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t737 7.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
www.polaroid.com
DIGITAL QUALITY, POLAROID SIMPLICITY™

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide t737 7.0 Megapixel Digital Camera www.polaroid.com DIGITAL QUALITY, POLAROID SIMPLICITY™...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    24. Play / Pause / OK / Edit button 25. Tripod mount 26. AV / USB port 27. Battery / SD card door Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Product Overview ...2 Table of Contents ...3 1 Getting Started ...6 •...
  • Page 3 12 Appendix ... 104 • Technical specifications ... 104 • Storage Capacities ... 106 • Uninstalling Polaroid t737 Driver (PC only) ... 109 • Camera Default Settings ... 111 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance ... 112 • Regulatory Information ... 113 Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid t737 digital camera for your imaging needs. The t737 comes equipped with a powerful 7.0 Megapixels CCD sensor, 3.0-inch bright color LTPS TFT LCD, high quality optics and many manual settings and options.
  • Page 5: Attaching The Wrist Strap

    2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly. 3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards and then sliding it towards the camera to lock. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using Your Batteries Limit the following activities that reduces battery life: •...
  • Page 6: Checking The Battery Level

    Should it ever become necessary to replace the rechargeable battery, please contact your distributor or visit www.polaroid.com for more information on replacement or backup batteries. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide •...
  • Page 7: Camera Settings

    • Capture Modes Still Image Mode 3072X2304 F 5.2 Description Shooting Mode Flash Mode Self-timer Macro Mode Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide 00012 Icon Ref. Page www.polaroid.com Description Number of Remaining Picture 00012 Image Resolution 3072 X 2304...
  • Page 8: Video Mode

    White balance Record indicator Recorded Time 00:00:03 Video Size 640 X 480 / 320 X 240 Battery Power Level Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Playback Mode Icon Ref. Page Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com 100-0012.JPG F 5.2...
  • Page 9: Camera Modes

    Press the to back to menu bars. 4. Press the buttons to select options. 5. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Mode Button Menu Button Resolution 3072 X 2304 2816 X 2112...
  • Page 10: Setting Date And Time

    6. Press the button to confirm your choice. NOTE: • This setting is also available in (Video) mode. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Setting Auto Power Off The camera performs the following power save operation to conserve battery power. SETUP 1.
  • Page 11: Setting The Beep Sound On / Off

    3. Press the button to enter. 4. Press the button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide SETUP Date /Time Auto Power Off (Beep Beep Sound Volume Video System...
  • Page 12: Setting The Date Stamp On / Off

    Brightness). 3. Press the button to enter. 4. Press the button to select the desired setting. 5. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide SETUP Language English Date Stamp 12/3/06 (Date LCD Brightness Format Internal Memory Sequence No.
  • Page 13: Restting To Default Settings

    NOTE: Selecting CANCEL will cancel the operation and exit from the menu window. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Canceling the Startup Image A startup animation image appears on the LCD screen for a few econds when the camera is turned on.
  • Page 14: Setting Function Led

    6. Press the button to enter. 7. Press the button to select the desired setting. 8. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Self-Timer SETUP 5. Press the Default Setting Opening 6. Press the...
  • Page 15: Choosing The Media For Storage

    SD Card The images or video clips will be stored in SD card first. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Turning the Information Display On/Off Press the SETUP the LCD screen to the next display mode in...
  • Page 16: Shutter Button

    Press F 5.2 Press 100-0013.AVI 100-0013.AVI Press 640X480 Press Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Press Press Press www.polaroid.com 3 Taking Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note fi rst: NOTE: Never remove the batteries while a picture is being saved. Doing so will prevent the current picture from being saved and may corrupt other pictures already stored on the camera’s internal memory or a memory card.
  • Page 17: Taking Pictures In Macro Mode

    4. Hold the camera steady and slowly press the shutter button down to take your image. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode Use this mode to capture subjects close to the lens: Wide Angle: 0.33 ~ 1.64 ft (10 cm ~ 0.5 m)
  • Page 18: Taking Pictures In Different Scene Shooting Modes

    Used for one person picture with background out of focus Sport Used at sporting events to capture subjects moving Night Landscape Used for taking long distant subjects at night Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide S Button Automatic For general picture-taking. Automatically set parameters for the scene Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 19: Setting Flash Mode

    The icon (according to the flash setting you selected) will appear on the LCD screen. Flash Button Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide The camera has four flash modes (default setting is Auto Flash). Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
  • Page 20: Setting Self-Timer

    • This feature is only available in Still Image mode. • Place the camera on a fl at surface or use a tripod when using the self-timer function Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Taking Continuous Pictures Continuous pictures mode lets you continuously take pictures untill the current memory is full.
  • Page 21: Setting The Picture Resolution And Compression

    5. Press the button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Compression setting 1. Press the to Still Image mode. 2. Press the 3. Press the (Compression).
  • Page 22: Setting The Sharpness

    Therefore, the number of picture or the length of video clips you can store on a memory card may vary. The number of pictures on the LCD screen is for reference only. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Normal Fine www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 23: Zoom Feature

    6. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide To Zoom In and Out 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the to original zoom status. While you press the square will show on the zoom status bar as illustrated.
  • Page 24: Turning The Auto-Focus Assist Beam On And Off

    6. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Specifying the Quick Review Period A quick review of pictures is available to set with options of 2 seconds and 5 seconds. Below shows how to change the option.
  • Page 25: Selecting Focus Area

    “locks” onto your subject. When the best focus position has been selected, a green graphic will be displayed on the LCD screen. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions.
  • Page 26: Setting The Iso

    The higher the ISO value, the less light the camera needs to make an exposure, allowing the same exposure to be achieved with higher shutter speeds or smaller apertures. In a digital camera, higher ISO value allows higher shutter speed, at the expense of mottled or grain appearing in the final picture.
  • Page 27: Setting Shutter Speed

    6. Press the button to confirm your choice. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Setting Light Metering Use the light metering setting to ensure that the proper amount of light enters into the camera lens.
  • Page 28: Recording Video Clips

    5. Press the button to zoom in or out the subject. NOTE: • Digital zoom feature is not available in Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide (Video mode). 00:00:53 640X480 (Video) mode. www.polaroid.com • Setting Video Resolution Video resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital video clip.
  • Page 29: Setting Exposure Compensation For Video Clips

    Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Setting White Balance for Video Clips Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the color of a subject in the video clip appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available.
  • Page 30: Managing Pictures And Video Clips

    4. Press the button to view the file in full screen. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Magnifying & Trimming the Displayed Picture 1. Press the Playback mode. 2. Use the 3. Press 100-0012.JPG...
  • Page 31: Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures And Video Clips

    LCD screen. To protect the selected file. The LCD screen. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Running a Slide Show The slide show function enables you to view all picture and video clip files Playback mode.
  • Page 32: Copy To Card

    ALL IMAGE Copy all pictures and video clips stored in the current memory. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Copy From Card This setting allows you to copy pictures and video clips stored in the memory card to internal memory.
  • Page 33: Editing Pictures

    Press the button to select the desired setting. Press the button. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Select to a new file in internal memory. Playback mode. Rotate Select will be shown on LCD screen if original file was changed. Otherwise, system will go back to up menu without editing.
  • Page 34: Rotating The Displayed Picture

    • A new fi le will be created and saved onto the memory card by selecting the icon on the function bar and press the Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Playback mode. icon on the function bar button.
  • Page 35: Color Enhancing The Image

    Contrast enhancement. To enhance monochromatic contrast clips all channels identically. This preserves the overall color relationship while making highlights appear lighter and shadows darker. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Option 3 Color Enhance NOTE: • The original fi le may be retrieved by selecting the •...
  • Page 36: Red-Eye Removal

    • A new fi le will be created and saved onto the memory card by selecting the icon on the function bar and press the Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Playback mode. Red Eye Remove Return icon on the function bar button.
  • Page 37: Viewing Pictures And Video Clips On A Tv

    • Protected fi les cannot be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. • All deleted pictures and video clips cannot be recovered. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Viewing Pictures and Video Clips on a TV To set the video output system: The video output signal (NTSC or PAL) can be switched to accommodate different signal systems.
  • Page 38: Print Settings

    • Shooting operation (taking pictures, recording video, playing back) is available when the camera is connected to a TV. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • About PictBridge PictBridge is a new industry standard that allows you to print images directly from a PictBridge enable digital still camera to a PictBridge compatible printer without using a photo editing software or a computer.
  • Page 39 Printing operation may still fail with some errors even if you press the button after selecting “CONTINUE”. In that case, select “CANCEL” and press the button. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide List of Error Messages PAPER IS EMPTY PAPER IS NOT LOADED...
  • Page 40 Plug AV/USB/DC of the USB cable into the port on your camera. Location of USB socket will vary from printer to printer. USB port To Printer Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide 5. System will enter Pictbridge menu automatically. PRINT SETTING DPOF...
  • Page 41 The camera’s print settings are not supported by some printers. The LCD screen shows those settings that are available for the currently connected printer. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Specifying the Number of Copies Press the of copies (from 1 to 99) you want to print for the selected image or all images.
  • Page 42: About Dpof

    3. Press the button. Press the button to return to the print setting window. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • About DPOF DPOF stands for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for Date Stamping recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed.
  • Page 43: Using The Sd (Secure Digital) Card

    Images? Your camera comes with built-in flash memory for storing pictures and video clips. You can expand the memory using a Polaroid SD card (sold separately) (up to 4GB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures and video clips accordingly.
  • Page 44 We strongly recommend the user to use a new or formatted Polaroid (not included) SD card for the t737 camera. The manufacturer is not liable for losing or corrupting any valuable data or fi...
  • Page 45: Formatting A Sd Card

    IMPORTANT! • SD cards formatted in another camera, computer or other devices may not work properly. It is recommended to format SD cards with your t737 camera. • Note that data deleted by formatting operation cannot be recovered. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently stored on a memory card before you format it.
  • Page 46: Software Included With Your Camera

    • Software Included with Your Camera The t737 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid t737 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 ArcSoft® PhotoStudio® to edit and print the Pictures.
  • Page 47: About Arcsoft Panorama Maker® 4

    How to stitch the photos into a panoramic photo? (PC & Mac) 1. Shoot some photos for panoramas by Polaroid digital camera (please see “How to Shoot Photos for Panoramas”). Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide 2.
  • Page 48 5. A panoramic image was stitched, but you may use Crop and Straighten functions to fine-tune the panorama. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide 5. Then save or print out the gorgeous panoramic image as follow. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 49: Computer System Requirements

    • Standard mouse and keyboard • Stereo speakers Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide 9 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer • Before Transferring Files IMPORTANT! - FOR PC USERS BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE FROM THE ENCLOSED CD.
  • Page 50: Transferring Pictures And Video Clips To A Computer

    You can also create sub folders to group them or use the Arcsoft software to edit and manage the pictures, video or audio clips. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide For Macintosh Users NOTE: For Mac user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver.
  • Page 51: Troubleshooting Problems

    Driver”. not load. Check to see if the USB in your BIOS is activated. Please refer to Polaroid web site to activate the USB in the BIOS. I cannot upload images to my Connection failure. Check all cable connections are secured.
  • Page 52: Getting Help

    Visit http:// www.arcsoft.com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). Select the proper video output system. “Polaroid” and “Polaroid and Pixel” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. Change to NTSC or PAL. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 53: Appendix

    Wide Angle: 0.33 ft~ 1.64 ft (0.1 m ~ 0.5 m) Telephoto: 0.33 ft ~ 1.64 ft (0.1 m ~ 0.5 m) Exposure -/+2.0 EV in 0.3 step Control ISO Speed Auto, 80,100,200,400 Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Shutter Speed White Balance Storage Self-timer...
  • Page 54: Recordable Images

    Quality Internal Memory 32MB SD 3072 X 2304 2816 X 2112 2048 X 1536 1600 X 1200 640 X 480 Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Units: Images 64MB SD 128MB SD 1240 2480 1734 3468 Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com...
  • Page 55: Uninstalling Polaroid T737 Driver (Pc Only)

    For Windows® 98SE Users NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE user only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the t737 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroid Digital Camera” program, then click “Add/Remove”.
  • Page 56: Camera Default Settings

    Exposure Compensation White Balance for Pictures Shutter Speed Light metering Video Mode Video Resolution White Balance for Video Clips Exposure Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide Default 3072 X 2304 Super Fine Normal 2 Sec Single AF Auto Flash Auto...
  • Page 57: Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance

    NEVER place hot items on the surface of the camera. • NEVER attempt to open or disassemble the camera as this will affect any warranty claim. Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide • Regulatory Information FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject...
  • Page 58 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. US 0407 Part No.: OM3568US003...

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