Polaroid PDC 1320 manual

Rev . 1, June 10, 2002[...]

P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U s er’ s M anual 1 W e lcom e to the P olaro id PD C 1320 C am er a! Congratulations on purchas ing the P o lar o id Phot oM A X P DC 1320 C om plete Digital Ca me ra Kit. This k it c o n tains ev ery th ing yo u n eed to ente r the w o rl d o f dig ital i ma ging. A fte r taki ng p hot os , y ou will f[...]

2 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Qui c k Star t : T ak ing Y our First P hoto Step 1 : Unpac k your camera kit a Camera c ase b Po laroid P D C 1320 came ra c W rist st rap (a ttac hed to c amer a) d Us e r ’ s manua l e ArcSof t Ph oto MAX Image M a ker Softwar e CD-RO M f Four AA batte rie s g A C po w er ad apt er h Camera-to-comput[...]

P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U s er ’ s Manual 3 Step 2 : R e view the camera ’ s fe atu res F r ont view a Optic al v iewfi n der b Self-time r indicato r c Fla sh d Focus r ing e Focusi ng dis tance f Lens g Wr i s t s t r a p s l o t h Ba tter y comp ar tmen t i Tr i p o d m o u n t j CompactFlash me mory card compartment d f a[...]

4 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om To p v i e w a Mo de dial b Phot o quali ty an d res oluti on bu tto n c Fla sh se tti n g b utt on d Fla sh se tti ng s e Phot o resol utio n sett ing s f LCD menu on/ off but ton g Status L CD h PC co nnec tion ind icato r i Came ra on/of f button j Shutte r butt on Mode d ial a Re cord m ode b Play m o[...]

P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U s er ’ s Manual 5 Statu s LCD a Fla sh se tti ng p o in ter b Self-time r indicato r (when in use) c Ba tter y power i ndi cator d Photos r emaining in dic ator e PC co nnec tion ind icato r (whe n in use) f Phot o resol utio n ind icator g Phot o quali ty i ndic ator a c b d e f g[...]

6 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Re ar view a Camera p ow er/ sta t us indicator b CompactFlash me mo ry card indicator c Optic al v iewfi n der d LCD scroll up butto n/sel f- time r b utto n e LC D scr ol l do wn but ton f OK butto n g Color LC D on/off and photo v iew ing but ton h Col o r L CD (m enu/vie w finder) OK a b c d e f h g[...]

P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U s er ’ s Manual 7 Sidevi ew a US B c o nnec ti on b Vide o connec tion c AC power adap ter con nec tion Step 3 : Install t he camera ’ s ba tte ri es a Open the b attery c ompartm ent co ver o n the bo tto m of the cam era b y sli ding the c ove r o ut t o th e si de as f ar a s i t will go and lifti[...]

8 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om b Ins ert fou r AA ba tter ies with the + and - t er m in al s pl ac e d as sho wn. c Close the c ove r of t he ba ttery co mp ar t m ent s e cu re ly. If you feel res ist anc e, d o not forc e the cover . S lide it o ut to the side as far as it w ill go, press it do wn flat ag a inst the ca mera b ase, a[...]

P olaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U s er ’ s Manual 9 Step 4 : T urn t he ca mera o n a Press the ye ll ow camer a on /off but ton ( a ) on t he to p o f the cam era. b W ait fo r the green po wer/st a tus indic a t or lig ht ( b ) on t he b ack of the camer a t o stop bli nki ng before you take a ph oto. Not e: T o co nserv e battery l [...]

10 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Step 5 : T urn the m ode di a l to R e cor d The Rec ord m ode ( a ) i s on t he mo de dia l on the top of the cam era. T o lear n more ab out t he came r a ’ s mod es, se e pag e24. Step 6 : T urn t he focu si ng ring T u rn the fo c usin g ri n g on th e fron t of the cam era t o set t he c orr ect d[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 11 Step 7 : Use the flash (if desired) The cam era is pre- set to A ut o flash, which means the fl ash fires when the lighting s i tua ti on cal ls f or i t . If yo u wan t to use a d iff ere n t se tt in g, se e page 2 7. Stand 3 to 8 feet (1 to 2.5 m) fr om y o ur subject for b e st[...]

12 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Step 9 : Fr ame the p h oto Y ou can fra me you r p h oto i n on e of t wo wa ys: • U se th e framing lines in the opt ical v iew fin der ( a ). • U se t he colo r LCD ( b ). T o see an im ag e in the col or LC D , pr es s th e y e ll ow LCD on / off bu tt on ( c ) o n t he ba ck of the ca mera. Not [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 13 The N ext Step Now tha t you h a ve ta ken you r f i rst p hoto, s pen d so me tim e wi th the next se ctio n , “ Ad vanced F eatures and Set tings. ” It tel ls you how to : • T ra n sfer y o u r photos to yo u r com puter so yo u c a n edit or ema il the m (page 58) . • Se[...]

14 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Ad va nc ed Featu r es and Settin gs This is w h at yo u will find in this sectio n: • U sing a n A C Adap ter or Batt eries (p age 15) • St orin g Pho tos in M em ory (p ag e 18) • Fo rma tti ng M emo ry (pa ge 2 2 ) • U s ing the Mode D ial and Menus (pa ge 2 4) • Sett ing the F o cus i ng Di[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 15 Usi ng an A C A dap te r or Ba t ter ies Y ou c an us e t he c amer a ’ s A C ad apte r o r fou r AA batt eri es. AC a dapter Caution: Alw ays turn your came r a off be for e inse rtin g or r emo vin g the A C adap ter. T o m axim ize th e l if e of y our camera ’ s bat teries,[...]

16 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om 1 Pres s the on/of f butto n to tur n th e camer a off. 2 Co n nec t one en d of the A C ada p te r to the A C conn ect ion on the came ra. 3 Con nect the oth er end of t he A C adapt er to a groun ded elect r ic a l outl et. 4 Pr ess t he c amera o n/of f b utto n t o tu rn th e cam era o n . B atter ie[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 17 K eep a set of ex tra b a tteries hand y , especi ally on a trip , when it may b e har d to find replac emen t batteries . When no t u sin g t he cam era , shut it of f. A nd w hen n ot u si ng t he ca mer a f or more tha n a few da ys , re mov e th e bat ter ies. Not e: Y our phot[...]

18 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om St or i n g Ph ot os in M em o r y Y ou can s tore your pho tos i n the camera ’ s int e rnal memo ry or a n opt iona l CompactFlash me mory card. The c amera ’ s intern a l me mory The Polaro id P DC 1320 camera automatically s to r es y our photos in 8 MB of inter n al memory . Depending on t he c [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 19 Whe n ev e r you inser t a CompactFlash memor y c a rd i n to the camera, photos ar e stor ed on the c ard and no t in the camera ’ s in ternal memor y . Phot os already in the ca mera ’ s internal me mor y r e main there, a n d you can a cc e ss them by removing the CompactFla[...]

20 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Ins e r tin g a Co mpa ctF la sh c ard 1 T u rn th e camera off . 2 Open the memo r y compar t me n t cover on t he bo tt om of t he camer a. 3 Insert the card with the raised lip facing up . Push it c a r e fully but firmly in to the slo t The card only fits c orrectl y int o the slot on e way . Wh en t[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 21 R e mo vi ng a Com p ac tF la s h ca r d 1 T u rn th e camera off . 2 Open the memo r y compar t me n t cover. 3 Pus h the eject b u tton ( a ) ne xt to the m em ory car d. 4 Grasp the edg e of th e memory ca rd and pull i t out. 5 Close t he memor y c ompar tment cover. a[...]

22 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Form atti ng M e mor y Always format a new Co m p act Fla sh memor y car d before you use it . In f act, for mat an y Co mp actF las h m emo r y c a rd u n le ss i t ha s be en us ed i n you r P o lar oi d PDC 1320 camera b e fo r e . Y ou may o ccasion ally need to ref ormat the c amer a ’ s inter nal[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 23 4 T u rn the mo de dial to Setu p ( a ). The SETUP MENU ap pea rs in the co lor L CD . 5 Use the LCD scrol l do w n bu tt on to hig hli ght FORM A T MEDIA . 6 Press the OK but ton . 7 U se t he L CD scro l l bu t t ons t o highlight YES and then pres s OK . A me ssage as ks if y o [...]

24 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Usi ng th e Mode D ial and M enus The mode dial on your P o lar oid PDC 1320 c a me ra ha s five modes that you use to per form diff eren t f unct ion s: R ecord mode . T ake phot os and adj ust p hoto sett ing s. Pla y mode. V i e w photos you have taken. Setup mode . V ie w an d set came ra options. De[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 25 The st eps be l o w ar e gene ra l instructi ons fo r cha nging me nu optio ns. Th ey a p ply to all me nus: 1 T u rn th e camera on. 2 T u rn the mode dia l t o a mode, and the m o d e ’ s men u appea rs in the c olor L CD . (The PC mode does n ot have a menu .) Not e: If the ca[...]

26 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Set tin g the F ocusing Distanc e Rota te the dis tance ring ar o und th e ca mera ’ s lens , to s et th e c orre ct c ame ra- to- su bj ect dist ance w hen y ou are not usin g fl ash. For b e st result s u sing the macro set ting: • Ma ke sur e you hav e a dequ a t e l ighting. • U se th e colo r [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 27 Us ing the Flash T o sel ect a fl ash settin g, tu rn the mod e dia l to R ec ord . The flash button ( a ) on th e top of th e ca mer a le ts you cy cle thr oug h t he f l ash- mode icons ( b ) in the status L CD . The de faul t sett in g is A uto fl ash. The op timu m camera -to -[...]

28 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Fla sh I con Fla sh Set ti ng Forced fl ash: • Th e fl a sh fir es for every photo. • U se indoo rs in l ow l ig ht . U sing this setting in bright l ig ht ma y ov erex pose the photo . • U se in high- con tra s t si tuat ions to p ro v ide fill- lig ht. No f la sh : • Th e fl a sh d oes not fire[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 29 Usin g the S e lf-timer The self-t imer b utto n (the same as the colo r L CD scr oll up bu tto n) o n the cam era back let s you t ake a photo ten se cond s af ter yo u press the s hutte r butto n. The self-t imer w orks only for th e next ph oto t ake n, and th en it turn s it se[...]

30 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om R ead ing th e Phot os R emai nin g Indic ato r This in dicat or in the stat us L CD s ho w s the nu mbe r of p hotos r emaining in t he cam era ’ s interna l m emory (or an inserted Com pactFlash card). The informatio n varies depending on wha t mode t he camera is in : • In Record mod e, t he indi [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 31 S et ting th e Ph oto Qual it y and Photo Res olu ti on In R eco rd mo de, press ing the pho to q uality a nd res oluti on b utto n ( a ) on t h e top of the cam era cy c les th rou gh sett ings that a ffect the quali ty of your photos, the size of your digital phot o fil es, an d [...]

32 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om The se a re th e hi gh-r esolut ion op tion s and the approximate numb er of pho tos you can exp ect the cam era to ho ld a t e ach set tin g. Not e: The nu mber o f ph otos you c an tak e at each s etting is based o n t he cam era ’ s 8 M B of internal memo ry. If you u se a Comp actFlash memory card [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 33 These ar e the low- resol u t ion options and t he app ro x imate n u mber o f ph o t os you can exp ect the cam era to ho ld a t e ach set tin g. Not e: The nu mber o f ph otos you c an tak e at each s etting is based o n t he cam era ’ s 8 M B of internal memo ry. If you u se a[...]

34 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om In Pl ay mod e, t h e st atus LC D s hows the phot o qualit y and reso lution of the imag e curren t l y displaye d on t he colo r LCD , as well a s the f lash m ode in w hich the ph ot o w as ta ken . In a dd i tion, i f yo u pre ss th e col or L CD on /off b utt on whil e the c amera i s in Pla y mo d [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 35 3 Fra me the p hoto in the c ol o r LC D . 4 Press t he OK butto n on the back of the camera . The c entral portion of the imag e enla rges t wice to fill the co lor LCD and 2xZOO M appears in the u ppe r lef t corn er of the L CD . (If you w ant to retu rn to the original ima ge, [...]

36 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om R evie wing and Del eting Phot os i n Quic kvie w Quic kv i ew l ets yo u see an d dele te phot os immediat ely after you take t h e m. T o turn Quickview on , select QUICKVI EW in th e RECORD MENU . Then se lec t ON . (F or mor e detailed information abou t u s ing menus , see page 24.) Wi t h Q u i c k[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 37 Si ngle photo w ith out t ext • T u rn the mode d ial to P lay . The last phot o taken app ears a s a sing le i m a ge in the LCD . • Press the up o r down s croll b utt on to see e ach photo stored in memo ry disp layed seque nt ial ly on the colo r LCD . Si ngle photo w ith t[...]

38 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Thum bna ils • Press the L CD but ton a sec ond tim e to s ee th e phot os y o u hav e taken as m i ni a tur e thu mb nail s, as sh own a t right. • The last p hoto that appe ared as a singl e imag e on the co l or L CD is hi ghlighted w ith a red bo rde r . • U se th e scro l l up or dow n button [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 39 Vie w i ng an enl a rg ed ar e a Y o u ca n look at an en lar ged qu ad rant of a photo: 1 T u rn the m ode d ial to Play . T he l ast photo taken ap p ears in the co lor LCD. ( Y ou can lo ok at an enlarg ed qu a drant of this pho t o or use the scr oll a rro ws to v i ew a diff e[...]

40 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om If y ou want t o s ee a n even m ore d etailed, e nlarged ar ea of the sa me photo: 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 above. 2 Press OK . T he ar ea y ou wer e viewing enla rges an additio nal two t imes , a nd th e b lue indicato r in t he upper left corn er ex pands t o sho w 16 s eg men ts. ( T he ind ica to[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 41 2 Se le ct a delay from 2 to 10 s econds bet ween photos. The def ault is 4 second s. 3 Press OK . Th e las t ph ot o y ou took ap pea rs in th e c olo r L CD , an d th e sl ide sho w be gins . 4 T o sto p the slide show , press an y butt on on the back of the camera, t urn the mod[...]

42 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Conn ecti ng the cam er a to you r telev isi on 1 Ma ke sure yo ur ca mera an d television a re off. 2 T o c onse r v e batteries , use the A C a da pter ( a ). 3 Plug one en d of the video c able in to the video port on the came ra ( b ) a nd t he ot her end i nto the video input port on your television[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 43 Af t e r yo u have s e t u p you r T V to di spl ay ph ot o s f rom you r ca mer a , you c an a ls o take ph otos usin g your T V as a vi ewfin der . T ur n the came ra to R ecord mode and pr ess the c olo r L CD b utto n to turn o n the ca mera ’ s L CD vi ewfin der . The n aim [...]

44 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om 5 To e x i t t h e DPOF s ub menu , pr es s the menu butt on and the PLA Y MENU appe a r s . 6 Repeat steps 1 t hrough 5 for each photo you w ant to tag. Not e: If y o u tag a phot o for DPO F printing, a printer ico n appea rs at the bot tom of the photo wh e n text is disp layed (p ag e 37). Whe n you [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 45 Del e ting Pho tos Caution: Once you de lete a photo, it cannot be re tr ieve d . It is gone foreve r! Also , when you d e lete one or more pho tos, the remaining photos are renu mbered. Using Quic kview Quic kv iew l ets you se e and dele te a photo immed iatel y afte r you h av e[...]

46 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om 4 Press OK and a m essage app e ars askin g you to con fir m th at you wan t to delet e the curre ntly disp lay ed phot o. The m e s sage also tells you t he file name and the f o l der th a t c ontai ns th e file, for exa mple: 1 0 0_ POL A POL_00 03 . 5 Pres s the up s croll bu tton to selec t YES . [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 47 6 Press OK a nd all t he phot os stor ed in mem o r y are deleted. (If y ou selec t NO , th e pho tos a re n o t dele te d and the las t p hot o y ou to ok app ear s in th e co lor LCD.) Format t i ng me mo ry When you form at the came ra ’ s int er nal memory or a CompactFl ash [...]

48 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Usi ng M en u Op ti on s This sec tion describes eac h men u op tio n i n alph abetic al ord er ac c ordi n g t o the na me of the opti on. The f i r st colu mn a lso tel ls yo u th e me nu in whi ch the o pti on is located. Fo r general in structions on ac ce ssing men u s a nd changing o pt ion s , see[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 49 Option Descripti on an d Setti ngs DELETE ALL? • DEL ETE MEN U De letes al l pho tos store d in t he came ra ’ s in t e r n a l memor y or a C ompactFla sh m emor y card (if one is in the camera ). Pr ess OK to s ele ct th is opt ion. A mes sag e ask s you to co n fi rm th at y[...]

50 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Option Descripti on an d Settings DPO F • PLA Y MEN U Le ts yo u “ tag ” a photo to s pec ify t hat you want it pr in te d on a D igi tal Prin t Orde r Interf ace ( DPOF )- enabl ed printer . Press OK to se lec t DPOF , and the DPOF sub m enu appe ars. Y ou can se lect the numbe r of photos you wan[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 51 Option D escription a nd Set ti n gs EV COM PENSA TION • RECORD MENU Sets the exp osure-va lue (EV) br ightne ss, w hich contr ols how mu ch ligh t ente rs the c ame r a. If a photo come s out too da rk or to o lig ht, use this sett ing to li ghte n or darken t he nex t pho to . [...]

52 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Option Descripti on an d Setti ngs LANGU AGE • SETUP MEN U Sets t he langu age to appea r in all t he menus . • ENGLI SH (default) • FRENCH • GERM AN • SP A NISH • PORTUGESE • J A P ANES E • TRADI TIONAL CHINESE Press OK a n d the m enus appear in the langua ge yo u have c hosen. The o pt[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 53 Option Descript ion and S ettings QUICKV IEW • RECORD MENU Briefly dis plays the p hoto yo u hav e ju s t taken on the c ol o r L CD . A m e ss a g e ap p e ar s gi vi n g y ou th e op ti o n to de lete the pho to (page 36 ). • ON • OFF (default). U se t his o ption to cons e[...]

54 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Opt io n Descrip t ion and Settin gs SLIDE SHOW • PLA Y MEN U Display s stor e d photo s as a ful l-sc reen sl ide s how o n the col or L CD. Y ou ca n sp eci fy f rom 2 to 10 seco n ds as the de lay betw een p hotos . The de faul t is 4 second s. T o st art the slide show , go to the PL A Y MENU an d [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 55 Option Descripti on an d Setti ngs VIDE O MODE • SETUP MEN U Selects eithe r NT SC (de fa u l t) or PA L a s t he ty pe of vide o ou tpu t for you r tele visio n. Th e set tin g r etu rn s t o NT SC wh en you tu rn the camera off. WHITE BALANCE • RECORD MENU Ba lance s lig htin[...]

56 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Install ing P hotoMAX S oftw are After you take p ho t os with your P olaroid PDC 1320 camera, you w i l l wan t to tra ns f er the m t o y o ur co mpu t er . T o d o th is , firs t in s ta ll t h e Ar cS of t P h o t oMA X Im a ge Ma ker So ftware incl uded in y our kit. I nsta l ling the s oftwa re als[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 57 Now follow th es e easy step s to i nst all th e soft ware: 1 T u r n your computer on. 2 Insert the sof tware C D in your PC. I f the inst alla tion pr ogram d oes not st art a utom atic ally: a Select Run fr om the W indo ws Star t menu. b Click Brow s e and sel ect yo u r CD-R O[...]

58 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om T ra nsf er r i ng Ph oto s t o Y our Com put er Caution: Do not connect th e c amer a to your computer un til af ter you install the A rc S oft P hotoMA X Image Maker S oftware and restart yo u r computer. 1 T u rn the came ra o ff an d c on nec t the c am era to t he AC ad apt er ( a ). 2 T u rn the ca[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 59 6 Go t o y o u r PC ’ s deskto p and double- click My C ompu te r . Y our cam era is trea ted lik e a separat e disk driv e w ith its o w n icon labeled Remov able Dis k . The next avai l able dri ve lett er is used for t he camera . 7 Dou ble- cli ck R em ova b l e D i sk . 8 If[...]

60 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om 12 T o cop y all your photos fr o m your camer a t o your compute r , h ighl ight them and dra g them to your de sktop o r to a n other fo l de r of y our c hoice. As you drag t h e photo fil es to a locat i on on your compute r , t he power/st at us ind ica tor lig ht on t he ba ck of the cam era bl ink[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 61 Acce ssin g Photos in PhotoMAX Software Now t h a t you have tra nsf er r ed your photos to your compute r , y ou can have fun with the m using the man y ex citin g featur es of the Ar cSoft Phot o M AX Ima ge Make r Sof twa re . Caution: Be fore you work w ith your phot os in th e[...]

62 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om 2 If yo u s tore d your ph o tos in C:My DocumentsMy Picture s : a Cli ck t he do wn arro w ( a ) in the Sample lis t and the n sel ect [Ne w ] . b If you li ke, rep lace New Al bum ( b ) w ith a new na me for the fo lder th at cont ains yo ur phot os. (Ri g ht- click Album to see h elp.) c Click t h e[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 63 e Doubl e-cli ck a t humbnai l to open it in the image t ray . 3 If you sto red you r ph ot os i n a diff e rent folder: a Click t h e Ad d button and brow se to find yo ur folder . b In th e Op en w indow, go to t he l oc ati on on your h a rd dr ive w h ere yo u s tore d you r ph[...]

64 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Get t ing Hel p w ith Phot oMAX So f tw are • Se le ct the ? bu tton to op en the Ph otoMAX Online Us e r ’ s Gu ide (t he software online help). This pro vides a n in d ex and step-b y-ste p pro cedur es fo r using the softw a r e to manipul a t e and en hance y our phot o s. • Y ou c an also ge t[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 65 Camera T roubl esh ooting Y our Polar oid PDC 1320 camera may display the fo l lowin g error messa ge s on its co lor LCD: LCD Message Meani ng and Corrective Action CARD ERROR • Th e cam e ra is no t abl e to acce ss the CompactFlas h memor y card. R einser t the car d (page 20)[...]

66 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om MEM O R Y F UL L • The Com pactFl a sh card or the ca mera ’ s internal me mory may be full. Delete phot os (pag e 45) or tra nsf er photos to your computer (page 58). After you trans fer phot os to your computer, d elete thos e phot os from the card (page 45). • The CompactF la sh card may hav e b[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 67 NO CAR D • Ins ert a me mory car d (p age 20) bef ore y ou format the card or co py photos to it. NO IMAGES • N o pho tos ar e s t ored in the cam era ’ s inter n al memor y or a C ompactFlash memor y c ar d. USB ERROR • The time allotted to trans fer phot o s fro m the c a[...]

68 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om Camera Pr e cauti ons • This c ame ra is battery operated. S u pervise childre n whe n the camera is opera ted by them or used in the ir pr esence. T o av oid electric al sh o ck, do not e xpos e the came ra to , or im mer se it in , an y flu ids. Do not d isa s se mble or opera te the ca mera if dr op[...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 69 Limited W ar ranties One Y ear Limi ted W arranty P o laroi d PhotoMA X PDC 1320 Dig ital C am era P olaro id w il l, at our optio n, repair or r eplace an y unit found defective in m anufacture withi n the w a rranty perio d. T he w a rra nty per iod i s dete rm in ed b y th e dat[...]

70 Questi ons? w ww .P olaroidD i gital.c om FCC Notice This device com plies w ith P art 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subj ect to the following two con ditions: (1) This device m a y not cause harmful interfer ence, an d ( 2) this dev ic e must accept an y interference received , including interfer enc e that may caus e undesired opera tion. [...]

P olaroi d Pho toMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera U ser ’ s Man ual 71 Cont ac ti ng P olaroi d P olaro id Co rporation p rovides techn ical sup port for d ig ital c ameras a t www.P ola roidDig ital .com , and within the Unit ed Stat es by callin g 800-897-0356 fr o m 8 a.m. to 8 p .m. EST , 7 days a week. Pl eas e not e that phone su p por t and rep[...]

P olaroid Digital Camera Tip s, T ric ks, T erms, an d T ec hniques 1 Digital Camera T ips, T ricks, Te r m s , and T echniques What kind of b atteries should I use? Caution: N ev er open your camera ’ s ba ttery co mpartm ent door to remove the ba tteries while the camera is still on. This could damage your camera. • U se only high-capacity su[...]

2 P olaroid Digital Camera Ti ps, T ric ks, T erms, and T ec hniques Note: The AC adapter may become w arm to the touch after extende d period s of use. This is no cause for alarm. If y ou are using r e cha r geab le batteries, using the A C adapter will not rec har ge them. For more information about how to recharge the batteries , see the instr u[...]

P olaroid Digital Camera Tip s, T ric ks, T erms, an d T ec hniques 3 Here are more tips f or taking b etter photos: • T o tak e the BEST ph otos tha t your c amera can pr oduce, us e its highest r esolut ion and q uality set t i ngs. (But be a ware tha t these highest-q uality phot os will tak e up muc h more st orage spac e in the came ra and o[...]

4 P olaroid Digital Camera Ti ps, T ric ks, T erms, and T ec hniques How do I get the best print outs of my photos? This i s a tough question to a nswer exac tly , since the results you ac hieve depend very much on the print er you use. In gene r al, lase r p r int ers and laser -printer paper do not perform as well as inkjet printer s, which can u[...]

P olaroid Digital Camera Tip s, T ric ks, T erms, an d T ec hniques 5 How d o I email pho tos? There are two wa ys to email photos: • If y our ema il s of twar e is M API c omp liant, y ou can email ph ot os directly fr om t he Ph otoM AX I mage Mak er s oftw are . a Open the PhotoMAX software. b Display your photo in th e PhotoMAX image tray . c[...]

6 P olaroid Digital Camera Ti ps, T ric ks, T erms, and T ec hniques What is “white -balance compensation”? If yo u are shooting indoors without a flash, or in other unus u al lighting cond it ions , yo ur digital photo s may be tinted w it h strange c olors (s uch as orange, gr een, or b lue). Man y P olaroid digital cameras use white-ba lance[...]

P olaroid Digital Camera Tip s, T ric ks, T erms, an d T ec hniques 7 How do I connect the digital camera t o my PC? See the ca mera Us e r’s Man ua l for complete instructions. Can I transfer photo s to a Macintosh computer? Y ou can, e v en tho ugh the software that comes w ith P olaroid PhotoMAX cameras is not M a cinto sh compatible! Man y Ph[...]

8 P olaroid Digital Camera Ti ps, T ric ks, T erms, and T ec hniques Cannot tak e a phot o: • If an y LED indicato rs on the camera blink aft er you tak e a photo, w ait until they stop blinking be fore you tak e another photo . • The camera ’ s internal me mor y or optiona l memory car d may be full. T ransfer phot os to you r compute r and [...]

P olaroid Digital Camera Tip s, T ric ks, T erms, an d T ec hniques 9 The photo loo k s blurry: Note: Some digital c ameras do not hav e a flash. • The sub j ect of y our phot o may ha ve mov ed while the photo wa s taken. H ave your s u b je ct rema in still whil e takin g a phot o. • The digital camera ma y hav e mo ved while the phot o was t[...]

10 P olaroid Digital Camera Ti ps, T ric ks, T erms, and T ec hniques The phot o has an un n a tural color: Note: Some digital c ameras do not hav e a flash. • The flash ma y be off or not firing indoors, whe re the general lighting is either fr om fluore scent o r tungsten bu lbs. T ry setting the flas h t o alway s fire (a setting usually calle[...]

PDC 1320 Technical Support Information (This information replaces that found on Page 71) Polaroid Corporation provides technical support for digital cameras at http://www.polaroid.com/ , and within the United States by calling 800-897-0356 from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. EST, (Mon - Fri) and 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. EST (Sat). Please note that phone support and re[...]