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HP Photosmart R725/R727
Digital Camera
User Guide
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Contents 1 Getting started.......................................................................................................5 Camera top and back .............................................................................................5 Camera front, side, and bottom...............................................................................6 Camera dock insert.................................................................................................6 Before taking pictures....
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Using the Playback Menu......................................................................................25 Viewing image information.............................................................................26 Viewing slideshows........................................................................................27 Stitching panoramas.......................................................................................27 Recording audio..................................................
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Getting started 1 Use this section to get familiar with the camera controls, set up your digital camera for use, and begin taking pictures. Camera top and back 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 1 13 14 17 16 15 1 Speaker. 2 Flash button—See Setting the flash on page 15. 3 Focus button—See Using the focus range settings on page 14. 4 Photosmart Express button—See Using HP Photosmart Express on page 36. 5 Live View/Playback button—Switches between Live View and Playback (see Taking pictures and recording v
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Chapter 1 (continued) 15 Battery Charging light. 16 Delete button—Accesses the Delete function while in Playback. 17 Image Display. Camera front, side, and bottom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 1 Microphone. 2 Flash. 3 Self-Timer/Focus Assist light—See Using the Self-Timer settings on page 21. 4 Lens. 5 Tripod mount. 6 Dock connector. 7 Battery/Memory card door. 8 USB connector. 9 Power adapter connector. Camera dock insert If you purchase a dock, it will come with multiple clear inserts. When setting up t
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Install the battery 1. Open the Battery/Memory card door by sliding the latch as indicated on the Battery/ Memory card door. 2. Insert the battery in the larger slot, pushing the battery in until the latch catches. 3. Close the Battery/Memory card door. Note Turn the camera off before removing the battery. Fully charge the battery before using it the first time (see Charge the battery on page 7). Charge the battery You can charge the battery in the camera using an AC power adapter or in the extr
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Chapter 1 Set the region Along with the Language setting, the Region setting determines the default date format and the format of the video signal for displaying camera images on a television when connected through an optional HP Photosmart Premium camera dock or wireless dock base (see Using the Setup Menu on page 39). Use to choose the region you want, then press . Set the date and time 1. Use to adjust the highlighted value. 2. Use to move to the other selections and repeat Step 1 until t
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Windows If your Windows computer does not meet the system requirements as stated on your camera packaging, HP Photosmart Essential is installed (see About the HP Photosmart Software on page 9). 1. Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software. 2. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installation screen does not appear, click Start, click Run, type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD drive, then
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Chapter 1 (continued) For information on transferring images See Transferring images with from your camera to a computer HP Photosmart Software on page 33 For information on printing images See Printing images from the camera on page 34 Tip To switch between Live View and Playback, press . 10
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Taking pictures and recording 2 video clips Live View allows you to frame pictures and video clips in the Image Display. To activate Live View, press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. The Live View display looks like this: 1 Shooting mode indicator. 2 Memory card indicator. 3 Battery level indicator (see Power indicators on page 49). 4 12 Pictures remaining count. 5 Focus brackets (see Auto focus and exposure on page 12). Taking still pictures You can take a
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Chapter 2 Recording video clips 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. This indicates you are in Live View. 2. Frame the subject. 3. Press and release the Video button. 4. To stop recording video, press and release the Video button again. Instant Review After you have taken a still image or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it in Instant Review. If you want to delete the image or video clip, press , select This Image from the Delete sub-menu,
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When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera focuses from the closest distance, then examines other focus regions, displaying those in focus as green brackets. The sample image shows focus in regions one, two, and five. If the camera keeps focusing on something other than your subject, set Auto Focus Area to Spot (see Auto Focus Area under Using the Capture Menu on page 18), then use Focus Lock (see Using Focus Lock on page 13). Optimizing focus When the camera cannot auto focus, t
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Chapter 2 3. Hold the Shutter button halfway down and re- frame. 4. Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. Optimizing exposure When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera also measures the light level to set the proper exposure. If the camera determines the scene will require a very long exposure, a shaking hand icon ( ) appears. The camera will take the picture, but it may be blurry because it is difficult to hold the camera still for the length of time re
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The focus range setting remains in effect until it is changed again, or you turn off the camera. Using zoom Your camera has both optical and digital zoom. Optical zoom physically adjusts the lens to make the subject of your picture appear closer. After you have zoomed the lens out fully using optical zoom, the camera employs digital zoom. Digital zoom uses no moving lens parts. Tip The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture, the more small movements of the camera are magnified (this is
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Chapter 2 Auto Flash (Default)—The camera uses the flash, if necessary. If you want the camera to remove red eyes if they exist in images, turn on Red-Eye Removal (see Red-Eye Removal under Using the Capture Menu on page 18). For information about red eye, see Red eye on page 16. Flash On—The camera always uses flash. If the light is behind your subject, use this setting to increase the light on the front of your subject. If you want the camera to remove red eyes if they exist in images, turn on
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(continued) Panorama—For grand landscapes or group pictures where you need to capture a wide shot that one image cannot capture (see Using Panorama or mode on page 17). Action—For capturing sporting events, moving cars, or any scene where you want to stop the action. Night Portrait—For capturing images of people at night. This mode uses the flash and a long exposure. As a result, you must set the camera on a tripod or stable surface. Night Scenery—For capturing night scenes. This mode uses a
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Chapter 2 is displayed, you can stitch the sequence by pressing , then pressing when the stitched panorama appears. You can also delete the panoramic sequence by pressing , selecting Entire Panoramic Sequence, then pressing . Note To add audio to images taken in Panorama mode, see Recording audio on page 27. Using the Capture Menu The Capture Menu allows you to adjust camera settings that affect the characteristics of the images and video clips you capture. 1. While in Live View, press to dis
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(continued) Bracketing—Creates a set of three images, each set to a different value. ● Off (Default)—Processes the image as normal. ● Adaptive Lighting—Images created with Adaptive Lighting set to Off, Low, and High. ● Exposure—Images created at value set for Exposure Compensation and under- and over-exposed by the value you select using . ● Color—Images created in full color, black & white, and sepia. During Instant Review (see Instant Review on page 12), you can delete the entire bracketing se
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Chapter 2 (continued) Auto Focus Area—Selects between a wide, multi-zone focus region and a spot focus region. For more information, see Focusing on the subject on page 12. ● Multi (Default)—Use this setting for general-purpose picture taking or to focus on a subject not in the center of the scene. The camera searches for focus in each of five zones. ● Spot—Use this setting when the camera keeps focusing on something other than your subject. The camera focuses on a small area in the center of th
