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. Viewnder

8. Microphone

1. Viewnder

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 Specications ....................................................... 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

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 ?

PDC 1050

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

Quick Start Guide

Product Overview

1. Status LCD

2. Shutter Button

3. LED

4. Flash Strobe

5. Flash

6. Timer

7. Resolution

8. View Finder

9. Lens

Front View

1. View nder

2. Power LED

3. Strap Holder

4. Mode Dial

5. Menu Button

6. Up Button

7. Down Button

8. ENTER

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

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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 Required

Post Ofce will not deliver without 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

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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Back V iew

Side V iew

Place t he PDC 310 bes ide your m onitor

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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 Mode

Self-Ti mer Mode

High Re solut ion (Hi -Res ) Mode

Low Res olutio n (Low -Res ) Mode

Audio R ecordi ng Mode

Audio P laybac k Mode

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Delet e Last Au dio

Delet e Last Image Taken

Delet e Last co ntinu ous image re corde 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 but ton by sliding the shutter lock to the right.

Shut ter bu tton

Shut ter Lo ck

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