PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Product Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Speaker Shutter button Lens MIC cable port Camera stand USB cable port Viewfinder Microphone 1 2 3 6 5 4 8 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Viewfinder Mode button Shutter lock Battery door LCD screen 1 2 3 5 4 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 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? ...................................... 7 · Camera Package Contents .................................................... 7 · Installing the Batteries.......................................................... 8 · Turning the Camera On & Off ................................................ 8 · Low battery......................................................................... 9 · Automatic Power Off Saves Battery....................................... 9 · Assemble the Camera Holder ................................................ 9 2 Camera Setting ...................................................................... 10 · Checking the Camera Status ................................................. 10 3 Taking and Managing the Pictures ............................................ 11 · Taking a Picture ................................................................... 12 · Taking Continuous Picture .................................................... 13 · Self-timer ............................................................................ 13 · Setting the Picture Quality .................................................... 14 4 Recording Audio Clips ............................................................. 15 · Recording Audio Clips .......................................................... 15 · Audio Playback .................................................................... 15 · Deleting the Last Picture/ Audio Clip/ Continuous pictures ....... 15 · Deleting All Pictures and Audio Clips from the Camera ............ 16 4 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 5 Installing the Software onto a Computer ................................... 17 · Install the software .............................................................. 17 · Software included with your camera ...................................... 18 · Computer System Requirements............................................ 21 6 Transferring Pictures & Audio Clips to Your Computer ................ 22 · Before you Transfer Pictures ................................................. 22 · Connecting to your Computer ............................................... 22 · Transferring Pictures to PC ................................................... 23 · Transferring Audio and Continuous Pictures to PC ................... 24 · Transferring Pictures, Audio and Continuous Pictures to Mac ....... 25 7 Using the Camera as a Web Cam.............................................. 26 · Setting up NetMeeting ......................................................... 26 · Start NetMeeting ................................................................. 26 · Setting up CU-SeeMeTM ......................................................... 27 · Making a call ....................................................................... 27 8 Troubleshooting Problems........................................................ 28 · Troubleshooting .................................................................. 28 9 Getting Help...........................................................................31 · Polaroid Online Services .......................................................31 · Customer Support................................................................31 · ArcSoft Software Help .........................................................31 10 Appendix ............................................................................... 32 · Technical Specifications ....................................................... 32 · Using Your Batteries.............................................................33 · Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance...........................................34 · Regulatory Information .........................................................34 · Distributed by ......................................................................35 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 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 and audio clips on the internal memory. Set Up Communicate Select various camera settings. Use the camera as a web camera. · What can I do with my Digital Pictures? View View pictures on a computer using the ArcSoft® Software supplied Save Save pictures to the computer memory Communicate Send the pictures over the Internet to family and friends. 6 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · What can I do with my Audio Clips ? Playback Playback audio clips on a computer using the ArcSoft® Software supplied Save Save audio clips to the computer memory Communicate Send the audio clips over the Internet to family and friends. IMPORTANT! Make sure you install all the software from the CD supplied before you connect your camera to a computer and transfer pictures from your camera to the computer. (See page 16) · Camera Package Contents PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide PDC 310 USB Cable with microphone plug www.polaroid-digital.com User's Manual First Class Postage Required Post Office will not deliver without proper postage Arcsoft® Software® Suite(PC & Mac) Microsoft® NetMeetingTM (PC), Adobe®Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac), Cu-SeeMeTM (Mac). PDC 310 CD-ROM includes Polaroid PDC 310 Driver, Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 Camera Holder Neck Strap with Clip Registration Card 2 x AAA Alkaline Batteries Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 7 · Installing the batteries 2 x AAA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product. 1. Press in and lift the battery door inwards and upwards to open it. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/-signs correctly. 3. Push downwards to close the battery door. 3 2 MODE 1 SHUTTER LOCK 1 2 IMPORTANT NOTE: To avoid lost images when replacing batteries, please make sure your images are uploaded to your computer before replacing batteries or make sure the PDC 310 is connected to your computer via the USB cable. · Turning the Camera On and Off The camera will turn on automatically when new batteries are inserted or when it is connected to a computer via USB cable. To turn off the camera, hold the Mode button for 3 seconds, one beep will be heard and the camera is off, or disconnect the USB cable. 8 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com · Low battery If the LCD display begins to blink, these are warnings that there is not enough power left in your batteries to fully operate your PDC 310. IMPORTANT! Any pictures stored in the camera's memory will be lost if the battery is totally drained. You must upload any stored images within 6 hours. Do not replace your battery before you have downloaded or saved your images to your Computer. · Automatic Power Off Saves Battery Your camera is designed to switch off automatically and save battery life after 30 seconds of inactivity. Press Mode button to reactivate the camera. · Assemble the Camera Holder When using PDC 310 as a web-cam, you can use the camera holder enclosed to position the camera. Alternatively, the camera holder can be used for taking images in Self-timer mode. Assemble the camera with the holder as shown below. IMPORTANT NOTE: To use the camera as a web-cam, Internet access is required. To talk and listen, a sound card and speakers are required. MODE SHUTTER LOCK Pola roid digital cam era f 5.2mm F=2.8 PDC310 Back View Side View Place the PDC 310 beside your monitor Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 9 2 Camera Setting · Checking the Camera Status When the camera is on, you can press the Mode button to cycle through all camera settings. When a camera setting icon is shown on the LCD screen, it can be accessed by pressing the Shutter Button. If the Shutter Button is not pressed within 5 seconds the camera will revert to the normal picture taking mode. Images Remaining Clear Memory Mode Continuous Mode Self-Timer Mode High Resolution (Hi-Res) Mode Low Resolution (Low-Res) Mode Audio Recording Mode Audio Playback Mode Delete Last Audio Delete Last Image Taken Delete Last continuous image recorded 10 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Taking and Managing the Pictures There is a Shutter Lock located at the back of the camera. To avoid taking pictures accidentally, it's best to keep the shutter lock switch in the locked position when you are not taking pictures. Before taking pictures , make sure to unlock the shutter button by sliding the shutter lock to the right. Shutter button Shutter Lock Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 · Taking a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Frame your subject using the camera viewfinder. 3. Press the shutter button to take a picture. Hold the camera steady. A "beep" sound is made when the picture has been taken. The counter will count down. The LCD screen displays the remaining number of pictures that can be taken. NOTE: · Indoor pictures : Take pictures in a brightly lit room that has a mixture of both sunlight and lamp light. For best results, take a picture near a large window. · Outdoor pictures : Take pictures in sunlight or in bright shade. Avoid intense sunlight that may cause sun spots in pictures. Always make sure that the sun or other light source is behind the person taking the picture. · When the shutter button is pressed, a low beep indicates insufficient light to take an image , a series of beeps indicates that the camera's memory is full. · Due to the small size of the viewfinder, please ensure the camera is perfectly parallel to the subject before you press the shutter button. We recommended pictures are taken at a distance of 6 feet or further than 6 feet from the subject to the camera. If closer than 6 feet, the picture taken will be different from what you see inside the viewfinder frame. · Do not replace your battery before you have downloaded or saved your images to your computer. 12 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Under the continuous mode , you can record continuous motions such as cycling, diving in a series of pictures. 1. Press the Mode Button until the is shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press and hold the Shutter Button to start taking continuous pictures. The camera will allow you to take 99 pictures in Low-res mode or 24 pictures in Hi-res mode. In this mode, the counter will rapidly decrease accompanied by a series of rapid beeps as each picture is taken until the memory is full or the shutter button is released. NOTE: Under the Continuous Mode the camera will allow pictures to be taken with insufficient light. · Taking Continuous Pictures Your Camera is designed with a Self-timer function which will allow you to take pictures with a 9 seconds timer built in. 1. Turn on the camera. is shown on the LCD screen. 2. Press the Mode Button until 3. Press the Shutter Button to start a 9 seconds Self-timer. A short beep will sound every second and then a long beep will sound just prior to a further short beep which indicates that the image has been successfully taken. NOTE: The Self-timer Mode cannot be selected when the camera's memory is full. · Self-timer Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 13 · Setting the Picture Quality For best image quality use the high resolution setting. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Press the Mode Button to Cycle through the Mode options until the resolution icon is displayed on the LCD screen. 3. Press the Shutter Button once to change to the alternative resolution. For Example: Changing from Hi-Res Mode to Low-Res Mode: Press the Shutter Button to Confirm (Available Images) Changing from Low-Res Mode to Hi-Res Mode: Press the Shutter Button to Confirm (Available Images) NOTE: The Shutter Button can be used to switch between Hi-Res and Low-Res settings. 14 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 310 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 4 Recording Audio Clips 1. Press the Mode Button until the is sh ...