20 Most Recent Polaroid i733LP Digital Camera - Page 5 Questions & Answers

The playback for the videos is the same as the photos. Once you are in playback mode, use the directional button to go left or right to find the video, once you found it press "up" on the directional button to start the video.

Sounds like 2 things, unformatted SD card and carbon based alkaline batteries. If using SD card, you MUST FORMAT the card upon first use and then occasionally there after. This model camera cannot use an SD card bigger than 1GB, so make sure you aren't using a 2GB or higher. Also, make sure you stay away from alkaline batteries, you will waste your money. Try using Energizer Lithium or Duracell Power Pix, you will get your moneys worth.

Unfortunately, with Polaroid cameras, if you hear (3) beeps and it will not power on; this means INTERNAL FAILURE and it's unable to be repaired.

I just dropped mine last night and the lens got in this funny bent position, so I popped it back to where its suppose to be. Now the camera turns on and off without the low battery signal but the lens doesn't retract or do anything by itself anymore. I can hear the little motor running that retracts the lens, but the lens itself doesn't actually move when I hear the little noises. So now, I have a wonderful camera with the lens stuck out. I should state that I have the i631. It's just like the i733 but one megapixel smaller. I've the receipt from the retailer that I bought it from so I'm hoping polaroid will at least look at it. I bought it back in June! It's only 4 to 5 months old!

I'm not sure if this will work for all of you, but try plugging it into your computer. When I had this issue for no apparent reason, plugging it into my computer seemed to awaken my camera out of the protective sleep mode that it was in. Sadly, it's not working for me this time.:-(

go to
http://www.softwaredriverdownload.com/polaroid_733i_digital_camera_user_manual.html
download and burn a CD.

You should try while your laptop/computer is plugged in (not running on battery)

Try using a separate card reader to download your pictures to a folder you create on your desktop.

on the bottom of the camera by the battery theres a little holes size of a niddle,press it in wit a niddle its a reset button phone will restart to factory settings,try pushing button couple times if needed,please leave a comment,vote,note.thankyou

All of these little point and shoot cameras work the same way.
Go to the menus reset all to default.
check the camera again...see what happens.
If it does not work right yet.... repair is probably needed. However the cost of repair is maybe more than it is worth.
Make sure the battery or batteries are up and new.
You may be able to sell on a site such as Ebay for parts or repair, if you cannot fix it.
To repair is complicated, and takes a good amount of time.
May be loose cable or cables inside the camera or some part is dead or broken.

It may be something more serious, but the problem you describe is frequently due to corrosion on the battery contacts inside the camera. Remove the batteries and wipe the camera contacts firmly with a clean cloth (heavy corrosion buildups may require cleaning with a wire brush, steel wool, or sandpaper). Remove any residue that may have fallen into the battery compartment, clean the contacts at both ends of the batteries, and reinstall them in the camera. Assuming that the batteries are fresh/fully charged, this takes care of about 90% of the startup problems. I hope it works for you.

all cameras have a small internal memory, in your case three pictures, you need a memry card, your manual should tell you which type you need (although for polaroid, i think [but am not sure] thit it will be an SD card) you should probably get a 1-4 gb card, as this will let you take a few hundred photos, before you have to download them onto your computer

You need to remove the battery from the camera for 5 minutes, if that doesn't reset the programming then the camera has failed and you will need to send it in to an repair center, check your user manual for locations. as far as the images go if you can't see them after removing the memory and reading it direct then u have lost them. i strongly suspect the camera's circuit board has failed.

Here is the link
http://products.polaroid.com/img/spec_images/1848/14012628.pdf

Regular alkaline batteries (even new ones) often have trouble powering digital cameras which require a fairly high and sustained level of power output. Lithium ion batteries and NiMH rechargable batteries (maH > 2500) are better suited in this kind of device. Make sure you have the correct battery type selected in the Setup menu.

Change the battery type in the Setup menu to NiMH.

Your camera probably doesn't have a speaker. Try downloading the video to your PC for playback.