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2 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Preface. .....................................................................................6 • About this Manual ....................................................................6 Federal Communications Commission ...
3 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 4 Using the LCD Monitor ............................................................... 24 • LCD Monitor Layout ............................................................... 24 Record Mode Screen Layout .......................................
6 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1 Preface • About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. Allinformation presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary in...
7 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.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 modification...
8 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Battery Information • Turn off the camera before installing or removing the battery. • Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipme...
9 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 2 Introduction Thank you for selecting the new Polaroid t1234 digital camera for your imaging needs. Incorporated with Polaroid’s sophisticated technology, your exquisitely compact camera will offer a powerful range of high-end, easy-to-use ...
10 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Main Features • 12 mega pixels resolution • Up to 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom • 1/2.3 inch CCD image sensor • 3 inch color LTPS LCD monitor • 32MB internal flash memory with optional external SD/SDHC card • Supports up to 4GB of ...
11 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera Li-ion battery Battery charger Wrist strap USB cable Power cord CD-ROM Quick Start Guide User Manual (optional) Camera pouch (optional) A...
12 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Views Front View Flash Self-timer LED / AF Assist Lamp Zoom Lens Microphone Back View Zoom buttons Play button OK button /4-way navigation control LCD screen Menu button SCN / Delete button scn m Top View Image Stabilizer button P...
13 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Bottom View USB / TV Out Battery/ SD card compartment Tripod screw hole Speaker Left View Hand strap retainer
14 Polaroid t1234 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 on/off the power. Image Stabilizer The image stabilizer sets the optiomal ISO value according to light levels to compen...
15 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Button Usage OK 1. Confirm a selection when using the OSD menus. 2. In Record and Playback mode, press to change LCD screen display to show OSD icons and guide lines. Flash/ Right 1. In Record mode, press to scroll through the flash mode op...
16 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Led Indicators Your camera is equipped with 2 LED indicators: • Operation Lamp, located on top of your camera. See “Top View” on page 12 to locate the Operation Lamp, and • Self-timer Lamp, located in the front of the camera. See “Front Vi...
17 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Operation Sound Your camera is equipped with a speaker for user feedback. Buzzer Camera Status Two beeps Denotes the start of an operation like recording and printing. Also beeps when using menu and set properties. Three beeps Denotes low b...
18 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 3 Getting Started • Attaching the Wrist Strap Follow these instructions to attach the wrist strap to your camera to facilitate easy carrying: 1. Insert the short loop of the strap in the strap eyelet. 2. Thread the larger loop of the strap...
19 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 3. Close the battery/SD card door. • Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD or SDHC memory cards. Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB and SDHC cards of up to 32GB in size. Follow these instructions ...
20 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com M B 5. Close the battery SD/card door. NOTE: To remove the SD/MMC card, gently push the card until it pops out. Pull out the the card carefully. • Charging the Battery The battery that is included in the package is not charged. You need to...
21 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Battery icon on the LCD display indicates the battery level. See “LCD Display Layout” on page 24 . • Turning the Power On and Off section There are two ways to turn on the camera:• Press the Power button. The start up image displays briefly...
22 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4. If necessary, press m to close the menu. Now, you are ready to start taking photos and videos. NOTE: • Holding down the or changes the values continuously. • If the batteries are removed for more than 48 hours, the Date & Time will ...
23 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Modes Your camera has two modes: Record mode • Set to Record mode to capture images and record videos and audio clips. • Record mode can be further set to mode options like auto, movie and scene selection modes. See “ Selecting the Record...
24 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 4 Using the LCD Display The high resolution 3” LCD display shows important information regarding camera settings as well as the image of your photo or video. The display on the LCD display is called the On Screen Display or OSD. • LCD Disp...
26 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: AUTO F 3.1 F 3.1 1/ 30 1/ 30 0.0EV 0.0EV 12M 27/27 27/27 :PLAY 2009/01/01 01:57 2009/01/01 01:...
27 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Playback mode of videos: 6/09/2008 1:57 6/09/2008 1:57 :PLAY 27/27 27/27 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 00:00:01 00:00:01 WT 11 13 12 9 10 No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates the file is protected. 3 Movie cli...
28 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Playback mode of audio clips: 27/27 27/27 6/09/2008 1:57 6/09/2008 1:57 :PLAY 00:00:01 00:00:01 WT 9 8 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates the file is protected. 3 File no. ...
29 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Changing the LCD Display The type of information displayed on the LCD screen can be changed using the OK button. Press the OK button repeatedly to change the LCD display from one type to another. In the Record Mode, the LCD display can be...
30 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com In Playback mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: 27/27 27/27 OSD on Full OSD on OSD off AUTO 1/ 30 1/ 30 0.0EV 0.0EV 12M F 3.1 F 3.1 27/27 27/27 :PLAY 2009/01/01 01:57 2009/01/01 01:57 NOTE: LCD display cannot be...
31 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 5 Recording Photos, Videos and Voices • Taking Photos section 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 butt...
32 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Image Stabilizer Stabilizer button 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 38 on how to adjust the ISO settings. To activ...
33 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 1. Press the button to optically zoom in to the maximum until it stops. 2. Release the button. 3. Press the button again to switch to digital zoom automatically. Zooming continues. x5.0 x5.0 307 307 AUTO 0.0EV 0.0EV 12M 307 307 AUTO 0.0EV 0...
34 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Your camera is equipped with five flash modes: Auto flash. The flash fires automatically whenever extra lighting is needed. Red-eye reduction. The flash fires twice to reduce the red-eye effect. Always on. The flash fires whenever you pres...
35 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Using the SCN Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in the Record Mode. It contains My Mode, Resolution, Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. NOTE: • Press the SCN button of your came...
36 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Resolution The Resolution function is used to set the resolution before you capture the image. Changing the resolution affects the number of images that can be stored in your memory card. The higher the resolution, the more memory space is...
37 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com EV Compensation EV stands for Exposure Value. In difficult lighting conditions, sometimes the auto exposure function of your camera may not be right for the scene you are capturing. The EV Compensation function allows you to adjust the expo...
38 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description AWB Auto (Default) The camera automatically adjusts the white balance. Daylight Used for bright sunny conditions. Cloudy Used for cloudy conditions. Tungsten Used for indoor photos with tungsten or halogen lighting wi...
39 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Icon Item Description Multi The camera measures the exposure readings from multiple points in the subject area. Center The camera measures the average light from the entire frame but gives more importance to the values near the center. Spot...
40 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Using the Record Menu m If you are in the Record mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the OK button to move through menu ...
41 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Setting the Scene Mode Setting the Scene mode allows you to capture images with preset settings according to the scenes or environment. 1. From the Record Menu, press to select the Record Mode. Record Mode Drive Mode AEB AF AreaAF LampSharp...
43 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Icon Item Description Sports This feature captures fast moving sports action. Party This feature is used for wedding or indoor party settings. Candlelight This feature is used to capture warm candle light effects. NIght Portrait This featur...
44 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Selecting the Smile Detection Mode This feature is based on “Face Tracking”. When you use smile capture, you need to set the face tracking feature on first. Enter the scene mode, Use the navigation controls to select “Smile Capture” item a...
45 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Setting the Drive Mode Your camera has two important features; Self-timer and Burst that 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...
46 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Icon Item Description 10 10 Sec Self-timer Sets a 10-second delay to capture your image after pressing the shutter button. 2 2 Sec Self-timer Sets a 2-second delay to capture your image after pressing the shutter button. x 2 Double Self-ti...
47 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Setting the AF Area AF stands for Automatic Focus. This feature determines the area on which the camera focuses. To set AF Area 1. From the Record Menu, select AF Area. 2. Use the or selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply chang...
48 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Setting Sharpness This function alllows you to enhance or soften finer details of your photos. To set Sharpness 1. From the Record Menu, select Sharpness. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and a...
49 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Icon Item Description High Enhances saturation. Normal Normal saturation is applied. Low Reduces saturation. Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your photos. To set Contrast 1. From the Record Menu, select Co...
50 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 1. From the Record Menu, select Digital Zoom. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings. SaturationContrast Digital Zoom Date...
51 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com To set Date Stamp 1. From the Record men, select Date Stamp. 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. SaturationContrastDigital Zoom Date Stamp Auto Review OFF OFF Active Z-Lighting D...
52 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Recording Movies Record Mode Drive ModeAEB AF Area AF Lamp Sharpness OFFOFF OFF 1. From the Record mode menu, select Movie. 2. Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take. 3. Press the Shutter button to start recording.4. Use ...
53 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Icon Frame Size Image Quality 848 x 480 HDTV 640 X 480 High Quality 320 x 240 (Default) Normal 640 x 480 For YouTube To set other movie mode settings, please refer to “Using the Function Menu” on page 35 . YouTube Mode The YouTube Mode allo...
54 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Recording Voices 1. From the Record mode menu, select Voice. The Voice Recording screen layout is dis- played on the LCD monitor. 2. Press the Shutter button to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording. 00:00:...
55 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.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 s...
56 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Viewing thumbnails 1. Press the button to view 9-image thumbnails. 2. Use the navigation buttons to move through the items. 3. Press the OK button to select the image and view it normally. Select Thumbnail view Scroll bar . If scroll bar...
57 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images only. • In normal view, press the button repeatedly until the desired zoom view. • The 4 arrows on the LCD display indicates that the image is zoomed in. • You can zoom view an...
58 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.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 pla...
59 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is separately recorded and attached 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 saved ...
60 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 5. A confirmation selection appears on creen.6. Select Delete . 7. Press the OK button to delete. Delete Cancel 8. The next image is displayed on the LCD display. To delete another file, use the or to scroll through the images/videos/audio...
61 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 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 slideshow se...
63 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com To delete multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Delete submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD. Select Next 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 3. When the desired image/video/audio clip is highl...
64 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Protect The Protect function lets you lock a photo or video to protect it from being modified or accidentally erased. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1. From the Playback menu, select Protec...
66 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Red Eye Correction 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 d...
67 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.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. To record voice memo: 1 Set t...
68 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com Photo Edit The Photo Edit function lets you edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artistic effect. Edited photos in this function are saved as a new file.To activate Photo Edit:1. Set the camera to Playback mode. ...
71 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Trim 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. 3. P...
73 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com Startup Image The Startup Image function allows you to setup a startup image when you turn on your camera. 1. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 2. Select Startup Image. The menu selection appears. 3. Select options: • Syste...
75 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com To reset DPOF: 1. Select Reset on the DPOF submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes . Yes Cancel Reset DPOF? 3. Press the OK button to reset DPOF settings. NOTE: You can specify up to 99 copies for DPOF. If you specify 0 copie...
76 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 7 Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you are in Record or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows you to configure camera settings. To go to Setup Menu: 1. Press the Menu botton to launch the Record/ Playback Menu. 2. ...
77 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Setting Sounds Use the Sound menu functions to control the sounds produced by the camera. 1. From the Settings menu, select Sounds. Sounds StartupShutterOperationVolume Sound1 OnOn Select OK 2. Adjusts sound settings. 3. Press the OK butt...
78 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting Power Save The Power Save function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera automatically goes into the sleep mode to save power. After a minute of being in sleep mode, the camera eventually turns off power. Availabl...
79 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Setting Language The Language menu allows you to choose the language of the on screen display (OSD) menu. Language English DeutschFrançaisEspañolItaliano NederlandsPortuguês MagyarPolski Select OK • Use the navigation control to scroll th...
80 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Setting LCD Brightness Use the LCD Brightness function to control the LCD brightness. Available settings are: • Bright. Enhances LCD brightness. • Normal. Normal LCD brightness. LCD Brightness LCD SaveMemory KitReset All OFF Bright Norma...
81 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 8 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Software Included with Your Camera The t1234 software CD contains the following software: Polaroid Digital Camera Driver Driver is ready for Windows 98se Users only. Your computer need to be insta...
82 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.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: •...
83 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com For Macintosh Users: Mac 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. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Install the software include...
84 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.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 “Settin...
85 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com • Connecting the Camera a PC You can transfer photos, videos and audio files to your PC. 1. Connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. The PC detects the connection. The camera’s internal memory and memory car...
86 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 10 Appendix • About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folders in the internal memory memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. Folder Structure Your camera creates three d...
87 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com File Naming File names begin with “DSCI” and followed by a 4-digit number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created. If the highest folder number is 999 and the highest file number exceeds 9999...
88 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 11 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and/or Action Camera does not turn on. The batteries may be exhausted. Charge or replace thebatteries. Camera turns off automatically. Press any button except the Power button to turn on the camera. LCD tur...
89 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guidewww.polaroid.com 12 Getting Help • Polaroid Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid.com • ArcSoft Software Help For United States For Latin America ArcSoft HQ Support Centre E-mail:[email protected] (Fremont, CA 94538) Tel.: 1-510-979-559...
90 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com 13 Specifications Sensor 12 Mega Pixels CCD, Size: 1/2.3 Lens Focal Length: f = 6.3 - 18.9 mm,3X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD Monitor 3.0” color LTPS LCD Focus Range Normal: 0.4m - Infinity (All zoom step) Macro: 0.1m - 0.6m (At wide ...
92 Polaroid t1234 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com • Camera Default Setting Camera Mode Description Default Still Image Mode Image Resolution 12M Quality Fine Metering Multi White Balance for Pictures Auto ISO Auto Exposure 0 Drive Mode Off AEB Off AF Area Wide AF Lamp Auto Sharpness Norma...
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