Polaroid A544 User Manual

a544

Digital
Camera

U S E R ' S M A N U A L

FCC STATE ME NT

Thi s de vic e compl ies w ith Par t 15 of t he FCC Ru les . Opera tio n is subj ect t o the fol low ing two
condi tio ns:
(1) This dev ice m ay not ca use h armfu l int erfer enc e.
(2) This dev ice m ust acc ept a ny inte rfe rence r ece ived, i ncl uding i nte rfere nce t hat may c aus e
und es ire d opera tio n.

Note

Thi s eq uip ment ha s bee n teste d and f ound to c omp ly with t he li mits fo r Cla ss B digi tal d evice s,
pursu ant t o Part 15 o f the F CC rule s. Th ese l imits a re de signe d to pr ovide r eas onabl e pro tecti on
again st ha rmful i nte rfere nce i n a resid ent ial ins tal latio n. Th is eq uipme nt ge nerat es us es and ca n
radia te ra dio fre que ncy ene rgy a nd, if no t ins talle d and u sed in ac cor dance w ith t he inst ruc tions ,
may cau se ha rmful i nte rfere nce t o radio c omm unica tio ns. How eve r, there i s no gu arant ee th at
inter fer ence wi ll no t occur i n a par ticul ar in stall ati on. If th is eq uipme nt do es caus e har mful
inter fer ence to r adi o or tele vis ion rec ept ion, wh ich c an be det erm ined by t urn ing the e qui pment o ff
and on, t he us er is enc our aged to t ry to c orrec t the i nterf ere nce by on e or mo re of the f oll owing
measu res :

■ Reo rient o r reloc ate the r eceiv ing ant enna.

■ Inc rease t he sepa ratio n betwe en the eq uipme nt and re ceive r.

■ Con nect th e equip ment in to an out let on a ci rcuit d iffer ent f rom t hat to wh ich the r eceiv er is con necte d.

■ Con sult th e deale r or an exp erien ced rad io/TV t echni cian fo r help.
Use o f shiel ded cab le is req uired t o compl y with Cl ass B lim its in Su bpart B o f Part
15 of t he FCC ru les.

Do no t make an y chang es or mod ifica tions t o the equ ipmen t unles s other wise sp ecifi ed
in th e manua l. If suc h chang es or mod ifica tions s hould b e made, y ou coul d be
req uired t o stop op erati on of the e quipm ent.

Notic e

If st at ic el ect ri cit y or el ec tro magne tis m cause s dat a trans fer t o disco nti nue mid way ( fail) , res tart
the app lic ation o r dis conne ct an d conne ct th e commu nic ation c abl e (USB, e tc. ) Again.

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Not ic e

If st at ic el ect ri cit y or el ec tro magne tis m cause s dat a trans fer t o disco nti nue mid way ( fail) , res tart
the a pp lic ation o r dis conne ct an d conne ct th e commu nic ation c abl e (USB, e tc. ) Again.

Thi s pr odu ct cont ain s elect ric al or ele ctr onic ma ter ials. The pr ese nce of
these m ate rials m ay, if n ot di spose d of pr operl y, hav e pot entia l adv erse
eff ects on t he en viron men t and hum an he alth.
Prese nce o f this la bel o n the pro duc t means i t sho uld not b e dis posed o f as
unsor ted w aste an d mus t be coll ect ed sepa rat ely. As a consum er, yo u are
respo nsi ble for e nsu ring th at th is prod uct i s dispo sed o f prope rly. To find ou t
how to pr ope rly dis pos e of this p rod uct, pl eas e go to www. pol aroid .co m and
click o n "Co mpany " or ca ll the cu sto mer ser vic e numbe r for y our cou ntr y
liste d in th e instr uct ion man ual .

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Tradem ark I nform ati on

SD™ i s a trade mark.

Produ ct In for ma tio n

Pro du ct de sig n an d spe cific ati ons are s ubj ect to ch ang e witho ut no tice. This i ncl udes pr ima ry
pro du ct sp eci fi cat ions, s oft war e, s oft war e dr ive rs, and u ser 's manu al. T his U ser Man ual i s a
gen er al re fer en ce gu ide for t he pr oduct .

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.

® ®

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.

®

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

1 2 3 4 5

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

6

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Rear View

9 10 11

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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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18

OK

19

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.

-

[ ] Exp os ure c omp en sat ion

+

2

1

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-1 / 3

+

9

10

11

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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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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8

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1 2

100- 0003

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SIZE 5M

4

EV

5

2

1.6

7

00: 00:13

8 9

0003

4
5

VGA

6

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

0004

VGA

1

OK

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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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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

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

M

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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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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

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Nex t Menu

3 Sec .

Nex t Menu

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

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?

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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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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 )

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.

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■ "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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