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640FUNcdqsTOC.fm Page 3 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:44 PM Contents Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Creative Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kit components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Camera features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting the camera ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 1 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Thank you for purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH 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 and you’ll be working with digital images quickly and easily. Our goal at Polaroid is to make digital imaging easy and fun — right from the moment you open the box.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 2 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM The Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Creative Kit Your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Creative Kit contains everything you need to take digital photographs 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 Image Maker Software with other digital cameras and scanners if they are TWAIN-compliant.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 3 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Kit components Make sure that your kit contains the following: • Polaroid FUN! FLASH Digital Camera • 4 AA batteries • Camera-to-computer serial cable • Polaroid PhotoMAX SE 2.1 Image Maker Software CD-ROM Note: Your computer needs a RS-232C serial port to use your digital camera.
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640FUNcdqs.fm Page 7 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Getting the camera ready Your kit includes four AA batteries. You can also purchase separately the Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! AC adapter to use with your camera. 1. Open the battery door. 2. Insert four AA batteries into the compartment. Make sure that the battery terminals (+ and -) are properly positioned as shown. 3. Close the battery door. Use the optional AC adapter to save battery power.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 8 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Taking photos Your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Digital Camera is perfect for taking digital photos both indoors and outdoors. Some features of your digital camera include: • automatic flash settings • automatic focus • self-timer To take a photo: 1. Turn on the camera (a). The green power light on the back of the camera is lit. If the green power light is not lit, check to make sure the batteries are properly loaded. 2.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 9 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Frame your subject(s) in the viewfinder or on the LCD display. 3. Hold the camera steady and press the shutter button (c). Your photo displays on the LCD.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 10 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Tips for great photos Follow these steps to take great photos with your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Digital Camera. Indoor photos 3-7 feet • Indoor photos are best 3-7 feet taken in an evenly lit room. • Use the Autoflash setting for best results. • Be sure to keep your subject(s) three to seven feet from the camera. Note: See “Using the camera flash” on page 14 to learn how to change the flash settings on your digital camera.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 11 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Outdoor photos 3 feet to infinity • Avoid intense sunlight that may cause sun spots in photos. • Always make sure that the sun or other light source is behind the person taking the photo. 3ft - ∞ Note: See “Using the camera flash” on page 14 to learn how to change the flash settings on your digital camera. Note: For more tips on taking great photos with your digital camera, visit our Help site on the Web at: www.polaroid.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 12 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Sleep mode To help save battery power, your digital camera automatically shuts off after approximately thirty a seconds of inactivity. This is called sleep mode. b In sleep mode, the camera LCD display turns off and the power indicator light (a) blinks every five seconds. Press the shutter button while the camera is in sleep mode to turn on the camera. The LCD display turns on and the power indicator light (a) displays green.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 13 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Using the picture counter The picture counter is found on the LCD menu. The picture counter tells you how many digital photos are stored on the digital camera’s internal memory. Your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Digital Camera comes with 2 MB of internal memory that can store up to 15 images (640 x 480 pixel resolution) or 50 images (320 x 240 pixel resolution). a 1. Turn on the camera (a). 2. Press the LCD on/ off button (b). 3.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 14 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Using the camera 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 • The flash does not fire. • Use in places where flash is prohibited or may be distracting. • Use when shooting toward a reflective background, such as a window or a mirror.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 15 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To change the flash setting: 1. Turn on the camera (a). f a 2. Press the LCD on/ off button (b). 3. Press the LCD menu e button (c). The current flash setting d displays on the LCD menu (d). b c 4. Press the flash setting button (f) to change the setting. 5. If you turn on the Autoflash or Force flash setting, the flash charges for a few seconds. The flash indicator light (e) blinks while the flash is charging.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 16 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Using the 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 viewfinder or turn on the LCD display to compose your photo. a 2. Press the self-timer button (a). The selfd timer icon appears on the LCD menu (d). b c 3. Set the camera into position to take a photo.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 17 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM 4. After ten seconds, the digital camera takes the photo. To turn off the self-timer while the red light is blinking, press the self-timer button. Note: For more help with using your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Digital Camera visit our Help site on the Web at: www.polaroid.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 18 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Reviewing and deleting photos You can review the photos stored on your digital camera at any time. You can also 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 to take more photos.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 19 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To review photos: 1. Turn on the digital camera. 2. Turn on the LCD display (a). 3. Press the up arrow (b) or down arrow e (c) next to the review icon. Your photos display on the screen. a b c d 4. For information about your photo (e) (number in sequence, flash and resolution settings) press the menu button (d).
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 20 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To delete photos: It is necessary to 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. 2. Turn on the LCD display (a). 3. Press the up (b) or down (c) arrow button to review your photos. 4. Press the menu button (e) to see the number of your photo. a b c d e 5.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 21 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Changing the resolution setting You can change the resolution setting on your camera between two different options: • 640 x 480 pixel resolution • 320 x 240 pixel resolution The resolution setting refers to the number of pixels in your digital photo. The higher the pixel resolution, the more pixels that are contained in your photo.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 22 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To change resolution settings: 1. Press the self-timer button with the camera power turned off. 2. Turn on the camera power. 3. To check that the resolution settings have been changed, turn on the LCD display and press the Menu button. The resolution settings a are shown on the menu (a). One star represents 320 x 240 resolution. Two stars represents 640 x 480 resolution.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 23 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Putting photos on your computer After you take digital photos with your camera you need to put them on your computer. To do this, 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: • Polaroid's Image Quality Assured (IQA) one-click fix technology that instantly improves any digital image.
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640FUNcdqs.fm Page 25 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To install the software: 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 2. Follow the instructions on your computer screen. 3. If the installation program does not start automatically: d. Select Run from the Windows Start menu. The Start menu is usually found at the bottom of your screen. e. Click Browse to locate your CD-ROM drive. f. Select Setup.exe from the CD-ROM. g. Click Open. h. Click OK and follow the instructions on your computer screen.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 26 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM 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 (a). a 3. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on your computer. Note: To get help finding the serial port on your computer read the instruction manual that came with your computer or contact the computer manufacturer. 4.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 27 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM 7. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. Note: The Windows taskbar is usually found at the bottom of your screen. 8. Select Polaroid PhotoMAX by ArcSoft from the Programs menu. 9. Select PhotoMAX SE. The software launches. You also can open the Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Software by double-clicking the Polaroid PhotoMAX SE icon on your desktop.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 28 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To open a photo in the software: 1. Click the Get Photo button.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 29 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM The Get Photo button lets you select an image from a variety of sources. You can select an image from: Selection: Click on it to: From File • open an image file on your computer Album or Camera • download images from your digital camera • open an image file from a photo album Note: you can build your own customized photo albums.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 30 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM 2. Click Album or Camera. The Album manager window appears. Acquire button Note: To create a new Album, select New Album from the Album: pull-down menu. Click the Save button to give your Album a name and save it to your computer. 3. Click the Acquire button on the top menu bar.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 31 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM The Select Source window appears. 4. Click on Polaroid FUN!Flash Digital Camera. Click Select. The Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Flash Digital Camera TWAIN software opens. The TWAIN software is used to download, delete and save images from your digital camera.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 32 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Thumbnail versions of your photos appear on the screen. Thumbnails Note: If your digital camera fails to connect to your computer, close the software and restart it. If you continue to have problems connecting your digital camera to your computer, please visit our Help site on the Web for more information at: www.polaroid.com 5. To put a photo in your photo album, select the photo by clicking on it with your mouse.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 33 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM 6. Click Get Photos. The selected photos appear in the photo album. Get photos Note: For help with photo albums see “Need Help?” on page 41 learn how to open the Online User’s Guide.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 34 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Deleting photos with the software You can also delete photos from your digital camera with the software. Click Delete All Photos to delete all the photos from your camera. Click Delete Last Photo to delete the last photo from your camera.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 35 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Opening a photo in the software You can open any photo from your Album in the software. After you open the photo in the software you can edit it, play with it, and print it. 1. Double-click on an Album image to open it in the software. The image appears in the image tray.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 36 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Working with photos With Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software you can add special effects, retouch colors, cut and paste selections between photos, and much more. Applying a special effect You can apply many different special effects to a selected part of your photo or to the entire photo. Try making part of your photo look like an oil painting! 1.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 37 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Cropping an image Sometimes you need to cut out part of a photo you scanned or took with your digital camera. Use the Crop tool. 1. Select the area you want to keep in your photo. 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 button. The cropped image appears in the image tray. Click undo if you change your mind.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 38 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Saving an image After you finish making changes to your photo, you need to save it to your computer. To save the image. . . Description With the same file name and in the same file format 1. Click Save It!. With a different file name or in a different file format 1. Click Save It!. 2. Click Quick Save. 2. Click Save Image as. The Save As dialog box appears. 3. Select the folder where you want to save the file. 4.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 39 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM To save the image. . . Description Note: If you select JPG, a slider appears to set the amount of image compression. A higher setting saves the file with less compression and higher image quality. A lower setting saves the file with more compression and a lower image quality. Files with more compression take up less hard disk space. 5. Enter a different file name, if needed. 6. Click Save. As a screen saver 1. Click Save It!. 2.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 40 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Printing images 1. Click Print It!. 2. Click Print Image. 3. Select Description if you want to add a caption to your printed image. Double-click the title box on the preview area to add the text. The text appears in the active color. 4. Drag the Width and Height slider to change the size of the image that prints on the page. This does not change the actual size of the image. 5. Drag the image to reposition your image on the page. 6.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 41 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Need Help? Whenever you need help using Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software, click on the ? button on the main window to open the Online User’s Guide. ? Button The Online User’s Guide provides step-by-step instructions on using your Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Software. Also, be sure to visit our Help site on the Web at: www.polaroid.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 42 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Product Limited Warranties One Year Limited Warranty Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Digital Camera Polaroid will, at our option, repair or replace any unit found defective in manufacture within the warranty period. The warranty period is determined by the date of purchase. Keep the receipt as proof of purchase. Otherwise, the warranty period is determined by the date of manufacture.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 43 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Limited Warranty Polaroid PhotoMAX SE 2.1 Image Maker Software 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.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 44 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Thank 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 or call us at: 1-800-897-0356.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 45 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM FCC Notice 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. For detailed information about FCC compliance, see the Polaroid PhotoMAX Image Maker Software Online User’s Guide accessed from the software. Camera Precautions • Follow these guidelines when using your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH Digital Camera: • Do not open the camera case or attempt your own repairs.
640FUNcdqs.fm Page 46 Sunday, November 7, 1999 4:24 PM Fun! Flash Digital Camera Copyright 1999 Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, owner of the registered trademarks “Polaroid”, “IQA Design” and “Polaroid PhotoMAX”. “MAX the Bird (and feather design)” Copyright 1998 Polaroid Corporation. All other product names may be the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
