User manual POLAROID PDC 2350

[. . . ] PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com PDC 2350-SYSTEM MAP DC 3V, 1. 5A AC Adaptor (not included) + USB port PC + AC120V 60Hz MAC USB port 2 x AA batteries TV SD Card Reader DPOF Product Overview 1. 13. Operation LED Viewfinder Up/Flash button Left/Self-timer button Down/Previous shot button Right/Macro button LCD screen Zoom out (Wide Angle) /Thumbnail button Zoom in (Telephoto) button Display button Menu button OK button Hand strap holder 1 2 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 7 4 Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 1. Mode selector 2 1 3 Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 5 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 · Camera Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Smaller size pictures and normal quality are easier to email while larger size and fi ne quality are better for printing. Resolution setting Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press MENU Press Press Compression setting: Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press MENU Press COMPRESSION FINE NORMAL ISO 120 Press Press Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 25 You can also set picture resolution and compression in Auto mode. Set the Mode selector to Auto and turn on the camera. 120 Press MENU Press Press Here are the approximate numbers 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 Capacity of SD Card on page 57 for further detail. 225 pictures NOTE: Scene complexity affects a picture's file size. For example, a picture of trees in autumn has a larger file size than a picture of blue sky at the same resolution and quality setting. Therefore, the number of pictures you can store on the camera internal memory or a memory card may vary. The number of pictures on the LCD screen is for reference only. 26 Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Setting Exposure Compensation You can adjust the exposure compensation value (EV) within the range of -2EV to +2EV in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. This setting can be used to obtain better result when shooting with backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, a dark background, etc. Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press MENU Press EXP [+/-] +0. 3 ISO Press Press NOTE: · A higher EV value is best used for light-coloured subjects and backlit subjects. A lower EV value is best for dark-coloured subjects and for 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 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 27 · Setting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to make the colours of a subject appear more natural under the type of lighting that is available. Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press MENU Press WHITE BALANCE CLOUDY ISO Press Press You can also set White balance in the Video mode as follows: Set the Mode selector to Video and turn on the camera. 0:35 Press MENU WHITE BALANCE AUTO DAY LIGHT CLOUDY TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT BLACK WHITE 0:35 Press When shooting under these conditions: Normal conditions (Camera adjusts white balance automatically. ) Outdoor daylight Cloudy Indoors, illuminated by light bulbs Indoors, illuminated by fluorescent lighting Converts images to black and white Select this setting AUTO 28 Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Changing the ISO Speed This function enables you to change the camera's sensitivity to light by selecting different ISO values. The higher the ISO value, the less the light needed to make an exposure, allowing the same exposure to be achieved with higher shutter speeds or smaller apertures. In a digital camera, higher ISO value allows higher shutter speed, at the expense of mottled or grain appearing in the final picture. You can change the ISO value according to the following steps: Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press MENU Press Press Press 100/200/400: In the same lighting condition, the higher ISO value is, the faster the shutter speed will be. Auto: The camera's sensitivity is automatically changed by different lighting value or subject brightness. The ISO value appears on the LCD screen when ISO setting is activated. Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 29 · Setting the Slow Shutter Mode This function enables you to control how long the shutter stays open. The slow shutter mode can be used to photograph bright subjects such as fireworks in a dark place. There are four options in Slow Shutter mode: 1/8 second, 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second and off. Set the Mode selector to Manual and turn on the camera. Press MENU Press Press Press The shutter speed 1S/2S/4S/8S will appear on the LCD screen when selected. To avoid blurry pictures in the slow shutter mode, place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. 30 Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 4 Recording Video Clips · Recording Video Clips 0:35 Set the Mode selector to Video mode and turn on the camera. 0:04 0:31 Press Shutter button to start Press Shutter button to stop In Video mode, you can record video clips, the resolution is set to 320x240 pixels automatically. [. . . ] The un-installation program runs automatically, please restart your computer when it is finished. Ok, the driver un-installation is completed. 58 Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com · Camera Default Settings Working Mode Playback Mode Auto Mode Descriptions Information Display Resolution/Quality Flash Preview Display Manual Mode Size Quality Flash ON 1600 X 1200/Normal Flash Off Display Image and Information 1600 X 1200 Normal Force Off Default Exposure Compensation 0. 0 White Balance AUTO ISO Speed Preview Display Mode Video Mode SET Mode White Balance Preview Disp Mode Beep Date Style Focus Indicator Auto Power Off LCD Confirm TV Out Language FILE NO. RESET AUTO Display Image and Information AUTO Display Image and Information ON YMD ON 3 Min. ON NTSC ENGLISH ON Polaroid PDC 2350 Digital Camera User Guide www. polaroid-digital. com 59 · Using your batteries WARNINGS! [. . . ]