20 Most Recent Polaroid DVF130 Camcorder Questions & Answers

format the sdhc chip on the cam first before u do anything else. don't put it in the pc nor laptop. and don't try to take pics with the new card.....FORMAT THE SDHC CHIP WITH IT IN THE CAM FIRST, TRUST ME I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW IM GOOD.

this is what i did, and it worked perfectly. go out and get a sd card * any gig u want* as soon as u put the sd card into the camera, FORMAT IT!!!!. do that before u do anything else. don't format it on ur pc or laptop. format it on the camera. if u do that it will work perfectly. i don't know why it wasn't in the manual to format sd card first. but if u try to take pics first, that will mess up the entire system and u will be assed out a sd card. it took me 3 sd cards to figure this out. the cards worked fine but not in the camera. then i formatted it on the camera first and it works fine. the other sd cards i use for other things, i won't discard them but they won't work in the cam. but remember again GET NEW SD CARD AND FORMAT THE CARD IN THE CAMERA FIRST.

Just off the phone with Polaroid - it means the memory is Full. Take all the pictures off, delete from the device and it should go away. If not, format the memory card and that should take care of it as well.

Here is your manual..
http://store.polaroid.com/media/document/DVF130ENmanual20090612.pdf
or to make it short and sweet... SD card up to 2GB and/or up to 8GB for a SDHC

go to the polaroid web site contact them and ask or search the site for downloadable mauels.

I cannot find anything related to this problems with the Polaroid publications, but since the camera is new, why take chances with a faulty one. Call Polaroid at 1-800-POLAROID and get a new one.

Hello,
The internal memory included in that device isn't going to be good for more than a minute or two of video recording. Because of the detail required in video capturing as well as the audio feed that it has to record, the file sizes can get quite large. I would recommend grabbing yourself at least a 2GB SD card, and actually probably even a 4GB if you were looking for some longer record times.
Thankfully, SD memory has gone down in price CONSIDERABLY over the years, many retailers often have 4GB SDHC cards for $20 or less.
Hope this helps!

Seems to be an obscure model This site says it has the Software and will give you the manual at the end. Not sure if I trust it. I clicked next at bottom right and next again. I didn't like it was telling me it was going to 'install'. http://www.polaroid-software.com/setup/2_choose_camera.php?locale=en_US&ver=&os=&camera=iD516 The ID1440 might be close enough? https://www.google.com/search?q=Polaroid+id969hd+camcorder+-+Manual ..

Why not Google and download the manual ?

Try a replacement battery.

Return it or probably you'll spen repairing it more then you payed for it!