HP PhotoSmart 733v, PhotoSmart 735 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Camera parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Status LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing a memory card (optional) . . . . . . . . . . 17

Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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

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

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

Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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

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

Chapter 2:

Taking pictures and recording video clips . . . .23

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

Recording video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using live view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the focus brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Status screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing the image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Recording audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing capture modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using self-timer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using burst mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Advanced capture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

EV compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

ISO speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

AE metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Chapter 3:

Reviewing images and video clips . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Using the playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Viewing thumbnail images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Recording and deleting audio clips . . . . . . . . . .51

Magnifying images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Chapter 4:

Using hp instant share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using the share menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Using hp instant share to

print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Using hp instant share to send images

to destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Adding destinations to the share menu

on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Selecting hp instant share destinations

for images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

How hp instant share e-mails images . . . . .60

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Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images . . .61

Unloading to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Displaying images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 6:

Using the setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Camera sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

USB configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

TV configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Move images to card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 7:

Troubleshooting and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Error messages on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Error messages on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Getting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

HP accessibility website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

HP photosmart website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Support process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Phone support in the United States . . . . . . . . . . 94

Phone support in Europe, the Middle East,

and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Other phone support worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Appendix A:

Batteries and camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . .99

Managing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Power conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Purchasing camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix B:

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Chapter 1: Getting started

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

With HP Instant Share, you can easily select pictures on your camera to print or e-mail automatically the next time you connect the camera to your computer or printer. Your friends and family can easily receive and view your pictures in e-mail without being burdened by large file attachments. Or you can use the direct printing capability to any HP Photosmart printer or other select HP printer without ever connecting to your computer. What a great way to keep others close as you capture precious memories!

To further enhance your experience, you may purchase an HP Photosmart 8886 camera dock. The camera dock allows you to easily download images to a computer, send images to a printer or television, and recharge the camera batteries. It also provides a convenient home for your camera.

NOTE A dock insert is included in your

camera box. Please do not discard it, because it enables your camera to use the HP 8886 camera dock. See the manual that comes with the camera dock for instructions on how to attach the dock insert to the camera dock.

, direct printing

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Camera parts

NOTE Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names

for more information about those parts.

3 4

13 12

# Name Description 1 Optical

Viewfinder (page 25)

Video viewfinder light (red)

3 AF Auto Focus

viewfinder light (green)

switch (page 18)

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

Solid—camera is recording video

Blinking—Self-Timer is activated or there

is an error (see Image Display for message)

Solid—camera is ready to take a picture

(focus and exposure are locked)

Blinking—camera is unable to focus, long

exposure (hold steady), or there is an error (see Image Display for message)

Turns the camera power on and off

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# Name Description 5Zoom lever:

Zoom Out

Zoom In

(page 28)

6Memory/USB

light (page 18)

7Memory card

door (page 17)

8 Wrist strap mount

(page 16)

arrow buttons and

OK button

(page 37, 47)

10 Image Display

(page 25)

HP Instant Share

button (page 54)

button (page 45)

button (page 25)

Playback

Live View

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

Solid orange—USB is connected

Blinking orange—camera is either:

starting up, charging the battery, sending/receiving USB, or reading from or writing to the memory card

Allows access to insert or remove the memory card

Allows you to attach a wrist strap

menus and images on the Image Display

OK—allows you to display the Capture

and Playback menus and to select menu options

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

Turns the Share menu on and off on the Image Display

Turns Playback on and off on the Image Display

Turns Live View on and off on the Image Display

—allows you to move through

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15x

# Name Description 1Video/Self-Timer

light (page 35)

2Microphone

Solid red—camera is recording video

Blinking red—Self-Timer is activated

Records audio clips

(pages 32, 51)

3Flash

(page 30)

4Power adapter

connector

Provides additional light to improve picture-taking

Provides connection for optional HP AC power adapter

(page 102)

5 USB connector

(pages 61, 63)

6 TV connector

(page 65)

Provides connection for USB cable to a computer or printer

Provides connection for optional Audio/

Video cable to a TV 7 Speaker Plays camera sounds and audio clips 8 Tripod mount Allows you to mount the camera to

a tripod

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# Name Description 9 Camera dock

connector (page 102)

10 Battery door

(page 16)

Provides connection to the optional HP 8886 camera dock

Allows access to insert and remove the batteries

# Name Description 1

Flash button

(page 30)

Quality

button (page 31)

MODE button

(page 33)

4Status LCD

(page 14)

Selects the flash setting

Changes image quality from Good to Better to Best

Changes the capture mode to Self-Timer,

Burst, Macro, or one of five different

exposure settings. Displays camera settings and operating

status

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# Name Description

5 Shutter button

(page 23)

Video

button (page 24)

Takes a picture. Push halfway down to lock focus and exposure, then all the way down to take picture. Hold down after picture is taken to record audio.

Records a video clip; press once to start and press again to stop

Status LCD

1314

# Icon Indicates 1Image quality selection

2 Night mode flash setting is active

3 Auto flash is active

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# Icon Indicates 4

Flash On is active or Flash Off is active

5 Red-eye Reduction Flash is active

6 Number of still images remaining or time

remaining (for video and audio clips)

7 AC adapter is providing power

8Battery condition

9 Memory card is in the camera

10 Audio is recording

11 Video is recording

12 2.6 / 4.9 F-stop is set to 2.6 or 4.9 13 Portrait mode is active

14 Landscape mode is active

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Action mode is active

Macro setting is active

Burst setting is active

Self timer setting is active

Setup

Attaching the wrist strap

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

Installing the batteries

1 Open the battery door on

the bottom of the camera.

2 Insert the batteries as

indicated inside the door.

3 Close the battery door.

NOTE For more information

about batteries, see

Managing batteries on

page 99.

NOTE If you have rechargeable batteries, you can use the

optional HP Photosmart 8886 camera dock or the optional HP AC power adapter to recharge batteries in the camera. For more information about these optional accessories, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 102.

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Installing a memory card (optional)

Your 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 102.

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 camera turned off and the

back of the camera facing you, open the memory card door by sliding the door to the right.

2 Insert the memory card, making

sure that it clicks into place.

3 Close the memory card door.

To remove a memory card, turn the camera off and open the memory card door, then push the memory card in, and it will spring outward from the slot.

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Turning on power

Turn the camera on by sliding the

switch to the right and then

releasing it. The Memory/USB light will blink and then turn off when the camera is ready.

Restoring previous settings

Some of the camera settings do not remain set when the camera is turned off. To restore all camera settings that were in effect when the camera was last turned off, hold down the OK button when you turn on the camera.

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 buttons.

2 Press the OK button to select the

highlighted language.

NOTE If you need to go back and

change this setting later, you can do this in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 67.

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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. This time stamp does not appear in the image itself, but is recorded in the image properties, which you can see when viewing the image on the computer.

The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen appears after you choose the language.

1 Press the OK button repeatedly

until the preferred date format appears, and then press the button to highlight the date.

2 Press OK to select the first value,

and then use the buttons to change it. Press OK to confirm. Set the remaining values in the same way (M = Month, D = Day, Y = Year).

3 Press the button to highlight the time format, and then

press OK if you want to change it.

4 Press the button to highlight the time. Set the time values

in the same way you set the date values in step 2.

5 When finished setting the date and time, press the

button to highlight Exit, and then press OK.

NOTE If you need to go back and change this setting later,

you can do this in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using

the setup menu on page 67.

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Installing the software

The camera 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 53 for information about configuring the Share menu on the camera, and Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images on page 61 for information about connecting the camera to a computer or printer.

NOTE A copy of this User’s Manual is 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.

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.

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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.

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 67, and then see USB configuration on page 69.

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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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.

1 Frame the subject for your picture

in the viewfinder.

2 Hold the camera steady and press

the Shutter button halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure. This Focus Lock feature allows you to focus on a subject that is not in the center of the picture, or to capture action shots more quickly by prefocusing in the area where the action will occur.

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

The image appears for several seconds on the Image Display for instant review. During this time, the image is saved to memory, unless you choose to delete it by pressing the OK button.

In Step 2 above, one (or both) of the Viewfinder lights may start blinking. For an explanation of this, see the description for Viewfinder lights on page 10.

NOTE To achieve best focus in low light conditions, secure the

camera to a tripod and make sure the focus area has sufficient contrast.

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Recording video clips

1 Frame the subject for your video

in the viewfinder.

2 Press and release the Video

button to start recording video. Both the red viewfinder light and the Video/Self-Timer light will turn on solid. A video icon and a Time Remaining counter appear in the Status LCD and at the top of the Image Display (if it is on).

NOTE If you have the Self-Timer mode on (see Using self-timer

mode on page 35), the camera will start recording 10

seconds after you press the button.

3 To stop recording, press the button again.

The length of a video clip is limited only by the amount of available memory. The camera calculates the Time Remaining (mm:ss) counter based on the amount of available memory (internal or memory card). The video ends when Time Remaining reaches zero or the button is pressed again.

After recording has stopped, the last frame of the video clip remains on the Image Display for instant review. During this time, the video clip is saved to memory unless you choose to delete it by pressing the OK button.

NOTE Audio is automatically recorded with video clips.

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Using live view

You can use the Image Display as a viewfinder to see a more accurate view of what your picture or video will look like. This is useful for close-up pictures and for instances in which framing your subject precisely is important.

NOTE Using the Image Display consumes a lot of battery

power. To preserve batteries, use the viewfinder instead.

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

The following table describes the information that is displayed in the Live View screen when the camera settings are at their default values.

# Icon Description

1 Current image quality setting (1, 2, or 3 stars). If

you press the Video button, the video icon ( ) appears in this location.

3 Auto flash icon will blink when the flash is charging.

Remaining pictures count (depends on how much

space remains in memory). If you press the Video button, the time remaining for a

here.

video clip appears

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# Icon Description

4 Battery level (actual icon shown depends on the

state of your camera batteries; see Managing

batteries on page 99).

5 Focus brackets (see the next section, Using the focus

brackets).

NOTE If you change other camera settings, icons for those

settings will also be displayed across the top and bottom of the Live View screen. For more information, see

Advanced capture settings on page 37.

Using the focus brackets

The two brackets in the middle of the Live View screen show the focus region for the picture you are taking. When you press the

Shutter button halfway down, the camera uses this focus region

to measure and then lock the focus using this region. This is called Focus Lock.

The focus brackets turn green in the Live View screen and the

AF viewfinder light turns on solid green when the image is in

focus and the camera can lock the focus. However, the focus brackets turn red and the AF viewfinder light blinks green when the camera is unable to focus.

If the focus brackets turn red and the AF viewfinder light blinks, release the Shutter button, re-frame the subject for your picture, and then press the Shutter button halfway down again. If the camera still cannot focus after several tries, the lighting may be too low, or there may not be enough contrast in the focus region. Try using Focus Lock to focus on an object about the same distance away but in a higher-contrast region, then point the camera at the object you were originally trying to photograph.

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If the focus brackets turn red, the AF viewfinder light blinks, and the Macro icon is blinking on the Image Display, either

the camera is set to Macro focus but detects the focus is further away than the macro (close-up) range, or the camera is set to

Normal focus but detects the focus is closer than the normal

range. For more information on the focus settings and their respective distance ranges, see Using macro mode on page 36.

NOTE When set to Macro focus, the camera will not take a

picture if it cannot find focus. However, when set to Normal focus (the default), the camera will still take a picture if it cannot find focus.

Status screen

When Live View is turned on and you change the flash, quality, or mode settings, a status screen will appear briefly on the Image Display, showing current camera settings, battery level, and the number of pictures remaining.

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Using zoom

NOTE Zoom does not work while recording video clips.

Optical zoom

Optical zoom works like the zoom on a traditional film camera, with physical lens elements moving inside the camera to make the object of your picture appear closer.

Press the Zoom Out and Zoom

In buttons to move the lens

between wide angle and telephoto positions (1x to 3x).

Digital zoom

Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses no moving lens parts. The camera essentially crops the image, then uses interpolation to enlarge the image to give the appearance of the object in the picture being from 1x to 5x closer.

1 Press the Zoom in button to optically zoom in to the

maximum level, then release the button.

2 Press the Zoom in button again

and hold it until you reach the desired size in the Image Display. The picture enlarges in the Image Display (as do the focus brackets). The amount of digital zoom appears at the bottom of the Image Display.

3 Press the Shutter button to take the picture.

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To turn digital zoom off and return to optical zoom, press the

Zoom Out button until digital zooming stops. Release the

button, and then press the button again.

NOTE Digital zoom reduces the resolution of an image, so

your picture will tend to be more pixilated than the same image taken with an optical zoom. If you just intend to e-mail an image or post it to a website, this loss of resolution will not be noticeable, but in situations where the highest quality counts (such as printing), skip the digital zoom and use the cropping tools in your image editing software to zero in on your subject.

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Using the flash

NOTE The flash does not work while recording video clips.

To change the flash setting, press the Flash button on the top of the camera until the desired setting appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display.

Icon Setting Description

Auto The camera measures the available light

and fires the flash if necessary. This is the default setting.

Red-eye

Reduction Flash On The camera always fires the flash. If the

Flash Off The camera will not fire the flash. Use this

Night The camera fires the flash to illuminate

The camera measures light and fires the flash with red-eye reduction if necessary.

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

setting when you do not want a flash (such as with distant objects). This may result in long exposures that will require using a tripod.

objects in the foreground. It then continues to expose as if the flash had not fired to gather the background. This setting only works when taking pictures of still objects. Hold the camera steady to prevent blurry images. For best results, use a tripod.

NOTE The camera remains in the current flash setting until you

change it or turn off the camera.

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