User manual POLAROID PDC 3070C

PDC 3070 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 / Zoom out button Down / Zoom in button SD slot Power button Capture/Playback selector 1 2 9 8 3 7 4 5 6 2 Polaroid PDC 3070 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 3 2 1. SD slot 2. Microphone 2 1 Polaroid PDC 3070 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 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 4 Polaroid PDC 3070 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/Unprotecting Audio Clip(s) and Video Clip(s) ............. 28 · Deleting One Audio Clip or Video Clip...................................... 30 · Using the SD (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 · ArcSoft Software Help .......................................................... 44 10 Appendix................................................................................ 45 · Technical Specifications ........................................................ 45 · Capacity of SD card .............................................................. 46 · Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 47 · Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 47 · Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only).................................. 47 · Regulatory Information .......................................................... 48 Polaroid PDC 3070 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 SD. 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 3070 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 8 PDC 3070 Registration Card The CD-ROM includes Polaroid PDC 3070 Camera (PC) PhotoImpressionTM 4.0 (PC & Mac) MicroSoft NetMeetingTM (PC) Adobe Acrobat Reader (PC & Mac) User's manual in PDF format. PDC 3070 F 2.8 f=8.4 Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Guia de Início Rápido mm ML 0403 Part no.: OM837657 R1 Printed in China Quick Guide Hand Strap USB Cable Pouch 4 x AAA Alkaline Batteries Polaroid PDC 3070 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 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.com · 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. Batteries have adequate power. Batteries need to be replaced. Polaroid PDC 3070 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 Press Or set the Mode selector to Playback mode. Press Press 10 Polaroid PDC 3070 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 Fine Quality Normal Quality Image size 2048 X 1536 ON F SD 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 3070 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 · 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 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 or viewfinder. 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 and fine quality are good for printing photo. Normal - low resolution and normal quality are efficient for email or posting to web. 14 Polaroid PDC 3070 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 16MB internal memory. You can expand the memory with SD, please refer to Capacity of SD Card. H: 2048 X 1536 Fine: Approx. 9 pictures H: 2048 X 1536 Normal: Approx. 16 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Fine: Approx. 20 pictures M: 1600 X 1200 Normal: Approx. 39 pictures L: 1280 X 960 Fine: Approx. 27 pictures L: 1280 X 960 Normal: Approx. 58 pictures E: 800 X 600 Fine: Approx. 68 pictures E: 800 X 600 Normal: Approx. 157 pictures 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. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 15 · Setting the Flash Mode The Flash Range is approximately 3.2 feet to 6.5 feet (1 to 2 metres). 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. 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. 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. 16 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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 centre 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 17 · Setting the Date Stamp Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Capture mode (the Status LED blinks once). Press Press Press 18 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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-coloured subjects and backlit subjects. A lower EV value is best for dark-coloured 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 19 · Setting the 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. 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. 20 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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. NOTE: Sharpness returns to its standard default setting (NORMAL) after you turn off the camera and turn it on again. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 21 · 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 4. Press Up button to zoom out. 22 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 23 · 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 24 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 25 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. 26 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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. · Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide 27 www.polaroid-digital.com 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. 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. · 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: When an Audio clip is protected, the icon will appear. To unprotect the protected Audio clip, please repeat the above steps and select "UNLOCK". The icon will appear. ON F OFF F 28 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 29 · 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. 30 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 31 · Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card Your camera comes with 16MB 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 SD (up to 256MB). 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 SD card recorded by other cameras may conflict with the PDC 3070 camera, and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the PDC 3070 camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SD card for the SD camera. We will not guarantee any valuable data or files (other than PDC 3070 camera's) in your SD 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 SD 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. 32 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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. Removing the SD (not included) To remove the SD, turn off your camera , open the SD slot cover, gently push the SD inwards and then release it for the SD to eject. Take the SD out and close the card slot cover. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 33 · Formatting Memory Press Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode 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. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently stored on a memory card before you format it. 34 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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.com/directx 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. And set the path to "CD-Rom drive\ software\Driver\98seMe2K\Sysfile"., 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 or insert the PDC 3070 driver CD to the CD-Rom drive. If PDC 3070 driver CD is inserted, please set the path to "CD-Rom drive \software\Driver\98seMe2K\Sysfile". 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 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 35 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 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. 36 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · 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® software suite to edit and print the Pictures. ArcSoft PhotoImpressionTM 4.0 Picture Editing Software ArcSoft PhotoImpressionTM is an easy to use digital image-editing program. This program enables users to upload still image and movie clips store in your camera. You could also edit and retouch your photos, then add special effects or place them in cards, calendars, frames and fantasy templates. ArcSoft PhotoImpressionTM also includes a wide variety of printing options. Microsoft® NetMeetingTM Web Cam software NetMeetingTM provides the most complete conferencing solution for the Internet and corporate intranet. Powerful features let you communicate with both audio and video, collaborate on virtually any Windows-based application, exchange graphics on an electronic whiteboard, transfer files, use the text-based chat program, and much more. Using your PC and the Internet, you can now hold face-to-face conversations with friends and family around the world. Adobe® Acrobat® Reader .PDF File Reading Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 37 · 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 Colour monitor with high colour (16-bit) graphic capability or higher CD-ROM drive Standard mouse and keyboard Stereo speakers DirectX 8.0 or above MAC For Macintosh® Users · · · · · · · · · PowerPC® Processor Mas OS Version 9.2~X USB Port 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) 150MB Free disk space Colour monitor with high colour (16-bit) graphic capability or higher CD-ROM drive Standard mouse and keyboard Stereo speakers 38 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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. Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 39 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. Highlight the pictures, video clips or audio clips and drag them to a folder of your choice. You can also create sub-folders to group them or use the Arcsoft software to edit and manage the pictures or video / audio clips. For Macintosh® Users: MAC · Transferring and Viewing the Pictures, Audio Clips and Video Clips on Mac 1. Turn on the camera 2. Set the camera to Playback mode. 3. Connect the camera with MAC via USB cable, the systems will automatically recognize the MASS STORAGE drive named "untitled". 4. Double click the folder "untitled" to enter sub-folder "DCIM". 5. Double click the folder "DCIM" to enter sub-folder "100MEDIA". 6. You can copy the pictures, audio clips and video clips from this folder "100MEDIA" and paste to the hard disk. 40 Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com NOTE: For MAC user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver. NOTE: This Drive name will be varied from different version of MAC OS system. 7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam · Setting up NetMeetingTM NOTE: Set the camera to Capture mode before starting NetMeetingTM. 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. Put your PDC 3070 on top of your PC monitor or another flat surface. 5. Connect your Microphone and your Speaker to your audio card's Mic in jack and Speaker out jack respectively. · Start NetMeetingTM 1. Double click the "NetMeeting" icon on the desktop or select the "NetMeeting" icon from the Windows® Start Menu. 2. If you need further help on how to use Microsoft® NetMeetingTM, select the "Help" under the menu bar and choose the topic you need. You can also refer to the Polaroid "EASY TO USE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT® NETMEETINGTM" or visit the website: http://www.microsoft.com/ windows/netmeeting. NOTE: For Windows® XP / 2000 users who use NetMeetingTM for the first time, Go to Start -> Run ->type in "conf" ->click "OK" and then follow the on-screen set up instruction to set up NetMeetingTM. F 2.8 f=8. 4mm Polaroid PDC 3070 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 41 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 Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver. Check the USB controller in your BIOS if they are activated. If these do not work, contact your national customer support representative. failure or Check all cable connections are I cannot upload images to Connection the camera is not set to secured or set the camera to the PC. Capture Mode. Playback Mode. The camera is set to the Set the camera to Playback Capture mode. mode. I cannot run the PDC 3070 Conflict with another If you have any other camera Camera Driver. camera driver capture installed on your computer, device. remove the camera and its driver completely from your system to avoid conflict with PDC 3070. I receive an error message when I am installing "PDC 3070 Camera Driver". "PDC 3070 Camera Driver" does not load. I cannot upload the images The SD card is inserted from the internal memory inside the SD card slot. of the PDC 3070 camera to PC. I cannot switch on my The SD card is not inserted PDC 3070 Camera after all the way in or card slot inserting a SD card. door is not closed properly. The memory card has a higher priority than the internal memory for image storage, image transfer or deletion. Make sure the SD card is inserted all the way in and close the slot door properly. I press the shutter button The PDC 3070 camera is but no response. processing data. Or The internal memory or SD card memory is full. Wait for complete. this process