Polaroid T1032 User manual

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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, and
(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.
©2008 by All rights reserved.
“Polaroid” and “Polaroid and Pixel” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation.
Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes, technical inaccuracies, and
typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions.
For service, support and warranty information, visit www.polaroid.com.

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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, AC adapters, 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 purposes 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.
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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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Please read all Warnings and Cautions before using this product.
Warnings
If foreign objects or water enter the camera, turn the power off and
remove the battery.
Continued use may cause personal injury. Please consult our friendly
customer service.
If the camera has been dropped or its case has been damaged, turn the
power off and remove the battery.
Continued use may cause personal injury. Please consult our friendly
customer service.
Do not disassemble, change or repair the camera.
Service should only be performed by a qualified technician. Please contact
our friendly customer service should you have any questions.
Do not use the camera in areas near water.
Continued use may cause personal injury. Please consult our friendly
customer service.
Do not place the camera on unstable surfaces.
This might cause the camera to fall and cause damage.
Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
Adult supervision is recommended when the product is being operated by
young children.
Do not use the camera while you are walking, driving or riding a
motorcycle.
This may result in you having an accident.

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Cautions
Insert the battery properly paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or
–) of the terminals.
Inserting the battery with its polarities inverted may cause damage to the
product, injury, or damage to the surrounding areas due to the battery
leaking.
Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.
This may cause damage to the person’s eyesight.
Do not subject the LCD display to impact.
This may damage the glass on the screen or cause the internal fluid to leak.
If the internal fluid comes in contact with your eyes, flush with fresh water
and seek medical attention.
A camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop, strike or use
excessive force when handling the camera.
This may cause damage to the camera.
Do not use the camera in humid, steamy, smoky, or dusty places.
This may cause fire or electric shock.
Do not remove the battery immediately after long period of continuous
use.
The battery may become warm during continued use; this is normal.
Touching a warm battery may cause personal injury.
Do not wrap the camera or place it in cloth or blankets.
This may cause heat to build up and deform the case, resulting in personal
injury. Use the camera in a well-ventilated area.
Do not leave the camera in places where the temperature may rise
significantly, such as the inside a car.
This may adversely affect the performance of the product.
Before you move the camera, disconnect all cords and cables.
Failure to do this may damage cords and cables, resulting in personal injury
or damage to the product.

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Notes on Battery Usage
When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions
and the notes described below:
Use only the specified battery (3.7V).
Avoid extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life
and reduce camera performance.
When you are using a new rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that has
not been used for an extended period of time (a battery that passed the expiry date
is an exception), it may affect the number of images that can be captured. To
maximize its performance and lifetime, we recommend that you fully charge the
battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use.
The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use. This is normal and
not a malfunction.
If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time, remove it from the camera. If
stored for a long time in a fully charged condition, its performance may be impaired.
Always keep the battery terminals clean.
Only use the specified battery or its equivalent with this product.
Properly dispose the battery when it will no longer charge.
Do not short the terminals of the battery.
Questions?
Call our toll-free customer service number. Look for the insert with this icon:
Or visit www.polaroid.com.

CONTENTS
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7 INTRODUCTION
7 Overview
7 Package Contents
8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
CAMERA
8 Front View
9 Rear View
10 LCD Display
12 GETTING STARTED
12 Preparation
13 Charging the Battery
14 Initial Settings
16 CAPTURE MODE
16 Capturing Images
17 Taking Images When the Smile
Feature Is On
18 Capturing Images using the Face
Detection Feature
19 Blink Detection Feature
20 Recording Voice Memos
21 VIDEO MODE
21 Recording Video Clips
21 Playing Back Video Clips
22 PLAYBACK MODE
22 Playing Back of Still Images
23 Thumbnail Display
23 Removing Red-eye
24 Dynamic Lighting Feature
24 Attaching Voice Memos
25 Protecting Images
26 Erasing Images
27 MENU OPTIONS
27 Capture Menu
30 Video Menu
31 Playback Menu
32 Setup Menu
33 TRANSFERRING FILES TO
YOUR COMPUTER
33 Downloading Your Files
34 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC
CAMERA
35 EDITING SOFTWARE
INSTALLATION
36 SPECIFICATIONS
37 APPENDIX
37 Possible Number of Shots
38 Troubleshooting
39 Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant
Printer

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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 10.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing
images with a resolution of up to 3648 x 2736 pixels.
Package Contents
Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items:
Common Product Components:
Digital Camera
User’s manual
Software CD-ROM
USB cable
AV cable
Camera strap
Camera pouch
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Battery charger
AC adapter for battery charger
Optional Accessories:
SD/SDHC memory card (We recommend the use of a Polaroid SD card - purchased
separately - up to 4GB)
Accessories and components may vary by retailer.
Should any of these components be missing, please call our friendly customer service to assist
you.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA
Front View
1. Shutter button
2. Flash
3. Power button
4. Status LED
5. Microphone
6. Lens
7. Self-timer LED
8. Zoom lever

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Rear View
1. LCD display
2. Mode button
3. Menu button
4. Direction and Function buttons
SUp button
Macro Focus button
XRight button
Flash button
TDown button
Self-timer button
Delete button
WLeft button
Backlight / Exposure compensation
button
5. Hand strap holder
6. USB or AV OUT terminal
7. Set button

Display button
8. Play button
9. Battery / SD memory card door
10. Tripod socket
11. Speaker

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LCD Display
Capture mode
1. Zoom status
2. Voice memo
3. Battery condition
[ ] Full battery power
[ ] Medium battery power
[ ] Low battery power
[ ] No battery power
4. Flash mode
[Blank]Auto Flash
[ ] Red-eye Reduction
[ ] Pre-flash
[ ] Always ON
[ ] Flash Off
5. Storage media
[ ] Internal memory (no card)
[ ] SD/SDHC memory card
6. [ ] Histogram
7. Main focus area (When the shutter
button is pressed halfway turns either
RED or GREEN. See page 16 for further
details.)
8. Image quality
[ ] Fine
[ ] Standard
[ ] Economy
9. Image size resolution
[]3648 x 2736
[ ] 3264 x 2448
[ ] 2816 x 2112
[ ] 2272 x 1704
[ ] 1600 x 1200
[ ] 640 x 480
10. Available number of shots
11. ISO
[Blank] Auto
[ ] ISO 80
[ ] ISO 100
[]ISO200
[ ] ISO 400
[ ] ISO 800
[ ] ISO 1000
12. Self-timer icon
[ ] 2 sec.
[ ] 10 sec.
[ ] 10+2 sec.
13. Date and time
14. [ ]Exposure compensation
[]Backlight correction
(Adjust exposure compensation value
with the e/ fbuttons)
15. Capture mode icon
[Blank] Single
[ ] Continuous
[ ] Auto Exposure Bracketing
16. Slow shutter warning
17. White balance
[Blank] Auto
[ ] Incandescent
[ ] Fluorescent 1
[ ] Fluorescent 2
[ ] Daylight
[ ] Cloudy
[ ] Manual
18. Focus setting
[Blank] Auto focus
[ ] Face detection
[]Macro
[ ] Infinity
19. Scene mode
[ ] Program AE
[ ] Smile Shot
[ ] Anti Shake
[ ] Panorama
[ ] Portrait Man
[ ] Portrait Lady
[ ] Landscape
[ ] Sports
[ ] Night Portrait
[ ] Night Scene
[ ] Candlelight
[]Fireworks
[]Text
[ ] Sunset
[]Sunrise
[ ] Splash Water
[ ] Flow Water
[]Snow
[]Beach
[]Pets
[ ] User Setting
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1. Zoom status
2. Flash mode
3. Battery condition
4. Storage media
5. Main focus area
6. Video quality
7. Video resolution
8. Available recording time/Elapsed time during
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9. Self-timer icon
10.Date and time
11. Focus setting
12. Mode icon
Playback mode
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1. Voice memo
2. Battery condition
3. Storage media
4. Histogram
5. ISO
6. Image quality
7. Image size resolution
8. File number
9. Folder number
10.Date and time
11. Exposure value
12. Aperture value
13. Shutter speed value
14. Protect icon
15. Mode icon
Playback mode
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1. Video status bar
2. Elapsed time
3. File number
4. Folder number
5. Sound off icon (When the c button is pressed
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6. Play mode
7. Mode icon
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GETTING STARTED
Preparation
1. Attach the camera’s hand strap.
2. Open the camera’s battery/SD memory card door.
3. Insert the battery in the correct orientation as shown.
4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).
 The camera has 32MB internal memory (28MB
available for image storage) , but you can load an
SD/SDHC memory card (We recommend the use of
a Polaroid SD card - purchased separately - up to
4GB) to expand the camera’s memory capacity.
Be sure to format the memory card with this
camera before its initial usage.
5. Close the battery/memory card cover and make sure it
is locked securely.
 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.

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Charging the Battery
You must fully charge your battery before the initial use of your camera.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Connect the power cord to the charger and
insert the plug into a wall outlet.
The status LED on the charger is red
when charging and is green when
charging has been completed. The LED is
green if no battery is inserted into the
charger.
Charging time varies according to the
ambient temperature and the life of the battery.
Remove the battery after charging has completed.
The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used. This is
normal and not a malfunction.
When using the camera in cold areas, keep the camera and battery warm.
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Initial Settings
Setting the Date and Time
The date/time needs to be set when:
The camera is turned on for the first time.
The camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an
extended period of time.
When the date and time information is not displayed on the LCD display, follow these
steps to set the correct date and time.
1. Toggle the button to [ ] or [ ].
2. Press the button.
3. Select [Setup] with the fbutton.
4. Select [Date/Time] with the c/ dbuttons, and
press the button.
5. Select the date format with the c/ dbuttons,
and press the button.
Select the appropriate field with the e/ f
buttons and adjust the value for the date and
time with the c/ dbuttons.
 The time is displayed in 24-hour format.
 After confirming that your settings are
correct, press the button.
6. To exit from the [Setup] menu, press the
button.

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Choosing your Language
Specify what language in the menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD display.
1. Toggle the button to [ ] or [ ]; or press the [ ] button.
2. Press the button.
3. Select [Setup] menu with the fbutton.
4. Select [Language] with the c / d buttons and press
the button.
5. Select the displayed language with the c / d
buttons and press the button.
The setting will be stored.
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 [ ] button.
2. Press the button.
3. Select [Setup] menu with fbutton.
4. Select [Format] with the c / d buttons, then
press the button.
5. Select [Execute] with the c / d buttons, and
press the button.
 To cancel formatting, select [Cancel] and
press the button.
Questions?
Call our toll-free customer service number. Look for the insert with this icon:
Or visit www.polaroid.com.

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CAPTURE MODE
Capturing Images
Your camera is equipped with a 3.0" full color TFT LCD display to help you compose
images, playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings.
1. Press the button to turn the power on.
The status LED turns green when the camera is on.
If the power is turned on in [ ] or [ ] mode, the lens will extend forward and
you are ready for capturing still images or videos. In either mode, if the camera
mode is changed to [ ], the lens barrel will retract into the camera body after 30
seconds.
2. Toggle the button to [ ].
3. Compose your image in the LCD display.
Slide the zoom lever to side to zoom in on the subject, and enlarges the
subject on the LCD display.
Slide the zoom lever to side to zoom out on the subject, and provides a
wider angle image.
4. Press the shutter button.
 Pressing the shutter button down halfway
automatically focuses and adjusts the
exposure, and pressing the shutter button
down fully captures the images.
When the focus area frame turns green
the subject is in focus and the proper
exposure is calculated.
When the focus or exposure is not
acceptable, the focus frame area turns
red. Release the shutter button and press
it halfway again to re-focus on the subject.
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Taking Images When the Smile Feature Is On
With the camera’s new “smile detection” feature, this camera detects smiles so you do
not miss those special moments in life.
1. Toggle the button to [ ].
2. Press the button.
3. Select [Scene mode] with the c/ dbuttons, and press the button.
4. Select [Smile Shot] with the c/ dbuttons, and press the button.
5. Press the button to exit the menu mode, and
the camera returns to preview display.
6. Compose the image, and press the shutter button
down fully.
7. Once the camera detects a smile, it will
automatically capture 3 images (by default, the flash
mode setting is set to ).
If the flash mode setting is changed to , the
camera will only capture one image after it
detects a smile.
When capturing group shots (if the number of
people is more than 1), the camera will
automatically capture the image(s) when it
detects two smiles. The number of pictures taken depends on the flash mode
setting.
If the camera does not detect a smile within 5 seconds, the camera will
automatically capture an image.
Press the shutter button again to reactivate this function.
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Capturing Images using the Face Detection Feature
The Face Detection feature identifies and focuses on the faces in the image. This
advanced feature simultaneously detects up to 5 faces regardless of their position in the
scene.
1. Toggle the button to [ ].
2. Toggle the button until [ ] icon appears on the LCD display.
The white frame is identified as the “top priority” face (main focus frame), and
gray ones around the other faces.
3. Press the shutter button halfway down to lock the focus.
The main focus frame simultaneously turns green.
If the “top priority” face is out of focus, all frames will disappear from the screen.
4. Fully press the shutter button down to capture your image.
Subjects that are not suitable with this function:
a. A person is wearing glasses, sunglasses, or face is covered with hat or covered by hair.
b. A person that is turned sideways.
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Blink Detection Feature
People must periodically blink to keep their eyes moist. Blinking is involuntary and fast.
Most people taking pictures do not notice when eyes blink in their subjects. However,
with the new “blink detection” feature, this camera can detect a blinking pattern while
capturing an image.
1. Toggle the button to [ ].
2. Press the button.
3. Select [Blink Detect] with the c/ dbuttons, and press the button.
4. Select [On] with the c/ dbuttons, and press the button.
5. Press the button to exit the menu mode, and
the camera returns to preview display.
6. Press the shutter button to capture the image.
7. The camera starts analyzing the captured image. If
the camera detects that the subject has blinked, a
warning message will pop up on the screen. Select
[Yes] if you want to mark it as a “blinked” image.
On the playback mode:
The blink icon will be shown on the image and you may want to delete it.
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