Polaroid PDC4055 Operation & User’s Manual

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www.polaroid.com Product Overview 1. Self-timer LED 2. Flash 3. Viewfinder 4. Lens 5. Wrist strap holder 6. Microphone Front View 1. Viewfinder 2. Flash charging LED 3. Power LED 4. LCD screen 5. Display button 6. Menu/Stop button 7. OK/Play/Pause button 8. Zoom out/Thumbnail button OK M W T Back View 9. Zoom in button 10. Buzzer 11. Flash/Up button 12. Right button 13. Self-timer/Down button 14. Left button 15. Capture/Playback mode button 16. Cover for USB port 17. USB port PDC 4055 TL UM US Mar17.indd 3/20/06, 10:00 2

www.polaroid.com 1. Power button 2. Shutter button 3. Battery/SD card door 4. Tripod mount Bottom View 3 4        2 Top View 1 1. Normal/Macro mode switch N Side view PDC 4055 TL UM US Mar17.indd 3/20/06, 10:00 3

www.polaroid.com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started .........................................................................................6 • Camera Package Contents....................................................................7 • Attaching the Wrist Strap.....................................................................7 • Installing the Batteries .........................................................................8 • Turning the Camera On and Off.............................................................8 • Checking the Battery Level ...................................................................9 • How to Navigate Menus .......................................................................9 2 Camera Setting .......................................................................................10 • Checking Camera Status ....................................................................10 • Camera Mode.................................................................................... 11 • Drive Mode .......................................................................................12 • Setup Menu ......................................................................................12 • Setting the Current Date and Time ......................................................13 • Auto Power Save Settings ..................................................................15 • Setting the Beep Sound On/Off...........................................................16 • Setting Frequency..............................................................................17 • Setting Display Language ...................................................................18 • Setting the Date Stamp On and Off.....................................................19 • Resetting to Default Settings..............................................................20 • Formatting the Internal Memory..........................................................21 • Turning the Information Display and LCD Screen On/Off .......................22 3 Taking Pictures........................................................................................24 • Taking Pictures in the Normal Mode.....................................................24 • Taking Macro Pictures........................................................................25 • Setting Flash Mode............................................................................26 • Setting Self-Timer..............................................................................27 • Zoom Feature ....................................................................................28 • Setting the Image Size and Quality......................................................29 • Setting Exposure Compensation..........................................................32 • Setting the White Balance for Pictures.................................................33 • Changing the ISO Speed.....................................................................34 4 Recording Video Clips..............................................................................35 • Recording Video Clips ........................................................................35 • Setting Video Resolution ....................................................................36 • Recording the White Balance for Video Clips........................................37 PDC 4055 TL UM US Mar17.indd 3/20/06, 10:00 4

www.polaroid.com 5 Reviewing and Managing Pictures and Video Clips .....................................38 • Reviewing Pictures on the LCD Screen ................................................38 • Reviewing Picture and Video Clip Files in Thumbnail .............................38 • Auto Play ..........................................................................................39 • Playing the Video Clip ........................................................................41 • Protect or Unprotect One Picture or Video Clip.....................................41 • Protect or Unprotect All Pictures or Video Clips....................................42 • Deleting One Picture or Video Clip.......................................................43 • Deleting All Pictures and Video Clips ...................................................44 6 Using the SD (Secure Digital) Card..............................................................45 • Using the SD Card..........................................................................................45 • To Copy Pictures and Video Clips from Internal Memory to a Memory Card ........49 • To Print Selected Picture................................................................................. 50 • DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) .......................................................51 7 Installing the Software Onto a Computer...................................................52 • Installing the Software .......................................................................52 • Software Included with Your Camera...................................................53 • Computer System Requirements .........................................................54 8 Transferring Pictures and Video Clips to a Computer ..................................55 • Before You Transfer Files....................................................................55 • Connecting to Your Computer.............................................................55 • Transferring Pictures and Video Clips ..................................................56 • PhotoImpression® 5 Hot Plug Function (PC Only) .................................57 9 Troubleshooting Problems ........................................................................59 • Troubleshooting ................................................................................59 10 Getting Help..........................................................................................62 • Polaroid Online Services.....................................................................62 • Customer Support ..............................................................................62 • ArcSoft Software Help.......................................................................62 11 Appendix ..............................................................................................63 • Technical Specifications .....................................................................63 • Capacity of SD Card ..........................................................................65 • Uninstalling Polaroid PDC 4055 driver (PC Only) ..................................67 • Camera Default Settings ....................................................................68 • Using Your Batteries ..........................................................................69 • Tips, Your Safety & Maintenance ........................................................70 • Regulatory Information.......................................................................71 PDC 4055 TL UM US Mar17.indd 3/20/06, 10:00 5