Polaroid photo max FUN! FLASH 640 SE Quick Start Manual

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Contents

The Polaroid PhotoMAX

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Creative Kit . . . . . . . . . 2

Kit components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Camera features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Taking photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tips for great photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the picture 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 computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Deleting photos from the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Working with images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Product Limited Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN!

Thank you for purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX

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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.polaroid.com

.

Polaroid PhotoMAX

Please read this booklet
to learn how fun and easy
it is to use Polaroid
PhotoMAX FUN!

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The Polaroid PhotoMAX

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Your Polaroid PhotoMAX

Creative Kit

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Digital Camera

Creative Kit contains everything 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 scanners. To see if a

device is TWAIN-compliant, check the instructions that came with it.

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Kit components

Make sure that your kit contains the following:

• Polaroid PhotoMAX

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• 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 computer needs an RS-232C serial port or a

high-speed USB port to use your digital camera.

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Camera features

ab

c

d

ef

a

Viewfinder

b

Flash unit

c

Lens

d

Serial/USB cable connector port

e

Tripod mount

f

Battery compartment

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g

g

LCD status display

h

Power/status indicator light

i

Flash indicator light

o

p

j

Viewfinder

k

Power button

l

Flash button

m

Self-timer button

n

Shutter button

o

Wrist strap slot

p

Battery compartment

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Inserting batteries

Your kit includes four AAA batteries.

1. Open the battery door.

2. Insert four AAA
batteries. Make sure that
the battery terminals
(+ and -) are properly
positioned.

3. Close the battery door.

Note:

Replace the batteries when the power/status
indicator light blinks, the LCD displays the battery-low
message

Note:

(bL)

, or the LCD status display does not turn on.

Replace all four batteries at the same time. Do not
mix old and new batteries, batteries of different types, or
batteries from different manufacturers. High-capacity
super-alkaline batteries provide longer battery life in
digital cameras.

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Connecting the wrist strap

Attach the strap as shown.

You are now ready to take photos!

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Taking photos

1. Turn on the camera

(a)

The green power/status
light

(b)

on the back of

the camera is lit.

If the green power/
status light is not lit,
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

.

abc

d

hold the shutter
button

(d)

until the
camera beeps. The
camera increases the
picture counter in the
LCD status display

(e)

by one.

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Tips for great photos

Indoor photos

• Indoor photos are best

taken in an evenly lit
room (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 if you don’t want to use the flash.

Note:

See page 13 to change flash settings.

3-6

feet

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Outdoor photos

• Be sure to keep your

subject(s) at least 3 feet
from the camera

• Always make sure that

.

the sun or other light
source is behind the
person taking the photo,
and not beside or behind
your subject(s).

• After you frame the

photo in the viewfinder,
hold the camera steady
for two seconds before
pressing the shutter button

• Use the

• Use the

Autoflash

setting for best results during the day.

Force Flash

3ft - ∞

setting and a tripod at night.

Note:

Note:

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See page 13 to change flash settings.

For more tips on taking great photos, visit our Help

www.polaroid.com.

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Using sleep mode

To save battery power,
your digital camera
automatically shuts off
after 45 seconds of
inactivity. In this sleep
mode, the LCD status
display

(a)

turns off, the

a

power/status indicator
light

(b)

displays green,

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
light

(b)

displays green. Press the shutter button

b

(a)

turns on; the power/status indicator

(c)

to take a photo.

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Note:

The power shuts off after three minutes in sleep

mode, the LCD displays the system-shutdown message

(Sd),

and the camera beeps. Push the power button

to restore power.

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(d)

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Using the picture counter

The picture counter is found on the LCD status display. The camera
comes with 2 MB of internal memory, which typically stores 30
photos (640 x 480 pixel resolution). The number of photos that the
camera actually stores depends on the complexity of the photos.

1. Turn on the

ab

camera (a).

2. Press the shutter
button (b).

The camera beeps
and increases the

c

picture counter in
the LCD status
display (c) by one.

When memory is
full, the LCD status display shows the memory-full message

Note:

The camera does not have removable memory.

When memory is full, transfer photos into your computer

(FL)

.

and then erase them from the camera memory. See
page 16 to transfer photos to your computer.

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Using the flash

When you turn on your digital camera, it is in the

No Flash (nF)

mode. You can change the flash setting at any time.

Note:

If the batteries are very weak when you turn on the

camera, the flash does not charge.

The camera indicates when you may 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

• The flash does not fire.

• Use when shooting toward a reflective

background, such as a window or a mirror.

(flash off)

AF Autoflash

FF Force Flash

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• The flash fires automatically when needed.

• The autoexposure sensor in the camera

determines when the flash is necessary.

• The flash fires for every photo.

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