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.
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Pen ti um is a r egist ere d trade mar k of Inte l Cor porat ion .
Mac in tos h is a tr ad ema rk of Appl e Inc .
Oth er n ame s and p ro duc ts may be t rad emark s or re giste red t radem ark s of thei r res pecti ve
owner s.
The p roduc t and a ccess ori es that c ome w ith you r cam era may b e dif fer ent fro m tho se desc rib ed
in thi s ma nua l. Th is is due t o the f act tha t dif fer ent ret ail ers oft en sp ecify s lig htly di ffe ren t
mem or y car ds, c ab les , pou ch es, a nd lang uag e suppo rt. O ccasi ona lly a ret ail er will
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read an d und ersta nd al l War nin gs and Ca uti ons bef ore u sing th is pr oduct . Warnin gs
If fo re ign o bje ct s or wa ter h av e ent ere d th e cam era , tu rn th e pow er o ff an d
remov e the b atter ies .
Conti nue d use may c aus e an inju ry. Pl eas e call ou r fri endly c ust omer se rvi ce for
assis tan ce.
If th e ca mer a has bee n dro ppe d or i ts ca se ha s be en da mag ed , tur n the p ow er
off a nd r emo ve th e ba tte rie s.
Conti nue d use may c aus e an inju ry. Pl eas e call ou r fri endly c ust omer se rvi ce
for ass ist ance.
The re i s no us er se rv ice abl e pa rts ; DO NO T DI SSA SSE MB LE!
For r ep air, p lease c all o ur frie ndl y custo mer s ervic e for a ssist anc e.
Do no t us e the c ame ra i n are as ne ar w ate r.
Take spec ial c are dur ing r ain, sn ow, on t he beac h, or n ear the s hor e.
Exp os ing t he came ra to t hese co ndi tions m ay ca use dam age t o it.
Do no t pl ace t he ca me ra on u nst ab le su rfa ce s.
Thi s ma y cau se th e ca mer a to fa ll o r til t ove r, ca usi ng dama ge.
Keep th e bat terie s out o f the r ea ch of c hil dr en.
Batte rie s shoul d onl y be repl ace d by an adu lt. C hildr en mu st be sup erv ised by
an adul t whe n they ar e rep lacin g the b atter ies .
Do no t us e the c ame ra w hil e you a re w alk ing , dr ivi ng or r id ing a m oto rc ycl e.
Thi s ma y cau se pers ona l injur y or re sult in t raf fic a ccide nt.
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Caution s
Loa d th e bat ter ie s pay ing c ar efu l att en tio n to th e po lar ity ( + or - ) of th e ter mi nal s.
Loadi ng th e batte rie s with th eir p olari tie s inver ted m ay caus e per sonal i nju ry, or d amage
to th e su rro undin g are as due to t he ba ttery r upt uring o r lea king.
Do no t fi re th e fla sh c los e to an yo nes ’ eyes .
Thi s ma y cau se dama ge to t he pers on' s eyesi ght .
Do no t su bje ct th e LC D dis pla y to i mpa ct.
Thi s ma y dam age the g las s on the sc ree n or caus e the i ntern al fl uid to le ak. I f the
inter nal f luid co nta cts you r eye s, rins e wit h fresh w ate r.
If th e fl uid c ont ac ts yo u clo th ing r inse wi th wa ter and s eek m edica l att entio n imm ediat ely.
A cam era i s a preci sio n ins tr ume nt. Do no t dro p, st ri ke, o r use e xc ess ive f or ce
whe n ha ndl ing t he c ame ra.
Thi s ma y cau se dama ge to t he came ra.
Do no t us e the c ame ra i n hum id, s te amy, s mok y, or du sty p la ces .
Thi s ma y cau se fi re o r ele ctric s hoc k.
Do no t re mov e the b at ter ies imm edi ately a fte r a long pe rio d of co nt inu ous u se .
The b at ter ies may b eco me warm a nd po ssibl y cau se an inj ury.
Do no t wr ap th e cam er a or pl ace i t in c lot h or bl an ket s.
Thi s ma y cau se heat t o bui ld up and d efo rm the ca se. U se the ca mer a in a
well- ven tilat ed pl ace.
Do no t le ave t he ca me ra in p lac es w her e the t em per ature m ay ri se sign ifi cantl y,
such as i nsi de a ca r.
Thi s ma y adv ersel y aff ect t he case o r the p arts in sid e.
Befor e you m ove the c ame ra, dis con nect co rds a nd cabl es.
Fai lu re to d o this ma y dam age cor ds an d cable s.
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Using Your Batt er ies
Our l ab ora tory te sti ng has sh own t hat our d igi tal cam era m odels c omp ly with i ndu stry st and ard
batte ry co nsu mp tio n level s (Ca mera & Im agi ng Prod uct s Associ ati on comm onl y known a s CIPA ).
All dig ita l camer as ar e high dr ain p roduc ts. F or the be st pe rform anc e and pro lon ged bat ter y life,
we reco mme nd the us e of hi gh capa cit y batte rie s desig ned f or such a ppl icati ons .
Here ar e som e helpf ul hi nts to ex ten d batte ry li fe cons ide rably b y lim iting t he fo llowi ng ac tivit ies :
Revie win g the pic tur es on the L CD Sc reen
Using t he op tical v iew finde r (if y our cam era h as one) t o fra me the su bje ct when t aki ng pict ure s
Exc es siv e use of th e fla sh
Remov e bat terie s fro m your ca mer a when no t in us e.
WARNIN G!
Batte rie s shoul d be re place d by an a dult.
Use r ec omm ended o r equ ivale nt ty pe of bat ter ies onl y.
Ins er t the b att er ies i n the c or rec t ori en tat ion.
Remov e exh auste d bat terie s fro m the cam era i mmedi ate ly.
Do not sh ort t he su pp ly te rmi na ls.
Pleas e dis pose of t he ba tteri es pr operl y.
The se i nst ructi ons s hould b e ret ained f or fu ture re fer ence.
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Que st ion s?
CONTENTS
INT RO DUC TIO N
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8 Ov erv iew
8 Packa ge Co ntent s
9 GE TTI NG TO K NOW Y OUR
9 Front View
10 Re ar Vi ew
11 LCD Mo ni tor D isp la y
13 GE TTI NG S TARTE D
13 Pr epa rat io n
14 Tu rni ng t he Po wer O n/ Off
14 LE D Ind ica to rs
15 Ch oos in g the L ang ua ge
15 Fo rma tti ng t he Me mor y Ca rd or
Int er nal M emory
16 CA PTU RE MO DE
16 Ca ptu rin g Im age s
16 Us ing t he Fl as h
17 Us ing t he Zo om F unc tio n
18 Se tt ing F ocu s
19 Se tt ing t he Sc en e Mod e
20 A dju st ing t he Ex po sur e (EV
Compe nsa tion)
21 V IDE O MO DE
21 Re cor din g Vid eo C lip s
22 Pl ayi ng Ba ck Vi de o Cli ps
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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
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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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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
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[ ] Exp os ure c omp en sat ion
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2S
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10. Bur st mo de
[Bl an k] Of f
[ ] On
11. Fl ash m od e
[ ] Auto F la sh
[ ] Alwa ys O n
[ ] Off
12. Sel f-t imer ic on
[ 10s ] 10 s ec.
[ 2s] 2 s ec .
13. Mai n foc us area
14. Zoo m ind icato r
15. Ima ge qu ality
[ ] Fin e
[ ] Sta nd ard
[ ] Eco no my
16. Pho to / Vi deo c ounte r
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Vid eo mode [ ]
1. Ba tt ery l eve l
2. Ma in f ocu s are a
3. Vi deo ind ica tor ico n
4. Fo cu s set tin g
5. Wh it e Bal ance
6. Vi deo res olu tion
7. Zo om i ndi cator
8. Ava ilabl e rec ordin g tim e
9. St or age m edia
Pla yb ack m ode [ ] - Sti ll i mag e pla yb ack
1. Ba tt ery l eve l
2. Pl ay bac k indic ato r
3. Co un tin g indic ato r
4. SI ZE
5. EV
6. St or age m edia
7. Ph ot o / Vid eo co unter
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VGA
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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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