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  • Page 1 230 Digital Camera User Guide...

  • Page 2: Product Overview

    Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. Flash 5. Viewfinder Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4 Recording Video Clips ...28 • Recording Video Clips ...28 5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips...29 • Reviewing Pictures on the LCD Screen ...29 • Rotating the Currently Displayed Picture ...29 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Table of Contents...
  • Page 4 • Capacity of SD Cards ...52 • Uninstalling the Camera Driver (For PC users only) ... 53 • Using Your Batteries ...54 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance...54 • Regulatory Information ...55 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    The iON 230 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It has never been any easier or more enjoyable to take digital pictures. Here are a few examples of what you can do with your camera. Enjoy point & shoot operation. Adjust the resolution for print or email.

  • Page 6: Camera Package Contents

    • Camera Package Contents Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 7: Installing The Batteries

    • Installing the Batteries Two AA-size batteries are supplied with the product. For a detailed guideline on battery usage, please see “Using Your Batteries” on page 54. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 8: Checking The Battery Level

    2. Press the button to select the desired setting. 3. Press the button to confirm. CAPTURE MODE IMAGE SETTING SELF TIMER IMAGE SIZE IMAGE QUALITY AUTO OFF Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU...

  • Page 9: Camera Setting

    Flash mode Flash off* Auto flash Forced on Image resolution 2048 x1536* 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 * Default Setting Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 2 Camera Setting Capture mode Still image* Video +1.5 1600X1200 Quality...
  • Page 10 Video mode 00:00 RECORDING... Playback mode Locked file File number DSC10001 Video mode Recording time PLAY AVI ? DSC10003 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 11: Camera Mode

    5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. NOTE: Still Image mode is the default capture mode. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Capture Mode Playback Mode MENU CAPTURE MODE IMAGE SETTING...

  • Page 12: Setting The Current Date And Time

    The power save feature is not activated. 1/3 MIN The camera is designed to switch off automatically to save battery life after the specified period of inactivity. button to switch to the Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide MENU DATE TIME DATE STAMP LANGUAGE...

  • Page 13: Setting The Beep Sound On And Off

    “SOUND”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU CAPTURE MODE IMAGE SETTING SELF TIMER IMAGE SIZE IMAGE QUALITY...

  • Page 14: Setting Frequency

    6. Press the button. DATE TIME DATE STAMP LANGUAGE FREQUENCY SOUND EXIT EXIT 50HZ 60HZ DATE TIME DATE STAMP LANGUAGE FREQUENCY SOUND EXIT EXIT ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH ITALY Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU FREQUENCY MENU LANGUAGE...

  • Page 15: Setting The Date Stamp On And Off

    3. Press the button to select “DATE STAMP”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU DATE TIME DATE STAMP LANGUAGE FREQUENCY SOUND...

  • Page 16: Formatting The Internal Memory

    • With a memory card inserted, the above operation would format the inserted memory card only. The internal memory will not be formatted with a memory card inserted. ERASE FORMAT PROTECT AUTO OFF ROTATE EXIT Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU FORMAT FORMAT CANCEL...

  • Page 17: Turning The Information Display And Lcd Screen On/Off

    • Turning the Information Display and LCD Screen On/Off Pressing the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following sequence. Capture mode +1.5 Press 1600X1200 Playback mode Press DSC10003 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press Press Press...

  • Page 18: Taking Pictures

    Hold the camera steady until you hear a second beep, it means the picture has been taken. The LCD screen shows the number of pictures that still can be taken. 3 Taking Pictures Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 19: Setting Flash Mode

    • 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 iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
  • Page 20 • Never touch or block the flash with your fingers. Doing so can soil these components and interfere with the correct flash operation. Select this mode on the LCD screen Flash Off Auto Flash Forced On Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Icon shown...

  • Page 21: Setting Self-Timer

    9. Press the shutter button to take a picture. The camera starts a ten- second countdown before the picture is taken. NOTE: Place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod when using the self-timer function. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU CAPTURE MODE...

  • Page 22: Zoom Feature

    1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. button to zoom in. Press the button to zoom out. The 2. Press the zoom status is shown on the LCD screen. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 23: Setting The Image Size And Quality

    1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the button to select “IMAGE QUALITY”. 4. Press the button. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU CAPTURE MODE IMAGE SETTING SELF TIMER IMAGE SIZE...

  • Page 24: Image Setting

    In this setting you can set exposure compensation, white balance and sharpness according to different shooting conditions. You can select “AUTO” and the camera will set the three settings for you automatically. HIGH NORMAL High Normal Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com IMAGE QUALITY...
  • Page 25 A lower EV value is best for dark-colored subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day. • When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU CAPTURE MODE...
  • Page 26 EXIT AUTO EXPOSURE WHITE BALANCE SHARPNESS WHITE BALANCE AUTO OUTDOOR SHADE LIGHT BULB FLUORESCENT Select this mode on the LCD screen AUTO OUTDOOR SHADE LIGHT BULB FLUORESCENT Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU IMAGE SETTING Icon shown...
  • Page 27 Softens the edges of the picture, creating a “soft SOFT focus” effect. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU CAPTURE MODE IMAGE SETTING...

  • Page 28: Recording Video Clips

    320 x 240 pixels based on 8MB internal memory. You can expand the memory with an SD card. Resolution 320 x 240 Approx. 2 minutes (10fps) Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 00:00 RECORDING...

  • Page 29: Polaroid Ion 230 Digital Camera User Guide

    3. Press the button to select “ROTATE”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU ERASE FORMAT PROTECT AUTO OFF ROTATE EXIT...

  • Page 30: Playing The Video Clip

    4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. DSC10003 ERASE FORMAT PROTECT AUTO OFF ROTATE EXIT EXIT LOCK Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PLAY AVI ? MENU PROTECT...
  • Page 31 NOTE: To unprotect the protected picture or video clip, please repeat the above steps and select “ UNLOCK”. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DSC10001...

  • Page 32: Deleting Picture(S) Or Video Clip(S)

    • Protected file can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. • All deleted pictures and video clips can not be recovered. ERASE FORMAT PROTECT AUTO OFF ROTATE EXIT EXIT ERASE THIS ERASE ALL button to select the one Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU ERASE ERASE...

  • Page 33: Using Sd (Secure Digital) Card

    Remember to format a memory card if it was used in another digital camera or other devices. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide...
  • Page 34 230 camera, and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the iON 230 camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SD card for the iON 230 camera.
  • Page 35 • Note that 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. • Formatting a memory card destroys all the pictures, even those are protected. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 36: Installing The Software Onto A Computer

    Windows® CD into the computer CDROM drive or insert the iON 230 driver CD to the CD-ROM drive. If iON 230 driver CD is inserted, please set the path to “CD-ROM drive \software\Driver\ Sysfile”.
  • Page 37 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 iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Open & Close...

  • Page 38: Software Included With Your Camera

    • Software Included with Your Camera iON 230 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Easy to use, just plug the camera to a computer and use it as a removable disk. Use the iON PhotoBase to edit and print the Pictures.
  • Page 39 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 iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Web Cam software...

  • Page 40: Computer System Requirements

    • 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) • 150MB Free disk space • Colour monitor with high colour (16-bit) graphic capability or higher • CD-ROM drive • Standard mouse and keyboard • Stereo speakers Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 41: Transferring Pictures, Video Clips To Your Computer

    PC Camera mode allows you to take video clips on your computer. You can choose the Mass Storage or PC Camera mode by sliding the Capture/Playback selector. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PC Camera Mode Mass Storage...

  • Page 42: Connecting To Your Computer

    For Windows® and Macintosh Users: • Connecting to Your Computer Connecting with the USB Cable. USB Series “A” Plug Connects USB Series “Mini B” Plug Connects to your PC to your iON 230 Camera Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 43: Transferring And Viewing The Pictures And Video Clips On Mac

    4. Double click the folder “untitled” to enter sub-folder “DCIM” -> double click “100MEDIA”. 5. You can copy the pictures and video clips from the “100MEDIA” folder and paste them to the hard disk. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 44: Using The Camera As A Web Cam

    USB cable to a USB port on your PC on the other end. 2. Put your iON 230 on the top of your PC monitor or another flat surface. 3. Connect your microphone (not included) and speakers (not included) to your audio card’s Mic in and line out jack respectively.

  • Page 45: Start Netmeeting

    2. If you need further help on how to use Microsoft® NetMeeting™, select the “Help” under the menu bar and choose the topic you need. You can also refer to “EASY TO USE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™” or visit the website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting Problems

    Click on “Settings”. Ensure both “Auto insert notification” and the “disconnect” are ticked. If you change the settings the computer will ask you to restart your PC. Click “Yes”. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Solution...
  • Page 47 Flash unit is charging. Memory is full. Camera powers off during Batteries are dead. self-timer countdown. Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem Hold your iON 230 camera steady until you hear a beep which indicates the exposure is completed.
  • Page 48 Your valuable data stored in the camera will not be lost. Insert the Windows CD or iON 230 driver CD. If iON 230 driver CD is inserted, please set the path to “CD- Rom drive\software\Driver\Sysfile”. And continue the installation.

  • Page 49: Getting Help

    Tel: 61 (2) 9899-5888 Fax: 61 (2) 9899-5728 E-mail: support@supportgroup.com.au Visit http://www.arcsoft.com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Getting Help For South & Central Tel: 1-510-979-5520 Fax: 1-510-440-1270 E-mail: latlnsupport@arcsoft.com...

  • Page 50: Appendix

    - Normal Focus: 4.3 ft to infinity (1.3 m to infinity) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject.) • Focus Zones: centre-zone 1.5” TFT color panel LCD Screen 12 Appendix Quality Normal High Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
  • Page 51 - supports SD card up to 512MB (not included) File Format • Still Image - EXIF 2.1 compatible format (JPEG compression) • Video Clip: AVI format Power 2 AA-size batteries (included) Supply Self-timer 10 seconds with beep sound Tripod Socket Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 52: Capacity Of Sd Cards

    640 x 480 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels 512MB 1600 x 1200 pixels 640 x 480 pixels High Normal Quality Quality 1193 1491 2385 1133 2982 4771 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Quality 1491 2982 1312 5964...

  • Page 53: Uninstalling The Camera Driver (For Pc Users Only)

    1. Unplug the camera from the PC. 2. Go to Start -> Setting -> Control Panel. 3. Double click Add or Remove Programs. 4. In Add or Remove Programs, select “Polaroid Digital Cam” and click the Change/Remove button. 5. Restart the computer after uninstall.

  • Page 54: Using Your Batteries

    Battery life or image quality may be affected outside these conditions. Camera Cautions • NEVER immerse any part of the Camera or its accessories into any fluid or liquid. • ALWAYS disconnect the Camera from your PC or TV before cleaning Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...

  • Page 55: Regulatory Information

    However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
  • Page 56 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 iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
  • Page 57 UK 0505 Part No.: OM3391UK001...

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