Polaroid A930 User Manual

a930

Digital
Camera

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

FCC STATE ME NT

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

Note

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notic e

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

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Not ic e

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

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

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Tradem ark I nform ati on

SD™ i s a trade mark.

Produ ct In for ma tio n

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

pro du ct in clu si ons a nd acce sso ries to s uit t heir ma rke t requi rem ents, c ust omer de mog raphi cs,
and g eo gra phica l pre feren ces .

Pro du cts v ery o ft en va ry be tw een r eta il ers e spe ci all y with ac ces sorie s suc h as batt eri es,
cha rg ers ,

spe ci fy a un iqu e pr odu ct colo r, app earan ce, a nd inte rna l memor y cap acity. Cont act y our dea ler
for p re cis e pro du ct de fin it ion a nd incl ude d acces sor ies.

The i llust rat ions in t his m anual a re fo r the pur pos e of expl ana tion an d may d iff er from t he ac tual
des ig n of yo ur ca me ra.

The m anufa ctu rer ass ume s no liab ili ty for an y err ors or di scr epanc ies i n this us er ma nual.

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Mic ro sof t a nd Wi nd ows are U .S . reg ist er ed tr adema rks o f Micro sof t Corpo rat ion.

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Pen ti um is a regis ter ed trad ema rk of Int el Co rpora tio n.
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 mi ght c ause th e cam era to fa ll or t ilt ove r, cau sing da mag e.

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 mi ght c ause pe rso nal inj ury o r resul t in tr aff ic acci den t.

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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 ight ca use f ire and 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 ne' s eye s.

Thi s mi ght c ause da mag e to the pe rso n's eye sig ht.

Do no t su bje ct th e LC D mon ito r to i mpa ct.

Thi s mi ght d amage t he gl ass on th e scr een or ca use t he inte rna l fluid t o lea k. If the
inter nal f luid en ter s or cont act s your ey es, r inse wi th fr esh wat er.
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 mi ght c ause da mag e to the ca mer a.

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 mi ght c ause fi re or e lectr ic sh ock.

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 mi ght c ause he at to b uild up a nd de form th e cas e. Use th e cam era 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 mi ght a dvers ely a ffe ct the ca se or t he part s ins ide.

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 mi ght d amage c ord s and cab les .

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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

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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 L CD Mo nitor D isp la y
13 GE TTI NG S TARTE D
13 Pr epa rat io n
14 Tu rni ng t he Po wer O n/ Off
14 LE D Ind ica to rs
15 Ch oos in g the L ang ua ge
15 Fo rma tti ng t he Me mor y Ca rd or

Int er nal M emory
16 CA PTU RE MO DE
16 Ca ptu rin g Im age s
16 Us ing t he Fl as h
17 Us ing t he Zo om F unc tio n
18 Se tt ing F ocu s
19 Se tt ing t he Sc en e Mod e
20 A dju st ing t he Ex po sur e (EV

Compe nsa tion)
21 V IDE O MO DE
21 Re cor din g Vid eo C lip s
22 Pl ayi ng Ba ck Vi de o Cli ps

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23 PLAYBAC K MO DE
23 Playi ng Ba ck Stil l Ima ges
24 Thum bna il Disp lay
24 Sl idesh ow Di splay
25 Prote cti ng Imag es
26 Erasi ng Im ag es
27 MENU OP TIO NS
27 Ca pt ure M enu
29 Vide o Men u
30 Playb ack M en u
31 Se tup M en u
33 TR AN SFE RRI NG F ILE S TO

YOU R CO MPU TER
33 Do wnl oad in g Your Fi les
34 EDITI NG SO FTWARE

INS TALL ATIO N
35 DE FAU LT SETT IN G
36 SP ECI FI CATI ONS
37 A PPE NDIX
37 Possi ble N umber o f Sho ts
38 Tr oub les ho oti ng
39 C onn ect in g to a Pi ctB ri dge

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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 9.0 -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:

Commo n Pro duc t Co mpo nen ts :

Digit al Ca mera
Softw are C D-ROM
USB cab le
2 x AA size bat ter ies

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 4 GB .)

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. Ha nd s tra p retai ner

2. Sh ut ter / OK

3. Po we r but ton

4. Fl as h

5. Se lf -ti mer i nd ica tor

6. Taki ng lens

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Rear View

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7. Foc us s wit ch
Norma l mod e
Macro m ode

8. LCD scr een

9. LED ind ica tor

10. USB i nte rface

11. Tri po d soc ket

12. SD ca rd sl ot

13. Bat ter y door

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14. Up & zo om in b utton

15. Dow n & zoo m out but ton

16. Lef t & Sel f-t im er bu tto n

17. Rig ht / fl ash l ig ht bu tton

18. Mod e

19. Men u / Del ete

20. Pla yba ck butt on

LCD Display Icons

1.Mode i ndi cator
Auto Mo de

Sport s Mod e
Night S cen e
Portr ait M ode
Lands cap e Mode
Backl igh t Mode

2.Fl as h mod e
Auto Fl ash
Alway s On
Flash O ff

3.Batt ery P ower Le vel
Ful l ba tte ry powe r
Mediu m bat tery po wer
Low bat ter y power
No batt ery p ower

4.Stor age m edia
Int er nal m emory ( no ca rd)
SD/SD HC me mory ca rd

5.Im ag e siz e resol uti on

6.Im ag e qua lity
Super F ine
Fine

7.Av ailab le nu mber of s hot s

8.Main f ocu s area

9.Self -ti mer ico n

10 sec.

2 sec.

(FW i nt erp olati on)

(FW i nt erp olati on)

10. Zoo m ind icato r

11. Fo cus s et tin g

12. Whi te Ba lance
[Bl an k] Aut o

Dayli ght
Cloud y

Tungst en

Fluor esc ent

13. Met eri ng

Aver age

Spot
Exp os ure c ompen sat ion

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Vid eo mode [ ]

1. Vi deo ind ica tor ico n

2. Ava ilabl e rec ordin g tim e

3. Ma in f ocu s area

4. Ba tt ery l eve l

5. St or age m edia

6. Vi deo res olu tion

7. Ex po sur e compe nsa tion

8. Wh it e Bal ance

9. Fo cu s set tin g

10.Zo om in dicat or

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Pla yb ack m ode [ ] --
Sti ll i mag e pla yb ack

1. Pl ay bac k indic ato r

2. Ba tt ery l eve l

3. St or age m edia

4. Fi le n umb er

5. Da te / Ti me

Pla yb ack m ode [ ]
Vid eo pl ay bac k

1. Pl ay bac k indic ato r

2. Tota l recor ded t ime

3. Ba tt ery l eve l

4. St or age m edia

5. Vi deo res olu tion

6. Pl ay bac k indic ato r

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GETTING STARTED

Preparation

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1. Op en t he ba tte ry d oor.

2. Lo ad t he ba tteri es wi th corr ect o rient ati on as sho wn.

3. Cl os e the b atter y doo r and mak e sur e it is loc ked s ecure ly.

4. In se rt an S D/S DH C mem ory c ar d (Op tio na l)

The c am era h as 16MB i nte rnal me mor y, but y ou can us e

an SD /S DHC m emo ry c ard ( SDH C me mor y car d up t o
4GB ) to e xpa nd th e ca mer a's m em ory c apa ci ty
(We r eco mm end t he use of a P ola roid SD - n ot in clude d).

Be su re t o for mat the m emo ry ca rd w ith t his cam era

bef or e its i nit ia l usa ge.

To preven t val uable d ata f rom bei ng ac ciden tal ly eras ed fr om

an SD /S DHC m emo ry c ard , you can s lid e the wri te pr otect t ab
(on t he s ide o f the S D/ S DHC m emo ry c ard ) to “l oc k”.

To save, ed it, o r era se d ata o n an SD/S DHC m emory c ard ,

you m us t unl ock t he c ard .

To preven t dam aging o f an SD /SDHC m emo ry card , be su re to

tur n off t he p owe r when in ser ting or r emo ving th e SD/ SDHC
mem or y car d. If i ns ert ing o r re mov ing t he S D/S DHC mem ory
car d wi th th e pow er o n, th e cam er a wil l autom ati cally t urn o ff.

Be ca re ful n ot to d ro p the b att er ies w hen ope nin g or clos ing t he batt ery d oor.

Writ e prote ct tab Writ e prote ct stat e

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Turning the Power On/Off

Pre ss t he PO WER b ut ton o nce t o tu rns o n.
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 r esume t he oper ation c ondit ion, tu rn the po wer on ag ain. Re fer to se ction i n this
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 the Language

Speci fy in w hich la ngu age men us an d messa ges a re to be di spl ayed on t he LC D monit or.

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 SH UTT ER
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 S HU TTE R but to n.

■ The s ettin g wil l be stor ed.

For mat
Bee p sound

Lan guage Eng lish

Aut o Power o ff

Def ault

Exit:

Set up

Nex t

On

5 Min utes

Nex t

Set: OK

■ 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 ] wit h the ▼ b ut ton s, an d pr ess t he

SHU TT ER bu tto n.

4. Se le ct In ter na l Mem ory or SD c ard w ith the ▲ / ▼ b utt ons,

and p re ss th e SHU TT ER bu tto n.

5. Se le ct [O K ] wit h th e ▲ / ▼ but ton s, a nd pr ess t he

SHU TT ER bu tto n.

■ To canc el form att ing, se lec t [Canc el] a nd pres s the

SHU TT ER bu tto n.

Inte rnal Me mory

SD car d

For mat

For mat Nex t

Bee p sound

Lan guage Eng lish

Aut o Power o ff

Def ault

All da te will b e delet ed

Exit:

Canc el

OK

Set up

On

5 Min utes

Nex t

Set: OK

For mat

Set: OK

Exit:

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Exit:

Set: OK

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CAPTURE MODE

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. Comp ose t he imag e on th e LCD dis pla y so that t he ma in

sub je ct is w ith in t he fo cus fra me.

■ Pre ss ing t he ▲ T 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 th e im age .

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: Fla sh Of f, Aut o Flash , and Al ways On . You can t ake an im age u sing
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 fu nctio n is di sable d if th e camer a is se t to Macr o mod e.

1. Pr es s the P owe r bu tto n to tu rn t he po wer o n.

2. Togg le unti l you r desir ed fl ash mod e app ears on t he LC D monit or.

3. Comp ose y our sce ne an d press t he SH UTTER b utt on
to ca pt ure t he im ag e.

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 Fl ash

Alway s On

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Use thi s mod e in the en vir onmen t tha t the fla sh us e is proh ibi ted or
under t he si tuati on th at th e di sta nce to th e sub ject is t oo fa r away fo r
the f la sh to h ave any e ffe ct.

The f la sh fi res aut oma tical ly ac cordi ng to s uit the p hot ograp hic
condi tio ns.

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 ( backl igh ting)
and dee p sha dows.

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Using the Zoom Function

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.
A useful fe atu re as it is , how ever, 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 colo r noise ( grain ) may occ ur in the r ecord ed imag e when us ing the d igita l zoom fe ature .

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Setting 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” ~7. 0”(11cm ~ 18c m); n ormal m ode i s

20” ~ I nfini ty (0.5 m ~ Infin ity).

1. Pr es s the P o we r bu tt on to t urn t he p owe r 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 i mag e your wi sh to c aptur e. Th ere a re 6 avai lab le
modes i n thi s scene m ode .

Auto: Select t his m ode for m ost p ictur e tak ing sit uat ions.

A

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: S ele ct this m ode w hen you w ant t o captu re im ag es as t he li gh t com es fr om

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.

1. Pr es s the M ENU b utton .

■ The [ Sti ll] m enu is di splay ed.

2. Se le ct [S cen e] w ith t he ▲ / ▼ bu tt ons , the n pr ess t he

SHU TTER 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 SH UTTER b ut ton .

4.To exit fr om th e menu, p res s the but ton .

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Spor ts

Nigh t Scene

Port rait

Land scape

Exit:

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Supe r Fine

-2/3

Spot

Qual ity

Scen e A uto

Expo sure

Mete ring

Stil l

Set: OK

Stil l

Set: OK

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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 t bet ween li ght a nd
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 .

■ The [ Sti ll ] or [V ide o] menu i s dis playe d.

2. Se le ct [E xpo su re] w ith the ▲ / ▼ b utt ons ,t hen p res s th e
SHU TT ER bu tto n.

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 SH UTT ER b utt on.

4. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .

Eff ec tiv e Sub je cts a nd Se t Val ues

+ (po si tiv e) co mp ens ati on -( neg ati ve ) com pen sa tio 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

Qual ity

Scen e A uto

Expo sure

Mete ring

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.

-2/3

Exit:

Exit:

1.3MReso lutio n

Supe r Fine

-2/3

Spot

Set: OK

Set: OK

Stil l

Stil l

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VIDEO MODE

Recordi ng Vide o Cl ips

Thi s mo de al lows yo u to re cord vi deo c lips at a r eso lutio n of VG A (640 x 480 ) /
QVG A (32 0 x 240 ) pixel s.

1. Pr es s the M ODE b ut ton t o set t he c ame ra mo de t o [ ].

2. Comp ose t he imag e.

3. Pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton .

■ The r ecord ing o f the vid eo cl ip will s tar t.

■ Pre ss ing t he sh ut ter b utt on o ne mo re ti me w ill e nd the
rec or din g of th e vi deo c lip.

■ The r ecord ing t ime dep end s on the st ora ge size a nd th e
sub je ct of t he im ag e to be r ecord ed.

■ Whe n re cor ding a vi deo c lip, th e fla sh cann ot be u sed.

■ If th e wr ite s pee d of y our S D/S DH C mem ory c ar d is no t fas t en oug h for rec ord ing vid eo cl ips in

the c ur ren tly s el ect ed size , the v ideo re cor ding wi ll st op. In th is ca se, sel ect a v ideo si ze lo wer
tha n th e cur ren t on e.

■ The m aximu m rec ordab le ti me for on e con tinuo us vi deo cli p is 00 :59:5 9.

00: 00:13

X1.2X1.2

1

/

3

VGAVG A

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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 S HUT TE R but ton t o st art v ide o pl ayb ack .

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 SHU TTER bu tto n.

Thi s pau se s vid eo play bac k.
To canc el pa us e, pr ess the S HUT TER but ton a gain.

■ 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.

00: 00:13

:OK//:

:

VGA

EXIT:

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PLAYB ACK MODE

Playing Back Still Images

You ca n pla y back th e sti ll imag es on t he LCD mo nit or.

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  b utt on.

■ 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 mo nitor.

4. To vie w differen t por tion of t he im ages, P res s SHUTT ER
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 S HUT TE R but ton a ga in to r etu rn t he no rma l
pla yb ack v iew of th e las t ima ge .

■ An [ ] ic on is dis playe d with th e video d ata.

■ The m agnif icati on fact ors ran ge from 1 x to 4x (wi thin 4 st ages: 1 .0x, 2. 0x, 3.0 x, and 4. 0x).

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Thumbnail Display

Thi s fu nct ion all ows y ou to vie w 9 thu mbnai l ima ges on th e LCD d ispla y sim ultan eou sly so yo u may
searc h for a p artic ula r image .

1. Pr es s the [ ] but to n.
The l as t rec orded i mag e appea rs on t he LCD mo nit or.

2. Pr es s the W b utt on .
Nine th umb nail im age s are dis pla yed sim ult aneou sly.

For r ec ord ed vi de o cli ps, the v ide o playb ack m ode ico n [ ]

wil l be d isp layed .

3. Use th e / / / but ton t o mo ve th e cur so r to se lec t th e

ima ge t o be di spl ay ed at r egula r siz e.

4. Pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton t o di spl ay th e se lec ted ima ge

on fu ll s cre en.

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 aut omati cal ly in ord er on e image
at a ti me .

1. Pr es s the [ ] but to n.

2. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .
The p la yba ck menu i s dis playe d.

3. Se le ct [S lid e Sh ow] w ith the / b utt ons , th en pr ess t he
SHU TT ER bu tto n.

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 SHU TT ER bu tto n.
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

SHU TT ER bu tto n.

The i ma ge is d ispla yed o n scree n whe n you pre ss th e
SHU TT ER bu tto n.

■ 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 .

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This I mage

2 Seco ndsSlid e Show

5 Seco nds

8 Seco nds

Set: OK

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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. Se le ct th e image i n the n ine thu mbn ail tha t you w ant to
pro te ct wi th th e / / / .

3. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton .

4. Se le ct [P rot ec t] wi th th e / bu tto ns, a nd p res s the
SHU TT ER bu tto n.

5. Se le ct [ Lo ck Cu rr ent ] / [ L ock a ll ] / w ith t he /
but to ns, a nd pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton .

■ [ Cur re nt ]: P rot ec ts th e sel ec ted i mag e.

■ [ All ]: P ro tec ts al l of t he im age s.

6. Th e prote ct ic on [ ] is d is pla yed w it h pro tecte d ima ges.

■ Whe n [All] h as been s elect ed, [ ] is di splay ed with

all t he imag es.

Cance lin g the P ro tec tio n

To cancel p rot ectio n for o nly one i mag e, disp lay t he imag e on wh ich you w ant t o remov e the i mage
prote cti on.

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, a nd pr ess t he S HUT TER b ut ton .

2. Se le ct [ Un lock Cu rre nt ] / [ Un lo ck All ] w ith the / b utt ons ,
and p re ss th e SHU TT ER bu tto n.

■ [Cu rrent ]: Unlo ck the se lecte d image .

■ [ All ]: U nlock a ll of the i mage.

■ 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 .

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Lock C urren t

Unlo ck Curr e

Lock Al l

Unlo ck All

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Exit:

This I mage

All

Exit:

Eras e This?

Canc el

OK

Exit:

Play back

This I mage

2 Seco nds

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Set: OK

Set: OK

Erasing Images

Erasing s in gle ima ge / E rasin g al l images

1. Pres s th e [ ] bu tton.

The l as t ima ge will b e dis playe d on th e scree n.

2. Se le ct th e ima ge i n the n ine thu mbn ail tha t you w ant to
era se w ith t he / / /

3. Pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton , The ima ge wi ll be dis pla yed
on th e sc ree n.

4. Pr es s the M ENU b ut ton , Sel ec t [De let e] w ith t he /
but to ns an d pre ss t he SH UTT ER b utt on.

5. Se le ct [ Th is Im age ] o r [A ll] w ith t he / b utt ons , an d
pre ss t he SH UTT ER b utt on.

[Th is I mag e]: E ra ses t he se le cte d ima ge .
[Al l] : Era ses a ll o f the i mages e xce pt for th e pro tecte d ima ges.

6. Se le ct [ OK ] w ith t he / b utt ons , an d pre ss th e
SHU TT ER bu tto n.

To not eras e, se lect [C anc el], an d pre ss the SH UTT ER butt on.

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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MENU OPTIONS

Capture Menu

Thi s me nu is f or th e ba sic s ettin gs to b e used wh en ca pturi ng st ill ima ges .

Stil l

Whit e Balan ce

ISO

Colo r Norm al

Satu ratio n

Shar pness

Exit:

Clou dy

Auto

High

Norm al

Set: OK

Exit:

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Supe r Fine

-2/3

Spot

Set: OK

Qual ity

Scen e A uto

Expo sure

Mete ring

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 S HU TTE R but to n to en ter i ts
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 SHU TT ER bu tto n.

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.
* [12 m ] 12 M (40 32 x 30 24 p ixe ls) (FW i nte rpola tio n)
* [ 9m ] 9M ( 34 27 x 26 04 pi xe ls) ( FW in te rpo lat io n)
* [ 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

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Expos ure
Refer t o sec tion in t his m anual t itl ed

Meter ing
Thi s se ts th e met er ing m eth od f or ca lcu la tin g the exp osu re.
* [ ] Cen te r: Th e ent ire a re a of th e scr ee n is me asu re d, an d the exp osu re is cal cul ated.
* [ ] Spo t: A ver y sma ll po rt ion o f the c en ter o f the s cr een i s mea su red , and the e xpo sure is
cal cu lat ed.

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 see n by th e human e ye.
* [ Bla nk ] Au to
* [ ] Day li ght
* [ ] Clo ud y
* [ ] Tung st en
* [ ] Flu or esc ent

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 / 50 / 10 0 / 200 / 4 00

Color

Thi s se ts th e col or o f the i mage th at wi ll be cap tur ed.
* Norma l / Sep ia / Bl ac k & Whi te

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.
* Str on g / Nor mal / Sof t

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Video Menu

Thi s me nu is f or th e ba sic s ettin gs to b e used wh en re cordi ng vi deo cli ps.

Vide o

Reso lutio n

Expo sure

Whit e Balan ce Auto

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 S HU TTE R bu tto n to ente r its
respe cti ve menu .

4. Se le ct th e desir ed se tting w ith t he / bu tt ons , and p re ss th e SHU TT ER bu tto n.

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 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

Expos ure

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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 M enu f or furt her d etail s.

Exit:

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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 .

Play back

Exit:

Next

This I mage

2 Seco nds

Unlo ck AllProt ect

Set: OK

Dele te

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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 SHU TTE R butto n to en ter 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 SHU TT ER bu tto n.

5. To exi t from th e men u, pres s the b utt on .

Delet e

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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

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Setup Menu

Choos e how y ou want y our c amera t o wor k:

Exit:

60Hz

Next

On

Setu p

Set: OK

Setu p

Freq uency

Date /Time

Date S tamp

Exit:

NextF ormat

On

Engl ish

Next

Set: OK

Beep S ound

Lang uage

Auto P ower Of f Off

Defa ult

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 S HU TTE R but to n to en ter i ts

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 SHU TT ER bu tto n.

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.

Bee p Sound

Thi s sets wh ether o r not to mu te the ca mera so und eac h time yo u press t he came ra's bu ttons .
* On / Of f

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

If no o perat ion is pe rform ed for a sp ecifi c perio d of time , the pow er to the c amera i s autom atica lly tur ned off .
Thi s featu re is use ful for r educi ng batt ery con sumpt ion.
* 1 Min ute / 3Mi nutes / 5 Minut es / Off

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Defau lt
Thi s re tur ns all ba sic s ettin gs to t he came ra' s defau lt se tting s.
* Cance l / OK

Fre qu enc y

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.

Date / Time

Date an d Time s ettin g.
* YY / MM / D D & DD / MM / Y Y & MM / DD / YY

Date St amp

Show th e dat e and tim e on th e pictu re.
* On / Of f

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TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER

Syste m Req uirem ent

■ Pen ti um II I 800 o r eq uiv alent

■ Win do ws 20 00/XP /Vi sta

■ 256MB R AM (5 12 MB rec omm ended )

■ 150MB a vai lable h ard d isk spa ce

■ CD-RO M dri ve

■ Avai lable U SB po rt

■ Pow er PC G3 /G4 /G 5

■ OS 9. 0 or l ate r

■ 256 MB R AM (5 12 MB r ec omm ended )

■ 128 MB a vai lable h ard d isk spa ce

■ CD- RO M dri ve

■ Avai lable U SB po rt

Down lo ad in g Your File s

1. Conn ect one e nd of t he U SB ca bl e to an

avail able US B por t on you r com pu ter.

2. Conn ect the o the r en d of th e US B cab le t o the U SB t erm inal
on the ca mera.

3. Sele ct [PC Mo de] u si ng th e / bu tto ns , and p re ss th e

SHUTT ER butt on.

4. From t he Wind ows d es kto p, d oub le c lic k on

5. Lo ok f or a ne w “remo vab le disk ” ico n.

■ Thi s “re mo vab le disk ” is ac tuall y the m emory ( or me mory

car d) i n you r cam er a.
Typica lly, t he ca mera wi ll be a ssign ed dr ive let ter “ e” or
hig he r.

6. Doub le clic k on th e re mov ab le di sk a nd lo ca te th e DC IM fo lder.

7. Doub le clic k on th e DC IM fo ld er to o pe n it to f in d mor e folde rs.

Your r eco rded i mag es a nd vi deo cli ps will b e ins id e the se f old er s.

8. Copy & P aste or D rag -N -Dr op i mag e an d vid eo f ile s to a fold er on you r com pute r.

Mac use rs: D ouble -cl ick the “ unt itled ” or “u nlabe led ” disk dr ive i con on yo ur de sktop .
IPh ot o may a uto ma tic all y la unc h.

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EDITING SOFTWAR E IN STALLATION

ArcSo ft Me dia Im pre ssion ™:

Manag es yo ur medi a for y ou, and g ive s you ton s of fu n and exc iti ng ways t o cre ate and s har e
proje cts f eatur ing y our pho to, v ideo, a nd mu sic fil es. E dit, en han ce and ad d cre ative e ffe cts t o your
photo s.
Creat e you r own mov ies o r photo s lid e shows , com plete w ith s oundt rac k. Uplo ad yo ur file s eas ily to
YouTu be™! Or s har e them th rou gh simp le em ail att ach ments o r pop ular ph oto p rinti ng.

■ For W indow s 2000/ XP/Vi sta u ser s, plea se make s ure to in stall a nd use th e softw are in “A dmini strat or”

mod e.

■ The s oft war e is not su pport ed on the M ac.

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DEFAULT SET TI NG S

Resol uti on

Qua li ty

Scene

Expos ure

Meter ing

Whi te B ala nc e Auto

ISO

Color

Satur ati on

Sha rp nes s

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9M

Super F ine

Auto

+0.0

Cente r

Auto

Norma l

High

Norma l

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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
12M: 36 48 x 27 36 (FW in ter polat ion ),
9M: 326 4 x 244 8 (FW int erp olati on) ,
5M: 256 0 x 192 0,
3M:20 48x 1 536,

1.3 M: 1 280 x 960,
VGA : 64 0x4 80
Vid eo clip
VGA : 64 0 x 480 ( 24 fp s) ,
QVG A: 3 20 x 24 0 (30 f ps )

64MB in ter nal mem ory
Suppo rts S D/S DH C mem ory car d (up t o 4GB) (o pti onal)

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, 5 0,1 00, 200 ,40 0

USB con nec tor

2 x AA size bat ter ies (Al kal ine or Ni -MH r echar gea ble bat ter ies)

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

12M

4032 x3024

( )FW int erpol ation

9M

3472 x2604

( )FW int erpol ation

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

Sup er Fine

Fin e

Nor mal

Sup er Fine

Fin e

Nor mal

64M 128M 256 M 512M

34

41

45

47

52

60

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 128M 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

70

143

84

172

92

192

95

199

106

215

122

246

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

290

583

348

700

387

778

403

810

435

890

496

100 2

284

572

570

1145

734

147 3

401

805

730

146 4

892

179 0

790

158 6

121 0

242 6

146 9

294 7

158 2

317 3

216 6

434 3

249 4

500 1

1GB 2GB

23: 44

28: 16

47: 33

56: 36

1169

140 3

155 9

162 0

180 0

202 0

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

2811

312 3

325 0

361 0

406 0

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 . The f ree spa ce on the h ard dis k in

1. Th e batte ries ar e not loa ded.

2. Th e batte ries ar e exhau sted.

Lon g perio d of cont inuou s use of th e
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 smal ler
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 red.

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 ict br idg e] with t he / bu tto ns , and p res s th e

SHU TT ER bu tto n.

Print ing i mag es

When th e cam era is pr ope rly con nec ted to a Pi ct- Bridg e com plian t
print er an d set to [P ict bridg e], t he Pict -Br idge me nu is d ispla yed o n
the mon ito r.

1. Se le ct th e ite m yo u wan t to co nf igu re with t he / b utton s,

and p re ss th e SHU TT ER bu tto n.

■ [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 desir ed pr intin g lay out acc ord ing to

the p ri nte r typ e.

■ [Pr in t]: Aft er a ll se tti ng s are c onfig ure d, sele ct th is item 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 S HU TTE R but to n to en ter i ts r esp ect iv e men u. Se le ct

[Se le ct Im age s] , [Al l Ima ge s] wi th th e / bu tto ns, a nd
pre ss t he SH UTT ER b utt on.

■ [Se le ct Im age s] : Sel ect t o pr int o ne sp ec ifi c ima ge .

■ [Al l Im age s]: S el ect t o pri nt a ll im age s.

USB

PC Mod e

Pict bridg e

Imag es

Size

N-up L ayout

Prin t

Imag es

Sele ct

All

Next

Set: OK

Pict bridg e

Next

Defa ult

Defa ult

Set: OK

Next

Next M enu

Set: OK

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3. If y ou s ele ct [S el ect I mag es ] in th e pre vi ous s tep , an d pre ss

the S HU TTE R but to n ,th e las t im age a ppe ar s on th e scree 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 SH UTT ER b utt on to c on 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 SHU TT ER

but to n to st art p ri nti ng.

5. Th e print ing s tarts .

■ The [ COM PL ETE ] 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.

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Sele ct

NO.o f copy

Imag es

Size

N-up L ayout

Prin t

Page

75

100- 0001

Pres s OK to Pri nt

Canc el

OK

Prin ting

Canc el

Set: OK

Pict bridg e

Next

Defa ult

Defa ult

Set: OK

Pict bridg e

Exit :

Pict bridg e

Set: OK

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