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    EN-1 FCC STATEMENT This device complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditi ons: (1) This device may not ca use harmful i nterference, and (2) This device must accept any interf erence recei ved, incl uding inte rference th at may cause undesi red operati on. Note: This equipment has been tested and fo[...]

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    EN-2 READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information  Microso ft ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  Pentium ® is a regi stered tr ademark of Int el Corporat ion.  Macintosh i s a trademark of Apple Inc.  SD™ is a trad emark.  Other names and pr oducts may be trademar ks or registered t rademarks of t[...]

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

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    EN-4 Cautions Insert the battery pr operly paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or –) of the t erminals. Insertin g the battery with its polaritie s inverted may cause damage to t he product, inju ry , or damage to the surround ing areas due to the battery leaking. Do not fire the flas h close to anyone ’ s eyes. This may ca use damage t[...]

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    EN-5 Notes on Battery Usage When you u se the battery , ca refully read and strictl y observe the Safety Ins truction s and the notes de scribed belo w:  Use only the sp ecified bat tery (3.7V) .  Avoid extremely col d environmen ts as low temperatur es can shorte n the battery life and reduce camera p erformance.  When you are usin g a ne[...]

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    EN-6 Important Information on Underwater Instructions Before using th e camera underwate r , please make sure to rea d the following the instructions ca refully . Before Using in Water: 1. Make sure t here is no foreign mat erial such a s dirt or sand on th e waterproof se al of the battery/SD ca rd door . Water , dirt, o r sand may caus e failure [...]

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    EN-7 6. If you ne ed to chang e the battery o r SD card af ter using th e camera underwat er , make sure the c amera is comp letely clean an d dry . Op en the battery/ SD card door with the battery c ompartment facing do wnward. Wipe off remaining water along the battery/SD card d oor to prevent m oisture to go ins ide. 7. If the waterproof seal of[...]

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    CONTENTS EN-8 9 INTRODUCTION 9O v e r v i e w 9 Package Contents 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 10 Front View 10 Rear View 11 Button Operation 12 User Interface 14 GETTING STARTED 14 Preparation 15 Charging the Battery 16 Initial Settings 18 CAPTURE MODE 18 Capturing Still Images 19 Taking Images When the Smile Detection Feature Is On 20 Capturing [...]

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    EN-9 INTRODUCTION Overview Congratula tions on your purchase of you r new Polaroid digital camera. Capturing high-quali ty digit al images is fast and easy with t his stat e-of-the- art smart camera. Equipped with a 8.0-megapixel CCD, this camer a is capable of capturing images with a r esolution of up to 3264 x 2448 pixels. This digit al came ra i[...]

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    EN-10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View Rear View 1 6 2 3 5 4 12 15 14 13 7 8 9 10 11 1. Shutter butto n 2. Power bu tton 3. Flash 4. Self-timer LED 5. Lens 6. Microphone 7. LCD display 8. S tatu s LED 9. Ha nd strap ho lder 10. T ripod socke t 1 1. Battery/SD ca rd door 12. W aterproof seal 13. Battery compartment 14. Memory card slot 15. USB[...]

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    EN-11 Button Operation Item Function 8 Capture Mode 6 Video Mode 7 Playback Mode 1. > : Zooms out = : Zooms in > : Zooms out = : Zooms in > : Thumbnail = : Zooms in 2. Switches to : video mode > scene mode selection screen Switches to: scene mode selection screen > capture mode S till image: Switches to capture mode Video clip: Swit [...]

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    EN-12 User Interface Capture mode P m 2008 / 01 / 01 00 : 00 2008 / 01 / 01 00 : 00 00001 00001 + 0.3 x4.0 x4.0 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 15 16 17 18 q q 1. Zoom status 2. Flash mode [Blank]Auto Flash [ a ] Always ON [ d ] Flash Off [ c ] Red-ey e Redu ction [ ` ] Slow Sync [ _ ] Pre-flash 3. Battery level [ l ] Full battery power [ o ] Medi[...]

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    EN-13 Video mode [ B ] 1. Zoom status 2. Flash mode 3. Battery level 4. S torage media 5. Main focus a rea 6. Video quality 7. Video resolution 8. Avail able recordin g time/Ela psed time during recording 9. Self-timer i con 10. Date a nd time 1 1. Focus settin g 12. Mode ico n Playback mode [ 7 ] - S till image playback 1. V oice memo 2. Battery l[...]

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    EN-14 GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera’ s hand stra p as shown i n the illustr ation. 2. Open the camera ’s ba ttery/SD card d oor . 3. Insert the su pplied batt ery in the c orrect orienta tion as sho wn. 4. Insert a SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).  The camera has 32MB internal memory (28MB available fo r image sto rage) , b[...]

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    EN-15 Charging the Battery Y ou must fully charge your battery befo re the initi al use of your camera. 1. Insert the batte ry into t he battery charger . 2. Co nnect the p ower cord to the charge r and insert the plug into a wall outlet.  The status LED on the charger is red when charging and is green when charging i s completed. The LED is gr [...]

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    EN-16 Initial Sett ings Setting the Date and Time The date/time needs to be set when :  The camera is tu rned on for t he first time.  The camera is tu rned on af ter leaving the camera wi thout the batte ry for an extended pe riod of time. When the da te and ti me informatio n is not d isplayed o n the LCD di splay , follow thes e steps t o [...]

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    EN-17 Choosing your Language S pecify what langu age the menus and mess ages are to be disp layed on the LCD display . 1. To g g l e t h e MODE button to [ 8 ] or [ B ]; or press the [ 7 ] button. 2. Pres s the MENU button. 3. Se lect [Setup ] menu with the f button. 4. Select [Language] with the c / d buttons and press the SET button. 5. Select th[...]

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    EN-18 CAPTURE MODE Capturing Still Images Y our camer a is equipped with a 2.5" full color TFT LCD display to he lp you compo se images, p layback recor ded images/ video cl ips or adjust menu se ttings. 1. Press the power button to turn the power o n.  The status LED turn s green when the camera is on. 2. T oggle th e MODE button to [ 8 ].[...]

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    EN-19 Taking Images When the Smile Detection Feature Is On With the came ra’s new “smile det ection” f eature, this camera detec ts smiles so yo u do not miss thos e special moments in li fe. 1. T oggle the MODE button unti l the scene mo de selection screen ap pears. 2. Select [Smile Shot] with the e / f butto ns, and press the SET button. 3[...]

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    EN-20 Capturing Images using the Face Detection Feature The Face De tection f eature ide ntifies a nd focuses on the fa ces in the image. Thi s advanced fe ature simult aneously detects up to 5 faces regar dless of their po sition in the scene. 1. T oggle th e MODE button to [ 8 ]. 2. T oggle th e OZ button until [ Z ] icon appears on th e LCD disp[...]

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    EN-21 Setting the Scene Mode By simply selec ting one of th e following 24 scene modes, yo u can capture y our image with the most appropriate sett ings. 1. T oggle t he MODE but ton until th e scene mo de selection screen ap pears. 2. Select the desire d scene mode with the e / f buttons, an d press the SET butto n. 3. Co mpose the image an d pres[...]

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    EN-22 c Candlelig ht Use this mode wh en you want to cap ture photos o f candlelit sc ene, without sp oiling the a mbience. d Fireworks Use this mode wh en you want to cap ture firewo rks clearly with optimal ex posure. The s hutter spee d becomes slowe r , so the use of a tripod is recommend ed. | T ext Use this mode wh en you want to cap ture an [...]

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    EN-23 Taking Underwater Images Choose one of the un derwater scene modes availabl e in this camera by following the step s in “Setting the Scene Mode ” . Before using the ca mera underwater , make sure to read and understand the information in “Import ant Information on Underwater I nstructions”. T aking underwat er pictures is much differe[...]

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    EN-24 VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to re cord video clip s at a resoluti on of VGA 640 x 480 / Q VGA 320 x 240 pixels. 1. T oggle th e MODE button to [ B ]. 2. Compose the image. 3. Press the shu tter button.  The recording will start.  Pressing the shutter bu tton again will stop the recording.  The recording time[...]

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    EN-25 PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back of Still Images Y ou can play back your still ima ges on the LCD displ ay . 1. Pres s the [ 7 ] butt on.  The last image appears on t he screen. 2. Th e images can be dis played in forwar d or reverse sequ ence with the e / f buttons.  T o view the pre vious image , press th e e button.  T o vie w the next [...]

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    EN-26 Thumbnail Display This functio n allows you to vi ew thumbnail image s on the LCD displa y so you may search fo r a particular ima ge/video cl ip. 1. Press the [ 7 ] button.  The last imag e appears on the screen. 2. Press the > button.  3 thumbnail images are d isplayed simult aneously .  Press the c / d butt ons to sele ct the f[...]

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    EN-27 Attaching Voice Memos A maximum of 30 seco nds of audio can be recorde d as a memo for capt ured still images. The vo ice memo can be rec orded only onc e. 1. Pres s the [ 7 ] butt on.  The last image appears on t he screen. 2. Se lect the imag e to which you wa nt to attach the vo ice memo with th e e / f buttons. 3. Pres s the MENU butto[...]

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    EN-28 Protecting Images T o prevent images f rom accidentall y being erased , follow the steps below: 1. Press the [ 7 ] button. 2. Sel ect the image th at you want to prot ect with the e / f buttons . 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Select [Protect] wit h the c / d buttons, and press the SET b utton. 5. Select [Single] o r [All] with the c / d button[...]

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    EN-29 Erasing Images 1. Pres s the [ 7 ] butt on. 2. Select the image you want to delete with the e / f buttons. 3. Pres s the F button. 4. Select [Single] or [Al l] with the c / d buttons, and press the SET button.  [Single]: Er ases the sele cted image or t he last image.  [All]: Eras es all of the images except for the protected i mages. 5[...]

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    EN-30 MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is th e basic settin gs to be used when c apturing st ill images. 1. T oggle th e MODE button to [ 8 ]. 2. Pres s the MENU button, and selec t the [Capture] / [Fu nction] menu with the e / f buttons. 3. Select the desire d option item with the c / d buttons, and pres s the SET bu tton to enter its re specti[...]

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    EN-31 W. B a l a n c e This set s the white balance for a variety of li ghting cond itions and a djusts th e images overall col or accordin g to the surr ounding lig ht conditio ns. Use this f unction if i mage color app ears unnat ural. * [Blank] Auto (for most photo graphic scenes) * [ $ ] Incand. * [ & ] Fluoresc.1 * [ * ] Fluoresc.2 * [ % ][...]

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    EN-32 Capture Md. This sets the rec ording method at the time of ca pturing ima ges.  In [Continuous], [AEB], [Cont.flash], [Burst], and [Pre-Shot] capture mode, the [V oice Memo] is automatically fixed at [Off]. Quick Shot If this function is se t to “On”, the camera ta kes a quick shot wi thout focusing. * On / Of f Digi. Zoom This set s w[...]

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    EN-33 Video Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be us ed when recor ding video cli ps. 1. T oggle th e MODE button to [ B ]. 2. Pres s the MENU button, and select the [Capture] / [Funct ion] menu with the e / f buttons. 3. Select the des ired option ite m with the c / d buttons, and pr ess the SET button to enter its respec tive menu. 4. [...]

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    EN-34 Playback Menu In the [ 7 ] mode, choose which sett ings are to be used for playb ack. 1. Press the [ 7 ] button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desire d option item with the c / d buttons, and pres s the SET bu tton to enter its re spective menu . 4. Select the des ired setting with the c / d bu ttons, and pr ess the SET button. 5. T[...]

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    EN-35 Setup Menu Set your camer a’s operating envir onment. 1. T oggle th e MODE button to [ 8 ] or [ B ]; or pr ess the [ 7 ] button. 2. Press the MENU butt on, and sele ct the [Setu p] menu with the f button. 3. Select the desire d option item with the c / d buttons, and pres s the SET bu tton to enter its re spective menu . 4. Select the des i[...]

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    EN-36 Light Freq. This camera su pports d ifferen t lighting fre quencies: 50 H z and 60 Hz. Wh en photograph ing under fluorescen t lighting , select the correct fr equency set ting depending i n your local ar ea's voltage. Thi s function i s only effective if you set the Whit e Balance to Fl uorescent se tting. * 50 Hz: the light frequency o[...]

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    EN-37 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requirem ent Downloading Your Files 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer . 2. Connect the ot her end of the USB cable to the USB termin al on the c amera. 3. Turn on your camera. 4. Se lect [PC] us ing the c / d button s and press th e SET button. 5. Fr om the[...]

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    EN-38 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA Y our camer a can act as a PC camera, whic h allows you to videocon ference wit h busi- ness associa tes, or have a re al-time conv ersation wit h friends or family . T o use the cam- era for vide oconferenc ing, your compu ter system must include the items as below:  Microphone  Sound card  S peakers [...]

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    EN-39 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION There are 3 types of software that are inc luded on the CD-ROM: ArcSoft MediaImpression™ - manages your media for you, and gives you tons of fun and excitin g ways to create and share projects featu ring your phot o, video, and musi c files. Creat e your own movies or photo slide shows , complete with so undtra[...]

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    EN-40 SPECIFICATIONS * Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Item Description Image sensor 1/2.5” CCD sensor (8.0 megapixels) Image resol ution S till image 8M: 3264 x 2448, 6M: 2 816 x 21 1 2, 4M: 2272 x 1704 , 2M: 1600 x 1200, 0.3M: 640 x 480 Vide o clip VGA: 64 0 x 480 (25 fp s), QVGA: 320 x 24 0 (25 f ps) LCD display[...]

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    EN-41 APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots (still image) The table shows t he approxima te shots that yo u can capt ure at each se tting base d on the capacity of the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory card . Possible recording time / sec (video clip) * We recommend a memory card of at lea st 10MB/Sec write speed to preven[...]

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    EN-42 Troubleshooting Refer to the symptoms an d solutions listed bel ow before sending t he camera for rep airs. If the problem persists, cont act your local reseller or service center . Symptom Cause Solutions / Corrective Actions The power does not come on. The battery is n ot inserted. Insert the batter y correctly . The battery power is deplet[...]

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    EN-43 Connecting to a PictBrid ge Compliant Printer If a printer t hat supports Pict Bridge is ava ilable, ima ges can be print ed by connec ting the digital stil l camera directl y to the PictBr idge-compatibl e printer witho ut using a computer . Connectin g the camera to the prin ter 1. Co nnect one end of the USB cable to your camera. 2. Conne [...]

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    EN-44 3. If you selec t [Single] i n the previ ous step, th e figure show n on the right hand side will appear .  Select the im age that you wan t to print with the e / f buttons.  Select the [Print Num] (up to 99) with the c / d buttons.  After selecting the desired image and printing number , pr ess the SET button to confirm. 4. Select [[...]