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PDC 700

Digital Camera

Abridged User Guide

This is a reformatted, edited version of the help file included on the PhotoMAX
Image Maker software CD.

Содержание PhotoMAX PDC 700

Страница 1: ...PDC 700 Digital Camera Abridged User Guide This is a reformatted edited version of the help file included on the PhotoMAX Image Maker software CD ...

Страница 2: ...he Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Version 2 41 Software included in this kit to establish the download connection as described in the enclosed documentation NOTE You must install the Version 2 41 software before you can download images over the USB connection Copyright 2000 Polaroid Corporation Cambridge MA 02139 U S A owner of the registered trademarks Polaroid and Polaroid PhotoMAX MAX the Bird a...

Страница 3: ...d the Polaroid Image Maker Software and the PhotoMAX Pro software are easy to use and are designed to work together to produce high quality results Use your imagination Have fun a Polaroid PDC 700 Digital Camera b Four AA batteries c Camera to computer cable RS 232C serial cable d Camera case e Wrist strap f Camera to TV cable video cable g Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software CD ROM h AC power ...

Страница 4: ... connected to the computer and you are not using the AC adapter the camera goes into power save mode The camera displays a low battery icon on the LCD display when the battery power is weak When you see this icon replace the batteries with a new set as soon as possible When battery power is low you can continue to use the camera without the flash for a short period of time You cannot turn on the c...

Страница 5: ...closed securely Caution If you are not going to be using your camera for an extended length of time or if the batteries are dead remove the batteries to prevent leaks or corrosion Camera damage caused by misuse of batteries is not covered under the terms of the One Year Limited Warranty Some tips for extending the life of your batteries Use the optical viewfinder to take pictures Prolonged use of ...

Страница 6: ...ory you can store more images or images of higher quality CompactFlash card maximum size 48MB You need an external device to transfer images from the memory card to your computer You also can transfer images from the memory card to a Laptop computer using the PCMCIA slot When you use a memory card the images are stored on the card and not in the flash memory in the camera Note If an unformatted me...

Страница 7: ... 2 Open the memory compartment 3 Insert the memory card into the slot Make sure the card is pushed firmly into the slot Note The camera prompts you to format the memory card if it is not formatted The camera displays the format menu on the LCD display ...

Страница 8: ... button to move the cursor to the Format Memory icon 4 Press the shutter button to display the Format screen 5 Press the Next Self timer button to format the flash memory and the memory card Press the Previous Flashbutton to cancel the operation Warning Once you format the flash memory or a memory card all images are erased and cannot be retrieved they are gone forever Before you format the flash ...

Страница 9: ...that can be taken Record mode and the current picture index Playback mode d Resolution setting on the top of the camera To set the time and date 1 Turn on the camera 2 Press the Menu Mode button 3 Press the Next Self timer button to move the cursor to the Set Time Date icon 4 Press the shutter button b to display the Set Time screen 5 Press the Next Self timer button to move the cursor to each set...

Страница 10: ...der for faster processing and flash recycle time and to optimize battery life Use the LCD display to optimize framing your image when you are using the macro lens to take close ups of objects You can select your flash a settings and even put yourself in the picture with the self timer b To take a picture 1 Turn on the camera The camera is in Record mode by default when you turn it on 2 Press the P...

Страница 11: ...ne mode 25 pictures 1 15 compression ratio Normal mode 50 pictures 1 20 compression ratio 5 Press the Previous Flashbutton to set the flash to one of the following options Icon Flash Setting The flash fires automatically The autoexposure sensor determines when lighting conditions require additional light This is the default camera setting The flash fires for every picture Use fill flash when there...

Страница 12: ...icture Tips for Taking Great Pictures Keep the sun behind you or at your side Avoid having the sun directly overhead Use the fill flash setting if there is a light behind your subject In low light level conditions use a tripod to avoid camera movement during exposure Avoid extreme temperatures below 13 C 55 F or above 35 C 95 F which can affect battery performance Keep the subject within the flash...

Страница 13: ...ay and function buttons on the back of the camera to set the camera controls a Multiple Display EV button b Erase SFN button c Menu Mode button d Play Record mode button e LCD display f Next Self timer button g Previous Flash button h LCD display Power on defaults ...

Страница 14: ...cture might be overexposed You may need to compensate for this by changing the Exposure Value EV You can take the picture and preview the exposure on the LCD display If you think the picture is overexposed you can delete the image change the EV 0 5 or 1 0 EV and retake the picture Changing the EV compensation value The Exposure Value EV system defines the f stop and shutter speed as one number The...

Страница 15: ... resolution Use this option to set the image resolution to XGA or VGA 640 x 480 resolution The number of pictures you can store in the 4 MB flash memory Superfine mode 22 pictures Fine mode 45 pictures Normal mode 90 pictures 1024 x 768 resolution The number of pictures you can store in the 4 MB flash memory Superfine mode 12 pictures Fine mode 25 pictures Normal mode 50 pictures Note Use the reso...

Страница 16: ...he memory of the camera Also the large images take up more space on your hard drive when you transfer them to your computer Note Use the Image Quality setting with the resolution setting VGA or XGA to obtain higher or lower quality images You can set the IQ mode to one of the following modes Quality Description S Super Fine Low compression F Fine Medium Compression This is the default setting N No...

Страница 17: ...ere is shade Lamp Can use this setting if you are taking pictures indoors with lighting from a lamp with incandescent light bulbs Note You must turn off the flash when you use this setting If there is not adequate light change the EV setting and use a tripod Fluorescent Use this setting if taking pictures indoors with lighting from a fluorescent light bulb Note This setting is reset to the default...

Страница 18: ... timer button to move the cursor to the second digit 6 Press the Next Self timer button to move the cursor to the OK icon 7 Press the shutter button to save the setting and to close the Auto Power Off screen Setting playback mode Use this option to set the playback mode to Manual or Auto In Manual mode you need to use the Next Self timer and Previous Flash buttons to scroll through the images In A...

Страница 19: ...n on the camera 2 Press the Menu Mode button The cursor appears on the first icon 3 Press the Next Self timer button to move cursor to the Information icon 4 Press the shutter button to toggle between the settings 5 Press the Menu Mode button to exit Adjusting the LCD display brightness Turn the LCD dial a on the bottom of the camera with your fingernail or a small coin to adjust the brightness of...

Страница 20: ...n the front of the camera is lit 5 Press the shutter button to activate the self timer You have 10 seconds to get into the picture The red LED on the front of the camera next to the viewfinder blinks as the self timer counts down Managing Stored Pictures Viewing Pictures View images on the LCD display one image at a time or as thumbnails nine at a time 1 Turn on the camera 2 View images To view Do...

Страница 21: ...memory card This frees up flash memory so you can take more pictures To copy images 1 Turn on the camera 2 Press the Menu Mode button The cursor appears on the first icon 3 Press the Next Self timer button to move the cursor to the Copy Film to Card icon 4 Press the shutter button One of the following messages appears on the LCD display None Moved no images were moved because the memory card is fu...

Страница 22: ...w the selected image 4 Press the Erase SFN button to display the Erase screen 5 Press the Next Self timer button to erase the image from the camera memory or the memory card Press the Previous Flashbutton to close the Erase screen without erasing any images Warning Once you erase an image it cannot be retrieved it is gone forever Before you erase any images transfer the images to your computer If ...

Страница 23: ...in your camera on any TV equipped with a video input terminal 1 Turn off the TV and turn off the camera 2 Plug one end of the video cable into the video input connector on the TV 3 Open the side compartment on your camera and the plug the other end of the video cable into the VIDEO OUT connector 4 Turn on the TV and set the channel used for video input For more information about using your TV for ...

Страница 24: ...tion of your images Getting Started Before you begin to discover the fun and exciting features of using your Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software do the following 1 Create digital images of your favorite things You can use a digital camera image Web image photo CD image or scanned image with your PhotoMAX Image Maker Software 2 Turn off your computer 3 Connect one end of the serial cable to the ...

Страница 25: ...do one of the following If you want to Then Open an image file that is located on your hard drive diskette drive or photo CD a Click The Open dialog box appears b Select the location of your image c Select the image you want to edit d Click Open The image appears in the image tray Open an image that was saved in an album a Click The album manager window appears b Select the album from the Album li...

Страница 26: ...lick Select All to transfer all the images When the transfer is complete you are returned to the album manager window d Double click the image that you want to edit It appears in the image tray Acquire your image from a digital camera or scanner a Click The album manager window appears b Click c Select the device from the Sources list for example select PhotoMAX Photo Scanner or select PDC 640 Fol...

Страница 27: ...e way your image looks Select more than one area Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard as you make your selections Enlarge the image in the image tray 1 Select 2 Select Fill Display Note This does not change the actual size of the file that is saved on the hard drive It only enlarges the image in the image tray to make it easier to make changes to the image Use the Resize tool to enlarge the im...

Страница 28: ...utton to create the gradient fill Use the Clone tool to add a third eye to my friend s picture 1 Open the image of your friend 2 Click 3 Click the Clone tool Tip If this tool does not seem to work make sure that no part of your image is selected Also make sure your brush size is large enough 4 Click the right mouse button on your friend s eye A plus sign alternately flashing black and white marks ...

Страница 29: ...loppy Disk Adapter 1 Click 2 Click The album manager window appears 3 Click to create a new album or click the down arrow to select an existing album from the list A default album sample abm that contains some sample images is installed with the Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software in the PhotoMAX Albums folder You can add your pictures to the sample album or create a new album 4 Click to add an...

Страница 30: ...t thumbnails to your printer The Print Thumbnails dialog box appears You can print all or selected thumbnails and can print the file name of each thumbnail Click Setup to change printer settings 7 Click to sort the images in your album 8 Click to delete the selected image from your album Note You are not deleting the image from your hard drive you are just removing the image from the album 9 Doubl...

Страница 31: ...ed Flip Horizontal reverses entire image or part of the image on a horizontal axis Flip Vertical reverses entire image or selected part of the image on a vertical axis Image tray toolbar tools Select selects a rectangular area on your image Select None removes the selection box from all parts of the image that are currently selected Zoom in increases the displayed portion of your image the actual ...

Страница 32: ...e writing with a pen Airbrush adds the active color as if you are spray painting with an airbrush the edges of the stroke are more diffused than those created with the Paintbrush tool Clone copies an area of the image and uses it to paint elsewhere on image Eraser erases color or part of the image that you moved to another area use the Select tool to select the part of the image that you want to e...

Страница 33: ...32 Special Effects tool palette ...

Страница 34: ...ey Opens F2 The Image Size window which lets you change the size of your image You can maintain the aspect ratio if you change the height the width changes in proportion and vice versa F3 The Brightness and Contrast window which lets you adjust the tonal range of the image You can change the brightness and contrast for all RGB values or for each value individually F4 The Hue and Saturation window ...

Страница 35: ... file is saved automatically and appears on your desktop To save an image to a file To Then Save the image with the same file name and in the same file format Click Save the file with a different name or in a different file format a Click b Select the folder on your hard drive where you want to save the image c Type in a name for your new image if needed d Choose the file format for your saved ima...

Страница 36: ...45 alphanumeric characters and spaces of your image in the Description field The description appears below your printed image If you do not want to print a description of the image leave this space blank 4 Enter the number of copies you want to print in the Copies field 5 Select your image and drag it to where you want it to appear on the page You can select Hori centered to center your image on t...

Страница 37: ...ly on an instant photo automatically You do not have to make adjustments to any printer settings when using this option The picture ejects from the Photo Printer automatically The picture is dry as soon as it is ejected and can be handled immediately However for the first few minutes do not shake or bend the picture Allow several minutes to develop fully saturated colors Handle the picture only by...

Страница 38: ...cription does not print on your image if the image fills the entire image area on the film 6 Enter the number of copies you want to print in the Copies field 7 Select your image and drag it to where you want it to appear on the picture You can select Hori centered to center your image horizontally or select Vert centeredto center your image vertically 8 Drag the Output slider to set the size of yo...

Страница 39: ...several minutes to develop fully saturated colors Handle the picture only by the edges Using the PhotoPrinter Software Use the PhotoPrinter software to print multiple copies of the same image on the same page You can print different sizes of the same image on the same page 1 Click 2 Click 3 Select one of the layout options at the bottom of the window Use the left and right arrows to display more l...

Страница 40: ...nnon Creating a Web Site WebCannon lets you create your own Web site with a variety of easy to use templates Tip To get help select Intro on the WebCannon main window or press the right mouse button to display an options menu Select Help from the options menu To create a Web site 1 Click New to create a new Web site 2 Choose the category Personal Forms Slideshow Business and a style for the page y...

Страница 41: ... on the background and select Done from the menu to close and save your Web page 7 Click Quit to close WebCannon Sending Multimedia E mail Multimedia Email lets you make entertaining multimedia postcards for any special occasion holiday or other event E mail them to friends and family for a lasting memory Note You must have an account with an Internet service provider to send e mail Note We recomm...

Страница 42: ... appears on your postcard by default You can use this image or select a different image Click Image to display the image tools You can select an image crop your image or acquire your image from a TWAIN compliant device for example your PhotoMAX Photo Scanner Click Crop if you want to select part of the image Click Acquire to get your image from a digital camera or scanner Select the device from th...

Страница 43: ... Click Include Text to include a message on your postcard You can include a text file that you created with another word processing program or click New to create text Select a text file from the list Click Edit to make changes to an existing text file ...

Страница 44: ...audio file You can include a prerecorded audio file wav or mid or record a new file You also can click the red button to record your own audio file Click Include Audio to include an audio file wav or mid with your postcard Select an audio file wav or mid from the list The status of the audio file Stopped Playing or Recording displays in this box ...

Страница 45: ...e avi from the list 6 Preview your postcard Click Previewto display your postcard You can view the front and the back of the postcard 7 Click Ship It to send your postcard You can send your Multimedia Email postcard by e mail save it to a diskette or to your hard drive or post it as your own Web page Note If the PhotoMAX Image Maker Software cannot locate your e mail program to send your postcard ...

Страница 46: ...l or a sports figure Or use your image to create your own stickers and ID badges greeting cards and envelopes and T shirts with Sticker Store Sticker Store lets you choose from a wide selection of templates You can add jazzy text with special effects Making a PhotoFantasy Use your favorite image and combine it with one of the many fantasy backgrounds that are supplied with the PhotoFantasy softwar...

Страница 47: ...lp in PhotoFantasy move the cursor over the field for which you want help and press the right mouse button A help message appears Using Sticker Store Sticker Store Deluxe lets you add your own images to greeting cards and envelopes stickers and ID badges and T shirts You also can use templates and graphics that are included with Sticker Store Deluxe Tip To get help select Help Topics from the Stic...

Страница 48: ...ers or T shirt designs and follow the prompts If you are making a card you are asked where you want to place the image front back or inside the card If you are making a sticker the image appears automatically in the first sticker location If you are making at T shirt the image is placed on the T shirt automatically ...

Страница 49: ...48 4 Click the Design tab Select from one of the many different designs You can add your image to any of the supplied designs ...

Страница 50: ...ab You can import your own images from your hard drive or acquire your images from the PDC 300 or PDC 640 Digital Camera or the PhotoMAX Photo Scanner You also can use any of the many images that are included with Sticker Store ...

Страница 51: ...50 6 Click the Text tab You can add text in different fonts and sizes to your project ...

Страница 52: ...51 7 Click the Effects tab Click Enable Text Effects to add special effects to the selected text You can add color and shadows and bend your text around your image 8 Print your project ...

Страница 53: ... the RS 232C serial port on the back of the computer and connect the other end of the cable to the serial cable port on the camera Make sure the AC power adapter is connected to the power socket on the camera and to an outlet Make sure the cables are attached firmly to the camera and to the back of the computer No power Slide the power button to the right Position the and terminals correctly in th...

Страница 54: ...tment If the camera is connected to your computer use the software controls to take a picture or disconnect the camera from the computer Flash does not work Check the flash mode icon on the Status panel Cycle through the flash options to turn on the flash if it was disabled Wait until the green LED next to the optical viewfinder stops blinking Replace the batteries No signal on the TV monitor whil...

Страница 55: ...TWUNK_16 EXE TWUNK_32 EXE If you have copies of these files in both folders look at the dates on each of the files Note If you do not see these files in the Windows Explorer you may have DLL files hidden Select View Options from the Windows Explorer menu Select Show all files 2 If the copies of these files in the Windows System folder are older that the copies of the files in the Windows folder re...

Страница 56: ...or all maintenance and repairs Keep the camera away from water and other liquids because moisture creates the danger of fire and electrical shock Make sure not to get the camera wet if you are using it in the rain at the seashore or any other location where there is the possibility of exposure to liquids Turn off the power to the camera and unplug the AC adapter immediately if water or any other l...

Страница 57: ...Camera damage caused by misuse of batteries is not covered under the One Year Limited Warranty Camera specifications Optics Optical Viewfinder and LCD Display 1 8 inch LCD Monitor Lens aperture F 3 5 Lens focal range 33 75 mm equivalent 135 mm camera Electronic shutter 1 30 sec to 1 10 000sec 1034 x 779 CCD image sensor Speed ISO 160 equivalent Flash range is 18 in to 10 ft 0 45m to 3m normal Imag...

Страница 58: ...CAD Lithium Video output NTSC AC adapter input voltage range 7V to 9V User Controls and Other Features Autofocus Records date and time Auto formatting of removable memory SSFDC Tripod mountable Flash modes Auto Flash fill in and Flash off Self timer 10 sec delay Focus Range 2 modes Macro super close up 8 to 18 in Normal 18 in to infinity Physical Dimension 45mm D x 84 5mm w x 106 5mm h Weight 250g...

Страница 59: ...ble protection against harmful interference in commercial 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interferen...

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