Polaroid i832 manual

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2 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Lens 4. Power button 5. Self-timer LED 6. DC IN jack 7. USB / AV - OUT port 8. Microphone 8 9. Speaker 10.Zoom out / Thumbnail button 11. LCD Screen 12. Power / Auto Focus LED 13. Zoom in button 14. Playback mode button 15. Menu button 16. Wris[...]

3 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 19. Macro / Left button 20. Scene mode / Erase / Up button 21. Flash / Right button 22. Self-timer / Continuous / Down button 23. Set / Adjust button 23 19 20 21 22 24. Tripod mount 25. Battery / SD card door 25 24[...]

4 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 7 • Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 8 • Attaching the Wrist Strap ........................................................9 •[...]

5 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Zoom Feature ....................................................................... 40 • Setting the Image Size and Quality .......................................... 42 • Setting the Sharpness ........................................................... 44 • Setting the Photo Eff[...]

6 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card .............................................. 79 • Using the SD Card ................................................................ 79 • Formatting a SD Card ............................................................ 83 • Copying Pictures, Vid[...]

7 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid i832 digital camera for your imaging needs. The i832 comes equipped with a powerful 8.0 CCD sensor, 2.4-inch bright color TFT LCD, high quality optics and many manual settings and options. Outstanding features that your i832 digital[...]

8 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Package Contents Registration Card The CD-ROM includes Polaroid i832 Camera Driver (PC) ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® 5.5 (PC) ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® 4.3 (Mac) ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 5 (PC) ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 4 (Mac) DivX (PC) / DivX Doctor II (Mac) Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ (PC[...]

9 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Attaching the Wrist Strap • Installing the Batteries Tw o AA -si ze b at te rie s ar e su pp lie d wi th t he p rod uc t. F or a de ta il ed g uid el in e on b att er y us ag e, pl ea se se e “U si ng Yo ur B att er ie s” on p ag e 107 . 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing [...]

10 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Connecting the AC Adapter (Optional) Turn off the camera before connecting or disconnecting the adapter. Connect the plug to the camera as shown and connect the adapter to the household power outlet. The camera automatically switches over to AC adapter powered operation. The AC adapter[...]

11 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Checking the Battery Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen. Battery power is full. Battery power is adequate. Battery power is exhausted. Please recharge the battery.[...]

12 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2 Camera Settings • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera’s LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. Those particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated. • Camera Modes Still Image Mode + 0 . 7 1 0 50 2 IN x2.4 No. Description I[...]

13 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com No. Description Icon Ref. Page 3 Shooting Mode , , , , , , , , , 35 4 Image Resolution , , , , , 42 5 Quality , , 43 6 Sharpness , , 44 7 White balance , , , , , , AUTO 47 8 ISO Sensitivity 50 , 10 0 , 2 00 , AUTO 48 9 Exposure Compensation Value ,-2 ......... +2 49 10 Self-timer 2 , 1 0 ,[...]

14 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode 0 0 : 0 1 : 0 3 IN No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Video Mode 50 2 Video Size , , 51 3 Remaining Recording Time 00:01:03 ---[...]

15 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Audio Mode 0 0 : 0 0 : 1 3 IN STANDBY No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Audio mode 52 2 Remaining Recording Time 00:00:13 ---[...]

16 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback Mode IN 4/9 0 0 :0 1 : 2 0 SET: 2 0 05 / 0 8 /0 1 18 : 3 9 IN SET: 1/9 0 0 :0 2 : 1 0 IN 2/9 6 5 3 4 2 2 0 05 / 0 8 /0 1 18 : 3 9 2 0 0 5 / 0 8 / 0 1 1 8 : 3 9 1 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Playback mode ---54 2 Audio Clip Length 00:02:10 --- 3 Date 2005/08/01 --- 4 Time 18:3[...]

17 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Capture Mode Under this mode, you can record still images, video and audio clips. This mode allows selecting the image and video settings according to the shooting environment. For more details, refer to “Taking Pictures” on page 32, “Recording Video Clips” on page 50 and “Record[...]

18 Polaroid i832 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. 1. Press the or button to enter a menu bar and press it again to exit. 2. Press the and buttons to scroll left and right through the menu [...]

19 Polaroid i832 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. SETUP ENTER 2. Pres s th e or butt on to cho ose (SET UP). 3. Press the button to enter the setup menu. 4. Press the button to exit the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EX[...]

20 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Selecting start-up Sound 1. Access the setup menu. 2. (SOUNDS) is the current selection. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 3. Press button. 4. Press the button to select “START-UP SOUND”. 5. Pres s the or bu tton [...]

21 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Selecting Auto Review Period When the auto review feature is activated, the picture just taken will be shown on the LCD screen for a certain period. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE English 2. P r e[...]

22 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Power Saving Settings The camera performs the following power save operation to conserve battery power. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Press the or button to select (POWER SAVE). 3. Pre[...]

23 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Date and Time 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 2. Pr es s o r b utt on t o sel ect (D ATE & TI ME ). 3. Press button. 4. Pres s th e or b utto n to sele ct a fiel d, such yea[...]

24 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Display Language Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 1/3 SELECT EXIT SOUNDS AUTO REVIEW 3 SEC. POWER SAVE 5 MIN DATE & TIME LANGUAGE ENGLISH 2. Press the or button to select (LANGUAGE). 3. P[...]

25 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • File No. Reset Setting Setting the file numbers in series for all taken picture on the internal memory or a memory card avoids the file name duplication when images are downloaded to a computer. 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Press the or to select ICON (FILE NO.). 3. Press the button. 4[...]

26 Polaroid i832 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 h oo s e a r e co r de d i m ag e i n y o ur ca m er a a s y o ur ow n s t ar t up im a ge : 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. S. IMAGE USER 1 US[...]

27 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8. Press the button. S. IMAGE SELECT OK 9. Press the or button to select the desired picture. 10. Press button. The image that you choose will stored in directory as a startup image. 11. Press the button to exit the menu. NOTE: The startup image will not be deleted even if the original ima[...]

28 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Formatting the Internal Memory Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 2/3 SELECT EXIT FILE NO. SERIES TV OUT NTSC USB COMPUTER S. IMAGE FORMAT 2. Press or to select (FORMAT). 3. Press button. DELETE ALL FILES? SET: MENU: NOTE:[...]

29 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Resetting to Default Settings You can easily change all the settings you made back to the camera default setting by the following steps. Please refer to “Camera Default Settings” on page 106 for more details. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP MENU 3/3 SELECT EXIT RESET ALL NO 2. Pres[...]

30 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Turning the Information Display On/Off Press the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following mode. Still Image Mode + 0 . 7 3 50 IN Press Press About Crossing Lines The crossing lines on the LCD helps check and lock the location of your subject wh[...]

31 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Video Mode 0 0 :0 0 : 1 5 IN Press Playback Mode 2 0 0 5 / 0 1 / 0 1 1 2 : 4 0 IN Press[...]

32 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Taking Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note rst: NOTE: Never remove the batteries, disconnect the AC adapter from the camera, or unplug the adapter while a picture is being saved. Doing so will prevent the current picture from being saved and may corrupt other pict[...]

33 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Press the Shutter button halfway to set the exposure and focus. The camera automatically detects the subject. The camera’s focus mark is highlighted in green and the Auto Focus LED remains on when the camera’s focus is locked on the subject. Auto Focus LED 1 0 1 50 + 0 . 7 IN 1 / 2 [...]

34 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode Use this mode to capture subjects this close to the lens: Wide Angle: 0.13 ft~ 3.38 ft (0.04 m ~ 1 m) Telephoto: 0.82 ft ~ 3.38 ft (0.25 m ~ 1 m) 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button and the icon appears on the LCD screen. 3. Capture [...]

35 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Taking Pictures in Different Scene Shooting Modes Select a mode that is suitable to your shooting conditions: 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to show the scene shooting mode screen. PROGRAM SELECT OK Display Option Description PROGRAM For taking general pictu[...]

36 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Press the , , or button to select the desired setting. 4. Press the button. 5. Capture procedures are the same as for taking a picture in the normal Capture mode. See page 32. • Setting Flash Mode Flash Range: Wide Angle: 0.16 ft ~ 8.0 ft ( 0.05 m ~ 2.46 m ) Telephoto: 0.8 ft ~ 4.6 ft[...]

37 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com The camera has five flash modes (default setting is Auto Flash). Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Display Option Description A Auto ash The ash res automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures. Red-eye Reducti[...]

38 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self timer function which will allow you to take pictures with a count down of 2 or 10 seconds. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the self-timer settings and select the one you need. [...]

39 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com •Taking Continuous Pictures Continuous pictures mode lets you take up to 4 pictures in succession. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press button repeatedly until the icon appears on the LCD screen. 3. Capture procedures are the same as for taking a picture in the normal capture [...]

40 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Zoom Feature There are two types of zoom in this camera: optical zoom and digital zoom. Optical zoom alters the focal distance of the lens zoom, and its factor range is 1X to 3X. Digital zoom is activated after you reach the maximum optical zoom (3X). It enlarges the part of the image [...]

41 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To Zoom In and Out 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the to zoom in the subject, or press the button to return to original zoom status. While you press the or buttons, a red square will show on the zoom status bar as illustrated. The white square in the bar indicates the zoom[...]

42 Polaroid i832 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[...]

43 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Quality setting 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. QUALITY S. FINE FINE NORMAL 3. Press the or button to select (QUALITY). 4. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button. • Setting Light Metering Use the light metering setting to ensure[...]

44 Polaroid i832 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 or button to select the desired set[...]

45 Polaroid i832 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 NEG. ART 4. Press the or button to select the desired setti[...]

46 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Date/Time, Display On/Off Date and time are displayed on the picture by default. You can hide one or both of them by the following steps. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Pr e s s o r b u t t o n t o s e l e c t (D A T E S T A MP ) . DATE STAMP OFF[...]

47 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colour 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 [...]

48 Polaroid i832 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[...]

49 Polaroid i832 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 results when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark[...]

50 Polaroid i832 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. NOTE: The icon will appear [...]

51 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Video size 1. Set the camera to (Video mode). 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (MOVIE SIZE). 4. Press the button. MOVIE SIZE 5. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. NOTE: is the default value, suitable for viewing on T[...]

52 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Recording Audio Clips • Recording a Audio Clip 1. Set the camera to (Audio mode). 2. Press the Shutter button completely down to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording or recording stops when the current memory is full. 0 0 : 0 5 : 1 5 IN STANDBY 0 0 : 0 5[...]

53 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Recording a Voice Memo for the Desired Image 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Press the or button to select the desired image where you want to add a voice memo. VOICE MEMO ON 3. Press the button. 4. Press the or button to select “VOICE MEMO” 5. Press button. IN 2/2 SET: [...]

54 Polaroid i832 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[...]

55 Polaroid i832 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 or button to select the desired setting. 5. Press [...]

56 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Changing the image size Resizing a large size image to a smaller one helps to share with families and friends. 1. Set the camera to PLAYBACK mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select (RESIZE). RESIZE 4. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the b[...]

57 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Adding Stickers to a still image 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Use the and buttons to select an image. STICKER ENTER 3. Press the button 4. Press the or to select (STICKER). 5. Press the button. 6. Press the or to select a sticker or more. STICKER 7. Press the button. 8. P[...]

58 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 10. Press the button. 11. Press the button to save the current image. 12. Press the button to exit. SET: MENU: X S AVE IMAGE? NOTE: The sticker-added image will be saved as a new le. • Reviewing Pictures and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 picture and video clip fil[...]

59 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Running a Slide Show on the LCD screen The slide show function lets you view all the pictures and video clip files stored in the current memory in sequence on the LCD screen. 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. SLIDE SHOW ENTER 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select [...]

60 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting Repeat On/Off 7. Press the button to select ICON. SET: MENU: 6 SEC YES IN 4/4 2 0 0 5 / 01 / 10 1 1: 1 2 8. Press the or to select the desired setting. Running a Slide Show 9. Press the button to start a slide show. 10. Pressing the button pauses the slide show. 11. Pressing the st[...]

61 Polaroid i832 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. IN 2005/01/01 12:40 2/9[...]

62 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Press the and buttons to select the desired audio clip . 3. Press the button to start playing the audio clip. 4. Press the button again to pause. 5. Press the button to stop playing. 2 0 05 / 0 1 /0 1 12 : 4 0 IN SET: 2/9 0[...]

63 Polaroid i832 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. 00:00:03 SET[...]

64 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. 2. Press button. 3. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 4. Press the button. PROTECT SINGLE LOCK ALL UNLOCK ALL SINGLE Protect the selected picture, video or audio clip. LOCK [...]

65 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Protect All pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Press the button. 2/9 SET: MENU: LOCK ALL FILES? IN 2005/01/01 12:40 6. Press the button. Remove Protection from All Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 5. Press the button. 6. Press the button. 2/9 UNLOCK ALL FILES? SET: MENU: IN 2005/01/01 12:40[...]

66 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Deleting Pictures, Video and Audio Clips 1. Set the camera to the Playback mode. DELETE SINGLE ALL 2. Press the button. 3. Pr e s s t h e o r b u t t on t o s e l ec t ( D E L E T E) . 4. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button. Deleting a Single Picture,[...]

67 Polaroid i832 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 i832 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 i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Cancelling Printing Press the button to cancel printing the print job. The printer will stop printing and eject the paper. CANCELING? Printing Errors If for some reason an error occurs during or before printing, press button to exit and reconfigure printing settings. OPERATIONG ERROR NOTE:[...]

70 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Camera / Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. USB port To Printer 1. USB series A plug connects to the socket marked on your printer. Location of USB socket will vary from printer to printer. 2. USB series Mini B plug connects to the USB port on your camera. SELECT PICTBRIDGE [...]

71 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print images 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu 2. Pres s the or but ton to s elec t the des ired sett ing. 3. Press the button. The foll owing opt ions are avai lable . SETUP MENU 1/2 SELECT OK PRINT IMAGE QUALITY LAYOUT PAPER SIZE SINGLE ALL ALL SINGLE Print the selected image i[...]

72 Polaroid i832 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 butto n to set the numbe r of copi es. 2005/01/01 12:26 1/9 MENU: X01 2005/01/01 12:26 1/9 MENU: X01 2005/01/01 12:26 1/9 MENU: X04 Press Press or or NOTE: The v alu e for nu mb er of co pi es is : [...]

73 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting Print Quality 1. A cces s the Pic tBrid ge m enu 2. P ress the or butto n to sele ct th e des ired set ting. 3. Press the button. The following quality settings are available: AUTO, FINE, DRAFT, NOMAL PICTBRIDGE MENU 1/2 SELECT OK PRINT IMAGE QUALITY LAYOUT PAPER SIZE AUTO FINE D[...]

74 Polaroid i832 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 butt on t o sel ect the desired set ting. 3. Press the button. The following layout settings are available: AUTO, FULL, 1, 2, 4 PICTBRIDGE MENU 1/2 SELECT OK PRINT IMAGE QUALITY LAYOUT PAPER SIZE AUTO 1 FULL 2 4 AUT[...]

75 Polaroid i832 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 butt on t o sel ect the desired set ting. 3. Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 2/2 SELECT OK PAPER TYPE AUTO DATE PHOTO FILE NO PLAIN RESET The following paper type are available: AUTO, PHOTO, PLAIN AUTO Print setting[...]

76 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the File Name On / Off 1. Acce ss t he Pi ctBr idge menu 2. Pres s th e or b utton to selec t th e desired set ting. 3 Press the button. PICTBRIDGE MENU 2/2 SELECT OK PAPER TYPE AUTO DATE OFF FILE NO ON RESET AUTO Print settings differ according to the printer model. ON Add the fil[...]

77 Polaroid i832 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. You can print on a DPOF-compatible printer or at a professiona[...]

78 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 6. Press the button. 2/9 SET: MENU: DATE DATE x02 2005/01/01 12:40 IN 7. Press the or button to select the picture you want to print out. 8. Press the or button to select the number of print copies. 9. Pressing the button activates the date stamp setting. will appear on the LCD screen. 10.[...]

79 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card • Using the SD Card Your camera comes with built-in flash memory for storing pictures and video clips. You can expand the memory using a commercially available SD card (up to 1 GB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automaticall[...]

80 Polaroid i832 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 [...]

81 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Inserting a SD card 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the SD card door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 3. Insert the SD card and ensure the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated. 4. Close the SD card door by pressing it downwards and then slide it back to lock. The icon[...]

82 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Removing the SD card To remove the SD card, turn off your camera and open the SD card door. Gently push the SD card inwards and then release it. The SD card will eject out of the SD card slot. IMPORTANT! • Never insert any other object into the camera’s SD card slot. Doing so creates t[...]

83 Polaroid i832 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 [...]

84 Polaroid i832 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 SINGL[...]

85 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Copy Single File 8. Press the or button to select a picture, video or audio file. 2005/01/01 12:40 9/9 SET: MENU: IN 9. Press the button. Copy All Files 8. Press the button. COPY ALL CAMERA FILES TO A CARED? SET: MENU: X NOTE: With a memory card inserted into the camera, the card memory ha[...]

86 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows ® Users: PC IMPORTANT! MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL ALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THE CD SUPPLIED BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER AND TRANSFER PICTURES FROM YOUR CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER. IMPORTANT! (For Windows[...]

87 Polaroid i832 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[...]

88 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Software Included with Your Camera The i832 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid i832 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Ea sy to us e, ju st pl ug th e ca m er a to a c om pu te r and us e i t as a r em ov ab le di sk . U se t h e Ar cS of t ® Ph ot oS t ud[...]

89 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com DivX®/DivX® Doctor II Advanced Digital Media Format DivX lets you play, create and share digital video by turning bulky videos into lean, mean DivX files. The DivX® codec (short for compressor/ decompressor) can compress video to a convenient size without losing any noticeable quality a[...]

90 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Computer System Requirements For acce ptabl e p ictu re transf errin g a nd editin g p erfor manc e, we re comm end the foll owing min imum requ irem ents; For Windows ® Users PC • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • Pentium® III 450MHz or equivalent proc[...]

91 Polaroid i832 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 “8 Installing the Software Onto a Co[...]

92 Polaroid i832 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 cam[...]

93 Polaroid i832 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 au[...]

94 Polaroid i832 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 i832 Camera Driver”. ?[...]

95 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Symptom Problem Solution I cannot activate my Digital Camera by pressing the Power switch. Insufcient battery power or batteries are missing Replace with new batteries Camera does not turn on. Batteries are not oriented correctly. Or Batteries are dead. Orient batteries correctly. Or Re[...]

96 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com There is no response from the camera while pressing any buttons. The LCD screen is frozen or the camera is hanged. Remove and re-install the battery or batteries to reset the camera. Your valuable data stored in the camera will not be lost. Symptom Problem Solution Sunlight or light from a[...]

97 Polaroid i832 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[...]

98 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Appendix • Technical specications Picture Resolution • Sensor: - 1/1.8 inch - 8.0 Meg apixels CCD Lens • Aperture: F 2.8 (W), 5.1 (T) • Focal Length: 7.94 mm (W) ~ 22.71 mm (T) • Focal Distance - Normal Focus: Wide Angle: 0.13 ft~ lnfinity (4 cm ~ lnfinity) Telephoto: 0.82 [...]

99 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Shutter Speed Mechanical shutter 1/2000 sec ~ 8 sec White Balance Auto, Day light, Cloudy, Tungstem, Fluorescent-H, Fluorescent-L, Customer Storage • Internal Memory: 32 MB Nand Flash • External Memory - supports SD card up to 1 GB (not included) File Format • Still Image - EXIF 2.2 [...]

100 Polaroid i832 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 3 2 M B I [...]

101 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com R e s o l u t i o n Q u a l i t y 2 5 6 M B S D 5 1 2 M B S D 1 G S D 5 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 6 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 2 1 2 5 2 4 9 1 2 3 2 5 0 4 9 9 1 8 6 3 7 6 7 5 0 8 9 1 8 1 3 6 1 1 7 9 3 6 2 7 2 2 2 6 9 5 4 3 1 0 8 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 4 4 5 2 2 1 4 4 6 8 9 0 3 3 2 6 7 1 1 3 3 9 2 2 9[...]

102 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Video Length Units: Minutes SD card Resolution Video clips can be taken 32MB Internal Memory 0.8 2 5 32MB SD 0.9 2.5 6 64MB SD 2 5 12 128MB SD 4 10 25 256MB SD 8 21 52 512MB SD 17 44 105 1GB SD 34 88 210[...]

103 Polaroid i832 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[...]

104 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Recordable Audio Length Units: Minutes SD card Audio clips can be taken 32MB Internal Memory 9 32MB SD 11 64MB SD 23 128MB SD 47 256MB SD 95 512MB SD 193 1GB SD 385[...]

105 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Uninstalling Polaroid i832 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 i832 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroi[...]

106 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 8 M Quality Super Fine Exposure Compensation 0 White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Sharpness Normal Flash Mode Auto Flash Date stamp Date Metering Multi Digital Zoom ON Effect OFF Video Mode[...]

107 Polaroid i832 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. WARN[...]

108 Polaroid i832 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[...]

109 Polaroid i832 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses [...]

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