Polaroid A930 - Digital Camera - Compact User manual

FCC STATEMENT
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital
devices, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following
measures:
■Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
■Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
■Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
■Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual.
If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment.
Notice
If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the
application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again.
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Notice
If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the
application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again.
This product contains electrical or electronic materials. The presence of these materials
may, if not disposed of properly, have potential adverse effects on the environment and
human health.
Presence of this label on the product means it should not be disposed of as unsorted waste
and must be collected separately. As
a consumer, you are responsible for ensuring that this
product is
disposed of properly. To find out how to properly dispose of this product, please
go to www.polaroid.com and click on "Company" or call the customer service number for your
country listed in the instruction manual.
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READ THIS FIRST
Trademark Information
■Microsoft®and Windows®are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
■Pentium®is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
■Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc.
■SD™ is a trademark.
■Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Product Information
■Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This includes primary product
specifications, software, software drivers, and user’s manual. This User Manual is a general reference
guide for the product.
■The product and accessories that come with your camera may be different from those described in this
manual. This is due to the fact that different retailers often
specify slightly different product inclusions and
accessories to suit their market requirements, customer demographics, and geographical preferences.
Products very often vary between retailers especially with accessories such as batteries, chargers, memory
cards, cables, pouches, and language support. Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product color,
appearance, and internal memory
capacity. Contact your dealer for precise product definition and included
accessories.
■The illustrations in this manual are for the purpose of explanation and may differ from the actual design
of your camera.
■The manufacturer assumes no liability for any errors or discrepancies in this user manual.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product. Warnings
If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off and remove the
batteries.
Continued use may cause an injury. Please call our friendly customer service for assistance.
If the camera has been dropped or its case has been damaged, turn the power off and
remove the batteries.
Continued use may cause an injury. Please call our friendly customer service for assistance.
There is no user serviceable parts; DO NOT DISSASSEMBLE!
For repair, please call our friendly customer service for assistance.
Do not use the camera in areas near water.
Take special care during rain, snow, on the beach, or near the shore. Exposing the camera to
these conditions may cause damage to it.
Do not place the camera on unstable surfaces.
This might cause the camera to fall or tilt over, causing damage.
Keep the batteries out of the reach of children.
Batteries should only be replaced by an adult. Children must be supervised by an adult when
they are replacing the batteries.
Do not use the camera while you are walking, driving or riding a motorcycle.
This might cause personal injury or result in traffic accident.
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Cautions
Load the batteries paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or -) of the terminals.
Loading the batteries with their polarities inverted might cause fire and
injury, or damage
to the surrounding areas due to the battery rupturing or
leaking.
Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.
This might cause damage to the person’s eyesight.
Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact.
This might damage the glass on the screen or cause the internal fluid to leak. If the
internal fluid enters or contacts your eyes, rinse with fresh water.
If the fluid contacts you clothing rinse with water and seek medical attention immediately.
A camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop, strike, or use excessive force
when handling the camera.
This might cause damage to the camera.
Do not use the camera in humid, steamy, smoky, or dusty places.
This might cause fire or electric shock.
Do not remove the batteries immediately after a long period of continuous use.
The batteries may become warm and possibly cause an injury.
Do not wrap the camera or place it in cloth or blankets.
This might cause heat to build up and deform the case. Use the camera in a
well-ventilated place.
Do not leave the camera in places where the temperature may rise significantly,
such as inside a car.
This might adversely affect the case or the parts inside.
Before you move the camera, disconnect cords and cables.
Failure to do this might damage cords and cables.
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Using Your Batteries
Our laboratory testing has shown that our digital camera models comply with industry standard battery
consumption levels (Camera & Imaging Products Association commonly known as CIPA).
All digital cameras are high drain products. For the best performance and prolonged battery life,
we recommend the use of high capacity batteries designed for such applications.
Here are some helpful hints to extend battery life considerably by limiting the following activities:
■Reviewing the pictures on the LCD Screen
■
Using the optical viewfinder (if your camera has one) to frame the subject when taking pictures
■Excessive use of the flash
■Remove batteries from your camera when not in use.
WARNING!
■Batteries should be replaced by an adult.
■Use recommended or equivalent type of batteries only.
■Insert the batteries in the correct orientation.
■Remove exhausted batteries from the camera immediately.
■Do not short the supply terminals.
■Please dispose of the batteries properly.
These instructions should be retained for future reference.
Questions?
Call our toll-free customer service number. Look for the insert with this icon:
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CONTENTS
8 INTRODUCTION
8 Overview
8 Package Contents
9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
CAMERA
9 Front View
10 Rear View
11 LCD Monitor Display
13 GETTING STARTED
13 Preparation
14 Turning the Power On/Off
14 LED Indicators
15 Choosing the Language
15 Formatting the Memory Card or
Internal Memory
16 CAPTURE MODE
16 Capturing Images
16 Using the Flash
17 Using the Zoom Function
18 Setting Focus
19 Setting the Scene Mode
20 Adjusting the Exposure (EV
Compensation)
21 VIDEO MODE
21 Recording Video Clips
22 Playing Back Video Clips
23 PLAYBACK MODE
23 Playing Back Still Images
24 Thumbnail Display
24 Slideshow Display
25 Protecting Images
26 Erasing Images
27 MENU OPTIONS
27 Capture Menu
29 Video Menu
30 Playback Menu
31 Setup Menu
33 TRANSFERRING FILES TO
YOUR COMPUTER
33 Downloading Your Files
34 EDITING SOFTWARE
INSTALLATION
35 DEFAULT SETTING
36 SPECIFICATIONS
37 APPENDIX
37 Possible Number of Shots
38 Troubleshooting
39 Connecting to a PictBridge
Compliant Printer

INTRODUCTION
Overview
Congratulations on your purchase of your new Polaroid digital camera.
Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with
a 9.0-megapixel sensor, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 2560 x 1920
pixels.
Package Contents
Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:
Common Product Components:
■Digital Camera
■Software CD-ROM
■USB cable
■2 x AA size batteries
Common (Optional) Accessories:
■SD/SDHC memory card (We recommend the use of a Polaroid memory card up to 4 GB.)
■Accessories and components may vary by retailer.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA
Front View
1. Hand strap retainer
2. Shutter /OK
3. Power button
4. Flash
5. Self-timer indicator
6. Taking lens
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Rear View
7. Focus switch
Normal mode
Macro mode
8. LCD screen
9. LED indicator
10. USB interface
11. Tripod socket
12. SD card slot
13. Battery door
14. Up & zoom in button
15. Down & zoom out button
16. Left & Self-timer button
17. Right / flash light button
18. Mode
19. Menu / Delete
20. Playback button
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LCD Display Icons
1. Mode indicator
[ ] Auto Mode
[ ] Sports Mode
[ ] Night Scene
[ ] Portrait Mode
[ ] Landscape Mode
[ ] Backlight Mode
2. Flash mode
[ ] Auto Flash
[ ] Always On
[ ] Flash Off
3. Battery Power Level
[ ] Full battery power
[ ] Medium battery power
[ ] Low battery power
[ ] No battery power
4. Storage media
[ ] Internal memory (no card)
[ ] SD/SDHC memory card
5. Image size resolution
[12m] 4032x3024 (FW interpolation)
[ 9m ] 3472 x 2604 (FW interpolation)
[ 5m ] 2560 x 1920
[ 3m ] 2048 x 1536
[ 1.3 m ] 1280 x 960
[ VGA ] 640 x 480
6. Image quality
[ ] Super Fine
[ ] Fine
[ ] Normal
7. Available number of shots
8. Main focus area
9. Self-timer icon
[ 10s] 10 sec.
[ 2s ] 2 sec.
10. Zoom indicator
11. Focus setting
[ ] Normal
[ ] Macro
12. White Balance
[Blank] Auto
[ ] Daylight
[ ] Cloudy
[ ] Tungsten
[ ] Fluorescent
13. Metering
[ ] Average
[ ] Spot
14.
[ ] Exposure compensation
15. ISO
[ ] Auto
[ ] 50
[ ] 100
[ ] 200
[ ] 400

Video mode [ ]
1. Video indicator icon
2. Available recording time
3. Main focus area
4. Battery level 9
5. Storage media
6. Video resolution 8
7. Exposure compensation
8. White Balance
9. Focus setting 7
10.Zoom indicator
Playback mode [ ] --
Still image playback
1. Playback indicator
2. Battery level
3. Storage media
4. File number
5. Date / Time
Playback mode
[ ] –
Video playback
1. Playback indicator
2. Total recorded time
3. Battery level
4. Storage media
5. Video resolution
6. Playback indicator
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GETTING STARTED
Preparation
1. Open the battery door.
2. Load the batteries with correct orientation as shown.
3. Close the battery door and make sure it is locked securely.
4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).
■The camera has 16MB internal memory, but you can use an
SD/SDHC memory card (SDHC memory card up to 4GB) to
expand the camera’s memory capacity
(We recommend the
use of a Polaroid SD - not included). .
■Be sure to format the memory card with this camera before its
initial usage.
■To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD/SDHC memory
card, you can slide the write protect tab (on the side of the SD/ SDHC memory card)
to “LOCK”.
■To save, edit, or erase data on an SD/SDHC memory card, you must unlock the card.
■To prevent damaging of an SD/SDHC memory card, be sure to turn off the power when inserting or removing the
SD/SDHC memory card. If inserting or removing the SD/SDHC memory card with the power on, the camera will
automatically turn off.
■Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or closing the battery door.
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Turning the Power On/Off
■Press the POWER button once to turns on.
■To turn the power off, press the POWER
button until the camera turns off.
■To extend battery life, the power is turned off automatically when the camera has not been operated for a fixed
period of time. To resume the operation condition, turn the power on again. Refer to section in this manual titled
“Auto Off” in the Setup Menu for further details.
LED Indicators
Indicators State Description/Activity
LED indicator Blinking red Reading/Writing files.
LED indicator Blinking red Charging the flash.
Self-timer indicator Blinking red The self-timer function is activated.
Questions?
Call our toll-free customer service number. Look for the insert with this icon:
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Choosing the Language
Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select [Setup] menu with the button.
3. Select [Language] with the ▼buttons, and press the SHUTTER
button.
■The Language setting screen will be displayed.
4. Select the display language with the ▲/ ▼buttons, and press
the SHUTTER button.
■The setting will be stored.
■To exit from any menu selection, press the button.
Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory
This utility formats the internal memory (or memory card) and erases all stored images and data.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select [Setup] menu with the button.
3. Select [Format] with the ▼buttons, and press the SHUTTER button.
4. Select Internal Memory or SD card with the ▲/ ▼buttons, and press
the SHUTTER button.
5. Select [OK ] with the
▲/ ▼buttons, and press the SHUTTER button.
■To cancel formatting, select [Cancel] and press the SHUTTER button.
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CAPTURE MODE
Capturing Images
Your camera is equipped with a 2.4" full color LTPS-TFT LCD display to help you compose images,
playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings.
1. Press the Power button to turn the power on.
2. Compose the image on the LCD display so that the main subject
is within the focus frame.
■Pressing the ▲Tbutton zooms in on the subject, and enlarges the
subject on the LCD display.
3. Press the SHUTTER button to capture the image.
Using the Flash
The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions permit the use of flash. The camera
has 3 flash modes: Flash Off, Auto Flash, and Always On. You can take an image using a desired flash
mode to suit your circumstances. The flash’s effective range is 35.4” ~ 59.1”(0.9m~1.5m) (in Normal mode).
The flash function is disabled if the camera is set to Macro mode.
1. Press the Power button to turn the power on.
2. Toggle until your desired flash mode appears on the LCD monitor.
3. Compose your scene and press the SHUTTER button
to capture the image.
The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode:
Flash mode Description
Flash Off Use this mode in the environment that the flash use is prohibited or under
the situation that the distance to the subject is too far away for the flash to
have any effect.
Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to suit the photographic conditions.
Always On The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness.
Select this mode for recording images with high contrast (backlighting) and
deep shadows.
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Using the Zoom Function
This camera is equipped with 8x digital zoom. You can enlarge the subjects by pressing the ▲/ ▼button.
A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is magnified, the grainer the image may become.
To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps:
1. Press the Power button to turn the power on.
2. To activate the digital zoom, press the▲/ ▼button.
■ The status of digital magnification is shown on the LCD display.
3. Compose your scene and press the SHUTTER button to capture
the image.
■The digital magnification ranges from 1.0x to 8.0x.
■Image color noise (grain) may occur in the recorded image when using the digital zoom feature.
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Setting Focus
Images can be captured by sliding the focus switch to set the focus modes: [ ] macro or [ ]
normal mode. The focus range of macro mode is 4.3”~7.0”(11cm ~ 18cm); normal mode is
20” ~ Infinity (0.5m ~ Infinity).
1. Press the Power button to turn the power on.
2. Slide the focus switch to your desired focus mode.
3. Compose your scene and press the SHUTTER button.
Warning! : Your image(s) will be unsharp if you are not within the
macro focus range.
The table below will help you choose the appropriate focus mode:
Focus mode Description
Normal This mode is suitable for scenery and portrait shooting.
Macro Select macro to capture close-up images. When the lens is zoomed to its
widest position you may focus objects as close as 11cm(4.3”).
■If the camera is set to Macro mode, the flash function is disabled.
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Setting the Scene Mode
You can select the scene mode according to image your wish to capture. There are 6
available modes in this
scene mode.
[ ] Auto: Select this mode for most picture taking situations.
[ ] ] Sports: Select this mode when you want to photograph fast-moving subjects.
[ ] Night: Select this mode when you want to capture dark scenes such as night views.
[ ] Portrait: Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes the person
stand out against a defocused (blurred) background.
[ ] Landscape: Select this mode to capture an image with infinity focus, hard sharpness and
high saturation.
[ ] Backlight: Select this mode when you want to capture images as the light comes from
behind the object.
1. Press the MENU button.
■The [Still] menu is displayed.
2. Select [Scene] with the ▲/ ▼buttons, then press the
SHUTTER button.
3. Select the desired scene mode with the▲/ ▼ buttons,
then press the SHUTTER button.
4. To exit from the menu, press the button.
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