Polaroid PDC 1050 manual

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    PDC 1050 Dig ita l Camera User Gui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m[...]

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    2 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 3 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m[...]

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    2 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 3 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Product Overview 1. Power button 2. Shutter button 3. Self-timer LED 4. Flash 5. Lens 6. DC In 6V Terminal 7. USB cable port 8. Viewnder 9. Self-timer &[...]

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    4 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 5 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ....................................................................... 6 • What Can I do with My Camera? ..............[...]

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    4 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 5 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 4 Recording Video Clips .............................................................. 20 • Recording Video Clips ..........................................[...]

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    6 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 7 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 Getting Started • Wh at C an I d o wit h my Cam er a? Capture Enjoy point & shoot operation. Store pictures and video clips on the internal Nand Flash[...]

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    6 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 7 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Ca me ra Pa ckag e Co nte nts Qu ic k Gu ide PDC 1050 Quick Start Guide Product Overview 1. Status LCD 2. Shutter Button 3. LED 4. Flash Strobe 5. Flash 6[...]

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    8 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 9 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • T ur ni ng th e Ca me ra On a nd O f f Press the power button once to turn the camera on. Press it again to turn the camera off. 2X Powe r B ut t on • C[...]

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    8 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 9 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Co nn ect in g AC Ada ptor ( n ot i ncl ud ed ) Connect the adaptor as shown to power the camera from a household power outlet. N OTE : On ly u se D C 6V [...]

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    10 Po la roi d P DC 105 0 D ig it al C am er a Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 1 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 2 Camera Setting • Ch eck in g Ca mer a St atu s Switch the camera on, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the featu[...]

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    10 Po la roi d P DC 105 0 D ig it al C am er a Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 1 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Se tt in g Di sp lay L a ngu ag e Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Press to Exit • Se tt in g Cur re nt Da te an d Ti me Turn on the [...]

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    1 2 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 3 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 3 Taking and Managing the Pictures • T aki ng a P ic tu re 2X Sh u tt er B u t ton 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode or mode. 3. Frame y[...]

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    1 2 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 3 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m I ndo or P ic tur es • Se tt in g Fl as h Mod e The Flash Range is approximately 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 metres). 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera [...]

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    14 Pol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 15 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • E xpo su re Co mp en sat io n You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lig[...]

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    14 Pol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 15 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Se tt in g the P i ctu re Q ua l it y Lower resolution is easier to email while high resolution and ne quality are for printing. 1. Turn on the camera[...]

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    16 Pol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 7 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Di gi ta l Zo om This feature lets you “zoom” in on the central area of an image and photograph only the enlarged portion of the picture. Digital zo[...]

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    16 Pol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 1 7 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Us ing t he C om pac tF la sh™ C ar d Your camera comes with 8MB of built-in ash memory for storing pictures or video clips as you record them. You[...]

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    18 Pol a roi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am er a Use r G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 19 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Re movi ng t he C om pac tF la sh™ C ard ( n ot i nc lu ded ) 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Open the CF card door. 3. Push the ejector inwards to release the[...]

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    18 Pol a roi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am er a Use r G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 19 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • DP O F The letters ”DPOF” stand for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital[...]

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    20 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 21 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 4 Recording Video Clips • Re cor di ng a V i deo C l ip Turn on the camera Press Press Press Press Press Shutter button to record video clips Whenever th[...]

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    20 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 21 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Pl ayi ng t he V id eo C li p 1. Turn on the camera. 2. Set the camera to mode. 3. Using Previous & Next buttons to select the video clip you want [...]

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    22 P ol a roi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am er a Use r G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 23 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 5 Installing the Software onto a Computer • I nst al l th e sof t ware Fo r Wi nd ows® Use rs : PC Fo r Wi nd ows® 98S E u se rs Windows® 98SE users m[...]

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    22 P ol a roi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am er a Use r G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 23 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Fo r Ma ci nto sh® Us er s: MAC 1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer. 2. Insert the CD supplied into the compu[...]

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    24 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 25 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Ar cS of t Fu nh ou se™ 1.0 Pi ctu re E di ti ng S oft war e ArcSoft Funhouse™ is an image entertainment application that enables users to create “ph[...]

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    24 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 25 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Ar cS of t V id eo I mp res s io n™ 1 .6 M ovi e Ma ki ng S oft war e ArcSoft VideoImpression™ is an easy-to-use video and image editing software progr[...]

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    26 P ol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui d e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 27 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Co mp ute r syste m req u ir eme nt s For acceptable picture transfer and editing, we recommend the following minimum requirements; Fo r Wi nd ows® Us[...]

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    26 P ol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui d e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 27 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 6 Transferring Pictures & Video Clips to Your Computer • B efor e you tr an sfer p ic tu res IM P OR TAN T! B efo re yo u tr a ns fer y ou r pi ct ur[...]

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    28 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 29 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Fo r Wi nd ows® Use rs : PC • T ra ns ferr i ng an d Vi ewin g th e Pi ct ure s an d Vi de o cl ip s on P C 1. Turn on the camera, press OK/ Menu button[...]

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    28 P o la roi d P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 29 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Fo r Ma ci nto sh® Us er s: MAC • T ra ns ferr i ng an d Vi ewin g th e Pi ct ure s an d Vi de o cl ip s on M ac 1. Turn on the camera, press OK/ Menu b[...]

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    30 P o la ro id P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 31 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 7 Using your Camera as a Web Cam (PC Only) • Se tt in g up N et Me eti ng 1. Connect your PDC 1050 to the USB cable on one end. 2. Connect the USB cable [...]

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    30 P o la ro id P DC 10 50 D ig it al C am e ra Us er G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 31 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 8 Troubleshooting Problems The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. Se[...]

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    32 P ol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 33 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m Th e b at te r y i nd ic ato r ic on o n th e 1.4” c ol ou r P lay ba ck L CD s cr ee n g o “b la nk ” . Th is me an s th er e is in su f c ie nt p[...]

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    32 P ol ar oi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am era U se r G ui de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 33 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 9 Getting Help • Po la roi d O nl in e Se rv ic es Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com • Ar cS of t Sof twa re H el p For North America For South &[...]

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    3 4 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 35 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 10 Appendix • T ech ni ca l Sp ec i ca tio ns • Memory: • Internal memory - 8MB Nand Flash • External memory - Supports CF cards up to 128MB •[...]

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    3 4 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 35 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Us ing yo ur ba t ter ies Im p or ta nt N OT E : A f re sh alk al in e b at te r y p rov id es an out pu t volt ag e of 1.5V w he rea s a re ch ar gea [...]

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    36 P o la roi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am er a Use r G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 37 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m • Ti ps, Y ou r Sa fet y & Ma in ten an ce Your Camera should only be operated within the following environmental conditions; • 41 - 104º Fahrenhe[...]

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    36 P o la roi d P DC 105 0 D ig ita l C am er a Use r G u id e www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 37 Po la ro id P D C 1050 D i gi ta l Ca me ra Us e r Gu i de www.p ol ar oi d- d ig it al .co m 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[...]

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    UK 1102 Part No.: OM837410 R2 Printed in China[...]