Polaroid i531 manual

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2 Polaroid i531 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 mode button 11. Power / Auto Focus LED 12. Macro / Left bu[...]

3 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents Product Overview ........................................................................... 2 Table of Contents ...........................................................................3 1 Getting Started .................................................................[...]

4 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Q Mode .................................................................. 38 • Setting Flash Mode ................................................................ 39 • Setting Self-timer ................................................................... 41 • Taking Cont[...]

5 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Print Settings ............................................................................ 68 • About PictBridge .................................................................... 68 • Resetting to Default Settings .................................................. 75 • About DPO[...]

6 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid i531 digital camera for your imaging needs. The i531 comes equipped with a powerful 5.0 Megapixels CCD sensor, 2.5-inch bright color TFT LCD, high quality optics and many manual settings and options. Outstanding features that your i[...]

7 Polaroid i531 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 i531 The CD-ROM includes Polaroid i531 Camera Driver (PC) ArcSoft PhotoStudio® 5.5 (PC) ArcSof[...]

8 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 2 • Installing the Batteries Tw o AA -si ze b at te rie s ar e su pp li ed wi th t he p ro duc t. F or a d et ai led g ui de lin e on b att er y us age , pl eas e se e “Us in g Yo ur Ba tt eri es ” on pa ge 9 . 1. Open the camera battery/SD door by push[...]

9 Polaroid i531 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 pictures on the LCD screen. • Excessive use of the flash. WARNIN[...]

10 Polaroid i531 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 E V 9 9 9 9 50 2 IN 5 M Battery power is exhausted. Please [...]

11 Polaroid i531 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 Still Image Mode + 2 . 0 E V 9 9 9 9 50 2 5 M x4.0 2 3 4 5 6 [...]

12 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com No. Description Icon Ref. Page 7 ISO Sensitivity 50 , 100 , 200 , 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 1/2000 sec ~ 8 sec --- 13 Focus Mark --- 14 Highlight 49 15 Batt[...]

13 Polaroid i531 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 , , 10 7 Macro Mode 35 8 Internal Memory IN --- SD Card --- 9 Re[...]

14 Polaroid i531 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 ---[...]

15 Polaroid i531 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 6/150 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 Play 5 6 7/150 Play 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 8 9 320 + 2 . 0 E V A W B F 2 . 8 1 / 3 0 IN 7 IN No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Resolution 5 M --- 2 DPOF --- 3 Date & Time --- 4[...]

16 Polaroid i531 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 and audio clips. This mode allows you to select the image an[...]

17 Polaroid i531 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[...]

18 Polaroid i531 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. 2. Press the and buttons to scroll left and right through [...]

19 Polaroid i531 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 the button to exit the setup menu. Setup Enter SETUP MENU 1[...]

20 Polaroid i531 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 Shutter On START-UP 1 Beep On Volume 1. Access the setup menu. 2. [...]

21 Polaroid i531 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 tt o n t o se l e c t ( A U T O R E VI EW ) . 3. Press the or button. 4. Pres s the or b[...]

22 Polaroid i531 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 &[...]

23 Polaroid i531 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 tt on to sel ec t (DA TE & TI ME ). 3. Press the or but[...]

24 Polaroid i531 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 button. Setup Menu 1[...]

25 Polaroid i531 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[...]

26 Polaroid i531 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 g e: 1. Press the button to set the camera to Playback mode.[...]

27 Polaroid i531 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 the desired picture. 14. Press button. The image that you c[...]

28 Polaroid i531 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 select (FORMAT). 3. Press the or button. 4. Press the or bu[...]

29 Polaroid i531 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 Battery Type Alkaline Reset All NiMH Select Ok 2. Pres s or[...]

30 Polaroid i531 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 setup menu. 2. Pres s or to se lect ( RESET ALL ). 3. Press[...]

31 Polaroid i531 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 The crossing lines on the LCD helps check and lock the locat[...]

32 Polaroid i531 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 following situtation: • Reco rding vide o clip s or audio l[...]

33 Polaroid i531 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 already stored on the camera’s internal memory or a memory [...]

34 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com NOTE: • (Still Image) mode is the capture mode by default. • When the camera’s focus mark are in red and the Auto Focus LED blinks, there is difficulty in focusing the subject. Release the Shutter button, recompose the scene and press the Shutter button halfway to reset the focus. ?[...]

35 Polaroid i531 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 camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button and the icon a[...]

36 Polaroid i531 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[...]

37 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Display Option Description Program All settings can be changed in this mode Video For r ecordi ng mov ie cli ps Audio REC For r ecordi ng aud io Sunse t Enha nce th e red hue fo r reco rding sunset image s Backl ight Shoot ing th e imag e of b acklig ht obj ect by chang ing me tering Q Mod[...]

38 Polaroid i531 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. 9 9 9 9 5 M 5 M 1 0 You can only use the following basic settings in the Q mode[...]

39 Polaroid i531 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[...]

40 Polaroid i531 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 phenomenon. Flash Always On The ash res for every picture. Use [...]

41 Polaroid i531 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 to enter menu bar. 3. P ress the or but ton to choose (Dri ve[...]

42 Polaroid i531 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 taking a picture in the normal capture mode. See page 33. NOTE[...]

43 Polaroid i531 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 Zoom In and Out 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Pre[...]

44 Polaroid i531 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[...]

45 Polaroid i531 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[...]

46 Polaroid i531 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. “WHITE BALANCE” is the current selection. White B[...]

47 Polaroid i531 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[...]

48 Polaroid i531 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 [...]

49 Polaroid i531 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[...]

50 Polaroid i531 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 Nomal Soft 4. Press the and button to select the desired set[...]

51 Polaroid i531 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 [...]

52 Polaroid i531 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 re s s or b u t t o n to s e l ec t ( D A T E S T AM P) . Date Stamp Off Da[...]

53 Polaroid i531 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. 1. Set the camera to Video mode . (See page 17) NOTE: The ic[...]

54 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Video Size 1. Set the camera to (Video mode). 2. Press the button. 3 . Pr es s t h e or b u t t on t o s e l e c t ( MO V I E S I Z E ). 4. Press the button. Movie Size 640 320 160 WB 5. Press the and button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. NOTE: is suita[...]

55 Polaroid i531 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 stops when the current memory is full. 0 0 : 0 9 : 1 2 IN 0 0[...]

56 Polaroid i531 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. 6. Press the button to st[...]

57 Polaroid i531 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[...]

58 Polaroid i531 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[...]

59 Polaroid i531 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 the or button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the butt[...]

60 Polaroid i531 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 button and up to 9 thumbnail files appear on the LCD scre[...]

61 Polaroid i531 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 select ICON. 8. Press the or button to select the background mus[...]

62 Polaroid i531 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 or button to stop the video clip. 00 : 01 : 30 IN :Pla[...]

63 Polaroid i531 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 or button to stop playing. 30 S IN :[...]

64 Polaroid i531 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 bu tt o n t o s e le ct “ P RO TE C T ” . 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select the de[...]

65 Polaroid i531 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 Clips 5. Press the button. 6. Press the button. 5/ 1 50 IN 2 0[...]

66 Polaroid i531 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. Pr es s t he o r bu tt o n t o se l e c t ( DE L E T E ). 4. Press the and button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button. Deleting a Single P[...]

67 Polaroid i531 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[...]

68 Polaroid i531 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[...]

69 Polaroid i531 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:[...]

70 Polaroid i531 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 other end of the USB cable into the USB port on your camera[...]

71 Polaroid i531 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 utto n 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 Layout Paper Size SINGLE ALL SINGLE Print the selected image [...]

72 Polaroid i531 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 se t th e num ber of co pies . Press Press 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/ 1 50 IN 2 0 0 6 /0 7 / 0 1 1 8 : 5 9 5M F 2 .[...]

73 Polaroid i531 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 t o 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 1 2[...]

74 Polaroid i531 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 s elec t the desir ed se ttin g. 3. Press the button. The following paper type are available: AUTO, PLAIN, PHOTO, F.PHOTO[...]

75 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Resetting to Default Settings Selecting Print format 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu. 2. Pres s th e or butto n to sele ct th e desir ed se ttin g. 3. Press the button. Pictbridge Menu 1/2 Select Ok Print Image Quality Layout Paper Size Standard Index Dpof STANDARD Print settings dif[...]

76 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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 professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number o[...]

77 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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. DPOF Single All Reset Select Ok DPOF Select Ok SINGLE The selected picture in a memory card will be printed out up to [...]

78 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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 slot may vary from printer to printer model. NOTE: Make sure you tur n off the camera befor[...]

79 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • 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 (up to 1GB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures and video clips accordingly. Note t[...]

80 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • 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 use to protect les from accidental deletion. However, you must remove the write protection[...]

81 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Gently push the SD card inwards and then release it. The SD card will eject out of the SD card slot. 1 a 2 b IMPORTANT! • Never insert any other object into the camera’s SD card slot. Doing so creates the risk of damage to the camera and card. • Should water or any foreign objects ev[...]

82 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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 Computer Start-up Image Format No 3. Access the setup menu. 4. P r e s s t h e or b u t t o n [...]

83 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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 Single All Select Ok Copy to card Select Ok 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select ICON (COPY TO CARD). 6. Press the or but[...]

84 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • 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 computer after installing the software. •[...]

85 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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 instructions. Open & Close NOTE: If the setup screen does not appear after lo[...]

86 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Ea sy to us e, ju st plu g the ca me ra to a co mp u te r an d use it as a re mo va bl e di sk . U se t he Ar cS of t® P h ot oS tu di o ® to e di t a nd p ri nt th e Pi ct ur e s. ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® Picture Editing Software ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® is an easy-to-use and powerful ima[...]

87 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com For Windows ® Users PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • Pentium® III 450 MHz or equivalent processor • USB Port • 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) • DirectX 9.0 or higher • 500MB free disk space • Color monitor with high color (16-bit) graphic cap[...]

88 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 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 Computer”. • Connecting to Your Computer Connect the camera directly to your comput[...]

89 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com For Windows® Users PC NOTE: You can transfer pictures and video clips in any mode. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Connect the camera to a computer via the USB cable. 3. Double click on “My Computer” on your PC desktop and you will see a “Removable Disk” drive. 4. Double click “Removab[...]

90 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 6. You can copy the pictures and video clips from this directory folder and paste to the hard disk. 11 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact customer support. Details are provided under “Getting Help”.[...]

91 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Symptom Problem Solution I receive an error message when I am installing “Polaroid i531 Camera Driver”. “Polaroid i531 Camera Driver” does not load. Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver. Check to see if the USB in your BIOS is activated. Please refer[...]

92 Polaroid i531 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 oriented correctly. Or Battery is dead. Orient the battery corr[...]

93 Polaroid i531 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[...]

94 Polaroid i531 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[...]

95 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Appendix • Technical specications Sensor • Sensor: - 1/2.5 inch - 5.0 Megapixels CCD Lens • Aperture: F 2.8 ~ 5.6 • Focal Length: 6.2 ~ 18.6 mm • Focal Distance - Normal Focus: 2.6 ft to ∞ (80 cm to ∞) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the sub[...]

96 Polaroid i531 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 Memo ry: 16 MB Nand Flash • External Memory - supports SD card up to 1 GB (not included) File Format • Still Image - EXIF 2.2[...]

97 Polaroid i531 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 n[...]

98 Polaroid i531 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 8 6 1 7 3 3 4 3 1 7 3 3 4 7 6 8 7 2 6 0 5 3 1 1 0 4 0 9 7 1 9 4 3 8 5 1 9 4 3 9 8 7 7 1 2 9 1 5 8 4 1 1 6 6 1 6 : 9 1 1 5 2 3 1 4 5 8 2 3 1 4 6 3 9 1 7 3 4 6 6 9 5 1 3 7 5 3 M 1 3 5 2 7 1 5 3 7 2 7 1 5 4 3 1 0 7 4 [...]

99 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Video Length Resolution Video clips can be taken 16MB Internal Memory 0:00:04 0:00:14 0:00:38 32MB SD 0:00:15 0:01:53 0:02:35 64MB SD 0:00:22 0:01:55 0:05:32 128MB SD 0:01:06 0:03:56 0:11:25 256MB SD 0:02:16 0:08:00 0:23:07 512MB SD 0:04:36 0:16:19 0:46:05 1GB SD 0:09:12 0:32:27[...]

100 Polaroid i531 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. Therefore, the number of pictures and length of video clips you[...]

101 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling Polaroid i531 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 i531 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroi[...]

102 Polaroid i531 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 OFF Metering Multi Digital Zoom ON Effect OFF Video Mode Video [...]

103 Polaroid i531 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 quality may be affected when the camera is oper- ated outside[...]

104 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Hand Grip Th e cam er a is eq ui pe d wit h an exch an ge ab le ha nd gri p. Th e ha nd gr ip incl ud es tw o pa rt s: par t A is loc at ed on t he bat te ry doo r a nd p ar t B i s l oca te d o n th e fr on t c ov er o f t he c am era . Uninstalling [...]

• 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 undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to thi[...]