Polaroid m536 manual

User Guide m536 5.0 Megapixels Digital Camera www.polaroid-digital.com[...]

Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Operation lamp 3. Flash 4. Lens 5. Power button 6. Speaker 7. Microphone 8. Self-portrait mirror 6 . 5 5 - 1 3 . 0 7 m m F 3 . 2 7 - 5 . 4 3 X O P T I C A L Z O O M L E N S 3 5 6 4 1 2 7 8 9. Zoom out / Thumbnail button 10. LCD Screen 11. Power / Auto Focus LED 12. Display button 13. Tripod mount 14. Zoom in bu[...]

21. Scene mode / Erase / Up button 22. Macro / Left button 23. Self-time / Continuous / Down button 24. Flash / Right button 25. Set / Adjust button 24 25 21 22 23 3 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com[...]

4 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 7 • Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 8 • Attaching th[...]

4 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Zoom Feature ....................................................................... 40 • Setting the Image Size and Quality.......................................... 42 • Setting the Sharpness ..............[...]

6 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 8 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card .............................................. 80 • Using the SD Card ................................................................ 80 • Formatting a SD Card ..............[...]

6 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid m536 digital camera for your imaging needs. The m536 comes equipped with a powerful 5.0 CCD sensor, 2.5-inch bright color TFT LCD, high quality optics and ma[...]

8 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Camera Package Contents 6 . 5 5 - 1 3 . 0 7 m m F 3 . 2 7 - 5 . 4 3 X O P T I C A L Z O O M L E N S M536 Registration Card The CD-ROM includes Polaroid m536 Camera Driver (PC) ArcSoft PhotoStudio™ 5.5 (PC) ArcS[...]

8 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Attaching the Hand Strap • Inserting the Battery into the Camera On e Lit hi um I on re ch ar gea bl e ba tte ry i s su ppl ie d wi th th e pr odu ct . Fo r a de ta ile d gu id eli ne o n bat te ry u sag e, p l[...]

10 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Charging the Battery After purchase and before use, charge the battery for 8 hours initially and about 2 hours for subsequent chargings. 1. Install the battery as shown, and press the battery downwards onto the[...]

10 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Only use the supplied Lithium Ion rechargeable battery with the camera. This rechargeable battery should last for the life of the camera, but as is the case with all rechargeable batteries the actual charge held ma[...]

12 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 2 Camera Settings • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera’s LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. Those particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated. [...]

12 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com No. Description Icon Ref. Page 3 Shooting Mode , , , , , , , , , , 35 4 Image Resolution , , , , , 42 5 Quality , , 43 6 Sharpness , , 44 7 White balance , , , , , , AUTO 47 8 ISO Sensitivity 5 0 , 1 00 , 20 0 , AU[...]

14 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 15 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Video Mode 0 0 : 0 1 : 0 3 IN No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Video Mode 50 2 Video Size , , 51 3 Remaining Recording Time 00:01:03 ---[...]

14 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 15 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Audio Mode IN AUDIO 0 0 : 0 0 : 1 3 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Audio mode 52 2 Remaining Recording Time 00:00:13 ---[...]

16 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 17 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Playback Mode IN AUDIO SET: 3/9 IN 5/9 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 : 3 9 2 3 4 1 IN 6/9 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 : 3 9 SET: 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 : 3 7 00:00:00 00:00:06 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Playback mode [...]

16 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 17 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Capture Mode Under this mode, you can record still images, video and audio clips. This mode allows selecting the image and video settings according to the shooting environment. For more details, refer to “Taking [...]

18 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 19 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • How to Navi gate Men us Menus are used to select capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the Date/Time and Auto Power Off. 1. Press the or button to enter a menu bar and press it again [...]

18 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 19 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setup Menu You can change the basic settings of the camera in Capture mode and Playback mode 1. Press the button. SETUP ENTER 2. Pres s th e or b utto n to choo se (SET UP). 3. Press the button to enter the set[...]

20 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 21 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Selecting start-up Sound 1. Access the setup menu. 2. (SOUNDS) is the current selection. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 3. Press the butto[...]

20 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 21 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Selecting Auto Review Period When the auto review feature is activated, the picture just taken will be shown on the LCD screen for a certain period. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS A[...]

22 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 23 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Power Saving Settings The camera performs the following power save operation to conserve battery power. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 1. [...]

22 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 23 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Date and Time 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 2. Pr es s th e o r b utt on to s el ec t (DA TE & [...]

24 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 25 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Display Language Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE &[...]

24 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 25 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • File No. Reset Setting Setting the file numbers in series for all taken picture on the internal memory or a memory card avoids the file name duplication when images are downloaded to a computer. 1. Access the s[...]

26 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 27 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Choosing a Startup Image A start-up animation image appears on the LCD screen for a few seconds when the camera is turned on. Yo u ca n c h oo s e a r e co r de d i m ag e i n y o ur ca m er a a s y o ur ow n s[...]

26 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 27 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9. Press the button. 10. Press the or button to select the desired picture. S. IMAGE SELECT OK 11. Press the button. The image that you choose will stored in directory as a startup image. 12. Press the button to ex[...]

28 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 29 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Formatting the Internal Memory Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 2/3 SELECT EXIT FILE NO. SERIES TV OUT NTSC USB COMPUTER S. IMAGE FORMAT 2. Pres[...]

28 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 29 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Resetting to Default Settings You can easily change all the settings you made back to the camera default setting by the following steps. Please refer to “Camera Default Settings” on page 107 for more detail[...]

30 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 31 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Turning the Information Display On/Off Press the button a few times switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following sequence. Still Image Mode Press Press + 0 . 7 3 50 IN About Crossing Lines [...]

30 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 31 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Video Mode 0 0 : 0 0 : 15 IN Press Playback Mode 2 0 0 5 / 0 1 / 0 1 1 2 : 4 0 IN Press 1/5[...]

32 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 33 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Taking Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note rst: NOTE: Never remove the battery while a picture is being saved. Doing so will prevent the current picture from being saved and may corrupt ot[...]

32 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 33 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3. Press the Shutter button halfway to set the exposure and focus. The camera automatically detects the subject. The camera’s focus mark is highlighted in green and the Auto Focus LED remains on when the camera?[...]

34 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 35 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode Use this mode to capture subjects this close to the lens: Wide Angle: 0.32 ft~ 2.6 ft (0.1 m ~ 0.8 m) Telephoto: 0.3 ft ~ 2.6 ft (0.09 m ~ 0.8 m) 1. Set the camera to Still Image m[...]

34 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 35 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Display Option Description PROGRAM For taking general pictures PROTRAIT Blurring the background to focus on the subject LANDSCAPE Used for the wide scenic views NIGHT SCENE Shooting the subject while keeping the ba[...]

36 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 37 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3. Press the , , or button to select the desired setting. 4. Press the button. 5. Capture procedures are the same as for taking a picture in the normal Capture mode. See page 32. • Setting Flash Mode Flash Range [...]

36 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 37 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com The camera has five flash modes (default setting is Auto Flash). Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Display Option Description A Auto ash The ash res auto[...]

38 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 39 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self timer function which will allow you to take pictures with a count down of 2 or 10 seconds. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button repea[...]

38 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 39 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Taking Continuous Pictures Continuous pictures mode lets you take up to 4 pictures in succession. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press button repeatedly until the icon appears on the LCD screen. 3. C[...]

40 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 41 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Zoom Feature There are two types of zoom in this camera: optical zoom and digital zoom. Optical zoom alters the focal distance of the lens zoom, and its factor range is 1X to 3X. Digital zoom is activated after[...]

40 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 41 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com To Zoom In and Out 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the to zoom in the subject, or press the button to return to original zoom status. While you press the or buttons, a red square will show on the zo[...]

42 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 43 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Image Size and Quality Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Picture quality depends on the JPEG file compression that the camera applies when the picture is taken.[...]

42 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 43 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Quality setting 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. QUALITY S. FINE FINE NORMAL 3. Press the or button to select (QUALITY). 4. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the[...]

44 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 45 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Sharpness Use the sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of subjects in pictures. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (SHARPNESS).[...]

44 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 45 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Photo Effect. This setting allows control over the color tones and moods of a picture. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (EFFECT). EFFECT N[...]

46 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 47 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting Date/Time, Display On/Off Date and time are displayed on the picture by default. You can hide one or both of them by the following steps. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. P[...]

46 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 47 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colour of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. [...]

48 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 49 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the ISO This function enables you to change the camera’s sensitivity to light by selecting the different ISO values. ISO is a measure of how quickly your camera reacts to light. The higher the ISO val[...]

48 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 49 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain bett[...]

50 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 51 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 4 Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips Use the Video mode to record video clips with audio. The Power / Auto Focus LED button blinks and the remaining time that can be recorded will increase in seconds w[...]

50 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 51 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Video size 1. Set the camera to (Video mode). 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (MOVIE SIZE). 4. Press the button. MOVIE SIZE 5. Press the or button to select the desired setting[...]

52 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 53 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 Recording Audio Clips • Recording a Audio Clip 1. Set the camera to (Audio mode). 2. Press the Shutter button completely down to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording or recording[...]

52 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 53 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Recording a Voice Memo for the Desired Image 1. Set the camera to the (Playback mode). 2. Press the or button to select the desired image where you want to add a voice memo. VOICE MEMO ON 3. Press the button. 4[...]

54 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 55 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 6 Managing Pictures and Video Clips NOTE: The camera automatically saves the image as a new le after rotating or resizing it. Make sure there is sufcient memory before editing an image. • Reviewing Pictures[...]

54 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 55 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Rotating the Displayed Picture The currently displayed picture can be rotated 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 se[...]

56 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 57 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • 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 (Playback mode). 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (RESIZE[...]

56 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 57 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Adding Stickers to a Still Image 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). 2. Use the and buttons to select an image. STICKER ENTER 3. Press the button 4. Press the or to select (STICKER). 5. Press the button. 6. P[...]

10. Press the button. SET: MENU: X S AVE IMAGE? 11. Press the button to save the current image. Or press the button to exit without saving the current image. NOTE: The sticker-added image will be saved as a new le. • Reviewing Pictures and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 picture and video clip files at a time on the LCD scre[...]

• Running a Slide Show on the LCD screen The slide show function lets you view all the pictures and video clip files stored in the current memory in sequence on the LCD screen. 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). SLIDE SHOW ENTER 2. Press the button. 3. Pres s the or butto n to selec t “SLI DE SHOW ”. 4. Press the button. Setting Slide Show[...]

60 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 61 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Setting Repeat On/Off 7. Press the button to select . SET: MENU: 6 SEC YES IN 4/4 2 0 05 / 0 1 / 10 1 1 : 12 8. Press the or button to select the desired setting. Running a Slide Show 9. Press the button to start a[...]

60 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 61 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Playing a Video Clip on LCD Screen 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). 2. Press the and buttons to select the desired video clip. 3. Press the button to start playing the video clip. 4. Press the button again[...]

• Playing Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). 2. Press the and buttons to select the desired audio clip . 3. Press the button to start playing the audio clip. 4. Press the button again to pause. 5. Press the button to stop playing. AUDIO IN AUDIO SET: 3/9 IN 20 0 5/ 01 /01 12 :4 0 SET: MENU: PAUSE 00:00:05 00:00:01 62 Polaroid m536 [...]

• Playing a Voice Memo 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). 2. Press the and buttons to select the desired image that has the voice memo recorded. 3. Press the button to start playing the voice memo. 4. Press the button again to pause. 5. Press the button to stop playing. PAUSE IN 00:00:01 SET: MENU: IN 2/2 20 0 5/ 01 /01 12 :4 0 SET: 63 Polaroi[...]

64 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 65 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (PROTECT). 4. Press the or button to select the desired settin[...]

64 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 65 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Protect All pictures, Video and Audio Clips 6. Press the button. 2/9 SET: MENU: LOCK ALL FILES? IN 2005/01/01 12:40 7. Press the button. Remove Protection from All Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 6. Press the butto[...]

66 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 67 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Deleting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to (Playback mode). DELETE SINGLE ALL 2. Press the button. 3. P r es s th e o r b ut to n t o s el ec t ( DE L E T E ). 4. Press the or button to selec[...]

66 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 67 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Viewing Pictures and Video Clips on a TV To set the video output system: The video output signal (NTSC or PAL) can be switched to accommodate different signal systems. For example, NTSC for U.S.A., Canada, Taiw[...]

68 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 69 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Connecting to a TV “NTSC” or “PAL” can be selected when the camera is connected to a TV. The TV screen now performs as the LCD screen and the LCD screen is powered off. 1. Tu rn on t he ca m er a a n d t he[...]

68 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 69 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 Print Settings • About PictBridge PictBridge is a new industry standard that allows you to print images directly from a PictBridge enable digital still camera to a PictBridge compatible printer without using a [...]

70 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 71 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Cancelling Printing Press the button to cancel printing the print job. The printer will stop printing and eject the paper. CANCELING? Printing Errors If for some reason an error occurs during or before printing, pr[...]

70 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 71 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Camera / Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. USB port To Printer 1. USB series A plug connects to the socket marked on your printer. Location of USB socket will vary from printer to printer. 2. USB se[...]

72 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 73 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Selecting Print images 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s the or button to sele ct t he de sire d set ting . 3. Press the button. The foll owing opt ions are avail able . SETUP MENU 1/2 SELECT OK PRINT S[...]

72 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 73 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com If you choose single image, press the or button to select a desired image, and press the or bu tton to s et th e nu mber of c opies . 2005/09/01 12:26 1/9 SET: MENU: 0 2005/09/01 12:26 1/9 2005/09/01 12:26 1/9 Pres[...]

74 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 75 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Selecting Print format 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e or b utton to selec t (PRI NT). 3. Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 1/2 SELECT OK PRINT SELECT QUALITY LAYOUT PAPER SIZE STANDARD INDEX STA[...]

74 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 75 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Selecting Print Layout 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s the or butt on to selec t (LAY OUT) . 3. Press the button. The following layout settings are available: AUTO, FULL, 1, 2, 4 PICTBRIDGE MENU 1/2 S[...]

76 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 77 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Selecting Paper Type 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e or butto n to sel ect (PAP ER T YPE). 3. Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 2/2 SELECT OK PAPER TYPE AUTO DATE PLAIN FILE NAME PHOTO RESET F.PH[...]

76 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 77 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Setting the File Name On / Off 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e or b utton to selec t (FIL E NO ). 3 Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 2/2 SELECT OK PAPER TYPE AUTO DATE OFF FILE NAME ON RESET AUT[...]

78 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 79 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • About DPOF DPOF stands for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image shoul[...]

78 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 79 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 6. Press the button. 2/9 SET: MENU: 2005/01/01 12:40 IN 1 7. Press the or button to select the picture you want to print out. 8. Press the or button to select the number of print copies. 9. Pressing the button. 10.[...]

80 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 81 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 8 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card • Using the SD Card Your camera comes with built-in flash memory for storing pictures and video clips. You can expand the memory using a commercially available SD card (up to [...]

80 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 81 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com IMPORTANT! • Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or removing a memory card. • Be sure to orient the card correctly when inserting it. Never try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel [...]

82 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 83 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Inserting a SD card 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the SD card door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 3. Insert the SD card and ensure the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated. 4. Close the SD[...]

82 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 83 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Removing the SD card To remove the SD card, turn off your camera and open the SD card door. Gently push the SD card inwards and then release it. The SD card will eject out of the SD card slot. IMPORTANT! • Never [...]

84 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 85 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Formatting a SD card Formatting a memory card erases all data stored on it, including the protected ones. Removing the SD card during formatting may damage the card. 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 2. Tur[...]

84 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 85 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Copying Pictures, Video and Audio Clips to Memory Card This setting allows you to copy pictures, video and audio clips stored in the internal memory to a memory card. 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 2. Tu[...]

86 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 87 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Copy Single File 8. Press the or button to select a picture, video or audio file. 2005/01/01 12:40 9/9 SET: MENU: IN 9. Press the button. Copy All Files 8. Press the button. 9/9 IN COPY TO CARD SET: MENU: X NOTE: W[...]

86 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 87 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows ® Users: PC IMPORTANT! MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL ALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THE CD SUPPLIED BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER AND[...]

88 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 89 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. The CD User Interface Screen will automatically launch. 4. With the mou[...]

88 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 89 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Software Included with Your Camera The m536 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid m536 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Ea sy to us e, ju st pl ug th e ca me r a to a com pu te r and[...]

90 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 91 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DivX®/DivX® Doctor II Advanced Digital Media Format DivX lets you play, create and share digital video by turning bulky videos into lean, mean DivX files. The DivX® codec (short for compressor/ decompressor) can[...]

90 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 91 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Computer System Requirements For accept able pict ure transfe rrin g and edit ing perform ance , we recomm end the foll owing min imum requ ireme nts; For Windows ® Users PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Win[...]

92 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 93 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 10 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer • Before Transferring Files IMPORTANT! - FOR PC USERS BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE [...]

92 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 93 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Transferring Pictures, Video and Audio Clips to a Computer NOTE: The Mass Storage mode is the default setting when the camera is connected with a TV set or a computer. For Windows® Users PC NOTE: You can trans[...]

94 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 95 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com For Macintosh Users Mac NOTE: For Mac user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Set the camera to Playback mode. 3. Connect the camera to Mac via the USB cable, the [...]

94 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 95 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact customer support. Details are provided under “Getting Help”. Symptom Problem Solution I receiv[...]

96 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 97 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Symptom Problem Solution I cannot activate my Digital Camera by pressing the Power switch. Insufcient battery power or battery is missing. Recharge the battery or install the battery. Camera does not turn on. Ba[...]

96 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 97 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Symptom Problem Solution Colour of the playback pictures is different from the picture on the LCD screen during recording. Sunlight or light from another source is shining directly into the lens during recording. P[...]

98 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 99 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 12 Getting Help • Polaroid-digital Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com • Customer Support Questions? Need Help? Call us at 1-877-388-3779 (USA), 001-866-722-0866 (Mexico), 1-888-235-0808 (C[...]

98 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 99 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 Appendix • Technical specications Picture Resolution • Sensor: - 1/2.5 inch - 5.0 Mega Pixels CCD Lens • Type: 5 groups 6 elements • Aperture: F 3.27 (W), 5.44 (T) • Focal Length: 6.55 mm (W) ~ 18.0[...]

100 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 101 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Shutter Speed Mechanical shutter 1/2000 sec ~ 15 sec White Balance Auto, Day light, Cloudy, Tungstem, Fluorescent-H, Fluorescent-L, Customer Storage • Internal Memory: 32 MB Nand Flash • External Memory - sup[...]

100 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 101 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Storage Capacities The charts below indicate the approximate numbers of pictures and length of video clips the camera can hold at each setting based on the internal memory and different capacities of SD card.[...]

102 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 103 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Recordable Images Units: Images Resolution Quality 32MB Internal Memory 32MB SD 64MB SD 128MB SD 1 0 1 2 2 4 5 0 1 8 2 0 4 2 8 5 3 0 3 4 6 9 1 4 0 1 2 1 4 2 8 5 7 2 0 2 3 4 7 9 6 3 4 3 8 7 8 1 5 9 1 4 1 6 3 2 6 6[...]

102 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 103 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Resolution Quality 256MB SD 512MB SD 1 GB SD 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 4 1 7 2 3 4 7 6 9 2 2 8 4 5 7 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 2 3 3 4 6 5 1 9 5 3 9 3 7 8 4 3 2 3 6 5 0 1 2 9 8 1 3 4 2 7 0 5 3 8 2 2 1 4 4 6 8 9 0 3 6 4 7 3 2 1 4 6 2[...]

104 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 105 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Recordable Video Length Units: Minutes Resolution Video clips can be taken 32MB Internal Memory 2 mins 6 mins 14 secs 17 mins 58 secs 32MB SD 2 mins 23 secs 7 mins 40 secs 22 mins 11 secs 64MB SD 4 mins 34 secs 1[...]

104 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 105 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com NOTE: • • 640x480 320x240 160x120 • Scene complexity affects a picture’s le size. For example, a picture of trees in autumn has a larger le size than a picture of blue sky at the same resolution and[...]

106 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 107 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Uninstalling Polaroid m536 Driver (PC only) For Windows® 98SE Users PC NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE user only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the m536 driver.[...]

106 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 107 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 2592 x 1944 Quality Fine Exposure Compensation 0 White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Sharpness Normal Flash Mode [...]

108 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 109 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com • Using Your Battery Limit the following activities that reduces battery life: • Reviewing you pictures on the LCD screen. • Using the LCD screen to take pictures (using the optical viewfinder to frame pict[...]

108 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 109 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com AC Adapter The AC Adapter carries voltage which can be dangerous if live parts are exposed. We recommend that you regularly examine the AC adapter for any breakage. NEVER try to repair or open the AC adapter. Cam[...]

110 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generate[...]

110 Polaroid m536 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com US 1005 Part No.: OM3375US001[...]