Polaroid A515, A520 User Manual
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5.0 Megapixels Digital Camera
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
Back View
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21. Tripod mount
22.USB port
23.Battery / SD card door
Bottom View
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started ................................................................................ 7
• Camera Package Contents ........................................................... 8
• Attaching the Wrist Strap ............................................................ 9
• Installing and Removing the Battery .............................................. 9
• Turning the Camera On and Off ...................................................10
• Checking the Battery Power Level................................................10
• Using Your Battery .....................................................................11
2 Camera Setting ...............................................................................12
• Checking Camera Status .............................................................12
• Camera Modes ...........................................................................14
• How to Navigate Menus ..............................................................14
• Setup Menu ...............................................................................15
• Formatting the Internal Memory Or SD Card .................................16
• Setting the Current Date and Time............................................... 17
• Auto Power Save Set ting ............................................................18
• Setting the Beep Sound On/ Off ...................................................19
• Setting Frequency ......................................................................19
• Setting Display L anguage........................................................... 20
• Setting the Date Stamp On and Off ............................................ 20
• Resetting to Default Settings ......................................................21
• Switching the Information Display on LCD Screen .........................21
3 Taking Pictures................................................................................23
• Taking a Picture .........................................................................23
• Setting Flash Mode ....................................................................24
• Setting Self-timer .......................................................................25
• Zoom Feature.............................................................................26
• Setting the Image Size and Quality ..............................................27
• Setting Exposure Compensation ..................................................28
• Setting the White Balance for Pictures .........................................29
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4 Recording Video Clips ..................................................................... 30
• Recording Video Clips ............................................................... 30
• Setting Video Resolution.............................................................31
• Setting the White Balance for Video Clips ....................................32
5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips............................. 33
• Reviewing the Pictures and Video Clips ....................................... 33
• Reviewing Picture and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail ..................... 33
• Auto Play .................................................................................. 34
• Playing the Video Clip ................................................................ 35
• Protect or Unprotect Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) ............................ 36
• Deleting Picture(s) or Video Clip(s)...............................................37
6 Print Settings ................................................................................. 38
• About PictBridge ....................................................................... 38
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ............................................... 45
7 Using the SD (Secure Digital ) Card................................................... 48
• Using the SD Card ..................................................................... 48
• To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a Memory
Card ..........................................................................................51
8 Installing the Software onto a Computer............................................52
• Software Included with Your Camera ........................................... 54
• Computer System Requirements ..................................................55
9 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to Your Computer......................56
• Before You Transfer Files .............................................................56
• Connecting to Your Computer ......................................................56
• Transferring Pictures and Video Clips ...........................................57
• PhotoImpression® 5 Hot Plug Function (PC Only) .......................... 58
10 Troubleshooting Problems.............................................................. 60
• Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 60
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11 Getting Help ................................................................................. 64
• Polaroid Online Services ............................................................. 64
• Customer Suppor t ..................................................................... 64
• ArcSoft Sof tware Help ............................................................... 64
12 Appendix ..................................................................................... 65
• Technical Specications ............................................................. 65
• Storage Capacities ......................................................................67
• Uninstalling Polaroid Digital driver (PC Only) ................................70
• Camera Default Settings..............................................................71
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance .................................................72
• Regulatory Information ................................................................73
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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 an 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 38).
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• Camera Package Contents
USB Ca ble
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Digi tal Ca mera
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User Gu ide (i n PDF fo rmat)
Regi stration Card
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Quick Star t Guide
Skin
Quick Start Guide
Guide de Démarrage rapide
Guida Rapida
Guía Rápida de Inicio
Guia de Início Rápido
Schnellanleitung
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• Attaching the Wrist Strap
• Installing and Removing the Battery
1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated.
2. Inser t the battery as shown.
3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards then slide it back to
lock.
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To remove the bat tery, slide the battery lock in the direction of the arrow.
5. Take out the battery as shown.
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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:
• The camera is designed with an automatic power- off feature to conserve
battery life. After a specied period of inactivity, the camera automatically
powers of f.
• 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.
NOTE:
• When bat tery power is exhausted, the
icon appears on the LCD screen
and then the camera will turn off automatically in a few seconds. Replace the
batteries with new ones immediately.
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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.
• Insert the battery with the correct polarity.
• Remove exhausted battery from the camera immediately.
• Do not short the supply terminals.
• Do not diapose the battery in re.
• Remove battery from the camera when not in use.
• Batteries life varies depending on the camera usage.
These instructions should be retained for future reference.
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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
Digi tal Zoo m Stat us
Numb er of rem aining
pictu res
Still I mage M ode
Image Size
2592 X 1944 *
204 8 X 1536
1600 X 1200
640 X 4 80
SD Car d Inse rted
+0.5
2048 X 1536
0005
X1.0
White B alan ce
Auto*
Dayli ght
Cloud y
Tungste n
Fluoresce nt
Battery PowerLe vel
Full
Adequ ate
Low
Exha usted
High*
Normal
Low
Quality
Expo sure Compen sati on
Value
2
Flash M ode
Auto Flash *
Red- eye Red uctio n
Flash A lways
Flash O ff
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2-SEC. Sel f-time r
10
10- SEC. S elf-ti mer
* Default Setting
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Video mode
X2.0
Vide o Mode
White Bala nce
For Vi deo Cl ips
Auto*
Dayli ght
Cloudy
Tungste n
Fluoresce nt
Reso lution
640 X 4 80 *
320 X 240
Rema ining Time
Reco rding Indicator
640 X 4 80
00: 00: 28
* Default Set ting
Playback Mode
160 0 x 1200
Pict ure
Locke d File
Play
Pause
Time
Date
Histogram
Vide o Clip
Vide o Length
07:55
01/01/06
0024 -0 023
07:55
01/01/06
0024 -0 023
File N umbe r
00: 02:10
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• Camera Modes
The camera has three working modes,
Capture mode, Playback mode and Video
mode. Press the mode button switches
among these modes.
• 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.
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.
IMAG E SIZE
2592 X 194 4
2048 X153 6
1600 X 1200
640 X 4 80
3. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
SETUP
SETUP
FORM AT
DATE/T IME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UENC Y
LAN GUAGE
4. Press the button to conrm.
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• Setup Menu
Setup menu can be accessed in both Still Image and Video modes.
SETUP
SETUP
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
LAN GUAGE
1. Press the Mode button until you see the
or
on the display.
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.
6. Press the button to enter the next submenu for that particular
option.
Conte nt Refer Page
FORMAT 16
DATE/TIME 17
AUTO OFF 18
BEEP 19
FREQUENCY 19
LANGUAGE 20
DATE STAMP 20
DEFAULT 21
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• Formatting the Internal Memory Or SD Card
Formatting the internal memory or SD card will delete all data stored in
it.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
SETUP
1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the right button to access the “FORMAT”
submenu.
REA LLY WANT
TO FOR MAT?
OK:S ET
FORM AT
CANC EL
3. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
4. Press the button.
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 inser ted, 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
DATE/TIME
SETUP
DATE FORMAT
: SET
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
SETUP
1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select “DATE/
TIME”.
3. Press the button.
Setting the date format
4. Press the or button to select “DATE
FORMAT”.
5. Press the button.
6. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
7. Press the button.
DATE FORMAT
DD/ MM/YY
MM/ DD/YY
YY/MM/ DD
OK: SET
DATE/TIME
SETUP
DATE FORMAT
OK: SET
Setting the date and time
4. Press the or button to select “SETUP”.
5. Press the button.
6. Press the or button to adjust the value in
the eld.
7. Press the button to switch to the next eld.
8. Press the button.
SETUP
DD/ MM/YY
00/ 00/00
00: 00 :0 0
EXI T
OK : 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. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select “AUTO OFF”.
3. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
SETUP
4. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
5. 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
inactivit y. 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. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select “BEEP”.
3. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
SETUP
4. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
5. 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. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select
“FREQUENCY”.
3. Press the button.
SETUP
: SET
FORM AT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
SETUP
4. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
5. 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. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select
“LANGUAGE”.
3. Press the button.
SETUP
DATE/TIME
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
LAN GUAGE a bc
: SET
SETUP
4. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
5. Press the button.
LAN GUAGE
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRA NÇAIS
ITALIANO
ESPAÑOL
OK : SET
• Setting the Date Stamp On and Off
Use the date stamp to imprint the date on your pictures.
1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select “DATE
STAMP”.
3. Press the button.
SETUP
AUTO OF F
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
LAN GUAGE a bc
DATE STAMP
: SET
SETUP
4. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
5. 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 71 for more details.
1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15
to access the SETUP menu.
2. Press the or button to select “DEFAULT”.
3. Press the button.
4. Press the or button to select the desired
setting.
5. Press the button.
SETUP
BEE P
FREQ UEN CY
LAN GUAGE a bc
DATE STAMP
DEFAU LT
: SET
SETUP
DEFAU LT SETT ING?
NO
YES
OK : SET
• Switching the Information Display on LCD Screen
Pressing the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next
display mode in the following sequence.
Still Image Mode
Pres s
Pres s
2048 X 1536
0005
H
X1.0
2048 X 1536
0005
H
X1.0
Pres s
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Video Mode
Pres s
Pres s
2048 X 1536
0005
X1.0
2048 X 1536
0005
X1.0
Pres s
Playback mode
07:55
01/01/06
0024-0 023
2048 X 1536
07:55
01/01/06
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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