[. . . ] PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com Product Overview 1. Mode dial Flash Neck strap holder Microphone Zoom lens Self-timer LED Auto-Focus LED Viewfinder 1 2 PDC 3370 8 7 6 5 4 3 Front View 1 1. 9. Power LED Viewfinder Operation LED LCD screen Display button Menu button Joystick / Ok button Zoom in button Zoom out button 2 9 8 7 3 4 5 6 Back View 1 1. 5. Zoom lens Speaker Power button Shutter button Mode dial 5 4 2 Top View 3 2 Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 1. [. . . ] Turn the Mode dial to Switch Press to / Press Press 26 Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com To change the quality setting: or , then turn on the camera. Turn the Mode dial to Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press Best Better Basic Low compression and largest file size. High compression but smallest file size. Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 27 Here is the approximate number of pictures you can expect the camera to hold at each setting based on the 16MB internal memory. You can expand the memory with a SD card, please refer to SD Card Storage Capacities on page 64 for further details. Resolution Best quality pictures Better quality pictures Basic quality pictures can be taken can be taken can be taken 141 8 15 35 176 10 19 44 356 20 38 88 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 camera internal memory or a memory card may vary. · The 5. 5M resolution is interpolated by firmware, while the maximum resolution of the sensor itself is only 3. 23M. 28 Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range from -2. 0EV to +2. 0EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting and a dark background, etc. Turn the Mode dial to or , then turn on the camera. Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press NOTE: · A higher EV value is better used for light-coloured and backlit subjects. A lower EV value is better for dark-coloured and 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 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 29 · Setting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colour of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Turn the Mode dial to or , then turn on the camera. Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press When shooting under these conditions: Normal conditions (Camera adjusts white balance automatically. ) Outdoor daylight Shade Indoors, illuminated by light bulbs Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Select this setting AUTO Sun Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Icons shown on LCD 30 Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Setting Sharpness Use the Sharpness setting to highlight or blend the edges of subjects in pictures. Turn the Mode dial to Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press Normal Use when no special effect is needed. Ideal when you want to improve the clarity of an image, or if you later may want to crop or cut out specific areas in the picture. Low Soften the edges of the image, creating a "soft focus" effect. Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 31 · Setting Scene Use the scene setting to select a mode that is suitable to your shooting conditions. Turn the Mode dial to or , then turn on the camera. Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press When shooting under these conditions: For general picture-taking. For night scenes or low lighting conditions For taking portraits For taking subjects that are in motion. For distant subjects. For taking portraits at night or in low lighting conditions Select this setting AUTO Night Portrait Sport Landscape Night portrait Icons shown on LCD 32 Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Setting Colour Effect Turn the Mode dial to You can control the colour tones and moods of a picture in this setting. or , then turn on the camera. Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press Normal : For taking picures with their original colour. B/W : For taking black-and-white pictures. Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 33 · Setting Metering Use the Metering to ensure that the proper amount of light enters into the camera lens. Turn the Mode dial to Switch Press to / Switch to / Press Press Matrix Centre Spot Evaluates the lighting conditions throughout the picture to give an optimum picture exposure. Evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centred on the LCD screen. Similar to Centre, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centred on the LCD. [. . . ] For example, the file size of a picture of trees in autumn is larger than that of blue sky at the same resolution and quality setting. Therefore, the number of pictures you can store on a card may vary. 64 Polaroid PDC 3370 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 3370 Driver For Windows® 98SE Users PC NOTE: The following driver uninstall procedure is for Windows 98SE user only because only Windows 98SE needs to install the PDC 3370 driver. 1. Open Add/Removable Program Properties in Control Panel and select "Polaroid Digital Camera" program, then click "Add/Remove". The following dialogue box appears, please click "Yes" to confirm removing the camera driver. [. . . ]