Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 3350 User Manual
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PC
MAC
TV
DPOF
AC Adaptor
(not included)
USB por t
USB por t
batteries
SD Card
Reader
DC 3V, 1.5A
AC120V
60Hz
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Product Overview
Self-timer LED
2.
Flash
3.
Microphone
4.
Zoom Lens
5.
Exposure sensor
6.
View nder
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Operation LED
2.
View nder
3.
Up/Flash button
4.
Left/Self-timer button
5.
Down/ Previous shot button
6.
Right/Macro button
7.
LCD screen
8.
Zoom out ( Wide Angle)
/Thumbnail button
9.
Zoom in (Telephoto) button
Display button
Menu button
OK button
Hand strap holder
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3
6
5
USB Por t/Video Out/ DC Jack
2.
Battery/SD and card door
Power button
2.
Shutter button
3.
Mode selector
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Table of Contents
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Camera Package Contents
8
Attaching the Hand Strap
9
Battery Guidelines
9
Installing the Batteries
Turning the Camera On and Off and Setting the Date and Time
How to Navigate Menus
Connecting AC Adaptor (not included)
2 Camera Setting
Checking Camera Status
Camera Mode
Low Battery
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Setting the Current Date and Time
Auto Power Save Settings
Setting the Beep Sound On/ Off
Setting LCD Con rm On/Off
File No. Reset Settings
Setting Display Language
Setting the Focus indicator On /Off
Resetting to Default Settings
Switching the Information Display/LCD Screen Off
3 Taking and Managing the Pictures
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Taking a Picture
20
Taking Macro Pictures
21
Set Flash Mode
Setting Self-Timer
23
Zoom Feature
24
Setting the Picture Resolution and Compression
25
Setting Exposure Compensation
27
Setting White Balance
28
Changing the ISO Speed
29
Setting the Slow Shutter Mode
30
4 Recording Video Clips
31
Recording Video Clips
31
5 Playback
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Playback Picture(s)
32
Playing the Video Clip
34
Protect the Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) Against Deletion
34
Deleting One Picture or Video Clip
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Deleting All Pictures and Video Clips
36
View Pictures and Video clips on a T V
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6 Using the SD Card
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Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card
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DPOF ( Digital Print Order Format)
43
P.I.M. (PRINT Image Matching)
7 Installing the Software onto a Computer
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Installing the Software
45
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Software Included with Your Camera
46
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Computer System Requirements
47
8 Transferring Pictures to Your Computer
48
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Before You Transfer Pictures
48
Connecting to Your Computer
48
Transferring Pictures/ Video Clips
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9 Troubleshooting Problems
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Troubleshooting
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Polaroid-digital Online Services
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Customer Support
53
ArcSoft Software Help
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Technical Speci cations
54
Capacity of SD Card
57
Uninstalling Polaroid
PDC 3350
driver
58
Camera Default Settings
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Using Your Batteries
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Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance
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Regulatory Information
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The
PDC 3 350
camera provides you easy-to-use features. It can never
be any 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, white balance and sharpness.
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.
• Camera Package Contents
PDC 3350
USB Cable
2 x AA
Batteries
Warranty Card
Digital Imaging Product s
201 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730-1434
Pouch
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User’s Manual
PDC 3350
Digital Camera
User Guide
www.polaroid-digital.com
PDC 3350
CD-ROM includes
Polaroid
PDC 3350
Camera Driver (PC
& Mac)
Arcsoft® PhotoImpression™ 4.0 (PC & Mac),
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac).
• Attaching the Hand Strap
• Batter y Guidelines
Never use manganese batteries.
Battery life differs greatly by manufacturers.
Battery life is greatly affected by how much you use the ash, LCD screen
and other functions, and how long you leave the power turned on.
To prolong battery life, use the Flash button to turn off the ash
whenever you are not using it.
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• Installing the Batteries
2 x AA batteries are supplied with the product.
Open the camera battery door by pushing it outwards as illustrated.
Inser t the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs
correctly.
3.
Close the battery door by pressing it downwards and then slide it
towards the camera to lock.
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You can use both 2 X AA batteries and an AC adaptor (DC 3V, 1.5A,
center positive (not included) ) to supply power for the camera. We
highly recommend the user to use 1800mAh NiMH rechargeable or
Lithium AA batteries.
• Turning the Camera On and Off and Setting the Date and Time
Press and hold the Power button until the
green LED is ashing. It takes about three
seconds to turn on the camera. The zoom
lens will extend when you turn on the
camera under Auto/Manual/Video mode.
Press the Power button again to turn off
the camera, the zoom lens will retract.
Power button
The rst time the camera is turned on, it will directly enter the interface
for setting the Current Date and Time. Please refer to
Set the current date
and time
on page 14 for further detail.
• 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.
• Connecting the AC Adaptor (not included)
Turn off the camera before connecting or
disconnecting the Adaptor. Connect the
adaptor as shown to power the camera
from a household power outlet. The camera
automatically switches over to AC adaptor
powered operation when AC adaptor is
connected.
IMP ORTANT!
Only use DC 3V output adaptor (S ee page 56).
We recommend the user to use AC adaptor to power the ca mera 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.
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Picture Quality
Camera Status
Other Features
Fine
Normal
Resolution
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640 X 480
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2 SEC. self-timer
Macro Mode
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Auto Flash
Red eye
Flash On
Flash Off
Auto Record mode
Low Battery
Number of pictures can
be taken
10
Manual Record
mode
Video mode
0:35
The length of video clip
can be recorded
SD card Inserted
• Camera Mode
The camera has ve working modes.
You can select any mode by turning 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 based
on different environment condition before taking pictures.
Further detail
refer to
Setting Exposure Compe nsation
on page 27 and
Setting White
Balance
on page 28.
Playback mode
Playback or delete pictures/video clips from the camera.
Video mode
Using this mode to record video clips.
SET mode
SET
Under this mode, you can access the Set-up menu to change the camera
settings to customize your camera.
• Low Battery
When battery power is low, the red bat tery icon
appears and a
warning “BATTERY LOW” will show on the LCD screen. Batteries need
to be replaced or the camera will soon automatically turn off.
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• Setting the Current Date and Time
The date and time menu will appear the rst time the camera is turned
on or if the battery is removed for more than 2 minutes.
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
DATE/TIME
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
DATE/TIME
Y/ M/ D
OK
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Press
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
DATE/TIME
Y/ M/ D
OK
20 02 . 12 . 12 . 12:0 0
Press
or
DATE/TIME
15.1MB
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
Press
Use the
or
buttons to select a eld, such as year, month, day, hour,
minute. Use the
or
buttons to adjust the value in the eld. Press
the OK but ton after all elds are set.
• Auto Power Save Settings
The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve
battery power.
The camera is designed to switch off automatically
to save battery life after one/three/ ve minute(s) of
inactivity. Default setting is three minutes.
Off:
The power save function is not activated.
You can change the Power save setting according to the following steps:
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
Press
AUTO POWER OFF
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
1 3 5 OF F
ON
ON
AUTO POWER OFF
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
1 3 5 OF F
ON
ON
NOTE :
Auto power off is automati cally disabl ed under any one of the foll owing
conditions.
While a slides how is play ing.
While the camera’s USB port i s connected to a compu ter or other external
devices, or while the camera is being cont rolled by an external dev ice.
While the AC adaptor is connected to the camera.
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• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off
You can turn the Beep sound on and off in SET mode. When the Beep
sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons.
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
5 MIN.
ON
ON
BEEF
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
5 MIN.
ON O FF
ON
BEEF
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
5 MIN.
ON O FF
ON
Press
Press
• Setting LCD Con rm On/Off
This setting enables you to view the picture on the LCD screen right
after it is taken.
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
5 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
Press
LCD CONFIRM
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
5 MIN.
OF F
ON O FF
LCD CONFIRM
15.1MB
'0 3. 0 1. 01 . ..
5 MIN.
OF F
ON O FF
• File No. Reset Settings
The camera automatically created a directory of folders in its internal
memory or on a memory card to store pictures/video clips. Each folder
can hold up to 999 pictures. If a picture is taken when the current folder
contains a picture le numbered 0999. Your camera will create a new
folder by adding one to the current folder number. In the new folder,
the picture le numbering starts over from 0001. ( For example, if the
current folder is “100 P3350”, the new folder will be “101P3350”). The
maximum folder number is 999.
For example: 10 0 - 0 0 11
Number of pictures taken and
stored in 100P3350 folder
Folder number (e.g.100P3350)
You can set the File no. Reset to On or Off according to the following steps:
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
Press
FILE NO. RESET
ON O FF
NT SC
EN GL I SH
ON
FILE NO. RESET
ON O FF
NT SC
EN GL I SH
ON
ON:
When this option is selected, if the memor y card is format ted or a
new card is inserted in the camera, the picture le number starts
from 00 01.
OFF:
When this option is selected, if the memory card is formatted or
a new card is inserted in the camera, the picture le number will
continue from the last number used.
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• Setting Display Language
Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD
screen.
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
Press
LANGUAGE
UI T
PAL
DU TC H
AA N
LANGUAGE
OF F
PAL
EN GL I SH
ON
• Setting the Focus Indicator On/Off
Focus indicator helps you to gain a bet ter focus while you are capturing
a picture.
Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
Press
FOCUS INDICATOR
OF F
PAL
EN GL I SH
ON O FF
FOCUS INDICATOR
OF F
PAL
EN GL I SH
ON O FF
• Resetting to Default Settings
You can easily change all the settings you made back to the camera
default settings by the following steps.
Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to SET.
FORMAT
15 .1 M B
'0 2. 1 2. 30 . ..
3 MIN.
ON
ON
Press
or
Press
DEFAULT SETTING
OF F
PAL
EN GL I SH
OF F
DEFAULT SETTING
DEFAULT SETTING?
NO
YES
DEFAULT SETTING
ON
NT SC
EN GL I SH
ON
Press
Press
ME NU
Please refer to the
Appendix
on page 54 for detail camera default settings.
• Switching the Information Display/LCD Screen Off
NOTE :
This fea ture is ava ilabl e in Video, Auto and Manual mode.
To turn the information display off, just simply
press the Display button, 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.
Display button
LCD screen on,
Information display on
LCD screen on, Information
display off
LCD screen off,
information display off
Press
Press
Press
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