Polaroid PDC 310 User Manual
PDC 310
Digital Camera
User Guide
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Product Overview
1. Speaker
2. Shutter button
3. Lens
4. MIC cable port
5. Camera stand
6. USB cable port
7. Viewnder
8. Microphone
1. Viewnder
2. Mode button
3. Shutter lock
4. Battery door
5. LCD screen
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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 .......................................................... 8
• Turning the Camera On & Off ................................................ 8
• Low battery......................................................................... 9
• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery....................................... 9
• Assemble the Camera Holder ................................................ 9
2 Camera Setting ...................................................................... 10
• Checking the Camera Status ................................................. 10
3 Taking and Managing the Pictures ............................................ 11
• Taking a Picture ................................................................... 12
• Taking Continuous Picture .................................................... 13
• Self-timer ............................................................................ 13
• Setting the Picture Quality.................................................... 14
4 Recording Audio Clips ............................................................. 15
• Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 15
• Audio Playback .................................................................... 15
• Deleting the Last Picture/ Audio Clip/ Continuous pictures ....... 15
• Deleting All Pictures and Audio Clips from the Camera ............ 16
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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 to your Computer ............................................... 22
• Transferring Pictures to PC ................................................... 23
• Transferring Audio and Continuous Pictures to PC ................... 24
• Transferring Pictures, Audio and Continuous Pictures to Mac ....... 25
7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam.............................................. 26
• Setting up NetMeeting ......................................................... 26
• Start NetMeeting ................................................................. 26
• Setting up CU-SeeMe™ ......................................................... 27
• Making a call ....................................................................... 27
8 Troubleshooting Problems........................................................ 28
• Troubleshooting .................................................................. 28
9 Getting Help...........................................................................31
• Polaroid Online Services .......................................................31
• ArcSoft Software Help .........................................................31
10 Appendix ............................................................................... 32
• Technical Specications ....................................................... 32
• Using Your Batteries............................................................. 33
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance...........................................34
• Regulatory Information ......................................................... 34
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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
Communicate
Select various camera settings.
Use the camera as a web camera.
• What can I do with my Digital Pictures?
View
Save
Communicate
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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.
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• What can I do with my Audio Clips ?
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Playback
Playback audio clips on a computer using
the ArcSoft® Software supplied
Save
Communicate
Save audio clips to the computer memory
Send the audio clips over the Internet to
family and friends.
IMP ORTANT!
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
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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
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5. Flash
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6. Timer
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7. Resolution
8. View Finder
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9. Lens
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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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Back View
9. DISP
10.1.8”TFT Display
PDC 310 PDC 310 CD -R OM inc ludes
Came ra Holder
USB Ca ble with
micro phone plug
with Cl ip
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Quick
Guide
Digital Imaging Products
201 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730-1434
Regi strat ion Ca rdNeck S trap
Pola roid P DC 310 Driver,
Arcso ft® Sof tware ® Suite (PC & M ac)
Micro soft® N etMe eting™ ( PC ),
Adobe ®Acroba t® Rea der (P C & Mac) ,
First Class
Postage
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proper
postage
Cu-S eeMe™ ( Mac)
User Gu ide in P DF forma t.
2 x AA A Alkal ine
Batterie s
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• Installing the batteries
SHUTTERLOCK
MODE
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2 x AAA Alkaline bat teries 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.
IMP ORTANT NOTE :
To avoid lost images when re placing batteries, please make sure your images
are upl oaded to your computer before replacing batte ries or make sure the
PDC 310 is connected to your computer via the USB cable.
• Turning the Camera On and Off
The camera will turn on automatically when new batteries are inserted
or when it is connected to a computer via USB cable. To turn off the
camera, hold the Mode button for 3 seconds, one beep will be heard and
the camera is off, or disconnect the USB cable.
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• 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.
IMP ORTANT!
Any pictures stored in the camera’s memor y 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 designed to switch off automatically and save battery
life after 30 seconds of inactivity. Press Mode button to reactivate the
camera.
• Assemble the Camera Holder
When using PDC 310 as a web- cam, you can use the camera holder
enclosed to position the camera. Alternatively, the camera holder can
be used for taking images in Self-timer mode. Assemble the camera with
the holder as shown below.
IMP ORTANT NOTE :
To use the camera as a web -cam, Internet access is required. To talk and
listen, a sound card and speakers are required.
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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.
Image s
Remai ning
Clear M emor y
Mode
Conti nuous
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Self-Ti mer
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High Re solut ion
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Low Res olutio n
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Audio R ecordi ng
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Delet e Last Au dio
Delet e Last
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Delet e Last co ntinu ous
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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 but ton by sliding the shutter lock to the right.
Shut ter bu tton
Shut ter Lo ck
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