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U S E R ' S M A N U A L
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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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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 .
inclu sio ns and ac ces sorie s to su it thei r mar ket req uir ement s, cu stome r dem ograp hic s, produ ct 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 ,
uniqu e pro duct co lor, a ppear anc e, and in ter nal mem ory c apaci ty. Co nta ct your d eal er spec ify a produ ct de finit ion a nd incl ude d acces sor ies. for p re cis e
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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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 I mag es 26 Erasi ng Im ag es 27 MENU OP TIO NS 27 Ca pt ure M enu 29 Vide o Men u 30 Pl ayb 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 ED ITI 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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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 butto n
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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2
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-1 / 3
+
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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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2009/03/26
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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
5
2
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7
00: 00:13
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0003
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VGA
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M
M
6
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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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GETTING STARTED
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.
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.
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 bu tt on to t urn t he c ame ra on .Power
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 butto n SH UT TER 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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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
selec ted s ize, th e vid eo reco rdi ng will s top . In this c ase , selec t a vid eo size l owe r 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.
1.6
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
M
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Que st ion s?
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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 bu tto n.
■ 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 .
A n [ ] ico n is disp layed w ith the v ideo da ta.■
■ 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 size .
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 but ton .MENU 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 .
displ aye d at norm al
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Pla y Setu p
Del ete Cop y To Card Sli de Show DPO F Pro tect
Exit
Pla y Setu p
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 bu tto ns fr om t he pl ayb ac k men u, 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 S etup
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
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 c urr en t ima ge 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 S etup
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
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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 but to n to en ter i ts 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 S etup
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?
Or vi sit www. polar oid.c om.
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TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER
Min im um Sy ste m Re qui rem en ts
Power M ac G3 o r later
OS: W in dow s 98s e/ Me/ 200 0/ XP/ Vis ta
■
■ Pro ce sso r: Pe nt ium I II 1G o r ab ove
■ Mem or y: 51 2MB o r ab ove
■ HDD s pa ce: 5 00 MB or ab ove
■ 16 bi t co lor d ispla y
■ Mic ro sof t Dir ec tX 9. 0C
■ USB p or t and C D-ROM d riv e
■
■ Mac O S X 10 .3- 10. 5
■ Mem or y: 25 6MB o r ab ove
■ HDD s pa ce: 5 00 MB or ab ove
■ USB p or t and C D-ROM d riv e
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 f old 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.
■ ArcS oft Med iaImp ressi on don’ t suppo rt Wind ows 98s e/Me
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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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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 )
16MB 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
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 512 M
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 2G B
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 [ ], t he Pi ct -Br idg e me nu is d isp la yed o n Pri nt er 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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