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PDC 1075
Digital Camera
User Guide
www.polaroid-digital.com
PDC 1075 US UM BF.indd1 4/30/03, 4:20 PM
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Product Overview 1. Flash 2. Lens 4 1 3. Hand strap holder 4. Viewfinder 2 3 1. Status LED 12 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 1 11 4. OK button 10 5. Menu button 2 6. Power button 9 7. Left button 8 8. Down button 9. Reset button 7 10. Right button 3 6 11. Up button 5 12. Capture/Playback selector 4 2 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1075 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 1075 US UM BF.indd2 4/30/03, 4:20 PM
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1. SD card slot Camera Top 2. USB port 3. Shutter button 3 2 1 Camera Bottom 1. Docking station 2. Status LED 1 2 Docking Station Front View 1. USB port (on Docking station) 1 Docking Station Back View Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1075 Digital Camera User Guide 3 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 1075 US UM BF.indd3 4/30/03, 4:20 PM
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ..........................................................................6 • Camera Package Contents ......................................................6 • Attaching the Hand Strap .......................................................7 • Using Docking Station ............................................................7 • Charging the Battery ..............................................................7 • Turning the Camera On and Off...........
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6 Using SD Card..........................................................................28 • Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card ........................................28 • To Format a Memory Card or Internal Memory ........................30 7 Installing the Software onto a Computer.....................................32 • Installing the Software .........................................................32 • Software Included with Your Camera .....................................34 • Co
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1 Getting Started The PDC 1075 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It has never been any easier or more enjoyable to take digital pictures. Here are a few examples of what you can do with your camera. Enjoy point & shoot operation. Take digital pictures in your favorite image quality and exposure compensation. Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory or a SD card. Playback pictures and video clips on the LCD screen or a computer. Send the pictures and video clips over
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• Attaching the Hand Strap • Using Docking Station • Charging the Battery Rechargeable battery is integrated in the camera, follow the following steps to charge the battery. IMPORTANT!!! • Remember to install the driver before recharging battery, otherwise, the user cannot power on the camera and monitor the Status LED. • It is normal that the camera is slightly warm while recharging the battery. 1. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. 2. Plug
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3. Place the camera into Docking Station and power on the camera. For further detail please refers to Using Docking Station on page 7. 4. The battery begins charging and the Status LED blinks. 5. It takes up to 2 to 3 hours to fully charge the battery each time. 6. When the Status LED stops blinking, it indicates the Li-polymer rechargeable battery is fully charged. Please fully charge the battery for up to 10 hours before you use the camera for the first time after purchase. The internal bat
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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 the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated. Picture Quality Camera Status Other Features Super High Pictures can be taken Auto Flash Mode A (Estimated no. only) Flash Mode on High Framing Mark Flash Mode off Normal Video Mode Full Battery Half Battery Low Battery Continuous Picture Mode Self-timer Polaroid PhotoMAX P
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• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve battery power. 1 or 3 minute(s): The camera is designed to switch off automatically to save battery life after one or three minute(s) of inactivity. Default setting is one minute. 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 Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press Press to s
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• Reset Feature In the rare situation that the camera locks up (usually in a very low power situation), we have incorporated a “camera reset switch” on the back of the camera that allows the camera processor to be reset without loosing any images. To use the reset switch, simply depress the reset switch gently (holding for around 5 seconds) using a paper clip or ball point pen. The camera will repower and return to the mode prior to the lock-up. It is important to note, that the camera
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• Setting the Beep Sound On and Off You can turn the Beep sound on and off in any mode. When the Beep sound is turned on, the camera will beep when you press the buttons. Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press Press to select Press Press Press to confirm Press to select Press to exit Press to select items “BEEP SOUND” 12 Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1075 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 1075 US UM BF.indd12 4/30/03, 4:20 PM
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3 Taking Pictures NOTE: When you use the viewfinder to take pictures, the picture is taken at a distance of about three meters. When the subject is closer or further away than three meters, the picture taken will be different from what you see inside the viewfinder frame. For more accurate framing, we recommend the user to frame the subject using the LCD screen. • Taking a Picture 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode Shutter . button 3. Frame your
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• Taking Continuous Pictures Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press to select Press Press Press to Press select to confirm When the above setting is done, icon appears on the LCD screen, hold down the Shutter button to record continuous pictures. You can capture 4 continues pictures each time. The capture mode returns to Still Picture automatically after taking continuous pictures. Please remember to set the capture mode to Continuous Pict
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• Setting the 2X Digital Zoom This feature lets you “zoom” in on the central area of a picture and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Digital zoom applies to only one picture at a time. For the digital zoom feature, the viewfinder may not reflect the actual image taken. We recommend the user to use LCD screen to monitor the zoom feature. You can zoom in the subject up to 2X size before the picture is taken. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the Capture/Playback selector to Ca
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• Setting Flash Mode Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press Press to select Press Press Press to select or The camera has three flash modes. Different flash setting applies to different situation. Auto flash: The flash fires automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures. Flash on: The flash fires for every picture. Use this setting indoors in low light. Flash off: The flash does not fire. Use this setting for outdoor pi
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• Setting Brightness You can set the brightness level of the LCD screen to suit your needs. Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press Press to select Press Press Press to select items. NOTE: • When super bright is selected: • When bright is selected: • When normal is selected: NOTE: This feature is available in both Capture and Playback modes. Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1075 Digital Camera User Guide 17 www.polaroid-digital.com PDC 1075 US UM
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• Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range from -3EV to +3EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better results when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor light and a dark background, etc. Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press Press to select Press Press Press to confirm Press to exit Press to increase Press to select or
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• Setting the Image Quality Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital picture. Picture quality depends on both its resolution and the JPEG file compression that the camera applies when the picture is taken. Higher resolution with less compression make better quality which occupies more memory space. Smaller size pictures with normal quality are easier to email while larger size pictures with fine quality are better for printing. Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Pl
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• Setting Self-timer This camera offers a 10 second self-timer. When the self-timer feature is activated, the icon appears on LCD screen, when you press the Shutter button, the subject will be recorded after 10 seconds. Turn on the camera and set the Capture/Playback selector to Capture mode . Press Press to select Press to select Press to confirm The Status LED flashes to indicate that the countdown is being performed, it flashes quicker and the camera beeps after 8 seconds. The lo
