PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Flash Lens Self-timer LED USB port Viewfinder 1 5 2 3 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Status LED Viewfinder LCD screen Menu/OK button Up button Down button SMC slot Power button Capture/Playback selector 1 9 2 8 3 7 4 5 6 2 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 1. Flash/Previous button 2. Quality/Next button 3. Shutter button 1 3 2 1. Battery compartment 2. Hand strap holder 3. Tripod mount 1 2 3 1. SMC slot 2. Microphone 2 1 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 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?.......................................... 7 · Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 7 · Attaching the Hand Strap ........................................................ 8 · Installing the Batteries ............................................................. 8 · Turning the Camera On and Off ................................................ 9 · Checking the Battery Level ...................................................... 9 · Automatic Power Off Saves Battery ........................................ 10 2 Camera Setting ......................................................................... 11 · Checking Camera Status........................................................ 11 · Setting the Display Language ................................................. 12 · Setting Date and Time........................................................... 13 3 Taking Pictures ......................................................................... 14 · Taking a Picture.................................................................... 14 · Setting the Picture Quality ..................................................... 14 · Setting the Picture Size ......................................................... 15 · Setting the Flash Mode.......................................................... 16 · Zoom in and out ................................................................... 16 · Setting Self-timer.................................................................. 17 · Setting the Date Stamp ......................................................... 18 · Setting the Exposure Compensation ....................................... 19 · Setting the White Balance...................................................... 20 · Setting Sharpness................................................................. 21 · Setting Frequency................................................................. 22 · Reviewing the Pictures .......................................................... 22 · Zooming the Displayed Picture ............................................... 22 · Rotate the Displayed Picture ................................................. 23 · Protecting the Pictures from Deletion ...................................... 24 · Delete One Picture ................................................................ 25 4 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 4 Recording Audio and Video Clips ................................................. 26 · Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 26 · Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 27 · Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen ....................................... 27 · Protecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) ................................ 28 · Deleting One Audio Clip and Video Clip ................................... 30 · Using the SMC (SmartMediaTM Card) ........................................ 32 · Formatting Memory............................................................... 33 5 Installing the Software into a Computer ....................................... 34 · Installing the Software .......................................................... 34 · Software included with Your Camera ...................................... 36 · Computer System Requirements ............................................. 38 6 Transferring Pictures, Audio and Video Clips To Your Computer ...... 39 · Before Transferring Pictures ................................................... 39 · Connecting to Your Computer ................................................ 39 · Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips to PC ...... 40 · Transferring and Viewing the Pictures and Video Clips to MAC... 40 7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam ................................................ 41 · Setting up NetMeeting........................................................... 41 · Start NetMeeting .................................................................. 42 8 Troubleshooting Problems........................................................... 43 · Troubleshooting ................................................................... 43 9 Getting Help ............................................................................. 45 · Polaroid-digital Online Services ............................................... 45 · ArcSoft Software Help .......................................................... 45 10 Appendix................................................................................ 46 · Technical Specifications ........................................................ 46 · Capacity of SMC card ........................................................... 48 · Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 49 · Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 50 · Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only).................................. 50 · Regulatory Information .......................................................... 51 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 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 SMC. Select various camera and video recording settings. Set Up 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. Communicate Send the pictures over the Internet to family and friends. 6 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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. · Camera Package Contents Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 PDC 2070 Registration Card PDC 2070 Quick Start Guide The CD-ROM includes Polaroid PDC 2070 Camera (PC) ArcSoft Software Suite (PC & Mac) MicroSoft NetMeeting (PC) Adobe Acrobat Reader (PC & Mac) User Guide in PDF format Product Overview 1. Lens 2. Microphone 3. Power LED 4. Viewfinder(open position) 5. LCD Display 6. Mode Button 7. Delete Button 8. Flash Button 1 3 4 5 2 COOL-ICAM 1.3 MEGA PIXEL 6 CAMERA F 3.0 f=5.6mm 1 6 1. Viewfinder(closed position) 2. USB & SmartMediaTM Card Door 3. Battery Door 4. Shutter Button 5. SmartMediaTM Card Release Button 6. Hand Strap 7 2 3 MONITOR 8 4 5 9 Quick Guide Hand Strap USB Cable Pouch 4 x AAA Alkaline Batteries Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 · 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 on it. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly. 3. To close the battery door, slide the button and press the battery door back to position and then release the button. 8 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · Turning the Camera On and Off Status LED Power button 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. · 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. Batteries have adequate power. Batteries need to be replaced. Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 · 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 Or set the Mode selector to Playback mode. Press Press Press Press 10 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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. Picture Quality Camera Status Other Features High Quality Low Quality 1600 X 1200 SMC Card inserted Self-Timer On A Pictures can be taken Still Picture ON F Auto Flash Mode Flash Mode On Flash Mode Off Image size Image size Image size 640 X 480 1280 X 960 Lock file OFF F Unlock file Full Low Video Mode Audio Mode NOTE: Some settings will remain even after the camera is turned off, e.g. Image Quality/Image Size/Flash Mode/Auto off/Date and time/Date stamp/ Frequency/Display Language settings. Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 · 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 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 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 Shutter button screen. 4. Press the Shutter button to take a picture. Hold the camera steady. Status LED will be on and a beep will sound when the picture has been taken. · Setting the Picture Quality A digital picture's quality depends on both its resolution and the JPEG file compression that the camera applies when you take the picture. Resolution refers to the number of pixel in a digital picture. Higher resolution and less compression makes 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. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). 3. Press the Quality button will alter the picture quality setting. Fine high resolution: 1600 X 1200 pixel (without compression). High quality for printing photo at 4'' X 5''. Normal - normal resolution: 1600 X 1200 pixel (4:1 compression). Efficient for email or posting to web. 14 Polaroid PDC 2070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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 internal memory. You can expand memory with SMC, please refer to Capacity of SMC Card. High Resolution: 1600 X 1200 Fine: 8 pictures High Resolution: 1600 X 1200 Normal: 20 pictures Medium Resolution: 1280 X 960 Fine: 14 pictures Medium Resolution: 1280 X 9 ...