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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
■ 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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READ THIS FIRST
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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Mic ro sof t and Win dow s are U.S . reg ister ed tr adema rks o f Micro sof t Corpo rat ion.
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Pen ti um is a r egist ere d trade mar k of Inte l Cor porat ion . 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
8 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
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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
Compl ian t Print er
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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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12 13 14
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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OK
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20
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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1
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-1 / 3-1 / 3
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2S
12 13 14 15 16
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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2009/03/26
1.6
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5M
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AA
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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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1 3
1 2
100- 0003
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SIZE 5M
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EV
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2
1.6
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00: 00:13
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0003
4 5
VGAVGA
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MM
MM
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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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00:0 0:10
8 9
2 3
00:0 0:13
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VGA
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OK
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GETTING STARTED
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Preparation
1. Op en t he ba tte ry d oor a s sho wn i n the i llust rat ion..
2. Load t he ba tte ri es in t he corr ect o rient ati on as sho wn.
3. Clos e the b atter y doo r and mak e sur e it is loc ked sec ur ely.
The b at ter ies are n ot fu lly cha rge d at ship men t and mus t be full y cha rged be for e use.
1. In se rt th e bat te rie s in th e ch arg er as sho wn:
2. Pl ug t he ch arger d ire ctly in to wa ll powe r out let.
Inser t an S D/ SDHC me mo ry card (Op ti onal) .
■ The c amera h as 16 MB inte rna l memor y, but y ou can u se a n SD/ SDHC me mor y card (y ou ma y use up to a n 8 GB S DHC o r 2 GB SD c ar d. ) to e xpa nd t he cam er a's m emo ry c apa city( We re com mend th e use o f a Po lar oid SD - no t inc luded )..
■ Be su re t o for mat t he m emo ry ca rd w ith t his c am era befor e its i nitia l usa ge.
■ To prev ent v alu able da ta from b eing ac ciden tally e rased f rom an SD /SDHC m emory c ard, yo u can sli de the wri te prot ect tab ( on the si de of the S D/ SDHC m emory c ard) to “ LOCK” .
■ To save , edi t, or e rase da ta on an SD /SDHC m emory c ard, yo u must un lock th e card.
■ To prev ent d ama ging of a n SD/SD HC memo ry card , be sure t o turn of f the pow er when i nsert ing or re movin g the SD/ SDHC me mory ca rd.If i nsert ing or re movin g the SD/ SDHC me mory ca rd with t he powe r on, the c amera w ill aut omati cally t urn off .
■ Be ca reful n ot to dro p the bat terie s when op ening o r closi ng the ba ttery d oor.
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Writ e prote ct tab Wri te prot ect sta te
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Turning the Power On/Off
Pre ss ing t he POWE R but ton o nc e tur ns th e ca mer a on. To turn the p owe r off , press t he PO WER butto n unt il th e ca mer a turns o ff.
To exte nd batt ery lif e, the po wer is tu rned of f aut oma tical ly when t he came ra has no t been op erate d for a fix ed peri od of tim e. To res ume , tur n the pow er on aga in. Ref er to sec tion in t his man ual tit led “Au to Off” i n the S etu p Menu fo r furth er deta ils.
LED Indicators
Ind ic ato rs
LED ind ica tor
LED ind ica tor
Self- tim er indi cat or
Sta te Descr ipt ion/A cti vity
Blink ing r ed
Blink ing r ed
Blink ing r ed
Readi ng/ Wri ting fi les .
Charg ing t he flas h.
The s el f-t ime r fu nct ion is activ ate d.
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Choosing your Language
Speci fy wh ich lan gua ge the me nus a nd mess age s are to be d isp layed o n the L CD disp lay.
1. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
2. Se le ct [S etu p] m enu w ith t he b utt on.
3. Se le ct [L ang ua ge] w ith the ▼ b utt ons , an d pre ss th e OK butto n.
■ The L angua ge se tting s cre en will b e dis playe d.
4. Se le ct th e dis pl ay la nguag e wit h the ▲ / ▼b utt ons, an d pre ss
the O K bu tto n.
■ The s ettin g wil l be stor ed.
Cap ture Setup
For mat Lan guage Aut o Off Sys . Reset Lig ht Freq .
Nex t Menu Eng lish Off Nex t Menu 60H z
Exit
OK Set
■ To exit fro m any m enu s el ect ion, pr ess t he bu tt on.
Forma tt in g the Mem or y Card or I nt er nal Mem or y
Thi s ut ili ty fo rm ats t he in te rna l memor y (or m emory c ard ) and era ses a ll stor ed im ages an d dat a.
1. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
2. Se le ct [S etu p] m enu w ith the b utt on.
3. Se le ct [F orm at ] , and p res s th e
4. Se le ct [ Ex ecu te ] wit h the ▼ b ut ton ,
and p re ss th e OK bu tt on to c onf ir m.
■ To canc el form att ing, se lec t [Canc el] a nd
pre ss t he OK b utt on .
OK bu tt on.
Cap ture Setup
For mat Lan guage Aut o Off Sys . Reset Lig ht Freq .
For mat Lan guage Aut o Off Sys . Reset Lig ht Freq .
Nex t Menu Eng lish Off Nex t Menu 60H z
Exit
Cap ture Setup
Nex t Menu Eng lish
Can cel
Off
Exe cute
Nex t Menu 60H z
Exit
OK Set
OK Set
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CAPTURE MODE
MODE
OK
Capturing Images
Your c ame ra is equ ipp ed with a 2 .4" f ull col or LTP S-T FT LC D displ ay to h elp you c omp ose ima ges , playb ack r ecord ed im ages/ vid eo clip s or ad just me nu se tting s.
1. Pr es s the P owe r bu tto n to tu rn t he po wer o n.
2. Fr am e you r image o n the L CD disp lay s o that th e mai n
sub je ct is w ith in t he fo cus fra me.
■ Pre ss ing t he ▲ bu tt on zo oms i n on t he su bje ct , and enl ar ges t he su bj ect o n the L CD d isp lay.
3. Pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton t o ca ptu re yo ur i mag e.
Using the Flash
The f la sh is d esign ed to f uncti on au tomat ica lly whe n lig hting c ond ition s per mit the u se of f lash. The c am era h as 3 flas h mod es: Off, Auto , a nd Alw ays On. You c an ta ke an ima ge us ing a desir ed fl ash mod e to su it your c irc umsta nce s. Th e flash 's ef fec tive ra nge i s
35.4” ~ 5 9.1 ”(0.9 m~1 .5m) (i n Nor mal mod e).
The f la sh is d isabl ed if t he came ra is s et to Mac ro mo de.
1. Pr es s the P owe r bu tto n to tu rn t he ca mer a on .
2. Togg le unti l you r desir ed fl ash mod e app ears on t he LC D displ ay.
3. Comp ose y our sce ne an d press t he SH UTTER b utt on to ca pt ure y our ima ge.
The t ab le be low wil l hel p you to ch oos e the app rop riate f las h mode:
Fla sh m ode Descr ipt ion
Flash O ff
Auto
Alway s On
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Use thi s mod e in the en vir onmen t whe re flas h use i s prohi bit ed or shoul d the s ubjec t be to o far awa y for t he fl as h to ha ve any effec t.
The f la sh fi res aut oma tical ly ac cordi ng to the sur rou nding b rig htnes s of th e ph oto graph ic co nditi ons .
The f la sh wi ll alwa ys fi re rega rdl ess of th e sur round ing b right nes s. Selec t thi s mode fo r rec ordin g ima ges wit h hig h contr ast (su bj ect b ackli t) an d heavy s had ows.
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Using the Zoom Function
MODE
OK
Thi s ca mer a is equi ppe d with 8x d igi tal zoo m. You ca n enlar ge th e subje cts b y press ing t he ▲ / ▼ butto n.I t is a us ef ul fe atu re , how eve r, th e mor e the ima ge is m agnif ied , the gra ine r the ima ge ma y becom e. To captur e a zoo med ima ge, p erfor m the f ollow ing s teps:
1. Pr es s the P ower bu tto n to tu rn t he po wer on.
2. To act ivate t he di gital z oom , press t he▲ / ▼ bu tton.
■ The s tat us o f dig ita l ma gni ficat ion i s shown o n the L CD disp lay.
3. Co mp ose y our sce ne an d press t he SH UTTER b utt on to cap tur e the i ma ge.
■ The d igi tal m agnif icati on rang es from 1 .0x to 8. 0x.
■ Ima ge nois e (grai n) may oc cur in th e recor ded ima ge when u sing th e digit al zoom f eatur e.
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Setting the Focus
Ima ge s can b e captu red b y slidi ng th e focus s wit ch to set t he fo cus mod es: [ ] m acr o or [ ] norma l mod e. Th e focus r ang e of macr o mod e is 4.3” to 7. 0”(11cm to 18 cm) ; norma l mod e is
20” t o Infin ity (0. 5m to Inf inity ).
1. Pr es s the P owe r button to t urn t he came ra on .
2. Sl id e the f ocus sw itc h to your d esi red foc us mo de.
3. Comp ose y our sce ne an d press t he SH UTTER b utt on.
War nin g! : Your ima ge( s) will b e uns harp if y ou ar e not wit hin t he mac ro f ocu s ran ge .
The t ab le be low wil l hel p you cho ose t he appr opr iate fo cus m ode:
Foc us m ode Descr ipt ion
Thi s mo de is s uitab le fo r scene ry an d portr ait s hooti ng.
Selec t mac ro to c ap tur e close -up i mages . Whe n the len s is zo omed to it s wi des t posit ion y ou may fo cus o bject s as cl ose as 11cm(4 .3” ).
■ If th e camer a is set to M acro mo de, the f lash fu nctio n is disa bled.
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Setting the Scene Mode
You ca n sel ect the s cen e mode ac cor ding to t he im age you r wis h to capt ure . The re are 6 av ail able modes .
Auto: Select t his m ode for m ost p ictur e tak ing sit uat ions.
Sport s: S ele ct th is m ode w hen y ou w ant t o pho to gra ph fa st -mo vin g su bje cts .
Night : S ele ct th is m ode w hen y ou w ant t o cap tu re da rk sc en es su ch as n ig ht vi ews .
Portr ait : Selec t thi s mode wh en yo u want to c apt ure an im age t hat mak es th e perso n
Lands cap e: Sel ec t thi s mod e to c apt ure a n im age w ith i nf ini ty fo cu s, ha rd sh ar pne ss an d
Backl igh t: Sel ect t hi s mod e whe n yo u wan t to ca pt ure i mag es a s the l igh t co mes f rom
1. Pr es s the M ENU b utton .
2. Se le ct [S cen e Mode] w ith the ▼ b utt on, the n pre ss the
OK bu tt on.
3.Se le ct th e desir ed sc ene mod e wit h the▲ / ▼but ton s,
the n pr ess t he OK b ut ton .
4.To exit fr om th e menu, p res s the but ton .
sta nd o ut ag ainst a d efo cused ( blu rred) b ack groun d.
high sat ura tion.
behin d th e ob jec t.
Cap ture Setup
Siz e Qua lity Sce ne Mode EV Whi te Bala nce
Siz e Qua lity Sce ne Mode EV Whi te Bala nce
5M Fin e Aut o +0. 0 Flu oresc ent
Exit
Cap ture Setup
5M
Aut o
Fin e
Spo rt
Aut o
Nig ht
+0. 0 Flu oresc ent
Exit
OK Set
OK Set
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Adjusting the Exposure (EV Compensation)
You ca n man ually a dju st the ex pos ure det erm ined by t he di gital c ame ra. Use t his m ode whe n the prope r exp osure c ann ot be obt ain ed, for e xam ple, wh en th e contr ast ( differen ce be tween l igh t and dark) b etw een the s ubj ect and t he ba ckgro und i s extre mel y large . The E V co mpe nsati on va lue can b e set i n the ran ge fr om-2. 0EV t o +2.0E V.
1. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
2. Se le ct [E V] wi th t he ▲ / ▼ bu tto ns ,th en pr es s the OK bu tt on.
3. Use ▲ or ▼ t o set t he ra ng e of EV c omp en sat ion v al ue fr om
-2. 0E V to +2 .0E V, the n pre ss t he OK b utt on .
4. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .
Cap ture Setup
Siz e Qua lity Sce ne Mode EV Whi te Bala nce
5M Fin e Aut o +0. 0 Flu oresc ent
Exit
EV
+1/ 3 +0. 0
-1/ 3
-2/ 3
-1. 0
Exit
OK Set
OK Set
Helpf ul Hi nts o n Ho w to Us e EV Se tt ing s
+ (po si tiv e) co mp ens ati on -(neg ati ve) com pen satio n
* Pri nted ma tter wi th blac k text on whi te pape r. * Bac k lit sce ne. * Bri ght sce nes or st rong re flect ed lig ht such a s ski slo pes or be ach sce nes. * Whe n the sky a ccoun ts for a lar ge area o n the scr een.
* Peo ple ill umina ted by a sp otlig ht, in pa rticu lar, aga inst da rk bac kgrou nd.
* Pri nted ma tter wi th whit e text on bla ck pape r.
* Wea k ref lec ting bo dies su ch as tre es or dar k leave s
Backl igh t cor re cti on (+0 .3 E V, fixed)
* Whe n the bac kgrou nd is bri ght
and t he subj ect is da rk.
* Whe n subje cts (pe ople) h ave a lig ht sour ce such a s the sun t o the ir back s.
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VIDEO MODE
Recordi ng Vide o Cl ips
Thi s mo de al lows yo u to re cord vi deo c lips at a r eso lutio n of VG A (640 x 480 ) / QVG A (32 0 x 240 ) pixel s.
1. Pr es s the M ODE b ut ton t o set t he c ame ra mo de t o [ ].
2. Comp ose t he imag e.
3. Pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton .
■ The r ecord ing o f the vid eo cl ip will s tar t.
■ Pre ss ing t he sh ut ter b utt on o ne mo re ti me w ill e nd the rec or din g of th e vi deo c lip.
■ The r ecord ing t ime dep end s on the st ora ge size a nd th e sub je ct of t he im ag e to be r ecord ed.
■ Whe n re cor ding a vi deo c lip, th e fla sh cann ot be u sed.
■ If th e wr ite s pee d of y our S D/S DH C mem ory c ar d is no t fas t en oug h for rec ord ing vid eo cl ips in
the c ur ren tly s el ect ed size , the v ideo re cor ding wi ll st op. In th is ca se, sel ect a v ideo si ze lo wer tha n th e cur ren t on e.
■ The m aximu m rec ordab le ti me for on e con tinuo us vi deo cli p is 00 :59:5 9.
1.61.6
00:0 0:10
VGA
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Playing Back Video Clips
You ca n pl ay b ac k re co rd ed v id eo c li ps o n th e ca me ra .
1. Pr es s the [ ] b utt on
The l as t ima ge appe ars o n the scr een .
2. Se le ct th e desir ed vi deo cli p wit h the / but ton s.
3. Pr es s the O K but to n to st art v id eo pl ayb ac k.
Pre ss t he / bu tto ns d uri ng pl ay bac k all ow s fas t
for wa rd pl ay / fa st r eve rse p la y.
To stop vid eo pl aybac k, pr ess the b utt on.
Thi s sto ps p lay bac k an d ret urn s to t he st art o f th e vid eo cl ip .
To pause vi deo p layba ck, p ress th e OK bu tton.
Thi s pau se s vid eo play bac k. To canc el pa us e, pr ess the O K but ton a ga in.
■ Vid eo cl ips c annot b e displ ayed ro tated o r enlar ged.
■ Thi s cam era d oes not h ave a bui lt-in s peake r so that y ou can no t play ba ck soun d with th e
cam era. Th e sou nd re corde d with vi deo cli ps can on ly be pla yed bac k on comp uters .
■ Qui ckTim e bas ic pl aye r is av ail abl e free of c harge , compa tible w ith Mac a nd Wind ows-c omput ers and c an be dow nload ed from t he Apple w eb site a t www.ap ple.c om. For h elp usi ng Quic kTime
Pla yer usa ge, ple ase ref er to the Q uickT ime o n-l ine h elp f or mo re in forma tion.
FW 1X
OK
00:0 0:10
//
00:0 0:13
0004
VGA
MM
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PLAYB ACK MODE
MODE
OK
Playing Back Still Images
You ca n pla y back th e sti ll imag es on t he LCD di spl ay.
1. Pr es s the [ ] b utt on .
■ The l ast i mag e appea rs on the s creen .
2. Th e image s can b e displ aye d in reve rse o r forwa rd seq ue nce w ith the / b utt ons .
■ To view t he prev iou s image , pre ss the but ton .
■ To view t he next i mag e, pres s the b utton .
3. Pr es s the / b utt on t o adj ust t he z oom r ati o. The m agnif ica tion fa cto r is disp lay ed on the L CD di splay.
4. To vie w differen t por tion of t he im ages, P res s OK onc e an d pre ss th e / / / bu tto n to ad ju st th e dis pl ay ar ea.
5. Pr es s the O K but to n aga in to r et urn t he norm al pla yb ack v iew of th e las t ima ge .
■ An [ ] ic on is dis playe d with th e video d ata.
■ The m agnif icati on fact ors ran ge from 1 x to 4x (wi thin 4 st ages: 1 .0x, 2. 0x, 3.0 x, and 4. 0x).
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Thumbnail Display
Thi s fu nct ion all ows y ou to vie w 9 thu mbnai l ima ges on th e LCD d ispla y sim ultan eou sly so yo u may searc h for a p artic ula r image .
1. Pr es s the [ ] but to n. The l as t rec orded i mag e appea rs on t he LCD mo nit or.
2. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton . Sel ec t [th umb na il] w ith the b utt on, pre ss t he OK b utt on .
■ Nin e th umb nai l im age s are dis pla yed sim ult aneou sly.
■ For r ec ord ed vi de o cli ps, the v ide o playb ack m ode ico n [ ] wil l be d isp layed .
3. Use th e / / / but ton t o mo ve th e cur so r to se lec t th e ima ge t o be di splay eda t regul ar si ze.
4. Pr es s the O K but to n to di spl ay t he se lecte d ima ge on ful l scr ee n.
Sli de sho w Dis pl ay
The s li des how fun cti on enab les y ou to pla yba ck your s til l image s autom ati cally i n ord er one im age a t a time.
1. Pr es s the [ ] but to n.
2. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton . The p la yba ck menu i s dis playe d.
3. Se le ct [S lid e Sh ow] w ith the b utt ons, th en pr ess the OK bu tt on.
4. Se le ct th e desir ed in terva l tim e with th e / but ton s, and p re ss th e OK bu tt on. The s li des how sta rts .
5. To sto p th e sli de sh ow d uri ng pl ay bac k, pr es s the
OK bu tt on.
The i ma ge is d ispla yed o n scree n whe n you pre ss th e
OK bu tt on.
■ The Au to Of f fun cti on do es no t ope rate du ring sl ide sho w.
■ All st ill ima ges in th e folde r are aut omati cally p layed b ack.
■ Vid eo fi les a re disp layed f irst fr ame ima ge, and t hey are n ot play ed back .
11 22 33
44 55 66
77 88 99
Pla y Set up
Del ete Cop y To Card Sli de Show DPO F Pro tect
Exit
Pla y Set up
Del ete
3 Sec .
Cop y To Card
5 Sec .
Sli de Show
10 Se c.
DPO F Pro tect
Exit
100- 0008
Nex t Menu
3 Sec .
Nex t Menu
OK Set
Nex t Menu
3 Sec .
Nex t Menu
OK Set
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Protecting Images
Set the d ata t o rea d- onl y to prev ent i mages f rom b eing er ase d by mist ake .
1. Pr es s the [ ] b utt on .
2. Pr es s the M ENU bu tto n.
3. Se le ct [P rot ec t] wi th th e bu tto n, an d pr ess t he OK b ut ton .
4. Se le ct [S ing le ] / [ All ] / [Se le ct ] wi th th e / bu tto ns, a nd p res s the O K bu tto n.
■ [ Sin gl e ]: Pr ote ct s the s ele ct ed im age .
■ [ All ]: P ro tec ts al l of t he im age s.
■ [Se le ct] : Sel ec t the i mag e in t he ni ne th um bna il.
5. Se le ct [s et] , Pr ess O K but to n. th en pr es s the b utt on .
6. Th e prote ct ic on [ ] is d is pla yed w it h pro tecte d ima ges.
■ Whe n [A ll] h as been s ele cted, [ ] i s dis pla ye d wit h all the i mag es.
Canceli ng t he Prot ec tion
To cancel p rot ectio n for o nly one i mag e, disp lay t he imag e on wh ich you wan t to re move th e ima ge prot ect ion.
1. Se le ct [P rot ec t] wi th th e but ton s fr om th e pla yb ack m enu , and p re ss th e OK bu tt on.
2. Se le ct [S ing le ] / [Al l ] / [Se le ct ]w ith t he / b utt ons , an d pre ss th e OK bu tt on.
3. Se le ct [c anc el ], Pr ess t he O K but ton , th en pr ess t he but to n.
■ For matti ng an SD/ SDHC me mory ca rd or int ernal m emory o verri des pro tecti on, and e rases a ll ima ges reg ardle ss of the ir prot ected s tatus .
Pla y Set up
Del ete Cop y To Card Sli de Show DPO F Pro tect
Exit
Pro tect
Sin gle
Sel ect
Exit
Sin gle
can cel
Exit
All
Set
Que st ion s?
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Nex t Menu
3 Sec .
Nex t Menu
OK Set
OK Set
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Erasing Images
Erasing a s in gle ima ge / E rasin g al l images
1. Pr es s the [ ] b utt on .
■ The l ast i ma ge wi ll be dis pla yed on th e scr een.
2. Se le ct th e image y ou wa nt to era se wi th the / bu tto ns.
3. Pr es s the b utt on .
4. Se le ct [ Si ngle ] /[ All ] / [ Sel ec t] wi th th e  /  bu tto ns an d pr ess the O K bu tto n.
■ [Si ng le] : Era se s the p rev ie wed i mage on ly.
■ [ All ]: S el ect E XEC UT E and p res s th e OK bu tto n, All im ag es wi ll be era sed e xcept f or th e prote cte d image s.
■ [Se le ct ]: T hum bna il d isp lay sho ws 9 im ages in t he sc reen, Sel ec t the i mag e to b e del ete b y th e ▲ / ▼ / / but ton s and c on fir m by pr es sin g OK bu tt on.
5. Pr es s the M ODE b ut ton t o exi t.
Del eting a n image w ill not a ffect s equ ent ial ima ge numb ering . For exa mple, i f you del ete ima ge numb er 240 , the nex t captu red ima ge will b e numbe red 241 e ven tho ugh 240 n o longe r exist s. In oth er word s, an im age-n umber i s retir ed when a n image i s delet ed and wi ll not be r eused o r reass igned t o anoth er sub seque ntly ca pture d image .
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Pla y Set up
Del ete Cop y To Card Sli de Show DPO F Pro tect
Exit
Del ete
Sin gle
Sel ect
Exit
Nex t Menu
Nex t Menu
OK Set
All
OK Set
MENU OPTIONS
Capture Menu
Thi s me nu is f or th e ba sic c amera s ett ings to b e use d when ca ptu ring st ill i mages .
Cap ture S etup
Siz e Qua lity Sce ne Mode EV Whi te Bala nce
1. Pr es s the M ODE b ut ton t o set t he c ame ra mo de t o STI LL CA MER A .
2. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
3. Se le ct th e des ir ed op tion it em wi th the / bu tto ns, a nd p res s the O K bu tto n to en te r its res pe cti ve me nu .
4. Se le ct th e des ir ed se tti ng w ith t he / bu tt ons , and p re ss th e OK bu tt on.
5. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .
Resol uti on Thi s se ts th e siz e of t he im age tha t wil l be capt ure d. * [ 5m ] 5M ( 25 60 x 19 20 pi xe ls) * [ 3m ] 3M ( 20 48 x 15 36 pi xe ls) * [1. 3m ] 1.3 M (12 80 x 9 60 pi xels) * [VG A ] VGA (6 40 x 48 0 pix el s)
Qua li ty
Thi s se ts th e quali ty (c ompre ssi on) at wh ich t he imag e is ca pture d. * [ ] Sup er F ine * [ ] Fin e * [ ] Nor ma l
Scene Refer t o sec tio n in t his m anual t itl ed
5M Fin e Aut o +0. 0 Flu oresc ent
Exi t
OK Set
Cap ture S etup
ISO Col or
Satu ratio n Sha rpnes s
Sel fTimer
Aut o Sta ndard Nor mal Nor mal Off
Exit
OK Set
Cap ture S etup
Dat e Input Time S tamp Bur st Mode
Nex t Menu Off Off
Exit
OK Set
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EV
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed “Adj ust ing the E xpo sure (E V Com pensa tio n)” for f urt her det ail s.
Whi te B ala nce Thi s se ts th e whi te b ala nce for a v ari ety of li ght ing con dit ions an d per mits im age s to be cap tur ed that ap pro ach the c ond ition s tha t are obs erv ed in you r sce ne. * [ Bla nk ] Au to Us e thi s se tti ng fo r mo st ph oto gr aph ic pi ct ure t aki ng c ond iti on s. * [ ] Day li ght U se th is s ett ing w he n the re is f ul l sun i n you r sc ene * [ ] Clo ud y Use t hi s setti ng i n clo ud y ove rc ast con di tio ns . * [ ] Tung st en Us e thi s se tti ngs w he n inc and es cen t/t un gst en li gh ts ar e in yo ur s cen e. * [ ] Flu or esc ent U se t his s ett in gs wh en fl ou res cen t li ght s are in yo ur sc ene.
ISO Thi s se ts th e sen si tiv ity f or c apt uri ng i mag es. Whe n the s ensit ivi ty is rai sed ( and the I SO fi gure is incre ase d), pho tog raphy w ill b ecome p oss ible ev en in d ark loc ati ons, bu t the m ore pix ela ted (grai nie r) the im age m ay appe ar. * Auto /10 0 / 200
Color
Thi s se ts th e col or o f the i mage th at wi ll be cap tur ed. * Sta nd ard / V ivi d/ Sepi a / Mon ochro me
Satur ati on Thi s se ts th e sat ur ati on of the i mag e that wi ll be c aptur ed. * High / No rma l / Low
Sha rp nes s Thi s se ts th e sha rp nes s of th e im age t hat wil l be ca pture d. * Hard / No rma l / Sof t
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Video Menu
Thi s me nu is f or th e ba sic c amera s ett ings to b e use d when re cor ding vi deo c lips.
Vid eo Outp ut Set up
Siz e EV Whi te Bala nce
1. Pr es s the M ODE b ut ton t o set t he c ame ra mo de t o [ ].
2. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
3. Se le ct th e desir ed op tion it em wi th the / bu tto ns, a nd p res s the O K b utton t o ent er its respe cti ve menu .
4. Se le ct th e desir ed se tting w ith t he / bu tt ons , and p re ss th e OK bu tt on.
5. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .
SIZ E
Thi s se ts th e siz e of t he vi deo c li p tha t will be c apt ured. * [VG A] 6 40 x 48 0 * [QV GA ] 320 x 2 40
EV
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed.
Whi te B ala nce
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed “Whi te Ba lance ” in Ca pture Menu fo r fur ther de tai ls.
VGA +0. 0 Flu oresc ent
Exit
OK Set
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Playback Menu
In th e [ ] mo de, c hoo se w hic h set ti ngs a re to b e us ed fo r pla yb ack .
Pla y Set up
Del ete Cop y To Card Sli de Show DPO F Pro tect
1. Pr es s the [ ] b utt on .
2. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
3. Se le ct th e desir ed op tion it em wi th the / bu tto ns, and p res s the OK bu tto n to en te r its
res pe cti ve me nu .
4. Se le ct th e desir ed se tting w ith t he / bu tt ons , and p re ss th e OK bu tt on.
5. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .
Delet e
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed.
Copy to C ard
Allow s you t o copy yo ur fi les fro m the c amera 's in terna l mem ory to an S D/S DHC mem ory c ard. Of co ur se, y ou ca n on ly do t his if yo u hav e a memor y car d insta lle d and som e fil es in int ern al memor y.
* Thi s Image / Al l Ima ge
Sli de S how
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed.
Prote ct
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed.
Nex t Menu
Nex t Menu
Exit
OK Set
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Setup Menu
Choos e how y ou want y our c amera t o wor k:
Cap ture S etup
For mat Lan guage Aut o Off Sys . Reset Lig ht Freq .
1. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
2. Se le ct th e [Se tu p] me nu with t he bu tto n.
3. Se le ct th e desir ed op tion it em wi th the / bu tto ns, a nd p res s the O K bu tto n to en te r its
res pe cti ve me nu .
4. Se le ct th e desir ed se tting w ith t he / bu tt ons , and p re ss th e OK bu tt on.
5. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .
For mat
Ref er to sec tion in t his man ual tit led “Fo rmatt ing the M emory C ard or In terna l Memor y” for fu rther d etail s.
Lan guage
Ref er to sec tion in t his man ual tit led “Ch oosin g the Lan guage ” for fur ther de tails .
Aut o Power O ff
When th e cam era is no t use d for a s pecif ic peri od of tim e, the po wer to th e camer a is auto matic ally tu rned
off . Thi s fea tur e is us efu l for e xtend ing b atter y lif e. * 1 Min ute / 3Mi nutes / 5 Minut es / Off
Nex t Menu Eng lish Off Nex t Menu 60H z
Exit
OK Set
Cap ture S etup
TV Ou tput
NTS C
Exit
OK Set
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Sys. Re set
Thi s re tur ns all ba sic s ettin gs to t he came ra' s defau lt se tting s. * Cance l / Exe cute
Lig ht F req . The f un cti on allo ws to c hange t he li ght fre que ncy of en vir onmen t to 60 Hz or 50H z. * [60Hz ]: Th e lig ht freq uen cy of env iro nment i s 60H z like th e US. * [50Hz ]: Th e lig ht freq uen cy of env iro nment i s 50H z like th e UK.
TV Ou tp ut
* [NTSC ]: Ame ric an a nd Ja panes e vid eo form at. * [PAL ]: E ur ope an vi de o for mat.
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Que st ion s?
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TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER
Syste m Req uirem ent
■ Pen ti um II I 800 o r eq uiv alent
■ Win do ws 20 00/XP /Vi sta
■ 256MB R AM (5 12 MB rec omm ended )
■ 150MB a vai lable h ard d isk spa ce
■ CD-RO M dri ve
■ Avai lable U SB po rt
■ Pow er PC G3 /G4 /G 5
■ OS 9. 0 or l ate r
■ 256 MB R AM (5 12 MB r ec omm ended )
■ 128 MB a vai lable h ard d isk spa ce
■ CD- RO M dri ve
■ Avai lable U SB po rt
Down lo ad in g Your File s
1. Conn ect one e nd of t he U SB ca bl e to an
avail able US B por t on you r com pu ter.
2. Conn ect the o the r en d of th e US B cab le t o the U SB t erm inal on the ca mera.
3. Sele ct [PC Mo de] u si ng th e / bu tto ns , and p re ss th e
OK butt on.
4. From t he Wind ows d es kto p, d oub le c lic k on
5. Lo ok f or a ne w “remo vab le disk ” ico n.
■ Thi s “re mo vab le disk ” is ac tuall y the m emory ( or me mory
car d) i n you r cam er a. Typica lly, t he ca mera wi ll be a ssign ed dr ive let ter “ e” or hig he r.
6. Doub le clic k on th e re mov ab le di sk a nd lo ca te th e DC IM fo lder.
7. Doub le clic k on th e DC IM fo ld er to o pe n it to f in d mor e folde rs.
Your r eco rded i mag es a nd vi deo cli ps will b e ins id e the se f old er s.
8. Copy & P aste or D rag -N -Dr op i mag e an d vid eo f ile s to a fold er on you r com pute r.
Mac use rs: D ouble -cl ick the “ unt itled ” or “u nlabe led ” disk dr ive i con on yo ur de sktop . IPh ot o may a uto ma tic all y la unc h.
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EDITING SOFTWAR E IN STALLATION
ArcSo ft Me dia Im pre ssion ™:
Manag es yo ur medi a for y ou, and g ive s you ton s of fu n and exc iti ng ways t o cre ate and s har e proje cts f eatur ing y our pho to, v ideo, a nd mu sic fil es. E dit, en han ce and ad d cre ative e ffe cts t o your photo s. Creat e you r own mov ies o r photo s lid e shows , com plete w ith s oundt rac k. Uplo ad yo ur file s eas ily to YouTu be™! Or s har e them th rou gh simp le em ail att ach ments o r pop ular ph oto p rinti ng.
■ For W indow s 2000/ XP/Vi sta u ser s, plea se make s ure to in stall a nd use th e softw are in “A dmini strat or”
mod e.
■ The s oft war e is not su pport ed on the M ac.
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DEFAULT SET TI NG S
SIZ E
Qua li ty
Scene
Expos ure
Whi te B ala nc e Auto
ISO
Color
Satur ati on
Sha rp nes s
She lf Time r
Date In put
Tim e Stamp
Burst M ode
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Que st ion s?
5M
Fine
Auto
+0.0
Auto
Sta nd ard
High
Norma l
Off
Off
Off
Off
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SPECIFICATIONS
Ima ge s ens or Eff ectiv e pix els
Ima ge r eso lutio n
Recor din g media
File fo rma t
Lens
Foc us r ang e
Shutt er sp eed
LCD mon ito r
Self- tim er
Exp os ure
Whi te b ala nce
Int er fac e
Power
Dimen sio ns
Wei ght
* Desig n and s pecif ica tions a re su bject t o cha nge wit hou t notic e.
Ite m Descr ipt ion
5.0 M eg a pix els
Sti ll i mag e 5M: 256 0 x 192 0, 3M:20 48x 1 536,
1.3 M: 1 280 x 960, VGA : 64 0x4 80 Vid eo clip VGA : 64 0 x 480 ( 24 fp s) , QVG A: 3 20 x 24 0 (30 f ps )
64MB in ter nal mem ory Suppo rts S D/S DH C mem ory car d (up t o 2GB f or SD and u p to
8GB f or SDHC ) (opt ion al)
Ima ge f orm at: J PE G; vi deo f or mat : AVI
F-n o. : f 3.0 Foc us L eng th: 6.4 7 mm (e quiva len t to 39mm o n a 35m m camer a)
Macro : 4.3 ”~7.0 ”(11 cm ~ 18 cm) Norma l:2 0” ~ infi nit y (0.5m ~ i nfi nity)
1 - 1/1 00 0 sec .
2.4 ” fu ll co lor LTPS-TF T LCD ( 153 .6K pix els )
10 sec de lay, 2 s ec de lay
compe nsa tion
-2.0E V~ +2 .0E V (i n 0.3 EV in cr eme nts)
Auto, D ayl ight, C lou dy, Tun gsten , Flu oresc ent
Auto, 1 00, 2 00
USB con nec tor
2 x AAA size ba tte ries (A lka line or N i-M H recha rge able ba tte ries)
Appro x. 90 x 5 5 x 18 mm (wi tho ut prot rud ing par ts)
Appro x. 82 g (with out b atter ies a nd memo ry ca rd)
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APPENDIX
Possible Number of Shots
■ Pos si ble n umb er o f sho ts (s ti ll im age )
The t able sh ows t he appr oxi mate sh ots t hat you c an ca pture a t eac h setti ng ba sed on th e cap acity of th e in ter nal mem ory a nd the SD /SD HC memo ry ca rd.
Size
5M
2560 x1920
( )FW int erpol ation
3M
2048 x1536
( )FW int erpol ation
1.3 M
1280 x960
( )FW int erpol ation
QVG A
640x 480
( )FW int erpol ation
Quality
Sup er Fine
Fin e
Nor mal
Sup er Fine
Fin e
Nor mal
Sup er Fine
Fin e
Nor mal
Sup er Fine
Fin e
Nor mal
64M 128 M 256M 5 12M
33
68
88
47
87
107
94
145
177
190
261
301
■ Pos sible r ecord ing tim e / sec (vi deo cli p)
Size
640 x480
VGA
640 x480
QVG A
■ The a bov e dat a shows t he stan dard te sting r esult s. The ac tua l cap aci ty va ries ac cordi ng to the s hooti ng
con ditio ns and se tting s.
■ The m axi mum r ecord able ti me for on e conti nuous v ideo cl ip is 00: 59:59 .
64M 128 M 256M 51 2M
01: 26
01: 42
02: 55
03: 28
SD/ SDHC me mory ca rd capa city
05: 53
07: 01
SD/ SDHC me mory ca rd capa city
69
141
140
283
180
364
98
199
179
362
219
443
194
392
297
601
361
730
389
786
533
107 7
614
124 0
11:51
14: 06
1GB 2GB
284
572
570
1145
734
147 3
401
805
730
146 4
892
179 0
790
158 6
121 0
242 6
146 9
294 7
158 2
317 3
216 6
434 3
249 4
500 1
1GB 2GB
23: 44
28: 16
47: 33
56: 36
1146
229 4
295 0
161 3
293 3
358 6
317 7
486 0
590 2
635 6
869 8
100 16
4GB SDH C
229 6
459 4
590 7
323 0
587 4
718 0
636 2
973 1
11816
127 26
174 14
200 53
4GB SDH C
95: 12
113:1 9
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Troubl eshootin g
Refer t o the s ymp to ms an d solut ion s liste d bel ow befo re se nding t he ca mera fo r rep airs. If th e pr obl em pers ist s, cont act P olaro id cu stome r ser vice.
Sym ptom Cau se Sol ution s / Corre ctive Ac tions
The p ower do es not co me on.
The b atter ies or ca mera fe els war m.
The s tart- up scre en blin ks afte r pow ering u p.
Eve n if I pres s the shu tter bu tton, the c amera d oes not t ake a pic ture.
The c amera c annot f ocus or ima ges are f uzzy.
Fil es cann ot be del eted.
Can not dow nload i mages . T he fre e space o n the har d disk in
1. Th e batte ries ar e not loa ded.
2. Th e batte ries ar e weak or d ead.
Lon g perio ds of con tinuo us use of t he cam era or th e flash .
The r echar geabl e batte ries ha ve rea ched th e end of th eir use ful lif e.
The s hutte r butto n is not pr essed a ll the w ay down .
The i ntern al memo ry or mem ory car d doe s not hav e any fre e capac ity.
The f lash is c hargi ng.
The m emory c ard is wr ite-p rotec ted.
The l ens is di rty.
The d istan ce to the s ubjec t is less tha n the eff ectiv e range .
The f ile is pr otect ed
The m emory c ard is wr ite-p rotec ted
you r compu ter may b e insuf ficie nt.
1. Lo ad the ba tteri es corr ectly.
2. Re place w ith a new s et of bat terie s. Ple ase use o nly Alka line or N i-MH rec harge able ba tteri es.
Rep lace wi th a new se t of rech argea ble bat terie s.
Pre ss the sh utter b utton a ll the wa y down.
Ins ert a new m emory c ard, or d elete f iles.
Wait u ntil th e statu s LED tur ns off.
Rem ove the w rite- prote ction .
Wip e clean w ith a sof t, dry cl oth or le ns pap er.
Get y our sub ject wi thin th e effec tive fo cus ran ge. Mak e sure th e lens se tting i s in the pro per pos ition .
Can cel pro tecti on.
Rem ove the w rite- prote ction .
Che ck whet her the h ard dis k has a spa ce for r unnin g Windo ws, and i f the dri ve for loa ding im age fil es has a ca pacit y at leas t tha t of the me mory ca rd inse rted in t he cam era.
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Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Printer
Read th is se ction i f the m odel yo u pur chase d is in clude d wit h the Pic tBr idge fu nct ions. If a pr in ter t hat s up por ts Pi ct Bri dge i s av ail able, i mag es can be p rin ted by co nne cting t he di gital s til l camer a dir ectly t o the P ictBr idg e-com pat ible pr int er with out u sing a co mpu ter.
Con ne cti ng th e ca mer a to th e pr int er
1. Co nn ect o ne end of t he US B cable t o you r camer a.
2. Co nn ect t he othe r end o f the USB c abl e to the US B por t on
the p ri nte r.
3. Se le ct [P rin te r] wi th th e bu tto ns, a nd p res s the
Print ing i mag es
When th e cam era is pr ope rly con nec ted to a Pi ct- Bridg e com plian t print er an d set to [P rin ter], t he Pi ct- Br idg e menu is d isp layed o n the mon ito r.
1. Se le ct th e ite m yo u wan t to co nf igu re with t he / b utton s,
and p re ss th e OK bu tt on.
■ [Im ag es] : Sel ect w het he r you w ant t o pr int s pec if ic im age
or al l im age s. You ma y al so se lec t pr int ing num be r for s pec if ic im age .
■ [Si ze ]: Se le ct th e des ir ed pa per s iz e acc ord in g to th e
pri nt er ty pe.
■ [La yo ut] : Sele ct th e de sir ed pr in tin g lay ou t acc ord in g to
the p ri nte r typ e.
■ [Pr in t]: Aft er a ll se tti ng s are c onf ig ure d, se le ct th is it em t o
sta rt p rin tin g.
2. Aft er y ou se lect [I mag es] in th e pre vious s tep , and pre ss
the O K bu tto n to en te r its r esp ec tiv e men u. S ele ct
[Se le ct ], [ All ] w it h the / b utt on s, an d pre ss t he OK b utt on .
■ [Se le ct ]: S ele ct t o pri nt on e sp eci fic i ma ge.
■ [Al l ]: S ele ct to p ri nt al l ima ge s.
OK bu tt on.
USB
Dis k Drive Pri nter
Exi t
Pic tbrid ge
Ima ges Siz e lay out pri nt
Exi t
Ima ges
Sel ect All
Exi t
Exe cute Exe cute
OK Set
Nex t Menu Def ault Def ault
OK Set
Nex t Menu Nex t Menu
OK Set
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3. If y ou s ele ct [S el ect ] i n the p re vio us st ep , and p res s
the O K bu tto n ,th e la st im age a pp ear s on th e sc ree n .
■ Sel ec t the i mag e th at yo u wan t to p rin t wit h th e / but ton s.
■ Sel ec t the [ Pri nt N um] ( up to 9 9) w ith t he / bu tt ons .
■ Afte r se lec tin g th e des ired im age a nd prin tin g numbe r,
pre ss t he OK b utt on t o con fir m.
■ To exit f rom t he m enu , press t he bu tto n.
4. Se le ct [P rin t] w ith t he bu tt ons , and p re ss th e OK
but to n to st art p ri nti ng.
5. Th e print ing s tarts .
■ The [ PRI NT ING ] wil l be d isp layed t emp orari ly, re min ding
you t ha t the p rin ti ng pr oce du re is f inish ed.
■ If a pr in t err or is d et ect ed, t he [ PRI NTE RR OR] w ill b e
dis pl aye d.
■ The i mag e pri nting m ay be fai led if th e power t o the cam era is cu t off.
■ For s ervic e, supp ort and w arran ty info rmati on visi t www.po laroi d.com .
■ "Po laroi d" and “P olaro id and Pi xel” ar e trade marks o f Polar oid Cor porat ion, Wa lth am, M A, US A.
Sel ect
Pri nt Num
Pic tbrid ge
Ima ges Siz e lay out pri nt
Exi t
00
OK Set
Nex t Menu Def ault Def ault
OK Set
PRI NTING
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