20 Most Recent Polaroid i832 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

You don't need a driver. The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries. Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo management program such as Picasa. Organize edit and share your photos

Did you try to contact Arcsoft already? They made the software, perhaps they have an update for windows 7 and 8? Or contact Polaroid?

You cannot repair the broken LCD screen; the white you are seeing is the backlight for it. LCDs have extremely thin gold deposits along one edge that is contacted by a silicone rubber strip that has fine wires molded into it vertically and one edge is pressed against the LCD panel for contact. It is a fussy arrangement when new and it sure doesn't get any better when dropped.
I wouldn't delay too long looking for parts or repair; Polaroid filed for bankruptcy last week although I doubt if the parent had anything to do with the manufacture of your camera; as with many companies with limited manufacturing means, the camera was surely built by others. 

You may refer to this digital camera picture recovery solution that helped me before. You may also take a look at this camera file recovery blog which contains information for how to recover deleted files from digital camera.

I need a solution, I don't have one

You don't need any special software.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

I have a possible answer to your problem but FIXYA won't let me send it to you.

Having gone over a month without a response to my query, I assume my suggestion to use a card reader solved the problem.

You can use any AA sized battery that you wish to use.

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Having received no response in over a month to my query, I assume my suggestion to use a card reader solved the problem.

You could use your memory card reader instead of directly connecting the camera to computer. Usually you could find these in many of the laptops. if card reader is not a solution for you, try finding the driver through internet.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.

Having gone over four months without a response, I assume my suggestion to use a card reader solved the problem.

this problem is caused because that the lens servo can`t move the unit of lens. this menssage mean that the sistem don't go out the lens.
You have to sincronise the mechanism of the lens, carefully disarm the unit and review that the gears are ok....

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Go into the camera menu and find "format" and follow the on-screen instructions.

SD cards have a tiny slide tab on the edge of the card.

This is used to lock the card, so you can't alter the contents.

Slide the tab to unlock the card.