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OID XS7 USER GUIDE
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PARTS F
AMILARIZATION • PRÉSENTATION DES PIÈCES • FAMILIARIZZARE CON I
COMPONENTI • EINWEISUNG DER TEILE • CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS PIEZAS
Welcome
ThankyouforpurchasingthePolaroidXS7HDHDsportsvideo&photocamera.Thisisone
ofoursmallestcamerascapableofrecording720phighdefinitionvideoclipsand5MPstill
images.Withproperuseandcare,yourcamerawillprovidemanyyearsofservice,allowing
youtophotographlife,bothonlandandinthewaterwhilestandingstillormoving.Its
smallsize,lightweightandwaterproofcapabilitiesadduptooneuniquecameratohelpyou
expandyourphotographicexperiences.
Pleasetakethetimetoreadthismanualcarefullyandkeepitinasafeplaceforfuture
reference.Thescreendisplaysandillustrationsusedinthismanualmaynotbeanexact
representationofyourcamera.
What’s Included in the Box?
• XS7camera
• Waterproofcase
• Bikemount
• Helmetmount
• Cameramountadapter
• USBcable
• Manual
PRECAUTIONS
1. Donotexposethevideocameratodirectsunlightbypointingitslensdirectlyatthe
sun.Theimagesensorofthevideocameramaybedamaged.
2. Takegoodcareofthevideocameraandpreventwaterorsandparticlesfromentering
thecamera;it’sonlywaterproofwhenit’ssealedinitswaterproofcase.Whenit
isusedonthebeachnearorinthewater,besurethecameraisenclosedinits
waterproofhousing.Thehousingwillprotectthecamerafromgettingwetandwill
preventsandparticlesandsaltvapordamage.
3. Donotstorethecamerainanenvironmentwithexcessheat,humidity,dustor
chemicalmaterials.
4. Batterylifewillbeshortenedifthecameraisleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime(in
excessofthreemonths).Itisrecommendedthatyouturnthecameraonforaminute
ormoreduringlongstoragetimestoallowanelectriccurrenttorunthroughthe
battery.
5. Ifdirtaccumulatesonthecameraand/oritslens,useasoft,clean,dryclothtowipeit
awaygently.
6. Donottouchthelenssurfacewithfingers.
7. ThiscamerausesamicroSDflashcard.Youmayfindthatyourfingeralonecannotpress
thecardintoitsslotfarenoughforthecardtolockinplaceortopushitinwardenoughto
releaseit.Trynudgingthecardwithafingernailoraminiatureflatbladescrewdriver.

1.
Mode Switch | Commutateur de mode | Cambio della Modalità | Mode-Wechsel | Cambio de modo
Up Position = Still Photos | Position haute = Photos  xes | Posizione in alto = Foto | Obere Position = Stillfotos | Posición superior = fotografía  ja
Middle Position = Video Recording | Position centrale = Enregistrement de vidéos | Posizione mediana = Registrazione Video | Mittlere Position =
Video-Aufnahme | Posición media = grabación de vídeo
Down Position = Vehicle-Mounted Mode | Position basse = Mode monté sur véhicule Posizione in basso = Modalità sul Veicolo | Untere Position =
Fahrzeugmontierter Modus | Posición inferior = modo instalado en vehículo
2. Lens | Objectif | Obiettivo | Objektiv | Lente
3. Power Button | Bouton d’alimentation | Pulsante di Accensione | Ein-/Aus-Schalter | Botón de encendido
4. LCD Color Display | Af chage couleurs LCD | Schermo LCD a Colori | LCD-Farbanzeige | Pantalla LCD en color
5. Charging Indicator Light | Voyant indicateur de charge | Spia di carica | Ladezustandsleuchte | Luz indicadora de carga
6. Busy Light | Voyant occupé | Luce indicatrice di carico | Betriebslicht | Luz indicadora de actividad
7. Shutter Release | Déclencheur | Rilascio otturatore | Auslöser
|
Dis
parador
8. USB Receptacle | Prise USB | Presa USB | USB-Büchse | Entrada USB
9. Memory Card Slot | Lecteur de carte mémoire | Slot per la Memory Card | Speicherkarten-Steckplatz | Ranura para tarjeta de memoria
10. Reset Button | Bouton de Réinitialisation | Pulsante di Ripristino | Zurücksetzen Taste | Botón de Restablecimiento
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8. Protectthememorycardfromelectromagnetfieldsanddonotremovethecardfrom
itssocketifthecameraorcomputerisreadinginformationfromit.
9. Yourcameradoesnothaveabuilt-inmemory.BesuretoinstallamicroSDor
microSDHC(highcapacity)cardinthecardslot.
CHARGING THE BA
TTERY
1. Connect
thesmallplugoftheUSBcableintotheUSBReceptacleonthebottomof
thecamera;connecttheoppositeendintoanavailableUSBportofyourcomputer.
2.
While
thecom
puter
ison,thebat
tery
wil
l
cha
rge
asind
icated
bytheCha
rging
Ind
icator
Lig
ht.
3. The
lightwillremainonduringtheentirechargecycleandwillextinguishwhen
chargingiscomplete.
4. Typicalchargetimeswillvarybetween2and4hours,dependingupontheamountof
picturesandlengthoftimeofallvideosthathavebeenrecorded.
NOTE:Itisnotnecessarytorunthebatterydowncompletelybeforerecharging.The
built-inLithium-ionbatterywillchargetoitsfullworkingcapacityregardlessofitstate
ofdepletion.Thiswillconsiderablyreducerechargetime.
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
1. Onthecamera’stopleftcontrolpanellocatethePow
er
Buttonandpressitonce.
Thecameraturnsonanddisplaysthescreenshownhere.
2. After4seconds,thestartupscreenwilldisappear,andthecamerawilldisplaylive
video.
3. Topowerthecameraoff,pressthePow
er
Button.
RECORDING VIDEOS
1. InsertaflashmemorycardintotheMemoryCardSlot.
2. PressthePow
er
Button.
3. PlacetheModeSwitchinitscenterposition.
4. PresstheShutterReleaseButtononceorpressthecenteroftheLCDColorDisplay
oncetobeginrecordingavideoclip.Presseithershutterbuttononceagaintostop
recording.
NOTE:Thecamerawillalsostoprecordingautomaticallywhenthememorycard
becomesfullorthebatteryrunsdownwhilerecording.
ICONS ON THE
VIEWING SCREEN IN THE VIDEO MODE

:Thi
s
tim
er
sho
ws
tha
t
rec
ording
cancon
tinue
for12min
utes
and18sec
onds.
2.
 

:Thecam
era
isinthevid
eo
rec
ording
mod
e.
3.


:Vid
eo
qua
lity
issettohig
h
def
inition
720
p.
4.
 

:Themem
ory
car
d
isins
erted.
5.
 

:Dig
ital
zoo
m
IN
6.
 

:Dig
ital
zoo
m
OUT
7
.
 

:Tou
ch-sensitive
shu
tter
rel
ease
8.
 

:Thebat
tery
ico
n
dis
plays
thepow
er
lef
t
inthebat
tery.
9.
 

:Zoo
m
val
ue,
1=wid
e
ang
le,
4=t
elephoto
10.
 

:Pre
ss
thi
s
ico
n
toswi
tch
tothepla
yback
mod
e.
TAKING PHOT
OS
1. Turn
thecameraonfollowingtheprocedureexplainedpreviously.
2.
Slide
theModeSwitchdowntoselectthepicture-takingmode.
3. Aimthecameraatyoursubject;usingthetouch-screen,adjustthezoomlevelandtake
thepicturebyeitherpressingthecenteroftheviewingscreenortheShutterRelease
onthetop-rightofthecamerabody.
4. T
he
BusyLightwilllightupwhilethepictureisbeingsavedtothememorycard.
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ICONS ON THE
VIEWING SCREEN IN THE PICTURE-TAKING MODE

:Thenum
ber
tothelef
t
ofthesla
sh
cou
nts
thetot
al
pic
tures
tak
en.
Thenum
ber
tothe
rig
ht
ofthesla
sh
dis
plays
thetot
al
num
ber
ofpic
tures
tha
t
canfitonyou
r
mem
ory
car
d.
2. :
Thecam
era
isrea
dy
totak
e
sti
ll
pho
tos.
3. :
Pre
ss
tosel
ect
pic
ture
siz
e:
1M/
3M/5M
.
4.
:
Themem
ory
car
d
isins
erted.
5. :
Dig
ital
zoo
m
IN
6.
:
Dig
ital
zoo
m
OUT
7
. :
Tou
ch-sensitive
shu
tter
rel
ease
8. :
Thebat
tery
ico
n
dis
plays
thepre
sent
pow
er
av
ailable
fro
m
thebat
tery.
9. :
Zoo
m
val
ue,
1=wid
e
ang
le,
4=tel
ephoto
10.  :
Pre
ss
thi
s
ico
n
toswi
tch
tothepla
yback
mod
e.
VEHICLE-MOUNTED MODE
1
. With
thecorrectaccessories,thismodeallowsyoutomountthecameraonamoving
vehicle,bikehelmet,snowboard,etc.Duringuse,youprobablywon’
t
beinapositionto
accessthecamera’scontrolbuttons.So,whiledrivingdowntheroadorinthewoods,
thecamerawilltake5-minutevideoclips,savetheclip,thenimmediatelyrecord
another5-minuteclip.ThiswillcontinueuntilsuchtimeasthePow
er
Buttonispressed
toturnofftherecording.
NOTE:Ifallowedtocontinuewithoutbeingturnedoff,thevideoclipswillfillthe
memorycardandgointoa“recordingloop”erasingpreviouslyrecordedfilesasit
continues.Intheloopmode,recordingwon’
t
stopuntilthebatteryisexhaustedorthe
powerbuttonispressed.
2. ToactivatetheVehicle-Mountedmode,slidetheModeSwitchdown.Aniconofasmall
carwillappearatthebottom-centeroftheviewingscreen.
3. Tostartrecording,presstheShutterReleaseonthetopofthecameraorpressthe
centeroftheviewingscreen.
4. Presseithershutterreleasetostoprecording.
PLA
YING BACK RECORDED VIDEOS AND PHOTOS
1. Turn
onthecamerausingthePow
er
Button.
2. PlacetheModeSelectorinitscenterposition(videorecording).
3. Amoviecameraiconwillappearatthebottom-centeroftheLCDColorDisplay.To
reviewthevideoclips,presstheplayiconatthebottom-rightofthescreen.
4. TheBrowsingArrowsshowninFigureCwilladvanceonefileforw
ard
orbackward.
NO
TE:
Whilebrowsinginthismode,stillphotoimageswillalsoappearforreviewing
andtheletters“JPG”willappearinthetop-leftcorneroftheLCDColorDisplayThe
fileextension“AVI”willappeariftheimagerepresentsavideofile.
5. Whenavideoframeisdisplayedthatyouwanttoreview
,
pressthePlayButton,andthe
clipwillplay.
6.
While
aclipisplaying,youmaypausetheclip,playatnormalspeed,playfasteror
slowerthannormalspeed(SeeFiguresAandBbelow).
ICONS ON
THE VIEWING SCREEN IN VEHICLE-MOUNTED MODE

:Tim
er
sho
ws
tha
t
rec
ording
cancon
tinue
for12min
utes
and18sec
onds.
2.


:Thecam
era
isintheVeh
icle-Mounted
Mod
e.
3.


:Vid
eo
qua
lity
issettohig
h
def
inition
720
p.
4.


:Themem
ory
car
d
isins
erted.
5.


:dig
ital
zoo
m
IN
6.


:dig
ital
zoo
m
OUT
7
.


:tou
ch-sensitive
shu
tter
rel
ease
8.


:Thebat
tery
ico
n
dis
plays
thepow
er


lef
t
inthebat
tery.
9.


:zoo
m
val
ue,
1=wid
e
ang
le,
4=tel
ephoto
10. 


:Pre
ss
thi
s
ico
n
toswi
tch
tothepla
yback
mod
e.
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OID XS7 USER GUIDE
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POLAROID XS7 USER GUIDE
ICONS ON THE PL
AYBACK SCREEN
1.
:
Ind
icates
youarerev
iewing
avid
eo
AVIfil
e.
2. :
Youarevie
wing
cli
p#1
of1cli
p.
3. :
cur
rent
fol
der
nam
e
(su
ch
as:I:\
DCIM\100MEDIA)
4. :
Pre
ss
thi
s
tobro
wse
vid
eo
cli
ps
for
ward.
5. :
Pre
ss
thi
s
tobro
wse
vid
eo
cli
ps
bac
kwards.
6. :
Pre
ss
thetra
sh
ico
n
todel
ete
vid
eo
cli
ps.
7. :
Pre
ss
topla
y
thecur
rent
vid
eo
cli
p.
8. :
Pre
ss
themov
ie
cam
era
ico
n
toswi
tch
topre
vious
mod
e.
Fig
ure A Figure B
Pla
y
Slower
Faster
Pause
Fig
ure C
1
2
3
45
6 7 8
DELETING FIL
ES
1. The
screenshotsshowninthelasttwosectionsonplayingbackfilesfeatureiconsofa
garbagecanintheirlower-lef
t
corners.
2.
If
youwis
h
todel
ete
eit
her
asti
ll
ima
ge
fil
e
oravid
eo
cli
p,
pre
ss
thegar
bage
canico
n.
3. After
pressingtheicon(iteminthefiguresbelow),thescreenontherightwillappear
askingifyouwanttodeletethefileshownonthedisplay.
4.
Press
“Yes”todeletethefile;press“No”tokeepit.
5. Afterpressingyourselection,theplaybackscreenshownontheleftwillreturnalong
withtheplaybackicons:typeoffile,filenumber/filecounter,foldername,forw
ard/
reverse
advancearrows,garbagecan,play,andstill/videocameramode.
TRANSFERRING FILES FR
OM THE CAMERA TO YOUR COMPUTER
1. Connect
acompatibleUSBcablefromthecamera’sUSBReceptacletoyourpersonal
computer.
2. T
he
cameraisaplugandplaydevicewhichwillberecognizedimmediatelybyyour
computer.
3. Y
our
computerwilltreatthecameraasaremovablediskandwillappearassuchunder
“MyComputer.”
4.
Photos
andvideosyou’v
e
takenarestoredinI:\DCIM\100MEDIA(“I”isthedriveletter
assignedtothecamerabyyourcomputer).
5. Vehicle-MountedmodeclipsaresavedinI:\DCIM\RECORDER.(“I”isthedriveletter
assignedtothecamerabyyourcomputer).
6. Filescanbeaccessedbyphotoandvideoeditingprogramsdirectlyfromthecameraas
aremovabledisk.
7. ItrecommendedthatyousaveallthefilesfromthecameratoafolderonyourC:drive.
6
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ROID XS7 USER GUIDE
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POLAROID XS7 USER GUIDE
TRANSFERRING FILES FR
OM THE MEMORY CHIP TO YOUR COMPUTER
1. Remove
themicroSDmemorycardfromthecamera’sMemoryCardSlot.
2. Insertthecardinyourcomputer’smediacardreaderandfollowtheinstructionsteps
3-7intheprevioussection“TRANSFERRINGFILESFROMTHECAMERATOYOUR
COMPUTER.”
TURNING
THE CAMERA OFF

You
canturnthecameraoffatanytimebypressingthePow
er
Button.


The
camerawillshutdownbyitselfifnobuttonhasbeenpressedfor5continuousminutes.


Whenthebatterybecomessufficientlydischarged,thebatteryiconlocatedinthelower-lef
t
corner,whichisdisplayedduringthevideoorpicture-takingmode,willturnredandbeginto
blink.Thecamerawillthenshutitselfoff.
USING
THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES


1.
Insert
afingeratthehalfcircleoftheClampbypryingtheclampupawa
y
fromthe
case.
2. Beforesealingthecase,inspectthewatersealinggaskettobesureit’singood
condition.Youcantestthegasketbyclosingthecasewithoutinsertingthecamera.
Submersethecasecompletelyinabowlofwaterforaboutaminute.Remov
e
thecase
fromthewater,dryoffitsexteriorwithatowel,thenopenthecase.Iftheentireinterior
isdry,thecaseandgasketaresafeforuseunderwater.
1
2
3
1. Clamp
2.
Shutter
Release
3. P
ower
Button
3. T
here
arejusttwobuttonsrequiredforrecordingvideoandimages:theShutter
Release,andthePow
er
Button.
4. R
emember
toputtheModeSwitchinyourdesiredrecordingpositionbeforeinserting
thecamerainthewaterproofcase.ThereisnoexternalbuttonfortheModeSwitch.

1. T
he
cameradoesnothaveastandardtripodmount.Foralltheaccessorieswitha¼-20
screw,thecameramustbeenclosedinwiththewaterproofcaseorintheincluded
mountingadapter.
2. T
urn
thewaterproofcase(ormountingadapter)clockwiseontothe¼-20screwofthe
handlebarclampuntilsecure
3. TurntheLockingWheelsoitappliespressuretothecasetokeeptheconnection
secure.
4. LoosentheBarClampBoltuntilthescrewcanbepushed90ºupward.
5. T
he
bottomhalfoftheBarClampcanbeopenedtoallowyoutowraptheHandlebar
Clamparoundtheactualhandlebarofyourbicycle.
6. Af
ter
positioningtheHandlebarClampwhereyouwantit,closeupthebottomhalfof
theclampandtightentheBarClampBolt.
7.
Loosen
theTiltKnob,toadjustfortheproperaimingangle;thentightentheknob.
8. PanningadjustmentscanbemadebylooseningtheLockingWheel,adjustthepan
angle;thentightenthewheel.
1. ¼-20Screw
2. L
ocking
Wheel
3. BarClampBolt
4. B
ar
Clamp
5. TiltKnob
70°
1
1
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ROID XS7 USER GUIDE
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
1. InsertthefreeendoftheHelmetBeltthroughoneoftheslotsinthebaseofthe
HelmetMount.
2. ThreadthesameendintothehelmetventandthenbackuptotheHelmetMount
throughanothervent.TheninsertthebeltthroughtheothersideoftheHelmetmount.
Theninsertthebeltbackthroughthehelmetvent.
3. Youshouldhavenowbothendsofthebeltinsidethehelmet.TakebothendsoftheBelt
andpulltotightenandthenattac
h
togetherwiththeVelcrostrap.
4. TurntheWaterproofcase(ormountingadapter)ontothe¼-20screwoftheHelmet
Mountuntilsecured
5.
Turn
theLoc
king
Whe
el
soitapp
lies
pre
ssure
tothecas
e
tokee
p
thecon
nection
sec
ure.
6. Loosen
theTiltKnob,toadjustfortheproperaimingangle;thentightentheknob.
7. Pleasenotethishelmetmountwillonlyworkwithventedhelmets.

1.
This
Mou
nting
Ada
pter
all
ows
youtoatt
ach
mou
nting
acc
essories
tha
t
hav
e
a¼-2
0
scr
ew.
2. TheXS7willcliprightintothisadapter
1. HelmetBelt
2. HelmetMount
3. ¼-20Screw
4. L
ocking
Wheel
5. TiltKnob
Specifications
 1
.3MP
CMOSSensor
 5MP(2592x1944),3MP(2048X1536),1MP(1280X720)
 720p(1280X720pFPS30orVGA(640X480)FPS60
 JPG
 AVIHD
 Video,Stills,CarorsportsMountedMode
 2”fullcolortouchscreen



 300mah


 hr
 hr
 USB2.0
 Electronic
 Auto

MicroSD
 1-32GB


 10meters
 1.64oz(withoutcase)
: 2.64x1.89x1.14”
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el,
Polaroid Classic Border L
ogo,
andPolaroid Color SpectrumaretrademarksofPLRIPHoldings,LLC,usedunder
license.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftherespectiveowner,whohasnotsponsored,endorsedorapprovedthisproduct.PLRIP
Holdings,LLCdoesnotmanufacturethisproductorprovideanyManufacturer
’s
Warrant
y
orsupport.
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ures, specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice.
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