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 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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17. Hand Strap Holder 18. SD card slot 19. Tripod mount 20. USB port 21. USB plug 22.USB port 23. Tripod mount Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Side View Docking Station...
• Setting Self-timer ... 38 • Zoom Feature... 39 • Setting the Image Size and Quality ... 40 • Setting Exposure Compensation ...42 • Setting the White Balance for Pictures ... 43 Table of Contents Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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• To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a Memory Card...70 9 Installing the Software onto a Computer...71 • Installing the Software...71 • Software Included with Your Camera ...73 • Computer System Requirements ...75 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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.
Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Guia de Início Rápido ML 0405 Part no.: OM837657 R1 Printed in China Docking Station Hand Strap Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide AC Adapter www.polaroid.com...
AC adapter (included, DC 5V, 800 mA, with a USB plug) to charge the battery. Visit www.polaroid.com for detailed information on an adapter. • For a full battery charge, we recommend turning off the camera before charging the battery.
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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. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com of the AC adapter into the USB port on...
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USB Series “A” Plug connects to your PC of the USB cable into the socket marked USB Series “Mini B” Plug connects to your izone550™ Camera or Docking Station Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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Should it ever become necessary to replace the internal battery, please visit www.polaroid.com for service instructions. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com of the USB cable into the socket marked...
After a specified period of inactivity, the camera automatically powers off. Pressing the Power button can deactivate this feature and turn on the camera again. • An indicator appears if battery power is low. Recharge the battery immediately. button Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
1. Turn the camera on. 2. Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen. Battery power is full. Battery power is adequate. Battery power is low. Battery power is exhausted. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Reset Button...
3. Press the button to select the desired setting. 4. Press the button to confirm. button to SETUP Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide DRIVE MODE STILL VIDEO SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP...
If the feature icon is not displayed, it means particular feature is not activated. Still Image Mode Description Still Image mode Flash Mode White Balance Self-timer Digital Zoom Status Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2 Camera Setting 2048 X 1536 0007 +0.5 X1.0 Icon X1.0...X4.0...
Numbers of Remaining Pictures Exposure Compensation Value Quality SD Card Inserted Battery Power Level * Default Setting Icon 2592 x 1944* 2304 X 1728 2048 X 1536 640 X 480 0007 -2...+2 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Ref. Page www.polaroid.com...
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Video Mode Description Video Mode Recording Indicator Video Resolution Remaining Time * Default Setting Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 640 X 480 00:00:28 X2.0 Icon 640 X 480 320 X 240 00:00:28 Ref. Page...
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160 0 x 1 20 0 07:55 08/10/04 0024-0023 Description File Type Locked File Time Date File Number Histogram Video Length Play Pause 07:55 08/10/04 0024-0023 Icon 07:55 08/10/04 0024-0023 00:02:10 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide 00:02:10 Ref. Page www.polaroid.com...
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MP3 Mode Description Play List Volume Repeat Play Bar Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1.MP3 3:43 2.MP3 4:02 3.MP3 4:15 Icon MP3...3:43 Ref. Page...
Pictures and Video Clips” on page 47. MP3 Mode This mode allows playing or repeat playing MP3 files and turning the volume up or down. For more details, please refer to “Listening to the Music” on page 54. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
6. Press the button. NOTE: • Still Image mode is the default capture mode. • This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com DRIVE MODE STILL VIDEO...
2. Press the button. 3. Press the button to select (SETUP). 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. SETUP Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE www.polaroid.com...
• Setting the Current Date and Time 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Access the Setup menu. 3. Press the button to select “DATE/TIME”. 4. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP FORMAT DATE/ TIME AUTO OFF BEEP...
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7. Press the button to adjust the value in the field. 8. Press the button to switch to the next field. 9. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide DATE/TIME SETUP DATE FORMAT : SET DATE FORMAT DD/MM/YY...
• The LCD screen automatically goes to hibernation after one minute of inactivity. Press any button, except the Power button, to re-activate the LCD screen. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP FORMAT...
“BEEP”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. SETUP Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY : SET BEEP : SET...
3. Press the button to select “FREQUENCY”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY : SET FREQUENCY...
3. Press the button to select “LANGUAGE”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE : SET LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS...
4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. NOTE: This setting is configured for images only. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP : SET...
3. Press the button to select “DEFAULT”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. DEFAULT SETTING? Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT : SET www.polaroid.com...
• Switching the Information Display and LCD Screen On and Off Pressing the Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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Adjust the exposure compensation to a negative value if the image is too bright. Checking the histogram will enable more precise exposure control for subsequent shots. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
A beep will sound (if the beep sound is turned on) when a picture is taken. NOTE: Make sure that the Flash / Battery charge LED remains lighted before shooting. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Taking Pictures...
• Setting Flash Mode 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Pressing the Flash button cycles through the flash modes in the following sequence. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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NOTE: • Flash modes are not available in Video mode. • Never touch or block the flash with your fingers. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Select Icon shown this mode...
Self-timer LED blinks. NOTE: Place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod when using the self-timer function. (SELF Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide SELF TIMER SELF TIMER : SET 2048 X 1536 +1.5...
• You may notice a decrease in image quality when using the digital zoom. • The zoom feature is not available during recording video clips at 320 x 240 pixels. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com button to zoom out. The 2048 X 1536 +1.5...
6. Press the button. NOTE: It is recommended to use the 2592 x 1944 resolution for printing. (IMAGE Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide IMAGE SIZE 2592X1944 2304X1728 2048X1536 640X480 IMAGE SIZE 2592 X 1944...
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3. Press the button to select 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com QUALITY HIGH NORMAL (QUALITY). QUALITY HIGH NORMAL : SET...
• When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide EXPOSURE AUTO EXPOSURE +0.5 : SET www.polaroid.com...
6. Press the button. When shooting under these conditions: Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com WHITE BALANCE AUTO DAYLIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT (WHITE...
3. Press the shutter button completely down to start recording. 4. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. Recording stops when the current memory is full. icon will blink while recording. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Recording Indicator 640 X 480 00:12:58 www.polaroid.com...
SIZE). 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com IMAGE SIZE 640X480 320X240 (IMAGE IMAGE SIZE 640 X 480 320 X 240...
Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting WHITE BALANCE (WHITE SETUP WHITE BALANCE SETUP Select this setting Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide AUTO DAYLIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT AUTO : SET www.polaroid.com...
You can view up to 9 picture and video clip files at a time on the LCD screen by using the Thumbnail function. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Press the Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
2. Press the button. 3. Press the button to select (AUTO PLAY). 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select “SETUP”. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide AUTO PLAY SETUP AUTO PLAY SETUP : SET www.polaroid.com...
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7. Press the button to select “INTERVAL”. 8. Press the button. 9. Press the button to select the desired setting. 10. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com AUTO PLAY DIRECTION INTERVAL : SET DIRECTION BACKWARD FORWARD...
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Every file will display according to your interval setting. You may press the keep running as long as there is power. button to stop the auto play. The auto play will Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide AUTO PLAY SETUP : SET...
Press it again to pause. 4. Press the button to stop. icon is shown on LCD screen when a video clip is selected. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 640 X 480 00:12:32 08:54...
To protect one picture or video clip or to remove protection from one picture or video clip, use the protect or unprotect before the above operation. selected button to choose the selection you want to Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide PROTECT LOCK THIS UNLOCK THIS LOCK ALL...
• Protected file can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. • All deleted pictures and video clips can not be recovered. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com ERASE ERASE THIS...
2. Connect the camera to the computer via the USB cable. See page 3. Double click “Unlabeled” -> double click “MP3”. 4. Drag your favorite songs into this folder. Or remove the songs from the folder. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
The LCD screen automatically goes to hibernation after one minute of inactivity. In this case, a message will prompt you how to unlock the keypad when you press any button while music is playing. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1.MP3 3:43 2.MP3 4:02 3.MP3...
The icon appears on the LCD screen. NOTE: To disable the repeat feature, press the icon button turns the button again. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide 1.MP3 3:43 2.MP3 4:02 3.MP3 4:15 1.MP3 3:43 2.MP3...
Use the camera's function and navigation buttons to select the print settings. Refer to page 60 for details. 5. Printing Select “PRINT” and press the 63 for details. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Print Settings button to start printing. Refer to page...
6. Press the button. NOTE: To print a single image, select the image before enabling PictBridge mode. PROGRESS 001/002 (PRINT CONNECT TO DEVICE Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide PRINT SETTING PRINTED 000 CANCEL : SET PRINT SETTING PICTBRIDGE DPOF...
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• When “PLEASE CONNECT TO DEVICE” is displayed for about ten seconds, it will skip to the PictBridge print setting screen even if there is no connection between camera and printer. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com marked socket on your...
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“ALL IMAGES” or “ALL INDEX” option. • Not all printers will support all these print options. Please refer to the printer user guide for options available. button to designate Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide PICTBRIDGE THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES ALL INDEX : SET www.polaroid.com...
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(from 1 to 99) you want to print for the selected image or all images. NOTE: “01” is the default setting. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Number of Copies Print Layout DEFAULT File Name On/Off...
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“DEFAULT”, “ON” or “OFF”. DEFAULT Print settings differ according to the printer model. Add the file name to the printed image. Print without the file name. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide N-UP LAYOUT DEFAULT DEFAULT DEFAULT FILE NAME...
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Printing 1. Press the button to select 2. Press the button. NOTE: To return to the normal playback mode, press the “EXIT” and press the Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com (DATE “SIZE”. “PRNIT”. button. DATE STAMPING DEFAULT DEFAULT...
1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Set the camera to Playback mode. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select (PRINT SETTING). 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide PRINT SETTING PICTBRIDGE DPOF www.polaroid.com...
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To print a single image, select the image before enabling DPOF mode. 11. Press the button to select the desired setting. 12. Press the button. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com PRINT SETTING THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES picture PRINT...
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(as illustrated). Location of the card slot may vary from printer to printer model. NOTE: Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or removing a memory card. 14. Press the Print button on the printer to start printing. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
Remember to format a memory card if it was used in another digital camera or other devices. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide...
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• Files contained in the SD card recorded by other cameras may conflict with the izone550™ camera, and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the izone550™ camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SD card for the izone550™...
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• Note that the data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently stored on a memory card before you format it. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
The original pictures and video clips will still be in the camera’s internal memory after the copy operation has been performed. You must take the card out before you can erase it. COPY TO CARD (COPY COPY TO CARD Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide COPY CANCEL COPY CANCEL : SET PROCESSING...
• Please restart the computer after installing the software. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) Windows® 98SE needs to install the izone550™ camera driver for Mass Storage function. After the installation, please restart the Windows before connecting the camera to the PC.
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1. Before you begin, close all other software applications opened on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Install the software included. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Open &...
Once you have located your images, you can make your simple edits, print or share in no time at all! Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Plug & Play removable disk...
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.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. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
USB Port • 96MB RAM (128MB recommended) • 400MB Free disk space • Color monitor with high color (16-bit) graphic capability or higher • CD-ROM drive • Standard mouse and keyboard • Stereo speakers Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
• Before You Transfer Files IMPORTANT! BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE FROM THE ENCLOSED CD. PLEASE REFER TO “9 Installing the Software Onto a Computer”. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
4. Turn on the camera and an interface “New Hardware Found” will show on the computer desktop. 5. A removable disk drive will be installed onto your computer automatically. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com USB Series “Mini B” Plug connects to your izone550™ Camera or Docking Station...
You can also create sub-folders to group them or use the PhotoBase software to edit and manage the pictures or video clips. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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4. Double click the folder “Unlabelled” to enter sub-folder “DCIM”. 5. Double click the folder “DCIM” and then any sub folder inside. 6. You can copy the pictures and video clips from this directory folder and paste to the hard disk. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver. Check to see if the USB controller in your BIOS is activated. Please refer to Polaroid website for how to active USB controller in BIOS. Check all cable connections are secured.
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Pictures are not displayed. A memory card with non-DCF pictures recorded with another camera is loaded in the camera. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Problem Depress the Reset button gently by using a paper clip or ball pen.
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Please refer to the printer’s user guide for the solutions. Make it sure that there is no video clips or other file format in the current memory before printing. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide Solution www.polaroid.com...
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Please also refer to the help files & User Guides that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://www.polaroid.com Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Problem Select a correct flash mode for shooting according to the surrounding lighting conditions.
Fax: +81-3-5795-1397 E-mail: support@arcsoft.jp Web: http://www.arcsoft.jp Visit http:// www.arcsoft.com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). “Polaroid” and “Polaroid and Pixel” and “izone” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. 12 Getting Help For Latin America E-mail:latinsupport@arcsoftsupport.com For China...
• Range: 3.2 to 4.9 ft (1 to 1.5 m) Exposure Control -/+2 EV in 0.5 increments Shutter Speed Mechanical shutter 1/500 sec ~ 1/8 sec White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Appendix...
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• Size: (W) 70 mm x (D) 22 mm x (H) 72 mm • Weight: Approximately 85g (including the integrated battery and excluding card) Operating System • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9.2~X Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
2592 x 1944 Normal High 2304 x 1728 Normal High 2048 x 1536 Normal High 640 x 480 Normal Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 16MB Internal 32MB Internal Memory Memory (11MB for (27MB for data data storage) storage) Units: Images...
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High 2048 x 1536 Normal High 640 x 480 Normal 128MB SD 256MB SD 1742 1140 2280 1648 3296 Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide 512MB SD 1GB SD 1152 1408 1088 1568 2944 5888 4560 9120 6592 13184 www.polaroid.com...
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Therefore, the number of pictures you can store on a memory card may vary. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Resolution...
NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the izone550™ driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroid Digital Cam" program, then click Add/Remove .
Camera Mode Still Image Mode Video Mode Setup Mode NOTE: The default language for the LCD screen may vary with different countries and regions. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Description Image Resolution Quality Exposure Compensation White Balance for...
ALWAYS remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. • NEVER place hot items on the surface of the Camera. • NEVER attempt to open or disassemble Camera as this will affect any warranty claim. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is needed. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
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Shielded cable must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits. Under the environment with electrostatic discharge, the product may malfunction and require user to reset the product. Polaroid izone550™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...