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PDC 3350
Digital Camera
User Guide
www.polaroid-digital.com
PDC 3350 US UM .indd 1 2/18/03, 10:56 AM
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PDC 3350-SYSTEM MAP DC 3V, 1.5A AC Adaptor (not included) USB port AC120V 60Hz PC USB port MAC 2 x AA batteries TV DPOF SD Card Reader PDC 3350 US UM .indd 2-3 2/18/03, 10:56 AM + +
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1. USB Port/Video Out/DC Jack Product Overview 2. Battery/SD and card door 1 1. Self-timer LED 6 2. Flash 1 5 3. Microphone 2 2 4. Zoom Lens 4 5. Exposure sensor 6. Viewfi nder 3 1. Power button 2. Shutter button 2 3. Mode selector 1. Operation LED 1 2. Viewfi nder 3 3. Up/Flash button 4. Left/Self-timer button 5. Down/Previous shot button 6. Right/Macro button 1 7. LCD screen 2 8. Zoom out (Wide Angle) 3 /Thumbnail button 9. Zoom in (Telephoto) button 4 1 11 1 10.Display button 5 11. Menu butto
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5 Playback.................................................................................. 32 Table of Contents • Playback Picture(s) .............................................................. 32 • Playing the Video Clip........................................................... 34 1 Getting Started .......................................................................... 8 • Protect the Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) Against Deletion ........... 34 • Camera Package Contents ................
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S N E L M O O Z • Attaching the Hand Strap 1 Getting Started The PDC 3350 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It can never be any easier and enjoyable. Go ahead and enjoy your operation. Here are a few examples of what you can do with your camera. Enjoy point & shoot operation. Take digital pictures in your preferable detail, like size, white balance and sharpness. Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory or a SD card. Playback pictures and video clips on LCD screen, TV or a
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• Installing the Batteries • How to Navigate Menus 2 x AA batteries are supplied with the product. Use the 4-way control to select on-screen menu items. Press and 1. Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated. to scroll up and down through menus. Press and to scroll left 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs and right. correctly. 3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards and then slide it • Connecting the AC Adaptor (not incl
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10 204 8 F F N 20 48 1 6 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 4 0 • Camera Mode 2 Camera Setting The camera has fi ve working modes. You can select any mode by turning the • Checking Camera Status Mode selector located on the top of the Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera. camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated. Auto mode Under this mode, the camera will automatically judge the environment conditions f
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• Setting the Current Date and Time • Auto Power Save Settings The date and time menu will appear the fi rst time the camera is turned The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve on or if the battery is removed for more than 2 minutes. battery power. 1/3/5 minute(s): The camera is designed to switch off automatically Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET. to save battery life after one/three/fi ve minute(s) of F OR M A T D A T E / T I M E DA T E / T I ME
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• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off • File No. Reset Settings You can turn the Beep sound on and off in SET mode. When the Beep The camera automatically created a directory of folders in its internal sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. memory or on a memory card to store pictures/video clips. Each folder Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET. can hold up to 999 pictures. If a picture is taken when the current folder contains a picture fi le numbered
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• Setting Display Language • Resetting to Default Settings Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD You can easily change all the settings you made back to the camera screen. default settings by the following steps. Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to SET. F ORM A T DE F AUL T S ETTI NG DE F AUL T S E T TING F OR M A T L A N GU A GE L ANGUAGE 1 5 . 1 M B Press O F F Press Press 1 5 . 1 M B O F F U I T
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10 20 48 F 5. Press Shutter button completely down to take a picture. Hold the 3 Taking and Managing the Pictures camera steady. A beep will sound when the picture has been taken. 6. If the LCD Confi rm is set to “ON”, the picture just taken will be shown Before you take pictures, please read this note fi rst: on the LCD for a while. IMPORTANT! The Operation LED will fl ash which indicates the camera is processing Never remove batteries, disconnect the AC adaptor from the camera, or the pic
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• Set Flash Mode • Setting Self-timer Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Auto or Manual. Press the Your camera is designed with a self timer function which will allow you Flash button to cycle through the fl ash settings and select the one you to take pictures with the 2 or 10 seconds built-in timer. Please place the need. When you fi rst press the Flash button, the LCD screen will turn camera on fl at surface or use a tripod for the Self-timer function. black and the Operation LED
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1 0 2 0 4 8 F • Zoom Feature • Setting the Picture Resolution and Compression Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. 1. Set Mode selector to Auto, Manual or Video. Picture quality depends on the JPEG fi le compression that the camera 2. Turn on the camera. applies when the picture is taken. Higher resolution and less compression 3. Press Zoom in (Telephoto) /Zoom out (wide) button to zoom in/out make better quality which occupies more memory space. Smaller siz
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You can also set picture resolution and compression in Auto mode. • Setting Exposure Compensation Set the Mode selector to Auto and turn on the camera. You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. 1 0 205 Q U A L I T Y / S I Z E This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with Press Press FIN E 2 0 4 8 X 1 5 3 6 Press backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, etc
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• Setting White Balance • Changing the ISO Speed Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colors of a This function enables you to change the camera’s sensitivity to light subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. by selecting different ISO values. ISO is a measure of how quickly Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. your camera reacts to light. The higher the ISO value, the less the light needed to make an exposure, all
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• Setting the Slow Shutter Mode 4 Recording Video Clips This function enables you to control how long the shutter stays open. The slow shutter mode can be used to photograph bright subjects such as fi reworks in a dark place. There are four options in Slow Shutter • Recording Video Clips mode: 1 second, 2 seconds, 4 seconds and 8 seconds. Set the Mode selector to Video mode and turn on the camera. 0:31 0 : 3 5 0:04 Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press Press 1 0 Shu
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Running a slide show 5 Playback The Slide Show function enables you to view all the pictures stored in the camera one by one on the LCD screen. • Playback Picture(s) Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. Reviewing the pictures E R AS E O N E S L I DE SHOW 1. Set the Mode selector to Playback. Press Press M E N U 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Press Left/Right button to view the pictures taken. Zooming the displayed picture Press When viewing a picture in Playback mode, you
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• Playing the Video Clip • Deleting One Picture or Video Clip 1. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. 2. Turn on the camera. E RA SE ONE Press Press 100-0015 3. Use Left/Right button to select the video clip you M E N U want to play. 4. Press OK button to start playing video clip. Press it to enter erase mode again to pause. 5. Press Menu button to stop. Press 100 -00 15 The icon is shown on LCD screen when video clip is se
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S N E L M O O Z • Deleting All Pictures and Video Clips • View pictures and Video clips on a TV Please note that protected fi les cannot be deleted. Set the Mode Setting the Video Output System selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. The video output signal can be switched (NTSC or PAL) to accommodate different signal systems. For example: NTSC for U.S.A., Canada, E R A S E ON E E RA SE ALL Press Press Taiwan, Japan, etc. and PAL for Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), etc. M E N U You
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Removing the SD Card 6 Using the SD Card To remove the SD card, turn off your camera , open the SD card door, gently push the SD card inwards and then release it. The SD card will eject out from the SD card door as illustrated. • Using the SD (Secure Digital) card Your camera comes with approximately 16MB of built-in fl ash memory for storing pictures/video clips. You can expand the memory using a commercially available SD card. The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and auto
