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Summary of Contents for Polaroid PDC 2050
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Page 1: Digital Camera
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Page 2: Product Overview
7. Viewfinder 1. Status LED 2. Viewfinder 3. LCD screen 4. Down / Zoom out 5. Up / zoom in 6. Menu/OK button 7. CF card door 8. Capture/Playback/ LCD off selector Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... - Page 3 1. Self-timer/Thumbnail/Single button 2. Quality/Previous button 3. Flash/Next button 4. Power button 5. Shutter button 1. Battery compartment 2. Tripod mount Serial No.: XXXXXXX 1. CF card door 2. Hand strap holder Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
• Delete Files ................23 5 Recording Audio and Video Clips ..........24 • Recording Audio Clips ............24 • Recording Video Clips ............25 • Playback Video Clips on LCD Screen ........26 Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... - Page 5 12 Appendix................42 • Technical Specifications ............42 • Using Your Batteries ............. 43 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance..........44 • Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only)........44 • Regulatory Information ............45 Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Page 6: Getting Started
1 Getting Started The PDC 2050 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. Adjust the resolution for print or email, white balance and exposure compensation to suit light conditions. -
Page 7: Camera Package Contents
• Camera Package Contents Hand Strap Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 8: Installing The Batteries
Check the battery power level before taking pictures. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the power level status that appears on the camera LCD screen. Batteries have adequate power. Batteries need to be replaced. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 9: Automatic Power Off Saves Battery
“AUTO OFF” Press to confirm Or press Capture/Playback selector to select playback mode. 100MEDIA Press Press DSCI0003 confirm Press Press select an option select “AUTO OFF” Press to confirm Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 10: Camera Setting
Some settings will remain even after the camera is turned off, e.g. Image Quality, Image Size, Auto off, Date and time, Date stamp, Frequency and Display Language settings. If the battery is changed, the above settings may be different. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 11: Setting The Display Language
Under this setting, you can select the language you prefer for the LCD screen. Turn on the camera. -0.0AWB Press Press 640X480 Press Press select “LANGUAGE” select an option Press to confirm Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 12: Setting Date And Time
Press 640X480 Press Press Press select “SET” select “DATE TIME” to confirm Press Press to move to the after all fields next field are set Press Press select “YES”. adjust the value Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 13: Taking Pictures
1. Turn on the camera. 2. Press the Quality button will alter the picture quality setting. Fine - High quality for printing photo. Normal - Normal quality, efficient for email or posting to the web. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 14: Setting The Picture Size
Therefore, the number of pictures you can store on a memory card may vary. The number of pictures on the LCD screen is for reference only. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 15: Setting The Flash Mode
Digital zoom applies to only one photo at a time. To Zoom in and out the picture, press Up and Down buttons respectively. NOTE: This feature is available in both Capture and Playback modes. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 16: Setting Self-Timer
6 seconds, then blinks quickly in the last 4 seconds before the picture is taken. • Setting the Date Stamp Turn on the camera. -0.0AWB Press Press 640X480 Press Press select “ON” select “DATE STAMP” Press to confirm Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 17: Setting The Exposure Compensation
• 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 turn off and turn on the camera again. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 18: Setting The White Balance
“IMAGE select “WHITE SETTING” BALANCE” Press Press confirm Press select an option NOTE: White balance returns to its default setting (AUTO) after you turn off the camera and turn it on again. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 19: Setting Sharpness
Soft Softens the edges of the picture, creating a “soft focus” effect. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 20: Setting Frequency
2. Set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once) and not in thumbnail mode. 3. Press Up button to zoom in. 4. Press Down button to zoom out. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 21: Managing Pictures, Audio And Video Clips
• Protecting the Files from Deletion Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). 100MEDIA Press Press DSCI0003 Press Press select “PROTECT” select “LOCK” Press to confirm Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 22: To Unlock The Locked Files
• To Unlock the locked Files Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Playback mode (the Status LED blinks once). 100MEDIA Press Press DSCI0003 Press Press select “UNLOCK” select “PROTECT” 100MEDIA Press to confirm DSCI0003 Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 23: Delete Files
NOTE: • The protected file(s) cannot be deleted. • Please note that selecting “ERASE ALL” will delete all the unprotected files (pictures, audio and video clips) in the current memory. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 24: Recording Audio And Video Clips
Press 640X480 Press Press select “CAPTURE select “AUDIO” MODE” Press to confirm 2. Press the Shutter button to start and again to stop. The recording time is displayed on the LCD screen. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 25: Recording Video Clips
3. Press the Shutter button to start and again to stop. NOTE: The recording time displays on the LCD screen will increase and the status LED turns off while recording video clips. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 26: Playback Video Clips On Lcd Screen
In Thumbnail Mode 1. Press Previous and Next button to select a video clip you want to play. 2. Press Thumbnail/Single button to play the video clip, press OK button to stop. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 27: Polaroid Pdc 2050 Digital Camera User Guide
• Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or removing a memory card. • Be sure to orient the card correctly when inserting it. Never try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel resistance. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... - Page 28 Removing a CF Card (not included) To remove the CF card, turn off your camera, open the CF card door, gently push the lever to eject the CF card. Eject button Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Page 29: Formatting Memory
• Note that data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered. Make sure you do not have any useful data currently stored on a memory card before you format it. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 30: Dpof(Digital Print Order Format)
With this camera, you should always select images by viewing them on the LCD screen. Do not specify images by file name without viewing the file contents. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 31: Set The Quantities Of Picture To Print
The first picture stored in Press to increase the card will be selected. and decrease the quantity. Press to confirm. NOTE: You cannot select video/audio clips. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 32: Installing The Software Into A Computer
The CD-ROM is tested and recommended for use under English Windows • For Windows® 98SE Windows® 98SE Mass Storage function needs to install the PDC 2050 Driver. For Windows® ME, 2000, XP Directly plug-in the camera to transfer and play the pictures, video clips or audio clips. - Page 33 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 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Page 34: Software Included With Your Camera
.PDF File Reading Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 35: Computer System Requirements
• 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 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 36: Transferring Pictures, Audio And Video Clips To Your Computer
Playback mode. 2. Plug the labelled end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the port on your camera. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 37: Transferring And Viewing The Pictures And Video Clips To Pc
5. Double click the folder “DCIM” and then the folder “100MEDIA”. 6. You can copy the pictures, audio clips and video clips from this folder “100MEDIA” and paste them to the hard disk. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 38: Using The Camera As A Web Cam
3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to a USB port on your PC. 4. Put your PDC 2050 on top of your PC monitor or another flat surface. 5. Connect your Microphone (not included) and speakers (not included) to your audio card’s Mic in and line out jack respectively. -
Page 39: Shutter Button 2
LCD to stop flashing and then image counter on the LCD is flashing after I took my recharging the flash unit. take another image. last image using the Flash Mode. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... - Page 40 Removable disk is not created. Please also refer to the help files & User Guide that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Page 41: Getting Help
ArcSoft Europe Support Centre 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 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 42: Appendix
• Audio Clip: 8KHZ, 4bit, Approximately by 60 mins (est. 16MB internal memory) • File Format: • Still Picture - JPEG format • Video Clip - AVI format • Audio Clip - WAV format Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... -
Page 43: Using Your Batteries
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 2050 camera, we recommend that you do not use rechargeable batteries. -
Page 44: Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance
1. Unplug the camera from the computer. 2. Go to Windows® Control Panel. 3. Double click Add / Remove Programs. 4. In Add / Remove Programs, select “Polaroid Digital Cam” and click the Remove button. 5. Restart the computer. Polaroid PDC 2050 Digital Camera User Guide... -
Page 45: Regulatory Information
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 2050 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com... - Page 46 UK 0403 Part No.: OM837679 R1...