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    www.polaroid.com User Guide t830 8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera DIGITAL QUALITY, POLAROID SIMPLICITY™ Questions? Need some help? This manual should help you understand your new product. If you have questions, call our toll-free number found on the insert with this icon:[...]

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    2 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Self-timer LED/Auto Focus Lamp 4. Speaker 5. Power button 6. Stabilizer 7. Microphone 8. Lens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 M E N U 1 3 9 . Zoom out / Thumbnail button 10. Playback mode button 11. Menu button[...]

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    3 Polaroid t830 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 t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Flash Mode ................................................................ 39 • Setting ASM Mode ................................................................ 41 • Setting the Image Size and Quality ........................................... 43 • Setting Light Meterin[...]

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    5 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing a Voice Memo ............................................................. 68 • Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips ............. 69 • Deleting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips .................................. 71 • Viewing Pictures and Video Clips on a[...]

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    6 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid t830 digital camera for your imaging needs. The t830 comes equipped with a powerful 8.0 Megapixels CCD sensor, 3.0-inch bright color TFT LCD, high quality optics and many manual settings and options. Outstanding features that your t[...]

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    7 Polaroid t830 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 t830 The CD-ROM includes Polaroid t830 Camera Driver (PC) ArcSoft PhotoStudio® 5.5 (PC) ArcSof[...]

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    8 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Attaching the Wrist Strap M E N U 1 M E N U 2 • Installing the Battery On e Li th iu m r ech ar ge ab le bat te ry is sup pl ied wi th the pr od uct . For de tai le d in st ru cti on s on b att er y us ag e, pl ea se s ee “U si ng Y ou r B at te ry ” on pa ge 9 . 1. Open the camer[...]

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    9 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using Your Battery Here are some helpful hints to extend battery life considerably by limiting the following activities: • Reviewing the pictures on the LCD Screen • Use the optical viewfinder (if applicable) to frame the subject when taking pictures • Reduce the excessive use of [...]

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    10 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2. Connect the plug to the charger as shown and connect the adapter to the household power outlet. Battery Charge LED is Red Charge is in progress. Battery Charge LED is Green Charge is complete. NOTE: • The AC adapter will stop operation once the battery is fully charged. It is recommen[...]

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    11 Polaroid t830 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. IN 9 9 9 9 8 M AF Battery power is exhausted. Please replace the ba[...]

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    12 Polaroid t830 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. • Capture Modes Still Image Mode 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 1 6 1 8 1 9 2 0 8 1 5 1 7 1 1 1[...]

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    13 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com No. Description Icon Ref. Page 6 O pt ic a l & D i g it al Z oo m B a r 54 7 Digital Zoom Factor X 1.0 ............ X 4.0 --- 8 Number of Remaining Pictures 9999 --- 9 Battery Power Level , , 11 10 Internal Memory IN 29 SD Card 87 11 Stabilizer 55 12 Light Metering , , 44 13 ISO Sensit[...]

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    14 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode 8 5 7 4 3 1 9 2 6 0 0 : 0 1 : 3 0 1 0 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Video Mode 58 2 Macro Mode 35 3 Optical Zoom Bar 54 4 Remaining Recording Time 00:01:30 --- 5 Battery Power Level , , 11 6 Internal Memory IN 29 SD Card 87 7 Light Metering , , 44 8 White Balance AUTO , , , H[...]

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    15 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Audio Mode 0 0 : 0 9 : 1 2 4 1 3 2 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Audio Mode 60 2 Remaining Recording Time 00:09:12 61 3 Battery Power Level , , 11 4 Internal Memory IN 29 SD Card 87[...]

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    16 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playback Mode :PLAY 320 IN 5/150 2 0 0 7 / 0 7 / 0 1 18 : 5 9 7 5 6 :PLAY IN 5/150 2 0 0 7 / 0 7 / 0 1 18 : 5 9 8 IN 5/150 8M 2 0 0 7 / 0 7 / 0 1 18 : 5 9 + 2 . 0 E V I SO 4 00 F 2 . 8 1 / 3 0 4 1 3 2 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Resolution 8 M --- 2 DPOF --- 3 Date & Time 2007[...]

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    17 Polaroid t830 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. M E N U Capture Mode In this mode, you can record still images, video and audio clips. This mode allows you to select the ima[...]

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    18 Polaroid t830 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 button to access the scene mode palette. 3. Press button to se[...]

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    19 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • How to Navi gate Men us Menu Button M E N U Menus are used to select capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the Date/Time and Auto Power Off. 1. Press the button to enter a menu bar and press it again to exit. 2. Press the and buttons to scroll left and right [...]

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    20 Polaroid t830 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. Menu Button M E N U 2. Pres s the or butt on to choos e (SET UP). 3. Press the button to enter the setup menu. 4. Press the button to exit the setup menu. Setup Menu 1/3 Se[...]

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    21 Polaroid t830 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 sec Power Save 1 min. Date & Time Language English Sounds Select OK Shutter On Start-up 1 Beep On Volume 1. Access the setup menu. 2. [...]

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    22 Polaroid t830 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 length of time. 1. Access the setup menu. 2. P r es s t h e or b u t t o n to s e l e ct ( AU T O R E V IE W ) . 3. Press the or button. 4. Pres [...]

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    23 Polaroid t830 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 Select Exit Sounds Auto Review 3 sec. Power Save 1 min. Date &[...]

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    24 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Date and Time 1. Access the setup menu. Date & Time Select YY/MM/DD 2007 / 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 b utt on to sel ec t ( DA TE & TI ME ). 3. Press the or [...]

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    25 Polaroid t830 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 to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button. Setup Me[...]

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    26 Polaroid t830 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 the or to select ICON (FILE NO.). 3. Press the or button. 4[...]

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    27 Polaroid t830 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 co r 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 e: 1. Press the button to set the camera to Playback mode. [...]

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    28 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7. Press the button to apply the choice. 8. Press the button to set the camera to Capture mode. 9. Press the button. 10. Access the setup menu. 11. Press the or button to select (Start-up Image). Setup Menu 2/3 Select Exit File No. Series TV Out PAL USB Computer Start-up Image Format No 12[...]

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    29 Polaroid t830 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 File No. Series TV Out NTSC USB Computer Start-up Image Format No Exit 2. Press or to select (FORMAT). 3. Press the or button. 4. Press the or bu[...]

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    30 Polaroid t830 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 107 for more details. 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Pres s or to sel ect (R ESET ALL) . 3. Press[...]

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    31 Polaroid t830 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. M E N U Still Image Mode 9 9 9 9 8 M + 2 . 0 E V 9 9 9 9 8 M AWB ISO100 Press Press Press Press About Crossing Lines The crossing lines on the LCD h[...]

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    32 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode AWB IN 0 0 : 0 1 : 3 0 Press Playback Mode IN 5/150 8M 2 0 0 7 / 07 /0 1 18 :5 9 IN 5/150 8M 2 0 0 7 / 07 /0 1 18 :5 9 + 2 . 0 E V I SO 4 00 F 2 . 8 1 / 3 0 A W B Press Press Press NOTE: • You can not change the LCD status in the following situation: • Recor ding video clip [...]

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    33 Polaroid t830 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 stored on the camera’s internal memory or a memory ca[...]

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    34 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com + 2 . 0 E V F 2 . 8 IN 9 9 99 8 M 1 / 3 0 AWB ISO AUTO AF A u t o F o c u s L a m p Focus Mark Shutter Speed Aperture Value NOTE: • (Still Image) mode is the capture mode by default. • The LCD screen will show you the aperture value and shutter speed at which you take the picture. • [...]

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    35 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode Us e th is mo de t o cap tu re s ub jec ts c lo se t o t he l en s: Wide Angle: 0.6 ~ 2.6 ft (15 cm ~ 80 cm) Telephoto: 1.6 ~ 2.6 ft (50 cm ~ 80 cm) + 2 .0 E V IN 9 9 9 9 8 M AWB ISO AUTO Macro 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button and[...]

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    36 Polaroid t830 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. 3. Press the , , or button to select the desired setting. 4[...]

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    37 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Display Option Description Program All settings can be changed in this mode Video For re cording movie clips Audio REC For re cording audio Q Mode Allows beginn ers to take pi cture e asily. Portr ait Blurr ing the backgr ound to focus on the subject Lands cape Used f or the wide sc enic v[...]

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    38 Polaroid t830 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 first time digital camera users. 8 M 8 M 9 9 9 9 2 AF You can only use the following basic settings in the Q mod[...]

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    39 Polaroid t830 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 you need. The icon (according to the flash setting you select[...]

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    40 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Display Option Description A Auto Flash 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 phenomenon. Always On The ash res for every picture. Use this se[...]

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    41 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Aperture Shutter or Manual Mode (ASM) 1. Set the camera to (Program) mode. 2. Press the ASM button to select the ASM mode. 3. To exit the ASM Mode, press the button to show the scene shooting mode screen. 4. Press the , , or button to select (Program). 5. Press the button. [...]

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    42 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Understanding How ASM Works Using the Aperture Priority In the aperture-priority mode, you select an aperture and the camera chooses an appropriate shutter speed to match the brightness. The main purpose of using aperture-priority mode is to control the Depth of Field. A higher apertur[...]

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    43 Polaroid t830 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 resolution and less compression make better quality which occupies m[...]

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    44 Polaroid t830 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. Press the or button to select (Metering). 4. Press the and butto[...]

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    45 Polaroid t830 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 button. 3. Press the or button to select WB (White Balance). Whi[...]

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    46 Polaroid t830 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 light the camera needs to make an exposure, allowing the same e[...]

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    47 Polaroid t830 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 shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark [...]

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    48 Polaroid t830 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. S e l f - t i m e r L E D 1. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to enter menu bar. 3. Pres s the or[...]

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    49 Polaroid t830 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 48. 2. Select and press the button. 3. Capture procedures are the same as for taking a picture in the normal capture mode. See page 33. NOTE[...]

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    50 Polaroid t830 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 button. 3. Press the or button to select (AEB). AEB Off On 4[...]

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    51 Polaroid t830 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 Normal Soft 4. Press the and button to select the desired se[...]

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    52 Polaroid t830 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 Negative Red 4. Press the and button to select the desired [...]

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    53 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Date Stamp On/Off Date and time can be displayed on the picture by the following steps: 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. P r e ss or bu tt o n t o se le c t ( D at e S t a mp ). Date Stamp Off Date Date & Time 4. Press and button to select the [...]

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    54 Polaroid t830 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, and its factor range is 1X to 3X. Digital zoom is activated after you reach the maximum optical zoom (3X). It enlarges the part of the image at the centre of [...]

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    55 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Now you can takes pictures and review them under the zoom setting you just made. The zoom setting will remain after pictures are taken. If you want to take a normal size picture, please use the W button. Zoom W Button (Thumbnail) Zoom T Button (Digital zoom) M E N U + 2 . 0 E V 9 9 9 9 [...]

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    56 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Face Tracking When this feature is on, the camera uses auto digital zoom technology to retract and extract the zoom lens to lock the main subject in the picture and follow their movements. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. P r e ss o r b u tt on t o[...]

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    57 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Photo Frame You can add 10 kinds of frames to still images, making them more interesting. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. P r e ss o r b u tt on t o s el ec t ( Ph o t o F r a me ). Off Photo Frame 4. Press and button to select the desired setting[...]

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    58 Polaroid t830 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 Lamp button blinks and the remaining time that can be recorded will decrease in seconds while recording. 1. Set the camera to Video mode . (See page 18) NOTE: The i[...]

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    59 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Video Size 1. Set the camera to (Video mode). 2. Press the button. 3 . P r e s s t he o r b u t t o n to s el e c t ( M o v ie s iz e ) . 4. Press the button. Movie Size 640 320 160 WB Movie Size 5. Press the and button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. NO[...]

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    60 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Recording Audio Clips • Recording a Audio Clip 1. Set the camera to (Audio mode). (See page 18) 2. Press the Shutter button completely down to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording or recording stops when the current memory is full. IN 0 0 : 0 9 : 1 2 0 0[...]

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    61 Polaroid t830 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 “Voice Memo”. 5. Press button. IN 5/150 8M 2 0 0 7 / 0 7[...]

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    62 Polaroid t830 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 Pictures 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Use the and[...]

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    63 Polaroid t830 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. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select the desir[...]

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    64 Polaroid t830 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. Select OK B&W Sepia Negative Mosaic Red Effect Select OK Effect 5. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the butt[...]

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    65 Polaroid t830 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 the W button and up to 9 thumbnail files appear on the LCD sc[...]

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    66 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting Slide Show Interval Time 3 sec. Yes Select OK Start Slide Show 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 select ICON. 8. Press the or button to select the backgrou[...]

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    67 Polaroid t830 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. Press the button to stop the video clip. 00 : 01 : 3 0 PLAY 3/ 3[...]

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    68 Polaroid t830 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 to pause. 5. Press the button to stop playing. 3/ 3 :PLAY I[...]

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    69 Polaroid t830 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 th e or b u t t o n t o s e l e c t “ P ro te ct ” . 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select the [...]

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    70 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Protect All pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Select “Lock all” option and press the button. IN 5/150 8M 2 0 0 7/ 0 7 / 0 1 1 8: 5 9 Lock all? Yes 6. Press the button. Remove Protection from All Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Select “Unlock all” option and press the button. 6.[...]

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    71 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Deleting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode. Single All Select OK Delete 2. Press the button. 3. P r e ss t h e o r b ut t o n t o se l e c t ( D E L E T E ) . 4. Press the button. 5. Press the and button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the b[...]

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    72 Polaroid t830 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. and PAL for Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), etc. You can ch[...]

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    73 Polaroid t830 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 software or a computer. Printing Procedures 1. Preparing the c[...]

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    74 Polaroid t830 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 exit and reconfigure printing settings. OPERATING ERROR NOTE:[...]

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    75 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Camera / Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. To Printer USB Port 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 other end of the USB cable into the USB port on your camera[...]

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    76 Polaroid t830 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 but ton to sele ct t he d esire d se ttin g. 3. Press the button. Pictbridge Menu 1/2 Select OK Print Image Quality Layout Paper Size Single All The foll owin g opt ions are avai labl e. SINGLE Print the selected [...]

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    77 Polaroid t830 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 s et th e nu mber of c opie s. 8M PictBridge Set up 5/ 1 50 PictBridge Menu 1/2 Select OK 30 IN 5/150 2 0 0 7/ 0 7 / 0 1 1 8: 5 9 Press Press NOTE: The va lue f or nu mbe r of co pie s is:[...]

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    78 Polaroid t830 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 but ton to se lect the desir ed se ttin g. 3. Press the button. The following layout settings are available: AUTO, 1,2,3,4,5...250, FULL Pictbridge Menu 1/2 Select OK Print Image Quality Layout Paper Size Auto 2 4[...]

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    79 Polaroid t830 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 but ton to se lect the desir ed se ttin g. 3. Press the button. Pictbridge Menu 2/2 Select OK Paper Type Auto Date File No Reset All The following paper types are available: AUTO, PLAIN, PHOTO, F.PHOTO AUTO Print se[...]

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    80 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Resetting to Default Settings NOTE: Choosing the “Reset All” 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 format 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu . 2. Pres s th e o[...]

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    81 Polaroid t830 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. Then you can print on a DPOF-compatible printer or at a profes[...]

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    82 Polaroid t830 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. Single All Reset Select OK DPOF Select OK DPOF SINGLE The sel[...]

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    83 Polaroid t830 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 printer’s card slot (as illustrated). Location of the card slo[...]

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    84 Polaroid t830 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 Polaroid SD card (not included) (up to 2GB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automaticall[...]

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    85 Polaroid t830 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 cards have a write protection switch that you can [...]

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    86 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Removing the SD card To remove the SD card, turn off your camera and open the battery/SD card door. Gently push the SD card inwards and then release it. The SD card will eject out of the SD card slot. 1 a b IMPORTANT! • Never insert any other object into the camera’s SD card slot. Doin[...]

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    87 Polaroid t830 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. Setup Menu 2/3 Select Exit File No. Series TV Out NTSC USB [...]

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    88 Polaroid t830 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. 3. Set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode. Copy to card Selec[...]

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    89 Polaroid t830 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 recommended to use under English Windows OS. • Please restart the c[...]

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    90 Polaroid t830 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 each software interface button in turn and follow the on screen[...]

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    91 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Software Included with Your Camera The t830 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid t830 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Ea s y to us e, ju st pl ug th e c am er a to a com pu t er an d us e it as a rem o va bl e di sk . U se th e Ar c So ft ® P ho to St u d[...]

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    92 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Computer System Requirements For accept able pictur e trans ferri ng and editin g perfo rman ce, we rec ommen d the foll owin g min imum requ irem ents ; For Windows ® Users: PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Vista • Pentium® III 450 MHz or equivale[...]

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    93 Polaroid t830 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 ENCLOSED CD. PLEASE REFER TO “9 Installing the Software Onto a Co[...]

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    94 Polaroid t830 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 clips in any mode. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Connect the ca[...]

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    95 Polaroid t830 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 automatically recognize the MASS STORAGE drive. (System will [...]

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    96 Polaroid t830 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 message when I am installing “Polaroid t830 Camera Driver”. ?[...]

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    97 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Symptom Problem Solution Images are not shown on TV. Video cable is not connected correctly. Make sure the video cable is connected to the TV “Video In” socket. The video clip (AVI) le cannot be played. DirectX version is lower than 9.0 Install DirectX 9.0 or above. Visit http://www[...]

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    98 Polaroid t830 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 camera so sunlight does not shine directly onto the lens. Pictur[...]

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    99 Polaroid t830 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.: 1-510-979-5599 Fax: 1-510-440-7978 E-mail: support@arcsofts[...]

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    100 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Appendix • Technical specications Sensor • Sensor: - 1/2.5 inch - 8.0 Megapixels CCD Lens • Aperture: F 2.8 ~ 5.2 • Focal Length: 6.2 ~ 18.6 mm • Focal Distance - Normal Focus: 1.3 ft to ∞ (40 cm to ∞) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens to the subject.) [...]

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    101 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec ~ 8 sec White Balance Auto, Day light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent- H, Fluorescent-L, Customer Storage • Internal Memory: 16 MB Nand Flash • External Memory - supports SD card up to 2 GB (not included) Self-timer 2 sec/ 10 sec/ Double / Burst File Format •[...]

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    102 Polaroid t830 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 Units: Images R e s o l u t i o n Q u a l i t y 1 6 M B I [...]

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    103 Polaroid t830 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 8 M 6 3 1 2 8 2 5 7 1 2 6 2 5 6 5 1 5 1 8 9 3 8 4 7 6 6 3 : 2 7 1 1 4 4 2 8 9 1 4 2 2 8 8 5 7 6 2 1 4 4 3 5 8 7 2 1 6 : 9 8 5 1 7 2 3 4 5 1 6 9 3 4 4 6 9 0 2 5 4 5 1 7 1 0 3 0 6 M 8 5 1 7 2 3 4 5 1 6 9 3 4 4 6 9 0 2 5[...]

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    104 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Video Length Resolution Video clips can be taken 16MB Internal Memory 00:00:17 00:00:34 160 00:01:05 32MB SD 00:01:50 00:03:33 160 00:06:42 64MB SD 00:03:54 00:07:34 160 00:14:17 128MB SD 00:08:02 00:15:36 160 00:29:25 256MB SD 00:16:03 00:31:09 160 00:58:46 512MB SD 00:32:44 0[...]

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    105 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com NOTE: 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 160 x 128 • 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. Therefore, the number of pictures and length of video cli[...]

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    106 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling Polaroid t830 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 t830 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaro[...]

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    107 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 8M Quality Fine Metering Multi White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Exposure 0 Drive Mode Off AEB Off Highlight Off Sharpness Normal Effect Off Date Stamp Off Photo Frame Off Face Tracking Of[...]

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    108 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setup Mode Capture mode Q mode Auto Review 3 sec. Power Save 1 min. Date & Time YY/MM/DD Language English File No. Series TV Out NTSC USB Computer Start-up Image --- Format No Reset All No Playback Mode Protect Off Slide Show 3 Sec. NOTE: The default language for the LCD screen may va[...]

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    109 Polaroid t830 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 • 15% - 90% relative humidity, non condensing The battery life or image quality may be affected when the camera is oper - ated outsid[...]

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    110 Polaroid t830 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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    111 Polaroid t830 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is needed. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.[...]

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