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Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. Self-timer LED Flash Viewfinder Zoom lens 2 1 3 4 Front View 1. Viewfinder 2. Operation LED 3. Flash charge LED 4. Flash/Up button 5. Self-timer/Left button 6. Quick view/Down button 7. Macro/Right button 8. Zoom Out button 9. Zoom In button 10. Display button 11. Menu button 12. Buzzer 13. OK/Play/Pause button 14. LCD screen 2 1 8 2 9 3 10 11 4 5 12 6 7 13 Back View 14 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Microphone Power button Shutter button Mode Selector Tripod mount 1 3 2 4 Top View 5 Bottom View 1. Cover for USB port/DC in jack/TV out jack 2. Hand strap holder 3. Battery/SD card cover 2 1 3 Side view Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
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 and Setting the Date and Time .. 8 • How to Navigate Menus....................................................
Playback .................................................................................. 30 • Playback Picture(s) .............................................................. 30 • Playing the Video Clip........................................................... 32 • Protect the Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) Against Deletion ........... 32 • Deleting One Picture or Video Clip ......................................... 33 • Deleting All Pictures and Video Clips .....................................
1 Getting Started The Polaroid PDC 4350 digital camera takes you to the next level in digital photography. Powered by a 4.1 mega pixel resolution sensor, multiple glass lens system with optical zoom, the PDC 4350 is designed to handle the needs of the more advanced photographer. Here are a few examples of how you can use your camera: Enjoy point & shoot operation. Take digital pictures in your preferable detail, like size, white balance. Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory or a SD card.
• Camera Package Contents PDC 4350 Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Guia de Início Rápido PDC 4350 ML 0403 Part no.: OM837657 R1 Printed in China Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 Warranty Card Quick Guide USB Cable Video Cable Pouch PDC 4350 CD-ROM includes Polaroid PDC 4350 Camera Driver (PC & Mac) Arcsoft® PhotoImpression™ 4.0 (PC & Mac), Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) User Guide in PDF format.
• Installing the Batteries 2 x AA lithium batteries are supplied with the product. 1. Open the camera 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 pressing it downwards and then slide it towards the camera to lock. - + - + You can use 2 X AA lithium batteries or an AC adaptor (DC 3.3V, 2.0A, centre positive (not included) ) to supply power for the camera.
• 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. IMPORTANT! • Only use a DC 3.3V, 2.
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. Self-timer (page 23) 10 SEC. 2 SEC. Macro Mode Flash mode indicator (page 20) A Auto Flash Red eye Flash On Flash Off White Balance (page 26) AUTO Auto Day Light Cloudy Tuhgsten Fluorescent Black White Slow Shutter (page 28) 1 SEC., 2 SEC., 4 SEC., 8 SEC.
• Camera Mode The camera has five working modes. You can select any mode by turning the Mode selector located on the top of the camera. Mode dial 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.
• Setup Mode Menu File No. Reset Video System Language Focus Indicator Default Setting Format Date/Time Auto Power off Beep Sound LCD Confirm • Setting the Current Date and Time The date and time menu will appear the first time the camera is turned on or if the battery is removed for more than 2 hours. Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET. Press Press or DATE/TIME 2002. 12. 12. 12:00 Y/M/D OK Press DATE/TIME Press 2003. 01. 01.
• Auto Power Save Settings The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve battery power. 1/3/5 minute(s): The camera is designed to switch off automatically to save battery life after one/three/five 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.
• 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. Press Press or • Setting LCD Confirm 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. Press Press or 14 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• 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 file numbered 0999. Your camera will create a new folder by adding one to the current folder number. In the new folder, the picture file numbering starts over from 0001.
• 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. Press Press or • Setting the Focus Indicator On/Off Focus indicator helps you to gain a better focus while you are capturing a picture. Turn on the camera and set the Mode selector to SET. Press Press or 16 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• 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. Press Press or Press Press or Please refer to the Appendix on page 52 for detail camera default settings. • Switching the Information Display/LCD Screen Off NOTE: This feature is available in Video, Auto and Manual mode.
3 Taking and Managing the Pictures Before you take pictures, please read this note first: IMPORTANT! Never remove batteries, disconnect the AC adaptor from the camera, or unplug the adaptor while a picture is being saved. Doing so will prevent the current picture being saved and may corrupt other pictures already stored on the camera’s internal memory or on a memory card. Outdoor Pictures without the Flash Take pictures at approximately 5.9 inches (15CM) to infinity.
6. If the LCD Confirm is set to “ON”, the picture just taken will be shown on the LCD for a while. The Operation LED will flash which indicates the camera is processing the picture. You can take the next picture only when the Operation LED stops flashing. You can review the picture you just took by pressing the Quick view button, press it again to continue your operation. IMPORTANT! We highly recommend the user to take pictures after the focus indicator has turned green.
• Set Flash Mode Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Auto or Manual. Press the Flash button to cycle through the flash settings and select the one you need. When you first press the Flash button, the LCD screen will turn black and the Operation LED will blink in red which indicates the flash is charging. When charging is complete, the icon (according to the flash setting you selected) will appear on the LCD screen. You can now take pictures using the Flash mode you selected.
• Setting Self-timer Your camera is designed with a self timer function which will allow you to take pictures with the 2 or 10 seconds built-in timer. Please place the camera on flat surface or use a tripod for the Self-timer function. 1. Set Mode selector to Auto or Manual. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Press the Self-timer button to cycle through the self-timer setting. No icon Self-timer is off. 2 SEC. Self-timer indicates a countdown of two seconds. 10 SEC. Self-timer indicates a countdown of ten seconds.
• Zoom Feature 1. Set Mode selector to Auto, Manual or Video. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Press Zoom in (Telephoto) /Zoom out (Wide) button to zoom in/out the subject. While you press the Zoom in (Telephoto) /out (wide) buttons, a bar will be shown on the LCD screen as illustrated. The red square in the bar indicates the zoom status. “T” stands for “Tele” and “W” stands for “Wide”. 4. The bar disappears from LCD screen. Now you can take pictures or record video clips.
• Setting the Picture Resolution and Compression Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Picture quality depends on the JPEG file compression that the camera applies when the picture is taken. Higher resolution and less compression make better quality which occupies more memory space. Smaller size pictures and normal quality are easier to email while larger size and fine quality are better for printing.
You can also set picture resolution and compression in Auto mode. Set the Mode selector to Auto and turn on the camera. Press or Press Press Here are the approximate numbers of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at each setting based on the 16MB internal memory. You can expand the memory with SD card, please refer to Capacity of SD Card on page 55 for further detail. Resolution: 2272 X 1704 Resolution: 1120 X 840 Resolution: 544 X 408 Resolution: 2272 X 1504 (3:2) Fine: Approx.
• Setting 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. Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press Press Press or to select Press NOTE: • A higher EV value is best used for light-coloured subjects and backlit subjects.
• Setting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colours of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press Press Press or to select Press You can also set White balance in Video mode by the follow steps: Set the Mode selector to Video and turn on the camera.
• Changing the ISO Speed This function enables you to change the camera’s sensitivity to light by selecting different ISO values. ISO is a measure of how quickly your camera reacts to light. The higher the ISO value, the less the light needed to make an exposure, allowing the same exposure to be achieved with higher shutter speeds or smaller apertures. In a digital camera, higher ISO value allows higher shutter speed, at the expense of mottled or grain appearing in the final picture.
• Setting the Slow Shutter Mode This function enables you to control how long the shutter stays open. The slow shutter mode can be used to photograph bright subjects such as fireworks in a dark place. There are four options in Slow Shutter mode: 1 second, 2 seconds, 4 seconds and 8 seconds. Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press Press Press or to select Press The shutter speed 1S/2S/4S/8S will appear on the LCD screen when selected.
4 Recording Video Clips • Recording Video Clips Set the Mode selector to Video mode and turn on the camera. 0:35 0:31 0:04 Press Shutter button to start Press Shutter button to stop In Video mode, you can record video clips with audio feature, the resolution is set to 320x208 pixels automatically. The Operation LED (green) and the green spot on the LCD screen flash while recording and video length (in seconds) appears on LCD screen. Please note that there is no digital zoom function in Video mode.
5 Playback • Playback Picture(s) Reviewing the pictures 1. Set the Mode selector to Playback. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Press Left/Right button to view the pictures taken. Reviewing the pictures in Thumbnail You can view up to 9 pictures at a time on the LCD screen by using the Thumbnail function. 1. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Press Zoom out button, the thumbnail pictures will be shown on the LCD screen and the latest reviewed picture will be highlighted.
Running a slide show The Slide Show function enables you to view all the pictures stored in the camera one by one on the LCD screen. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. Press Press Press The slide show will automatically run from the first picture taken after you press the OK button. Every pictures will display about 3 seconds. You can press Left/Right button to skip backward or forward. Press OK button again to pause and press Menu button to stop the slide show.
• Playing the Video Clip 1. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Use Left/Right button to select the video clip you want to play. 4. Press OK button to start playing video clip. Press it again to pause. 5. Press Menu button to stop. The 100-0015 icon is shown on LCD screen when video clip is selected. • Protect the Picture(s) or Video Clip(s) Against Deletion Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera.
• Deleting One Picture or Video Clip Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. Press Press Press Press Press or to select You can use Left/Right button to select the next picture during the above operation. Please note that protected files cannot be deleted. Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Deleting All Pictures and Video Clips Please note that protected files cannot be deleted. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. Press Press Press OR Press Press 34 or to select Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• View pictures and Video clips on a TV Setting the Video Output System The video output signal can be switched (NTSC or PAL) to accommodate different signal systems. For example: NTSC for U.S.A., Canada, Taiwan, Japan, etc. and PAL for Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), etc. You can change the video output system according to the following steps: Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to SET.
6 Using the SD Card • Using the SD (Secure Digital) card Your camera comes with approximately 16MB of built-in flash memory for storing pictures/video clips. You can expand the memory using a commercially available SD card (up to 256MB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures accordingly. Note that you cannot save pictures to built-in flash memory while a memory card is installed in the camera. Memory Card Precautions 1.
Inserting the SD Card Turn off the camera and open the battery door as illustrated. Insert the SD card ensuring the card is inserted correctly as illustrated. Close the SD card door. Make sure that the terminal of the memory card is facing the front of the camera. Notched corner of SD card Removing the SD Card To remove the SD card, turn off your camera , open the SD card door, gently push the SD card inwards and then release it. The SD card will eject out from the SD card door as illustrated.
• Copy Internal Memory pictures to a Memory Card Turn off your camera and insert a SD (Secure Digital) Card into the Card Slot. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode and turn on the camera. ONE - A selected picture in internal memory will be copied to a memory card. ALL - All pictures in internal memory will be copied to a memory card. Press Press Press Press ONE Press Press or Press ALL Press or to select to select Press Menu button to exit to normal Playback mode.
• To Print Selected Picture Set the Mode selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press Press Press or to select Press or to select Press OK button to deselect a selected picture. You can select “Reset” to deselect all selected pictures in above operations. Press Menu button to exit and return to normal playback mode. NOTE: You cannot select video clips. Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) 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 and how many copies of the image should be printed. Then you can print on a DPOF-compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the card.
• P.I.M. (PRINT Image Matching) This camera supports PRINT Image Matching. Images recorded with it include information about the mode setting, camera setup, etc. When you print an image on a printer that supports PRINT Image Matching, the printer reads this data and adjusts the printed image accordingly, so your image comes out just the way you intended when you recorded them. See the documentation that came with your printer for full details about PRINT Image Matching.
• To Format a Memory Card Formatting a memory card deletes all data already stored on it. Set the Mode selector to SET mode. Turn on the camera. FORMAT Press or FORMAT IN-MEM? NO YES Press or Press FORMAT... to select IMPORTANT! • 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 cannot be recovered.
7 Installing the Software onto a Computer • Installing the software PC For Windows® Users: IMPORTANT! • Please backup all the necessary data before any driver/software installation. • The CD-ROM is tested and recommended to use under English Windows OS. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) Windows® 98SE needs to install the PDC 4350 Driver for Mass Storage function. You must install this driver before plugging in the camera.
MAC For Macintosh® Users: 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications opened 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. • Software Included with Your Camera PDC 4350 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® software suite to edit and print the Pictures. ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ 4.
• Computer System Requirements For acceptable picture transfer and editing performance, we recommend the following minimum requirements; For Windows® Users • • • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • • • • • PC MA
8 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer • Before you transfer pictures IMPORTANT! Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the Polaroid PDC 4350 Camera Driver from the CD. Please refer to “Installing the Software onto a Computer” on page 43. • Connecting to Your Computer Connecting with the USB Cable. 1. Turn the camera Off. 2. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. 3.
• Transferring Pictures/Video Clips PC For Windows® Users NOTE: You can transfer pictures/video clips in any mode. 1. Turn on the camera 2. Connect the camera to a computer via the USB cable. 3. Double click on “My Computer” on your PC desktop and you will see a “Removable Disk” drive. 4. Double click “Removable Disk” -> double click “DCIM”-> double click any directory folder under “DCIM”. 5. All the pictures, video clips are in the directory folder.
9 Troubleshooting Problems • Troubleshooting 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. PC For Windows® Users: Symptom Problem Solution I receive an error message when I am installing “Polaroid PDC 4350 Camera Driver”. “Polaroid PDC 4350 Camera Driver” does not load. I cannot upload images to my computer. Connection failure.
PC MAC For Windows® and Macintosh® Users: Symptom Problem I cannot activate my Digital Camera by pressing the Power button. I cannot upload images to the computer. Insufficient battery batteries are missing. Solution power or Replace batteries. Connection failure. Check all secured. cable connections are Camera does not turn on. Batteries are not oriented correctly Or Batteries are dead Or Wrong AC adaptor type being used.
Symptom Problem Solution Colour of the playback pictures is different from the picture on the LCD screen during recording. Sunlight or light from another source is shining directly into the lens during recording. Position the camera so that sunlight does not shine directly onto the lens. Pictures are not displayed. A memory card with non-DCF pictures recorded with another camera is loaded in the camera.
10 Getting Help • Polaroid-digital Online Services Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com • ArcSoft Software Help For North America For South & Central America For China For Japan For Oceania For Europe/Middle East/ Africa & Rest of the World ArcSoft HQ Support Centre (Fremont California, CA) Tel: 1-800-762-8657 (toll free number) Fax: 1-510-440-1270 E-mail: support@arcsoft.com ArcSoft China Support Centre (Beijing) Tel: 8610-6849-1368 Fax: 8610-6849-1367 E-mail: china@arcsoft.
11 Appendix • Technical Specifications • Internal Memory: Approx. 16MB Nand Flash • External Memory: support SD card up to 256MB (not included) • Lens Module • Element: 5 groups, 6 elements • Focal Length: 7.7 ~ 23.1 mm • F No.: Wide 2.8 ~ 6.66; Tele 5.0 ~ 11.78 • Sensor • Sony 4.13 Mega Pixel CCD • Size: 1/1.8 inch • Still Image Resolution: (Based on 16MB internal memory) Resolution: 2272 X 1704 Fine: Approx. 9 pictures Normal: Approx. 18 pictures Resolution: 1120 X 840 Fine: Approx.
• Self Timer: • 2 or 10 seconds with beep sound • ISO: Auto, 100, 200 or 400 • Playback Mode: Single/9 Thumbnail pictures • File Format: • Still Image - Still: EXIF 2.1 compatible format (JPEG compression) DCF compatible.
• Input/Output Terminal • USB port, AC adaptor connector, Video Out (NTSC/PAL) • Power Supply • 3.3 V, centre positive, 2.0A Adaptor (not included) • 2 x AA Lithium Batteries (included) • Operating System: • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh® Users: Mac® OS Version 9.0, 9.1 or X. 54 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.
• Capacity of SD Card SD 2272 x 1704 16M 32M 64M 128M 256M Fine quality pictures Normal quality can be taken pictures can be taken 18 9 1120 x 840 37 75 544 x 408 150 225 2272 x 1504 (3:2) 10 21 2272 x 1704 18 36 1120 x 840 75 150 544 x 408 300 450 2272 x 1504 (3:2) 21 43 2272 x 1704 38 75 1120 x 840 155 310 900 544 x 408 600 2272 x 1504 (3:2) 45 90 2272 x 1704 80 150 1120 x 840 310 630 544 x 408 1200 1900 2272 x 1504 (3:2) 90 195 2272 x 1704 160 320 112
• Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 4350 driver For Windows® 98SE Users: PC NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the PDC 4350 driver. 1. Open Add/Removable Program Properties in Control Panel and select “PolaroidPDC4350" program, then click Add/Remove . 2. The following dialog box appears, click "OK" to confirm removing the camera driver. 3.
• Camera Default Settings Working Mode Descriptions Default Playback Mode Information Display ON Auto Mode Resolution/Quality 2272x1704/Normal Flash Flash Off Preview Display Display Image and Information Size 2272x1704 Quality Normal Flash Force Off Manual Mode Exposure Compensation 0.
• 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 mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickelcadmium) batteries. • Do not dispose the batteries in fire.
Camera Cautions • NEVER immerse any part of the Camera or its accessories into any fluid or liquid. • ALWAYS disconnect the Camera from your PC or TV before cleaning it. • ALWAYS remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. • NEVER place hot items on the surface of the Camera. • NEVER attempt to open or disassemble Camera as this will affect any warranty claim. • Regulatory Information FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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