• Zoom in and out ... 30 • Setting the Image Size and Quality ... 31 • Setting Exposure Compensation ... 34 • Setting the White Balance for Pictures... 35 Table of Contents Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Memory Card ... 62 8 Installing the Software into a Computer ... 63 • Installing the Software ... 63 • Software included with Your Camera ... 66 • Computer System Requirements ... 67 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only)... 86 • Camera Default Settings ... 86 • Using Your Batteries ... 87 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance... 88 • Regulatory Information ... 88 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Thank you for selecting the Polaroid PDC 3080 digital camera. Designed with a powerful 3.2 mega pixels CMOS sensor and a bright color 1.5 inch color LCD for preview and review, the PDC 3080 is the perfect camera for the photographer looking for point & shoot simplicity and sound performance.
1. To open the battery door, slide the button in the direction as shown to release. 2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the + / - signs correctly. 3. Close the battery door. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
1. Turn on the camera. 2. Check the power status level that appears on the camera LCD screen. Battery power is full. Battery power is adequate. Battery power is low. Battery power is exhausted. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Date / Time and Auto Power Off. Press the Menu button to enter a menu. Press the buttons to scroll up and down through menu options. Press the OK button to enter a submenu or confirm your choice. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2 Camera Setting Self-timer On Image Resolution 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Digital Zoom Status Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide Number of remaining pictures Exposure Compensation Value SD Card Inserted Battery Level Full...
Video Mode White Balance for Video clips Video Mode Recording Indicator Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent 00:00:03 Video Resolution Recording time counter...
Playback Mode Locked File Picture X1.0 Date 26-09-04 Video Clip 26-09-04 1600 x 1200 Total Number of 1000-0014 Files In the Current Memory / File Number Time 02:10 Video Length Play Pause Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Playback Mode This mode allows the review or deletion of pictures and video clips from the camera. For more details, please refer to “Review and Managing Pictures and Video Clips” on page 40. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Still Image mode is the default capture mode. • This setting is also available in Video mode. MENU Press DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY EXPOSURE Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DRIVE MODE STILL VIDEO AUDIO EXIT Press...
Still Image mode for an example. 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2048 x 1536 Press 0006 x1.0 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU Press WHITE BALANCE SELF TIMER SETUP...
Setting the date format: SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP 2048 x 1536 0006 Press x1.0 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DATE/TIME DATE FORMAT DATE SETUP Press DATE FORMAT DD/MM/YY MM/DD/YY YY/MM/DD...
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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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SETUP Press FORMAT...
• This setting is also available in Video mode. SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com AUTO OFF 1 MIN 3 MIN 5 MIN Press 2048 x 1536 0006 x1.0...
3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 17 to access the Setup menu. SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP BEEP Press 2048 x 1536 0006 x1.0...
AUTO OFF BEEP until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. SETUP Press FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT SETTING Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com FREQUENCY 50 HZ 60 HZ Press 2048 x 1536 0006 x1.0...
3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 17 to access the Setup menu. SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SETUP Press FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT SETTING LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS...
Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF until BEEP NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. SETUP Press FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT SETTING Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DATE STAMP Press 2048 x 1536 0006 x1.0...
SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SETUP Press FREQUENCY LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT SETTING RETURN TO DEFAULT SETTING? Press the button to select YES or NO.
• This setting is also available in Video mode. REALLY WANT TO Press FORMAT? FORMAT CANCEL Press the button to select FORMAT or CANCEL. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com FORMATTING... Press 2048 x 1536 0006 x1.0...
4. Hold the camera steady. Press the Shutter button completely down to take a picture. A beep will sound (if the beep sound is turned on) when a picture is taken. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 3 Taking Pictures...
• Flash modes are not available in Video mode. • Never touch or block the flash with your fingers. Doing so can soil these components and interfere with the correct flash operation. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
4. Capture procedures are the same as for taking a picture in the normal capture mode. Please see “Taking a Picture” on page 27. NOTE: Place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod when using the self-timer function. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU Press DRIVE MODE...
3. Press the Zoom In button to zoom in the subject image. Press the Zoom Out button to return to the normal size. NOTE: This feature is available in Capture and Playback mode. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Image Size Setting 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to Still Image mode. 2048 x 1536 0006 Press x1.0 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU Press DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY EXPOSURE...
3. Pressing the Quality button will alter the picture quality setting. MENU Press DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY until EXPOSURE 2048 x 1536 0012 Press x1.0 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY EXPOSURE Press QUALITY HIGH NORMAL EXIT...
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The number of pictures on the LCD screen is for reference only. • It is recommended to use the 2048 x 1536 resolution for printing. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Normal...
MENU Press DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY EXPOSURE until 2048 x 1536 0006 Press x1.0 Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY EXPOSURE Press EXPOSURE AUTO...
0006 Press x1.0 When shooting under these conditions: Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU Press DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE QUALITY EXPOSURE until...
Change the drive mode from Still Image mode to audio mode before recording audio clips, since Still Image mode is the default capture mode. For more details, please refer to “Drive Mode” on page 16. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 00:00:30...
Change the drive mode from Still Image mode to Video mode before recording video clips, since Still Image mode is the default capture mode. For more details, please refer to “Drive Mode” on page 16. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com icon will blink while...
WHITE BALANCE SETUP 320 x 240 00:01:02 Press x1.0 Approx. 0.1 or 0.4 minute (10 fps) Approx. 0.3 or 0.9 minute (15 fps) Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU DRIVE MODE IMAGE SIZE WHITE BALANCE SETUP Press...
Press x1.0 When shooting under these conditions: Automatic adjustment Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by tungsten lighting Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com MENU DRIVE MODE Press IMAGE SIZE WHITE BALANCE SETUP until...
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. button to view the pictures taken. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
LCD screen at a time. The latest viewed file will be highlighted. 4. Use the thumbnail file and view it in full screen by pressing the Zoom In button. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com buttons to select a...
Press the up or down button to choose the direction in which the camera will automatically run, and then press the OK button to confirm your choice. AUTO PLAY Press SETUP EXIT AUTO PLAY Press SETUP EXIT Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SETUP DIRECTION INTERVAL EXIT Press DIRECTION FORWARD BACKWARD...
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Set Auto Play Interval AUTO PLAY AUTO PLAY SETUP Press Press DIRECTION SETUP SETUP INTERVAL EXIT EXIT EXIT Press AUTO PLAY INTERVAL 1 SEC Press Press SETUP 10 SEC EXIT Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Audio clips can only be played in PC/MAC when connected to the computer. Please refer to Transferring Pictures, Audio and Video clips to Your Computer for further details. Press button to select the video Polaroid PDC 3080 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com button to select the picture or video clip you MENU...
“UNLOCK ALL”. The from the LCD screen. MENU Press ERASE PROTECT AUTO PLAY COPY TO CARD icon will disappear Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PROTECT LOCK THIS UNLOCK THIS LOCK ALL UNLOCK ALL Press...
Press You can cancel the deletion by choosing “NO”. NOTE: Protected file can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com button to select the picture or video clip you want MENU ERASE...
• All deleted picture and video clips can not be recovered. MENU Press ERASE PROTECT AUTO PLAY COPY TO CARD Press FILE NOT FOUND Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com ERASE ERASE THIS ERASE ALL EXIT Press ERASE ALL Press the button to select YES or NO.
4. Select print settings. Use the camera's function and navigation buttons to select the print settings. Refer to page 52 for details. 5. Printing Press the OK button to start printing. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 6 Print Settings...
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2. Set the camera to the Playback mode. Press NOTE: To print a single image, select the image before enabling PictBridge mode. MENU PICTBRIDGE Press DPOF EXIT Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PROGRESS 001/002 PRINTED 000 CANCEL CONTINUE ERRORS CANCEL CONTINUE...
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Camera / Printer Connection Connecting with the USB Cable. USB port Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com To Printer...
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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. button to designate Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com PICTBRIDGE THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES...
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“01” is the default setting. Selecting Print Layout 1. Press the number of printed images on one page. 2. Press the OK button to start printing. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SIZE Number of Copies 4 x 6...
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2. Press the OK button to start printing. DEFAULT Print settings differ according to the printer model. button to select button to select button to select the Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide FILE NAME DEFAULT SELECT DATE STAMPING...
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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com button to select the...
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Press the Menu button to exit. MENU Press PICTBRIDGE DPOF EXIT Press button to select the picture Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com DPOF THIS IMAGE ALL IMAGES EXIT Press PRINT 01 COPIES...
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5. Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into the printer’s card slot (as illustrated). Location of the card slot may vary from printer to printer model. 6. Press the Print button on the printer to start printing. Polaroid PDC 3080 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide...
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SD slot cover, there is a diagram showing the proper insertion orientation. icon will appear on the LCD screen when a SD card is inserted into the camera. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Notched corner of SD card...
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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 3080 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com REALLY WANT TO Press...
• The “NO CARD” indicator appears on the LCD screen when no memory card is inserted into the camera. MENU Press ERASE PROTECT AUTO PLAY COPY TO CARD Press Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com COPY TO CARD COPY CANCEL Press PROCESSING...
9.0 or above. It can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/directx 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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The computer will install the necessary files from the CD automatically. When the Windows® software appears to have finished the operation, close the Windows® screen. Remove the Windows® CD and store safely. Polaroid PDC 3080 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. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Using your PC and the Internet, you can now hold face-to- face conversations with friends and family around the world. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
IMPORTANT! BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE FROM THE ENCLOSED CD. PLEASE REFER TO “8 Installing the Software Onto a Computer”. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Setup menu. SETUP Press FORMAT DATE/TIME AUTO OFF BEEP until NOTE: This setting is also available in Video mode. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com SETUP Press LANGUAGE DATE STAMP DEFAULT SETTING MASS STORAGE PC CAMERA Press 2048 x 1536 0006 x1.0...
4. Turn on the camera and an interface “New Hardware Found” will show on the computer desktop. 5. A removable disk drive will be installed onto your computer automatically. of the USB cable into the socket marked Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Highlight the pictures, audio or video clips and drag them to a folder of your choice. 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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4. Double click the folder “untitled” to enter sub-folder “DCIM”. 5. Double click the folder “DCIM” to enter sub-folder “100MEDIA”. 6. You can copy the pictures, audio and video clips from this folder “100MEDIA” and paste to the hard disk. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
When connecting 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 3080 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 copied to the computer successfully. You can start to use the PhotoImpression 5.0 to edit the photos. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
3. Put your PDC 3080 on the top of your PC monitor or another flat surface. 4. Connect your microphone (not included) and speakers (not included) to your audio card’s Mic in and line out jack respectively. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com ™...
2. If you need further help on how to use Microsoft® NetMeeting™, select the “Help” under the menu bar and choose the topic you need. You can also refer to Polaroid “EASY TO USE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT® NETMEETING™” or visit the website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting.
I cannot run the PDC 3080 Camera Driver. I cannot upload the images from the internal memory of the PDC 3080 camera to PC. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem “PDC 3080 Camera Driver” Shut down all other does not load.
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" is ticked and the " disconnect " is ticked. If you change the settings the computer will ask you to restart your PC. Click " Yes " (Only for Windows® 98SE & Me user). Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide Solution www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Some fault occurs with the printer. Print settings can be configured for images only. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Problem Install directx 9.0 or above. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/ directx for more detail. Please go to http://www.microsoft.com/...
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Problem Insert the Windows CD or PDC 3080 driver CD. If PDC 3080 driver CD is inserted, please set the path to “CDRom drive\ software\Driver\ Sysfile”. And continue the installation. Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Solution...
Tel: 61 (2) 9899-5888 Fax: 61 (2) 9899-5728 E-mail: support@supportgroup.com.au Visit http:// www.arcsoft.com for technical support and frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com 12 Getting Help For South & Central America Tel: 1-510-979+5520 Fax: 1-510-440-1270 E-mail:latlnsupport@arcsoft.com...
8 or 23 pictures 10 or 31 pictures 13 or 41 pictures 10 or 30 pictures 15 or 46 pictures 20 or 62 pictures 26 or 78 pictures 41 or 124 pictures 51 or 154 pictures Polaroid PDC 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Size: (W) 80 mm x (D) 33 mm x (H) 75 mm • Weight: Approximately 135g excluding batteries or card • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, Operating 2000 or XP System • For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9.2~X Polaroid PDC 3080 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com Video clips can be taken 0.9 minute...
1. Unplug the camera from the computer. 2. Go to Start -> Setting -> 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.
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 3080 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 3080 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 3080 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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