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2 Polaroid i1236 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Preface. .....................................................................................7 • About this Manual................................................................................... 7 Copyright ............
3 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Switching between Modes ............................................................... 20 Selecting the Record mode options section ..................................... 21 4 Using the LCD Screen ...............................................
4 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Saturation ................................................................................ 50 • Setting Contrast ................................................................................... 50 • Setting the Digital Zoom .....
7 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 1 Preface • About this Manual 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. Copyright This manual contains proprietary in...
8 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Warning: A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent interference to radio and television reception. Use only shielded cable to connect I/O devices to this equipment. Any changes or modificatio...
9 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Battery Information • Turn off the camera before installing or removing batteries.. • Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of batteries. or charger may damage the equipm...
10 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Polaroid digital camera. This manual provides you step-by-step instructions on how to use your camera, and is intended for your reference only. • Camera Features • 12 megapixels re...
11 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: t1232 The CD-ROM includes Polaroid t1232 Camera Driver (PC) ArcSoft MediaImpression™: (PC/Mac) ArcSoft Print Creations® (PC/Mac) Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™...
12 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Views Front View Back View Flash Zoom Lens Self-timer LED / AF Assist Lamp Microphone M Fn SET DISP Menu buttons Function / Delete button LCD screen Mode switch SET button / 4-way navigation control LED indicato r
14 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use. Button Description Power Press to turn the power on or off. Image Stabilizer The image stabilizer sets the optimal ISO value according to light levels to comp...
16 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera has 32MB of internal memory. Users can store images up to 10MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the camera, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the inte...
17 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 3 Getting Started • Attaching the Wrist Strap • Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the Li-ion battery into the battery compartment. Please read “Battery Information” on page 9 before inserting/ removing the battery. 1...
18 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3. Flip the door back into place as shown in the illustration and slide the locking tab in the direction of the arrow. • Inserting a SD/SDHC Memory Card Expand your camera’s memory by using SD or SDHC memory cards. Your camera supports SD ...
19 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Charging the Battery The battery that comes along with your package is not charged.You need to charge the battery before using the camera. CH AR GE 1. Insert the battery into the battery charger as shown. 2. Connect the battery charger to...
20 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 2. Press SET to apply. 3. If necessary, press MENU to close the menu. Now, you are ready to start taking photos and videos. NOTE: • Holding down or DISP, changes the values continuously. • If the battery is removed for more than 48 hours, ...
21 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Selecting the Photo Record mode options section Maximize the quality and ease of use of your camera by using the different mode options. The mode options allow you to capture images with preset settings according to the scene conditions. 1....
22 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4 Using the LCD Screen The high resolution 3.0” LCD display shows all important information regarding your cameras’ settings as well as the visual image of your photo or video. This display is called the On Screen Display or OSD. • LCD Scr...
24 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of file being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: F 3.0 F 3.0 1/ 30 1/ 30 0EV 0EV 27/27 27/27 SET : 2009/01/01 01:57 2009/01/01 01:57 12M ISO 400...
25 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Playback mode of videos: 27/27 27/27 2009/01/01 01:57 2009/01/01 01:57 SET : WT 0:00:16 / 0:00:20 1 2 3 5 67 8 10 9 11 12 4 No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates the file is protected. 3 Movie cli...
26 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback mode of audio clips: 27/27 27/27 2009/01/01 01:57 2009/01/01 01:57 SET : WT 0:00:16 / 0:00:20 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 3 No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates the file is protected. 3 Butto...
27 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Changing the LCD Screen Display The type of information displayed on the LCD screen can be changed using the DISP button. Press the DISP button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another. In Photo/VideoRecord Mode, the LC...
28 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com In Playback mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: 1/ 30 1/ 30 F 3.0 F 3.0 0EV 0EV SET : 12M ISO 400 27/27 27/27 2009/01/01 01:57 2009/01/01 01:57 SET : Full OSD on OSD off Help NOTE: LCD display cannot be changed ...
29 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 5 Recording Photos, Videos and Voices • Taking Photos Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your photos. Taking photos with your camera is very simple. 1. Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button. 2. A...
30 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Image Stabilizer The Image Stabilizer function prevents blurred images caused by shaking. This function is only available if ISO is set to Auto. See “ISO” on page 35 on how to adjust the ISO settings. Image Stabilization Button...
31 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash to get the correct exposure. This function cannot be activated when recording movies or continuous shooting. SET DISP Flash button To activate the Flash • Pr...
32 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type focus when recording a still image or a movie clip. SET DISP Macro button To set the Focus mode • Press the Macro button repeatedly until the desired focus mode icon is...
34 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Quality The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your photos. More compression results in a more detailed image. However, the higher the quality, the more memory space is required in your memory card. • EV Compensation...
35 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • White Balance The White Balance function allows you to adjust the camera setting according to the white light when recording still images and movies. • As you move through each selection, you can see the preview on the LCD display. Auto N...
36 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • ISO The ISO function lets you adjust the ISO sensitivity in recording still images depending on the lighting levels of your surroundings. • Use a higher ISO setting in dim conditions and a lower ISO setting in brighter conditions. • As y...
37 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Center The camera measures the average light from the entire frame but gives more importance to the values near the center. Spot The camera selects the exposure value based on the center of your picture. Icon Item Description • Color Mode T...
38 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Record Menu If you are in Record mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. M When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the SET button to move through menu sel...
41 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Icon. Item Description Smile Detection This feature uses smile tracking to automatically detect smiling faces to capture. When smiles are detected, it continuously captures the image. Blink Detection This feature detects if the subject blin...
42 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To activate Smile Capture 1. Select from the Scene Mode submenu. 2. Focus the camera on the subject to capture.3. The smile capture icon blinks every second and the white focus frame turns green to denote camera activity. 4. When a smile i...
43 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com To activate Intelligent Scene 1. Select from the Scene Mode submenu. 2. Focus the camera on the subject to capture.3. The camera detects the shooting conditions and switches to the appropriate scene mode. 4. Press the shutter button halfway...
44 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon. Intelligent Scene Modes Description Night Scene This mode is set when: • There is no face detected. • The focus distance is more than 1.5 meters. • The EV setting is lower than 5 or 4.5. Night Portrait This mode is set when a face is...
45 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Using Aperture Priority Mode With Aperture Priority mode, users can adjust the aperture value and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed to match the brightness. To activate Aperture Priority 1. Select from the Scene Mode submenu...
46 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using Manual Exposure Mode With Manual Exposure mode, users can manually adjust the shutter speed and the aperture value. To activate Manual Exposure 1. Select from the Scene Mode submenu. 2. Press SET button to enter the adjust mode.3. ...
47 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be set in the Drive mode function in the Record Menu. The Self-timer allows you to take photos after a pre-defined delay. While Burst lets you take consecutive s...
48 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting the AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. This feature captures the same image with 3 different exposure settings. • As you move through the selection, the preview on the LCD display changes. To set AEB 1. From the Re...
49 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Setting the AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even in low light conditions. If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in the front of the camera, see “Front View” on page 12, emits an red light by pressing the ...
50 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturation in your photos. Use a higher saturation setting for rich colors and a lower saturation setting for more natural tones. To set Saturation 1. From the Record m...
51 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Setting the Digital Zoom This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera. Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom first. When the zoom scale exceeds 5x, the camera uses digital zoom. NOTE: Using digital zoom may ha...
52 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Once date and time are stamped on a photo, they can no longer be edited or deleted. Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: • Available for still images only. • May slow down AEB/ continuous shooting when Date Stamp is enabled ...
53 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Recording Movies You can record movies 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 length of a single vid...
54 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings. Icon. Frame Size Description 720 x 400 HDTV 640 X 480 High Quality 320 X 240 Normal 640 X 480 YouTube Mode To set other movie mode settings, please refer to...
55 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • To record a YouTube movie, select from the Movie Size function. Available recording time for a YouTube movie is up to 10 minutes. • Recording Voices 1. From the Record mode menu, select Voice. The Voice Recording screen layout is displaye...
56 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 6 Playback View images, videos and audio clips through your camera’s Playback mode. • Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the images one by one on the LCD display. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the ...
57 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Display Thumbnail view Scroll bar. If scroll bars appear, it indicates that the screen can be scrolled. Thumbnail icons When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon. T...
58 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Use the navigation controls to view the zoomed image. • Press the Menu M button to close zoom view. NOTE: For 320 x 240 resolution images, you can only zoom in up to 6X. • Playing Movies 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Use the nav...
59 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • To capture screenshot image from a movie clip 1. During playback of movie, press the key to pause playback on your desired movie frame to capture. 2. Press the Shutter button to capture screenshot. 3. The camera will automatically stop pl...
60 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is recorded and attached separately to a captured image. See “Voice Memo” on page 67 on how to record voice memo. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. Use the navigation controls to scroll through the save...
61 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 2. View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation mode. 3. Use the or keysto scroll the display. 4. When the desired image/video/audio clip is displayed on the LCD display, press the Delete button. 5. A confirmation selection appears o...
62 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Slideshow The Slideshow function allows you to view all stored photos/videos in still image format in a continuous sequence. To view slideshow: 1. From the Playback menu, select Slideshow. The Slideshow menu appears. 2. Set the s...
63 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Deleting Files The Delete function lets you remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the file first. See “ Protecting/Unprotecting Files ” on page 64. To de...
64 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To delete attached voice memo: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode. 2. View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation mode. 3. Use the or keys to scroll until the desired image with voice memo is displayed on the screen. 4. Press M to ...
65 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com To delete all files: 1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes. 3. Press the SET button to delete all files. Delete all files ? Yes Cancel • Protecting/Unprotecting Files The Protect function lets yo...
66 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com To protect/ unprotect multiple files 1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD display. 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 3. When the desired file is highlighted, p...
68 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Voice Memo The Voice Memo function allows you to record and attach a voice memo to a saved image. You can record a maximum of 30 seconds of Voice memo per image. This function is only available in still images. Slide ShowDeleteProtectRed...
72 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Startup Image The Startup Image function allows you to setup a startup image when you turn on your camera. System My Photo Off Startup Image 1. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 2. Select Startup Image. The menu ...
73 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com To set DPOF on a single image/all images: 1. Select Single or All on the DPOF submenu. 2. For single image, use the or keys to scroll and select an image to mark for printing. 3. Specify the number of copies. Use the or DISP to increase/dec...
74 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setting menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode. The Setting menu allows you to configure general camera settings. SoundsPower SaveLCD SaveDate & Time LanguageFile Numbering 1min OFF To...
75 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Item Available Settings Description Startup Sound 1, Sound 2, Sound 3, Off Selects the startup sound when camera is turned on. Shutter On, Off Enables or disables shutter sound when shutter button is pressed. Shutter sound is not available ...
76 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Date & Time Use the Date & Time function to set the date and time of your camera. This function is useful in attaching date stamps on captured images. Your camera uses a 24-hour time format. 2009 / 01 / 01 08 : 0 5 YY/MM/...
77 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjusts video output signal to accommodate different regional settings. If TV out is not set correctly, the image may not display properly on TV. NTSC TV Out LCD BrightnessMemory KitReset All NTSC...
79 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 8 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows ® Users: PC NOTE: • If you don’t know how to install the software, please read the “Read Me” file on the CD first. • Windows 98SE needs to install your digital ...
80 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Install the software included. • Software Included with Your Camera The t1232 software CD contains the following software: P...
81 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader ™ . PDF File Reading Software Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader ™ lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. NOTE...
82 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com For Macintosh • Power Mac G3 or later • Mac OS 10.3-10.5 • Memory: 256MB or above • HDD space: 500MB or above • USB port and CD-ROM drive • Uninstalling Polaroid t1232 Camera Driver For Windows ® Users only 1. Open Add/Remove Program Prope...
83 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 9 Making Connections You can connect your camera to: • TV • Computer • Printer • Connecting the Camera to a TV To connect your camera to a TV: Audio Video 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the TV out to match TV’s video out format. See “Setting...
84 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Connecting the Camera to a Printer You You can print your photos directly using a PictBridge compatible printer. 1. Turn on your camera. 2. Set PictBridge settings. 3. Connect the camera to the printer using the USB cable. For more detai...
85 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 10 Appendix • About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folders in the internal memory or memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. Folder Structure Your camera creates three...
86 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com When this happens, try one of the following ways: • Reset the file number. • Plug in a new memory card. NOTE: Do not change the folder and file names in the memory card using your PC. It may be unable to playback the data using the camera....
87 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 11 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and/or Action Camera does not turn on. The battery may be depleted. Charge or replace the battery. Camera turns off automatically. Press any button except the Power button to turn on the camera. LCD turns bl...
88 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 12 Getting Help • Polaroid Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid.com • ArcSoft Software Help For United States ArcSoft HQ Support Center (Fremont, CA 94538) Tel.: 1-510-979-5599 Fax: 1-510-440-7978 E-mail: [email protected]...
89 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 13 Specifications • Specifications Sensor 12 Megapixels CCD, Size: 1/2.3 Lens Focal Length: f = 6.2 - 18.6 mm,3X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD Display Display: 3.0” color LCD Focus Range Normal: 80cm - InfinityMacro Wide: 5cm - 100cmTel...
91 Polaroid t1232 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Camera Default Setting Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 12M Record Mode Auto Drive Mode Off AF Area Wide AF Lamp Auto Sharpness Normal Saturation Normal Contrast Normal Digital Zoom Intelligent Zoom Photo ...
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