User manual POLAROID I531

[. . . ] User Guide i531 5. 0 Megapixel Digital Camera www. polaroid. com Product Overview 1. Shutter button Flash Self-timer LED Power button Speaker USB port Microphone Lens 1 3 5 9. Battery / SD card door 10 11 1 13 1 15 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com Table of Contents Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 · Camera Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 · Attaching the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 · Installing the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 · Using Your Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 · Checking the Battery Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 · Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Camera Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 · Checking Camera Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 · Capature Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 · Playback Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 · Camera Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 · Capture Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 · How to Navigate Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 · Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 · Adjusting the Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 · Selecting Auto Review Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 · Power Saving Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 · Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 · Setting the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 · File No. Reset Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 · Choosing a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 · Formatting the Internal Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 · Selecting the Battery Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 · Resetting to Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 · Turning the Information Display On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 · Taking Pictures in Normal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 · Taking Pictures in Macro Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 · Taking Pictures in Different Scene Shooting Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Using the Q Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting Flash Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Setting Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Taking Continuous Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Zoom Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Setting the Image Size and Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting Light Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Setting the ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setting Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Setting the AEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setting the Highlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setting the Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setting the Photo Effect. [. . . ] Make sure there is sufficient memory before editing an image. · Reviewing Pictures 1. buttons to view the pictures 5/150 5M IN F2. 8 1/30 +2. 0EV 100 18:59 2006/07/01 · Magnifying & Trimming the Displayed Picture 1. buttons to select a picture. SET: 5. 0x to magnify the select picture. Press the button to view the picture in the button to set the image trimming. 7. Press the button again to trim the selected image and save it as a new one. Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 5 · Rotating the Displayed Picture The currently displayed picture can be rotated for a better review angle on the LCD screen. or button. Rotate Rotate button to select the desired setting. Rotate Ok Select Ok Select Ok NOTE: · The rotated image will be saved as a new file name. 5 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com · Changing the Image Effect 1. or PLAYBACK mode. Effect button to select Select Ok button. B&W Sepia Nagative Mosaic Red Effect 5. Press the button. NOTE: · The edited image will be saved as a new file. Select Ok · Changing the Image Size Resizing a large size image to a smaller one helps to share with families and friends. Press the button. NOTE: · The resized image will be saved as a new file name. Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 3M 1M VGA Select Ok 5 · Reviewing Pictures and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 picture and video clip files at a time on the LCD screen by using the thumbnail function. Press the button and up to 9 thumbnail files appear on the LCD screen . Press the or button to view the file in full screen. Full screen · Running a Slide Show on the LCD screen The slide show function lets you view all the pictures and video clip files stored in the current memory in sequence on the LCD screen. or button to select "SLIDE Select Ok Playback mode. Slide Show 0 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com Setting Slide Show Interval Time 5. Press the or button to select the interval period for each file to display. or Select Slide Show 3sec 1 Yes Ok ICON. button to select the background music for each file Setting Slide Show Effect 9. or ICON. to select the animation effect for each file to Setting Repeat On/Off 7. Press the or ICON. to select the desired setting. Running a Slide Show 9. NOTE: This function is not available for the video clips and voice recording. 1 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com · Playing a Video Clip on LCD Screen 1. buttons to select the desired video clip. button to start playing the video clip. or button to stop the video clip. 00:01:30 IN PLAY 00:01:30 IN :Play 18:59 2006/07/01 REW :Play :Stop FF · Playing Audio Clips 1. Press the and buttons to select the desired audio clip. button to start playing the audio clip. or button to stop playing. 00:00:13 IN PLAY 00:00:13 IN AUDIO :Play 18:59 2006/07/01 AUDIO :Play :Stop Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com · Playing a Voice Memo 1. [. . . ] The following dialogue box appears, please click "Yes" to confirm removing the camera driver. The un-installation program runs automatically, please restart your computer when it is finished. Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com 101 · Camera Default Settings Camera Mode Still Image Mode Description Image Resolution Quality Exposure Compensation White Balance for Pictures ISO Sharpness Flash Mode Date stamp Metering Digital Zoom Effect Video Mode Video Resolution Metering White Balance for Video Clips Setup Mode Capture mode Start-up Image Date Format Power Save Auto Review Beep Lanuage File No. TV Out USB Default 5M Fine 0 Auto Auto Normal Auto Flash OFF Multi ON OFF 320 X 240 Multi Auto Still Image ON YY/MM/DD 1 MIN 3 SEC ON English Series NSTC Computer NOTE: The default language for the LCD screen may vary with the different shipment destinations. 10 Polaroid i531 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid. com · Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance Your Camera should only be operated within the following environment. [. . . ]