Polaroid PDC 3030 User Manual [en, es, fr]

PDC 3030

Digital Camera

User Guide

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Product Overview

1. Flash

2. Lens

3. Self-timer LED

4. USB port

5. Viewnder

1. Status LED

2. Viewnder

3. LCD screen

4. Menu/OK button

5. Up / Zoom out button

6. Down / Zoom in button

7. SMC slot

8. Power button

9. Capture/Playback selector

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1. Flash/Previous button

2. Quality/Next button

3. Shutter button

1. Battery compartment

2. Hand strap holder

3. Tripod mount

1. SMC slot

2. Microphone

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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 and Video Clips?................... 7

• Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 7

• Attaching the Hand Strap ........................................................ 8

• Installing the Batteries ............................................................. 8

• Turning the Camera On and Off ................................................9

• Checking the Battery Level ...................................................... 9

• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery ........................................ 10

2 Camera Setting ......................................................................... 11

• Checking Camera Status........................................................ 11

• Setting the Display Language ................................................. 12

• Setting Date and Time........................................................... 13

3 Taking Pictures ......................................................................... 14

• Taking a Picture.................................................................... 14

• Setting the Picture Quality ..................................................... 14

• Setting the Picture Size ......................................................... 15

• Setting the Flash Mode.......................................................... 16

• Zoom in and out ...................................................................16

• Setting Self-timer.................................................................. 17

• Setting the Date Stamp ......................................................... 18

• Setting the Exposure Compensation ....................................... 19

• Setting the White Balance...................................................... 20

• Setting Sharpness................................................................. 21

• Setting Frequency................................................................. 22

• Reviewing the Pictures .......................................................... 22

• Zooming the Displayed Picture ............................................... 22

• Rotate the Displayed Picture ................................................. 23

• Protecting/Unprotecting the Pictures from Deletion ................... 24

• Deleting One Picture or All Pictures ......................................... 25

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4 Recording Audio and Video Clips................................................. 26

• Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 26

• Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 27

• Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen ....................................... 27

• Protecting/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) ............. 28

• Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip...................................... 30

• Using the SMC (SmartMedia™ Card) ........................................ 32

• Formatting Memory............................................................... 34

5 Installing the Software into a Computer ....................................... 35

• Installing the Software .......................................................... 35

• Software included with Your Camera ...................................... 37

• Computer System Requirements ............................................. 38

6 Transferring Pictures, Audio and Video Clips To Your Computer ...... 39

• Before Transferring Pictures ................................................... 39

• Connecting to Your Computer ................................................ 39

• Transferring and Viewing the Pictures, Audio Clips and Video Clips on PC. 40

• Transferring and Viewing the Pictures, Audio Clips and Video Clips on MAC 40

7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam ................................................ 41

• Setting up NetMeeting™......................................................... 41

• Start NetMeeting™ ................................................................ 41

8 Troubleshooting Problems........................................................... 42

9 Getting Help ............................................................................. 44

• Polaroid-digital Online Services ............................................... 44

• Customer Support................................................................. 44

• ArcSoft Software Help .......................................................... 44

10 Appendix................................................................................ 45

• Technical Specications ........................................................ 45

• Capacity of SMC card ........................................................... 46

• Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 47

• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 47

• Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only) .................................. 47

• Regulatory Information .......................................................... 48

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1 Getting Started

• What can I do with my Camera?

Capture

Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store

pictures, audio clips and video clips to the internal memory or a SMC.

Set Up

Select various camera and video recording

settings.

Communicate

Use the camera as a web camera.

• What can I do with my Digital Pictures?

View

View pictures on the LCD screen or on

a computer using the Arcsoft® software supplied.

Save

Save pictures to the computer memory by

Mass Storage interface.

Communicate

Send the pictures over the Internet to

family and friends.

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• What can I do with my Audio Clips and Video Clips?

Playback

Playback audio clips and video clips on

a computer using the Windows® Media Player or other Media software supplied.

Save

Save audio clips and video clips to the

computer memory by Mass Storage interface.

Communicate

Send the audio clips and video clips over

the Internet to family and friends.

• Camera Package Contents

User Guide

Hand Strap

Pouch

4 x AAA Alkaline

Batteries

USB Ca ble

The CD -R OM includes

Polaroid PDC 3030 Camera (PC)

PhotoImpression™ 4.0 ( PC & Mac)

Microsoft® NetMeeting™ (PC)

Adobe ® Acrobat® Reader (P C & Mac )

PDC 3030

Registration Card

Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434

PDC 3030

Digital Camera

User Guide

www.polaroid-digital.com

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• Attaching the Hand Strap

• Installing the Batteries

4 x AAA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see Using your batteries.

1. To open the battery door, slide the button in the direction as shown to release.

2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly.

3. Close the battery door.

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• Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn on the camera, fully press and hold the Power button until the Status LED turns green. When LCD screen comes on, the Status LED will be off. Press and hold the Power button again, “Good Bye” will show on the LCD screen and the camera will be off.

Statu s LED

Power but ton

• Checking the Battery Level

Check the battery power level before taking pictures.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Check the power status level that appears on the camera LCD screen.

Batteries have adequate power.

Batteries need to be replaced.

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• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery

Your camera is designed to switch off automatically after 60 seconds (default setting) of inactivity. You can change the Auto Power Off setting by the following steps: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

Or set the Mode selector to Playback mode.

Press

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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 feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature is not activated.

Picture Qua lity

Camer a Statu s

Full

Low

Other F eatures

Fine Quality

Normal Quality

2048 X 1536

1600 X 1200

1280 X 960

Pictures can be taken

Still Picture

Locked le

OFF

Unlocked le

SMC Card inserted

Auto Flash Mode

Self-Timer On

Video Mode

Audio M ode

Flash Mode Off

Flash Mode On

Image size

800 X 600

NOTE:

Some settings will remain even after the camera is turned off, e.g. Image Quality/ Image Size/Flash Mode/Auto off/Date and time/Date stamp/

Frequency/Display Language settings.

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• Setting the Display Language

Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen.

Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

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• Setting Date and Time

Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Use Previous or Next button to select a eld, such as year, month, day, hour, minute, second. Use the Up or Down buttons to adjust the value in the eld. Press the OK button after all elds are set.

Press Previ ous or Next button to shift to the item

Press

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3 Taking Pictures

• Taking a Picture

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

3. Frame your subject using the LCD screen or viewnder.

4. Press the Shutter button to take a picture. Status LED will be on and a beep will sound. Hold the camera steady until the conclusion of the beep. The end of the beep indicates the picture has been taken.

Shutter but ton

• Setting the Picture Quality

A digital picture’s quality depends on both its resolution and the JPEG le compression that the camera applies when you take the picture. Resolution refers to the number of pixel in a digital picture. Higher resolution and less compression makes better quality which occupies more memory space. Smaller size pictures and normal quality are easier to email while larger size and ne quality are better for printing.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

3. Press the Quality button will alter the picture quality setting.

Fine - high resolution and ne quality are good for printing

photo.

Normal - low resolution and normal quality are efcient for email or

posting to web.

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• Setting the Picture Size

Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

Here are the approximate number of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at each setting based on 8MB internal memory. You can expand the memory with SMC, please refer to Capacity of SMC Card.

H: 2048 X 1536 Fine: Approx. 5 pictures H: 2048 X 1536 Normal: Approx. 11 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Fine: Approx. 9 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Normal: Approx. 20 pictures L: 1280 X 960 Fine: Approx. 14 pictures L: 1280 X 960 Normal: Approx. 30 pictures E: 800 X 600 Fine: Approx. 36 pictures E: 800 X 600 Normal: Approx. 86 pictures

NOTE:

Scene complexity affects a picture’s le size. For example, a picture of trees in autumn has a larger le size than a picture of blue sky at the same resolution and quality setting. Therefore, the number of pictures you can store on a memory card may vary. The number of pictures on the LCD screen

is for reference only.

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• Setting the Flash Mode

The Flash Range is approximately 4 feet to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 meters).

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

3. Press Flash button to cycle through the ash mode until the one you want is shown on the LCD screen.

Flash mode on, the ash res for every picture. Use this setting

indoors in low light.

Flash mode off, the ash does not re. Use this setting for outdoor

pictures or where ash is prohibited or may be distracting. Also use when shooting toward a reective surface, such as a window or mirror. If you do not have enough light when using this setting, your pictures will be too dark.

Auto Flash mode, the ash res automatically as needed. Use this

setting to take most pictures.

Please note that when ash mode is selected, the Status LED turns green and blinks until the ash nishes charging, then the Status LED will be on until pressing Shutter button to take a picture.

• Zoom in and out

Your camera is designed to have 3X digital Zoom. This feature lets you “zoom” in on the central area of a photo and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Digital zoom applies to only one photo at a time. To Zoom in and out the picture, press Down/Up button.

NOTE:

This feature is available in Capture and Playback mode.

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• Setting Self-timer

Your camera is designed with a self-timer function which will allow you to take picture with the 10 seconds build in timer. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

The icon

appears on LCD screen. Press Shutter button to perform self-timer. A timer appears in the center of LCD screen and the camera beeps indicating self-timer is activating.

NOTE:

Self-timer feature is only applied to next picture. When self-timer is activated, status LED turns green, while the self-timer LED turns red and blinks slowly for 8 seconds, then blinks quickly for 2 seconds before the picture is taken. Please place the camera on a at surface or use a tripod.

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• Setting the Date Stamp

Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

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• Setting the Exposure Compensation

Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of

-1.5EV to +1.5EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, etc.

NOTE:

• A higher EV value is best used for light-colored subjects and backlit

subjects. A lower EV value is best for dark-colored subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day.

• When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation.

• Exposure compensation returns to its standard default setting (AUTO) after you turn off and turn on the camera again.

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• Setting the White Balance

Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colors of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

NOTE:

White balance returns to its default setting (AUTO) after you turn off the

camera and turn it on again.

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• Setting Sharpness

Use the Sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of the subject in pictures. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

Normal Use when no special effect is needed. Ideal for everyday

pictures.

Sharp Increases contrast on the edges of the picture. Ideal when you

want to improve the clarity of an picture, or if you later may want to crop or cut out specic areas in the picture.

Soft Softens the edges of the picture, creating a “soft focus” effect.

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• Setting Frequency

In order to take a better indoor picture, the camera needs to be set to suit the lighting frequency, for US, set the frequency to 60Hz, for Europe, set the frequency to 50Hz.

Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

• Reviewing the Pictures

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once).

3. Press Previous and Next button to view the pictures taken.

• Zooming the Displayed Picture

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once).

3. Press Down button

to zoom in.

4. Press Up button to zoom out.

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• Rotate the Displayed Picture

This function enables you to view the picture taken at a better angle. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

NOTE:

This function only keeps the picture rotated while the camera is on. The picture will return to its original angle after the camera is turned off.

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• Protecting/Unprotecting the Pictures from Deletion

Following the steps below to protect a picture: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

NOTE:

When a picture is protected, the

icon will appear. To unprotect the

protected picture, please repeat the above steps and select “UNLOCK”. The

OFF

icon will appear.

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• Deleting One Picture or All Pictures

Following the steps below to delete one picture: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once).

Press

NOTE:

• The protected le(s) can not be deleted.

• To delete all the pictures, please repeat the above steps and select “ALL”. All unprotected les (pictures, audio and video clips) in the current

memory will be deleted.

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4 Recording Audio and Video Clips

• Recording Audio Clips

1. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

2. Set the camera to Audio mode by the following steps.

Press

3. Press Shutter button to start, if you want to stop, press the Shutter button again. Please note that recording time displays on LCD screen.

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• Recording Video Clips

1. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once).

2. Set the camera to Video mode by the following steps.

Press

3. Frame your subject using the LCD screen.

4. Press Shutter button to start, if you want to stop, press the Shutter button again.

NOTE:

The recording time displays on the LCD screen will increase and the status LED turns green while recording

video clip.

• Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen

IMPORTANT!

Audio clips can only be played in P C/ MAC when connected to the computer.

Please refer to Transferring Pictures, Audio and Video Clips to Your Computer for further detail.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks

once).

3. Press Previous and Next button to select the video clip you want to

playback.

4. The LCD screen shows “PLAY AVI? YES NO”, use Up or Down button

to select “YES” and press OK button to play the video clip. Press OK button again to stop playback.

NOTE:

There is no sound during video playback as it has no built-in speaker.

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• Protecting/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s)

Following the steps below to protect an Audio Clip:

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks

once).

3. Use Previous or Next button to select the audio clip you want to

protect.

Press

NOTE:

When an Audio clip is protected, the

icon will appear. To unprotect the

protected Audio clip, please repeat the above steps and select “UNLOCK”. The

OFF

icon will appear.

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Following the steps below to protect a Video Clip:

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks

once).

3. Use Previous or Next button to select the video clip you want to

protect.

Press

NOTE:

When a Video clip is protected, the

icon will appear. To unprotect the protected Video clip, please repeat the above steps and select “UNLOCK”. The

OFF

icon will appear.

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• Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip

Deleting One Audio Clip

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once).

3. Use Previous or Next button to select the video clip you want to delete.

Press

NOTE:

• The protected le(s) can not be deleted.

• Please note that selecting “ALL” will delete all unprotected les (pictures, audio and video clips) in the current memory.

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