16. USB port 17. Zoom out button 18. Zoom in button 19. Buzzer 20. Hand strap holder 21. Flash/Up button 22. Right button Back View 23. Self-timer/Down button 24. Left button 25. OK button Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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26. Tripod mount 27. Battery/SD card door Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Bottom View...
• Setting the Image Size and Quality ... 33 • Setting Exposure Compensation ... 35 • Setting the White Balance for Pictures ... 36 • Changing the ISO Speed ... 37 Table of Contents Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a Memory Card... 63 8 Installing the Software Onto a Computer ... 64 • Installing the Software ... 64 • Software Included with Your Camera ... 66 • Computer System Requirements... 67 Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Incorporated with Polaroid’s sophisticated technology, the PDC 5080 offers a powerful range of high-end, easy-to-use functions in an exquisitely compact camera. It will allow anyone to capture that special occasion with life-like clarity and beautiful color renditions. • Powered by a 5.1 mega pixels CMOS sensor and a full color 1.5 inch color LCD...
Polaroid PDC 5080 Camera Driver (PC) Arcsoft® PhotoImpression™ 5.0 (PC & Mac), Registration Card Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac) User Guide (in PDF format) Pouch Hand Strap Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide 2 x AA-size Batteries www.polaroid-digital.com...
Fully press the Power button until the LCD screen is on. The Power LED lights up and remains on while the camera is powered on. Press the Power button again to turn off the camera. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Press buttons to scroll up and down through menu options. Press the OK button to enter a submenu or confirm your choice. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Flash Mode Flash Off Auto Flash Red-eye reduction Forced On Capture Mode Still Image Video Digital Zoom Status Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 2 Camera Setting Self-timer On SD Card inserted Battery Level Full Adequate Exhausted Image Resolution...
Video mode White Balance for Video clips Video Mode Recording Indicator Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Resolution 640 x 480 320 x 240 Remaining Time...
Playback mode Locked File Picture Date Video Clip Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 1000-0014 File Number Time 00:02:10 Video Length Play Pause...
Playback mode This mode allows the review or deletion of pictures and video clips from the camera. For more details, please refer to “Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips” on page 41. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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. Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DRIVE MODE Press STILL...
1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15 to access the Setup menu. Setting the date format: Press Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Use the the OK button after all fields are set. NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press buttons to adjust the value in the field. Press...
- While the camera’s USB port is connected to a computer or other external devices, or while the camera is being controlled by an external device. • This setting is also available in Video mode. Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15 to access the Setup menu. Press until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press...
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15 to access the Setup menu. Press until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15 to access the Setup menu. Press until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press Press...
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15 to access the Setup menu. Press until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 15 to access the Setup menu. Press until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press...
• With a memory card inserted, the above operation would format the inserted memory card only. The internal memory will not be formatted with a memory card inserted. • This setting is also available in Video mode. Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
Pressing the button a third time will turn off the LCD screen. Pressing the button once again will turn on the LCD screen and the information display. Press Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press...
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LCD screen, with nine thumbnail picture and video clip files left only. Pressing the button a third time will show the picture or video clip file in full screen with the information display. Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Outdoor Pictures Without the Flash • Avoid intense sunlight that may cause sun spots in pictures. • Always make sure that the sun or other light source is in front of the subject. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Taking Pictures...
4. Press the Shutter button completely down to take a picture while holding the camera steady. A beep will sound (if the beep sound is turned on) when a picture is taken. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
LCD screen. You can now take pictures using the Flash mode you selected. The flash will recharge after each flashed picture. The flash range is approximately 4.9 feet to 6.5 feet (1.5 to 2 meters). Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Flash Mode...
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• Never touch or block the flash with your fingers. Doing so can soil these components and interfere with the correct flash operation. Select this mode Flash Off Auto Flash Red-eye Reduction Forced On Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Icon shown on the LCD screen...
Self-timer LED blinks slowly for 9 seconds, then quickly for 1 seconds before the picture is taken. NOTE: Place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod when using the self-timer function. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Self-time On...
NOTE: • You may notice a decrease in image quality when using the digital zoom. • Zoom feature is not available Macro mode or while recording a video clip. Digital Zoom Status Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. Press NOTE: It is recommended to use the 2592 x 1944 resolution for printing. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DRIVE MODE Press STILL VIDEO...
Quality Setting: 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. Press DRIVE MODE Press STILL VIDEO Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com QUALITY HIGH NORMAL Press...
• When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation. • Exposure compensation resets to “Auto” whenever the power is turned off. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press...
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. Press When shooting under these conditions: Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Press Select this setting Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
100/200/400 In the same lighting condition, higher the ISO value it is, faster the shutter speed it will be. NOTE: ISO speed resets to auto whenever the power is turned off. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press...
4. Press the Shutter button completely down to start recording. 5. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording, or recording stops when the current memory is full. icon will blink while Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Recording Indicator...
Higher resolution makes better quality which occupies more memory space. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Video mode. Press then press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com IMAGE SIZE Press 640 X 480 320 X 240...
Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting WHITE BALANCE Press AUTO DAY LIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN Select this setting Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com WHITE BALANCE AUTO DAY LIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN Press...
LCD screen when a picture is selected. The currently displayed picture can be magnified up to 4 times using the Zoom In button. Press the Zoom Out button to view the picture in the original size. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
LCD screen and the last reviewed picture will be highlighted. Use the up, down, left and right buttons to select a thumbnail file and view it in full screen by pressing the Zoom In button again. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
SETUP Press Press the up or down button to choose the direction in which the camera will automatically run, and then press OK button to confirm your choice. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com AUTO PLAY Press SETUP...
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You may press the Menu button to stop the auto play. The auto play will keep running as long as there is power. AUTO PLAY Press SETUP AUTO PLAY Press SETUP Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com AUTO PLAY DIRECTION INTERVAL Press INTERVAL 1 SEC 10 SEC...
4. Press the OK button to start playing video clip. Press it again to pause. 5. Press the Menu button to stop. icon is shown on LCD screen when a video clip is selected. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
To unprotect the protected picture or video clip, please repeat the above operation and choose “UNLOCK THIS”. The the LCD screen. ERASE Press ERASE THIS ERASE ALL icon will disappear from Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PROTECT LOCK THIS UNLOCK THIS LOCK ALL UNLOCK ALL Press...
2. Set the camera to Playback mode. Press To unprotect all protected pictures and video clips, please repeat the above operation and choose “UNLOCK ALL”. The from the LCD screen. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com ERASE Press ERASE THIS...
Press You can cancel the deletion by choosing “NO”. NOTE: Protected file can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. ERASE Press ERASE THIS ERASE ALL Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com ERASE ERASE THIS Press...
You can cancel the deletion by choosing “NO”. NOTE: • Protected files can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. • All deleted picture and video clips can not be recovered. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com ERASE Press...
4. Select print settings. Use the camera's function and navigation buttons to select the print settings. Refer to page 53 for details. 5. Printing Press the OK button to start printing. 6 Print Settings Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• When “ PLEASE CONNECT TO DEVICE” is displayed for a while, it will skip to the PictBridge print setting screen even if there is no camera/ printer connection. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PRINT SETTING Press...
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Camera/Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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“ALL IMAGES” or “ALL INDEX” option. • Not all printers will support all these print options. Please refer to the printer user guide for options available. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PRINT SETTING SELECT...
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2. Press the OK button to start printing. SIZE 4 x 6 DEFAULT SELECT button. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Paper Size Print Effect PRINTER SETTING NOT SUPPORTED NO. OF COPY...
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The following paper sizes are available: 8” x 10”, 4” x 6”, A4 and default. 2. Press the OK button to start printing. DEFAULT Print settings differ according to the printer model. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com FILE NAME DEFAULT...
Print settings are configured for images only. Make sure there are no video clips or other file besides images in the memory before printing, otherwise, an error will occur if trying to print using the “ALL IMAGES” option. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com BORDERLESS...
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To print a single picture, press the want to print before the above operation. Press the specify the number of copies. Press the Menu button to exit. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PRINT SETTING Press...
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(as illustrated). Location of the card slot may vary from printer to printer model. NOTE: Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or removing a memory card. 6. Press the Print button on the printer to start printing. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Remember to format a memory card if it was used in another digital camera or other devices. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide...
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• Files contained in the SD card recorded by other cameras may conflict with the PDC 5080 camera, and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the PDC 5080 camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SD card for the PDC 5080 camera.
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• Never remove a card from the camera while the camera is powered on. Doing so can cause the picture or video recording operation to fail, and even damage the memory card. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Formatting a memory card destroys all the pictures, even those are protected. Press Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
In the above operation, you can exit to the normal Playback mode by choosing “CANCEL” and confirm it. Please note that you cannot copy pictures or video clips from a memory card to the internal memory. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com COPY TO CARD...
• Please restart the computer after installing the software. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) Windows® 98SE needs to install the PDC 5080 Camera Driver for Mass Storage function. After the installation, please restart the Windows before connecting the camera to the PC.
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1. Before you begin, close all other software applications opened on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive. 3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Install the software included. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Open & Close...
• Software Included with Your Camera PDC 5080 Camera Driver Plug & Play removable disk Easy to use, just plug the camera to a computer and use it as a removable disk. Use the ArcSoft® PhotoImpression™ 5.0 to edit and print the Pictures.
• 96MB RAM (128MB recommended) • 400MB Free disk space • Color monitor with high color (16-bit) graphic capability or higher • CD-ROM drive • Standard mouse and keyboard • Stereo speakers Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE FROM THE ENCLOSED CD. PLEASE REFER TO “8 Installing the Software Onto a Computer”. • Connecting to Your Computer Connecting with the USB Cable. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
You can also create sub-folders to group them or use the ArcSoft software to edit and manage the pictures or video clips. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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4. Double click the folder “Unlablled” to enter sub-folder “DCIM”. 5. Double click the folder “DCIM” and then any sub folder inside. 6. You can copy the pictures and video clips from this directory folder and paste to the hard disk. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
When connect the camera to the computer, PhotoImpression 5.0 will launch on your desktop automatically. PhotoImpression 5.0 will detect any new photos in the camera. Click “OK” button to start the copying new photos to the computer. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Click the “folder” icon - >Browse for folder - > Click the “OK” button to confirm. Click “OK” to start copying. The photos have been copy to the computer successfully. You can start to use the PhotoImpression 5.0 to edit the photos. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
My CD Installation wizard The auto installation file is does not work. switched off or the CD-ROM is disconnected. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver. Check to see if the USB controller in your BIOS if it is activated.
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Replace batteries Turn the camera on. Replace batteries. Turn the camera on. Wait until flash unit charging finishes. Delete images you no longer need, or use another memory card. Replace batteries. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Solution...
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There is no response from The LCD screen is frozen or the the camera while pressing camera is hanged. any buttons. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem If the battery indicator is on the LCD screen, replace batteries with...
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Make it sure that there is no video clips or other file format in the current memory before printing. Try another brand of memory card with your camera. If problem still exist, please visit http://www.polaroid-digital.com for customer service. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Solution...
ArcSoft Japan Support Center (Tokyo) Tel.: +81-3-5795-1392 Fax: +81-3-5795-1397 E-mail: support@arcsoft.jp Web: http://www.arcsoft.jp Visit http://www.arcsoft.com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 11 Getting Help For Latin America E-mail:latinsupport@arcsoftsupport.com For China ArcSoft China Support Center (Hangzhou) Tel.: +86-571-88210575...
- Normal Focus: 4.3 ft to ∞ (1.3 m to ∞) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject.) - Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Flash Off Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Weight: Approximately 130g excluding batteries or • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Operating System • For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9.2~X Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 32MB (27MB for data storage) Nand Flash included) - EXIF 2.2 compatible format (JPEG compression)
2048 x 1536 Normal High 1600 x 1200 Normal High 640 x 480 Normal 16MB Internal 32MB Internal Memory Memory (11MB for (27MB for data data storage) storage) Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide Units: Images 32MB 64MB www.polaroid-digital.com...
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2592 x 1944 Normal High 2048 x 1536 Normal High 1600 x 1200 Normal High 640 x 480 Normal Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 128MB SD 256MB SD 1760 1360 2720 1920 3840 512MB SD 1GB SD...
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320 x 240 640 x 480 320 x 240 16.7 640 x 480 320 x 240 33.3 640 x 480 320 x 240 66.7 640 x 480 320 x 240 133.3 Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Units: Minute...
NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the PDC 5080 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroid digital Cam" program, then click Add/Remove .
Auto Power Off Beep Frequency Language Date Stamp NOTE: The default language for the LCD screen may vary with different countries and regions. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Default 2592 x 1944 High Auto Auto Auto Auto Flash...
Do not short the supply terminals. • Do not dispose the batteries in fire. • Remove batteries from the camera when not in use. These instructions should be retained for future reference. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Shielded cable must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits. Under the environment with electrostatic discharge, the product may malfunction and require user to reset the product. Polaroid PDC 5080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...