Forgets date / time every power off/on

Mine does that if I do not get to the end of the set up process but if I finish set up, setting at least the date and time then (as you say, as long as the battery holds a bit of power) it will stop asking me.

On this camera you have a supplemental litte battery that is just beside the AA batteries. If you pull on the little tab that says CR 1220 you will find a battery that looks like a battery watch. Just replace it, go back into your date/time settings and you should be good to go! It worked for me!

No internal battery. After the batteries are in the camera for 2 hours, there is enough charge in the camera to hold on to settings for 6 hours. If you take longer than that to install fresh batteries, the settings are lost. Here's what the manual says:

DATE/TIME

DATE/TIME

OKOK:At the time of purchase and after leaving the camera for a

long period with the batteries removed, settings such as the

date and time are cleared. Once the AC power adapter has

been connected or the batteries have been installed for 2

hours or more, the camera settings will be retained for

roughly 6 hours even if both sources of power are removed.

Hi:
The only way you can get back into the system at this point, unless you remember the PW, is to reinstall windows with the option to keep structure intact, this will install a fresh copy of windows while keeping your files safe. The other option you have is to reformat the drive and start fresh. But of course you will loose the files that are already on the system but it will at least allow you to use the computer again. Next time I suggest you do as I do, someone who forgets PW's all the time is buy a memory stick and keep all passwords on it, you might want to password this also but if you forget it also, then your're still stuck, so use one you will allways remember no matter what. Or purchase a program called password keeper.

have you check the settings for time and date have you saved it? You can also try to remove the cam battry for 2 mins. then put it back in then turn on the camera and then after few secs. turn it off, then see if the issue persist.

There are two batteries in the camera. One is the big one you charge and the other is a little coin type battery. This coin battery maintains your settings and when it goes your camera forgets things. Same setup on computers and a lot of other electronics. In your camera the battery is a CR1220 worth about $1-$2. It should last about 3-5 years but you never know.

The battery is in a little holder on the left hand side of the camera. Its under the same cover as the usb connector and power plug in. You should be able to pop out the battery holder fairly easily. This is one of those things that if you take the camera to a battery store they will probably do it for you if they aren't busy. If you look at page 137 of your manual you will find the instructions for doing it yourself.

sounds similar to my problem - after several times of occuring & working again apparently by chance I now think problem is caused by taking out main battery whilst camera switched on causing a software problem - try taking out both batteries for a long time (I did an hour) so camera forgets all it knows including date etc & reverts to factory settings. Make sure main battery is charged & replace both batteries - I did this & camera now seems fine - though haven't tried to recreate fault !

If still under warranty, Fuji can perform a "power re-set" on the camera. This reduces the amount of power the camera requires, and should solve the problem for the long-term. I have sent out one of my customer's A600 with the same conditions. The re-set solved his problem.

Will the camera work without this item set up or does it stall there? If it works otherwise, just live with it. There is not a 'repair option as such- you could check out the Polaroid Web site tech support team though

There is not an option to remember the date/time when you power off the camera. The camera should always remember the time. If it forgets the setting when you power it off then your backup battery has gone dead. Check your manual to see if it is something you can replace yourself. I am not familiar with this camera specifically but some cameras make the backup battery accessible and some require disassembly. David Millier Advance Camera Repair