20 Most Recent Polaroid a300 Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Take it back to the store and get another camera but not this one - it has many hardware issues from the time it was released for sale. Read the comments: http://www.amazon.com/Polaroid-A300-3-2MP-Digital-Camera/dp/B000FW2I5S

Check if the batteries are in correctly, (+ & -

I'm sure you aren't missing something. Have you tried to take a picture and connect your camera to your PC ? if your PC don't have any problem to read and copy the picture, I think you can just ignore the notification.
But if you got any problem, like your PC can't read your data in your camera memory, than this formatting would be necessary. Not via camera of course, but via PC. If you can connect your camera to your PC and the memory card read as removable disc, then you can format it from Windows Explorer. But if you can't, take off the memory card and format it via car reader. And I suggest you to format before you take any pictures because formatting process will erase all of your data inside the memory card.

Hope this help and be kind to rate please.
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Yes, it's an option that is not included with the camera, so you need to buy one. I suggest a 4GB card for you.

Thee pictures are blurry most likely because you are shaking the camera as you are taking the picture. To help eliminate this lean against something solid, use the viewfinder instead of the LCD screen or mount the camera to a tripod. The colour could be from not selecting the proper white balance for the scene you are shooting. Look in you manual and see if you have an "auto" white balance and set the camera to that.

The memory card is similar to film for the camera. It's where your pictures will be stored. You can remove it from the camera and take it to your local store to print out your photos. One important thing to remember when purchasing one for your camera is that you'll need to purchase one that is capable of holding only 2GB or less. DO NOT purchase 4GB or higher as it will not work for your particular model camera. Fortunately 2GB cards are relatively inexpensive these days. Here's some examples from Amazon. And if you want to download your photos to your computer, please see this article.

With no card in the camera, go into the menu and find "reset"...follow the on-screen instructions. Then, go into the menu again and find "format"..follow the on-screen instructions. Then, if you need to format your card, it should work properly in the camera now.

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Please download Disc Digger HERE. This is a free tool you can use that works very well and there is no installation required, just run the program once you downloaded it.

Once you have connected the memory card to the computer via either the camera or preferably with a usb card reader , run the program.

On the program , select the dig deep option for accidentaly deleted files or dig deeper for a formatted card. Then select the card you want to do the recovery on and run the program.

The data will be displayed and you can recover it from there. This will only work if the card has not been used since the pictures were lost. Save the files to a location on the computer hard drive and not back to the memory card as this will overwrite the other pictures that still needs to be recovered.

Some of the properties of the files may become lost in the recovery but the pictures should be fine.

Feel free to ask if you need more assistance.

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Andrea

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The problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.

Use these at own risk as it may further damage the camera.

Firstly , try connecting your ac adapter or usb cable.

Try holding the shutter button while switching on the camera.

Look at the lens , and if some of the lens 'circles' is misaligned or not concentric then try wiggling it (while holding camera lens down).

Try gently pushing or pulling the lens when it extends but this is risky as it may cause the lens barrel to slip out of its guidance system.

Another way to do this is to place the camera lens down on a hard surface and then power it up. Be sure to use a soft cloth or something similar as to not scratch your lens or casing. Let the lens push the camera up and down a few times and sometimes the little resistance provided by the camera is enough to get things going again.

Try hitting your camera near the lens on the body with the soft tissue on the palm of your hand.

Other than that , I would take the camera to a repair center for a evaluation to see if it would cost more to repair than to replace the camera.

If it is still under warranty I would suggest you take it in before trying any of these steps and remove any off-brand batteries or accessories as some stores are really fussy about warranty repairs on camera's with non-brand accessories.

Hope the advise is useful. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you need any further assistance.

Regards
Andrea

If the pics are on your internal memory, with no card in the camera,go into the menu and find "format"...follow the on-screen instructions. If the pics are on the card and you want to delete just one pic at a time, bring up the pic on the screen and push the button with the garbage can icon...follow the on-screen instructions. If you want to erase the entire card and the pics are safely on your computer, then just do the format thing again with the card in the camera.

Make sure you have the latest driver for the Polaroid camera from Polaroid.com installed on your computer.

go on this link u'll get it

diplodrivers.com/download-driver/POLAROID/A300

No, it doesn't come with a card.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive.

There are also plenty of photo catalog software packages out there, some free, some not, that can transfer and catalog your pictures so you can quickly find pictures from Susie's birthday party, for example. Just do a google search for "photo catalog software".

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card. If the switch is already in the proper position, slide it fully the other way and then back again.

If that doesn't work, try another card.

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card. If the switch is already in the proper position, slide it fully the other way and then back again.

If the camera came with a USB cable, connect it to your computer. If you are running windows XP or later, it should install itself. Wait for it to install, then go look at you drives, it should show up as a drive.

just go to polaroid.com and download the start up file for that camera it will be there