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 Specications..............................................................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™

GUÍA FÁCIL DE
MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™

GUIA DE FÁCIL UTILIZAÇÃO PARA
O NETMEETING™ da MICROSOFT®

ANLEITUNG ZUM SCHELLEINSTIEG
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 specied 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 conrm.

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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

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2. Press the button.

3. Press the or button to select

(DRIVE

MODE).

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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 specied 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 congured 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
innity (1 meter to innity).

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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Make sure that the Flash LED remains lit before shooting.