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10.0 Megapixel Digital Camera t1031 User’s Manual Questions? Need Some Help? This manual should help you understand your new product. or visit www.polaroid.
2 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Preface. ..................................................................................... 6 • About this Manual ....................................................
3 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4 Using the LCD Monitor ............................................................... 24 • LCD Monitor Layout ............................................................... 24 Record Mode Screen Layout .
4 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the Movie Size ........................................................ 52 YouTube Mode .................................................................. 53 • Recording Voices. ...
5 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Reset All .............................................................................. 80 8 Installing the Software onto a Computer ...................................... 81 • Software Included with Your Camera .
6 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Preface • About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. Allinformation presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice.
7 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Warning: A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent interference to radio and television reception. Use only shielded cable to connect I/O devices to this equipment.
8 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Battery Information • Turn off the camera before installing 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.
9 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2 Introduction Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid t1031 digital camera for your imaging needs. Incorporated with Polaroid’s sophisticated technology, your exquisitely compact camera will offer a powerful range of high-end, easy-to-use functions.
10 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Main Features • 10 mega pixels resolution • Up to 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom • 1/2.
11 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera Li-ion battery Battery charger W r.
12 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Views Front View 3 X O P T I C A L Z O O M L E N S F = 6 . 3 - 1 8 . 9 m m F = 3 .
13 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Bottom View USB / TV Out Battery/ SD card compartment Tripod screw hole Speaker Left View Strap ring.
14 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use. Button Description Power Press to turn on/off the power. Stabilizer The stabilizer sets the optiomal ISO value according to light levels to com- pensate for camera shake.
15 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Button Usage SET 1. Conrm a selection when using the OSD menus. 2. In Record and Playback mode, press to change LCD screen display to show OSD icons and guide lines. Flash/ Right 1. In Record mode, press to scroll through the ash mode options.
16 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Led Indicators Your camera is equipped with 2 LED indicators: • Operation Lamp, located on top of your camera. See “Top View” on page 12 to locate the Operation Lamp, and • Self-timer Lamp, located in the front of the camera.
17 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Operation Sound Your camera is equipped with a buzzer for operation sound. Buzzer Camera Status Two beeps Denotes the start of an operation like recording and printing. Also beeps when using menu and set properties.
18 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Getting Started • Attaching the Wrist Strap Follow these instructions to attach the wrist strap to your camera to facilitate easy carrying: 1. Insert the short loop of the strap in the strap eyelet.
19 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Close the battery compartment. • Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD or SDHC memory cards. Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB and SDHC cards of up to 8GB in size.
20 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com M B L O C K 5. Close the battery compartment. NOTE: To re mov e the SD/ MMC card , ge ntly push the car d unt il i t pop s ou t. P ull o ut t he the card ca refu lly. • Charging the Battery The battery that is included in the package is not charged.
21 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Battery icon on the LCD monitor indicates the battery level. See “LCD Monitor Layout” on page 24 . • Turning the Power On and Off section There are two ways to turn on the camera: • Press the Power button.
22 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4. If necessary, press to close the menu. Now, you are ready to start taking photos and videos. NOTE: • Holding down the or changes the values continuously. • If the batteries are removed for more than 48 hours, the Date & Time will have to be re-set .
23 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Modes Your camera has two modes: Record mode • S e t t o Re c or d m od e t o c ap t ur e i ma g es an d r ec o rd vi de o s a nd a u di o c li p s. • Re co r d mo d e c an be fu rt he r se t t o mo d e o pt io n s l ik e a ut o , mo v ie an d s ce n e se le c ti o n mo d es .
24 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4 Using the LCD Monitor The high resolution 3” LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your photo or video. The display on the LCD monitor is called the On Screen Display or OSD.
25 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com No. Item Description 5 Shots remaining Indicates the remaining shots available. 6 Battery Indicates battery level. 7 Storage media Indicates current storage media in use. 8 Date stamp Indicates date stamp is enabled.
26 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: AUT O F 3. F 3. 0 0 0. 0E V 0. 0E V 6/ 09 /2 00 8 1 :5 7 6/ 09 /2 00 8 1 :5 7 27/2 7 27/2 7 :PLA Y 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 1 0 9 No.
27 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback mode of videos: 6/ 09 /2 00 8 1:5 7 6/ 09 /2 00 8 1:5 7 :PLA Y 27/2 7 27/27 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 00: 00 :0 1 00: 00 :0 1 WT 1 1 1 3 1 2 9 1 0 No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode.
28 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback mode of audio clips: 27/2 7 27/2 7 6/ 09 /2 00 8 1:5 7 6/ 09 /2 00 8 1:5 7 :PLA Y 00 :0 0: 01 00: 00 :01 WT 9 8 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode.
29 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on the LCD screen can be changed using the SET button. Press the SET button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another.
30 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com In Playback mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: 27/27 27/ 27 OSD on Full OSD on OSD off NOTE: LCD display canno.
31 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5 Recording Photos, Videos and Voices • Taking Photos section Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your photos. Taking photos with your camera is very simple.
32 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Stabilizer Stabilizer button The Stabilizer function prevents blurred images caused by shaking. This function is only available if ISO is set to Auto. See “ISO” on page 28 on how to adjust the ISO settings.
33 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Press the T button again to switch to digital zoom automatically. Zooming continues. x5 .0 x5 .0 307 307 AUTO 0.0 EV 0. 0E V 307 307 AUTO 0.0 EV 0. 0E V x5. 0 x5. 0 Optical zoom Digital zoom NOTE: • Digital zoom is not activated in recording movies.
34 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Your camera is equipped with five flash modes: Auto flash. The flash fires automatically whenever extra lighting is needed. Red-eye reduction. The flash fires twice to reduce the red-eye effect.
35 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Record Mode. It contains My Mode, Resolution, Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode.
36 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Resolution The Resolution function is used to set the resolution before you capture the image. Changing the resolution affects the number of images that can be stored in your memory card. The higher the resolution, the more memory space is required.
37 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com EV Compensation EV stands for Exposure Value. In difficult lighting condition, the auto exposure function of your camera may be misled into giving the wrong readings. The EV Compensation function allows you to adjust the exposure value and correctly expose your images.
38 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description A WB Auto (Default) The camera automatically adjusts the white balance. Daylight Ideally used for bright sunny conditions. Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions. Tungsten Ideally used for indoor photos with tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash.
39 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description Multi The camera measures the exposure readings from multiple points in the suject area. Center The camera measures the average light from the entire frame but gives more importance to the values near the center.
40 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Record Menu If you are in Record mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the SET button to move through menu selections and apply your desired settings.
41 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the Scene Mode Setting the Scene mode allows you to capture images with preset settings according to the scenes or environment. 1. From the Record Menu, press to select Record Mode. Record Mode Drive Mode AEB AF Area AF Lamp Sharpness OFF OFF 2.
42 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description Auto The simplest way to shoot basic images. Settings are adjusted automatically.
43 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description Party This feature is used for wedding or indoor party settings. Candlelight This feature is used to capture warm candle light effects. NIght Portrait This feature is used to capture portrait pictures with night or dark background.
44 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting the Smile Detection Mode This feature is based on “Face Tracking”. When you use smile capture, you need to set the face tracking feature on rst. Enter to the scene mode, Use the navigation controls to select “Smile Capture” item and press SET button to confirm.
45 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be set in the Drive mode function in the Record Menu. The Self-timer allows you to take photos after a pre-defined delay.
46 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description 10 10 Sec Self-timer Sets a 10-second delay to capture image after pressing the shutter button. 2 2 Sec Self-timer Sets a 2-second delay to capture image after pressing the shutter button.
47 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting the AF Area AF stands for Automatic Focus. This feature determines the area on which the camera focuses. To set AF Area 1. From the Record Menu, select AF Area. 2. Use the or selection.
48 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting Sharpness This fu nct ion al llow s y ou to enh ance or so fte n f iner de tai ls of your ph oto s. To s et Sha rpn ess 1. From the Record Menu, select Sharpness. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection.
49 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description High Enhances saturation. Normal Normal saturation is applied. Low Reduces saturation. Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your photos. To set Contrast 1.
50 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1. From the Record Menu, select Digital Zoom. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the SET button to save and apply changes. The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings.
51 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To set Date Stamp 1. From the Record men, select Date Stamp. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection.
52 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Recording Movies Record Mode Drive Mode AEB AF Area AF Lamp Sharpness OFF OFF OFF 1. From the Record mode menu, select Movie. 2. Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take. 3.
53 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Frame Size Image Quality 3672 x 2064 HDTV 640 X 480 High Quality 320 x 240 (Default) Normal 640 x 480 For YouTube To set other movie mode settings, please refer to “Using the Function Menu” on page 35 .
54 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Recording Voices 1. From the Record mode menu, select Voice. The Voice Recording screen layout is dis- played on the LCD monitor. 2. Press the Shutter button to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording.
55 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 6 Playback View images, videos and audio clips through your camera’s Playback mode. • Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the images one by one on the LCD monitor.
56 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Viewing thumbnails 1. Press the W button to view 9-image thumbnails. 2. Use the navigation buttons to move through the items. 3. Press the SET button to select the image and view it normally.
57 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images only. • In normal view, press the T button repeatedly until the desired zoom view. • The 4 arrows on the LCD monitor indicate that the image is zoomed in.
58 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To capture screenshot image from a movie clip 1. During playback of movie, press the key to pause playback on your desired movie frame to capture. 2. Press the Shutter button to capture screenshot.
59 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image. See “Voice Memo” on page 67 on how to record voice memo. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2.
60 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5. A confirmation selection appears on screen. 6. Select Delete . 7. Press the SET button to delete. Delete Cancel 8. The next image is displayed on the LCD monitor. To delete another file, use the or 4 to 7.
61 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Slideshow The Slideshow function allows you to view all stored photos/videos in still image format in a continuous sequence. To view slideshow: 1. From the Playback menu, select Slideshow. The Slideshow menu appears.
62 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Delete The Delete function lets you remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card. To delete a photo/video/audio clip: Slide Show Delete Protect Red-eye Correction V oice Memo Photo Edit Single Multi All 1.
63 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To delete multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Delete submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor. Se l e c t Nex t 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files.
64 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Protect The Protect function lets you lock a photo or video to protect it from being modified or accidentally erased. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1.
65 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To protect/unprotect multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor. Se l e c t Nex t 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files.
66 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Red Eye Correction The Red Eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for still images. Red eye correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate.
67 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Voice Memo The Voice Memo function allows you to record and attach a voice memo to a saved image. You can record a maximum of 30 seconds of Voice memo per image. This function is only available in still images.
68 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Photo Edit The Photo Edit function lets you edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artistic effect. Edited photos in this function is saved as a new file. To activate Photo Edit: 1.
69 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Z-Lighting The Z-Lighting function allows you to manually adjust the exposure to compensate for inadequate lighting conditions. This function is only applicable for still images. The edited image is saved as a new file.
70 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Rotate The Rotate function lets you change the orientation of a saved photo. This function in only available for still images. Rotated images are saved as a new file. To Rotate an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode.
71 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This function is only available for still images. To trim an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to trim.
72 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Resize The Resize function allows you to change the image resolution of large images to smaller ones. This function is only available for still images. To resize an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode.
73 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Startup Image The Startup Image function allows you to setup a startup image when you turn on your camera. 1. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 2. Select Startup Image. The menu selection appears.
74 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Single. Select a single image to mark. • All. Mark all images in the memory card. • Reset. Reset all DPOF settings to initial default settings. To set DPOF on a single image: 1. Select Single on the DPOF submenu.
75 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To reset DPOF: 1. Select Reset on the DPOF submenu. A confirmation message appears. Yes Cancel Re s e t D P O F? 2. Select Yes . 3. Press the SET button to reset DPOF settings. NOTE: You can specify up to 99 copies for DPOF.
76 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows you to configure general camera settings. To go to Setup Menu: 1. Press to launch the Record/ Playback Menu.
77 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Sounds Use the Sound menu functions to control the sounds produced by the camera. 1. From the Settings menu, select Sounds. So u n d s Startup Shutter Operation V olume Sound1 On On Se l e c t OK 2.
78 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Power Save The Power Save function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera automatically sets to sleep mode to save power. After a minute of being in sleep mode, the camera eventually turns off power.
79 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Language The Language menu allows you to choose the language of the on screen display (OSD) menu.
80 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting LCD Brightness Use the LCD Brightness function to control the LCD brightness. Available settings are: LCD Brightness Memory Kit Reset All Bright Normal • Bright. Enhances LCD brightness.
81 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 8 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Software Included with Your Camera The t1031 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid Digital Camera Driver D r iv e r i s r e ad y f o r W i nd o w s 9 8s e U s er s o n l y .
82 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Adobe® Acrobat® Reader ™ . PDF File Reading Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader ™ lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online.
83 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com For Macintosh Users: Mac 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”.
84 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 9 Making Connections You can connect your camera to: • TV • Computer • Printer • Connecting the Camera to a TV To connect your camera to a TV: Audio Video 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the TV out to match TV’s video out format.
85 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Connecting the Camera a PC You can transfer photos, videos and audio files to your PC. 1. Connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. The PC detects the connection.
86 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 10 Appendix • About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folders in the internal memory memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files.
87 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com File Naming File names begin with “DSCI” and followed by a 4-digit number that increases in sequence.
88 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and/or Action Camera does not turn on. The batteries may be exhausted. Charge or replace the batteries. Camera turns off automatically. Press any button except the Power button to turn on the camera.
89 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 12 Getting Help • Polaroid Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid.com • ArcSoft Software Help For United States For Latin America ArcSoft HQ Support Centre E-mail:latinsupport@arcsoftsupport.
90 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Specications Sensor 10 Mega Pixels CCD, Size: 1/2.3 Lens Focal Length: f = 6.3 - 18.9 mm, 3X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD Monitor 3.0” color LTPS LCD Focus Range Normal: 0.4m - Innity (All zoom step) Macro: 0.
91 Polaroid t1031 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Photo Edit Black & White, Sepia, Negative, Mosaic, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Vivid Blue Storage 32MB internal memory, 10MB real size for mass storage SD (max.
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