PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide PDC 3 070 www.polaroid-digital.
Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Flash Lens Self-timer LED USB port Viewfinder PD C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 2 3070 Status LED Viewfinder LCD screen Menu/OK button Up/Zoom out button Down/Zoom in button SD slot Power button Capture/Playback selector Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
1. Flash/Previous button 2. Quality/Next button 3. Shutter button 1 POLAROID DIGITAL CAMERA 2 1. Battery compartment 2. Hand strap holder 3. Tripod mount 1 3 3 2 1. SD slot 2. Microphone 2 1 Polaroid PDC 3070 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 Audio Clips and Video Clips?................... 7 • Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 7 • Attaching the Hand Strap ...................................................
4 Recording Audio and Video Clips ................................................. 27 • Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 27 • Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 28 • Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen ....................................... 28 • Protecting/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) ............. 29 • Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip......................................
1 Getting Started • What can I do with my Camera? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures, audio clips and video clips to the internal memory or a SD. Set Up Select various camera and video recording settings. Communicate Use the camera as a web camera. • What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on the LCD screen or on a computer using the Arcsoft® software supplied. Save Save pictures to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface.
• What can I do with my Audio Clips and Video Clips? Playback Playback audio clips and video clips on a computer using the Windows® Media Player or other Media software supplied. Save Save audio clips and video clips to the computer memory by Mass Storage interface. Communicate Send the audio clips and video clips over the Internet to family and friends.
• Attaching the Hand Strap • Installing the Batteries 4 x AAA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see Using your batteries. 1. To open the battery door, slide the button in the direction as shown to release. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly. 3. Close the battery door. 8 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Turning the Camera On and Off To turn on the camera, fully press and hold the Power button until the Status LED turns green. When LCD screen comes on, the Status LED will be off. Press and hold the Power button again, “Good Bye” will show on the LCD screen and the camera will be off. Status LED Power button • Checking the Battery Level Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the power status level that appears on the camera LCD screen.
• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery Your camera is designed to switch off automatically after 60 seconds (default setting) of inactivity. You can change the Auto Power Off setting by the following steps: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Or set the Mode selector to Playback mode. Press 10 Press Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature is not activated.
• Setting the Display Language Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press 12 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Setting Date and Time Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Use Previous or Next button to select a field, such as year, month, day, hour, minute, second. Use the Up or Down buttons to adjust the value in the field. Press the OK button after all fields are set. Press Press Press Press Press Press Previous or Next button to shift to the item Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Setting the Beep Sound On/Off You can turn the beep sound on and off under this setting. When the beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press 14 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
3 Taking Pictures • Taking a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Frame your subject using the LCD screen or viewfinder. 4. Press the Shutter button to take a picture. Status LED will be on and a beep will sound. Hold the camera steady until the conclusion of the beep. The end of the beep indicates the picture has been taken.
• Setting the Picture Size Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Here are the approximate number of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at each setting based on 8MB / 16MB optional internal memory. You can expand the memory with SD, please refer to Capacity of SD Card.
• Setting the Flash Mode The Flash Range is approximately 3.2 feet to 6.5 feet (1 to 2 meters). 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Press Flash button to cycle through the flash mode until the one you want is shown on the LCD screen. Auto Flash mode, the flash fires automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most of the pictures. Flash mode on, the flash fires for every picture. Use this setting indoors in low light.
• Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self-timer function which will allow you to take picture with the 10 seconds build in timer. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press The icon appears on LCD screen. Press Shutter button to perform self-timer. A timer appears in the center of LCD screen and the camera beeps indicating self-timer is activating. Press NOTE: Self-timer feature is only applied to next picture.
• Setting the Date Stamp Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Setting the Exposure Compensation Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Press You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -1.5EV to +1.5EV 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.
• Setting the White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colors of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Press NOTE: White balance returns to its default setting (AUTO) after you turn off the camera and turn it on again. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Setting Sharpness Use the Sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of the subject in pictures. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Press Normal Use when no special effect is needed. Ideal for everyday pictures. Sharp Increases contrast on the edges of the picture. Ideal when you want to improve the clarity of an picture, or if you later may want to crop or cut out specific areas in the picture.
• Setting Frequency In order to take a better indoor picture, the camera needs to be set to suit the lighting frequency, for US, set the frequency to 60Hz, for Europe, set the frequency to 50Hz. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press • Reviewing the Pictures 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Press Previous and Next button to view the pictures taken.
• Rotate the Displayed Picture This function enables you to view the picture taken at a better angle. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press NOTE: This function only keeps the picture rotated while the camera is on. The picture will return to its original angle after the camera is turned off. 24 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Protecting/Unprotecting the Pictures from Deletion Following the steps below to protect a picture: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press Press NOTE: When a picture is protected, the icon will appear. To unprotect the protected picture, please repeat the above steps and select “UNLOCK”. The icon will appear. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Deleting One Picture or All Pictures Following the steps below to delete one picture: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press NOTE: • The protected file(s) can not be deleted. • To delete all the pictures, please repeat the above steps and select “ALL”. All unprotected files (pictures, audio and video clips) in the current memory will be deleted. 26 Press Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
4 Recording Audio and Video Clips • Recording Audio Clips 1. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 2. Set the camera to Audio mode by the following steps. Press Press Press Press Press 3. Press Shutter button to start, if you want to stop, press the Shutter button again. Please note that recording time displays on LCD screen. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Recording Video Clips 1. Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 2. Set the camera to Video mode by the following steps. Press Press Press Press Press 3. Frame your subject using the LCD screen. 4. Press Shutter button to start, if you want to stop, press the Shutter button again. NOTE: The recording time displays on the LCD screen will increase and the status LED turns green while recording video clip.
3. The LCD screen shows “PLAY AVI YES NO” indicating whether to play the latest video clip or not. Press the OK button to play the latest video clip. 4. You also can use the Down button to select “NO”and press the OK button to cancel playing the latest video clip. Then use the Up and Down buttons to select the video clip you want to playback. NOTE: There is no sound during video playback as it has no built-in speaker.
Following the steps below to protect a Video Clip: 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Use Previous or Next button to select the video clip you want to protect. Press Press Press Press Press NOTE: icon will appear. To unprotect the When a Video clip is protected, the protected Video clip, please repeat the above steps and select “UNLOCK”. icon will appear. The 30 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip Deleting One Audio Clip 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Use Previous or Next button to select the video clip you want to delete. Press Press Press NOTE: • The protected file(s) can not be deleted. • Please note that selecting “ALL” will delete all unprotected files (pictures, audio and video clips) in the current memory. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
Deleting One Video Clip 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Use Previous or Next button to select the audio clip you want to delete. Press Press Press Press NOTE: • The protected file(s) can not be deleted. • Please note that selecting “ALL” will delete all unprotected files (pictures, audio and video clips) in the current memory. 32 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card Your camera comes with 8MB / 16MB optional built-in Nand flash memory for storing pictures, audio clips and video clips as you record them. You can expand the memory using a commercially available SD (up to 256MB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures, audio clips or video clips accordingly.
Inserting a SD (not included) Turn off the camera and open the SD slot cover as illustrated. Insert the SD ensuring the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated. On the inner side of the SD slot cover, there is a diagram showing the proper insertion orientation. Notched corner of SD card NOTE: The camera will turn off automatically if you insert the SD card while the camera is turned on.
• Formatting Memory Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode Press Press Press IMPORTANT! • Formatting the internal memory and a SD erases all the pictures, audio and video clips, including protected ones. • You can format a memory card on the camera or on a computer. However formatting a memory card on a computer takes much longer. • Note that data deleted by a format operation can not be recovered.
5 Installing the Software into a Computer • Installing the Software For Windows® Users: PC IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) On Windows® 98SE Mass Storage function needs to install the PDC 3070 Driver. After the installation, please restart the Windows before connecting the camera to the PC. IMPORTANT! To experience higher performance in graphics and sound when you’re watching video clips on your PC, it is recommended to install the DirectX ver. 8.0 or above. It can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.
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. The CD User Interface Screen will automatically launch. 4. With the mouse, click on each software interface button in turn and follow the on screen instructions.
• Software included with Your Camera PDC 3070 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Easy to use, just plug the camera to a computer and use it as a removable disk. Use the Arcsoft® PhotoImpression™ 4.0 to edit and print the Pictures. ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ 4.0 Picture Editing Software ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ is an easy to use image-editing program. This program enables users to upload still image and movie clips store in your camera.
• Computer System Requirements For acceptable picture transfer and editing performance, 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 • Color monitor with high color (16-bit) graphic capability or higher • CD-ROM drive • Standard mouse and keyboard • Stereo speakers • DirectX 8.
6 Transferring Pictures, Audio and Video Clips To Your Computer • Before Transferring 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. 1. Turn on the camera. 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, Audio Clips and Video Clips on PC 1. Turn on the camera 2. Set the camera to Playback mode. 3. Connect the camera to a computer via the USB cable. 4. Open the Windows® Explorer and then you can see a “Removable Disk” drive. 5. Double click “Removable Disk” -> double click “DCIM”-> double click “100MEDIA”. 6. All the pictures, video clips and audio clips are in the “100MEDIA” folder.
7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam • Setting up NetMeeting™ NOTE: Set the camera to Capture mode before starting NetMeeting™. 1. Connect your PDC 3070 to the USB cable on one end. 2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC on the other end. 3. When it is the first time to use the camera as a “Web Cam”. The Windows may prompt the user to insert the Windows system disk. Please insert the PDC 3070 driver CD or the Windows CD into the CDROM drive to install the requested files. 4.
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 I receive an error message when I am installing “PDC 3070 Camera Driver”. “PDC 3070 Camera Driver” does not load. Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver. Check the USB controller in your BIOS if they are activated.
Symptom Problem The PDC 3070 Camera The Flash icon and the image counter on the LCD is processing the image is flashing after I took my and recharging the flash last image using the Flash unit. Mode. I get a blurred image when There may be a momentary uploading my images to delay between pressing the shutter button and the my computer. actual exposure. The battery indicator icon This means there is on the 1.4” LCD screen insufficient power. will go “blank”.
9 Getting Help • Polaroid-digital Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com • Customer Support Questions? Need Help? Call us at 1-877-388-3779 (USA), 1-866-722-0866 (Mexico), 1-888-235-0808 (Canada). Monday thru Friday, 10 am-7 pm EST and Sat 10 am-4 pm EST Or visit us at http://www.polaroid-digital.
10 Appendix • Technical Specifications • Internal Memory: 8MB / 16MB optional NAND FLASH • External Memory: support SD memory card up to 256MB (not included) • Still Picture Resolution (based Internal Fine quality Normal quality Resolution memory on 8MB / 16MB optional 2048 x1536 pixels 5 11 internal memory): 8MB 16MB 1600 x 1200 pixels 9 20 1280 x 960 pixels 14 30 800 x 600 pixels 36 86 2048 x1536 pixels 9 16 1600 x 1200 pixels 20 39 1280 x 960 pixels 27 58 800 x 600 pixels 68 157 •
• Capacity of SD Card SD Card 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB High (2048x1536) Middle (1600x1200) Low (1280x960) Economic (800x600) High (2048x1536) Middle (1600x1200) Low (1280x960) Economic (800x600) High (2048x1536) Middle (1600x1200) Low (1280x960) Economic (800x600) High (2048x1536) Middle (1600x1200) Low (1280x960) Economic (800x600) High 256MB (2048x1536) Middle (1600x1200) Low (1280x960) Economic (800x600) Fine quality pictures can Normal quality pictures be taken can be taken 9 23 18 41 28 60
• Using Your 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. • Insert the batteries with the correct polarity. • Remove exhausted batteries from the camera immediately. • Do not short the supply terminals. • Do not dispose the batteries in fire. • Remove batteries from the camera when not in use. These instructions should be retained for future reference.
• Regulatory Information FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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