Polaroid Instant Digital Camera with Zero Ink Printing Technology - Manuals

Page 2 - Table of Contents

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Preface 2About this Manual 2 Safety and Handling Precautions 4 Using this Manual 4 Introduction 5System Requirements 5 Main Features 5 Package Contents 5 Camera Views 6 Camera Buttons 7 Navigation Control 8 Camera Memory 9 Getti...

Page 3 - Preface; About this Manual; Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance; Declaration of Conformity

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice. Preface EN-2 About this Manual This equipment has been tested ...

Page 4 - Product Information

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Preface EN-3 • Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This includes primary product specifications, software, software drivers, and user’s manual. This User Manual is a general reference guide fo...

Page 5 - Safety and Handling Precautions; Using this Manual

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Camera Information • Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself.• Do not expose the camera to moisture, or extreme temperatures.• Allow the camera to warm up when moving from cold to warm temperatures.• Do not t...

Page 6 - Introduction; System Requirements

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Introduction EN-5 Congratulations on your purchase of your Polaroid Instant Digital Camera. Capturing and printing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. In order to get the most ou...

Page 7 - Camera Views

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Top View Bottom View Right View Left View Back View Front View Introduction EN-6 Camera Views 1 9 11 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 LCD release 2 LCD display 3 Power button 4 OK Button/4-way navigation control 5 Menu button 6 Function / Delete bu...

Page 8 - Camera Buttons

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Introduction EN-7 Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use. Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording video or audio...

Page 9 - Navigation Control

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Introduction The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). You can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your images ...

Page 10 - Camera Memory

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com EN-11 Introduction EN-9 Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 30MB of internal memory. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the int...

Page 11 - Getting Started; Inserting the Battery

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Getting Started Follow these instructions to insert the rechargeable battery into the battery compartment.Please read "Battery Information" on page 4 before inserting/removing batteries. 1 Make sure the power is off before ins...

Page 12 - Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Getting Started Expand your camera’s storage by using an SD or SDHC memory card. 1 Open the Memory card/Power adapter/USB out compartment on the left side of the camera. 2 Insert the SD/SDHC card into the memory card slot with the met...

Page 13 - Turning the Power On and Off

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Getting Started To turn on the camera, press the Power button.To turn off the camera, press the Power button. Turning the Power On and Off When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will be asked to do the initial settings o...

Page 14 - Using the LCD monitor; LCD Monitor Layout

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD monitor is called the On Screen Display or OSD. Photo Mode Scre...

Page 18 - Changing the LCD Monitor Display

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Using the LCD monitor The type of information displayed on the LCD monitor can be changed using the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another. In Photo/Movie Mode, the LCD display can be ch...

Page 19 - Recording Images, Videos and Voices; Taking Images

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your images. Taking images with your camera is very simple. 1 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button . 2 Slide the Mode...

Page 20 - Using Flash; PF

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash/Right button to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or continuous shooting. To activate F...

Page 21 - Using the Function Menu

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains Scene Mode, Photo Size, Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the FUNC button ...

Page 29 - Quality

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices If you’d like to save and print 2 or 4 identical images (passport or ID photos) on one photo use the 2-up or 4-up option. With one push of the shutter button you will get a pattern of identical imag...

Page 30 - EV Compensation

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally made brighter or darker. These settings are used when a suitable brightness (exposure) cannot otherwise be obtained in circumstances where...

Page 31 - ISO; Metering

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices This sets the sensitivity for capturing images. When the sensitivity is raised (and the ISO figure is increased), photography will become possible even in dark locations, but the more pixelated (gra...

Page 32 - Color Mode

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices The Color Mode function applies different colors or tones for a more artistic effect on the still images or videos. • As you move through the selection, the preview on the LCD monitor changes synchr...

Page 38 - Recording Videos

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Recording Images, Videos and Voices You can record videos with the camera, the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card. Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached. However the...

Page 40 - Playback; Viewing in Single Navigation

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback You can playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/ videos/audio clips, follow...

Page 41 - Zooming images

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images only.• In normal view, press the ...

Page 42 - Playing Voice Recording; Playing Voice Memo

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback To capture screenshot image from a video clip 1 During playback of video, press the key to pause playback on your desired video frame to capture. 2 Press the Shutter button to capture a screenshot. 3 The camera stop playback....

Page 43 - Playback Menu

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback Deleting an Image/Video/Audio There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio:• Using the Delete button. • Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See "Delete" on page 43. Playback Menu The Playback menu allows you to ...

Page 45 - Slide Show

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback 7 Press the OK button to delete marked files. Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playback your still images automatically in order one image at a time. To view slideshow:1 From the Playback menu, select Slide S...

Page 46 - Protect

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake.A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode.To protect files:1 From the Playback menu, select Protect . 2 The Protect submenu is displ...

Page 47 - Voice Memo

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for still images. Red-eye correction can be applied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteri...

Page 48 - Polaroid Color Mode

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback The Polaroid Color Mode function lets you edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file.To activate Polaroid Color Mode: 1 Set the came...

Page 49 - Trim

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This function is only available for still images.To trim an image:1 Set the camera to Playback mode .2 Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to trim...

Page 50 - Resize

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is available.To resize an image:1 Set the camera to Playback mode .2 Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to resize.3 Press the MENU button to laun...

Page 51 - DPOF

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Playback DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera...

Page 52 - Printing; Using the Print Mode; Using the Print Menu

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Printing The Print Mode is used to print images from your camera to the ZINK ® enabled printer embedded in the camera.To print images:1 Press the Print button to launch the Print Mode. 2 Select the image that you want to print with th...

Page 53 - To Correct Red-eye and Print

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Printing 7 Press the OK button to apply changes. A menu selection appears. Select whether to: • Overwrite & Print . Save and replace the old file with the new one, and then print it. • Save As & Print . Save the new file as a ...

Page 54 - Polaroid Classic Border Logo Format

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Printing This feature allows the printing of the Polaroid Cassic Border Logo Format with all images selected to print.Available options are On or Off (Default.)When the Polaroid Cassic Border Logo Format is on, any picture will be cro...

Page 55 - Loading Customized Borders

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Printing 3 Press the Print button to launch the Print Mode. 4 Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to add the border to.5 Press the MENU button to launch the Print Menu. 6 Select Add Border . 7 Your borders will be loaded to ...

Page 56 - Using the Setup Menu; Setting Sounds

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode.The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings.To go to Setup Menu:1 Press Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu. 2 Use...

Page 57 - Setting LCD Save; Setting Language; Setting File Numbering

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Using the Setup Menu Enable the LCD Save function to automatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power. When the camera is idle for 20 seconds, the LCD darkens. Press any button to resume to normal brightness.• The c...

Page 58 - Setting LCD Brightness; Setting Memory Kit

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Using the Setup Menu EN-57 Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor.Available settings are: • Auto . Auto detects the LCD brightness. • Bright . Enhance the LCD brightness. • Normal . Normal LCD brightness. Setting LCD Brightness...

Page 59 - Making Connections; Connecting the Camera to a PC

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Making Connections You can connect your camera to a computer or a printer. You can transfer images, videos and audio files to your PC.1 Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer2 Connect the other end ...

Page 60 - Connecting the Camera to a Printer

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Making Connections You can print your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer. 1 Turn on your Printer. Check that the printer is turned on, there is paper in the printer, and there are no printer error messages. 2 Connec...

Page 61 - Appendix; About Folder and File Names

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Appendix Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with " PDSC" and followed by a 4-digit numb...

Page 62 - Troubleshooting

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Troubleshooting EN-61 Problem Cause and/or Action Camera does not turn on. Camera turns off automatically. LCD turns dark. Empty battery icon is displayed on the LCD, and then the camera turns off. LCD monitor displays "No image&#...

Page 63 - Z340 Technical Specifications

Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera User Manual www.polaroid.com Z340 Technical Specifications Sensor Sunplus 14MP CCD Lens 7.53 ± 5% mm; 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD, 4:3 Aspect Ratio Focusing Range Normal: Wide: 80cm ~ Infinity Macro: Wide: 10cm ~ 100cm Aperture F: 3.25 ± 5% Whi...