Introduction 12
1 Introduction
The Polaroid PDC-3000 Digital Camera captures high-
quality color pictures electronically, using a unique, million-
pixel CCD (charge coupled device). PDC-3000 pictures
contain up to 16.7 million colors and can be saved as high
resolution (600x800 pixels) or super-high resolution
(1200x1600 pixels) pictures.
The PDC-3000 has all the features of an automatic compact
35mm camera, including automatic exposure, electronic flash
and automatic focus. These features produce correct
exposure, accurate colors and sharp focus under a great
variety of picture-taking conditions. Manual overrides are
also provided for unusual conditions.
In its highest quality picture-taking mode, the PDC-3000
camera stores up to 30 pictures on a removeable, matchbook-
size, 15-megabyte CompactFlash card. Using the camera’s
10:1 image compression mode, you can store up to 150
pictures on a 15-megabyte card. Additional CompactFlash
cards are available in various capacities, and can be
purchased separately to provide more storage.