I can't set the time or date for my video camera

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

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If it's not working I would speak to the one who gave it to you and either this person or you take it back with the receipt. They won't do any thing with out the receipt. It should be under warranty

There is an exclamation mark above the menu button on the screen in the bottom left corner, press it and it should change to a lightbulb and turn it on

At the bottom of the unit there is a small hole next to the usb and micro card slot with a paper clip gently insert the paper clip into the small round hole and this will reset the camcorder to factory settings

Press the menu button, scroll sideways (press lightening icon) to Setup (tools icon), then down (disp) to highlight date and time. Press Set or the lightening icon to select the date and time setting, then press disp or the opposite upper part of the rocker to change the numbers, and the lightening or flower to move between the various date and time settings. Press Set when you are through.

If you leave the battery out of the camera for 48 hours, you will be invited to set the date and time at the next switch on.

You can download a manual for a similar camera, the i1036, at polaroid.com, but there does not seem to be a manual for this specific camera there. Try THIS LINK

You may want to set the factory defaults by going into the main maenu.

This is straight from the "Polariod i735" Manual.


"• Setting Date/Time, Display On/Off
Date and time can be displayed on the picture by the following steps:
1. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
2. Press the button.
3. Press or button to select (Date Stamp).
Date StampOffDateDate & Time
4. Press and button to select the desired setting."

For the full PDF manual go here:http://www.google.com/search?q=polaroid+i735&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ACEW_enUS345US345

Hope this helps!

I contacted Polaroid help desk and they were clueless. They said there is no way to set the time after messing around with the camera for 10 minutes.

When you pull the photos off the camera it does record a date and time. I believe they forgot to add the option in the setup menu so you cannot get to it. I asked for them to send me a differant camera and the help desk rep laughed.

I guess thats what I get for buying a cheap camera.

same thing happened to me too! lol. However after you press the menu button and click "default setting", go set your date and time again. Then turn the camera off. Turn it back on and you will find that the date/time is correct!