Polaroid A932 User Manual
a932
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
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
7.
Foc us s wit ch
Nor ma l mod e
Mac ro m ode
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LCD Dis pla y
9.
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
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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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