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PDC 4350
Digital Camera
User Guide
www.polaroid-digital.com
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Product Overview 2 1. Self-timer LED 1 3 2. Flash 3. Viewfinder 4. Zoom lens 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 1 7. Macro/Right button 8 8. Zoom Out button 2 9 9. Zoom In button 3 10 10. Display button 4 11 11. Menu button 5 12 12. Buzzer 6 13. OK/Play/Pause button 13 7 14. LCD screen 14 Back View 2 3 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.pola
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1. Microphone 2. Power button 1 3 3. Shutter button 2 4 4. Mode Selector 5. Tripod mount Top View 5 Bottom View 1. Cover for USB port/DC in jack/TV out jack 2. Hand strap holder 2 3. Battery/SD card cover 1 3 Side view 2 3 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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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....................................
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5 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 .............................
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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 memor
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• Camera Package Contents PDC 4350 Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Digital Imaging Products Guia de Início Rápido 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 PDC 4350 CD-ROM includes Polaroid PDC 4350 Camera Driver (PC & Mac) ML 0403 Part no.: O PriM nt8 ed i 37n C 657 R hin1 a Arcsoft® PhotoImpression™ 4.0 (PC & Mac), PDC 4350 Warranty Card Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) Quick Guide User Guide in PDF format. 2 x AA lithium P
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• 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. + - + - For best results use 2 X AA lithium batteries or one CR V3 lithium battery. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see Using your batteries on Page 58.
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• 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,
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F N 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. White Balance (page 26) Self-timer (page 23) 10 SEC. A U T O Auto 2 SEC. Day Light Cloudy Tuhgsten Macro Mode Fluorescent Black White Flash mode indicator (page 20) A Auto Flash Slow Shutter (page 28) Red eye 1 SEC., 2 SEC., 4 SEC., Flash On 8 SEC., OFF Flash Off SD card
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• 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. Further detai
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• Setup Mode Menu File No. Reset Format Video System Date/Time Language Auto Power off Focus Indicator Beep Sound Default Setting 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. D A T E /T IME Press Press 2 0 0 2 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 1 2 : 0 0 or Y / M / D OK Press D A T E / TI ME Press 2 0 0 3 . 0 1 . 0 1 . 1 2 : 0 0 Y /
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• 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. Press Press or NOTE: Auto power off is aut
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• 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 15 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital C
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• 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. (For example, if the current folder is “100P4350”, the new fol
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• 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 17 Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide Polaroid PDC 4350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-d
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• 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: Display button This feature is available in Video, Auto and Manual mode. To turn the information display off, just simply press the Display
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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 18 inches to ∞ (45cm to ∞). • Avoid intense sunlight
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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. • Taking a Pictu
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• 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. The f
