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    www.polaroid.com User Guide a700 7.0 Megapixel Digital Camera[...]

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    2 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Lens 4. Power button 5. Self-timer LED 6. Speaker 7. Microphone 7 P O L A R O I D D I G I T A L C A M E R A    8. Zoom in button 9. Zoom out/ Thumbnail button 10. Power LED 11. Flash [...]

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    2 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 22. Tripod mount 23.USB port 24.Battery / SD card door 22 23 24[...]

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    4 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ................................................................................. 7 • Camera Package Contents ............................................................... 8 • Attaching the Wrist Stra[...]

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    4 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Self-timer ..........................................................................38 • Zoom Feature ............................................................................... 39 4 Recording Video Clips ..................[...]

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    6 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 70 11 Getting Help .................................................................................. 74 • Polaroid Online Service ............[...]

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    6 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Getting Started Designed to be the flagship for Polaroid digital cameras, this Polaroid digital camera has a 2.0 inch color LCD for viewing images. Your camera is the perfect choice for the photographer looking for point and shoot simplicit[...]

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    8 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Package Contents 4 X AAA Battery P O L A R O I D D I G I T A L C A M E R A     a700 Warranty Card First Class Postage Required Post Ofce will not deliver without proper postage Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington[...]

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    8 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 2 • Installing and Removing the Battery 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 2. Insert the battery as shown. 3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards then slide it [...]

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    10 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using Your Battery Limit the following activities that reduces battery life: • Reviewing your pictures on the LCD screen. • Excessive use of the flash. WARNINGS! • Battery should be replaced by an adult. • Insert the battery wit[...]

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    10 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Turning the Camera On and Off 1.Press the button until the Power On LED screen turns on. 2.Press the button again to turn off the camera. IMPORTANT! All operations, including taking pictures and video clips, and adjusting settings for s[...]

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    12 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera and view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. Those particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated. Still Image Mode Capture Mod[...]

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    12 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Compressin Super Fine * Fine Normal Sharpness st Strong N Normal * s Soft ISO Sensitivity Auto * 100 100 200 200 400 400 White Balance Auto * Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Exposure Compensation Value Light metering Average * Center S[...]

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    14 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 15 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode Recording Indicator Video Mode ELapsed Time Video Resolution 320 x 240 640 x 480 * White Balance Auto * Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent SD Card Playback Mode File Type Picture Video Clip File Number Date and Time 0001/0002 2[...]

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    14 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 15 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Modes The camera has three working modes, Capture mode, Playback mode and Video mode. Pressing the mode button switches among the Capture mode, Playback mode and Video mode. • How to Navigate Menus Menus and function bars are u[...]

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    16 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 17 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setup Menu The setup menu can be accessed in all two working modes to customize your camera settings. Here we take the mode for an example. 1. Press the button to access the main menu. 1/2 FORMAT DATE / TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY SETU[...]

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    16 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 17 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Press the button to access the SETUP submenu. 4. Use the and buttons to select a setup option and then press the button to enter the next submenu for that particular option. 1/2 FORMA T DA TE / TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY SETUP SETUP 2/[...]

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    18 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Current Date and Time 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the SETUP menu. 2. Press the button to access the DATE/TIME submenu. Setting the date format 3. Press the or button to select “DATE FO[...]

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    18 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Auto Off The camera is equipped with a power saving operation to conserve battery power. You can change the power saving setting with the following steps: 1. Fo llo w t he g ui de lin es in “Se tup Me nu” on pa ge 16 to a cc[...]

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    20 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 21 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Beep Sound On / Off The beep sound can be turned on and off in the SETUP menu. When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to acc[...]

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    20 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 21 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Display Language Different languages can be selected for the menu to suit your preference. 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the SETUP menu. 2. Select the LANGUAGE option using the or button. [...]

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    22 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 23 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Changing the USB Mode Between MSDC and Pictbridge You can choose either MSDC or Pictbridge Camera as a driver type in this camera. Mass storage is the driver type by default. MSDC(Mass Storage Digital Camera) is a computer interface bet[...]

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    22 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 23 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Restoring Default Settings Default setting can be restored by the following steps (For more guidelines, please see “Camera Default Settings” on page 81). 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the SETUP me[...]

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    24 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 25 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Switching the Information Display and LCD Screen On and Off The LCD Screen can be changed by pressing the button. Press Press N 3072X2304 N 3072X2304 LCD screen on with basic information display LCD screen on with basic information and [...]

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    24 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 25 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com In mode: LCD screen on with detailed information displayed LCD screen on with information display off Press Press 320 X 240 In mode: LCD screen on with basic information display LCD screen on with information display off Press Press 2006/01[...]

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    26 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 27 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 other pictures already store[...]

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    26 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 27 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1. Press the mode button to set the camera to the Still Image mode. 2. Frame your subject using the LCD screen. N 3072 X2304 3. Hold the camera steady and slowly press the shutter button down to take your image.[...]

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    28 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 29 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Flash Mode Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.The camera has five flash modes (default setting is Auto Flash). Flash Range: • Normal: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) to 2.2 m (7.3 ft) 1. Press [...]

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    28 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 29 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Now you can take pictures using the flash mode you selected. The flash will recharge after each flash picture. When shooting under these conditions: Select this mode Flash Off The ash does not re. Use this setting for outdoor pictu[...]

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    30 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 31 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Image Size and Compression Image size 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. Higher resolution and less co[...]

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    30 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 31 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Compression setting 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Press the button to access the main menu. COMPRESSION COMPRESSION 3072 X 2304 SUPER FINE AUTO AUTO AUTO 1/2 3. Press the or button to select the COMPRESSION option.[...]

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    32 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 33 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com The chart below indicates the approximate numbers of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at different resolution and quality setting based on the 32MB internal memory. You can expand the memory using a commercially available memory c[...]

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    32 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 33 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Exposure Compensation for Pictures 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 better result w[...]

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    34 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 35 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Changing the ISO Speed This function enables you to change the camera’s sensitivity to light by selecting different ISO values. ISO is a measure of how quickly your camera reacts to light. The higher the ISO value, the less light need[...]

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    34 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 35 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting White Balance for Pictures Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colors of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting environment. 1/2 3072 X 2304 SUPER FINE AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO DA YLIGHT C[...]

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    36 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Sharpness Use the sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of subjects in pictures. 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Press the button to access the main menu. 3. Press the or button to select [...]

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    36 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Light Metering Use the light metering setting to ensure that the proper amount of light enters into the camera lens. 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Pr ess th e b u tt on to ac ces s t he m ai n m en u . [...]

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    38 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 39 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self-timer function which allows you to take pictures with the 2-second or 10-second built-in timer. 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Press the right/self-timer bu[...]

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    38 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 39 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Zoom Feature Your camera is designed with 4X digital zoom. This feature lets you zoom in on the central area of a photo and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Zoom In or Out the Image N 3072X2304 W X2.0X3.0X4.0 T X2.0 [...]

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    40 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 41 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4 Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips Use the Video mode to record video clips with audio. 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Frame your subject using the LCD screen. 3. Press the Shutter button to starting [...]

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    40 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 41 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Video Image Size Video resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital video clip. Video clip quality depends on the file resolution that the camera applies when the video clip is recorded. Higher resolution makes better [...]

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    42 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 43 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting White Balance for Video Clips Se lec ti ng th e ri ght t ype o f whi te ba la nc e c an he lp t o m ak e t he c olo r of a su bje ct in th e vi deo c lip a pp ear m or e n at ura l un der t he ty pe of l igh ti ng th at is a va [...]

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    42 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 43 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Managing Pictures and Video Clips • Reviewing Pictures Reviewing Pictures in Full Screen 1. Pr ess th e m o de b utt on to set th e c a me r a mo d e t o . 2. Us e t he , b utt on s to vi ew th e pic tu res t ak en. The icon is shown on[...]

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    44 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 45 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing the Video Clip 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Use the and button to select the video clip you want to play. 0001/0002 2004/09/05 13:05:12 Movie 3. Press the button to start playing the selected video cli[...]

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    44 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 45 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com •Running a Slide Show The slide show function enables you to view all picture and video clip files stored in the current memory repeatedly one by one on the LCD screen. 1. Press the mode button set the camera mode to . 2. Press the button[...]

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    46 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 47 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Slide Show Interval 5. Press or button to select SETUP. ON SETUP AUTO PLA Y AUTO PLA Y 6. Press to enter submenu. 7. Press or button to select INTERVAL. 8. Press the button to enter submenu. DIRECTION INTERV AL SLIDE SHOW SLIDE SHOW 9. Pres[...]

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    46 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 47 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Slide Show Direction 5. Press or button to select SETUP. 6. Press the to enter submenu. 7. Press or button to select DIRECTION. 8. Press the button to enter submenu. 9. Press or button to select one setting desired. ON SETUP AUTO PLA Y AUTO[...]

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    48 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 49 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Deleting Picture(s) and Video Clip(s) 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select “DELETE”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select one desired setting. WH[...]

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    48 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 49 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 6 Print Setting • 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 photo editing software or a[...]

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    50 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 51 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Cancelling Printing Press the button to cancel the print job. The printer will stop printing and eject the paper. Printing Errors One of the following messages may appear on the LCD screen, indicating that an error occurs before or during p[...]

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    50 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 51 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com List of Error Messages PAPER IS EMPTY Paper cassette runs out of paper. PAPER IS NOT LOADED Paper is not loaded or incorrectly loaded. PAPER IS NOT EJECTED Paper is not ejected correctly. MEDIA ERROR Paper is not detected, paper is skewed, [...]

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    52 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 53 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting PictBridge Mode 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 2. Press the button to access the main menu. 3. Press the and button to select the PICTBRIDGE option. 4. Connect the camera with the printer via a USB cable. 5. [...]

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    52 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 53 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Camera/Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. Plug USB cable into the port of your camera USB Series “A” plug connects to your printer 1. Plug Series A of the USB cable into the marked socket on your printer. Location of USB [...]

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    54 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 55 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print Settings 1. Press the or button to select the print mode. PICTBRIDGE PICTBRIDGE THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES ALL INDEX 2. The following options are available. ALL IMAGES THIS IMAGE Print the selected image in the camera’s interna[...]

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    54 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 55 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Specifying the Number of Copies Press the or button to specify the number of copies (from 1 to 99) you want to print for the selected image or all images. NOTE: “01” is the default setting. X01 DEFAUL T DEFAUL T DEFAUL T DEFAUL T NUMBER[...]

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    56 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 57 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the Date Stamp On/Off 1. Press the button to select “DATE STAMPING”. 2. Press the or button to select “DEFAULT”, “ON” or “OFF”. DATE PRINT DATE PRINT X01 DEFAUL T DEFAUL T DEFAUL T DEFAUL T DEFAULT Print settings dif[...]

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    56 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 57 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • About DPOF ”DPOF” stands for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which captured images and how many copies should be printed. You can print on a DPOF-compatible printer [...]

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    58 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 59 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To print a single picture, press the left or right button to select the picture you want to print before the above operation. Press the up or down button to specify the number of copies. 8. Press the right button. 9. Specifying the number o[...]

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    58 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 59 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Using Memory • Using memory Your camera comes with built-in flash memory for storing pictures and video clips. You can expand the memory using a Polaroid SD card (up to 1 GB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and aut[...]

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    60 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 61 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 resistance. • SD memory [...]

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    60 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 61 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Inserting the SD Card 1. Open the SD card door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 2. Insert the SD card, ensuring the card is inserted correctly as illustrated. 3. Close the SD card door by pressing it downwards and then slide it back t[...]

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    62 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 63 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Formatting Memory Formatting a memory card erases all data stored on it, including protected data. 1. Press the mode button to set the camera mode to . 1/2 FORMAT DATE / TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY SETUP SETUP FORMAT MEMOR Y ALL DA TA [...]

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    62 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 63 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Copying Pictures, Video 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. Turn on the camera. 3. Set the camera [...]

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    64 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 65 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8 Installing the Software Onto a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows® Users: PC IMPORTANT! • Please backup all the necessary data before any driver and software installation. • The CD-ROM is tested and recommended to use u[...]

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    64 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 65 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. Open & Close 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. The CD User Interface Screen will automatically launch. 4. With the mouse, click[...]

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    66 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 67 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Software Included with Your Camera Polaroid Digital Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk (For Windows® 98SE) Easy to use, just plug the camera to a computer and use it as a removable disk. Use the ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® to edi[...]

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    66 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 67 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Computer System Requirements For acceptable picture transfer and editing performance, we recommend the following minimum requirements; For Windows® Users: PC • Pentium III 450 MHz or equivalent processor • Compatible with Microsoft[...]

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    68 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 69 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer • Before you Transfer Pictures IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE Only) Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the Polaroid Digital Camera Driver from the CD. Pleas[...]

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    68 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 69 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips via USB Cable For Windows® Users: PC 1. Connect the camera to a computer via the USB cable. 2. Double click on “My Computer” on your PC desktop and you will see a “Removable Disk” drive. 3.[...]

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    70 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 71 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 10 Troubleshooting Problems • Troubleshooting The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact customer support. Details are provided under “Getting Help”. For Windows® Users: PC I receive an er[...]

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    70 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 71 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com I cannot run the “Polaroid Digital Camera Driver”. Conict with another camera driver or capture device. If you ha ve ano ther ca mer a i nst alle d o n you r com put er, re mov e it an d i ts dri ver com ple tel y f rom you r s yst e[...]

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    72 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 73 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com For Windows® and Macintosh Users: PC Mac I cannot activate my digital camera by pressing the button. Insufcient battery power or battery is missing. Recharge your battery or insert your battery into the camera. Symptom Problem Solution [...]

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    72 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 73 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Symptom Problem Solution The camera cannot take pictures. The ash is recharging. Or The SD card is not formatted correctly. Or The camera is set to the mode. Or The SD card Memory is full. Wait until the ash is fully charged. Or The S[...]

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    74 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 75 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Getting Help • Polaroid Online Services Web site: http://www.polaroid.com • ArcSoft Software Help For United States For Latin America ArcSoft HQ Support Center E-mail:latinsupport@arcsoftsupport.com (Fremont, CA 94538) Tel.: 1-510-97[...]

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    74 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 75 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 12 Appendix • Technical Specifications Sensor • Sensor - 1/2.5 inch - 7 Mega Pixel CCD Lens • Focus Range: 1.2m ~Innity Aperture: F2.8 Focal Length:6.45mm LCD Screen 2.0” TFT color panel Built-in Flash • Modes - Flash Off, Auto[...]

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    76 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 77 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com File Format • Still Image -EXIF 2.2 compatible format (JPEG compression) • Video Clip: AVI format: 320 x 240 (30fps),640 X 480 (30fps) Power Supply 4 X AAA alkaline batteries included Self-timer 2 or 10 seconds Tripod Socket Yes Connect[...]

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    76 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 77 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Capacity of SD Card Resolution Quality 32MB Internal Memory 32MB SD 64 MB SD 3072 x 2304 Super Fine Fine Normal 2304 x 1728 Super Fine Fine Normal 2048x 1536 Super Fine Fine Normal 1600 x 1200 Super Fine Fine Normal 640 x 480 Super Fine[...]

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    78 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 79 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Resolution Quality 128MB SD 256MB SD 512MB SD 1GB SD 3072 x 2304 Super Fine Fine Normal 2304 x 1728 Super Fine Fine Normal 2048 x 1536 Super Fine Fine Normal 1600 x 1200 Super Fine Fine Normal 640 x 480 Super Fine Fine Normal[...]

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    78 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 79 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Video Length SD Card Resolution Video Clips Length 32 Internal Memory 640 x 480 sec 32 MB SD 640 x 480 sec 64 MB SD 640 x 480 sec 128 MB SD 640 x 480 min sec 256MB SD 640 x 480 min sec 512MB SD 640 x 480 min sec 1GB SD 640 x 480 [...]

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    80 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 81 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling Polaroid Digital Cam Driver (PC Only) For Windows® 98SE Users: PC NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the digital camera driver. 1. Open [...]

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    80 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 81 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Description Default Image Resolution 3072 x 2304 Compression Super ne Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Sensitivity Auto White Balance Auto Light Metering Average Resolution 640 x 480 Exposure Compensati[...]

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    82 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 83 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance Your Camera should only be operated within the following environmental conditions; • 32 - 104º Fahrenheit; 0 - 40º Celsius • 15% - 90% relative humidity, non condensing Battery life or image qua[...]

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    82 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 83 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Regulatory Information FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference[...]

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