Polaroid Z2300 manual

EN-1 FCC STATEMENT This device complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditi ons: (1) This device may not ca use harmful i nterference, and (2) This device must accept any interfer ence receiv ed, includ ing interf erence that may cause undesi red operati on. Note: This equipment has been tested and fou[...]

EN-2 READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information  Microso ft ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  Pentium ® is a register ed trademark of Intel Corpo ration.  Macintosh i s a trademark of Apple Inc.  SD™ is a trad emark.  Other names and pr oducts may be trademar ks or register ed trademarks of the[...]

EN-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d all Wa rn i n gs and Cautions be fore usin g this produc t. Warnings If foreign objects or water ente r the camera, turn the power off a nd remove the batt ery . Continued us e may cause persona l injury . Please consult ou r friendly customer servi ce. If the camera ha s been dropp ed or its case has been da m[...]

EN-4 Cautions Do not fire the flas h close to anyone ’ s eyes. This may ca use damage to the pers on’s e yesight. Do not subject the LCD display to impact. This may damag e the glass on the screen or cause the int ernal flu id to leak. If the inter nal fluid comes in contact with y our eyes, fl ush with fres h water and seek medic al attention [...]

EN-5 Notes on Battery Usage When you u se the battery , carefu lly read and s trictly ob serve the Safety Instruction s and the notes de scribed be low:  Use only the sp ecified batte ry (7.4V).  Avoid extremely col d environmen ts as low temperatures can shorten th e battery li fe and reduce camera p erformance.  When you are usin g a new[...]

EN-6 Notes on Handling Polaroid ™ ZINK Premium Photo Paper ™ and Print Care We rec ommend the us e of 2x3" Pr emium ZINK Pa per ® - purchased separately .  POLZ2X310 ( 10 pack)  POLZ2X330 ( 30 pack)  POLZ2X350 ( 50 pack) The 2x3" Prem ium ZINK Paper ® offer s the following feat ures. _ improved qua lity , borde rless, 2x3?[...]

CONTENTS EN-7 8 INTRODUCTION 8O v e r v i e w 8 Package Contents 9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 9 Front View 10 Rear V iew 11 LCD Display 13 GETTING STARTED 14 Ins talling Pol aroid P oGo™ Prem ium ZINK Paper™ 15 Chargi ng the Bat tery 16 Initial Setting s 18 CAPTURE MODE 18 Captur ing Images 19 Setti ng the Self- timer 20 Setti ng the Scene Mod[...]

EN-8 INTRODUCTION Overview Congratul ations on you r purchase of your new Pola roid PoGo™ Ins tant Digital Camera. This camera is a fu ll featured digital c amera with buil t-in full color printer . T ake digital images like any other di gital camera, re view them on th is camera, and print just the ones you w ant. Package Contents Carefully unpa[...]

EN-9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Shutter button 2. P ower butto n 3. S peaker 4. Self-timer LED 5. Flash 6. F ocus switch 7. Lens 8. USB terminal 9. Microphone 10. DC IN 9V termin al 1 2 3 4 10 5 6 7 8 9[...]

EN-10 Rear View 10 11 5 6 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16 1. LC D displ ay 2. Paper tray door latch 3. Zoom in button Zoom out bu tton 4. S tatus LED 5. Mod e button 6. Men u button 7. Up b utton Display butto n 8. OK Se t button 9. Ph oto exit slot 10. Right button Flash mode butt on 1 1. Print button 12. Hand strap holder 13. Down button Delete butt[...]

EN-11 LCD Display C ap t ure mo d e 1. Zoom s tatus 2 . Available numb er of shots 3 . S torage media [ r ] Internal memory (no card) [ ] SD/SDHC m emory card 4 . Battery level [ l ] Full batt ery power [ o ] Medium batter y power [ n ] Low battery power [ m ] No battery pow er 5 . Focus setting [Blank] Normal [ O ]M a c r o 6 .F l a s h m o d e [ [...]

EN-12 Video mode 1. Zoom status 2. Stor age media 3. Battery level 4. Focus setting 5. Self-timer icon 6. Video resolution 7. Available recording time/Ela psed time during recording 8. Main focus ar ea 9. Date and time 10. V ideo quality 1 1. Audio off i con 12. Mode icon Playback mode - S till image playback 1. Vo ice memo 2. DPOF icon 3. Protect [...]

EN-13 GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera’s hand strap as shown in the illustrati on. 2. Open the battery/SD car d door . 3. Insert the batte ry in the correc t orientation as shown in the illus tration. 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).  The camera has 32 MB in ternal memory (15MB available for image storage) , but you[...]

EN-14 Installing Polaroid Po Go™ Premium ZINK Paper ™ Insert the photo paper befor e printin g images. 1. Slide the latch on the pa per tray do or as shown in the illustration. 2. Unwrap the 10-pack of Polaroi d PoGo™ Premium ZINK Paper™. 3. Slide the 10-p ack of Polaroid PoGo ™ Premium ZINK Pape r™ into the paper tray .  Make sure t[...]

EN-15 Charging the Battery The AC adap ter charge s the batter y and also powers the c amera. Mak e sure that the camera is tur ned off and the battery is insert ed before starting . 1. Insert one end of t he AC adapter in to the DC IN 9V te rminal of th e camera. 2. Insert the other en d of the AC adapter into a wall outle t.  The status LED is[...]

EN-16 Initial Se ttings Setting the Date and Time The date/t ime needs to be set when :  The camera is tu rned on for t he first time.  The camera is turned on af ter leaving the camer a without the battery for an extended pe riod of time. When the da te and ti me informati on is not displayed on the LCD display , fol low these steps t o set [...]

EN-17 Choosing your Language S pec ify what la nguage in th e menus and messages are to be displ ayed on the L CD display . 1. T oggle the MODE butt on, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the [Setup] at the end of the Menu with t he c / d button s, and press the OK button. 4. Select [La[...]

EN-18 CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Y our camera is equi pped with a 3 .0" full color TFT LCD disp lay to help yo u compose images, p layback recor ded images/ video clips or ad just menu sett ings. 1. Press the button to turn the po wer on. 2. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mo de to [ ].  Set the focus swit ch to [ O ] if you [...]

EN-19 Setting the Self-time r This setting allows im ages to be captured with self-timer . 1. T oggle the e b utton to select the setting.  Each press o f the e buttton moves the icon on e step throug h the sequence and displays it on the screen. 2. Compose your image in the LCD di splay . 3. Press the shutter but ton.  The self-t imer LED fl[...]

EN-20 Setting the Scene Mode By simply s electing o ne of the a vailable scene modes, you can capt ure the i mage with the most appr opriate set tings. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camer a mode to [ ], and pr ess the OK button. 2. Select the desire d scene mode with the c / d e / f buttons, and pr ess the OK butt on. 3. Compose your imag[...]

EN-21 T ext Select this mode when you want t o capture an ima ge that contains black an d white subjects like pr inted docume nts. Sunset Select this mode when you want t o capture a sun set. This mode helps keep the deep hues in the sc ene. Sunrise Select thi s mode whe n you want to capture a sunrise. This mode helps keep the deep hues in the sc [...]

EN-22 Setting Manual White Balance This manuall y sets the white bala nce and stores it. Use this fea ture if one of th e pre-select ed white balance ligh ting setting s does not produce overall good image quality f or the lightin g used in your ima ge. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mo de to [ ]. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select[...]

EN-23 Find Blur Function With the ca mera’s new “Find Blur” func tion, this ca mera finds the blurry photo when capture unde r Continuous . 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] 2. Press the MENU butt on, and sel ect [Find Blur ] icon with th e c / d buttons. Set “Find Blur” on. 3. Press the shutter bu tton to return [...]

EN-24 VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode all ows you to rec o rd video cl ips at a resolution of 1280x72 0(30fp s) / 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 pi xels. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set t he camera mode to [ ]. 2. Compose the image. 3. Press the shut ter button.  The recordi ng starts.  Pressing t he shutter bu tton aga in and the recor[...]

EN-25 Playing Back Video Clips Y ou can play back rec orded video clips on the camer a. Y ou can also play ba ck sound if recorded wi th the video. 1. T oggle the MODE button to [ 7 ].  The last image appears on t he screen. 2. Select the desir ed video clip wit h the e / f bu ttons. 3. Press the OK button.  A press of the f / e button s duri[...]

EN-26 PLAYBACK MODE Playback of Stil l Images Y ou can play ba ck your still images on the LCD display . 1. T oggle the MODE button to [ 7 ].  The last imag e appears on the screen. 2. The images can be disp layed in for ward or revers e sequence u sing th e e / f buttons.  T o view the previ ous image, pr ess the e butt on.  T o view the [...]

EN-27 Erasing Images Erasing a single image / Erasing all images 1. T oggle the MODE button to [ 7 ].  The last image appears on t he screen. 2. Select the image you wa nt to erase with the e / f buttons. 3. Press the OK button. 4. Select [Single] or [All] with the e / f bu ttons, and press the OK button.  [Single]: E rases the selected image[...]

EN-28 Dynamic Lighting Feature This featu re compensate s for the unf avorable ligh ting condit ions by brig htening underexpo sed areas and balancin g overexpos ed areas. 1. T oggle the MODE button to [ 7 ].  The last imag e appears on the screen. 2. Select the image that you want to edit with th e e / f buttons . 3. Press the MENU button. 4. S[...]

EN-29 DPOF Settings DPOF is the a bbreviation for Digi tal Pr int Order For mat, which allows you to embed printing in formatio n on your memor y card. Y ou can se lect the i mages to be pr inted and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the me mory card to the card compatible printer. When the printe r starts printing[...]

EN-30 Protecting Images T o prevent im ages from acci dentally being eras ed, follow t he steps below: 1. T oggle the MODE button to [ 7 ].  The last imag e appears on the screen. 2. Select the imag e that you w ant to protec t with the e / f buttons . 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Select [Protect] with the c / d button s, and press the OK button[...]

EN-31 Attaching Voice Memos Y ou may record a voic e memo for a still im age (up to 30 se conds in leng th). Only one voice memo per im age. 1. T oggle the MODE button to [ 7 ].  The last image appears on t he screen. 2. Select the image t o which you want to attach the voic e memo with the e / f buttons. 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Select [V o[...]

EN-32 INSTANT DIGITAL PRINTER FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES Printing 1. Press the button to enter the Print mode. 2. Select the image that you want to print wit h the e / f buttons. 3. Set the number of pr ints with the c / d buttons , and press the OK button.  By default t he print quan tity is 1. 4. Select [Print] with the c / d but tons, and p ress [...]

EN-33 Editing your Images The camera has f eatures tha t allow you to per form sever al photo editi ng function s on your images befor e printing. Y ou can remove red-eye effect s, crop images to specific sizes and more . Passport Print a. Press the button to enter the Print mode, and pr ess the MENU button. b. Opt for the [Passpo rt Print] feature[...]

EN-34 Cropping Images a. Press the button to en ter the Pr int mode, and press the MENU button. b. Opt for the [Crop] featu re with the c / d buttons, and press the OK button. c. Selec t the im age that yo u want to ed it with t he e / f buttons . d. Press the OK button aga in to enter th e cropping mod e. Y ou s hould see the hi ghlighted crop box[...]

EN-35 Adding Data Imprint a. Press th e button to enter the Print mode. a. After sel ecting you r image in the previe w mode, press the MENU button. Opt for the [Date/File] feature wit h the c / d buttons, and press OK button. b. Selec t the data that you want to print on your ima ge with the e / f buttons, an d press the OK but ton.  If you wis[...]

EN-36 MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be us ed when captur ing still im ages. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mo de to [ ]. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired opt ion with the c / d button s, and press the OK button to enter its respective men u. 4. Select the desired setting with the e[...]

EN-37 White Balance This set s the white ba lance for a variety of li ghting cond itions and a djusts th e images overall color according to the surrou nding light con ditions. Us e this funct ion if image color app ears unnat ural. * Auto / Incand. / Fluoresc .1 / Fluoresc .2 / Daylight / Cloudy / Manua l WB Sharpness This sets the shar pness of t[...]

EN-38 Find Blur Refer to the section in th is manual tit led “Find B lur” for fur ther details. * On / Off Date Print The date the image was captur ed will be pr inted on it. This function must be activa ted before the im age is captur ed. * On / Of f Setup Refer to the section i n this manual titled “Se tup Menu” for further de tails.[...]

EN-39 Video Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be used when recording video clips. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ]. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desir ed option with t he c / d buttons , and press the OK button to enter its respective menu . 4. Select the desir ed setting wi th the e / f buttons, and[...]

EN-40 Playback Menu In the [ 7 ] mode, choose which set tings are t o be us ed for play back. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mod e to [ 7 ]. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired opt ion with the c / d button s, and press the OK button to enter its respective men u. 4. Select the desired setting with the e / f butto ns, an[...]

EN-41 Vo i c e M e m o Refer to the section in this manual titled “Att aching V oice Memos” for fu rther details. Resize Resizes a pr eviously s aved image. Resizing r eplaces the original i mage with th e changed i mage. It is on ly possible to resize to a smaller size. Qual. Chan ge Changes the quality (compression ) of a rec orded image . Co[...]

EN-42 Setup Menu Set your camer a’s operating envir onment. 1. T oggle the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the [Setup ] at the end of the Menu wit h the c / d butt ons, and pres s the OK button. 4. Select the desire d option item with the c / d buttons, and press the O[...]

EN-43 Light Freq. This camera s upports different li ghting fr equencies: 5 0 Hz and 60 H z. When photograph ing under fl uorescent lighting, se lect the cor rect frequ ency setting depending i n your local ar ea's voltage. * 50 Hz / 60 Hz LCD Bright. Select a bri ghtness leve l for the LCD monit or . * S tandard / Bright Format Refer to secti[...]

EN-44 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requiremen t Downloading Your Files 1. Turn o n your came ra. 2. Connect the camera to your co mputer with the USB cable. 3. Select [PC] using t he c / d buttons and press the SET button. 4. From the Windows desk top, double clic k on “My Computer”. 5. Look for a new “remo vable disk” icon. 6[...]

EN-45 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION There are 2 types of software that are inclu ded on the CD-ROM: ArcSoft MediaImpression™ - Eas ily , creativ ely , and pro ductively man age your multimedia files. Crea te your ow n movies or photo slide s hows, and share your photo, video and music f iles easily thr ough simple email at tachments or popular ph[...]

EN-46 SPECIFICATIONS * Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Item Description Image se nsor 1/3.2” CMOS sensor Image resolu tion Still image 10M (3648x 2736 FW inte rpolation); 8M (3264 x2448 FW i nterpolat ion); 5M (2560 x 1920); 3M (2048x153 6); VGA (640x4 80) Video clip 1280x720(3 0fps), 640x480, 320x2 40 LCD display [...]

EN-47 APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots (still image) The table shows t he approxima te shots that yo u can captur e at each set ting based o n the capacity of the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory ca rd. Size Quality Intern al Memory SD/SDHC memory card capacity 1GB 2GB 4GB SDHC 8GB SDHC 16 GB SDHC 32GB SDHC 3648x2736[...]

EN-48 Possible recording time / sec (video clip) * The tabl e above shows the approximate maximum recording t imes. These are the tot al times for all clips. A video recording will stop automat ically when a video clip becomes approx. 4GB or 25minutes. * We recommend a memory card of at least 10 MB/Sec write speed to prevent auto stop or unexpected[...]

EN-49 Troubleshooting Refer to the s ymptoms and solut ions listed below before se nding the camera for rep airs. If the prob lem persists, cont act your local res eller or se rvice cente r . Symptom Cause Solutions / Corrective Action s The camera does not come on. The battery is not inserted. Insert the battery correctly . The battery is dead. Re[...]

EN-50 T roublesho oting when using the camera’s built-in printer: Problem Solution Do not: Do: The photo has streaks. Send another image to be printed. 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Open t he pape r tray door and remove the photo paper . 3. Plac e the ZINK Smart Sheet™ upside down (with watermark faci ng down) in the paper tr ay . 4. Close t he p[...]