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User Guide
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F 2 . 8 Product Overview 1. Flash 2. Lens 1 3. Self-timer LED 5 4. USB port 5. Viewfinder 2 3 4 9 1 1. Status LED 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 2 4. Menu/OK button 8 5. Up / Zoom out button 3 6. Down / Zoom in button 7. SMC slot 7 8. Power button 4 9. Capture/Playback selector 5 6 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 2 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd2 2/25/04, 11:09 AM f = 8 . 4 m m
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1. Flash/Previous button 2. Quality/Next button 3. Shutter button 1 3 2 1. Battery compartment 2. Hand strap holder 1 3. Tripod mount 3 2 1. SMC slot 2 2. Microphone 1 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 3 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd3 2/25/04, 11:09 AM
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 6 • What can I do with my Camera?............................................... 6 • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? .................................... 6 • What can I do with my Audio Clips and Video Clips?................... 7 • Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 7 • Attaching the Hand Strap ..................................
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4 Recording Audio and Video Clips................................................. 26 • Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 26 • Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 27 • Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen ....................................... 27 • Protecting/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) ............. 28 • Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip...................................... 30
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1 Getting Started • What can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures, audio clips and video clips to the internal memory or a SMC. Set Up Select various camera and video recording settings. Communicate Use the camera as a web camera. • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on the LCD screen or on a computer using the Arcsoft® software supplied. Save Save pictures to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface. Communicate Send
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F F 2 2 . . 8 8 • What can I do with my Audio Clips and Video Clips? Playback Playback audio clips and video clips on a computer using the Windows® Media Player or other Media software supplied. Save Save audio clips and video clips to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface. Communicate Send the audio clips and video clips over the Internet to family and friends. • Camera Package Contents Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 0173
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• Attaching the Hand Strap • Installing the Batteries 4 x AAA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see Using your batteries. 1. To open the battery door, slide the button in the direction as shown to release. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly. 3. Close the battery door. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 8 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd8 2/25/04, 11:09 AM
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Status LED Power button • Turning the Camera On and Off To turn on the camera, fully press and hold the Power button until the Status LED turns green. When LCD screen comes on, the Status LED will be off. Press and hold the Power button again, “Good Bye” will show on the LCD screen and the camera will be off. • Checking the Battery Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the power status level that appears on the camera LCD screen. Ba
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• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery Your camera is designed to switch off automatically after 60 seconds (default setting) of inactivity. You can change the Auto Power Off setting by the following steps: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Or set the Mode selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 10 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd10 2/25/04, 11:09 AM
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2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature is not activated. Picture Quality Camera Status Other Features Fine Quality SMC Card inserted Self-Timer On Normal Quality Pictures can be taken Auto Flash Mode Image size Still Picture Flash Mode On 2048 X 1536 Locked file ON F Flash Mode Off 1600 X 1200 Unlocked file OFF F Video Mode Full Low 1280 X
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• Setting the Display Language Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 12 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd12 2/25/04, 11:09 AM
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• Setting Date and Time Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Use Previous or Next button to select a field, such as year, month, day, hour, minute, second. Use the Up or Down buttons to adjust the value in the field. Press the OK button after all fields are set. Press Press Press Press Press Press Previous or Next button to shift to the item Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 13 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.i
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3 Taking Pictures • Taking a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Frame your subject using the LCD screen or viewfinder. Shutter button 4. Press the Shutter button to take a picture. Status LED will be on and a beep will sound. Hold the camera steady until the conclusion of the beep. The end of the beep indicates the picture has been taken. • Setting the Picture Quality A digital picture’s quality depends on both its resol
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• Setting the Picture Size Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Here are the approximate number of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at each setting based on 8MB internal memory. You can expand the memory with SMC, please refer to Capacity of SMC Card. H: 2048 X 1536 Fine: Approx. 5 pictures H: 2048 X 1536 Normal: Approx. 11 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Fine: Approx. 9 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Normal: Approx. 20 pictur
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• Setting the Flash Mode The Flash Range is approximately 4 feet to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 meters). 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Press Flash button to cycle through the flash mode until the one you want is shown on the LCD screen. Flash mode on, the flash fires for every picture. Use this setting indoors in low light. Flash mode off, the flash does not fire. Use this setting for outdoor pictures or where flash is prohibited
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• Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self-timer function which will allow you to take picture with the 10 seconds build in timer. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press The icon appears on LCD screen. Press Shutter Press button to perform self-timer. A timer appears in the center of LCD screen and the camera beeps indicating self-timer is activating. NOTE: Self-timer feature is only applied to next picture
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• Setting the Date Stamp Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 18 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd18 2/25/04, 11:09 AM
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• Setting the Exposure Compensation Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Press You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -1.5EV to +1.5EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, etc. NOTE: • A higher EV value is best used for light-colored subjects
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• Setting the White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colors of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Press NOTE: White balance returns to its default setting (AUTO) after you turn off the camera and turn it on again. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide US 20 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM
