Polaroid i830 w/ Polaroid DPA-0600 6" Digital Photo Frame

Description: The Polaroid i830 is an 8-megapixel, compact camera.Compared to other compact digital cameras on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $155.

Pros: Weighing only 5 ounces without battery and media, this digital camera is rather light relative to its competitors.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Suited for travel, since it won't take up a lot of space.A recommended use, based on key features, is framed photos for the home.The largest recommended print size, estimated from the camera's resolution, is 12x16 or larger.

Value: Given its very inexpensive price, this digital camera has good features for the money.In fact, you would normally pay about 30% more to get a compact camera having comparable resolution.

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• Manufacturer: Polaroid Corp.
• Part Number: BIA-08360B

• General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Width 3.5 in
• Depth 1.1 in
• Height 2.4 in
• Weight 4.9 oz
• Enclosure Color Black
• Bundled with Polaroid DPA-0600 6" Digital Photo Frame with Alarm Clock Radio

• Main Features

• Resolution 8 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
• Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Food, Snow, Text, Sunset, Children, Buildings, Fireworks, Landscape, Back light, Night scene, Portrait mode
• Special Effects Red, Blue, Green, Sepia, Mosaic, Negative, Black & White
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Manual, Automatic
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
• White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
• White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
• Digital Video Format AVI, MPEG-4
• Still Image Format JPEG, TIFF
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture AVI - 720 x 400, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240

• Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - Integrated (soldered memory - 16 MB )
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
• Image Storage JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 3264 x 2176, JPEG 3264 x 1840, JPEG 2812 x 2112, JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480

• Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective Flash Range 6 in - 8 ft

• Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm - F/2.8-5.6
• Focal Length 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm
• Focus Adjustment Automatic
• Min Focus Range 31.5 in
• Macro Focus Range 0.15-1.0m
• Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.6
• Optical Zoom 3 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Features Built-in lens shield

• Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
• Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Resizing an image, Sharpness control, PictBridge support, Digital image rotation

• Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type None

• Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in

• Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in
• Microphone Technology Electret condenser
• Microphone Operation Mode Mono

• Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video output
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

• Software

• Software ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Arcsoft VideoImpression 2

• System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS 9.2 or later
• Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

• Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case Case
• Included Accessories Wrist strap
• Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable

• Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 2 x AA ( Included )

Polaroid Corp.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.polaroid.com/
• Address: 1265 Main Street - Bldg. W3, , .
• Phone: 781/386-2000