User manual POLAROID PDC 3030

PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide 8 f=8 m .4 F 2. m www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 1 2/25/04, 11:09 AM Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Flash Lens Self-timer LED USB port Viewfinder 1 5 2 3 F 2 .8 f=8 .4 m m 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Status LED Viewfinder LCD screen Menu/OK button Up / Zoom out button Down / Zoom in button SMC slot Power button Capture/Playback selector 1 9 2 8 3 7 4 5 6 US 2 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 2 2/25/04, 11:09 AM 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 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 3 US 3 2/25/04, 11:09 AM 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 ........................................................ 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/Unprotecting the Pictures from Deletion ................... 24 · Deleting One Picture or All Pictures ......................................... 25 US 4 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 4 2/25/04, 11:09 AM 4 Recording Audio and Video Clips ................................................. 26 · Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 26 · Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 27 · Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen ....................................... 27 · Protecting/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) ............. 28 · Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip...................................... 30 · Using the SMC (SmartMediaTM Card) ........................................ 32 · Formatting Memory............................................................... 34 5 Installing the Software into a Computer ....................................... 35 · Installing the Software .......................................................... 35 · Software included with Your Camera ...................................... 37 · 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, Audio Clips and Video Clips on PC. 40 · Transferring and Viewing the Pictures, Audio Clips and Video Clips on MAC 40 7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam ................................................ 41 · Setting up NetMeetingTM......................................................... 41 · Start NetMeetingTM ................................................................ 41 8 Troubleshooting Problems........................................................... 42 9 Getting Help ............................................................................. 44 · Polaroid-digital Online Services ............................................... 44 · Customer Support................................................................. 44 · ArcSoft Software Help .......................................................... 44 10 Appendix................................................................................ 45 · Technical Specifications ........................................................ 45 · Capacity of SMC card ........................................................... 46 · Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 47 · Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 47 · Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only).................................. 47 · Regulatory Information .......................................................... 48 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 5 2/25/04, 11:09 AM US 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. US 6 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 6 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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 F 2. 8 f=8 .4 m m PDC 3030 Registration Card The CD-ROM includes Polaroid PDC 3030 Camera (PC) PhotoImpressionTM 4.0 (PC & Mac) Microsoft® NetMeetingTM (PC) Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide F 2.8 f=8.4 mm www.polaroid-digital.com User Guide Hand Strap USB Cable Pouch 4 x AAA Alkaline Batteries Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 7 US 7 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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. US 8 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 8 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 9 US 9 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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 Press Press US 10 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 10 2/25/04, 11:09 AM 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 Fine Quality Normal Quality Image size 2048 X 1536 ON F SMC Card inserted Self-Timer On Pictures can be taken Still Picture Auto Flash Mode Flash Mode On Flash Mode Off Locked file 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 OFF F Unlocked file Full Low Video Mode 800 X 600 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 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 11 US 11 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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 US 12 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 12 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 13 US 13 2/25/04, 11:09 AM 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. Shutter button 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 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. high resolution and fine quality are good for printing photo. Normal - low resolution and normal quality are efficient for email or posting to web. Fine - US 14 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 14 2/25/04, 1:59 PM · 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 the memory with SMC, please refer to Capacity of SMC Card. Approx. 5 pictures Fine: H: 2048 X 1536 Normal: Approx. 11 pictures H: 2048 X 1536 Approx. 9 pictures Fine: M: 1600 X 1200 Normal: Approx. 20 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Approx. 14 pictures Fine: L: 1280 X 960 Normal: Approx. 30 pictures L: 1280 X 960 Approx. 36 pictures Fine: E: 800 X 600 Normal: Approx. 86 pictures E: 800 X 600 NOTE: Scene complexity affects a picture's file size. For example, a picture of trees in autumn has a larger file size than a picture of blue sky at the same resolution and quality setting. Therefore, the number of pictures you can store on a memory card may vary. The number of pictures on the LCD screen is for reference only. US 15 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 15 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · Setting the Flash Mode The Flash Range is approximately 4 feet to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 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. Flash mode on, the flash fires for every picture. Use this setting indoors in low light. Flash mode off, the flash does not fire. Use this setting for outdoor pictures or where flash is prohibited or may be distracting. Also use when shooting toward a reflective surface, such as a window or mirror. If you do not have enough light when using this setting, your pictures will be too dark. Auto Flash mode, the flash fires automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures. Please note that when flash mode is selected, the Status LED turns green and blinks until the flash finishes charging, then the Status LED will be on until pressing Shutter button to take a picture. · Zoom in and out Your camera is designed to have 3X digital Zoom. This feature lets you "zoom" in on the central area of a photo and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Digital zoom applies to only one photo at a time. To Zoom in and out the picture, press Down/Up button. NOTE: This feature is available in Capture and Playback mode. US 16 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 16 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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. NOTE: Self-timer feature is only applied to next picture. When self-timer is activated, status LED turns green, while the self-timer LED turns red and blinks slowly for 8 seconds, then blinks quickly for 2 seconds before the picture is taken. Please place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod. Press Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 17 US 17 2/25/04, 1:59 PM · Setting the Date Stamp Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press US 18 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 18 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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. NOTE: · A higher EV value is best used for light-colored subjects and backlit subjects. A lower EV value is best for dark-colored subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day. · When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation. · Exposure compensation returns to its standard default setting (AUTO) after you turn off and turn on the camera again. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 19 2/25/04, 11:09 AM US 19 · 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. US 20 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 20 2/25/04, 11:09 AM · 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. Soft Softens the edges of the picture, creating a "soft focus" effect. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 21 US 21 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · 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. · Zooming the Displayed Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). to zoom in. 3. Press Down button to zoom out. 4. Press Up button US 22 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 22 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · 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. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 23 US 23 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · 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: icon will appear. To unprotect the When a picture is protected, the protected picture, please repeat the above steps and select "UNLOCK". The icon will appear. ON F OFF F US 24 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 24 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · 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. Press Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 25 US 25 2/25/04, 11:10 AM 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 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. US 26 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 26 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · 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 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. Press · Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen 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 select the video clip you want to playback. 4. The LCD screen shows "PLAY AVI? YES NO", use Up or Down button to select "YES" and press OK button to play the video clip. Press OK button again to stop playback. NOTE: There is no sound during video playback as it has no built-in speaker. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 27 2/25/04, 11:10 AM IMPORTANT! Audio clips can only be played in PC/MAC when connected to the computer. Please refer to Transferring Pictures, Audio and Video Clips to Your Computer for further detail. US 27 · Protecting/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) Following the steps below to protect an 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 audio clip you want to protect. Press Press Press Press NOTE: icon will appear. To unprotect the When an Audio clip is protected, the protected Audio clip, please repeat the above steps and select "UNLOCK". icon will appear. The ON F OFF F US 28 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 28 2/25/04, 11:10 AM 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 ON F OFF F Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 29 US 29 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · 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. US 30 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 30 2/25/04, 11:10 AM 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. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 31 US 31 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · Using the SMC (SmartMediaTM Card) Your camera comes with 8MB of 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 SMC (up to 128MB). The camera senses whether a memory card is inserted, and automatically saves pictures, audio clips or video clips accordingly. Note that you cannot save pictures, audio clips or video clips to the built-in Nand flash memory while a memory card is installed in the camera. IMPORTANT! · Files contained in the SMC card recorded by other cameras may conflict with the PDC 3030 camera, and valuable data in your existing SMC card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the PDC 3030 camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SMC card for the SMC camera. We will not guarantee any valuable data or files (other than PDC 3030 camera's) in your SMC card. · Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or removing a memory card. · Be sure to orient the card correctly when inserting it. Never try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel resistance. Memory card precautions: 1. Use only a SMC memory card with this camera. Proper operation is not guaranteed when any other type of card is used. 2. Electrostatic charge, electrical noise, and other phenomena can cause data corruption or even loss. Always make sure that you always back up important data on other media (MO disc, computer hard drive, etc.). 3. If a memory card starts to behave abnormally, you can restore normal operation by formatting it. However, we recommend that you always take along with you more than one memory card whenever using the camera far away from your home or office. 4. We recommend that you format a memory card when using it for the first time, or whenever the card you are using seems to be the cause of abnormal pictures. Remember to format a memory card if it was used in another digital camera or other devices. US 32 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 32 2/25/04, 11:10 AM Inserting a SMC (not included) Turn off the camera and open the SMC slot cover as illustrated. Insert the SMC ensuring the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated. On the inner side of the SMC slot cover, there is a diagram showing the proper insertion orientation. Notched corner of SMC card NOTE: The camera will turn off automatically if you insert the SMC card while the camera is turned on. Removing the SMC (not included) To remove the SMC, turn off your camera , open the SMC slot cover, gently push the SMC inwards and then release it for the SMC to eject. Take the SMC out and close the card slot cover. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 33 US 33 2/25/04, 11:10 AM · Formatting Memory Press Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode Press IMPORTANT! · Formatting the internal memory and a SMC 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. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently stored on a memory card before you format it. Press US 34 Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 34 2/25/04, 11:10 AM 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 3030 Driver. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® ME, 2000, XP) Directly plug-in the camera to transfer and play the pictures, video clips or audio clips, no need to install the driver, but if you want to use NetMeetingTM function, please install the driver first. IMPORTANT! ­ If the computer requests you to install the Windows® operating system during the software installation, place the Windows® CD into the computer CD-ROM drive. The computer will install the necessary files from the CD automatically. When the Windows® software appears to have finished the operation, close the Windows® screen. Remove the Windows® CD and store safely. NOTE: Microsoft® NetMeetingTM is already bundled with Windows® 2000 and XP OS. Users using Windows® 2000 or XP do not need to install this software from the CD-ROM. Polaroid PDC 3030 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 3030 TL US UM 8M.indd 35 US 35 2/25/04, 11:10 AM 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CDROM 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. NOTE: If the setup screen doesn't appear after loading the CD, then you can manually start it by doubleclicking the "My Computer" icon on your desktop, then double-clicking the icon for the CD-ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens, double-click the "INSTALL-E.EXE" icon. For Macintosh® Users: Open & Close MAC