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PDC 1050
Digital Camera
User Guide
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Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide 2 3 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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Product Overview 1. Power button 11 1 2. Shutter button 10 3. Self-timer LED 2 4. Flash 9 5. Lens 3 6. DC In 6V Terminal 8 4 7. USB cable port 8. Viewfinder 7 9. Self-timer & 2X Digital Zoom button 6 10. Resolution & Erase button 5 11. Flash & DPOF button Front View 1. Viewfinder 1 7 2. LCD Screen 3. Previous button 2 6 4. Next button 5. OK & MENU button OK 3 5 6. CF Card Slot 7. Preview Mode & Playback 4 Mode & LCD OFF button Back View Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide Polaro
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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 Video Clips? ....................................... 6 • Camera Package Contents ..................................................... 7 • Installing the Batteries.........................................
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4 Recording Video Clips .............................................................. 20 • Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 20 • Playing the Video Clip ........................................................... 21 • Deleting a Video Clip from the Camera .................................... 21 • Deleting All Video Clips from the Camera................................. 21 5 Installing the Software onto a Computer..............................
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1 Getting Started • What Can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures and video clips on the internal Nand Flash or a CompactFlash™ Card. Set Up Select various camera settings. Communicate Use the camera as a web camera. • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on a computer using the Arcsoft® Software supplied. Save Save pictures to the computer memory. Communicate Send the pictures over the Internet to family and friends. • What
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PDC 1050 PDC 1050 • Camera Package Contents USB Cable PDC 1050 CD-ROM includes Wrist strap PDC 1050 Driver, Arcsoft® Software Suite, PDC 1050 Microsoft® NetMeeting™ (PC) & Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) User Guide in PDF Format. First Class Postage Required Post Office will without proper not deliver postage Product Overview 1. 2. Shutter Button Status LCD 1 10 3. LED 2 9 4. 5. Flash Flash Strobe 8 Digital Imaging Products 6. Timer 3 7 201 Burlington Road 7. Resolution 4 9. 8. View Finde
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• Turning the Camera On and Off Press the power button once to turn the camera on. Press it again to turn the 2X camera off. Power Button • Checking the battery level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn the camera on. 2. Check the battery status level that appears on the camera LCD screen Full battery power. Medium battery power. Low battery power. Need to replace the batteries. If not replaced with new battery, a beeping sound is heard (with rear LED flic
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• Connecting AC Adaptor (not included) Connect the adaptor as shown to power the camera from a household power outlet. NOTE: Only use DC 6V, 1A center positive output adaptor. • Attaching the wrist strap Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide 8 9 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Switch the camera on, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated. REC 54 2X Picture Quality Camera Status Other Features Recording Video REC Best Self-Timer Mode Pictures taken or 54 A Auto Flash Mode Better Video Seconds Flash Mode on Good Flash Mode off Full Medium Low Video Mode 2X Digital Zoom Mode Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital
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• Setting Display Language Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Press to Exit • Setting Current Date and Time Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press to Exit Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide 10 11 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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3 Taking and Managing the Pictures • Taking a Picture Shutter Button 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode or mode. 3. Frame your subject using the camera viewfinder or the LCD screen. 2X 4. Press the shutter button to take a picture. Hold the camera steady. Two beeps sound when the picture has been taken. NOTE: “Capture always ready” capability lets you snap a picture in any camera function setting (except when camera is in the Video Mode). You can take a picture almost an
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Indoor Pictures • Setting Flash Mode The Flash Range is approximately 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 metres). 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode. 3. Press 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 in high-contrast situations to provide fill-light or use it indoors in low light. Flash Mode off, the flash does not fire. Use this setting for outdoor pictures or where f
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• Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV 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. Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Press to Exit NOTE: • A higher EV value is best used for light-coloured subjects and backlit subjects. A lower EV value is best for dark-
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• Setting the Picture Quality Lower resolution is easier to email while high resolution and fine quality are for printing. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode. 3. Pressing the button will alter the picture quality setting: Best Interpolated resolution, largest file size, for printing large pictures. Better High quality for printing photo at 4’’ X 5’’. Good Efficient for email or posting to web. Here are the approximate number of pictures you can expect the camera to h
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• Digital Zoom This feature lets you “zoom” in on the central area of an image and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Digital zoom applies to only one photo at a time. If you want to use digital zoom again, press the digital zoom button. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode. 3. Press button once and the “2X” will show on the LCD screen. NOTE: Digital zoom captures images at 576 x 432 pixel. • Reviewing the Pictures 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to
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• Using the CompactFlash™ Card Your camera comes with 8MB of built-in flash memory for storing pictures or video clips as you record them. You can expand memory using a commercially available CF card (up to 128MB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures or video clip accordingly. Note that you cannot save pictures or video clip to the built-in flash memory while a memory card is installed in the camera. IMPORTANT! • Make sure you turn off th
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Removing the CompactFlash™ Card (not included) 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the CF card door. 3. Push the ejector inwards to release the CF card. 4. Take the CF card out. 5. Close the CF card door. • Formatting Memory 1. Turn on the camera and set the camera to mode. 2. Press button. 3. Select “Format Memory” and then press OK button. 4. Select “Yes” and then press OK button to confirm, this action will delete all the pictures in memory. Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid
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• DPOF The letters ”DPOF” stand for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed. Then you can print on a DPOF- compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card. NOTE: DPOF can be used only when the CF card is in camera. Setting DPOF 1. Turn on the camera and set the camera to mode. 2. Press the button. 3. Press Previous or Next button to select “Yes”. 4. Press OK bu
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4 Recording Video Clips • Recording a Video Clip Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Shutter button to record video clips Whenever the camera is set to Video mode, the icon will show on the LCD. After you press the shutter button, “REC” will show on the LCD and time remaining will show on the bottom right corner of the LCD. You can press the shutter button to stop recording or the camera stops recording when the timer reaches zero. While recording, all the other but
