12. DC IN 6V terminal 1. Viewfinder 2. Operation LED 3. Monitor screen 4. MENU button � 5. Mode selector 6. SET and flash button � 7. DOWN button 8. UP button 9. Power switch Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Playback................23 • Protect Picture(s) Against Deletion .......... 25 • Deleting Picture(s) from the Camera ........26 • Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card.......... 27 • DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ........... 31 Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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9 Appendix.................. 51 • Technical Specifications ............51 • How to Uninstall Digital Camera USB Driver for MAC ....53 • How to Uninstall PDC 2150 Camera Driver for PC ....53 • Indicator LED Reference............54 • Display Messages ..............56 •...
View pictures on a computer using the ArcSoft® software supplied View pictures without computer. Save Save pictures to the computer memory Send the pictures over the Internet to family Communicate and friends. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
The first time the camera is turned on, it will directly enter the interface for setting the Current Date and Time. Set the current date and time as shown on Page 13. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Connecting AC Adaptor (not included) Connect the adaptor as shown to power the camera from a household power outlet. DC IN 6V NOTE: Only use DC 6V, 1A center positive output adaptor. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Flash On 1600 X 1200 pixel Continuous Shutter Auto Flash Zoom factor (Available only in Normal selector) Indicates storage to Self-Timer built-in memory Picture Quality Battery Full Battery Fine Normal Low Battery Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Press BEEP √ √ to Exit to Confirm DATE & TIME to Confirm VIDEO OUT BEEP SETUP(BASIC)1/2 NOTE: Confirmation Tone on and off setting can also be accessed through the play mode. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
REC MODE 2/2 SETUP Press to Confirm ENGLISH √ √ Press Press 中国语 Press to Exit to Confirm to Confirm LANGUAGE/ 言语 NOTE: Display Language setting can also be accessed through the play mode. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Confirm DATE AND TIME SETUP(BASIC)1/2 DATE AND TIME Repeat to set Press Month/Date/Time to Confirm Press to Exit NOTE: Current Date and Time setting can also be accessed through the play mode. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
For subjects within 8 to 12 inches, set the selector to Macro NOTE: Red Eye and Auto Flash mode is not available if Macro mode is selected. They are only available Normal/Macro selector in Normal mode. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
The number of continuous pictures you can take will depend on the available memory and resolution settings. If you try and set the number of continuous pictures beyond the remaining memory/number of pictures, the continuous mode will not set. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Only the flash mode can be changed while the mode selector is set to • . Each time the flash button is pressed, the monitor will come on and display the current flash settings. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Normal mode. • Never touch or block the flash or the exposure sensor with your fingers. Doing so can soil these components and interfere with correct flash operation. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
, set the mode selector to Press DRIVE MODE SIZE FINE Press √ √ Press � � QUALITY NORMAL to Confirm FORMAT � � SETUP to Confirm Press REC MODE 2/2 QUALITY to Exit Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• You can interrupt an ongoing self timer countdown by pressing the shutter button while the self timer lamp is flashing. • The self timer turns off automatically after taking a picture. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
When Digital Zoom is selected, the camera automatically adjust the image size to “S 800 X 600”. After you have finished shooting in the Zoom mode, press button if you want to revert to “L 1600 X 1200”. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• 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 returns to its standard default setting (AUTO) after you take a picture. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
WHITE BALANCE to Exit When shooting under these conditions: Select this setting Normal conditions (Camera adjusts white Auto balance automatically.) Outdoor daylight Shade Indoors, illuminated by light bulbs Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Slide Show starts ... PROTECT SLIDE SHOW Press � DROF Press FORMAT � SETUP (BASIC) to Confirm 100_0001 06/06/02 PLAY MODE 2/2 processing ... next etc..To stop slide show, press � � Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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� Press INFO. DISPLAY � � COPY TO CARD ZOOM to Confirm 100_0003 06/06/02 PLAY MODE 1/2 Press to Confirm Press Press to view next Picture to Exit 100_0004 100_0003 06/06/02 06/06/02 Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Exit BACK BACK to Confirm to Confirm PROTECT PROTECT PROTECT see the following note NOTE: You will see icon above the picture when you review the protection status of the picture. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
DELETE DELETE DELETE Press to Confirm EXIT Press DELETE CANCEL NEXT BACK to Exit DELETE DELETE NOTE: Pictures which have been protected against deletion will not appear when in the delete/select menu. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Turn off the camera and open the SD card slot cover as illustrated. Insert the SD card ensuring the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated. DC IN 6V DC IN 6V DC IN 6V Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Never remove a card from the camera while the card access LED indicator is flashing. Doing so can prevent the picture record operation, and may even damage the memory card. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Note that data deleted by a format operation can not be recovered. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently stored on a memory card before you format it. • Formatting a memory card destroys all the pictures, even those are protected. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Remember to format a memory card if it was used in another digital camera or other devices. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
With this camera, you should always select images by viewing them on the monitor screen. Do not specify images by file name without viewing the file contents. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Turn on the camera , set the mode selector to Press Press to Confirm 100_0003 06/06/02 Press to Confirm Press Press to Confirm to Confirm Press to Confirm Press Continue for other pictures to Confirm Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
DPOF print settings can be configured for images on a memory card only, not for images in the camera’s built-in memory. To configure DPOF print settings for images in the camera memory, you first need to copy the images to a memory card (see page 30). Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
CD-ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens, double-click the “INSTALL-E.EXE” icon. NOTE: You just click “Install Polaroid PDC 2150 Camera”once to install the camera driver. After finished the driver installation, you can start to install other softwares.
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3. Double click the CD-ROM icon “Polaroid”. 4. Double click to open hard disk drive. 5. Double click “System Folder” in opened hard disk drive window. 6. Double click to open “Extensions” folder in opened “System Folder” window. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
“Extensions”. 9. Restart computer. • Software included with your camera The PDC 2150 software CD contains the following software; PDC 2150 Driver Plug & Play removable disk Easy to use, just plug your camera to your computer and use it as a removable drive which will show up as an additional drive letter.
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Using your PC and the Internet, you can now hold face-to-face conversations with friends and family around the world. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
64MB RAM (128MB recommended) • 150MB Free disk space • Colour monitor with high colour (16-bit) graphic capability or higher • CD-ROM drive • Standard mouse and keyboard • Stereo speakers • Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
5 Transferring Pictures To Your Computer • Before you transfer pictures IMPORTANT! Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the Polaroid PDC 2150 Camera Driver from the CD. • Connecting to your computer Connecting with the USB Cable.
Double click a subfolder to get pictures. 6. To copy all the pictures from the camera to the computer, highlight them and drag them to a folder of your choice. Polaroid recommends you copy your files into Desktop: My Documents \ My Pictures because this will make it easier to access your photos using the Arcsoft Software.
4. You can see there is an icon “PDC 2150” shown on the desktop. 5. Double click the “PDC 2150” icon, the pictures are grouped by date into subfolders under “DCIM” folder. 6 To save all your pictures from the camera to the computer, highlight them and drag them to a folder of your choice.
4. When mode selector switched to mode, you can review all the pictures stored on the camera as described on page 23. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Press BEEP to Confirm DATE & TIME to Exit � � to Confirm VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT SETUP(BASIC)1/2 NOTE: Video Output Signal Mode setting can also be accessed through the play mode. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• USB connection does not provide power to the camera. • Continued use as a web cam will drain the batteries. We recommend using an auxiliary AC adaptor (Not included, see page 9). Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Connect your USB cable to an available USB port on your PC on the other end. 3. Put your PDC 2150 on top of your PC monitor or another flat surface. 4. Connect your microphone (not included) to your audio card’s external microphone connector.
I see the following error Polaroid PDC 2150 driver first and install again. message during driver installs second times. installation. “An error occurred during move data process: -115 Component: \WIN98\ICO File Group: 98ICO File: C:” Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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-> SETUP -> SETUP (BASIC) -> USB MODE -> NORMAL Please also refer to the help files & User Guides that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://polaroid-digital.com Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Set the Normal/Macro selector to out of focus. scenery or portraits Normal for scenery and portraits Normal Mode being used for Set the Normal/Macro selector to macro images. Macro for macro images. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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TV and put it in its video mode Select the proper video output system. Please also refer to the help files & User Guides that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://polaroid-digital.com Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
ArcSoft Europe Support Center Tel: 61 (2) 9899-5888 (Ireland) Fax: 61 (2) 9899-5728 Tel: +353-(0) 61-702087 E-mail: support@supportgroup.com.au Fax: +353-(0) 61-702001 E-mail: europe@arcsoft.com Visit http://www.arcsoft.com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Lens • F3.3; 6.2mm (equivalent to 41mm lens for 35mm film) • Zoom • Digital zoom 2X • (Image size is 800 x 600 pixel when 2X digital zoom is used.) Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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4 x AA Alkaline Batteries (included) • 6V DC Adaptor (not included) • Operating System: • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh® Users: Mac® OS Version 8.6 ~ 9.2 • Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• How to Uninstall Digital Camera USB Driver for MAC 1. Remove “PDC2150USBStorage” and “PDC2150USBStorageShim” from “Extensions” folder into Trash. 2. Restart computer. • How to Uninstall PDC 2150 Camera Driver for PC: 1. Go Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs 2.
CANNOT TAKE ALL You are trying to use the viewfinder to shoot in the macro SELECT LCD CHANGE mode. Slide the mode selector to LCD and use the monitor MODE! screen for macro shots. Polaroid PDC 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
A fresh alkaline battery provides an output voltage of 1.5V whereas a rechargeable battery available in retail stores generally has a lower output 1.2V. In order to maximize the performance of your PDC 2150 camera, we recommend that you do not use rechargeable batteries.
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 2150 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 2150 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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UK 1102 Part No.: OM837407 R2 Printed in China...