20 Most Recent Polaroid A500 Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Hi onestoppa972, I could try and explain it to you, but I think it would be better for you if you were to read it and have the pictures for reference. If you don't have the manual, you can download it here: http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/POLAROID/A500-_E Just follow the instructions and download it for free and it shows the various flash settings. If I can help you further, please let me know. Thanks.

Jeff

Having received no response in over a month, I assume my suggestion helped.

Hello

OK, if the memory card itself is locked, you might sometimes get this error code. All you need to do is to take out the memory card and switch the lever on the left side to the unlock.



If the error is still displayed after you did the above, you might want to try the card in another camera.

If the card works in another camera . the problem is with your card reader in your camera.

If you open you sd slot and look inside with a sharp light , you should be able to see on the left side of the slot there is a little copper or spring steel lever switch. This switch work as follows:

1. When no card is inserted / no write protection , the switch is open and thus the protection is off.
2. When locked card is inserted , the tab is depressed and tells the camera that the card is lock.

Contrary to popular belief ,the little tab on the sd card is not an electronic switch and does not physically influence the card operation itself. If you put a locked card into a camera without a sd lock switch , you would still be able to use the card normally.

It is incredible difficult to fix this switch because of space limitations in the sd card. Look into the sd slot and if you can see the switch , use a needle to pull the little tab down toward the base of the camera by about 2mm or until it works being careful not to bend it.

If this does not resolve your problem , there might be a short in the switch circuit and the camera will need to be disassembled to resolve this error. This should cost no more than $50.

Please feel free to contact me if you need further information

Kind regards
Andrea

You can download the software for this camera from this link.

http://www.downloadplex.com/Drivers/Digital-Camera/Polaroid/polaroid-digital-cameras-a500-driver_176486.html

If your camera uses a memory card, just get a card reader to download your pics.

See the camera specifications, whether it supports memory cards above 2gb, if it supports it must have the "sdhc logo", most of the old camera's dos'nt have support for memory cards of capacity 4gb and above.

SD and SDHC 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.

Hi,

You can download the complete instruction manual in PDF format by clicking this link.

On the page which opens, click on the "Download" button to download and save the manual.

• You'll require Adobe PDF Reader installed on your computer to view the manual. If it is not already installed on your computer, download it free from: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Hope this solves your problem. Thanks for using FixYa.

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Using the Flash
The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions permit the use of flash.
The camera has 3 flash modes: Off, Auto , and Always On. You can take an image using
a desired flash mode to suit your circumstances. The flash's effective range is
35.4” ~ 59.1”(0.9m~1.5m) (in Normal mode).
The flash is disabled if the camera is set to Macro mode.
1. Press the Power button to turn the camera on.
2. Toggle until your desired flash mode appears on the LCD display.
3. Compose your scene and press the SHUTTER button
to capture your image.

Flash button is the one like an arrow pointing downwards. (not a straight arrow) Usually located beside Disp, OK, Menu.

Next time you finish setting it, press the set/ok button twice.

Try going into your main menu and res all poarameters to the factory default settings.

you can download a manual for $4.99 here: http://manualsforall.com/polaroid/polaroid_a500_digitial_camera_user_manual.html

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.

http://www.retrevo.com/d/ds/progress?doc=9184c46865f8e2b5d1e9c6b9dc231527

From this manual page 15 and page 17 you can easily set time and date.

Copy and paste this address in your browser...you can download the manual to your computer. http://www.nodevice.com/user_manual/polaroid/digital_cameras_and_frames/a500.html

So it used to connect OK and now it won't, right?
1 - Make sure that your camera battery is fully charged.  Camera-to-PC transfer needs plenty of power.
2 - You will switch to the data transfer position by turning a dial to the transfer setting (marked with a wavey line with arrows at each end) or pressing a button with the same marking.  If it's the dial, turn one position beyond the transfer setting and come back to it - now try to take a shot.  If its the button, press it and try to take a shot.  If the camera takes the shot, turn the dial away and back again, or press the button again.  If the camera still takes the shot, you have a faulty switch.
Mt advice is to always use a card reader anyway, but either the card reader or the camera should show up as another drive in "My Computer" - Windows, or straight onto the desktop (Apple).  A faulty switch could cost more than the camera is worth, but card readers are really cheap.