Polaroid Fun Flash 640 SE User manual

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

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Rev. 1, June 10, 2002

Contents

The Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

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

Need Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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

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

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Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

Digital Camera 1

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.polaroid.com

Please read this booklet

to learn how fun and easy

it is to use Polaroid

PhotoMAX FUN!

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The Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

Creative Kit

Your Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

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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Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

Digital Camera 3

Kit components

Make sure that your kit contains the following:

•Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! 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 computer needs an RS-232C serial port or a

high-speed USB port to use your digital camera.

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Camera features

Viewﬁnder

Flash unit

Lens

Serial/USB cable connector port

Tripod mount

Battery compartment

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Polaroid PhotoMAX

FUN! FLASH 640 SE

Digital Camera 5

LCD status display

Power/status indicator light

Flash indicator light

Viewﬁnder

Power button

Flash button

Self-timer button

Shutter button

Wrist strap slot

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

(bL)

, or the LCD status display does not turn on.

Note:

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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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!

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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

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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