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    www.polaroid.com User Guide i533 5.0 Megapixel Digital Camera[...]

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    2 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Self-timer LED 4. Power button 5. Speaker 6. USB port 7. Microphone 8. Lens 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 9. Zoom out / Thumbnail button 10. Playback[...]

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    2 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents Product Overview........................................................................... 2 Table of Contents........................................................................... 3 1 Getting Started .......[...]

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    4 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Q Mode .................................................................. 38 • Setting Flash Mode ................................................................ 39 • Setting Self-timer ...........................[...]

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    4 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Print Settings ............................................................................ 68 • About PictBridge .................................................................... 68 • Resetting to Default Settings ........[...]

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    6 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid i533 digital camera for your imaging needs. The i533 comes equipped with a powerful 5.0 Megapixels CCD sensor, 2.5-inch bright color TFT LCD, high quality optics and many ma[...]

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    6 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Polaroid i533 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 i533 The CD-ROM includes Polaroid i5[...]

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    8 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 2 • Installing the Batteries Tw o AA -si ze b at ter ie s ar e sup pl ie d wi th th e pr od uct . Fo r a de tai le d gu ide li ne on b att er y us age , pl eas e se e “Us in g Yo ur Ba tt eri es ?[...]

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    8 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Polaroid i533 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 picture[...]

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    10 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Polaroid i533 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. + 2 . 0[...]

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    10 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Polaroid i533 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. • Capature Modes S[...]

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    12 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com No. Description Icon Ref. Page 7 ISO Sensitivity 50 , 10 0 , 20 0 , 40 0 , AUTO 47 8 Light Metering , , 45 9 Exposure Compensation Value ,-2 ......... +2 48 10 Shake Warning --- 11 Apeture Value F2.8 to 5.2 --- 12 Shutter Speed 1/[...]

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    12 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode 0 0 : 0 1 : 3 0 IN 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Video Mode 53 2 Video Size , , 54 3 White balance , , , H H , H L , , AUTO 46 4 Light Metering , , 45 5 Focus Mark --- 6 Battery Power Level , , [...]

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    14 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 15 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Audio Mode IN 0 0 : 0 9 : 1 2 4 1 3 2 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Audio mode 55 2 Battery Power Level , , 10 3 Internal Memory IN --- SD Card --- 4 Remaining Recording Time 00:09:12 ---[...]

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    14 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 15 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playback Mode IN 5/150 5M 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 4 1 3 2 IN 6/150 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 Play 5 6 IN 7/150 Play 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 8 7 9 320 + 2 . 0 E V A W B F 2 . 8 1 / 3 0 No. Description Icon Ref. [...]

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    16 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 17 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Modes The camera has two working modes, Capture mode and Playback mode. Pressing the PLAYBACK button switches between the Capture mode and Playback mode. Capture Mode Under this mode, you can record still images, video [...]

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    16 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 17 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Capture Modes The camera has three modes for recording still images, video clips and audio clips. Selecting these three modes as follows: PROGRAM SELECT OK 1. Press the button to set the camera to capture mode. 2. Press the bu[...]

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    18 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19 Polaroid i533 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 button to enter a menu bar and press it again to exit[...]

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    18 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19 Polaroid i533 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 butto n to choo se (SET UP). 3. Press the button to enter the setup menu. Menu button 4. Press[...]

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    20 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 21 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Adjusting the Sounds You can set the start-up volume, shutter volume and beep volume in Setup mode. Setup Menu 1/3 Select Exit Sounds Auto Review 3 s ec Power Save 1 min Date & Time Language English Sounds Select Ok Shutte[...]

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    20 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 21 Polaroid i533 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. 2. P r es s th e or bu t t o n t o s e l e c t ( AU[...]

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    22 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 23 Polaroid i533 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 Sounds Auto Review Power Save Date & Time Language 1 Min. 3 Min. 5 Min . Ok Setup Menu 1/3 Selec[...]

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    22 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 23 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Date and Time 1. Access the setup menu. Date & Time Select YY/MM/DD 2006 / 07 / 01 18:59 Setup Menu 1/3 Select Exit Sounds Auto Review 3 sec Power Save 1 min Date & Time Language English Ok 2. Pr es s or bu[...]

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    24 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 25 Polaroid i533 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. 2. Press the or button to select (LANGUAGE). 3. Press the or button. 4. Press the or button [...]

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    24 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 25 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • File No. Reset Setting Setting the file numbers in series for all pictures taken on the internal memory or a memory card avoids file name duplication when images are downloaded to a computer. 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Press[...]

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    26 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 27 Polaroid i533 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 c a n c ho o se a r ec o rd e d i ma g e i n y ou r c a me r a as yo u r o wn st a rt u p i ma [...]

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    26 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 27 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 10. Access the setup menu. 11. Press the or button to select (Start-up Image). 12. Press the or button. Setup Menu 2/3 Select Exit File No. Series TV Out NTSC USB Computer Start-up image Format No 13. Press the or button to select[...]

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    28 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 29 Polaroid i533 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 Start-up Image Format No 2. Press or to[...]

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    28 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 29 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Selecting the Battery Type To ensure the camera displays battery level correctly, set the type to match the batteries used. 1. Access the setup menu. Setup Menu 3/3 Select Exit Battery Type Alkaline Reset All No Setup Menu 3/3[...]

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    30 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 31 Polaroid i533 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 103 for more details. 1. Access the[...]

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    30 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 31 Polaroid i533 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 + 2 . 0 E V 9 9 9 9 50 2 IN 5 M Press Press Press About Crossing Lines [...]

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    32 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 33 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode 00 :0 1 :3 0 IN Press Playback Mode IN 5/150 5M 2 0 0 6 / 0 7/ 01 1 8 : 5 9 F 2 . 8 1/ 30 + 2 . 0 E V 100 Press IN 5/150 5M 2 0 0 6 / 0 7/ 01 1 8 : 5 9 Press Press NOTE: • You can not change the LCD status in the foll[...]

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    32 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 33 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Taking Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note rst: NOTE: Never remove the batteries while a picture is being saved. Doing so will prevent the current picture from being saved and may corrupt other pictures a[...]

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    34 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 35 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com NOTE: • (Still Image) mode is the capture mode by default. • When the camera highlights the focus mark in red and the Auto Focus LED remains blinks, there is difficulty in focusing the subject. Release the Shutter button, reco[...]

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    34 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 35 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode Us e thi s mo de to c ap tur e su bj ect s cl os e t o th e l en s: Wide Angle: 0.6 ~ 3.2 ft (15 cm ~ 1 m) Telephoto: 1.3 ~ 3.2 ft (40 cm ~ 1 m) Macro + 2 . 0 E V 9 9 9 9 50 2 IN 5 M 1. Set the ca[...]

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    36 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Different Scene Shooting Modes Select a mode that is suitable to your shooting conditions: PROGRAM SELECT OK 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to show the scene shooting mode screen.[...]

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    36 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Display Option Description Program All settings can be changed in this mode Video F or rec ording movie clips Audio REC For r ecordi ng aud io Sunse t Enhanc e the red hu e for record ing su nset i mages Backl ight Sho oting the i[...]

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    38 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 39 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Q Mode The Q mode provides a simplified camera interface. Larger icons and fewer controls make it easier to take pictures anytime, especially for the beginners and elder users. 9 9 9 9 5 M 5 M 1 0 You can only use th[...]

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    38 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 39 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Flash Mode Flash Range: Wide Angle: 1.6 ~ 8.2 ft (50 cm ~ 2.5 m) Telephoto: 1.6 ~ 5 ft (50 cm ~ 1.5 m) 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to cycle through the flash settings and select the one y[...]

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    40 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 41 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Display Option Description A Auto ash The ash res automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures. Red-eye Reduction The ash res a few times before taking your picture to reduce the red-eye phenomeno[...]

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    40 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 41 Polaroid i533 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. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button t[...]

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    42 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 43 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Continuous Pictures Continuous pictures mode lets you take up to 4 pictures in quick succession. 1. Follow the selection steps 1~4 on page 41. 2. Select and press the button. 3. Capture procedures are the same as for ta[...]

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    42 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 43 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Turn Digital Zoom On/Off 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. Digital Zoom Off On 2. Press the button. 3. Press or button to select ICON (DIGITAL ZOOM). 4. Press or button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button. To Z[...]

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    44 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 45 Polaroid i533 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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    44 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 45 Polaroid i533 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. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. Metering WB ISO Center Multi Spot 3. Pres[...]

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    46 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 47 Polaroid i533 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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    46 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 47 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 49 Polaroid i533 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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    48 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 49 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the AEB Use the auto exposure bracketing (AEB) to shoot 3 continuous images, each with a different exposure setting: correctly exposed, underexposed and overexposed. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the [...]

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    50 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 51 Polaroid i533 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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    50 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 51 Polaroid i533 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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    52 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 53 Polaroid i533 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. P r es s o r b u [...]

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    52 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 53 Polaroid i533 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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    54 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 55 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Video Size 1. Set the camera to (Video mode). 2. Press the button. 3 . Pr e s s t h e o r b u tt on t o s e l e c t ( M O V I E SI ZE ) . 4. Press the button. Movie Size 640 320 160 WB 5. Press the and button to se[...]

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    54 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 55 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Recording Audio Clips • Recording a Audio Clip 1. Set the camera to (Audio mode). (See page 17) 2. Press the Shutter button completely down to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording or recording s[...]

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    56 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 57 Polaroid i533 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. 3. Press the button. 4. Press the or button to select [...]

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    56 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 57 Polaroid i533 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. • Reviewi[...]

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    58 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 59 Polaroid i533 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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    58 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 59 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Changing the Image Effect 1. Set the camera to PLAYBACK mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (EFFECT). 4. Press the button. Effect Select Ok Effect Select Ok B&W Sepia Nagative Mosaic Red 5. Press th[...]

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    60 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 61 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Reviewing Pictures and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 picture and video clip files at a time on the LCD screen by using the thumbnail function. Full screen 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Press t[...]

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    60 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 61 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting Slide Show Interval Time Slide Show 3sec 1 Yes Select Ok 5. ICON is the current selection. 6. Press the or button to select the interval period for each file to display. Setting Slide Show Music 7. Press the button to sele[...]

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    62 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 63 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 63 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 65 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips Protect Single Lock all Unlock all Select Ok 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Press button. 3. P r e s s t he o r b u t t o n t o s el ec t “ PR O T E C T ”[...]

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    64 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 65 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Protect All pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Press the button. 5/ 1 50 IN 2 0 0 6 /0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 5M F 2 . 8 1 / 3 0 + 2 . 0 E V 100 Lock all? Yes 6. Press the button. Remove Protection from All Pictures, Video and Audio Cl[...]

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    66 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 67 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Deleting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. Delete Single All Select Ok 2. Press the button. 3. P r es s t h e o r b u t t o n to s e l ec t ( D E L ET E) . 4. Press the and button to selec[...]

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    66 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 67 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 69 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 69 Polaroid i533 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. CANCELLING? Printing Errors If for some reason an error occurs during or before printing, press button to e[...]

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    70 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 71 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 71 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print images 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu. 2. Pres s th e or b utton to sele ct t he de sire d set ting . 3. Press the button. The foll owing opt ions are avail able . Setup Menu 1/2 Select Ok Print Image Quality La[...]

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    72 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 73 Polaroid i533 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 button to set the n umbe r of copi es. 5/ 1 50 IN 2 0 0 6 /0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 5M F 2 . 8 1 / 3 0 + 2 . 0 E V 100 PictBridge Menu Setup 5/[...]

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    72 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 73 Polaroid i533 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 button to selec t th e desi red s etti ng. 3. Press the button. The following layout settings are available: AUTO, 1,2,3,4,5...250, FULL Pictbridge Menu 1[...]

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    74 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 75 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Paper Type 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu. Pictbridge Menu 2/2 Select Ok Paper Type Auto Date Plain File No Photo Reset F.Photo 2. Pres s th e or button to selec t th e desi red s etti ng. 3. Press the button. The fol[...]

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    74 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 75 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Resetting to Default Settings NOTE: Choosing the “RESET” setting in PictBridge menu returns all print settings to the default value. More details, refer to “Resetting to Default Setting” on page 29. Selecting Print for[...]

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    76 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 77 Polaroid i533 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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    76 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 77 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the DPOF: 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 4. Press the button. 5. Press or button to select DPOF 6. Press the or button to select the desired setting. DP[...]

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    78 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 79 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9. Pressing the button activates the date stamp setting. will appear on the LCD screen. 10. Press the button to complete the setting. 11. Power off the camera. 12. Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into the prin[...]

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    78 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 79 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 81 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 81 Polaroid i533 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. a b 1 2 IMPORTANT! • Never insert a[...]

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    82 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 83 Polaroid i533 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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    82 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 83 Polaroid i533 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 i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 85 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 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 recommend[...]

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    84 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 85 Polaroid i533 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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    86 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 87 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Software Included with Your Camera The i533 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid i533 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Ea sy to us e, jus t pl u g th e ca me ra to a co mp ut e r an d us e it as a [...]

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    86 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 87 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Computer System Requirements For accept able picture transf erri ng and edi ting perfor mance , we recom mend the foll owing min imum requ ireme nts; For Windows ® Users PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, [...]

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    88 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 89 Polaroid i533 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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    88 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 89 Polaroid i533 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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    90 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 91 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com NOTE: This Drive name will vary from different version of Mac OS system. 4. Double click the folder “INTERNAL” / “EXTERNAL” to enter sub-folder “DCIM”. 5. Double click the folder “DCIM” and then any subfolder insid[...]

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    90 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 91 Polaroid i533 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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    92 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 93 Polaroid i533 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 battery is missing. Recharge the battery or install the battery. Camera does not turn on. Battery is not ori[...]

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    92 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 93 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Symptom Problem Solution Colour of the playback pictures is different from the picture on the LCD screen during recording. Sunlight or light from another source is shining directly into the lens during recording. Position the came[...]

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    94 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 95 Polaroid i533 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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    94 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 95 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Appendix • Technical specications Sensor • Sensor: - 1/2.5 inch - 5.0 Megapixels CCD Lens • Type: 6 elements • Aperture: F 2.8 to 5.2 • Focal Length: 6.2 ~ 18.6 mm • Focal Distance - Normal Focus: 2.6 ft to ∞ ([...]

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    96 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 97 Polaroid i533 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: 16 MB Nand Flash • External Memory - supports SD card up to[...]

  • Page 97

    96 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 97 Polaroid i533 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 Images[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 99 Polaroid i533 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 B S D 5 M 9 1 1 8 2 3 6 5 1 8 3 3 6 5 7 3 2 2 5 9 5 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 0 8 2 1 5 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 9 8 7 9 8 2 9 2 5 8 1 1 1 6 4 1 6 : 9 1 2 5 2 4 8 4 9 8 2 3 3 4 6 4 9 3 1 [...]

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    98 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 99 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Video Length Resolution Video clips can be taken 16MB Internal Memory 0:00:04 0:00:18 0:00:59 32MB SD 0:00:21 0:01:21 0:04:16 64MB SD 0:00:43 0:02:46 0:08:44 128MB SD 0:01:25 0:05:31 0:17:27 256MB SD 0:02:55 0:11:16 0:3[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 101 Polaroid i533 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[...]

  • Page 101

    100 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 101 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling Polaroid i533 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 i533 driver. 1. Open Add/Rem[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 103 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 5 M Quality Fine Exposure Compensation 0 White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Sharpness Normal Flash Mode Auto Flash Date stamp OF[...]

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    102 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 103 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance Your Camera should only be operated within the following environment. • 32 - 104º Fahrenheit; 0 - 40º Celsius • 20% - 85% relative humidity, non condensing The battery life or image [...]

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    104 Polaroid i533 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 received, including interference that may cause [...]

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    104 Polaroid i533 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Shielded cable must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits. Under the environment with electrostatic discharge, the product may malfunction and require user to reset the product. US 0706 Part No.: OM3535US001[...]