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U S E R ' S M A N U A L
FCC STATE ME NT
Thi s de vic e compl ies w ith Par t 15 of t he FCC Ru les . Opera tio n is subj ect t o the fol low ing two condi tio ns: (1) This dev ice m ay not ca use h armfu l int erfer enc e. (2) This dev ice m ust acc ept a ny inte rfe rence r ece ived, i ncl uding i nte rfere nce t hat may c aus e und es ire d opera tio n.
Note
Reo rient o r reloc ate the r eceiv ing ant enna. Inc rease t he sepa ratio n betwe en the eq uipme nt and re ceive r. Con nect th e equip ment in to an out let on a ci rcuit d iffer ent f rom t hat to wh ich the r eceiv er is con necte d. Con sult th e deale r or an exp erien ced rad io/TV t echni cian fo r help. Use o f shiel ded cab le is req uired t o compl y with Cl ass B lim its in Su bpart B o f Part 15 of t he FCC ru les.
Do no t make an y chang es or mod ifica tions t o the equ ipmen t unles s other wise sp ecifi ed in th e manua l. If suc h chang es or mod ifica tions s hould b e made, y ou coul d be req uired t o stop op erati on of the e quipm ent.
Notic e If st at ic el ect ri cit y or el ec tro magne tis m cause s dat a trans fer t o disco nti nue mid way ( fail) , res tart the app lic ation o r dis conne ct an d conne ct th e commu nic ation c abl e (USB, e tc. ) Again.
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Not ic e If st at ic el ect ri cit y or el ec tro magne tis m cause s dat a trans fer t o disco nti nue mid way ( fail) , res tart the a pp lic ation o r dis conne ct an d conne ct th e commu nic ation c abl e (USB, e tc. ) Again.
Thi s pr odu ct cont ain s elect ric al or ele ctr onic ma ter ials. The pr ese nce of these m ate rials m ay, if n ot di spose d of pr operl y, hav e pot entia l adv erse eff ects on t he en viron men t and hum an he alth. Prese nce o f this la bel o n the pro duc t means i t sho uld not b e dis posed o f as unsor ted w aste an d mus t be coll ect ed sepa rat ely. As a consum er, yo u are respo nsi ble for e nsu ring th at th is prod uct i s dispo sed o f prope rly. To find ou t how to pr ope rly dis pos e of this p rod uct, pl eas e go to www. pol aroid .co m and click o n "Co mpany " or ca ll the cu sto mer ser vic e numbe r for y our cou ntr y liste d in th e instr uct ion man ual .
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Tradem ark I nform ati on
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 ecifi cat ions, s oft ware, s oft ware dr ive rs, and u ser 's manu al. T his U ser Man ual i s a gen er al re feren ce gu ide for t he pr oduct . 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 th is m anu al. This is du e to th e fact th at di ffe rent re tai lers of ten s pecif y sli ghtly d iff ere nt pro du ct in clusi 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 speci all y with ac ces sorie s suc h as batt eri es, cha rg ers ,memo ry ca rds, ca ble s, pouc hes , and lan gua ge supp ort . Occas ion ally a re tai ler wil l spe ci fy a un ique 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 finit 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 came 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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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.
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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
Rem ov 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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Ove rv iew
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Packa ge Co ntent s
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GET TI NG TO KN OW YO UR C AME RA
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Fro nt View
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Rear View
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LCD Mon ito r Displ ay
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GET TI NG STA RTE D
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Pre pa rat ion
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Tur nin g the Pow er On /Off
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LED Ind ica tors
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Choos ing t he Lang uag e
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Forma tti ng th e Me mor y Card or
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Int er nal M emory CAPTU RE MO DE
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Captu rin g Image s
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Using t he Fl ash
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Using t he Zo om Func tio n
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Setti ng Fo cus
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Setti ng th e Sce ne M ode
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Adjus tin g the Exp osu re (EV
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Compe nsa tion) VID EO M ODE
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Recor din g Vid eo Clip s
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Playi ng Ba ck Vi deo Cli ps
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PLAYBAC K MO DE
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Playi ng Ba ck Stil l Ima ges
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Thu mb nai l Displ ay
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Slide sho w Displ ay
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Pro te cti ng Im ag es
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Era si ng Im ages
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MEN U OP TIO NS
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Captu re Me nu
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Vid eo Menu
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Playb ack M enu
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Setup M enu
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TRANS FER RING FI LES TO YOU R CO MPU TER Downl oad ing Your Fi les
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EDITI NG SO FTW ARE
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INS TALL ATIO N DEFAULT SE TTING
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SPE CI FIC ATIO NS
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APP EN DIX
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Possi ble N umber o f Sho ts
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Tro ubl eshoo tin g
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Conne cti ng to a Pic tBr idge
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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 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
Commo n Pro duc t Co mpo nen ts : Digit al Ca mera
Sof tw are C D-R OM USB c ab le 2 x AA size b at 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
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2GB S D an d 8GB S DHC
Acc essor ies and c ompon ents ma y vary by r etail er.
Caref ull y unpac k you r camer a and e nsure t hat y ou have t he fo llowi ng it ems:
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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. Le ns C ove r/Pow er Sl ide
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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Foc us s wit ch Nor ma l mod e Mac ro m ode
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LCD Dis pla y
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LED ind ica tor
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USB int erf ace
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Tri pod s ocket
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SD card s lot
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Batte ry do or
14. Up & zo om in b utton
15. Dow n & zoo m out but ton
16. Lef t & Dis play
17. Rig ht / fl ash l ig ht bu tton
18. Mod e
19. Men u / Del ete
20. Pla yba ck butt on
butto n
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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 Alway s On Off
3.Batt ery P ower Le vel Ful l Mediu m Low None
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
To remove t he ic ons for a c lea r view of y our L CD disp lay, press t he DI SP butt on.
(FW i nt erp olati on)
7.Rema ini ng numb er of sh ot s
8.Main f ocu s area
9.Self -ti mer ico n
10.Zo om in dicat or
11.F ocu s se tti ng
12.Wh ite B alanc e
10S Ti me r.
2S Tim er.
[Bl an k] Aut o
Dayli ght Cloud y
Tungst en
Fluor esc ent
13. Met eri ng Aver age
Spot Exp os ure compe nsa tion
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Vid eo mode [ ]
1. Vi deo ind ica tor ico n
2. Re ma ini ng reco rdi ng time
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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2009 /01/0 1 08:0 8:01
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VGA
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EXIT:
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GETTING STARTED
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Preparation
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 a SD /SD HC m emo ry ca rd ( Opt ion al ) The c ame ra h as 16 MB inte rna l memor y, but y ou ca n use an SD /S DHC m emory c ard (
8 GB fo r SD HC
(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 t he m emo ry ca rd w ith t his c am era bef or e its i nit ia l usa ge.
To prev ent val uab le data f rom b eing ac cid ental ly er ased fr om an SD /S DHC m emo ry c ard , you c an s lid e the wri te pr otect t ab (on t he s ide o f the S D/ S DHC m emory c ard ) to “loc k”. To save , edit, o r era se data o n an SD /SDHC m emo ry card , you m us t unl ock t he c ard . To prev ent dam agi ng of an SD /SD HC memo ry ca rd, be su re to tur n off t he p owe r whe n 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 m em ory car d wi th th e pow er o n, th e camer a wil l autom ati cally t urn o ff.
1. Op en t he ba tte ry d oor.
) to ex pa nd th e camer a's m emory c apa city
up to 2GB f or SD a nd up t o
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Writ e prote ct tab Writ e prote ct stat e
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Turning the Power On/Off
Pre ss t he Le ns Co ve r/P owe r Sl ide o nce t o tu rns o n. To turn the p owe r off , press t he Le ns Cove r/P ower Sl ide Onc e to t urn s off .
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 esu me th e ope rat ion c ond ition , turn th e power o n again . Refer t o secti on in thi s 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 wh ich lan gua ge the me nus a nd mess age s are to be s how n on the LC D dis play.
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 but to 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 ▲ / ▼but ton s, and pr ess the S HU TTE R but to n. The s ett in 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 sel ect ion, pr ess t he butt 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 y our ima ge on t he LCD di spl ay so tha t the m ain sub je ct is w ith in t he fo cus f ra 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 LCD 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 , 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
Off
Auto
Alway s On
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Use thi s mod e in an env iro nment t hat f lash us e is pr ohibi ted o r the dista nce t o the sub jec t is too fa r awa y for the f las h to have a ny eff ect.
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 igita l magni ficat ion ran ges fro m 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 de sired m ode : [ ] macro o r [ ] 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. Turn th e pow er 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 phs o f fa st- movin g sub jects .
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 Sc ene s.
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
sta nd o ut ag ainst a d efo cused ( blu rred) b ack groun d.
high sat ura tion.
1. Pre ss th e MEN U button. The [ Still ] menu is d ispla yed.
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. Selec t the d esire d sce ne mode w ith t he▲ / ▼butt ons , th en p res s the S HUTTE R butt on.
4. To exit fro m the m enu, pr ess t he butt on.
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Exit:
Auto
Spor ts
Nigh t Scene
Port rait
Land scape
Exit:
1.3MReso lutio n
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 UTTER 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. Back l it scen e.
* Brig ht scen es or str ong ref lecte d
* 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 ns of V GA (640 x 48 0) / 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 to [ ] .
2. Comp ose y our ima ge.
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. Press ing t he shut ter b utton o ne mo re time 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 eco rd 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 car d is no t fas t en oug h for rec ord ing vid eo cl ips in the c ur ren tly sel 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 rent on e. The m ax imu m recor dab le time f or on e conti nuo us vide o cli p is 00:5 9:5 9.
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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 ast i ma ge ap pears o n the s cre en .
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 v ide o pl ayb ack, pr ess t he bu tt 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 paus e vid eo p lay back, p res s the SHU TTE R butto 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 camer a does no t have a bu ilt-i n speak er so tha t you can n ot play b ack sou nd with t he 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.
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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 di spl ay.
1. Pr es s the [ ] b utt on .
The l ast ima ge appe ars on th e scree n.
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 .
The m agnif ica tion va lue i s displ aye d on the LC D dis play.
4. To vie w differen t por tion of y our i mage, 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 [ ] ico n is disp layed w ith the v ideo da ta. The m agn ifi catio n facto rs rang e from 1x t o 4x (wit hin 4 sta ges: 1. 0x, 2.0 x, 3.0x , 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 ast r ec ord ed im ag e app ears on t he LC D displ ay.
2. Pr es s the W b utt on . Nin e th umb nai l im age s are dis pla yed. For r ec ord ed vi de o cli ps, t he v ide o playb ack m ode ico n [ ] wil l be d isp layed .
3. Use th e / / / but ton t o mo ve th e cur so r to se lec t th e ima ge t o be di splay ed at r egula r siz e.
4. Pr es s the S HUT TE R but ton t o fu lly d isp la y the s elect ed im age On th e LC D dis pla y.
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 lay ba ck me nu is dis pla yed.
3. Se le ct [S lide 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 lid es how s tarts .
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 mag e is d isp layed o n scr een whe n you p ress th e SHU TT ER bu tto n.
The Au to Off fu nct ion d oes not o perat e durin g slide s how. All s till im ages in t he fold er are au tomat icall y playe d back. 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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Next
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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 th e image s.
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
Set: OK
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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
Unlo ck AllProt ect
Set: OK
Set: OK
Set: OK
Erasing Images
Erasing a s in gle ima ge / E rasin g al l images
1. Pres s th e [ ] bu tton. The l as t ima ge wi ll b e dis playe d on th e scree n.
2. 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.
3. 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 mag es e xce pt fo r th e pro tec te d ima ges .
4. 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 er ase , se lec t [Ca nc el] , and p re ss th e SHUTT ER bu tto n.
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 .
Clou dy
Auto
High
Norm al
Set: OK
Stil l
Self Ti mer
Exit:
Stil l
Off
Set: OK
Stil l
Whit e Balan ce
ISO
Colo r Norm al
Satu ratio n
Shar pness
Exit:
Exit:
1.3MReso lutio n
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. * [ 12m ] 1 2M ( 403 2 x 302 4 pi xel s) * [ 9m ] 9M ( 34 27 x 26 04 pi xe ls) * [ 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 the t itl ed s ect ion in th is ma nual.
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Expos ure Refer t o the t it le d sec ti on in thi s ma nua l.
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. * [ ] Auto - U se t his s ett in g for m ost p ic tur e tak in g sce nes .
Blank
* [ ] Day li ght - U se t his s et ting wh en t her e is f ull s un i n your sc en e. * [ ] Clo ud y - Use t hi s setti ng i n clo ud y ove rc ast con di tio ns . * [ ] Tun gst en - Use th is s ett in gs when i nc and es cent/ tu ngste n li ght s ar e in yo ur s cene.
* [ ] Flu or esc ent - U se t hi s set ti ngs w he n fl our es cent li gh ts ar e in y our s ce ne.
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
Self- Tim er
* Off / 2 S Time r / 10 S Time r
elf-t ime rThi s se ts th e s of th e im age t hat wil l be ca pture d.
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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 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 .
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
Refer t o the t itl ed s ect ion in th is ma nual.
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.
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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
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2 Seco nds
Unlo ck AllProt ect
Set: OK
Dele te
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Slid e Show
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
Refer t o the t itl ed s ect ion in th is ma nual.
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 the t itl ed s ect ion in th is ma nual.
Prote ct
Refer t o the t itl ed s ect ion in th is ma nual.
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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
Min im um Sy ste m Re qui rem en ts
OS: W in dow s 98se/ Me/ 2000/ XP/ Vis ta Proce sso r: Pe nt ium I II 1G o r ab ove Memor y: 51 2MB or ab ove HDD spa ce: 5 00 MB or ab ove 16 bit co lor d ispla y Micro sof t Direc tX 9. 0C USB por t and C D-ROM d riv e
Power M ac G3 o r later Mac OS X 10 .3- 10. 5 Memor y: 25 6MB or ab ove HDD spa ce: 5 00 MB or ab ove USB por 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 y our c om put er.
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. Look f or a new “r emo va ble d is k” ic on . Thi s “r emo va ble d isk” is a ctual ly th e me mor y (o r mem or y card) i n your ca mer a. Typ ica lly, the c ame ra w ill b e as sig ned dri ve le tter “ e” or highe 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 rd ed im ages an d vid eo cli ps wi ll b e ins ide the se fold ers .
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: Dou ble -cli ck th e “u nti tled” o r “un labe led ” di sk dr ive ico n on yo ur des kto p. IPhot o may a utom ati ca lly l aunch .
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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 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. Arc Soft Me diaIm press ion don ’t supp ort Win dows 98 se/Me .
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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, 9M: 326 4 x 244 8, 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 2G B SD an d 8GB S DH C.) ( opt io nal )
Ima ge f orm at: J PE G; vi deo f or mat : AVI F-n o. : f 3.0
Foc al 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 )
Off ,2S Ti me r,10 S Timer
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. 95 x 6 2 x 24.2 mm ( wit hout pr otr uding p art s)
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 12 8M 25 6M 512 M
01: 26
01: 42
02: 55
03: 28
SD/S DHC mem ory car d capac ity
05: 53
07: 01
SD/S DHC mem ory car d capac ity
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 C aus e 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 deple ted.
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 / bu tto ns , and p re ss th e SHU TT ER bu tto n. [Im ag es] : Sel ec t whe the r yo u wan t to pr in t spe cif ic i mag e 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 lec t th e des ire d pa per s ize a cc ord ing t o th e pri nt er ty pe. [La yo ut] : Sel ec t the d esi re d pri nti ng l ayo ut acco rdi ng to the p ri nte r typ e. [Pr in t]: Af ter a ll s ett ing s ar e con fig ur ed, s ele ct t his i tem 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 want to p rin t with 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 , pre ss 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 that th e pri nting p roc edure i s fin ished . 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 mage pr intin g may be fa iled if t he powe r to the ca mera is c ut 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
100- 0001
Pres s OK to Pri nt
Canc el
OK
Prin ting
Canc el
75
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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