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Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

Digital Camera

Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN!

Thank you for purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

Digital Camera Creative Kit. This kit contains

everything you need to enter the world of digital imaging. Just follow

the simple instructions in this Quickstart Guide and you’ll be working

with digital photos quickly and easily.

Our goal at Polaroid is to make digital imaging easy and fun — right

from the moment you open the box.

If you ever need information or help, please visit our Help site on the

Web at:

www.p

olaroid

.com

Please read this booklet

to learn how fun and easy

it is to use Polaroid

PhotoMAX FUN!

640SEcdqs.book Page 1 Tuesday, June 20, 2000 6:40 PM

Summary of Contents for Fun Flash 640 SE

Page 1: ...FUN FLASH 640 SE 640SEcdqs book Page 1 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM Rev 1 June 10 2002...

Page 2: ...counter 12 Using the flash 13 Using the self timer 15 Transferring photos to your computer 16 Installing the software 18 Connecting the digital camera to your computer 19 Transferring photos to your c...

Page 3: ...Just follow the simple instructions in this Quickstart Guide and you ll be working with digital photos quickly and easily Our goal at Polaroid is to make digital imaging easy and fun right from the mo...

Page 4: ...erything you need to take digital photos save them to your computer and manipulate them You can use your Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software with other TWAIN compliant digital cameras and scanne...

Page 5: ...FLASH 640 SE Digital Camera Wrist strap Four AAA batteries Camera to computer cable RS 232C serial and USB connectors Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software CD ROM Quickstart Guide Note Your compu...

Page 6: ...4 Camera features a Viewfinder b Flash unit c Lens d Serial USB cable connector port e Tripod mount f Battery compartment a b c d e f 640SEcdqs book Page 4 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 7: ...atus display h Power status indicator light i Flash indicator light j Viewfinder k Power button l Flash button m Self timer button n Shutter button o Wrist strap slot p Battery compartment j k l m n o...

Page 8: ...es when the power status indicator light blinks the LCD displays the battery low message bL or the LCD status display does not turn on Note Replace all four batteries at the same time Do not mix old a...

Page 9: ...Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 640 SE Digital Camera 7 Connecting the wrist strap Attach the strap as shown You are now ready to take photos 640SEcdqs book Page 7 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 10: ...t check to make sure the batteries are properly loaded and do not need replacing 2 Frame your subject s in the viewfinder c 3 Hold the camera steady press and hold the shutter button d until the camer...

Page 11: ...om no extremes of light and dark in the photo Use the Autoflash setting for best results Be sure to keep your subject s 3 6 feet from the camera when using the flash Use a tripod in a dimly lit room i...

Page 12: ...t s After you frame the photo in the viewfinder hold the camera steady for two seconds before pressing the shutter button Use the Autoflash setting for best results during the day Use the Force Flash...

Page 13: ...een and the camera beeps every ten seconds Press the power button d once to bring the camera out of sleep mode The LCD status display a turns on the power status indicator light b displays green Press...

Page 14: ...e photos 1 Turn on the camera a 2 Press the shutter button b The camera beeps and increases the picture counter in the LCD status display c by one When memory is full the LCD status display shows the...

Page 15: ...ay need to use the flash by displaying the Low Lighting message LL in the LCD status display There are three flash settings LCD icon Flash setting nF No Flash flash off The flash does not fire Use whe...

Page 16: ...e a photo If the flash takes longer than 25 seconds to charge the Battery Low icon bL appears on the LCD status display and the flash stops charging You need to replace the camera batteries to use the...

Page 17: ...to compose the photo 4 Press the self timer button c The camera beeps for 15 seconds the beep speeds up and then stops just before the camera takes the photo Note You do not need to press the shutter...

Page 18: ...ith your digital photos A wide selection of digital special effects such as melting swirling motion blur and more Full preview of all your changes as you make them PhotoFantasy which lets you put some...

Page 19: ...color display adapter True color recommended Available RS232 C COMM serial port on computers running Windows 95 or Windows 98 or a high speed USB port on computers running Windows 98 Color monitor 2x...

Page 20: ...owse c Double click the PhotoMAX CD ROM drive icon d Select Setup exe from the CD ROM e Click Open f Click OK the installation program begins 3 Follow the instructions on your computer screen Note Be...

Page 21: ...r and any peripheral devices Note You do not need to turn off a Windows 98 computer to connect the camera to its USB port 2 Locate the serial USB connector cable from your kit Note If your computer is...

Page 22: ...tion between the USB head and the computer USB port is not tight the USB head may eventually pull out of the port Check that the USB head is fully plugged in every time you transfer photos Note To get...

Page 23: ...he serial USB connector cable into the computer s USB port 7 Click Start on the Windows taskbar Note The Windows taskbar is usually found at the bottom of your screen 8 Select Polaroid PhotoMAX by Arc...

Page 24: ...22 Transferring photos to your computer 1 Click the Get Photo button Get Photo 640SEcdqs book Page 22 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 25: ...Click on button to From File open an image file that is stored on your computer Album or Camera transfer photos from your camera open an image file from a photo album Note You can build your own custo...

Page 26: ...a The Album manager window appears Note To create a new Album select New Album from the Album pull down menu Type a new album description if desired in the Description field 640SEcdqs book Page 24 Tue...

Page 27: ...Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 640 SE Digital Camera 25 3 Click Acquire The Select Source window appears Acquire button 640SEcdqs book Page 25 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 28: ...to load thumbnail images of your photos from the camera Thumbnail versions of your photos appear on the screen Note If your digital camera fails to connect to your computer close the Polaroid PhotoMA...

Page 29: ...ntrol Ctrl on your keyboard while clicking on each thumbnail image To put all photos in the active photo album click Select All Note The selected thumbnail images have a red border 7 Click Get Photos...

Page 30: ...28 Deleting photos from the camera You can delete all photos from the camera using the software 1 Click the Get Photo button Get Photo 640SEcdqs book Page 28 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 31: ...Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 640 SE Digital Camera 29 2 Click Album or Camera The Album manager window appears 640SEcdqs book Page 29 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 32: ...30 3 Click Acquire The Select Source window appears Acquire button 640SEcdqs book Page 30 Tuesday June 20 2000 6 40 PM...

Page 33: ...sfer delete and save photos from your digital camera Note If your digital camera fails to connect to your computer close the Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software and restart it If you continue to...

Page 34: ...tarts Use your software to change colors add special effects cut and paste selections between images and much more Opening an image To play with an image first use your software to open it from an Alb...

Page 35: ...to paint the entire image 2 Click Special Effects 3 Click the down arrow on the tool palette until you see the painting special effect 4 Drag the slider to the left to decrease the intensity of the e...

Page 36: ...t the area you want to keep in your image 2 Click Setup Photo 3 Click Crop Image 4 Move the cursor over the selected area on your image The cursor changes to a pair of scissors 5 Press the left mouse...

Page 37: ...the same file name and in the same file format 1 Click Save It 2 Click Quick Save With a different file name or in a different file format 1 Click Save It 2 Click Save Image as The Save As dialog box...

Page 38: ...ing saves the file with more compression and a lower image quality Files with more compression take up less space 5 Enter a different file name if needed 6 Click Save As a screen saver 1 Click Save It...

Page 39: ...g 4 Click Hori Centered and Vert Centered to print the image in the center of the page 5 Drag the Output slider to change the dot per inch dpi print resolution and the resulting image size on the page...

Page 40: ...e file on your computer You can find your transferred images in the following folder if you chose the default options during software installation C Program Files Polaroid PhotoMAX SE PhotoMAX Photos...

Page 41: ...ge Maker Software click on the button on the main window to access the online Help The online Help provides step by step instructions on using your digital camera and your PhotoMAX SE Image Maker soft...

Page 42: ...xcludes all consequential damages except in jurisdictions not allowing such exclusions or limitations Note Polaroid Corporation provides technical support for digital cameras at www polaroid com and w...

Page 43: ...arranty and 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 softwa...

Page 44: ...the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when this equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and c...

Page 45: ...radio TV technician for help Camera Precautions Do not open the camera case or attempt your own repairs High voltage internal components create the risk of electrical shock Supervise children when th...

Page 46: ...M to 8 P M EST 7 days a week Phone support and repair services are regional and may not be available outside the country where a product was purchased To obtain parts and service for cameras purchased...

Page 47: ...k you for purchasing this Polaroid Digital Product For more information on our other digital imaging products please visit our Web site at www polaroid com 640SEcdqs book Page 45 Tuesday June 20 2000...

Page 48: ...r of the trademarks Polaroid Polaroid PhotoMAX MAX the Bird and feather design Copyright 1998 2000 Polaroid Corporation All other product names may be the property of their respective owners All right...

Page 49: ...Fri and 10 A M to 4 P M EST Sat Please note that phone support and repair services are regional and may not be available for a particular product outside the country where it was purchased To obtain p...

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