Polaroid CZA-05300B manual

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    EN-1 FCC STATEMENT This device complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditi ons: (1) This device may not ca use harmful i nterference, and (2) This device must accept any interf erence recei ved, incl uding inte rference th at may cause undesi red operati on. Note: This equipment has been tested and fo[...]

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    EN-2 READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information  Microso ft ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  Pentium ® is a regi stered tr ademark of Int el Corporat ion.  Macintosh i s a trademark of Apple Inc.  SD™ is a trad emark.  Other names and pr oducts may be trademar ks or registered t rademarks of t[...]

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    EN-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d all Wa rn i n gs and Cautions be fore usin g this produc t. Warnings If foreign objects or water ente r the camera, tu rn the power of f and remove the batt ery . Continued us e may cause pers onal injury . Please consult ou r friendly customer servi ce. If the camer a has been dropp ed or its case has been da [...]

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    EN-4 Cautions Do not fire the flas h close to anyone ’ s eyes. This may ca use damage to the person ’s eye sight. Do not subject the LCD display to impact. This may damag e the glass on the screen or cause the i nternal fl uid to leak . If the inter nal fluid co mes in contact wit h your eyes, f lush with fr esh water and seek medic al attenti [...]

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    EN-5 Notes on Battery Usage When you u se the battery , carefu lly read and s trictly obse rve the Safety Instruc tions and the notes de scribed belo w:  Use only the sp ecified bat tery (7.4V) .  Avoid extremely col d environmen ts as low temperatur es can shorte n the battery life and reduce camera p erformance.  When you are usin g a ne[...]

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    EN-6 Notes on Handling Polaroid PoGo ™ ZINK Photo Paper ™ and Print Care  Keep the phot o pack in a cool and dry place.  Do not leav e the photo pack i n a place whe re the temper ature is ex tremely h igh (e.g. a car or on th e beach) for l ong periods.  If the photo pack has be en kept in a place where the temper ature is extreme ly [...]

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    CONTENTS EN-7 8 INTRODUCTION 8O v e r v i e w 8 Package C ontents 9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 9 Front View 10 Rear View 11 LCD Display 13 GETTING STARTED 13 Preparati on 14 Installing Polaroid PoGo™ ZINK Photo Paper™ 15 Charging t he Battery 16 Initial Se ttings 18 CAPTURE MODE 18 Capturing Im ages 19 Setting th e Self-time r 20 Setting the S[...]

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    EN-8 INTRODUCTION Overview Congratul ations on you r purchase of your new Pola roid PoGo™ Ins tant Digital Camera. This camera is a fu ll featured di gital ca mera with built-i n full color prin ter . T ake digit al images like any other d igital camera, re view them on this camera, and print ju st the ones you w ant. Package Contents Carefully u[...]

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    EN-9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Shutter button 2. Power butto n 3. S peaker 4. Self-timer LED 5. Flash 6. F ocus switch 7. Lens 8. USB terminal 9. Microphone 10. DC IN 9V termin al 1 2 3 4 10 5 6 7 8 9[...]

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    EN-10 Rear View 1 2 3 4 10 11 5 6 8 7 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 1. LC D displ ay 2. Paper tray door latch 3. T Zoom in button W Zoom out butto n 4. S tatus LED 5. Mode butto n (Image capt ure and playback ) 6. Menu button 7. c Up button Display bu tton 8. OK Set button 9. Ph oto exit slot 10. f Right button a Flash mode button 1 1. Delete but ton 12. Han[...]

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    EN-11 LCD Display C ap t ure mo d e 1. Zoom status 2 . Flash mode [Blank] Auto Flash [ Y ] Red-eye Red uction [ _ ] Pre-flash [ a ] Always ON [ d ] Flas h Off 3 . Ba ttery level [ l ] Full battery power [ o ] Medium battery pow er [ n ] Low batt ery power [ m ] No bat tery power 4 . S torage media [ r ] Internal memory (no card) [ q ] SD/SDHC memor[...]

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    EN-12 Video mode [ 6 ] 1. Z oom st atus 2. F lash mode 3. B attery level 4. S torage media 5. Main focus ar ea 6. Video quality 7. Video resolution 8. Availa ble recording time/El apsed ti me during recording 9. S elf-timer ic on 10. Dat e and time 1 1. Focus sett ing 12. Mod e icon Playback mode [ 7 ] - Still image pla yback 1. B attery level 2. S[...]

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    EN-13 GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera’s hand strap as shown in the illustration . 2. Op en the battery /SD card door . 3. Insert the batte ry in the corr ect orientatio n as shown in the illus tration. 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).  The camera has 16MB internal memory (4 MB available for image sto rage) , but yo[...]

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    EN-14 Installing Polaroid PoGo™ ZINK Photo Paper ™ Insert the photo paper befo re printin g images. 1. S lide the latc h on the p aper tray door as shown in th e illustrati on. 2. Unwrap the 10-pack of Polaroi d PoGo™ ZINK P hoto Paper™. 3. S lide the 10-p ack of Polaroid P oGo™ ZINK Photo Pa per™ into the p aper tray .  Make sure th[...]

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    EN-15 Charging the Battery The AC power adap ter charges t he battery an d also powers the camera. Make s ure that the ca mera is turn ed off and the ba ttery is inser ted before starti ng. 1. Insert one end of the AC power adapte r into the DC IN 9V terminal of the camera. 2. Insert the other end of the AC power adapter int o a wall outle t.  T[...]

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    EN-16 Initial Sett ings Setting the Date and Time The date/time needs to be set when :  The camera is tu rned on for t he first time.  The camera is tu rned on after leavi ng the camera wi thout the battery for an extended pe riod of time. When the da te and ti me informatio n is not d isplayed o n the LCD di splay , foll ow these steps t o s[...]

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    EN-17 Choosing your Language S pecify what language in the menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD display . 1. T oggle the butto n to [ ] or [ 7 ] . 2. Press the b utton. 3. Select [Setup] me nu with the f button. 4. Select [Language ] with the c / d buttons and press the OK button. 5. Select the displaye d language wi th the c / d butto[...]

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    EN-18 CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Y our camera is equi pped with a 3.0" full color TFT LCD display to help you compose images, p layback recor ded images/ video cl ips or adjust menu se ttings. 1. P ress the bu tton to turn the power on . 2. T oggle the button to [ ].  Set the focus s witch to [ O ] if you want t o capture a close-up imag[...]

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    EN-19 Setting the Self-time r This setting allows imag es to be captured with s elf-timer . 1. T ogg le the e button to select the setting.  Each press o f the e buttton move s the icon one s tep through th e sequence and displays it on the scre en. 2. Compose your image in the LCD display . 3. Press the shutter but ton.  The self-t imer LED [...]

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    EN-20 Setting the Scene Mode By simply s electing one of the avail able 19 sce ne modes, you can captur e the image with the most ap p ropriate set tings. 1. P ress the button. 2. S elect the de sired scene mo de with the e / f buttons, and press the OK button. 3. Compose your image an d press the shu tter button. Setting Manual White Balance This [...]

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    EN-21 Recording a Subject onto an Existing Background Imag e Pre-Shot hel ps you get the backg round you want, ev en if you need t o ask someone els e to record th e image for you. Basically , Pre-Shot is a t wo-step proce ss. 1. T ogg le the button to [ ]. a. Press the button. b. Select [Function] with the f button. c. Select [Captu re Mode] with [...]

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    EN-22 VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clip s at a resolution of 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 pixels. 1. Press the button. 2. Select [Video] with the e / f butto ns, and press the OK button. 3. Compose the image. 4. Press the shutter button.  The recording start s .  Pressing the shutter button again and t he rec[...]

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    EN-23 PLAYBACK MODE Playback of Still Images Y ou can play back your st ill images on the LCD d isplay . 1. T ogg le the button to [ 7 ].  The last image appears on t he screen. 2. The images can b e displayed in forward o r reverse sequ ence using the e / f buttons.  T o view the prev ious image , press th e e button.  T o view the next i[...]

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    EN-24 Attaching Voice Memos Y ou may record a voice memo for a still image (up to 30 seconds in lengt h). Only one voice memo per imag e. 1. T oggle the button to [ 7 ].  The last imag e appears on the screen. 2. Select the image to which you want to attach the voice memo with the e / f buttons. 3. P ress the button. 4. S elect [V oice Memo] wit[...]

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    EN-25 Protecting Images T o prevent ima ges from accid entally being er ased, foll ow the steps below: 1. T ogg le the button to [ 7 ]. 2. Select the image that you wan t to protec t with the e / f buttons. 3. Press the button. 4. Sel ect [Protect] with th e c / d buttons, and press the OK button. 5. Select [Singl e] or [All] with the c / d buttons[...]

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    EN-26 Erasing Images 1. T ogg le the button to [ 7 ]. 2. Select the image you want to erase with the e / f buttons. 3. Press the button. 4. S elect [Singl e] or [All] wi th the c / d bu ttons, and press the OK button.  [Single] : Erases the sel ected image or the last image.  [All]: Era ses all of the i mages except for the protected imag es.[...]

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    EN-27 INSTANT DIGITAL PRINTER FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES 1. Press the PRINT button. 2. S elect [Print] with the c / d butto ns, and press the OK but ton. 3. Select the imag e that you want to pr int with the e / f buttons, and pres s the OK button.  By defaul t the print qua ntity is 1.  Press the button to exit th e menu mode, and the camera ret[...]

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    EN-28 Editing your Images The camera has features th at allow you to pe rform seve ral photo edi ting functio ns on your images bef ore printing. Y ou can remove red-eye ef fects, crop image s to specific sizes and mor e. Cropping Images a. After selecting you image in t he review mode, press th e PRINT button. Opt f o r the [Crop] fe ature with th[...]

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    EN-29 Removing Red-eye Effects a. Af ter selecting you image in the review mo de, press the PRINT button. Opt for the [Fix Red Eyes] f eature with the c / d buttons, and press the OK button. b. Select the im age that you want to edit with the e / f buttons, an d press the OK button.  The camera will automatica lly remove you r subject's red[...]

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    EN-30 MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be us ed when capt uring stil l images. 1. T oggle the button to [ ]. 2. Press the button, and select the [Capt ure] / [Function ] menu with the e / f button s . 3. Select the desire d option with the c / d bu ttons, an d press the OK button to enter its respective men u. 4. S[...]

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    EN-31 Sharpness This sets the sharpness of the image that will be capt ured. * Hard / Normal / Sof t Saturation This sets the satura tion of the image that will be captured. * High / Normal / Low White Balance This sets the white bala nce for a variety of lighting condition s and adjusts the images overall color according to the surrounding light c[...]

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    EN-32 Capture Mode This sets the rec ording method at the time of ca pturing ima ges. LCD Bright. Adjust the brightness le vel of the LCD displa y to your d esired sett ing. The LCD beco mes brighter with the c button and dark er with the d button. The ad just ment range is fr om -5 to 5. Date Print The date the image was captur ed will be pr inted[...]

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    EN-33 Video Menu This menu is fo r the basic set tings to be us ed when recor ding video cli ps. 1. Pres s the button. 2. Sele ct [Video] with th e e / f buttons, an d press the OK button. 3. Press the button, and select th e [Capture] / [Functio n] menu with the e / f buttons. 4. Sele ct the desir ed option wit h the c / d buttons , and press the [...]

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    EN-34 Playback Menu In the [ 7 ] mode, choose which set tings are to be us ed for pl ayback. 1. T oggle the button to [ 7 ]. 2. Press the button. 3. Select the desire d option with the c / d bu ttons, an d press the OK button to enter its respective men u. 4. Select the des ired setting with the c / d buttons, and pr ess the OK button. 5. T o exit [...]

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    EN-35 Setup Menu Set your camera’ s operating environmen t. 1. Press the button, and select the [Set up] menu with the f button. 2. Select the desired option item with the c / d buttons, an d press the OK but ton to enter it s respective menu. 3. Select the desired setting with the c / d buttons, and press the OK button. 4. T o exit from the menu[...]

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    EN-36 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requiremen t Downloading Your Files 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer . 2. Conn ect the othe r end of the US B cable to th e USB termina l on the ca mera. 3. Tu rn on your ca mera. 4. Sel ect [PC] using t he c / d buttons and press the OK butto n. 5. From t[...]

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    EN-37 USING THE CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA Y our camera can act as a PC camera, which allows you to videoconference with business associates, or have a real-time conversation with friends or family . T o use the camera for videoconferencing, your computer system must include the items as below:  Microphone  Sound card  S peak ers or headphon es[...]

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    EN-38 EDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION There are 2 types of software tha t are in cluded on the CD-ROM: MediaImpression - manages yo ur media for y ou, and gives you tons of fun and exciting ways to create a nd share proje cts featuring y our photo, vide o, and music fi les. Create your own movies or photo slide shows, compl ete with soundtrack; edit,[...]

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    EN-39 SPECIFICATIONS * Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Item Descriptio n Image se nsor 1/2.5” CM OS sensor ( 5.0 megapixels) Image reso lution S till image 7 MB (FW interpolatio n), 5 MB, 3 MB, 1.3 MB, 0. 3 MB (VGA) Video clip 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 24 0 (30 fps) LCD display 3.0” full color TFT LCD (230K pixel[...]

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    EN-40 APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots (still image) The table shows t he approxima te shots that y ou can captur e at each set ting based o n the capa city of the internal memor y and the SD/SDHC memory card. Possible recording time / sec (video clip) * We recommend a memory card of at least 10 MB/Sec write speed to preve[...]

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    EN-41 Troubleshooting Refer to the symp toms and solut ions listed be low before send ing the camera for repairs . If the prob lem persist s, contact your local reselle r or service center . Symptom Cause Solutions / Corrective Actions The camera does not come on. The battery is not inserted. Insert the battery correctly . The battery is dead. Rech[...]

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    EN-42 T roublesho oting when using the camera’s built-in printer: Problem Solu tion Do not: Do: The photo has streaks. Send another image to be printed. 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Open the paper tr ay door and remov e the photo paper . 3. Place one sheet of p hoto paper upside down (with watermark facing up) in th e paper tray . 4. Close the pap[...]

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    EN-43 Quick Printing Images can a lso be printe d to an exter nal printer. 1. Conne ct one end of t he USB cable to you r camera. 2. Connect the ot her end of the US B cable to the USB port on the pr inter . 3. Turn on your camera. 4. The [USB] screen is displayed. Select [Quick Print] with the c / d buttons, an d press the OK button. 5. Select the[...]

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    EN-44 Connecting to a Pi ctBr idge Compliant Printer If a print er that sup ports P ictBridge i s available , images can be pr inted by co nnecting the digita l still camera dire ctly to the PictBridge-c ompatible printer witho ut using a computer. Connecting th e camera to the printer 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to your camera. 2. Conn ect[...]

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    EN-45 3. If y ou select [Si ngle] in th e previous st ep, the figure shown on the right ha nd side will appe ar .  Select the image th at you want to print w ith the e / f buttons.  Select the [Num of Print s] (up to 99) with the c / d buttons.  After selecting the desired image and printing number , press the OK button to confirm. 4. Sele[...]

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    EN-46 Default Settings  The default language for the LCD screen may vary with different countries and regions. Camera Mode Menu Item Default V alue Capture mode EV 0 Size 5M Quality Fine Sharpness No rmal Saturation Normal White Balance Auto ISO Auto Metering Center Color Normal Capture Mod e Single LCD Bright. 0 Date Print Off Video mode Size V[...]