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Digital Camera
User Guide
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Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. Self-timer LED 4. Power button 5. Lens 6. Earphone jack Front View 7. Flash/Battery charge LED 8. Image Saving LED 9. Capture/Playback/MP3 mode button 10. LCD screen on/off button 11. Menu/Left button 12. LCD screen 13. Up/Previous button 14. Right/Flash/Play/Pause button 15. Reset button 16. Down/Next button Back View 2 3 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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17. Hand Strap Holder 18. SD card slot 19. Tripod mount 20. USB port 19 17 20 18 Side View 21. USB plug 21 22.USB port 23. Tripod mount 22 23 Docking Station 2 3 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid izone550™ 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 Hand Strap............................................................. 9 • Using the Docking Station............................................................ 9 • Charging the Battery...................................................................10 • Turning the
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4 Recording Video Clips..................................................................... 44 • Recording Video Clips................................................................ 44 • Setting Video Resolution............................................................ 45 • Setting the White Balance for Video Clips.................................... 46 5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips..............................47 • Reviewing the Pictures.............................
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10 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips To Your Computer ...................76 • Before You Transfer Files.............................................................76 • Connecting to Your Computer......................................................77 • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips ...........................................78 11 Troubleshooting Problems.............................................................. 80 12 Getting Help............................................
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1 Getting Started The izone550™ digital camera is thinner yet more powerful than any Polaroid digital camera ever before. It is handsome, compact, smart enough to pose as a fashion accessory. Inside, it has got the high resolution and advanced performance to get your pictures noticed. • Snow white color with refined surface finish • New large 2.0-inch LCD screen for easy image preview and playback • First in the Polaroid brand to include a MP3 feature • With 5.0 megapixels to capture an
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• Camera Package Contents First Class Postage Required Post Office will without proper not deliver postage Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 izone550™ Registration Card The CD-ROM includes Polaroid izone550™ Camera driver (PC) izone™ PhotoBase® (PC & Mac) PDC iZONE ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® (PC & Mac) Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ (PC & Mac) User Guide (in PDF format) Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Guia de
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• Attaching the Hand Strap • Using the Docking Station 8 9 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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• Charging the Battery There are four ways to charge the battery. Fully charge the battery for 3 hours with the camera powered off, and for 6 hours with the camera powered on. IMPORTANT: • It is normal for the camera to be slightly warm while charging the battery. • Electric current varies for different computers. Some computers may not provide a sufficient charging current. For a full battery charge or when you use the camera away from your computer, we recommend the usage of an AC adap
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1. Using the AC adapter via the camera • Plug the labelled end of the AC adapter into the USB port on the camera. • Connect the adapter to the household power outlet. The battery begins charging and the battery charge LED on the camera blinks. The LED stops blinking and remains on when battery is fully charged. 2. Using the AC adapter via the docking station • Place the camera into the docking station. For further details, refer to “Using the Docking Station” on page 9. • Plug the labe
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3. Using the USB cable via the computer • Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. • Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the camera. The battery begins charging and the battery charge LED on the camera blinks. The LED stops blinking and remains on when battery is fully charged. USB Series “A” Plug connects to USB Series “Mini B” Plug connects to your your PC izone550™ Camera or Docking Station 12 13 Polaroid izone550™ Digital C
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4. Using the USB cable via the docking station. • Place the camera into the docking station. For further details, refer to “Using the Docking Station” on page 9. • Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. • Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the docking station. The battery begins charging and the battery charge LED on the camera blinks. The LED stops blinking and remains on when battery is fully charged. The internal batte
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• Turning the Camera On and Off To turn on the camera, fully press and hold the button until the LCD Screen is activated. Press and hold the button again and the camera will power off. NOTE: • Make sure that the Flash / Battery charge LED remains lighted before shooting. • The camera is designed with an automatic power-off feature to conserve battery life. After a specified period of inactivity, the camera automatically powers off. Pressing the Power button can deactivate this featur
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• Reset Feature In the rare situation that the camera locks up (usually in a very low power situation), we have incorporated a Reset button on the back of the camera that allows the camera processor to be reset without losing any images. To use the Reset button, simply depress the Reset button gently using a paper clip or ball point pen. The camera will power off automatically. It is important to note that the camera probably needs to be recharged immediately in order to avoid locking up
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• How to Navigate Menus Menus are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the date/time and auto power off. 1. Press the button to enter the menu bar. Press it again to exit. 2. Press the or button to select a DRIVE MODE menu item. Press the button to D STILL enter the submenu. VIDEO Press the button to return to the menu SETUP 3. Press the or button to select the FORMAT desired setting. DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY SETUP LANGUAGE a
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2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera’s LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not displayed, it means particular feature is not activated. Still Image Mode 1 6 2048 X 1536 0007 7 2 +0.5 8 3 9 4 10 5 X1.0 11 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Still Image mode --- * 2 Flash Mode 36 * 3 White Balance 43 * 4 Self-timer 38 5 Digital Zoom Status X1.0......X4.0 39 16 17 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Pol
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No. Description Icon Ref. Page 6 Image Resolution 2592 x 1944* 40 2304 X 1728 2048 X 1536 640 X 480 7 Numbers of Remaining Pictures 0007 --- 8 Exposure Compensation Value -2......+2 42 9 Quality 41 * 10 SD Card Inserted --- 11 Battery Power Level 15 * Default Setting 18 19 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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Video Mode 3 640 X 480 1 00:00:28 4 2 X2.0 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 Video Mode --- 2 Recording Indicator 44 3 Video Resolution 45 640 X 480* 320 X 240 4 Remaining Time 00:00:28 --- * Default Setting 18 19 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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Playback Mode 1600 x 1 200 1 00:02:10 7 2 8 07:55 6 3 07:55 08/10/04 08/10/04 4 0024-0023 0024-0023 5 No. Description Icon Ref. Page 1 File Type --- 2 Locked File 52 3 Time 07:55 --- 4 Date 08/10/04 --- 5 File Number 0024-0023 --- 6 Histogram 34 7 Video Length 00:02:10 --- 8 Play --- Pause --- 20 21 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
