the background to focus on the subject Landscape This feature is used to emphasize wide scenic views Sunset This feature enhances the red hue for recording sunset image...

Page 43: ...n this mode makes the captured image more enticing Building This feature enhances the edges of captured images Text This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used when capturing text...

Page 44: ...pen The camera will only take the pictures when the subjects eyes are open If you have taken blinked pictures there will be a red frame on the subjects faces When you playback the pictures there will...

Page 45: ...ting is automatically set to off when you turn off the camera Record Mode Drive Mode AEB AF Area AF Lamp Sharpness OFF OFF To set the Drive Mode 1 From the Record Menu select Drive Mode 2 Use the or k...

Page 46: ...Performs continuous shooting when the shutter button is pressed Stops shooting when the shutter button is released Off Default Captures an image without time delay Setting the AEB AEB stands for Auto...

Page 47: ...s the position of a face and sets the focus Wide The camera automatically selects focus area within the wide frame Center The focus area is fixed on the center Setting the AF Lamp The AF Lamp function...

Page 48: ...pness OFF OFF High Normal Low Icon Item Description High Sharpens the image Normal Normal sharpness Low Softens the image Setting Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturatio...

Page 49: ...keys to go through the selection 3 Press the SET button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Contrast settings Saturation Contrast Digital Zoom Date Stamp Auto Review OFF OFF...

Page 50: ...age quality deteriorates Off Uses the optical zoom only NOTE The maximum Intellect zoom scale varies depending on the image type and resolution Setting the Date Stamp The Date Stamp function allows yo...

Page 51: ...mp Auto Review OFF OFF Date Date Time Off OFF Setting Auto Review The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it If Auto review is On the camera will display the cap...

Page 52: ...press the key 6 To continue recording press the key again 7 To stop recording press the Shutter button 00 00 02 00 00 02 NOTE Sound cannot be recorded while pressing the control Digital zoom is not av...

Page 53: ...ouTube Uploader The maximum movie file size is up to 1 GB Most uploaded movie length ranges within 5 minutes although you can upload a maximum movie length of 10 minutes Therefore when you record usin...

Page 54: ...yed on the LCD monitor 2 Press the Shutter button to start recording 3 Press the Shutter button again to stop recording 00 00 02 00 00 02 NOTE Voice recording will automatically stop when the maximum...

Page 55: ...button to set or turn on the camera to Playback mode 2 The LCD monitor displays an image To understand the icons and other information on the screen please see Playback Mode Screen Layout on page 26 2...

Page 56: ...es that the screen can be scrolled Thumbnail icons When you view the thumbnails some images may contain icons These icons indicate the type of file or recording Icon Type Description Voice Memo Indica...

Page 57: ...Playback mode 2 Use the navigation controls to scroll through the saved images A movie clip has a movie icon displayed on screen See picture on the left 3 Press the key to play the movie PLAY 27 27 27...

Page 58: ...be created The icon does not appear on screen either Playing Voice Recording 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 Use the navigation controls to scroll through the saved images When viewing a voice re...

Page 59: ...the to control volume Press the T button to increase volume Press the W button to decrease volume 5 Press the key to pause playback Press the key again to resume 6 Press the key to stop the playback T...

Page 60: ...e When you try to delete a locked file the camera displays File Locked message on the LCD monitor Playback Menu The Playback menu allows you to edit images records voice memo and setup playback settin...

Page 61: ...Show OK Interval Transition Repeat Start Cancel 1 sec Horizontal On 5 Use the or keys to move through the options Select whether to Continue or Exit the slideshow 6 Press the SET button to apply selec...

Page 62: ...file to delete Multi Select multiple files to delete at the same time All Delete all files To delete a single file 1 Select Single in the Delete submenu the images are displayed on the LCDmonitor in s...

Page 63: ...video audio clip is highlighted press the SET button to mark image video audio clip for deletion 4 Repeat step 3 until all desired images for deletion are marked 5 Press the MENU button A confirmation...

Page 64: ...ow Delete Protect Red eye Correction Voice Memo Photo Edit Single Multi Lock all Unlock all Single Select one file to lock Multi Select multiple files from the thumbnail view to lock Lock All Lock all...

Page 65: ...peat step 3 until all desired files to protect are marked 5 Press the MENU button A confirmation selection appears Yes Cancel 6 Select Yes 7 Press the SET button to lock files and go back to Playback...

Page 66: ...scroll and select an image 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu Slide Show Delete Protect Red eye Correction Voice Memo Photo Edit 4 Select Red Eye Correction 5 Select Start 6 Press th...

Page 67: ...mode 2 Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo to 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu Slide Show Delete Protect Red eye Correction Voice Memo Photo Edit 4...

Page 68: ...e Correction Voice Memo Photo Edit Photo Edit Normal V N S R BW 5 Press the or or keys to scroll and select an option As you move through the selection the preview on the LCD monitor changes synchrono...

Page 69: ...o Playback mode 2 Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to adjust lighting 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 4 Select D Lighting The D Lighting menu appears on the screen 5...

Page 70: ...select an image to rotate 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 4 Select Rotate 5 Select Yes and press the SET button to rotate image The preview on the LCD monitor changes synchronously...

Page 71: ...yout is displayed on the LCD monitor D Lighting Rotate Trim Resize Startup Image DPOF 5 Use the control to change size SET 5M SET 5M Shows the approximate location of the displayed area Current image...

Page 72: ...Resize Startup Image DPOF 8M 5M 3M VGA 4 Select Resize The Resize submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor 5 Select size among 8M 5M 3M and VGA Available size settings may vary depending on original im...

Page 73: ...e startup image SYSTEM My Photo Off 4 Press the SET button to apply changes DPOF The Digital Print Order Format DPOF function allows you to mark image in your memory card for printing and allows you t...

Page 74: ...k for printing 3 Specify number of copies Use the or keys to increase decrease number 00 00 Copies DPOF Date stamp off 4 Press the Func button to toggle between turning on off the date stamp 5 Press t...

Page 75: ...You can specify up to 99 copies for DPOF If you specify 0 copies the DPOF setting of that image is automatically disabled PictBridge The PictBridge function allows you to print images captured by you...

Page 76: ...layback Menu 2 Use the or keys to change the menu tab to Setup menu 3 Use the or keys to move through the menu selections 4 To select an item press Sounds Power Save Date Time Language File Numbering...

Page 77: ...d1 On On Select OK 2 Adjusts sound settings 3 Press the SET button to apply changes Item Available Settings Description Startup Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Off Selects the startup sound when camera is tur...

Page 78: ...g a movie or audio file Playing a slideshow movie audio file Using the USB connector Sounds Power Save Date Time Language File Numbering TV Out NTSC 1min 1 min 3 min 5 min 1min 3min 5min Setting Date...

Page 79: ...are Series Assigns number to files in sequence even if the folder is changed 0001 Reset Starts from 0001 each time the folder is changed Sounds Power Save Date Time Language File Numbering TV Out NTS...

Page 80: ...al memory or memory card Available settings are Format Select to format currently used memory Copy to Card Select to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the memory card LCD Brightness Memo...

Page 81: ...th soundtrack Upload your files easily to YouTube Or share them through simple email attachments or popular photo printing ArcSoft Print Creations A family of fun and easy print project software that...

Page 82: ...er the installation please restart your computer before connecting your camera to the computer Windows Me 2000 XP and Vista do not need to install the driver Plug in the camera to the computer to tran...

Page 83: ...ital Camera program then click Add Remove button 2 The confirmation dialogue box appears please click Yes to confirm removing the camera driver 3 The un installation program runs automatically please...

Page 84: ...t the TV out to match TV s video out format See Setting TV Out on page 79 3 Connect the USB AV 3 in 1 cable to the USB port on the bottom of your camera 4 Connect the other end of the cabele to the TV...

Page 85: ...ory and memory card display as removable drives in the file manager No image is displayed on the LCD monitor NOTE You can also use a card reader to access the memory card contents of your camera Conne...

Page 86: ...ory names DICAM All captured images videos and audio files are stored in this folder except for files recorded using the Auction or YouTube mode _AUCT Captured images using the Auction mode are saved...

Page 87: ...ated If the highest folder number is 999 and the highest file number exceeds 9999 the camera will display the warning message Folder cannot be created When this happens try one of the following ways R...

Page 88: ...le for specific file types File format is not supported LCD screen displays Memory full Memory card is full Replace the memory card with a new one or delete unnecessary images LCD screen displays File...

Page 89: ...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 For Taiwan A...

Page 90: ...2 3648 X 2432 16 9 3648 X 2048 8M 3264 X 2448 5M 2592 X 1944 3M 2048 X 1536 HD 16 9 1920 x 1080 VGA 640 X 480 Scene Mode Auto Program Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure Portrait Lands...

Page 91: ...n Vivid Blue Storage 32MB internal memory 10MB real size for mass storage SD max size 4GB SDHC card max size 8GB TV system NTSC PAL Battery Li ion battery OperatingTemperature 0 C 40 C Operating Humid...

Page 92: ...US 0609 Part No UMT1031US004...

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