a930 Digital Camera U S E R ' S M A N U A L
FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product. Warnings If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off and remove the batteries. Continued use may cause an injury. Please call our friendly customer service for assistance. If the camera has been dropped or its case has been damaged, turn the power off and remove the batteries. Continued use may cause an injury. Please call our friendly customer service for assistance.
Cautions Load the batteries paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or -) of the terminals. Loading the batteries with their polarities inverted might cause fire and injury, or damage to the surrounding areas due to the battery rupturing or leaking. Do not fire the flash close to anyone's eyes. This might cause damage to the person's eyesight. Do not subject the LCD monitor to impact. This might damage the glass on the screen or cause the internal fluid to leak.
Using Your Batteries Our laboratory testing has shown that our digital camera models comply with industry standard battery consumption levels (Camera & Imaging Products Association commonly known as CIPA). All digital cameras are high drain products. For the best performance and prolonged battery life, we recommend the use of high capacity batteries designed for such applications.
CONTENTS 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 INTRODUCTION Overview Package Contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View Rear View LCD Monitor Display GETTING STARTED Preparation Turning the Power On/Off LED Indicators Choosing the Language Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Using the Flash Using the Zoom Function Setting Focus Setting the Scene Mode Adjusting the Exposure (EV Compensation) VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips Playing Back
INTRODUCTION Overview Congratulations on your purchase of your new Polaroid digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 9.0-megapixel sensor, this camera is capable of capturing images with a resolution of up to 2560 x 1920 pixels.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Hand strap retainer 2. Shutter /OK 3. Power button 4. Flash 5. Self-timer indicator 6. Taking lens Polaroid a930 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.
Rear View 7. Focus switch Normal mode Macro mode 8. LCD screen 9. LED indicator 10. USB interface 11. Tripod socket 12. SD card slot 13. Battery door EN-10 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Up & zoom in button Down & zoom out button Left & Self-timer button Right / flash light button Mode Menu / Delete Playback button Polaroid a930 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.
LCD Display Icons 1.Mode indicator Auto Mode Sports Mode Night Scene Portrait Mode Landscape Mode Backlight Mode 2.Flash mode Auto Flash Always On Flash Off 3.Battery Power Level Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power No battery power 4.Storage media Internal memory (no card) SD/SDHC memory card 5.Image size resolution (FW interpolation) (FW interpolation) 6.Image quality Super Fine Fine 10. Zoom indicator 11. Focus setting 12.
Video mode [ ] 1. Video indicator icon 2. Available recording time 3. Main focus area 4. Battery level 5. Storage media 6. Video resolution 7. Exposure compensation 8. White Balance 9. Focus setting 10.Zoom indicator 1 2 4 3 00:00:13 5 9 8 X1.2 VGA 6 /13 7 10 Playback mode [ ] -Still image playback 1. Playback indicator 2. Battery level 3. Storage media 4. File number 5. Date / Time 2 1 3 9M 2009/01/01 08:08:01 1 Playback mode [ ] Video playback 1. Playback indicator 2.
GETTING STARTED Preparation .1. Open the battery door. 2. Load the batteries with correct orientation as shown. 3. Close the battery door and make sure it is locked securely. + 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional) The camera has 16MB internal memory, but you can use an SD/SDHC memory card (SDHC memory card up to 4GB) to expand the camera's memory capacity (We recommend the use of a Polaroid SD - not included). Be sure to format the memory card with this camera before its initial usage.
Turning the Power On/Off Press the POWER button once to turns on. To turn the power off, press the POWER button until the camera turns off. To extend battery life, the power is turned off automatically when the camera has not been operated for a fixed period of time. To resume the operation condition, turn the power on again. Refer to section in this manual titled “Auto Off” in the Setup Menu for further details.
Choosing the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the MENU button. Setup 2. Select [Setup] menu with the button. 3. Select [Language] with the ▼ buttons, and press the SHUTTER Format Next button. Beep sound On ■ The Language setting screen will be displayed. Language English 4. Select the display language with the ▲ / ▼ b uttons, and press the SHUTTER button. 5 Minutes Auto Power off ■ The setting will be stored.
CAPTURE MODE Capturing Images Your camera is equipped with a 2.4" full color LTPS-TFT LCD display to help you compose images, playback recorded images/video clips or adjust menu settings. 1. Press the Power button to turn the power on. 2. Compose the image on the LCD display so that the main subject is within the focus frame. ■ Pressing the ▲ T button zooms in on the subject, and enlarges the subject on the LCD display. 3. Press the SHUTTER button to capture the image.
Using the Zoom Function This camera is equipped with 8x digital zoom. You can enlarge the subjects by pressing the ▲ / ▼ button. A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is magnified, the grainer the image may become. To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps: 1. Press the Power button to turn the power on. 2. To activate the digital zoom, press the▲ / ▼ button. ■ The status of digital magnification is shown on the LCD display. 3.
Setting Focus Images can be captured by sliding the focus switch to set the focus modes: [ ] macro or [ normal mode. The focus range of macro mode is 4.3”~7.0”(11cm ~ 18cm); normal mode is ] 20” ~ Infinity (0.5m ~ Infinity). 1. Press the Power button to turn the power on. 2. Slide the focus switch to your desired focus mode. 3. Compose your scene and press the SHUTTER button. Warning! : Your image(s) will be unsharp if you are not within the macro focus range.
Setting the Scene Mode You can select the scene mode according to image your wish to capture. There are 6 available modes in this scene mode. A Auto: Select this mode for most picture taking situations. Sports: Select this mode when you want to photograph fast-moving subjects. Night: Select this mode when you want to capture dark scenes such as night views. Portrait: Select this mode when you want to capture an image that makes the person stand out against a defocused (blurred) background.
Adjusting the Exposure (EV Compensation) You can manually adjust the exposure determined by the digital camera. Use this mode when the proper exposure cannot be obtained, for example, when the contrast (different between light and dark) between the subject and the background is extremely large. The EV compensation value can be set in the range from-2.0EV to +2.0EV. 1. Press the MENU button. ■ The [Still] or [Video] menu is displayed. 2. Select [Exposure] with the ▲ / ▼ buttons,then press the SHUTTER button.
VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of VGA (640 x 480) / QVGA (320 x 240) pixels. 1. Press the MODE button to set the camera mode to [ ]. 2. Compose the image. 3. Press the SHUTTER button. ■ The recording of the video clip will start. ■ Pressing the shutter button one more time will end the recording of the video clip. ■ The recording time depends on the storage size and the subject of the image to be recorded. 00:00:13 X1.
Playing Back Video Clips You can play back recorded video clips on the camera. 1. Press the [ ] button The last image appears on the screen. 2. Select the desired video clip with the / buttons. 3. Press the SHUTTER button to start video playback. Press the / buttons during playback allows fast forward play / fast reverse play. To stop video playback, press the button. This stops playback and returns to the start of the video clip. To pause video playback, press the SHUTTER button.
PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back Still Images You can play back the still images on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the [ ] button. ■ The last image appears on the screen. 2. The images can be displayed in reverse or forward sequence with the / buttons. ■ To view the previous image, press the button. ■ To view the next image, press the button. 3. Press the / button to adjust the zoom ratio. The magnification factor is displayed on the LCD monitor. 4.
Thumbnail Display This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail images on the LCD display simultaneously so you may search for a particular image. 1. Press the[ ] button. The last recorded image appears on the LCD monitor. 2. Press the W button. Nine thumbnail images are displayed simultaneously. For recorded video clips, the video playback mode icon [ will be displayed. 3. Use the / / / button to move the cursor to select the image to be displayed at regular size. 4.
Protecting Images Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. 1. Press the [ ] button. 2. Select the image in the nine thumbnail that you want to protect with the / / / . 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Select [Protect] with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button. 5. Select [ Lock Current ] / [ Lock all ] / with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button. ■ [ Current ]: Protects the selected image. ■ [ All ]: Protects all of the images. 6.
Playback Erasing Images Erasing single image / Erasing all images 1. Press the [ ] button. The last image will be displayed on the screen. 2. Select the image in the nine thumbnail that you want to erase with the / / / 3. Press the SHUTTER button, The image will be displayed on the screen. 4. Press the MENU button, Select [Delete] with the / buttons and press the SHUTTER button. 5. Select [ This Image ] or [All] with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button. [This Image]: Erases the selected image .
MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when capturing still images. Still Resolution 1.3M White Balance Cloudy Quality Super Fine ISO Auto Scene Auto Color Normal Exposure -2/3 Saturation High Spot Sharpness Metering Exit: Normal Exit: Set:OK Set:OK 1. Press the MODE button to set the camera mode to STILL CAMERA. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired option item with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button to enter its respective menu.
Exposure Refer to section in this manual titled Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. * [ ] Center: The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. * [ ] Spot: A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye.
Video Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when recording video clips. Video Resolution VGA Exposure -2/3 White Balance Auto Exit: Set:OK 1. Press the MODE button to set the camera mode to [ ]. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired option item with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button to enter its respective menu. 4. Select the desired setting with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button. 5. To exit from the menu, press the button.
Playback Menu In the [ ] mode, choose which settings are to be used for playback. Playback Delete Next Copy to Card This Image Slide Show 2 Seconds Protect Unlock All Exit: Set:OK 1. Press the [ ] button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired option item with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button to enter its respective menu. 4. Select the desired setting with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button. 5. To exit from the menu, press the button.
Setup Menu Choose how you want your camera to work: Setup Setup Format Next Frequency 60Hz Beep Sound On Date/Time Next Language English Date Stamp On Auto Power Off Off Default Next Exit: Set:OK Exit: Set:OK 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Select the [Setup] menu with the button. 3. Select the desired option item with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button to enter its respective menu. 4. Select the desired setting with the / buttons, and press the SHUTTER button. 5.
Default This returns all basic settings to the camera's default settings. * Cancel / OK Frequency The function allows to change the light frequency of environment to 60Hz or 50Hz. * [60Hz]: The light frequency of environment is 60Hz like the US. * [50Hz]: The light frequency of environment is 50Hz like the UK. Date / Time Date and Time setting. * YY / MM / DD & DD / MM / YY & MM / DD / YY Date Stamp Show the date and time on the picture. * On / Off Questions? Call our toll-free customer service number.
TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER System Requirement ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Pentium III 800 or equivalent Windows 2000/XP/Vista 256MB RAM (512 MB recommended) 150MB available hard disk space CD-ROM drive Available USB port ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ PowerPC G3/G4/G5 OS 9.0 or later 256MB RAM (512 MB recommended) 128MB available hard disk space CD-ROM drive Available USB port Downloading Your Files 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 2.
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DEFAULT SETTINGS Resolution 9M Quality Super Fine Scene Auto Exposure +0.0 Metering Center White Balance Auto ISO Auto Color Normal Saturation High Sharpness Normal Questions? Call our toll-free customer service number. Look for the insert with this icon: Or visit www.polaroid.com. Polaroid a930 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.
SPECIFICATIONS Item Image sensor Effective pixels Description 5.0 Mega pixels Image resolution Still image 12M: 3648 x 2736 (FW interpolation), 9M: 3264 x 2448 (FW interpolation), 5M: 2560 x 1920, 3M:2048x 1536, 1.3M: 1280 x960, VGA: 640x480 Video clip VGA: 640 x 480 (24 fps), QVGA: 320 x 240 (30 fps) Recording media 64MB internal memory Supports SD/SDHC memory card (up to 4GB) (optional) File format Image format: JPEG; video format: AVI Lens F-no.: f 3.0 Focus Length: 6.
APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots ■ Possible number of shots (still image) The table shows the approximate shots that you can capture at each setting based on the capacity of the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory card.
Troubleshooting Refer to the symptoms and solutions listed below before sending the camera for repairs. If the problem persists, contact Polaroid customer service. Symptom Cause Solutions / Corrective Actions The power does not come on. 1. The batteries are not loaded. 2. The batteries are exhausted. The batteries or camera feels warm. Long period of continuous use of the camera or the flash. The start-up screen blinks after powering up.
Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Printer Read this section if the model you purchased is included with the PictBridge functions. If a printer that supports PictBridge is available, images can be printed by connecting the digital still camera directly to the PictBridge-compatible printer without using a computer. Connecting the camera to the printer 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to your camera. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the printer. 3.
3. If you select [Select Images] in the previous step, and press the SHUTTER button ,the last image appears on the screen . ■ Select the image that you want to print with the / buttons. ■ Select the [Print Num] (up to 99) with the / buttons. ■ After selecting the desired image and printing number, press the SHUTTER button to confirm. ■ To exit from the menu, press the button. 4. Select [Print] with the / button to start printing. Select NO.
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