Polaroid PDC 640 manual

PDC 640 Digital Camera User Guide Rev. 1, June 10, 2002 PhotoMAX Digital Camera Creative Kit[...]

i Contents Getting started ..................................................................................... 1 What’s in the Polaroid PhotoMAX Digital Camera Creative Kit ...... 2 All about the camera ............................................................................ 3 Attaching the wrist strap ......................................[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 1 Get ting started Y our P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Digital Camera Creati ve K it contains ev er ything you need to tak e digital photographs. After y ou take pictur es, you will find it easy to transfer them to your c omputer or displa y them on a TV . Once the images are on y our c omputer , use the[...]

2 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide What’ s in the P olar oid PhotoMAX Digital Camera Creativ e Kit Y our P olaroid PDC640 Digital Camera Creativ e Kit contains ev er ything you need to tak e digital pictures and transfer them to your comput er . a Camera case b P olaroid Phot oMAX Image M aker P roducts CD-ROM c P olaroid Phot oMAX P[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 3 All about the camera Fr ont view of the camera a Self-timer LED b Optical view finder c Flash d Lens Co ver e Hand grip a b c d e PDC640.FM Page 3 Wednesday, September 30, 1998 1:23 PM[...]

4 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Bac k vie w of the camera a M enu button b Information button c Review button d L CD view finder e Distance setting button f Down arrow butt on g U p arrow button h W rist strap attachment i Optical view finder d f g h i a b c e PDC640.FM Page 4 Wednesday, September 30, 1998 1:23 PM[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 5 T op view of the camera a Resolution butt on b Flash button c Status panel d L CD view finder e Shutter button Side view of the camera a Camera-to-compute r connection (serial cable) b M emor y card slot c Camera-to-TV connection (video cable) d A C adapter a b e a b c d d c PDC640.FM Page 5 Wednesda[...]

6 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Bot tom view of the camera a T ripod socket b Battery compart ment At tac hing the wrist strap The PDC 640 Digital Camer a c omes with a handy wrist strap. A ttach the wrist strap this way : a b PDC640.FM Page 6 Wednesday, September 30, 1998 1:23 PM[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 7 All about bat teries Y ou can operate your PDC 640 Digital Camera on battery power or with A C current using the A C adapter . T o conserve battery life, the camera shuts itself off after a preset number of minutes of inacti vity . T o activate the camera again, close and r eopen the lens cov er . Loa[...]

8 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 2. Load four AA -size batteries into the compartment. Mak e sure the + and – terminals ar e oriented correctly in the c ompart ment, or the camer a will not function. Do not mix old and new batteries, or batteries of different types. 3. Close the battery compart ment c ove r . Mak e sure it is close[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 9 Connecting the A C adapter T o conserve battery life, use the A C adapter whenever possible. The A C adapter can become warm to the touch aft er extended periods of use. This is normal and is no cause for alarm. a Camera-to-compute r connector (RS232 serial cable) b Camera-to-TV connect or (video cabl[...]

1 0 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Inser ting the memor y card The images you tak e with your PDC 640 camera are stored on a r emovable 3.3V SSFDC or SmartMedia 2 MB memor y car d (also available in 4 MB and 8 MB). Note: Y ou must insert the memor y card befor e y ou can turn on the camera. I f camera beeps is enabled, the camera bee[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 1 1 3. Insert the memor y card int o the slot (gold side of the card facing the fr ont of the camera). Mak e sure the card is pushed firmly int o the slot. Note: The camera prompts you t o format the memor y car d if it is not formatted. The camera displays the format menu on the L CD view finder . P [...]

12 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide T urning on the camera Y ou must insert the memor y card befor e you can turn on the camera. T o turn on the power to the camera: 1. Insert the memor y card as described in the previous section, if it is not installed. 2. T ur n on the camera. Ic ons appear on the Status panel. a Resolution setting b[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 13 Set ting the date and time Y ou need to set the date and time the first time y ou turn on the camera. T o set the date and time: 1. T ur n on the camera. If this is the first time you are turning on the camera, go t o step 6. 2. Pr ess the Men u button. 3. Pr ess the do wn arrow butt on t o displa [...]

14 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide About the camera contr ols For mor e information about these options, r efer to the online Image Mak er Pr oducts User’ s Guide . a Y ou use the following M enu options to: • Review images • Delete images • Lock images • U se the self-timer • Change settings Y ou can change the date and t[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 15 c Y ou can view images on the LCD viewfinder one image at a time. Pr ess the R eview button to turn on the LCD viewfinder . U se the down arrow and the up arro w to scr oll through the images on the view finder . U se the Review menu option to r ev iew nine thumbnail images at a time on the L CD v[...]

16 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Displaying the Menu options 1. T ur n on the camera. 2. Pr ess the Men u button. The L CD view finder appears as follow s (an image may appear on the viewfinder): 3. Pr ess the up arrow or down arrow butt on to go to the next set of options or the prev ious set of options. 4. Pr ess the button that[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 1 7 Vie wing images on the LCD viewfinder Y ou can view images stored in memory one image at a time or nine thumbnail images at a time: 1. T ur n on the camera (slide the lens co ver to the right). 2. Pr ess the Review button. 3. Pr ess the down ar r ow or the up arrow butt on to view the next or previ[...]

18 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide T o delete the current image: 1. T ur n on the camera. 2. Pr ess the up arrow or the down arrow butto n to select the image that you want t o delete. 3. Pr ess the Men u button. 4. Pr ess the button next to Delete . Note: This does not delete an y images. I t takes y ou to the next scr een on the L C[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 19 Loc king images U se this feature to pr event images from being delet ed from memory . T o loc k images: 1. T ur n on the camera. 2. Pr ess the Men u button. 3. Pr ess the button next to Lock . 4. Do the following: Note: If the images are locked, press the butt on next to Unloc k Current or Unloc k A[...]

20 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide T aking pictures Y our PhotoMAX PDC 640 Digital Camera Creativ e Kit contains everything you need to take pictur es and transfer them to your c omputer where y ou can edit them, send them over the I nternet, print them, and store them. Y ou can take pictur es using the optical view finder or using t[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 21 3. Pr ess the Resolution butto n to set the resolution to one of the follo wing: 4. Pr ess the Flash button to set the flash to one of the following options: Icon Resolution 640 x 480 Super -High resolution with minimal compression Stores up t o 12 images 640 x 480 High resolution with medium compr [...]

22 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 5. T ake a picture: 6. Once y ou hav e composed your pictur e, press the shutter butto n. Once y ou take the picture, the g reen LED in the optical view finder blinks. When the LED st ops blinking, y ou can take another pictur e. If y ou want to... Then... U se the optical view finder Look through [...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 23 Tips for taking great pictures Some tips that can help you tak e great pictures! • K eep the sun behind y ou or at your side. A v oid having the sun directly ov erhead. • U se the fill flash if ther e is a light behind your subject. • In low light level c onditions, use a tripod to avoid came[...]

24 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide T ransferring pictures to y our computer The following sections describe how to install the P olaroid Phot oMAX software and use the softwar e to transfer the images in your camera to your c omputer . Installing the PhotoMAX sof tw are The driver for the PDC 640 Digital Camera is installed automatica[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 25 Using the sof tw are to transfer pictures Y ou can transfer pictures directly from y our PDC 640 Digital Camera to your comput er . U se the A C adapter whenever possible to e xtend the life of y our batteries. T o transfer pictures: 1. Double-click the P olar oid PhotoMA X icon on y our desktop to o[...]

26 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Click... Then... Camera or Scanner a. Select T wain device on the A cquire F rom window , and then click OK . b . Select PDC 640 fr om the Sources: list on the Select Sources window , and then click Select . The Album window opens and then the PDC 640 T wain Dr i ver window opens. c. Click Get All to[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 27 From Alb um a. Select the album in which you want t o sav e your images, or create a new album. b. Click the Acquire button on the Album window button bar . c. Select PDC 640 from the Sources: list on the Select Sources window , and then click Select . The PDC 640 T wain Driv er window opens. d. Clic[...]

28 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Displa ying images on a TV Y ou can view the images stored in your camera on an y TV equipped with a v ideo input terminal. For more information about using your TV for video input, r efer to the manufactur er’ s manual for your TV . 1. T ur n off the TV and the power to the camera. 2. Set the vide[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 29 T r oubleshooting Problem Cause Solution PhotoMAX software does not see the PDC 640 Digital Camera. • The powe r to the camera was not turned on before you powe red on the computer . • The serial cable is not connect ed properly to the computer . • Ensure that y ou turn on the camera and then y[...]

30 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Low Battery indicator on Status P anel. Low battery power . Replac e the batteries. Cannot take a picture. • The flash ma y be recharging. • M emor y card ma y be full. The camera beeps three times when you pr ess the shutter butto n. • M emor y card ma y be missing or installed incorrectly . [...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 31 Flash does not work . • Flash is not turned on. • Flash is recharging. • Batteries are weak. • Check the flash mode icon on the Status P anel. Cy cle through the flash options to turn on the flash if it was disabled. • W ait until the green LED on the view finder stops blinking. • Rep[...]

32 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Appendix es FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. For detailed information about FCC c ompliance, see the online P olaroid Phot oMAX Imag e Maker Pr oducts User’ s Guide . Camera precaution[...]

P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide 33 • T ur n off the power to the camera and unplug the A C adapter immediately if water or any for eign substances get into the camera. U sing the camera under these conditions cr eates the danger of electrical shock or fire. • Do not open the battery compart ment or unplug the A C adapter when the[...]

34 P olaroid Phot oMAX PDC 640 Quickstar t Guide Contacting P olaroid Y ou can call P olaroid t oll-free within the U .S.A. at 1-800-432-5355, 7 days a week, 8 A.M. t o 8 P .M. Eastern Standard T ime. W hen calling with a technical question, ask for an Electronic Imaging or a Digital Imaging Specialist. Please identify the P olaroid pr oduct and it[...]

PDC 640 Technical Support Information (This information replaces that found on Page 34) 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 rep[...]