HP PHOTOSMART 630 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Camera parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Top and back of camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Front, bottom, and side of camera . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Attaching the lens cap tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Attaching the lens cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing a memory card (optional) . . . . . . . . . . 16

Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding the status screen . . . . . . . . . 17

Restoring previous settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Choosing the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Camera states and menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 2:

Taking pictures and recording video clips . . . .23

Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording audio with still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Recording video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Taking self-timer pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using live view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using auto focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using focus lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the capture menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Help for the menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

EV compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Exposure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ISO speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 3:

Reviewing images and video clips . . . . . . . . . .46

Using playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Tagging images for direct print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using the playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Record audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

View thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Magnify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 4:

Using hp instant share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Setting up the share menu on the camera . . . . . . . . . 59

Using the share menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Tagging images for hp instant share

destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

How hp instant share e-mails images . . . . . . . . .64

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Customizing the share menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Chapter 5:

Unloading and printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Unloading to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Chapter 6:

Using the setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Camera sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

USB configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

TV configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Move images to card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Chapter 7:

Troubleshooting and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Resetting the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Messages on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Messages on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Getting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

HP accessibility website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

HP photosmart website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Support process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Phone support in the United States . . . . . . . . . .101

Phone support in Europe, the Middle East,

and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Other phone support worldwide . . . . . . . . . . .104

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Appendix A:

Batteries and camera accessories . . . . . . . . . .106

Managing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Power conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Purchasing camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Appendix B:

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Memory capacity for still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Chapter 1: Getting started

Congratulations on your purchase of this digital camera! Your new camera has many features to enhance your picture-taking experience, including HP Instant ShareTM, direct printing capability, manual and automatic controls, on-camera Help, and an optional camera dock.

With HP Instant Share, you can easily tag images in your camera to be automatically sent to e-mail addresses (including group distribution lists), online albums, or other destinations the next time you connect the camera to your computer. And with the direct printing capability, you can easily tag images in your camera to be automatically printed the next time you connect the camera directly to any HP Photosmart printer or to any other HP printer with a front panel USB port.

To further enhance your experience, you may purchase an HP Photosmart 8886 camera dock. (For information on purchasing the camera dock, see page 110.) The camera dock allows you to easily download images to a computer, send images to a printer or television, recharge the camera batteries, and provide a convenient home for your camera.

NOTE A dock insert is included in your

camera box which enables your camera (and others of the same model) to use the HP camera dock. Please do not use the dock insert without the camera dock and do not discard it. See the

HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual for instructions on

using the dock insert with the camera dock.

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Camera parts

NOTE Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names

for more information about those specific camera parts.

Top and back of camera

# Name Description 1

ON/OFF

switch (page 17)

Video button

(page 25)

3 Shutter button

(pages 23, 27)

Turns the camera power on and off

Starts and stops recording a video clip

Takes a picture and records audio

6 7

8 9 10

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# Name Description 4 Zoom lever with

Zoom Out

and Zoom In

Zooms out the lens to the wide angle position, and zooms in the lens to the telephoto position

controls (page 33)

Flash button

Allows you to select the flash setting

(page 31)

6 OK button

(pages 35, 49)

Allows you to display the Capture and Playback menus and to select menu options on the Image Display

Controller

with and

Allows you to move through menus and images on the Image Display

buttons

8 Power/Memory

light (page 17)

Solid—camera is on Fast blinking—camera is reading from

or writing to memory

Slow blinking—camera is off and is

charging the batteries

Off—camera is off

HP Instant

Share button

Turns the Share menu on and off on the Image Display

(page 62)

Print button

Allows you to tag images for printing

(page 48)

Playback

button (page 46)

Live View

button (page 29)

Turns Playback on and off on the Image Display

Turns Live View on and off on the Image Display

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# Name Description

13 Image Display

(pages 29, 46)

Allows you to frame pictures and video clips using Live View and review them afterward in Playback, and to view all the menus

14 Viewfinder lights:

Video (page 25) and

AF Auto

Exposure/Auto Focus and Flash (page 30)

is solid red—video is recording

AF is solid green—after you pressed

the Shutter button halfway down, the camera is ready to take a picture (auto exposure and auto focus are locked, and the flash is ready)

AF is blinking green—either a focus

error occurred when you pressed the

Shutter button halfway down, the flash

is charging, or the camera is still processing the last picture

Both and AF are blinking—an

error has occurred; for example, the memory is full (see the following

NOTE)

NOTE If an error prevents a picture

from being taken, then an error message will display on the Image Display. See Messages on

the camera on page 87.

15 Viewfinder

(pages 23, 28)

Allows you to frame the subject of your picture or video clip

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Front, bottom, and side of camera

# Name Description 1 Flash (page 31) Provides additional light to improve

picture-taking

2Self-Timer light

(page 27)

3Microphone

(page 24)

Blinks during the 10-second countdown before taking a picture when

Self-Timer in the Capture menu is set to On or On - 2 shots. When set to On 2 shots, also blinks during the time

between the first and second shots. Records audio clips

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# Name Description 4Lens cap

(page 15)

Protects the camera lens. You must remove the lens cap before taking pictures or recording video.

5 Lens cap tether

mount (page 14)

Allows you to attach a tether to the lens cap

6 Tripod mount Allows you to mount the camera to

a tripod

7 Camera dock

connector (page 110)

Allows you to connect the camera to the optional HP 8886 camera dock. (See page 110 for information on purchasing an HP 8886 camera dock.)

8 Battery/memory

card door (page 15)

9 Power adapter

connector (page 111)

Allows you access to insert and remove the batteries and an optional memory card

Allows you to connect an optional HP AC power adapter to the camera to either operate the camera without batteries, or recharge the batteries in the camera

10 USB connector

(pages 67, 69)

Allows you to connect a USB cable from the camera to a USB-enabled computer or printer

11 Wrist strap

Allows you to attach a wrist strap

mount (page 14)

Chapter 1: Getting started 13

Setup

Attaching the wrist strap

Attach the wrist strap to the wrist strap mount on the side of the camera as shown.

NOTE It is easiest to install the

wrist strap by inserting it from the bottom.

Attaching the lens cap tether

1 Wrap the small loop of the

lens cap tether around the wrist strap between the plastic stay on the wrist strap and the wrist strap mount on the side of the camera.

2 Insert the long loop of the

tether through the small loop and pull to tighten the knot.

3 Insert the long loop of the

tether through the lens cap tether mount.

4 Pull the long loop over the

sides of the lens cap and then under the lens cap as shown. Pull to tighten the knot.

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Attaching the lens cap

1 Pinch the grips on the sides of the

lens cap with your thumb and finger as shown.

2 Fit the lens cap into the lens ring

on the front of the camera and release the grips on the lens cap. Make sure the lens cap snaps into place.

To remove the lens cap, pinch the grips on the sides of the lens cap with your thumb and finger, and pull the lens cap off the lens ring.

Installing the batteries

1 Open the battery/memory

card door on the bottom of the camera.

2 Insert the batteries as indicated

inside the door.

3 If you do not have an optional

memory card to install in the camera, close the battery/ memory card door and skip to Turning on power on page 17. If you want to install an optional memory card, leave the battery/memory card door open and proceed to the next section, Installing a memory card (optional).

NOTE For more information, see Managing batteries on

page 106. You can also use an optional HP AC power adapter to power the camera, and you can recharge batteries in the camera using an optional HP AC power adapter or HP 8886 camera dock. For more information, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 110.

Chapter 1: Getting started 15

Installing a memory card (optional)

Your digital camera contains 16 MB of internal memory that allows you to store images and video clips in your camera. However, you can use an optional memory card (purchased separately) instead to store images and video clips. For information on the memory cards that are supported with your camera, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 110.

NOTE If a memory card is installed in the camera, all new

images and video clips will be stored only on the memory card. The internal memory and its file system are not available when a memory card is installed in the camera.

1 With the battery/memory card

door open on the bottom of the camera, insert the memory card in the slot behind the batteries as shown. Make sure the memory card snaps into place.

2 Close the battery/memory

card door.

To remove a memory card, press down on the top edge of the memory card, and it will spring outward from the slot.

NOTE You can install or remove an optional memory card

while the camera is powered on with an optional HP AC power adapter.

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Turning on power

NOTE You must remove the lens cap to be able to operate the

camera. If you turn on the camera without removing the lens cap, an error message will display on the Image Display. See Messages on the camera on page 87.

Remove the lens cap and then turn on the camera by sliding the

ON/OFF switch to the right and

releasing it.

The lens extends, the Image Display turns on for a few seconds (see the next subsection), and the Power/ Memory light turns on solid.

Understanding the status screen

When you turn on the camera, the HP logo screen and then the status screen display for a few seconds on the Image Display.

The main part of the status screen shows the current Image Quality setting (designated by the stars), number of pictures remaining, battery level, and flash setting. Any non-default Capture menu settings are also shown across the top of the status screen.

The status screen is also displayed for a few seconds any time you change the flash settings on the camera. See Setting the

flash on page 31.

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Restoring previous settings

Some of the settings that you can change in the camera menus do not remain set after you turn off the camera. However, you can restore the settings from the last time the camera was on and had at least one non-default setting (which could actually be several power cycles ago) by holding down the OK button

while also sliding the ON/OFF switch to turn on the camera. The restored settings are then displayed across the top of the status screen. (See the previous subsection.)

Choosing the language

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

1 Scroll to the language that you

want by using the buttons on the Controller .

2 Press the OK button to select the

highlighted language.

NOTE You can change the language setting by using the

Language menu option in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 71, and then see Language on page 74.

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Setting the date and time

The camera has a clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture. The first time you turn on the camera, the following screen appears after you choose the language.

1 Adjust the value of the

highlighted selection by using the buttons.

2 Press the buttons to move to

the other selections.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the correct date, time, and date/time format are set.

NOTE In the date/time format, mm=month, dd=day, and

yyyy=year.

3 Press the OK button when the proper values are entered,

and then press OK again to accept the values. The Image Display then turns off.

Installing the software

The HP Photo & Imaging software allows you to unload images from the camera, view them, print them, and e-mail them. It also allows you to configure the Share menu on the camera.

See Chapter 4: Using hp instant share on page 58 for information about configuring the Share menu on the camera, and Chapter 5: Unloading and printing images on page 67 for information about connecting the camera to a computer or printer.

NOTE Copies of this User’s Manual are also located

on the HP Photo & Imaging software CD. Look in the

\docs\Readme file on the CD to see where the manual

in your language is located.

Chapter 1: Getting started 19

Windows

NOTE For the HP Instant Share component of the HP Photo &

Imaging software to function properly on your Windows computer, you must have installed at least Internet Explorer

5.01 on Windows 2000 or XP, or Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 on Windows 98, 98 SE, or Me.

1 Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus

protection software running on your computer.

2 Insert the HP Photo & Imaging software CD into the CD

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 X is the letter of your CD drive.

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

install the software.

Your Windows CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software:

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

X:\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the letter of your CD drive).

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

install the bonus software.

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Macintosh

1 Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus

protection software running on your computer.

2 Insert the HP Photo & Imaging software CD into the CD

drive of your computer.

3 Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop. 4 Double-click the installer icon, and then follow the on-screen

instructions to install the software.

NOTE Before you can unload images from the camera to a

Macintosh computer, you must first change the USB

Configuration setting to Disk Drive in the Setup menu on

the camera. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 71, and then see USB configuration on page 73.

Your Macintosh CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any 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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Camera states and menus

Your camera has three main states that allow you to complete certain tasks. Each of these states has an associated menu you can use to adjust camera settings or perform tasks in that state.

z Capture—Allows you to take still pictures and record video

clips. For information on using Capture, see Chapter 2:

Taking pictures and recording video clips on page 23.

z Playback—Allows you to review the still images and video

clips that you capture. For information on using Playback, see Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips on page 46.

z Share—Allows you to use the HP Instant Share technology

to tag images in your camera to be automatically sent to a variety of destinations the next time you connect the camera to your computer. For information on using Share, see

Chapter 4: Using hp instant share on page 58.

Your camera also has a fourth menu, the Setup menu, which allows you to adjust a number of camera settings. For information on this menu, see Chapter 6: Using the setup

menu on page 71.

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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

Taking still pictures

You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. For example, if a menu is currently displayed when you press the

Shutter button, the menu will be canceled, and the camera will

take a picture.

To take a still picture:

1 Frame the subject for your

picture in the viewfinder (see page 28).

2 Hold the camera steady and

press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure.

3 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the

picture. You will hear a shutter click when the camera takes the picture.

After the picture is taken, the image is displayed for several seconds in Instant Review on the Image Display. You can delete the image during Instant Review by pressing the

OK button. You can use Playback to review the pictures you

have taken. See Using playback on page 46.

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NOTE The Power/Memory light will blink while the camera is

saving images to the internal memory or to an optional memory card. Do not remove a memory card while this light is blinking, because it might corrupt the card.

Recording audio with still pictures

You can record audio clips that are attached to the still pictures you take.

The following procedure explains how to record an audio clip while you are taking a still picture. You can also record an audio clip later to attach to a still image by using the Record

Audio menu option in the Playback menu. See Using the playback menu on page 49, and then see Record audio on

page 53.

1 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. 2 Continue to hold the Shutter button down to start recording

the audio clip. Instant Review remains on the Image Display, and a microphone icon and audio counter appear on the Image Display as well.

3 Release the Shutter button to stop recording audio.

NOTE You must hold th e Shutter button down for longer than

2 seconds after the picture is taken to have the recorded audio saved. Otherwise, it is discarded.

Audio recording stops when you release the Shutter button or the camera runs out of memory, whichever comes first. After recording has stopped, the image is displayed for several seconds in Instant Review on the Image Display. You can delete the image and the audio clip that is attached to the image during Instant Review by pressing the OK button.

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NOTE Because the camera does not have a speaker, you

cannot hear audio clips when using Playback on the camera. Instead, you must use a television (TV) or computer to hear audio clips. If you have an optional HP 8886 camera dock, you can review the audio clips attached to your still images by connecting the camera to a TV via the camera dock. For information on how to do this, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual that was included with your camera dock.

Recording video clips

NOTE Zoom does not work while recording video clips.

A video clip includes audio.

1 Frame the subject for your

video in the viewfinder (see page 28).

2 Press and release the Video

button to start recording video. The Video viewfinder light turns on solid red. If Live View is on when the camera starts recording, a video icon, REC, and a video counter appear on the Image Display. See

Using live view on page 29.

3 Press and release the Video button again to stop

recording video.

NOTE If you have set Self-Timer to On or On - 2 shots in the

Capture menu (see page 38), the camera will start

recording 10 seconds after you press the Video button. However, with the On - 2 shots setting, the camera only records one video clip.

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 25

The camera automatically stops recording when you press and release the Video button again or the camera runs out of memory, whichever comes first. After recording has stopped, the first frame of the video clip and Processing... appear on the Image Display. While it is processing, you can delete the video clip by pressing the OK button.

NOTE The quality of the video recorded and the amount of

video that can be stored in memory will vary based on the current Image Quality setting in the Capture menu (see page 36). The default Best Image Quality setting will result in the highest quality video recordings, but will consume more memory. In contrast, the Better or Good

Image Quality settings will result in reduced video quality,

but will use less storage space in memory.

You c an use Playback on the camera to review the video portion of the video clips you have recorded. See Using

playback on page 46.

NOTE Because the camera does not have a speaker, you

cannot hear the audio portion of video clips when using

Playback on the camera. Instead, you must use a television

(TV) or computer to hear the audio portion. If you have an optional HP 8886 camera dock, you can review the audio portion of your video clips by connecting the camera to a TV via the camera dock. For information on how to do this, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual that was included with your camera dock.

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Taking self-timer pictures

You can also take still pictures using the Self-Timer settings in the Capture menu.

1 Set Self-Timer to either On or On - 2 shots in the Capture

menu. See Using the capture menu on page 35, and then see Self-timer on page 38.

2 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 3 Frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder (see

page 28).

4 Press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera

measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The camera will hold these settings for the 10 seconds until it takes the picture.

NOTE If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way

down instead, the camera locks focus and exposure just before the end of the 10-second countdown. This is useful when one or more subjects will be entering the picture during the 10-second countdown period.

5 Press the Shutter button all the way down. If Live View is on,

a 10-second countdown appears on the Image Display. The Self-Timer light on the front of the camera blinks slowly for 7 seconds and then quickly for the final 3 seconds before the camera takes the picture. If you set Self-Timer to On - 2

shots, the Self-Timer light blinks for a few more seconds until

the second picture is taken.

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Using the viewfinder

The viewfinder has a circle and three lines superimposed on it. You can use the circle in the viewfinder to center most of the pictures you take and all of the video clips you record. The only time you should not use the circle to center a picture is when you are taking close-up pictures

using the Macro Exposure Mode setting on the camera.

NOTE The Exposure Mode setting does not apply when you

are recording video clips.

If you use the viewfinder to take close-up pictures in Macro

Exposure Mode, parallax error can occur. (This means that

some of the subject you see through the viewfinder will not actually appear in your captured image.) The lines above and below the circle in the viewfinder can help you correct for this.

1 Set Exposure Mode to Macro in the Capture menu. See

Using the capture menu on page 35, and then see Exposure mode on page 39.

2 Frame the entire subject for your close-up picture within the

three lines in the viewfinder. Be sure that you line-up the upper-left corner of the picture using the parallax lines.

NOTE It is strongly recommended, however, that you use Live

View on the Image Display (see the next section), instead

of the viewfinder, when using the Macro Exposure

Mode setting. (Live View turns on automatically when you

set the Exposure Mode to Macro .) Live View alleviates parallax error when you are using Macro .

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Using live view

The Image Display allows you to frame pictures and video clips using Live View. To activate Live View on the Image Display,

press the Live View button. To turn off Live View, press the

Live View button again.

NOTE Using Live View consumes a lot of battery power. To

conserve batteries, use the viewfinder instead.

The following table describes the information that is displayed in the Live View screen of the Image Display when the camera settings are at their default values and no memory card is installed in the camera.

NOTE If you change other camera settings or install a

memory card in the camera, icons for those settings and an icon for the memory card will also be displayed in the

Live View screen.

1 2

# Icon Description 1 Image Quality setting (default is Best, which is

indicated by the three stars)

2 12 Pictures remaining that you can take and store in

the internal memory (depends on how much space is remaining in internal memory)

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# Icon Description 3

4 Focus brackets (see the next section, Using auto

—Battery level (actual icon shown depends on the state of your camera batteries; see Managing batteries on page 106)

—AC power when using the optional HP AC power adapter or HP camera dock

focus)

Using auto focus

The circle in the viewfinder and the two brackets in the middle of the Live View screen show the focus region for the picture you are taking. (See Using the viewfinder on page 28 and

Using live view on page 29.) When you press the Shutter

button halfway down, the camera uses this focus region to automatically measure and then lock the focus.

The AF viewfinder light turns on solid green and the focus brackets in the Live View screen turn green when the image is in focus and the camera can lock the focus. However, the AF viewfinder light blinks green and the focus brackets in Live

View turn red when the camera is unable to focus.

If the viewfinder light blinks and the focus brackets turn red, release the Shutter button, re-frame the subject for your picture, and then press the Shutter button halfway down again. If the viewfinder light continues to blink and the focus brackets continue to turn red after several tries, the lighting may be too low, or there may not be enough contrast in the focus region. Try using Focus Lock (see the next section).

NOTE When set to Macro Exposure Mode, the camera will

not take a picture if it cannot find focus.

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