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Polaroid PDC 3000 Digital Camera User Manual

1. f POLAROID 2 POLAROID Et En POLAROID 7 POLAROID S There are 7 of 14 pictures on the camera disk Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 162 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 163 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 PDC TWAIN Source Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences Camera _ __ Timeouts Name cr Viewfinder po seconds Label PoLaROID z Sain P minutes fenua Image Defaults Camera pesisrrasi Super High Res 1600 x 1200 x Computer praras 14511 M Use IQA Processing Default IQA Settings Sync Camera with Computer m Image S
2. 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 134 Choosing IOA 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 dep
3. z 215 AE Ol me S There are 7 of 14 pictures on the camera disk 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 4H 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 179 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 180 Choosing
4. Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 129 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 130 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120 Click Set Preferences to display the Set Preferences window sL Polaroid PDC it Take Pictures it Take Pictures Pictures S transfer Pictures Pictures Camera Settings Output Defaults Name John Smith High Resolution 800x600 Label Picture Q Super High Resolution 1600x1200 X IQA Processing Default IQA Settings Camera 4 28 97 3 11 17 PM Computer 4 28 97 3 10 37 PM Image Source Use Camera ViewfinderTimeout
5. If your PowerMac or PowerPC has other SCSI devices 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 Because the PDC 3000 camera is internally terminated you must install it as the last device in your SCSI chain as follows Turn off the computer all SCSI devices and the camera Remove the terminator a from the last SCSI device in your SCSI chain a ib ic Note Keep the terminator You must reconnect it if you use the computer while the camera is not attached Setting up 35 Connecting to an Apple PowerBook 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 Connect the DB25 50 pin Centronics adapter b to the connector from which you removed the terminator Connect the other end of the SCSI cable d to the SCSI connector on the PDC 3000 camera 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 SCS
6. Polaroid Digital Camera PDC 3000 User s Guide for PowerMac PowerPC or Windows applications Copyright Polaroid Corporation 1997 All rights reserved 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 Host Developer s Tool Kit Ver 1 1 Copyright 1996 SanDisk Corp 7125 97 Table of Contents Quick startup 1 Introduction Typical PDC 3000 workflow System requirements PowerMac or PowerPC systems PC systems Technical assistance Using this manual 2 Setting up Unpacking Optional accessories Setting up the PDC 3000 camera Attaching the camera straps Setting the SCSI ID Installing and charging the batteries 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 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 Connecting to an Apple PowerBook Installing PDC software on your PowerMac PowerPC Verifying camera internal settings from your Power Mac 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 ca
7. 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 g8 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 169 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 a Preview Image POLAROID m Image Information Flash On Auto Light Source Daylight Autofocus Auto Backlight oft Distance 0 6 meters Film Speed 1IS050 Compression No Loss M Use IQA Processing IQA Settings m Resolution High 800 x600 C Super High 1600x1200 Save Image to Disk Transfer to Application
8. PowerMac or Page PowerPC PC Windows 53 53 72 72 74 74 81 81 82 82 92 92 Steps Disconnect the PDC 3000 camera from the computer Insert a CompactFlash card Turn on the camera Set the camera for the current lighting conditions daylight incandescent or fluorescent Frame and take a picture Label your pictures optional 10 Viewing and transferring the pictures in the camera Page PowerMac or PowerPC 32 120 127 141 Page PC Windows Steps 43 1 Connect the camera to the computer 166 2 View thumbnails small representations of the pictures stored in the camera 173 3 Select and transfer the pictures to the computer 188 4 Delete the pictures from the camera 11 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 m
9. Using the PDC 3000 camera 108 R 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 e Default picture label e Current picture compression level e Available CompactFlash card storage space megabytes e Available CompactFlash card storage space pictures at the current compression level e Graphical storage gauge Using the PDC 3000 camera 109 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 110 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 t
10. e Display a viewfinder image on your computer screen for framing pictures e Change the viewfinder orientation from landscape to portrait or vice versa e Change the camera settings for flash lighting conditions automatic focus and backlight compensation just as you would with the controls on the camera e 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 117 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 i Polaroid PDC it Take Pictures it Take Pictures Pictures N5 transfer Pictures Pictures Camera Settings Output Defaults Name John Smith High Resolution 800x600 Label Picture Super High Resolution 1600x1200 X IQA Processing Default IQA Settings Camera 4 28 97 3 11 17 PM Computer 4 28 97 3 10 37 PM Image Source Use Camera ViewfinderTimeout 10 5 seconds allie Use Folder Camera Power off 5 g minutes use Forder J I Search subfolders 4 Camera Sound ta About PDC Software Gaz F From the Set Preferences window you can Change the user name recorded with each picture Change the default picture
11. 11 Start PDC Direct and wait for the Take Pictures window to appear verifying that the camera and computer are communicating Em Polaroid PDC EA Transfer Pictures Bf Set Preferences viewfinder EA Landscape 7 Portrait Flash X Autofocus AF Backlight 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 Setting up 41 Verifying camera internal settings from your PowerMac PowerPC The PDC 3000 camera stores the following settings in its internal memory e User name e Default picture label e Current date e Current time e Automatic shutoff timeout values e Image compression mode e 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 Setting up 42 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 ta
12. 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 Press the Mode button to display compress on the LCD panel then press the scroll button a until sound b appears Using the PDC 3000 camera 106 Press the Enter button to display the current setting sound off or sound on Press a scroll button until the desired setting appears Press the Mode button to return to the Capture mode Using the PDC 3000 camera 107 R 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 Press the Mode button to display compress on the LCD panel then press the scroll button a until distance b appears A A A a y C gat ea AF Via a aa i AL J A N M D distance lt b saad tan pr b S a hy eee i Erase Label D to J SN I A A jb la
13. 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 224 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 Techn
14. orientation hold down and Shift and press R 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 127 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120 Select the picture to be transferred by clicking on its thumbnail Click the Preview button to display the preview window Highway JF f Image Information Flash On Auto Light Daylight Autofocus On Backlight Off Distanc
15. 10 5 seconds NEES Use Folder Si Camera Power off 5 fminutes use Foer I Search subfolders Compression Camera Sound a About PDC Software Ez F 3 Choose a resolution High or Super High for the pictures being transferred Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 131 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 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 IOA 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 132 5 Click Transfer Pictures to display the Transfer Pictures window Ej Polaroid PDC Take Pictures 44 1 Picture 2 Picture 4 Picture 6 Select the pictures to be transferred See Selecting thumbnails on page 123 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 133
16. 4 PowerMac PowerPC or Chapter 5 PC 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 93 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 TA jez _ POLAROID Using the PDC 3000 camera 94 2 Press the Label button to display a blinking cursor b under the first empty character space in the LCD panel label field Ce ee 825 O POLAROID FA gt If no default label exists the cursor appears in the first character space of the label field 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 95 4 To insert a new character at the cursor location press th
17. Cancel Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 170 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 171 Viewing picture From the Transfer Pictures tab you can display information information similar to that shown in the preview window described above Image Info test pdn x Camera MCT Date 1 1 97 0 21 48 Compression NoLoss Flash On Auto Light Source a Daylight Autofocus cl Auta Backlight 2 Off Distance 1 3 meters Film Speed ISO 50 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 172 Rotating pictures Editing a picture label 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 View the pictures in the camera as described
18. 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 181 IQA Setup for Car02 x p Profiles Source c_pdc2k_day_lores_iso100 icc v M Auto Select Source recommended Destination Prn HP 850 Glossy icc x Monitor Mon PC generic icc x M Auto Exposure Color Cast Removal None C Gray World C Pastel C BrightWorld 100 T Dodge and Burn M Match Sharpness Saturation F Noise Reduction Note Sharpness amp Noise Reduction are not previewed Apply Save as Default Cancel To display a similar box for choosing default IQA settings used when tranferring pictures without using the Preview window or when transferring multiple pictu
19. 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 153 2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button a 3 Turn on the computer 4 Start an image processing application compatible with Photoshop plug in modules or start Polaroid PDC Direct 5 Ifyou 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 154 If the Set Preferences window is not visible click the Set Preferences button to display it Ela Polaroid PDC a Take Pictures a Take Pictures Pictures N5 Transfer Pictures Pictures Camera Settings Output Defaults Name John Smith High Resolution 800x600 Label Picture Super High Resolution 1600x1200 XJ IQA Processing Default IQA Settings Camera 4 28 97 3 11 17 PM Computer 4 28 97 3 10 37 PM Image Source Use Camera YiewfinderTimeout 10 5 seconds Use Folder Si h subfold Camera Power off 5 f minutes Gara C Search subfolders 4 Camera Sound a About PDC Software Gaz F Change one or more of the settings as needed Name or default picture label Click the appropriate Set button and ty
20. Processing Computer 4 26 97 14 51 1 Default IQA Settings Sync Camera with Computer Image Source Eolder Compression Level Camera Help About Set camera identification and personal preferences Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 177 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 178 gt 5 Click Transfer Pictures to display the Transfer Pictures tab PDC Direct x Take Picture Transfer Pictures Set Preferences 2 POLAROID 3 POLAROID 4 POLAROID 5 POLAROID Em O 6 POLAROID 7 POLAROID z
21. be SanDisk CompactFlash memory cards or their equivalent 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 219 A WARNING INITIALIZING THE CARD ERASES ANY PICTURES STORED ON IT 1 Turn on the camera by pressing the power button a Maintenance and troubleshooting 220 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 Slide the card into the slot until it stops then press it firmly to engage the connector on the forward edge Maintenance and troubleshooting 221 3 Press the Mode button to display compress on the LCD panel then press the scroll button d until cf card e appears 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 222 R Troubleshooting error messages When necessary the PDC 3000 camera displays one
22. 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 76 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 77 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 Press the Mode button to display compress on the LCD panel a Using the PDC 3000 camera 78 Press the Enter button to display the current compression level comp off noloss 2 1 lossy 5 1 or lossy 10 1 Press a scroll button b until the desired compression level ap
23. erasing pictures you want to keep To change to Capture mode for taking more pictures press the Mode button Using the PDC 3000 camera 103 R 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 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 ee 230 SUNSET Using the PDC 3000 camera 104 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 TO ozy Tii 7 16 97 Lindex erase all Cc 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 To change to Capture mode for taking more pictures press the Mode button Using the PDC 3000 camera 105 R Turning sound indicators on and off
24. 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 223 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
25. picture If you are using PDC Direct choose Save from the File menu Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 149 a 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 150 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
26. 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 Setting up 26 R Installing and charging The four NiCad AA rechargeable batteries packaged with the batteries 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 Setting up 27 R 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 Setting up 28 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 Setting up 29 4 Open the connector cover and connect the power adapter trickle charger to the camera and to AC power Im
27. 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 200 Changing the To change any of the preference settings described above preferences 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 201 3 Turn on your computer 4 Start your TWAIN com
28. the Mode button to display compress pressing the scroll button b to display index and then pressing the Enter button a fez 07 16 97 SAILS Lindex Using the PDC 3000 camera 100 R 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 OEO hsz 7 SUNSET CG dD gt epee Using the PDC 3000 camera 101 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 TO fiez Tip 7 16 97 m index erase 237 Cc 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 Repeat steps 2 3 and 4 as needed to erase additional pictures Using the PDC 3000 camera 102 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
29. 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 Introduction 18 R 2 Setting up Unpacking Listed below are the components in the PDC 3000 camera package If any is missing contact your dealer immediately Setting up 19 QqQ0oenm PDC 3000 camera with 38mm equivalent lens Hand strap Shoulder strap Power adapter trickle charger Recharges the NiCad batteries in the camera and provides power for the camera while the batteries are charging 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 Removeable CompactFlash card Stores the pictures taken by the camera Addional cards can be purchased for increasing sto
30. 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 Introduction 14 PowerMac or PowerPCe systems PC systems e 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 camer
31. use one of the methods below to display the Transfer Pictures tab e 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 194 e 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 lt PDC TWAIN Source Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences Landscape C Portrait Flash Auto v Light Daylight v M Autofocus aA F Backlight Hg I Snap to Preview Snap joa Use software to control taking a picture Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 195 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 p
32. 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 Setting up 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 TURN OFF THE CAMERA BY PRESSING POWER BUTTON a Setting up 33 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 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 Setting up 34
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34. 21 110 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 Setting up 22 R 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 Setting up 23 R Setting the SCSI ID The PDC 3000 camera is a Small Comput
35. 41 R HP 680 682 Printer Setup tab ColorSmart ColorSmart Options Print Quality ICM Paper tab Paper Orientation Paper Size Manual Intensity centered default Color Control Match Halftoning Scatter Normal or Best for printing on HP Premium InkJet Paper Best for printing on Plain Paper or HP Glossy Paper OFF Portrait or Landscape Letter Required printer settings for IQA 242 R HP 680 682 Printer continued Paper Type Plain Paper or HP Premium InkJet Paper or HP Glossy Paper set to paper type you are using Required printer settings for IQA 243 R HP 820 850 855 870 Printer Setup tab ColorSmart ColorSmart Options Print Quality ICM Manual Intensity centered default Color Control Match Halftoning Scatter Normal or Best for printing on HP Premium InkJet Paper Best for printing on Plain Paper or HP Glossy Paper OFF Required printer settings for IQA 244 R HP 820 850 855 870 Printer Paper tab Paper Orientation Paper Size Paper Type Portrait or Landscape Letter Plain Paper or HP Premium InkJet Paper or HP Glossy Paper set to paper type you are using Required printer settings for IQA 245 Software license agreement Polaroid End User License Agreement IMPORTANT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITION
36. 52 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 Setting up 53 2 Turn off the camera by pressing the Power button a 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 Setting up 54 4 Disconnect the camera cable from the camera by pressing the latching levers and pulling straight out 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 Setting up 55 3 Using the PDC 3000 cam
37. AILABLE 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 212 K Charging the batteries If you wish to charge the batteries outside the camera use the outside the camera 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 213 Press the latch on the side of the battery holder to release it then remove the holder from the camera Remove the four batteries from the holder Charge the batteries according to the instructions for the charger you are using Maintenance and troubleshooting 214 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 215 After
38. 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 70 R 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 71 R Taking pictures Inserting a CompactFlash card Insert a CompactFlash card a int
39. C 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 120 R 2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button a 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 121 6 Ifthe Transfer Pictures window is not visible click on the Transfer Pictures button to display it Polaroid PDC Take Pictures as 1 Picture 4 Picture 2 Picture If all the thumbnails cannot fit in the window click on the vertical scroll bar to view additional thumbnails Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 122 R 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
40. Click the View Finder button or hold down the 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 3 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 3 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 148 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
41. I DEVICE TURNS OFF WHILE CONNECTED IT COULD CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK 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 Setting up 36 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 Setting up 37 R 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 descri
42. R 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 J low O 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 209 Recommended battery types 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 b
43. S 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 Software license agreement 246 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 o
44. See Transferring pictures to your computer one at a time on page 128 for instructions Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 125 Viewing picture information Rotating pictures 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 Command key and press the I key to display the image information window SE 5 Chair Info Camera John Sraith Date 1 1 97 Time 12 03 AM Flash OF On C utod Light Source F Daylight Autofocus FE On Backlight J Off Distance 0 29 meters Film Speed 150 50 Compression Lossy 10 1 Lens 11mm 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 126 Editing a picture label 2 Select one or more pictures to be rotated See Selecting thumbnails on page 123 Rotate the selected pictures 90 degrees by clicking the Rotate button or hold down the Command key and press the R key To rotate the pictures further continue to click the Rotate button again or hold down 3 and press R Note To rotate the selected thumbnails back to their original
45. Using the PDC 3000 camera 85 R Using flash The PDC 3000 camera provides three flash modes for optimum picture quality under a great variety of lighting conditions Automatic 3 Camera automatically determines whether or not to use flash On 4 Flash fires with every picture Off blank Flash never fires Automatic 24 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 4 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 86 To change the flash setting press the Flash button until 2 or no symbol as appropriate appears in the LCD panel a w FAT O D wC 1 34 a 16 9 Using the PDC 3000 camera 87 R Using Auto Focus The PDC 3000 camera features automatic focus that produces sharp pictures under most conditions To disable automatic foc
46. a from the computer 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 Introduction 15 colors but the quality of pictures displayed on the monitor may not be satisfactory e 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 Serv
47. achusetts 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 Software license agreement 249 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 Software license agreement 250 Polaroid Offices and Service Centers For information about technical support or service contact the Polaroid Office or Service Center nearest you Location Telephone Australia assisia 1800 066 021 Belgi 0 cceeeees 02 714 31 02 Belgique 006 02 714 31 06 Brasilicesesicsisedescsaviis 0800 11 2177 Canada soncinoran 1 800 268 6970 Danmark 66 80 01 59 56 Deutschland 069 9509 6056 Espatia seeeeeeeeeeee 01 377 81
48. age 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 196 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 197 R Changing operating preferences Available options Using the PDC software TWAIN driver or PDC Direct on your computer you can set the followi
49. aracter 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 98 Erasing pictures To leave a blank space press the Enter button without entering a character Repeat step 5 until you have completed the new label up to 10 characters and spaces Exit from the Label mode by pressing the Label button 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 99 Erasing a single picture 1 Place the camera in the Index mode a by pressing
50. ards Safety Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC IEC 950 EN60950 Maintenance and troubleshooting 232 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 233 PDC 3000 camera specifications Camera type Handheld point and shoot digital camera Sensor resolution Polaroid 1 million pixel CCD 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 PDC 3000 camera specifications 234 Picture storage capacity typical with a 15 megabyte CompactFlash card Computer interface Standard lens Optional lens Focus range ISO rating Shutter Shutter speed Aperture Electronic flash Recycle time minimum time between shots Compression off 15 pictures No loss compression 2 1 30 Lossy compression 5 1 75 Lossy compression 10 1 150 SCSI 2 11mm 38mm equivalent f 2 8 glass 17mm 60mm equivalent f 2 8 glass Standard lens 10 inches 26cm to infinity Optional lens 24 inches 61cm to infinity 25 50 or 100 film sp
51. atteries 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 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 210 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 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 211 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 AV
52. bed below e 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 e 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 Ifthe disk contents are not already visible open the disk Setting up 38 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 Double click the Installer icon to open the Installer program Click the Install button and follow instructions on the screen 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 When an on screen message indicates that installation has been completed click OK 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 Setting up 39 9 Turn on the camera by pressing the power button a 10 Restart your computer Setting up 40
53. bove 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 191 R 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 192 2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button a 3 Turn on your computer 4 Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 193 5 Ifyou are using PDC Direct wait for the Transfer Pictures tab to appear PDC Direct Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences wd 1 POLAROID 2 POLAROID 3 POLAROID 4 POLAROID 5 POLAROID En Em I I POLAROID 7 POLAROID There are 7 of 14 pictures on the camera disk If you are not using PDC Direct
54. 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 151 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 descriptio
55. computer 131 Choosing IQA processing options 135 Choosing a file format 139 Deleting pictures from the camera 141 Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer 142 Opening a folder 143 Working with pictures on a CompactFlash card 145 Operating the camera from the PowerMac PowerPC 146 Changing operating preferences 150 Available options 150 Changing the preferences 153 Releasing the camera from computer control Releasing the camera Restoring computer control 5 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC The PDC window Take Pictures tab Transfer Pictures tab Set Preferences tab Working with pictures in the camera Viewing pictures in the camera Selecting thumbnails Previewing pictures Viewing picture information Rotating pictures Editing a picture label Transferring pictures to your computer one at a time Transferring multiple pictures to your computer Choosing IQA processing options Choosing a file format Deleting pictures from the camera Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer Opening a folder Working with pictures on a CompactFlash card 157 157 158 159 160 161 162 164 166 166 169 170 172 173 173 174 177 181 186 188 189 189 191 Operating the camera from the PC Changing operating preferences Available options Changing the preferences Releasing the camera from computer control Releasing the camera Restoring computer control 6 Maintenance and troubleshootin
56. ct the camera as described on page 43 Setting up 49 9 Turn on the camera by pressing the power button a Setting up 50 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 lt PDC Direct incandescent K E SEn Preview 5l 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 Setting up 51 R Verifying camera internal settings from your PC The PDC 3000 camera stores the following settings in its internal memory e User name e Default picture label e Camera sound indicator status e Current date and time e Image compression mode e 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 Setting up
57. cture 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 82 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 When the subject is framed press the shutter button slightly while watching for a yellow or red warning indicator at
58. dicate 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 136 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 IOA 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 fo
59. e 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 Repeat step 4 until you have completed the label up to 10 characters and spaces 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 96 Editing a single picture Use the following steps to edit an individual picture label 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 M es 93 SUNSET eo D 2 Ifthe 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 97 3 Press the Label button to display a blinking cursor c under the first empty space in the LCD panel label field CWB a D o Lindex amp SUNSET wC Press the Erase button once to erase the last ch
60. e 0 13 meters Film Speed 180 50 Compression Lossy 10 1 Lens 11mm IQA Processing IQA Settings r Resolution High 800x600 Q Super High 1600x1200 Transfer Image to Host Save Image to Disk Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 128 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 IOA 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 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 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
61. e 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 159 The PDC window 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 withou
62. e to delete all pictures except 4 and 23 In this case picture 4 becomes picture 1 and picture 23 becomes picture 2 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 142 R 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 143 The PDN files in the selected folde
63. eed equivalent Scanning aperture microprocessor controlled 1 25 to 1 500 second 2 8 to 32 Internal 15 foot 4 6m maximum range 12 seconds with flash 10 12 seconds without flash PDC 3000 camera specifications 235 Power supply Power adapter trickle charger Dimensions Weight with batteries Operating environment Four rechargeable AA NiCad batteries IEC universal power adapter trickle charger Input 100 240VAC 380mA 50 60 Hz surge protected Output 6 0VDC 500mA Length 7 9 inches 20 1cm Width 6 3 inches 16 0cm Height 2 2 inches 5 6cm 2 0 pounds 0 9kg Temperature 32 to 120 F 0 to 48 C Relative humidity 5 to 90 no condensation PDC 3000 camera specifications 236 R 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 Required printer settings for IQA 237 R Canon BJC 4100 Printer Paper tab Media Type Paper Feed Graphics tab Print Quality Plain Paper or Coated Paper or High Gloss Film
64. end 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 Settings Profiles Source Cam PDC 2000 High Res 150 507 Auto Select Source Monitor Mon Macintosh generis icc Destination Prn Canon BU 4100 Hi Gloss ice Y Auto Exposure Cast Removal None Gray World C Pastel 7 Bright world Dodge amp Burn anaes Saturation 100 r i Noise Reduction Note Sharpness and Noise Reduction are not reflected in the preview apru Set Defaults j Cancel Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 135 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 in
65. er 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 Setting up 24 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 Setting up 25 R 2 Open the connector cover and locate the SCSI ID selector 3 Insert a small screwdriver into the slot and
66. erPC 145 R 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 146 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 Ifthe Take Pictures window is not visible display it by clicking on the Take Pictures button Em Polaroid PDC Ss Transfer Pictures MA Set Preferences viewfinder A Landscape C Portrait Flash Light Daylight X Autofocus AF Backlight y Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 147 8
67. era 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 56 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
68. ermine 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 139 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 picture
69. eview 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 185 Choosing a file format 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 186 When the PDC software i
70. 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 57 Getting acquainted a b c d le if Flash Provides controlled subject lighting for correctly exposed and color balanced pictures Lens Directs and focuses light into camera for capturing pictures Using the PDC 3000 camera 58 LCD panel Displays picture numbers and labels along with symbols icons indicating camera conditions and errors See LCD panel on page 63 SCSI address selector Sets the camera s SCSI address required for communication with your computer SCSI cable connector Provides a connection to your computer via the SCSI cable provided Power adapter connector Connection for the power adapter trickle charger Viewfinder Used for framing pictures Also displays signals informing the operator about camera conditions See Viewfinder indicators on page 67 Using the PDC 3000 camera 59 h Power button Turns the camera power on and off i CompactFlash card slot Accepts a CompactFlash card for storing images j 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 e
71. g Caring for the PDC 3000 camera Caring for the camera batteries Recommended battery types Charging the batteries in the camera Charging the batteries outside the camera Replacing the camera batteries Caring for CompactFlash cards Purchasing additional CompactFlash cards Initializing CompactFlash cards Troubleshooting error messages Troubleshooting SCSI connection problems PowerMac PowerPC SCSI ID conflicts Windows 95 SCSI ID registry entries 192 198 198 201 205 205 206 208 208 209 210 211 213 218 219 219 219 223 228 228 228 PDC 3000 full one year warranty Service Radio and television interference PDC 3000 camera specifications Required printer settings for IQA Canon BJC 4100 Printer Epson Stylus Color II Printer HP 680 682 Printer HP 820 850 855 870 Printer Software license agreement Polaroid Offices and Service Centers 229 230 231 234 237 238 239 242 244 246 251 Quick startup For more information see the page indicated Setting up Page PowerMac or Page PowerPC PC Windows Steps 19 19 1 Unpack the PDC 3000 camera 24 24 2 Set the camera s SCSI ID 27 27 3 Install and charge the camera batteries 32 43 4 Connect the camera to your computer 38 48 5 Install the PDC software on your computer 150 198 6 Set the camera internal settings date time user name etc Taking pictures Page
72. g 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 Releasing the camera 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 205 Restoring computer control 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 After releasing the camera from computer control as described above you can place the camera back under computer control at any time with these s
73. g 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 157 Restoring computer After releasing the camera from computer control as control 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 Ifthe Take Pictures window is not visible click the Take Pictures button to display it and restore camera control to the computer Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 158 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 us
74. ge 166 Select one or more pictures to be deleted See Selecting thumbnails on page 169 Click the Delete button f to display a confirmation message 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 2 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 188 R Working with PDN pictures saved on your computer Opening a folder 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 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 c
75. h off To change the setting see Using flash on page 86 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 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 J low 0 and other levels Discharged batteries should be recharged see Caring for the camera batteries on page 208 or replaced with charged batteries Using the PDC 3000 camera 64 g Sound indicator Displays status of camera sound blank sound on mM sound off To change the setting see Turning sound indicators on and off on page 106 Index mode indicator Appears when the camera is in the Index mode Backlight compensation indicator Displays backlight compensation setting amp 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 1 Using the PDC 3000 camera 65 Error glow li9ht v d Error indicator Displays Error when an error condition exists low light low ba
76. he Mode button to display compress on the LCD panel 5 Press the scroll button c until display d appears fe CWB lode 4 P F i S N A J SoZ 4 display an E D Entar dle Using the PDC 3000 camera 111 R 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 112 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
77. he menu to display Preview Image window Preview Image POLAROID m Image Information Flash On Auto Light Source Daylight Autofocus Auto Backlight oft Distance 0 6 meters Film Speed 15050 Compression No Loss M Use IQA Processing IQA Settings m Resolution High 800x600 C Super High 1600x1200 Save Image to Disk Transfer to Application Cancel 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 IOA processing options on page 181 for more information about this feature Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 175 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 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 To save the i
78. hever 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 Software license agreement 248 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 Mass
79. ical 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 225 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 c
80. ice 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 Introduction 16 R 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 Introduction 17 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
81. 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 Setting up 47 R 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 e PDC TWAIN driver Using the TWAIN driver requires an image processing application not provided compatible with the TWAIN specification e 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 e 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 Setting up 48 Type a setup or b setup if the diskette is in drive B and click OK Follow instructions on the screen to complete the installation When an on screen message indicates that installation has been completed click OK Remove the diskette or CD ROM from the drive If you have not already connected the PDC 3000 to the computer turn off the computer and conne
82. king 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 Setting up 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 TURN OFF THE CAMERA BY PRESSING POWER BUTTON a Setting up 44 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 Use only the SCSI cable provided wi
83. label Change the camera s internal clock settings to match the computer s time and date settings Change the camera s automatic shutoff settings Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 118 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 119 R Working with pictures in the camera Viewing pictures in the camera 1 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 To display thumbnails of the pictures stored in the camera Connect the camera to your computer If necessary see Connecting the camera to your PowerMac PowerPC on page 32 Using the PD
84. mage Source Compression Level Camera Eolder Help About Set camera identification and personal preterences Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 203 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 204 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 containin
85. mage 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 176 Transferring multiple pictures to your computer 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 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 166 Click Set Preferences to display the Set Preferences tab S PDC TWAIN Source Lx Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences Camera Timeouts ____ Name Viewfinder 100 seconds Set POLAROID Camara Hmi justine ers 21 minutes M Sound 4 m Image Defaults Camera paresis 14 51 1 Super High Res 1600 x 1200 x M Use IQA
86. mera 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 32 35 36 42 43 46 48 52 53 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 Erasing a single picture Erasing all pictures Turning sound indicators on and off Choosing LCD panel display options Choosing a distance display mode Choosing the Capture mode display 4 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC113 The PDC windows 114 Transfer Pictures window 115 Take Pictures window 116 Set Preferences window 118 Working with pictures in the camera 120 Viewing pictures in the camera 120 Selecting thumbnails 123 Previewing pictures 124 Viewing picture information 126 Rotating pictures 126 Editing a picture label 127 Transferring pictures to your computer one at a time 128 Transferring multiple pictures to your
87. mera to your computer If necessary see Connecting the camera to your PC on page 43 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 166 2 Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button a 3 Turn on your computer 4 Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 167 gt 5 If you are using PDC Direct wait for the Transfer Pictures tab to appear PDC Direct x Take Picture Transfer Pictures Set Preferences 2 POLAROID 3 POLAROID 4 POLAROID 5 POLAROID Em O 6 POLAROID 7 POLAROID zl z 25 s JE Ol mn S There are 7 of 14 pictures on the camera disk If you are not using PDC Direct use one of the methods below to display the Transfer Pictures tab e 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 168 Selecting thumbnails e 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
88. n 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 IOA processing options on page 135 for more Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 152 Changing the preferences 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 To change any of the preference settings described above Connect the PDC 3000 camera to the computer as described on page 32 WARNING DO NOT CONNECT
89. ng 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 198 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 er
90. o 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 Slide the card into the slot until it stops then press it firmly to engage the connector on the forward edge Using the PDC 3000 camera 72 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 73 R Turning on the camera To turn on the PDC 3000 camera press the Power button a SSS 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 i
91. ode 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 Introduction 12 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 1 2 3 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 Take pictures with the camera Chapter 3 Connect the camera to your computer Chapter 2 Use your computer to view the pictures stored on the camera CompactFlash card Chapter 4 for PowerMac or PowerPC Chapter 5 for PCs Introduction 13 4 Select the pictures you want to keep and
92. omputer 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 189 The PDN files in the selected folder appear in the Transfer Pictures tab PDC Direct Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences gt oe EE amp e Bi te e 1 POLAROID 2 POLAROID 3 POLAROID 4 POLAROID 5 POLAROID e POLAROID 7 POLAROID There are 7 pictures in cAcitypics 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 190 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 a
93. on page 166 Select one or more pictures to be rotated See Selecting thumbnails on page 169 Rotate the selected pictures 90 degrees by clicking the Rotate button To rotate the pictures further continue to click the Rotate button 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 Edit Label x Current Label Left Side New Label cove Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 173 Transferring pictures to your computer one at a time 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 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 166 Click on the picture to be transferred with the right mouse button to display a pop up menu Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 174 3 Choose Preview from t
94. ondition 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 226 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 227 R Troubleshooting SCSI connection problems PowerMac PowerPC SCSI ID conflicts Windows 95 SCSI ID registry entries 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 communica
95. or use the arrow keys To select all the thumbnails hold down the 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 key and press the A key Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 123 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 2 Highway qe Image Information Flash On Auto Light Daylight Autofocus On Film Speed 180 50 Compression Lossy 10 1 Lens 11mm IQA Processing IQA Settings r Resolution High 800x600 Super High 1600x1200 Transfer Image to Host Save Image to Disk The preview window also displays the following information about the selected picture Flash setting Light source Auto focus setting Backlight compensation setting Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 124 e Focus distance e Film speed equivalent e Compression level e 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
96. ource Compression Level Camera Folder Help About Set camera identification and personal preferences 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 164 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 165 R Working with pictures in the camera Viewing 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 To display thumbnail images of the pictures stored in the camera Connect the ca
97. pe 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 155 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 156 R Releasing the camera from computer control Releasing the camera 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 To release the camera from computer control exit from the application PDC Plug in or PDC Direct being used to control the camera After releasin
98. pears Press the Mode button to return to the Capture mode Using the PDC 3000 camera 79 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 MO use 2al POLAROID Using the PDC 3000 camera 80 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 4 lighting is selected the appropriate symbol appears on the LCD panel a When daylight is selected no symbol is visible hep Au ress Using the PDC 3000 camera 81 R Holding the camera Framing and taking the picture The PDC 3000 camera is designed so you can easily hold it steady during pi
99. pliant application or PDC Direct 5 Ifyou are using PDC Direct wait for the Transfer Pictures tab to appear PDC Direct Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences 1 POLAROID 2 POLAROID 3 POLAROID 4 POLAROID 5 POLAROID Em oo POLAROID 7 POLAROID There are 7 of 14 pictures on the camera disk If you are not using PDC Direct use one of the methods below to display the Transfer Pictures tab e 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC e 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 a PDC TWAIN Source Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences peamea Timeouts _ Name Viewfinder 100 seconds Set Label POLAROID 5 camera fat H minutes M Sound q Image Defauts Camera fresis 14 51 11 Super High Res 1600 x 1200 x Computer pr 79714511 M Use IQA Processing Default IQA Settings Sync Camera with Computer m I
100. portant 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 Setting up 30 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 Setting up 31 R 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
101. r 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 137 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 138 Choosing a file format Gray World Uses all the pixels in the picture to det
102. r 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 E Polaroid PDC Take Pictures 4 1 Picture 2 Picture 4 4 Picture 5 Picture 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 144 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac Pow
103. r 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 Software license agreement 247 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 whic
104. rage capacity 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 Setting up 20 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 Setting up
105. rase or edit picture labels See Labeling pictures on page 92 Using the PDC 3000 camera 60 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 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 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 Backlight Compensation button Increases exposure for correct subject lighting in backlighted scenes See Compensating for back lighting on page 90 Using the PDC 3000 camera 61 Battery compartment Holds the four rechargeable NiCad AA batteries powering the camera Mode button Changes the camera to Men
106. res as described on page 177 click Default IQA Settings on the Set Preferences tab Using the PDC 3000 with your PC Default IQA Settings x Profiles Source c_pde2k_day_hires_iso50 icc W Auto Select Source recommended Destination Mon PC generic icc v Monitor Mon PC generic icc v Auto Exposure Color Cast Removal None Gray World T Dodge and Burn C Pastel C Bright World Match Sharpness y Saturation 100 cancel F Noise Reduction 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 183 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 Thi
107. rized 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 229 R Service U S A and Canada Outside North America 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 Please contact your nearest Polaroid office or service center see page 251 Maintenance and troubleshooting 230 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 eq
108. rn on Backlight Compensation by pressing the Backlight e Compensation button 2 PET faza 7 16 97 O OCE A symbol amp 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 91 R 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 CO a fiez a 16 97 gt SUNSET OOE 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 Lindex Using the PDC 3000 camera 92 Editing the default picture label 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
109. ror 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 199 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
110. s 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 140 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on page 120 Select one or more pictures to be deleted See Selecting thumbnails on page 123 Use one of these methods to display a confirmation dialog box e Click the Delete button e Press the Delete key e Hold down the Command key and press the D key To delete the selected pictures from the camera click OK in the confirmation dialog box Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 141 Note If you are not deleting all the pictures from the camera those remaining will be renumbered For example you may decid
111. s 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 184 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 pr
112. s 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 187 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 View the pictures in the camera as described on pa
113. set to paper type you are using Auto Feeder if Plain Paper or Coated Paper selected above Manual Feed if High Gloss Film selected above Standard if Plain Paper or Coated Paper selected above High if High Gloss Film selected above Required printer settings for IQA 238 R Canon BJC 4100 Printer continued Fine Image Color Matching Color Model Print Model On Off Color Automatic Epson Stylus Color II Printer Document Type tab Document Type Ink Photograph Color CMYK Image Settings tab Image Brightness and Contrast Color Matching 0 Default Off Required printer settings for IQA 239 gt Epson Stylus Color II Printer continued Halftoning tab Halftoning Error Diffusion Printing Mode Options tab Printing Mode Media Type Print Options Best 360 dpi if printing on plain paper or Special coated paper for 360 dpi Super 720 dpi if printing on Special coated paper for 720 dpi Plain paper if Best 360 dpi selected above or Special coated paper for 360 dpi if Best 360 dpi selected above or Special coated paper for 720 dpi if Super 720 dpi selected above use only paper type selected MicroWeave On High Speed Off Required printer settings for IQA 240 Epson Stylus Color II Printer continued Paper tab All settings match paper and source being used Required printer settings for IQA 2
114. t 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 74 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 75 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 Typical image Compression image capacity 1SMB capacity 30MB level quality card card Comp off Best 15 30 No loss 2 1 Best 30 60 Lossy 5 1 Good 75 150 Lossy 10 1 Fair 150 300 Storage space requirements for all compression levels except Comp off no
115. t the camera to enhance the pictures and save them in the TIFF image format When you start the PDC software TWAIN driver or PDC Direct a window appears with three tabs e Take Pictures tab Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 160 Take Pictures tab e Transfer Pictures tab e Set Preferences tab The Take Pictures tab lets you control the camera through the computer while taking pictures PDC TWAIN Source Take Pictures Transfer Pictures Set Preferences Landscape C Portrait Flash Auto X Light Daylight Pe Autofocus F Backlight e T Snap to Preview Snap oa Use software to control taking a picture With the Take Pictures tab you can e Display a viewfinder image on your computer screen for framing pictures e Change the viewfinder orientation from landscape to portrait or vice versa Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 161 e Change the camera settings for flash lighting conditions automatic focus and backlight compensation just as you would with the controls on the camera e 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 x PDC TWAIN Source x Take Picture Transfer Pictures Set Preferences
116. te 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 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 228 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 unautho
117. teps Start your TWAIN compliant application or PDC Direct 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 206 R e 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PC 207 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 208
118. th 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 Setting up 45 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 Turn off the computer all SCSI devices and the camera Remove the terminator a from the last device in your SCSI chain a b c d Note Keep the terminator You will need to reconnect it if you wish to use the computer while the camera is disconnected from it If necessary for your installation attach the DB25 50 pin Centronics adapter b to the end of the SCSI cable c Setting up 46 Use only the cable provided with the camera Other cables may appear similar but could damage the camera or your computer Connect the DB25 50 pin Centronics adapter b to the connector from which you removed the terminator Connect the other end of the SCSI cable d to the SCSI connector on the PDC 3000 camera Connect the camera to AC power using the power adapter trickle charger e IMPORTANT Always connect the camera to AC power when
119. 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 83 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 84 Indicator Blinking red Meaning and corrective action Insufficient light use flash below or 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 or Low battery power recharge batteries page 208 or 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
120. 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 216 6 Insert the battery holder in the camera and close it making sure it latches 7 Turn on the camera to verify that the batteries have been installed correctly Maintenance and troubleshooting 217 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 Maintenance and troubleshooting 218 Caring for CompactFlash cards Purchasing additional CompactFlash cards Initializing CompactFlash cards Memory cards should be handled carefully and be protected from dust moisture and extreme heat Additional CompactFlash cards in various capacities can be purchased from your computer dealer Cards must
121. ttery 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 jJ Using the PDC 3000 camera 66 R 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 Blinking red when Insufficient light storage Shutter button partially CompactFlash card full low depressed battery or internal hardware error When a blinking red LED appears in the viewfinder the LCD panel also displays an explanatory error message See LCD panel on page 63 Using the PDC 3000 camera 67 R Sound indicators The PDC 3000 provides audible tones to help alert you to the following operating or error conditions Sound One high pitched tone when camera power turned on Two high pitched tones followed by a low pitched tone when Shutter button pressed half way Two high pitched tones followed by a low pitched tone when CompactFlash card removed from camera T
122. u 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 62 R LCD panel The LCD panel on the PDC 3000 camera displays text and symbols indicating various camera settings and error conditions esa 07 16 97 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 63 White balance indicator Displays current lighting conditions setting blank daylight incandescent light 4 fluorescent light To change the white balance setting see Setting camera for current lighting conditions on page 81 Flash setting indicator Displays current flash setting 34 automatic flash flash on blank flas
123. uipment 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from the one to which the receiver is connected Maintenance and troubleshooting 231 EMI Notice Canada EMC Statement Europe Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help 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 Polaroid Corporation certifies that this product conforms to the following stand
124. ures in the camera Polaroid PDC S Take Pictures jranster Pictures Mf Set Preferences SS 595959 oe 66 4 SE E Transfer D 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 44 46 D Get Info f i E e S Delete 4 Picture 5 Picture 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 115 Take Pictures window 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 The Take Pictures window lets you control the camera through the computer while you take pictures T Polaroid PDC SS Transfer Pictures Hf Set Preferences viewfinder UY Landscape 7 Portrait Flash 2 Autofocus AF Backlight Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 116 With the Take Pictures window you can
125. us 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 FAT ep au W ips O You can reset to Auto Focus On M by pressing the Auto Focus button again The camera automatically resets to Auto Focus On when the camera is turned on Using the PDC 3000 camera 88 R 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 89 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 90 Tu
126. 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 113 The PDC windows 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 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 Using the PDC 3000 with your PowerMac PowerPC 114 Transfer Pictures window e Take Pictures window e Set Preferences window The Transfer Pictures window displays thumbnail representations of pict
127. wo high pitched tones when Shutter button pressed half way Meaning Camera is ready to take pictures Low battery CompactFlash card removed while image data being transferred Insufficient light flash not ready CompactFlash card full or internal hardware error Using the PDC 3000 camera 68 Sound Meaning One or two low pitched Internal hardware error or tones when camera turned special condition on One or more low pitched Battery power insufficient for tones followed by camera camera operation powering off 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 Using the PDC 3000 camera 69 R Camera modes The PDC 3000 has several operating modes Mode Capture Menu Index Purpose 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 Provides access to the Index mode and the Compression Sound CompactFlast card Distance Storage and Display menus

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