User manual POLAROID A500

[. . . ] User Guide 5. 1 Megapixels Digital Camera www. polaroid. com Product Overview Front View 1. 9. Shutter button Power button Wrist Strap eyelet Self-timer LED Flash Viewfinder Lens Cover for USB port Microphone 2 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com Back View 1. 8. LCD screen Tripod mount SD Card Slot LCD Display button Capture/Playback mode button Menu button OK button Battery door Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 3 1 2 4 3 1. 9. Flash charging LED Power LED Flip button Zoom out button Zoom in button Flash/Up button Right button Left button Self-timer/Down button 4 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 · Camera Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 · Attaching the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 · Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] "ON" is the current selection. Press the AUTO PLAY ON SETUP button. The camera will automatically run from the last file that you have reviewed. Every file will display according to your interval setting. You may press the (up) button to pause and press it again to continue the auto play. Press the (down) button to stop the auto play. The auto play will keep running as long as there is power. Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 45 · Playing the Video Clip 1. Use the (left) or (right) button to select the video clip you want to play. Press the button to start playing video clip. 640 x 480 0004-0004 Press it again to pause. Press the button to stop. 04/06/04 00:42 The icon is shown on LCD screen when a video clip is selected. · Protect or Unprotect Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) 1. Press the (left) or (right) button to select (PROTECT). LOCK THIS UNLOCK THIS LOCK ALL UNLOCK ALL 4. Press the (up) or (down) button to select the desired setting. Press the 640 x 480 00:00:03 button. 04/06/04 00:42 46 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com LOCK THIS Protect the selected picture or video clip UNLOCK THIS Remove protection from the selected picture or video clip LOCK ALL Protect all pictures and video clips in the current memory UNLOCK ALL Remove protection from all of the pictures and video clips The icon appears on the information display when you review the protection status of the protected picture or video clip. NOTE: To protect one picture or video clip or to remove protection from one picture or video clip, use the (left) or (right) button to select the one you want to protect or unprotect before the above operation. Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 47 · Deleting Picture(s) and Video Clip(s) 1. Press the (left) or (right) button to select ERASE (ERASE). Press the (up) or (down) button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the ERASE THIS ERASE ALL button. 6. Press the (left) or (right) button to select ERASE ERASE ALL ? the desired setting. Press the button. You can cancel the deletion by choosing "NO". NOTE: · To delete one picture or video clip, use the (left) or (right) button to select the one you want to delete before the above operation. · Protected files can not be deleted. · All deleted picture and video clips can not be recovered. 48 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 6 Print Settings · About PictBridge PictBridge is a new industry standard that allows you to print images directly from a PictBridge enable digital still camera to a PictBridge compatible printer without using a photo editing software or a computer. Preparing the camera and the printer. Camera Printer Be sure battery level is full before printing. Refer to the user guide that comes with your printer and make preparations (paper, ink cassette, cartridge, etc. ) as required. Turn on the camera and the printer. Selecting PictBridge mode Set the camera to Playback mode and select the PictBridge mode. [. . . ] cameras may conflict with your camera. Please also refer to the help files & User Guides that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://www. polaroid. com Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 75 11 Getting Help · Polaroid Online Services · ArcSoft Software Help Website: http://www. polaroid. com For United States ArcSoft HQ Support Center (Fremont, CA 94538) Tel. : 1-510-979-5599 Fax: 1-510-440-7978 E-mail: support@arcsoftsupport. com Web: http://www. arcsoft. com/en/support/ For Europe ArcSoft Europe Support Center (Ireland) Tel. : +353-(0) 61-702087 Fax: +353-(0) 61-702001 E-mail: eurosupport@arcsoft. com support For Japan ArcSoft Japan Support Center (Tokyo) Tel. : +81-3-5795-1392 Fax: +81-3-5795-1397 E-mail: support@arcsoft. jp Web: http://www. arcsoft. jp For Latin America E-mail:latinsupport@arcsoftsupport. com For China ArcSoft China Support Center (Hangzhou) Tel. : +86-571-88210575 E-mail: support@arcsoft. com. cn Web: http://www. arcsoft. com. cn/new/ For Taiwan ArcSoft Taiwan Support Center (Taiwan) Tel. : +886-(0) 2-2506-9355 Fax: +886-(0) 2-2506-8922 E-mail: support@arcsoft. com. tw Web: www. arcsoft. com. tw Visit http:// www. arcsoft. com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ's). "Polaroid" and "Polaroid and Pixel" are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. 76 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 12 Appendix · Technical Specifications CMOS Sensor 5. 1 Megapixels Type: 6 elements Aperture: F 3. 0/8. 0 Focal Length:8. 54 mm Focal Distance Normal Focus: 4. 2 ft to infinity ( 1. 3 m to infinity) · Focus Zones: center-zone · · · · Lens LCD Screen 1. 7" TFT color panel Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 77 Built-in Flash · Modes: - Flash Off, Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Forced On · Range:3 to 6. 7 ft (1 to 2 m) -/+1. 5 EV in 0. 3 increments Auto Mechanical shutter 1/500 sec ~ 1/6 sec Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent · Internal Memory: 16 MB Nand Flash · External Memory - supports SD card up to 1GB (not included) · Still Image - EXIF 2. 2 compatible format (JPEG compression) · Video Clip: AVI format 2 x AA-size batteries (included) 10 seconds with beep sound Yes Exposure Control ISO Speed Shutter Speed White Balance Storage File Format Power Supply Self-timer Tripod Socket Dimension Connectivity With computer via USB cable (included) · Size: (W) 96 mm x (D) 23 mm x (H) 63 mm · Weight: Approximately 123g excluding batteries or card Operating System 78 · For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP · For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9. 2~X Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com Capacity of SD Card SD Card 2592 x 1944 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 2592 x 1944 High Quality Normal Quality Low Quality 15 22 30 125 30 44 60 250 60 88 120 500 120 176 240 1000 25 38 45 190 50 76 90 380 100 152 180 760 200 304 360 1520 36 55 70 300 72 110 140 600 144 220 280 1200 288 440 560 2400 576 880 1120 4800 32MB 64MB 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 2592 x 1944 128MB 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 2592 x 1944 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 2592 x 1944 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 256MB 240 352 480 2000 400 608 720 3040 512MB 2592 x 1944 480 704 960 4000 800 1216 1440 6080 1152 1760 2240 9600 1GB 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 79 SD Card 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 Video clips can be taken 1. 9 minutes 4. 2 minutes 3. 9 minutes 8. 7 minutes 7. 8 minutes 17. 5 minutes 15. 5 minutes 35. 2 minutes 32 minutes 75. 2 minutes 53. 3 minutes 137. 0 minutes NOTE: Scene complexity affects a picture's file size. For example, a picture of trees in autumn has a larger file size than a picture of blue sky at the same resolution and quality setting. Therefore, the number of pictures and length of video clips you can store on a memory card may vary. 80 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com · Uninstalling Your Camera Driver (PC Only) For Windows® 98SE Users: PC NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install your camera driver. 1. [. . . ]