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i834 8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera

DIGITAL QUALITY, POLAROID SIMPLICITY™

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Page 1: ...4 8 0 Megapixel Digital Camera DIGITAL QUALITY POLAROID SIMPLICITY Questions Need some help This manual should help you understand your new product If you have questions call our toll free number foun...

Page 2: ...Zoom out Thumbnail button 11 Playback mode button 12 Menu button 13 Macro Left button 14 Stop Down button 15 LCD Screen 16 Delete ASM button 17 Zoom in button 18 Power Auto Focus LED 19 Play Pause Up...

Page 3: ...Mode 15 Camera Modes 16 Capture Modes 17 How to Navigate Menus 18 Setup Menu 19 Adjusting the Sounds 20 Selecting Auto Review Period 21 Power Saving Settings 22 Setting the Date and Time 23 Setting t...

Page 4: ...Tracking 55 Setting AF Lamp 56 4 Recording Video Clips 57 Recording Video Clips 57 Setting the Video Size 58 5 Recording Audio Clips 59 Recording a Audio Clip 59 Recording a Voice Memo for the Desire...

Page 5: ...re onto a Computer 88 Installing the Software 88 Software Included with Your Camera 90 Computer System Requirements 91 10 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer 92 Before Transferring Fil...

Page 6: ...A high quality glass lens system for exposures from 6 inches to infinity including 3 times optical and 4 times digital zoom modes Built in flash with five modes auto red eye reduction Flash always on...

Page 7: ...postage i834 The CD ROM includes Polaroid i834 Camera Driver PC ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5 5 PC ArcSoft PhotoStudio 4 3 Mac ArcSoft VideoImpression 2 PC Mac Adobe Acrobat Reader PC Mac User Guide in PDF f...

Page 8: ...roduct For a detailed guideline on battery usage please see Using Your Batteries on page 9 1 Open the camera battery SD card door by pushing it outwards as illustrated 2 Insert the batteries as shown...

Page 9: ...to extend battery life considerably by limiting the following activities Reviewing the pictures on the LCD Screen Use the optical viewfinder if applicable to frame the subject when taking pictures Re...

Page 10: ...n on the camera 2 Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen Battery power is full Battery power is adequate IN 9999 8M AF Battery power is exhausted Please replace the battery Turni...

Page 11: ...e particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated Capature Modes Still Image Mode 2 0EV x4 0 F2 8 IN 2 9999 8M 1 30 AWB ISO AUTO 1 2 9 10 12 11 13 14 20 19 18 17 16 15 27 26 24 23...

Page 12: ...sec 8 sec 13 Focus Mark 14 Highlight 51 15 Histogram 16 ISO Sensitivity 50 100 200 400 800 1600 AUTO 49 17 Light Metering 47 18 Camera Shake Warning 42 19 Internal Memory IN SD Card 20 Battery Power...

Page 13: ...5 10 9 8 2 1 4 3 No Description Icon Ref Page 1 Video Mode 57 2 Video Size 16 9 58 3 Focus Mark 4 White balance H H H L AUTO 48 5 Light Metering 47 6 Internal Memory IN SD Card 7 Battery Power Level...

Page 14: ...834 Digital Camera User Guide www polaroid com Audio Mode IN 00 09 12 4 1 2 3 No Description Icon Ref Page 1 Audio mode 59 2 Internal Memory IN SD Card 3 Battery Power Level 10 4 Remaining Recording T...

Page 15: ...18 59 6 5 7 PLAY IN 5 150 2007 07 01 18 59 8 9 IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 01 18 59 2 0EV ISO400 F2 8 1 30 4 1 3 2 No Description Icon Ref Page 1 Resolution 8M 2 DPOF 3 Date Time 4 Recording info 5 Playback m...

Page 16: ...according to the shooting environment For more details refer to Taking Pictures on page 33 Recording Video Clips on page 57 and Recording Audio Clips on page 59 Playback Mode This mode allows you to r...

Page 17: ...lips and audio clips Selecting these three modes as follows Program Select OK 1 Press the button to set the camera to capture mode 2 Press the button to access the scene mode palette 3 Press button to...

Page 18: ...like the Date Time and Auto Power Off Menu button 1 Press the button to enter a menu bar and press it again to exit 2 Press the and buttons to scroll left and right through the menu bar 8M 8M Resolut...

Page 19: ...the camera in Capture mode and Playback mode 1 Press the button 2 Press the or button to choose SETUP 3 Press the button to enter the setup menu Menu button 4 Press the button to exit the setup menu...

Page 20: ...or DOWN to select the desired item 6 Press the or button to select the desired setting 7 Press the button Shutter You can turn the shutter sound on or off in the Setup mode When the shutter sound is t...

Page 21: ...EW 3 Press the or button 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting Setup Menu 1 3 Select Exit Sounds Auto Review 3 sec Power Save 1 min Date Time Language English Setup Menu 1 3 Sele...

Page 22: ...Ok Setup Menu 1 3 Select Exit Sounds Auto Review 3 sec Power Save 1 min Date Time Language English 1 Access the setup menu 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select POWER SAVE 3 Press the or button 4 P...

Page 23: ...Time Language English OK 2 Press UP or DOWN button to select DATE TIME 3 Press the or button 4 Press the or button to select a field such year month day hour minute and date format 5 Press UP or DOWN...

Page 24: ...the setup menu 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select LANGUAGE 3 Press the or button 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting 5 Press button Setup Menu 1 3 Select Exit Sounds Auto...

Page 25: ...etup menu 2 Press the UP or DOWN to select ICON FILE NO 3 Press the or button 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting Setup Menu 2 3 Select Exit File No Series TV Out PAL USB Compu...

Page 26: ...set the camera to Playback mode 2 Press the or button to select a desired image 3 Press the button 4 Press the or button to select Start up Image 5 Press the button A hint window will appear on the l...

Page 27: ...t Exit File No Series TV Out PAL USB Computer Start up image Format No 13 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired picture 14 Press button The image that you choose will stored in directory a...

Page 28: ...elect the desired setting 5 Press the button Setup Menu 2 3 Select Ok File No Yes TV Out No USB Start up Image Format NOTE Pictures deleted by the format operation are not recoverable Make sure you do...

Page 29: ...he camera displays the battery level correctly set the type to match the batteries used 1 Access the setup menu Setup Menu 3 3 Select Exit Battery Type Alkaline Reset All No Setup Menu 3 3 Battery Typ...

Page 30: ...era Default Settings on page 106 for more details 1 Access the setup menu 2 Press UP or DOWN to select RESET ALL 3 Press the or button 4 Press UP or DOWN to select Yes 5 Press the button Setup Menu 3...

Page 31: ...tton each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following mode Still Image Mode IN 9999 8M AWB ISO AUTO AF AF AF IN 9999 8M AF Press Press Press Press About Crossing Lines The c...

Page 32: ...Press Press IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 01 18 59 IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 01 18 59 2 0EV ISO400 F2 8 1 30 AWB Press NOTE You can not change the LCD status in the following situtation Recording video clips or audio...

Page 33: ...tomatically available when the power is turned on again Make sure you verify your settings when turning the camera on again 1 Set the camera to the Still Image mode 2 Frame your subject using the LCD...

Page 34: ...is slow your image may become blurred the shake warning icon may appear on the LCD screen Should you see the shake warning the use of a tripod is recommended or enable the camera shake stabilizer fea...

Page 35: ...ts close to the lens Wide Angle 0 6 3 2 ft 15 cm 80 cm Telephoto 1 3 3 2 ft 33 cm 80 cm Macro 2 0EV IN 9999 8M AWB ISO AUTO 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button and the macro icon a...

Page 36: ...is suitable to your shooting conditions Program Select OK 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button to show the scene shooting mode screen 3 Press the UP DOWN or button to select the des...

Page 37: ...ct while keeping the background night scenery Sports Used to take still pictures with high speed movement Party Used for the wedding or indoor parties Snow Used for the beach or snow scenes Kids Take...

Page 38: ...ially for the beginners and first time digital camera users 8M 8M 9999 2 AF You can only use the following basic settings in the Q mode Button Flash Auto Red eye Always on Slow sync Off Macro Off On C...

Page 39: ...ra to Still Image mode 2 Press the button to cycle through the flash settings and select the one you need The icon according to the flash setting you selected will appear on the LCD screen Flash 2 0EV...

Page 40: ...t indoors in low light S Slow sync The flash fires regardless of the surrounding brightness In low light conditions slow shutter speed provides better lighting of the background that is out of range o...

Page 41: ...xposure mode according to different capture requirements 1 Set the camera to Program mode 2 Press the ASM button to select the ASM mode 3 To exit the ASM Mode press the button to show the scene shooti...

Page 42: ...eze the action of fast moving subjects or to have a slower shutter speed to blur moving subjects in order to create a sense of motion Faster shutter speeds allow you to take a sharp picture of a movin...

Page 43: ...up and down through menu options 5 Press the button Display Option Description Off Single shot Record a single image 2 2 SEC Take a picture after a count down of 2 seconds 10 10 SEC Take a picture af...

Page 44: ...in the Continuous mode 2 0EV IN 9999 8M AWB ISO AUTO Zoom Feature There are two types of zoom in this camera optical zoom and digital zoom Optical zoom alters the focal distance and its factor range...

Page 45: ...ess the or buttons a red square will show on the zoom status bar as illustrated The white square in the bar indicates the zoom status T stands for Tele and W stands for Wide Keep the button pressed an...

Page 46: ...ctures with normal quality are easier to email while larger size with fine quality are better for printing Resolution setting 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 8M 8M Resolution 8...

Page 47: ...ti Spot 3 Press the or button to select Metering 4 Press the UP and DOWN button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button Option Description Light is measured from the entire shooting screen bu...

Page 48: ...ISO Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluor_H AWB 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button Option Description AUTO Automatic adjustment Use this for most picture taki...

Page 49: ...alue allows higher shutter speed at the expense of mottled or grain appearing in the final picture 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select ISO ISO WB IS...

Page 50: ...dark background and so on 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select Exposure Exposure WB ISO OEV OEV 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired...

Page 51: ...Press the button 3 Press the or button to select AEB AEB Off On 4 Press the UP and DOWN button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button Setting the Highlight This function makes the background...

Page 52: ...e 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select Sharpness Sharpness Hard Nomal Soft 4 Press the UP and DOWN button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button Option Description Increases co...

Page 53: ...nd DOWN button to select the desired setting 5 Press the button Option Description Off No effect is added to the image B W Convert image to black white Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia t...

Page 54: ...et the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press or button to select Date Stamp Date Stamp Off Date Date Time 4 Press UP and DOWN button to select the desired setting Option Description Of...

Page 55: ...t in the picture and follow their movements 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press or button to select Face Tracking Face Tracking Off On 4 Press UP and DOWN button to select...

Page 56: ...trong beam and helps the camera easily focus on the subject 1 Set the camera to Still Image mode 2 Press the button 3 Press or button to select AF Lamp AF Lamp Off Auto 4 Press UP and DOWN button to s...

Page 57: ...ideo mode See page 17 NOTE The icon will appear on the LCD screen indicating the Video mode is activated IN 00 01 30 AWB 2 Frame your subject using the LCD screen 3 Press the Shutter button to start r...

Page 58: ...Press the button 3 Press the or button to select MOVIE SIZE Movie Size 16 9 640 320 WB Movie Size 4 Press the button 5 Press the UP and DOWN button to select the desired setting 6 Press the button NO...

Page 59: ...ng Audio Clips Recording a Audio Clip 1 Set the camera to Audio mode See page 17 2 Press the Shutter button completely down to start recording 3 Press the Shutter button again to stop recording or rec...

Page 60: ...Press the or button to select Voice Memo 5 Press button 6 Press the button to start recording 7 Press the button again to stop recording IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 01 18 59 IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 0118 59 Select...

Page 61: ...7 01 18 59 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 Use the and buttons to view the pictures taken Magnifying Trimming the Displayed Picture 5 0x SET 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 Use the and buttons...

Page 62: ...for a better review angle on the LCD screen 1 Set the camera to PLAYBACK mode 2 Press the button 3 Press the or button to select Rotate 4 Press the button 5 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the...

Page 63: ...ress the button NOTE The edited image will be saved as a new file Changing the Image Size Resizing a large size image to a smaller one helps to share with families and friends 1 Set the camera to PLAY...

Page 64: ...button and up to 9 thumbnail files appear on the LCD screen 3 Press the UP DOWN or button to select a thumbnail file 4 Press the or button to view the file in full screen Running a Slide Show on the L...

Page 65: ...8 Press the or to select the animation effect for each file to display Setting Repeat On Off 7 Press the DOWN button to select ICON 8 Press the or to select the desired setting Running a Slide Show 9...

Page 66: ...o clip 4 Press the UP button again to pause 5 Press the DOWN button to stop the video clip 00 01 30 PLAY 3 3 PLAY IN 2007 07 01 18 59 IN WT Playing Audio Clips 1 Set the camera to the Playback mode 2...

Page 67: ...camera to the Playback mode 2 Press the and buttons to select the desired image that has the voice memo recorded 3 Press the UP button to start playing the voice memo 4 Press the UP button again to p...

Page 68: ...sired setting 6 Press the button Single Protect the selected picture video or audio clip Lock All Protect all of the pictures video and audio clips in the current memory Unlock All Remove protection f...

Page 69: ...on Remove Protection from All Pictures Video and Audio Clips 5 Select Unlock all option and press the button 6 Press the button IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 01 18 59 Unlock all Yes NOTE The icon appears on the...

Page 70: ...to select the picture video or audio clip you want to delete 7 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting 8 Press the button IN 5 150 8M 2007 07 01 18 59 Delete Yes NOTE You can also pr...

Page 71: ...system according to the following steps 1 Access the setup menu 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select TV Out 3 Press the or button Setup Menu 2 3 Select EXIT File No Series TV Out PAL USB Computer S...

Page 72: ...he battery is fully charged before printing Printer 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 p...

Page 73: ...and reconfigure printing settings OPERATING ERROR NOTE Please refer to the printer s user guide for the solutions Printing may resume once the problem is solved Selecting PictBridge Mode 1 Turn on the...

Page 74: ...ocation of USB socket will vary from printer to printer 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on your camera SELECT Pictbridge Menu 1 2 Select Print Standard Image Single Quality Aut...

Page 75: ...ze Single All SINGLE Print the selected image in the camera s internal memory or a memory card according to specified settings ALL Print all images in the camera s internal memory or a memory card acc...

Page 76: ...30 IN 5 150 2007 07 01 18 59 8M PictBridge Set up Press Press NOTE The value for number of copies is 1 to 30 Selecting Print Quality Pictbridge Menu 1 2 Select Ok Print Image Quality Layout Paper Siz...

Page 77: ...according to the printer model Full Print a full size picture on the selected paper 1 2 250 Specify the number of printed images on a page Selecting Paper Size 1 Access the PictBridge menu 2 Press th...

Page 78: ...ictBridge menu 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting 3 Press the button Pictbridge Menu 2 2 Select Ok Paper Type Auto Date Off File No On Reset AUTO Print settings differ accordi...

Page 79: ...fer to Resetting to Default Setting on page 31 Selecting Print format 1 Access the PictBridge menu 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting 3 Press the button Pictbridge Menu 2 2 Se...

Page 80: ...ted Then you can print on a DPOF compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the card With thi...

Page 81: ...ed setting DPOF Single All Reset Select Ok DPOF Select Ok SINGLE The selected picture in a memory card will be printed out up to 30 copies ALL All pictures in a memory card will be printed out up to 3...

Page 82: ...mory card from the camera and insert it into the printer s card slot as illustrated Location of the card slot may vary from printer to printer model NOTE Make sure you turn off the camera before inser...

Page 83: ...ities Memory card precautions 1 Use only a 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...

Page 84: ...conflict with the i834 camera and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the i834 camera We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted...

Page 85: ...es the risk of damage to the camera and card Should water or any foreign objects ever get into the card slot immediately turn off the camera remove the battery or disconnect the AC adapter and contact...

Page 86: ...rmat No 3 Access the setup menu 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select FORMAT 5 Press the button 6 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired option 7 Press the button Setup Menu 2 3 Select Ok...

Page 87: ...or button to select ICON COPY TO CARD 6 Press the button 7 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired setting 8 Press the button SINGLE Copy a selected image or video clip ALL Copy all the fil...

Page 88: ...98SE Windows 98SE needs to install your digital camera Driver for Mass Storage function After the installation please restart the Windows before connecting the camera to the PC IMPORTANT For Windows...

Page 89: ...on 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 clic...

Page 90: ...and all at once enhancement to the pictures on your computer for example removing red eye and cloning objects to a different picture Add special effects or place them in cards calendars frames and fa...

Page 91: ...450 MHz or equivalent processor USB Port 128MB RAM 256MB recommended DirectX 9 0 or higher 500MB free disk space Colour monitor with high colour 16 bit graphic capability or higher CD ROM drive Standa...

Page 92: ...FROM THE ENCLOSED CD PLEASE REFER TO 9 Installing the Software Onto a Computer Connecting to Your Computer Connect the camera directly to your computer 1 Turn on the camera 2 Plug the labelled end of...

Page 93: ...ble Disk double click DCIM double click any directory folder under DCIM 5 All the pictures video and audio clips are in the directory folder Highlight the pictures video and audio clips and drag them...

Page 94: ...the folder DIGITALCAM to enter sub folder DCIM 5 Double click the folder DCIM and then any subfolder inside 6 You can copy the pictures and video clips from this directory folder and paste to the har...

Page 95: ...another camera driver or capture device If you have another camera installed on your computer remove it and it s driver completely from your system to avoid conflicting with it My CD Installation wiz...

Page 96: ...eries are dead Orient the batteries correctly Or Replace or recharge the batteries Camera suddenly powers off Auto Power Off function is activated Or Batteries are dead Turn the camera on Or Replace o...

Page 97: ...ete There is no response from the camera while pressing any buttons The LCD screen is frozen or the camera is hanged Remove and re install the battery or batteries to reset the camera Your valuable da...

Page 98: ...75 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 ArcSoft Japan Support Centre Tokyo ArcSoft Taiwan Suppo...

Page 99: ...e lens to the subject Macro Focus Wide Angle 0 5 ft 3 28 ft 0 15 m 1 m Telephoto 1 3 ft 3 2 ft 0 4 m 1 m LCD Screen 3 0 colour TFT LCD Built in Flash Modes Auto Red Eye Reduction On Slow Sync OFF Rang...

Page 100: ...Brust File Format Still Image EXIF 2 2 compatible format JPEG compression DCF compatible Support DPOF Video Clip AVI Audio WAV Power Supply AA alkaline or lithium battery x 2 NiMH or NiCd rechargeable...

Page 101: ...nternal memory and different capacities of SD card Recordable Images Units Images Resolution Quality 16MBInternalMemory 32MBSD 64MBSD 128MBSD 8M 3 10 21 44 4 14 30 62 4 17 36 74 3 11 24 49 4 16 34 70...

Page 102: ...578 169 330 688 16 9 123 241 502 174 339 706 207 403 839 6M 120 233 487 169 329 685 201 391 814 4M 176 343 715 246 480 1000 292 568 1183 2M 347 675 1406 475 925 1927 555 1081 2250 VGA 1481 2884 6004...

Page 103: ...can be taken 16MB Internal Memory 16 9 00 00 04 00 00 05 00 00 18 32MB SD 16 9 00 00 18 00 00 24 00 01 29 64MB SD 16 9 00 00 38 00 00 52 00 03 09 128MB SD 16 9 00 01 20 00 01 47 00 06 33 256MB SD 16 9...

Page 104: ...lity setting Therefore the number of pictures and length of video clips you can store on a memory card may vary The time format is XX YY ZZ XX is hours YY is minutes ZZ is seconds Recordable Audio Len...

Page 105: ...ows 98SE user only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the i834 driver 1 Open Add Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select Polaroid Digital Camera program then click Add Remove 2 T...

Page 106: ...mage Mode Image Resolution 8M Quality Fine Metering Multi White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Exposure 0 Drive Mode Off AEB Off Highlight Off Sharpness Normal Effect Off Date Stamp Off Face Track...

Page 107: ...iew 3 sec Power Save 1 min Date Time YY MM DD Language English File No Series TV Out NTSC USB Computer Start up Image Format No Battery Type Alkaline Reset All No Playback Mode Protect Off Slide Show...

Page 108: ...a Cautions NEVER immerse any part of the camera or its accessories into any fluid or liquid ALWAYS disconnect the camera from your PC or TV before cleaning it ALWAYS remove dust or stains on the camer...

Page 109: ...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 and used in accord...

Page 110: ...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 UK 1007 P...

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