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User Guide
a700 7.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
www.polaroid.com
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A R E M A C L A T I G � � � � I D Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Lens 4. Power button 5. Self-timer LED 6. Speaker 7. Microphone 7 8. Zoom in button 9. Zoom out/ Thumbnail button 10. Power LED 11. Flash LED 8 12. LCD Screen 9 13. Left button 15 14. Menu button 10 16 15. Wrist strap holder 11 17 16. Mode button 17. Flash / Up button 12 18 18. Self-timer / Right button 19 19. Down button 13 20. LCD screen on / off button 20 14 21. OK button 21 2 3 Polaroid Digital Camera User G
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22. Tripod mount 23.USB port 24.Battery / SD card door 22 23 24 2 3 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ................................................................................. 7 • Camera Package Contents............................................................... 8 • Attaching the Wrist Strap................................................................ 9 • Installing and Removing the Battery.................................................. 9 • Using Your Battery........................................................................10 • Che
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• Setting Self-timer..........................................................................38 • Zoom Feature ...............................................................................39 4 Recording Video Clips .......................................................................40 • Recording Video Clips ...................................................................40 • Setting Video Image Size ...............................................................41 • Setting White
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• Troubleshooting............................................................................70 11 Getting Help ..................................................................................74 • Polaroid Online Service ..................................................................74 • Customer Support.........................................................................74 • ArcSoft Software Help...................................................................74 12 Appendix......
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1 Getting Started Designed to be the flagship for Polaroid digital cameras, this Polaroid digital camera has a 2.0 inch color LCD for viewing images. Your camera is the perfect choice for the photographer looking for point and shoot simplicity with excellent performance and a variety of features. Your camera has these features: • A glass lens system for well exposed sharp pictures from 4.1 feet (120 cm) to infinity. Your camera has 4X digital zoom modes • Built-in flash with five modes (of
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A A R R E E M M A A C C L L A A T T I I G G �� � � � � � � I I D D • Camera Package Contents First Class Postage Required Post Offi not deliver ce will without proper postage Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 Quick Start Guide a700 Warranty Card Skin 4 X AAA Battery USB Cable The CD-ROM includes a700 Digital Camera Driver (PC only) ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® 5.5 (PC) /ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® 4.3 (Mac) ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 5 Beta (PC) Wrist Strap /ArcSoft PhotoPrin
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• Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 2 • Installing and Removing the Battery 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 2. Insert the battery as shown. 3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards then slide it back to lock. 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 4. To remove the battery, slide the battery lock in the direction of the arrow and the battery will eject out of the battery slot. 5. Pull the battery with your finger in the direction of the arrow. 4 5 1 2 8 9 Polaroid Digital
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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! • Battery should be replaced by an adult. • Insert the battery with the correct polarity. • Remove exhausted battery from the camera immediately. • Do not short the supply terminals. • Do not dispose the battery in fire. • Remove battery from the camera when not in use. • Batteries life varies depends on the camera usage. These
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• Turning the Camera On and Off 1.Press the button until the Power On LED screen turns on. 2.Press the button again to turn off the camera. IMPORTANT! All operations, including taking pictures and video clips, and adjusting settings for shooting and playback, are performed while the camera is powered on. 10 11 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera and view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. Those particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated. Still Image Mode Flash Mode Flash Off Auto Flash * Red-eye Reduction Flash Always Slow Sync 2-SEC. Self-timer 10-SEC. Self-timer SD Card Digital Zoom Status Capture Mode Number of pictures that X2.0 can be taken Still Image * 3072X2304 Image Size 3072 x 2304* N 2304 x 1728
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Exposure Compensation Value ISO Sensitivity Auto * Sharpness 100 100 st Strong 200 200 N Normal * 400 400 3072 X2304 s Soft White Balance N Auto * Daylight Compressin Cloudy Super Fine * Fine Tungsten Normal Fluorescent Light metering Average * Center Spot * Default setting 12 13 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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Video Mode Recording Indicator SD Card ELapsed Time Video Mode Video Resolution 320 x 240 640 x 480 * White Balance Auto * Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Playback Mode Locked File File Type File Number 0001/0002 Picture Video Clip SD Card 2004/09/05 Date and Time 13:05:12 14 15 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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• Camera Modes The camera has three working modes, Capture mode, Playback mode and Video mode. Pressing the mode button switches among the Capture mode, Playback mode and Video mode. • How to Navigate Menus Menus and function bars are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the Date / Time, Auto Power Off, and so on. Press the button to enter the menu and press the right button to enter a submenu. Use the up and down buttons to scroll up and down,
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• Setup Menu The setup menu can be accessed in all two working modes to customize your camera settings. Here we take the mode for an example. 1. Press the button to access the SETUP SETUP main menu. STRONG AVERAGE SETUP 2/2 SETUP SETUP 2. Press the and button to FORMAT select the SETUP option. DATE / TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY 1/2 16 17 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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3. Press the button to access the SETUP submenu. 4. Use the and buttons to select a setup option and then press the button to enter the next submenu for that particular option. SETUP SETUP page 62 FORMAT DATE / TIME page 18 AUTO OFF page 19 BEEP page 20 FREQUENCY page 20 1/2 SETUP SETUP page 21 LANGUAGE DATE STAMP page 21 USB MODE page 22 page 23 DEFAULT SETTING 2/2 16 17 Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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• Setting the Current Date and Time SETUP SETUP FORMAT DATE / TIME 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 AUTO OFF BEEP to access the SETUP menu. FREQUENCY 1/2 2. Press the button to access the DATE/TIME submenu. DA DATE / TIME TE / TIME DATE FORMAT DATE SETUP Setting the date format 3. Press the or button to select “DATE FORMAT”. 4. Press the button. DA DATE / TIME TE / TIME DD / MM / YY 5. Press the or button to select the MM / DD / YY desired setting. YY / MM / DD 6.
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• Setting Auto Off The camera is equipped with a power saving operation to conserve battery power. You can change the power saving setting with the following steps: 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the SETUP menu. SETUP SETUP 2. Select the AUTO OFF option using the or FORMAT DATE / TIME button. AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY 3. Press the button to access the AUTO OFF 1/2 submenu. AUT AUTO OFF O OFF OFF 4. Specify the automatic power off period using the 1 MIN
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• Setting the Beep Sound On / Off The beep sound can be turned on and off in the SETUP menu. When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. 1. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page SETUP SETUP 16 to access the SETUP menu. FORMAT DATE / TIME 2. Select the BEEP SOUND option using the and AUTO OFF button. BEEP FREQUENCY 3. Press the button to access the BEEP submenu. 1/2 BEEP BEEP 4. Select ON or OFF using the and button. ON Press the button t
