User manual POLAROID PDC-800

[. . . ] Do not block the lens or flash with your fingers. 7 View the scene through the viewfinder (or press the LIVE button on the camera to view the scene on the optional LCD monitor) and compose the picture. 8 Select standard or wide-angle view by moving the Bifocal switching lever. PDC-800 Quick Start ­ Page 8 9 Press the shutter release button half-way to activate autofocus, then continue pressing the shutter release button smoothly all the way down to take the picture. Note: When taking several pictures in rapid sequence while in the Still Picture mode, wait at least 1 second between pictures to prevent recording errors. Viewing pictures you have taken You can use the following steps to view the pictures in the camera with television or the optional LCD monitor. If possible, use the AC adapter while viewing pictures to conserve battery power. 1 If you are using television, attach the camera to the television video-in and audio-in connectors using the camera AV cable. (If necessary, refer to the television instructions for using the video-in connector. ) 2 Slide the camera main switch to PLAY. [. . . ] 9 Click Open to start downloading the pictures from the camera to the computer. Each picture appears in an album frame after downloading. 10 Wait for a short audible tone from the camera, indicating that all the selected pictures have been downloaded. 11 If you want, type a description of the album contents in the Description box at the bottom of the Album window. PDC-800 Quick Start ­ Page 14 12 Click Save to display the Save New Album box. 13 Type a name for the album and click OK. The pictures you downloaded are visible in the Album window, and a file name appears below each picture. (The image files in the Polaroid subfolder of the Pstudio folder, on the drive with the PhotoStudio program files. ) 14 To import the pictures to another application, go to Importing pictures to other applications on page 15. Enhancing pictures with PhotoStudio software After you download pictures from the PDC-800 camera and display them in a PhotoStudio Album window as described in the previous section, you can use PhotoStudio software to edit or print one or more of them. To open an image file (picture) in the PhotoStudio application for editing or printing, double-click on the picture in the Album window. After the picture appears in its own PhotoStudio window, follow the instructions in the PhotoStudio User Manual to edit or print it. Importing pictures to other applications After downloading pictures from the camera to your computer, you have several ways to import them to other applications for enhancement, presentation or printing. You can also use the individual picture erasing procedure to erase an unsatisfactory picture immediately after you take it. PDC-800 Quick Start ­ Page 16 Erasing pictures individually 1 Turn the camera main switch to PLAY. 2 Choose to erase pictures from either the internal memory or the memory card by pressing and holding the Select button until IN or CARD appears on the display panel. 3 Press the REC MODE/ERASE button to display Erase on the camera display panel. 4 Press the FWD or REV button until the number of a picture to be erased appears on the display panel or the picture appears on the LCD monitor, then press the shutter release button to erase the picture. 5 Repeat step 4 as necessary to erase additional pictures. 6 Press REC MODE/ERASE to exit from Erase mode. Erasing all pictures at once 1 Turn the camera main switch to PLAY. 2 Choose to erase pictures either from the internal memory or memory card by pressing and holding the Select button until IN or CARD appears on the display panel. PDC-800 Quick Start ­ Page 17 3 Open the side cover of the camera, and press the FORMAT button with a ball-point pen until "Fo" appears on the display panel. 4 Press and hold the shutter release button until the camera emits a short tone. 5 Wait until the counter display returns to "0, " indicating that all pictures have been erased and the internal memory or the memory card has been initialized. Picture storage capacity The number of pictures you can store in the PDC-800 internal memory depends on the image quality mode and recording mode you use. For example, a picture taken in the F (fine) quality mode and the Still Picture & Audio recording mode requires more storage space than a picture taken in the E (economy) quality mode and the Still Picture mode. The following table shows how many pictures you can store in the PDC-800 internal memory at various image quality and recording modes. Fine 9 pictures 7 9 9 Image quality Normal Economy 19 pictures 38 pictures 12 19 19 19 38 38 Still Picture mode Still Picture & Audio mode Continuous mode Document mode Audio mode 7 minutes 46 seconds PDC-800 Quick Start ­ Page 18 You can increase PDC-800 storage capacity by using the optional memory cards described in the following section. Selecting and using memory cards Optional, removable memory cards increase the PDC-800 picture storage capacity. The amount of increased storage depends on the storage capacity of each card and the number of cards you have. Purchasing memory cards You can purchase additional memory cards at many computer and electronic stores. Memory cards used with the PDC-800 must be one of the following: · · Flash memory cards conforming to ATA standard Type I or II memory cards conforming to PCMCIA 2. 1, JEIDA 4. 2 standard, with 40-megabyte maximum capacity and 300-nanosecond maximum write cycle Flash memory cards conforming to AIMS standard, with 40-megabyte maximum capacity · Memory card capacities Memory cards are available in various storage capacities. The table below provides the picture storage capacities of typical memory cards. 4 MB memory card Still Picture mode Still Picture & Audio mode Continuous mode Document mode Audio mode 10 MB memory card Still Picture mode Still Picture & Audio mode Continuous mode Document mode Audio mode Fine 52 pictures 43 52 52 Fine 18 pictures 14 18 18 Image quality Normal Economy 38 pictures 76 pictures 24 38 38 38 76 76 15 minutes 30 seconds Image quality Normal Economy 105 pictures 210 pictures 74 105 105 114 210 210 43 minutes 0 seconds PDC-800 Quick Start ­ Page 19 20 MB memory card Still Picture mode Still Picture & Audio mode Continuous mode Document mode Audio mode Fine 105 pictures 87 105 105 Image quality Normal Economy 211 pictures 422 pictures 149 211 211 230 422 422 86 minutes 33 seconds Inserting and removing memory cards To insert a memory card, open the camera side cover. Make sure the top surface of the card is facing upward, and insert the card into the camera in the direction indicated on the card. [. . . ] (For computer requirements, see What you need on page 3. ) 1 Start your computer and wait for the Windows desktop to appear. 2 Insert the disketted labeled Windows 3. x and Windows 95/NT Disk 1 ­ Setup into the floppy disk drive. 3 If you are using the Windows 95 operating system, click the Start button and select Run. If you are using Windows 3. 1 or Windows NT operating sytem, click the File menu and select Run. [. . . ]