Polaroid PDC 1050 User Manual
PDC 1050
Digital Camera
User Guide
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Product Overview
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1. Power button
2. Shutter button
3. Self-timer LED
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4. Flash
5. Lens
6. DC In 6V Terminal
7. USB cable port
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8. Viewnder
9. Self-timer & 2X Digital Zoom button
10. Resolution & Erase button
11. Flash & DPOF button
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1. Viewnder
2. LCD Screen
3. Previous button
4. Next button
5. OK & MENU button
6. CF Card Slot
7. Preview Mode & Playback
Mode & LCD OFF button
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Front View
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Back View
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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 ........................................................... 7
• Turning the Camera On & Off................................................. 8
• Checking the Battery Level .................................................... 8
• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery ........................................ 8
• Connecting AC Adaptor ......................................................... 9
• Attaching the wrist strap ....................................................... 9
2 Camera Setting ....................................................................... 10
• Checking the Camera Status .................................................. 10
• Setting the Display Language ................................................. 11
• Setting Current Date and Time ............................................... 11
3 Taking and Managing the Pictures ............................................. 12
• Taking a Picture.................................................................... 12
• Setting Flash Mode ...............................................................13
• Exposure Compensation......................................................... 14
• Setting the Picture Quality ..................................................... 15
• Self-timer............................................................................. 15
• Digital Zoom ........................................................................ 16
• Reviewing the Pictures .......................................................... 16
• Deleting a Picture from the Camera ......................................... 16
• Deleting all Pictures from the Camera ...................................... 16
• Using the CompactFlash™ Card............................................... 17
• Formatting Memory............................................................... 18
• DPOF .................................................................................. 19
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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..................................... 22
• Install the software ............................................................... 22
• Software included with your camera ....................................... 23
• Computer System Requirements ............................................. 26
6 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to Your Computer ............... 27
• Before you Transfer Pictures .................................................. 27
• Connecting to your Computer................................................. 27
• Transferring & Viewing the Pictures and Video clips on PC......... 28
• Transferring & Viewing the Pictures and Video clips on MAC ..... 29
7 Using your Camera as a Web Cam............................................. 30
• Setting up NetMeeting........................................................... 30
• Start NetMeeting ..................................................................30
8 Troubleshooting Problems......................................................... 31
• Troubleshooting ................................................................... 31
9 Getting Help ........................................................................... 33
• Polaroid Online Services ........................................................ 33
• ArcSoft Software Help ..........................................................33
10 Appendix................................................................................ 34
• Technical Specications ........................................................ 34
• Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 35
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 36
• Regulatory Information .......................................................... 36
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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
Communicate
Select various camera settings.
Use the camera as a web camera.
• What can I do with my Digital Pictures?
View
Save
Communicate
View pictures on a computer using the
Arcsoft® Software supplied.
Save pictures to the computer memory.
Send the pictures over the Internet to family
and friends.
• What can I do with my Video clips ?
Playback
Save
Communicate
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Playback video clips on a computer using the
Arcsoft® Software supplied.
Save video clips to the computer memory.
Send the video clips over the Internet to
family and friends.
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• Camera Package Contents
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Quick Start Guide
Product Overview
1. Status LCD
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2. Shutter Button
3. LED
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4. Flash Strobe
5. Flash
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6. Timer
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7. Resolution
8. View Finder
9. Lens
Front View
1. View nder
2. Power LED
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3. Strap Holder
4. Mode Dial
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5. Menu Button
6. Up Button
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7. Down Button
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8. ENTER
Back View
9. DISP
10.1.8”TFT Display
Quick G uide
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USB Ca ble
First Class
Postage
Required
Post Ofce will
not deliver
without proper
postage
Digital Imaging Products
201 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730-1434
Registration Card
Wrist s trap
4 x AA Alkaline
Batterie s
CD- ROM includes
PDC 1050 D river,
Arcso ft® So ftwar e Suite,
Micro soft ® NetM eetin g™ (P C) &
Adobe ® Acroba t® Re ader ( PC & Mac )
User Gu ide in P DF For mat.
• Installing the batteries
4 x AA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product. For more
guidelines on battery usage, please see Using your batteries on Page 31.
1.
Press down and push outward to open the battery door.
2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs
correctly.
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Close the battery door by pressing down and pushing it back in
position.
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• Turning the Camera On and Off
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Press the power button once to turn the
camera on. Press it again to turn the
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
ickering). A warning “Batteries Depleted Camera is shutting
down” will appear on the LCD screen.
NOTE:
To save battery life, always turn the LCD
off.
• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery
The LCD screen turns off automatically after 60 seconds of inactivity and
the camera turns off automatically after 90 seconds of inactivity to save
battery life.
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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
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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.
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Pict ure Qua lity Camer a Statu s
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Recording Vide o
Pictures taken or
Vide o Seco nds
Good
Full
Medi um
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Other F eatu res
Self-Ti mer Mo de
Auto Fla sh Mod e
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Flash M ode on
Flash M ode of f
Vide o Mode
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• Setting Display Language
Turn on the camera
Press
Press
to Exit
Press
• Setting Current Date and Time
Turn on the camera
Press
Press
to Exit
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Press
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3 Taking and Managing the Pictures
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• Taking a Picture
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the camera to
mode or
mode.
3. Frame your subject using the camera
viewnder or the LCD screen.
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 anytime the camera is on, no matter what is showing on the
LCD screen.
Outdoor Pictures
Take pictures at approximately 3 feet (1 metre) to innity.
• Avoid intense sunlight that may cause sun spots in pictures.
• Always make sure that the sun or other light source is behind the
person taking the pictures.
Shutter Button
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