Polaroid a310, a300 User Manual
3.2 Megapixels Digital Camera
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User Guide
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Product Overview
1. Shutter button
2. Flash
3. Power button
4. Self-timer LED
5. Lens
6. Microphone
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Front View
7. Zoom in button
8. Zoom out/ Thumbnail button
9. Power LED
10. Flash LED
11. LCD Screen
12. Left button
13. Menu button
14. Wrist strap holder
15. Mode button
16. Flash / Up button
17. Self-timer / Right button
18. Down button
19. LCD screen on / off button
20. OK button
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Back View
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21. Tripod mount
22.USB port
23.Battery / SD card door
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Bottom View
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started ................................................................................ 7
• Camera Package Contents............................................................ 8
• Attaching the Wrist Strap............................................................. 9
• Using Your Battery .....................................................................10
• Checking the Battery Power Level................................................10
• Turning the Camera On and Off ................................................... 11
• How to Navigate Menus ..............................................................12
2 Camera Setting ...............................................................................13
• Checking Camera Status .............................................................13
• Camera Modes ...........................................................................15
• Drive Mode ................................................................................ 16
• Setup Menu ...............................................................................17
• Formatting the Internal Memory................................................... 17
• Setting the Current Date and Time...............................................18
• Auto Power Save Setting ............................................................19
• Setting the Beep Sound On/ Off .................................................. 20
• Setting Frequency ..................................................................... 20
• Setting Display Language ............................................................21
• Setting the Date Stamp On and Off..............................................21
• Resetting to Default Settings...................................................... 22
• Switching the Information Display and LCD Screen On and Off.......23
3 Taking Pictures................................................................................24
• Taking a Picture..........................................................................24
• Setting Flash Mode.....................................................................25
• Setting Self-timer .......................................................................27
• Zoom Feature.............................................................................28
• Setting the Image Size and Quality ..............................................29
• Setting Exposure Compensation ..................................................31
• Setting the White Balance for Pictures .........................................32
4 Recording Video Clips ..................................................................... 33
• Recording Video Clips................................................................ 33
• Setting Video Resolution ............................................................ 34
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• Setting the White Balance for Video Clips.................................... 35
5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips............................. 36
• Reviewing the Pictures............................................................... 36
• Reviewing Picture and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail ..................... 36
• Auto Play...................................................................................37
• Playing the Video Clip ................................................................ 39
• Protect or Unprotect Picture(s) or Video Clip(s)............................ 39
• Deleting Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) ............................................. 40
6 Print Settings ..................................................................................41
• About PictBridge ........................................................................41
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ............................................... 48
7 Using SD (Secure Digital) Card .........................................................51
• Using the SD Card......................................................................51
• To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory
to a Memory Card ......................................................................55
8 Installing the Software onto a Computer............................................56
• Installing the Software................................................................56
• Software Included with Your Camera .......................................... 58
• Computer System Requirements ................................................. 60
9 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips To Your Computer .....................61
• Before You Transfer Files.............................................................61
• Changing the Driver Type Between Mass Storage Mode and PC
Camera Mode.............................................................................61
• Connecting to Your Computer......................................................62
• Transferring Pictures and Video Clips .......................................... 63
10 Using the Camera as a Web Cam (PC Only)..................................... 64
• Setting up NetMeeting™ ............................................................. 64
• Start NetMeeting™..................................................................... 65
11 Troubleshooting Problems.............................................................. 66
• Troubleshooting P roblems .......................................................... 66
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12 Getting Help ................................................................................. 69
• Polaroid Online Services............................................................. 69
• Customer Support ..................................................................... 69
• ArcSoft Software Help............................................................... 69
13 Appendix ......................................................................................70
• Technical Specications..............................................................70
• Storage Capacities .....................................................................72
• Uninstalling Your Camera driver (PC Only) ....................................75
• Camera Default Settings .............................................................76
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance .................................................77
• Regulatory Information ...............................................................77
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1 Getting Started
Your camera has easy-to-use features. It has never been easier and
more enjoyable to take digital pictures. Here are a few examples of
what you can do with your camera.
• Enjoy point & shoot operation. Adjust the resolution for print
or email.
• Store pictures and video clips to the internal memory or a SD
card.
• Playback your pictures and video clips on the LCD screen or on
a computer.
• Send your pictures and video clips over the Internet to family
and friends.
• Your camera has PictBridge capability ( See page 41).
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• Camera Package Contents
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Wrist S trap
4 AA A Batte ries
USB Ca ble
Digi tal Camera
The CD -ROM in cludes
Polaro id Digita l Camera dr iver (P C)
ArcSof t® PhotoStud io® 5.5 (P C)
ArcSof t® PhotoStud io® 4.3 (M ac)
ArcSof t PhotoPrint er® 5 (P C)
ArcSof t PhotoPinte r® 4 (Mac )
Micros oft® Ne tMeetin g™ (PC )
Adobe® A crobat ® Reader™ ( PC & Mac)
User Gu ide (in PD F format)
Regi strati on Card
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Quick Start G uide
Skin
Quick Start Guide
Guide de Démarrage rapide
Guida Rapida
Guía Rápida de Inicio
Guia de Início Rápido
Schnellanleitung
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NetMeeting™ Guid e
NetMeeting
EASY TO USE GUIDE TO
MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™
GUIDE D’INSTALLATION FACILE
DE MICROSOFT® NETMEETING
GUIDA FACILE PER L’USO DI
MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™
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MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™
GUIA DE FÁCIL UTILIZAÇÃO PARA
O NETMEETING™ da MICROSOFT®
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IN Microsoft® NetMeeting™
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• Attaching the Wrist Strap
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• Using Your Battery
Limit the following activities that reduces battery life:
• Reviewing your pictures on the LCD screen.
• Excessive use of the ash.
WARNINGS!
• Batteries should be replaced by an adult.
• Batteries life varies depending on the camera usage.
These instructions should be retained for future reference.
• Checking the Battery Power Level
Check the battery power level before taking pictures.
1. Turn the camera on.
2. Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen.
Battery power is full.
Battery power is adequate.
Battery power is low.
Battery power is exhausted.
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• Turning the Camera On and Off
To turn on the camera, fully press and
hold the Power button until the LCD
Screen comes on. Press and hold the
Power button again and the camera will
power off.
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NOTE:
• Make sure that the Flash LED remains lit before shooting.
• The camera is designed with an automatic power-off feature to conserve
battery life. After a specied period of inactivity, the camera automatically
powers off. Pressing the Power button can deactivate this feature and turn
on the camera again.
• An indicator
appears on the LCD display if battery power is low. Replace
the bat teries with new ones immediately.
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• How to Navigate Menus
Menus are used to adjust capture and
play settings, as well as other camera
settings like the date/time and auto
power off.
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1. Press the button to enter the menu bar. Press it
again to exit.
2. Press the button to enter the submenu or press
the button to return to the meun.
DRIVE MODE
STIL L
VIDE O
D
3. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
SETUP
SETUP
FORM AT
DATE/T IME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
LAN GUAGE
4. Press the button to conrm.
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2 Camera Setting
• 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.
Still Image mode
Self- timer On
Digi tal Zoom S tatus
Numb er of remaining
pictures
Captu re Mode
Still I mage*
Vide o
Image Resolu tion
204 8 X 1536*
1600 X 1200
1280 X 1024
640 X 4 80
SD Car d Inser ted
+0.5
2048 X 1536
0005
X1.0
White B alanc e
Auto*
Dayli ght
Cloud y
Tungste n
Fluorescent
Flash Mode
Flash Off
Auto Fl ash*
Battery Leve l
Full
Adequ ate
Low
Exha usted
High*
Normal
Low
Quality
Expo sure Com pensa tion
Value
2
* Default Setting
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Video mode
X2.0
Vide o Mode
White Balance
For Vi deo Clips
Auto*
Dayli ght
Cloudy
Tungste n
Fluorescen t
Reso lution
640 X 4 80 *
320 X 240
Rema ining Time
Reco rding Indicator
640 X 4 80
00: 00:2 8
* Default Setting
Playback Mode
02:10
160 0 x 1 200
Pict ure
Locke d File
Play
Pause
Time
Date
Histogram
Vide o Clip
Vide o Lengt h
07:55
08/10 /04
0024 -0023
07:55
08/10 /04
0024 -0023
File N umber
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• Camera Modes
The camera has two working modes,
Capture mode and Playback mode. You
can switch between them by pressing
the Capture/ Playback mode button on
the back of the camera.
Capture Mode
Under this mode, you can select the image and video settings according
to your shooting preference, and take pictures and video clips under the
settings you have selected. For more details, please refer to “Taking
Pictures” on page 24 and “Recording Video Clips” on page 33.
Playback Mode
This mode allows you to review and delete pictures and video clips from
the camera. For more details, please refer to “Reviewing and Managing
Pictures and Video Clips” on page 36.
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• Drive Mode
The camera has two modes for taking pictures and video clips.
Still Image Mode
Video Mode
You may switch between these two modes according to the following
steps.
1. Set the camera to Capture mode
.
2. Press the button.
3. Press the or button to select
(DRIVE
MODE).
D
STIL L
VIDEO
DRIVE MOD E
4. Press the button.
5. Press the or button to select the desired drive mode.
6. Press the button.
NOTE:
• Still Image mode is the default capture mode.
• This setting is also available in Video mode.
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• Setup Menu
Setup menu can be accessed in both Still Image and Video modes.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Press the button.
3. Press the or button to select
(SETUP).
4. Press the button.
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
SETUP
SETUP
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
LAN GUAGE
• Formatting the Internal Memory
Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select “FORMAT”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
SETUP
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
LAN GUAGE
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
REA LLY WANT
TO FOR MAT?
FORM AT
OK:SE T
CANC EL
NOTE:
• Data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered. Make sure you do
not have any useful data currently stored in the internal memory before you
format it.
• Formatting the internal memory destroys all the pictures, even those that
are protected.
• With a memory card inserted, the above operation would format the
inserted memory card only. The internal memory will not be formatted when
a memory card is inserted.
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• Setting the Current Date and Time
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select “DATE/
TIME”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
SETUP
Setting the date format
5. Press the or button to select “DATE
FORMAT”.
6. Press the button.
DATE/TIME
SETUP
DATE FORMAT
: SET
7. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
8. Press the button.
DATE FORMAT
DD/ MM/ YY
MM/ DD/ YY
YY/MM/ DD
OK: SET
Setting the date and time
5. Press the or button to select “SETUP”.
6. Press the button.
DATE/TIME
SETUP
DATE FORMAT
OK: SET
7. Press the or button to adjust the value in
the eld.
8. Press the button to switch to the next eld.
9. Press the button.
SETUP
DD/ MM/ YY
00/ 00/ 00
00: 00: 00
EXI T
: SET
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• Auto Power Save Setting
The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve
battery power.
OFF The power save feature is not activated.
1/3/5 MIN The camera is designed to switch off automatically to
save battery life after the specied period of inactivity.
You can change the power save setting according to the following steps:
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select “AUTO
OFF”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
SETUP
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
AUTO OFF
OFF
1 MIN
3 MIN
5 MIN
OK:SE T
NOTE:
• Auto power off is automatically disabled under any one of the following
conditions.
- While an auto play is operating.
- While the camera’s USB port is connected to a computer or other external
devices, or while the camera is being controlled by an external device.
• The LCD screen automatically goes into hibernation after one minute of
inactivity. Press any button, except the Power button, to re-activate the
LCD screen.
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• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off
You can turn the beep sound on and off. When the beep sound is turned
on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select “BEEP”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
SETUP
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
BEE P
ON
OFF
OK : SET
• Setting Frequency
In order to take a better indoor picture, the camera needs to be set to
suit the correct lighting frequency. Set the frequency to 60Hz for US
and 50Hz for Europe.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select
“FREQUENCY”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
SETUP
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
FREQUENCY
50 Hz
60 hz
OK : SET
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• Setting Display Language
Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD
screen.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select
“LANGUAGE”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
LAN GUAGE
: SET
SETUP
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
LAN GUAGE
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRA NÇAIS
ESPAÑOL
ITALIANO
OK : SET
• Setting the Date Stamp On and Off
Use the date stamp to imprint the date on your pictures.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select “DATE
STAMP”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENCY
LAN GUAGE
DATE STAMP
: SET
SETUP
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
NOTE:
This setting is congured for images only.
DATE STAMP
ON
OFF
OK : SET
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• Resetting to Default Settings
You can easily change all the settings you made back to the camera
default settings by the following steps.
Please refer to “Camera Default Settings” on page 76 for more details.
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Access the Setup menu.
3. Press the or button to select
“DEFAULT”.
4. Press the button.
SETUP
FREQ UENCY
LAN GUAGE
DATE STAMP
TWAI N DRIV ER
DEFAU LT
: SET
SETUP
5. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
6. Press the button.
DEFAU LT SETTI NG?
NO
YES
OK : SET
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• Switching the Information Display and LCD Screen On and Off
Pressing the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next
display mode in the following sequence.
Capture mode
Pres s
Pres s
2048 X 1536
0005
H
X1.0
2048 X 1536
0005
H
X1.0
Pres s
Playback mode
07:55
08/10/0 4
0024-0 023
2048 X 1536
07:55
08/10/0 4
0024-0 023
Pres s
Pres s
Pres s
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3 Taking Pictures
Before you take pictures, please read this note rst:
Outdoor Pictures Without the Flash
• Never take pictures directly into the sun as they may cause spots in
your pictures.
• Make sure that the sun is behind the camera to properly light up your
scene.
• Taking a Picture
Taking pictures at approximately 3.2 feet to
innity (1 meter to innity).
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Frame your subject using the LCD
screen.
3. Hold the camera steady. Press the
shutter button completely down to take
a picture. A beep will sound (if the beep
sound is turned on) when a picture is
taken.
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NOTE:
Make sure that the Flash LED remains lit before shooting.
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