Polaroid izone300 User Manual

Polaroid izone300 User Manual

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  • Page 1: Digital Camera

    Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 2: Product Overview

    4. Menu / Left button 5. Down button 6. Flash / Battery charge LED 7. Capture / Playback mode button 8. LCD screen on/off button 9. Up button 10. Set / Right button 11. Reset button Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 3 1. USB port 2. SD card slot Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    • Setting Frequency ...25 • Setting Display Language...26 • Setting the Date Stamp On and Off...27 • Resetting to Default Settings...27 • Switching the Information Display and LCD Screen On and Off...28 Table of Contents Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 5 • To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a Memory Card...59 8 Installing the Software onto a Computer... 60 • Installing the Software... 60 • Software Included with Your Camera ...62 • Computer System Requirements ... 64 Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 6 • ArcSoft Software Help...73 13 Appendix ...74 • Technical Specifications...74 • Storage Capacities ...76 • Uninstalling Polaroid izone300™ driver (PC Only) ...79 • Camera Default Settings ... 80 • Using Your Battery ...81 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance ...81 •...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    The izone300™ camera has easy-to-use features. It has never been 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 8: Camera Package Contents

    Guia de Início Rápido ML 0405 Part no.: OM837657 R1 Printed in China Quick Guide Hand Strap Tether (Optional) Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide The CD-ROM includes ® NetMeeting™ (PC) ® ® Acrobat Reader™ (PC & Mac) Docking Station...
  • Page 9: Attaching The Hand Strap

    • Attaching the Hand Strap Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 10: How To Use The Tether (Optional)

    1. Put the jack of USB connector through one ring of the tether. 2. Put the plug of AC adapter through the other ring of the tether. 3. Connect the AC adapter with the USB connector. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 11: Charging The Battery

    AC adapter (DC 5V, 500 mA, with a 3.5 x 1.35 x 9 mm female plug, Positive Center) 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.
  • Page 12 USB Series “A” Plug connects to your PC of the USB cable into the socket marked USB Series “Mini B” Plug connects to your izone300™ Camera or Docking Station Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 13 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com of the USB cable into the socket marked...
  • Page 14 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. of the AC adapter into the USB port on Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 15: Turning The Camera On And Off

    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. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 16: Reset Feature

    (holding for around 5 seconds) using a paper clip or ball point pen. The camera will power off automatically. It is important to note that the camera probably needs to be recharged immediately in order to avoid locking up again. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 17: How To Navigate Menus

    • How to Navigate Menus Menus are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the date/time and auto power off. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 18: Default Setting

    2048 X 1536* 1600 X 1200 640 X 480 2048 X 1536 0007 +0.3 X1.0 Battery Level Full Adequate Exhausted Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide Number of remaining pictures Exposure Compensation Value Quality High* Normal SD Card Inserted www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 19: Playback Mode

    Fluorescent * Default Setting Playback Mode Picture Looked File Time Date File Number Video Clip Play Pause Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 640 X 480 00:00:28 X2.0 160 0 x 1 20 0 07:55 08/10/04 0024-0023 02:10 07:55...
  • Page 20: Camera Modes

    • Camera Modes The camera has two working modes, Capture mode and Playback mode. You can switch between them by pressing the Capture/Playback mode button at the back of the camera. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 21: Drive Mode

    1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the button to select 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com DRIVE MODE (DRIVE STILL VIDEO SETUP (SETUP). FORMAT DATE/TIME...
  • Page 22: 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 when a memory card is inserted. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP FORMAT DATE/ TIME...
  • Page 23: Setting The Current Date And Time

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY...
  • Page 24: Auto Power Save Setting

    • 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME...
  • Page 25: Setting The Beep Sound On/Off

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY : SET BEEP...
  • Page 26: Setting Display Language

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide SETUP DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE : SET LANGUAGE...
  • Page 27: Setting The Date Stamp On And Off

    3. Press the button to select “DEFAULT”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP AUTO OFF BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP : SET...
  • Page 28: Switching The Information Display And Lcd Screen On And Off

    • Switching the Information Display and LCD Screen On and Off Pressing the Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 29: Taking Pictures

    • Taking a Picture with the LCD Screen Off You can also take a picture with the LCD screen off. The procedure is the same as above but frame your subject using the viewfinder instead. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Taking Pictures...
  • Page 30: 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 31 • Flash modes are not available in Video mode. • Never touch or block the flash with your fingers. Doing so can soil these components and interfere with the correct flash operation. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Select...
  • Page 32: Setting Self-Timer

    Self-timer LED blinks. NOTE: Place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod when using the self-timer function. (SELF Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide SELF TIMER SELF TIMER : SET 2048 X 1536 +1.5...
  • Page 33: Zoom Feature

    1. Set the camera to Capture mode 2. Press the button to zoom in. Press the zoom factor is shown on the LCD screen. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com button to zoom out. The...
  • Page 34: Setting The Image Size And Quality

    6. Press the button. NOTE: It is recommended to use the 2048 x 1536 resolution for printing. (IMAGE Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide IMAGE SIZE 2048 X 1536 1600 X 1200 640 X 480 IMAGE SIZE...
  • Page 35 2. Press the button. 3. Press the button to select 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com QUALITY HIGH NORMAL (QUALITY). QUALITY HIGH NORMAL...
  • Page 36: Setting Exposure Compensation

    • When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide EXPOSURE AUTO EXPOSURE +0.3 : SET www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 37: Setting The White Balance For Pictures

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com WHITE BALANCE AUTO DAYLIGHT (WHITE CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT...
  • Page 38: Recording Video Clips

    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 Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide Recording Indicator 640 X 480 00:12:58 www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 39: Setting Video Resolution

    SIZE). 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com IMAGE SIZE 640 X 480 (IMAGE 320 X 240 SETUP IMAGE SIZE 640 X 480...
  • Page 40: Setting The White Balance For Video Clips

    When shooting under these conditions: Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting (WHITE Select this setting Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide WHITE BALANCE AUTO DAYLIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN SETUP FLUORESCENT WHITE BALANCE...
  • Page 41: Reviewing And Managing Pictures And Video Clips

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 42: Auto Play

    “DIRECTION”. 8. Press the button. 9. Press the button to select the desired setting. 10. Press the button. (AUTO Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide AUTO PLAY SETUP : SET AUTO PLAY SETUP : SET AUTO PLAY DIRECTION INTERVAL...
  • Page 43 Every file will display according to your interval setting. You may press the button to stop the auto play. The auto play will keep running as long as there is power. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com AUTO PLAY DIRECTION...
  • Page 44: Playing The Video Clip

    LOCK ALL Protect all pictures and video clips in the current memory Remove protection from all of the pictures and video UNLOCK ALL clips Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide 640 X 480 00:12:32 08:54 04/10/03 0006 - 0006 PROTECT...
  • Page 45: 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. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com button to choose the selection you want to (ERASE).
  • Page 46: Print Settings

    Use the camera's function and navigation buttons to select the print settings. Refer to page 49 for details. 5. Printing Select “PRINT” and press the page 52 for details. 6 Print Settings button to start printing. Refer to Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 47 5. Press the button to select “PICTBRIDGE”. 6. Press the button. NOTE: To print a single image, select the image before enabling PictBridge mode. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com button. button after selecting (PRINT PRINT SETTING PROGRESS 001/002 PRINTED 000...
  • Page 48 • 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. marked socket on your Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide DEVICE IS CONNECTED www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 49 “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. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com PICTBRIDGE THIS IMAGE...
  • Page 50 DEFAULT File Name On/Off DEFAULT Date Stamp On/Off DEFAULT Paper Size button and select setting contents (NO. OF button to specify the Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide PRINTER SETTING NOT SUPPORTED NO. OF COPY DEFAULT DEFAULT DEFAULT DEFAULT www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 51 “DEFAULT”, “ON” or “OFF”. DEFAULT Print settings differ according to the printer model. Add the date stamp to the printed image. Print without the date stamp. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com (N-UP button to specify the button to select...
  • Page 52 2. Press the button. NOTE: To return to the normal playback mode, press the “EXIT” and press the “SIZE”. button to select the paper button. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide SIZE DEFAULT DEFAULT 4 X 6 button to select www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 53: Dpof (Digital Print Order Format)

    4. Press the button. 5. Press the button to select SETTING). 6. Press the button. 7. Press the button to select “DPOF”. 8. Press the button. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com PRINT SETTING PICTBRIDGE DPOF (PRINT PRINT SETTING PICTBRIDGE DPOF...
  • Page 54 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide PRINT SETTING THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES : SET PRINT SETTING...
  • Page 55 (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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 56: Using Sd (Secure Digital) Card

    Remember to format a memory card if it was used in another digital camera or other devices. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide...
  • Page 57 • Files contained in the SD card recorded by other cameras may conflict with the izone300™ camera, and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the izone300™ camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SD card for the izone300™...
  • Page 58 • 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 59: To Copy Pictures And Video Clips From Internal Memory To A Memory Card

    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. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com COPY TO CARD...
  • Page 60: Installing The Software Onto A Computer

    Windows® CD into the computer CDROM drive or insert the izone300™ driver CD to the CD-ROM drive. If izone300™ driver CD is inserted, please set the path to “CD-ROM drive \software\Driver\Sysfile”. The computer will install the necessary files from the CD automatically.
  • Page 61 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 62: Software Included With Your Camera

    With the izone PhotoBase software, you can quickly sort all the photos on your computer either by the date or by image/folder name. Once you have located your images, you can make your simple edits, print or share in no time at all! Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 63 .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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 64: Computer System Requirements

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 65: Transferring Pictures And Video Clips To Your Computer

    6. Press the button. NOTE: The driver type always resets to Mass Storage when the camera is turned off. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com SETUP BEEP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP TWAIN DRIVER...
  • Page 66: Connecting To Your Computer

    5. A removable disk drive will be installed onto your computer automatically. USB Series “Mini B” Plug connects to your izone300™ Camera or Docking Station marked socket on your Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 67: Transferring Pictures And Video Clips

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 68: Using The Camera As A Web Cam (Pc Only)

    3. When it is the first time to use the camera as a “Web Cam”. The Windows may prompt the user to insert the Windows system disk. Please insert the izone300™ driver CD or the Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive to install the requested files.
  • Page 69: 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 Polaroid “EASY TO USE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™” or visit the website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting.
  • Page 70: Troubleshooting Problems

    Check to see if the USB controller in your BIOS if it is activated. Please refer to Polaroid website for how to active USB controller in BIOS. Check all cable connections are secured. Set the camera’s driver type to the Mass Storage mode.
  • Page 71 As a consequence, these cards will not be recognized by your camera. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Problem Depress the Reset button gently (holding for about 5 seconds) using a paper clip or ball pen.
  • Page 72 Select a correct flash mode for shooting according to the surrounding lighting conditions. Insert the Windows CD or izone300™ driver CD. If izone300™ driver CD is inserted, please set the path to CD-Rom drive\software\Driver\Sysfile .
  • Page 73: Getting Help

    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. Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 12 Getting Help For Latin America E-mail:latinsupport@arcsoftsupport.com...
  • Page 74: Appendix

    • Range: 3.2 to 4.9 ft (1 to 1.5 m) Exposure -/+1.5 EV in 0.3 increments Control Shutter Speed Electronic shutter 1/1000 sec ~ 1/20 sec White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent 13 Appendix Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 75 • Size: (W) 91 mm x (D) 17 mm x (H) 63.5 mm • Weight: Approximately 90g (including the integrated battery and excluding card) Operating • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® System 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9.2~X Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 76: Storage Capacities

    2048 x 1536 Normal High 1600 x 1200 Normal High 640 x 480 Normal 16MB 32MB SD Internal Internal Memory Memory (3MB (11MB for data for data storage) storage) Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide Units: Images 64MB SD www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 77 Resolution Quality High 2048 x 1536 Normal High 1600 x 1200 Normal High 640 x 480 Normal Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 128MB SD 256MB SD 1872 1160 2320 1192 2384 512MB SD 1GB SD 1120 1728 1760...
  • Page 78 320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 640 x 480 19.2 320 x 240 20.6 640 x 480 37.7 320 x 240 40.1 640 x 480 75.6 320 x 240 81.1 Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide Units: Minute www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 79: Uninstalling Polaroid Izone300™ Driver (Pc Only)

    NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the izone300™ driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroid Digital Cam" program, then click Add/Remove .
  • Page 80: Camera Default Settings

    The default language for the LCD screen may vary with different countries and regions. Default 2048 x 1536 High Auto Auto Auto Flash 640 x 480 Auto DD/MM/YY 1 minute 60 Hz for USA/ 50 Hz for Europe English Mass Storage Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 81: Using Your Battery

    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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 82: Regulatory Information

    Polaroid izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 83 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 izone300™ Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 84 US 1105 Part No.: OM3392US008...

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