Polaroid PDC 1320 User Manual

Rev. 1, June 10, 2002

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 9Step 4: Turn the camera ona Press the yellow camera on/off button (a) on the top of the camer

10 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comStep 5: Turn the mode dial to RecordThe Record mode (a) is on the mode dial on the top of the camera. To learn

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 11Step 7: Use the flash (if desired)The camera is pre-set to Auto flash, which means the flash

12 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comStep 9: Frame the photoYou can frame your photo in one of two ways:• Use the framing lines in the optical viewf

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 13The Next StepNow that you have taken your first photo, spend some time with the next section

14 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comAdvanced Features and SettingsThis is what you will find in this section:•Using an AC Adapter or Batteries (pag

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 15Using an AC Adapter or BatteriesYou can use the camera’s AC adapter or four AA batteries. AC

16 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.com1Press the on/off button to turn the camera off.2Connect one end of the AC adapter to the AC connection on the

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 17Keep a set of extra batteries handy, especially on a trip, when it may be hard to find repla

18 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comStoring Photos in MemoryYou can store your photos in the camera’s internal memory or an optional CompactFlash m

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 1Welcome to the Polaroid PDC 1320 Camera!Congratulations on purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX P

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 19Whenever you insert a CompactFlash memory card into the camera, photos are stored on the car

20 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comInserting a CompactFlash card1Turn the camera off.2Open the memory compartment cover on the bottom of the camer

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 21Removing a CompactFlash card1Turn the camera off.2Open the memory compartment cover. 3Push t

22 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comFormatting MemoryAlways format a new CompactFlash memory card before you use it. In fact, format any CompactFla

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 234Turn the mode dial to Setup (a). The SETUP MENU appears in the color LCD. 5Use the LCD scro

24 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comUsing the Mode Dial and MenusThe mode dial on your Polaroid PDC 1320 camera has five modes that you use to perf

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 25The steps below are general instructions for changing menu options. They apply to all menus:

26 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comSetting the Focusing DistanceRotate the distance ring around the camera’s lens, to set the correct camera-to-su

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 27Using the FlashTo select a flash setting, turn the mode dial to Record. The flash button (a)

28 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comFlash Icon Flash SettingForced flash:• The flash fires for every photo.• Use indoors in low light. Using this s

2 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comQuick Start: Taking Your First PhotoStep 1: Unpack your camera kita Camera caseb Polaroid PDC 1320 camerac Wrist

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 29Using the Self-timerThe self-timer button (the same as the color LCD scroll up button) on th

30 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comReading the Photos Remaining IndicatorThis indicator in the status LCD shows the number of photos remaining in

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 31Setting the Photo Quality and Photo ResolutionIn Record mode, pressing the photo quality and

32 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comThese are the high-resolution options and the approximate number of photos you can expect the camera to hold at

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 33These are the low-resolution options and the approximate number of photos you can expect the

34 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comIn Play mode, the status LCD shows the photo quality and resolution of the image currently displayed on the col

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 353Frame the photo in the color LCD.4Press the OK button on the back of the camera. The centra

36 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comReviewing and Deleting Photos in QuickviewQuickview lets you see and delete photos immediately after you take t

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 37Single photo without text•Turn the mode dial to Play. The last photo taken appears as a sing

38 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comThumbnails•Press the LCD button a second time to see the photos you have taken as miniature thumbnails, as show

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 3Step 2: Review the camera’s featuresFront viewa Optical viewfinderb Self-timer indicatorc Fla

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 39Viewing an enlarged areaYou can look at an enlarged quadrant of a photo:1Turn the mode dial

40 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comIf you want to see an even more detailed, enlarged area of the same photo:1Follow steps 1 through 3 above. 2Pre

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 412Select a delay from 2 to 10 seconds between photos. The default is 4 seconds. 3Press OK. Th

42 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comConnecting the camera to your television1Make sure your camera and television are off.2To conserve batteries, u

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 43After you have set up your TV to display photos from your camera, you can also take photos u

44 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.com5To exit the DPOF submenu, press the menu button and the PLAY MENU appears.6Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each p

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 45Deleting PhotosCaution:Once you delete a photo, it cannot be retrieved. It is gone forever!

46 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.com4Press OK and a message appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete the currently displayed photo. Th

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 476Press OK and all the photos stored in memory are deleted. (If you select NO, the photos are

48 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comUsing Menu OptionsThis section describes each menu option in alphabetical order according to the name of the op

4 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comTop viewa Mode dial b Photo quality and resolution buttonc Flash setting buttond Flash settingse Photo resolutio

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 49Option Description and SettingsDELETE ALL?• DELETE MENUDeletes all photos stored in the came

50 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comOption Description and SettingsDPOF• PLAY MENULets you “tag” a photo to specify that you want it printed on a D

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 51Option Description and SettingsEVCOMPENSATION• RECORD MENUSets the exposure-value (EV) brigh

52 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comOption Description and SettingsLANGUAGE• SETUP MENUSets the language to appear in all the menus. • ENGLISH (def

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 53Option Description and SettingsQUICKVIEW• RECORD MENUBriefly displays the photo you have jus

54 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comOption Description and SettingsSLIDE SHOW• PLAY MENUDisplays stored photos as a full-screen slide show on the c

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 55Option Description and SettingsVIDEO MODE• SETUP MENUSelects either NTSC (default) or PAL as

56 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comInstalling PhotoMAX SoftwareAfter you take photos with your Polaroid PDC 1320 camera, you will want to transfer

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 57Now follow these easy steps to install the software:1Turn your computer on.2Insert the softw

58 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comTransferring Photos to Your ComputerCaution: Do not connect the camera to your computer until after you install

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 5Status LCDa Flash setting pointerb Self-timer indicator (when in use)c Battery power indicato

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 596Go to your PC’s desktop and double-click My Computer. Your camera is treated like a separat

60 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.com12To copy all your photos from your camera to your computer, highlight them and drag them to your desktop or to

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 61Accessing Photos in PhotoMAX SoftwareNow that you have transferred your photos to your compu

62 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.com2If you stored your photos in C:\My Documents\My Pictures:a Click the down arrow (a) in the Sample list and the

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 63e Double-click a thumbnail to open it in the image tray.3If you stored your photos in a diff

64 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comGetting Help with PhotoMAX Software•Select the ? button to open the PhotoMAX Online User’s Guide (the software

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 65Camera TroubleshootingYour Polaroid PDC 1320 camera may display the following error messages

66 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comMEMORY FULL• The CompactFlash card or the camera’s internal memory may be full. Delete photos (page 45) or tran

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 67NO CARD• Insert a memory card (page 20) before you format the card or copy photos to it.NO I

68 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comCamera Precautions•This camera is battery operated. Supervise children when the camera is operated by them or u

6 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comRear viewa Camera power/status indicatorb CompactFlash memory card indicatorc Optical viewfinderd LCD scroll up

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 69Limited WarrantiesOne Year Limited WarrantyPolaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital CameraPolaroid

70 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comFCC NoticeThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditi

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 71Contacting PolaroidPolaroid Corporation provides technical support for digital cameras at ww

Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and Techniques 1Digital Camera Tips, Tricks,Terms, and TechniquesWhat kind of batteries should I use?Caut

2 Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and TechniquesNote: The AC adapter may become warm to the touch after extended periods of use. This is

Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and Techniques 3Here are more tips for taking better photos:•To take the BEST photos that your camera can

4 Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and TechniquesHow do I get the best printouts of my photos?This is a tough question to answer exactly,

Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and Techniques 5How do I email photos?There are two ways to email photos: • If your email software is MAP

6 Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and TechniquesWhat is “white-balance compensation”?If you are shooting indoors without a flash, or in o

Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and Techniques 7How do I connect the digital camera to my PC? See the camera User’s Manual for complete

Polaroid PhotoMAX PDC 1320 Digital Camera User’s Manual 7Sideviewa USB connectionb Video connectionc AC power adapter connectionStep 3: Install the ca

8 Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and TechniquesCannot take a photo:•If any LED indicators on the camera blink after you take a photo, wa

Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and Techniques 9The photo looks blurry:Note: Some digital cameras do not have a flash.•The subject of you

10 Polaroid Digital Camera Tips, Tricks, Terms, and TechniquesThe photo has an unnatural color:Note: Some digital cameras do not have a flash.•The fla

PDC 1320 Technical Support Information (This information replaces that found on Page 71) Polaroid Corporation provides technical support for digital

8 Questions? www.PolaroidDigital.comb Insert four AA batteries with the + and - terminals placed as shown.c Close the cover of the battery compartme