Polaroid Digital Camera Model A515 Operating Instructions?

User Guide

5.0 Megapixels Digital Photographic camera

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Product Overview

1. Shutter push

2. Wink

3. Power push

4. Self-timer LED

5. Lens

vi. Microphone

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Forepart View

	vii. Zoom in push button
	8. Zoom out/ Thumbnail push
	9. Power LED
	10.Wink LED
	11.LCD Screen
	12.Left push
	12.Left push
	13.Menu push button
	14.Wrist strap holder
	15.Style button
	15.Style button
	sixteen.Flash / Upward button
	17.Self-timer / Correct button
	18.Down push
	19.LCD screen on / off button
	xx.OK button
	xx.OK button

Back View

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21.Tripod mount 22.USB port

23.Bombardment / SD bill of fare door

Bottom View

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Tabular array of Contents

1 Getting Started ................................................................................	7
• Camera Package Contents ...........................................................	viii
• Attaching the Wrist Strap ............................................................	nine
• Installing and Removing the Battery..............................................	ix
• Turning the Photographic camera On and Off ...................................................	10
• Checking the Battery Ability Level................................................	10
• Using Your Battery .....................................................................	11
ii Camera Setting ...............................................................................	12
• Checking Camera Condition.............................................................	12
• Camera Modes...........................................................................	14
• How to Navigate Menus..............................................................	14
• Setup Menu...............................................................................	xv
• Formatting the Internal Retentivity Or SD Carte .................................	16
• Setting the Current Date and Fourth dimension...............................................	17
• Car Power Save Setting ............................................................	eighteen
• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off...................................................	xix
• Setting Frequency......................................................................	19
• Setting Display Linguistic communication...........................................................	twenty
• Setting the Date Postage stamp On and Off ............................................	20
• Resetting to Default Settings ......................................................	21
• Switching the Information Display on LCD Screen.........................	21
3 Taking Pictures................................................................................	23
• Taking a Picture .........................................................................	23
• Setting Wink Mode ....................................................................	24
• Setting Self-timer.......................................................................	25
• Zoom Feature.............................................................................	26
• Setting the Image Size and Quality ..............................................	27
• Setting Exposure Bounty ..................................................	28
• Setting the White Balance for Pictures .........................................	29

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iv	Recording Video Clips.....................................................................	30
	• Recording Video Clips ...............................................................	xxx
	• Setting Video Resolution.............................................................	31
	• Setting the White Balance for Video Clips ....................................	32
5	Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips.............................	33
	• Reviewing the Pictures and Video Clips.......................................	33
	• Reviewing Picture and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail .....................	33
	• Automobile Play..................................................................................	34
	• Playing the Video Clip ................................................................	35
	• Protect or Unprotect Movie(s) or Video Clip(south)............................	36
	• Deleting Moving picture(southward) or Video Clip(due south)...............................................	37
half-dozen	Print Settings.................................................................................	38
	• Nigh PictBridge .......................................................................	38
	• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ...............................................	45
vii	Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card...................................................	48
	• Using the SD Card .....................................................................	48
	• To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a Retention
	Menu..........................................................................................	51
8	Installing the Software onto a Computer............................................	52
	• Software Included with Your Camera...........................................	54
	• Computer System Requirements ..................................................	55
9	Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to Your Reckoner......................	56
	• Before You Transfer Files.............................................................	56
	• Connecting to Your Reckoner......................................................	56
	• Transferring Pictures and Video Clips ...........................................	57
	• PhotoImpression® v Hot Plug Function (PC Only)..........................	58
10 Troubleshooting Problems..............................................................		60
	• Troubleshooting.........................................................................	60

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11 Getting Aid.................................................................................	64
• Polaroid Online Services.............................................................	64
• Client Support .....................................................................	64
• ArcSoft Software Aid...............................................................	64
12 Appendix .....................................................................................	65
• Technical Specifications.............................................................	65
• Storage Capacities......................................................................	67
• Uninstalling Polaroid Digital driver (PC Only) ................................	lxx
• Camera Default Settings..............................................................	71
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance .................................................	72
• Regulatory Information................................................................	73

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one Getting Started

Your camera has easy-to-employ features. It has never been easier and more than enjoyable to take digital pictures. Here are a few examples of what you lot tin can do with your camera.

• Enjoy indicate & shoot performance. Adjust the resolution for print or electronic mail.

• Store pictures and video clips to the internal memory or an SD bill of fare.

• Playback your pictures and video clips on the LCD screen or on a computer.

• Transport your pictures and video clips over the Net to family and friends.

• Your photographic camera has PictBridge capability ( See page 38).

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• Camera Package Contents

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Digital Imaging Products

201 Burlington Route

Bedford, MA 01730-1434

Digital Camera	Registration Card	The CD-ROM includes
		Polaroid Digital Camera driver (PC)
		Arcsoft PhotoImpression® 5 (PC & Mac)
		ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 5 (PC)
		/ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® iv (Mac)
		Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ (PC & Mac)
		User Guide (in PDF format)

Quick Start Guide

iv AAA Batteries

Skin

Wrist Strap

USB Cable

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• Attaching the Wrist Strap

• Installing and Removinorthg the Bombardment

1. Open the camera battery door past pushing it outwards as illustrated.

2. Insert the battery every bit shown.

3. Close the bombardment door past pressing it downwards and then slide it back to

lock.
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	1
	2	1	2
	2

4.	To remove the bombardment, slide the battery lock in the direction of the arrow.
5.	Accept out the battery equally shown.
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	1
	2

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• Turning the Camera On and Off

To plough on the camera, fully press and hold the Ability button until the LCD Screen comes on. Printing and hold the Power button once again and the photographic camera will power off.

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• The photographic camera is designed with an automatic power-off characteristic to conserve battery life. After a specified period of inactivity, the camera automatically powers off.

• Checking the Battery Power Level

Check the battery ability level earlier taking pictures.

i. Turn the camera on.

2. Check the battery ability level that appears on the LCD screen.

Bombardment power is full.

Bombardment power is adequate.

Bombardment ability is low.

Battery power is wearied.

Notation:

• When battery ability is exhausted, the icon appears on the LCD screen and and so the camera volition turn off automatically in a few seconds. Supervene upon the batteries with new ones immediately.

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• Using Your Battery

Limit the following activities that reduces battery life:

• Reviewing your pictures on the LCD screen.

• Excessive use of the flash.

WARNINGS!

• Batteries should be replaced by an developed.

• Insert the bombardment with the correct polarity.

• Remove exhausted battery from the camera immediately.

• Do not short the supply terminals.

• Practice not diapose the battery in fire.

• Remove battery from the camera when not in utilise.

• Batteries life varies depending on the photographic camera usage.

These instructions should be retained for futurity reference.

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2 Camera Setting

• Checking Camera Status

Plough on the camera, view the camera's LCD screen to bank check which camera settings are active. Those item features whose icons are not displayed are not activated.

Still Image manner

White Balance

Automobile*

Daylight

Cloudy

Tungsten

Fluorescent

Wink Fashion

Auto Flash *

Scarlet-eye Reduction		2048 X 1536
Flash Ever	2	2048 X 1536
Wink Off		0005
Wink Off		+0.5
		+0.5
Even so Image Mode
Digital Zoom Status	X1.0

* Default Setting

2 2-SEC. Self-timer

10 10-SEC. Cocky-timer

Image Size 2592 X 1944 * 2048 X 1536 1600 10 1200 640 X 480

Number of remaining pictures

Exposure Compensation

Value

Quality

High*

Normal

Low

SD Carte Inserted

Battery PowerLevel

Full

Adequate

Low

Exhausted

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Video way
Video Mode
Recording Indicator
White Balance
For Video Clips
Auto*
Daylight	X2.0
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent

* Default Setting

640 Ten 480 00:00:28

Playback Mode

Picture show	1600x 1 200
Picture show
Locked File
Time	07:55
Engagement	01/01/06
File Number	0024-0023

Video Clip

00:02:10

Play

Pause

07:55

01/01/06 0024-0023

Resolution

640 10 480 *

320 10 240

Remaining Fourth dimension

Histogram

Video Length

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• Photographic camera Modes

The photographic camera has 3 working modes, Capture mode, Playback mode and Video manner. Press the mode button switches

among these modes.

• How to Navigate Menus

Menus are used to arrange capture and play settings, as well equally other camera settings like the date/time and motorcar power off.

1. Press the button to enter the menu bar. Printing it again to go out.

2. Printing the push to enter the submenu or printing the button to render to the meun.

3. Press the or button to select the desired setting.

4. Press the button to confirm.

Prototype SIZE

2592 X 1944

2048 X1536

1600 X 1200 640 Ten 480

SETUP

FORMAT

DATE/Time

Car OFF

BEEP

SETUP FREQUENCY

Linguistic communication

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• Setup Menu

Setup carte can be accessed in both Still Image and Video modes.

1.	Press the Fashion push until you run into the			or	SETUP
	on the display.				FORMAT
two.	on the display.				DATE/TIME
two.	Printing the	button.			Auto OFF
iii.	Press the	or	push to select		BEEP
iii.	Press the	or	push to select	SETUP	FREQUENCY
	(SETUP).			SETUP	FREQUENCY
	(SETUP).				LANGUAGE

iv. Press the push button.

5. Press the or button to select the desired setting.

6. Press the button to enter the side by side submenu for that particular option.

Content	Refer Page

FORMAT	16

Appointment/TIME	17

AUTO OFF	18

BEEP	xix

FREQUENCY	19

LANGUAGE	20

DATE STAMP	twenty

DEFAULT	21

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• Formatting the Internal Memory Or SD Bill of fare

Formatting the internal memory or SD menu will delete all data stored in

it.

SETUP

i.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on folio fifteen					FORMAT
i.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on folio fifteen					DATE/TIME
	to access the SETUP bill of fare.					AUTO OFF
						BEEP
2.	Press the correct push to access the "FORMAT"			SETUP		FREQUENCY
2.	Press the correct push to access the "FORMAT"					: SET
	submenu.					: SET
	submenu.
3.	Press the	or	button to select the desired		Really WANT
3.	Press the	or	button to select the desired			TO FORMAT?
	setting.					FORMAT
iv.	Press the	push.				FORMAT
iv.	Press the	push.				CANCEL

OK:Set up

Notation:

• Data deleted by a format functioning cannot be recovered. Make sure you exercise not accept whatsoever useful information currently stored in the internal memory earlier you format it.

• Formatting the internal retentiveness destroys all the pictures, even those that are protected.

• With a memory card inserted, the above operation would format the inserted memory card only. The internal retention will not be formatted when a memory carte du jour is inserted.

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• Setting the Current Date and Time				SETUP
1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on page xv			FORMAT
1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on page xv			Engagement/Time
	to access the SETUP card.			Motorcar OFF
2.	to access the SETUP card.			BEEP
2.	Printing the	or	push button to select "DATE/ SETUP	FREQUENCY
	Fourth dimension".			: Ready
iii.	Press the	button.		DATE/Time
				DATE/Time

4.	Press the	or	button to select "DATE
	FORMAT".			: SET
five.	Press the	button.		Date FORMAT
				Date FORMAT
6.	Press the	or	push button to select the desired	DD/MM/YY
	setting.			MM/DD/YY
seven.	Press the	button.		YY/MM/DD

OK: SET

Setting the date and time

four. Press the or push button to select "SETUP".

v. Press the push.

6. Press the or button to accommodate the value in the field.

7. Press the button to switch to the next field.

8. Press the button.

DATE/TIME

SETUP

DATE FORMAT

OK: SET

SETUP

DD/MM/YY 00/00/00 00:00:00 EXIT

OK : SET

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• Auto Power Salvage Setting

The photographic camera performs the following power save operations to conserve battery power.

OFF	The power save feature is non activated.
1/3/v MIN	The camera is designed to switch off automatically to salvage
	bombardment life afterward the specified period of inactivity.

You tin change the power relieve setting according to the post-obit steps:

i. Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on page 15 to admission the SETUP menu.

2. Printing the or button to select "AUTO OFF".

three. Press the button.

4. Printing the or button to select the desired setting.

v. Press the button.

SETUP

FORMAT

DATE/TIME

AUTO OFF

BEEP

SETUP FREQUENCY

: Prepare

AUTO OFF

OFF

1 MIN

iii MIN

5 MIN

OK:SET

Note:

• Auto power off is automatically disabled under whatsoever one of the post-obit atmospheric condition.

- While an auto play is operating.

- While the camera's USB port is continued to a computer or other external devices, or while the camera is being controlled by an external device.

• The LCD screen automatically goes into hibernation after i infinitesimal of inactivity. Press any button, except the Power button, to re-actuate the LCD screen.

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• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off

You can turn the beep sound on and off. When the beep audio is turned on, the camera volition beep when you printing the buttons.

1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on page 15			SETUP
	to access the SETUP carte.			FORMAT
2.	Press the	or	button to select "BEEP".	DATE/Time
2.	Press the	or	button to select "BEEP".	Motorcar OFF
3.	Press the	button.		BEEP
			SETUP	FREQUENCY
				: Set
4.	Press the	or	button to select the desired	BEEP
	setting.			BEEP
	setting.			ON
five.	Press the	button.		ON
five.	Press the	button.		OFF
				OFF

OK : Set up

• Setting Frequency

In order to have a better indoor moving-picture show, the camera needs to be set to suit the correct lighting frequency. Gear up the frequency to 60Hz for Usa and

50Hz for Europe.				SETUP
1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on page xv			FORMAT
	to access the SETUP card.			Engagement/Fourth dimension
2.	Press the	or	push to select	AUTO OFF
				BEEP
	"FREQUENCY".			SETUP FREQUENCY
3.	Press the	push button.		: SET
4.	Press the	or	button to select the desired	FREQUENCY
				50 Hz
	setting.
				lx hz
five.	Press the	push button.

OK : SET

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Linguistic communication

English

DEUTSCH

FRANÇAIS

ITALIANO

ESPAÑOL

• Setting Display Linguistic communication

Under this setting, you lot can select the language y'all prefer for the LCD

screen.				SETUP
1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Carte du jour" on folio 15			SETUP
1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Carte du jour" on folio 15			Date/Fourth dimension
	to access the SETUP menu.			Car OFF
2.	Press the	or	push button to select	BEEP
	"Linguistic communication".			FREQUENCY
	"Linguistic communication".			SETUP Linguistic communication abc
3.	Press the	push.		: Set up

4. Printing the or button to select the desired setting.

five. Press thebutton.

• Setting the Date Stamp On and Off

Utilize the date stamp to imprint the date on your pictures.

1.	Follow the guidelines in "Setup Bill of fare" on folio 15
	to access the SETUP menu.
ii.	Printing the	or	push button to select "Engagement
	Postage stamp".
three.	Press the	push.	SETUP
			SETUP

four. Press the or button to select the desired setting.

5. Press thebutton.

Annotation:

This setting is configured for images only.

OK : Gear up

SETUP

AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE abc DATE STAMP

: SET

DATE Postage stamp

OFF

OK : SET

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• Resetting to Default Settings

You can easily change all the settings you fabricated back to the photographic camera default settings by the following steps.

Please refer to "Camera Default Settings" on page 71 for more details.

i. Follow the guidelines in "Setup Menu" on folio xv to access the SETUP bill of fare.

two. Press the or button to select "DEFAULT".

3. Press the push button.

4. Press the or push to select the desired setting.

v. Press the button.

SETUP

BEEP

FREQUENCY

Language abc

Engagement Stamp SETUP DEFAULT

: SET

DEFAULT SETTING?

Aye

OK : SET

• Switching the Data Display on LCD Screen

Pressing the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the post-obit sequence.

Still Image Mode

2048 X 1536	2048 Ten 1536
0005	0005
Press	Press
H	H
X1.0	X1.0

Press

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Video Mode

2048 10 1536	2048 X 1536
0005	0005
Press	Press
X1.0	X1.0

	Press
Playback mode
2048 X 1536
Press	Press
07:55	07:55
01/01/06	01/01/06
0024-0023	0024-0023

Printing

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3 Taking Pictures

Before you take pictures, please read this note showtime:

Outdoor Pictures Without the Flash

• Never take pictures directly into the sun as they may cause spots in your pictures.

• Make sure that the sun is behind the camera to properly light upwardly your scene.

• Taking a Picture

Taking pictures at approximately 3.2 feet to infinity (one meter to infinity).

1. Set the camera to Still Image style.

2. Frame your subject using the LCD screen.

3. Hold the camera steady. Press the shutter push button completely down to have a picture. A beep will sound (if the beep sound is turned on) when a picture is taken.

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