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    www.polaroid.com User Guide i532 5.0 Megapixels Digital Camera[...]

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    2 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Lens 4. Power button 5. Self-timer LED 6. DC IN jack 7. USB / AV - OUT port 8. Microphone 8 9. Speaker 10.Zoom out / Thumbnail button 11. LCD Screen 12. Power / Auto Focus LED 13. Zoom [...]

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    2 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19. Macro / Left button 20. Scene mode / Erase / Up button 21. Flash / Right button 22. Self-time / Continuous / Down button 23. Set / Adjust button 23 19 20 21 22 24. Tripod mount 25. Battery / SD card door 25 24[...]

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    4 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 7 • Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 8 • Attaching the Wrist Strap ..[...]

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    4 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Zoom Feature ....................................................................... 40 • Setting the Image Size and Quality.......................................... 42 • Setting the Sharpness ..............................[...]

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    6 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card .............................................. 79 • Using the SD Card ................................................................ 79 • Formatting a SD Card ..............................[...]

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    6 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid i532 digital camera for your imaging needs. The i532 comes equipped with a powerful 5.0 Megapixels CCD sensor, 2.4-inch bright color TFT LCD, high quality optics and many ma[...]

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    8 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Package Contents Registration Card Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 First Class Postage Required Post Ofce will not deliver without proper postage i532 The CD-ROM includes Polaroid i5[...]

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    8 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Attaching the Wrist Strap • Installing the Batteries Tw o AA -s ize b at te ri es a re su pp li ed w it h th e pro du ct . Fo r a de ta ile d gu id el in e on b at ter y us ag e, pl ea se s ee “ Usi ng Y ou r Bat te ri es ?[...]

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    10 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Connecting the AC Adapter (Optional) Turn off the camera before connecting or disconnecting the adapter. Connect the plug to the camera as shown and connect the adapter to the household power outlet. The camera automatically s[...]

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    10 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Checking the Battery Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen. Battery power is full. Battery power is adequate. Battery[...]

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    12 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2 Camera Settings • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. Those particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated. • Camera Modes Sti[...]

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    12 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 50 , 10 0 , 20 0 , AUTO 48 9 Exposure Co[...]

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    14 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 15 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 ---[...]

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    14 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 15 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Audio Mode 0 0 : 0 0 : 1 3 IN STANDBY No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Audio mode 52 2 Remaining Recording Time 00:00:13 ---[...]

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    16 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 17 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback Mode IN 4/9 0 0 : 0 1 : 2 0 SET: 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 :3 9 IN SET: 1/9 0 0 : 0 2 : 1 0 IN 2/9 6 5 3 4 2 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 :3 9 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 :3 9 1 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Playback mode ---54 2[...]

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    16 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 17 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 Pictures” on p[...]

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    18 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Menu button 1. Press the or button to enter a menu bar and press it again to e[...]

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    18 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setup Menu You can change the basic settings of the camera in Capture mode and Playback mode 1. Press the button. 2. Pres s th e or butt on t o cho ose (SET UP). 3. Press the button to enter the setup menu. Menu button 4. Pres[...]

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    20 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 21 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Adjusting the Beep Sound Volume You can turn the beep sound on and off in Setup mode. When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. 1. Access the setup menu. 2. (SOUNDS) is the current sele[...]

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    20 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 21 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC[...]

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    22 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 23 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Access the setup[...]

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    22 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 23 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 or but ton to sel ec t (D ATE & TI ME ). 3. Press button[...]

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    24 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 25 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 & TIME LANGUA[...]

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    24 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 25 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 setup menu. 2. Pr[...]

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    26 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 27 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 c or d ed im a ge in yo u r c a me r a a s y ou r ow n s t ar t up im a g[...]

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    26 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 27 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8. Press the button. S. IMAGE SELECT OK 9. Press the or button to select the desired picture. 10. Press button. The image that you choose will stored in directory as a startup image. 11. Press the button to exit the menu. NOTE: Th[...]

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    28 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 29 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Press or to select ([...]

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    28 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 29 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 106 for more details. 1. Access the[...]

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    30 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 31 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Turning the Information Display On/Off Press the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following mode. Still Image Mode + 0 . 7 3 50 IN Press Press About Crossing Lines The crossing lines on [...]

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    30 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 31 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode 0 0 : 0 0 : 1 5 IN Press Playback Mode 2 0 0 5 / 0 1 / 0 1 1 2 : 4 0 IN Press[...]

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    32 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 33 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Taking Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note rst: NOTE: Never remove the batteries, disconnect the AC adapter from the camera, or unplug the adapter while a picture is being saved. Doing so will prevent the[...]

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    32 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 33 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Press the Shutter button halfway to set the exposure and focus. The camera automatically detects the subject. The camera highlights the focus mark in green and the Auto Focus LED remains steady on, indicating the camera focus i[...]

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    34 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 35 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode Use this mode to capture subjects this close to the lens: Wide End: 0.2 ~ 3.2 ft (5 cm ~ 1 m) Telephoto: 1.6 ~ 3.2 ft (50 cm ~ 1 m) 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button and t[...]

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    34 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 35 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Different Scene Shooting Modes Select a mode that is suitable to your shooting conditions: 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to show the scene shooting mode screen. PROGRAM SELECT OK[...]

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    36 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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: Wide: 0.2 ~ 8.6[...]

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    36 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 automatically as nee[...]

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    38 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 39 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 repeatedly to cycle t[...]

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    38 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 39 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com •Taking Continuous Pictures Continuous pictures mode lets you take up to 4 pictures in quick succession. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press button repeatedly until the icon appears on the LCD screen. 3. Capture proc[...]

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    40 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 41 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 you reach the m[...]

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    40 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 41 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 zoom status bar as[...]

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    42 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 43 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Higher resoluti[...]

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    42 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 43 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 button. • Set[...]

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    44 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 45 Polaroid i532 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. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (SHARPNESS). SHARPNESS HARD [...]

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    44 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 45 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 OFF B&W SEPIA[...]

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    46 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 47 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Pr es s o r b ut [...]

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    46 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 47 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the color of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the butt[...]

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    48 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 49 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 value, the less lig[...]

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    48 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 49 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 better result when s[...]

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    50 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 51 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 decrease in seconds while recording. [...]

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    50 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 51 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. 6. Press the b[...]

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    52 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 53 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 stops when the [...]

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    52 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 53 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Press the or but[...]

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    54 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 55 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 6 Managing Pictures and Video Clips NOTE: The camera automatically saves the image as a new le after rotating, resizing and adding a voice memo to it. Make sure there is sufcient memory before editing an image. • Reviewing[...]

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    54 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 55 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 select (ROTATE). 4. [...]

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    56 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 57 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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). RESIZE 4. Press[...]

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    56 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 57 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Adding Stickers to a still image 1. Set the camera to the 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. Press the or to[...]

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    58 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 59 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 10. Press the button. 11. Press the button to save the current image. 12. Press the button to exit. SET: MENU: X S AVE IMAGE? NOTE: The sticker-added image will be saved as a new le. • Reviewing Pictures and Video Clip Files [...]

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    58 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 59 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • 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 the Playback mode. SLIDE SHOW [...]

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    60 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 61 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting Repeat On/Off 7. Press the button to select ICON. SET: MENU: 6 SEC YES IN 4/4 2 0 0 5/ 01 / 1 0 1 1: 12 8. Press the or to select the desired setting. Running a Slide Show 9. Press the button to start a slide show. 10. Pre[...]

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    60 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 61 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 to pause. 5. Pres[...]

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    62 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 63 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the 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 butt[...]

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    62 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 63 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing a Voice Memo 1. Set the camera to the 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[...]

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    64 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 65 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Press button. 3. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 4. Press the button. PROTECT SINGLE LOCK ALL UNLOCK ALL SIN[...]

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    64 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 65 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Protect All pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Press the button. 2/9 SET: MENU: LOCK ALL FILES? IN 2005/01/01 12:40 6. Press the button. Remove Protection from All Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Press the button. 6. Press the [...]

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    66 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 67 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Deleting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. DELETE SINGLE ALL 2. Press the button. 3. Pr es s t h e o r b u t t on t o s e l e c t ( DE L E T E ) . 4. Press the or button to select the desi[...]

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    66 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 67 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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, Taiwan, Japan, etc. [...]

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    68 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 69 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 photo editing so[...]

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    68 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 69 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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, press button to ex[...]

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    70 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 71 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Camera / Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. USB port To Printer 1. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your printer. Location of USB socket will vary from printer to printer. 2. Plug the[...]

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    70 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 71 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print images 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s the or butt on to s elec t th e des ired set ting. 3. Press the button. The foll owin g opt ions are avai labl e. SETUP MENU 1/2 SELECT OK PRINT IMAGE QUALITY LA[...]

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    72 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 73 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com If you choose single image, press the or button to select a desired image, and press the or but ton to s et th e nu mber of c opie s. 2005/01/01 12:26 1/9 MENU: X01 2005/01/01 12:26 1/9 MENU: X01 2005/01/01 12:26 1/9 MENU: X04 Pre[...]

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    72 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 73 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print Quality 1. A cces s the Pic tBri dge m enu. 2. P ress the or butto n to sele ct t he desi red s etti ng. 3. Press the button. The following quality settings are available: AUTO, FINE, DRAFT, NORMAL PICTBRIDGE MENU [...]

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    74 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 75 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print Layout 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e or butto n to sele ct t he desi red setti ng. 3. Press the button. The following layout settings are available: AUTO, FULL, 1, 2, 4 PICTBRIDGE MENU 1/2 SELE[...]

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    74 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 75 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Paper Type 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e or butto n to sele ct t he desi red setti ng. 3. Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 2/2 SELECT OK PAPER TYPE AUTO DATE PHOTO FILE NO PLAIN RESET The following [...]

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    76 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 77 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the File Name On / Off 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e or butt on t o sel ect the desi red setti ng. 3 Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 2/2 SELECT OK PAPER TYPE AUTO DATE OFF FILE NO ON RESET AUTO Print[...]

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    76 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 77 Polaroid i532 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 digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed. Th[...]

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    78 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 79 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SINGLE The selected picture in a memory card will be printed out up to 30 copies. ALL All pictures in a memory card will be printed out up to 30 copies for each picture. RESET Returns to the normal playback mode. 6. Press the butt[...]

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    78 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 79 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 1GB). The camera[...]

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    80 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 81 Polaroid i532 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. • [...]

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    80 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 81 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 card door by pr[...]

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    82 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 83 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 insert any other[...]

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    82 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 83 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Turn on the camera.[...]

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    84 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 85 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Turn on the camera[...]

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    84 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 85 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. COPY ALL CAMERA FILES TO A CARED? SET: MENU: X NOTE: Wit[...]

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    86 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 87 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 TRANSFER PICTUR[...]

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    86 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 87 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 mouse, click on eac[...]

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    88 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 89 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Software Included with Your Camera The i532 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid i532 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Ea s y to us e , ju st plu g th e ca m er a to a com p ut er and use it as a r[...]

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    88 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 89 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 compress video [...]

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    90 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 91 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Computer System Requirements For accep tabl e pict ure transf erri ng and edit ing perfor manc e, we recom mend the foll owin g min imum req uirem ents ; For Windows ® Users PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, [...]

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    90 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 91 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 FROM THE ENCLOSE[...]

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    92 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 93 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer NOTE: The Mass Storage mode is the default setting when the docking is connected with a TV set or a computer. For Windows® Users PC NOTE: You can transfer pictures and video[...]

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    92 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 93 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 systems will aut[...]

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    94 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 95 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 receive an error messa[...]

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    94 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 95 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Symptom Problem Solution I cannot activate my Digital Camera by pressing the Power switch. Insufcient battery power or batteries are missing Replace with new batteries Camera does not turn on. Batteries are not oriented correct[...]

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    96 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 97 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com There is no response from the camera while pressing any buttons. The LCD screen is frozen or the camera is hanged. Remove and re-install the battery or batteries to reset the camera. Your valuable data stored in the camera will no[...]

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    96 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 97 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 12 Getting Help • Polaroid Online Services Website: 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.:[...]

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    98 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 99 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Appendix • Technical specications Picture Resolution • Sensor: - 1/2.5 inch - 5.0 Megapixels CCD Lens • Type: 6 elements • Aperture: F 2.8/4.8 • Focal Length: 5.95 ~ 17.14 mm • Focal Distance - Normal Focus: 2.6 [...]

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    98 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 99 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Shutter Speed Mechanical shutter 1/2000 sec ~ 8 sec White Balance Auto, Day light, Cloudy, Tungstem, Fluorescent-H, Fluorescent-L, Customer Storage • Internal Memory: 32 MB Nand Flash • External Memory - supports SD card up to[...]

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    100 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 101 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Recordable Imag[...]

  • Page 101

    100 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 101 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com R e s o l u t i o n Q u a l i t y 2 5 6 M B S D 5 1 2 M B S D 1 G S D 5 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 6 5 3 3 2 6 6 3 8 9 1 8 0 3 6 0 1 7 8 3 5 9 7 1 7 2 6 8 5 3 9 1 0 7 5 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 5 2 0 2 4 0 6 8 1 0 2 9 9 6 0 1 1 2 [...]

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    102 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 103 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Video Length Units: Minutes Resolution Video clips can be taken 32MB Internal Memory 0.8 2 5 32MB SD 1 2 6 64MB SD 2 5 12 128MB SD 4 10 25 256MB SD 8 22 53 512MB SD 17 44 106 1GB SD 34 88 210[...]

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    102 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 103 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 quality setting[...]

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    104 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 105 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Audio Length Units: Minutes Memory Card Capacity Length of Audio Clips Recording Time 32MB Internal Memory 9 32MB SD 11 64MB SD 23 128MB SD 46 256MB SD 96 512MB SD 193 1GB SD 386[...]

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    104 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 105 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling Polaroid i532 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 i532 driver. 1. Open Add/Rem[...]

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    106 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 107 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 5 M Quality Super Fine Exposure Compensation 0 White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Sharpness Normal Flash Mode Auto Flash Date st[...]

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    106 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 107 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using Your Batteries IMPORTANT NOTE: For best performance and prolonged battery life, we recommend the use of AA lithium or rechargeable Ni-MH. Limit the following activities that reduces battery life: • Reviewing your pic[...]

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    108 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 109 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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. Camera Cautions •[...]

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    108 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 109 Polaroid i532 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.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 i[...]

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