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Trademark and copyright information © Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Company All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this mate
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Camera parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using the capture menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Help for the menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 AE metering . . . . .
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Using the hp instant share e-mail service . . . . . . . . . .62 Adding e-mail addresses and group distribution lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Selecting images to be e-mailed . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Chapter 5: Unloading and printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Unloading to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Printing images . .
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Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories . . . . . . . . . .100 Managing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Power conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Purchasing camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Appendix B: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Memory card capacity
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Chapter 1: Getting started Congratulations on your purchase of this digital camera! Your new camera has many features to enhance your picture-taking TM experience, including HP Instant Share , direct printing 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 e-mail or print automatically the next time you connect the camera to your computer. So, within minutes, your friends and f
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Camera parts NOTE Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names for more information about those parts. 1 2 13 12 3 4 11 5 10 9 8 7 6 # Name Description 1 Turns the camera power on and off ON/OFF switch (page 17) 2 Zoom lever with Zooms out the lens to the wide angle position, and zooms in the lens to the Zoom Out telephoto position and Zoom In controls (page 35) 3 Wrist strap Allows you to attach a wrist strap mount (page 15) Chapter 1: Getting started 9
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# Name Description 4 Power/Memory Solid—camera is on light (page 17) Fast blinking—camera is writing to the memory card Slow blinking—camera is off and is charging the batteries Off—camera is off 5Memory card Allows you access to insert or remove door (page 16) the memory card 6 OK button Allows you to display the Capture (pages 36, 51) and Playback menus and to select menu options on the Image Display 7 Allows you to move through menus Controller and images on the Image Display with an
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# Name Description 12 Viewfinder Allows you to frame the subject of your (page 22) picture or video clip 13 Viewfinder lights: is solid red—video is recording Video and AF/ is solid green—after you AF/ Auto pressed the Shutter button halfway Exposure/Auto down, the camera is ready (auto Focus and Flash exposure and auto focus are locked, and the flash is ready) AF/ is blinking green—either a focus error occurred when you pressed the Shutter button halfway down, the flash is charging
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12 3 4 8 7 6 5 # Name Description 1 Focus button Allows you to select the Macro (page 30) focus range setting (to take close-up pictures), or the Infinity focus range setting (to take pictures of distant objects and landscapes) 2Focus lights: Lights solid when you select the Macro and Macro or the Infinity focus Infinity focus range setting (page 30) 3 Speaker Plays camera sounds and audio clips 4 Shutter button Takes a picture and records audio (pages 22, 25) 5 Starts and stops rec
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# Name Description 6 Flash lights: Lights solid when you select the Flash Flash Off, Off , Flash On , or Night flash setting Flash On, and Night (page 33) 7 Flash button Allows you to select the Flash Off , (page 33) Flash On , or Night flash setting 8 Exposure Mode Allows you to select the exposure mode dial with Action, Landscape, Portrait, Auto, and Av Aperture Priority settings (page 31) Chapter 1: Getting started 13
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1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 # Name Description 1Microphone Records audio clips (page 23) 2Self-Timer light Blinks during the 10-second (page 25) countdown before taking a picture when Self-Timer in the Capture menu is set to On or On - 2 shots. When set to On - 2 shots, blinks during the additional time between the first and second shots. 3 Flash (page 33) Provides additional light to improve picture-taking 4USB connector Allows you to connect a USB cable (pages 67, 68) from the camera to a USB-enab
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# Name Description 5 Power adapter Allows you to connect an optional connector HP AC power adapter to the camera to (page 104) either operate the camera without batteries, or recharge the batteries in the camera 6 Tripod mount Allows you to mount the camera to a tripod 7 Camera dock Allows you to connect the camera to connector the optional HP 8886 camera dock (page 103) 8 Battery door Allows access to insert and remove (page 16) the batteries Setup Attaching the wrist strap Attach the wr
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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 100. You can also use an optional HP AC power adapter to power the camera and recharge batteries in the camera. For more information about the HP AC power adapter, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 103. Installing the memory card 1 With the camera turned
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Turning on power Turn the camera on by sliding the ON/OFF switch to the right and then releasing it. The lens extends, the Image Display turns on, and the Power/Memory light turns on solid. Understanding the status screen When you turn on the camera, the HP logo screen and then the status screen display for a few seconds on the Image Display. The main part of the status screen shows the current focus, flash, Resolution, and Compression settings, as well as the battery level and pictures
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Restoring previous settings Some of the settings that you can change in the camera menus do not remain set after you turn the camera off. However, you can restore the settings from the last time the camera was on and had at least one non-default setting (which could actually be several power cycles ago) by holding down the OK button while also sliding the ON/OFF switch to turn the camera on. The restored settings are then displayed across the top of the status screen. (See the previous s
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Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the correct date, time, and date/ time format are set. NOTE In the date/time format, mm=month, dd=day, and yyyy=year. 3 Press the OK button when the proper values are entered. The Image Display then turns off. 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 59 for information ab
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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. 2 Click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Your Windows CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software: 1 Click Start, click Run, and in the Open box, type X:\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the letter of your CD drive). 2 Click OK, and then follow the on-screen instructions
