Polaroid Fun! 320 User manual

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Rev.1, June 10, 2002

Contents
Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Digital 320 Creative Kit . . . . . . . . . 2
Kit components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Polaroid Digital 320 Camera features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting the camera ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
To take a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tips for great photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Putting photos on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting the digital camera to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Opening a photo in the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Working with photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Need Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Product Limited Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Digital 320 Creative Kit 1
Welcome to Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN!
Thank you for purchasing the Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Digital 320
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.
If you get stuck or need help please visit our Help site on the Web at:
www.polaroid.com or call us at 1-800-897-0356.
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!
Digital 320 Creative Kit
Your Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Digital 320 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.
Check the instructions that came with your device to see if it is
TWAIN-compliant.
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Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Digital 320 Creative Kit 3
Kit components
Make sure that your kit contains the following:
•Polaroid Digital 320 Camera
•Serial interface cable
•9-volt battery
•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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Polaroid Digital 320 Camera features
a Self-timer button
b Shutter button
c Battery door
d Tripod mount
e Viewfinder
f Picture counter/status panel
g Serial connector port
h ON/OFF switch
i Power indicator light
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Polaroid PhotoMAX FUN! Digital 320 Creative Kit 5
Getting the camera ready
Your kit includes one 9-volt battery to use with your Polaroid Digital
320 Camera.
1. Open the battery door
as shown.
2. Insert one 9-volt battery
into the compartment.
Make sure that the battery
terminal ( + and - ) are
properly positioned as
shown.
3. Close the battery door.
You are now ready to
take pictures!
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To take a picture
1. Turn on the camera.
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
battery is properly
loaded.
2. Look through the
camera viewfinder.
Hold the camera
steady and press the
shutter button. Keep
holding the camera
steady until you hear
a beep.
When you hear the
beep, a picture has
been taken.
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The picture counter on the back
of the camera shows you how
many pictures you have stored in
your camera.
Your camera can store up to 18
images.
Note: Your camera automatically shuts off after a few
minutes if you don’t take a picture. This helps to save your
battery power.
The camera beeps to let you know that it is in power saving mode.
When the camera beeps turn the camera off or take another photo.
Press the shutter button to take a photo while the camera is
beeping. The camera turns itself on when you press the shutter
button and takes the photo normally.
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Tips for great photos
Follow the steps on this page to take great photos with your Polaroid
Digital 320 Camera.
Indoor photos
3-6 feet
Take photos in a brightly
lit room that has a
mixture of both sunlight
and lamp light.
For best results, take a
photo near a large
window.
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