9. Zoom in button 10. Buzzer 11. Flash/Up button 12. Right button 13. Self-timer/Down button Back View 14. Left button 15. Capture/Playback mode button 16. Cover for USB port 17. USB port Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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1. Power button 2. Shutter button 3. Battery/SD card door 4. Tripod mount 1. Normal/Macro mode switch Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Top View Bottom View Side view...
• Setting Flash Mode ... 29 • Setting Self-Timer ... 31 • Zoom Feature ... 32 • Setting the Image Size and Quality ... 33 • Setting Exposure Compensation ... 36 Table of Contents Polaroid PDC 5055 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... 64 8 Installing the Software Onto a Computer ... 65 • Installing the Software ... 65 • Software Included with Your Camera ... 67 • Computer System Requirements... 68 Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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12 Appendix ... 79 • Technical Specifications ... 79 • Capacity of SD Card... 82 • Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 5055 driver (PC Only) ... 84 • Camera Default Settings ... 85 • Using Your Batteries... 86 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance... 87 •...
Incorporated with Polaroid’s sophisticated technology, the PDC 5055 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 high quality 5.1 mega pixels CCD sensor and a full color 1.5 inch color LCD...
Polaroid PDC 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 2 Camera Setting Focus Mode Self-timer On SD Card inserted Battery Level Full Adequate...
Video mode White Balance for Video clips Video Mode Recording Indicator Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Polaroid PDC 5055 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 5055 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 42. Polaroid PDC 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press until...
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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
5. 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Taking Pictures...
5. 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 5055 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 3 feet to 8 feet (0.9 to 2.4 meters). Polaroid PDC 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Image Size Setting 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. Press Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press...
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Quality Setting: 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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The number of pictures on the LCD screen is for reference only. • It is recommended to use the 2592 x 1936 resolution for printing. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Quality...
• 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. Press Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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 Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press Select this setting...
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. Press Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 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. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com icon will blink while Recording Indicator...
640 x 480 pixels 16MB 320 x 240 pixels 640 x 480 pixels 32MB 320 x 240 pixels Press Video clips can be taken 1 minute 2.1 minutes 2 minutes 4 minutes Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Set the camera to Video mode. Press then press When shooting under these conditions: Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press Press Select this setting...
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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Set Auto Play Direction Press Press Press Press 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Every file will display for the specified period according to your interval setting. You may press the Menu button to stop the auto play. The auto play will keep running as long as there is power. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
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 5055 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. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press 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. Press Press icon will disappear Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
3. Use the left or right button to select the picture or video clip you want to delete. Press You can cancel the deletion by choosing “NO”. NOTE: Protected file can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press 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. Press Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press...
4. Select print settings. Use the camera's function and navigation buttons to select the print settings. Refer to page 54 for details. 5. Printing Press the OK button to start printing. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 6 Print Settings...
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. PRINT SETTING Press PICTBRIDGE DPOF Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PRINT SETTING PROGRESS 001/002 PRINTED 000 CANCEL SELECT...
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Camera/Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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INDEX” option. • Not all printers will support all these print options. Please refer to the printer user guide for options available. button to designate the Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PRINT SETTING THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES...
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“01” is the default setting. Selecting Print Layout 1. Press the button to specify the number of printed images on a page. 2. Press the OK button to start printing. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SIZE 4 x 6 DEFAULT SELECT button.
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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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com BORDERLESS...
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Press the Menu button to exit. PRINT SETTING Press PICTBRIDGE DPOF Press button to select the picture you Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PRINT SETTING THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES SELECT Press SELECT...
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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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide...
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Insert the SD card, ensure the card is inserted the correct position as illustrated, close the Battery/SD card cover before using the camera. Notched corner of SD card icon will appear on the LCD screen when a SD card is inserted into the camera. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Formatting a memory card destroys all the pictures, even those are protected. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Press 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
PC. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® Me, 2000, XP) Directly plug-in the camera to transfer and play the pictures and video clips. No need to install the camera driver. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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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. Open & Close Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide...
You could also edit and retouch your photos, then add special effects or place them in cards, calendars, frames and fantasy templates. ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ also includes a wide variety of printing options. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com .PDF File Reading Software Picture Editing Software...
• 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Check to see if the USB controller in your BIOS if it is activated. Please refer to Polaroid website for how to active USB controller in BIOS Check all cable connections are secured. You need to install the camera driver for Windows 98SE systems.
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Macro Mode being used for of focus. scenery or portraits Normal focus being used for macro images. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem Hold your PDC 5055 camera steady until you hear a beep which indicates the exposure is completed.
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Remove and re-install the battery or batteries to reset the camera. Your valuable data stored in the camera will not be lost. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Solution...
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Please also refer to the help files & User Guides that accompany the enclosed applications. For further information and support, please visit our website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem Select “DEFAULT” for a particular print setting or visit http://www.polaroid-digital.com for...
Tel: +81-03-3834-5256 Fax: +81-03-5816-4730 Web: http://www.mds2000.co.jp/ arcsoft E-mail: japan@arcsoft.com and support@mds2000.com For Europe/Middle East/ Africa & Rest of the World ArcSoft Europe Support Center (Ireland) Tel: +353-(0) 61-702087 Fax: +353-(0) 61-702001 E-mail: europe@arcsoft.com Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
- Macro Focus: 7.9 in. (20 cm) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject.) • Focus Zones: center-zone LCD Screen 1.5” TFT color panel Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 12 Appendix Quality High Resolution...
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File Format • Still Image - EXIF 2.2 compatible format (JPEG compression) • Video Clip: AVI format Power 2 x AA-size batteries (included) Supply Self-timer 10 seconds with beep sound Tripod Socket Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Size: (W) 95 mm x (D) 32 mm x (H) 65 mm • Weight: Approximately 130g excluding batteries or card Operating • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, System 2000 or XP • For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9.2~X Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Therefore, the number of pictures and length of video clips you can store on a memory card may vary. Polaroid PDC 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Video clips can be taken 1.9 minutes...
• Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 5055 driver (PC Only) For Windows® 98SE Users: NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the PDC 5055 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroid digital Cam"...
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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Default 2592 x 1936 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 5055 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 5055 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.