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Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and Techniques
Note:
The AC adapter may become warm to the touch after extended periods of use.
This is no cause for alarm.
If you are using rechargeable batteries, using the AC adapter will not recharge
them. For more information about how to recharge the batteries, see the
instructions provided by the battery manufacturer.
How many photos does my camera hold?
Normally, a photo taken at 640x480-pixel resolution produces a JPEG data file about
100K in size. So, each megabyte of storage—in the camera’s internal memory, on a
memory card, or on your PC’s hard disk—may hold around ten 640x480 photos.
About four times this number of photos can be stored per megabyte, if they are shot
at 320x240-pixel resolution.
The
actual
number of photos that your camera can hold depends on many factors:
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The amount of storage in the camera’s internal memory and/or a memory card
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Pixel resolutions used when taking each photo (higher resolutions produce
better photos, which take up more storage space)
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Photo quality settings (the JPEG compression ratio that you selected when you
took each photo—lower compression produces a higher-quality photo, which
takes up more storage space)
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Visual complexity of the photos taken (complex scenes containing a lot of detail
and color changes take up more storage space)
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Available storage (internal to the camera or in a memory card)
If your camera runs out of space for photos, transfer photos from the camera to your
PC and then delete the photos from the camera.
Warning: Once you delete the photos, they are gone forever!
How can I take better photos?
Note:
Some digital cameras do not have a flash.
If your camera includes both an optical viewfinder and an LCD viewfinder:
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Use the optical viewfinder:
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For faster processing and flash recycle time
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To optimize battery life
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Use the LCD viewfinder:
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To see the photo framed exactly as it will be taken
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When taking photos of subjects close to the camera
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