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User Guide
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PDC 5355 5.3 Megapixels Digital Camera
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www.polaroid.com
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Product Overview 1. Self-timer/AF assist LED 2. Wrist strap holder 3. Microphone 4. Flash 5. Viewfinder 6. Zoom lens Front View 1. Capture/Playback mode button 2. Power LED 3. Flash charging LED 4. Viewfinder 5. Auto-focus LED 6. LCD screen W T 7. Display button 8. Menu button 9. OK button M 10. Cover for USB port OK 11. USB port 12. Wide zoom/Thumbnail button 13. Tele zoom button 14. Buzzer 15. Flash/Up button 16. Right button 17. Self-timer/Down button Back View 18. Macro/Left button 2 3 Pol
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1. Power button 1 2. Shutter button 3. Battery/SD card door � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � 2 4. Tripod mount Top View 3 4 Bottom View 2 3 Polaroid PDC 5355 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 5355 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started .........................................................................................7 • Camera Package Contents....................................................................8 • Attaching the Wrist strap .....................................................................8 • Installing the Batteries .........................................................................9 • Turning the Camera On and Off and Setting the Current Date and Time....
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4 Recording Video Clips ...............................................................................34 • Recording Video Clips .........................................................................34 • Setting Video Resolution......................................................................35 • Setting the White Balance for Video Clips ..............................................36 5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips........................................37 • Revi
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10 Troubleshooting Problems.......................................................................67 • Troubleshooting ................................................................................67 11 Getting Help..........................................................................................70 • Polaroid-digital Online Services ............................................................70 • ArcSoft Software Help .................................................................
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1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the Polaroid PDC 5355 digital camera. Designed with a powerful 5.3 mega pixels CCD sensor and a bright color 1.5 inch color LCD for preview and review, the PDC 5355 is the perfect camera for the photographer looking for point & shoot simplicity and sound optical performance. Other important information about the PDC 5355 digital camera that you may find interesting is: • A high quality glass lens system for sharp image shooting from 3.9 inches t
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• Camera Package Contents PDC 5355 Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Guia de Início Rápido Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 PDC 5355 CD-ROM includes ML 0403 Part no.: O PriM nt8 ed i 37n C 657 R hin1 a Polaroid PDC 5355 Camera Driver (PC) PDC 5355 Registration Card Arcsoft PhotoImpression® 5 (PC & Mac), Quick Strat Guide Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ (PC & Mac) User Guide (in PDF format) USB Cable Wrist
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• Installing the Batteries Two AA-size batteries are supplied with the product. For a detailed guideline on battery usage, please see “Using Your Batteries” on page 77. 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly. 3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards and then sliding it towards the camera to lock. � � � � • Turning the Camera On and Off and Setting the Current Date and Time
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• Checking the Battery Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the battery power level that appears on the LCD screen. Battery power is full. Battery power is adequate. Battery power is low. Battery power is exhausted. NOTE: The Power LED will blink when battery power is low. Please replace the batteries. M • How to Navigate Menus Menus are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the Da
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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 the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated. Still Image Mode White Balance Normal mode Auto* Macro mode Daylight Cloudy Self-timer On Tungsten Fluorescent Image Resolution 2592 X 1944* Flash Mode 2304 X 1728 Flash Off 2048 X 1536 Auto Flash* 640 X 480 Red-eye reduction Forced On Number of remaining pictures Capture Mo
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Video Mode White Balance for Video clips Auto* Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Resolution Video Mode 640 x 480 640 x 480* 00:00:03 320 x 240 Recording Indicator Recording time counter x1.0 * Default Setting Playback Mode File Type 2592 x 1944 Folder Number/File Picture 0003-0003 Number Video Clip Play Locked File Pause Date 02/02/05 09:14 Time 12 13 Polaroid PDC 5355 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 5355 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid.com www.polaroid.com
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• Camera Mode The camera has two working modes, Capture mode and Playback mode. You can switch between them by pressing the Capture/ Playback mode button at the back of the camera. W T M OK Capture mode Under this mode, you can select the image and video settings according to the shooting environment, and take pictures and video clips under the settings you have selected. For more details, please refer to “Taking Pictures” on page 22 and “Recording Video Clips” on page 34. Playback mod
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• Drive Mode The camera has two modes, one for taking pictures and the other for taking video clips. Still Image Mode Video Mode You may switch between these two modes according to the following steps. 1. Set the camera to Capture mode. 2. Press the M button. 3. Press the or button to select (DRIVE 2592 x 1944 MODE). 0010 4. Press the or button to select the desired setting. OK 5. Press the button. NOTE: DRIVE MODE • Still Image mode is the default capture mode. • This
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• Setting the Current Date and Time 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. SETUP 2. Access the Setup menu. FORMAT DATE/TIME 3. Press the or button to select AUTO OFF “DATE/TIME”. BEEP OK 4. Press the button. DATE/TIME Setting the date format: 5. Press the or button to select “DATE DATE FORMAT FORMAT”. DATE SETUP OK 6. Press the button. DATE FORMAT 7. Press the or button to select the DD/MM/YY desired setting. MM/DD/YY OK 8. Press the button. YY/MM/DD Setting the date and time:
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• Auto Power Save Settings The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve battery power. 1/3/5 MIN The camera is designed to switch off automatically to save battery life after the specified period of inactivity. OFF The power save feature is not activated. You can change the power save setting according to the following steps: 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. SETUP 2. Access the Setup menu. FORMAT 3. Press the or button to select “AUTO DATE/TIME AUTO OFF OFF”
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• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off You can turn the beep sound on and off in Capture mode. When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. SETUP 2. Access the Setup menu. FORMAT 3. Press the or button to select DATE/TIME “BEEP”. AUTO OFF OK 4. Press the button. BEEP 5. Press the or button to select the BEEP desired setting. 6. Press the OK button. ON OFF NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. • S
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• Setting Display Language Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. SETUP 2. Access the Setup menu. AUTO OFF BEEP 3. Press the or button to select FREQUENCY “LANGUAGE”. LANGUAGE 4. Press the OK button. 5. Press the or button to select the LANGUAGE desired setting. ENGLISH DEUTSCH 6. Press the OK button. FRANÇAIS NOTE: ESPAÑOL This setting is also available in Video mode. • Setting the Date Stamp On and Off U
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• Resetting to Default Settings You can easily change all the settings you made back to the camera default settings by the following steps. Please refer to “Camera Default Settings” on page 76 for more details. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. SETUP 2. Access the Setup menu. FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP 3. Press the or button to select DEFAULT SETTING “DEFAULT SETTING”. OK 4. Press the button. RETURN TO 5. Press the or button to select “YES”. DEFAULT SETTING? OK 6. Press th
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• Formatting the Internal Memory Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it. 1. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2. Access the Setup menu. 3. Press the or button to select SETUP “FORMAT”. FORMAT OK 4. Press the button. DATE/TIME AUTO OFF 5. Press the or button to select “FORMAT”. BEEP 6. Press the OK button. REALLY WANT TO FORMAT? FORMAT CANCEL NOTE: • Data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently st
