Polaroid photomax FUN! FLASH 820 Quick Start Manual

FUN! FLASH 820

Digital Camera

Contents

Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH 820 Creative Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Taking Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Transferring Photos to Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN!

Thank you for purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH 820
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

The PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH 820 Creative Kit

Your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! FLASH 820 Creative Kit contains
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

Kit Components

Make sure that your kit contains the following:

Camera Features

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LCD scroll up button

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LCD scroll down button

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Delete photo button

s.

Menu on/off button

t.

Tripod mount (bottom of camera)

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Picture counter (LCD menu on)

Inserting 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

Note:

Replace 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

Using the AC Adapter

•

Use only the AC adapter that came with your camera. 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.

2. Plug the cord into a grounded electrical outlet.

Connecting the Wrist Strap

Your kit also includes a convenient
wrist strap. Insert the wrist strap in
the slot on the camera as shown.

Taking 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

Frame your subject(s)
in the viewfinder or on
the LCD.

Note: When
you use the
LCD to
compose

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

Outdoor photos

3 feet to infinity

•

Avoid intense
sunlight that may
cause sun spots in
photos.

•

Always make sure

3ft - ∞

Using Sleep Mode

To help save battery
power, your digital
camera automatically
shuts off after
approximately thirty
seconds of inactivity.

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a

Using the Picture Counter

The picture counter is found on the LCD menu. It tells you how many
digital photos are stored on the digital camera’s internal memory.

Yo ur 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).

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

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

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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

b

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 taking more photos.

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

Deleting 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.

6. Press the up arrow

(b)

to delete the last photo. To not delete the

last photo, press the down arrow

(c)

. 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.

Changing the Resolution 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

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

Using the Power and Flash LEDs

Depending on what 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

Transferring Photos to Your Computer

After taking digital photos with your camera you need 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,

Minimum System Requirements

•

PC with Pentium class processor

•

Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98

•

36 MB of RAM

•

85 MB available hard drive space

Installing PhotoMAX Software

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.

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.

5. Connect the AC adapter to the camera

(c)

. Plug the cord into

a grounded electrical outlet.

9. Select

Polaroid PhotoMAX 2.3 by ArcSoft

from the

Programs menu.

10. Select

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.

Transferring Photos to Your Computer

1. Click the

Get Photo

button.

Get

Photo

The

Get 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

2. Click

Album or Camera

. The Album manager window opens.

Acquire

button

The

Select Source

window appears.

Thumbnail versions of your photos appear on the screen.

Thumbnails

6. Click on a single photo to put it in your photo album.

To put more than 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

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.

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

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Applying a Special Effect

You can apply many different special effects to a selected 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.

Cropping 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

.

Saving 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

.

Note:

If you select
JPG, a slider
appears to set the
amount of image
compression. A
higher setting saves

To save an image. . . Description

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

Printing 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.

Sending an Image to 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.

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

Product Limited Warranties

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

Ninety Day Limited Warranty

Polaroid PhotoMAX SE 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. Polaroid's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall
be, at Polaroid's option, either (a) return of the price paid or (b) repair

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 SE Image Maker Software Online User’s Guide accessed
from the software.

Note:

Polaroid Corporation provides technical support

for digital cameras at

www.PolaroidDigital.com

or

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

Fun! Flash 820

Technical Support Information

(This information replaces that found on Pages 50 and 53)

Polaroid Corporation provides technical support for digital cameras at

http://www.polaroid.com/

800-897-0356 from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. EST, (Mon - 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 customer support offices is available at

http://www.polaroid.com/service/phone.html

, and within the United States by calling

.