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PDC 310
Digital Camera
User Guide
www.polaroid-digital.com
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3 Polaroid PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com
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Product Overview 1 1. Speaker 8 2. Shutter button 7 2 3. Lens 4. MIC cable port 3 5. Camera stand 6. USB cable port 6 7. Viewfinder 5 8. Microphone 4 1. Viewfinder 2. Mode button 3. Shutter lock 1 5 4. Battery door 5. LCD screen 2 3 4 3 Polaroid PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com
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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?...................................... 7 • Camera Package Contents .................................................... 7 • Installing the Batteries...............................................
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5 Installing the Software onto a Computer................................... 17 • Install the software .............................................................. 17 • Software included with your camera...................................... 18 • Computer System Requirements............................................ 21 6 Transferring Pictures & Audio Clips to Your Computer................ 22 • Before you Transfer Pictures ................................................. 22 • Connecting
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1 Getting Started • What Can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures and audio clips on the internal memory. 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. 6 7 Polaroid PDC 310 Digital Camera Use
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PDC 1050 • What can I do with my Audio Clips ? Playback Playback audio clips on a computer using the ArcSoft® Software supplied Save Save audio clips to the computer memory Communicate Send the audio clips over the Internet to family and friends. IMPORTANT! Make sure you install all the software from the CD supplied before you connect your camera to a computer and transfer pictures from your camera to the computer. (See page 16) • Camera Package Contents G4 Product Overview 1. Status L
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• Installing the batteries 2 x AAA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product. 1. Press in and lift the battery door inwards and upwards to open it. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/-signs correctly. 3. Push downwards to close the battery door. 2 3 MO D E 1 S H U T TE R LO CK 1 2 IMPORTANT NOTE: To avoid lost images when replacing batteries, please make sure your images are uploaded to your computer before replacing batteries or make sure the PDC 310 is con
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a r e m a f c 5 . l 2 a m t i m g i • Low battery If the LCD display begins to blink, these are warnings that there is not enough power left in your batteries to fully operate your PDC 310. IMPORTANT! Any pictures stored in the camera’s memory will be lost if the battery is totally drained. You must upload any stored images within 6 hours. Do not replace your battery before you have downloaded or saved your images to your Computer. • Automatic Power Off Saves Battery Your camera is design
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2 Camera Setting • Checking the Camera Status When the camera is on, you can press the Mode button to cycle through all camera settings. When a camera setting icon is shown on the LCD screen, it can be accessed by pressing the Shutter Button. If the Shutter Button is not pressed within 5 seconds the camera will revert to the normal picture taking mode. Images High Resolution Delete Last Audio Remaining (Hi-Res) Mode Clear Memory Low Resolution Delete Last Mode (Low-Res) Mode Image Taken D
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3 Taking and Managing the Pictures There is a Shutter Lock located at the back of the camera. To avoid taking pictures accidentally, it’s best to keep the shutter lock switch in the locked position when you are not taking pictures. Before taking pictures , make sure to unlock the shutter button by sliding the shutter lock to the right. Shutter button Shutter Lock 10 11 Polaroid PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-d
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• Taking a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Frame your subject using the camera viewfinder. 3. Press the shutter button to take a picture. Hold the camera steady. A “beep” sound is made when the picture has been taken. The counter will count down. The LCD screen displays the remaining number of pictures that can be taken. NOTE: • Indoor pictures : Take pictures in a brightly lit room that has a mixture of both sunlight and lamp light. For best results, take a picture near a large window
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• Taking Continuous Pictures Under the continuous mode , you can record continuous motions such as cycling, diving in a series of pictures. 1. Press the Mode Button until the is shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press and hold the Shutter Button to start taking continuous pictures. The camera will allow you to take 99 pictures in Low-res mode or 24 pictures in Hi-res mode. In this mode, the counter will rapidly decrease accompanied by a series of rapid beeps as each picture is taken until the
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• Setting the Picture Quality For best image quality use the high resolution setting. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Press the Mode Button to Cycle through the Mode options until the resolution icon is displayed on the LCD screen. 3. Press the Shutter Button once to change to the alternative resolution. For Example: Changing from Hi-Res Mode to Low-Res Mode: Press the Shutter Button to Confirm (Available Images) Changing from Low-Res Mode to Hi-Res Mode: Press the Shutter Button to Confirm (Availa
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4 Recording Audio Clips • Recording Audio Clip 1. Press the Mode Button until the is shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press and hold the Shutter Button to start recording. A beep will sound which indicates recording has begun. Release the Shutter Button to stop recording. You can record approximately 12 minutes of Audio Clips. NOTE: only displayed on the LCD when the camera contains audio clips. will display on LCD only when audio clip is the last one stored in memory. • Audio Playback
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• Deleting All Pictures and Audio Clips from the Camera 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Press the Mode Button until is shown on the LCD screen. 3. Press the Shutter Button once , the camera will beep and the icon start flashing. 4. Press the Shutter Button again within 5 seconds will delete all the pictures and audio clips stored in the camera and reset the image counter. NOTE: The deleted picture(s) and audio clip(s) cannot be recovered, please make sure you upload the picture(s) and a
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5 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Install the software PC For Windows® Users: IMPORTANT! MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL ALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THE CD SUPPLIED BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER AND TRANSFER PICTURES FROM YOUR CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER. NOTE: Microsoft® NetMeeting™ already bundle with Windows® 2000 and XP OS. Users using Windows® 2000 or XP do not need to install this software from the CD-Rom. 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on
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For Macintosh® Users: MAC 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Install the software included. • Software included with your camera The PDC 310 software CD contains the following software; PDC 310 Driver and Polaroid Digital Camera Manager Connect the camera to a computer and use Polaroid Digital Camera Manager to upload the pictures or continuou
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ArcSoft Funhouse™ 1.0 Picture Editing Software ArcSoft Funhouse™ is an image entertainment application that enables users to create “photo fantasies” by combining their personal photos with a wide variety of fantasy backgrounds. Users can get their own images from digital cameras, scanners, disk drives and Photo CDs, and seamlessly combine them with just a few clicks of the mouse. The fantasy backgrounds include fictional characters, classic works of art, Olympic heroes, 50’s funnies, ba
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ArcSoft VideoImpression™ 1.6 Movie Making Software ArcSoft VideoImpression™ is an easy-to-use video and image editing software program. The program enables users to create and edit new videos using existing video and image files - making desktop video presentations for home, business, and the Web. Microsoft® NetMeeting™ Web Cam software NetMeeting™ provides the most complete conferencing solution for the Internet and corporate intranet. Powerful features let you communicate with both au
