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  • Page 1 Digital Camera L104 / L106 USER MANUAL Let's Get Started ‧‧‧‧‧...

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    WARNING Polarod L104 / L106 Do not expose the camera's battery pack or other As requred by notces under: accessores to ran or humdty to prevent a fre hazard Secton 182 of the Australan Radocommuncatons or electrc shock. Act 1992;...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Polarod L104 / L106 Camera notes: • Do not expose the battery to water, and take partcular care to keep the termnals dry. Do not store or use the camera n the followng types • Do not heat the battery or throw them nto a fre.

  • Page 4: Before You Start

    BEFORE YOU START Polarod L104 / L106 Preface Safety nformaton Thank you for purchasng ths dgtal camera. Please Please read the followng mportant nformaton care- read ths manual carefully and keep t n a safe place for fully before usng the product.

  • Page 5: About ThS Manual

    Polarod L104 / L106 About ths manual • Do not expose the lens to drect sunlght for extended perods. • Download all pctures and remove the batteres from Ths manual provdes you wth nstructons on how to the camera f you are gong to store the camera for use your dgtal camera.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Polarod L104 / L106 WARNING .......... Settng the Language ......... 14 Settng the Date and Tme ......15 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...... About the LCD Screen ........16 BEFORE YOU START ......1 BASIC OPERATION .......17 Preface ............... 1 Shootng n Auto Mode ........
  • Page 7 Polarod L104 / L106 USING THE MODES ......24 Nght Landscape ........32 Nght Portrat ..........32 LCD Screen Dsplay ......... 24 Gatherng ........... 32 Stll Pcture Mode Dsplay ......24 Chldren ............32 Vdeo Shootng Mode Dsplay ....26 Indoor ............32 Playback Mode Dsplay ......
  • Page 8 Polarod L104 / L106 PLAYBACK ..........36 Contnuous AF ........... 48 DIS ............. 49 Vewng Photos and Vdeos ......36 Playback Menu ..........50 Thumbnal Vew ..........38 Protect ............50 Usng Zoom on Playback ........39 Delete ............51 Usng the Delete Button ........40 DPOF (Dgtal Prnt Order Format) .....
  • Page 9 Polarod L104 / L106 APPENDICES .........68 Zone ............61 Language ........... 62 Specfcatons ........... 68 Fle and Software ..........62 Error Messages ..........72 Troubleshootng ..........74 Format Memory ......... 62 Customer Care ..........76 Copy to Card (Copy nternal memory to memory card) ..........

  • Page 10: Getting Ready

    GETTING READY Polarod L104 / L106 Unpackng Your package should contan the camera model you purchased along wth the followng tems. If anythng s mssng or appears to be damaged, please contact your vendor. AA-sze Alkalne Batteres Warranty Card CD-ROM...

  • Page 11: Camera VEws

    Polarod L104 / L106 Camera Vews Front View Back View Right View...
  • Page 12 Polarod L104 / L106 Top View Bottom View Delete Button/Self-tmer Button/Down Flash Lamp Button AF Assst/Tmer Indcator 14 Close-up shootng Button/Left Button Lens 15 Functon/OK Button Left View Mcrophone 16 USB/AV Port LCD Screen 17 Wrst Strap Mount Zoom Button...

  • Page 13: Insert The Battery And Sd/Sdhc Card

    Polarod L104 / L106 Insert the Battery and SD/SDHC Card (Not ncluded) 1. Open the battery compartment. Insert the enclosed batteres nto the battery slot n the correct drecton.
  • Page 14 Polarod L104 / L106 4. Close the battery compartment. 3. Insert an SD/SDHC card (not ncluded) nto the memory card slot as shown. wrte protec- ton buckle...

  • Page 15: TurnNg On And Off

    Polarod L104 / L106 Turnng On and Off Optonal SD/SDHC cards are not ncluded. The use of 64 MB to 32 GB memory cards from recognzed manufacturers such as SanDsk, Press the Power button to turn the camera on. To turn Panasonc and Toshba s recommended for off the camera, press the Power button agan.

  • Page 16: Use Mode Button

    Polarod L104 / L106 Use Mode button The camera provdes a convenent mode button that allows you to swtch between dfferent modes easly. After press- ng the mode button to enter mode selecton menu, press Left/Rght button to choose the mode, press func/OK to select.

  • Page 17: SettNg The Language

    Polarod L104 / L106 Set Language, date/tme The Date/Tme and Language setup wll automatcally appear when the camera s turned on the frst tme. To set the language, date, and tme, go to the followng setup optons n the General Setup menu.
  • Page 18 Polarod L104 / L106 Setting the Date and Time 1. Select date / tme wth the Up/Down button, then press the or rght button to enter the settng. 2. Press the Left/Right button to hghlght each feld and use the Up/Down button to adjust the value.

  • Page 19: About The Lcd Screen

    Polarod L104 / L106 About the LCD Screen When you turn the camera on, varous cons wll appear If the LCD montor s damaged, take partcular on the LCD screen to ndcate the current camera care wth the lqud n the montor. If any of the settngs and status.

  • Page 20: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION Polarod L104 / L106 Shootng n Auto Mode Usng the Zoom Functon AUTO Auto Mode s the easest mode to take photos wth. Your camera s equpped wth two types of zoom Whle operatng n ths mode, the camera automatcally functons: optcal zoom and dgtal zoom.

  • Page 21: Flash

    Polarod L104 / L106 Self-tmer Flash Press the Rght/Flash button to enter the flash nterface, To enable the self-tmer functon, press the Down/Self- then press the Left/Rght button to swtch among sx tmer button to enter the self-tmer selecton nterface,...

  • Page 22: Macro Mode

    Polarod L104 / L106 Macro Mode Usng quck recordng Press the Left/Close-up button to enter the close- In Shootng mode, press the Recordng shortcut button up shootng nterface, press the Left/Rght button to to enter the recordng mode drectly and make swtch between two close-up shootng modes: recordngs.

  • Page 23: Advanced FunctOns Menu

    Polarod L104 / L106 Advanced Functons Menu The Advanced Functons menu of the camera ncludes 2. Press the Down button to enter the advanced mage sze, mage qualty, whte balance, mage colour, functon selecton screen, then press the Left/Rght ISO and EV values. These functons allow advanced...

  • Page 24: SZe

    Polarod L104 / L106 Size Quality The sze settng refers to the mage resoluton n pxels. The qualty settng adjusts the compresson rato of the A hgher mage resoluton allows you to prnt that mage mages. Hgher qualty settngs gve better photos, but n larger szes wthout degradng the mage qualty.

  • Page 25: Wb (WhTe Balance)

    Polarod L104 / L106 WB (White Balance) Color The Whte Balance allows you to adjust the color The color settng feature allows you to add artstc color temperature from dfferent lght sources to ensure effects to your mages when takng pctures. You can fathful color reproducton.

  • Page 26: Iso

    Polarod L104 / L106 Exposure Compensation The ISO functon allows you to set the senstvty of the The exposure compensaton adjustment allows you to camera sensor based on the brghtness of the scene. adjust the lght exposure value to control the brghtness To mprove the performance n darker envronments, a of the mage.

  • Page 27: Still Picture Mode Display

    USING THE MODES Polarod L104 / L106 LCD Screen Dsplay Still Picture Mode Display 1 Shootng Mode Icons Manual mode Auto mode Mode: AUTO ASCN mode Panorama mode Scene mode Stablzaton mode Portrat mode 2 AF Mode Sngle-AF Mult-AF 3 Expo Meterng...
  • Page 28 Polarod L104 / L106 6 Remanng number of pctures 21 Flash Mode 7 Memory card/bult-n memory Flash : Forced off 8 Battery Status Flash : Forced flash 9 WT Rato (Dsplayed only when the zoom s actvated) Flash : Red-Eye + Slow Synchro...

  • Page 29: Video Shooting Mode Display

    Polarod L104 / L106 Video Shooting Mode Display 5 Macro mode 6 Self-tmer Mode : Self-tme : 10-sec 7 Remanng Tme for Vdeo Recordng 8 Memory Card/Bult-n Memory 9 Battery Status 10 WT Rato (Dsplayed only when zoom s actvated)
  • Page 30 Polarod L104 / L106 Playback mode display 1. Playback Mode con 2. DPOF fle Mode: 3. Fle protecton 4. Pcture Number 5. Memory Card/Bult-n Memory 6. Battery Status 7. Image Zoom 8. Zoom Magnfcaton Area Indcator 9. Feld of vew ndcator 10.
  • Page 31 Polarod L104 / L106 ASCN mode In the "ASCN" mode, dfferent recordng condtons are 2. Hold the camera steadly and am at the subject. detected ntellgently and the most sutable settngs wll The optmum scene mode wll be dentfed be automatcally selected. Wth "ASCN" you can always automatcally.
  • Page 32 Polarod L104 / L106 Night Portrait When you shoot portrats at nght, or n low lght condtons, ASCN wll automatcally adjust the exposure for people and nght scenes. Backlit Portrait When the sun or any other lght source s behnd you, ASCN wll automatcally adjust the foreground exposure to produce good pctures.
  • Page 33 Polarod L104 / L106 Panorama mode Panorama Mode allows you to create a panoramc pcture. The camera wll create a panoramc photo by sttchng ndvdual mages taken n panorama mode. Follow these steps to create a panoramc pcture: 1. Press the Mode button and use the Left/Rght button to select Panorama mode, then press the button to confrm the settng.

  • Page 34: Sunset

    Polarod L104 / L106 Manual Scene Mode (SCN) In Manual Scene mode, you can select from a total of Select a scene usng the Up/Down/Left/Rght button 20 scene types to match your needs. You just need to and press the button.
  • Page 35 Polarod L104 / L106 Landscape Gathering For landscapes. Vvd reproducton of green and blue. For takng pctures of large groups or n areas wth uneven lghtng. Sport Children For fast-movng subjects. Capture sharp acton shots For chldren and pets. Flash s dsabled for eye wthout blur.
  • Page 36 Polarod L104 / L106 Travel shooting Produces background mage blur that emphaszes the moton of the man subject. Text For capturng documents, prnted materal, and presentaton boards. Leaf For plants. Capture brllant shots of greenery and 1. After selectng the scene type, press the button blossoms.
  • Page 37 Polarod L104 / L106 Stablzaton mode Ths mode can help reduce mage blur caused by hand shake, low lght and slow shutter speed Press the Mode button, and use the Left/Rght button to select Stablzaton mode, then press the button to enter Stablzaton mode.
  • Page 38 Polarod L104 / L106 Blnk Detecton Face Detecton Ths functon automatcally detects facal features and Blnk Detecton s enabled automatcally under normal drects the camera to focus on them. shootng condtons. When shootng, f a human face s detected wth closed eyes, the blnk detecton con...

  • Page 39: Playback

    PLAYBACK Polarod L104 / L106 Vewng Photos and Vdeos To vew stored photos and vdeo clps on the LCD screen: 1. Press the button to enter the Playback mode. The last recorded photo or vdeo clp wll appear. 2. Use the Left/Right navgaton buttons to scroll through the photos or vdeo clps stored n the nternal memory or memory card.
  • Page 40 Polarod L104 / L106 When playng a stored vdeo, press the Up/Down arrow button to adjust the playback volume ; Press and hold the Down button to mute the volume...

  • Page 41: ThumbnaL VEw

    Polarod L104 / L106 Thumbnal Vew When n Playback mode, press the to dsplay thumbnal mages of photos and vdeos on the screen. 1. Use the Zoom button to swtch between 3x3, 4x4 and the Date Folder thumbnal dsplay. 4. Use the Up/Down/Left/Rght button to select a...

  • Page 42: UsNg Zoom On Playback

    Polarod L104 / L106 Usng Zoom Playback (for stll pctures only) The zoom buttons can also be used durng playback. 5. Use the navgaton buttons to pan across the mage. Ths allows you to magnfy photos from 2x to 8x.

  • Page 43: UsNg The Delete Button

    Polarod L104 / L106 Usng the Delete Button In Playback Mode, you can press the Down/Delete 4. Select Yes or Back wth the Up/Down button and button to delete pctures or vdeos. press the button to confrm the settng. To delete pctures or vdeos: Erased photos/vdeo clps cannot be recovered.

  • Page 44: Using The Menus

    USING THE MENUS Polarod L104 / L106 Stll Menu Mode: AUTO In any of the above Stll Pcture Modes, press the button to go to the Stll Pcture menu. To adjust each settng: 1. In the Stll Pcture menu, swtch between dfferent Photo Setup or Camera Setup pages usng the Left/ Rght button.

  • Page 45: Af Mode (Auto-Focus Mode)

    Polarod L104 / L106 AF Mode (Auto-Focus mode) AF-assist Beam Use ths settng to control the auto-focus mechansm Ths opton can turn the AF-assst beam on or off. The whle takng pctures. AF-assst beam can mprove focusng when the camera s n a dark envronment.
  • Page 46 Polarod L104 / L106 Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) Continuous AF Use ths settng to select the sze of the area for the After Contnuous AF s turned on, the camera wll exposure to be obtaned. adjust focus automatcally n response to any camera or subject movement.

  • Page 47: Continuous Shot

    Polarod L104 / L106 Continuous Shot Smile Detection Use ths settng to perform contnuous shootng. After Wth the camera's new "Smle Detecton" feature, whch automatcally detects and captures a person enterng ths mode, you can shoot multple mages by smlng, you'll never mss a smle.

  • Page 48: Digital Zoom

    Polarod L104 / L106 Digital Zoom Slow Shutter Use ths settng to enable or dsable the dgtal zoom Use the Slow shutter mode to control over the duraton functon. When dsabled, only the optcal zoom s of the exposure. (The slow shutter mode s avalable enabled.

  • Page 49: Quick Review

    Polarod L104 / L106 Quick Review Date Imprint Ths settng refers to the bref photo revew mmedately Include a Date/Tme stamp n the photo mage. after takng a pcture. The pcture stays on the LCD screen for an adjustable perod of tme.

  • Page 50: MovE Menu

    Polarod L104 / L106 Move Menu Mode: In Move Mode, press the button to go to the cor- respondng Move menu. To confgure each settng: 1. In the Move menu, swtch between the Move Setup or dfferent Camera Setup pages usng the Left/Rght button, select the page wth the functon you want to adjust and press the Down button.
  • Page 51 Polarod L104 / L106 Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) Continuous AF Set the meterng mode for varous lghtng condtons. When Contnuous AF s turned on, the camera wll adjust focus automatcally n response to any camera or subject movement. Three optons are avalable: •...

  • Page 52: Dis

    Polarod L104 / L106 Usng ths functon wll ensure maxmum stablty of the screen when recordng...

  • Page 53: Playback Menu

    Polarod L104 / L106 Playback Menu Protect Mode : To prevent any pctures or vdeos from beng In Playback mode, press the button to enter the accdentally erased, use ths settng to lock one or all of Playback menu. the fles.

  • Page 54: Delete

    Polarod L104 / L106 Delete 2. Use the Up/Down button and select "One" to protect ndvdual photos or moves; or select "All" to protect There are two ways to delete fles. all photos and moves stored n the memory card.

  • Page 55: Dpof (DGTal PrNt Order Format)

    Polarod L104 / L106 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) • Delete All: 1. In the Delete opton, select All and then press the DPOF allows you to defne a selecton of pctures that button. you want to have prnted, and wll save your selecton 2.

  • Page 56: ResZe

    Polarod L104 / L106 Resize Rotate You can use ths settng to change the orentaton of the Ths settng allows you to resze a pcture to a specfed resoluton, and saves t as a new pcture. pcture. 1. Select the Rotate settng from the Playback menu 1.

  • Page 57: Red-Eye ReductOn

    Polarod L104 / L106 Red-eye Reduction Trim Use ths settng to remove red eye effect n your photos. The Trm settng allows you select an area of the photo you want to keep and then save t as a new photo.

  • Page 58: Hdr-HGh DynamC Range

    Polarod L104 / L106 HDR-High Dynamic Range Wth the HDR functon, pctures that are overexposed may be corrected to optmze the hghlghts and lowlghts captured to more accurately represent the actual scene. Select HDR settng n the menu as descrbed prevously.

  • Page 59: DSplay Setup

    Polarod L104 / L106 Dsplay Setup Slideshow Mode: Ths settng allows you to vew all stored pctures as a Press the button n Playback mode to enter the sldeshow. Dsplay Setup menu. 1. Select Slde Show menu, then press the or Rght button to enter the slde show setup nterface.

  • Page 60: Wallpaper Settings

    Polarod L104 / L106 Wallpaper Settings Menu Wallpaper: Use ths settng to select your favorte pcture as a Use the Up/Down button to select the Menu Wallpaper background on the LCD screen. opton, Press the button to confrm the settng or press the Left button to return to the last page, and 1.

  • Page 61: Startup Screen

    Polarod L104 / L106 Startup Screen: Set back to default: Use the Up/Down button to select the Startup Screen Use the Up/Down button to select Back To Default, opton, press to confrm or press the Left button to press to confrm or press the Left button to return to return to last page, and press to ext the menu.

  • Page 62: Setup Menu

    Polarod L104 / L106 Setup Menu 2. Swtch between dfferent functons wth the Up/ Mode : Down button. AUTO 3. Press the Right button to enter the submenu. The Setup menu for the camera s avalable n all After selectng a functon opton, you can press modes.

  • Page 63: Lcd Brightness

    Polarod L104 / L106 LCD Brightness Use ths settng to adjust the brghtness of your LCD screen. 1. Select the LCD Brightness settng from the Setup menu as descrbed prevously. 2. Select auto or adjust the brghtness level by usng...

  • Page 64: Power Saver

    Polarod L104 / L106 Power Saver 3. Press the Up/Down button to adjust the selected tem. Both tems have the followng optons: Ths settng allows you to save power and get the • LCD Off : maxmum possble runnng tme from your batteres.

  • Page 65: Language

    Polarod L104 / L106 Fle and Software Format Memory Please note: formattng enables you to delete all contents n the memory card and bult-n memory, ncludng protected photo and move fles. To use ths settng: 1. Select Format n the Fle and Software menu.

  • Page 66: Copy To Card (Copy Nternal Memory To Memory Card)

    Polarod L104 / L106 Copy to Card (Copy internal memory to File Numbering memory card) After you take a pcture or vdeo clp, the camera wll save t as a fle that ends wth a seral number. Use ths settng to copy the fles stored n the nternal You can use ths tem to choose whether the fle s memory to the memory card.

  • Page 67: Reset SettNgs

    Polarod L104 / L106 Reset Settings FW Version (Firmware Version) Use ths settng to restore the camera to ts default Use ths settng to vew the current camera frmware settngs. verson. 1. Select Reset settngs n the Fle and Software menu.

  • Page 68: TransmSsOn

    Transmission Polarod L104 / L106 Vdeo System Use ths settng to confgure your vdeo system to your The vdeo output sgnal can be swtched to NTSC or current area. PAL to accommodate dfferent regonal standards. The approprate settng wll vary between regons.

  • Page 69: ConnectNg To A Pc

    Polarod L104 / L106 Connectng to a PC Use the USB cable suppled wth your camera to copy Transferring files to your PC (transfer) pctures to a computer. The computer wll automatcally detect the camera as a removable drve. Double-clck My Computer con on...
  • Page 70 Polarod L104 / L106 Wndows operatng system (Wndows 2000, Wndows XP, Wndows Vsta, Wndows 7.) Clck the [Safely remove the hardware] con and remove the USB connector accordng to the dsplayed menu. Macntosh 4. Dsconnect the camera once the transfer s completed.

  • Page 71: Appendices

    APPENDICES Polaroid L104 / L106 Specifications Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Model name L104 L106 Active Image Sensor Pixels 12.19 Megapixels 14.14 Megapixels Total Image Sensor Pixels 12.24 Megapixels [1/2.3"CCD] 14.48 Megapixels [1/2.3"CCD] Focal Length 5.0mm (Wide) — 25.0mm (Tele) [35mm film equivalent] [28mm (Wide) —...
  • Page 72 Polaroid L104 / L106 Model name L104 L106 12MP: 4000×3000, (3:2)10MP: 14M: 4320x3240, (3:2)12MP: 4000×2672, (16:9)9MP: 4000×2248, 4320×2880, (16:9)10MP: Number of Still Image 10MP: 3648×2736, 8MP: 3264× 4320×2432, 8MP: 3264×2448, Recording 2448, 5MP: 2592×1944, 3MP: 2048 5MP: 2592×1944, 3MP: Pixels ×1536, 0.3MP: 640×480...
  • Page 73 Polaroid L104 / L106 Model name L104 L106 LCD Display 2.7inch (230k Pixels) ISO Sensitivity Auto, ISO64/100/200/400/800/1600 AF Method Single AF, Multi-AF (TTL 9-point), Face-Detection, AF Assist Light (On/Off) Artificial Intelligence AE (AiAE), Center-Weighted Average, Spot (Fixed to Exposure Metering Method...
  • Page 74 Polaroid L104 / L106 Model name L104 L106 Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Forced Flash, No Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-Eye Flash Modes Reduction + Slow Synchro Flash (Wide) Approx. 0.6 ~ 4.0m (ISO 800) Shooting Range (Tele) Approx. 0.8 ~ 2.6m (ISO 800) Internal Memory: Approx.

  • Page 75: Error Messages

    Polarod L104 / L106 Error messages Messages Explanation Card error • The memory card s not formatted. Card full • The memory card s full and cannot store any new mages. • The pcture s not captured correctly. Pcture error •...
  • Page 76 Polarod L104 / L106 Messages Explanation Card s not formatted, format? • Confrm whether the memory card should be formatted. Ths mage cannot be deleted • The pcture or vdeo you are tryng to delete s protected. Warnng!! Camera recordng, •...

  • Page 77: TroubleshootNg

    Polarod L104 / L106 Troubleshootng Problem Possible causes Solution Camera does not turn on. • The battery has run out. • Replace wth a fully charged battery. • The battery s not nserted cor- rectly. Camera turns off suddenly dur- •...
  • Page 78 Polarod L104 / L106 Problem Possible causes Solution Wrte to memory card slowly • When move above HD s • Please select HCSD or shoot after formattng recorded nto the memory card ths card. below Class 4, perhaps t s too slow to contnue recordng.

  • Page 79: Customer Care

    Polarod L104 / L106 Customer Care Questions? Need some help? ately dspose of the product. Ths manual should help you understand your new You may also go to www.polarod.com/support to learn product. If you stll have questons, call our help lne or more about the specfc laws n your area and to locate a vst www.polarod.com.

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