Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IS2132-BLACK Polaroid
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1 Table of Contents Prefa ce ........................................................................................................ 3 About this Manual .................................................................................. 3 Safet y and Handling Precautions .
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3 Preface About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using yo ur new digital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subj ect to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright.
4 Battery Information • Turn off the camera before inst alling or removing the battery. • Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty.
5 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast an d easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera.
6 Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera AA battery x 4 pcs Rechargeable (optional) Battery charger (optional) Neck strap USB cable AV.
7 Camera Views Front View 1. Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp 2. Microphone 3. Lens Back View 4. LCD monitor 5. LED indicator 6. Movie button 7. Playback button 8.
8 Top View 11. Flash 12. Z oom lever 13. Shutter button 14. ON/OFF (Power button) 15. Mode dial Bottom View 16. Battery/Memory card compartment 17.
9 Right View 18. Strap ring Left View 19. Strap ring 20. Speaker 21. USB AV/Out Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use. Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording audio clip.
10 Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). Yo u can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your images and videos.
11 Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 128MB of internal memory . Users can store files up to 108MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory.
12 Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap 1. Pass the strap through the strap ring by outside. 2. Then pass it through the buckle as the inner loop like the illustration. 3. Put the strap in the strap holder. 4. Take up the slack and make sure the strap is tight from the buckle.
13 3. Insert the batteries into the compartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown. 4. Close and lock the battery/memory card compartment. Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards.
14 Charging the Battery The battery is not charged when y ou purchase the camer a. Y ou need to charge the battery befor e using the camera. 1. Place the battery in the char ger as shown. 2. Plug it into a power outlet. • The light of the LED on the charger is orange when charging is started and lights green when charging is completed.
15 Modes Your camera has three modes: Record Mode This is the default mode while you turn on the ca mera every time. You are able to take images and record audio clips in this mode. Playback mode Press the Playback button after the camera is turned on to view and edit captured images or playback videos and audio clips.
16 Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important in formation regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD moni tor is called the On Screen Display or OSD. LCD Monitor Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No.
17 Movie Mode Screen Layout Recor ding Layout No. Item Description 1 Key indicator Displays the commands on 4-wa y Navigation Control button 2 Recorded time Displays recorded time. 3 Recording status Indicates recording status. Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depend ing on the type o f image being viewed.
18 Playback mode of videos: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Video clip Indicates the file is a video. 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file.
19 Playback mode of audio clips: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the ca mera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the tota l number of files in the storage card.
20 Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on th e LCD monitor can be changed usin g the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another.
21 Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 21 times opti cal zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 105 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, th e more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) th e image will appear.
22 Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash/Right button to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shoo ting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your cam era repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on the LCD monitor.
23 Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mo de, Photo Size, Quality, Movie Size, EV Compensation, Whit e Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the Fn button of your camera to launch the Functio n Menu.
24 Quality The Quality sets the quality (compression) at which the image is captured. The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images. Fine qu ality would give you the best images with sharper details an d less compression.
25 Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips. The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings.
26 White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye. • As you move through the selection, you can see the preview on the LCD monitor synchronously.
27 Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. Icon Item Description Multi The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center.
28 Mode dial There are 8 rec ording modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as Intelligent Scene, Scene mode, Continuous Shoo ting, Photo Stitch, Manual Exposure, Aperture Priority , Shutter Pr iority and Progr am.
29 Using Intelligent Scene This feature is mo st useful for no vice users to ca pture great images even without basic knowledge of photography . Simply fr ame the shot with the help of Intelligent.
30 Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the following 27 modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings. 1. T urn the Mode dial to icon SCN . 2. Press to launch the Record Menu. 3. Use the navigation controls to mov e through the selection.
31 Food This feature is used to capture food images. The incr eased satur ation in this mode makes the captured image mor e enticing. Building This feature enhances the edg es of captured images. Te x t This feature enhances the black and white contr ast normally used when capturing text images.
32 Using Sports Mode When you need a series of sports motion images, such as a golf swing, or try to capture the images of a flying hummingbird/butterfly , be sure to switch the scene mode to sports mode. Using Party Mode Let the Part y mode on! It can be diff icult to get everyone on a party .
33 4. Frame the subject and press the Shutter button to take the first shot. 5. Press OK button to continue the second shot. 6. Or, press Menu button to go back the first shot. 7. Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images. 8. Press OK button to save the composed image.
34 Using Blink Detection Mode Nothing ruins a great picture mo re than having y our subjects' eyes closed. Blink Detection provides you with extra assur ance when capturing once-in-a-lifet ime moments like holding a trophy with teammates after winning a basketball game.
35 Using Love Portrait W ant to take a good image wh en there ar e just two of you? All you have to do is hold the camera and show your smiles together . If over two faces had been r ecognized, the camer a pe rforms 2-second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button .
36 Using Continuous Sho oting T urn the Mode dial to icon Continuous Shooting . Press Up key to select between the following settings: Icon Item Description Burst Performs continuous shooting when the Shutter button is pressed. Stops shooting when the sh utter button is released.
37 3. Once the icon overlaps the yellow block, you can get another shot without pressing the shutter button. 4. After taking the second shot, the yellow block moves to the end of the guidance bar , and the OK button appears as well. Y ou can press the OK button t o stitch the f irst two shots, or the M enu button to restart shooting.
38 Using Aperture Prio rity Mode This mode is designed for control the apertur e valu e by user and let camera decide the shat ter speed. The main impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) • Choose lager aperture, only one subj ect in focus but the backgr ound nice and blurred.
39 Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be s et in the Drive mode function in the Record Menu. The Self-timer allows you to take images af ter a pre-defined delay. While burst lets you take consecutive shots.
40 Setting the AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows yo u to record images even low light conditions. If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in the front of the camera, see " Front View" on page 7, emits an red light by half pressing the Shutter button allowing the camera to focus easily.
41 Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contras t of your images. To set Contrast 1. From the Record menu, select Contrast . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection.
42 Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image is captured. Once date and time are stamped on an image, they can no longer be edited or deleted. Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: • Available for still images only.
43 Playback You can playback the still images, vide o and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the imag e one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below.
44 Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contai n i cons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Error Indicates an error file. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still imag es on ly.
45 To capture screenshot image from a vid eo clip 1. During playback of video, press the key to pause playback on your desired video frame to capture. 2. Press the Shutter button to capture a screenshot. 3. The camera stop playback. The LCD monitor displays the captured image in Single navigation mode.
46 Deleting an Image/Video/Audio There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio: • Using the Delete button. • Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See " Delete" on page 47. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to dele te an image/video/audio clip.
47 Delete The Delete function allows to remove unwanted file s in the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the file first. See " Protect" on page 49. To delete an image/video/audio clip: 1.
48 7. Press the OK button to delete marked files. To delete all files: 1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes . 3. Press the OK button to delete all files. Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playb ack your still images automatically in order one image at a time.
49 Protect Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1. From the Playback menu, select Protect . 2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor.
50 Red-eye Correction The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce re d eye in captured ima ges. This function is only available for still images. Red-eye correction can be a pplied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate.
51 Color Mode The Color Mode function lets you adjust edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. To activate Color Mode: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera.
52 Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to anothe r image size. This function is only available for still images. To trim an image: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to trim.
53 Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is ava ilable. To resize an image: 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to resize. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu.
54 DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format , which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to th e card compatible printer.
55 Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether yo u are in Record or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings. To go to Setup Menu: 1. Press Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu. 2. Use the or keys to switch the menu tab to Setup menu.
56 Setting LCD Save Enable the LCD Save function to automatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power. When the camera is idle for 20 seconds, the LCD darkens. Press any button to resume to normal brightness. • The camera is idle when no buttons are pressed.
57 Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjust vi deo output signal to accommodate diffe r en t r e g i o n a l s e t ti n g s . I f T V o u t is not set correctly, the image ma y not display properly on TV. Available settings are: • NTSC. Applicable in Japan, USA, Canada, Taiwan and others.
58 Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings. However, the following settings ar e exceptions and not affected by Reset.
59 Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, or a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images o n a TV screen. Befo re connecting to any video devices, make sure to select NTSC/PAL to match the broadcast standard of the video equipment you are going to connect to the camera.
60 4. The USB mode menu appears on the screen. Select Computer by using the or key and press the OK button. 5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7.
61 Connecting the Camera to a Printer You can print your images directly using a Pi ctBridge compatible printer. 1. Turn on your Printer. Check that the printer is turned on, there is paper in the printer, and there are no printer error messages. 2.
62 Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen afte r the connection between a printer and your camera is established. Print Mode includes three major settings: • Print Select. An image can then be selected to print. • Print All.
63 Appendix About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates sp ecific directory of folder in the internal memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with "DSCI" and followed by a 4-di git numb er that increases in sequence.
64 Specifications Sensor Sony 16M CCD Lens Focal Length: 4.5 (W) ~ 94.5 (T) mm 21X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 3.0" Color LCD Focusing Range Normal: Wide: 100cm ~ infinity Middle: 80cm ~ infinity Tele: 150cm ~ infinity Macro: Wide: 50cm ~ 100cm Middle: 1cm ~ 80cm Tele: 150cm ~ infinity Aperture 1:3.
65 Storage Internal memory: 128MB flash memory External memory: SD (up to 4GB), SD HC card (up to 32GB guaranteed), SDXC card (up to 64GB guaranteed) OSD Language Interface USB/AV OUT TV system NT.
66 Technical Support For technical support issues please visit our website at www.polaroid.com . F or further assistance, you can also call our technical support department toll free at 877-408-0033, or for e-mail support, please contact us at polaroid@sakar .
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