Polaroid A540 User Manual
a540
Digital
Camera
U S E R ' S M A N U A L
FCC STATE ME NT
Thi s de vic e compl ies w ith Par t 15 of t he FCC Ru les . Opera tio n is subj ect t o the fol low ing two
condi tio ns:
(1) This dev ice m ay not ca use h armfu l int erfer enc e.
(2) This dev ice m ust acc ept a ny inte rfe rence r ece ived, i ncl uding i nte rfere nce t hat may c aus e
und es ire d opera tio n.
Note
Thi s eq uip ment ha s bee n teste d and f ound to c omp ly with t he li mits fo r Cla ss B digi tal d evice s,
pursu ant t o Part 15 o f the F CC rule s. Th ese l imits a re de signe d to pr ovide r eas onabl e pro tecti on
again st ha rmful i nte rfere nce i n a resid ent ial ins tal latio n. Th is eq uipme nt ge nerat es us es and ca n
radia te ra dio fre que ncy ene rgy a nd, if no t ins talle d and u sed in ac cor dance w ith t he inst ruc tions ,
may cau se ha rmful i nte rfere nce t o radio c omm unica tio ns. How eve r, there i s no gu arant ee th at
inter fer ence wi ll no t occur i n a par ticul ar in stall ati on. If th is eq uipme nt do es caus e har mful
inter fer ence to r adi o or tele vis ion rec ept ion, wh ich c an be det erm ined by t urn ing the e qui pment o ff
and on, t he us er is enc our aged to t ry to c orrec t the i nterf ere nce by on e or mo re of the f oll owing
measu res :
■ Reo rient o r reloc ate the r eceiv ing ant enna.
■ Inc rease t he sepa ratio n betwe en the eq uipme nt and re ceive r.
■ Con nect th e equip ment in to an out let on a ci rcuit d iffer ent f rom t hat to wh ich the r eceiv er is con necte d.
■ Con sult th e deale r or an exp erien ced rad io/TV t echni cian fo r help.
Use o f shiel ded cab le is req uired t o compl y with Cl ass B lim its in Su bpart B o f Part
15 of t he FCC ru les.
Do no t make an y chang es or mod ifica tions t o the equ ipmen t unles s other wise sp ecifi ed
in th e manua l. If suc h chang es or mod ifica tions s hould b e made, y ou coul d be
req uired t o stop op erati on of the e quipm ent.
Notic e
If st at ic el ect ri cit y or el ec tro magne tis m cause s dat a trans fer t o disco nti nue mid way ( fail) , res tart
the app lic ation o r dis conne ct an d conne ct th e commu nic ation c abl e (USB, e tc. ) Again.
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Not ic e
If st at ic el ect ri cit y or el ec tro magne tis m cause s dat a trans fer t o disco nti nue mid way ( fail) , res tart
the a pp lic ation o r dis conne ct an d conne ct th e commu nic ation c abl e (USB, e tc. ) Again.
Thi s pr odu ct cont ain s elect ric al or ele ctr onic ma ter ials. The pr ese nce of
these m ate rials m ay, if n ot di spose d of pr operl y, hav e pot entia l adv erse
eff ects on t he en viron men t and hum an he alth.
Prese nce o f this la bel o n the pro duc t means i t sho uld not b e dis posed o f as
unsor ted w aste an d mus t be coll ect ed sepa rat ely. As a consum er, yo u are
respo nsi ble for e nsu ring th at th is prod uct i s dispo sed o f prope rly. To find ou t
how to pr ope rly dis pos e of this p rod uct, pl eas e go to www. pol aroid .co m and
click o n "Co mpany " or ca ll the cu sto mer ser vic e numbe r for y our cou ntr y
liste d in th e instr uct ion man ual .
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Tradem ark I nform ati on
SD™ i s a trade mark.
Produ ct In for ma tio n
Pro du ct de sig n an d spe cific ati ons are s ubj ect to ch ang e witho ut no tice. This i ncl udes pr ima ry
pro du ct sp eci fi cat ions, s oft war e, s oft war e dr ive rs, and u ser 's manu al. T his U ser Man ual i s a
gen er al re fer en ce gu ide for t he pr oduct .
pro du ct in clu si ons a nd acce sso ries to s uit t heir ma rke t requi rem ents, c ust omer de mog raphi cs,
and g eo gra phica l pre feren ces .
Pro du cts v ery o ft en va ry be tw een r eta il ers e spe ci all y with ac ces sorie s suc h as batt eri es,
cha rg ers ,
spe ci fy a un iqu e pr odu ct colo r, app earan ce, a nd inte rna l memor y cap acity. Cont act y our dea ler
for p re cis e pro du ct de fin it ion a nd incl ude d acces sor ies.
The i llust rat ions in t his m anual a re fo r the pur pos e of expl ana tion an d may d iff er from t he ac tual
des ig n of yo ur ca me ra.
The m anufa ctu rer ass ume s no liab ili ty for an y err ors or di scr epanc ies i n this us er ma nual.
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Mac in tos h is a tr ad ema rk of Appl e Inc .
Oth er n ame s and p ro duc ts may be t rad emark s or re giste red t radem ark s of thei r res pecti ve
owner s.
The p roduc t and a ccess ori es that c ome w ith you r cam era may b e dif fer ent fro m tho se desc rib ed
in thi s ma nua l. Th is is due t o the f act tha t dif fer ent ret ail ers oft en sp ecify s lig htly di ffe ren t
mem or y car ds, c ab les , pou ch es, a nd lang uag e suppo rt. O ccasi ona lly a ret ail er will
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read an d und ersta nd al l War nin gs and Ca uti ons bef ore u sing th is pr oduct . Warnin gs
If fo re ign o bje ct s or wa ter h av e ent ere d th e cam era , tu rn th e pow er o ff an d
remov e the b atter ies .
Conti nue d use may c aus e an inju ry. Pl eas e call ou r fri endly c ust omer se rvi ce for
assis tan ce.
If th e ca mer a has bee n dro ppe d or i ts ca se ha s be en da mag ed , tur n the p ow er
off a nd r emo ve th e ba tte rie s.
Conti nue d use may c aus e an inju ry. Pl eas e call ou r fri endly c ust omer se rvi ce
for ass ist ance.
The re i s no us er se rv ice abl e pa rts ; DO NO T DI SSA SSE MB LE!
For r ep air, p lease c all o ur frie ndl y custo mer s ervic e for a ssist anc e.
Do no t us e the c ame ra i n are as ne ar w ate r.
Take spec ial c are dur ing r ain, sn ow, on t he beac h, or n ear the s hor e.
Exp os ing t he came ra to t hese co ndi tions m ay ca use dam age t o it.
Do no t pl ace t he ca me ra on u nst ab le su rfa ce s.
Thi s ma y cau se th e ca mer a to fa ll o r til t ove r, ca usi ng dama ge.
Keep th e bat terie s out o f the r ea ch of c hil dr en.
Batte rie s shoul d onl y be repl ace d by an adu lt. C hildr en mu st be sup erv ised by
an adul t whe n they ar e rep lacin g the b atter ies .
Do no t us e the c ame ra w hil e you a re w alk ing , dr ivi ng or r id ing a m oto rc ycl e.
Thi s ma y cau se pers ona l injur y or re sult in t raf fic a ccide nt.
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Caution s
Loa d th e bat ter ie s pay ing c ar efu l att en tio n to th e po lar ity ( + or - ) of th e ter mi nal s.
Loadi ng th e batte rie s with th eir p olari tie s inver ted m ay caus e per sonal i nju ry, or d amage
to th e su rro undin g are as due to t he ba ttery r upt uring o r lea king.
Do no t fi re th e fla sh c los e to an yo nes ’ eyes .
Thi s ma y cau se dama ge to t he pers on' s eyesi ght .
Do no t su bje ct th e LC D dis pla y to i mpa ct.
Thi s ma y dam age the g las s on the sc ree n or caus e the i ntern al fl uid to le ak. I f the
inter nal f luid co nta cts you r eye s, rins e wit h fresh w ate r.
If th e fl uid c ont ac ts yo u clo th ing r inse wi th wa ter and s eek m edica l att entio n imm ediat ely.
A cam era i s a preci sio n ins tr ume nt. Do no t dro p, st ri ke, o r use e xc ess ive f or ce
whe n ha ndl ing t he c ame ra.
Thi s ma y cau se dama ge to t he came ra.
Do no t us e the c ame ra i n hum id, s te amy, s mok y, or du sty p la ces .
Thi s ma y cau se fi re o r ele ctric s hoc k.
Do no t re mov e the b at ter ies imm edi ately a fte r a long pe rio d of co nt inu ous u se .
The b at ter ies may b eco me warm a nd po ssibl y cau se an inj ury.
Do no t wr ap th e cam er a or pl ace i t in c lot h or bl an ket s.
Thi s ma y cau se heat t o bui ld up and d efo rm the ca se. U se the ca mer a in a
well- ven tilat ed pl ace.
Do no t le ave t he ca me ra in p lac es w her e the t em per ature m ay ri se sign ifi cantl y,
such as i nsi de a ca r.
Thi s ma y adv ersel y aff ect t he case o r the p arts in sid e.
Befor e you m ove the c ame ra, dis con nect co rds a nd cabl es.
Fai lu re to d o this ma y dam age cor ds an d cable s.
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Using Your Batt er ies
Our l ab ora tory te sti ng has sh own t hat our d igi tal cam era m odels c omp ly with i ndu stry st and ard
batte ry co nsu mp tio n level s (Ca mera & Im agi ng Prod uct s Associ ati on comm onl y known a s CIPA ).
All dig ita l camer as ar e high dr ain p roduc ts. F or the be st pe rform anc e and pro lon ged bat ter y life,
we reco mme nd the us e of hi gh capa cit y batte rie s desig ned f or such a ppl icati ons .
Here ar e som e helpf ul hi nts to ex ten d batte ry li fe cons ide rably b y lim iting t he fo llowi ng ac tivit ies :
Revie win g the pic tur es on the L CD Sc reen
Using t he op tical v iew finde r (if y our cam era h as one) t o fra me the su bje ct when t aki ng pict ure s
Exc es siv e use of th e fla sh
Remov e bat terie s fro m your ca mer a when no t in us e.
WARNIN G!
Batte rie s shoul d be re place d by an a dult.
Use r ec omm ended o r equ ivale nt ty pe of bat ter ies onl y.
Ins er t the b att er ies i n the c or rec t ori en tat ion.
Remov e exh auste d bat terie s fro m the cam era i mmedi ate ly.
Do not sh ort t he su pp ly te rmi na ls.
Pleas e dis pose of t he ba tteri es pr operl y.
The se i nst ructi ons s hould b e ret ained f or fu ture re fer ence.
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Que st ion s?
CONTENTS
INT RO DUC TIO N
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8 Ov erv iew
8 Packa ge Co ntent s
9 GE TTI NG TO K NOW Y OUR
9 Front View
10 Re ar Vi ew
11 LCD Mo ni tor D isp la y
13 GE TTI NG S TARTE D
13 Pr epa rat io n
14 Tu rni ng t he Po wer O n/ Off
14 LE D Ind ica to rs
15 Ch oos in g the L ang ua ge
15 Fo rma tti ng t he Me mor y Ca rd or
Int er nal M emory
16 CA PTU RE MO DE
16 Ca ptu rin g Im age s
16 Us ing t he Fl as h
17 Us ing t he Zo om F unc tio n
18 Se tt ing F ocu s
19 Se tt ing t he Sc en e Mod e
20 A dju st ing t he Ex po sur e (EV
Compe nsa tion)
21 V IDE O MO DE
21 Re cor din g Vid eo C lip s
22 Pl ayi ng Ba ck Vi de o Cli ps
CAMER A
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23 PLAYBAC K MO DE
23 Playi ng Ba ck Stil l Ima ges
24 Thum bna il Disp lay
24 Sl idesh ow Di splay
25 Prote cti ng Imag es
26 Erasi ng Im ag es
27 MENU OP TIO NS
27 Ca pt ure M enu
29 Vide o Men u
30 Playb ack M en u
31 Se tup M en u
33 TR AN SFE RRI NG F ILE S TO
YOU R CO MPU TER
33 Do wnl oad in g Your Fi les
34 EDITI NG SO FTWARE
INS TALL ATIO N
35 DE FAU LT SETT IN G
36 SP ECI FI CATI ONS
37 A PPE NDIX
37 Possi ble N umber o f Sho ts
38 Tr oub les ho oti ng
39 C onn ect in g to a Pi ctB ri dge
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INTRODUCTION
Overview
Congr atu latio ns on y our pur cha se of you r new P olaro id di gital c ame ra.
Captu rin g high- qua lity di git al imag es is f ast and e asy w ith thi s sta te-of -th e-art s mar t camer a.
Equip ped w ith a 5.0 -me gapix el se nsor, th is ca mera is c apa ble of ca ptu ring im age s with a re sol ution
of up to 25 60 x 19 20 pixe ls.
Packa ge Co ntent s
Caref ull y unpac k you r camer a and e nsure t hat y ou have t he fo llowi ng it ems:
Digit al Ca mera
Softw are C D-ROM
USB cab le
2 x AAA size ba tte ries
Commo n (Op tiona l) Acc essor ies :
SD/SD HC me mory ca rd (W e rec ommen d the u se of a Pol aro id memo ry ca rd up to 2 GB a nd up t o
8GB f or S DHC .)
Acc essor ies and c ompon ents ma y vary by r etail er.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA
Front View
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1. Shut ter but to n
2. Powe r butto n
3. Self -time r in dic at or
4. Flas h
5. Taki ng l ens
6. Focu s switc h
Norma l mode
Macro m ode
7. USB in terfa ce
8. TV o ut
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Rear View
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9. LCD di splay
10. LED i ndica to r
11. Ha nd s tra p re tai ne r
12. Trip od sock et
13. SD ca rd slot
14. Bat tery do or
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MENU
MODE
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15. Men u butto n
16. Mod e butto n
17. Up & zo om in but to n
18. Lef t & Displ ay b utt on
19. Dow n & zoom ou t bu tto n
20. Del ete
21. OK bu tton
22. Rig ht / flas h li ght b ut ton
23. Pla yback b ut ton
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LCD Display Icons
1. Ba tt ery P owe r Le vel
[ ] Ful l po wer
[ ] Med iu m pow er
[ ] Low p ow er
[ ] No po we r
2. Br ig htn ess A le rt
3. Da te s tam p
4. Mo de i ndi cator
[ ] Auto
[ ] Spo rt
[ ] Nig ht S cre en
[ ] Por tr ait
[ ] Lan ds cap e
[ ] Bac kl igh t
5. Fo cu s set tin g
[ ] Nor ma l
[ ] Mac ro
6. Wh it e Bal ance
[Bl an k] Aut o
[ ] Day li ght
[ ] Clo ud y
[ ] Tung st en
[ ] Flu or esc ent
7. Im ag e siz e res ol uti on
[ 5m ] 25 60 x 1 920
] 204 8 x 15 36[ 3m
[1. 3m ] 128 0 x 960
[ VGA ] 6 40 x 4 80
8. St or age m edi a
SD
[ ] Int er nal m emo ry ( no ca rd)
[ ] SD/ SD HC me mor y ca rd
9.
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[ ] Exp os ure c omp en sat ion
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2S
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10. Bur st mo de
[Bl an k] Of f
[ ] On
11. Fl ash m od e
[ ] Auto F la sh
[ ] Alwa ys O n
[ ] Off
12. Sel f-t imer ic on
[ 10s ] 10 s ec.
[ 2s] 2 s ec .
13. Mai n foc us area
14. Zoo m ind icato r
15. Ima ge qu ality
[ ] Fin e
[ ] Sta nd ard
[ ] Eco no my
16. Pho to / Vi deo c ounte r
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Vid eo mode [ ]
1. Ba tt ery l eve l
2. Ma in f ocu s are a
3. Vi deo ind ica tor ico n
4. Fo cu s set tin g
5. Wh it e Bal ance
6. Vi deo res olu tion
7. Zo om i ndi cator
8. Ava ilabl e rec ordin g tim e
9. St or age m edia
Pla yb ack m ode [ ] - Sti ll i mag e pla yb ack
1. Ba tt ery l eve l
2. Pl ay bac k indic ato r
3. Co un tin g indic ato r
4. SI ZE
5. EV
6. St or age m edia
7. Ph ot o / Vid eo co unter
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Pla yb ack m ode [ ] - Vid eo pl ay bac k
1. Ba tt ery l eve l
2. Tota l recor ded t ime
3. Pl ay bac k indic ato r
4. Vi deo pla yba ck indi cat or
5. Vi deo res olu tion
6. St or age m edia
7. Pl ay bac k indic ato r
8. Re co rde d time
9. Ph ot o / Vid eo co unter
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VGA
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