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PhotoMAX PDC 1050
User Manual
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Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1050 User Manual

PDC 1050
Digital Camera
User Guide
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Product Overview
1. Power button
2. Shutter button
3. Self-timer LED
4. Flash
5. Lens
6. DC In 6V Terminal
7. USB cable port
8. Viewnder
9. Self-timer & 2X Digital Zoom button
10. Resolution & Erase button
11. Flash & DPOF button
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Front View
1. Viewnder
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
OK
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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
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
• Customer Support................................................................. 33
• ArcSoft Software Help ..........................................................33
10 Appendix................................................................................ 34
• Technical Specications ........................................................ 34
• Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 35
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 36
• Regulatory Information .......................................................... 36
• Distributed by ...................................................................... 37
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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
Select various camera settings.
Communicate
Use the camera as a web camera.
• What can I do with my Digital Pictures?
View
View pictures on a computer using the
Arcsoft® Software supplied.
Save
Save pictures to the computer memory.
Communicate
Send the pictures over the Internet to family
and friends.
• What can I do with my Video clips ?
Playback
Playback video clips on a computer using the
Arcsoft® Software supplied.
Save
Save video clips to the computer memory.
Communicate
Send the video clips over the Internet to
family and friends.
• Camera Package Contents
Wrist s trap
USB Ca ble
4 x AA Al kalin e
Batt eries
PDC 105 0
CD- ROM in clude s
PDC 1050 D river,
Arcsof t® Software Su ite,
Micros oft® NetMee ting™ ( PC) &
Adobe® A crobat ® Reader (PC & M ac).
Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434
First Class Postage Required
Post Ofce will not deliver without proper postage
Regis trati on Card
PDC 1050
Digital Camera
User Guide
User’s M anual
• 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.
3. Close the battery door by pressing down and pushing it back in position.
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Quick Gu ide
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• Turning the Camera On and Off
Press the power button once to turn the camera on. Press it again to turn the camera off.
2X
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 bat tery 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.
• 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 pos itive ou tput 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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Pictu re Qual ity Camera S tatus
Full
Low
Other F eature s
Self-Tim er Mode
Auto Fla sh Mode
Mediu m
Flash M ode on
Flash M ode off
Video M ode
2X Digi tal Zoom M ode
Best
Bette r
Good
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Recor ding Vi deo
Pictu res take n or Video S econ ds
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• Setting Display Language
• Setting Current Date and Time
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