OT Polaroid Camera

super99 · Dec 28, 2008

My kids decided I need a new camera for Christmas. They got a Polaroid i1035,10.0 megapixel digital camera. Surprized me, I was happy with the old Fugifilm A360. Anyhow, I put the batteries in it and turned it on and the screen was blurry. They tried messing with it and couldn't get it to work. I returned it to Target yesterday and got another one. I had the kid put the batteries in it to make sure it worked, and it did, the screen was crystal clear, looked good. Got home and put in the SD card and the book said it needed to be formated. Found the page and went thru the steps and now when I try to take a picture the screen says the card is protected and won't take a picture. Anybody had any experience with one of these? I'm disappointed, ready to tell them to take it back and get their $$ back. Kids are coming here for dinner next weekend, guess I'll wait for them to look at it before I do anything else. I went to the Polaroid website to the help section, and they don't even list this model camera. I thought Polaroid was supposed to be a good camera, but now I'm starting to wonder about that. Chris

Nebraska Cowman · Dec 28, 2008

I'd probably try reformatting the card.

Jack a · Dec 28, 2008

I thought Polaroid was going under but I could be wrong.

omahagreg · Dec 28, 2008

Remove the SD card. They have a 'lockout' slider on the side of them, to help you from erasing something important. Unlock it and try it again. My guess is it will work. Greg

Anonymous-0 · Dec 28, 2008

Polaroid is becoming just a marketing name now. They've eliminated most of their own engineering, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities, but exist on licensing their name -- digital cameras being one market segment it's merely a licensed name.

They still make their own film, but will be discontinuing that business line in 2009.

JDemaris · Dec 28, 2008

My first digital camera was sold by Polaroid and I had nothing but trouble with it (A PDC 2300Z).
They had poor software - and when they went bankrupt - most support ended.

Since Polaroid went bankrupt and no longer exists, some other company bought rights to use the name.

Kelly C · Dec 28, 2008

Yup was purchased by Tom Petters. The same Tom Petters who is in jail for that multi million $ ponzi scheem.
Cant believe Poloroid can be doing much better any time soon.

Jack a · Dec 28, 2008

I wouldn't know what was what but for my wife working at a PROEX store for over 15 years as a studio photographer. She doesn't like the digital photos all that much when it comes to needing high quality pictures. Especially when you want to blow one up. She likes the 35mm and 120mm film but all the companies are switching to digital because that's what sells. It's going to get hard and expensive to get a hold of 35mm film soon.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 28, 2008

This is typical of American 'business', pull an old, once respected, name out of the ashes and slap it on really, really, bad Chicrap.
I see advertisments using the Bell and Howell name, and on another site, I see that some outfit is labeling King Kutter, yuppie, wanna-bee 'farmer', small time gardener, crap, with the once respected Minneapolis-Moline name.
Of course, the same could be said of John Deere and Caterpillar, allowing their name on all kinds of junk.

super99 · Dec 28, 2008

Thanks, Greg!! That was it. The slider is so small, I didn't even notice it till you pointed it out. Now to figure out what all the icons on the screen are for. I'm off work till Jan 5, probably take me that long to digest it all. Thanks again. Chris

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