Polaroid Digital Camera PDC 3000 User Manual

Polaroid Digital Camera

PDC-3000

User’s Guide for PowerMac/PowerPC or

Windows applications

“Polaroid”, “PDC” and “IQA” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA,

U.S.A. All other product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The embedded PDC-3000 compression software is based in part on the work of the Independent

JPEG Group. The embedded PDC-3000 file management software is based in part on SanDisk

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Connecting the camera to your PowerMac or PowerPC

If the PDC-3000 is the only SCSI device

If your PowerMac or PowerPC has other SCSI devices 35

Connecting to an Apple PowerBook

Installing PDC software on your PowerMac/PowerPC

Verifying camera internal settings from your

PowerMac/PowerPC

Connecting the camera to your PC

If the PDC-3000 is the only SCSI device

If your PC has other SCSI devices

Installing the PDC software on your PC

Verifying camera internal settings from your PC

Disconnecting the camera from your computer

3 Using the PDC-3000 camera

Getting acquainted

LCD panel

Viewfinder indicators

Sound indicators

Camera modes

Automatic shutoff

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Taking pictures

Inserting a CompactFlash card

Removing the CompactFlash card

Turning on the camera

Setting to stand-alone mode

Selecting a picture compression level

Selecting Capture mode

Setting the camera for current lighting conditions

Holding the camera

Framing and taking the picture

If you see a viewfinder warning

Using flash

Using Auto Focus

Using Focus Lock

Compensating for back lighting

Labeling pictures

Editing the default picture label

Editing a single picture label

Erasing pictures

100

104

Erasing a single picture

Erasing all pictures

Turning sound indicators on and off

106

Choosing LCD panel display options

Choosing a distance display mode

Choosing the Capture mode display

108

109

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4 Using the PDC-3000 with your PowerMac/PowerPC113

The PDC windows

114

115

116

118

Transfer Pictures window

Take Pictures window

Set Preferences window

Working with pictures in the camera

Viewing pictures in the camera

Selecting thumbnails

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123

124

126

127

Previewing pictures

Viewing picture information

Rotating pictures

Editing a picture label

Transferring pictures to your computer one at a time 128

Transferring multiple pictures to your computer

Choosing IQA processing options

Choosing a file format

131

135

139

141

Deleting pictures from the camera

Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer

Opening a folder

142

143

145

Working with pictures on a CompactFlash card

Operating the camera from the PowerMac/PowerPC

146

Changing operating preferences

Available options

150

153

Changing the preferences

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Releasing the camera from computer control

Releasing the camera

157

158

Restoring computer control

5 Using the PDC-3000 with your PC

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The PDC window

Take Pictures tab

Transfer Pictures tab

Set Preferences tab

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161

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164

Working with pictures in the camera

Viewing pictures in the camera

Selecting thumbnails

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169

170

172

173

Previewing pictures

Viewing picture information

Rotating pictures

Editing a picture label

Transferring pictures to your computer one at a time 174

Transferring multiple pictures to your computer

Choosing IQA processing options

Choosing a file format

177

181

186

188

Deleting pictures from the camera

Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer

Opening a folder

189

191

Working with pictures on a CompactFlash card

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Operating the camera from the PC

192

Changing operating preferences

Available options

198

201

Changing the preferences

Releasing the camera from computer control

Releasing the camera

205

206

Restoring computer control

6 Maintenance and troubleshooting

208

Caring for the PDC-3000 camera

208

Caring for the camera batteries

Recommended battery types

209

210

211

213

218

Charging the batteries in the camera

Charging the batteries outside the camera

Replacing the camera batteries

Caring for CompactFlash cards

219

Purchasing additional CompactFlash cards

Initializing CompactFlash cards

Troubleshooting error messages

223

Troubleshooting SCSI connection problems

PowerMac/PowerPC SCSI ID conflicts

Windows 95 SCSI ID registry entries

228

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PDC-3000 full one-year warranty

Service

229

230

231

Radio and television interference

PDC-3000 camera specifications

234

Required printer settings for IQA

237

Canon BJC-4100 Printer

Epson Stylus Color II Printer

HP 680/682 Printer

238

239

242

244

HP 820/850/855/870 Printer

Software license agreement

246

251

Polaroid Offices and Service Centers

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Quick startup

For more information, see the page indicated.

Setting up

Page

(PowerMac or

PowerPC)

Page

(PC/Windows)

Steps

1 Unpack the PDC-3000 camera.

2 Set the camera’s SCSI ID.

3 Install and charge the camera batteries.

4 Connect the camera to your computer.

5 Install the PDC software on your

computer.

150

198

6 Set the camera internal settings (date,

time, user name, etc.).

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Taking pictures

Page

(PowerMac or

Page

PowerPC)

(PC/Windows)

Steps

1 Disconnect the PDC-3000 camera

from the computer.

2 Insert a CompactFlash card.

3 Turn on the camera.

4 Set the camera for the current lighting

conditions (daylight, incandescent or

fluorescent).

5 Frame and take a picture.

6 Label your pictures (optional).

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Viewing and transferring the pictures in the camera

Page

(PowerMac or

PowerPC)

(PC/Windows)

Steps

1 Connect the camera to the computer.

120

166

2 View thumbnails (small

representations) of the pictures stored

in the camera.

127

141

173

188

3 Select and transfer the pictures to the

computer.

4 Delete the pictures from the camera.

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1 Introduction

The Polaroid PDC-3000 Digital Camera captures high-

quality color pictures electronically, using a unique, million-

pixel CCD (charge coupled device). PDC-3000 pictures

contain up to 16.7 million colors and can be saved as high

resolution (600x800 pixels) or super-high resolution

(1200x1600 pixels) pictures.

The PDC-3000 has all the features of an automatic compact

35mm camera, including automatic exposure, electronic flash

and automatic focus. These features produce correct

exposure, accurate colors and sharp focus under a great

variety of picture-taking conditions. Manual overrides are

also provided for unusual conditions.

In its highest quality picture-taking mode, the PDC-3000

camera stores up to 30 pictures on a removeable, matchbook-

size, 15-megabyte CompactFlash card. Using the camera’s

10:1 image compression mode, you can store up to 150

pictures on a 15-megabyte card. Additional CompactFlash

cards are available in various capacities, and can be

purchased separately to provide more storage.

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Using the PowerMac/PowerPC or Microsoft Windows

software provided with the camera, you can view the pictures

taken with the PDC-3000 camera, optimize them for a

selected monitor or printer, and transfer them to the

computer. You can then use an image-processing application

to edit, save and print the pictures.

When the camera is connected to your computer, you can

control the camera and take pictures via the computer

keyboard and mouse. This is useful when the camera is used

in a stationary setup.

Typical PDC-3000 workflow

To help you understand the full capabilities of the PDC-3000

camera, a typical workflow sequence is presented below.

After you become familiar with PDC-3000 features, you can

use the camera in other ways to best suit your imaging needs.

1 Take pictures with the camera (Chapter 3).

2 Connect the camera to your computer (Chapter 2).

3 Use your computer to view the pictures stored on the camera

CompactFlash card (Chapter 4 for PowerMac or PowerPC,

Chapter 5 for PCs).

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4 Select the pictures you want to keep and transfer them to the

computer (Chapter 4 or 5).

5 Edit or enhance any of the pictures using an image-processing

application such as Adobe Photoshop. (See instructions with

the application.)

6 Print the picture or use it in another application, such as a

desktop publishing application. (See instructions with the

application.)

As an alternative sequence for studio or other stationary

setups, you can leave the PDC-3000 camera permanently

attached to the computer. With the camera connected to the

computer, you can operate the camera controls and take

pictures using the computer’s display, keyboard or mouse.

System requirements

Using the PDC software to view and manipulate pictures

taken with the PDC-3000 camera requires the following

hardware and software. If you do not have the required

configuration, contact your Polaroid dealer.

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PowerMac or PowerPC

systems

A PowerMac or PowerPC family computer or compatible

with a PowerPC processor and 24 megabytes (MB) of RAM.

(32 MB is recommended.)

Apple system software version 7.5 or later.

An image-processing application, such as Adobe Photoshop,

compatible with Adobe Photoshop plug-in modules, is

recommended for working with PDC-3000 pictures. If you

do not have such an application, you can use PDC Direct

(provided and installed as part of the PDC software) to

optimize and transfer pictures from the camera and to

control the camera from the computer.

PC systems

An IBM PC or compatible, with at least a 66 MHz Pentium-

class processor and 24 megabytes (MB) of RAM (32 MB

recommended).

Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT.

An ASPI-compliant SCSI adapter and the appropriate

Windows 95 or Windows NT drivers.

A video adapter and monitor capable of displaying 24-bit

color (16.7 million colors) is recommended for optimal

display of PDC-3000 pictures. (PDC software can be used

with adapters and monitors capable of displaying fewer

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colors, but the quality of pictures displayed on the monitor

may not be satisfactory.)

A TWAIN-compliant image-processing application, such as

Adobe Photoshop, is recommended for working with PDC-

3000 pictures. If you do not have such an application, you

can use PDC Direct (provided and installed as part of the

PDC software) to optimize and transfer pictures from the

camera and to control the camera from the computer.

Technical assistance

From within the U.S.A., call Polaroid toll-free at 1-800-432-

5355, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.(Eastern

time). Polaroid offers a variety of Customer Support Services;

call for details and applicable fees. You can also write to

Polaroid Electronic Imaging Technical Support, 565

Technology Square 3B, Cambridge, MA 02139.

In Canada, call toll-free at 1-800-268-6970. Outside the

U.S.A. and Canada, please contact the Polaroid office nearest

you. See Polaroid Offices and Service Centers on page 251.

Technical support is also available over the Internet. Connect

to the Polaroid World Wide Web site at

http://www.polaroid.com.

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Using this manual

This book explains how to set up and use your Polaroid

PDC-3000 camera. It also includes the procedures for

installing the PDC software on your PowerMac or PowerPC

computer or PC, and for taking, viewing and saving pictures

taken with the PDC-3000 camera. To use these instructions,

you should be familiar with the operation of your

PowerMac/PowerPC computer or PC with the Microsoft

Windows 95 operating system.

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

Quick startup: Summarizes instructions for setting up the

PDC-3000 camera and software, and for taking pictures and

transferring them to the computer.

1 Introduction: Briefly describes the PDC-3000 camera, lists

system requirements and explains how to obtain technical

assistance.

2 Setting up: Explains how to install the camera batteries,

install the PDC software on your PowerMac/PowerPC

computer or PC, and connect the PDC-3000 camera to your

computer.

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3 Using the PDC-3000 camera: Explains the PDC-3000

camera controls, and provides instructions for taking and

labeling pictures.

4 Using the PDC-3000 with your PowerMac/PowerPC: Tells

you how to use your PowerMac or PowerPC computer to

view pictures taken with the PDC-3000 camera, how to

optimize and transfer them from the camera to your

PowerMac or PowerPC, and how to operate the camera from

your computer.

5 Using the PDC-3000 with your PC: Tells you how to use

your IBM-compatible computer and Windows to view

pictures taken with the PDC-3000 camera, how to optimize

and transfer them from the camera to your PC, and how to

operate the camera from your PC.

6 Maintenance and troubleshooting: Contains battery and

CompactFlash card information, solutions to problems that

might occur, and warranty and service information.

Appendixes: Contain camera specifications, required printer

settings for using the IQA image enhancement features,

software license agreements and Polaroid locations

worldwide.

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2 Setting up

Unpacking

Listed below are the components in the PDC-3000 camera

package. If any is missing, contact your dealer immediately.

01c.CDR

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a PDC-3000 camera with 38mm-equivalent lens

b Hand strap

c Shoulder strap

d Power adapter/trickle charger: Recharges the NiCad batteries

in the camera and provides power for the camera while the

batteries are charging.

e Camera batteries: Four “AA” NiCad rechargeable batteries.

SCSI cable (2 meter) and DB25/50 pin Centronics adapter:

Connect the PDC-3000 camera to a PowerMac/PowerPC

computer or PC SCSI port.

g Removeable CompactFlash card: Stores the pictures taken by

the camera. Addional cards can be purchased for increasing

storage capacity.

h Software diskettes (or CD-ROM): PDC Plug-in software for

PowerMac/PowerPC and Windows, TWAIN driver (for

Windows 95 and Windows NT only) and Polaroid PDC

Direct camera utility software for PowerMac/PowerPC and

Windows.

Note: Please be sure to fill out and return the registration

card packed with the PDC-3000 camera. As a registered

owner, you will be among the first to receive information

about PDC software updates and the availability of new

PDC-3000 products.

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WARNING: NOTHING INSIDE THE PDC-3000 CAMERA

EXCEPT THE BATTERIES IS USER-SERVICEABLE. TO

AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING THE

CAMERA OR VOIDING THE WARRANTY, DO NOT

DISASSEMBLE THE CAMERA.

Optional accessories

You may have also purchased one or more of the following

optional accessories for the PDC-3000 camera. (Any

necessary instructions are packaged with each accessory.)

60mm-equivalent lens: Interchangeable lens for enlarging

more distant subjects.

SCSI host adapter: Adapter board for adding a SCSI port to

IBM-compatible computers (PCs) for communicating with

the PDC-3000 camera and other SCSI devices.

SlimSCSI adapter kit: Adapter, 1-meter cable and software

for connecting the PDC-3000 camera to the PCMCIA slot of

a PC notebook computer.

CompactFlash card reader kit: Hardware and software for

transferring pictures from a CompactFlash card directly to a

computer without using the PDC-3000 camera.

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110-volt 5-hour battery charger: Fully charges the PDC-3000

NiCad batteries in 5 hours from AC power.

3-amp power supply: Allows operation of the PDC-3000

camera from AC power with the NiCad batteries removed.

12-volt auto adapter and recharger: Recharges the batteries

in the camera and provides power for the camera from an

automotive lighter socket.

Studio kit: Camera accessories and software for using the

PDC-3000 in a studio setting and manually controlling

effective film speed, aperture, shutter speed and focus.

1-meter SCSI cable: Maximum recommended length cable for

connecting the PDC-3000 camera to Apple PowerBook

computers. (The 2-meter cable provided with the PDC-3000

is not recommended for use with PowerBook computers.)

Carrying case: Soft case with shoulder strap for the PDC-

3000 camera and accessories.

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Setting up the PDC-3000 camera

Attaching the camera

straps

A hand strap and a shoulder strap are provided with the

PDC-3000 camera. To help prevent damage to the camera

and to make camera handling easier, attach one or the other.

(You cannot attach both at the same time.)

To attach a strap, connect the ends of the strap to the eyelets

on the front and the back of the camera. Slide the plastic

sleeve on each hook toward the eyelet until it snaps to lock

the strap securely.

STRAP2.CDR

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Setting the SCSI ID

The PDC-3000 camera is a Small Computer Systems

Interface (SCSI) device. You can connect up to seven SCSI

devices to your computer, one to another in a SCSI chain.

Note: If you are connecting the PDC-3000 camera to an IBM

PC or compatible computer, the computer must have an

ASPI-compliant SCSI adapter. (See System requirements on

page 14.)

The PDC-3000 camera’s SCSI ID is preset to 4 at the factory.

You do not need to change this number unless another SCSI

device in the chain is already using it. To determine whether

4 is already being used, check the user guides of the other

devices or run a SCSI utility program.

WARNING: EACH SCSI DEVICE CONNECTED TO

YOUR COMPUTER MUST HAVE ITS OWN UNIQUE ID

NUMBER SO YOUR COMPUTER CAN DISTINGUISH IT

FROM OTHER ATTACHED SCSI DEVICES. USING TWO

OR MORE DEVICES WITH THE SAME ID NUMBER

CAN CAUSE THEM TO MALFUNCTION. YOU CAN

LOSE DATA AS A RESULT.

If the PDC-3000 is your only external SCSI device or no

other device in the chain is using ID 4, skip the rest of this

section and go on to Installing and charging the batteries on

page 27. If you must change the camera’s SCSI ID, use the

following steps:

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1 Make sure the camera power is off and the camera is

disconnected from the computer. If the camera is on, turn it

off by pressing the power button (a).

08b.CDR

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2 Open the connector cover and locate the SCSI ID selector.

03.CDR

3 Insert a small screwdriver into the slot and rotate the selector

until the arrow points to the desired SCSI ID.

Note: Do not use 7 or 0, which are customarily reserved for

the computer and for PowerMac/PowerPC hard drives. If

possible, you should also avoid SCSI ID 3, which is often

used for internal CD-ROM drives.

4 Close the connector cover.

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Installing and charging

the batteries

The four NiCad “AA” rechargeable batteries packaged with

the PDC-3000 camera are shipped uncharged. To use the

camera, you must install the batteries and charge them as

described below.

1 Press the latch on the side of the battery holder, unlatch the

holder and remove it from the camera.

04.CDR

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2 Unwrap and install the four “AA” NiCad batteries provided,

observing the battery orientation label in the battery holder.

(Install the two outside batteries first, then install the two

inside batteries.)

05.CDR

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WARNING: USE ONLY THE BATTERIES PROVIDED OR

THE “AA” NICAD RECHARGEABLE BATTERY TYPES

RECOMMENDED ON PAGE 210. OTHER TYPES, SUCH

AS ALKALINE OR LITHIUM “AA” BATTERIES, WILL

NOT OPERATE THE CAMERA, AND MAY CAUSE

INJURY OR DAMAGE THE CAMERA IF YOU ATTEMPT

TO CHARGE THEM AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

3 Engage the battery holder and close it, making sure it latches.

06.CDR

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4 Open the connector cover and connect the power

adapter/trickle charger to the camera and to AC power.

07.CDR

Important: Do not operate the camera until the batteries have

charged for about 6 hours. After this 6-hour period, you can

use the camera while the batteries continue to charge.

Note: The camera is not operable without the batteries, even

if the power adapter/trickle charger is connected.

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Charge the new batteries completely by leaving the charger

connected to the camera for about 12 hours. (After this initial

charging, the batteries will recharge completely in about 6

hours.)

WARNING: USE ONLY THE POWER ADAPTER/

TRICKLE CHARGER PROVIDED FOR CHARGING THE

BATTERIES WHILE THEY ARE IN THE CAMERA.

OTHER ADAPTERS AND CHARGERS SIMILAR IN

APPEARANCE ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY CAN

OVERHEAT THE BATTERIES AND CAUSE INJURY OR

CAMERA DAMAGE.

BE SURE TO REMOVE THE BATTERIES FROM THE

CAMERA WHEN USING THE OPTIONAL 3-AMP

POWER SUPPLY INSTEAD OF THE POWER ADAPTER/

TRICKLE CHARGER DESCRIBED ABOVE.

You can also charge the batteries outside the camera with

optional 110-volt 5-hour battery charger (see Optional

accessories on page 21) or another charger compatible with

your local AC voltage and designed for NiCad “AA”

batteries. Carefully follow the instructions provided with the

charger you are using.

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Connecting the camera to your PowerMac or PowerPC

The PDC-3000 camera is an internally terminated SCSI

device designed to connect to the SCSI port of your

PowerMac or PowerPC computer. How you connect the

PDC-3000 depends on whether you have other SCSI devices

connected to your computer.

Be sure to set the camera’s SCSI ID as described on page 24

before connecting the camera.

WARNING: IF YOU ARE CONNECTING THE PDC-3000

TO AN APPLE POWERBOOK COMPUTER, READ

"CONNECTING TO AN APPLE POWERBOOK" ON

PAGE 36 BEFORE CONTINUING.

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WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT

THE PDC-3000 CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE

WHILE THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER IS

TURNED ON. DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE

DEVICE, YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH. (TURN OFF

THE CAMERA BY PRESSING POWER BUTTON a.)

08b.CDR

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If the PDC-3000 is the

only SCSI device

If the PDC-3000 camera is the only external SCSI device

being used with your computer, turn off the computer and

the camera. Then connect the SCSI cable provided to the

computer’s SCSI port (a). The port is marked with a SCSI

symbol for easy identification. Connect the other end of the

system cable (b) to the camera’s SCSI connector.

10A.CDR

Use only the SCSI cable provided with the camera. Other

cables may appear similar, but could damage the camera or

your computer. If you are using an Apple PowerBook

computer, read the special instructions on page 36 before

continuing.

After connecting the SCSI cable, connect the camera to AC

power using the power adapter/trickle charger (c).

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IMPORTANT: ALWAYS CONNECT THE CAMERA TO

AC POWER WHEN IT IS CONNECTED TO THE

COMPUTER. IF THE CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI

DEVICE TURNS OFF WHILE CONNECTED, IT COULD

CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK.

If your PowerMac or

PowerPC has other

SCSI devices

Because the PDC-3000 camera is internally terminated, you

must install it as the last device in your SCSI chain as follows:

1 Turn off the computer, all SCSI devices, and the camera.

2 Remove the terminator (a) from the last SCSI device in your

SCSI chain.

10B.CDR

Note: Keep the terminator. You must reconnect it if you use

the computer while the camera is not attached.

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3 Attach the DB25/50 pin Centronics adapter (b) to the end of

the SCSI cable (c).

Use only the SCSI cable provided with the camera. Other

cables may appear similar, but could damage the camera or

your computer. If you are using an Apple PowerBook

computer, read the special instructions on page 36 before

continuing.

4 Connect the DB25/50 pin Centronics adapter (b) to the

connector from which you removed the terminator.

5 Connect the other end of the SCSI cable (d) to the SCSI

connector on the PDC-3000 camera.

6 Connect the camera to AC power with the power

adapter/trickle charger (e).

IMPORTANT: ALWAYS CONNECT THE CAMERA TO

AC POWER WHEN IT IS CONNECTED TO THE

COMPUTER. IF THE CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI

DEVICE TURNS OFF WHILE CONNECTED, IT COULD

CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK.

Connecting to an

Apple PowerBook

In addition to the cables and adapters described in the

previous sections, Apple PowerBook computers require a 1-

meter SCSI cable and an HDI-30/DB25 adapter (available

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from PowerMac/PowerPC dealers) to connect the PDC-3000

to the PowerBook SCSI port.

If you are using an Apple PowerBook, do not use the 2-meter

SCSI cable provided with the PDC-3000, and do not use a

SCSI dock adapter or a cable-type adapter. (These cables and

adapters may not work and could corrupt data on your

PowerBook hard disk.)

WARNING: WITH POWERBOOK COMPUTERS, USE A

SCSI CABLE NO LONGER THAN 1 METER TO

CONNECT THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER OR TO

THE LAST DEVICE IN THE SCSI CHAIN. LONGER

CABLES MAY CORRUPT DATA OR DAMAGE THE

COMPUTER'S HARD DRIVE.

Other than the exceptions above, follow the instructions for

connecting to PowerMac/PowerPC computers (starting on

page 32) when connecting the PDC-3000 camera to an Apple

PowerBook computer.

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Installing PDC software on your PowerMac/PowerPC

To view PDC-3000 pictures stored in the camera, optimize

and transfer pictures from the camera to your computer,

operate the camera through the computer, or change camera

setup options, you must use one of the following programs

on your PowerMac or PowerPC. Both are provided with the

PDC-3000 camera and are installed during the procedure

described below.

PDC Plug-in software Using the Plug-in after it is installed

requires an image-processing application (not provided)

compatible with Adobe Photoshop plug-in modules.

PDC Direct software If you do not have an image-

processing application compatible with Photoshop plug-in

modules, you can use PDC Direct to transfer pictures from

the PDC-3000 to your computer.

To install the PDC software on your PowerMac or PowerPC:

1 Insert the PDC for PowerMac/PowerPC disk or CD-ROM

into an internal or external drive.

2 If the disk contents are not already visible, open the disk.

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3 Be sure to read any Read Me file included on the disk. The

Read Me file contains important late-breaking product

information that may affect installation or use.

4 Double-click the Installer icon to open the Installer program.

5 Click the Install button and follow instructions on the screen.

6 If you are installing the Plug-in software, choose an

Acquire/Export folder. (This step may not be necessary if you

are using the Plug-in with Adobe Photoshop version 4.0.)

7 When an on-screen message indicates that installation has

been completed, click OK.

8 If you have not already connected the PDC-3000 to the

computer, turn off the computer and connect the camera as

described on page 32.

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9 Turn on the camera by pressing the power button (a).

08b.CDR

10 Restart your computer.

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11 Start PDC Direct and wait for the Take Pictures window to

appear, verifying that the camera and computer are

communicating.

TAKPIX.BMP

Note: If an error message appears instead of the Take

Pictures window, refer to Troubleshooting SCSI connection

problems on page 228 to correct the problem.

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Verifying camera internal settings from your

PowerMac/PowerPC

The PDC-3000 camera stores the following settings in its

internal memory:

User name

Default picture label

Current date

Current time

Automatic shutoff timeout values

Image compression mode

Camera sound indicator status

Before using the PDC-3000 camera for the first time, verify

(and change, if necessary) these settings by following

instructions in Changing operating preferences on page 150.

After verifying the camera’s internal settings, proceed as

follows:

If you intend to take pictures with the camera disconnected

from the computer, close your image-processing application

or PDC Direct by choosing Quit from the File menu. Then

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turn off the computer and the camera, and disconnect the

camera as described on page 53. Refer to Using the PDC-

3000 camera on page 56 for picture-taking instructions.

If you will take pictures while using the computer to control

the camera, leave the camera connected to the computer.

Refer to Using the PDC-3000 with your

PowerMac/PowerPC on page 113.

Connecting the camera to your PC

The PDC-3000 camera is an internally terminated SCSI

device designed to connect to a SCSI adapter on your IBM-

compatible computer. How you connect the PDC-3000

depends on whether you have other SCSI devices connected

to your computer.

Note: Be sure to set the camera’s SCSI ID as described on

page 24 before connecting the camera. Also, your IBM-

compatible computer must have an ASPI-compliant SCSI

adapter for attaching the camera. See System requirements on

page 14 for more information.

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WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT

THE PDC-3000 CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE

WHILE THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER IS

TURNED ON. DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE

DEVICE, YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH. (TURN OFF

THE CAMERA BY PRESSING POWER BUTTON a.)

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If the PDC-3000 is the

only SCSI device

If the PDC-3000 camera is the only external SCSI device

being used with your computer, turn off the computer and

the camera. Then connect the SCSI cable provided to the

computer’s SCSI port (a). Connect the other end of the

system cable (b) to the camera’s SCSI connector.

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Use only the SCSI cable provided with the camera. Other

cables may appear similar, but could damage the camera or

your computer.

After connecting the SCSI cable, connect the camera to AC

power using the power adapter/trickle charger (c).

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If your PC has other

SCSI devices

Follow the steps below if your computer has other external

SCSI devices in addition to the PDC-3000 camera. Because

the PDC-3000 camera is internally terminated, you must

install it as the last device in your SCSI chain as follows:

1 Turn off the computer, all SCSI devices, and the camera.

2 Remove the terminator (a) from the last device in your SCSI

chain.

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Note: Keep the terminator. You will need to reconnect it if

you wish to use the computer while the camera is

disconnected from it.

3 If necessary for your installation, attach the DB25/50 pin

Centronics adapter (b) to the end of the SCSI cable (c).

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Use only the cable provided with the camera. Other cables

may appear similar, but could damage the camera or your

computer.

4 Connect the DB25/50 pin Centronics adapter (b) to the

connector from which you removed the terminator.

5 Connect the other end of the SCSI cable (d) to the SCSI

connector on the PDC-3000 camera.

6 Connect the camera to AC power using the power

adapter/trickle charger (e).

IMPORTANT: Always connect the camera to AC power

when it is connected to the computer. If the camera or any

other SCSI device turns off while connected, it could corrupt

data on your hard disk.

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Installing the PDC software on your PC

To view PDC-3000 pictures stored in the camera, optimize

and transfer pictures from the camera to your computer,

operate the camera through the computer, or change camera

setup options, you must use one of the following programs

on your PC. Both are provided with the PDC-3000 camera

and are installed during the procedure given below.

PDC TWAIN driver Using the TWAIN driver requires an

image-processing application (not provided) compatible with

the TWAIN specification.

PDC Direct software If you do not have an image-

processing application compatible with TWAIN, you can use

PDC Direct to transfer pictures from the PDC-3000 to your

computer.

To install the PDC software:

1 Turn on the computer and start Windows.

2 Insert the PDC for Windows diskette or CD-ROM into the

drive.

3 Click the Windows 95 Start button and choose Run.

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4 Type a:\setup (or b:\setup if the diskette is in drive B) and

click OK.

5 Follow instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

6 When an on-screen message indicates that installation has

been completed, click OK.

7 Remove the diskette or CD-ROM from the drive.

8 If you have not already connected the PDC-3000 to the

computer, turn off the computer and connect the camera as

described on page 43.

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9 Turn on the camera by pressing the power button (a).

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10 Restart your computer.

11 Start PDC Direct and wait for the Take Pictures tab to

appear, verifying that the camera and computer are

communicating.

TAKPCDIR.BMP

Note: If an error message appears instead of the Take

Pictures window, refer to Troubleshooting SCSI connection

problems on page 228 to correct the problem.

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Verifying camera internal settings from your PC

The PDC-3000 camera stores the following settings in its

internal memory:

User name

Default picture label

Camera sound indicator status

Current date and time

Image compression mode

Automatic shutoff timeout values

Before using the PDC-3000 camera for the first time, verify

(and change, if necessary) these settings by following

instructions in Changing operating preferences on page 198.

After verifying the camera’s internal settings, proceed as

follows:

If you intend to take pictures with the camera disconnected

from the computer, close your image-processing application

by choosing Exit from the File menu. Then turn off the

computer and the camera, and disconnect the camera as

described below. Refer to Using the PDC-3000 camera on

page 56 for picture-taking instructions.

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If you wish to take pictures while using the computer to

control the camera, leave the camera connected to the

computer. Refer to Using the PDC-3000 with your PC on

page 159.

Disconnecting the camera from your computer

If you want to take pictures with the PDC-3000 camera away

from the computer, use the following steps to disconnect it.

Note: The procedure below disconnects the camera cable

from the computer. To use the camera controls for taking

pictures without disconnecting the camera from the

computer, see Releasing the camera from computer control

on page 157 (PowerMac/PowerPC) or page 205 (PC) instead.

1 Turn off the computer.

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2 Turn off the camera by pressing the Power button (a).

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WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT

THE PDC-3000 CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE

WHILE THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER IS

TURNED ON. DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE

DEVICE, YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH.

3 Disconnect the camera cable from the computer or from the

SCSI device to which it is connected.

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4 Disconnect the camera cable from the camera by pressing the

latching levers and pulling straight out.

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5 If other SCSI devices are connected to your computer and

you wish to use the computer while the camera is

disconnected, install a terminator on the SCSI device

connector to which the camera was attached.

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3 Using the PDC-3000 camera

Using the Polaroid PDC-3000 camera is similar to using a

conventional 35mm point-and-shoot camera. But instead of

storing pictures on photographic film, the PDC-3000 camera

stores electronic images internally on the camera's

removeable CompactFlash card or on a computer connected

to the camera.

In its highest quality picture-taking mode, the PDC-3000

camera stores up to 30 pictures on a removeable, 15-

megabyte CompactFlash card. Using the camera’s 10:1 image

compression mode, you can store 150 pictures on a 15-

megabyte card. Additional CompactFlash cards are available

in various capacities, and can be purchased separately to

provide more storage.

The camera controls allow you to control the use of flash,

automatic focus, white balance and other features just as you

would operate any other camera. You can also attach a label

to each picture and erase pictures you don’t want to keep.

When connected by a cable (tethered mode) to a computer

running PDC software, the camera can be controlled with the

computer keyboard and mouse, and its viewfinder image

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appears on the computer screen. In this mode, it transfers

each picture as it is taken directly to the computer for

viewing, printing, editing or storing. In the tethered mode, the

camera can also send all its stored pictures to the computer at

once.

This chapter explains how to use the camera in the stand-

alone mode. To use your computer for controlling the camera

during picture-taking and to transfer pictures from the

camera to your computer, see Using the PDC-3000 with your

PowerMac/PowerPC (page 113) or Using the PDC-3000

with your PC (page 159).

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Getting acquainted

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a Flash: Provides controlled subject lighting for correctly

exposed and color-balanced pictures.

b Lens: Directs and focuses light into camera for capturing

pictures.

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c LCD panel: Displays picture numbers and labels, along with

symbols (icons) indicating camera conditions and errors. See

LCD panel on page 63.

d SCSI address selector: Sets the camera’s SCSI address

(required for communication with your computer).

e SCSI cable connector: Provides a connection to your

computer via the SCSI cable provided.

Power adapter connector: Connection for the power

adapter/trickle charger.

g Viewfinder: Used for framing pictures. Also displays signals

informing the operator about camera conditions. See

Viewfinder indicators on page 67.

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h Power button: Turns the camera power on and off.

CompactFlash card slot: Accepts a CompactFlash card for

storing images.

Erase button: Used in the Index mode to erase pictures from

the CompactFlash card. (See Erasing pictures on page 99.)

Also used in the Index or Capture mode to erase or edit

picture labels. (See Labeling pictures on page 92.)

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k Label button: Activates or deactivates the Label field in the

LCD panel for creating or editing picture labels. See Labeling

pictures on page 92.

Scroll buttons: When the camera is in the Menu mode, scrolls

through the camera menus and menu choices. When the

camera is in the Index mode, scrolls through the numbers and

labels of the pictures stored on the camera CompactFlash

card. If the Label field is active, scrolls through the list of

alphanumeric characters for insertion in a label. (See

Labeling pictures on page 92.)

m Enter button: When the camera is in the Menu mode, selects

the currently displayed menu item. If the Label field is active,

enters the currently displayed character in the space above

the cursor and moves the cursor to the right. (See Labeling

pictures on page 92.)

n Shutter button: Pressing half-way down focuses the camera

and measures available light for automatically setting

exposure. Pressing fully takes a picture. Also used with other

buttons to delete pictures from the camera.

o Backlight Compensation button: Increases exposure for

correct subject lighting in backlighted scenes. See

Compensating for back lighting on page 90.

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p Battery compartment: Holds the four rechargeable NiCad

“AA” batteries powering the camera.

q Mode button: Changes the camera to Menu mode for

selecting Index, Compression, Sound or Distance mode.

Pressing a second time returns the camera to Capture mode

for taking pictures. (See Camera modes on page 70 for more

information.)

White Balance button: Sets the camera for accurate color

rendition in daylight, incandescent light or fluorescent light.

See Setting the camera for current lighting conditions on page

81.

s Auto Focus button: Disables automatic focus and sets focus

distance at infinity. See Using Auto Focus on page 88.

Flash button: Sets flash for automatic, on or off. See Using

flash on page 85.

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LCD panel

The LCD panel on the PDC-3000 camera displays text and

symbols indicating various camera settings and error

conditions.

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a Time and date. When the camera is in Capture mode,

displays the current time and date. To set, see Changing the

preferences on page 150 (PowerMac/PowerPC) or page 198

(PC). When the camera is in Index mode, displays the time

and date the currently displayed picture was taken.

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b White balance indicator. Displays current lighting conditions

setting: (blank) daylight, ( ) incandescent light, (

fluorescent light.

)

To change the white balance setting, see Setting camera for

current lighting conditions on page 81.

c Flash setting indicator. Displays current flash setting: (

)

automatic flash, ( ) flash on, (blank) flash off.

To change the setting, see Using flash on page 86.

d Auto Focus indicator. Displays current auto focus setting:

( ) Auto Focus on, ( ) Auto Focus off.

To change the setting, see Using Auto Focus on page 88.

e Picture counter. When the camera is in the Capture mode,

displays the number of pictures stored on the camera

CompactFlash card. In the Index mode, displays the number

of the picture being labeled or erased.

Battery level indicator. Displays current battery level: fully

charged ( ), low ( ), and other levels.

Discharged batteries should be recharged (see Caring for the

camera batteries on page 208) or replaced with charged

batteries.

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g Sound indicator. Displays status of camera sound: (blank)

sound on, ( ) sound off.

To change the setting, see Turning sound indicators on and

off on page 106.

h Index mode indicator. Appears when the camera is in the

Index mode.

Backlight compensation indicator. Displays backlight

compensation setting: ( ) on, (blank) off.

To change the setting, see Compensating for back lighting on

page 90.

Menu and label area. Displays camera menus and a 10-

character label for the current picture. (Also used for

displaying messages, as described in item l.)

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k Error indicator. Displays “Error” when an error condition

exists (low light, low battery, flash not ready, CompactFlash

card full or internal hardware error). See page 223 for error

message troubleshooting information.

Message area. Displays error messages , distance to subject as

measured by the camera's rangefinder, and confirmation

messages for erasing pictures and connecting the camera to

the computer. (Also used for displaying menus and labels, as

described in item j.)

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Viewfinder indicators

For convenience while taking pictures, the PDC-3000

provides a yellow LED and a red LED at the bottom of the

viewfinder. If an error condition occurs, these indicators light

to alert you.

Indicator

Meaning

Yellow

Flash has not completely

charged or picture being

stored

Insufficient light, storage

CompactFlash card full, low

battery or internal hardware

error

Blinking red when

Shutter button partially

depressed

When a blinking red LED appears in the viewfinder, the LCD

panel also displays an explanatory error message. (See LCD

panel on page 63.)

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Sound indicators

The PDC-3000 provides audible tones to help alert you to the

following operating or error conditions:

Sound

Meaning

One high-pitched tone

when camera power

turned on

Camera is ready to take

pictures

Two high-pitched tones

followed by a low-pitched

tone when Shutter button

pressed half way

Low battery

Two high-pitched tones

CompactFlash card removed

followed by a low-pitched while image data being

tone when CompactFlash

card removed from

camera

transferred

Two high-pitched tones

when Shutter button

pressed half way

Insufficient light, flash not

ready, CompactFlash card

full or internal hardware

error

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Sound

Meaning

One or two low-pitched

Internal hardware error or

tones when camera turned special condition

One or more low-pitched

tones followed by camera

powering off

Battery power insufficient for

camera operation

When two high-pitched tones or a low-pitched tone indicate

an error condition, the LCD panel also displays an

explanatory message. (See LCD panel on page 63.)

If you wish, you can turn camera sound off for the error

condition signals. To use the computer to turn camera sound

off and on, see Changing the preferences on page 153

(PowerMac/PowerPC) or page 198 (PC). To turn sound off

and on with the camera's controls, see Turning the sound

indicators on and off on page 106.

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Camera modes

The PDC-3000 has several operating modes:

Mode

Purpose

Capture

Used for picture-taking. You can also edit

the default picture label while you are in

the Capture mode. (See Labeling pictures

on page 92 for more information.)

Index

Provides access to the Index mode and the

Compression, Sound, CompactFlast card,

Distance, Storage and Display menus.

Allows you to use the Scroll buttons to

scroll through the numbers, times, dates

and labels of the pictures stored in the

camera. In this mode, you can also delete

pictures and edit individual labels.

Choose these modes by pressing the Mode button to toggle

between the Capture and Menu modes. In the menu mode,

you can select the Index, Compression, Sound, CompactFlash

card, Distance, Storage or Display menu by pressing one of

the Scroll buttons and pressing the Enter button when the

desired menu name appears on the LCD panel.

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Automatic shutoff

To help conserve battery power, the PDC-3000 has an

automatic shutoff feature that turns off the camera after a

preset period of inactivity (2 minutes, unless you change it as

described below). The camera also turns off the viewfinder

image, which can be displayed on the computer screen when

taking pictures with the camera connected to the computer, if

the camera remains inactive for a preset period.

The automatic shutoff timeout periods can be adjusted

through the camera's internal settings. See Changing the

preferences on page 153 (PowerMac/PowerPC) or page 198

(PC).

Note: Automatic shutoff is disabled while the camera is

connected to AC power and is under computer control

(displaying "connected" on the LCD panel).

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Taking pictures

Inserting a

CompactFlash card

Insert a CompactFlash card (a) into the camera by sliding it

into the CompactFlash card slot. Be sure to orient the card

with the insertion arrow (b) facing upward and pointing into

the slot.

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Slide the card into the slot until it stops, then press it firmly

to engage the connector on the forward edge.

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Removing the

CompactFlash card

To remove the CompactFlash card, pull it out of the

CompactFlash card slot.

You can safely remove the CompactFlash card with camera

power on or off, but do not remove the card when any of

these messages is visible on the camera LCD panel:

• busy

• erasing

• connected

• opening cf

• formatting

If you do remove the card during one of these operations, the

message “retry cf” appears on the LCD panel. To resume and

complete the operation, reinsert the CompactFlash card and

press the Enter button. To abort the operation instead, turn

the camera off and back on.

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Turning on the camera

To turn on the PDC-3000 camera, press the Power button

(a).

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When you press the Power button, the camera performs a

brief self-test, accesses the CompactFlash card (if one is in the

camera), then displays a normal LCD panel. If the sound

indicators are enabled, the camera also emits a short, high-

pitched tone to indicate that it passed the self-test and is

ready to take pictures.

If the camera detects any problems or errors during its self-

test, it displays an error message on the LCD and emits one

or two short, low-pitched tones. (For more information about

error messages, see Troubleshooting error messages on page

223.)

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Setting to stand-alone

mode

If your PDC-3000 camera is connected to a computer, you

must release it from computer control to operate in the stand-

alone mode.

Use either of these two methods to release it:

Use the computer to release the camera. (See Releasing the

camera from computer control, page 157 for

PowerMac/PowerPC or page 201 for PC.)

Disconnect the camera from the computer. (See

Disconnecting the camera from your computer on page 53.)

WARNING: DO NOT DISCONNECT OR CONNECT

ANY DEVICE WHILE THE DEVICE OR YOUR

COMPUTER IS TURNED ON. DOING SO COULD

DAMAGE THE DEVICE, YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH.

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Selecting a picture

compression level

Available compression levels

The PDC-3000 offers three picture compression levels and a

no-compression setting. Each level uses a different method to

process the image data, providing several choices of image

quality and storage requirements:

Resulting Typical image

Compression image capacity, 15MB capacity, 30MB

card card

15 30

Typical image

level

quality

Comp off

Best

No loss 2:1

Lossy 5:1

Best

150

300

Good

Fair

Lossy 10:1

150

Storage space requirements for all compression levels except

"Comp off" (no compression) vary according to picture

scene. For this reason, storage space requirements and images

per CompactFlash card presented above are typical.

For the highest quality images and efficient use of storage

capacity, the No loss 2:1 setting is recommended. This

compression mode reduces the storage requirements for each

image while reproducing the original digital values with 100-

percent accuracy. The Lossy 5:1 and Lossy 10:1 compression

modes dramatically reduce storage requirements, but they

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lose some picture information and slightly degrade picture

quality.

Note: Comp off and No loss 2:1 result in the same image

quality (best). In the Comp off mode, however, the camera

requires slightly less time for completing the picture-taking

sequence to be ready for the next picture.

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Changing the compression level

Use the steps below to change the compression level.

Note: You can also use your computer to set the compression

level. See Changing the preferences on page 150

(PowerMac/PowerPC) or page 198 (PC).

1 Press the Mode button to display "compress?" on the LCD

panel (a).

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2 Press the Enter button to display the current compression

level (“comp off,” “noloss 2:1,” “lossy 5:1,” or “lossy

10:1”).

3 Press a scroll button (b) until the desired compression level

appears.

4 Press the Mode button to return to the Capture mode.

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Selecting Capture

mode

Before taking pictures, make sure the camera is in the

Capture mode. In the Capture mode, the current time and

date appears on the LCD panel, and the word “index” is not

visible.

If the camera is in another mode instead, set the mode to

Capture by pressing the Mode button.

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Setting the camera for

current lighting

conditions

To achieve accurate colors, you must choose the white

balance setting that matches lighting conditions in the scene.

Using an incorrect setting can give your pictures an unnatural

yellow, blue or green tint.

Use the daylight setting for taking pictures outdoors. When

taking pictures indoors under incandescent or fluorescent

lighting, change the camera to the appropriate setting by

pressing the White Balance button (WB).

When either incandescent ( ) or fluorescent ( ) lighting is

selected, the appropriate symbol appears on the LCD panel

(a). When daylight is selected, no symbol is visible.

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Holding the camera

The PDC-3000 camera is designed so you can easily hold it

steady during picture-taking. When you hold the camera as

shown, you can comfortably reach the shutter button while

viewing the scene through the viewfinder. Make sure your

hands do not block the flash or sonar rangefinder on the

front of the camera.

If you hold the camera vertically (for portraits, for example),

be sure the flash is at the top as shown.

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Framing and taking the

picture

After setting the mode and lighting setting, hold the camera

correctly and view the scene to be captured through the

viewfinder. If necessary, move closer or farther away from

the subject while looking through the viewfinder to get the

framing you want. (If you wear eyeglasses, fold back the

rubber eyecup on the viewfinder for easier viewing.)

With the normal 38mm-equivalent lens, the PDC-3000

camera can focus on subjects as close as 10 inches (26cm)

from the lens. When framing subjects less than 2 feet (61cm)

from the lens, leave some extra space between your subject

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and the left and right edges of the viewfinder. At close

distances, some of the area near the edges of the viewfinder

may not be captured in the picture.

Note: When the normal 38mm-equivalent lens is installed on

the camera, use the full viewfinder (a) for framing your

picture. The frame visible in the viewfinder (b) is for framing

with the optional 60mm-equivalent lens.

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When the subject is framed, press the shutter button slightly

while watching for a yellow or red warning indicator at the

bottom of the viewfinder.

If no warning indicator is visible, take the picture by pressing

the shutter button completely. (If a red or yellow warning

indicator is visible in the viewfinder, release the button and

refer to If you see a viewfinder warning below before taking

the picture.)

Before or after taking the picture, you can label it as

described on page 92 for easy identification.

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If you see a viewfinder

warning

If a yellow or red warning indicator is visible in the

viewfinder when you are about to take a picture, release the

shutter button and take the steps indicated below before

continuing:

Indicator

Meaning and corrective action

Yellow

Flash has not completely charged

or previous picture still being

stored; wait until the LED goes

out before taking the picture

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Indicator

Meaning and corrective action

Blinking red

Insufficient light; use flash

(below)

Camera CompactFlash card is

full; insert another card or erase

one or more pictures (page 92)

after transferring the stored

pictures to the computer (page

127 for PowerMac/PowerPC,

page 173 for PC).

Low battery power; recharge

batteries (page 208)

Hardware error; see Trouble-

shooting error messages (page

223)

Note: When you see the blinking red LED in the viewfinder,

look at the LCD panel for more information about the

problem.

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Using flash

The PDC-3000 camera provides three flash modes for

optimum picture quality under a great variety of lighting

conditions:

Camera automatically

determines whether or not to

use flash

Automatic (

)

Flash fires with every picture

Flash never fires

On ( )

Off (blank)

Automatic ( ) is the recommended setting, and should

produce correctly lighted pictures under most conditions. The

flash is effective up to 15 feet (4.6m) from the subject.

Use the flash On ( ) setting when conditions might cause the

automatic flash system to mistakenly determine that flash is

not needed. Outdoors, for example, overall scene lighting

may be adequate but the main subject may be in shadow. In

this case, the automatic flash would not fire and the subject

would be too dark. In this case, using the flash On setting

would expose the subject correctly.

Use the flash Off (no symbol) setting when sufficient light is

available and you do not wish to fire the flash.

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To change the flash setting, press the Flash button ( ) until

or no symbol, as appropriate, appears in the LCD

panel (a).

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Using Auto Focus

The PDC-3000 camera features automatic focus that

produces sharp pictures under most conditions. To disable

automatic focus and set focus to infinity (for taking pictures

through a window, for example), press the Auto Focus

button ( ) to display the Auto Focus Off symbol ( ) on the

LCD panel (a).

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You can reset to Auto Focus On ( ) by pressing the Auto

Focus button again. The camera automatically resets to Auto

Focus On when the camera is turned on.

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Using Focus Lock

The Focus Lock feature lets you achieve sharp focus when the

main subject is not centered in the picture.

To use Focus Lock, center the subject in the viewfinder and

press the Shutter button half-way down to lock the focus

distance. While continuing to hold the Shutter button,

reframe the picture as desired. Then press the Shutter button

all the way to take the picture.

If necessary, turn on the distance display (see page 108) to

verify the camera-to subject distance measured by the

camera.

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Compensating for back

lighting

The PDC-3000 camera’s exposure system automatically

adjusts to most lighting conditions. But when the background

is much brighter than your subject or “back-lighted,” the

subject may turn out too dark (a). Using the Backlight

Compensation feature increases the brightness of the entire

picture to produce a correctly exposed subject (b).

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Turn on Backlight Compensation by pressing the Backlight

Compensation button ( ).

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A symbol ( ) in the LCD panel (a) indicates that Backlight

Compensation is on. The camera automatically turns

Backlight Compensation off after you take a picture or when

the camera is turned on.

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Labeling pictures

To help identify your pictures, you can use the camera

controls to assign a 10-character label to each one. This label

(a) appears on the camera LCD panel whenever the picture

number is displayed in the Index mode, and it remains with

the picture when it is transferred to the computer.

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With the procedures in this section, you can edit the default

picture label applied to all pictures taken after the default

label is entered. (Your PDC-3000 camera was shipped with

"POLAROID" as the default picture label.) You can also edit

this default label to create unique labels for individual

pictures any time after the pictures are taken.

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Note: You can also use your computer to edit the default

picture label or change individual picture labels for pictures

being transferred to the computer. For more information, see

Chapter 4 (PowerMac/PowerPC) or Chapter 5 (PC).

Editing the default

picture label

Use the following steps to edit the default picture label stored

in the camera. This label will appear on all pictures taken

after the label is edited.

1 Make sure the camera is in the Capture mode (the current

time and date are visible on the LCD panel, and the word

“index” is not visible). If the camera is in another mode, set

the mode to Capture by pressing the Mode button.

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The current default picture label (a) is visible if you have

chosen Label as the Capture mode display. (See Choosing the

Capture mode display on page 109 for more information.)

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2 Press the Label button to display a blinking cursor (b) under

the first empty character space in the LCD panel label field.

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If no default label exists, the cursor appears in the first

character space of the label field.

3 Press the Erase button once to erase the last character of the

label, twice to erase the last two characters, etc. To erase the

entire label, hold the Erase button for 3 seconds or longer.

If no picture label exists, it is not necessary to press the Erase

button.

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4 To insert a new character at the cursor location, press the

Scroll button until the desired character appears in the space.

Press the Enter button to store the character and move the

cursor to the next space.

Note: Only upper case (capital) letters, numerals, hyphen (-)

and space are available for labels.

To leave a blank space, press the Enter button without

entering a character.

5 Repeat step 4 until you have completed the label (up to 10

characters and spaces).

6 Exit from the Label mode by pressing the Label button.

To individualize the default label for a single picture, use the

procedure in the following section.

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Editing a single picture

label

Use the following steps to edit an individual picture label:

1 Place the camera in the Index mode (a) by pressing the Mode

button to display “compress?”, pressing the scroll button (b)

to display “index?”, and then pressing the Enter button.

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2 If the number (c) of the picture receiving the new label is not

displayed in the LCD panel, press the Scroll button (b) until

the desired picture number and label (d) appear.

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3 Press the Label button to display a blinking cursor (c) under

the first empty space in the LCD panel label field.

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4 Press the Erase button once to erase the last character of the

label, twice to erase the last two characters, etc. To erase the

entire label, hold the Erase button for 3 seconds or longer.

If no picture label exists, it is not necessary to press the Erase

button.

5 To insert a new character at the cursor location, press the

Scroll button until the desired character appears in the label

space. Press the Enter button to store the character and move

the cursor to the next space.

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To leave a blank space, press the Enter button without

entering a character.

6 Repeat step 5 until you have completed the new label (up to

10 characters and spaces).

7 Exit from the Label mode by pressing the Label button.

Erasing pictures

When you reach the CompactFlash card storage limit or you

want to retake pictures for any reason, you can easily erase

one or more pictures from the card. (If you have an

additional CompactFlash card, you can use it to replace the

full card instead of erasing pictures.)

If you are using the camera in the stand-alone mode, use the

following procedure to erase pictures. (If the camera is

connected to the computer, use the computer to erase pictures

from the camera. For that procedure, see Deleting pictures

from the camera on page 141 for PowerMac/PowerPC or

page 188 for PC.)

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Erasing a single

picture

1 Place the camera in the Index mode (a) by pressing the Mode

button to display “compress?”, pressing the scroll button (b)

to display “index?”, and then pressing the Enter button.

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2 Press the Scroll button (b) until the number (c), label (d), if

used, and date and time (e) of the desired picture appears in

the LCD panel.

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3 Simultaneously press and release the Erase button and the

Shutter button to display a confirmation message (f) on the

LCD panel. (Be sure to press the Shutter button all the way.)

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4 To erase the picture, press the Erase button a second time. (If

you decide not to erase the picture, do not press the Erase

button. Instead, wait for the confirmation message to

disappear or press the Enter button.)

5 Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 as needed to erase additional

pictures.

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Important: When you erase a picture, the picture numbers

change to produce a continuous sequence starting at 1 for all

remaining pictures. When erasing multiple pictures, you

should erase the highest-numbered picture first to avoid

accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

6 To change to Capture mode for taking more pictures, press

the Mode button.

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Erasing all pictures

WARNING: THIS PROCEDURE ERASES ALL PICTURES

STORED ON THE CARD. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP ANY

PICTURES, BE SURE TO TRANSFER THEM TO THE

COMPUTER (SEE PAGE 128 FOR

POWERMAC/POWERPC OR PAGE 174 FOR PC) BEFORE

USING THE STEPS BELOW.

1 Place the camera in the Index mode (a) by pressing the Mode

button to display “compress?”, pressing the scroll button (b)

to display “index?”, and then pressing the Enter button.

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2 Simultaneously press and hold the Erase button and the

Shutter button for 5 seconds to display “erase all?” (c) on the

LCD panel. (Be sure to press the Shutter button completely.)

Release the buttons when the message appears.

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3 To erase all the pictures, press the Erase button a second

time. (If you decide not to erase the pictures, do not press the

Erase button. Instead, wait for the confirmation message to

disappear or press the Enter button.)

4 To change to Capture mode for taking more pictures, press

the Mode button.

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Turning sound indicators on and off

You can use the procedure below to turn the camera sound

indicators on and off. (See page 68 for a description of the

sound indicators.)

Note: You can also use your computer to turn the sound

indicators on and off. See Changing the preferences on page

150 (PowerMac/PowerPC) or page 198 (PC).

1 Press the Mode button to display "compress?" on the LCD

panel, then press the scroll button (a) until “sound?” (b)

appears.

sound?

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2 Press the Enter button to display the current setting ("sound

off" or "sound on").

3 Press a scroll button until the desired setting appears.

4 Press the Mode button to return to the Capture mode.

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Choosing LCD panel display options

Choosing a distance

display mode

The camera-to-subject distance as measured by the camera

rangefinder appears on the LCD display when you aim the

camera at the subject and depress the shutter button half-

way. You can use the procedure below to set this display to

either feet or meters.

1 Press the Mode button to display "compress?" on the LCD

panel, then press the scroll button (a) until “distance?” (b)

appears.

distance?

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2 Press the Enter button to display the current setting ("dist

feet" or "dist meter").

3 Press a scroll button until the desired setting appears.

4 Press the Mode button to return to the Capture mode.

Choosing the Capture

mode display

Display choices

When the camera is in the Capture mode, any of the

following information can be displayed on the bottom line of

the camera LCD panel:

· Default picture label

· Current picture compression level

· Available CompactFlash card storage space, megabytes

· Available CompactFlash card storage space, pictures (at the

current compression level)

· Graphical storage gauge

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Changing the display

Use the following steps to choose the capture mode display:

1 Press the Mode button to display "compress?" on the LCD

panel.

2 If you want to display the default picture label or the current

compression level during Capture mode, skip to step 5.

If you want to display available CompactFlash card space or

the graphical storage gauge, press the scroll button (a) until

“storage?” (b) appears.

storage?

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2 Press the Enter button, then press the scroll button until the

setting you want (available space in megabytes or pictures, or

a graphical storage gauge) appears.

3 Press the Mode button to choose the setting and return to the

Capture mode.

4 Press the Mode button to display "compress?" on the LCD

panel.

5 Press the scroll button (c) until “display?” (d) appears.

display?

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6 Press the Enter button, then press the scroll button until the

desired display setting (“compress,” “storage” or “label”)

appears.

7 Press the Mode button to choose the setting and return to the

Capture mode.

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4 Using the PDC-3000 with

your PowerMac/PowerPC

To optimize, transfer and work with pictures from the PDC-

3000 camera on your PowerMac or PowerPC, you use the

PDC Plug-in module with an image-processing application,

such as Adobe Photoshop. If you do not have an application

compatible with plug-in modules, you can use PDC Direct.

(PDC Direct was installed on your computer during PDC

software installation described in Chapter 2.)

With the PDC-3000 camera connected to your computer and

with the PDC Plug-in or PDC Direct software, you can

perform the following operations:

View the pictures stored in the camera You can quickly view

all the pictures in the camera by displaying miniature

representations of them (called thumbnails) in a single

window. You can also view larger versions (called previews)

of individual pictures.

Transfer multiple pictures You can use the thumbnail view

to choose and transfer pictures from the camera to your

computer. You can select image resolution and enhancement

settings before transfer and save your pictures as TIFF files on

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your computer. If you save the images as PDN files, you can

enhance them, choose their resolution and save them as TIFF

files at a later time for viewing or printing.

Operate the camera through the computer You can take

pictures by using your computer keyboard or mouse, while

using the computer screen as a viewfinder. This is particularly

convenient for studios and other stationary setups.

Change camera setup You must use the PDC software to

change the PDC-3000 camera’s internal date, time, user name

and other settings.

If you have transferred pictures from the PDC-3000 camera

to your computer and stored them in the PDN image format,

you can also use the PDC Plug-in or PDC Direct without the

camera to enhance the pictures and save them in the TIFF

image format.

The PDC windows

When you use the PDC Plug-in software from within an

image-processing application or when you launch PDC

Direct, three different windows are available:

· Transfer Pictures window

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· Take Pictures window

· Set Preferences window

Transfer Pictures

window

The Transfer Pictures window displays thumbnail

representations of pictures in the camera.

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From the Transfer Pictures window, you can:

Transfer selected pictures from the camera to an image-

processing application (if you are using the PDC Plug-in).

Save selected pictures in a TIFF or PDN (Polaroid Digital

Negative) format on your computer hard disk.

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Display a preview image (larger than a thumbnail) and

choose enhancement and resolution settings for transferring

the picture to your computer.

Rotate selected pictures in 90-degree increments.

Edit picture labels.

View picture information, including date, time, user name,

and camera settings in effect when the picture was taken.

Delete selected pictures from the camera.

Take Pictures window

The Take Pictures window lets you control the camera

through the computer while you take pictures.

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With the Take Pictures window you can:

Display a viewfinder image on your computer screen for

framing pictures.

Change the viewfinder orientation from landscape to portrait

or vice versa.

Change the camera settings for flash, lighting conditions,

automatic focus and backlight compensation just as you

would with the controls on the camera.

Take a picture and immediately transfer it to the computer or

to a preview window where you can choose enhancement

and resolution options before saving the picture to your

computer.

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Set Preferences

window

The Set Preferences window lets you change the internally

stored camera settings and the way pictures are processed and

transferred from the camera to the computer.

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From the Set Preferences window you can:

Change the user name recorded with each picture.

Change the default picture label.

Change the camera’s internal clock settings to match the

computer’s time and date settings.

Change the camera’s automatic shutoff settings.

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Change the picture compression mode of the camera.

Turn the camera sound indicators off and on.

Choose feet or meters as the units of measure for focus

distance.

Select the default resolution of pictures transferred from the

camera to the computer.

Choose the default IQA image enhancement settings applied

to pictures being transferred to your host application or to

your computer hard disk.

Switch between working with pictures stored on the camera

CompactFlash card and pictures stored as PDN files on your

computer.

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Working with pictures in the camera

Using either the PDC Plug-in software with your image-

processing application or PDC Direct, you can look at

thumbnails (small representations) of pictures stored in the

camera without transferring them to the computer. While

viewing the thumbnails on your computer screen, you can

rotate pictures, transfer pictures to the computer, or delete

pictures from the camera.

Viewing pictures in the

camera

To display thumbnails of the pictures stored in the camera:

1 Connect the camera to your computer. If necessary, see

Connecting the camera to your PowerMac/PowerPC on page

32.

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2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button (a).

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3 Turn on your computer.

4 Start an image-processing application compatible with

Photoshop plug-ins, or start PDC Direct.

5 If you are using PDC Direct, skip to step 6.

If you are using a plug-in compatible image-processing

application, choose Acquire from the File menu, then choose

Polaroid PDC.

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6 If the Transfer Pictures window is not visible, click on the

Transfer Pictures button to display it.

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If all the thumbnails cannot fit in the window, click on the

vertical scroll bar to view additional thumbnails.

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Selecting thumbnails

Before you can perform operations (rotate, delete, etc.) on the

pictures represented by the thumbnails in the Transfer

Pictures window, you must select one or more of the

thumbnails.

To select a single thumbnail, click it once or press the arrow

keys to move to the thumbnail you want to select. A red

border appears around the thumbnail. If all the thumbnails

do not fit in the window, the rows of thumbnails

automatically scroll as you use the arrow keys.

To select several thumbnails, press and hold the Shift key and

then click the thumbnails or use the arrow keys. To select all

the thumbnails, hold down the z (Command) key and press

the A key.

To deselect one thumbnail, press and hold the Shift key and

click the selected thumbnail. To deselect all thumbnails, hold

down the z key and press the A key.

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Previewing pictures

The preview feature of the PDC Plug-in and PDC Direct

provides a way to display a 400x300-pixel representation of

any picture in the Transfer Pictures window for closer

viewing.

To display the preview window, click on the desired

thumbnail to select it. Then click the Preview button.

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The preview window also displays the following information

about the selected picture:

· Flash setting

· Light source

· Auto focus setting

· Backlight compensation setting

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· Focus distance

· Film speed equivalent

· Compression level

· Lens

From the preview window, you can also choose IQA

processing and resolution options for the displayed picture

and then transfer it to your computer. See Transferring

pictures to your computer one at a time on page 128 for

instructions.

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Viewing picture

information

When the Transfer Pictures window is open, you can display

the same information described in Previewing pictures above.

Select the desired thumbnail as described on page 123. Then

choose the Get Info button or hold down the z (Command)

key and press the I key to display the image information

window.

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Rotating pictures

You can rotate a picture in 90-degree increments to change

its orientation from landscape to portrait or vice versa.

To rotate one or more pictures:

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120.

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2 Select one or more pictures to be rotated. (See Selecting

thumbnails on page 123.)

3 Rotate the selected pictures 90 degrees by clicking the Rotate

button or hold down the z (Command) key and press the R

key.

4 To rotate the pictures further, continue to click the Rotate

button again or hold down z and press R.

Note: To rotate the selected thumbnails back to their original

orientation, hold down z and Shift, and press R.

Editing a picture label

If necessary, you can edit individual picture labels in the

Transfer Pictures window. To edit the label text, click on the

label and use the keyboard. You can move among labels by

either clicking with the mouse or pressing the Tab key.

Note: Unlike individual labels created with the camera

controls as described in Editing a single picture’s label on

page 97, labels edited with the computer are not saved in the

camera. They remain visible only while you are viewing the

Transfer Pictures window. This feature can be useful for pre-

naming the images you wish to save or transfer.

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Transferring pictures

to your computer one

at a time

Use the following procedure if you want to transfer a single

picture from the PDC-3000 camera and choose enhancement

and resolution options at the time of transfer. You can also

repeat this procedure as needed for transferring multiple

pictures if you want to set the IQA-processing, resolution and

file-format options individually for each picture.

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120.

2 Select the picture to be transferred by clicking on its

thumbnail.

3 Click the Preview button to display the preview window.

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4 Enable or disable IQA processing for this picture by clicking

the IQA Processing box. If you enable IQA processing and

want to change individual IQA options, click the IQA

Settings button and choose the options you want applied to

this picture. (See Choosing IQA processing options on page

135 for more information about this feature.)

As you make choices about IQA settings, you can see the

result of the settings (except Match Sharpness and Noise

Reduction) in the preview image.

Note: IQA processing has no effect on pictures being saved in

the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved to your

computer as TIFF files or being transferred to an application.

5 Choose a resolution (High or Super High) for the picture

being transferred.

Note: The resolution setting has no effect on pictures being

saved in the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved

to your computer as TIFF files or being transferred to a your

application.

6 To save the image on your computer as a TIFF or PDN file,

click the Save Image to Disk button and choose a folder, file

format (TIFF or PDN) and a filename. (See Choosing a file

format on page 139 for more information.)

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To transfer the image to your application, click the Transfer

to Application button. (This button is not available if you are

running PDC Direct.)

Note: After transferring the picture to an application, you

must save it to disk using the Save As command in the

application. Most image-processing applications allow you to

choose a file format for the pictures you are saving. See

instructions with your image-processing application for a

description of formats available to you.

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Transferring multiple

pictures to your

computer

Use the following procedure if you want to transfer multiple

pictures from the PDC-3000 camera to your computer, and if

you want to use the same IQA-processing, resolution and file-

format options for all the pictures being transferred.

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120.

2 Click Set Preferences to display the Set Preferences window.

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3 Choose a resolution (High or Super High) for the pictures

being transferred.

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Note: The resolution setting has no effect on pictures being

saved in the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved

to your computer as TIFF files or being transferred to an

application.

4 Enable or disable IQA processing for the pictures being

transferred by clicking the Use IQA Processing box. If you

enable IQA processing and want to change the IQA options,

click the Default IQA Settings button and choose the options

you want applied to this picture. (See Choosing IQA

processing options on page 135 for more information about

this feature.)

Note: IQA processing has no effect on pictures being saved in

the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved to your

computer as TIFF files or being transferred to an application.

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5 Click Transfer Pictures to display the Transfer Pictures

window.

TRNFER3.BMP

6 Select the pictures to be transferred. (See Selecting thumbnails

on page 123.)

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7 To save the images on your computer as a TIFF or PDN files,

click the Save button and choose a folder, file format (TIFF

or PDN) and a base name for the saved files. (For more

information about file formats, see Choosing a file format on

page 139. The base name is the first 10 characters of the file

names given to the stored pictures. If you do not change the

base name, the file names will contain the first 10 characters

of the label on the first picture being transferred. A two-digit

numeral will be appended to the six characters, producing a

unique, 12-character name for each file.)

To transfer the pictures to your application, click the

Transfer button. (This button is not available if you are

running PDC Direct.)

Note: After transferring the pictures to an application, you

must save each one to disk using the Save As command in the

application. Most image-processing applications allow you to

choose a file format for the pictures you are saving. See

instructions with your image-processing application for a

description of formats available to you.

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Choosing IQA

processing options

IQA processing automatically evaluates images and applies

correction factors for several image quality parameters when

the picture is transferred to an application on your computer

or saved as a TIFF file on your computer hard disk. The

correction factors applied to each image depend on the

camera settings when the picture was taken, the printer or

monitor that will be used to print or display the picture, and

the scene content.

Enabling IQA and choosing IQA options

To enable or disable individual IQA corrections or specify

destinations for pictures being transferred individually as

described in Transferring pictures to your computer one at a

time on page 128, click the IQA Settings button in the

preview window. The IQA Settings box appears.

IQA.BMP

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To display a similar box for choosing default IQA settings

(used when transferring pictures without using the preview

window or when transferring multiple pictures as described

on page 131), click the Default IQA Settings button in the Set

Preferences window.

Specifying a source profile

IQA processing optimizes your pictures to suit the specific

imaging characteristics of the source (the PDC-3000 camera).

You indicate this source in the IQA Setup or Default IQA

Settings box.

For most pictures, leave the Auto-Select Source box checked.

(The PDC software automatically makes this choice based on

the PDC-3000 camera settings recorded with the picture

when it was taken.)

Specifying a monitor profile

In the Monitor drop-down list, select the monitor (usually

your current monitor) you will use to view the preview

pictures on your system. This allows IQA to optimize the way

it displays preview pictures on your system.

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Specifying a destination profile

In the Destination box, choose the ultimate destination of the

picture (a monitor for on-screen presentations, for example,

or a printer with a particular resolution setting for reports or

memos). This choice allows IQA to optimize the picture for

the imaging characteristics of the monitor or printer.

Note: When you print the picture, be sure to choose the same

printer and settings you selected. Also be sure all the other

printer options are set according to Required printer settings

for IQA on page 237.

If your printer is not listed in the Destination box, choose the

generic monitor setting (“Mon Macintosh generic.icc”). If

this choice produces unsatisfactory results when you print,

experiment with printer choices in the same family as your

printer. You can also check the Polaroid site on the World

Wide Web (http://www.polaroid.com) for additional printer

profiles to download. If none of these options produces

satisfactory results, you may need to disable IQA processing

in the preview window or the Set Preferences window.

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IQA correction choices

IQA provides the following types of image quality correction,

and you can choose them in any combination to suit the

pictures you are transferring to your computer:

· Auto Exposure (brightness) Automatically corrects for over-

exposure or under-exposure.

· Dodge and Burn (highlight and shadow detail) Enhances

highlights by slightly darkening washed-out highlights and

slightly lightening dark shadow areas that lack detail.

· Match Sharpness Optimizes image sharpness for the selected

source and destination devices. Match Sharpness does not

affect the preview image.

· Noise Reduction (removing specks and other small image

imperfections) Reduces image noise to the optimum level for

the selected source and destination devices. Noise Reduction

does not affect the preview image.

· Cast Removal Provides the following selections for

correcting the color bias (the overall tint) of the current

picture:

None Disables Cast Removal (no change in cast).

Pastel Uses mostly light-colored pixels to determine and

correct the color bias.

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Gray World Uses all the pixels in the picture to determine

and correct the color bias.

Bright World Uses the brighter pixels to determine and

correct the color bias.

· Saturation Reduces or increases color saturation. Moving

the slider left decreases saturation, and moving it right

increases saturation. Placing the slider it the center position

leaves saturation unaffected.

Choosing a file format

When transferring pictures from the PDC-3000 camera

directly to disk as described in the previous section, you have

a choice of two file formats for the transferred pictures: TIFF

and PDN.

TIFF is a standard image file format compatible with most

image-processing, presentation, word-processing and page-

layout applications. When you transfer pictures in this

format, you can later import them to other applications for

displaying or printing.

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When the PDC software is used to save pictures in the TIFF

format, it saves the pictures in one of two available

resolutions: High (800x600 pixels) or Super High

(1600x1200 pixels). It also applies Polaroid's IQA image

enhancement to the saved images if you have selected IQA

processing through the Set Preferences window or the

preview window accessible from the Transfer Pictures

window.

PDN ("Polaroid Digital Negative") is a proprietary Polaroid

format that generally cannot be used with other applications.

The PDN format, however, provides you with more options

than the TIFF format after you have transferred the pictures

to your computer. PDN files also require considerably less

storage space than their equivalent TIFF files.

Pictures saved on your computer's hard drive in the PDN

format can be converted to TIFF images later via the PDC

Plug-in or PDC Direct. At the time of conversion, you can

choose the resolution (High or Super High) and the IQA

image enhancement options. (See Working with PDN

pictures saved on your computer on 142 for more

information.)

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Deleting pictures from

the camera

Use the following procedure to delete pictures from the PDC-

3000 camera.

If you want to keep any of the pictures you are about to

delete, be sure to transfer them to the computer as described

in the previous sections before deleting them from the

camera.

To delete pictures from the camera:

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120.

2 Select one or more pictures to be deleted. (See Selecting

thumbnails on page 123.)

3 Use one of these methods to display a confirmation dialog

box:

Click the Delete button.

Press the Delete key.

Hold down the z (Command) key and press the D

key.

4 To delete the selected pictures from the camera, click OK in

the confirmation dialog box.

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Note: If you are not deleting all the pictures from the camera,

those remaining will be renumbered. For example, you may

decide to delete all pictures except 4 and 23. In this case,

picture 4 becomes picture 1, and picture 23 becomes picture

Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer

If you have transferred pictures from the camera in the PDN

format to a folder on your computer, you can work with the

PDN files in the folder as if they were still in the camera. This

is useful for producing multiple variations of a picture from

the same PDN file. For example, you may want to create one

version of a picture in high resolution, and a second in super

high resolution for another purpose.

You can also archive pictures in the PDN format so you can

choose resolution, IQA processing options, and printer or

monitor destinations at a later time.

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Opening a folder

To work with PDN files saved on your computer, click the

Set Preferences button on the PDC Plug-in or in PDC Direct

to display the Set Preferences window. Then click the Use

Folder button in the Image Source box and choose a disk and

folder containing PDN files.

If the PDC-3000 camera is not connected to the computer

when you choose Acquire in your host application or when

you start PDC Direct, a message may warn that the camera is

not connected. If this happens, click the Use Folder button

and choose a drive and folder containing PDN files.

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The PDN files in the selected folder appear in the Transfer

Pictures window. (If the Search Subfolders box in the Set

Preferences window was checked, the Transfer Pictures

window displays all PDN files in the folder and all its

subfolders.)

TRNFER3.BMP

You can then use the procedures in Working with pictures in

the camera (page 120), to preview, enhance, rotate and

transfer the pictures in the folder as if they were in the

camera.

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Working with pictures

on a CompactFlash

card

The optional CompactFlash card reader kit lets you work

with a camera CompactFlash card as if it were an additional

disk drive on your computer. This allows you to enhance,

transfer and erase pictures on the card without connecting the

camera to your computer.

To access a card after you have installed the CompactFlash

card reader hardware and software, remove the card from the

camera and insert it into the reader. Then follow instructions

in Opening a folder above to display the pictures on the card

in the Transfer Pictures window. You can then enhance,

transfer and erase pictures on the card as described in

Working with pictures in the camera (page 120).

If necessary, refer to the instructions with the CompactFlash

card reader for more information.

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Operating the camera from the PowerMac/PowerPC

If the camera is connected to the computer, you can control

the camera with the mouse and the keyboard, and you can

display a “live” viewfinder image on your computer screen.

This is useful if you use the camera in a stationary setting.

To take pictures using the computer:

1 Connect the camera to your computer. If necessary, see the

PDC-3000 User’s Guide.

2 Turn on the camera.

3 Turn on the computer.

4 Start an image-processing application compatible with

Photoshop plug-in modules or start Polaroid PDC Direct.

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5 If you are using PDC Direct, skip to step 6.

If you are using an image-processing application, choose

Acquire from the File menu, then choose PDC.

6 If necessary, change the Output Defaults (resolution at which

the pictures will be transferred and the IQA image

enhancement settings) through the Set Preferences window.

(See Changing the preferences on page 153.)

7 If the Take Pictures window is not visible, display it by

clicking on the Take Pictures button.

TAKPIX.BMP

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8 Click the View Finder button (or hold down the z key and

press the V key) to display a viewfinder image in the Take

Pictures window.

9 To change the orientation of the image in the viewfinder,

choose Landscape or Portrait as appropriate. (You can also

hold down the z key and press the R key to change between

Landscape and Portrait.)

10 Select the Flash setting you want to use from the drop-down

list. See Using flash on page 85 for more information.

11 Choose a Light setting that matches the lighting conditions in

the current scene. See Setting the camera for current lighting

conditions on page 81.

12 Select or deselect the Auto Focus option. See Using Auto

Focus on page 88.

13 If necessary, select Backlight Compensation. See

Compensating for back lighting on page 90.

14 When the picture is framed as desired, click the Snap button

(or hold down the z key and press the S key) to capture the

picture and transfer it to your image-processing application

or to a Preview window in PDC Direct.

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Note: To snap the picture after a preset delay, click on the

timer button (next to the Snap button) instead of the Snap

button. Enter the desired time delay, then click Start Timer to

begin the specified interval.

15 If you are using an image-processing application, close the

Take Pictures window (if it is still open) and follow

instructions with your application to view, edit or save the

picture.

If you are using PDC Direct, choose Save from the File menu.

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Changing operating preferences

Available options

Using the PDC Plug-in, you can set the following preferences.

These preferences remain unchanged until you set them

again.

User name The user name stored in the camera is attached to

each picture. After a picture is taken, you can view the user

name to help identify the photographer or the camera by

using the Get Info button in the Transfer Pictures window.

(See Viewing picture information on page 124.) Changing the

user name affects only pictures taken after the changes are

made. Pictures taken earlier and stored in the camera retain

the user name in effect when they were taken.

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Default picture label The default picture label is attached to

each picture when it is taken. This label appears below each

thumbnail image in the Transfer Pictures window to help

identification. It is also visible in the camera’s LCD panel.

After taking a picture, you can change its label from the

default to an individualized description by using the camera

controls (see the PDC-3000 User’s Guide) or by using the

PDC Plug-in software (see Editing a picture label on page

127). Changing the default picture label affects only pictures

taken after the changes are made. Pictures taken earlier and

stored in the camera retain the label in effect when they were

taken. (The default picture label can also be changed with the

camera controls as described in the PDC-3000 User’s Guide.)

Current date and time The camera’s internal clock settings

are attached to each picture to indicate the date and time the

picture was taken. You can view the camera's current date

and time settings in the camera LCD panel. Changing the

date or time affects only pictures taken after the changes are

made. Pictures taken earlier and stored in the camera retain

the settings in effect when they were taken.

Automatic shutoff timeouts The timeout settings determine

how long the camera remains inactive before the main

camera power automatically turns off to conserve battery

power. The automatic shutoff for camera power does not

operate when the camera is under computer control

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(displaying "connected" in the LCD panel) and connected to

AC power.

Picture compression level You can choose the amount of

compression applied to pictures for saving space on the

camera's CompactFlash card. See Selecting a picture

compression level on page 76 for more detailed information

about these choices. (You can also use the procedure on page

78 to change the compression level using the camera

controls.)

Camera sound indicators You can disable the camera’s

audible error signals. (See the PDC-3000 User’s Guide for a

description of these indicators.)

Picture resolution The PDC-3000 can be set to transfer its

internally stored pictures as either high resolution (800x600)

or super-high resolution (1600x1200) images. The selected

picture resolution option is applied to the pictures during

transfer from the camera to the computer. It does not affect

pictures transferred as PDN files to your computer, and does

not affect the way the pictures are taken or stored in the

camera.

IQA image enhancement settings IQA processing

automatically enhances pictures to improve their brightness,

highlight and shadow detail, sharpness, and other qualities.

(See Choosing IQA processing options on page 135 for more

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detailed information about this feature.) These settings do not

affect the way pictures are taken and stored in the camera.

They also have no effect on pictures saved in the PDN

format.

Image source In the Set Preferences tab, you can choose to

view and process PDN images on your computer's hard drive

in the same way that you view and process pictures stored in

the camera. This allows you to select resolution and IQA

image enhancement settings, and then convert the PDN

pictures to TIFF pictures for use in other applications.

Changing the

preferences

To change any of the preference settings described above:

1 Connect the PDC-3000 camera to the computer as described

on page 32.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT

THE PDC-3000 CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE

WHILE THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER IS

TURNED ON. DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE

DEVICE, YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH.

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2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button (a).

08b.CDR

3 Turn on the computer.

4 Start an image-processing application compatible with

Photoshop plug-in modules or start Polaroid PDC Direct.

5 If you are using PDC Direct, skip to step 6.

If you are using an image-processing application, choose

Acquire from the File menu, then choose PDC.

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6 If the Set Preferences window is not visible, click the Set

Preferences button to display it.

SETPRF.BMP

7 Change one or more of the settings as needed:

Name or default picture label Click the appropriate Set

button and type new entries. (Only upper case letters,

numerals, hyphens and spaces can be used in the default

picture label.)

Camera internal clock Click the Sync button to set the

camera to the computer’s date and time settings.

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Automatic shutoff timeouts Click the appropriate scroll

buttons to change the viewfinder timeout (range: 1-100

seconds) or the camera power-off timeout (range: 1-60

minutes).

Compression level See Selecting a picture compression level

on page 76 for more information.

Camera sound indicators Turn on or off by clicking on the

Sound check box.

Picture resolution Click on the desired resolution button

(800x600 or 1600x1200).

IQA processing Turn IQA image enhancement on or off by

clicking on the Use IQA Processing checkbox. Select

individual IQA features by clicking the Default IQA Settings

button. (See Choosing IQA processing options on page 135

for more information.)

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Releasing the camera from computer control

You may wish to release the PDC-3000 camera from

computer control so you can operate it via the controls on the

camera and store pictures in the camera without

disconnecting the camera from the computer.

Releasing the camera

To release the camera from computer control, exit from the

application (PDC Plug-in or PDC Direct) being used to

control the camera.

After releasing the camera, refer to Chapter 3 for camera

operating instructions.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF THE CAMERA OR

DISCONNECT IT FROM THE COMPUTER AFTER IT

HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM COMPUTER CONTROL.

DOING SO COULD DAMAGE YOUR COMPUTER OR

CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK.

If you want to turn off the camera while its cable is

connected to the computer, use the procedure recommended

for any SCSI device: (1) turn off the computer, and (2) turn

off the camera. To disconnect the camera from the computer,

see the PDC-3000 User’s Guide.

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Restoring computer

control

After releasing the camera from computer control as

described above, you can place the camera back under

computer control with these steps:

1 Start your image-processing application or PDC Direct.

2 If you are using PDC Direct, skip to step 3.

If you are using an image-processing application, choose

Acquire from the File menu, then choose PDC.

3 If the Take Pictures window is not visible, click the Take

Pictures button to display it and restore camera control to the

computer.

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5 Using the PDC-3000

with your PC

To optimize, transfer and work with pictures from the PDC-

3000 camera on your PC, you use the PDC TWAIN driver

with an image-processing application, such as Adobe

Photoshop. If you do not have an application compatible

with TWAIN, you can use PDC Direct. (PDC Direct was

installed on your computer during the PDC software

installation described in Chapter 2.)

With the PDC-3000 camera connected to your computer and

with the PDC TWAIN driver or PDC Direct, you can

perform the following:

View the pictures stored in the camera You can quickly view

all the pictures in the camera by displaying miniature

representations of them (called thumbnails) in a single

window.

Transfer multiple pictures You can use the thumbnail views

to choose and transfer pictures from the camera to your

computer. You can select image resolution and enhancement

settings before transfer and save your pictures as TIFF files on

your computer. If you save the pictures on your computer in

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PDN format, you can enhance them, choose their resolution

and save them as TIFF files at a later time for printing or

viewing.

Operate the camera through the computer You can take

pictures by using your computer keyboard or mouse, while

using the computer screen as a viewfinder. This is particularly

convenient for studios and other stationary setups.

Change camera setup You must use the PDC software to

change the PDC-3000 camera’s internal date, time, user name

and other settings.

If you have transferred pictures from the PDC-3000 camera

to your computer and stored them in the PDN image format,

you can also use the PDC TWAIN driver or PDC Direct

without the camera to enhance the pictures and save them in

the TIFF image format.

The PDC window

When you start the PDC software (TWAIN driver or PDC

Direct), a window appears with three tabs:

· Take Pictures tab

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· Transfer Pictures tab

· Set Preferences tab

Take Pictures tab

The Take Pictures tab lets you control the camera through

the computer while taking pictures.

TAKPICP4.BMP

With the Take Pictures tab you can:

· Display a viewfinder image on your computer screen for

framing pictures.

· Change the viewfinder orientation from landscape to portrait

or vice versa.

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· Change the camera settings for flash, lighting conditions,

automatic focus and backlight compensation just as you

would with the controls on the camera.

· Take a picture and immediately transfer it to the computer or

to a preview window where you can choose enhancement

and resolution options before saving the picture to your

computer.

Transfer Pictures tab

The Transfer Pictures tab displays thumbnail representations

of the pictures in the camera.

TRANPIC5.BMP

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From the Transfer Pictures tab, you can:

· Transfer selected pictures from the camera to an image-

processing application (if you are using the TWAIN driver).

· Save selected pictures in a TIFF or PDN (Polaroid Digital

Negative) format on your computer hard disk.

· Display a preview image (larger than a thumbnail) and

choose enhancement and resolution settings for transferring

the picture to your computer.

· Rotate pictures in 90-degree increments.

· Edit picture labels.

· View picture information, including date, time, user name,

and camera settings in effect when the picture was taken.

· Delete selected pictures from the camera.

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Set Preferences tab

The Set Preferences tab lets you change the camera’s

internally stored settings and the way pictures are processed

and transferred to the computer.

SETPREF2.BMP

From the Set Preferences tab, you can:

· Change the default user name recorded with each picture.

· Change the default picture label.

· Turn the camera sound indicators off and on.

· Change the camera’s internal clock settings to match the

computer’s time and date settings.

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· Set the image compression mode of the camera.

· Change the camera’s automatic shutoff settings.

· Select the default resolution of pictures transferred from the

camera to the computer.

· Choose the default IQA image enhancement settings applied

to pictures being saved on your computer or being

transferred to a host application.

· Switch between working with pictures in the camera and

working with pictures stored as PDN files on your computer

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Working with pictures in the camera

Using the PDC software (TWAIN driver or PDC Direct), you

can look at thumbnails (small representations) of pictures

stored in the camera without transferring them to the

computer. While viewing the thumbnails on your computer

screen, you can rotate pictures, transfer pictures to the

computer, or delete pictures from the camera.

Viewing pictures in the

camera

To display thumbnail images of the pictures stored in the

camera:

1 Connect the camera to your computer. If necessary, see

Connecting the camera to your PC on page 43.

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2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button (a).

08b.CDR

3 Turn on your computer.

4 Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct.

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5 If you are using PDC Direct, wait for the Transfer Pictures

tab to appear.

TRANPIC4.BMP

If you are not using PDC Direct, use one of the methods

below to display the Transfer Pictures tab:

· If you are using Adobe Photoshop and the TWAIN driver,

pull down the File menu and choose Select TWAIN_32 and

PDC Ver. 2.5. Click on OK. Pull down the File menu again

and choose Acquire TWAIN_32.

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· If you are using a TWAIN compliant application other than

Adobe Photoshop, refer to the application's instructions for

acquiring images.

Note: If no pictures are stored in the camera, the Take

Pictures tab appears instead of the Transfer Pictures tab.

If all the thumbnails do not fit in the window, use the vertical

scroll bar to view additional thumbnails.

Selecting thumbnails

Before you can perform operations (rotate, delete, etc.) on the

pictures represented by the thumbnails in the Transfer

Pictures tab, you must select one or more of the thumbnails.

To select a single thumbnail, click on it once. A color border

appears around the selected thumbnail. (If all thumbnails are

displayed in the window, click on the vertical scroll bar to see

more.)

To select several thumbnails, press and hold the Control key

and then click the thumbnails. To select all the thumbnails,

click the Select All button.

To deselect a thumbnail, press and hold the Control key and

click the thumbnail. To deselect all thumbnails, hold the

Control key and click the Select All button ( ).

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Previewing pictures

The preview feature of the PDC TWAIN driver and PDC

Direct provides a way to display a 400x300-pixel

representation of any picture on the Transfer Pictures tab for

closer viewing.

To display the Preview Image window, click on the desired

thumbnail with the right mouse button to display a pop-up

menu. Then choose Preview from the menu.

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The Preview Image window also displays the following

information about the selected picture:

· Flash setting

· Light source

· Auto focus setting

· Backlight compensation setting

· Focus distance

· Film speed equivalent

· Compression setting

From the Preview Image window, you can also choose IQA-

processing and resolution options for the displayed picture

and then transfer it to your computer. See Transferring

pictures to your computer one at a time on page 174 for

instructions.

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Viewing picture

information

From the Transfer Pictures tab, you can display information

similar to that shown in the preview window described

above.

IMGINFPC.BMP

To view this information for any picture, click on the desired

thumbnail with the right mouse button to display a pop-up

menu. Then choose Get Info from the menu.

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Rotating pictures

You can rotate pictures in 90-degree counter-clockwise

increments to change their orientation from landscape to

portrait or vice versa.

To rotate one or more pictures:

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 166.

2 Select one or more pictures to be rotated. (See Selecting

thumbnails on page 169.)

3 Rotate the selected pictures 90 degrees by clicking the Rotate

button. (To rotate the pictures further, continue to click the

Rotate button.)

Editing a picture label

If you wish, you can edit a picture label in the Transfer

Pictures tab.

To edit a label, click on the desired thumbnail with the right

mouse button to display a pop-up menu. Then choose Edit

Label to display an Edit Label dialog box.

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Type a new label for the picture and choose OK.

Note: Unlike individual labels created with the camera

controls as described in the PDC-3000 User’s Guide, labels

edited with the computer are not saved in the camera. They

remain visible only while you are viewing the Transfer

Pictures tab.

Transferring pictures

to your computer one

at a time

Use the following procedure if you want to transfer a single

picture from the PDC-3000 camera. You can also repeat this

procedure as needed for transferring multiple pictures if you

want to set the IQA-processing, resolution and file-format

options individually for each picture.

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 166.

2 Click on the picture to be transferred with the right mouse

button to display a pop-up menu.

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3 Choose Preview from the menu to display Preview Image

window.

PVIEWPC.BM

4 Enable or disable IQA processing for this picture by clicking

the Use IQA Processing box. If you enable IQA processing

and want to change individual IQA options, click the IQA

Settings button and choose the options you want applied to

this picture. (See Choosing IQA processing options on page

181 for more information about this feature.)

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As you make choices about IQA settings, you can see the

result of the settings (except Match Sharpness and Noise

Reduction) in the preview image.

Note: IQA processing has no effect on pictures being saved in

the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved to your

computer as TIFF files or being transferred to a TWAIN-

compliant application.

5 Choose a resolution (High or Super High) for the picture

being transferred.

Note: The resolution setting has no effect on pictures being

saved in the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved

to your computer as TIFF files or being transferred to a

TWAIN-compliant application.

6 To save the image on your computer as a TIFF or PDN file,

click the Save Image to Disk button and choose a folder, file

format (TIFF or PDN) and a filename. (See Choosing a file

format on page 186 for more information.)

To transfer the image to your TWAIN application, click the

Transfer to Application button. (This button is not available

if you are running PDC Direct.)

Note: After transferring the picture to an application, you

must save it to disk using the Save As command in the

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application. Most image-processing applications allow you to

choose a file format for the pictures you are saving. See

instructions with your image-processing application for a

description of formats available to you.

Transferring multiple

pictures to your

computer

Use the following procedure if you want to transfer multiple

pictures from the PDC-3000 camera to your computer, and if

you want to use the same IQA-processing, resolution and file-

format options for all the pictures being transferred.

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 166.

2 Click Set Preferences to display the Set Preferences tab.

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3 Choose a resolution (High or Super High) for the pictures

being transferred.

Note: The resolution setting has no effect on pictures being

saved in the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved

to your computer as TIFF files or being transferred to a

TWAIN-compliant application.

4 Enable or disable IQA processing for the pictures being

transferred by clicking the Use IQA Processing box. If you

enable IQA processing and want to change the IQA options,

click the Default IQA Settings button and choose the options

you want applied to this picture. (See Choosing IQA

processing options on page 181 for more information about

this feature.)

Note: IQA processing has no effect on pictures being saved in

the PDN format. It affects only pictures being saved to your

computer as TIFF files or being transferred to a TWAIN-

compliant application.

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5 Click Transfer Pictures to display the Transfer Pictures tab.

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6 Select the thumbnails of the pictures you want to transfer.

(See Selecting thumbnails on page 169.)

7 To save the images on your computer as a TIFF or PDN files,

click the Save Image to Disk button ( ) and choose a folder,

file format (TIFF or PDN) and a base name for the saved

files. (For more information about file formats, see Choosing

a file format on page 186. The base name is the first 10

characters of the file names given to the stored pictures. If

you do not change the base name, the file names will contain

the first 10 characters of the label on the first picture being

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transferred. A two-digit numeral will be appended to the six

characters, producing a unique, 12-character name for each

file.)

To transfer the pictures to your TWAIN application, click the

Transfer to Application button ( ). (This button is not

available if you are running PDC Direct.)

Note: After transferring the pictures to an application, you

must save each one to disk using the Save As command in the

application. Most image-processing applications allow you to

choose a file format for the pictures you are saving. See

instructions with your image-processing application for a

description of formats available to you.

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Choosing IQA

processing options

IQA processing automatically evaluates images and applies

correction factors for several image quality parameters when

the picture is transferred to an application on your computer

or saved as a TIFF file on your hard disk. The correction

factors applied to each picture depend on the camera settings

at the time the picture was taken, the printer and monitor

being used to print and display the picture, and the scene

content.

Enabling IQA and choosing IQA options

To enable or disable individual IQA corrections or specify

destinations for pictures being transferred individually as

described in Transferring pictures to your computer one at a

time on page 174, click the IQA Settings button in the

Preview Image window. The IQA Setup box appears.

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IQA2PC.BMP

To display a similar box for choosing default IQA settings

(used when tranferring pictures without using the Preview

window or when transferring multiple pictures as described

on page 177), click Default IQA Settings on the Set

Preferences tab.

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IQA_PC.BMP

Specifying a source profile

IQA processing optimizes your pictures to suit the specific

imaging characteristics of the source (the PDC-3000 camera).

You indicate this source in the IQA Setup or Default IQA

Settings box.

For most pictures, you should leave the Auto-Select Source

box checked. (The PDC software automatically makes this

choice based on the PDC-3000 camera settings recorded with

the picture when it was taken.)

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Specifying a monitor profile

In the Monitor drop-down list, select the monitor (usually

your current monitor) you will use to preview pictures on

your system. This allows IQA to optimize the way it displays

preview pictures on your system.

Specifying a destination profile

In the Destination box, choose the ultimate destination of the

picture (a monitor for on-screen presentations, for example,

or a printer with a particular resolution setting for reports or

memos). This choice allows IQA to optimize the picture for

the imaging characteristics of the monitor or printer.

Note: When you print the picture, be sure to use the same

printer and settings you selected. Also be sure to all the other

printer options are set according to Required printer settings

for IQA on page 237.

If your printer is not listed in the Destination box, choose the

generic monitor setting (“Mon PC generic.icc”). If this choice

produces unsatisfactory results when you print, experiment

with printer choices in the same family as your printer. You

can also check the Polaroid site on the World Wide Web

(http://www.polaroid.com) for additional printer profiles to

download. If none of these options produces satisfactory

results, you may need to disable IQA processing in the

Preview window or the Set Preferences tab.

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IQA correction choices

IQA provides the following types of image quality correction,

and you can choose them in any combination to suit the

pictures you are transferring to your computer:

· Auto Exposure (brightness) Automatically corrects for over-

exposure or under-exposure.

· Dodge and Burn (highlight and shadow detail) Enhances

highlights by slightly darkening washed-out highlights and

slightly lightening dark shadow areas that lack detail.

· Match Sharpness Optimizes image sharpness for the selected

source and destination devices. Match Sharpness does not

affect the preview image.

· Noise Reduction (removing specks and other small image

imperfections) Reduces image noise to the optimum level for

the selected source and destination devices. Noise Reduction

does not affect the preview image.

· Color Cast Removal Provides the following selections for

correcting the color bias (overall tint) of the current picture:

None Disables Cast Removal (no change in cast).

Pastel Uses mostly light-colored pixels to determine and

correct the color bias.

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Gray World Uses all the pixels in the picture to determine

and correct the color bias.

Bright World Uses the brighter pixels to determine and

correct the color bias.

· Saturation Reduces or increases color saturation. Moving

the slider left decreases saturation, and moving it right

increases saturation. Placing the slider it the center position

leaves saturation unaffected.

Choosing a file format

When transferring pictures from the PDC-3000 camera

directly to disk as described in the previous sections, you have

a choice of two file formats for the transferred pictures: TIFF

and PDN.

TIFF is a standard image file format compatible with most

image-processing, presentation, word-processing and page-

layout applications. When you transfer pictures in this

format, you can later import them to other applications for

displaying or printing.

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When the PDC software is used to save pictures in the TIFF

format, it saves the pictures in one of two available

resolutions: High (800x600 pixels) or Super High

(1600x1200 pixels). It also applies Polaroid's IQA image

enhancement to the saved images, if you have selected IQA

processing through the Set Preferences tab or the Preview

Image window accessible from the Transfer Pictures tab.

PDN ("Polaroid Digital Negative") is a proprietary Polaroid

format that generally cannot be used with other applications.

The PDN format, however, provides you with more options

than the TIFF format after you have transferred the pictures

to your computer. PDN files also require considerably less

storage space than their equivalent TIFF files.

Pictures saved on your computer's hard drive in the PDN

format can be converted to TIFF images later via the PDC

TWAIN driver or PDC Direct. At the time of conversion, you

can choose the resolution (High or Super High) and the IQA

image enhancement options.

See Working with PDN files saved on your computer on page

189 for more information.

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Deleting pictures from

the camera

Use the following procedure to delete one or more pictures

from the camera.

If you want to keep any of the pictures you are about to

delete, be sure transfer them to the computer as described in

the previous sections before you delete them from the camera.

1 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 166.

2 Select one or more pictures to be deleted. (See Selecting

thumbnails on page 169.)

3 Click the Delete button ( ) to display a confirmation

message.

4 To delete the pictures from the camera, click OK.

Note: If you are not deleting all the pictures from the camera,

those remaining will be renumbered. For example, you may

decide to delete all pictures except 4 and 23. In this case,

picture 4 becomes picture 1, and picture 23 becomes picture

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Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer

If you have transferred pictures from the camera in the PDN

format to a folder on your computer, you can work with the

PDN files in the folder as if they were still in the camera. This

is useful for producing multiple variations of a picture from

the same PDN file. For example, you may want to create one

version of a picture in high resolution, and a second in super

high resolution for another purpose.

You can also archive pictures in the PDN format so you can

choose resolution, IQA processing options, and printer and

monitor destinations at a later time.

Opening a folder

To work with PDN files saved on your computer, click the

Set Preferences tab on the PDC TWAIN interface or in PDC

Direct to display the Set Preferences tab. Then click the

Folder button in the Image Source box and choose a disk

drive and folder containing PDN files.

If the PDC-3000 camera is not connected to the computer

when you choose Acquire in your TWAIN application or

when you start PDC Direct, a message may warn that the

camera is not connected. If this happens, click OK to display

the PDC startup box. Then click the Use Folder button and

choose a disk drive and folder containing PDN files.

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The PDN files in the selected folder appear in the Transfer

Pictures tab.

TRANPIC4.BMP

You can then use the procedures in Working with pictures in

the camera (page 166), to preview, enhance, rotate and

transfer the pictures in the folder as if they were in the

camera.

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Working with pictures

on a CompactFlash

card

The optional CompactFlash card reader kit lets you work

with a camera CompactFlash card as if it were an additional

disk drive on your computer. This allows you to enhance,

transfer and erase pictures on the card without connecting the

camera to your computer.

To access a card after you have installed the CompactFlash

card reader hardware and software, remove the card from the

camera and insert it into the reader. Then follow instructions

in Opening a folder above to display the pictures on the card

in the Transfer Pictures window. You can then enhance,

transfer and erase pictures on the card as described in

Working with pictures in the camera (page 166).

If necessary, refer to the instructions with the CompactFlash

card reader for more information.

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Operating the camera from the PC

If the PDC-3000 camera is connected to the computer, you

can use the PDC software to control the camera with the

mouse and the keyboard, and you can display a “live”

viewfinder image on your computer screen. This is useful if

you use the camera in a studio or other stationary setting.

To take pictures using the computer:

1 Connect the camera to your computer. If necessary, see

Connecting the camera to your PC on page 43.

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2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button (a).

08b.CDR

3 Turn on your computer.

4 Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct.

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5 If you are using PDC Direct, wait for the Transfer Pictures

tab to appear.

TRANPIC4.BMP

If you are not using PDC Direct, use one of the methods

below to display the Transfer Pictures tab:

· If you are using Adobe Photoshop and the TWAIN driver,

pull down the File menu and choose Select TWAIN_32 and

Polaroid PDC Ver 2.5. Click on OK. Pull down the File menu

again and choose Acquire TWAIN_32.

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· If you are using a TWAIN compliant application other than

Adobe Photoshop, refer to the application's instructions for

acquiring images.

Note: If no pictures are stored in the camera, the Take

Pictures tab appears instead of the Transfer Pictures tab.

6 If necessary, change the Image Defaults (resolution at which

the pictures will be transferred and IQA image enhancement

settings) through the Set Preferences tab. (See Changing the

preferences on page 201.)

7 Click Take Pictures to display the Take Pictures tab.

TAKPICP4.BMP

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8 Click the viewfinder button ( ) to display a viewfinder

image in the Take Pictures tab.

9 To change the orientation of the image in the viewfinder,

choose Landscape or Portrait as appropriate.

10 Select the Flash setting you want to use from the drop-down

list. See Using flash on page 85 for more information.

11 Choose a Light setting that matches the lighting conditions in

the current scene. See Setting the camera for current lighting

conditions on page 81.

12 Select or deselect the Auto Focus option. See Using Auto

Focus on page 88.

13 If necessary, select Backlight Compensation. See

Compensating for back lighting on page 90.

14 If you are using a TWAIN-compliant application and you

want the picture to appear in a preview window immediately

after you take it, select Snap to Preview. (See Previewing

pictures on page 170 for a detailed description of the preview

window.)

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15 When the picture is framed as desired, click the Snap button

to capture the picture and transfer it to your image-

processing application or to a Preview window in PDC

Direct.

Note: To snap the picture after a preset delay, click on the

timer button (next to the Snap button) instead of the Snap

button. Enter the desired time delay, then click Start Timer to

begin the specified interval.

16 If you are using an image-processing application, follow

instructions with your application to view, edit or save the

picture.

If you are using PDC Direct, choose Save As from the File

menu.

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Changing operating preferences

Available options

Using the PDC software (TWAIN driver or PDC Direct) on

your computer, you can set the following PDC-3000 camera

and PDC software operating preferences. These preferences

remain unchanged until you set them again.

User name The user name stored in the camera is attached to

each picture. After a picture is taken, you can view the user

name to help identify the camera or photographer by using

the Get Info selection on the pop-up menu. (See Viewing

picture information on page 170.) Changing the user name

affects only pictures taken after the changes are made.

Pictures taken earlier and stored in the camera retain the user

name in effect when they were taken.

Default picture label The default picture label is attached to

each picture when it is taken. This label appears below each

thumbnail image in the Transfer Pictures tab to help

identification. It is also visible in the camera’s LCD panel.

After taking a picture, you can change its label from the

default to an individualized description by using the camera

controls (see the PDC-3000 User’s Guide) or by using the

PDC software (see Editing a picture label on page 173).

Changing the default picture label affects only pictures taken

after the changes are made. Pictures taken earlier and stored

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in the camera retain the label in effect when they were taken.

(The default picture label can also be changed with the

camera controls as described in the PDC-3000 User’s Guide.)

Camera sound indicators You can disable the camera’s

audible error signals. (See the PDC-3000 User’s Guide for a

description of these indicators.)

Picture compression level You can choose the amount of

compression applied to pictures for saving space on the

camera's CompactFlash card. See Selecting a picture

compression level on page 76 for more detailed information

about these choices. (You can also use the procedure on page

78 to change the compression level using the camera

controls.)

Current date and time The camera’s internal clock settings

are attached to each picture to indicate the date and time the

picture was taken. You can view the camera's date and time

setting on the camera LCD panel. Changing the date or time

affects only pictures taken after the changes are made.

Pictures taken earlier and stored in the camera retain the

settings in effect when they were taken.

Automatic shutoff timeouts The timeout settings determine

how long the camera remains inactive before the viewfinder

image on the computer and the main camera power

automatically turn off to conserve battery power. The

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automatic shutoff for camera power does not operate when

the camera is under computer control (displaying

"connected" in the LCD panel) and connected to AC power.

Picture resolution The PDC-3000 pictures can be transferred

as either high resolution (800x600) or super-high resolution

(1600x1200) by default. This setting does not affect the way

the pictures are taken or stored in the camera. It also has no

effect on pictures stored in the PDN format.

IQA image enhancement settings IQA processing

automatically enhances pictures to improve their brightness,

highlight and shadow detail, sharpness, and other qualities.

See Choosing IQA processing options on page 181 for more

detailed information about this feature. These settings do not

affect the way the pictures are taken or stored in the camera.

They also have no effect on pictures stored in the PDN

format.

Current image source From the Set Preferences tab, you can

choose to view and process PDN images on your computer's

hard drive in the same way that you view and process

pictures stored in the camera. This allows you to select

resolution and IQA image enhancement settings, and then

convert the PDN pictures to TIFF pictures for use in other

applications.

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Changing the

preferences

To change any of the preference settings described above:

1 Connect the camera to your computer. If necessary, see

Connecting the camera to your PC on page 43.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT

THE PDC-3000 CAMERA OR ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE

WHILE THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER IS

TURNED ON. DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE

DEVICE, YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH.

2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button (a).

08b.CDR

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3 Turn on your computer.

4 Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct.

5 If you are using PDC Direct, wait for the Transfer Pictures

tab to appear.

TRANPIC4.BMP

If you are not using PDC Direct, use one of the methods

below to display the Transfer Pictures tab:

· If you are using Adobe Photoshop and the TWAIN driver,

pull down the File menu and choose Select TWAIN_32

Source and PDC Ver 2.5. Click on OK. Pull down the File

menu again and choose Acquire TWAIN_32.

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· If you are using a TWAIN compliant application other than

Adobe Photoshop, refer to the application's instructions for

acquiring images.

Note: If no pictures are stored in the camera, the Take

Pictures tab appears instead of the Transfer Pictures tab.

6 Click Set Preferences to display the Set Preferences tab.

SETPREF2.BMP

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7 Change one or more of the settings as needed:

Default name and picture label Click the Set button and type

new entries. (Only upper case letters, numerals, hyphens and

spaces can be used in the default picture label.)

Camera sound indicators Turn on or off by clicking on the

Sound check box.

Camera internal clock Click the Sync Camera with

Computer button to set the camera to the computer’s date

and time settings.

Compression level See Selecting a picture compression level

on page 76 for more information.

Automatic shutoff timeouts Click the appropriate scroll

button to change the viewfinder timeout (1-100 seconds) or

the camera power-off timeout (1-60 minutes).

Picture resolution Click on the desired resolution button

(800x600 or 1600x1200).

IQA processing Turn IQA image enhancement on or off by

clicking on the Use IQA Processing checkbox. Select

individual IQA features by clicking the Default IQA Settings

button. (See Choosing IQA processing options on page 181

for more information.)

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Image source If you are currently working with pictures in

the PDC-3000 camera in the Transfer Pictures tab, you can

change the image source to a folder on your computer hard

drive containing .PDN files that you had transferred from the

camera earlier. To do this, click the Folder button and choose

a folder. If you are working with .PDN files in a folder, you

can change the image source to the camera by clicking the

Camera button.

Releasing the camera from computer control

You may wish to release the PDC-3000 camera from

computer control so you can operate it via the controls on the

camera and store pictures in the camera without

disconnecting the camera from the computer.

Releasing the camera

You can release the camera from computer control by closing

(exiting from) the application controlling the PDC-3000

camera (your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct).

After releasing the camera, refer to Chapter 3 for camera

operating instructions.

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WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF THE CAMERA OR

DISCONNECT IT FROM THE COMPUTER AFTER IT

HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM COMPUTER CONTROL.

DOING SO COULD DAMAGE YOUR COMPUTER OR

CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK.

If you want to turn off the camera while its cable is

connected to the computer, use the procedure recommended

for any SCSI device: (1) turn off the computer, and (2) turn

off the camera. To disconnect the camera from the computer,

see the PDC-3000 User’s Guide.

Restoring computer

control

After releasing the camera from computer control as

described above, you can place the camera back under

computer control at any time with these steps:

1 Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct.

2 If you are using PDC Direct, wait for the Transfer Pictures

tab to appear.

If you are not using PDC Direct, use one of the methods

below to display the Transfer Pictures tab:

· If you are using Adobe Photoshop and the TWAIN driver,

pull down the File menu and choose Select TWAIN_32

Source and PDC Ver 2.5. Click on OK. Pull down the File

menu again and choose Acquire TWAIN_32.

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· If you are using a TWAIN compliant application other than

Adobe Photoshop, refer to the application's instructions for

acquiring images.

Note: If no pictures are stored in the camera, the Take

Pictures window tab instead of the Transfer Pictures tab.

3 Click Take Pictures to display the Take Pictures tab.

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6 Maintenance and troubleshooting

Caring for the PDC-3000 camera

Be sure to keep the PDC-3000 camera protected from dirt,

dust, rain and moisture. Damaged caused by these conditions

may not be covered by the warranty.

If the PDC-3000 camera body requires cleaning, use a clean,

soft cloth dampened with water. Do not use cleaners of any

kind, and do not spray water or other liquids directly onto

the camera.

When cleaning the camera lenses, use only lens-cleaning fluid

and lens-cleaning tissue (available at photography shops).

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Caring for the camera batteries

The four NiCad “AA” rechargeable batteries provided with

the PDC-3000 camera have enough power for taking 40

pictures under normal conditions. The battery level indicator

on the PDC-3000 camera’s LCD panel indicates full ( ), low

( ) and other levels between them. Recharge the batteries

whenever the indicator shows low battery level.

Note: Conserve battery power by turning the camera off

when it is not in use.

WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF THE CAMERA OR

ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE WHILE IT IS CONNECTED

TO YOUR COMPUTER IF THE COMPUTER IS ON.

DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE COMPUTER OR

CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK.

The batteries can be recharged at any time, but NiCad

batteries perform best when you allow them to discharge

almost completely before recharging. Repeatedly recharging

partially charged batteries causes them to lose their capacity.

(Use of a battery conditioner/charger, available at many

electronics and video equipment stores, is recommended

because it discharges the batteries completely before starting

the charge cycle. The power adapter/trickle charger provided

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with the PDC-3000 does not discharge the batteries before

charging them.)

You may wish to purchase additional “AA” NiCad batteries

for use with the PDC-3000 camera. With extra batteries, you

can use one set while charging another. (See Charging the

batteries outside the camera on page 213.) NiCad “AA”

batteries of the types recommended in the following section

are usually available at electronics and department stores.

Recommended battery

types

Polaroid recommends the following battery types for use with

the PDC-3000:

Eveready type CH15 AA 1.2v, 650mAh

Panasonic type KR-15/51 AA 1.2v 500mAh

Sanyo type N-600AA 1.2v 600mAh

WARNING: USE ONLY THE BATTERIES PROVIDED OR

THE “AA” NICAD RECHARGEABLE BATTERY TYPES

LISTED ABOVE. OTHER TYPES, SUCH AS ALKALINE

OR LITHIUM “AA” BATTERIES, WILL NOT OPERATE

THE CAMERA, AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR

DAMAGE THE CAMERA IF YOU ATTEMPT TO

CHARGE THEM AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

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Charging the batteries

in the camera

To charge the batteries while they are in the camera, connect

the power adapter/trickle charger to the camera and to AC

power.

07.CDR

Charge the batteries completely by leaving the charger

connected to the camera for about 6 hours (12 hours for new

batteries). You can use the camera while the batteries are

charging.

Note: Connecting the camera to the computer and using the

viewfinder mode while the batteries are charging may extend

the time necessary for completely charging the batteries.

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WARNING: USE ONLY THE POWER ADAPTER/

TRICKLE CHARGER PROVIDED FOR CHARGING THE

BATTERIES WHILE THEY ARE IN THE CAMERA.

OTHER AC ADAPTERS AND CHARGERS SIMILAR IN

APPEARANCE ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY CAN

OVERHEAT THE BATTERIES AND CAUSE INJURY OR

CAMERA DAMAGE.

BE SURE TO REMOVE THE BATTERIES FROM THE

CAMERA WHEN USING THE OPTIONAL 3-AMP

POWER SUPPLY INSTEAD OF THE POWER ADAPTER/

TRICKLE CHARGER DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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Charging the batteries

outside the camera

If you wish to charge the batteries outside the camera, use the

optional 110-volt 5-hour battery charger or another charger

designed for NiCad “AA” batteries.

Recharge the batteries as follows:

1 Turn off the camera by pressing the power button (a).

08b.CDR

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2 Press the latch on the side of the battery holder to release it,

then remove the holder from the camera.

04A.CDR

3 Remove the four batteries from the holder.

4 Charge the batteries according to the instructions for the

charger you are using.

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Note: The camera is not operable while the batteries are

removed, even if the power adapter/trickle charger is

connected. Furthermore, you may need to reset the camera's

date, time, default picture label and automatic shutoff

settings if the batteries are removed from the camera for more

than 30 minutes. For these reasons, you may want to

purchase additional “AA” NiCad batteries for use while

others are charging. (See Recommended battery types on

page 210.)

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5 After the batteries have been charged, reinsert them into the

battery holder. Be sure to observe the battery orientation

label. (Install the two outside batteries first, then install the

two inside batteries.)

05.CDR

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6 Insert the battery holder in the camera and close it, making

sure it latches.

06.CDR

7 Turn on the camera to verify that the batteries have been

installed correctly.

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Replacing the camera

batteries

The NiCad batteries provided with the PDC-3000 are

capable of being recharged hundreds of times, but they may

eventually wear out. Replace the batteries when they require

abnormally frequent recharging. NiCad “AA” batteries of the

types recommended on page 210 are usually available at

electronics and department stores.

WARNING: USE ONLY THE BATTERIES

RECOMMENDED ON PAGE 210. OTHER TYPES, SUCH

AS ALKALINE OR LITHIUM “AA” BATTERIES, WILL

NOT OPERATE THE CAMERA, AND MAY CAUSE

INJURY OR DAMAGE THE CAMERA IF YOU ATTEMPT

TO CHARGE THEM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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Caring for CompactFlash cards

Memory cards should be handled carefully and be protected

from dust, moisture and extreme heat.

Purchasing additional

CompactFlash cards

Additional CompactFlash cards in various capacities can be

purchased from your computer dealer. Cards must be

SanDisk CompactFlash memory cards or their equivalent.

Initializing

CompactFlash cards

Before using a new CompactFlash card for the first time, you

may need to initialize (“format”) it with the following

procedure to prepare it for accepting pictures. You should

also initialize a CompactFlash card if the camera fails to

recognize it or if it appears to have less than its rated

capacity.

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WARNING: INITIALIZING THE CARD ERASES ANY

PICTURES STORED ON IT.

1 Turn on the camera by pressing the power button (a).

08b.CDR

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2 Insert the CompactFlash card (b) into the camera by sliding it

into the CompactFlash card slot. Be sure to orient the card

with the insertion arrow (c) facing upward and pointing into

the slot.

CARDIN

Slide the card into the slot until it stops, then press it firmly

to engage the connector on the forward edge.

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3 Press the Mode button to display "compress?" on the LCD

panel, then press the scroll button (d) until “cf card?” (e)

appears.

cf card?

317e.CDR

4 Press the Enter button to display “erase.”

5 Press the scroll button to display “format.”

6 Press the Erase button to format the CompactFlash card and

return to the Capture mode.

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Troubleshooting error messages

When necessary, the PDC-3000 camera displays one or more

error messages on the LCD panel to inform you about

operating or hardware problems. The list below recommends

specific action for each error message.

Error messages not listed below may also appear on the LCD

panel. If an unlisted message appears, turn the camera off

briefly, then turn it back on. If the message reappears,

contact Polaroid Technical Assistance (see page 230).

WARNING: WHEN THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

DIRECT YOU TO TURN THE CAMERA OFF AND BACK

ON, TURN OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE DOING SO

(IF THE CAMERA IS CONNECTED TO YOUR

COMPUTER). FAILURE TO TURN OFF THE COMPUTER

COULD CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK,

DAMAGE THE CAMERA, OR DAMAGE THE

COMPUTER.

charging The camera is not ready to take flash pictures

because the electronic flash is still charging. Wait until the

yellow indicator in the viewfinder goes out before trying

again.

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card full The CompactFlash card has reached its storage

capacity. Replace the card, or transfer the pictures to your

computer (page 128 for PowerMac/PowerPC and page 174

for PC) and erase the pictures from the card (page 141 for

PowerMac/PowerPC and page 188 for PC).

error 01h The camera detected a problem with its picture

storage hardware. Turn the camera off briefly, then turn it

back on. If the message reappears, turn off the camera,

connect it to the power adapter/trickle charger for 3 minutes,

and then turn the camera on. If the error reappears, contact

Polaroid Technical Assistance (see page 230). When this

condition exists, you can still take pictures by operating the

camera under computer control (page 146 for

PowerMac/PowerPC and page 192 for PC) but you will not

be able to store additional pictures in the camera or transfer

pictures previously stored in the camera.

error 02h The camera detected a problem with the LCD

panel. Turn the camera off briefly, then turn it back on. If the

message reappears, contact Polaroid Technical Assistance (see

page 230). When this condition exists, the camera will

continue to operate normally except for the LCD panel.

error 04h The camera detected a problem with the hardware

storing the current date and time and other data. Turn the

camera off briefly, then turn it back on. If the message

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reappears, turn off the camera, connect it to the power

adapter/trickle charger for 3 minutes, and then turn the

camera on. If the error reappears, contact Polaroid Technical

Assistance (see page 230). Under this condition, the camera

will continue to operate normally, but the time and date

displayed and stored with pictures may be incorrect. In

addition, time-related features (automatic shutoff, for

example) may not operate normally.

error 08h Stored data for optimizing image quality may have

become corrupted. Turn the camera off briefly, then turn it

back on. If the message reappears, contact Polaroid Technical

Assistance (see page 230). Under this condition, the camera

will continue to operate normally. Picture quality, however,

may be reduced and the stored user name and camera serial

number may become corrupted.

error 10h Stored data for the camera's light sensor may have

become corrupted. Turn the camera off briefly, then turn it

back on. If the message reappears, contact Polaroid Technical

Assistance (see page 230). Under this condition, the camera

will continue to operate normally, but the pictures may

contain small dots or lines.

error 20h Stored data for optimizing picture exposure may

have become corrupted. Turn the camera off briefly, then

turn it back on. If the message reappears, contact Polaroid

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Technical Assistance (see page 230). Under this condition, the

camera will continue to operate normally, but picture quality

may be reduced.

error 40h The camera detected an internal communication

error. Turn the camera off briefly, then turn it back on. If the

message reappears, contact Polaroid Technical Assistance (see

page 230). Under this condition, you will still be able to

transfer pictures stored in the camera to your computer, but

you will not be able to take additional pictures.

error 80h The camera detected an image-processing error.

Turn the camera off briefly, then turn it back on. If the

message reappears, contact Polaroid Technical Assistance (see

page 230). Under this condition, you will still be able to

transfer pictures stored in the camera to your computer, but

you will not be able to take additional pictures.

low batt The camera batteries require charging. See Caring

for the camera batteries on page 208.

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low light The camera senses insufficient light for taking

pictures without flash. Set the electronic flash to On or to

Auto (see Using flash on page 86) before taking the picture.

no term Invalid buttons have been held down during camera

power-up. Press the Erase button to clear the message.

stuck btn One of the camera control buttons is being held

down. Make sure all buttons are released and continue. If the

problem persists, turn the camera off briefly, then turn it

back on. If this does not solve the problem, contact Polaroid

Technical Assistance (see page 230).

term Invalid buttons have been held down during camera

power-up. Press the Erase button to clear the message.

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Troubleshooting SCSI connection problems

PowerMac/PowerPC

SCSI ID conflicts

The SCSI ID number used for the PDC-3000 must be unique,

and must not be used by any other of the computer's internal

or external SCSI devices on any SCSI bus. If another SCSI

device is using the same ID as the PCD-3000, the following

message appears on the PowerMac/PowerPC display:

"Unable to communicate with camera..."

To identify the SCSI IDs being used by the devices connected

to your PowerMac or PowerPC, use a program such as SCSI

Explorer or Apple System Profiler (distributed on the Apple

software CD).

Windows 95 SCSI ID

registry entries

When the SCSI ID of the PDC-3000 is changed and the

computer running Windows 95 is rebooted, Windows 95

adds another PDC-3000 entry to the registry corresponding

to the new SCSI ID. If you change the PDC-3000 SCSI ID

back to its original setting, you must delete the new registry

entry before the PDC-3000 software will recognize the

camera.

Refer to the Windows 95 documentation for registry-editing

instructions.

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PDC-3000 full one-year warranty

Polaroid Corporation warrants the PDC-3000 camera,

excluding the batteries, against defects in manufacture or

workmanship for a period of one year from the date of

purchase. To verify the warranty period, you should keep the

invoice, sales receipt, or other proof of the purchase date.

Should this product or any component or accessory included

with it, except software or batteries, prove to be defective at

any time during the warranty period, Polaroid Corporation

will, at its discretion, either replace or repair this item,

without charge. Please refer to the Software Warranties under

Software License Agreements (page 246) for the PDC

software warranty.

This warranty does not cover damage caused by accident,

incorrect installation, unauthorized modification, and misuse

or abuse. A charge will be made for repair of such damage.

This warranty excludes all consequential damages.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of

consequential damages, so the foregoing exclusion may not

apply to you.

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Service

U.S.A. and Canada

If your PDC-3000 camera requires service, call Polaroid

Technical Assistance from within the U.S.A. at 1-800-432-

5355, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., (Eastern

Time). From Canada, call 1-800-268-6970.

To return the camera for service, pack it carefully in its

original shipping carton or other sturdy container, with

plenty of padding. Shipping instructions are available from

Polaroid Technical Assistance specialists at the telephone

numbers above.

Outside North America

Please contact your nearest Polaroid office or service center

(see page 251).

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Radio and television interference

FCC Notice (U.S.A.)

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly

approved by the party responsible for compliance could void

the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference

to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different

from the one to which the receiver is connected.

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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television

technician for help.

EMI Notice (Canada)

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for

radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the

Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department

of Communications.

LE PRESENT APPAREIL NUMERIQUE N'EMET PAS DE

BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES DEPASSANT LES LIMITES

APPLICABLES AUX APPAREILS NUMERIQUES DE

CLASS B PRESCRITES DANS LE REGLEMENT SUR LE

BROUILLAGE RADIOELECTRIQUE EDICTE PAR LE

MINISTERE DES COMMUNICATIONS DU CANADA.

EMC Statement

(Europe)

Polaroid Corporation certifies that this product conforms to

the following standards:

Safety

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC

IEC 950/EN60950

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EMC

89/336/EEC EMC Directive

EN 55022, Class B

EN 50082-1

IEC 801-2

IEC 801-3

IEC 801-4

Use only a harmonized detachable cordset that has

conductors with a cross sectional area equal to or greater

than 1.0mm. This cord shall be rated for 220-240VAC, 10

Amperes. It should be approved by a European agency such

as VDE, SEMKO, ASTA or VTE.

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PDC-3000 camera specifications

Camera type

Handheld point-and-shoot digital camera

Polaroid 1 million pixel CCD

Sensor resolution

Output resolution

High resolution:

800x600 pixels, 24-bit color

(16.7 million colors), 1.4MB file

Super high resolution: 1600x1200 pixels, 24-bit color

(16.7 million colors), 5.6MB file

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Picture storage capacity

(typical, with a 15-

megabyte CompactFlash

card)

Compression off:

No loss compression (2:1): 30

Lossy compression (5:1): 75

15 pictures

Lossy compression (10:1): 150

Computer interface

Standard lens

Optional lens

SCSI-2

11mm (38mm equivalent) f/2.8 glass

17mm (60mm equivalent) f/2.8 glass

Focus range

Standard lens:

Optional lens:

10 inches (26cm) to infinity

24 inches (61cm) to infinity

ISO rating

Shutter

25, 50 or 100 (film speed equivalent)

Scanning aperture, microprocessor-controlled

Shutter speed

Aperture

1/25 to 1/500 second

f/2.8 to f/32

Electronic flash

Internal, 15-foot (4.6m) maximum range

12 seconds with flash

10-12 seconds without flash

Recycle time (minimum

time between shots)

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Power supply

Four rechargeable "AA" NiCad batteries

IEC universal power adapter/trickle charger

Power adapter/

trickle charger

Input: 100-240VAC, 380mA, 50-60 Hz (surge protected)

Output: +6.0VDC, 500mA

Dimensions

Length: 7.9 inches (20.1cm)

Width: 6.3 inches (16.0cm)

Height: 2.2 inches (5.6cm)

Weight with batteries

Operating environment

2.0 pounds (0.9kg)

Temperature:

32° to 120°F (0° to 48°C)

Relative humidity:

5% to 90%, no condensation

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Required printer settings for IQA

When you print pictures that have been enhanced with IQA

processing, you must use the printer settings specified in this

section for optimum image quality. (See Specifying a

destination profile on page 137 for PowerMac/PowerPC or

page 184 for PC.)

Note: The settings in this section are presented with the

Windows 95 and Windows NT labels and buttons. If you are

using a PowerMac or PowerPC, use the equivalent settings

for your system.

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Canon BJC-4100 Printer

Paper tab

Media Type Plain Paper

Coated Paper

High Gloss Film

(set to paper type you are using)

Paper Feed Auto Feeder if Plain Paper or Coated Paper

selected above

Manual Feed if High Gloss Film selected

above

Graphics tab

Print Quality Standard if Plain Paper or Coated Paper

selected above

High if High Gloss Film selected above

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Canon BJC-4100 Printer (continued)

Fine On

Image Color Off

Matching

Color Model Color

Print Model Automatic

Epson Stylus Color II Printer

Document Type tab

Document Photograph

Type

Ink Color (CMYK)

Image Settings tab

Image 0% (Default)

Brightness

and Contrast

Color Off

Matching

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Epson Stylus Color II Printer (continued)

Halftoning tab

Halftoning Error Diffusion

Printing Mode/Options tab

Printing Best-360 dpi if printing on plain paper or

Mode Special coated paper for 360 dpi

Super-720 dpi if printing on Special coated

paper for 720 dpi

Media Type Plain paper if

Best-360 dpi selected above

Special coated paper for 360 dpi if Best-

360 dpi selected above

Special coated paper for 720 dpi if Super -

720 dpi selected above

(use only paper type selected)

Print MicroWeave On

Options High Speed Off

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Epson Stylus Color II Printer (continued)

Paper tab

All settings match paper and source being used

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HP 680/682 Printer

Setup tab

ColorSmart Manual

ColorSmart Intensity: centered (default)

Options

Color Control: Match

Halftoning: Scatter

Print Quality Normal or Best for printing on HP

Premium InkJet Paper

Best for printing on Plain Paper or HP

Glossy Paper

ICM OFF

Paper tab

Paper Portrait or Landscape

Orientation

Paper Size Letter

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HP 680/682 Printer (continued)

Paper Type Plain Paper

HP Premium InkJet Paper

HP Glossy Paper

(set to paper type you are using)

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HP 820/850/855/870 Printer

Setup tab

ColorSmart Manual

ColorSmart Intensity: centered (default)

Options

Color Control: Match

Halftoning: Scatter

Print Quality Normal or Best for printing on HP

Premium InkJet Paper

Best for printing on Plain Paper or HP

Glossy Paper

ICM OFF

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HP 820/850/855/870 Printer

Paper tab

Paper Portrait or Landscape

Orientation

Paper Size Letter

Paper Type Plain Paper

HP Premium InkJet Paper

HP Glossy Paper

(set to paper type you are using)

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Software license agreement

Polaroid End User License Agreement

IMPORTANT: THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT. BY

INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT ALL THE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

This Polaroid Corporation ("Polaroid") End User License

Agreement ("Agreement") is provided with the "Polaroid

Digital Camera v2.5" software product and related

documentation (collectively, "Software"). The term Software

also shall include any upgrades, enhancements or updates of

the Software. Please read this Agreement carefully because at

the end you will be asked to accept the terms and conditions

of this Agreement and continue the installation process or , if

you do not wish to accept these terms and conditions, to

decline, in which case the installation process will be aborted

and you will not be able to use the Software. If you decline to

accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement, thereafter

you may restart the installation and accept the terms and

conditions or return the Software to the place you obtained it

for a full refund.

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1. Grant of License. Polaroid grants to you the right to use

one copy of the accompanying Polaroid Software on a single

terminal connected to a single computer (i.e., with a single

CPU). You may not network the Software or otherwise use it

on more than one computer or computer terminal at the same

time.

2. Copyright. The Software is owned by Polaroid or its

suppliers and is protected by United States Copyright Laws

and International Treaty provisions. Therefore, you must

treat the Software like any other copyrighted material (e.g., a

book or musical recording) except that you may either (a)

make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival

purposes, or (b) transfer the Software to a single hard disk

provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival

purposes. You may not copy the written materials

accompanying the software.

3. Other Restrictions. You agree not to modify, adapt,

translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or

otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the

Software. You may not rent or lease the Software, but you

may transfer the Software on a permanent basis provided you

retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of this

Agreement. If Software is an update, any transfer must

include the update and all prior versions.

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4. Limited Warranty. Polaroid warrants that the Software

media will be free of defects in materials and workmanship

for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Polaroid's

entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at

Polaroid's option, either (a) return of the price paid or (b)

repair or replacement of the Software that does not meet

Polaroid's Limited Warranty and which is returned to

Polaroid with a copy of your sales receipt. This limited

Warranty is void if failure of the Software has resulted from

accident, abuse, or misapplication. Any replacement Software

will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty

period or 30 days, whichever is longer.

5. No Other Warranties. POLAROID MAKES NO OTHER

WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE,

EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT

LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF

MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states and countries do not

allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above

exclusions may not apply to you.

6. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL

POLAROID OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY

CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES

(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR

LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS

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INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION,

OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE

USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS POLAROID

PRODUCT, EVEN IF POLAROID HAS BEEN ADVISED

OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some states

and countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of

liability for consequential or incidental damages, so above

limitations may not apply to you.

7. U.S. Government Restricted Rights. The Software are

provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or

disclosure by the United States Government is subject to

restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the rights

in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFAR

52.227-7013, or such other applicable government or agency

regulations providing equivalent protection.

Contractor/Manufacturer is Polaroid Corporation, 549

Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.

8. Governing Law and General Provisions. This Agreement is

governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts, USA, excluding its conflicts of law rules, and

the laws of the United States of America. If any part of this

Agreement is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect

the validity of the balance of the Agreement, which shall

remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. You

agree that the Software will not be shipped, transferred or

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exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited

by the United States Export Administration Act or any other

export laws, restrictions or regulations. This Agreement shall

automatically terminate upon failure by you to comply with

its terms. This Agreement may only be modified in writing

signed by an authorized officer of Polaroid.

Your Acceptance of the Foregoing Agreement Will Be

Indicated During Installation

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Polaroid Offices and

Service Centers

For information about technical support or service, contact

the Polaroid Office or Service Center nearest you:

Location

Telephone

Australia ................1800 066 021

België .....................02 714 31 02

Belgique .................02 714 31 06

Brasil......................0800 11 2177

Canada ..................1-800-268-6970

Danmark................80 01 59 56

Deutschland...........069 9509 6056

España ...................01 377 81 03

France....................01 41 91 38 10

Ireland ...................01 402 6897

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Location

Telephone

Italia ......................02696 33253

Japan .....................(81-3) 3438 8811

Latin America ........(305) 592 4212 (Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Luxembourg ..........08 00 25 42

México...................01 800 70 72777

Nederland..............020 487 45 34

New Zealand .........09 377 3773

Norge.....................80 01 18 87

Österreich ..............06 60 74 33

Portugal .................05 0544 6017

Puerto Rico............(787) 725 6240

Schweiz..................01 838 53 29

Suisse .....................01 838 53 48

Suomi.....................080 011 7008

Sverige ...................08 445 12 31

Svizzera..................01 838 53 49

United Kingdom.....(01) 8130 86508

U.S.A. ....................1-800-432-5355

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