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PDC 1100 Quickstart Card side 2
Camera features Status panel display Control panel
The camera has two LCD menus:
Shutter button Flash Pixel resolution/color setting Flash setting
REC (Record) to take photos.
• Autoflash
• Color: low to super
Optical viewfinder
• Black & white: low to super • Fill flash on
• Flash off
• Red eye reduction
Hand grip Lens
RECORD
Number of images remaining Lens setting
PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit
36 - Low resolution • Auto focus
• Macro
16 - Medium resoluti
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1100user.book Page i Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Camera Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1100user.book Page 1 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit. This kit contains everything you need to enter the world of digital imaging. After you take photos, you will find it easy to transfer them to your computer, edit and correct your images — even display them on a TV! Once the images are on your computer, use the Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software to change them in many creative
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1100user.book Page 2 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM The Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit Your Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 Digital Camera Creative Kit contains everything you need to take digital photos and transfer them to your computer. d a c f b e g h i j l k a Polaroid PDC 1100 Digital Camera b Wrist strap (and removable memory clip) c 4 MB removable memory card d Four AA batteries e Video cable f Camera case g Polaroid PhotoMAX Image
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1100user.book Page 3 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Attaching the wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the camera by sliding the strap through the opening on the bottom of the camera as shown. The wrist strap includes a clip to use when removing the memory card from the camera. Camera Features Front view a b c d f e a Shutter button b Flash c Optical viewfinder d Lens e Hand grip f Tripod socket Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 User’s Guide 3
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1100user.book Page 4 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Back view a b c d e f h g a Optical viewfinder b Ready indicator c Wait indicator d Status panel e LCD display f Power switch g LCD display switch h Menu Dial Side view c d b e a f a AC adapter connection b Serial cable connection c USB cable connection d Video cable connection e Memory card slot f Battery compartment 4 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 User’s Guide
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1100user.book Page 5 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Power Supply You can operate the Polaroid PDC 1100 Digital Camera on battery power or with the AC adapter. To conserve battery life, the camera shuts itself off after 4 minutes of inactivity and the LCD display shuts off after 30 seconds of inactivity. To turn on the camera power, slide the power switch (back of camera) to the off and then to the on position. The camera displays a low battery icon on the LCD menu whe
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1100user.book Page 6 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM 3 Insert four AA-size batteries into the compartment. Make sure the + and – terminals are oriented correctly as shown inside the battery compartment. Note: Do not mix old batteries with new batteries, or different types of batteries together. 4 Close and lock the battery compartment cover. To connect the AC adapter Here are some important notes for using the AC adapter with your camera: • Only use the AC adapter that cam
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1100user.book Page 7 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM 1 Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the AC power adapter connector on the camera. 2 Connect the other end of the cable to a grounded electrical outlet. Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 User’s Guide 7
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1100user.book Page 8 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Using the Memory Card The images you take with your PDC 1100 camera are stored on a removable CompactFlash memory card. A 4 MB memory card is provided with the camera. Memory cards with capacities of 2 MB to 96 MB are also available. You must insert the memory card before you can use the camera. If the memory card is not installed, the Status panel displays a flashing CF symbol and a zero representing the number of availab
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1100user.book Page 9 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM 3 Insert the memory card into the slot (with the label side of the card facing the rear of the camera). Make sure the card is pushed firmly into the slot. 4 Close the memory compartment cover. 5 In the event that the memory card becomes corrupted and unusable, it must be reformatted (see “Delete photos from your memory card” on page 22 for information). To remove the memory card 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Open the memory co
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1100user.book Page 10 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM 3 Use the clip on the wrist strap to pull out the memory card. 4 Close the memory compartment cover. Using the Camera You must insert the memory card before you can turn on the camera (see “Using the Memory Card” on page 8). To turn on the camera power 1 Slide up the power switch on the rear of the camera (a). a b The Status panel displays information about the camera (b). 10 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 User’s Guide
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1100user.book Page 11 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM a b c d e f g a Memory card and battery status b Number of images remaining in memory c Pixel resolution setting d Flash setting e Lens setting f Exposure setting g Self timer Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 User’s Guide 11
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1100user.book Page 12 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM To set the date and time The camera records a date and time with each photo. To set the date and time: 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Press the Menu Dial. The REC (Record) menu is displayed. 3 Turn the Menu Dial to scroll to the MENU icon. 4 Press the Menu Dial to display the Advanced Menu. 5 Turn the Menu Dial to highlight Time & Date. 6 Press the Menu Dial. The date and time settings for the camera di
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1100user.book Page 13 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Changing Camera Settings Using options on the PDC 1100 LCD menu you can change camera settings for taking and reviewing photos. The camera has two LCD menus: • REC (Record) to take photos. • PLAY (Playback) to review photos stored in memory. To switch between the menus: 1 Press the Menu Dial to display the current menu. The default menu is REC. 2 Press again to display the both menu choices. 3 Turn the Menu Dial to sele
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1100user.book Page 14 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM To display the REC menu 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Press the Menu Dial (a). The REC menu is displayed (b). Use the Record menu options to change camera settings. a b Changing camera settings The first time you turn on the camera, the camera settings allow you to take pictures in most indoor and outdoor conditions. These settings are the default settings. You can change any of the default settings by using the REC (Record) menu: 1 With th
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1100user.book Page 15 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Pixel resolution The resolution setting refers to the number of pixels in a digital photo. The higher the pixel resolution, the more pixels that are contained in your photo. A higher pixel resolution takes up more space on the memory card, but produces a higher quality digital image when printed. Icon Resolution • 1152x864 pixels • 6 images (4 MB memory card) • Highest quality resolution for printed images • 1152x864 pixels • 12 i
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1100user.book Page 16 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Flash Choose how the camera flash is used. The default setting is Auto. Icon Flash setting • The flash fires automatically when needed. • The flash does not fire. • Use in places where flash is prohibited or may be distracting. • Use when shooting toward a reflective background, such as a window or a mirror. • Each flash is preceded by a preflash to reduce red-eye effect. • The flash fires automatically when needed. • Flash is on. • Flash
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1100user.book Page 17 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Focusing distance Determine the distance from the camera at which a subject will be properly in focus. The default setting is Autofocus. Icon For subjects From 2 feet to infinity (60 cm to infinity) from the camera. From 8 inches to 3 feet (20 cm to 90 cm) from the camera. 3 feet (1 m) from the camera. 7 feet (2 m) from the camera. 16 feet (5 m) from the camera. More than 16 feet (5 m) from the camera. Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1100 User’s
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1100user.book Page 18 Friday, December 3, 1999 9:29 AM Self timer Set the camera self-timer. The self-timer applies to the next picture you take. Set the self-timer for each photo you want to delay. Icon Action Delays the camera shutter 10 seconds when you press the shutter button. Turns off the camera self timer. Color Choose to take photos in color or in black and white. Icon Action Camera captures images in color. Camera captures images in black and white. 18 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 110
