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FUN! FLASH 820

Digital Camera

Quickstart Guide

Rev. 1, June 10, 2002

Summary of Contents for FUN FLASH 820

Page 1: ...FUN FLASH 820 Digital Camera ...

Page 2: ...Contents Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN 1 The PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 820 Creative Kit 2 Taking Photos 12 Transferring Photos to Your Computer 28 ...

Page 3: ...0 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 images quickly and easily Our goal at Polaroid is to make digital imaging easy and fun right ...

Page 4: ...ntains everything you need to take digital photos and save them to your computer Using the software in your kit you can correct edit and play with your digital photos You can use your Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker SE 2 3 or later software with other digital cameras and scanners if they are ...

Page 5: ...Kit Components Make sure that your kit contains the following ...

Page 6: ...Camera Features a b c d e ...

Page 7: ...j k l m n ...

Page 8: ...p LCD scroll up button q LCD scroll down button r Delete photo button s Menu on off button t Tripod mount bottom of camera u Picture counter LCD menu on ...

Page 9: ...ing Batteries Your kit includes four AA batteries Use the AC adapter included in your kit whenever possible to save battery power 1 Open the battery door 2 Insert four AA batteries Make sure that the battery ...

Page 10: ...ace the batteries when the LED indicator light blinks and the LCD does not turn on Replace all four batteries at the same time Battery precautions Always remove batteries from the camera if you are not going to ...

Page 11: ...amera Using a different AC adapter may cause damage to your camera Turn the camera power off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter Grasp the plug not the cord when you unplug the adapter from an outlet Avoid bending pulling or twisting the AC adapter cord ...

Page 12: ...2 Plug the cord into a grounded electrical outlet ...

Page 13: ...Connecting the Wrist Strap Your kit also includes a convenient wrist strap Insert the wrist strap in the slot on the camera as shown ...

Page 14: ...ng Photos Your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 820 Digital Camera is perfect for taking digital photos both indoors and outdoors Some features of your digital camera include automatic flash settings fixed focus ...

Page 15: ...Frame your subject s in the viewfinder or on the LCD Note When you use the LCD to compose ...

Page 16: ...Tips for Taking Great Photos Follow these steps to take great photos with your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 820 Digital Camera Indoor photos 3 7 feet Indoor photos are 3 7 feet ...

Page 17: ...Outdoor photos 3 feet to infinity Avoid intense sunlight that may cause sun spots in photos Always make sure 3ft ...

Page 18: ...Using Sleep Mode To help save battery power your digital camera automatically shuts off after approximately thirty seconds of inactivity b a ...

Page 19: ...CD menu It tells you how many digital photos are stored on the digital camera s internal memory Your FUN FLASH 820 Digital Camera comes with 4 MB of internal memory that stores up to 20 photos 800 x 600 pixel resolution or up to 80 photos 400 x 300 pixel resolution ...

Page 20: ...mera Flash Each time you turn on your digital camera it automatically sets to the Flash off setting You can change the flash setting at any time There are three different flash settings Icon Flash setting Flash off ...

Page 21: ...Changing the flash setting 1 Turn on the camera a 2 Press the LCD on off button b The current flash setting displays on the LCD a b e f ...

Page 22: ...Self timer Your digital camera comes with a built in self timer Note It is recommended that you use a tripod with the self timer There is a tripod mount on the bottom of your digital camera c 1 Look through the b ...

Page 23: ...delete photos that you don t want to keep Remember that your digital camera can only store a certain number of photos before the memory is full When the memory is full you have to put the photos on your computer or delete them from memory to free up space After you free up space you can begin taking more photos ...

Page 24: ...Reviewing photos 1 Turn on the digital camera 2 Turn on the LCD a 3 Press the up arrow b or down arrow a b e ...

Page 25: ... delete photos from your digital camera when a Full message displays on the LCD menu and the flash and power indicator lights blink You can also delete photos from your camera with the software included in your kit 1 Turn on the camera ...

Page 26: ... Remember that you are deleting the last photo from your camera 7 Press and hold the delete photo garbage can button for three seconds and release to delete all the photos from your camera When you release the delete photo button a confirmation message displays Press the up arrow to delete all photos ...

Page 27: ...ution Setting You can change the resolution setting on your camera between two different options 800 x 600 pixel resolution 400 x 300 pixel resolution The resolution setting refers to the number of pixels in your digital ...

Page 28: ...Changing resolution settings 1 While pressing the self timer button a turn on the camera power 2 To check that the resolution settings have changed turn on the LCD and press the a ...

Page 29: ... state the camera is in the Power LED and Flash LED lights can be on off or blinking You can use the LEDs together to determine what the camera is ready to do There are seven different possible states of the camera Flash LED Power LED State of camera ...

Page 30: ... to transfer them to your computer First you must first install the Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker software included in your kit Your software includes many fun and interesting features to use with your digital photos Included are A wide selection of digital special effects such as melting ...

Page 31: ...Minimum System Requirements PC with Pentium class processor Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 36 MB of RAM 85 MB available hard drive space ...

Page 32: ...re 1 Insert the PhotoMAX CD ROM in your CD ROM drive If the installation program does not start automatically a Select Run from the Windows Start menu b Click Browse to locate your CD ROM drive c Select Setup exe from the CD ROM ...

Page 33: ...Connecting the Digital Camera to Your Computer 1 Turn off your computer and any peripheral devices attached to it scanner printer 2 Locate the serial cable from your kit ...

Page 34: ...5 Connect the AC adapter to the camera c Plug the cord into a grounded electrical outlet ...

Page 35: ...PhotoMAX SE The software launches You also can open the Polaroid PhotoMAX Software by double clicking the Polaroid PhotoMAX icon on your desktop This icon is a shortcut to the Polaroid PhotoMAX application that was created automatically at the end of the installation procedure ...

Page 36: ...Transferring Photos to Your Computer 1 Click the Get Photo button Get Photo ...

Page 37: ... Photo button lets you select a photo from a variety of sources You can select a photo from Selection Click it to From File open an image file on your computer Album or Camera download photos from your camera ...

Page 38: ...2 Click Album or Camera The Album manager window opens Acquire button ...

Page 39: ...The Select Source window appears ...

Page 40: ...Thumbnail versions of your photos appear on the screen Thumbnails ...

Page 41: ...han one photo in your photo album press Control Ctrl on your keyboard while clicking on each thumbnail To put all photos in your photo album click Select All Note The selected thumbnail images have a red border 7 Click Get Photos The selected photos appear in the active ...

Page 42: ...Working with Images With Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker software you can add special effects retouch colors cut and paste selections between photos and much more ...

Page 43: ...Opening an Image To play with an image first use your software to open it from an Album 1 Double click on an Album thumbnail to open it in the software The image appears in the image tray Image Tray ...

Page 44: ...elected part of your image or to the entire image For example try making part of your image look like an oil painting 1 Click and drag the mouse cursor to select the area on your image that you want to paint or make sure no area is selected if you want to paint the entire image ...

Page 45: ...g an Image Sometimes you need to cut out part of an image you scanned or took with your digital camera Use the Crop tool 1 Select the area you want to keep in your image 2 Click Setup Photo 3 Click Crop Image ...

Page 46: ...ng an Image After you finish manipulating your image you need to save it to your computer To save an image Description With the same file name and in the same file format 1 Click Save It 2 Click Quick Save ...

Page 47: ...Note If you select JPG a slider appears to set the amount of image compression A higher setting saves To save an image Description ...

Page 48: ...As a screen saver 1 Click Save It 2 Click Make Screen Saver As wallpaper for your desktop 1 Click Save It 2 Click Make Wallpaper To save an image Description ...

Page 49: ...nting an Image After you have fun manipulating your digital image you can print one or more copies of it 1 Click Print Image 2 Type a caption in the Description field to add a caption to your printed image ...

Page 50: ... Friends You can also send your images to family and friends A good way to send images is to attach them to an email message 1 Get the image file name Your photo album thumbnail display shows the file names for each image ...

Page 51: ...Need Help Whenever you need help using Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker software click the button on the main window to open the Online User s Guide Button ...

Page 52: ...arranties One Year Limited Warranty Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN FLASH 820 Digital Camera Polaroid will at our option repair or replace any unit found defective in manufacture within the warranty period The warranty period is ...

Page 53: ...olaroid 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 ...

Page 54: ...and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules For detailed information about FCC compliance see the Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software Online User s Guide accessed from the software ...

Page 55: ...photomaxhelp com and within the United States by calling 800 897 0356 from 8 A M to 8 P M EST 7 days a week 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 parts and service for cameras ...

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Page 57: ...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 parts for cameras purchased in the United States call 800 343 4846 from 9 a m to 5 p m EST Mon Fri Note No technical support is available at this number A list of Polaroid international sales and custo...

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