Installation
The installation process went without any surprises. The first step consists
in installing the Photo Easy Software. Simply insert the CD in the drive and
setup should automatically start if "auto insert notification" is enabled
on that particular drive. The installation process should not take more than
a few minutes. At the very last phase of the installation process, you will
be asked if you want to use the included super PRO 640 camera or another type
of camera. Proceed by choosing the Super Pro 640. After making your choice
you will be asked to reboot your machine.
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Installation
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Once done, you are ready to proceed installing
the Super PRO 640 camera. If you will be using the USB interface simply plug
one end of the USB cable into the computer’s USB port and the other end into
the USB cable connection point of the camera. Power up the unit, windows should
automatically detect the unit as a USB IMAGING DEVICE; it will then find the
proper drivers left by the Photo Easy installation process. One time recognized,
the Camera is ready to use. A similar process will take place for a serial
connection.
Exploring the Photo Easy software
Ixla designed the Photo Easy software
for the first time photographers. Whether you are eight or eighty years old,
the PhotoEasy software makes it easy to capture and edit photos. The PhotoEasy
software offers six different applications (import, fix, email, tutorial,
fun, print).
These six applications can be executed from the ixla Activity center. The
Activity Center is a menu, giving you the choice to choose the application
you want to run. It also simplifies the process, as you will not have to use
the start menu every time you want to import or edit data. Here is a screen
shot of the activity center.
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Activity
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Summation
The PhotoEasy Deluxe Kit is by far the most
affordable digital imaging solution on today’s market. Selling for a street
price of $99USD and seen for as low as $89 on the net, will hardly put a limit
to anyone in not buying it. Home users and young photo amateurs will highly
appreciate the features this kit has to offer for its low price. However,
if you remember last month, we reviewed D-Link’s new DSC-350
Digital Camera. This unit features 8mb of storage, a higher resolution,
lower power consumption and several other interesting features such as video
recording and the capability of being used as a web cam. All of this retailing
for around 30$ USD more than the Photo Easy deluxe kit. It will be up to you
to decide. We recommend reading our DSC-350
review from last month and then analyze your needs. If money is not a matter,
D-Link’s new solution would be a more logic choice for home use with its better
quality pictures and features. In the other hand, ixla’s is less expensive
and would be a great gift to offer someone for Christmas. 
Oleg Mitskaniouk -
00.09.19
