PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
Product Overview 1. Power button 1 2. Shutter button 3. Self-timer LED 2 4. Flash 5. Lens 3 6. DC In 6V Terminal 4 7. USB cable port 8. Viewfinder 9. Self-timer & 2X Digital Zoom button 10. Resolution & Erase button 5 11. Flash & DPOF button 11 10 9 8 7 6 Front View 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Viewfinder LCD Screen Previous button Next button OK & MENU button CF Card Slot Preview Mode & Playback Mode & LCD OFF button 1 7 2 6 3 Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
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 ........................................................
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.....................................
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.
• Camera Package Contents PDC 1050 USB Cable Wrist strap Quick Start Guide PDC 1050 PDC 1050 CD-ROM includes PDC 1050 Driver, Arcsoft® Software Suite, Microsoft® NetMeeting™ (PC) & Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) User Guide in PDF Format. First Class Postage Required Post Office will not deliver without proper postage Product Overview 1. Status LCD 2. Shutter Button 3. LED 4. Flash Strobe 5. Flash 6. Timer 7. Resolution 8. View Finder 9.
• 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 flickering).
• 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 positive output adaptor. • Attaching the wrist strap Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
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.
• Setting Display Language Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Press to Exit • Setting Current Date and Time Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press to Exit Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
3 Taking and Managing the Pictures • Taking a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. mode. 2. Set the camera to mode or 3. Frame your subject using the camera viewfinder or the LCD screen. 4. Press the shutter button to take a picture. Hold the camera steady. Two beeps sound when the picture has been taken. Shutter Button 2X NOTE: “ Capture always ready” capability lets you snap a picture in any camera function setting (except when camera is in the Video Mode).
Indoor Pictures • Setting Flash Mode The Flash Range is approximately 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 metres). 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode. 3. Press button to cycle through the Flash Mode until the one you want is shown on the LCD screen. Flash Mode on, the flash fires for every picture. Use this setting in high-contrast situations to provide fill-light or use it indoors in low light. Flash Mode off, the flash does not fire.
• Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, etc. Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Press to Exit NOTE: • A higher EV value is best used for light-coloured subjects and backlit subjects.
• Setting the Picture Quality Lower resolution is easier to email while high resolution and fine quality are for printing. 1. Turn on the camera. mode. 2. Set the camera to 3. Pressing the button will alter the picture quality setting: Best Interpolated resolution, largest file size, for printing large pictures. Better High quality for printing photo at 4’’ X 5’’. Good Efficient for email or posting to web.
• Digital Zoom This feature lets you “zoom” in on the central area of an image and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Digital zoom applies to only one photo at a time. If you want to use digital zoom again, press the digital zoom button. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode. 3. Press button once and the “2X” will show on the LCD screen. NOTE: Digital zoom captures images at 576 x 432 pixel. • Reviewing the Pictures 1. Turn on the camera. mode. 2. Set the camera to 3.
• Using the CompactFlash™ Card Your camera comes with 8MB of built-in flash memory for storing pictures or video clips as you record them. You can expand memory using a commercially available CF card (up to 128MB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures or video clip accordingly. Note that you cannot save pictures or video clip to the built-in flash memory while a memory card is installed in the camera.
Removing the CompactFlash™ Card (not included) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Turn off the camera. Open the CF card door. Push the ejector inwards to release the CF card. Take the CF card out. Close the CF card door. • Formatting Memory 1. 2. 3. 4. 18 mode. Turn on the camera and set the camera to Press button. Select “Format Memory” and then press OK button. Select “Yes” and then press OK button to confirm, this action will delete all the pictures in memory. Polaroid PDC 1050 Digital Camera User Guide www.
• DPOF The letters ”DPOF” stand for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed. Then you can print on a DPOFcompatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card. NOTE: DPOF can be used only when the CF card is in camera. Setting DPOF mode. 1. Turn on the camera and set the camera to 2. Press the button. 3. Press Previous or Next button to select “Yes”. 4. Press OK button to confirm.
4 Recording Video Clips • Recording a Video Clip Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Shutter button to record video clips icon Whenever the camera is set to Video mode, the will show on the LCD. After you press the shutter button, “REC” will show on the LCD and time remaining will show on the bottom right corner of the LCD. You can press the shutter button to stop recording or the camera stops recording when the timer reaches zero. While recording, all the other buttons are disabled.
• Playing the Video Clip 1. Turn on the camera. mode. 2. Set the camera to 3. Using Previous & Next buttons to select the video clip you want to play. The video clip will play automatically. • Deleting a Video Clip from the Camera mode. 1. Turn on the camera and set the camera to 2. Use Previous or Next button to select the Video Clip you want to delete. 3. Press button. 4. Select “Erase one” and then press OK button. 5. Select “Yes” and then press OK button to confirm.
5 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Install the software For Windows® Users: PC For Windows® 98SE users Windows® 98SE users may need to download DirectX 6.1 or higher software from the Internet. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx and find the free download DirectX 6.1 or higher. IMPORTANT! 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.
For Macintosh® Users: MAC 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Install the software included. NOTE: For MAC user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver.
ArcSoft Funhouse™ 1.0 Picture Editing Software ArcSoft Funhouse™ is an image entertainment application that enables users to create “photo fantasies” by combining their personal photos with a wide variety of fantasy backgrounds. Users can get their own images from digital cameras, scanners, disk drives and Photo CDs, and seamlessly combine them with just a few clicks of the mouse.
ArcSoft VideoImpression™ 1.6 Movie Making Software ArcSoft VideoImpression™ is an easy-to-use video and image editing software program. The program enables users to create and edit new videos using existing video and image files - making desktop video presentations for home, business, and the Web. Microsoft® NetMeeting™ Web Cam software NetMeeting™ provides the most complete conferencing solution for the Internet and corporate intranet.
• Computer system requirements For acceptable picture transfer and editing, we recommend the following minimum requirements; For Windows® Users • • • • • • • • • PC Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP Pentium® II 333MHz or equivalent processor 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) USB Port 200MB free disk space Colour monitor with high colour (16-bit) graphic capability or higher CD-ROM drive Standard mouse and keyboard Stereo speakers For Macintosh® Users MAC • PowerPC® Processor • Mac™
6 Transferring Pictures & Video Clips to Your Computer • Before you transfer pictures IMPORTANT! Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the software from the CD. For Windows® and Macintosh® Users: PC MAC • Connecting to your computer Connecting with the USB Cable. USB USB DC IN 6V 1. Turn the Camera Off. 2. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the port on your camera.
For Windows® Users: PC • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video clips on PC 1. Turn on the camera, press OK/ Menu button-> select “USB”-> press OK button to confirm -> select “storage” ->press OK button to confirm. 2. Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable. 3. Double click “My Computer” icon on the desktop. 4. Double click “Removable disk”. For Windows XP user, you will see PDC_1050 here. Please double Click it. 5. Double click “DCIM”. 6. A folder called “100IMAGE” will show. 7.
For Macintosh® Users: MAC • Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video clips on Mac 1. Turn on the camera, press OK/ Menu button-> select “USB”-> press OK button to confirm -> select “storage” ->press OK button to confirm. 2. Connect the camera to the Mac with the USB cable. 3. A folder called “1050_camera” will show on the computer desktop. 4. Double Click this folder and you can see a folder called “DCIM”. 5. 1) All the pictures and video clips are in the “DCIM” folder.
7 Using your Camera as a Web Cam (PC Only) • Setting up NetMeeting 1. Connect your PDC 1050 to the USB cable on one end. 2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC on the other end. 3. Put your PDC 1050 on top of your PC monitor or another flat surface. 4. Connect your microphone (not included) to your audio card’s external microphone connector. Before starting NetMeeting™, press Menu button on the camera -> select “USB”-> press OK button to confirm -> select “Web Cam” ->press OK button to confirm.
8 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. See your registration card for help line contact details. Symptom Problem Solution Driver Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver Check the USB controller in your BIOS if they are activated. If these does not work contact your national Customer Support representative. I cannot upload images Connection failure.
Symptom The battery indicator icon on the 1.4” colour Playback LCD screen go “blank”. My CD installation wizard does not work. The LCD on My PDC 1050 Camera has frozen when you insert a CF™Card into your PDC 1050 camera. Problem This means there insufficient power. Solution is You need to change with new batteries. The auto installation file is Go to the computer desktop switched to off. Right click on “My Computer”. or Click “Properties”. Select The CD ROM is “Device Manager”. Double disconnected.
9 Getting Help • Polaroid Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com • ArcSoft Software Help For North America ArcSoft HQ Support Center (Fremont California, CA) Tel: 1-800-762-8657 (toll free number) For South & Central Tel: 1-510-979-5520 Fax: 1-510-440-1270 E-mail: latlnsupport@arcsoft.com Fax: 1-510-440-1270 E-mail: support@arcsoft.com For China ArcSoft China Support Center (Beijing) Tel: 8610-6849-1368 Fax: 8610-6849-1367 E-mail: china@arcsoft.
10 Appendix • Technical Specifications • Memory: • Internal memory - 8MB Nand Flash • External memory - Supports CF cards up to 128MB • Image Performance for Video or Web-cam: Approximately 10fps in QVGA resolution • Still Image Resolution: • High Resolution - 1600 x 1200 pixel (interpolated to 2 Mega pixel) • Normal Resolution - 1152 x 864 pixel • Low Resolution - 576 x 432 pixel • Storable Images: • High Resolution - 15 images (approx.) • Normal Resolution - 25 images (approx.
• Using your batteries Important NOTE: A fresh alkaline battery provides an output voltage of 1.5V whereas a rechargeable battery available in retail stores generally has a lower output 1.2V. In order to maximize the performance of your PDC 1050 camera, we recommend that you do not use rechargeable batteries. WARNINGS! • Batteries should be replaced by an adult. • Do not mix different types of batteries or new and used batteries. • Use recommended or equivalent type of batteries only.
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance Your Camera should only be operated within the following environmental conditions; • 41 - 104º Fahrenheit; 5 - 40º Celsius • 20% - 85% relative humidity, non condensing Battery life or image quality may be affected outside these conditions. AC Adaptor (Not included) The AC Adaptor carries voltage which can be dangerous if live parts are exposed. We recommend that you regularly examine the AC adaptor for any breakage. NEVER try to repair or open the AC adaptor.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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