HP PHOTOSMART 120 User Manual

photosmart

120 series

digital

camera

user's manual

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Materials disposal

This HP product contains the following materials that might require special handling at end-of-life:

z Alkaline manganese dioxide-zinc or lithium-iron disulfide

AA batteries.

z Lead in the solder and some component leads.

Disposal of this material can be regulated because of environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) (www.eiae.org).

Table of Contents

1-Getting Started

Camera Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing a memory card (optional) . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turning on power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Choosing the language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2-Taking Pictures

Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Instant Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Recording video clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Preview mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing the image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3-Reviewing Your Images

Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Printing your images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Deleting your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Viewing thumbnail images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Magnifying your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4-Connecting and Printing

Connecting to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Printing your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printing with a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4-Troubleshooting and Support

Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Error Messages on the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Error Messages on the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Getting Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Finding help on the web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Contacting HP Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Hardware Repair Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Obtaining support in the United States . . . . . . . .49

Obtaining support worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Appendix A: Accessories and Battery Management

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Managing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Power Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Appendix B: Reference

Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Getting Started

Congratulations on the purchase of your new HP photosmart 120 series digital camera. This easy-to-use digital camera takes high-quality photos, records video clips, and makes it easy for you to share your photos with family and friends.

You can select images that you want to print by using the HP Photo Imaging software for Microsoft® Windows® and Macintosh. The images are ready to print as soon as you connect your camera to a computer. You can also print images by inserting the optional CompactFlash (CF) memory card directly into an HP photosmart or CF card-compatible printer.

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Camera Parts

# Name Description 1 Video button Records a video clip; press once to start

and press again to stop 2 Shutter button Takes a picture 3 Video/Self-timer

light

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Solid red—indicates that the camera is

recording video

Blinking red—indicates that the

10 second self-timer is in use; blinks

with increasing frequency until picture

or video is taken

Off—indicates that the self-timer is not

in use and video is not being recorded

# Name Description 4 USB connector Allows you to connect the camera to a

computer by using a USB cable

5 Power adapter

connector

Allows you to connect an optional HP AC power adapter to the camera to operate the camera without batteries

6 Battery door Allows access to the batteries

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# Name Description 7 Optical viewfinder Allows you to frame the subject of

the picture

8 Quality button Increases image quality from

Good to Better to Best

9 2x/Self-timer button Zoom in on your subject or set the

10 second self-timer 10 Flash button Selects the Flash setting 11 ON/OFF button Turns the camera power on and

off 12 Memory card door Allows access to insert or remove

the memory card 13 Wrist strap mount Wrist strap attachment

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# Name Description 14 Display button Switch from Preview mode to

Playback mode 15 Tripod mount Allows tripod mounting 16 Arrow buttons Move to menu options and

navigate through images 17 OK button Switch to Playback mode and

select menu options 18 Display Provides menu information to

operate the camera; you can also

preview the picture before taking it

and review it afterward 19 Viewfinder light Solid red—indicates that the

camera is recording video

Blinking red—indicates that the

camera is:

z initializing

z saving images to memory

z charging the flash

z connected to a computer by a

USB cable

z running low on battery power

z running low on memory

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Setup

Attaching the wrist strap

Attach the wrist strap as shown in the illustration.

back of camera

NOTE It is easiest to install the wrist strap by inserting it from

the back of the camera.

Installing the batteries

1 Open the Battery door on the bottom of the camera. 2 Insert the batteries (supplied) as indicated.

NOTE For more information about batteries, refer to

Appendix A: Accessories and Battery Management.

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Installing a memory card (optional)

Your digital camera comes with 4 megabytes (MB) of internal memory so that you can store images and video in your camera. However, you can use an optional CF memory card to expand the camera’s memory so that you can store more images and video. After you unload images to your computer, you can reuse the card.

NOTE The CF memory card may need to be purchased

separately.

1 With the camera off, open the Memory card door. 2 Insert the memory card as shown in the illustration. 3 Close and latch the Memory card door.

Eject button

To remove the card, make sure the camera is off. Press the Eject button and remove the card.

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Turning on power

Slide the ON/OFF button to turn on the camera. When the camera is ready, the viewfinder light is off.

NOTE If the viewfinder light is blinking, the camera is not

ready to take a picture. If the light continues to blink, another problem may exist. For troubleshooting information, refer to Chapter 5.

Choosing the language

The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen appears and prompts you to choose a language.

1 Scroll to the language that you want by using the

Arrow buttons.

2 Press OK to select the highlighted language.

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Setting the date and time

The camera has a real-time clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture.

1 The screen appears with the date format setting highlighted

(M = Month, D = Day, and Y = Year). Press OK until you see the date format that you want, and then press the right

Arrow button to highlight the date setting.

2 With the date setting highlighted, press OK. Use the

buttons to change the value of the first field, and then press

OK to move to the next field. After you press OK in the last

field, the entire date is highlighted. Press the button to highlight the time format setting.

3 With the time format setting highlighted, press OK to toggle

between the 12-hour and 24-hour time formats. Highlight the format that you want, and then press the button to move to the time setting.

4 With the time setting highlighted, press OK, and then use

the buttons to set the time.

5 When you are finished, select Exit, and then press OK.

The clock stops each time you remove batteries from the camera, so you might need to reset the date and time. For more information, refer to Appendix A: Accessories and Battery Management.

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Installing the software

Your digital camera software allows you to unload images from the camera, view or print them, or store them on your computer so that you can send them by using e-mail.

Windows

1 Insert the HP Photo Imaging CD into the CD-ROM drive of

your computer. The installation window automatically appears.

NOTE If the installation window does not appear, click Start,

and then click Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, where letter of your CD-ROM drive.

2 Click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions to

install the software.

If your camera shipped with bonus software, complete the following instructions to install it.

To install bonus software:

1 Click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type

X:\Bonus\setup.exe, where

ROM drive.

2 Click OK, and then follow the on-screen instructions to

install the bonus software.

is the drive letter of your CD-

is the

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Macintosh

Before you can unload images from the camera to a Macintosh computer, you must change the connection setting on the camera.

1 Press the Display button to activate Playback mode. 2 Use the button to scroll to the Setup option, and then

press OK.

3 Select USB Configuration from the Setup menu. 4 Select Disk Drive, and then press OK. 5 Insert the HP Photo Imaging CD into the CD-ROM drive of

your computer.

6 Double-click the CD icon on the desktop. 7 Double-click the appropriate language folder, and then

double-click the installer icon.

8 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

If your camera shipped with bonus software, complete the following instructions to install it.

To install bonus software:

1 Double-click the Bonus folder icon. 2 Double-click the installer icon for the bonus software. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

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Taking Pictures

Taking a picture

You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, no matter what is showing on the Display. To take a picture:

z Frame your subject in the viewfinder, and then press the

Shutter button. The camera adjusts exposure, and then takes

the picture.

If the viewfinder light is blinking, you must wait before taking a picture. This means that the camera is initializing, the flash is charging, or another situation may exist. For troubleshooting information, refer to Chapter 5.

NOTE The camera has two modes of operation, Preview

mode and Playback mode. When you turn the camera on, it is in Preview mode, which is the default mode of the camera. Preview mode is discussed later in this chapter, and Playback mode is discussed in Chapter 3, Reviewing Your Images.

Using Instant Review

After you take a picture, the Display automatically shows the image with the Quality icon visible. You can delete the

image by using the left Arrow button.

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After a video clip is recorded, the Display shows the last frame of the clip for several seconds.

NOTE To conserve battery power, the Display backlight

automatically turns off after 60 seconds if you do not press a button. For more information, refer to Appendix A: Accessories and Battery Management.

Recording video clips

You can record a video clip for up to 30 seconds by using internal memory. To record a video clip:

1 Frame the subject that you want to record. 2 Press and release the Video button to start recording. You

will see REC on the Display.

3 To stop recording at any time, press the Video button again.

You can increase your video recording time by using a CF memory card. For example, an 8 MB memory card can record approximately 70 seconds of video, and a 16 MB memory card can record approximately140 seconds. Video files can be very large and use a lot of space on the memory card.

NOTE Your camera supports a memory card up to 128 MB.

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When recording a video clip, you can view the time remaining for recording on the Display. The camera automatically stops recording when the timer reaches zero. You can use the digital zoom feature to zoom in on your subject, although you cannot change the zoom setting while you are recording. You can also delay recording video clips for 10 seconds by setting the self-timer.

Using the self-timer

You can use the self-timer to take a picture of yourself or a posed group. When you activate the self-timer, the camera takes the picture automatically after10 seconds have elapsed. To use the self-timer:

1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2 Turn the camera on, and then frame your subject in the

viewfinder.

3 Press the 2x/Self-timer button twice. The self-timer

icon appears on the Display.

NOTE Pressing the button once activates the digital

zoom.

4 Press the Shutter button, and then release it. The Video/Self-

timer light on the front of the camera blinks for 10 seconds before the picture is taken.

Using Preview mode

Preview mode is the default setting for your camera. In addition to taking pictures and recording video, you can zoom in on your subject, adjust the flash setting, or increase the quality of your image—all from within Preview mode.

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You c an also use the Display to preview a picture. The Display shows a more accurate view of what your picture will look like. This is useful for close-up photos and for instances in which framing your subject is important. To take a picture by using the Display:

z Frame your subject in the Display screen, and then press the

Shutter button.

Using digital zoom

You can use digital zoom to make your subject appear closer. When you are using digital zoom, always use the Display to preview the zoom effect on your subject.

To use digital zoom:

1 Press the button once to turn on digital zoom. The

icon appears on the Display.

NOTE Pressing the button twice activates the self-

timer.

2 Use the Display to frame your subject, and then take the

picture. To cancel digital zoom, press the button twice.

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Using the flash

When the camera is on, the flash is automatically set to

Auto Flash. If you change the flash setting, the camera will

remain in that setting until you change it again or turn off the camera. By using the Flash button, you can move through the flash settings in the following order.

Mode Description

Auto Flash The camera measures light and flashes if

necessary.

Flash On The camera always flashes. If the light is

behind your subject, you can use the flash to increase the light on the front of your subject. This is also called “fill-flash.”

Flash Off The camera will not flash. Use this setting

when you do not want a flash (such as with bright conditions or distant objects).

Changing the image quality

The camera has three image quality settings: Good, Better, and

Best. You can view the quality setting on the Display.

This setting determines the quality of your images and how many images can be stored in internal memory or on the CF memory card. Higher quality images take up more space in memory. The following table identifies the approximate number of pictures that you can take at each setting based on internal memory or an 8 MB CF memory card.

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