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Digital Video Camera
User Guide
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Product Overview 1. Capture/Playback selector 2. Shutter button 3. Hand strap eyelet 4. Lens cap Side View 1. Lens 2. Status LED 3. Microphone Front View Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide 2 3 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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1. Power On/Off button 2. OK button 3. LCD screen 4. Video output terminal & USB port cover 5. Display On/Off button 6. Menu button 7. Up/Zoom in button 8. Right button 9. Down/Zoom out button 10. Left button Back View 1. Tripod mount 2. SD card slot door 3. Battery door Bottom View Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide 2 3 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started...........................................................................7 • What can I Do with My Camera? ..............................................7 • What can I Do with My Digital Pictures?....................................7 • What can I Do with my Video Clips ? ........................................7 • Camera Package Contents .......................................................8 • Installing the Batteries...................................
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3 Taking Pictures.........................................................................26 • Taking a Picture ...................................................................27 • Setting Self-timer..................................................................28 • Zoom Feature.......................................................................29 • Setting Image Resolution and Quality ......................................30 • Setting Exposure Compensation ........................
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8 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips To Your Computer................58 • Before Transferring Files .......................................................58 • Connecting to Your Computer ................................................58 • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to PC .............................59 • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to Mac ...........................60 • PhotoImpression 5.0 Hot Plug Function (PC Only).....................61 9 Troubleshooting Problem
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1 Getting Started • What can I Do with My Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures and video clips on the internal memory or a SD Card. Setup Select various camera settings. • What can I Do with My Digital Pictures? View View pictures on a computer using PhotoImpression or on a TV. Save Save pictures to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface. Communicate Send pictures over the Internet to family and friends. • What can I Do with My Video Clips? Playback Play
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� � � � � � � � � � � � • Camera Package Contents Studio 4 Quick Start Guide Guía Rápida de Inicio Guide de Démarrage rapide Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 Part no.: OM837657 R1 ML 0105 Printed in China Polaroid Studio 4 Quick Guide Registration Card The CD-ROM includes Polaroid Studio 4 Camera Driver (PC) ArcSoft® PhotoImpression™ 5.0 (PC & Mac) ArcSoft® ShowBiz DVD 1.3 (PC) Video Cable Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) QuickTime Player (Mac) DivX (PC)
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• Installing the Batteries Two AA batteries are supplied with the product. For a detailed guideline on battery usage, please see “Using your batteries” on page 74. 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 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. TBA TBA TBA IMPORTANT NOTE: For best performance and prolonged battery life, we
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• Checking the Battery Power Level 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. Battery power is adequate. Battery power is low. Battery power is exhausted. • How to Navigate Menus Menus are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the date/time and auto power off. 1. In the Capture or Playback mode, press the button to ente
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In the Playback mode, press the button SETUP to enter the SETUP menu. Press the button to exit. BEEP CLOCK VIEW DATE DISP TV SELECT SET 2. Press the or button to select a menu item. Press the button to enter the SETUP submenu. POWER OFF LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEFAULT FORMAT SET Press the button to return to the menu. SELECT 3. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 4. Press the button to confirm. 4. Press the button to close the menu. Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Cam
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2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Open the LCD panel. Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated. Still Image mode White balance Image resolution Auto* 640 x 480 Daylight 1280 x 960 Self-timer on Tungsten 1600 x 1200 2048 x 1536* Fluorescent Cloudy Number of remaining pictures Capture mode 640X480 0008 Still Image Quality Fine* Video* Normal Economic SD
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Video mode Resolution 320 x 240 Video mode 640 x 480* 320X240 White balance 00:28 Remaining Time Auto* Daylight Quality Tungsten Fine* Fluorescent Normal X2.3 17:00 Cloudy 01. 19. 2005 * Default setting Playback mode Playback mode 1/0001 Total number / File number File type Locked file Picture 17:00 Video clip 01. 19. 2005 SELECT 1/0001 Play indicator 17:00 01. 19. 2005 PLAY SELECT Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide 12 13 www.polar
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• Camera Modes Capture/Playback The camera has two working modes, Capture mode selector and Playback mode. You can switch between them by pushing the Capture/Playback selector upwards or downwards. Capture Mode Under this mode, you can select the image and video settings according to the shooting environment, and take pictures and video clips under the settings you have selected. For more details, please refer to “Taking Pictures” on page 26 and “Recording Video Clips” on page 35. Playba
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• Drive Mode The camera has two modes for taking pictures and video clips. Still Image mode Video mode You may switch between these two modes according to the following steps. 320X240 640X480 0002 00:28 Press 17:00 17:00 01. 19. 2005 01. 19. 2005 Press NOTE: Video mode is the default capture mode. Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide 14 15 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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• Setting the Current Date and Time 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. SETUP BEEP 2. Press the button. CLOCK CANCEL DATE DISP TV 3. Press the or button to select “CLOCK”. SELECT SET 4. Press the button. SETUP 5. Press the or button to select “VIEW”. BEEP CLOCK VIEW 6. Press the button. DATE DISP TV SELECT SET 7. Press the or button to adjust the value in the field. CLOCK 2 0 0 5 / 0 1 / 2 4 8. Press the or button to switch to the next field. 1 4 : 1 7 9. Press the button. SE
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• Setting Date/Time Display On/Off Date and time are displayed on the LCD screen by default. You can hide one or both of them by the following steps. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. SETUP 2. Press the button. CLOCK DATE DISP DATE&TIME TV 3. Press the or button to select “DATE DISP”. FRQUENCY SELECT SET 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select the desired setting. SETUP You can choose either time or date to only display the item you have selected or CLOCK you can
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• Auto Power Save Settings The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve battery power. OFF The power save feature is not activated. 1/3/5 MIN The camera is designed to switch off automatically to save battery life after the specified period of inactivity. You can change the power save setting according to the following steps: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. SETUP 2. Press the button. FREQUENCY POWER OFF OFF 3. Press the or button to select “POWER LANGUAGE OFF
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• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. SETUP 2. Press the button. VERSION BEEP OFF 3. Press the or button to select “BEEP”. CLOCK DATE DISP SELECT SET 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select the desired SETUP setting. VERSION BEEP ON 6. Press the button. CLOCK DATE DISP 7. Press the button. SELECT SET Polaroid Studio 4 Digital Video Camera User Guide Pola
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• Setting Frequency In order to take a better indoor picture, the camera needs to be set to suit the correct lighting frequency. Set the frequency to 60Hz for US, 50Hz for Europe and Asia. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. SETUP TV 2. Press the button. FREQUENCY 50HZ POWER OFF LANGUAGE 3. Press the or button to select “FREQUENCY”. SELECT SET 4. Press the button. 5. Press the or button to select the desired setting. SETUP 6. Press the button. TV FREQUENCY 60HZ POWER OFF 7. Press
