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Changing the LCD Display

The type of information displayed on the LCD screen can be changed

using the

button.

Press the

button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type

to another.

In the Record Mode, the LCD display can be changed as illustrated in the

following:

12M

307

12M

307

AUTO

0.0EV

OSD on

Full OSD on

Guide lines on

OSD off

NOTE:

• The OSD information may vary depending on the record mode type.

• Use the “Guide lines” to properly align your image for capture.

Summary of Contents for CTA-01234L

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: ...g 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: ...oid t1234 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 Appendix 86 A...

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: ...eautiful color 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 came...

Page 10: ...D SDHC card Supports up to 4GB of SD card and up to 32GB 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: ...Views Front View Flash Self timer LED AF Assist Lamp Zoom Lens Microphone Back View Zoom buttons Play button OK button 4 way navigation control LCD screen Menu button SCN Delete button scn m Top View...

Page 13: ...13 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www polaroid com Bottom View USB TV Out Battery SD card compartment Tripod screw hole Speaker Left View Hand strap retainer...

Page 14: ...to turn 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...

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 a slideshow recording voice or movie Amber steady Power saving s...

Page 17: ...own 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 Internal memo...

Page 18: ...of the strap though the short loop and pull tight to attach the strap to the camera 2 scn m 1 scn m Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the Li ion battery into the battery compa...

Page 19: ...supports SD cards of up to 4GB and SDHC cards of up to 32GB 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...

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: ...d on in Playback 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 you...

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: ...ching between the Record mode and the Playback Mode In the Record mode press the Play button to switch to Playback mode In the Playback mode press the Play button to back to Record mode Selecting the...

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

Page 25: ...ings 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 Aperture value...

Page 26: ...ck mode Indicates 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 s...

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: ...ress the OK button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another In the Record Mode the LCD display can be changed as illustrated in the following 12M 307 307 12M 307 307 AUTO 0 0EV 0...

Page 30: ...1 30 0 0EV 0 0EV 12M F 3 1 F 3 1 27 27 27 27 PLAY 2009 01 01 01 57 2009 01 01 01 57 NOTE LCD display cannot be changed in the following situations Manual exposure mode Recording movie or audio clips P...

Page 31: ...n The camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure When the camera is ready to take the photo the frame bracket turns green the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed When the focus fra...

Page 32: ...Image Stabilizer Press the Image Stabilizer button on top of your camera to enable disable the image stabilizer If the Image Stabilizer is enabled the image stabilizer icon is displayed on the LCD di...

Page 33: ...V 0 0EV 12M 307 307 AUTO 0 0EV 0 0EV x5 0 x5 0 12M Optical zoom Digital zoom NOTE Digital zoom is not activated in recording movies Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions us...

Page 34: ...shutter button regardless of lighting conditions Slow sync The flash fires with a slow shutter speed Off The flash is turned off 307 307 Auto flash is enabled 12M Using Macro Macro mode is designed f...

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

Page 36: ...Suggestion 4000 x 3000 A2 Size 4000 x 2672 A2 Size 3672 x 2064 HDTV 3264 x 2448 A3 Size 12M 3 2 16 9 8M Icon Pixel Size Print Size Suggestion 2595 x 1944 A4 Size 2048 x 1536 4 x 6 1920 x 1080 HDTV 640...

Page 37: ...ISO AUTO 0 0EV 12M To adjust EV settings press the or keys to increase decrease the value As you adjust the settings the LCD display changes the image by applying the EV settings Press the OK button...

Page 38: ...tom Used when light source cannot be specified ISO The ISO function lets you adjust the ISO sensitivity in recording still images depending on the lighting of your surroundings Use a higher ISO settin...

Page 39: ...ugh the selection you can see the preview on the LCD screen Normal N 12M AWB ISO AUTO V N S R G BW 0 EV Icon Item Description N Normal The camera records normally V Vivid The camera captures the image...

Page 40: ...he 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 the Record mode See Switchi...

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

Page 42: ...ditions It takes the guesswork out of adjusting your digital camera s settings for beautiful results in a range of shooting situations Portrait The camera blurs the background to focus on the subject...

Page 43: ...in 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 tex...

Page 44: ...have taken pictures with eyes closed there will be a red frame on the subjects faces When you playback the pictures there will be an exclamation mark and a triangle to indicate you have pictures with...

Page 45: ...de setting 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 the Drive Mode 2 Us...

Page 46: ...Burst 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...

Page 47: ...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 allow...

Page 48: ...rpness 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 intensit...

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

Page 50: ...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 you to add th...

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

Page 52: ...ess 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 avai...

Page 53: ...YouTube 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 usi...

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: ...lay button to set or turn on the camera to Playback mode 2 The LCD displays an image To understand the icons and other information on the screen please see Playback Mode Screen Layout on page 26 27 27...

Page 56: ...s 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 Indicat...

Page 57: ...ode 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 6 09 2008 1 57 6 09 200...

Page 58: ...e 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 reco...

Page 59: ...l volume Press the button to increase volume Press the 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 The LCD displays t...

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

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 OK button to apply select...

Page 62: ...ect one 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 LCDmoni...

Page 63: ...ip is highlighted press the OK 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 selection appe...

Page 64: ...Show 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 a...

Page 65: ...until all desired files to protect are marked 5 Press the MENU button A confirmation selection appears Yes Cancel Change protect settings 6 Select Yes 7 Press the OK button to lock files and go back t...

Page 66: ...o 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 t...

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: ...de Show Delete Protect Red eye Correction Voice Memo Photo Edit 5 Press the or or keys to scroll and select an option As you move through the selection the preview on the LCD display changes at the sa...

Page 69: ...images The edited image is saved as a new file To adjust D Lighting 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 3 Press the or keys to scroll and select an i...

Page 70: ...elect an image to rotate 3 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 4 Select Rotate 5 Select Yes and press the OK button to rotate image The preview on the LCD display changes at the same tim...

Page 71: ...layout is shown on the LCD display 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 s...

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

Page 73: ...e startup image SYSTEM My Photo Off 4 Press the OK 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 to...

Page 74: ...rk 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...

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 your...

Page 76: ...rd Playback 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 Number...

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

Page 78: ...ing 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 Off 1min 3min 5min OFF Set...

Page 79: ...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 NTSC 1mi...

Page 80: ...s OFF Off Disabled LCD settings Setting Memory Kit Use this function to manage contents of the internal memory or memory card Available settings are Format Select to format currently used memory Copy...

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: ...igital 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 pleas...

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: ...age 12M 4000 X 3000 3 2 4000 X 2672 8M 3264 X 2448 5M 2592 X 1944 3M 2048 X 1536 HD 16 9 1920 x 1080 VGA 640 X 480 Scene Mode Default Auto Auto P A S M SCN Movie Voice Recording Scene mode Intelligent...

Page 91: ...ze for mass storage SD max size 4GB SDHC card max size 32GB TV system NTSC PAL Battery Li ion battery OperatingTemperature 0 C 40 C Operating Humidity 0 90 Microphone Built in Speaker Built in Dimensi...

Page 92: ...Quality Fine Metering Multi White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Exposure 0 Drive Mode Off AEB Off AF Area Wide AF Lamp Auto Sharpness Normal Saturation Normal Contrast Normal Digital Zoom OFF Da...

Page 93: ...Review ON Power Save 1 min Date Time YY MM DD Language English File No Series TV Out NTSC LCD Brightness Normal LCD Save On Memory Kit Format Reset All Cancel Playback Mode Protect Single Slide Show...

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