Polaroid PDC 2030 User guide
Polaroid PDC 2030, your new digital camera, will help you capture your memories effortlessly. With its user-friendly interface, you can quickly take clear pictures and record memorable moments as video clips. Store your precious photos and videos in its internal memory and relive them whenever you want. Transfer your captured memories to your computer via USB cable and share them with friends and family.
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PDC 2030
Digital Camera
User Guide
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1. Shutter button
2. Flash
3. Power/Self-timer LED
4. USB port
5. Lens
6. Viewfinder
7. Status LCD
Product Overview
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1. Select button
2. Mode button
3. Viewfinder
4. Power switch
5. Flash button
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Front View
Back View
1. Hand strap holder
2. Battery door
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Side View
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1. Tripod mount
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started ....................................................................... 5
• Camera Package Contents ..................................................... 5
• Installing the Batteries ........................................................... 6
• Turning the Camera On and Off.............................................. 6
• Checking the Battery Level .................................................... 7
• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery Life.................................. 7
2 Camera Setting ....................................................................... 8
• Checking the Camera Status .................................................. 8
3 Taking and Managing the Pictures ............................................. 9
• Taking a Picture.................................................................... 9
• Using the Flash..................................................................... 10
• Setting the Image Resolution.................................................. 11
• Setting Self-timer.................................................................. 12
• Deleting the Last Picture........................................................ 12
• Deleting All Pictures.............................................................. 13
4 Recording Video Clips .............................................................. 14
5 Installing the Software onto a Computer..................................... 15
• Installing the Software .......................................................... 15
• Software Included with Your Camera ...................................... 16
• Computer System Requirements ............................................. 17
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6 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer .................... 18
• Before Transferring Pictures ................................................... 18
• Connecting to Your Computer ................................................ 18
• Transferring the Pictures and Video Clips to PC ........................ 19
• Transferring the Pictures and Video Clips to MAC ..................... 19
7 Using your Camera as a Web Cam (PC only) ............................... 20
• Change the driver type to the PC-Camera mode........................ 20
• Setting up NetMeeting™......................................................... 20
• Start NetMeeting™ ................................................................ 21
8 Troubleshooting Problems......................................................... 22
9 Getting Help ........................................................................... 24
• Polaroid Online Services ........................................................ 24
• Customer Support................................................................. 24
• Arcsoft Software Help........................................................... 24
10 Appendix................................................................................ 25
• Technical Specifications ........................................................ 25
• Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 26
• Tips, Your Safety and Maintenance......................................... 27
• Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 2030 Camera Driver (PC only)............ 27
• Regulatory Information .......................................................... 28
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1 Getting Started
The PDC 2030 camera provides you easy-to-use features. It has never been any easier or more enjoyable to take digital pictures and record video clips. Here are a few examples of what you can do with your camera.
Point & shoot operation or adjust image resolution.
Store pictures, video clips to the internal memory.
Playback pictures and video clips on a computer.
Send the pictures and video clips over the Internet to family and friends.
• Camera Package Contents
PDC 2030
USB Cable
PDC 2030
D i g i t a l
Camera
User Guide
Digital Imaging Products
201 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730-1434
First Class
Postage
Required
Post Office will not deliver without proper postage
www.polaroid-digital.com
User’s Guide Registration Card
Hand strap
CD-ROM includes:
Polaroid PDC 2030 Driver
PhotoImpression™ 4.0 (PC & Mac)
Microsoft® Netmeeting™ (PC)
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac)
Pouch
2 x AA Alkaline
Batteries
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• Installing the batteries
2 x AA Alkaline batteries are supplied with the product.
1. Press down and push outward to open the battery door.
2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the +/- signs correctly.
3. Close the battery door by pressing down and pushing it back in position.
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• Turning the Camera on and off
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
Power switch
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• Checking the battery level
Check the battery power level before taking pictures.
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Check the battery status level that appears on the camera status
LCD.
Batteries has adequate power.
The battery power is low.
Battery power is exhausted. The batteries need to be replaced.
• Automatic Power Off Saves Battery Life
Your camera is designed to turn off automatically to save battery life after
60 seconds of inactivity.
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2 Camera Setting
• Checking Camera Status
Turn on the camera and view the camera Status LCD screen to check which camera settings are active. If the feature icon is not displayed, it means that particular feature is not activated.
Picture Resolution
High
1600x1200
MED
Medium
1024X768
Low
800x600
Full
Camera Status
Picture counter (Number of pictures taken) / Video counter (Length of video clip recorded)
Video mode
Mass storage mode
PC-camera mode
Low
Exhausted
A
Other Features
Self-timer
Auto flash
Flash on
Flash off
USB Indicator
Delete the last picture
Erasing the last picture
Delete all pictures
Erasing all pictures
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3 Taking and Managing the Pictures
• Taking a Picture
This camera is designed to take pictures of subjects as close as 3 feet
(0.9 meters) to infinity.
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
Shutter button
2. Frame your subject using the Viewfinder.
3. Press the Shutter button to take a picture. When you press the shutter button, a beep sounds.
Hold the camera steadily until another beep sounds. The picture counter on the status LCD will increase by one, displaying the total number of pictures taken.
NOTE:
• Outdoor pictures : Take pictures in sunlight, bright or heavy shadows. Avoid intense sunlight that may cause sun spots in pictures. Always make sure that the sun or other light source is behind the person taking the picture.
• Indoor or night pictures : Take pictures at night or indoors using the Flash.
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• Using the Flash
Use the Flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
Flash Range: 3 feet ~ 4.9 feet (0.9 meters ~ 1.5 meters)
Press the button repeatedly to scroll through the flash options. The flash icon that is displayed on the Status LCD screen is the active option. The default setting is Flash off.
Press button
Press button
Press button
Flash Off. The flash does not fire. Use this setting for outdoor pictures, or where flash is prohibited or may be distracting, or when shooting toward a reflective surface, such as a window or mirror. If there is not enough light when using this setting, your
A
pictures will be too dark.
Auto Flash. The flash fires automatically as needed. Use this setting to take most pictures.
Flash On. The flash fires for every picture. Use it indoors in low light.
NOTE:
• When the camera is set to Flash on and Auto Flash, the icons on the Status
LCD will blink, which indicates the flash is charging, and they will stop blinking when the flash has charged.
• When the battery power level is low and unable to charge the flash, there will be a low beep tone when you press the flash button.
• When the flash is charging, you are not able to take pictures. There will be two short beeps if you press the shutter button.
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• Setting the Image Resolution
Picture resolution refers to the number of pixels in a digital photo. The higher the resolution, the more pixels in your photo and the more memory the photo uses. A higher resolution produces a higher quality digital photo when printed.
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Press the Mode button once, and then the “HI” icon blinks on the status LCD.
3. Press the Select button while “HI” is blinking, and the “MED” icon blinks on the status LCD. Press the Select button again, and the
“LOW” icon blinks on the status LCD.
4. Press the shutter button to confirm. Also it can stop blinking automatically.
The following are the approximate number of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at each setting based on the 16MB internal memory.
“HI”
“MED”
“LOW”
: High 1600 x 1200; approximately 30 pictures
: Medium 1024 x 768; approximately 105 pictures
: Low 800 x 600; approximately 157 pictures
NOTE
Scene complexity affects a picture’s file size. For example, the file size of a picture with trees in autumn is larger than that of the blue sky at the same resolution and quality setting. Therefore, the number of pictures you can store in the internal memory may vary.
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• Setting Self-timer
Your camera is designed with a self-timer function which allows you to take pictures with a 10-second built-in timer.
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
• Self-timer is only applied to the next picture taken.
• Place the camera on a flat surface or use a tripod when using the Self-timer function.
• To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Press the Mode button repeatedly until the icon blinks on the status
LCD. Then press the Select button to confirm, and it will remain solid.
3. Frame your subject using the Viewfinder.
4. Press the shutter button to take a picture.
The camera starts countdown. The camera beeps and the LED indicator blinks slowly for 5 seconds, then quickly for 3 seconds and faster for the last 2 seconds before the picture is taken.
• Deleting the Last Picture
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Press the Mode button repeatedly until the icon blinks on the status LCD.
3. Press the Select button to confirm and the icon will stop blinking.
4. Press the Shutter button to delete the last picture taken. The icon “
” (Erasing the last picture) will appear on the status LCD while deleting the last picture taken. When the picture has been deleted, the picture counter will decrease by one. You also can delete the last picture by pressing the Shutter button while the icon is blinking on the status
LCD.
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• Deleting All Pictures
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Press the Mode button repeatedly until the icon blinks on the status
LCD.
3. Press the Select button to confirm and the icon will stop blinking.
4. Press the Shutter button to delete all the pictures taken. The icon “
”(Erasing all pictures) will appear on the status LCD while deleting all pictures. When the pictures have been deleted, you will hear two short beeps and the picture counter will go to . You also can delete all the pictures by pressing the Shutter button to while the icon
is blinking on the status LCD. Also, When the pictures have been deleted, you will hear two short beeps and the picture counter will go to .
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4 Recording Video Clips
Use the Video mode to record video clips. When in the Video mode, the resolution is automatically set to 320 x 240 pixels.
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Press the Mode button repeatedly until the icon “ ” appears on the status LCD. Then Press the Select button to confirm, and it will remain solid.
3. Frame your subjects using the viewfinder.
4. Press the Shutter button to start recording the video clip. The video counter will increase in second.
5. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording, or recording stops when the internal memory is full.
NOTE:
• There is no audio when a video clip is recorded.
• Deleting video clips is the same as deleting pictures. Please refer to “
Deleting the Last Picture
” and “
Deleting All Pictures
” on Page 12 and 13 for details.
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5 Installing the Software onto a Computer
• Installing the Software
For Windows® Users:
PC
IMPORTANT!
• Please backup all the necessary data before any driver/software installation.
• The CD-ROM is tested and recommended to use under English Windows OS.
IMPORTANT!
(For Windows® 98SE)
On Windows® 98SE Mass Storage function needs to install the PDC 2030
Driver. After the installation, please restart the Windows before connecting the camera to the PC.
IMPORTANT!
To experience higher performance in graphics and sound when you’re watching video clips on your PC, it is recommended to install the DirectX ver. 8.0 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, video clips or audio clips. No need to install the driver. But if you want to use NetMeeting™ function, please install the driver first.
IMPORTANT!
– If the computer requests you to install the Windows® system disk during the software installation, place the Windows® CD into the computer CD-
ROM drive or insert the PDC 2030 driver CD to the CD-Rom drive. If PDC 2030 driver CD is inserted, please set the path to “CD-Rom drive \software\Driver\
Sysfile”. 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.
NOTE:
Microsoft® NetMeeting™ is already bundled with Windows® 2000 and XP OS.
Users using Windows® 2000 or XP do not need to install this software from the
CD-ROM.
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1. Before you begin, close all other software applications open on your computer.
2. Insert the CD supplied into the computer CD-ROM Drive.
3. The CD User Interface Screen will automatically launch.
4. With the mouse, click on each software interface button in turn and follow the on screen instructions.
Open & Close
NOTE:
If the setup screen doesn’t appear after loading the CD, then you can manually start it by doubleclicking the “My Computer” Icon on your desktop, then double-clicking the icon for the CD-ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens, double-click the “INSTALL-E.EXE” icon.
For Macintosh® Users:
MAC
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.
• Software Included with Your Camera
PDC 2030 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® software to edit and print the Pictures.
ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ 4.0
Picture Editing Software
ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ is an easy to use digital image-editing program.
This program enables users to upload still image and movie clips store in your camera. 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.
Microsoft® Netmeeting™
Web Cam software
NetMeeting™ provides the most complete conferencing solution for the Internet and corporate intranet. Powerful features let you communicate with both audio and video, collaborate on virtually any Windows-based application, exchange graphics on an electronic whiteboard, transfer files, use the text-based chat program, and much more. Using your PC and the Internet, you can now hold face-to-face conversations with friends and family around the world.
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Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
.PDF File Reading Software
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online.
• Computer System Requirements
For acceptable picture transferring and editing performance, we recommend the following minimum requirements;
PC
For Windows® Users
• Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP
• Pentium® II 333MHz or equivalent processor
• 64MB RAM (128MB recommended)
• USB Port
• 200MB free disk space
• Color monitor with high color (16-bit) graphic capability or higher
• CD-Rom drive
• Standard mouse and keyboard
• Stereo speakers
• DirectX 8.0 or above
For Macintosh® Users
• PowerPC® Processor
• Mac™ OS Version 9.2 ~ X
• USB Port
• 64MB RAM (128MB recommended)
• 150MB Free disk space
• Color monitor with high color (16-bit) graphic capability or higher
• CD-Rom drive
• Standard mouse and keyboard
• Stereo speakers
MAC
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6 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer
• Before Transferring Pictures
IMPORTANT! (For Windows
®
and Macintosh
• BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER,
Computer.”
• Default setting is the Mass Storage mode.
®
Users)
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE FROM THE
ENCLOSED CD. PLEASE REFER TO “5 Installing the Software onto a
For Windows® and Macintosh® Users:
• Connecting to Your Computer
PC MAC
USB Series “A” Plug Connects to your Computer
1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the socket marked on your computer.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on your camera.
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For Windows® Users:
• Transferring the Pictures and Video clips to PC
1. Turn the camera on.
PC
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Double click on “My Computer” icon on your desktop and then you can see a “Removable Disk” drive.
3. Double click “Removable Disk” -> double click “DCIM”-> double click
“100MEDIA”.
4. All the pictures and video clips are in the “100MEDIA” folder. Highlight the pictures 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.
For Macintosh® Users:
MAC
• Transferring the Pictures and Video clips to MAC
NOTE:
For MAC user, directly plug-in the camera, no need to install the driver.
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. The systems will automatically recognize a MASS STORAGE drive named “untitled”.
NOTE:
This Drive name will vary on different versions of MAC OS systems.
3. Double click the folder “untitled” to enter.
4. Double click the folder “DCIM” and then the folder “100MEDIA”.
5. You can copy the pictures and video clips from this folder “100MEDIA” and paste them to the hard disk.
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7 Using your Camera as a Web Cam (PC only)
• Change the driver type to the PC-Camera mode
1. Turn the camera on.
NOTE:
To turn on the camera, slide the Power switch following the arrow and then release. In about five seconds, you will hear a beep sound and the camera is ready to take pictures. Slide the Power switch again to turn the camera off.
2. Press the Mode button repeatedly until the icon blinks on the
Status LCD.
3. Press the Select button to confirm and the icon will stop blinking.
• Setting up NetMeeting™
NOTE:
Set the camera to Capture mode before starting NetMeeting™.
1. Connect your PDC 2030 to the USB cable on one end.
2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC on the other end.
3. When it is the first time to use the camera as a “Web Cam”. The
Windows may prompt the user to insert the Windows system disk.
Please insert the PDC 2030 driver CD or the Windows CD into the
CD-ROM drive to install the requested files.
4. Put your PDC 2030 on top of your PC monitor or another flat surface.
5. Connect your Microphone and your Speaker to your audio card’s Mic in jack and Speaker out jack respectively.
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• Start NetMeeting™
NOTE:
For Windows® XP / 2000 users who use NetMeeting™ for the first time, Go to
Start -> Run ->type in “conf” ->click “OK” and then follow the on-screen set up instruction to set up NetMeeting™.
1. Double click the “NetMeeting” icon on the desktop or select the
“NetMeeting” icon from the Windows® Start Menu.
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 the Polaroid “EASY TO USE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT®
NETMEETING™” or visit the website: http://www.microsoft.com/ windows/netmeeting.
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8 Troubleshooting Problems
The troubleshooting guide is designed to help you. If problems continue, please contact your local customer support hot-line. See your registration card for help line contact details.
the PC.
Symptom
I receive an error message when I am installing the Polaroid PDC 2030
Driver.
I cannot upload images to
I cannot run the Polaroid
PDC 2030 Driver.
I press the shutter button and get no response.
I get a blurred image when uploading my images to my computer.
I cannot select Flash on/
Flash auto.
Problem
Polaroid PDC 2030 Driver does not load.
Connection failure.
Conflict with another camera driver capture device.
The PDC 2030 is processing the image.
or
The flash is charging up
There may be a momentary delay between pressing the shutter button and the actual exposure.
Battery power is too low and unable to charge up the flash.
Solution
Shut down all other applications and attempt to reinstall the driver.
Check the USB controller in your BIOS if they are activated.
If these do not work, contact your national Customer Support representative.
Check all cables connections are secured.
If you have another camera installed on your computer, remove it and it’s driver completely from your system to avoid conflicting with your PDC
2030 or capture device.
Wait for this process to complete and then take your next image. or
Wait until the flash finishes charging, two beeps will sound after the flash is fully charged.
Hold your PDC 2030 camera steady until you hear a “beep” which indicates the exposure is completed.
Replace with fresh batteries and try again.
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Symptom
Problem
My PDC 2030 Camera
LCD displays ” ” and a continuous beep sound will be heard.
This means there is insufficient battery power.
Solution
You need to replace the batteries.
My CD installation wizard does not work.
The auto installation file is switched to off.
or
The CD disconnected.
ROM is
Go to the computer desktop
Right click on “My Computer”.
Click “Properties”. Select “Device
Manager”. Double click on “CD-
Rom”, double click on “CD-R”
(Normally the manufacturer’s name). Click on “ Setting . Ensure
“Auto insert notification “ is ticked and the “ disconnect “ is ticked.
If you change the settings the computer will ask you to restart your PC. Click “ Yes “ or
You can manually start by going to the Windows Desktop, double click
“My Computer”, double click your
CD ROM icon and finally double click “INSTALL-E.EXE” file.
My PDC 2030 Camera hanged and all buttons do not work.
Your camera may be affected by the electrostatic discharge.
Take out all the batteries and disconnect the camera from the computer for 10 seconds. Re-insert the batteries again.
Flash pictures are too dark.
When connect the camera to the PC in Capture mode, Windows prompt to insert system disk.
Insuffcent light or too far from subject.
AVI file cannot be played. DirectX version is lower than 8.0.
PDC 2030 driver installation has not completed.
Take picture in well lit room or move closer to subject.
install directx 8.0 or above.Visit http://www.microsoft.com/directx for more detail.
Insert the Windows CD or PDC 2030 driver CD. If PDC 2030 driver CD is inserted, please set the path to “CD-
Rom drive\software\Driver\Sysfile”.
And continue the installation.
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
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9 Getting Help
• Polaroid Online Services
Website: http://www.polaroid-digital.com
• Customer Support
Questions? Need Help?
Call us at 1-888-235-0808
Monday thru Friday, 10 am - 7 pm EST and
Sat 10 am - 4 pm EST
Or visit us at http://www.polaroid-digital.com
• Arcsoft Software Help
For North America
ArcSoft HQ Support Center
(Fremont California, CA)
Tel: 1-800-762-8657
(toll free number)
Fax: 1-510-440-1270
E-mail: support@arcsoft.com
For China
ArcSoft China Support Center (Beijing)
Tel: 8610-6849-1368
Fax: 8610-6849-1367
E-mail: china@arcsoft.com
For Oceania
ArcSoft Australian Support Center
(Baulkham Hills, New South Wales)
Tel: 61 (2) 9899-5888
Fax: 61 (2) 9899-5728
E-mail: support@supportgroup.com.au
For South & Central
Tel: 1-510-979-5520
Fax: 1-510-440-1270
E-mail: latlnsupport@arcsoft.com
For Japan
ArcSoft Japan Support Center(Tokyo)
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
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10 Appendix
• Technical Specifications
• Memory: Internal memory -16MB Nand Flash.
• Image Performance for Video on Web-cam:
Approximately 10fps in QVGA resolution
• Still Image Resolution:
• High Resolution - 1600 x 1200 pixel
• Medium Resolution - 1024 x 768 pixel
• Low Resolution - 800 x 600 pixel
• Storable Images (Storable images varied subject to the complexity of the scene):
• High Resolution - 30 images (approx.)
• Medium Resolution - 105 images (approx.)
• Low Resolution - 157 images (approx.)
• Focal range: 3 feet (0.9 meter) to infinity (approx.)
• Flash range: Approx. 3 feet ~ 4.9 feet (0.9 meters ~ 1.5 meters)
• Video Clip:
• Unlimited when connected to the computer via video capture software
• @320 x 240 pixel Approx. 2.5minutes (based on 16MB internal memory)
• File Format:
• Still Image - Compression in JPEG format after download to PC via
USB (depend on the application used)
• External Connector: USB
• Auto Power Off: After 60 seconds inactivity
• Power Supply:USB Cable, 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries (included) or NiMH rechargeable batteries 1800 ~ 2100 mAh (not included)
• Operating System:
• For Windows® Users: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP
• For Macintosh® Users: Mac® OS Version 9.2 ~ X
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• Using your batteries
IMPORTANT NOTE:
As is the case with all rechargeable batteries, the actual battery life will be greatly affected by the rechargeable cycles.
WARNINGS!
• Batteries should be replaced by an adult.
• Do not mix different types of batteries or new and used batteries.
• Use recommended or equivalent type of batteries only.
• Insert the batteries with the correct polarity.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the camera immediately.
• Do not short the supply terminals.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickelcadmium) batteries.
• Do not dispose the batteries in fire.
• Remove batteries from the camera when not in use.
These instructions should be retained for future reference.
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• Tips, Your Safety and Maintenance
Your Camera should only be operated within the following environmental conditions:
• 41 - 104º Fahrenheit; 5 - 40º Celsius
• 20% - 85% relative humidity, non condensing
Battery life or image quality may be affected outside these conditions
Camera Cautions
• NEVER immerse any part of the Camera or its accessories into any fluid or liquid.
• ALWAYS disconnect the Camera from your PC or TV before cleaning it.
• ALWAYS remove dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent.
• NEVER place hot items on the surface of the Camera.
• NEVER attempt to open or disassemble Camera as this will affect any warranty claim.
• Under the enviroment with electrostatic discharge, the camera may malfunction and require user to reset the camera.
• Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 2030 Camera Driver (PC only)
• Click Windows Start button.
• Go to Setting -> Control Panel.
• Double click “Add or Remove Programs”.
• Choose the “Polaroid PDC 2030 Camera” driver and click “Change/
Remove” to uninstall it.
• The driver will be removed automatically.
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• Regulatory Information
FCC Notice
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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.
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.
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:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is needed.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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.
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