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Page 2 - Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide; Product Overview; Hand strap holder

2 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Product Overview 1. Shutter button 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. Flash 5. Viewfinder i ON 230 1. Power/ Flash charge LED 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 4. Flash/OK b...

Page 3 - Table of Contents

2 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ...........................................................................5 • Camera Package Contents .........................

Page 4 - • Changing the Driver Type Between Mass Storage Mode and PC

4 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Playing the Video Clip ........................................................... 30 • Protect or Unprotect Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) .........................

Page 5 - Getting Started; The iON 230 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It has never

4 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 1 Getting Started The iON 230 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It has never been any easier or more enjoyable to take digital pictures. Here are a few e...

Page 6 - • Camera Package Contents; Printed in China; iON; • Attaching the Hand Strap

6 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Camera Package Contents i ON 230 First Class Postage Required Post Office will not deliver without proper postage Registration Card Abt. Digital CameraWaltersw...

Page 7 - • Installing the Batteries; Two AA-size batteries are supplied with the product. For a detailed; AA lithium or rechargeable NiMH.; • Turning the Camera On and Off; Fully press and hold the Power button until

6 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Installing the Batteries Two AA-size batteries are supplied with the product. For a detailed guideline on battery usage, please see “Using Your Batteries” on p...

Page 8 - • Checking the Battery Level; Check the battery power level before taking pictures.; • How to Navigate Menus

8 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Checking the Battery Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn the camera on. 2. Check the battery level status that appears on the c...

Page 9 - Camera Setting; • Checking Camera Status; Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which; Still image mode

8 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not di...

Page 10 - Video mode; Playback mode; Locked file; YES

10 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Video mode 00:00RECORDING..... Video mode Recording time Playback mode DSC10003 DSC10001 Locked file File number PLAY AVI ? YES NO

Page 11 - • Camera Mode; • Drive Mode; The camera has two modes for taking pictures and video clips.; Still Image mode is the default capture mode.

10 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Camera Mode The camera has two working modes, Capture mode and Playback mode. You can switch between them by sliding the Capture/ Playback selector. Capture ...

Page 12 - • Setting the Current Date and Time; Press the or button to select “DATE TIME”.; • Auto Power Save Settings; OFF

12 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Current Date and Time 1. Set the camera to Capture mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select “DATE TIME”. 4. Press the button. ...

Page 13 - Press the or button to select “AUTO OFF”.; Press the or button to select the desired setting.; • Setting the Beep Sound On and Off; You can turn the beep sound on and off in Capture mode. When the beep; Press the or button to select the desired setting.

12 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com You can change the power save setting according to the following steps: 1. Set the camera to Capture mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to selec...

Page 14 - • Setting Frequency; Press the or button to select “FREQUENCY”.; • Setting Display Language; Press the or button to select “LANGUAGE”.

14 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 15 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • 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 ...

Page 15 - • Setting the Date Stamp On and Off; Press the or button to select “DATE STAMP”.

14 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 15 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Date Stamp On and Off Use the date stamp to imprint the date on your pictures and video clips. Make sure the camera clock is set to the correct d...

Page 16 - • Formatting the Internal Memory; Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it.; Press the or button to select “FORMAT’.; • With a memory card inserted, the above operation would format the

16 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 17 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Formatting the Internal Memory Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Pres...

Page 17 - • Turning the Information Display and LCD Screen On/Off; Pressing the; button each time switches; Capture mode

16 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 17 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Turning the Information Display and LCD Screen On/Off Pressing the button each time switches the LCD screen to the next display mode in the following sequenc...

Page 18 - Taking Pictures; Before you take pictures, please read this note first:; in the camera’s internal memory or on a memory card.; Outdoor Pictures Without the Flash; • Taking a Picture

18 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 19 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 3 Taking Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note first: IMPORTANT! Never remove batteries while a picture is being saved. Doing so will preven...

Page 19 - • Setting Flash Mode; Pressing the Flash button cycles through the flash modes in the; When you press the Flash button, the icon (according to the flash

18 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 19 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Setting Flash Mode 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Pressing the Flash button cycles through the flash modes in the following sequence. When you pre...

Page 21 - Press the or button to select “SELF TIMER”.; The icon will appear on the LCD screen.; To disable the self-timer function, repeat the above; Frame your subject using the LCD screen or the viewfinder.

20 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 21 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self-timer function, which allows you to take pictures with a 10-second built-in timer. 1. Set the camera t...

Page 22 - • Zoom Feature; Your camera is designed with 3X digital zoom. This feature lets you; button to zoom in. Press the button to zoom out. The; taken. We recommend the user to use the LCD screen to monitor the

22 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 23 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Zoom Feature Your camera is designed with 3X digital zoom. This feature lets you zoom in on the central area of a photo and photograph only the enlarged port...

Page 23 - • Setting the Image Size and Quality; Picture quality depends on the JPEG file compression that the; Image Size Setting; Press the or button to select “IMAGE SIZE”.; Press the or button to select “IMAGE QUALITY”.

22 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 23 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Setting the Image Size and Quality Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Picture quality depends on the JPEG file compressi...

Page 24 - or button to select the desired setting.; expect the camera to hold at each setting based on the 8MB internal; Image Size; the LCD screen is for reference only.; • Image Setting

24 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 25 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 5. Press the or button to select the desired setting. 6. Press the button. IMAGE QUALITY HIGH NORMALLOW The chart below indicates the approximate numbers of pi...

Page 25 - Setting Exposure Compensation; Press the or button to select “IMAGE SETTING”.; Press the or button to select “EXPOSURE”.; Press the or button to select the desired

24 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 25 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting ...

Page 26 - Setting the White Balance for Pictures; Press the or button to select “WHITE BALANCE”.; Press the or button to select the desired setting.

26 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 27 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Setting the White Balance for Pictures Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the color of a subject in a picture appear more natural under...

Page 27 - Setting Sharpness

26 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 27 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Setting Sharpness Use the sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of the subject in pictures. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Press the but...

Page 28 - Recording Video Clips; to “Drive Mode” on page 11 for more details.; • Recording Video Clips

28 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 29 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 4 Recording Video Clips NOTE: Change the drive mode from Still Image mode to Video mode before recording video clips, since Still Image mode is the default cap...

Page 29 - Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips; video clips. Please refer to “Camera Mode” on page 11 for more details.; • Reviewing Pictures on the LCD Screen; or button to view the pictures taken.; • Rotating the Currently Displayed Picture; Press the or button to select “ROTATE”.

28 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 29 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips NOTE: Change the camera mode from Capture mode to Playback mode before reviewing video clips. Please refer to...

Page 30 - • Playing the Video Clip; or button to select the video clip; Press the or button to select “PROTECT”.

30 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 31 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Playing the Video Clip 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Use the or button to select the video clip you want to play. 3. Press the button to start playi...

Page 31 - or button to select “EXIT”.

30 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 31 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 7. Press the or button to select “EXIT”. 8. Press the button. DSC10001 The icon appears on the information display when you review the protection status of the...

Page 32 - Press the or button to select “ERASE”.; you want to delete before the above operation.

32 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 33 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Deleting Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press the or button to select “ERASE”. 4. Press the button. ...

Page 33 - • Using a SD Card; Memory Card Precautions

32 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 33 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 6 Using SD (Secure Digital) Card • Using a SD Card Your camera comes with a 8MB built-in flash memory for storing pictures and video clips. You can expand the ...

Page 34 - Inserting the SD Card; creates the risk of damage to the camera and card.

34 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 35 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 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 ...

Page 35 - Formatting the SD Card; Formatting the SD card erases all files stored in it, including the; • You can format a memory card on the camera or on a computer. However

34 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 35 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Formatting the SD Card Formatting the SD card erases all files stored in it, including the protected ones. Removing the SD card during formatting may damage th...

Page 36 - Installing the Software onto a Computer; • Installing the Software; PC

36 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 37 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 7 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows® Users: PC IMPORTANT! For all PC users • Please backup all the necessary data b...

Page 37 - Mac; clips no need to install the driver.

36 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 37 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 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 Int...

Page 38 - • Software Included with Your Camera; iON 230 Camera Driver; Plug & Play removable disk; iON PhotoBase; software; - the intelligent software that makes finding

38 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 39 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Software Included with Your Camera iON 230 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Easy to use, just plug the camera to a computer and use it as a remov...

Page 39 - Microsoft® NetMeetingTM; Web Cam software; Internet and corporate intranet.; Adobe® Acrobat® Reader; .PDF File Reading Software; Adobe® Acrobat® Reader lets you view and print Adobe Portable

38 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 39 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Microsoft® NetMeeting™ Web Cam software NetMeeting™ provides the most complete conferencing solution for the Internet and corporate intranet. Powerful features...

Page 40 - • Computer System Requirements; For Windows® Users; For Macintosh Users

40 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 41 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Computer System Requirements For acceptable picture transferring and editing performance, we recommend the following minimum requirements; For Windows® Users...

Page 41 - Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to Your Computer; • Before You Transfer Pictures; the software from the CD.; • Changing the Driver Type Between Mass Storage Mode and

40 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 41 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 8 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to Your Computer • Before You Transfer Pictures IMPORTANT! - Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have insta...

Page 42 - • Connecting to Your Computer; • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips on PC

42 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 43 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com For Windows® and Macintosh Users: PC Mac • Connecting to Your Computer Connecting with the USB Cable. USB Series “Mini B” Plug Connects to your iON 230 Camera ...

Page 43 - • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips on Mac; This drive name will vary on different versions of Mac OS systems.

42 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 43 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com For Macintosh Users: Mac • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips on Mac NOTE: For Mac user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the...

Page 44 - Using the Camera as a Web Cam; • Setting up NetMeeting; Set the camera to Video Mode before starting NetMeetingTM.; Connect your iON 230 to your computer via the USB cable. Connect

44 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 45 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 9 Using the Camera as a Web Cam IMPORTANT! Before using the Web Camera function, make sure that your camera has been switched to PC Camera mode. (Please refer ...

Page 45 - • Start NetMeeting; up instruction to set up NetMeeting.

44 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 45 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Start NetMeeting ™ NOTE: For Windows® XP / 2000 users who use NetMeeting for the first time , go to Start -> Run ->type in “conf” ->click “OK” and t...

Page 46 - 0 Troubleshooting Problems; The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems

46 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 47 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 10 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. See y...

Page 48 - Please also refer to the help files & User Guide that accompany the

48 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 49 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Recorded pictures are not saved in memory. Camera powers off before the save operation is complete Or Removing the memory card before the save operation is com...

Page 49 - 1 Getting Help; • Polaroid-digital Online Services; the hotline, send e-mail to the support email address or write to the; • ArcSoft Software Help; ArcSoft HQ Support Centre; For China; For Oceania; ArcSoft Australian Support Centre; Africa & Rest of the World

48 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 49 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 11 Getting Help • Polaroid-digital Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com If you have any problem or for any immediate assistance, please pho...

Page 50 - • Technical Specifications

50 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 51 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 12 Appendix • Technical Specifications Image Size 2048 x 1536 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 640 x 480 pixels High Normal Low 6 8 15 14 19 22 50 80 100 Quality Pict...

Page 52 - Connectivity With computer via USB cable (included); • Capacity of SD Cards; SD Card

52 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 53 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com Connectivity With computer via USB cable (included) Dimension • Size: (W) 90 mm x (D) 21 mm x (H) 63 mm • Weight: Approximately 106g excluding batteries or car...

Page 53 - Video Resolution; • Uninstalling the Camera Driver (For PC users only); In Add or Remove Programs, select “Polaroid Digital Cam” and click

52 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 53 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com 256MB 32MB 64MB 128MB Video Resolution Video clips can be taken (@ 10fps) 320 x 240 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 512MB 320 x 240 p...

Page 54 - • Using Your Batteries; Limit the following activities that reduces battery life:

54 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 55 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • Using Your Batteries IMPORTANT NOTE: For best performance and prolonged battery life, we recommend the use of AA lithium or rechargeable NiMH. Limit the foll...

Page 55 - • ALWAYS remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with; • Regulatory Information; FCC Notice; generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

54 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 55 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid-digital.com • ALWAYS remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. • NEVER place hot items on the surface of the Camera. • NEVER attemp...

Page 56 - • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

56 Polaroid iON 230 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:• Reorient or relocate the receivin...