Polaroid PDC 3150 User Manual

PDC 3150

Digital Camera

User Guide

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Product Overview

1. Flash

2. Self-timer LED

3. Lens

4. Exposure Sensor

5. Microphone

6. Viewnder

1. Viewnder

2. Operation LED

3. LCD screen

4. Display button

5. Left/Self-timer button

6. Menu button

7. OK/Flash button

8. Down/Zoom out button

9. Right/Continuous mode button

10. Up/Zoom in button

11. Speaker

12. Power button

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1. Lens door switch

2. Port for USB/Video Cable/DC IN terminal

1. Hand strap holder

1. Shutter button

2. Mode selector

3. Tripod mount

4. Battery/SD card door

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Table of Contents

1 Getting Started .......................................................................... 6

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

• Attaching the Hand Strap ........................................................ 7

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

• Turning the Camera On and Off ................................................ 8

• How to Navigate Menus .......................................................... 8

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

• Connecting AC Adaptor (not included)....................................... 9

2 Camera Setting ........................................................................ 10

• Checking Camera Status........................................................ 10

• Camera Mode....................................................................... 11

• Setting the Current Date and Time .......................................... 12

• Turning the Beep Sound On and Off ........................................ 13

• Power Save Setting .............................................................. 14

• Setting Quick View ............................................................... 15

• Setting the Display Language ................................................. 16

• Turning the Information Display LCD Screen Off ....................... 17

3 Taking and Managing the Pictures .............................................. 18

• Taking a Picture.................................................................... 18

• Taking Continuous Pictures .................................................... 20

• Setting the Flash Mode.......................................................... 20

• Setting the Picture Resolution................................................. 21

• Setting the Picture Quality ..................................................... 22

• Setting Self-timer.................................................................. 23

• Zoom in and out ................................................................... 23

• Setting Exposure Compensation ............................................. 24

• Setting White Balance ........................................................... 25

4 Recording Video Clips ............................................................... 26

• Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 26

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5 Playback Pictures and Video Clips............................................... 27

• Playback the Pictures ............................................................ 27

• Playing the Video Clip ........................................................... 28

• Protect the Pictures/Video Clip(s) Against Deletion .................... 29

• Deleting Picture(s)/Video Clip(s) from the Camera ..................... 30

6 Using the SD Card.................................................................... 31

• Using the SD(Secure Digital) Card ............................................... 31

• DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) ............................................ 35

• P.I.M.(PRINT Image Matching) ................................................ 36

7 Installing the Software onto a Computer...................................... 37

• Installing the software ........................................................... 37

• Software Included with Your Camera ...................................... 38

• Computer system requirements .............................................. 39

8 Transferring Pictures, Video Clips To Your Computer/TV ............... 40

• Before you transfer pictures ................................................... 40

• Connecting to Your Computer ................................................ 40

• Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video clips ............... 41

• Connecting to a TV ............................................................... 42

• Viewing Picture and Video Clips on a TV ................................. 43

9 Troubleshooting Problems.......................................................... 44

• Troubleshooting ................................................................... 44

10 Getting Help ........................................................................... 48

• Polaroid Online Services ........................................................ 48

• ArcSoft Software Help .......................................................... 48

11 Appendix................................................................................ 49

• Technical Specications ........................................................ 49

• Capacity of SD Card ............................................................. 52

• Using your batteries .............................................................. 53

• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 53

• Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 3150 Driver ..................................... 54

• Regulatory Information .......................................................... 55

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1 Getting Started

The PDC 3150 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It can never be easier and enjoyable. Go ahead and enjoy your operation. Here are a few examples of what you can do with your camera.

Enjoy point & shoot operation. Take digital pictures in your

preferable detail, like size and white balance.

Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory or a SD card.

Playback pictures and video clips on LCD screen, TV or a

computer.

Send the pictures and video clips over the Internet to family and

friends.

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• Camera Package Contents

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

PDC 3150

Quick Start Guide

Product Overview

1. Flash

2. LED

3. Lens

4. LED

5. LED

6. Viewnder

1. Viewnder

2. Display button

3. LCD screen

4. Left/Self-timer button

5. Menu button

6. OK/Flash button

7. Down/Zoom out button

8. Right/Continuous mode button

9. Up/Zoom in button

10.Power button

11.LED

PDC 3150

Warranty Card

Quick Guide

• Attaching the Hand Strap

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USB Cable

Video CableHand StrapPouch

The CD-ROM includes

Polaroid PDC 3150 Camera Driver

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4.0 (PC & Mac)

Adobe Acrobat Reader (PC & Mac)

User manual in PDF format

2 x AA Batteries

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• Installing the Batteries

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2 x AA batteries are supplied with the product. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see Using your batteries.

1. Open the battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated.

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

3. Close the battery door by pushing it down and then slide it towards the camera to lock.

You can use both 2 X AA batteries and an AC adaptor (DC3.3V, not included) to supply power for the camera. We highly recommend the user to use 1800mAh NiMH rechargeable or Lithium AA batteries.

Operation LED

• Turning the Camera On and Off

Fully press and hold the Power button until the operation LED turns green and the LCD screen is on. It takes about 2 seconds to power up the camera. Press and hold the Power button again to turn off the camera.

When turning on the camera in Auto/Manual/Video mode, the date will display on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen for one second. Then it changes to time for one second, after that the date and time indicator will be off.

• How to Navigate Menus

Use the 4-way control to select on-screen menu items. Press and to scroll up and down through menus. Press and to scroll left and right.

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Power button

• Checking the Battery Level

Check the battery level by pressing the Display button before taking pictures.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Check the battery level that appears on the LCD

screen.

Batteries have adequate power.

Battery power is low.

Please note that when the batteries need to be replaced, a warning

“REPLACE BATTERY!” will show on LCD screen and the camera will automatically turn off.

The battery level indicator only appears on the LCD screen for around 5 seconds each time. You can check the battery level anytime by pressing the Display button.

• Connecting AC Adaptor (not included)

Be sure to turn off power before connecting or disconnecting the AC Adaptor. Connect the adaptor into the DC IN terminal (DC IN 3.3V) as shown to power the camera from a household power outlet.

NOTE:

• Please make sure that you use an AC adaptor with the correct specication for the camera (DC IN 3.3V).

• The camera automatically switches over to AC adaptor powered operation whenever the AC adaptor is plugged into the camera.

• We recommend using the AC adaptor to power the camera whenever connected to a computer.

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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 the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated.

Playb ack mode

Auto mode

Manual modeVide o mode

Picture Quality

Fine

Normal

Economy

Resolution

2048 X 1536

1600 X 1200

1024 X 768

640 X 480

Auto white balance

The number of pictures taken

Pictures remained

Record mode

Continuous mode

Single picture mode

SD card inserted

Full

Camera Status

Low

Other Features

10 Sec. self-timer

2 Sec. self-timer

Auto ash mode

Flash mode on

Flash mode off

Red eye

Video mode

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• Camera Mode

Mode selector

The camera has four working modes. You can select the mode you prefer using the Mode selector located on the top of the camera.

Auto mode

Under this mode, the camera will automatically judge the environment conditions for you. It will set the Exposure and White balance automatically according to the shooting environment.

Manual mode

Under this mode, you can set the Exposure and White balance base on different environment conditions before taking pictures. (Further detail refers to Setting Exposure Compensation and Setting White Balance on

page 24).

Playback mode

Playback or delete pictures/video clips from the camera.

Video mode

Using this mode to record video clips with sound.

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• Setting the Current Date and Time

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Press Menu button and use the Right button to select “SETUP MENU”.

Press

3. After the above operation, press Menu button to exit.

You can use Up and Down button to change the display of date as:

• YY/MM/DD

• MM/DD/YY

• DD/MM/YY

Use OK button to select a eld, such as year, month, day, hour, minute, use Up or Down button to adjust the value in the eld. Press OK button

after all elds are set.

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• Turning the Beep Sound On and Off

You can turn the Beep sound on and off in any camera mode. When the Beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the button.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Press Menu button and use the Right button to select “SETUP MENU”.

Press

3. After the above operation, press Menu button to exit.

NOTE:

The default setting is “On”.

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• Power Save Setting

Your camera is designed to turn off the LCD screen and the camera automatically after a period of inactivity to save battery life. You can change Power Save Setting by the following steps.

1. Turn the camera on.

2. Press Menu button and use the Right button to select “SETUP MENU”.

Press

3. After the above operation, press Menu button to exit.

The function for each setting is: Off: This camera will not perform the power save function. One minute: This camera will automatically turn off the LCD screen

after one minute of inactivity (the operation LED will ash). Press any button will reactivate the LCD screen.

Three minutes: This camera will automatically turn off the LCD screen

after three minutes of inactivity (the operation LED will

ash). Press any button will reactivate the LCD screen. After the above one minute/three minutes power saving, if there is no more operation in another one minute, the camera will automatically power off. You need to press the Power button if you want to turn on the camera again.

NOTE:

• Power save setting is available in all camera modes.

• Auto power off is automatically disabled while the AC adaptor is connected to the camera or the camera is connected to PC.

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• Setting Quick View

This setting enables you to view the picture immediately on the LCD screen right after it is taken. You can perform Quick View Setting in any camera mode.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Press Menu button and use the Right button to select “SETUP MENU”.

Press

3. After the above operation, press Menu button to exit.

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• Setting the Display Language

Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. You may change the language setting in any camera mode.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Press Menu button and use the Right button to select “SETUP MENU”.

Press

3. After the above operation, press Menu button to exit.

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• Turning the Information Display/LCD Screen Off

To turn the Information display icons off, just simply press the Display button once, press it again will turn off the LCD screen. Press the Display button one more time will turn on the information display and the LCD screen.

LCD screen on, Information display on

Press Display button

LCD screen off, information display off

LCD screen on, Information display off

Press Display button

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