Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer, User Manual

Page 1: ...ce by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Par...

Page 2: ...ilers especially with accessories such as batteries chargers AC adapters memory cards cables pouches and language support Occasionally a retailer will specify a unique product color appearance and internal memory capacity Contact your dealer for precise product definition and included accessories The illustrations in this manual are for the purposes of explanation and may differ from your camera T...

Page 3: ...echnician Please contact our friendly customer service should you have any questions Do not use the camera in areas near water Continued use may cause personal injury Please consult our friendly customer service Do not place the camera on unstable surfaces This might cause the camera to fall and cause damage Keep the battery out of the reach of children Adult supervision is recommended when the pr...

Page 4: ... This may cause fire or electric shock Do not immediately remove the battery after a long period of continuous use The battery may become warm during continued use this is normal Touching a warm battery may cause personal injury Do not wrap the camera or place it in cloth or blankets This may cause heat to build up and deform the case resulting in personal injury Use the camera in a well ventilate...

Page 5: ...imize its performance and lifetime we recommend that you fully charge the battery and discharge it for at least one complete cycle before use The camera may feel warm after a long period of continuous use This is normal and not a malfunction If the battery is not to be used for a long period of time remove it from the camera If stored for a long time in a fully charged condition its performance ma...

Page 6: ...2x3 ZINK compatible Polaroid products Keep the photo pack in a cool and dry place Do not leave the photo pack in a place where the temperature is extremely high e g a car or on the beach for long periods If the photo pack has been kept in a place where the temperature is extremely high or low leave it at normal room temperature for an hour before starting to print Do not touch or pull the print du...

Page 7: ...out 23 Find Blur Function 24 VIDEO MODE 24 Recording Video Clips 25 Playing Back Video Clips 26 PLAYBACK MODE 26 Playback of Still Images 27 Erasing Images 27 Removing Red eye 28 Dynamic Lighting Feature 29 DPOF Settings 30 Protecting Images 31 Attaching Voice Memos 32 INSTANT DIGITAL PRINTER FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES 32 Printing 33 Editing your Images 36 MENU OPTIONS 36 Capture Menu 39 Video Menu 40...

Page 8: ...int just the ones you want Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items Instant Digital Camera Quick Guide Software CD ROM USB cable Camera strap Rechargeable lithium ion battery AC adapter AC adaptor plug 4 10 sheets 2x3 Premium ZINK Paper Optional Accessories SD SDHC memory card Accessories and components may vary by retailer Should any of these comp...

Page 9: ...EN 9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1 Shutter button 2 Power button 3 Speaker 4 Self timer LED 5 Flash 6 Focus switch 7 Lens 8 USB terminal 9 Microphone 10 DC IN 9V terminal 1 2 3 4 10 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 10: ...in button Zoom out button 4 Status LED 5 Mode button 6 Menu button 7 Up button Display button 8 OK Set button 9 Photo exit slot 10 Right button Flash mode button 11 Print button 12 Hand strap holder 13 Down button Delete button 14 Left button Self timer button 15 Tripod socket 16 Battery SD card door ...

Page 11: ...olution 3648x2736 FW interpolation 3264 x 2448 FW interpolation 2560 x 1920 2048x1536 x 640 x 480 11 OK key SCN hint icon 12 Main focus area 13 Date and time 14 Capture mode icon Single T Continuous U AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Album Shot Burst Cont flash Pre shot Coupl shot 15 White balance Auto Incand Fluoresc 1 Fluoresc 2 Daylight Cloudy Manual WB 16 Image quality Fine Standard Economy 17 ISO...

Page 12: ...ate and time 10 Histogram 11 Shutter speed value Aperture value 12 Exposure value 13 Image quality 14 ISO 15 Mode icon Playback mode Video playback 1 Protect icon 2 File Folder number 3 Storage media 4 Battery condition 5 Up key Volume adjust icon 6 Volume 7 Total recorded time 8 Video status bar 9 Video condition icon 10 Elapsed time 11 OK key Play Pause hint icon 12 Down key Stop hint icon 13 Mo...

Page 13: ...rmat the memory card with this camera before its initial usage 5 Close the battery SD card door and make sure it is locked securely To prevent valuable data from being accidentally erased from an SD SDHC memory card you can slide the write protect tab on the side of the SD SDHC memory card to LOCK To save edit or erase data on an SD SDHC memory card you must unlock the card To prevent damaging of ...

Page 14: ...re the ZINK Smart Sheet is placed and loaded with the bar code face down Shiny side of paper faces up 4 Close the paper tray door The ZINK Smart Sheet will automatically eject The paper compartment must be empty before refilling Do not fill the paper compartment with more than one 10 pack of Premium ZINK Paper Having more than 10 sheets of paper may damage the printer Avoid bending the Premium ZIN...

Page 15: ...is green when charging is complete Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the age of the battery The battery may feel warm after it has been charged or immediately after being used This is normal and not a malfunction When using the camera in cold areas keep the camera and battery warm Notes on the AC power cord AC Power Cord must meet the requirement of countries where you ...

Page 16: ...on and set the camera mode to or or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and press the OK button 4 Select Date Time with the c d buttons and press the OK button 5 Select the date format with the c d buttons and press the OK button Select the item s field with the e f buttons and adjust the value for the date and time with the c d...

Page 17: ...he MENU button Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory This utility formats the internal memory or memory card and erases all stored images and data 1 Toggle the MODE button and set the camera mode to or or press the 7 button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select the Setup at the end of the Menu with the c d buttons and press the OK button 4 Select Format with the c d buttons then press the OK bu...

Page 18: ...ode to Set the focus switch to O if you want to capture a close up image Toggle the abutton to select the appropriate flash mode setting 3 Compose your image in the LCD display Pressing the button zooms in on the subject and enlarges the subject on the LCD display Pressing the button provides a wider angle image 4 To take a picture press the shutter button Questions Call our toll free customer ser...

Page 19: ...mer during operation press the OK button or shutter button The table below will help you to choose the appropriate self timer mode The 10 2 sec self timer function cannot be used in the following capture modes T U and The self timer setting is automatically cancelled after an image is captured Self timer mode Description e2s 2 sec The image is captured about 2 seconds after the shutter is pressed ...

Page 20: ...o minimize the influences of hand shaking when capturing an image Fisheye Select this mode when you want to simulate a fisheye lens effect or to make a distorted hemisphere like image Portrait Select this mode when you want to have optimized settings for Portrait capture Landscape Select this mode when you want to capture an image with infinity focus hard sharpness and high saturation Sports Selec...

Page 21: ...Water Select this mode when you want to capture the soft flowing water Pets Select this mode when you want to capture your pets Shoot from their eye level Snow Select this mode when you want to capture clear snow scenes without darkened subjects and bluish tint Beach Select this mode when you want to capture bright beach scenes and sunlit water surfaces Photo border Select this mode when you want ...

Page 22: ...Manual WB menu This establishes for the camera exactly what white should look like under the current lighting conditions and it will adjust its white balance accordingly The setting is memorized and will remain if the camera is shut off then back on Recording Shots into Multiple Image Layout The Album Shot mode enables you to easily record images and combine three shots into a single image 1 Toggl...

Page 23: ... MODE button and set the camera mode to 2 Press the MENU button and select Find Blur icon with the c d buttons Set Find Blur on 3 Press the shutter button to return to preview display 4 Press the shutter button down fully to capture your image 5 Press the OK Confirm button to save the best image Press the MENU Cancel button to save all images ...

Page 24: ...time depends on the available memory on the memory card and the subject of the image being recorded The zoom function cannot be used during video recording When recording a video clip the flash and 10 2 sec self timer function cannot be used If the write speed of your SD SDHC memory card is not fast enough for recording video clips in the currently selected quality the video recording will stop Sh...

Page 25: ... to the beginning of the video clip To pause video playback press the OK button Pressing the OK button again resumes playback Video clips cannot be displayed rotated or enlarged Windows Media player or QuickTime Player is recommended to play back the video clip on your computer QuickTime Player is a free media player available at www apple com and compatible with Mac and Windows computers For more...

Page 26: ...reen 2 The images can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence using the e f buttons To view the previous image press the e button To view the next image press the f button Pressing the button enlarges the image To return to normal magnification press the button Video clips cannot be rotated An a icon is displayed with images which have an audio memo recorded ...

Page 27: ...ct Cancel and press the OK button 6 To exit from the menu press the MENU button Removing Red eye You can use this function to remove the red eye effect after an image is taken 1 Toggle the MODE button to 7 The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Fix Red Eyes with the c d buttons and press the OK button 5 Se...

Page 28: ...2 Select the image that you want to edit with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Dynam Light with the c d buttons and press the OK button 5 Select High or Low with the e f buttons and press the OK button 6 View the changes on the corrected image 7 To save your corrected image select Confirm with the e f buttons and press the OK button When this process ends this replaces the original...

Page 29: ...l with the e f buttons and press the OK button Single Sets DPOF for each individual image All Sets DPOF for all images at once 6 Select Print Num with the c d buttons and press the OK button This displays the number of prints setting screen 7 Set the number of prints with the e f buttons and press the OK button 8 Select Date Print with the c d buttons and press the OK button The date setting scree...

Page 30: ...All has been selected t is displayed on all the images Canceling the Protection To cancel protection for only one image display the image on the LCD display you want to remove the protection 1 Toggle the MODE button to 7 The last image appears on the screen 2 Select the image that you want to cancel protection with the e f buttons 3 Press the MENU button 4 Select Protect with the c d buttons from ...

Page 31: ...tons and press the OK button 5 Press the OK button is displayed on the screen and the recording starts 6 To stop recording a voice memo as it is being recorded press the OK button again An a icon is displayed with images that have a voice memo RE REC mode can only be used for the recorded and selected file and it can record voice memo repeatedly to replace the previous recordings Playing back voic...

Page 32: ... button By default the print quantity is 1 4 Select Print with the c d buttons and press the OK button Select Reset the camera returns to print preview display without saving the settings Press the MENU button to exit print setting and the camera returns to print preview display After the printing process is complete the camera returns to print preview display 5 Press to exit print setting go back...

Page 33: ...without saving the settings g To proceed with image printing select Confirm with the e f buttons on the Print Now menu After the printing process is complete the camera returns to the main Print preview display Adding Photo Border a Press the button to enter the Print mode and press the MENU button b Opt for the Photo Border feature with the c d buttons and press the OK button c Select Add Border ...

Page 34: ... OK button g Select Confirm with the e f buttons and press the OK button The cropped image is saved as a new file Select Cancel will enter print menu without saving the settings h To proceed with image printing select Confirm with the e f buttons on the Print Now menu After the printing process is complete the camera returns to the main Print preview display Adding Polaroid Border a Press the butt...

Page 35: ...th the e f buttons and press the OK button If you wish to print this image set the number of prints with the c d buttons and press the OK button Should you select date or date file the print data will be the date the image was taken not the date the image was printed Do not turn off the camera while printing Do not open the paper tray door while printing Questions Call our toll free customer servi...

Page 36: ...may override the camera s automatic exposure setting to make the subject brighter or darker This is called EV compensation The EV compensation can be adjusted from 2 0EV to 2 0EV Size This sets the size of the image that will be captured 10M FW interpolation 8M FW interpolation 5M 3M VGA ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images When the sensitivity is raised and the ISO number is increas...

Page 37: ...Averages the light metered from the entire frame but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center Spot A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured to calculate the correct exposure Average The exposure is measured all of the image area Single Captures one image at a time Continuous Permits continuous capture of up to 3 images AEB Permits 3 consecutive images in the ord...

Page 38: ...itled Find Blur for further details On Off Date Print The date the image was captured will be printed on it This function must be activated before the image is captured On Off Setup Refer to the section in this manual titled Setup Menu for further details ...

Page 39: ... exit from the menu press the MENU button Size This sets the size of the video clip that will be captured HD VGA QVGA Quality This sets the quality compression at which the video clip is captured Fine Standard Color This sets the color of the video clip that will be captured Standard Vivid Color Accent Red Color Accent Green Color Accent Blue Sepia B W Blue Red Green Yellow Purple Audio This sets ...

Page 40: ...ls Fix Red Eyes Refer to the section in this manual titled Removing Red eye for further details Dynam Light Refer to the section in this manual titled Dynamic Lighting Feature for further details Slide Show This function enables you to play back your still images automatically in order one image at a time 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Rotate If you wish to rotate a still image 90 degrees to the right select ...

Page 41: ...ir size or less overwrite old size images with newly compressed images It is only possible to reduce the image quality size never to increase it Copy to Card Allows you to copy your files from the camera s internal memory to a SD SDHC memory card Of course you can only do this if you have a memory card installed and some files in internal memory All files remain in the internal memory even after c...

Page 42: ...ss the MENU button Date Time Refer to the section in this manual titled Setting the Date and Time for further details Language Refer to the section in this manual titled Choosing the Language for further details Auto Off If no operation is performed for a specific period of time the power to the camera is automatically turned off This feature is useful for reducing battery usage Off 1 Min 2 Min 3 ...

Page 43: ...t a brightness level for the LCD monitor Standard Bright Format Refer to section in this manual titled Formatting the Memory Card or Internal Memory for further details Media Info This displays the free capacity of the internal memory or the memory card Sys Info This displays the firmware version of the camera Sys Reset This returns all basic settings to the camera s default settings The time sett...

Page 44: ...es and video clips will be inside the folders of DCIM folder Copy Paste or Drag N Drop image and video files to a folder on your computer Mac users Double click the untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon on your desktop iPhoto may automatically launch Black screen appears when camara is conneted with PC without battery inside Windows Macintosh Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent Windows 2000 XP Vista 51...

Page 45: ... and text based on professionally designed templates and layouts Projects can be printed at home or saved as image files for sharing with family and friends by email or the web To install software 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the camera into your CD ROM drive The welcome screen appears 2 Click the respective software name Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For mor...

Page 46: ...ecording media 32MB internal memory 15MB available for image storage Supports SD SDHC memory card up to 32GB optional File format DCF JPEG EXIF 2 2 Motion JPEG AVI HD720p 30fps Lens Focal length 6mm Focus Range Standard 1 0m infinity Macro 0 19m 0 24m Digital zoom 2 4x Capture mode 4x Playback mode Flash effective range 1 2 2 1m Terminals DV IN 9V USB 2 0 compliant Power supply Rechargeable Lithiu...

Page 47: ...onomy 15 1010 2054 4035 8211 16522 33143 3264 x 2448 FW interpolation y Fine 9 560 1140 2240 4559 9174 18404 v Standard 14 856 1741 3420 6960 14005 28094 w Economy 18 1155 2349 4613 9389 18891 37895 2560 x 1920 y Fine 11 745 1517 2980 6064 12203 24479 v Standard 18 1146 2331 4579 9318 18749 37612 w Economy 24 1504 3060 6010 12231 24610 49368 2048 x 1536 y Fine 16 998 2030 3986 8113 16324 32746 v S...

Page 48: ...QVGA 320 x 240 and standard quality SDHC Class6 or above is required for HD movie recording Size Quality Internal Memory SD SDHC memory card capacity 1GB 2GB 4GB SDHC 8GB SDHC 16GB SDHC 32GB SDHC HD 1280 x 720 Fine 00 00 05 00 06 04 00 12 21 00 24 16 00 49 23 01 39 22 03 19 20 Standard 00 00 06 00 06 49 00 13 53 00 27 16 00 55 31 01 51 42 03 44 05 x 640 x 480 Fine 00 00 07 00 07 35 00 15 25 00 30 ...

Page 49: ...emory card is write protected Remove the write protection Images do not appear on the LCD display LCD display is dark Adjust the brightness of the LCD display in the menu The images appear to be blurry or out of focus The subject is too close Get your subject within the effective focus range The contents on the memory card cannot be played back You played back a memory card that was not formatted ...

Page 50: ...door Check if there is paper in the tray If so ensure the paper is loaded correctly If not add a new pack of Polaroid Premium ZINK Paper The paper jammed while printing part of the image has already ejected Pull out paper 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the paper tray door and remove the excess photo paper 3 Close the paper tray door 4 Press the print button again This should eject the jammed paper 5...