User Guide t737 7.0 Megapixel Digital Camera DIGITAL QUALITY, POLAROID SIMPLICITY™ www.polaroid.
Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Shutter button Auto Focus Assistant LED Flash Function LED Power LED Power button Speaker Lens Microphone 10. Zoom out / Thumbnail button 11. Mode button 12. Menu button 13. LCD Screen 14. LCD Screen On/Off button 15. Zoom in button 16. Flash LED 17. Battery LED 18. Wrist strap holder 19. S Button 20. Self-timer / Up button 21. Macro / Left button 22. Delete / Down button 23. Flash / Right button 24.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Taking Pictures in Macro Mode ................................................33 Taking Pictures in Different Scene Shooting Modes ....................34 Setting Flash Mode ................................................................36 Setting Self-timer ...................................................................38 Taking Continuous Pictures .....................................................39 Setting the Picture Resolution and Compression ....................
1 Getting Started • Camera Package Contents 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.
• Using Your Batteries • Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 Limit the following activities that reduces battery life: • Reviewing your pictures on the LCD screen. • Excessive use of the flash. 2 WARNING! • The battery should be replaced by an adult. • Use recommended or equivalent type of battery only. • Insert the battery in the correct orientation. • Remove exhausted battery from the camera immediately. • Do not short the supply terminals. • Please dispose the battery properly.
• Checking the Battery Level 2. Connect the plug to the charger as shown and connect the adapter to the household power outlet. Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen. Battery power is full. 00012 Battery power is adequate. Battery Charge LED in Red Charge is in progress. Battery Charge LED in Green Charge is complete. NOTE: • The AC adapter will stop operation once the battery is fully charged.
2 Camera Settings No. • Checking Camera Status Description Icon 5 Number of Remaining Picture 00012 Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. Those particular features whose icons are not displayed are not activated. 6 Image Resolution 3072 X 2304 7 Compression , 8 Sharpness , • Capture Modes 9 Internal Memory/ SD Card / Still Image Mode 1 2 3 4 00012 3072X2304 2 22 7 8 9 10 11 12 21 20 19 18 17 F 5.2 16 No.
Video Mode • Playback Mode 4 1 2 10 5 1 640X480 2 100-0012.JPG F 5.2 1/8 8 7 04/12/06 9 7 14 Description Icon 3 4 6 3 No. 11 No. Ref. Page Icon Ref. Page Playback mode 58 60 54 2 Protect 2 Exposure 56 3 File Number 4 3 White balance 57 4 Record indicator 5 Recorded Time 00:00:03 6 Video Size 640 X 480 / 320 X 240 7 Battery Power Level Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.
• Camera Modes • Setup Menu Mode Button You can change the basic settings of the camera in Capture mode and Video mode.Here we take the mode for an example. The camera has three working modes, Capture mode, Playback mode and Video mode. Pressing the mode button switches among these modes. 1. Press the button and press the enter setup menu. 2. Press the and buttons to scroll up and down through menu bars.
• Setting the Date and Time • Setting Auto Power Off The camera performs the following power save operation to conserve battery power. 1. Access the setup menu. SETUP 2. Press or 3. Press the button to select (DATE / TIME). button to enter. Auto Power Off Off Beep Sound On Volume LCD Video System 4. Press the or button to select a field, such year, month, day, hour, minute, and date format. 5. Press or button to adjust the value in the field and select the date format. 6. Press the 1/3 2.
• Setting the Beep Sound On / Off The beep sound can be turned on and off in the SETUP menu. When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press any of the buttons. SETUP 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Press the or button to select Sound). 3. Press the 4. Press the setting. 5. Press the • Setting the Display Language Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. SETUP 1. Access the setup menu.
• Setting the Date Stamp On / Off Use the date stamp setting to imprint the date on your pictures. Make sure the date is correct before setting the date stamp on. • Turning Sequence Number On / Off The instructions below shows how to select the way file numbers are assigned. SETUP SETUP 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Press the Stamp). 3. Press the or button to select (Date Language English Date Stamp 12/3/06 LCD Brightness Format button to enter. Internal Memory Sequence No. Off 2/3 4.
• Restting to Default Settings • Canceling the Startup Image Default setting can be restored by the following steps (For more guidelines, please see “Camera Default Settings” on page 110). SETUP 1. Access the setup menu. 2. Press the Settings). or to select 3. Press the button to enter. 4. Press the setting.
• Setting Function LED Self-Timer SETUP 1. Access the setup menu. 5. Press the or to select Self-Timer. 6. Press the button to enter. 7. Press the setting. or Default Setting 2. Press the or LED Setting). to select ICON (Front Opening 3. Press the button to enter. 4. Press the setting. or Self-Timer On Front LED Setting Storage Media Front LED Power On/Off Auto 3/3 8. Press the button to select the desired button to select the desired LED Self-Timer button to confirm your choice.
• Choosing the Media for Storage • Turning the Information Display On/Off You can choose your preferred media for images or video clips storage. SETUP 1. Access the setup menu. Default Setting 2. Press the Media). or to select 3. Press the button to enter. 4. Press the setting. or ICON (Storage On Opening Press the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following mode.
Video Mode 3 Taking Pictures Press Press Before you take pictures, please read this note first: 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. Press • Taking Pictures in Normal Mode Playback Mode You can take pictures at approximately 20 inches to infinity (50 cm to infinity). 100-0012.JPG 100-0012.JPG Press Press F 5.
NOTE: (Still Image) mode is the capture mode by default. • • When the camera’s focus mark are in red, there is difficulty in focusing the subject. Release the Shutter button, recompose the scene and press the Shutter button halfway to reset the focus. • The LCD screen will show you the aperture value and shutter speed at which you take the picture. • If the shutter speed is slow or that the image maybe blurred, the shake may appear on the LCD screen.
• Taking Pictures in Different Scene Shooting Modes Select a mode that is suitable to your shooting conditions: 1. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the or S Button button to select the desired Used for sunset scene Children Used for brightly lit scenes when children are moving Collection Flower 4. Press the button. Automatic 5. Capture procedures are the same as for taking a picture in the normal capture mode. For general picture-taking.
Neutral Used for taking pictures for a neutral scene Red Filterd Used for taking pictures to produce a reddish picture Green Filterd Used for taking pictures to produce a greenish picture Blue Filterd Used for taking pictures to produce a bluish picture 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. Display A • Setting Flash Mode Flash Range: Normal: Wide Angle: 1.64 ~ 6 ft (50 cm ~ 1.
• Setting Self-timer • Taking Continuous Pictures 1. Press the 1. Press the button until you see icon. 2. Select and press the button. 3. Press the shutter button all along, the camrea will take photos automatically. Your camera is designed with a self timer function which will allow you to take pictures with a count down of 2 or 10 seconds. 2. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. button to select self-timer.
• Setting the Picture Resolution and Compression Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Picture quality depends on the JPEG file compression that the camera applies when the picture is taken. Higher resolution and less compression makes better quality and occupies more memory space. Smaller size and normal quality pictures are easier to email while larger size and fine quality pictures are better for printing. Resolution setting 1.
The chart below indicates the approximate numbers of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at different resolution and quality setting based on the 11MB memory card. You can expand the memory using a commercially available memory card. Please refer to “Capacity of SD Card” on page 106 for further details. Compression Super Fine Fine Normal • Setting the Sharpness Use the sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of subjects in pictures. 1.
• Zoom Feature There are two types of zoom in this camera: optical zoom and digital zoom. Optical zoom alters the focal distance , and its factor range is 1X to 3X. Digital zoom is activated after you reach the maximum optical zoom (3X). It enlarges the part of the image at the centre of the image screen. Digital zoom factor range is 1X to 4X. These zoom features let you zoom in the central area of an image and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture.
• Turning the Auto-Focus Assist Beam On and Off Under this setting, you can turn the Auto-Focus assist beam on or off. When it is turned on, the focus assistant lamp gives out a strong beam and helps the camera easily focus on the subject. 1. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to enter menu bar. 3. Press the or Assist Beam).
• Selecting Focus Area • Setting Exposure Compensation 1. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the button to enter menu bar. 3. Press the Area). 4. Press the or to select STILL Quick Review Focus Area Off Single AF ICON (Focus 2/2 Focus Area button to enter. Single AF 5. Press the setting. 6. Press the choice. SINGLE AF or button to select the desired 3-Point AF button to confirm your The camera uses the middle AF window to automatically set the focus.
• Setting the ISO This function enables you to change the camera’s sensitivity to light by selecting the different ISO values. ISO is a measure of how quickly your camera reacts to light. 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. 1.
• Setting Shutter Speed • Setting Light Metering Use the light metering setting to ensure that the proper amount of light enters into the camera lens. 1. Press the button to set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press S button to set the camera to Manual Mode (see P34). Press the button to confirm. 3. Press the button once again. 4. Press the or (Shutter Speed). button to select 5. Press the or desired setting. button to select the 6. Press the Shutter Speed button to confirm your choice. 1.
• Setting Video Resolution 4 Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips Video resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital video clip. Video clip quality depends on the file resolution that the camera applies when the video clip is recorded. Higher resolution makes better quality while occupying more memory space. 1. Press the 1. Press the button to set the camera to (Video mode). Use the Video mode to record video clips with audio.
• Setting White Balance for Video Clips • Setting Exposure Compensation for Video Clips You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of –2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, and so on. 1. Press the button to set the camera to (Video mode). 2. Press the button. 3. Current option is 4. Press the 5.
• Magnifying & Trimming the Displayed Picture 5 Managing Pictures and Video Clips NOTE: The camera automatically saves the image as a new file after rotating, resizing and adding a voice memo to it. Make sure there is sufficient memory before editing an image. • Reviewing Pictures 100-0012.JPG 1. Press the button to set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Use the taken.
• Protecting/Unprotecting Pictures and Video Clips 1. Press the 2. Press button to set the camera to • Running a Slide Show Playback mode. button. PLAYBACK Protect 3. Press the “PROTECT”. 4. Press the or button to select 2 SEC Slide Show Copy From Card button to enter. Protect 6. Press the button to select the 1. Press the button to set the camera Playback mode. to 2. Press button. 3. Press the or button to select Show”. Copy To Card 5. Press the or desired setting.
• Copy to Card • Copy From Card 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. This setting allows you to copy pictures and video clips stored in the internal memory to a memory card. This setting allows you to copy pictures and video clips stored in the memory card to internal memory. PLAYBACK Protect 2. Turn on the camera. Set the camera’s storage media to internal memory (see P28) . PLAYBACK 4. Press 2 SEC Copy To Card or 6. Press the button to enter. 7.
• Editing Pictures The editing pictures function enables you to edit all pictures stored in the current memory one by one on the LCD screen. 1. Press the 2. Press the button to set the camera to 8. icon and press the button to save the changed picture Select to a new file in internal memory. Save As Playback mode. Save As Save The Image To...? or button to select one picture you want to manage. Cancel OK 3. Press the button. 4. or button to select different Use editing functions.
• Rotating the Displayed Picture The currently displayed picture can be rotated for a better review angle on the LCD screen. button to set the camera to 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the or 6. Press the 7. Press the button to select one picture you want to manage. button. 4. Current option is 5. Press the Playback mode. (ROTATE). button. or button to select the desired setting. • Image Cropping 1. 2. 3. Press the button. 4. Press the (Crop). or 5. Press the button. 6.
• Color Enhancing the Image Option 3 Color Enhance 1. Press the button to set the camera Playback mode. to Level enhancement. To enhance per channel contrast maximizes the tonal range in each channel to produce a more dramatic correction. 2. Press the or button to select one picture you want to manage. 4. Press the Enhance). 5. Press the NOTE: button. 3. Press the or button to select • The original file may be retrieved by selecting the icon on the function bar and press the button.
• Red-eye Removal Under this setting, red-eye glare in your subject’s eyes may be removed from the image. 1. Press the button to set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Press the or button to select one picture you want to manage. 3. Press the button. 4. Press the or eye Removal). 5. Press the Red Eye Remove button to select • Deleting Pictures or Video Clip 1. Press the button to set the camera to Playback mode. Deleting a Single Picture or Video Clip 2.
• Viewing Pictures and Video Clips on a TV Deleting All Pictures and Video Clips 2. Press the button. This Image 3. Press the or button to select “All”. 4. Press the button. 5. Press the button. All You can change the video output system according to the following steps: SETUP Erase All Images & Videos ? 6. Press the setting. 7. Press the or To set the video output system: The video output signal (NTSC or PAL) can be switched to accommodate different signal systems. For example, NTSC for U.S.
Connecting to a TV When the camera is connected to a TV, the LCD screen is not active and the TV screen now performs as the LCD screen. 1. Connect the camera to a TV via the video cable (supplied yellow cable for video and white cable for audio) as illustrated. 2. Select the correct video system. 3.
List of Error Messages Canceling Printing Press the button to cancel printing the print job. The printer will stop printing and eject the paper. Printing Errors If for some reasons an error occurs during or before printing, press button to exit and reconfigure printing settings. Please refer to the printer’s user guide for the solutions. Printing may resume once the problem is solved. NOTE: Printing operation may still fail with some errors even if you press the button after selecting “CONTINUE”.
5. System will enter Pictbridge menu automatically. Selecting PictBridge Mode 1. Press the camera to button to set the Playback mode. Pictbridge PRINT SETTING This Image Device Is Connect Please Connect To Device DPOF 2. Press the button and press the button to enter print setting. 3. Press or button to select the PICTBRIDGE option. NOTE: To print a single image, select the image before enabling PictBridge mode. Camera / Printer Connection 4.
NOTE: • To print a single image, select the image before enabling PictBridge. • Print settings are configured for images only. Make sure there are no video clips or other file besides images in the memory before printing. • Not all printers will support all these print options. Please refer to the printer user guide for options available. 3. Press the Specifying the Number of Copies Press the or button to specify the number of copies (from 1 to 99) you want to print for the selected image or all images.
• About DPOF Setting the Date Stamp On/Off 1. Press the or button to select “DATE STAMPING”. Date Stamping 01 2. Press the or button to select “DEFAULT”, “ON” or “OFF”. Default Default Default Default DEFAULT ON OFF DEFAULT 82 NOTE: • Print settings are configured for images only. Make sure there are no video clips or other file besides images in the memory before printing. Size 01 Default Default 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera. 3.
7. Press the or desired setting. button to select the 8. Press the 9. Specifying the number of printing copy using the or button. button. 7 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card Print 05 Images? 10. Press the button. 11. Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into the printer’s card slot (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. 12.
IMPORTANT! • Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or removing a memory card. • Be sure to orient the card correctly when inserting it. Never try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel resistance. • SD memory cards have a write protection switch that you can use to protect files from accidental deletion. However, you must remove the write protection whenever you want to record new files onto it, format it, or delete its files.
• Formatting a SD card Formatting a memory card erases all data stored on it, including the protected ones. Removing the SD card during formatting may damage the card. 1. Insert an SD card into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera. SETUP Language English Date Stamp 12/3/06 LCD Brightness 3. Access the setup menu. 4. Press the 5. Press the or button to select Format Off Sequence No. 2/3 (FORMAT). button to enter. Format Internal Memory SD Card 6. Press the setting. 7. Press the 8.
1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. The CD User Interface Screen will automatically launch. 4. With the mouse, click on each software interface button in turn and follow the on screen instructions.
ArcSoft Panorama Maker® 4 Pictures Stitching Software Like magic, ArcSoft Panorama Maker® 4 turns any series of overlapping photos into a gorgeous panoramic image in just seconds. The program does most of the work for you by automatically selecting an entire group of pictures with one click, automatically organizing the photos into the proper order, then seamlessly stitching the photos into a panoramic masterpiece that you can print, share or post to the web.
4. ArcSoft Panorama Maker® 4 is processing in just seconds. 5. Then save or print out the gorgeous panoramic image as follow. 5. A panoramic image was stitched, but you may use Crop and Straighten functions to fine-tune the panorama. 94 Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Polaroid t737 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.
• Computer System Requirements For acceptable picture transferring and editing performance, we recommend the following minimum requirements; For Windows® Users • • • • • • • • • • Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Vista Pentium® III 450 MHz or equivalent processor USB Port 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) DirectX 9.
• Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer For Macintosh Users NOTE: The Mass Storage mode is the default setting when the docking is connected with a TV set or a computer. PC For Windows® Users NOTE: You can transfer pictures and video clips in any mode. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Connect the camera to a computer via the USB cable. 3. Double click on “My Computer” on your PC desktop and you will see a “Removable Disk” drive. 4.
10 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact customer support. Details are provided under “Getting Help”. Symptom Problem Solution I receive an error message when I am installing “Polaroid t737 Camera Driver”. “Polaroid t737 Camera Driver” does not load. Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver. I cannot upload images to my computer. Connection failure. Check all cable connections are secured.
11 Getting Help Symptom Problem Solution Colour of the playback pictures is different from the picture on the LCD screen during recording. Sunlight or light from another source is shining directly into the lens during recording. Position the camera so sunlight does not shine directly onto the lens. • Polaroid Online Services Pictures are not displayed. A memory card with non-DCF pictures recorded with another camera is loaded in the camera.
12 Appendix • Technical specifications Sensor Lens LCD Screen Built-in Flash 104 • Sensor: - 1/2.5 inch - 7.0 Megapixels CCD • Aperture: f 3.3~5.67 • Focal Length: 6.48 ~ 18.87 mm • Focal Distance - Normal Focus: 0.33 ft to ∞ (10 cm to ∞) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject.) - Macro Focus: 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) 3.
• Storage Capacity of SD Card The charts below indicate the approximate numbers of pictures and length of video clips the camera can hold at each setting based on the internal memory and different capacities of SD card.
Recordable Video Length • Uninstalling Polaroid t737 Driver (PC only) Resolution 11MB Internal Memory Video clips can be taken 43” 1’12” 32MB SD 43” 1’55” 64MB SD 1’25” 3’53” 128MB SD 2’58” 8’08” 256MB SD For Windows® 98SE Users PC 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”. 2.
• Camera Default Settings Setup Mode Camera Mode Still Image Mode Video Mode 110 Description Default Image Resolution 3072 X 2304 Compression Super Fine Sharpness Normal Digital Zoom Off AF-Assist Beam Off Quick Review 2 Sec Focus Area Single AF Shake Warning --- Flash Mode Auto Flash Exposure Compensation 0 ISO --- White Balance for Pictures Auto Shutter Speed --- Light metering Average Video Resolution 640 X 480 White Balance for Video Clips Auto Exposure 0 Polaroid
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance • Regulatory Information The battery life or image quality may be affected when the camera is operated outside these conditions. FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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.
