Polaroid PDC-5070BD - 5.0 MP Digital Camera User manual

PDC 5070
Digital Camera
User Guide
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Product Overview
1. Flash
2. Lens
3. Self-timer LED
4. USB port
5. Viewnder
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1. Status LED
2. Viewnder
3. LCD screen
4. Menu / OK button
5. Up / Zoom out button
6. Down / Zoom in button
7. SD slot
8. Power button
9. Capture / Playback selector

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1. Flash / Previous button
2. Self-timer / Next button
3. Shutter button
POLAROID
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CAMERA
1. Battery compartment
2. Hand strap holder
3. Tripod mount
1. SD slot
2. Microphone

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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 7
• Camera Package Contents ....................................................... 8
• Attaching the Hand Strap ........................................................ 9
• Installing the Batteries ............................................................. 9
• Turning the Camera On and Off.............................................. 10
• Checking the Battery Level .................................................... 10
• How to Navigate Menus ........................................................ 11
2 Camera Setting ......................................................................... 12
• Checking Camera Status........................................................ 12
• Camera Mode....................................................................... 15
• Drive Mode .......................................................................... 16
• Setup Menu ......................................................................... 17
• Setting the Current Date and Time.......................................... 18
• Auto Power Save Settings ..................................................... 20
• Setting the Beep Sound On / Off ............................................ 21
• Setting Frequency................................................................. 22
• Setting Display Language....................................................... 23
• Setting the Date Stamp On and Off......................................... 24
• Resetting to Default Settings.................................................. 25
• Formatting the Internal Memory.............................................. 26
3 Taking Pictures ......................................................................... 27
• Taking a Picture.................................................................... 27
• Setting the Flash Mode.......................................................... 28
• Setting Self-timer.................................................................. 29
• Zoom in and out ................................................................... 30
• Setting the Image Size and Quality ......................................... 31
• Setting Exposure Compensation ............................................. 34
• Setting the White Balance for Pictures..................................... 35

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4 Recording Video Clips ................................................................ 36
• Recording Video Clips ........................................................... 36
• Setting Video Resolution........................................................ 37
• Setting the White Balance for Video Clips ................................ 38
5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips......................... 39
• Reviewing Pictures on the LCD Screen .................................... 39
• Reviewing Picture and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail.................. 40
• Auto Play ............................................................................ 41
• Playing the Video Clip ........................................................... 43
• Protect or Unprotect One Picture or Video Clips........................ 44
• Protect or Unprotect All Pictures and Video Clips...................... 45
• Deleting One Picture or Video Clip .......................................... 46
• Deleting All Pictures or Video Clips ......................................... 47
6 Print Setting ............................................................................. 48
• About PictBridge................................................................... 48
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ........................................... 54
7 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card .............................................. 57
• Using the SD Card ................................................................ 57
• To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a
Memory Card ....................................................................... 61
8 Installing the Software into a Computer ....................................... 62
• Installing the Software .......................................................... 62
• Software included with Your Camera ...................................... 64
• Computer System Requirements ............................................. 65

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9 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer...................... 66
• Before Transfer Files ............................................................. 66
• Connecting to Your Computer ................................................ 67
• Transferring Pictures and Video Clips ...................................... 68
• PhotoImpression 5.0 Hot Plug Function (PC Only) ..................... 69
10 Troubleshooting Problems......................................................... 71
11 Getting Help ........................................................................... 74
• Polaroid-digital Online Services ............................................... 74
• ArcSoft Software Help .......................................................... 74
12 Appendix................................................................................ 75
• Technical Specications ........................................................ 75
• Capacity of SD card .............................................................. 77
• Uninstalling the Camera Driver (PC only).................................. 79
• Camera Default Settings ........................................................ 79
• Using Your Batteries ............................................................. 80
• Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance............................................ 81
• Regulatory Information .......................................................... 81

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1 Getting Started
Thank you for selecting the Polaroid PDC 5070 digital camera. Designed
with a powerful 5.1 mega pixels CCD sensor and a bright colour 1.5 inch
colour LCD for preview and review, the PDC 5070 is the perfect camera
for the photographer looking for point & shoot simplicity and sound
performance.
This camera features:
• Selectable image size and quality settings for emailing and
printing
• Built-in ash with four modes (off, auto, red-eye reduction and
forced on)
• Review pictures and video clips on the LCD screen or a
computer
• Send the pictures and video clips over the Internet to family and
friends
• Enjoy PictBridge directly plug-and-print experience.
• Everything in the box necessary to take pictures in minutes!

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• Camera Package Contents
Hand Strap Pouch 4 x AAA-size
Batteries
USB Cable
The CD-ROM includes
Polaroid PDC 5070 Camera Driver (PC)
PhotoImpression™ 5.0 (PC & Mac)
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (PC & Mac)
PDC 5070 Registration Card
Digital Imaging Products
201 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730-1434
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Quick Guide
PDC 5070
Quick Start Guide
Guide de Démarrage rapide
Guida Rapida
Guía Rápida de Inicio
Guia de Início Rápido
ML 0403
Part no.: OM837657 R1
Printed in China
Schnellanleitung
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• Attaching the Hand Strap
• Installing the Batteries
Four AAA-size batteries are supplied with the product. For more guidelines
on battery usage, please see Using Your Batteries on page 80.
1. To open the battery door, slide the button in the direction as shown to
release.
2. Insert the batteries as shown, ensuring you follow the + / - signs
correctly.
3. Close the battery door.

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• Turning the Camera On and Off
To turn on the camera, fully press and hold the
Power button until the Status LED turns green.
When LCD screen comes on, the Status LED will
be off. Press and hold the Power button again,
“Good Bye” will show on the LCD screen and the
camera will be off.
• Checking the Battery Level
Check the battery power level before taking pictures.
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Check the power status level that appears on the
camera LCD screen.
Battery power is full.
Battery power is adequate.
Battery power is low.
Battery power is exhausted.

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• How to Navigate Menus
Menus are used to adjust capture and play settings, as well as other
camera settings like the Date / Time and Auto Power Off. Press the Menu
button to enter a menu and press it again to exit.
Press the and buttons to scroll up and down through menu options.
Press the and buttons to scroll left and right. Press the OK
button to enter a submenu or conrm your choice.

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2 Camera Setting
• Checking Camera Status
Turn on the camera, view the camera LCD screen to check which camera
settings are active. If feature icon is not displayed, that particular feature
is not activated.
Still Image Mode
2592 x 1936
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
640 x 480
Image Resolution
Self-timer On
Digital Zoom Status
Number of remaining
pictures
White Balance
Auto
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
SD Card Inserted
Flash Off
Auto Flash
Red-eye reduction
Forced On
Flash Mode
Still Image Mode
Quality
High
Normal
Low
Battery Level
Low
Exhausted
Full
Adequate
Exposure
Compensation Value

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Video Mode
Video Resolution
Video Mode
Recording time
counter
White Balance for Video clips
Auto
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Recording Indicator
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Playback Mode
Video Length
02:10
Video Clip
Play
Pause
Total Number of
Files In the Current
Memory / File Number
Picture
Locked File
Date
Time
1000-0014
X1.0
1600 x 1200
26-09-04
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• Camera Mode
The camera has two working modes, Capture
mode and Playback mode. You can switch
between them by sliding the Capture / Playback
selector at the back of the camera.
Capture Mode
Under this mode, you can select the image and video settings according
to the shooting environment, and take pictures and video clips under
the settings you have selected. For more details, please refer to “Taking
Pictures” on page 27 and “Recording Video Clips” on page 36.
Playback Mode
This mode allows the review or deletion of pictures and video clips from
the camera. For more details, please refer to “Review and Managing
Pictures and Video Clips” on page 39.

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• Drive Mode
The camera has two modes, one for taking pictures and the other for
taking video clips.
Still Image Mode
Video Mode
You may switch between these two modes according to the following
steps.
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the camera to Capture mode.
Press Press STILL
VIDEO
EXIT
DRIVE MODE
DRIVE MODE
IMAGE SIZE
QUALITY
EXPOSURE
MENU
Press
NOTE:
• Still Image mode is the default capture mode.
• This setting is also available in Video mode.

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• Setup Menu
Setup menu can be accessed in both Still Image and Video modes. Here
we take Still Image mode for an example.
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
Press
WHITE BALANCE
SELF TIMER
SETUP
EXIT
MENU
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
FREQUENCY
LANGUAGE
DATE STAMP
DEFAULT SETTING
SETUP
Press

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• Setting the Current Date and Time
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 17 to access the
Setup menu.
Setting the date format:
Press Press
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
DATE FORMAT
DATE SETUP
DATE/TIME
Press
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
YY/MM/DD
DATE FORMAT
Press

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Setting the date and time:
Press Press
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
DATE FORMAT
DATE SETUP
DATE/TIME
Press
DD/MM/YY
00/00/00
00:00:00
EXIT
DATE SETUP
Press
Use the or button to select a eld, such as year, month, day,
hour, minute. Use the or button to adjust the value in the eld. Press
the OK button after all elds are set.
NOTE:
This setting is also available in Video mode.

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• Auto Power Save Settings
The camera performs the following power save operations to conserve
battery power.
1 / 3 / 5 MIN The camera is designed to switch off automatically to save
battery life after the specied period of inactivity.
OFF The power save feature is not activated.
You can change the power save setting according to the following steps:
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the camera to Still Image mode.
3. Follow the guidelines in “Setup Menu” on page 17 to access the Setup
menu.
Press Press
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
FORMAT
DATE/TIME
AUTO OFF
BEEP
SETUP
OFF
1 MIN
3 MIN
5 MIN
AUTO OFF
Press
until
NOTE:
• Auto power off is automatically disabled under any one of the following
conditions.
- While an auto play is undergoing.
- While the camera’s USB port is connected to a computer or other external
devices, or while the camera is being controlled by an external device.
• This setting is also available in Video mode.