8. Display button 9. Zoom Out button 10. Zoom In button 11. Up button 12. Right button 13. OK button 14. Down button 15. Left button 16. Menu button Back View 17. Power switch Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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3. Mode dial 4. Speaker 5. Tripod mount Top View Bottom View 1. Cover for USB port/TV OUT port/DC IN jack 2. Hand strap holder DC IN 5V 3. Battery/SD card cover Side view Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
1 Getting Started Combining point-and-shoot convenience with a host of manual photographic controls, the Polaroid PDC 6350 is designed to inspire and expand photographers’ creativity and passion for excellence. Its powerful 6.1 mega pixel CCD sensor makes every image extraordinary.
Warranty Card QuickTime Player (PC & Mac) USB Cable Video Cable AC Adaptor Hand Strap Li-ion Battery Pouch • Attaching the Hand Strap DC IN 5V DC IN 5V DC IN 5V Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
3. Close the battery door by pressing it downwards then slide it back to lock. For more guidelines on battery usage, please see “Using Your Battery” on page 93. You can also use the supplied AC adaptor to supply power for the camera. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
We recommend the user to use AC adaptor to power the camera whenever connected to a computer. • AC adaptor supplied with Polaroid PDC 6350 camera may vary for different countries and regions. • Charging the Battery One piece Lithium Ion rechargeable battery is supplied with the product.
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Should it ever become necessary to replace the rechargeable battery, please contact your distributor or visit http://www.polaroid-digital.com for more information on replacement or backup batteries. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
The Flash Charge LED will blink in red, indicating charging the flash. It will stop blinking upon fully charging the flash. Slide the Power Switch again and hold it for 2 seconds to turn off the camera. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Press the buttons to scroll left and right through the selected option. Press the OK button to confirm your choice and the MENU button to exit. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Auto Flash Forced On Flash Off Quality Resolution Red-eye Reduction Fine 2848 x 2136 Forced Red-eye Reduction Normal Slow Sync 2048 x 1536 Slow Red-eye Reduction 1408 x 1056 640 x 480 Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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A/S/M mode Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Auto mode Under this mode, the camera will automatically judge the environment conditions for you. It will set the exposure and white balance automatically according to the shooting environment. A/S/M mode Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Setup Menu. Setup Menu Date/Time LCD Brightness Standard Power Save Print Date Format Beep 13.62MB TV Output Language English NTSC 11.16.03' 16:42 Standard Date/Time Folder Format The Setup Menu is available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the Setup Menu. Setup Menu Setup Menu Power Save Press Press 1 Min until NTSC NTSC NTSC Standard Standard Standard Press MENU This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the Setup Menu. Beep Beep Setup Menu Press Press 1 Min 1 Min until NTSC NTSC NTSC Standard Standard Standard Press MENU This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
When this option is selected, the directory folder will be named after the current date. For example, today is November 23, 2003. Thus the folder is named “10031123”. This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• 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 Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the Setup Menu. Print Date Print Date Setup Menu Press Press NTSC NTSC until Standard Standard NTSC Standard Press MENU This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the Setup Menu. Language Setup Menu Press NTSC NTSC Press Standard Standard until 13.62MB 13.62MB NTSC English Standard Press MENU This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Use the buttons to adjust the value in the field. Press the OK button after all fields are set. This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Switching the Information Display/LCD Screen Off Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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LCD screen on, with basic LCD screen on, with LCD screen on, with information display detailed information display information display off Press Press Press Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Taking a Picture in Auto Mode Take a single picture at approximately 32 inches to infinity (80 cm to infinity). 1. Turn the Mode Dial to 2. Frame your subject using the LCD screen or viewfinder. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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The Flash Charge LED (if the Flash is used) will blink, which indicates the camera is processing the picture and is charging the Flash. You can take the next picture only when the Flash Charge LED stop blinking. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Auto mode but frame your subject using the viewfinder instead. Pleaser refer to “Taking a Picture in Auto Mode” on page 26 for more details. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
The camera has seven flash modes (default setting is Auto). Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. NOTE: • This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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In low light conditions, slow shutter speed provides better lighting of the background Slow Sync that is out of range of the flash. Combine the red-eye reduction function and slow Slow Red-eye sync. function. Reduction Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• The flash will turn to the Flash Off mode by default when the Macro mode is activated. • In the Macro mode, the flash is only available in Auto Flash, Flash On and Flash Off modes. • This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2 or 10 seconds built-in timer. Please place the camera on flat surface or use a tripod for the Self-timer function. 1. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
We recommend the user to use the LCD screen to monitor the zoomed feature. • Using the digital zoom may cause a decrease in image quality. Turn Digital Zoom On/Off Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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If you want to take a normal size picture, please use the Zoom Out button. Optical and Digital Zoom Status NOTE: • Optical and digital zoom features are available in mode. • Digital zoom feature is not available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Smaller size pictures and normal quality are easier to email while larger size and fine quality are better for printing. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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L 2848 X 2136 7 pictures 9 pictures M1 2048 X 1536 13 pictures 17 pictures M2 1408 X 1056 27 pictures 39 pictures S 640 X 480 120 pictures 147 pictures Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Use the 2560 X 1920 resolution for printing pictures. • This setting is also available in mode. • Taking Continuous Pictures Continuous pictures mode lets you take up to 5 pictures in quick succession. 1. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Number of pictures taken and stored in 100V6000 folder Folder number (e.g.100V6000) You can set the File no. Reset to On or Off according to the following steps: Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Setting Quick View Under this setting, you can take a quick view at the picture just taken for 2 seconds or 10 seconds. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
You may set the camera to (Aperture Priority), (Shutter Priority) or (Manual Setting) mode by the following steps: By shortcut Press Press Press MENU Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Via the menu Camera Menu Press Press MENU Press MENU Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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You can manually set the shutter speed and aperture to achieve a particular effect. This is convenient for shooting fireworks and other images where it is difficult to set the Manual Mode correct exposure automatically. Setting Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Taking a Picture in Aperture Priority ( ) Mode 1. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Taking a Picture in Shutter Priority ( ) Mode 1. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Taking a Picture in Manual Setting (M) Mode 1. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
-2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, etc. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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A lower EV value is best for dark-colored subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day. • When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colors of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Press MENU MENU When shooting under these conditions: Select this setting Normal conditions (Camera adjusts white balance AUTO automatically.) Cloudy Outdoor daylight Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Indoors, illuminated by light bulbs Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
ISO value allows higher shutter speed, at the expense of mottled or grain appearing in the final picture. You can change the ISO value according to the following steps: Turn the Mode Dial to Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
“6 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card” on page 65. 2. Turn on the camera. 3. Turn the Mode Dial to Video Menu Video Menu Press Press MENU Press Video Menu Press MENU Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Below is the approximate length of video clips the camera may hold based on the 16MB internal memory. Memory capacity may be expanded with a SD card. Resolution: 320 x 240 Fine: Approx. 1.8 minutes Normal: Approx. 2.5 minutes Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Menu or Playback mode. Pressing the Shutter button half way in either the menu or playback modes will quickly switch the camera to the capture or video mode (depending on where the Mode Dial is set). Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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You may press the left or right button to select the thumbnail picture you want you review. Press the Zoom Out button and the camera will return to the normal playback mode. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
3. Press the down button to select the Slide Show option. Turning repeat setting on/off Slide Show Repeat Slide Show Press Press Period 3 Sec 3 Sec Repeat Play! Press MENU Slide Show Press Period 3 Sec MENU Repeat until Play! Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Setting slide show interval Slide Show Repeat Slide Show Press Press Period 3 Sec 3 Sec Repeat Play! Press Period Press MENU 4 Sec until Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Press the MENU button to stop the slide show. The slide show will keep running as long as there is power supply. recommend the user to use AC power for long time slide show. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
LCD screen. NOTE: MPEG-4 files are supported by QuickTime Player software. Please download QuickTime Player software from the supplied CD before playing video clips. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• The protection setting is only available for the current picture or video clip file. • To unprotect the protected picture or video clip, please press the Mode button again and the icon will disappear from the LCD screen. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Protected file can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. • When you press the Flash button to delete the protected file, “Protected” will appear on the LCD screen, reminding of the file under protection. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Protected files can not be deleted. Remove protection before deleting. • You may cancel the deletion by pressing the MENU button. • All deleted picture and video clips can not be recovered. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
2. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 16 to access the Setup Menu. TV Output TV Output Setup Menu Press Press 1 Min 1 Min until NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC Standard Standard Standard Press MENU This setting is also available in Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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TV screen now performs as the LCD screen. 1. Connect the camera to a TV via the video cable (supplied) as illustrated. 2. Set the TV to “Video” mode. 3. When the mode dial is turned to Polaroid PDC 6350 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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Files contained in the SD card recorded by other cameras may conflict with the PDC 6350 camera, and valuable data in your existing SD card may be distorted or lost when the card is inserted in the PDC 6350 camera. We strongly recommend the user to use a NEW or formatted SD card for the PDC 6350 camera.
2. Press the Playback button to activate the Playback mode. A SD card is available for storing pictures and video clips. The internal memory is available for storing pictures and video clips. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• When the internal memory or the memory card is full, two beep sounds will be heard and “Card full!” will appear on the LCD screen. The camera will stop copying pictures and video clips. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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This setting enables you to print all selected pictures in a certain order and have up to 99 copies for each picture. Print Print Index Print Press Press Order Order Reset Reset Press Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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SD card and copied images from the internal memory to the SD card before printing pictures. Resetting the print settings Print Press Index Print Press MENU then Order until Reset Press until Print Press Press Order Reset Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• 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. • Formatting a memory card destroys all the pictures, even those are protected. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Please restart the computer after installing the software. IMPORTANT! (For Windows® 98SE) Windows® 98SE needs to install the PDC 6350 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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Software Included with Your Camera PDC 6350 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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
• Before You Transfer Pictures IMPORTANT! Before you transfer your pictures make sure you have installed the Polaroid PDC 6350 Camera Driver from the CD. Please refer to “7 Installing the Software Onto a Computer” on page 73. • Connecting to Your Computer Connecting with the USB Cable.
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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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“DCIM”. 4. Double click the folder “DCIM” and then any subfolder inside. 5. You can copy the pictures and video clips from this directory folder and paste to the hard disk. Polaroid PDC 6350 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 6350 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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
Driver” does not load. PDC 6350 Camera Driver”. 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. I cannot upload images to my Connection failure.
Make sure the video cable is connected to the correctly. TV “Video In” socket. Images on the TV screen do Wrong system selection Change to NTSC for USA. not display in color. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Connection failure. Check cable connections computer. secured. Image does not display on the A SD card with non-DCIF images PDC 6350 camera can not display non- LCD screen. (recorded with another camera) DCIF images. is loaded. Camera suddenly powers off.
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PC. installed to the PC. CD supplied. 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 6350 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 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
W: 3.9~23.6 in. (10~60 cm) T: 19.7~31.5 in. (50~80 cm) (The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject.) • Focus Zones: multi-zone LCD Screen 1.5” TFT color panel Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Still Image - EXIF 2.2 compatible format (JPEG compression) • Video Clip: MPEG-4 format Power One lithium ion rechargeable battery (included) Supply Off, 2 or 10 seconds with beep sound Self-timer Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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• Size: (W) 101 mm x (D) 34 mm x (H) 56 mm • Weight: Approximately 175 g excluding battery or card Operating • For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, System Me, 2000 or XP • For Macintosh Users: Mac OS 9.2~X Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
256MB M2 1408 x 1056 S 640 x 480 2800 1920 L 2848 x 2136 M1 2048 x 1536 512MB M2 1408 x 1056 1040 1600 S 640 x 480 3840 5600 Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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Therefore, the number of pictures and video clips you can store on a memory card may vary. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE users only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the PDC 6350 driver. 1. Open Add/Remove Program Properties in Control Panel and select “Polaroid PDC 6350" program, then click Add/Remove .
The AC Adaptor carries voltage which can be dangerous if live parts are exposed. We recommend that you regularly examine the AC adaptor for any breakage. NEVER try to repair or open the AC adaptor. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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. Polaroid PDC 6350 Digital Camera User Guide www.polaroid-digital.com...
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However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...