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F 3 . 0 / 8 . 0 PDC 5070 Product Overview 1. Flash 2. Lens 3. Self-timer LED 4. USB port 5. Viewfinder Front View 1. Status LED 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 4. Menu / OK button 5. Up / Zoom out button 6. Down / Zoom in button 7. SD slot 8. Power button 9. Capture / Playback selector Back View Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 3 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 2 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com f = 8 . 5 4 USB m m
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1. Flash / Previous button 2. Self-timer / Next button 3. Shutter button P O L A R O I D D I G I T A L C A M E R A Top View 1. Battery compartment 2. Hand strap holder 3. Tripod mount Bottom View 1. SD slot 2. Microphone Side View Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 3 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 2 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 7 • Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 8 • Attaching the Hand Strap ........................................................ 9 • Installing the Batteries............................................................. 9 • Turning the Camera On and Off.............................................. 10 • Checking the Battery Level ...........
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4 Recording Video Clips ................................................................ 35 • Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 35 • Setting Video Resolution........................................................ 36 • Setting the White Balance for Video Clips ................................ 37 5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips......................... 38 • Reviewing Pictures on the LCD Screen ..................................
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9 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer...................... 65 • Before Transfer Files ............................................................. 65 • Connecting to Your Computer ................................................ 66 • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips ...................................... 67 • PhotoImpression 5.0 Hot Plug Function (PC Only)..................... 68 10 Troubleshooting Problems......................................................... 70 11
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1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting the Polaroid PDC 5070 digital camera. Designed with a powerful 5.1 mega pixels CMOS sensor and a bright color 1.5 inch color LCD for preview and review, the PDC 5070 is the perfect camera for the photographer looking for point & shoot simplicity and sound performance. This camera features: • Selectable image size and quality settings for emailing and printing • Built-in flash with four modes (off, auto, red-eye reduction and forced on) • Review
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F F 3 3 . . 0 0 / / 8 8 . . 0 0 PDC 5070 PDC 5070 • Camera Package Contents PDC 5070 Quick Start Guide Guide de Démarrage rapide Schnellanleitung Guida Rapida Guía Rápida de Inicio Guia de Início Rápido Digital Imaging Products 201 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1434 ML 0403 Part no.: OM837657 R1 Printed in China The CD-ROM includes PDC 5070 Quick Guide Registration Card Polaroid PDC 5070 Camera Driver (PC) PhotoImpression™ 5.0 (PC & Mac) Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) User Guide (in PD
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• Attaching the Hand Strap • Installing the Batteries Four AAA-size batteries are supplied with the product. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see Using Your Batteries on page 80. 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. Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 9 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 8 www.polaroid-digital.c
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• Turning the Camera On and Off To turn on the camera, fully press and hold the Power button until the Status LED turns green. The LCD screen is activated. Press and hold the Power button again, “Goodbye” will show on the LCD screen and the camera will turn 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. Battery power is full. Battery power is adequate.
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• How to Navigate Menus Menus are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other camera settings like the date/time and auto power off. Press the Menu button to enter a menu and select “Exit” to quit. Press the and buttons to scroll up and down through menu options. Press the and buttons to scroll left and right. Press the OK button to enter a submenu or confirm your choice. Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 11 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 10 www.p
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2 Camera Setting • Checking Camera Status Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If a feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature is not activated. Still Image Mode Self-timer On Image Resolution 2592 x 1944 2048 x 1536 Flash Mode 1600 x 1200 Flash Off 640 x 480 Auto Flash Red-eye reduction Number of remaining Forced On pictures Still Image Mode Quality Exposure High Compensation Value Normal Low White Balance SD Card Inserted
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Video Mode White Balance for Video clips Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Video Resolution Video Mode 00:00:03 Recording Indicator Recording time counter Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 13 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 12 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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Playback Mode Locked File Picture 1600 x 1200 Total Number of 1000-0014 Files In the Current Memory / File Number X1.0 Date 26-09-04 Time Video Clip 02:10 Video Length Play Pause 26-09-04 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 15 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 14 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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• Camera Mode The camera has two working modes, Capture mode and Playback mode. You can switch between them by sliding the Capture / Playback selector at the back of the camera. Capture Mode Under this mode, you can select the image and video settings according to the shooting environment, and take pictures and video clips under the settings you have selected. For more details, please refer to “Taking Pictures” on page 27 and “Recording Video Clips” on page 35. Playback Mode This mode al
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• Drive Mode The camera has two modes, one for taking pictures and the other for taking video clips. Still Image Mode Video Mode You may switch between these two modes according to the following steps. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Capture mode. MENU DRIVE MODE DRIVE MODE Press Press STILL IMAGE SIZE VIDEO QUALITY EXIT EXPOSURE Press NOTE: • Still Image mode is the default capture mode. • This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera
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• Setup Menu Setup menu can be accessed in both Still Image and Video modes. Here we take Still Image mode for an example. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. MENU SETUP Press WHITE BALANCE FORMAT Press SETUP DATE/TIME EXIT AUTO OFF BEEP SETUP FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT SETTING Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 17 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 16 www.polaroid-digital.com www.polaroid-digital.com
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• Formatting the Internal Memory Formatting the internal memory deletes all data stored in it. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 17 to access the Setup menu. SETUP REALLY WANT TO FORMAT Press FORMAT? Press DATE/TIME FORMATTING.... AUTO OFF FORMAT CANCEL BEEP Press the or button to Press select FORMAT or CANCEL. NOTE: • Data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered. Make sure you do not have any u
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• Setting the Current Date and Time 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 17 to access the Setup menu. Setting the date format: SETUP SETUP DATE/TIME FORMAT FORMAT Press Press DATE FORMAT DATE/TIME DATE/TIME DATE SETUP AUTO OFF AUTO OFF BEEP BEEP Press DATE FORMAT DD/MM/YY Press MM/DD/YY YY/MM/DD Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 19 Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 18 www.polaroid-digital.com www.po
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Setting the date and time: SETUP SETUP DATE/TIME FORMAT FORMAT Press Press DATE FORMAT DATE/TIME DATE/TIME SETUP AUTO OFF AUTO OFF BEEP BEEP Press SETUP DD/MM/YY Press 00/00/00 00:00:00 EXIT NEXT Use the or button to select a field, such as year, month, day, hour, minute. Use the or button to adjust the value in the field. Press the OK button after all fields are set. NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 5070 Digital Camera User Guide 21 Polaroid PDC 5070 Dig