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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

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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

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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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# 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

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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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Changing the image quality

Image quality controls the resolution and compression settings that will be used to capture images. At higher settings, there will be greater detail visible in the images, but the file size of an image will be larger, and thus fewer pictures will fit in the internal memory or on the memory card.

To change the image quality setting, press the Quality button until the desired setting appears on the Status LCD. If

Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display.

Setting Icon Description and capacity

Good This is the most memory-efficient setting, ideal for

images you want to e-mail or post to the Internet. At this setting, internal camera memory holds about 125 images, and a 16 MB memory card holds about 117 images.

Better This setting produces high-quality images and

requires less memory than Best setting. This is recommended for printing images up to 20 by 25 cm (8 by 10 inches). This is the default quality setting. At this setting, internal camera memory holds about 19 images, and a 16 MB memory card holds about 18 images.

Best This setting produces the highest-quality images

and uses the most memory. This is recommended if you plan to enlarge images, or print images to a size larger than 20 by 25 cm (8 by 10 inches). At this setting, internal camera memory and a 16 MB memory card holds about 12 images.

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Recording audio

NOTE This section applies only to still pictures. Audio is

automatically recorded with video clips.

There are two ways to record an audio clip that will attach to a still picture.

• Record the audio while you are taking the picture

(explained in this section).

• Add an audio annotation to the picture later (or change

the audio that was captured when the picture was taken). For details on how to do this, see Recording and deleting

audio clips on page 51.

1 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture

(audio starts recording automatically).

2 Continue to hold the Shutter button down to record the

audio clip. If you let up on the Shutter button within two seconds of taking the picture, then the audio clip is discarded. If you keep holding the Shutter button down, the audio will continue recording as long as there is enough memory available.

3 Audio recording stops either when you release the Shutter

button, or the memory card is full, whichever comes first.

To review an audio clip, press the Playback button on the camera and use the arrow buttons to navigate to the image containing the clip you want to hear.

To record a new audio clip, or to delete an audio clip, use the

Record Audio section in the Playback menu See Using the playback menu on page 47.

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Changing capture modes

The Mode button on the top of the camera sets the camera to one of nine different capture modes. Each time you press the

Mode button, the camera changes to the next capture mode.

The sequence for the different settings is: Normal, Self-Timer,

Burst, Macro, Action, Landscape, Portrait, F2.6, F4.9, and then

repeat.

NOTE These settings do not have any effect on recording

video clips unless specifically noted otherwise.

Each time you change the capture mode, an icon representing that capture mode appears in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. The following table

describes these different icons.

Icon Setting Description

None Normal Camera automatically selects focus,

aperture and shutter speed. This is the default setting when the camera is first turned on.

Self-Timer Camera waits 10 seconds after the Video

button or Shutter button is pressed to take a video clip or a picture. See Using self-timer

mode on page 35.

Burst Camera quickly takes multiple still pictures

(as long as the Shutter button is held down). See Using burst mode on page 36.

Macro Camera takes extreme close-up pictures.

See Using macro mode on page 36.

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Icon Setting Description

Action Camera biases toward faster shutter speeds

and higher ISO speeds to stop action.

Landscape Camera biases toward smaller apertures

and lower ISO speeds for better depth of focus and quality.

Portrait Camera biases toward wider apertures to

blur the background and uses lower contrast for professional-looking portraits.

F2.6 Aperture

Priority

Sets the camera aperture to F2.6 for a shallow depth of field (background is blurred). All other camera settings are automatic.

F4.9 Aperture

Priority

Sets the camera aperture to F4.9 for a medium depth of field (background is slightly blurred). All other camera settings are automatic.

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Using self-timer mode

1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2 Press the Mode button until the Self-Timer icon appears

in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display.

3 Frame the subject in the viewfinder. 4 The next steps depend on whether you are capturing a still

picture or a video clip:

When capturing:

Still picture

Video clip

Procedure

1 Press the Shutter button halfway down for Focus

Lock. The camera measures and then locks the

focus and exposure. The camera will hold these settings until it takes the picture.

2 Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10-

second countdown appears on the Status LCD.

If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way down without using Focus Lock, the camera will lock focus and exposure just before the end of the 10second countdown. This is useful when one or more subjects will be entering the picture during the 10-second countdown period.

You cannot record audio when using the Self-Timer, but you can add an audio clip later (see page 51).

1 To start recording, press the Video button and

then release it. A 10-second countdown appears on the Status LCD.

2 To stop recording the video clip, press the

Video button again.

NOTE The Video/Self-Timer light on the front of the camera

blinks before the camera takes the picture or video clip.

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Using burst mode

Burst is used to take multiple pictures in a row as quickly as the

camera can.

1 Press the Mode button until the Burst icon appears on

the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display.

2 Frame the subject and press the Shutter button all the way

down and hold it.

3 Flash is disabled and the camera takes pictures as quickly

as possible until the memory is full or the Shutter button is released.

Using macro mode

You can use the Macro focus setting for taking close-up pictures (from 0.1 m (4 inches) to 0.5 m (19.7 inches).

1 Press the Mode button until the Macro icon appears on

the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display.

2 Use the Image Display to frame the subject of the picture

(the optical viewfinder will not give you an accurate representation of a picture taken in macro mode).

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

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Advanced capture settings

The Capture menu allows you to adjust various camera settings that affect the qualities of the images and video clips you capture with your camera. From this menu you can also access the Setup menu to set a number of preferences on the camera.

To display the Capture menu:

1 Press the OK button at any time when the Image Display is

turned off, or when Live View is turned on in the Image Display.

Screen one

2 Use the buttons to scroll through the Capture menu

options.

3 Press the OK button to select a highlighted option and

display its sub-menu.

4 Within a sub-menu, use the buttons and the OK

button to change the setting for the Capture menu option.

5 To exit the Capture menu, highlight the EXIT CAPTURE

MENU option and press the OK button.

Each of the Capture menu settings is explained in detail on the following pages.

Screen two

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EV compensation

In difficult lighting conditions, you can use the EV (Exposure Value ) Compensation setting to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes.

EV Compensation is useful in backlit scenes involving a person,

or in scenes that contain many light objects (like a white house in the snow) or many dark objects (like a black cat on a dark background). Scenes containing many light objects or many dark objects could turn out gray without the use of EV Compensation. For a scene with many light objects, increase the EV Compensation to a positive number to produce a brighter result. For a scene with many dark objects, decrease the EV Compensation to darken the scene to be closer to black.

1 In the Capture menu, select EV Compensation. 2 In the EV Compensation menu,

use the buttons to change the EV setting in 0.5 steps from

-2.0 to +2.0. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture.

3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu.

If the setting is anything other than the default setting of 0 (zero), the number value will appear at the top of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off.

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White balance

Different kinds of lighting conditions cast different colors. For example, sunlight is more blue, while indoor tungsten light is more yellow. Scenes dominated by a single color may require an adjustment of the white balance setting to help the camera reproduce colors more accurately and ensure that whites appear white in the final picture. You can also adjust the white balance to produce creative effects. Using the Sun or Tungsten settings can produce a warmer look to the picture, and the

Shade setting can make a sunset picture look more orange.

1 In the Capture menu, select White Balance. 2 In the White Balance menu, use

the buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture.

3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu.

The following table helps explain the settings in more detail.

Icon Setting Description

None Auto Camera automatically identifies and

corrects for scene illuminance. This is the default setting, and the white balance is reset to Auto when you turn the camera off.

Sun Camera balances color assuming it is

outdoors under sun or bright cloudy conditions.

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Icon Setting Description

Shade Camera balances color assuming it is

outdoors in shade, twilight, or dark cloudy conditions.

Tungsten Camera balances color assuming

incandescent or halogen lighting (typically found in homes).

Fluorescent Camera balances color assuming

fluorescent lighting.

If the setting is anything other than the default setting of Auto, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the top of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off.

ISO speed

The ISO Speed setting adjusts the sensitivity of the camera to light. The Auto setting works the best.

NOTE If the camera is in Action, Landscape, Portrait, F2.6 or

F4.9 mode, the ISO speed will always be set to Auto and

the ISO option in the Capture menu will be grayed out.

Lower ISO speeds will capture the best quality pictures with the least amount of noise or grain. If taking a picture in low light conditions without a flash at ISO 100, you may want to use a tripod.

Higher ISO speeds allow higher shutter speeds and thus can be used when taking pictures in dark areas without a flash, or when taking pictures of fast moving objects and you want to stop action. Higher ISO speeds produce pictures with more grain and thus lower quality.

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1 In the Capture menu, select ISO Speed. 2 In the ISO Speed menu, use the

buttons to select a setting.

3 Press OK to save the setting and

return to the Capture menu.

If the setting is anything other than the default setting of Auto, the number value for the setting will appear at the top of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off.

AE metering

This setting allows you to specify which region of a scene the camera will use to calculate the exposure.

1 In the Capture menu, select

AE Metering.

2 In the AE Metering menu, use the

buttons to select a setting.

3 Press OK to save the setting and

return to the Capture menu.

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The following table helps explain the settings in more detail.

Icon Setting Description

Average Camera uses the entire scene region to

measure and calculate exposure. Use this setting when you want everything in the picture to be used equally when calculating exposure.

None Center-

Weighted

Spot Camera uses a small area in the center of the

Camera uses the center of the scene region to measure and calculate exposure. This setting is good to use when the subject is in the center of the frame. Exposure will be based more on the subject than on its surroundings. This is the default setting.

scene region to measure and calculate exposure. This can be useful in backlit scenes or when the subject is very dark or light compared to the rest of the scene. When using this setting, press the Shutter button halfway down to lock the exposure on the spot in the center, then recompose the scene as desired.

If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of

Center-Weighted, the icon for the setting (in the table above)

will appear at the top of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off.

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Saturation

This setting allows you to determine how saturated the colors will be in your pictures.

1 In the Capture menu, select Saturation. 2 In the Saturation menu, use the

buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the

Live View screen behind the

menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture.

3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu.

The following table helps explain the settings in more detail.

Icon Setting Description

High Emphasizes more vivid colors in a scene.

None Medium Colors will be normally saturated. This is the

Low Mutes colors to achieve a faded photographic

Outdoor landscape photography can use high saturation to create skies that are more blue, or sunsets that are more orange.

default setting.

look. When taking portrait pictures, low saturation can give a softer, more “natural” look to the subject.

If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of

Medium, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will

appear at the bottom of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect (even if you turn the camera off) until it is changed again.

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Sharpness

This option allows you to set how sharp the edges will be in your pictures.

1 In the Capture menu, select Sharpness. 2 In the Sharpness menu, use the

buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the

Live View screen behind the

menu, so you may be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture.

3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu.

The following table helps explain the settings in more detail.

Icon Setting Description

High The edges in your image will be more

None Medium The edges in your image will have normal

Low The edges in your image will be softer.

If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of

Medium, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will

appear at the bottom of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect (even if you turn the camera off) until it is changed again.

pronounced.

sharpness.

Setup

For information about the Setup menu, see Chapter 6: Using

the setup menu on page 67.

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Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips

You c an use the Playback feature to review the images and video clips in your camera. In addition, the Playback menu allows you to delete images or video clips, rotate or magnify still images, and add, change, or delete audio clips.

Using playback

1 Press the Playback button to activate Playback mode.

The most recently taken or viewed image or video clip appears on the Image Display.

2 Use the buttons to scroll through your images and

video clips. Press and hold the buttons to scroll automatically.

• Still images that have audio clips attached to them will

automatically play the audio clip. To replay the audio clip, press the button. Pressing the button before, during, or after audio playback skips to the next image.

• Video clips will play automatically after a few seconds.

To replay the video clip, press the button. Pressing the button before, during, or after video playback skips to the next image.

3 To turn the Image Display off after reviewing your images

and video clips, press the Playback button again.

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During Playback, some information about each image or video clip is also displayed. The following table describes the information.

Still image

Video clip

# Icon Description 1

0:29

0:37

30 of 43

z Battery level (actual icon shown depends on the

state of your camera batteries).

z Camera is using AC power from the optional

HP 8886 camera dock or HP AC power adapter.

Indicates this image has been marked for e-mailing

using HP Instant Share (this example shows that it will be e-mailed to 3 destinations).

Indicates this image has been marked for printing

using HP Instant Share (this example shows that 2 copies will be printed).

Indicates this image has an audio clip and the clip is 29 seconds long.

Indicates this is a video clip that is 37 seconds long.

Shows the current image number from the total number of images taken.

NOTE Other icons besides the e-mail or print icons

may appear, depending on what other destinations have been selected for that image using HP Instant Share.

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Using the playback menu

The Playback menu allows you to view additional information about each image, rotate still images, delete images, magnify still images, and add, change, or delete audio clips. From this menu you can also access the Setup menu to set a number of preferences on the camera.

To use the Playback menu:

1 Press the Playback button to activate Playback, then use

the buttons to move to the image or video clip you want.

2 Press the OK button to display the

Playback menu.

3 Use the buttons to

highlight the menu options on the left of the Image Display. In order to let you see more of the image you are reviewing, the label of each menu option only appears when you highlight the menu option.

NOTE In the Playback menu, an additional line of information

about the image appears in the lower-right corner of the

Image Display. It includes the date the picture was taken,

the quality setting used, and the digital zoom setting used (if any).

4 To select a highlighted menu option, press OK. Each of the

Playback menu options are explained later in this section.

5 To exit the Playback menu and return to viewing images in

Playback, highlight the

press OK.

Exit Playback Menu option and

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Viewing thumbnail images

This Playback menu option lets you see up to nine images at a time, allowing you to quickly navigate to a specific image.

1 In Playback mode, press OK to display the Playback menu,

then press OK again to select the View Thumbnails option.

2 Scroll through the thumbnail

images using the buttons. The current image is highlighted with a yellow border. Information about the selected image appears at the bottom of the screen, such as whether it has been selected for HP Instant Share, whether it is a video clip, or whether an audio clip is attached to a still image.

3 Press the OK button to display the currently selected image

or video clip.

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Rotating images

NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips.

1 In Playback mode, select the

image you want, then press OK to display the Playback menu.

2 Select the Rotate option and

press OK. The image you were viewing in Playback is automatically rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

3 After the image has been rotated,

you can rotate it again in either direction using the buttons.

4 When you are ready to save the

rotated image, press the OK button. The camera will save the rotated image, and then return to the Playback menu.

NOTE Before you press the OK button in step 4 above, you

can cancel the rotation by pressing the Live View or

Playback button.

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Deleting images

1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK

to display the Playback menu.

2 Select the Delete option and

press OK.

3 In the Delete sub-menu, use the

buttons to highlight the option you want, and then press

OK. These options include:

• Cancel—Returns to the

Playback menu without deleting anything.

• This Image—Deletes the currently displayed image or

video clip, then returns to the Playback menu.

• All Images in Memory (on Card)—Deletes all of the

images and video clips from internal memory or the memory card, then displays a screen verifying that there are no images left in memory.

• Format Memory (Card)—Deletes all of the images, video

clips, and files from internal memory or the memory card, and then formats the internal memory or memory card. A screen appears verifying that there are no images left in memory.

NOTE Periodic formatting of the internal memory or memory

card will keep it clean of file remnants that may cause the camera to lock up, save images slowly, or corrupt images.

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Recording and deleting audio clips

NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips.

After taking a still picture, you can go back later and add an audio clip to it. If an image already contains an audio clip, you can record a new clip or delete the current audio clip.

1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK

to display the Playback menu.

2 Select the Record Audio option. 3 If the image does not already

have an audio clip, recording starts immediately. Recording will continue until you press OK again or the memory fills up (whichever comes first). A microphone icon ( ) and an elapsed time counter appear in the middle of the Image Display during recording.

If the current image already has an audio clip, the Record Audio

menu option will take you to a submenu that allows you to keep the current audio clip, record a new clip, or delete the current clip.

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Magnifying images

NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips.

You can use this option to see a close-up of the image that is being shown in Playback mode. This option does not permanently alter the image in the camera.

1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK

to display the Playback menu.

2 Select the Magnify option. This magnifies the current image

to three times its size.

3 Scroll up or down in the image by using the

buttons.

4 To scroll left and right, press OK to

display the Magnify menu. Highlight the menu option called

Scroll Left/Right, then press OK.

Now you can use the buttons to scroll left and right in the image.

5 To magnify the image to six times its size, press OK to

display the Magnify menu, then select Magnify More.

6 To return to Playback mode, select the Exit Magnify

option, or press the Playback button.

Setup

Selecting this Playback menu option displays the Setup menu. For information about the Setup menu, see Chapter 6: Using

the setup menu on page 67.

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Chapter 4: Using hp instant share

This camera has an exciting feature called HP Instant Share. This feature lets you select images in the camera to be automatically sent to a variety of destinations the next time you connect the camera to your computer or to certain HP printers.

For example, right from the back of the camera you can select images that you want to have printed, then connect the camera to the computer or printer, and the selected images will be printed automatically.

As another example, you can select images in the camera to be automatically sent to e-mail addresses (including group lists), online albums, and a photo finishing service the next time you connect the camera to your computer.

When you press the HP Instant Share (Share) button on the camera, the most recently taken or viewed image appears on the Image Display, along with any print or other destinations that have been selected for the image. You can use the buttons to scroll through the images to see destinations for the other images in the camera.

Visit www.hp.com/go/instantshare to see HP Instant Share in action.

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Using the share menu

Pressing the Share button causes the Share menu to appear in the Image Display. The following table describes each of the Share menu options.

# Icon Description 1 Print 1 Copy of current image when connected to

a computer or printer. By default, the picture is printed 10 by 15 cm (4 by 6 inches).

2 Print 2 Copies of current image when connected

to a computer or printer.

3 Customize this Menu... lets you add e-mail

addresses and other destinations (such as Order

Prints and Upload to HP Photo website) to the Share menu. See Adding destinations to the share menu on the camera on page 56.

4 Check mark indicates the destination has been

selected for the currently displayed image. (You can select more than one destination per image.)

1 2

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Using hp instant share to print pictures

1 Press the Playback button to display the images in your

camera, then use the buttons to scroll to an image you want to print.

NOTE You cannot select video clips for printing.

2 Press the Share button to activate the Share menu,

and then use the buttons to scroll to the print option you want.

3 Press OK to select the print option, and a appears over

that print option. To un-select a print option, simply press

OK again.

NOTE You can select both the Print 1 Copy and the Print 2

Copies print options for an image so that 3 copies of the

image will be printed when connected to a computer or printer.

4 To select another image for printing, go back to step 1.

When you are finished selecting all the images you want to print, simply press the Playback button or select

EXIT SHARE MENU.

5 The next time you connect the camera to your computer or a

compatible printer, the images you selected will be automatically printed. See Chapter 5: Unloading, printing,

and displaying images on page 61 for information about

connecting the camera to a computer or printer.

NOTE The Share menu creates a standard Digital Print Order

Format (DPOF) file for print options.

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Using hp instant share to send images to destinations

Using HP Instant Share to send images in your camera to various destinations involves three steps:

1 Adding destinations (e-mail addresses, online albums, a

photo finishing service, etc.) to the camera’s Share menu (using your computer and the camera together).

2 Selecting HP Instant Share destinations for images (using

the Share menu on the camera).

3 Connecting the camera to your computer to send the images

you selected. Your computer must have access to the Internet to complete this step.

Adding destinations to the share menu on the camera

NOTE You will need an Internet connection to complete this

procedure on a Windows computer.

1 Turn on the camera, and then press the Share button. 2 Highlight the Customize this Menu... option and press

the OK button. A message on the Image Display appears asking you to connect the camera to your computer.

NOTE If your computer is running Windows XP, when you

connect the camera to your computer in the next step, a dialog box will display that requests you to Select the

program to launch for this action. Simply click on Cancel

to close this dialog box.

3 Connect the camera to your computer by using the USB

cable or the optional HP 8886 camera dock. This activates the Camera Share Menu Setup Wizard.

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4 From the first window of the Wizard on the computer, click

on Retrieve from Camera.

5 In the screen called Modify Share Menu:

• On Macintosh, click on the Add... button.

• On Windows, check to see that HP Instant Share E-mail

is visible above the Add... button, then click on the Add... button.

6 If you are using a:

• Macintosh computer, add the e-mail addresses you want.

Then skip to step 8.

• Windows computer, you will be asked to sign in to HP’s

Passport program. HP Passport allows you to create a secure account for the photos you share using HP Instant

Share services. The first time you see this screen, you will

need to register as a new user. Follow the instructions on the screen to register.

7 Once you have successfully registered, sign in to

HP Passport, and then the HP Instant Share E-mail Setup screen will appear. Here, you can either enter individual e-mail addresses or create group distribution lists, and specify how you want them to appear in the camera’s Share menu. You can also enter a subject and message to go with all e-mails that will be sent to each e-mail address or distribution list. After completing the form, click Next. In the confirmation screen that appears, click Finish.

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8 The names you specified for your newly added e-mail

destinations or group distribution lists should now appear in the Modify Share Menu screen (in the Current Share Menu section). To add additional e-mail addresses or distribution lists to the camera Share menu, repeat steps 5-7 on Windows, or steps 5-6 on Macintosh. If you are using a Windows computer, you will not need to sign in to the HP Passport program again.

NOTE You can have a maximum of 32 Share destinations

(such as individual e-mail addresses or group distribution lists) in the Share menu on your camera in addition to

Print 1 Copy and Print 2 Copies.

9 When you have finished adding Share destinations, click on

either Save to Camera on a Windows computer or Next on a Macintosh computer to add the new addresses or distribution lists to the camera’s Share menu. When the computer confirms that the addresses or lists were saved to your camera, disconnect the camera from the computer, and press the Share button to view the new destinations in

the Share menu.

10 You are now ready to select images on the camera to be

e-mailed. See the next section for how to do this.

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Selecting hp instant share destinations for images

You can select any number of HP Instant Share destinations for each still image in your camera. For example, you can select a specific image to go to 10 e-mail destinations (including group lists), an online album, and to a professional-quality photo finisher. However, you cannot select HP Instant Share destinations for video clips.

1 Press the Playback button to display the images in your

camera, then use the buttons to scroll to an image you want.

2 Press the Share button to activate the Share menu,

and then use the buttons to scroll to the HP Instant

Share destination that you want to select.

3 Press OK to select the destination, and a appears next to

that destination. (You can select more than one destination or print option for an image.) To un-select a destination, simply press OK again.

4 To select one or more destinations for another image, go

back to step 1. When you are finished selecting HP Instant

Share destinations, press the Playback button or select

EXIT SHARE MENU.

5 The next time you connect the camera to your computer, the

images you selected for e-mail will be sent to their respective destinations. See Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and

displaying images on page 61 for information about

connecting the camera to a computer.

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How hp instant share e-mails images

The way images are e-mailed via HP Instant Share works differently on Windows and Macintosh computers.

Windows Images are not e-mailed as attachments. Rather, a

message is sent to each e-mail address that you selected in the Share menu. The message contains thumbnail images of the pictures you selected for that address, as well as a link to a web page where the recipient can view the images. From that web page, the recipient can do things like reply to you, print the images, save images to their computer, forward images, and more. This makes it easy for people who use different e-mail programs to be able to see your images without the difficulty of dealing with e-mail attachments.

Macintosh Images are e-mailed directly to recipients using the

default e-mail program on your computer.

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Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images

Once you have taken pictures, you can unload them from your camera to a computer, print them directly to a printer, or display them on a television.

Unloading to a computer

NOTE If you are using the HP 8886 camera dock to do this

task, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual.

NOTE If you are using a Macintosh computer, you must first

change the USB configuration setting to Disk Drive in the

Setup menu. See USB configuration on page 69.

1 Your camera came with a

special USB cable for connecting the camera to a computer. Connect the larger end of that USB cable to the computer.

2 Open the rubber door on

the side of the camera and connect the small end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera.

F A

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NOTE If your computer is running Windows XP, when you

turn on the camera in the next step, a dialog box may appear that requests you to Select the program to launch

for this action. Simply click on Cancel to close this dialog

box.

3 Turn on the camera. The HP Image Unload software will

launch on your computer. If you have set the software to automatically unload the images in the camera, the images will automatically unload to the computer. Otherwise, in the

Welcome screen, click Start Unload. If there were any

images in the camera that were selected in the Share menu for printing or HP Instant Share destinations, those actions are started after the images have been unloaded to the computer.

4 When the unload screen on the computer says Finished,

your images have been saved and shared. You can now disconnect the camera from the computer.

NOTE To unload images to a computer that does not have the

HP Photo & Imaging software installed on it, change the

USB Configuration setting to Disk Drive in the Setup menu.

See USB configuration on page 69. This allows the camera to appear as another disk drive on the computer so that you can easily copy the image files from the camera to the hard drive of your computer.

NOTE If you used a memory card in your camera, another

way to unload images from the card to a computer is to use a memory card reader or one of the memory card slots available in HP Photosmart printers. See the manual for your HP Photosmart printer for instructions on how to do this.

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Printing images

NOTE If you are using the HP 8886 camera dock to do this

task, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual.

To print images that have been unloaded to the computer, you can use the HP Photo & Imaging software that was shipped with the camera.

You can also connect the camera directly to any HP Photosmart printer or to any other HP printer with front panel USB ports, then print images selected from the camera Share menu or all images in the camera.

To print directly to an HP Photosmart printer or to any other HP printer with front panel USB ports:

1 Turn on the camera. 2 Check that the printer is turned on and is online. (There

should be no blinking lights on the printer or error messages displayed about the printer.) Load paper into the printer, if needed.

3 Your camera came with a

special USB cable for connecting the camera directly to a printer. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the printer.

4 Open the rubber door on

the side of the camera and connect the small end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera.

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The Print Setup menu displays on the camera. If you already selected images to print from the camera Share menu, the number of images selected will be shown, as in this example. Otherwise,

Images: ALL will be displayed.

5 Adjust the settings in the Print Setup menu by using the

buttons to highlight a menu option and the OK button to change the setting for each option.

NOTE There is a print preview in the Print Setup screen

showing the page layout that will be used for printing images. This print preview updates as you change the settings for the Print Size and Paper Size.

6 Press the OK button to begin printing.

NOTE If you used a memory card in your camera, another

way to print images directly from the card is to insert the card into the appropriate memory card slot available in HP Photosmart printers. See the manual for your HP Photosmart printer for instructions on how to do this.

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Displaying images on a TV

Images in your camera can easily be displayed as a slideshow on almost any TV (television).

NOTE If you are using the HP 8886 camera dock to do this

task, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual.

1 To connect the camera directly to a TV, you need an A/V

(Audio/Video) cable. The A/V cable is included in the HP 8886 camera dock kit, or may be purchased separately (see Purchasing camera accessories on page 102).

2 Your camera will send either an NTSC or PAL video signal

to a TV. The NTSC format is used primarily in North America and Japan, while the PAL format is used primarily in Europe. This setting is done for you when you set the language of the camera. If you want to change the video signal format, change the TV Configuration setting in the

Setup menu. See TV configuration on page 70.

3 Your camera will be the source for the TV signal (just like a

VCR or a camcorder), so you must set the TV to take video input from an external video source (your camera) instead of the antenna or cable TV. Refer to the TV user’s manual for directions on how to do this.

4 Turn on the camera, then

connect the A/V cable to the A/V inputs on the TV and to the TV connector on your camera.

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The camera starts a slideshow of each image, playing any attached audio clip or video clip, and then fading to the next

image. You can also manually scroll through the images by pressing the buttons.

NOTE The Image Display on the camera turns off when the

camera is connected to a TV. However, you can still use the Playback and Share menus while connected to the TV, since the menus will display on the TV screen.

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Chapter 6: Using the setup menu

1 To display the Setup menu, open either the Playback or

Capture menu and use the buttons to highlight the Setup menu option. Then press the OK button. (For

information about these other menus, see Using the

playback menu on page 47 and Advanced capture settings

on page 37.)

Playback Menu

2 Use the buttons to scroll

through the Setup menu options.

3 Press the OK button to select a

highlighted option and display its sub-menu.

4 Within a sub-menu, use the

buttons and the OK

button to change the setting for the Setup menu option.

5 To exit the Setup menu, highlight the EXIT SETUP MENU

option and press the OK button.

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Camera sounds

This Setup menu option allows you to set the volume level of the camera sounds, or turn camera sounds off.

Camera sounds are the sounds that the camera makes when you turn it on, press a button, or take a picture. Camera sounds are not the audio sounds recorded with images or video clips.

The default setting is Low.

Date & time

This Setup menu option allows you to set the current date and time, as well as the date/time format, for the camera. This is usually done when you first set up the camera, but you may need to re-set the date and time when you are travelling to different time zones, or when the batteries are removed from the camera for more than 10 minutes.

To set the date, time, and date/time format, follow the same procedure used in Setting the date and time on page 19.

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USB configuration

This Setup menu option determines how the camera appears when connected to a computer.

z Digital Camera—Causes the

computer to recognize the camera as a digital camera using the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) standard. This is the default setting on the camera.

z Disk Drive—Causes the computer to recognize the camera

as a disk drive using the Mass Storage Device Class (MSDC) standard.

Use this table as a guide for which USB Configuration setting to use with your computer:

HP Photo &

Imaging software: Installed Digital Camera Disk Drive Not installed Disk Drive Digital Camera

Windows Macintosh

(OSX systems)

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TV configuration

This Setup menu option sets the format of the video signal for displaying camera images on a television (TV) that is connected to the camera with an optional Audio/ Video cable or HP 8886 camera dock.

z NTSC—format used primarily in North America and Japan z PAL—format used primarily in Europe

The default setting depends on the language that you selected when you powered on the camera for the first time.

For more information on connecting the camera to a TV, see either Displaying images on a TV on page 65 when using an optional Audio/Video cable, or the HP 8886 Camera Dock

User’s Manual when using the camera dock.

Language

This Setup menu option sets the language of the camera interface, including the text in menus and on the Image Display. The default setting is English.

To set the language on the camera, follow the same procedure used in

Choosing the language on page 18.

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Move images to card

This Setup menu option lets you move images from the camera’s internal memory to a memory card. It appears in the

Setup menu only if a memory card is installed and internal

memory contains at least one image.

If there is room to move all the internal files to the memory card, then this confirmation screen appears. If you select Yes to move images, they are moved to the card, and all moved images are deleted from internal memory.

If only some of the images will fit on the memory card, this screen appears which allows you to move as many images as the card will hold. The moved images will be deleted from internal memory, and the images that could not be moved will be retained in internal memory.

NOTE When a memory card is inserted, only the images on

the card can be viewed on the Image Display. To view the images stored in internal memory, remove the memory card.

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Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support

Problems and solutions

NOTE If you still cannot solve your problem after reviewing the

troubleshooting information provided in the following table, you can run diagnostic tests on your camera to try to isolate and solve the problem yourself. The diagnostic tests for this digital camera are provided on the following website:

www.hp.com/support

Problem Possible cause Solution

The camera does not turn on.

The batteries are functioning incorrectly, are dead, are installed incorrectly, or are missing.

The charge in the batteries can be low or completely drained. Try installing new or recharged batteries.

Ensure that the batteries are inserted correctly.

Do not use ordinary alkaline batteries. For best results, use photo-lithium batteries or rechargeable NiMH batteries. If you must use alkaline batteries, use high-grade “ultra” or “premium” varieties.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

The camera does not turn on. (continued)

The HP AC adapter is not connected to the camera, or is not plugged into a power outlet.

The HP AC power adapter is not functioning

Ensure that the HP AC power adapter is:

z connected to the power adapter

connector of the camera

z plugged into a working electrical

outlet

Ensure that the HP AC adapter is not damaged or defective and is plugged into a working electrical outlet.

correctly. The memory

Remove the memory card. card is defective or contains corrupt images.

I replace the camera batteries frequently.

The NiMH batteries you are using were recharged incorrectly, or have drained on their own because they have not been used lately.

When NiMH batteries are brand

new or have not been used in

several months, they should be

charged and fully drained 3-4

times to reach optimum capacity.

Also, NiMH batteries discharge

on their own when not in use and

when not installed in the camera.

So if you have not used them in a

week or more, they may benefit

from being charged.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

I replace the camera batteries frequently. (continued)

Extended Image Display use for Live

View or video

recording, excessive flash use, and excessive zooming consume a lot of battery power.

Minimize the use of Live View and video, especially if using ordinary alkaline batteries. Also use the flash and zoom only when necessary.

Use an HP AC power adapter to power the camera when you are using the Image Display for an extended period of time, or use the viewfinder instead of the Image Display whenever possible.

The camera batteries will not charge.

Rechargeable batteries are not inserted.

Batteries are already charged.

Install NiMH batteries. Lithium and alkaline batteries cannot be recharged.

Battery charging will not start if the batteries were recently charged. Try charging them again after they have drained awhile.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

The camera batteries will not charge. (continued)

Battery voltage is too low for charging to start.

The camera will not attempt to

charge batteries that may be

damaged or over-discharged.

Remove the batteries from the

camera and charge them in an

external battery charger, then try

them in the camera again. If this

does not work, it is likely that one

or more of the batteries are bad.

Purchase new NiMH batteries

and try again. The wrong AC

power adapter is being used.

Use only the HP AC power

adapter approved for use with

this camera. See Purchasing

camera accessories on page 102.

The batteries are damaged or bad.

NiMH batteries degrade over

time and can fail. If the camera

detects a problem with the

batteries, it will not start charging

or will stop charging prematurely.

Purchase new batteries.

The Memory/ USB light blinks as if the batteries are being recharged,

The camera does not recognize that there are no batteries installed.

Do nothing. The blinking is

harmless and should stop after

5-30 minutes.

but there are no batteries installed.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

The wrong date and/or time is shown.

The camera does not respond when I press a button.

The batteries died or were removed from the camera for too long.

The camera is turned off or has shut down.

The camera is connected to a computer.

The batteries are drained.

Images in the memory card may be corrupted.

The camera has stopped operating.

The date and time will be maintained for about 10 minutes without batteries installed. Reset the date and time by using the

Date & Time option in the Setup

menu. (See page 68, 68) Turn on the camera, or turn it off

and then on again.

Most of the camera buttons, except for the do not respond when the camera is connected to a computer. If they respond, it is only to turn the Image Display on if it is off, or, in some cases, turn the Image Display off if it is on.

Replace or recharge the batteries.

Remove the memory card.

Reset the camera by holding the

position until the Image Display turns on.

switch,

switch in the ON

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Problem Possible cause Solution

A long delay occurs between pressing the Shutter button and the camera taking a picture.

The camera does not take a picture when I press the Shutter button.

The camera needs time to lock focus and exposure.

The camera is taking a long exposure.

The camera is set to Red-eye

Reduction.

You d id not press the

Shutter button

hard enough. The memory

storage is full (either internal or card).

The memory card is locked.

The flash is recharging.

Use Focus Lock. (See page 23.)

Use a tripod or the flash.

It will take longer to take a picture

with Red-eye Reduction set to On.

The shutter is delayed because of

the additional flash. In turn, make

sure your subjects wait for the

second flash.

Press the Shutter

way down.

Unload images from the camera

to your computer, then delete all

images from internal memory or

the memory card. Move images

from internal memory to a

memory card to free up internal

memory, or replace the card with

a new one.

Switch the locking tab on the

memory card to the unlocked

position.

Wait until the flash has recharged

before taking another picture.

button all the

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Problem Possible cause Solution

The camera does not take a picture when I press the Shutter button. (continued)

The camera is still saving the last picture you took.

Images in the memory (internal or

Wait a few seconds for the camera to finish processing the image, and then press the Shutter button.

Format the memory. (See page 50)

card) may be corrupted.

My image is blurry.

You r subject was too close to the camera lens.

Use Macro mode for close-up shots. Do not try to get closer than the camera’s minimum focus range (See Using macro mode on page 36)

You move d the camera while you took the

Hold the camera steady as you press the Shutter button or use a tripod.

picture. The light is low

and the flash is set to Flash Off.

In dim light, the camera requires a longer exposure. Use a tripod to hold the camera steady, improve lighting conditions, or the flash To Flash On (see page 30).

The camera

Use Focus Lock. (See page 23.) focused on the wrong thing, or was unable to focus.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

My image is too bright.

The flash provided too

Use the Flash Off setting (see

Using the flash on page 30).

much light. You were too

close to the subject to use

Move back from the subject or set the flash to Flash Off and take the picture again.

the flash. A natural or

artificial source other than the flash provided too much light.

Try taking the picture from a different angle. Avoid pointing the camera directly toward a bright light or reflective surface on a sunny day. Use the Flash On setting (see page 30) or adjust the Exposure Compensation (see page 38).

The scene had many dark objects, such as a black dog on

Decrease the Exposure

Compensation (see page 38) so

the dark objects in the scene will not look “washed-out”.

a black couch.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

My image is too dark.

There was not enough light.

The flash was on, but the subject was too far away.

A light shone behind the subject.

Your finger blocked the flash.

The scene had many lightcolored objects, such as a white dog in snow.

Wait for natural lighting

conditions to improve, add

indirect lighting, or adjust the

Exposure Compensation (see

page 38).

Make sure your subject is within

the flash working distance (see

Appendix B: Specifications on

page 105) or try turning flash off

(will require a longer exposure).

Use the Flash On setting (see

page 30) to brighten the subject.

Or adjust the Exposure

Compensation (see page 38).

Be sure to move your fingers

away from the flash when you

take a picture.

Increase the Exposure

Compensation

the light-colored objects in the

scene will not look “muddy.”

(see page 38) so

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Error messages on the camera

Message Possible cause Solution

BATTERIES DEPLETED Camera is

shutting down

Batteries are

too low for

Live View

Batteries are too

low to record a

video clip

Batteries cannot

be charged

Battery power is too low to continue operation.

Battery power is too low to use

Live View on the

Image Display.

Battery power is too low and the camera will shut down soon.

Either an error occurred during charging, an AC power disruption occurred during charging, the wrong AC power adapter is being used, batteries are defective, or no batteries are installed in the camera.

Replace or recharge batteries, or use an optional HP AC adapter.

Take pictures with the optical viewfinder instead of the Image Display. Replace or recharge batteries, or use an optional HP AC adapter.

Either recharge or replace the batteries.

Retry charging the batteries a couple of times. If that fails, purchase new batteries and try again.

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Message Possible cause Solution

Unsupported card The card in the

memory slot is not a memory card or is not a supported memory card.

Card is wrong

format

The card is an unsupported format, such as FAT32.

The card requires

formatting

The memory card needs to be formatted.

Card is

unreadable

The memory card is not a supported card or the card is corrupted.

Unable to format The memory card

is damaged or unsupported

Ensure that the memory card is the proper type for your camera. (See

Appendix B: Specifications

on page 105.)

Press OK (this should display the Format Card screen) or format the memory card by using the

Format Card option in the Delete menu. This will

delete all data on the card. Press OK (this should

display the Format Card screen) or format the memory card by using the

Format Card option in the Delete menu. This will

delete all data on the card. Ensure that the memory

card is the proper type for your camera. (See Storage on page 105.) If it is the proper type, it is probably corrupted. Replace the memory card.

Replace the memory card.

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Message Possible cause Solution

The card is locked The locking tab

on the side of the memory card is in the locked position.

Insufficient

memory on the

card

Not enough room to copy any files from internal memory to the card.

Error saving video Memory card

was removed before the camera was finished writing to the card.

1st screen:

No card in

camera

2nd screen:

Error saving

image

Memory card was removed before the camera was finished writing to the card.

Please reinsert the

card

Invalid date An attempt was

made to enter an invalid date (such as 2/31/2003).

Switch the locking tab to the unlocked position or insert a new card.

Unload images from the camera to your computer, then delete all images on the memory card. Or replace the card with a new one.

Always wait until the

Memory/USB light stops

blinking before removing the card from the camera.

Reinsert the memory card. Always wait until the

Memory/USB light stops

blinking before removing the card from the camera.

Press OK to clear the message, and then enter a valid date.

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Message Possible cause Solution

Unsupported

image file

You tried to magnify, rotate, to print an image that was taken with another camera.

Insufficient space

in memory

(on card)

to complete

request.

Insufficient room in internal memory or on the memory card to rotate an image.

Communication

error

Camera received an error code from the HP software on the computer.

Charging Flash... The camera is

recharging the flash.

Card full

Memory full

Insufficient room in internal memory or on the memory card to save more images.

Press OK to clear the message. You cannot do those operations on files that were not created by your camera.

Free up space on the card by deleting some images, or perform the rotation using computer software.

Disconnect the USB cable (or lift the camera out of the HP camera dock), then re-connect and try again.

It takes longer to charge the flash when the batteries are low. If you see this message a lot, you may need to replace or recharge the batteries.

Unload images from the camera to your computer, then delete all images from the memory card or internal memory. Or put a new memory card in the camera.

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Message Possible cause Solution

No images in

memory

No images on

card

There are no images or video clips in the camera and you are trying to review them.

Cannot display

image

Possibly comes from copying images to the memory card from a computer, or a corrupted image caused by the camera not shutting down properly.

Unable to focus The subject did

not provide enough contrast for the camera to focus properly.

Shaking hand

icon

Camera is preparing to take a picture.

Focus too far The focus

distance is beyond where the camera can focus.

Take some pictures or video clips.

Use the HP software to edit the images copied on the memory card. Also, do not remove batteries or the memory card when the camera is turned on.

Use Focus Lock before taking the picture (see page 23).

Camera must be held very still due to long exposure.

Make sure the camera is not set to Macro focus.

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Message Possible cause Solution

Focus too close The focus

distance is closer than the camera can focus.

Unknown USB

device

The camera is connected to a USB device that it does not recognize.

Unable to

communicate with

printer

There is no connection between the camera and printer.

A supported printer is either turned off or not connected to the camera.

Selected print size

is larger than

selected paper

size

Print size is larger than paper size in the Print Setup menu.

Set the camera to Macro focus, or if set to Macro focus, move further away from the subject. See

Using macro mode on

page 36. Make sure that the camera

is connected to a supported printer or computer.

Make sure the cable is connected between the camera or HP 8886 camera dock and the printer. If that does not work, turn off the camera and disconnect it. Turn the printer off and then on again. Re-connect the camera and turn it on.

Make sure the camera is connected to a supported printer and that the printer is turned on.

Change either print size or paper size in the Print

Setup menu.

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Message Possible cause Solution

Unsupported

printer

The printer is an unsupported device.

Disengage photo

tray, or select

smaller paper size

The selected paper size cannot be used with the printer photo tray.

Printer top cover

is open

Incorrect or

missing print

cartridge

The printer is open.

The printer cartridge is the incorrect model or is missing.

Printer has a

paper jam

Printer is out of

paper

There is a paper jam.

Your printer is out of paper.

Connect the camera to a supported printer, such as an HP Photosmart printer or another HP printer with front panel USB ports. Or connect the camera to a computer and print from there instead.

Disengage the printer photo tray, or change the paper size.

Close the top cover of the printer.

Install a new printer cartridge, turn the printer off, then turn it back on.

Turn off the printer. Clear the paper jam, and then turn on the printer.

Load paper into the printer, and then press the

OK or Continue button on

the printer. To cancel the print job, press the OK button on the camera.

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Message Possible cause Solution

Printing canceled The print job has

been canceled.

Any error code

numbers that

appear

The camera may have a hardware or firmware problem.

Press the OK button on the camera. Complete the print request again.

Turn the camera off and then on again. If the problem persists, call HP Support (see page 92).

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Error messages on the computer

Message Possible cause Solution

Connection between the imaging device and computer failed

The software cannot retrieve the Share Menu information from your camera

Computer cannot find the connected camera

The camera might be connected to a computer through a USB hub.

The computer needs to write files to memory during HP Instant

Share setup, but

the memory is either full, or the memory card is locked.

The camera is turned off.

The camera is not working correctly.

The cable is not connected correctly.

Try connecting the camera directly to the computer, or disconnect other devices attached to the USB hub.

Make room on the internal memory or memory card. If you are using an SD memory card, unlock it by switching the locking tab on the card to the unlocked position.

Turn on the camera.

Try connecting the camera directly to an HP Photosmart printer or an HP printer with front panel USB ports, and print an image. This will verify that the image, memory card, USB connection, and the USB cable are functioning correctly, or not.

Make sure that the cable is firmly connected to the computer and camera.

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Message Possible cause Solution

Computer cannot find the connected camera (continued)

The camera is set to the Digital

Camera setting

in the USB

Configuration

sub-menu of the

Setup menu. But

the computer cannot recognize the camera as a digital camera.

Change the USB

Configuration setting to Disk Drive in the Setup

menu. (See USB

configuration on

page 69.) This allows the camera to appear as another disk drive on the computer so that you can easily copy the image files from the camera to the hard drive of your computer.

The camera is connected to the computer

Connect the camera directly to a USB port on

the computer. through a USB hub, and your USB hub is not compatible with the camera.

You are us ing

Press the Save/Print the HP 8886 camera dock

dock. and forgot to

press the Save/

Print button.

The memory card is locked (SD cards only)

The USB

Switch the locking tab on

the memory card to the

unlocked position.

Reboot the computer. connection failed.

button on the

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Getting assistance

This section contains support information for your digital camera, including support website information, an explanation of the support process, and support phone numbers.

HP accessibility website

Customers with disabilities can get help by visiting

www.hp.com/hpinfo/community/accessibility/prodserv.

HP photosmart website

Visit www.photosmart.hp.com or www.hp.com/photosmart for the following information:

z Tips on using your camera more effectively and creatively z HP digital camera driver updates and software z Register your product z Subscribe to newsletters, driver and software updates, and

support alerts

Support process

The HP support process works most effectively if you perform the following steps in the order specified:

1 Review the troubleshooting section of this User’s Manual,

which starts on page 73.

2 Access the HP Consumer Support Website for support. If

you have access to the Internet, you can obtain a wide range of information about your digital camera. Visit the HP website for product help, drivers, and software updates at

www.hp.com/support.

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Support is available in the following languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean. (Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian support information is available in English only.)

3 Access HP e-support. If you have access to the Internet,

connect with HP via e-mail by going to: www.hp.com/

support. You will receive a personal reply from an HP

Consumer Support technician. E-mail support is available in the languages listed at that website.

4 Contact your local HP dealer. If your digital camera has a

hardware failure, take it to your local HP dealer for a solution. Service is free during your digital camera’s limited warranty period. After the warranty period, the dealer will quote a service charge.

5 Contact HP Consumer Support for support by phone. Please

consult the following website to check the details and conditions of phone support in your country/region:

www.hp.com/support. As a part of HP’s continuing efforts

to improve phone support information services, we advise you to check the HP website on a regular basis for new information regarding service features and delivery. If you cannot solve the problem using the above options, call HP while you are in front of your computer and digital camera. For faster service, please be prepared to provide the following information:

• The digital camera’s model number (located on the front

of the camera)

• The digital camera’s serial number (located on the

bottom of the camera)

• The computer’s operating system

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• The version of the digital camera software (located on the

camera’s CD label)

• Messages displayed at the time the situation occurred

The applicable conditions for HP phone support are subject to change without notice.

Telephone support is free from the date of purchase for the period specified unless otherwise noted.

Free Phone

Locations Africa 30 days Asia Pacific 1 year Canada 1 year Europe 1 year Latin America 1 year Middle East 30 days United States 1 year

Support Period

Phone support in the United States

Support is available both during and after the warranty period.

Within the period of your warranty, telephone support is provided free of charge. Call (208) 323-2551. If this is a long distance call for you, long distance charges will apply. US phone support is available in both English and Spanish 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (days and hours of support may change without notice).

After the warranty period, call (208) 323-2551. Charges are $25.00 per issue, and are charged to your credit card. If you think your HP product needs service, call HP Consumer Support, which can help determine if service is required.

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Phone support in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

HP Consumer Support phone numbers and policies may change. Visit the following website to check the details and conditions of phone support in your country/region:

www.hp.com/support.

Algeria +213 (0)61 56 45 43

Austria +43 (0)820 87 4417

Bahrain +973 800 728

Belgium 070 300 005 (Dutch)

070 300 004 (French)

Czech Republic +42 (0) 2 6130 7310

Denmark +45 70202845

Egypt +20 02 532 5222

Finland +358 (0)203 66 767

France +33 (0) 892 6960 22 (Euro 0.34/min)

Germany +49 (0)180 5652 180 (Euro 0.12/min)

Greece +30 10 60 73 603

Hungary +36 (0) 1 382 1111

Ireland 1890 923902

Israel +972 (0) 9 830 4848

Italy 848 800 871

Luxembourg 900 40 006 (French)

900 40 007 (German)

Morocco +212 224 04747

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Netherlands 0900 2020 165 (Euro 0.10/minute)

Norway +47 815 62 070

Poland +48 22 865 98 00

Portugal 808 201 492

Romania +40 1 315 44 42

Russian Federation +7 095 797 3520 (Moscow)

+7 812 346 7997 (St Petersburg)

Saudi Arabia +966 800 897 14440

Slovakia +421 2 6820 8080

South Africa 086 000 1030 (inside RSA)

+27-11 258 9301 (outside RSA)

Spain 902 010 059

Sweden +46 (0) 77 120 4765

Switzerland 0848 672 672 (German, French, Italian—

Peak time 0.08 CHF/Outside peak 0.04 CHF)

Tunisia +216 1 891 222

Turkey +90 216 579 71 71

Ukraine +7 (380 44) 490-3520

United Arab Emirates 800 4910

United Kingdom +44 (0)870 010 4320

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Other phone support worldwide

HP Consumer Support phone numbers and policies may change. Visit the following website to check the details and conditions of phone support in your country/region:

www.hp.com/support.

Argentina +54 0 810 555 5520

Australia +61 (3) 8877 8000 (or local (03) 8877 8000)

Brazil +55 (11) 3747 7799 (Grande São Paulo)

+55 0800 157751 (outside Grande São Paulo)

Canada +1 905 206 4663 (during the warranty period)

+1 877 621 4722 (after the warranty period)

Central America and the Caribbean +1 800 711 2884

Chile +56 800 22 5547 (Post-sales Business Computing

+56 800 360 999 (Post-sales Home Computing)

China +86 (10) 6564 5959

Colombia +57 9 800 114 726

Guatemala +502 1 800 999 5105

Hong Kong SAR +852 3002 8555

India 1 600 112267 or +91 11 682 6035 (Hindi & English)

Indonesia +62 (21) 350 3408

Japan 0570 000 511 (inside Japan)

+81 3 3335 9800 (outside Japan)

Korea, Republic of +82 (2) 3270 0700 (Seoul)

0 80-999-0700 (outside Seoul)

Malaysia +60 1 800 805 405

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Mexico +52 58 9922 (Mexico City)

+52 01 800 472 6684 (outside Mexico City)

New Zealand +64 (9) 356 6640

Peru +51 0 800 10111

Philippines +63 (2) 867 3551

Puerto Rico +1 877 2320 589

Singapore +65 6272 5300

Taiwan +886 0 800 010055

Thailand +66 (2) 661 4000

United States +1 (208) 323-2551

Venezuela +58 0 800 4746 8368

Vietnam +84 (0) 8 823 4530

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Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories

Managing batteries

When the batteries are removed from the camera, the date and time settings are preserved for approximately 10 minutes. If the camera is without batteries for longer than 10 minutes, the clock is set to the last date and time at which the camera was used. You may be prompted to update the date and time.

The following battery levels may be displayed on the Status LCD and Image Display.

Icon Description

Batteries have 30-100 percent battery life remaining.

Batteries have 10-30 percent battery life remaining.

Batteries have less than 10 percent remaining. Camera will power down soon. Live View is disabled.

Camera is operating on AC power

The camera uses two AA batteries. Do not use ordinary alkaline batteries. For best results, use photo-lithium or rechargeable NiMH batteries. If you must use alkaline batteries, use high-grade “ultra” or “premium” varieties.

NOTE If you do not intend to use your camera for extended

periods of time (more than a month), we strongly recommend that you remove the batteries.

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Extending battery life

z Minimize the use of Live View and video, especially when

using alkaline batteries.

z Use the viewfinder to frame pictures instead of the Image

Display. Leave the Image Display off whenever possible.

z Use zoom only when necessary. z Use the Auto flash setting rather than Flash On. z Minimize power cycling. If you expect to average more than

one picture every five minutes, leave the camera on rather than turning it off after each shot. This minimizes the number of times the lens has to extend and retract.

z Use an optional HP AC adapter or HP 8886 camera dock

when the camera will be on for extended periods of time, or when unloading pictures to your computer, printing, or connecting to the TV.

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HP PhotoSmart 733v, PhotoSmart 735 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Trademark and copyright information

Chapter 1: Getting started

Camera parts

Status LCD

Setup

Attaching the wrist strap

Installing the batteries

Installing a memory card (optional)

Turning on power

Restoring previous settings

Choosing the language

Setting the date and time

Installing the software

Windows

Macintosh

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

Taking still pictures

Recording video clips

Using live view

Using the focus brackets

Status screen

Using zoom

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

Using the flash

Changing the image quality

Recording audio

Changing capture modes

Using self-timer mode

Using burst mode

Using macro mode

Advanced capture settings

EV compensation

White balance

ISO speed

AE metering

Saturation

Sharpness

Setup

Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips

Using playback

Using the playback menu

Viewing thumbnail images

Rotating images

Deleting images

Recording and deleting audio clips

Magnifying images

Setup

Chapter 4: Using hp instant share

Using the share menu

Using hp instant share to print pictures

Using hp instant share to send images to destinations

Adding destinations to the share menu on the camera

Selecting hp instant share destinations for images

How hp instant share e-mails images

Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images

Unloading to a computer

Printing images

Displaying images on a TV

Chapter 6: Using the setup menu

Camera sounds

Date & time

USB configuration

TV configuration

Language

Move images to card

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support

Problems and solutions

Error messages on the camera

Error messages on the computer

Getting assistance

HP accessibility website

HP photosmart website

Support process

Phone support in the United States

Phone support in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa