HP photosmart 612 User Manual
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iii T a ble of Contents Table of Conte nts Chapter 1: Getting st arted Camera part s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 1: At tach the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 2: Ins tall the batte r ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 3: Cho ose the camera la nguage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 4: Se t the camera dat e and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using the control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Storing images on a CF me mory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 2: Taking pictures Taking a pic ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Previewing y our pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Understanding automatic focus an d automatic exp osure . . . . . . . 8 Using focus lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the optical or digit al zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 3: Managing images on the camera Viewing your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creating a print o rder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Deleting you r images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Viewing small versions (thumbnails) of your images . . . . . . . . . . 17 Magnifying your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 4: Adjusting the camera se ttings Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing t he image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Changing t he date and tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Changing t he camera languag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Setting th e welcome scree n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Chapter 5: Sharing and printing ima ges Using the camera with a Win dows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
HP photosmart 612 User Guide iv System r equireme nts for a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Installing the software on a Windows compu ter . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Connectin g the camera to a W indows computer . . . . . . . . . . 27 Unloading images to a Windows compu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 Using the camera with a Win dows NT 4.0 comput er . . . . . . . 29 Using the camera with a Mac intosh computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 System requirements for a Macintosh compute r . . . . . . . . . . 31 Changing t he PC Connect Mod e setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Installing the software on a Macintosh com puter . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Connectin g the camera to a Ma cintosh compu ter . . . . . . . . . 32 Unloading images to a Macintosh compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Tips for unloading im ages to a Macin tosh compute r . . . . . . . 3 4 Unloading images without using the camera software . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Using a card rea der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Printin g images on a pri nter equipped wi th a card read er . . . . . . 36 Chapter 6: Storing images i n memory Determin ing the number o f pictures you can take . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Using a CF m emory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Checking th e CF memory card stat us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Using bot h internal memory and a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . 42 Formatting me mory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Chapter 7: Mainta ining your camera Powering y our camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Determin ing if the batt eries need to be changed . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Replacing th e batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using an ac power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Caring fo r yo ur camera and accessorie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Memory card s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Safety precau tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Getting assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Visiting H P Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Visiting rel ated Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Contactin g HP Customer Supp ort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
v T able of Co ntents Obtaining s upport within the Un ited States . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Obtaining sup port worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 Hewlett-Packa r d limi ted warranty statemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Appendix A: Reference Symbols o n the status LC D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Camera indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Camera speci fications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Index
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Getting started 1 Getting st arted Y our HP photosma rt 612 digital cam era takes high-q uality pictures you can s hare with family an d friends on the Inter net or by e-mail . It comes with software for ma nipulating, sto ring, and prin ting your photos. Y our cam era includes the following fe atures: l 2.3 meg apixel (M P) resolutio n l point-an d-shoot simplici ty l automa tic exposu re l automa tic focus l integrat ed flash with red-eye reduct ion l univer sal serial bu s (USB) co mputer conne ction l 2x digital z oom l 2x optic al zoom l color i mage display for previewing a nd reviewin g images l 8 MB inte rnal memor y for storin g images in the camera l slot for CompactFlash ( CF) memory car d (card not inc luded) l self- timer l batterie s Camera part s The foll owing illustr ations show the p arts of the HP photosmar t 612 digital camera .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 2 shutter bu tton fla sh se lf-timer LED viewfind er lens power co ntrol imag e display zoom c ontrol control d ial displ ay contr ol vie wfinder CF memor y card comp artmen t door battery ac cess CF card rel ease trip od mount viewfind er LED self-tim er button flash b utton imag e qualit y butto n self-t imer indicato r image s remain ing flash s ymbols digi tal zoom indic ator CF card indica tor battery l evel imag e qualit y indic ator
Getting started 3 Setup Setting up your digital ca mera is qui ck and easyâ follow these steps and y ouâll be ready to take pictures. St ep 1: Att ach the wrist strap 1 Thread the short loop through t he wrist strap attachment that is located u nder the CF memory card compartment door . Y ou might need to use a pointed ob ject, su ch as a paper clip, t o pull the end of the l oop through. 2 Pull the strap thro ugh the loop, a nd then pull t he knot tight. St ep 2: Inst all the batteries 1 Locate the battery compartm ent door on the b ottom of the camera. Slide the do or out, and the n lift it open.. 2 Insert the ba tteries accord ing to the markin gs inside t he battery co mp artment
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 4 St ep 3: Choose the camera language 1 Slide th e PO WER CONTROL to turn the c amera on. 2 T urn the CONTROL ( ) dial unt il the langua ge you wan t to use is highligh ted on the ima ge display. 3 Press the dial in to select the langu age. St ep 4: Set the camera date and time 1 T urn the dial to point to the date format, and then press the dial to c hange it. 2 T urn the dial to point to the date, and then press the dial. 3 T urn the dial to change the number , an d then press the dial to c onfirm it. 4 Set t he re main ing v alues in th e same way . 5 Select Exit . The imag e display t urns off. Using the control dia l Use the dial to: l scroll th rough image s of pictures that you hav e t aken. l make se lections from the camera menus, which allow you to manipula te your images and adjust the camera sett ings. The dial o perates in two distinc t ways: you can depress it, or you c an turn it left or right .
Getting started 5 T o review yo ur images 1 Press t he dial to begin r eviewing your pictures on the image di splay on the back of the cam era. 2 T urn the d ial to scroll through im ages of pict ures you ha ve taken. T o navigate t he menus 1 Press the di al again. The m ain menu app ears as a row of icons a cross the top of the image di splay . 2 T urn the dial to the righ t until the desired icon is selected on the image dis play . Eac h icon re presents an action or a menu. A sel ected icon h as a ye llow bord er and back groun d. A te xt description of the icon ap pears in the status lin e at the bottom of the ima ge display . 3 Press the di al to open the menu or perfor m the action represent ed by the icon. 4 Continu e turning and pr essing the dial to manipula te your image s or select options. S p ecific instr uctions ab out using the ca mera menus appear througho ut this guide . Note T o exit a m enu without mak ing a selec tion, selec t Exit . PRINT (DPOF) DELE TE VIEW THUMB- NAILS MAGNIFY SETUP EXIT
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 6 S toring im ages on a CF memory card Y our di gital camera co mes with 8 megaby tes (MB) of inte rnal memory so that you c an store imag es directl y in the camer a. However , it also has a slot f or an optional C F memory car d. The CF memory card allows you to expand yo ur cameraâs memor y so you can take mo re pictures. The n, after you unload images to your compu ter , you c an reuse the card. With a CF memory car d you can als o view and sa ve images o n a computer that is equippe d with a CF memo ry card reader , and print im ages direc tly from a pr inter that ha s a CF memory card slot.
T aking pictures 7 T aking pict ures Thi s chapt er de scri bes t he ba sic pr oces s of t aki ng pic tur es wit h your digit al camera an d gives yo u tip s for t aki ng the be st pict ure s. When you are familiar with this proc ess, you can use the advance d camera fun ctions des cribed in lat er chapter s. Note If the cam era is on, you can take a pict ure anytime, even if th e image dis play is off or sho ws a menu. T aking a picture 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Fra me your su bject in the viewfinder . 3 Adjust t he zoom by p r essin g the ends of t he ZOOM () control until the su bject is po sitioned as you desire. P ress and hold the SHUTTER button halfway d own to allow the c amera to adjust th e focus and e xposure. 4 When you see the green light to the left of the viewfin der , press the SHUTT ER button a ll the way dow n. 5 The image d isplay on the b ack of the came ra turns on an d display s the image for a short tim e. T o preserve battery power , the image dis play turns off af ter the image has been saved to memory . T o review all the pictur es you have t aken , press the dial. Tip When you are taking a pi cture, be car eful to keep your fi ngers away fr om the lens and th e flash. .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 8 Previewing y our pictures Instead of looking thr ough the view finder to frame a p icture, yo u can use the image dis play to prev iew a picture. The image d isplay shows ex actly what you r picture wil l look like, wher eas the viewfind er is slight ly less acc urate. Previ ew your picture o n the image displ ay when precise framin g is important, es pecially whe n you are taking a close -up shot. Note Using the image displ ay consumes a l ot of battery power . T o c onserve battery p ower , the camera automa tically turns o f f the ima ge display after 60 seconds if you do no t press a butto n. T o preview a picture 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he I MAGE D IS PLAY ON/OFF ( ) button to turn the image display on. 3 Frame your picture in the im age display by pointing the came ra lens a t your subj ect . 4 Press and hold the SHUTTE R button ha lfway down to a llow the camera to adju st the focus and exposure. 5 When you see the stea dy green light to t he left of the viewfind er , press th e SHUTTER button all the way d own to take the p ict ure. T o turn the image d isplay off, press the button. Understanding automatic focus an d automatic exposure The camera a djusts the focus and e xposure automatical l y for the current l ighting conditi on. Y ou are more likely to catch the perfe ct shot, esp ecially wh en you are phot ographing an active su bject, if you set t he cameraâs focus and exposu re early . T o do this , press the SHUTT ER button ha lfway down, an d then press th e SHUTTER button all the way down at the exact momen t you want to capt ure the im age.
T aking pictures 9 Note If the cam era cannot find a fo cus or if the exp osure will be l onger than 1/30 s econd, a ye llow light appears to the left of the v iewfinder . Y ou can still take the pictur e, but the results might no t be optimal. Using focus lock The automati c focus feature fo cuses on the subj ect in the middle of the pic ture and requi r es good contrast withi n that subject a rea. If you do not wa nt your subje ct to be in the middle of the image or if t he s ubjec t la cks co ntrast , u se focu s l ock. 1 Frame a s ubject that is t he same distance fro m the lens as your s ubject. 2 Press t he SHUTTER button halfway down to lock the focus . W ait until yo u see the gr een light next to the viewfinde r . 3 Keeping the SHUTTE R button pr essed halfway down, move th e camera to fram e your subject. 4 Press t he SHUTT ER button a ll the way down to take the picture. Using th e optical or digit a l zoom Y ou can use the cameraâs optica l or digital z oom to m ake a su bject appear to be closer . Note Digital zoom reduces i mage quality . T o use the o ptical zoom 1 With the c amera on, fram e the subject in th e viewfinder . 2 Move the zoom contro l toward the w ide ( ) posi tion to zoom out. Move the zoo m control to ward the tele photo ( ) position to zoom in.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 10 When the l ens reaches either the extrem e wide or extreme telephoto po sition it stops mo ving even if yo u continue to pr ess the control. T o use the digital zoom 1 T urn on the camera and go to Prieview mo de. 2 Press the zoom contr ol toward the tel ephoto ( ) pos ition and hold it. 3 Release t he control a nd then press the zoom con trol toward the teleph oto ( ) position again to a c tivate digital zoom. The image display com es on aut omatically an d 2X DIGIT AL ZOOM appears in the status li ne. Note Digital zoom works in Preview mode o nly . Using the self-timer Use the s elf-timer to take a picture of yourself o r a posed g roup. After you tu rn on the self- timer and pres s the SHUTT ER button, the camera waits 10 second s before taking the picture. Zoom contro l
T aking pictures 1 1 T o use the s elf-timer 1 Attach t he camera to a tripod , or place it on a s t able surface at an appro priate distance an d height from the subject. 2 With the camera on, frame yo ur subject in the viewfind er , and then press the SELF - TIMER () button u ntil the self- timer symbol appears on the status LCD. 3 Press t he SHUTT ER button a ll the way down, a nd then relea se it. The red self -timer indicator lig ht on the front of t he camera blinks for 10 seconds wi th an increasin g frequency . After 10 seconds , the camer a t akes th e picture an d the self-timer tur ns off automatical ly . Note T o cancel the self-ti mer before the c amera takes the picture , press the button a gain. self- timer in dicator self-time r button
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Managing images o n the camera 13 Managing images on the camera After you ha ve taken some p ictures you can view them wi th the cameraâs i mage displa y . Whi le viewing images, yo u can magnify or delet e them, or create a prin t order to pri nt a set of pho tos. Tip T o preserve ba ttery life, co nnect an ac power adapter ( optional) whi le using the image display . V iewing y our images 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press th e dial . The last p icture yo u took or v iewed appears on the ima ge display . 3 T urn the dial to scroll through y our im ages. Each time a new ima ge appears on t he display , the image qua lity indicato r appears in the upper le f t corner of the image, represent ed by one, two, or three stars. Th e image quali ty indicato r disappears afte r two seco nds. The 2X symbol appea rs in the upper right corner i f the picture was digitally zoomed. The status line at the bo ttom of the imag e display shows the following informatio n about the current image : l The numb er of the pictur e and the num ber of image s stored in memory or on the CF mem ory card l If the imag e is selected for printing, the n umber of co pies you want to pr int and the pr int order icon l The date the picture was t aken
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 14 When you have finis hed reviewing images, be s ure to turn off the image di splay to co nserve batter y power . T o do thi s, press the IMAGE DISPLAY ON / OFF ( ) button or t urn the camera off. Creating a pri nt order Y ou can use your cam era to select the images th at you want to print. For example, when y ou gather with f amily and frie nds to view you r photos, you c an keep tra ck of the photos they want copies of and then pr int the photos later . With a pr int order yo u can: l select on e image, sever al images, or all of the ima ges that you have sto red in the came ra. l select h ow many copi es you want of each image or of all image s. T o add an image to a print orde r , you sel ect the numbe r of c opies that you wa nt to print. Note When you are reviewing i mages on the image display , a print order i con appears on the st atus lin e for images tha t you have added to the print ord er . A print or der creates a Digital Pri nt Order Forma t (DPO F) file. This file is stored with you r images in m emory . status line image number and number of images stored in memory print order (DPOF) information and print order icon date the picture was taken image quality indicator
Managing images o n the camera 15 Y ou can print photos fr om your print o rder in one of two ways: l When y ou transfer your ima ges from the camera to a computer , the print order i s copied al ong with them. I f you have configured the software that came with your camera to do so, the compu ter reads t he print order and prints the sp ecified images. For more info rmation, se e the online help in the softwa re. l If your imag es are stored on a CF memory car d, you can ins ert the memory card directly into a DPOF-compatible printe r . The printer reads the pri nt order and pr ints the specifi ed images. Note A Macin tosh computer does not recogn ize a DPOF print or der . T o create o r edit a print o rder 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he dial to begin r eviewing your images. 3 If you want copies of a s ingle image, us e the dial to scroll to the image you want to add to or remove fro m the print order . Note If you want copies of a ll images, it d oes not matter which im age is dis played on the image displ ay . 4 Press the di al to open the main menu, an d then press the di al to open the Print (DPOF) menu. 5 T urn the dial to select This Image if y ou want copies of the curre nt image. Selec t All Images if you wan t copies of al l the images in memory . 6 Press t he dial. 7 Sel ect th e num ber of copi es of t he image tha t you want.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 16 Tip T o remove an image from a print order , set the number o f copies for th at image to zero . Deleting your images Y ou can delete a singl e image or all im ages from the camera. After an ima ge has been d eleted, it can not be recov ered. Note If you hav e a CF mem ory card in st alled, images are deleted on ly from the card. T o delete images 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he dial to begin r eviewing your images. 3 If you ar e deleting a s ingle image, tu rn the d ial to scr oll to the image you want to delete. Note If you ar e deleting all i mages, it do es not matter which im age is dis played on the image displ ay . 4 Press the dial to open the mai n menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the Dele te icon, and press the di al to open the Dele te menu. 6 T urn the dial to select This Image if y ou want to del ete the curre nt image only or All Images if you want to delete all i mages. 7 Press the di al to delete the image or images. 8 If you ch ose to delete all images, the camera ask s you to confi r m. T o confirm, turn the di al to sele ct Ye s , a nd then press the dia l.
Managing images o n the camera 17 Note From the Delete m enu, you can al so choose t o Format Memory (or Form at CF Card if a CF memory card is installed). V iewi ng small versi ons (thumbnai ls) of yo ur images Y ou can view up to nine of your images at the same time on the image display . T o look at thumbnails of your images 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Vi ew Thumbnails icon, and then press the di al. The ima ge display shows you up to ni ne of your images a t one time, d epending on ho w many images y ou have stored i n memory . A yell ow border f r ames the currently sele cted imag e. 4 T urn the dial to sele ct a different ima ge. 5 Press t he dial to see the s elect ed ima ge in full view . Magnifying you r images While r eviewing an image, you c an magnify an area of the image to three ti mes or six times it s norm al size. Thi s is helpful when yo u want to vi ew a detail of an imag e. For example, y ou can check to see if pe ople had thei r eyes closed wh en you took their picture . Note Magnifyi ng an image d oes not change t he image stored i n memory . selected image
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 18 T o magnify an i mage 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the dial to b egin reviewin g your images . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the image you want to mag nify . 4 Press the dial to open the mai n menu. T urn the dial to scroll to the Magnify i con, and then press the dial to magnify th e image. The cam era magnifies the center o f the image to three times it s normal size. T urn the dial to pan left or right in the image. 5 Press the dial to open the Magnify men u. 6 T o change the panni ng direction so you can p an up a nd down, turn t he dial to scroll to the double arrow icon, and then press the di al. 7 T o magnify the image further , turn the dial to s croll to the magnifying glass i con, and then press the dial. The cam era magnifi es the center o f the image to six time s its normal s ize. 8 Repeat ste p s 6 an d 7 to scroll the image left and r ight or to reduce the magn ification. 9 T o return to a full vie w of the image, select the Exit icon, and then press the di al.
Adjusting the camera settings 19 Adjusting the camera settings Y ou can modify the c amera settings to fit the cu rrent picture- t aking conditio ns and your p references. Fo r example, you can adjus t the flash se ttings to fit cu rrent lighting c onditions. This chapter descr ibes how to: l use the fl ash. l change th e image qu ality . l change th e date and t ime. l change th e language. l set the wel come screen . Using the flash The camera o f fe rs four flash setti ngs. The current flash s etting is indicate d by an icon on the status LCD. In a ddition, if th e image display is on, a me ssage appears about the flas h setting i n the status li ne. Each tim e you turn th e camera off and then on again, the f lash setting autom atically reverts to AUTO FLASH . If you chan ge the flash se tting, it rem ains until yo u change it agai n or until you turn the camer a off and on. . Icon Messag e Descrip t ion AUTO FLASH The camera determines the need for a flash based on lighting c ondit ions. The f lash setting reverts to AUTO F LASH each time you t urn the camera on.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 20 T o change t he flash setting 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he FLASH ( ) button repeated ly until the fla sh setting y ou want appears on the s t atus LCD . The butt on cycles through the four a vailable flash settings. Note The flash rechar ges between p ictures. This is indicated b y a blinking fl ash icon on th e status LCD. When the flash icon s top s blink ing, you can take anothe r flash pic tur e. RED-EYE The flash will be us ed if needed. Red-eye reduction minimizes the occurrence of red-eye in pictures of people or anim als by emitting several short flashes to condition the subjectâ s eyes to the flash, followed by a final flash to take the picture. If you are photographing people, tell them to wait for the final flash before moving. FLASH ON The flash will be used in all lighting conditions. The amount of light provided by the flash will be adjusted according to the current lighting conditions. Use this s etti ng when t he lighting for the entire picture is s uf ficient, but the lighting for the subject is no t , as in a backlighting situation. This is commonly called âfill flash.â FLASH OF F The flash will not be used, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use this setting in places where flash photography is not permitted. If necessary , use a tripod to hol d the c amera steady . The message HOLD STEADY may appear in the st atus line when you press the shutter botton . Icon Messag e Descrip t ion flash i ndica tor flash bu tton
Adjusting the camera settings 21 Chang ing the imag e quali ty The cam era has three image quali ty settings : Good, Better, and Best. The current im age qualit y setting is indicated b y one, two, or three stars o n the status LCD. In addition, if t he image displ ay is on, GOOD , BETTER or BEST a ppears in t he status line. The ima ge quality sett ing determin es the quality of your images and how many images ca n be stored i n internal memo ry or on the CF memor y card. Pictu res taken with higher image quality take up more space in memory ; pictures taken w ith lower im age quality take up le ss space. Here are s ome important not es about the imag e quality setti ng: l Y ou can use different im age quality se ttings for d if ferent image s. l The cam era retains the c urrent image q uality sett ing until you change i t, even if yo u turn the ca mera off. l Becaus e image quali ty affects the number of images t hat can be store d in memory or o n a memory car d, the number of availab le images (shown on the status LCD) changes as y ou change th e image qu ality . Image quality Description Resolution (in pixels) GOOD This is the most memory -ef ficient image quality se t ting. Use this setting for taking pictures that you will only send in e-mail or place on the Int ernet. Digital zoom of f: 592 by 400 Digital zoom on: 592 by 400
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 22 T o change t he image qual ity 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he IMAGE QUALITY () button re peatedly unti l the quality level you w ant appears on the status LCD. Changing the date and time The camera has a real-time clock that records the date and ti me at whic h you ta ke each pic ture. The c amera prompt s you to e nter the date an d time under the following ci rcumstances: l When you turn the camer a on for the f irst time. l If the cam era was without battery po wer (the batteries lost power or were removed fr om the camera) for an extended period o f time. Note For your convenience , the camera mai nt ains th e date an d time for at lea st 10 minutes after you remove old batterie s. BETTER This setting produces high-quality images and requires less memory than BEST mode. Use this s et ting for taking pictures t hat you plan to print 13 cm by 18 cm (5 by 7 inches) or sm aller . This is t he default setting. Digital zoom of f: 1792 by 1200 Digital zoom on: 896 by 600 BEST Produces the highes t -quality images and uses the most memory . Use this setting for taking pictures that you plan to crop and enlarge using image editing software, or print 20 cm by 25 cm (8 by 10 inches) or larger . Digital zoom of f: 1792 by 1200 Digital zoom on: 896 by 600 Image quality Description Resolution (in pixels) image qualit y indicato r image qualit y button
Adjusting the camera settings 23 T o change the date and time 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 4 T urn the dial to scroll to Date & Time , and the n press the di al. 5 Select t he date format you want to us e. Y ou can choose MDY (mm/dd/yyyy) , DMY (dd /mm/yyyy), or YMD (yyyy/ mm/dd) . 6 Select t he day , month, and year . 7 Select t he hour format you want to useâ 12-hour or 24-hour . 8 Select t he hour and m inutes. 9 T o save your set tings, select Ex it . Changin g the camera langua ge Y ou can change the lang uage used for the camera me nus to one of six l anguages: En glish, French , German, Sp anish, Italian, o r Japanese . T o change the came ra language 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 4 T urn the dial to scroll to the row of flags, and the n press the di al. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the lan guage you wan t, and then press the di al.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 24 Setting the welcome sc reen When you first turn the camera on, the welcome scre en displays the HP Invent logo. Y ou can c onfigure the welcome scree n to display a n image of your choice. T o change t he image on t he welcome s creen 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the dial to b egin reviewin g your images . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the image that you want to use as the w elcom e scree n. 4 Press the dial to open the mai n menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 6 T urn the dial to scroll to Welcome S creen , and then press the di al. 7 T urn the dial to scroll to either This Image or HP Logo , and th en press the di al.
Shari ng and print ing images 25 Sharing and printing images After you ha ve taken some p ictures with y our digital came r a, y ou can use them in many fun and crea tive ways. Y o u can transfer them to your computer for use in creative proj ects or for sh aring with famil y and friends over the Internet. If you h ave a printer with a slot for a Com p actFlash (CF) memory card, yo u can print your image s directly fro m a CF memory card. Check out HP â s photosm art W eb site at www .h p.com/photosmart for great i deas and tips ab out how to use you r images to create fun proj ect s. This chapter d escribes how to u se the camera with the following equip ment: l Microsoft® W indows® or a Mi crosoft Windows NT® c omputer l Macintosh computer l Computer on which you have not ins t alled the HP software l Card reader l Printer e quipped with a card reader
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 26 Using the came ra with a Windows computer Y ou can copy the im ages f r om your digital camera to a Microsoft Windows computer . System r equirement s for a Wi ndows computer T o work with your camera, you r comput er must meet or exceed the follow ing requir ements. For update d system requ irements, go to w ww .hp.com/ photosmart . Operating system Window s 98, Win dows Mill ennium Ed ition (Me), Wind ows XP , Windows 2 000, or Window s NT 4.0 Proces sor 166 meg ahertz (MHz) Pentiu m® or equival ent (233 MHz f or Wind ows XP) Memory (RAM) Window s 98, Win dows Me , Window s 2000: 32 MB Window s NT 4.0: 64 MB Window s XP: 64 MB (128 MB recommende d) Free hard disk space 180 MB Video display 640 by 4 80 pixel s, 256 -bit color CD-ROM Any spe ed Interface Window s 98, Windows M e, Windows XP , and Windows 2 000: USB p ort Window s NT 4.0: C F memory c ard and ca rd read er (purc hased separate ly)
Shari ng and print ing images 27 Inst alling the sof tware on a Windows computer 1 Insert the HP photosmart 612 CD into your c omputer â s CD- ROM drive . The installatio n window automa tically appea rs. Note If the ins t allation window does not ap pear , cli ck Start , and then c lick Run . T ype X :\Setup.exe , wher e X is the letter of your CD-ROM d rive. 2 Click Next , an d then follow the instructio ns on the scr een to install the softwar e. Certain version s of the came ra are shipped wi th bonus software. Keep the HP ph otosmart 612 CD- ROM in the com puter âs CD-ROM d r ive an d continue to the next sectio n to install the bonus so ftware. T o insta ll the b onus software 1 Click Sta rt , click Run , and in the Ope n box, typ e X :\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the d rive letter a ssigned to your CD-ROM drive). 2 Click OK , and then follow the instru c tions o n the screen to install the bonus software . Connecting the camera t o a W indows computer Before con necting the cam era to your computer , make sure you have ins t alled the software. Note The camer a uses a USB c onnection, so y ou do not need to tur n the comput er off when connectin g or discon necting the ca mera.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 28 T o connect the camera to a Windows computer 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 Plug the smaller en d of the USB cable in to the cam era. 3 Plug the flat end of the cable into any USB por t on your co mputer . Note When th e camera is conne cted to your c omputer , onl y the power control operates. The oth er camera buttons do not respond. Unloading images t o a Windows co mputer Unloading is the proces s of copying images from the cameraâs memory to your co mputer . If you hav e a CF memory card install ed in the ca mera, images will be copi ed from the CF m emory card to the c omp uter . Y ou can unload imag es from your cam era in one o f three ways: automa tically , manua lly , o r by conne cting the cam era as a disk drive. T he a utomatic unl oad procedure is the preferre d method. For desc riptions of the other method s, see th e online documentatio n with the HP Photo Imaging software. Tip T o conserve ba ttery power , you can us e an HP- approve d ac adapter ( optional) when y ou are unloadin g images to you r computer . Follow the procedure in this section i f your compute r runs Windows Me, Windows XP , Window s 2000, or W indows 98. T o unload images automatically 1 Connect th e camera to you r computer us ing the USB cable. 2 T urn on the camera .
Shari ng and print ing images 29 The status LCD displays PC to indic ate the came ra is connected to a computer . A f ter a few sec onds, the software starts. Follow the ins tructions in t he software to complete the unload pr ocess. Note T o paus e the a utom ati c unlo ad, cl ick an ywhe re in the HP Aut omatic Image Unload Software wind ow . If you hav e no new imag es in your ca mera when you conn ect it to the co mputer , the software appears to unload images and th en informs yo u that no new image s were found. Y ou can set up the HP Au tomatic Image Unload software so that certain tasks oc cur automatic ally after the im ages are unload ed from the c amera. Y ou c an: l automa tically view your image s. l automa tically prin t your images . l automa tically lay out a photo alb um page. T o set up the aut omatic tasks, in the HP Automat ic Image Unlo ad Software w indow , clic k T ask Options . For more in formation, double- click the HP Quick Refe renceâPhoto Imaging icon that is installed on your deskt op with the software. Using the camera with a W indows NT 4.0 computer Windows NT 4.0 does not support the U SB interfac e, so you cannot c onnect your camera dire ctly to your computer . Y ou can save your image s to a CF memor y card (pur chased se p arately ) and then tr ansfer them fr om the card to the computer through either a memory card sl ot in an HP pri nter equippe d with one or through a memory card reader . T o use an HP printer that has a memory card slot Follow the instructio ns in your printer docu mentation to tran sfer images f rom the memor y card to yo ur Windows NT 4. 0 computer through t he printer â s memo ry card slot.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 30 T o use a CF memo ry card reader 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 Remove the CF m emory card from the c amera. 3 Insert the CF memory card into the CF memory card slot in the card r eader . 4 T urn the comp uter on if you h ave not already . 5 Double - clic k the HP Photo Imaging Sof tware icon on the Windows desktop. The m ain window of the H P Photo Imagi ng Software o pens. 6 Click Unl o ad Images in the main w indow . Beca use no USB camera is found, the software displ ays a dialo g box in whic h you ca n select the dr ive letter for yo ur CF memory ca rd reader . 7 Select t he drive le tter (such as H: ) for your CF memory card reader in the dia log box. 8 S tart the HP Automat ic Image Unload software and com plete the steps to u nload.
Shari ng and print ing images 31 Using the came ra with a Macint osh compute r System requirement s for a Macintosh computer T o work wit h your cam era, your Macintosh c omputer m ust meet o r exceed t he following requirements. F or updated sys tem requireme nt s, go to www.hp.com/photosmar t . Changing the PC Connect Mode setting Befor e you can un load images fr om the camer a to a Macintos h, you mu st change th e connection s etting in the Se tup menu. 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon. 4 Press the dial to open the Se tup menu . 5 T urn t he dia l to scroll to PC Connect Mode , and then pres s the dial. Operating system Macin tosh OS 8 .6 or later Proces sor Power PC, 233 MHz Memory (RAM) 64 MB (128 M B recommende d) OSX requi res 128 M B Free hard disk space 150 MB Video display 800 by 6 00 pixel s, 16-bit c olor CD-ROM Any spe ed Virtua l memory Recommend settin g to 96 MB to run Arcs oft softwar e
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 32 6 T urn the dial to scroll to Disk Driv e , and then pr ess the dial. Inst alling the sof tware on a Macintosh computer Y ou can unload imag es to your com puter either m anually or automa tically . T o use the softwareâs automatic un load feature, install the ArcSoft Pho toImpression wi th sof tware fro m the camera CD. 1 Insert the HP photosmart 612 CD into your computer âs CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-c lick the CD ic on on the des ktop. 3 Double-c lick the approp riate langu age folder , and then doubl e- click the installe r icon. 4 Follow the instructio ns on the scr een to install the s of tware. Certain version s of the came ra are shipped wi th bonus software. Keep the HP p hotosmart 6 12 CD in the com puter âs CD-ROM dri ve and conti nue to the n ext section to install the bonu s software. T o insta ll the b onus software 1 Double-c lick the Bonus folder icon. 2 Doub le-c lick th e inst aller ic on for Panor ama Mak er or PhotoFa ntasy . 3 Follow the instructio ns on the scr een to install the s of tware. Connecting the camer a to a Macintosh computer Note The camer a uses a USB c onnection, so y ou do not need to tur n the comput er off when connectin g or disconn ecting the ca mera.
Shari ng and print ing images 33 T o connect t he camera to a M acintosh computer 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 Plug the smaller en d of the USB cable ( supplied) in to the camer a. 3 Plug the flat end of t he cable into any USB port on your com puter . Note When the c amera is connecte d to your compu ter , only the powe r contr ol o perates . The other ca mera buttons do not respond . Unloading images to a Macintosh computer Unloading images is the process o f copying i mages from the camera to your com puter . If y ou have a CF memory card installed in the ca mera, images will be co pied from the CF m emory card to the c omp uter . Y ou can unload images from your ca mera in one of two ways: automa tically or by m ounting the c amera as a d isk drive. The automa tic unload pro cedure is the preferred method. Tip T o conserve ba ttery power , y ou can use an HP- approve d ac power adap ter (optional) when you are unloadin g images to you r computer . T o automatically unloa d images to a Macintosh computer 1 Connect the camera to your computer by u sing the USB ca ble. 2 T urn on the camera. The status LCD displays PC to indic ate the came ra is connecte d to a compute r .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 34 3 If the welc ome screen ap pears on your c omputer scre en, click OK . 4 After a few s econds, the softw are begins unl oading new images f rom the came ra to the comput er . T o pause the automa tic unload, c lick Pause . Y ou can s et up yo ur sof twar e so that cert ain t asks occur automa tically after the ima ges are unload ed from the c amera. T o gain access t o these opti ons, cl ick Option s . When a ll the new im ages have be en unloaded to your computer , the Arc Sof t PhotoI mpression s oftware opens and you can vi ew , edit, print, and create proje ct s with your i mages. For more information , see the ArcS of t software He lp. T ip s for unl oading images to a Macintosh computer l When you un load images to your compute r , the ima ges are still stored i n the camera un til you delete t hem. If you take n ew picture s and then unload images again, the automat ic unload software ign ores the ol d images. That way , you do not en d up with multi ple copies of the same ima ge on your com puter . l If you ha ve no new images in your came ra when you connect it to the com puter , th e automatic u nload does not ta ke place. l In the Opt ions window, you can disa ble the automat ic unload feature. T o tu rn the feature on again, o pen the Opt ions window in the Arc Sof t PI folder . l Make su re you know where your images are stored on you r compu terâs hard disk. By d efault, image s are stored i n the PhotoImpr ession folder , for exa mple Macintosh HD:ArcSo ft PI:Pho t os:2 002.07.04 . If y ou ever deci de t o dele te th e ArcS oft PI folder , you must first move your imag es to another folder. If you do no t, your imag es will be dele ted from the h ard disk when you d elete the Pho toImpression f older .
Shari ng and print ing images 35 Unloading imag es without using the came ra sof tware If you ar e away from home, you can unlo ad images to a computer that doe s not have the c amera software installed on i t. Note Make sure t hat t he c omput er h as a US B por t and that its oper ating syst em is Windows 2000 or Windows ME or later , or Macintosh OS 8.6 or late r . T o unload images to a Wi ndows or Macintosh computer 1 Change the camer a's PC Connec t Mode to Di sk Drive . For more inf ormation, see â Changing the PC Connect Mo de settingâ on page 31. 2 Connect th e camera to the computer wit h the USB cable. 3 T urn on the camera . The letters PC appear in the status LCD to indicate that the camera is connected to the computer . The comput er recognizes the camera as a disk driv e. 4 Use the fol lowing proced ure to acce ss your ima ges as files: ⢠Windows: Do uble-click th e icon for the newly assign ed disk drive in M y Computer o r navigate to th e drive letter in Windows Explorer . Use the Copy and P aste commands to transfer s elected ima ges to your ha rd drive. ⢠Macintosh: Double -click the icon fo r the n ewly assigne d disk driv e which appears on the deskto p, and then drag and drop the selected files to your ha rd drive.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 36 Using a card reader Y ou can use a CF memor y card read er , s uch as the SanDisk ImageMate o r a PCMCIA adapte r , to view and s ave image files on your c omputer . If y ou have saved your image s to a CF memor y card and y ou have a card reader installed on you r computer , insert the CF me mory card in to the card reader. Then, access y our images o n the CF memo ry card just as you would acces s files on a floppy disk. See y our card re aderâs d ocumentation for det ails. Card reader s can be purc hased from www.hp shopping.com ( s e le cted c oun t r ies /regions o nl y ), or f r om y our l oc al d ig i tal camera or e le ct r on i cs sto re. Printing images on a prin ter equi pped wi th a card re ader If your printe r has a s lot for a CF memo ry card, as the HP photosmar t 1000 and higher se ries printer s do, you can print your images d irectly fro m the card. For m ore informati on, see your printer âs docum ent atio n.
Storing images in memory 37 S toring images in memory When you first unpack yo ur digital camer a and begin taki ng picture s, the images a re stored in th e cameraâs inter nal memory . This m akes it ea sier than ev er to save pictures; the reâs no need fo r film of an y kind. Y o u can delete unwanted image s from the ca mera anytime, making space avail able for new ima ges. However , your c amera also ha s a slot for di gital âfilmâ in the form of a CompactFlash ( CF) memo ry card (purchase d sep arately). The card is more econo mical than c onventional fi lm because you can reu se the card ov er and over ag ain. If you i nst all a C F memory card in yo ur camera, im ages are st ored on the C F memory card rathe r than in the ca meraâ s internal mem ory . Note If your com puter runs W indows NT or if it doe s not have a US B port, you mus t store images on a CF memory card. Then use a CF memory car d reader to trans fer images to your compute r . This chapter d escribes how to u s e your c amera with or without a CF memory card and how to copy images from internal mem ory to a CF memory card. Tip As long as you hav e a CF memory card in the camera, you can gai n access to o nly the imag es stored o n the CF memory card. For more informat ion, see âUsin g both inter nal memory and a CF memory cardâ on page 42.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 38 Determining the n umber of pictures you can take Y ou can store as m any as 1 1 3 images in the cameraâs intern al memory . T he number of p ictures that you can take and sto re in the space r emaining in memory dep ends on sever al factors. Unlike con ventional fi lm, each dig it al imag e takes up a differen t amount of space in memory . Images t hat are compl ex and contain many det ail s ta ke up m ore s pac e, wh ereas s impl e imag es t ake up less s p ace. Pic tures taken fu ll size occ upy more space, wh ereas picture s taken with digital z oom occupy le ss space. Howev er , the most imp ortant factor in im age size is the i mage quality y ou have sele cted. The numb er of images remainin g in memory is indicated in the status LCD on top of the camera. It is an appr oximate numbe r that decreases as you take pictur es. Note Y ou can take each pictur e with a different sett ing. As you chan ge the settin gs, the number of remaining images t hat is indic ated on the s t atus LCD c hanges. The numb er of images y ou can store i n the camera de pends primar ily on imag e quality: l Pictur es taken with an image qualit y of BEST (t hree stars) require th e most mem ory . Y ou can store approx imately 7 suc h image s on the came ra. l Pictur es taken with an image qualit y of BETTER (two stars) require l ess memory . Y ou can stor e approxi mately 16 suc h image s on the came ra. l Pictur es taken with an image qualit y of GOOD (one star) require the l east amount of memory . Y o u can store a max imum of approx imately 1 13 s uch images on the camera . number of images remaining in me mory
Storing images in memory 39 If intern al memory is ful l, â0â appear s for the rema ining picture count and a red light appear s to the left of the view finder when you press the SHUTTE R button. In addition, if the image displ ay is on, the mess age MEMORY FULL app ears in the status line. T o resume taking pi ctures, unloa d images to you r computer and delete the m from the ca mera, or install a CF memory car d. Note The HP p hotosmart 61 2 digital camera is shipped withou t a CF memory card. If you d o not install a CF memory card, all i mages are automatica lly stor ed in internal me mory . Using a CF memory card If you ins t all a CF memory c ard, all image s taken after in st alling the CF memory c ard are s aved to the card. Note Even if there is space av ailable in internal me mory , images w ill be stored on the CF mem ory card. In additio n, as long as the CF m emory card is in the camera, all camera o perations inv olve the image s that are on the CF m emory card. The re maining image count applies t o the CF memory card, and image s that you review are stor ed on the CF memory card . When a CF me mory card is ins t alled, the letters CF appear on th e status LCD . CF card indicator
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 40 Inst alling a CF me mory card Use only CompactFlash As sociation (CF A) certified type 1 CF memory cards w ith your digital cam era. These c ards are manu factured by sev eral vendors and are ava ilable in a v ariety of memor y sizes. Y ou c an purchase ad ditional CF memory cards from www .hpshopping .com ( s e le cted c oun t r ies /regions o nl y ), or f r om y our l oc al d ig i tal camera or e le ct r on i cs sto re. T o install a CF mem o ry card 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. CAUTION Inse rting or rem ovi ng a CF m emory car d whil e the camera is on could damage the existing card or result in lo st images. 2 Open the CF memory ca r d doo r . 3 If there i s a card alread y in the camer a, remove the existing card. T o do th is, locate the lever on the bottom of the camer a under the CF memory card doo r . Slide it towa r d the center o f the camera . The card pops o ut. 4 Hold the ne w CF memory card s o that the tiny led ge on the top rear o f the card is between your fingers, the side with pi nholes faces the camera, and the ledge on the back of the c ard faces the front of th e camera. 5 Insert the card fi rmly all the way in to the camera. CAUTION The card should fit ea sily almost all the way i nto the slot. If it s top s when i t is only partially i nserted, turn the card ov er and try aga in. Do not force the card in to the camera. CF removal lever
Storing images in memory 41 6 Gently pus h the CF mem ory card all the way into the cam era. 7 Clos e th e CF m emor y card doo r . Tip If you ca nnot close the CF memory card door , you might not have inser ted the card correctly . Remo ve the card and try again. Checking the CF memory card st atus If you hav e a CF memory c ard installed in the camera, the l etters CF appea r in the s t atus LCD a nd in the status lin e of the image display . If the CF me mory card is full, â0â appe ars for the rem aining pictu re count and a red light appear s to the left of the view finder when you press the SHUTTE R button. In addition, if the image displ ay is on, the mess age CF CARD FULL app ears on the stat us line to indicate that you can not take any more p ictures. If the CF memo ry card is damaged or u nformatted, the le tters CF appear o n the status LCD and blink, and an e rror message appears on the image displ ay . T o resume taking pi ctures, try the following steps: l If you re ceive any card error indication s immediate ly after installing a new , blank C F memo ry card, the card m ight need to be formatted. l If the message CF CARD FULL appears on the ima ge display after you have succ essfully taken and stored numer ous images on the C F memory card, the CF me mory card is full. Un load
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 42 the image s to your co mputer , the n delete all images on the card or re-format it. l If you re ceive the car d error indicati ons and the c ard is formatted and is not full, the card might be damaged. Try reformatting th e card, or try a different card. Using both internal memory and a CF memory c ard If you hav e images stor ed in internal memory and y ou install a CF memory card, you can no longer acc ess the images in internal memory . Y ou have two options: l T urn the came r a off, remove th e card, and turn the c amera back on. Y ou now hav e access to imag es in inter nal memory . l Copy the i mages from inte r nal memory to the CF memory card and acce ss the imag es from the CF memory card . T o copy imag es from internal memo ry to a CF memory c ard 1 If you hav e not already already don e so, install a CF me mory card in the camera. 2 T urn on the camera. 3 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 4 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to Copy to CF Card , and then press the di al. Note Copying ima ges from in ternal memory to a CF memory card does not overwrite content that is already on the CF memory card. If the CF memory card do es not have enou gh room to s tore all the image s that are in in ternal memo ry , an error message appears. Either make room on th e CF memory card or turn th e camera off and repla ce the CF memory card. 6 T urn the d ial to select Ye s , a nd then pres s the dial.
Storing images in memory 43 The ima ges are copie d from internal memory to the CF memory card. Y our i mages are sti ll stored in internal memor y until yo u delete them. If you have c reated a print order for those im ages, the print order is copied to the CF mem ory card along with the image s. Formatting memory The inte rnal memory ins talled in your d igital camera is formatted at the fa ctory . Under ordin ary circumstance s, you do not need to format it . However , if the c amera does not store image s properly , you might wan t to try formatting the internal memory . CAUTION Format ting deletes everything st ored in memor y . Most CF memory cards ar e already fo rmatted when y ou buy them. However , if you b uy a CF memory c ard that has no t been formatted , you need to for mat it before you can store i mages on it. If you ins ert a new , f ormatted card in the camera a nd it doesnâ t work, try reformatting itâi t might hav e been formatted improperly . Also r eformat cards tha t were previo usly used in a dif ferent camera to o ptimize them for us e with your camera . Note Y ou can reuse a CF me mory card that i s full by formatting i t. This deletes all images and fil es from the ca r d. Y ou can al so use the De le te menu to delete one or all images from a CF mem ory card. T o format internal memory or a CF me mo ry card 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Dele te icon, and the n press the di al to open the Dele te menu. 4 T urn the dial to scroll to Format Memory or , if a CF memo ry card is insta lled, scroll to Format CF Card , and then press the di al. 5 T urn the dial to select Ye s , and then pr ess the dial.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 44 When mem ory has been fo rmatted, the me ssage NO IMAGES IN ME MOR Y (or NO IMAGES ON CF CARD ) appears on the image display . CAUTION Format ting deletes everything stor ed on the CF memo ry card, in cludin g files f rom othe r devi ces such as pocke t compu ters. Make su re you ar e forma tting t he corr ect card ! If youâ re not sure, ch eck the conten ts of the card before you for mat it.
Maintaining your camera 45 Maint aining your camera Thi s chap ter de scr ibes h ow to use b atte rie s or an ac po wer adapter t o power your came ra, how to ca r e for y our camera, and how to use your camera safel y . Poweri ng your camera Y our di gital camera ca n be powered b y batteries or a n HP- approve d ac power adapter . For convenience , use batteries when you are t aking pi ctures. T o preser ve battery pow er , use an ac adapter (pu rchased separatel y) when you ar e reviewing imag es on the ima ge display for an extended peri od of time, or whe n you are transf erring im ages from the c amera to your computer . Determining if the batter ies need to be changed The batte ry icon on the st atus LCD indicate s the charge l evel of the batter ies. There are three levels of b attery charge : good, low , and empty . If the battery icon shows th at the batteries are em pty , it is time to replace th e batteries. Good Low Empty
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 46 Note When t he empty-batter y icon on the s tatus LCD begins b linking, the po wer is about to shut off. Y ou need to r eplace the batter ies before you c an take another p icture. The lif e of the batteries depends on several fa ctors. These include : l how often an d how long you use the image d isplay . l how o ft en yo u use t he f las h. l the number of picture s you take. l temperatu re conditions (operating th e camera at co lder temperature s resu lt s in shorter ba ttery life). l the type of batter y (photo-lithium bat teries have the longe st life, alkali ne have the s hortest). T o extend battery li fe: l When usi ng the camera w ith a compute r or when usin g the image di splay for ext ended period s of time, use a n ac power adapter t hat HP has app r ove d for use with your digital camera. l Limit yo ur use of the image disp lay , ex cept when us ing an ac power ada pter . l Use only batteries that are designe d for digital ca meras, su ch as photo- quality alka line, photo- lithium, or r echargeable ni ckel- metal hydri de (NiMH) b atteries, availa ble from va rious battery manu fac turer s. l If you ar e using recharg eable batteries , be sure you ful ly drain and rec harge the batter ies according t o the manufact urer â s instruc tions. l Use only batteries that are in good condi tion. Batteries that show sign s of le akage , cor rosion , or swelli ng s hould not be installe d in the came ra.
Maintaining your camera 47 Replacing the batteries The cam era uses four A A batteries. Y ou can us e photo-li thium or photo-qu ality alka line AA batter ies, or rechar geable NiMH AA batterie s. Y ou can purc hase additional batteries fro m your local camera or electronics store. Note If you ch oose to use rec hargeable batteries, you must rec harge them in a separate devi ce, outside the camer a. The batte ries do not rech arge in the camera when you connec t an ac adapte r . T o insert new batt eries 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 T o open the batter y compartment , slide the battery compartment cov er in the dire ction of the arrow, and then l if t it. 3 Insert four ne w batteries, making sur e the / - electrodes are facing th e proper direc tion (see the diagram inside the b attery compartment ). 4 Close the battery com p artment cover by slidi ng it into plac e and then c licking it shut . CAUTION Replace a ll the batteries a t the same time. D o not replace th e batteries ind ividually or u se batteries o f different types. Always follow the instructions on the battery package when han dling or disposing of batterie s.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 48 Usin g an ac po wer ad apter T o extend the li fe of your batte ries, use an ac p ower adapter as your po wer source when connecting your camera to a computer or when usin g the image di splay for an extended per iod. CAUTION Use only an ac power adapt er that HP has appr oved for use with the ca mera. Use of any oth er adapter will void your war ranty and can damage your camera. ac power adapters are available at www .hps hopping.com ( s e le cted c oun t r ies /regions o nl y ). For ac a dapt er sp ec i f i c a tio ns , see HPâs ph oto sma r t Web s ite at w w w .hp. c om /p hoto sm a rt a nd click s uppo rt . Note An ac power adapte r provides po wer to the camera. It does no t recharge the batteries. T o connect an ac power ad apter 1 Plug the adapter into a power source ( such as a wall outlet or power st rip). 2 Connect th e round end of the adapter cab le to the came ra. Note If you want to use battery power , remove the ac adapter f rom the camera. If th e ac adapter i s connecte d to the camera, eve n if it is not connected to a pow er source, th e camera will not use battery power .
Maintaining your camera 49 Caring for your c amera and accesso ries Camera l Keep t he lens clean t o help you take sharp, clear pho tos with the best p ossible focus. Us e a dry , soft, lint-free c loth to gently wipe the l ens and status and i mage displays t o clean off any fingerpri nt s and dus t. l Wipe the outside surfaces of the camera w ith a clean, dry cloth. Ne ver use a rough cloth o r abrasive cleaners, wh ich can scratch t he camera. l Do not leav e the camera in th e sun or in a very warm locati on (for exam ple, insi de a car) for l ong periods . l If you move t he camera from a col d to a warm location o r vice versa, always allow the camera sever al minutes to adj ust to the curre nt ambient temper ature before y ou use it. Memory cards l T o avoid erasi ng data from a mem ory card or da maging the card, do not expose it to heat, moistu re, or static electri city .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 50 Safety precautions l T o avoid the risk of electric sho ck, do not ope n the camera case or attemp t to repair the camera y ourself. Contact an authoriz ed HP Servic e Center for repair s. l Keep t he camera dry . E xposing the camera to exc essive moisture c an cause it to malfunction. l If moistu re gets inside the camera, st op using the camera immediat ely . A llow the camera to air dry comple tely before operatin g it again. l Y our di gital camera co mes with four no n-rechargea ble batteries. Do not at tempt to recharge these batteries. Do not mix old and new batter ies or batteries of different types . Follow the batter y manufacturer âs safet y instructions . l When dis posing of batter ies, follow the battery man ufacturer âs disposa l and recy cling instr uctions or the guidelin es that are recomm ended for yo ur area. Do not inci nera te or punc tur e batterie s. l Use only the HP-approved ac power adapter. Failure to do s o could da mage the came r a or c ause a fire. Use of a non-HP ac power ada pter will also v oid your came raâ s warranty .
T roubleshoot ing 51 T roubles hooting This cha pter contains info r mati on about the follo wing items: l troubles hooting l error me ssages l HP suppo r t l camera warra nty Problems and solu tions Problem Possible cau se So lution The camera does not turn on. The batteries are not functioning correctly . Check the following conditions: ⢠T he type of batteries that you have installed in the camera may not be the appropriate t ype for a digital camera. Use only four photo-quality AA lithium, alkaline, or NiMH batteries. ⢠M ake sure the bat teries are inserted correctly. T he positive and negative poles may b e reversed. ⢠T he charge in the batteries m ay be low or completely drained. Try installing new or recharged batteries. The ac adapter is not functioning correctly . Check the following conditions: ⢠T he ac power adapter is pl ugged into an electrical outlet. ⢠T here is power at the outlet. ⢠T he ac power adapter is not damaged.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 52 Y ou have an ac power adapter connected to the camera, but it is not connected to a power source. When you have an ac adapter connected to the camera, the camera does not use bat tery power even if the adapter is not connected to a power source. If you want to use battery power , disconnect the a c adapter from the camera. I f you want to use ac power , connect the ac adapter to a working electrical outlet. The camera does not resp ond when I press a butt on. The camera is off . Turn on the cam era. The cam era is connected to a computer . If the status LCD displays the letters PC , the camera but t ons do not respond. The batteries are empty . Replace the batte ries. The camera needs to be reset. Turn the camera off and then on again. Remove the batteries and reinstall them. If you are using an ac power adapter , disconnect the adapter from the camer a, remove and reinstall the batteries, and then reconnect the adapter . I replace the camera batteries frequently . Extended use of the image display consumes battery power . Unloadi ng images to yo ur computer can also consume a lot of battery power . T o extend the life of your batteries: ⢠Always use an ac adapter to power the camera when you are using the image display for a n extended period of time and when you are unloading images t o your computer. ⢠Limit your use of the image display. ⢠Do not us e ordinary alkaline batteries. Purchase higher-gra de batteries, suc h as âultra-â or âpremium-â grade alkaline or lithium batteries, or switch to rechargeable NiMH batteries. These batteries are available from various battery manufacturers. The camera turns on and consumes battery power while you carry it loose in a purse or backpack. Always carr y the camera securely in a case. Problem Possible cau se Solut ion
T roubleshoot ing 53 The NiMH batteries you are using were recharged incorrectly . Y ou must rec harge all four NiMH batteries after fully draining them f our times for t he batteries to reach their optimum capacity and performance. The w rong date and/ or time is shown. The batteries were dead or were removed from the camera for more than 10 minutes. Replace the batteries and then reset the date and time using the camera menus. T o avoid losing date and time information, replace low batteries promptly . The incorrect lang uage is set on the camera. The wrong language was selected when you started the camera the first time . Change the c amera language by using the cameraâs Setup menu. A lo ng del ay occurs af ter I press the shu tter butt on before the camera t akes a picture. The camera is still saving the last picture you took. Wait a few seconds for the camera to finish processing t he image, and then press the SHUTTE R button halfway down. When a steady green light appears next to the viewfinder , the camera is ready to take another picture. The flash is recharging. Wait until the f lash icon o n the status LCD stops blinking before t aking another flash picture. The light is low and the flash is turned off. In dim light the cam era requires a longer exposure. Ei t her hold the camera very steady until it t akes the picture; or improve the lighting conditions or use the flash. A red light appears next to the viewfinder when I press the shutter butt on. S pace in memory is insufficient f or the picture. (The status LCD shows â0â images remaining.) Make room in memory by d eleting or unloading images, or select a lower image quality setting. If you do not have a CF memo ry card installed, installing one will give you room for m ore images. If you have a CF memory c ard, remove it and see if you have room in internal memory (the status LCD shows a number other than 0), or install a new CF memory card. For more inform at ion, see âInstalling a C F memory c ard â on page 40. Problem Possible cau se So lution
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 54 The memory card that you have in t he camera is dam aged or is not form atted. Format the memory card or replace it with a new , formatted c ard. A yellow lig ht appears next to the viewfinder when I press the shutter butt on halfway down . The camera cannot find a focus because you are too close to the subject. The cam eraâ s automatic focu s range is 20 cm (~8 inches) to infinity and focuses on the object in the center of t he frame. Make sure you are not too close to the subject and t hat you have placed the subject in the m iddle of the frame. The camera cannot find a focus because the subject does not provide enough contrast for the automatic focus system. Try a dif ferent angle or c hange the lighting on your subject. Y ou can also use focus lock to set the focus on a different subject. For m ore information, see âUsing f ocus lockâ on page 9. The exposure will be longer than 1/30 second because the light is dim and t he flash has been turned off. Try t he following solutions: ⢠Use the flash. ⢠Wait for lighting condit ions to improve or turn on the lights in the room. ⢠Use a tr i pod to st eady the camera for the longer exposure. My image is blurry . Y our subject was too close to the camera lens. The cam eraâ s automatic focu s range is 20 cm (~8 inches) from the front of t he lens to infinity . F or a clear , sharp image, make sure your subject is within this range. The sub j ect wa snât centered in the frame, or the subject did not provide enough contrast for the ca mera to fo cus properly . If you do not want your subject in t he middle of the im age, or i f the subject lack s contr ast, use focus loc k to set the cameraâs automatic focus using a different subject. For m ore information, see âUsing f ocus lockâ on page 9. The subject mov ed while you took the picture. If you are photographing a moving object, try using focus lock. Y ou mov ed the camera wh i le you took the picture. Hold the camera steady as you press the SHUTTE R button, or use a tripod. Problem Possible cau se Solut ion
T roubleshoot ing 55 My image is too dark. There was not enough light. Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve, add indirect lighting, or use the flash to illuminate your subject. The flash was on, but the subject was too far away . The flash can only illuminate objects t hat are within 2.5 m (~8 f eet) of the camera. Make sure your subject is within range of the flash when you take the picture. A light shone behind the subject. Use FLASH ON to brighten the subject when there is a back light. Y our finger blocked the flash. Be sure to m ove your fingers away from the flash when y ou are ready to t ake a picture. My image is too b right. The flash provided too much light. Change the flash setting to AUTO or OFF . A natural or artificial source other t han the flash provided too much light. Try t aking the picture from a dif ferent angle. Avoid pointing the cam era directly toward a br i ght light or ref l ective sur face on a sunny day . If there is light behind your subject, use the FLASH ON setting. Y ou were too close to the subject to use the flash. Move back from the subject or set the flash to FLASH OFF and take the picture again. When I connect the camera to my computer , the soft ware says it can ât find the camera. The camera is turned off. Turn on the camera. The USB cable is not connected correctly . Make sure that the USB cable is firmly connected at both ends. The camera is connected to the computer through a USB hub and your USB hub is not compatible wi th the camera. Connect th e camera directly to a USB port on the c omputer . The camera needs to be reset. Turn the camera off and then on again. Problem Possible cau se So lution
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 56 Erro r messag es If an err or message ap pears on the im age display , try one of the foll owin g sol ution s. The computer does not recognize the camera and the automat i c image unload does not st art. The camera is not configured correc t ly for the type of computer you have. Open the Setup menu and check the PC Connect Mode sett ing: ⢠If you are using a Windows computer, m ake sure PC Connect Mode is set to Digital Camera. ⢠If you are using a Macintosh computer, m ake sure PC Connect Mode is set to Disk Drive . Y our Mac intosh computer has an older version of OS 8.6, which does not support USB mass storage. Go to th e Suppo rt section of www .apple.com and download t he USB Mass Storage S upport (versio n 1.3.5) update. The Arcsof t/ Photo Impressions application does not run when d ouble- clicked on your Macint osh computer Virtual memory not set to at least 96 MB. Activate Virtual memory in the Memory Control Panel and set to at least 96 MB. Error message Possible cause Solution BAD CF CARD! The CF memory card is damaged. Reformat the C F memory card or replace the card. BATTERIES ARE TOO LO W FOR LIV E VIEW Power in the batteries is insufficient for you to preview yo ur pictures. However , you can take pictures or review your images. Press the button to turn the image display off and use the viewfinder to fram e your pictures. Problem Possible cau se Solut ion
T roubleshoot ing 57 CF CARD REQUIRES FORMATTING The CF memor y card needs to be formatted. Format the CF memory card. INVALID DATE! Y ou set an invalid da t e, such as Februar y 31, 2002. Use the dial to set a valid date. NO IMAGES ON CF CARD Y ou att empted to view images, but no images are stored on the CF card that is in the camera. (This message appears automatically when y ou delete all images or format the CF card.) T ake a picture or press the button. If you have images stored in internal memory and you want to view th em, turn off the camera, remove the CF card, and tu rn the camera back on. For more information, see âUsing both internal memory and a CF memory cardâ on page 42. NO IMAGES IN MEMORY Y ou att empted to view images, but t here are no images store d in internal memory . (This message appears automatically when you delete all im ages or format t he cameraâ s inter nal memory .) T ake a picture or press the button. For more i nformation, s ee âS toring images in m emoryâ on page 37. NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON CF CARD Y ou att empted to copy images from int ernal memory t o a CF card, but space on the CF card is insufficient for all the images. Delete some of the images on the CF card or replace the card with one with more storage capacity . Or remove the card, delete some of the images in internal me mory , and try again. Error message Possible cause Solution
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 58 Getting a ssist ance T o help ensure trouble-free performance, your HP digital camera comes with award-winning HP Customer Care. Whether you have a question or a request for repair , HP Customer Care mak es i t fast and easy to get the assistance you need. V isi ti ng HP We b sit es HP product support Visit www .hp.com/go/support to find information for your camera model. After you enter the section tha t covers your camera model, you will be able to choose information about setting up and using your camera, downloading drivers, solving a problem, ordering, and information about the warranty . HP photosmart W eb site Visit www .hp.com/photosm art for : l T ips for using your camera more ef fectively and creatively . l HP digital camera driver updat es and software. HP assistance If you cannot find an answer to your question us ing the sites listed above, v i sit www . hp.com/cposupport/mail_support.html . From there, you can discover how to contact HP through e-ma il, phone, and other methods. V isiting relate d Web site s Links to third-party W eb sites are provided solely as a convenience to you. HP has not reviewed all of t hese third-party sites and does n ot control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their c ont ent. Thus, HP does not endorse or make any repr esent ations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obt ained from using them. If you de cide to access any of the third-party sites, you do this entirely at your own risk.
T roubleshoot ing 59 Cont acting HP Customer Support In addition to t he Web, you can contact HP by telephone or mail for support and service for your camera. Prices, availability , and hours of support are subject to change without notice. How HP can help HP's support hotline can help resolve problems with setup, i nstallation, configuration, and operation. For questions about operating systems or net work configurations, contact your point of purchase or internal support department. For help wit h non-HP ha rdware or software, please cont act the manufacturer . Before you call Please have the following information ready before you call : l serial number (found on the bottom of y our camera) l product name l date of purchase Obt aining support within the Un ited St a tes Free telephone sup port for one year Within one year of your purchase, telephone support is provided to you free o f charge. If this is a long distance call for you, long dis t ance charges will apply . Call (1) (208) 323-552 1. Our support s t af f is av ai lable from 6 A .M. to 6 P .M. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday , or 9 A.M. to 4 P .M. Saturday . After the firs t year Call (1) (208) 323-552 1. Charges are $2.50 per minut e wit h a $25.00 m aximum, charged to your phone bill. Charges begin only whe n you connect with a s upport technician. If you think your HP product may need service, call the Customer Support Center , which can help determine if service is required and direct you to a service site. Otherwise, contact the store where you purchased the product. Or visit www . hp.com/cpso-support/guide/psd/repai rhelp.html for the nearest sales and service office.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 60 Upgraded warrant y options Y ou can select one of the following upgraded warranty options (available in the U.S. only): l S tandard Next Day Exchange l Accidental Damage Protection with Next Day Exchange Upgrade your standard factory warranty to three years with the HP SupportPack. Service coverage begins on product purchase date and the pack must be purchased within the f irst 180 days of product purc hase. HP will determine the hardware service offering based upon the outcome of system self-test programs run by the customer through the initial call t o the HP Customer Care Center . If during your tech ni cal support call it is determined that your pr oduct needs replacement, then HP will ship you this replacement product next business day free of charge. Optional Accidental Damage Protection is also available. This warranty upgrade protects against accidental breakage such as spill s, drops, or falls. Both of these warranty upgrades offer maximized uptime and productivity , the convenience of door-to-door pickup with delivery , packaging and freight prepaid by HP . For more information please visit www . hp.com/go/hpsupportpack or call (1) (888) 999-4747. Obt aining support worldwide If you need help w i th your HP product, please call the pho ne number listed below f or t he Cu s to mer Support C en ter in yo ur coun t r y /region. Telephone suppo rt is f ree for 1 year in A sia and the Sou th Pa c i f i c and 30 days in t he Middle East and A frica. For phone support in Europe, please check for the details and conditions of phone support in your coun try /region by con su l t i ng the fo llowing Web si te: www . hp.com/go/support . Alternatively , you can ask your dealer or call HP at the phone number indicat ed in this booklet. As part of our constant effort s to improve our phone support service, we adv ise you to check our Web site on a regular basis for new information regarding service features and delivery . If you think your HP product may need service, call the Customer Support Center , which can help determine if service is required and direct you to a service site. Otherwise, contact the store where you purchased the product. Or , visit www . hp.com/cpso-support/guide/psd/repai rhelp.html for the nearest sales and service office.
T roubleshoot ing 61 If the number below has changed, visit www .hp.com/cposupport/mail_support.html to check for a new one. For English support in Europe, contact 44 (0)207 512 52 02. Argentina (541 1) 4778 8380 0810 555 5520 (client es del interior) Australia 63 (3) 8877 8000 (or local (03) 8877 8000) Austria 0810 00 6080 Belgium Dutch: 32 (0)2 626 8806 French: 32 (0)2 626 8807 Brazil (1 1) 3747 7799 (Grande São Paulo) 0800 157 751 (outside Grande São Paulo) Canada 905 206 4663 (f or support during the warranty period) 877 621 4722 (for support after the warranty period) Chile 800 22 5547 (Pos t-sales Business Computing) 800 360 999 (Pos t-sales Home Computing) China 86 (10) 6564 5959 Colo mbia 9 800 919 477 Czech Republic 42 (0)2 6130 7310 Denmark 45 39 29 4099 Egypt 202 7956222 (or 7956222 local) Finla nd 358 (0)203 47 288 Franc e 33 (0)1 43 62 34 34 Germany 49 (0)180 52 58 1 43 (DM .24/min, Euro .12/min) Greece 30 1 6073 603 Guatemala 1 800 999 5305 Hong Kong 852 3002 8555 Hungary 3 6 ( 0 ) 1 3 8 2 1111 India 91 1 1 682 6035 Indone sia 62 (21) 350 3408 Ireland 353 (0)1 662 5525 Israe l 972 (0)9 952 48 48 Italy 39 02 264 10350 Korea, Republic of 82 (2) 3270 0700 (Seoul) 82-80-999-0700 (outside Se oul )
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 62 Malaysia 60 (3) 2695 2566 (Kuala Lumpur) 1 300 88 00 28 (Penang) Mexico 52 58 9922 (Mexico City) 01-800-472-6684 (outside Mexi co City) Middle Ea st/Afri ca 44 (0) 207 512 52 02 Nether lands 31 (0)20 606 8751 New Zealand 64 (9) 356 6640 Norway 47 22 1 1 6299 Peru 0 800 101 1 1 Phili ppines 63 (2) 867-3551 Poland 48 22 865 98 00 Portuga l 351 21 3176333 Puerto Rico 1 877 232 0589 Romania 40 1 315 44 42 (or local 01 3154442) Russian Federation 7 095 797 3520 (Moscow) 7 812 346 7997 (S t. Petersburg) Singa pore 65 272 5300 South Af rica 086 000 1030 (RS A) 27-1 1 258 930 1 (outside RSA) Spai n 34 902 321 123 Sweden 46 (0)8 619 2170 Switze rland 41 (0)848 80 1 1 1 1 Ta i w a n 886 (2) 2717 0055 Thail and 66 (2) 661 4000 T urkey 90 216 579 71 71 Ukraine 7 (380-44) 490-3520 United Arab Emirates 971 4 883 8454 United Kingdom (UK) 44 (0) 207 512 52 02 Ve n ez u e l a 800 47 777 (Caracas 207 8488) Vie t Na m 84 (0) 8 823 4530
T roubleshoot ing 63 Hewlett-Packard limited warranty st atem ent 1 HP warrants to you, the end-user customer , that HP hardware, accessories and supplies will be free f rom defects in materials and workmanship after the dat e of purchase, for the period specified above. If HP receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP will , at its option, either repair or replace products which prove to be defective. Replacement products may be either new or equivalent in performance to new . 2 HP warrants to y ou that HP soft ware will not fail to execute it s programming instructions after the date of purchase, for the period specified above, due t o defects in material and workmanship when properly installed and used. I f HP receives notice of such defec ts during the warranty period, HP will replace sof tware which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects. 3 HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be uninterrupted or error free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time, to repair or replace any product t o a condition as warranted, you will be entitled to a refu nd of the purchase price upon prompt return of t he product. 4 HP products may contain remanufactured part s equivalent to new in performance or may have been subject to incidental use. 5 W arranty does not apply to defects result ing from (a) improper or inadequate maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by HP , (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation out side of the published environme nt al specifications for t he product, or (e) improper site preparation or maintenance. 6 T O THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LO CAL LA W , TH E ABO VE W ARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER W ARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER WRIT TEN OR ORA L, IS EXPR ESSED OR IM PLIED AND HP SP ECIFICA LL Y DISCLAIM S ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIE S OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY , SA T I SF ACTOR Y QUALITY , AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPO SE. Some countries, st ates or prov inces do not allow limitations on the duration of an im pl ied warranty , so the above limitation or exclusion might n ot apply to y ou. This warranty gives y ou specific legal rights and you might also have other rights that vary from country to cou nt ry , state to state, or province to prov ince. 7 HPâs limited warranty is v ali d in any c ountry or locality where HP has a support presence for t his produc t and where HP has marketed this product. The level of warranty service you receive may vary according to local standards. HP will not alter form, fit or f unction of the product to m ake it operate in a country for which it was never intended to function for legal or r egul atory reas ons. 8 TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW , THE REMEDI ES IN THIS W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. HP product Duration of limited warra nty HP Photo Imaging Software ⢠1 year for hardware ⢠1 year telephone support (US and Canadaâfor all other regions see âObtaining support worldwideâ on page 60) HP photosmart 612 digital camera
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 64 EXCEPT AS INDICA TED ABO VE, IN NO EVENT W ILL HP OR ITS SUPPLI ERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DA T A OR FOR DIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT A L, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR DA T A), O R OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT , TOR T , OR OTHER WISE. Some countries, states or pr ovinces do not allow the ex clusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. 9 THE WA RRANTY TERMS CONT AINED IN THIS ST A TEMENT , EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LA WFULL Y PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDA TORY ST A TUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE T O THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT T O YOU. Hardwa re repair se rvices If you think your camer a, ADF , or XP A needs repair , firs t call the Customer Support Center , which can help determine if service is required and direct you to a service site. For more information, see âContacting HP Customer Supportâ on page 59. Otherwise, contact the store where you purchased the product. Or , visit www .hp. com/cp so-su pport/ guide/ ps d/rep airhel p.html for the nearest sales and service office. Service is free of charge during the warrant y period. Beyond the w arranty period, service will be char ged.
Appendix A: Reference 65 Appendix A: Reference This a ppendix des cribes: l the symb ols on the status L CD. l the c amer a indi cator ligh ts . l the ca mera sp ecificatio ns. Symbols on the st atus LCD Icon Meaning Batteries good Batteries low , almost time to replace Batteries empt y; suff icient pow er for a few pictures (blinking) Batteries empty; insufficient power for taking pi ctures Auto matic fl ash on Flash off Flash on
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 66 Automatic flash wit h red-eye reduction on Good photo quality Better photo quali ty Best photo quality Photo included in DPOF print order Se lf-tim er o n CF memory card in camera Digital zoom on Pictures remaining (blinking) CF m emory card error Camera connected to computer Zoom in Zoom out Icon Meaning
Appendix A: Reference 67 Camera indicator light s Indicator light State Meaning Viewfinder Green The camera has achieved th e best focus and exposure and is ready to take a photo. Y ellow The camera cannot find a focus or the exposure will take longer than 1/30 second. Red The camera cannot take a photo for one of the following reasons: ⢠internal mem ory is full ⢠the mem ory card is f ull, damaged, unformatted, or mis sing Self-timer Red â blinking The self-timer is count ing down 10 seconds and will then t ake the photo. self- timer l ight viewfin der indic ator light
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 68 Came ra spec ificat ions Sensor 2.31 megapixels, 1/2.6-inch CCD Color de pth 30-bit Resolution BEST and BETTER photo quality settings: 1792 x 1200 pixels GOOD photo quality s et ting: 592 x 400 pixels Internal memory 8 m egabytes (MB) Memory card Compact Flash T ype I; all storage sizes supported Lens system 5-element lens; F2.8; TTL auto focus; 6.8 mm (equi valent to a 43mm lens on a 35 mm conventional film camera) Zoom 2x optical zoom Digit al Zoom 2x digital zoom Shooti ng modes Single s hot Exposure control Auto exposure Aperture f/2.8 and f/8.0 Shutter speed 1.4 ms to 320 ms Focu s TTL auto focus; 20 cm (7.9 inches) to infinity Sensiti vity ISO 100 White b alance Auto Self-timer 10-second delay Vie wfinder Optical viewfinder Flash Built-in flash with range up to 2.5 meters (8.2 feet); modes: auto, auto with red-eye reduction, on, off LCD 1.8 inch color LCD with 61,600 pixels (280 x 220) ; 3x and 6x playback magnification Power 4 AA batteries (included) or optional HP-approved ac adapter Interface USB Dim ensions 1 13 mm (4.52 inches) long by 43 mm (1.72 inches) wide by 68 mm (2.72 inch es) high We igh t 186 (6.6 oz.) w i thout batteries
Index Index 69 Numerics 2x digital zoom 1 , 10 , 68 2x DIGIT AL ZOOM message 10 2x optical zoom 1 , 9 , 68 2x timer button 10 A AC power adapter 48 adapter. See AC power adapter aperture 68 Apple Macintosh. See Macintosh computer ArcSoft PhotoImpression 34 AUTO FLAS H messa ge 19 Auto Flash setting 19 AUTO ic on 19 automatic exposure 8 flash. See flas h focu s 8 , 54 unload feature 32 , 34 Automatic Image Un l oad software 32 , 34 B backlighting 20 BAD CF CARD! message 56 batteries cautions 50 charge levels 45 , 65 compartment door 2 determining replacement need 45 disposing of 50 empty 65 extending life 46 , 52 icons 45 , 65 installing 3 need replacement f requently 52 removing 47 types to use 3 , 46 using rechargeable 46 BATTE RIES ARE T OO LOW FO R LIVE VIEW message 56 battery level indicator 2 BETTER and BEST image qualities 22 blinking battery icon 46 , 65 flash icon 19 memory card icon 66 self-timer icon 67 bonus software 27 , 32 C card reader 36 caring for the c amera 49 cautions batteries 50 memory card 49 safety 50 CF (Compact Flash) memory card capacity 41 checking status 41 compartment door 2 description 6 , 37 ejector lever 2 form atting 43 indicator 2 , 39 , 66 installing 40 precautions 49 removing 40 reusing 43 using 39 , 42 CF CARD FULL message 41 CF CARD REQUIRES F ORMATTING message 57 CF ca rd. See CF (CompactFlash) memory card CF message 39 changing date and time 4 exposure and f ocus automatically 8 flash setting 20 image quality 21 language 23 PC Connect Mode 31 print orders 14 settings 19 Welcome screen 24 charge levels for batteries 45 , 65 charging batteries 46
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 70 flash 19 cleaning the camer a 49 clock 22 color depth 68 Compact Flash m emory card reader. See card reader CompactFlash (CF) mem ory card. See CF (CompactFlash) mem ory card connecting AC power adapter 48 to Macintosh computer 32 to Windows computer 27 conserving power automatically 7 , 8 using AC power adapter 13 when unloading images 28 control dial 2 , 4 Copy to CF Card 42 copying images from internal memory to memory card 42 images to Macintos h computer 33 images to Windows computer 28 print orders from int ernal m emory to memory card 43 customer s upport contacting 59 , 60 obtaining 58 Web sites 58 D date losing 22 picture was taken, wher e shown 13 setting 22 wrong one displayed 53 Date & Time menu 23 delay for self-timer 68 Delete menu 5 , 16 deleting contents of memor y 43 images from memory 16 Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) file 14 digital zoom button and indicator 2 , 66 description 1 using 10 dimensions of camera 68 disposing of materials 50 downloading images pausing 29 to Macintosh computer 33 to Windows computer 28 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) file 14 , 15 driver updates 58 E empty battery icon 46 , 65 enlarging images 17 Exit menu 5 exiting camera menus 5 exposures automatic 8 control 68 using shutter button 9 extending battery life 46 , 52 F fill flash 20 flash button 2 , 20 fill 20 icons 19 , 65 location 2 provided too m uch light 55 range 55 recharging 19 , 20 setting indicator 2 setting off 20 using 19 FLASH CHARGING message 19 flash memory . See CF (CompactFlash) memory card FLASH O N and FLASH OFF m essages 20 focu sing automatically 8 locking 9 form atting CF (CompactFlash) mem ory card 43 memory 43 framing images using image display 8 using optical and digital zoom 9 using viewfinder 7 when precision is important 8 fu ll memo ry 39 G GOOD image quality 21 green light next to viewfinder 67 groups, using self-timer for 10
Index 71 H help. See customer support HOLD ST EADY message 20 holding the camera 7 HP photosmart Web site 58 HP product support Web site 58 HP Quick Reference- Photo Imaging icon 29 HP SupportPack 60 I icons AUTO FLAS H 19 battery 45 , 65 flash 19 , 65 FLASH O N and FLASH OF F 20 HP Quick Reference-Photo Imaging 29 image quality 66 on status LCD 65 print order 13 , 66 RED-EYE 20 self-timer 66 image display 8 image number, where shown 13 image quality changing 21 effect on mem ory 38 GOOD, BETTE R, and BEST 22 icons 66 important notes 21 indicators 2 , 13, 21 most memory-e fficient 21 resolutions 21 images 0 remaining 53 blurry, dark, or bright 54 changing quality 21 copying from internal memory to memory card 42 deleting 16 determining stored capa city 38 fram ing 7 , 8 intended for cropping and enlarging using image editing software 22 intended for e-mail 21 intended for Internet 21 intended for small printing 22 magnifying 17 making appear close r 10 printing 15 , 25 remaining 2 , 53 sharing 25 storing 37 transferring 25 unloading to Macintosh computer 33 unloading to Windows co mputer 28 unloading without using software 35 viewing 5 , 13 viewing thumbnails 17 See also pictures increasing memory 53 indicators battery level 2 digital zoom 2 , 66 flas h 20 flash setting 2 image quality 2 , 21 images remaining 2 , 66 memory card 2 , 39, 66 print order 66 red-eye reduction 66 self-timer 2 , 11 , 67 viewfinder 67 inserting batteries 3 installing batteries 3 , 47 bonus software 32 memory card 40 software on Macintosh computer 32 software on Windows computer 27 wrist strap 3 INVALID DATE! message 57 L language changing 23 wrong one displayed 53 LCD specifications 68 lens location 2 specifications 68 lighting flash settings 20 when low 54 lights. See indicators locking the focus 9 low lighting 54 M Macintosh computer bonus software 32 connecting camera to 32 disabling automatic unload f eat ure 34
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 72 downloading images 33 installing software 32 system require ments 31 tips for unloading to 34 unloading images 33 , 35 using camera with 31 Web site 56 magnification for playback 68 Magnify menu 5 , 18 magnifying images 17 main menu 5 maintaining the camera 49 memory CF (CompactF l ash) card 6 deleting contents 43 deleting images 16 effect of image quality 38 full 39 increasing 53 insufficient 53 internal with camera 6 most efficient image quality 21 required for images 38 requirements for M acintosh computer 31 requirements for Wi ndows computer 26 specifications 68 storing images 37 using with memory card 42 MEMORY F ULL message 39 menus choosing language 4 Copy to CF Card 42 Date & Ti me 23 Delete 5 , 16 Exit 5 exiting without making a sel ection 5 Magnify 5 , 18 main 5 navigating 5 PC Connect Mode 31 Print (D POF) 5 , 15 selecting 5 Setup 5 View Thumbnails 5 , 17 Welcome Screen 24 messages, e rror 56 modes flash 19 image quality 21 PC Connect 31 shooting 68 mount for tripod 2 N NO I MAGES IN ME MORY mess age 44 , 57 NO IMAGES ON CF CARD message 44 , 57 NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON CF CARD message 57 O optical zoom 1 , 9 , 68 P parts of camer a 1 pausing while unloading images 29 PC Connect Mode 31 phone numbers for support 59 , 60 photographs. See images; pictures pictures date taken, where shown 13 focusing and adjusting ex posure 8 fram ing 8 holding the camera 7 previewing 8 remaining indicator 66 settings for light conditions 20 taki ng 7 using optical and digital zoom 9 using the flash 19 See also images playback magnification 68 playback menu. See mai n menu posed groups, using self-timer for 10 power conserving 7 , 8 , 13, 28, 45 specifications 68 power adapter. See AC power adapter power switch 2 powering the camera 45 previewing. See vi ewi ng Print (D POF) menu 5 , 15 print orders adding 14 copying from internal memory to memory card 43 creating and editing 14 indicator 66 where shown 13 printing from a m emory card 25 , 36
Index 73 images 15 , 25 without a computer 36 problems, troubleshooting 51 purchasing AC power adapter 48 card reader 36 HP SupportPack 60 Q quality of images changing 21 effect on mem ory 38 good, better, and bes t 21 R range for automatic focus 54 for f lash 55 recharging batteries 46 flash 19 , 20 red light next to viewfi nder 53 , 67 RED-EYE message 20 red-eye reduction 20 , 66 reformatting memory card 43 remaining numbe r of pictures 2 , 13 removing batteries 47 contents of memor y 43 images from memory 16 memory card 40 repair services 64 replacing batteries 3 , 47 camera 60 memory card 40 needed too frequently for batt eries 52 requirements AC power adapter 48 batteries 47 Macintosh computer 31 memory card s 40 Windows computer 26 resetting the camera 52 resolutions image quality 21 specifications 68 response, none from camera 52 reusing CF m emory card 43 S safety precautions 50 sales and service offices 64 saved images, viewing 13 saving images using card reader 36 memory th rough image quality 21 self-timer blinking icon 67 button and indicator 2 , 11, 67 canceling 11 delay 68 icon 66 using 10 setting up the camer a 3 , 4 Setup menu 5 sharing images 25 shooting modes 68 shutter button location 2 red light appears 53 using to set focus and exposure 9 yellow light appears 54 shutter speed 68 slot for m emory card 6 software bonus 27 , 32 cannot find camera 55 image unload 32 installing on Macintosh c omputer 32 installing on Windows computer 27 obtaining updates 58 USB Mass Storage Support 56 warranty 63 specifications AC power adapter 48 camera 68 speed of shutter 68 status battery 45 CF (CompactFlash) mem ory card 41 status LCD location 2 symbols 65 status line 13 stopping self-timer 11 stored images, viewing 13 storing images determining possible number 38 in memory 37 strobe. See fl ash support, customer 58 SupportPack 60
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 74 T taking pictures 7 telephone numbers for support 59 , 60 third-party Web sites 58 thumbnails, viewing 17 time losing 22 setting 22 wrong one displayed 53 time r. See self-timer transferring images. Se e unloading images tripod mount 2 troubleshooting problems 51 U unloading images description 25 pausing 29 to Macintosh computer 33 to Windows computer 28 without using software 35 updates for drivers 58 USB Macintosh connection 32 Mass Storage S upport software 56 Windows connection 27 Windows NT 4.0 connection 29 V versions of software, obtaining 58 View Thumbnails menu 5 , 17 viewfinder green light next to 67 indicator light 2 , 67 red light next to 53 , 67 using 7 yellow light next to 54 , 67 viewing images using card reader 36 images using image display 5 stored images 13 thumbnails 17 W warranty information 60 , 63 Web sites AC power adapter 48 camera 25 , 58 downloading Macintosh sof tware 56 HP assistance 58 HP photosmart 58 HP product support 58 HP SupportPack 60 purchasing card r eaders 36 sales and service 64 sales and service offices 59 , 60 third parties 58 worldwide support details 60 weight of camera 68 Welcome screen 24 Windows computer bonus software 27 connecting camera to 27 downloading images 28 installing software 27 system require ments 26 unloading images 28 , 35 using camera with 26 using camera wit h NT 4.0 29 wrist strap, attaching 3 Y yellow light next to viewf i nder 67 Z zoom indicator 2 zooming 7 , 9 , 10
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iii T a ble of Contents Table of Conte nts Chapter 1: Getting st arted Camera part s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 1: At tach the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 2: Ins tall the batte r ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 3: Cho ose the camera la nguage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 4: Se t the camera dat e and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using the control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Storing images on a CF me mory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 2: Taking pictures Taking a pic ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Previewing y our pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Understanding automatic focus an d automatic exp osure . . . . . . . 8 Using focus lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the optical or digit al zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 3: Managing images on the camera Viewing your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creating a print o rder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Deleting you r images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Viewing small versions (thumbnails) of your images . . . . . . . . . . 17 Magnifying your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 4: Adjusting the camera se ttings Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing t he image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Changing t he date and tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Changing t he camera languag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Setting th e welcome scree n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Chapter 5: Sharing and printing ima ges Using the camera with a Win dows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
HP photosmart 612 User Guide iv System r equireme nts for a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Installing the software on a Windows compu ter . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Connectin g the camera to a W indows computer . . . . . . . . . . 27 Unloading images to a Windows compu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 Using the camera with a Win dows NT 4.0 comput er . . . . . . . 29 Using the camera with a Mac intosh computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 System requirements for a Macintosh compute r . . . . . . . . . . 31 Changing t he PC Connect Mod e setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Installing the software on a Macintosh com puter . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Connectin g the camera to a Ma cintosh compu ter . . . . . . . . . 32 Unloading images to a Macintosh compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Tips for unloading im ages to a Macin tosh compute r . . . . . . . 3 4 Unloading images without using the camera software . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Using a card rea der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Printin g images on a pri nter equipped wi th a card read er . . . . . . 36 Chapter 6: Storing images i n memory Determin ing the number o f pictures you can take . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Using a CF m emory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Checking th e CF memory card stat us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Using bot h internal memory and a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . 42 Formatting me mory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Chapter 7: Mainta ining your camera Powering y our camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Determin ing if the batt eries need to be changed . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Replacing th e batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using an ac power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Caring fo r yo ur camera and accessorie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Memory card s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Safety precau tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Getting assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Visiting H P Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Visiting rel ated Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Contactin g HP Customer Supp ort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
v T able of Co ntents Obtaining s upport within the Un ited States . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Obtaining sup port worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 Hewlett-Packa r d limi ted warranty statemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Appendix A: Reference Symbols o n the status LC D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Camera indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Camera speci fications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Index
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Getting started 1 Getting st arted Y our HP photosma rt 612 digital cam era takes high-q uality pictures you can s hare with family an d friends on the Inter net or by e-mail . It comes with software for ma nipulating, sto ring, and prin ting your photos. Y our cam era includes the following fe atures: l 2.3 meg apixel (M P) resolutio n l point-an d-shoot simplici ty l automa tic exposu re l automa tic focus l integrat ed flash with red-eye reduct ion l univer sal serial bu s (USB) co mputer conne ction l 2x digital z oom l 2x optic al zoom l color i mage display for previewing a nd reviewin g images l 8 MB inte rnal memor y for storin g images in the camera l slot for CompactFlash ( CF) memory car d (card not inc luded) l self- timer l batterie s Camera part s The foll owing illustr ations show the p arts of the HP photosmar t 612 digital camera .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 2 shutter bu tton fla sh se lf-timer LED viewfind er lens power co ntrol imag e display zoom c ontrol control d ial displ ay contr ol vie wfinder CF memor y card comp artmen t door battery ac cess CF card rel ease trip od mount viewfind er LED self-tim er button flash b utton imag e qualit y butto n self-t imer indicato r image s remain ing flash s ymbols digi tal zoom indic ator CF card indica tor battery l evel imag e qualit y indic ator
Getting started 3 Setup Setting up your digital ca mera is qui ck and easyâ follow these steps and y ouâll be ready to take pictures. St ep 1: Att ach the wrist strap 1 Thread the short loop through t he wrist strap attachment that is located u nder the CF memory card compartment door . Y ou might need to use a pointed ob ject, su ch as a paper clip, t o pull the end of the l oop through. 2 Pull the strap thro ugh the loop, a nd then pull t he knot tight. St ep 2: Inst all the batteries 1 Locate the battery compartm ent door on the b ottom of the camera. Slide the do or out, and the n lift it open.. 2 Insert the ba tteries accord ing to the markin gs inside t he battery co mp artment
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 4 St ep 3: Choose the camera language 1 Slide th e PO WER CONTROL to turn the c amera on. 2 T urn the CONTROL ( ) dial unt il the langua ge you wan t to use is highligh ted on the ima ge display. 3 Press the dial in to select the langu age. St ep 4: Set the camera date and time 1 T urn the dial to point to the date format, and then press the dial to c hange it. 2 T urn the dial to point to the date, and then press the dial. 3 T urn the dial to change the number , an d then press the dial to c onfirm it. 4 Set t he re main ing v alues in th e same way . 5 Select Exit . The imag e display t urns off. Using the control dia l Use the dial to: l scroll th rough image s of pictures that you hav e t aken. l make se lections from the camera menus, which allow you to manipula te your images and adjust the camera sett ings. The dial o perates in two distinc t ways: you can depress it, or you c an turn it left or right .
Getting started 5 T o review yo ur images 1 Press t he dial to begin r eviewing your pictures on the image di splay on the back of the cam era. 2 T urn the d ial to scroll through im ages of pict ures you ha ve taken. T o navigate t he menus 1 Press the di al again. The m ain menu app ears as a row of icons a cross the top of the image di splay . 2 T urn the dial to the righ t until the desired icon is selected on the image dis play . Eac h icon re presents an action or a menu. A sel ected icon h as a ye llow bord er and back groun d. A te xt description of the icon ap pears in the status lin e at the bottom of the ima ge display . 3 Press the di al to open the menu or perfor m the action represent ed by the icon. 4 Continu e turning and pr essing the dial to manipula te your image s or select options. S p ecific instr uctions ab out using the ca mera menus appear througho ut this guide . Note T o exit a m enu without mak ing a selec tion, selec t Exit . PRINT (DPOF) DELE TE VIEW THUMB- NAILS MAGNIFY SETUP EXIT
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 6 S toring im ages on a CF memory card Y our di gital camera co mes with 8 megaby tes (MB) of inte rnal memory so that you c an store imag es directl y in the camer a. However , it also has a slot f or an optional C F memory car d. The CF memory card allows you to expand yo ur cameraâs memor y so you can take mo re pictures. The n, after you unload images to your compu ter , you c an reuse the card. With a CF memory car d you can als o view and sa ve images o n a computer that is equippe d with a CF memo ry card reader , and print im ages direc tly from a pr inter that ha s a CF memory card slot.
T aking pictures 7 T aking pict ures Thi s chapt er de scri bes t he ba sic pr oces s of t aki ng pic tur es wit h your digit al camera an d gives yo u tip s for t aki ng the be st pict ure s. When you are familiar with this proc ess, you can use the advance d camera fun ctions des cribed in lat er chapter s. Note If the cam era is on, you can take a pict ure anytime, even if th e image dis play is off or sho ws a menu. T aking a picture 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Fra me your su bject in the viewfinder . 3 Adjust t he zoom by p r essin g the ends of t he ZOOM () control until the su bject is po sitioned as you desire. P ress and hold the SHUTTER button halfway d own to allow the c amera to adjust th e focus and e xposure. 4 When you see the green light to the left of the viewfin der , press the SHUTT ER button a ll the way dow n. 5 The image d isplay on the b ack of the came ra turns on an d display s the image for a short tim e. T o preserve battery power , the image dis play turns off af ter the image has been saved to memory . T o review all the pictur es you have t aken , press the dial. Tip When you are taking a pi cture, be car eful to keep your fi ngers away fr om the lens and th e flash. .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 8 Previewing y our pictures Instead of looking thr ough the view finder to frame a p icture, yo u can use the image dis play to prev iew a picture. The image d isplay shows ex actly what you r picture wil l look like, wher eas the viewfind er is slight ly less acc urate. Previ ew your picture o n the image displ ay when precise framin g is important, es pecially whe n you are taking a close -up shot. Note Using the image displ ay consumes a l ot of battery power . T o c onserve battery p ower , the camera automa tically turns o f f the ima ge display after 60 seconds if you do no t press a butto n. T o preview a picture 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he I MAGE D IS PLAY ON/OFF ( ) button to turn the image display on. 3 Frame your picture in the im age display by pointing the came ra lens a t your subj ect . 4 Press and hold the SHUTTE R button ha lfway down to a llow the camera to adju st the focus and exposure. 5 When you see the stea dy green light to t he left of the viewfind er , press th e SHUTTER button all the way d own to take the p ict ure. T o turn the image d isplay off, press the button. Understanding automatic focus an d automatic exposure The camera a djusts the focus and e xposure automatical l y for the current l ighting conditi on. Y ou are more likely to catch the perfe ct shot, esp ecially wh en you are phot ographing an active su bject, if you set t he cameraâs focus and exposu re early . T o do this , press the SHUTT ER button ha lfway down, an d then press th e SHUTTER button all the way down at the exact momen t you want to capt ure the im age.
T aking pictures 9 Note If the cam era cannot find a fo cus or if the exp osure will be l onger than 1/30 s econd, a ye llow light appears to the left of the v iewfinder . Y ou can still take the pictur e, but the results might no t be optimal. Using focus lock The automati c focus feature fo cuses on the subj ect in the middle of the pic ture and requi r es good contrast withi n that subject a rea. If you do not wa nt your subje ct to be in the middle of the image or if t he s ubjec t la cks co ntrast , u se focu s l ock. 1 Frame a s ubject that is t he same distance fro m the lens as your s ubject. 2 Press t he SHUTTER button halfway down to lock the focus . W ait until yo u see the gr een light next to the viewfinde r . 3 Keeping the SHUTTE R button pr essed halfway down, move th e camera to fram e your subject. 4 Press t he SHUTT ER button a ll the way down to take the picture. Using th e optical or digit a l zoom Y ou can use the cameraâs optica l or digital z oom to m ake a su bject appear to be closer . Note Digital zoom reduces i mage quality . T o use the o ptical zoom 1 With the c amera on, fram e the subject in th e viewfinder . 2 Move the zoom contro l toward the w ide ( ) posi tion to zoom out. Move the zoo m control to ward the tele photo ( ) position to zoom in.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 10 When the l ens reaches either the extrem e wide or extreme telephoto po sition it stops mo ving even if yo u continue to pr ess the control. T o use the digital zoom 1 T urn on the camera and go to Prieview mo de. 2 Press the zoom contr ol toward the tel ephoto ( ) pos ition and hold it. 3 Release t he control a nd then press the zoom con trol toward the teleph oto ( ) position again to a c tivate digital zoom. The image display com es on aut omatically an d 2X DIGIT AL ZOOM appears in the status li ne. Note Digital zoom works in Preview mode o nly . Using the self-timer Use the s elf-timer to take a picture of yourself o r a posed g roup. After you tu rn on the self- timer and pres s the SHUTT ER button, the camera waits 10 second s before taking the picture. Zoom contro l
T aking pictures 1 1 T o use the s elf-timer 1 Attach t he camera to a tripod , or place it on a s t able surface at an appro priate distance an d height from the subject. 2 With the camera on, frame yo ur subject in the viewfind er , and then press the SELF - TIMER () button u ntil the self- timer symbol appears on the status LCD. 3 Press t he SHUTT ER button a ll the way down, a nd then relea se it. The red self -timer indicator lig ht on the front of t he camera blinks for 10 seconds wi th an increasin g frequency . After 10 seconds , the camer a t akes th e picture an d the self-timer tur ns off automatical ly . Note T o cancel the self-ti mer before the c amera takes the picture , press the button a gain. self- timer in dicator self-time r button
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Managing images o n the camera 13 Managing images on the camera After you ha ve taken some p ictures you can view them wi th the cameraâs i mage displa y . Whi le viewing images, yo u can magnify or delet e them, or create a prin t order to pri nt a set of pho tos. Tip T o preserve ba ttery life, co nnect an ac power adapter ( optional) whi le using the image display . V iewing y our images 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press th e dial . The last p icture yo u took or v iewed appears on the ima ge display . 3 T urn the dial to scroll through y our im ages. Each time a new ima ge appears on t he display , the image qua lity indicato r appears in the upper le f t corner of the image, represent ed by one, two, or three stars. Th e image quali ty indicato r disappears afte r two seco nds. The 2X symbol appea rs in the upper right corner i f the picture was digitally zoomed. The status line at the bo ttom of the imag e display shows the following informatio n about the current image : l The numb er of the pictur e and the num ber of image s stored in memory or on the CF mem ory card l If the imag e is selected for printing, the n umber of co pies you want to pr int and the pr int order icon l The date the picture was t aken
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 14 When you have finis hed reviewing images, be s ure to turn off the image di splay to co nserve batter y power . T o do thi s, press the IMAGE DISPLAY ON / OFF ( ) button or t urn the camera off. Creating a pri nt order Y ou can use your cam era to select the images th at you want to print. For example, when y ou gather with f amily and frie nds to view you r photos, you c an keep tra ck of the photos they want copies of and then pr int the photos later . With a pr int order yo u can: l select on e image, sever al images, or all of the ima ges that you have sto red in the came ra. l select h ow many copi es you want of each image or of all image s. T o add an image to a print orde r , you sel ect the numbe r of c opies that you wa nt to print. Note When you are reviewing i mages on the image display , a print order i con appears on the st atus lin e for images tha t you have added to the print ord er . A print or der creates a Digital Pri nt Order Forma t (DPO F) file. This file is stored with you r images in m emory . status line image number and number of images stored in memory print order (DPOF) information and print order icon date the picture was taken image quality indicator
Managing images o n the camera 15 Y ou can print photos fr om your print o rder in one of two ways: l When y ou transfer your ima ges from the camera to a computer , the print order i s copied al ong with them. I f you have configured the software that came with your camera to do so, the compu ter reads t he print order and prints the sp ecified images. For more info rmation, se e the online help in the softwa re. l If your imag es are stored on a CF memory car d, you can ins ert the memory card directly into a DPOF-compatible printe r . The printer reads the pri nt order and pr ints the specifi ed images. Note A Macin tosh computer does not recogn ize a DPOF print or der . T o create o r edit a print o rder 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he dial to begin r eviewing your images. 3 If you want copies of a s ingle image, us e the dial to scroll to the image you want to add to or remove fro m the print order . Note If you want copies of a ll images, it d oes not matter which im age is dis played on the image displ ay . 4 Press the di al to open the main menu, an d then press the di al to open the Print (DPOF) menu. 5 T urn the dial to select This Image if y ou want copies of the curre nt image. Selec t All Images if you wan t copies of al l the images in memory . 6 Press t he dial. 7 Sel ect th e num ber of copi es of t he image tha t you want.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 16 Tip T o remove an image from a print order , set the number o f copies for th at image to zero . Deleting your images Y ou can delete a singl e image or all im ages from the camera. After an ima ge has been d eleted, it can not be recov ered. Note If you hav e a CF mem ory card in st alled, images are deleted on ly from the card. T o delete images 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he dial to begin r eviewing your images. 3 If you ar e deleting a s ingle image, tu rn the d ial to scr oll to the image you want to delete. Note If you ar e deleting all i mages, it do es not matter which im age is dis played on the image displ ay . 4 Press the dial to open the mai n menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the Dele te icon, and press the di al to open the Dele te menu. 6 T urn the dial to select This Image if y ou want to del ete the curre nt image only or All Images if you want to delete all i mages. 7 Press the di al to delete the image or images. 8 If you ch ose to delete all images, the camera ask s you to confi r m. T o confirm, turn the di al to sele ct Ye s , a nd then press the dia l.
Managing images o n the camera 17 Note From the Delete m enu, you can al so choose t o Format Memory (or Form at CF Card if a CF memory card is installed). V iewi ng small versi ons (thumbnai ls) of yo ur images Y ou can view up to nine of your images at the same time on the image display . T o look at thumbnails of your images 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Vi ew Thumbnails icon, and then press the di al. The ima ge display shows you up to ni ne of your images a t one time, d epending on ho w many images y ou have stored i n memory . A yell ow border f r ames the currently sele cted imag e. 4 T urn the dial to sele ct a different ima ge. 5 Press t he dial to see the s elect ed ima ge in full view . Magnifying you r images While r eviewing an image, you c an magnify an area of the image to three ti mes or six times it s norm al size. Thi s is helpful when yo u want to vi ew a detail of an imag e. For example, y ou can check to see if pe ople had thei r eyes closed wh en you took their picture . Note Magnifyi ng an image d oes not change t he image stored i n memory . selected image
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 18 T o magnify an i mage 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the dial to b egin reviewin g your images . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the image you want to mag nify . 4 Press the dial to open the mai n menu. T urn the dial to scroll to the Magnify i con, and then press the dial to magnify th e image. The cam era magnifies the center o f the image to three times it s normal size. T urn the dial to pan left or right in the image. 5 Press the dial to open the Magnify men u. 6 T o change the panni ng direction so you can p an up a nd down, turn t he dial to scroll to the double arrow icon, and then press the di al. 7 T o magnify the image further , turn the dial to s croll to the magnifying glass i con, and then press the dial. The cam era magnifi es the center o f the image to six time s its normal s ize. 8 Repeat ste p s 6 an d 7 to scroll the image left and r ight or to reduce the magn ification. 9 T o return to a full vie w of the image, select the Exit icon, and then press the di al.
Adjusting the camera settings 19 Adjusting the camera settings Y ou can modify the c amera settings to fit the cu rrent picture- t aking conditio ns and your p references. Fo r example, you can adjus t the flash se ttings to fit cu rrent lighting c onditions. This chapter descr ibes how to: l use the fl ash. l change th e image qu ality . l change th e date and t ime. l change th e language. l set the wel come screen . Using the flash The camera o f fe rs four flash setti ngs. The current flash s etting is indicate d by an icon on the status LCD. In a ddition, if th e image display is on, a me ssage appears about the flas h setting i n the status li ne. Each tim e you turn th e camera off and then on again, the f lash setting autom atically reverts to AUTO FLASH . If you chan ge the flash se tting, it rem ains until yo u change it agai n or until you turn the camer a off and on. . Icon Messag e Descrip t ion AUTO FLASH The camera determines the need for a flash based on lighting c ondit ions. The f lash setting reverts to AUTO F LASH each time you t urn the camera on.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 20 T o change t he flash setting 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he FLASH ( ) button repeated ly until the fla sh setting y ou want appears on the s t atus LCD . The butt on cycles through the four a vailable flash settings. Note The flash rechar ges between p ictures. This is indicated b y a blinking fl ash icon on th e status LCD. When the flash icon s top s blink ing, you can take anothe r flash pic tur e. RED-EYE The flash will be us ed if needed. Red-eye reduction minimizes the occurrence of red-eye in pictures of people or anim als by emitting several short flashes to condition the subjectâ s eyes to the flash, followed by a final flash to take the picture. If you are photographing people, tell them to wait for the final flash before moving. FLASH ON The flash will be used in all lighting conditions. The amount of light provided by the flash will be adjusted according to the current lighting conditions. Use this s etti ng when t he lighting for the entire picture is s uf ficient, but the lighting for the subject is no t , as in a backlighting situation. This is commonly called âfill flash.â FLASH OF F The flash will not be used, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use this setting in places where flash photography is not permitted. If necessary , use a tripod to hol d the c amera steady . The message HOLD STEADY may appear in the st atus line when you press the shutter botton . Icon Messag e Descrip t ion flash i ndica tor flash bu tton
Adjusting the camera settings 21 Chang ing the imag e quali ty The cam era has three image quali ty settings : Good, Better, and Best. The current im age qualit y setting is indicated b y one, two, or three stars o n the status LCD. In addition, if t he image displ ay is on, GOOD , BETTER or BEST a ppears in t he status line. The ima ge quality sett ing determin es the quality of your images and how many images ca n be stored i n internal memo ry or on the CF memor y card. Pictu res taken with higher image quality take up more space in memory ; pictures taken w ith lower im age quality take up le ss space. Here are s ome important not es about the imag e quality setti ng: l Y ou can use different im age quality se ttings for d if ferent image s. l The cam era retains the c urrent image q uality sett ing until you change i t, even if yo u turn the ca mera off. l Becaus e image quali ty affects the number of images t hat can be store d in memory or o n a memory car d, the number of availab le images (shown on the status LCD) changes as y ou change th e image qu ality . Image quality Description Resolution (in pixels) GOOD This is the most memory -ef ficient image quality se t ting. Use this setting for taking pictures that you will only send in e-mail or place on the Int ernet. Digital zoom of f: 592 by 400 Digital zoom on: 592 by 400
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 22 T o change t he image qual ity 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press t he IMAGE QUALITY () button re peatedly unti l the quality level you w ant appears on the status LCD. Changing the date and time The camera has a real-time clock that records the date and ti me at whic h you ta ke each pic ture. The c amera prompt s you to e nter the date an d time under the following ci rcumstances: l When you turn the camer a on for the f irst time. l If the cam era was without battery po wer (the batteries lost power or were removed fr om the camera) for an extended period o f time. Note For your convenience , the camera mai nt ains th e date an d time for at lea st 10 minutes after you remove old batterie s. BETTER This setting produces high-quality images and requires less memory than BEST mode. Use this s et ting for taking pictures t hat you plan to print 13 cm by 18 cm (5 by 7 inches) or sm aller . This is t he default setting. Digital zoom of f: 1792 by 1200 Digital zoom on: 896 by 600 BEST Produces the highes t -quality images and uses the most memory . Use this setting for taking pictures that you plan to crop and enlarge using image editing software, or print 20 cm by 25 cm (8 by 10 inches) or larger . Digital zoom of f: 1792 by 1200 Digital zoom on: 896 by 600 Image quality Description Resolution (in pixels) image qualit y indicato r image qualit y button
Adjusting the camera settings 23 T o change the date and time 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 4 T urn the dial to scroll to Date & Time , and the n press the di al. 5 Select t he date format you want to us e. Y ou can choose MDY (mm/dd/yyyy) , DMY (dd /mm/yyyy), or YMD (yyyy/ mm/dd) . 6 Select t he day , month, and year . 7 Select t he hour format you want to useâ 12-hour or 24-hour . 8 Select t he hour and m inutes. 9 T o save your set tings, select Ex it . Changin g the camera langua ge Y ou can change the lang uage used for the camera me nus to one of six l anguages: En glish, French , German, Sp anish, Italian, o r Japanese . T o change the came ra language 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 4 T urn the dial to scroll to the row of flags, and the n press the di al. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the lan guage you wan t, and then press the di al.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 24 Setting the welcome sc reen When you first turn the camera on, the welcome scre en displays the HP Invent logo. Y ou can c onfigure the welcome scree n to display a n image of your choice. T o change t he image on t he welcome s creen 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the dial to b egin reviewin g your images . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the image that you want to use as the w elcom e scree n. 4 Press the dial to open the mai n menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 6 T urn the dial to scroll to Welcome S creen , and then press the di al. 7 T urn the dial to scroll to either This Image or HP Logo , and th en press the di al.
Shari ng and print ing images 25 Sharing and printing images After you ha ve taken some p ictures with y our digital came r a, y ou can use them in many fun and crea tive ways. Y o u can transfer them to your computer for use in creative proj ects or for sh aring with famil y and friends over the Internet. If you h ave a printer with a slot for a Com p actFlash (CF) memory card, yo u can print your image s directly fro m a CF memory card. Check out HP â s photosm art W eb site at www .h p.com/photosmart for great i deas and tips ab out how to use you r images to create fun proj ect s. This chapter d escribes how to u se the camera with the following equip ment: l Microsoft® W indows® or a Mi crosoft Windows NT® c omputer l Macintosh computer l Computer on which you have not ins t alled the HP software l Card reader l Printer e quipped with a card reader
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 26 Using the came ra with a Windows computer Y ou can copy the im ages f r om your digital camera to a Microsoft Windows computer . System r equirement s for a Wi ndows computer T o work with your camera, you r comput er must meet or exceed the follow ing requir ements. For update d system requ irements, go to w ww .hp.com/ photosmart . Operating system Window s 98, Win dows Mill ennium Ed ition (Me), Wind ows XP , Windows 2 000, or Window s NT 4.0 Proces sor 166 meg ahertz (MHz) Pentiu m® or equival ent (233 MHz f or Wind ows XP) Memory (RAM) Window s 98, Win dows Me , Window s 2000: 32 MB Window s NT 4.0: 64 MB Window s XP: 64 MB (128 MB recommende d) Free hard disk space 180 MB Video display 640 by 4 80 pixel s, 256 -bit color CD-ROM Any spe ed Interface Window s 98, Windows M e, Windows XP , and Windows 2 000: USB p ort Window s NT 4.0: C F memory c ard and ca rd read er (purc hased separate ly)
Shari ng and print ing images 27 Inst alling the sof tware on a Windows computer 1 Insert the HP photosmart 612 CD into your c omputer â s CD- ROM drive . The installatio n window automa tically appea rs. Note If the ins t allation window does not ap pear , cli ck Start , and then c lick Run . T ype X :\Setup.exe , wher e X is the letter of your CD-ROM d rive. 2 Click Next , an d then follow the instructio ns on the scr een to install the softwar e. Certain version s of the came ra are shipped wi th bonus software. Keep the HP ph otosmart 612 CD- ROM in the com puter âs CD-ROM d r ive an d continue to the next sectio n to install the bonus so ftware. T o insta ll the b onus software 1 Click Sta rt , click Run , and in the Ope n box, typ e X :\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the d rive letter a ssigned to your CD-ROM drive). 2 Click OK , and then follow the instru c tions o n the screen to install the bonus software . Connecting the camera t o a W indows computer Before con necting the cam era to your computer , make sure you have ins t alled the software. Note The camer a uses a USB c onnection, so y ou do not need to tur n the comput er off when connectin g or discon necting the ca mera.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 28 T o connect the camera to a Windows computer 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 Plug the smaller en d of the USB cable in to the cam era. 3 Plug the flat end of the cable into any USB por t on your co mputer . Note When th e camera is conne cted to your c omputer , onl y the power control operates. The oth er camera buttons do not respond. Unloading images t o a Windows co mputer Unloading is the proces s of copying images from the cameraâs memory to your co mputer . If you hav e a CF memory card install ed in the ca mera, images will be copi ed from the CF m emory card to the c omp uter . Y ou can unload imag es from your cam era in one o f three ways: automa tically , manua lly , o r by conne cting the cam era as a disk drive. T he a utomatic unl oad procedure is the preferre d method. For desc riptions of the other method s, see th e online documentatio n with the HP Photo Imaging software. Tip T o conserve ba ttery power , you can us e an HP- approve d ac adapter ( optional) when y ou are unloadin g images to you r computer . Follow the procedure in this section i f your compute r runs Windows Me, Windows XP , Window s 2000, or W indows 98. T o unload images automatically 1 Connect th e camera to you r computer us ing the USB cable. 2 T urn on the camera .
Shari ng and print ing images 29 The status LCD displays PC to indic ate the came ra is connected to a computer . A f ter a few sec onds, the software starts. Follow the ins tructions in t he software to complete the unload pr ocess. Note T o paus e the a utom ati c unlo ad, cl ick an ywhe re in the HP Aut omatic Image Unload Software wind ow . If you hav e no new imag es in your ca mera when you conn ect it to the co mputer , the software appears to unload images and th en informs yo u that no new image s were found. Y ou can set up the HP Au tomatic Image Unload software so that certain tasks oc cur automatic ally after the im ages are unload ed from the c amera. Y ou c an: l automa tically view your image s. l automa tically prin t your images . l automa tically lay out a photo alb um page. T o set up the aut omatic tasks, in the HP Automat ic Image Unlo ad Software w indow , clic k T ask Options . For more in formation, double- click the HP Quick Refe renceâPhoto Imaging icon that is installed on your deskt op with the software. Using the camera with a W indows NT 4.0 computer Windows NT 4.0 does not support the U SB interfac e, so you cannot c onnect your camera dire ctly to your computer . Y ou can save your image s to a CF memor y card (pur chased se p arately ) and then tr ansfer them fr om the card to the computer through either a memory card sl ot in an HP pri nter equippe d with one or through a memory card reader . T o use an HP printer that has a memory card slot Follow the instructio ns in your printer docu mentation to tran sfer images f rom the memor y card to yo ur Windows NT 4. 0 computer through t he printer â s memo ry card slot.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 30 T o use a CF memo ry card reader 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 Remove the CF m emory card from the c amera. 3 Insert the CF memory card into the CF memory card slot in the card r eader . 4 T urn the comp uter on if you h ave not already . 5 Double - clic k the HP Photo Imaging Sof tware icon on the Windows desktop. The m ain window of the H P Photo Imagi ng Software o pens. 6 Click Unl o ad Images in the main w indow . Beca use no USB camera is found, the software displ ays a dialo g box in whic h you ca n select the dr ive letter for yo ur CF memory ca rd reader . 7 Select t he drive le tter (such as H: ) for your CF memory card reader in the dia log box. 8 S tart the HP Automat ic Image Unload software and com plete the steps to u nload.
Shari ng and print ing images 31 Using the came ra with a Macint osh compute r System requirement s for a Macintosh computer T o work wit h your cam era, your Macintosh c omputer m ust meet o r exceed t he following requirements. F or updated sys tem requireme nt s, go to www.hp.com/photosmar t . Changing the PC Connect Mode setting Befor e you can un load images fr om the camer a to a Macintos h, you mu st change th e connection s etting in the Se tup menu. 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon. 4 Press the dial to open the Se tup menu . 5 T urn t he dia l to scroll to PC Connect Mode , and then pres s the dial. Operating system Macin tosh OS 8 .6 or later Proces sor Power PC, 233 MHz Memory (RAM) 64 MB (128 M B recommende d) OSX requi res 128 M B Free hard disk space 150 MB Video display 800 by 6 00 pixel s, 16-bit c olor CD-ROM Any spe ed Virtua l memory Recommend settin g to 96 MB to run Arcs oft softwar e
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 32 6 T urn the dial to scroll to Disk Driv e , and then pr ess the dial. Inst alling the sof tware on a Macintosh computer Y ou can unload imag es to your com puter either m anually or automa tically . T o use the softwareâs automatic un load feature, install the ArcSoft Pho toImpression wi th sof tware fro m the camera CD. 1 Insert the HP photosmart 612 CD into your computer âs CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-c lick the CD ic on on the des ktop. 3 Double-c lick the approp riate langu age folder , and then doubl e- click the installe r icon. 4 Follow the instructio ns on the scr een to install the s of tware. Certain version s of the came ra are shipped wi th bonus software. Keep the HP p hotosmart 6 12 CD in the com puter âs CD-ROM dri ve and conti nue to the n ext section to install the bonu s software. T o insta ll the b onus software 1 Double-c lick the Bonus folder icon. 2 Doub le-c lick th e inst aller ic on for Panor ama Mak er or PhotoFa ntasy . 3 Follow the instructio ns on the scr een to install the s of tware. Connecting the camer a to a Macintosh computer Note The camer a uses a USB c onnection, so y ou do not need to tur n the comput er off when connectin g or disconn ecting the ca mera.
Shari ng and print ing images 33 T o connect t he camera to a M acintosh computer 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 Plug the smaller en d of the USB cable ( supplied) in to the camer a. 3 Plug the flat end of t he cable into any USB port on your com puter . Note When the c amera is connecte d to your compu ter , only the powe r contr ol o perates . The other ca mera buttons do not respond . Unloading images to a Macintosh computer Unloading images is the process o f copying i mages from the camera to your com puter . If y ou have a CF memory card installed in the ca mera, images will be co pied from the CF m emory card to the c omp uter . Y ou can unload images from your ca mera in one of two ways: automa tically or by m ounting the c amera as a d isk drive. The automa tic unload pro cedure is the preferred method. Tip T o conserve ba ttery power , y ou can use an HP- approve d ac power adap ter (optional) when you are unloadin g images to you r computer . T o automatically unloa d images to a Macintosh computer 1 Connect the camera to your computer by u sing the USB ca ble. 2 T urn on the camera. The status LCD displays PC to indic ate the came ra is connecte d to a compute r .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 34 3 If the welc ome screen ap pears on your c omputer scre en, click OK . 4 After a few s econds, the softw are begins unl oading new images f rom the came ra to the comput er . T o pause the automa tic unload, c lick Pause . Y ou can s et up yo ur sof twar e so that cert ain t asks occur automa tically after the ima ges are unload ed from the c amera. T o gain access t o these opti ons, cl ick Option s . When a ll the new im ages have be en unloaded to your computer , the Arc Sof t PhotoI mpression s oftware opens and you can vi ew , edit, print, and create proje ct s with your i mages. For more information , see the ArcS of t software He lp. T ip s for unl oading images to a Macintosh computer l When you un load images to your compute r , the ima ges are still stored i n the camera un til you delete t hem. If you take n ew picture s and then unload images again, the automat ic unload software ign ores the ol d images. That way , you do not en d up with multi ple copies of the same ima ge on your com puter . l If you ha ve no new images in your came ra when you connect it to the com puter , th e automatic u nload does not ta ke place. l In the Opt ions window, you can disa ble the automat ic unload feature. T o tu rn the feature on again, o pen the Opt ions window in the Arc Sof t PI folder . l Make su re you know where your images are stored on you r compu terâs hard disk. By d efault, image s are stored i n the PhotoImpr ession folder , for exa mple Macintosh HD:ArcSo ft PI:Pho t os:2 002.07.04 . If y ou ever deci de t o dele te th e ArcS oft PI folder , you must first move your imag es to another folder. If you do no t, your imag es will be dele ted from the h ard disk when you d elete the Pho toImpression f older .
Shari ng and print ing images 35 Unloading imag es without using the came ra sof tware If you ar e away from home, you can unlo ad images to a computer that doe s not have the c amera software installed on i t. Note Make sure t hat t he c omput er h as a US B por t and that its oper ating syst em is Windows 2000 or Windows ME or later , or Macintosh OS 8.6 or late r . T o unload images to a Wi ndows or Macintosh computer 1 Change the camer a's PC Connec t Mode to Di sk Drive . For more inf ormation, see â Changing the PC Connect Mo de settingâ on page 31. 2 Connect th e camera to the computer wit h the USB cable. 3 T urn on the camera . The letters PC appear in the status LCD to indicate that the camera is connected to the computer . The comput er recognizes the camera as a disk driv e. 4 Use the fol lowing proced ure to acce ss your ima ges as files: ⢠Windows: Do uble-click th e icon for the newly assign ed disk drive in M y Computer o r navigate to th e drive letter in Windows Explorer . Use the Copy and P aste commands to transfer s elected ima ges to your ha rd drive. ⢠Macintosh: Double -click the icon fo r the n ewly assigne d disk driv e which appears on the deskto p, and then drag and drop the selected files to your ha rd drive.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 36 Using a card reader Y ou can use a CF memor y card read er , s uch as the SanDisk ImageMate o r a PCMCIA adapte r , to view and s ave image files on your c omputer . If y ou have saved your image s to a CF memor y card and y ou have a card reader installed on you r computer , insert the CF me mory card in to the card reader. Then, access y our images o n the CF memo ry card just as you would acces s files on a floppy disk. See y our card re aderâs d ocumentation for det ails. Card reader s can be purc hased from www.hp shopping.com ( s e le cted c oun t r ies /regions o nl y ), or f r om y our l oc al d ig i tal camera or e le ct r on i cs sto re. Printing images on a prin ter equi pped wi th a card re ader If your printe r has a s lot for a CF memo ry card, as the HP photosmar t 1000 and higher se ries printer s do, you can print your images d irectly fro m the card. For m ore informati on, see your printer âs docum ent atio n.
Storing images in memory 37 S toring images in memory When you first unpack yo ur digital camer a and begin taki ng picture s, the images a re stored in th e cameraâs inter nal memory . This m akes it ea sier than ev er to save pictures; the reâs no need fo r film of an y kind. Y o u can delete unwanted image s from the ca mera anytime, making space avail able for new ima ges. However , your c amera also ha s a slot for di gital âfilmâ in the form of a CompactFlash ( CF) memo ry card (purchase d sep arately). The card is more econo mical than c onventional fi lm because you can reu se the card ov er and over ag ain. If you i nst all a C F memory card in yo ur camera, im ages are st ored on the C F memory card rathe r than in the ca meraâ s internal mem ory . Note If your com puter runs W indows NT or if it doe s not have a US B port, you mus t store images on a CF memory card. Then use a CF memory car d reader to trans fer images to your compute r . This chapter d escribes how to u s e your c amera with or without a CF memory card and how to copy images from internal mem ory to a CF memory card. Tip As long as you hav e a CF memory card in the camera, you can gai n access to o nly the imag es stored o n the CF memory card. For more informat ion, see âUsin g both inter nal memory and a CF memory cardâ on page 42.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 38 Determining the n umber of pictures you can take Y ou can store as m any as 1 1 3 images in the cameraâs intern al memory . T he number of p ictures that you can take and sto re in the space r emaining in memory dep ends on sever al factors. Unlike con ventional fi lm, each dig it al imag e takes up a differen t amount of space in memory . Images t hat are compl ex and contain many det ail s ta ke up m ore s pac e, wh ereas s impl e imag es t ake up less s p ace. Pic tures taken fu ll size occ upy more space, wh ereas picture s taken with digital z oom occupy le ss space. Howev er , the most imp ortant factor in im age size is the i mage quality y ou have sele cted. The numb er of images remainin g in memory is indicated in the status LCD on top of the camera. It is an appr oximate numbe r that decreases as you take pictur es. Note Y ou can take each pictur e with a different sett ing. As you chan ge the settin gs, the number of remaining images t hat is indic ated on the s t atus LCD c hanges. The numb er of images y ou can store i n the camera de pends primar ily on imag e quality: l Pictur es taken with an image qualit y of BEST (t hree stars) require th e most mem ory . Y ou can store approx imately 7 suc h image s on the came ra. l Pictur es taken with an image qualit y of BETTER (two stars) require l ess memory . Y ou can stor e approxi mately 16 suc h image s on the came ra. l Pictur es taken with an image qualit y of GOOD (one star) require the l east amount of memory . Y o u can store a max imum of approx imately 1 13 s uch images on the camera . number of images remaining in me mory
Storing images in memory 39 If intern al memory is ful l, â0â appear s for the rema ining picture count and a red light appear s to the left of the view finder when you press the SHUTTE R button. In addition, if the image displ ay is on, the mess age MEMORY FULL app ears in the status line. T o resume taking pi ctures, unloa d images to you r computer and delete the m from the ca mera, or install a CF memory car d. Note The HP p hotosmart 61 2 digital camera is shipped withou t a CF memory card. If you d o not install a CF memory card, all i mages are automatica lly stor ed in internal me mory . Using a CF memory card If you ins t all a CF memory c ard, all image s taken after in st alling the CF memory c ard are s aved to the card. Note Even if there is space av ailable in internal me mory , images w ill be stored on the CF mem ory card. In additio n, as long as the CF m emory card is in the camera, all camera o perations inv olve the image s that are on the CF m emory card. The re maining image count applies t o the CF memory card, and image s that you review are stor ed on the CF memory card . When a CF me mory card is ins t alled, the letters CF appear on th e status LCD . CF card indicator
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 40 Inst alling a CF me mory card Use only CompactFlash As sociation (CF A) certified type 1 CF memory cards w ith your digital cam era. These c ards are manu factured by sev eral vendors and are ava ilable in a v ariety of memor y sizes. Y ou c an purchase ad ditional CF memory cards from www .hpshopping .com ( s e le cted c oun t r ies /regions o nl y ), or f r om y our l oc al d ig i tal camera or e le ct r on i cs sto re. T o install a CF mem o ry card 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. CAUTION Inse rting or rem ovi ng a CF m emory car d whil e the camera is on could damage the existing card or result in lo st images. 2 Open the CF memory ca r d doo r . 3 If there i s a card alread y in the camer a, remove the existing card. T o do th is, locate the lever on the bottom of the camer a under the CF memory card doo r . Slide it towa r d the center o f the camera . The card pops o ut. 4 Hold the ne w CF memory card s o that the tiny led ge on the top rear o f the card is between your fingers, the side with pi nholes faces the camera, and the ledge on the back of the c ard faces the front of th e camera. 5 Insert the card fi rmly all the way in to the camera. CAUTION The card should fit ea sily almost all the way i nto the slot. If it s top s when i t is only partially i nserted, turn the card ov er and try aga in. Do not force the card in to the camera. CF removal lever
Storing images in memory 41 6 Gently pus h the CF mem ory card all the way into the cam era. 7 Clos e th e CF m emor y card doo r . Tip If you ca nnot close the CF memory card door , you might not have inser ted the card correctly . Remo ve the card and try again. Checking the CF memory card st atus If you hav e a CF memory c ard installed in the camera, the l etters CF appea r in the s t atus LCD a nd in the status lin e of the image display . If the CF me mory card is full, â0â appe ars for the rem aining pictu re count and a red light appear s to the left of the view finder when you press the SHUTTE R button. In addition, if the image displ ay is on, the mess age CF CARD FULL app ears on the stat us line to indicate that you can not take any more p ictures. If the CF memo ry card is damaged or u nformatted, the le tters CF appear o n the status LCD and blink, and an e rror message appears on the image displ ay . T o resume taking pi ctures, try the following steps: l If you re ceive any card error indication s immediate ly after installing a new , blank C F memo ry card, the card m ight need to be formatted. l If the message CF CARD FULL appears on the ima ge display after you have succ essfully taken and stored numer ous images on the C F memory card, the CF me mory card is full. Un load
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 42 the image s to your co mputer , the n delete all images on the card or re-format it. l If you re ceive the car d error indicati ons and the c ard is formatted and is not full, the card might be damaged. Try reformatting th e card, or try a different card. Using both internal memory and a CF memory c ard If you hav e images stor ed in internal memory and y ou install a CF memory card, you can no longer acc ess the images in internal memory . Y ou have two options: l T urn the came r a off, remove th e card, and turn the c amera back on. Y ou now hav e access to imag es in inter nal memory . l Copy the i mages from inte r nal memory to the CF memory card and acce ss the imag es from the CF memory card . T o copy imag es from internal memo ry to a CF memory c ard 1 If you hav e not already already don e so, install a CF me mory card in the camera. 2 T urn on the camera. 3 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 4 T urn the dial to scroll to the Se tup icon, a nd then press the di al to open the Setup menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to Copy to CF Card , and then press the di al. Note Copying ima ges from in ternal memory to a CF memory card does not overwrite content that is already on the CF memory card. If the CF memory card do es not have enou gh room to s tore all the image s that are in in ternal memo ry , an error message appears. Either make room on th e CF memory card or turn th e camera off and repla ce the CF memory card. 6 T urn the d ial to select Ye s , a nd then pres s the dial.
Storing images in memory 43 The ima ges are copie d from internal memory to the CF memory card. Y our i mages are sti ll stored in internal memor y until yo u delete them. If you have c reated a print order for those im ages, the print order is copied to the CF mem ory card along with the image s. Formatting memory The inte rnal memory ins talled in your d igital camera is formatted at the fa ctory . Under ordin ary circumstance s, you do not need to format it . However , if the c amera does not store image s properly , you might wan t to try formatting the internal memory . CAUTION Format ting deletes everything st ored in memor y . Most CF memory cards ar e already fo rmatted when y ou buy them. However , if you b uy a CF memory c ard that has no t been formatted , you need to for mat it before you can store i mages on it. If you ins ert a new , f ormatted card in the camera a nd it doesnâ t work, try reformatting itâi t might hav e been formatted improperly . Also r eformat cards tha t were previo usly used in a dif ferent camera to o ptimize them for us e with your camera . Note Y ou can reuse a CF me mory card that i s full by formatting i t. This deletes all images and fil es from the ca r d. Y ou can al so use the De le te menu to delete one or all images from a CF mem ory card. T o format internal memory or a CF me mo ry card 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the di al twice to open the main menu . 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the Dele te icon, and the n press the di al to open the Dele te menu. 4 T urn the dial to scroll to Format Memory or , if a CF memo ry card is insta lled, scroll to Format CF Card , and then press the di al. 5 T urn the dial to select Ye s , and then pr ess the dial.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 44 When mem ory has been fo rmatted, the me ssage NO IMAGES IN ME MOR Y (or NO IMAGES ON CF CARD ) appears on the image display . CAUTION Format ting deletes everything stor ed on the CF memo ry card, in cludin g files f rom othe r devi ces such as pocke t compu ters. Make su re you ar e forma tting t he corr ect card ! If youâ re not sure, ch eck the conten ts of the card before you for mat it.
Maintaining your camera 45 Maint aining your camera Thi s chap ter de scr ibes h ow to use b atte rie s or an ac po wer adapter t o power your came ra, how to ca r e for y our camera, and how to use your camera safel y . Poweri ng your camera Y our di gital camera ca n be powered b y batteries or a n HP- approve d ac power adapter . For convenience , use batteries when you are t aking pi ctures. T o preser ve battery pow er , use an ac adapter (pu rchased separatel y) when you ar e reviewing imag es on the ima ge display for an extended peri od of time, or whe n you are transf erring im ages from the c amera to your computer . Determining if the batter ies need to be changed The batte ry icon on the st atus LCD indicate s the charge l evel of the batter ies. There are three levels of b attery charge : good, low , and empty . If the battery icon shows th at the batteries are em pty , it is time to replace th e batteries. Good Low Empty
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 46 Note When t he empty-batter y icon on the s tatus LCD begins b linking, the po wer is about to shut off. Y ou need to r eplace the batter ies before you c an take another p icture. The lif e of the batteries depends on several fa ctors. These include : l how often an d how long you use the image d isplay . l how o ft en yo u use t he f las h. l the number of picture s you take. l temperatu re conditions (operating th e camera at co lder temperature s resu lt s in shorter ba ttery life). l the type of batter y (photo-lithium bat teries have the longe st life, alkali ne have the s hortest). T o extend battery li fe: l When usi ng the camera w ith a compute r or when usin g the image di splay for ext ended period s of time, use a n ac power adapter t hat HP has app r ove d for use with your digital camera. l Limit yo ur use of the image disp lay , ex cept when us ing an ac power ada pter . l Use only batteries that are designe d for digital ca meras, su ch as photo- quality alka line, photo- lithium, or r echargeable ni ckel- metal hydri de (NiMH) b atteries, availa ble from va rious battery manu fac turer s. l If you ar e using recharg eable batteries , be sure you ful ly drain and rec harge the batter ies according t o the manufact urer â s instruc tions. l Use only batteries that are in good condi tion. Batteries that show sign s of le akage , cor rosion , or swelli ng s hould not be installe d in the came ra.
Maintaining your camera 47 Replacing the batteries The cam era uses four A A batteries. Y ou can us e photo-li thium or photo-qu ality alka line AA batter ies, or rechar geable NiMH AA batterie s. Y ou can purc hase additional batteries fro m your local camera or electronics store. Note If you ch oose to use rec hargeable batteries, you must rec harge them in a separate devi ce, outside the camer a. The batte ries do not rech arge in the camera when you connec t an ac adapte r . T o insert new batt eries 1 Make sure the camera is turne d of f. 2 T o open the batter y compartment , slide the battery compartment cov er in the dire ction of the arrow, and then l if t it. 3 Insert four ne w batteries, making sur e the / - electrodes are facing th e proper direc tion (see the diagram inside the b attery compartment ). 4 Close the battery com p artment cover by slidi ng it into plac e and then c licking it shut . CAUTION Replace a ll the batteries a t the same time. D o not replace th e batteries ind ividually or u se batteries o f different types. Always follow the instructions on the battery package when han dling or disposing of batterie s.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 48 Usin g an ac po wer ad apter T o extend the li fe of your batte ries, use an ac p ower adapter as your po wer source when connecting your camera to a computer or when usin g the image di splay for an extended per iod. CAUTION Use only an ac power adapt er that HP has appr oved for use with the ca mera. Use of any oth er adapter will void your war ranty and can damage your camera. ac power adapters are available at www .hps hopping.com ( s e le cted c oun t r ies /regions o nl y ). For ac a dapt er sp ec i f i c a tio ns , see HPâs ph oto sma r t Web s ite at w w w .hp. c om /p hoto sm a rt a nd click s uppo rt . Note An ac power adapte r provides po wer to the camera. It does no t recharge the batteries. T o connect an ac power ad apter 1 Plug the adapter into a power source ( such as a wall outlet or power st rip). 2 Connect th e round end of the adapter cab le to the came ra. Note If you want to use battery power , remove the ac adapter f rom the camera. If th e ac adapter i s connecte d to the camera, eve n if it is not connected to a pow er source, th e camera will not use battery power .
Maintaining your camera 49 Caring for your c amera and accesso ries Camera l Keep t he lens clean t o help you take sharp, clear pho tos with the best p ossible focus. Us e a dry , soft, lint-free c loth to gently wipe the l ens and status and i mage displays t o clean off any fingerpri nt s and dus t. l Wipe the outside surfaces of the camera w ith a clean, dry cloth. Ne ver use a rough cloth o r abrasive cleaners, wh ich can scratch t he camera. l Do not leav e the camera in th e sun or in a very warm locati on (for exam ple, insi de a car) for l ong periods . l If you move t he camera from a col d to a warm location o r vice versa, always allow the camera sever al minutes to adj ust to the curre nt ambient temper ature before y ou use it. Memory cards l T o avoid erasi ng data from a mem ory card or da maging the card, do not expose it to heat, moistu re, or static electri city .
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 50 Safety precautions l T o avoid the risk of electric sho ck, do not ope n the camera case or attemp t to repair the camera y ourself. Contact an authoriz ed HP Servic e Center for repair s. l Keep t he camera dry . E xposing the camera to exc essive moisture c an cause it to malfunction. l If moistu re gets inside the camera, st op using the camera immediat ely . A llow the camera to air dry comple tely before operatin g it again. l Y our di gital camera co mes with four no n-rechargea ble batteries. Do not at tempt to recharge these batteries. Do not mix old and new batter ies or batteries of different types . Follow the batter y manufacturer âs safet y instructions . l When dis posing of batter ies, follow the battery man ufacturer âs disposa l and recy cling instr uctions or the guidelin es that are recomm ended for yo ur area. Do not inci nera te or punc tur e batterie s. l Use only the HP-approved ac power adapter. Failure to do s o could da mage the came r a or c ause a fire. Use of a non-HP ac power ada pter will also v oid your came raâ s warranty .
T roubleshoot ing 51 T roubles hooting This cha pter contains info r mati on about the follo wing items: l troubles hooting l error me ssages l HP suppo r t l camera warra nty Problems and solu tions Problem Possible cau se So lution The camera does not turn on. The batteries are not functioning correctly . Check the following conditions: ⢠T he type of batteries that you have installed in the camera may not be the appropriate t ype for a digital camera. Use only four photo-quality AA lithium, alkaline, or NiMH batteries. ⢠M ake sure the bat teries are inserted correctly. T he positive and negative poles may b e reversed. ⢠T he charge in the batteries m ay be low or completely drained. Try installing new or recharged batteries. The ac adapter is not functioning correctly . Check the following conditions: ⢠T he ac power adapter is pl ugged into an electrical outlet. ⢠T here is power at the outlet. ⢠T he ac power adapter is not damaged.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 52 Y ou have an ac power adapter connected to the camera, but it is not connected to a power source. When you have an ac adapter connected to the camera, the camera does not use bat tery power even if the adapter is not connected to a power source. If you want to use battery power , disconnect the a c adapter from the camera. I f you want to use ac power , connect the ac adapter to a working electrical outlet. The camera does not resp ond when I press a butt on. The camera is off . Turn on the cam era. The cam era is connected to a computer . If the status LCD displays the letters PC , the camera but t ons do not respond. The batteries are empty . Replace the batte ries. The camera needs to be reset. Turn the camera off and then on again. Remove the batteries and reinstall them. If you are using an ac power adapter , disconnect the adapter from the camer a, remove and reinstall the batteries, and then reconnect the adapter . I replace the camera batteries frequently . Extended use of the image display consumes battery power . Unloadi ng images to yo ur computer can also consume a lot of battery power . T o extend the life of your batteries: ⢠Always use an ac adapter to power the camera when you are using the image display for a n extended period of time and when you are unloading images t o your computer. ⢠Limit your use of the image display. ⢠Do not us e ordinary alkaline batteries. Purchase higher-gra de batteries, suc h as âultra-â or âpremium-â grade alkaline or lithium batteries, or switch to rechargeable NiMH batteries. These batteries are available from various battery manufacturers. The camera turns on and consumes battery power while you carry it loose in a purse or backpack. Always carr y the camera securely in a case. Problem Possible cau se Solut ion
T roubleshoot ing 53 The NiMH batteries you are using were recharged incorrectly . Y ou must rec harge all four NiMH batteries after fully draining them f our times for t he batteries to reach their optimum capacity and performance. The w rong date and/ or time is shown. The batteries were dead or were removed from the camera for more than 10 minutes. Replace the batteries and then reset the date and time using the camera menus. T o avoid losing date and time information, replace low batteries promptly . The incorrect lang uage is set on the camera. The wrong language was selected when you started the camera the first time . Change the c amera language by using the cameraâs Setup menu. A lo ng del ay occurs af ter I press the shu tter butt on before the camera t akes a picture. The camera is still saving the last picture you took. Wait a few seconds for the camera to finish processing t he image, and then press the SHUTTE R button halfway down. When a steady green light appears next to the viewfinder , the camera is ready to take another picture. The flash is recharging. Wait until the f lash icon o n the status LCD stops blinking before t aking another flash picture. The light is low and the flash is turned off. In dim light the cam era requires a longer exposure. Ei t her hold the camera very steady until it t akes the picture; or improve the lighting conditions or use the flash. A red light appears next to the viewfinder when I press the shutter butt on. S pace in memory is insufficient f or the picture. (The status LCD shows â0â images remaining.) Make room in memory by d eleting or unloading images, or select a lower image quality setting. If you do not have a CF memo ry card installed, installing one will give you room for m ore images. If you have a CF memory c ard, remove it and see if you have room in internal memory (the status LCD shows a number other than 0), or install a new CF memory card. For more inform at ion, see âInstalling a C F memory c ard â on page 40. Problem Possible cau se So lution
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 54 The memory card that you have in t he camera is dam aged or is not form atted. Format the memory card or replace it with a new , formatted c ard. A yellow lig ht appears next to the viewfinder when I press the shutter butt on halfway down . The camera cannot find a focus because you are too close to the subject. The cam eraâ s automatic focu s range is 20 cm (~8 inches) to infinity and focuses on the object in the center of t he frame. Make sure you are not too close to the subject and t hat you have placed the subject in the m iddle of the frame. The camera cannot find a focus because the subject does not provide enough contrast for the automatic focus system. Try a dif ferent angle or c hange the lighting on your subject. Y ou can also use focus lock to set the focus on a different subject. For m ore information, see âUsing f ocus lockâ on page 9. The exposure will be longer than 1/30 second because the light is dim and t he flash has been turned off. Try t he following solutions: ⢠Use the flash. ⢠Wait for lighting condit ions to improve or turn on the lights in the room. ⢠Use a tr i pod to st eady the camera for the longer exposure. My image is blurry . Y our subject was too close to the camera lens. The cam eraâ s automatic focu s range is 20 cm (~8 inches) from the front of t he lens to infinity . F or a clear , sharp image, make sure your subject is within this range. The sub j ect wa snât centered in the frame, or the subject did not provide enough contrast for the ca mera to fo cus properly . If you do not want your subject in t he middle of the im age, or i f the subject lack s contr ast, use focus loc k to set the cameraâs automatic focus using a different subject. For m ore information, see âUsing f ocus lockâ on page 9. The subject mov ed while you took the picture. If you are photographing a moving object, try using focus lock. Y ou mov ed the camera wh i le you took the picture. Hold the camera steady as you press the SHUTTE R button, or use a tripod. Problem Possible cau se Solut ion
T roubleshoot ing 55 My image is too dark. There was not enough light. Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve, add indirect lighting, or use the flash to illuminate your subject. The flash was on, but the subject was too far away . The flash can only illuminate objects t hat are within 2.5 m (~8 f eet) of the camera. Make sure your subject is within range of the flash when you take the picture. A light shone behind the subject. Use FLASH ON to brighten the subject when there is a back light. Y our finger blocked the flash. Be sure to m ove your fingers away from the flash when y ou are ready to t ake a picture. My image is too b right. The flash provided too much light. Change the flash setting to AUTO or OFF . A natural or artificial source other t han the flash provided too much light. Try t aking the picture from a dif ferent angle. Avoid pointing the cam era directly toward a br i ght light or ref l ective sur face on a sunny day . If there is light behind your subject, use the FLASH ON setting. Y ou were too close to the subject to use the flash. Move back from the subject or set the flash to FLASH OFF and take the picture again. When I connect the camera to my computer , the soft ware says it can ât find the camera. The camera is turned off. Turn on the camera. The USB cable is not connected correctly . Make sure that the USB cable is firmly connected at both ends. The camera is connected to the computer through a USB hub and your USB hub is not compatible wi th the camera. Connect th e camera directly to a USB port on the c omputer . The camera needs to be reset. Turn the camera off and then on again. Problem Possible cau se So lution
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 56 Erro r messag es If an err or message ap pears on the im age display , try one of the foll owin g sol ution s. The computer does not recognize the camera and the automat i c image unload does not st art. The camera is not configured correc t ly for the type of computer you have. Open the Setup menu and check the PC Connect Mode sett ing: ⢠If you are using a Windows computer, m ake sure PC Connect Mode is set to Digital Camera. ⢠If you are using a Macintosh computer, m ake sure PC Connect Mode is set to Disk Drive . Y our Mac intosh computer has an older version of OS 8.6, which does not support USB mass storage. Go to th e Suppo rt section of www .apple.com and download t he USB Mass Storage S upport (versio n 1.3.5) update. The Arcsof t/ Photo Impressions application does not run when d ouble- clicked on your Macint osh computer Virtual memory not set to at least 96 MB. Activate Virtual memory in the Memory Control Panel and set to at least 96 MB. Error message Possible cause Solution BAD CF CARD! The CF memory card is damaged. Reformat the C F memory card or replace the card. BATTERIES ARE TOO LO W FOR LIV E VIEW Power in the batteries is insufficient for you to preview yo ur pictures. However , you can take pictures or review your images. Press the button to turn the image display off and use the viewfinder to fram e your pictures. Problem Possible cau se Solut ion
T roubleshoot ing 57 CF CARD REQUIRES FORMATTING The CF memor y card needs to be formatted. Format the CF memory card. INVALID DATE! Y ou set an invalid da t e, such as Februar y 31, 2002. Use the dial to set a valid date. NO IMAGES ON CF CARD Y ou att empted to view images, but no images are stored on the CF card that is in the camera. (This message appears automatically when y ou delete all images or format the CF card.) T ake a picture or press the button. If you have images stored in internal memory and you want to view th em, turn off the camera, remove the CF card, and tu rn the camera back on. For more information, see âUsing both internal memory and a CF memory cardâ on page 42. NO IMAGES IN MEMORY Y ou att empted to view images, but t here are no images store d in internal memory . (This message appears automatically when you delete all im ages or format t he cameraâ s inter nal memory .) T ake a picture or press the button. For more i nformation, s ee âS toring images in m emoryâ on page 37. NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON CF CARD Y ou att empted to copy images from int ernal memory t o a CF card, but space on the CF card is insufficient for all the images. Delete some of the images on the CF card or replace the card with one with more storage capacity . Or remove the card, delete some of the images in internal me mory , and try again. Error message Possible cause Solution
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 58 Getting a ssist ance T o help ensure trouble-free performance, your HP digital camera comes with award-winning HP Customer Care. Whether you have a question or a request for repair , HP Customer Care mak es i t fast and easy to get the assistance you need. V isi ti ng HP We b sit es HP product support Visit www .hp.com/go/support to find information for your camera model. After you enter the section tha t covers your camera model, you will be able to choose information about setting up and using your camera, downloading drivers, solving a problem, ordering, and information about the warranty . HP photosmart W eb site Visit www .hp.com/photosm art for : l T ips for using your camera more ef fectively and creatively . l HP digital camera driver updat es and software. HP assistance If you cannot find an answer to your question us ing the sites listed above, v i sit www . hp.com/cposupport/mail_support.html . From there, you can discover how to contact HP through e-ma il, phone, and other methods. V isiting relate d Web site s Links to third-party W eb sites are provided solely as a convenience to you. HP has not reviewed all of t hese third-party sites and does n ot control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their c ont ent. Thus, HP does not endorse or make any repr esent ations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obt ained from using them. If you de cide to access any of the third-party sites, you do this entirely at your own risk.
T roubleshoot ing 59 Cont acting HP Customer Support In addition to t he Web, you can contact HP by telephone or mail for support and service for your camera. Prices, availability , and hours of support are subject to change without notice. How HP can help HP's support hotline can help resolve problems with setup, i nstallation, configuration, and operation. For questions about operating systems or net work configurations, contact your point of purchase or internal support department. For help wit h non-HP ha rdware or software, please cont act the manufacturer . Before you call Please have the following information ready before you call : l serial number (found on the bottom of y our camera) l product name l date of purchase Obt aining support within the Un ited St a tes Free telephone sup port for one year Within one year of your purchase, telephone support is provided to you free o f charge. If this is a long distance call for you, long dis t ance charges will apply . Call (1) (208) 323-552 1. Our support s t af f is av ai lable from 6 A .M. to 6 P .M. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday , or 9 A.M. to 4 P .M. Saturday . After the firs t year Call (1) (208) 323-552 1. Charges are $2.50 per minut e wit h a $25.00 m aximum, charged to your phone bill. Charges begin only whe n you connect with a s upport technician. If you think your HP product may need service, call the Customer Support Center , which can help determine if service is required and direct you to a service site. Otherwise, contact the store where you purchased the product. Or visit www . hp.com/cpso-support/guide/psd/repai rhelp.html for the nearest sales and service office.
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 60 Upgraded warrant y options Y ou can select one of the following upgraded warranty options (available in the U.S. only): l S tandard Next Day Exchange l Accidental Damage Protection with Next Day Exchange Upgrade your standard factory warranty to three years with the HP SupportPack. Service coverage begins on product purchase date and the pack must be purchased within the f irst 180 days of product purc hase. HP will determine the hardware service offering based upon the outcome of system self-test programs run by the customer through the initial call t o the HP Customer Care Center . If during your tech ni cal support call it is determined that your pr oduct needs replacement, then HP will ship you this replacement product next business day free of charge. Optional Accidental Damage Protection is also available. This warranty upgrade protects against accidental breakage such as spill s, drops, or falls. Both of these warranty upgrades offer maximized uptime and productivity , the convenience of door-to-door pickup with delivery , packaging and freight prepaid by HP . For more information please visit www . hp.com/go/hpsupportpack or call (1) (888) 999-4747. Obt aining support worldwide If you need help w i th your HP product, please call the pho ne number listed below f or t he Cu s to mer Support C en ter in yo ur coun t r y /region. Telephone suppo rt is f ree for 1 year in A sia and the Sou th Pa c i f i c and 30 days in t he Middle East and A frica. For phone support in Europe, please check for the details and conditions of phone support in your coun try /region by con su l t i ng the fo llowing Web si te: www . hp.com/go/support . Alternatively , you can ask your dealer or call HP at the phone number indicat ed in this booklet. As part of our constant effort s to improve our phone support service, we adv ise you to check our Web site on a regular basis for new information regarding service features and delivery . If you think your HP product may need service, call the Customer Support Center , which can help determine if service is required and direct you to a service site. Otherwise, contact the store where you purchased the product. Or , visit www . hp.com/cpso-support/guide/psd/repai rhelp.html for the nearest sales and service office.
T roubleshoot ing 61 If the number below has changed, visit www .hp.com/cposupport/mail_support.html to check for a new one. For English support in Europe, contact 44 (0)207 512 52 02. Argentina (541 1) 4778 8380 0810 555 5520 (client es del interior) Australia 63 (3) 8877 8000 (or local (03) 8877 8000) Austria 0810 00 6080 Belgium Dutch: 32 (0)2 626 8806 French: 32 (0)2 626 8807 Brazil (1 1) 3747 7799 (Grande São Paulo) 0800 157 751 (outside Grande São Paulo) Canada 905 206 4663 (f or support during the warranty period) 877 621 4722 (for support after the warranty period) Chile 800 22 5547 (Pos t-sales Business Computing) 800 360 999 (Pos t-sales Home Computing) China 86 (10) 6564 5959 Colo mbia 9 800 919 477 Czech Republic 42 (0)2 6130 7310 Denmark 45 39 29 4099 Egypt 202 7956222 (or 7956222 local) Finla nd 358 (0)203 47 288 Franc e 33 (0)1 43 62 34 34 Germany 49 (0)180 52 58 1 43 (DM .24/min, Euro .12/min) Greece 30 1 6073 603 Guatemala 1 800 999 5305 Hong Kong 852 3002 8555 Hungary 3 6 ( 0 ) 1 3 8 2 1111 India 91 1 1 682 6035 Indone sia 62 (21) 350 3408 Ireland 353 (0)1 662 5525 Israe l 972 (0)9 952 48 48 Italy 39 02 264 10350 Korea, Republic of 82 (2) 3270 0700 (Seoul) 82-80-999-0700 (outside Se oul )
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 62 Malaysia 60 (3) 2695 2566 (Kuala Lumpur) 1 300 88 00 28 (Penang) Mexico 52 58 9922 (Mexico City) 01-800-472-6684 (outside Mexi co City) Middle Ea st/Afri ca 44 (0) 207 512 52 02 Nether lands 31 (0)20 606 8751 New Zealand 64 (9) 356 6640 Norway 47 22 1 1 6299 Peru 0 800 101 1 1 Phili ppines 63 (2) 867-3551 Poland 48 22 865 98 00 Portuga l 351 21 3176333 Puerto Rico 1 877 232 0589 Romania 40 1 315 44 42 (or local 01 3154442) Russian Federation 7 095 797 3520 (Moscow) 7 812 346 7997 (S t. Petersburg) Singa pore 65 272 5300 South Af rica 086 000 1030 (RS A) 27-1 1 258 930 1 (outside RSA) Spai n 34 902 321 123 Sweden 46 (0)8 619 2170 Switze rland 41 (0)848 80 1 1 1 1 Ta i w a n 886 (2) 2717 0055 Thail and 66 (2) 661 4000 T urkey 90 216 579 71 71 Ukraine 7 (380-44) 490-3520 United Arab Emirates 971 4 883 8454 United Kingdom (UK) 44 (0) 207 512 52 02 Ve n ez u e l a 800 47 777 (Caracas 207 8488) Vie t Na m 84 (0) 8 823 4530
T roubleshoot ing 63 Hewlett-Packard limited warranty st atem ent 1 HP warrants to you, the end-user customer , that HP hardware, accessories and supplies will be free f rom defects in materials and workmanship after the dat e of purchase, for the period specified above. If HP receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP will , at its option, either repair or replace products which prove to be defective. Replacement products may be either new or equivalent in performance to new . 2 HP warrants to y ou that HP soft ware will not fail to execute it s programming instructions after the date of purchase, for the period specified above, due t o defects in material and workmanship when properly installed and used. I f HP receives notice of such defec ts during the warranty period, HP will replace sof tware which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects. 3 HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be uninterrupted or error free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time, to repair or replace any product t o a condition as warranted, you will be entitled to a refu nd of the purchase price upon prompt return of t he product. 4 HP products may contain remanufactured part s equivalent to new in performance or may have been subject to incidental use. 5 W arranty does not apply to defects result ing from (a) improper or inadequate maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by HP , (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation out side of the published environme nt al specifications for t he product, or (e) improper site preparation or maintenance. 6 T O THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LO CAL LA W , TH E ABO VE W ARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER W ARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER WRIT TEN OR ORA L, IS EXPR ESSED OR IM PLIED AND HP SP ECIFICA LL Y DISCLAIM S ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIE S OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY , SA T I SF ACTOR Y QUALITY , AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPO SE. Some countries, st ates or prov inces do not allow limitations on the duration of an im pl ied warranty , so the above limitation or exclusion might n ot apply to y ou. This warranty gives y ou specific legal rights and you might also have other rights that vary from country to cou nt ry , state to state, or province to prov ince. 7 HPâs limited warranty is v ali d in any c ountry or locality where HP has a support presence for t his produc t and where HP has marketed this product. The level of warranty service you receive may vary according to local standards. HP will not alter form, fit or f unction of the product to m ake it operate in a country for which it was never intended to function for legal or r egul atory reas ons. 8 TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW , THE REMEDI ES IN THIS W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. HP product Duration of limited warra nty HP Photo Imaging Software ⢠1 year for hardware ⢠1 year telephone support (US and Canadaâfor all other regions see âObtaining support worldwideâ on page 60) HP photosmart 612 digital camera
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 64 EXCEPT AS INDICA TED ABO VE, IN NO EVENT W ILL HP OR ITS SUPPLI ERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DA T A OR FOR DIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT A L, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR DA T A), O R OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT , TOR T , OR OTHER WISE. Some countries, states or pr ovinces do not allow the ex clusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. 9 THE WA RRANTY TERMS CONT AINED IN THIS ST A TEMENT , EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LA WFULL Y PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDA TORY ST A TUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE T O THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT T O YOU. Hardwa re repair se rvices If you think your camer a, ADF , or XP A needs repair , firs t call the Customer Support Center , which can help determine if service is required and direct you to a service site. For more information, see âContacting HP Customer Supportâ on page 59. Otherwise, contact the store where you purchased the product. Or , visit www .hp. com/cp so-su pport/ guide/ ps d/rep airhel p.html for the nearest sales and service office. Service is free of charge during the warrant y period. Beyond the w arranty period, service will be char ged.
Appendix A: Reference 65 Appendix A: Reference This a ppendix des cribes: l the symb ols on the status L CD. l the c amer a indi cator ligh ts . l the ca mera sp ecificatio ns. Symbols on the st atus LCD Icon Meaning Batteries good Batteries low , almost time to replace Batteries empt y; suff icient pow er for a few pictures (blinking) Batteries empty; insufficient power for taking pi ctures Auto matic fl ash on Flash off Flash on
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 66 Automatic flash wit h red-eye reduction on Good photo quality Better photo quali ty Best photo quality Photo included in DPOF print order Se lf-tim er o n CF memory card in camera Digital zoom on Pictures remaining (blinking) CF m emory card error Camera connected to computer Zoom in Zoom out Icon Meaning
Appendix A: Reference 67 Camera indicator light s Indicator light State Meaning Viewfinder Green The camera has achieved th e best focus and exposure and is ready to take a photo. Y ellow The camera cannot find a focus or the exposure will take longer than 1/30 second. Red The camera cannot take a photo for one of the following reasons: ⢠internal mem ory is full ⢠the mem ory card is f ull, damaged, unformatted, or mis sing Self-timer Red â blinking The self-timer is count ing down 10 seconds and will then t ake the photo. self- timer l ight viewfin der indic ator light
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 68 Came ra spec ificat ions Sensor 2.31 megapixels, 1/2.6-inch CCD Color de pth 30-bit Resolution BEST and BETTER photo quality settings: 1792 x 1200 pixels GOOD photo quality s et ting: 592 x 400 pixels Internal memory 8 m egabytes (MB) Memory card Compact Flash T ype I; all storage sizes supported Lens system 5-element lens; F2.8; TTL auto focus; 6.8 mm (equi valent to a 43mm lens on a 35 mm conventional film camera) Zoom 2x optical zoom Digit al Zoom 2x digital zoom Shooti ng modes Single s hot Exposure control Auto exposure Aperture f/2.8 and f/8.0 Shutter speed 1.4 ms to 320 ms Focu s TTL auto focus; 20 cm (7.9 inches) to infinity Sensiti vity ISO 100 White b alance Auto Self-timer 10-second delay Vie wfinder Optical viewfinder Flash Built-in flash with range up to 2.5 meters (8.2 feet); modes: auto, auto with red-eye reduction, on, off LCD 1.8 inch color LCD with 61,600 pixels (280 x 220) ; 3x and 6x playback magnification Power 4 AA batteries (included) or optional HP-approved ac adapter Interface USB Dim ensions 1 13 mm (4.52 inches) long by 43 mm (1.72 inches) wide by 68 mm (2.72 inch es) high We igh t 186 (6.6 oz.) w i thout batteries
Index Index 69 Numerics 2x digital zoom 1 , 10 , 68 2x DIGIT AL ZOOM message 10 2x optical zoom 1 , 9 , 68 2x timer button 10 A AC power adapter 48 adapter. See AC power adapter aperture 68 Apple Macintosh. See Macintosh computer ArcSoft PhotoImpression 34 AUTO FLAS H messa ge 19 Auto Flash setting 19 AUTO ic on 19 automatic exposure 8 flash. See flas h focu s 8 , 54 unload feature 32 , 34 Automatic Image Un l oad software 32 , 34 B backlighting 20 BAD CF CARD! message 56 batteries cautions 50 charge levels 45 , 65 compartment door 2 determining replacement need 45 disposing of 50 empty 65 extending life 46 , 52 icons 45 , 65 installing 3 need replacement f requently 52 removing 47 types to use 3 , 46 using rechargeable 46 BATTE RIES ARE T OO LOW FO R LIVE VIEW message 56 battery level indicator 2 BETTER and BEST image qualities 22 blinking battery icon 46 , 65 flash icon 19 memory card icon 66 self-timer icon 67 bonus software 27 , 32 C card reader 36 caring for the c amera 49 cautions batteries 50 memory card 49 safety 50 CF (Compact Flash) memory card capacity 41 checking status 41 compartment door 2 description 6 , 37 ejector lever 2 form atting 43 indicator 2 , 39 , 66 installing 40 precautions 49 removing 40 reusing 43 using 39 , 42 CF CARD FULL message 41 CF CARD REQUIRES F ORMATTING message 57 CF ca rd. See CF (CompactFlash) memory card CF message 39 changing date and time 4 exposure and f ocus automatically 8 flash setting 20 image quality 21 language 23 PC Connect Mode 31 print orders 14 settings 19 Welcome screen 24 charge levels for batteries 45 , 65 charging batteries 46
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 70 flash 19 cleaning the camer a 49 clock 22 color depth 68 Compact Flash m emory card reader. See card reader CompactFlash (CF) mem ory card. See CF (CompactFlash) mem ory card connecting AC power adapter 48 to Macintosh computer 32 to Windows computer 27 conserving power automatically 7 , 8 using AC power adapter 13 when unloading images 28 control dial 2 , 4 Copy to CF Card 42 copying images from internal memory to memory card 42 images to Macintos h computer 33 images to Windows computer 28 print orders from int ernal m emory to memory card 43 customer s upport contacting 59 , 60 obtaining 58 Web sites 58 D date losing 22 picture was taken, wher e shown 13 setting 22 wrong one displayed 53 Date & Time menu 23 delay for self-timer 68 Delete menu 5 , 16 deleting contents of memor y 43 images from memory 16 Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) file 14 digital zoom button and indicator 2 , 66 description 1 using 10 dimensions of camera 68 disposing of materials 50 downloading images pausing 29 to Macintosh computer 33 to Windows computer 28 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) file 14 , 15 driver updates 58 E empty battery icon 46 , 65 enlarging images 17 Exit menu 5 exiting camera menus 5 exposures automatic 8 control 68 using shutter button 9 extending battery life 46 , 52 F fill flash 20 flash button 2 , 20 fill 20 icons 19 , 65 location 2 provided too m uch light 55 range 55 recharging 19 , 20 setting indicator 2 setting off 20 using 19 FLASH CHARGING message 19 flash memory . See CF (CompactFlash) memory card FLASH O N and FLASH OFF m essages 20 focu sing automatically 8 locking 9 form atting CF (CompactFlash) mem ory card 43 memory 43 framing images using image display 8 using optical and digital zoom 9 using viewfinder 7 when precision is important 8 fu ll memo ry 39 G GOOD image quality 21 green light next to viewfinder 67 groups, using self-timer for 10
Index 71 H help. See customer support HOLD ST EADY message 20 holding the camera 7 HP photosmart Web site 58 HP product support Web site 58 HP Quick Reference- Photo Imaging icon 29 HP SupportPack 60 I icons AUTO FLAS H 19 battery 45 , 65 flash 19 , 65 FLASH O N and FLASH OF F 20 HP Quick Reference-Photo Imaging 29 image quality 66 on status LCD 65 print order 13 , 66 RED-EYE 20 self-timer 66 image display 8 image number, where shown 13 image quality changing 21 effect on mem ory 38 GOOD, BETTE R, and BEST 22 icons 66 important notes 21 indicators 2 , 13, 21 most memory-e fficient 21 resolutions 21 images 0 remaining 53 blurry, dark, or bright 54 changing quality 21 copying from internal memory to memory card 42 deleting 16 determining stored capa city 38 fram ing 7 , 8 intended for cropping and enlarging using image editing software 22 intended for e-mail 21 intended for Internet 21 intended for small printing 22 magnifying 17 making appear close r 10 printing 15 , 25 remaining 2 , 53 sharing 25 storing 37 transferring 25 unloading to Macintosh computer 33 unloading to Windows co mputer 28 unloading without using software 35 viewing 5 , 13 viewing thumbnails 17 See also pictures increasing memory 53 indicators battery level 2 digital zoom 2 , 66 flas h 20 flash setting 2 image quality 2 , 21 images remaining 2 , 66 memory card 2 , 39, 66 print order 66 red-eye reduction 66 self-timer 2 , 11 , 67 viewfinder 67 inserting batteries 3 installing batteries 3 , 47 bonus software 32 memory card 40 software on Macintosh computer 32 software on Windows computer 27 wrist strap 3 INVALID DATE! message 57 L language changing 23 wrong one displayed 53 LCD specifications 68 lens location 2 specifications 68 lighting flash settings 20 when low 54 lights. See indicators locking the focus 9 low lighting 54 M Macintosh computer bonus software 32 connecting camera to 32 disabling automatic unload f eat ure 34
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 72 downloading images 33 installing software 32 system require ments 31 tips for unloading to 34 unloading images 33 , 35 using camera with 31 Web site 56 magnification for playback 68 Magnify menu 5 , 18 magnifying images 17 main menu 5 maintaining the camera 49 memory CF (CompactF l ash) card 6 deleting contents 43 deleting images 16 effect of image quality 38 full 39 increasing 53 insufficient 53 internal with camera 6 most efficient image quality 21 required for images 38 requirements for M acintosh computer 31 requirements for Wi ndows computer 26 specifications 68 storing images 37 using with memory card 42 MEMORY F ULL message 39 menus choosing language 4 Copy to CF Card 42 Date & Ti me 23 Delete 5 , 16 Exit 5 exiting without making a sel ection 5 Magnify 5 , 18 main 5 navigating 5 PC Connect Mode 31 Print (D POF) 5 , 15 selecting 5 Setup 5 View Thumbnails 5 , 17 Welcome Screen 24 messages, e rror 56 modes flash 19 image quality 21 PC Connect 31 shooting 68 mount for tripod 2 N NO I MAGES IN ME MORY mess age 44 , 57 NO IMAGES ON CF CARD message 44 , 57 NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON CF CARD message 57 O optical zoom 1 , 9 , 68 P parts of camer a 1 pausing while unloading images 29 PC Connect Mode 31 phone numbers for support 59 , 60 photographs. See images; pictures pictures date taken, where shown 13 focusing and adjusting ex posure 8 fram ing 8 holding the camera 7 previewing 8 remaining indicator 66 settings for light conditions 20 taki ng 7 using optical and digital zoom 9 using the flash 19 See also images playback magnification 68 playback menu. See mai n menu posed groups, using self-timer for 10 power conserving 7 , 8 , 13, 28, 45 specifications 68 power adapter. See AC power adapter power switch 2 powering the camera 45 previewing. See vi ewi ng Print (D POF) menu 5 , 15 print orders adding 14 copying from internal memory to memory card 43 creating and editing 14 indicator 66 where shown 13 printing from a m emory card 25 , 36
Index 73 images 15 , 25 without a computer 36 problems, troubleshooting 51 purchasing AC power adapter 48 card reader 36 HP SupportPack 60 Q quality of images changing 21 effect on mem ory 38 good, better, and bes t 21 R range for automatic focus 54 for f lash 55 recharging batteries 46 flash 19 , 20 red light next to viewfi nder 53 , 67 RED-EYE message 20 red-eye reduction 20 , 66 reformatting memory card 43 remaining numbe r of pictures 2 , 13 removing batteries 47 contents of memor y 43 images from memory 16 memory card 40 repair services 64 replacing batteries 3 , 47 camera 60 memory card 40 needed too frequently for batt eries 52 requirements AC power adapter 48 batteries 47 Macintosh computer 31 memory card s 40 Windows computer 26 resetting the camera 52 resolutions image quality 21 specifications 68 response, none from camera 52 reusing CF m emory card 43 S safety precautions 50 sales and service offices 64 saved images, viewing 13 saving images using card reader 36 memory th rough image quality 21 self-timer blinking icon 67 button and indicator 2 , 11, 67 canceling 11 delay 68 icon 66 using 10 setting up the camer a 3 , 4 Setup menu 5 sharing images 25 shooting modes 68 shutter button location 2 red light appears 53 using to set focus and exposure 9 yellow light appears 54 shutter speed 68 slot for m emory card 6 software bonus 27 , 32 cannot find camera 55 image unload 32 installing on Macintosh c omputer 32 installing on Windows computer 27 obtaining updates 58 USB Mass Storage Support 56 warranty 63 specifications AC power adapter 48 camera 68 speed of shutter 68 status battery 45 CF (CompactFlash) mem ory card 41 status LCD location 2 symbols 65 status line 13 stopping self-timer 11 stored images, viewing 13 storing images determining possible number 38 in memory 37 strobe. See fl ash support, customer 58 SupportPack 60
HP photosmart 612 User Guide 74 T taking pictures 7 telephone numbers for support 59 , 60 third-party Web sites 58 thumbnails, viewing 17 time losing 22 setting 22 wrong one displayed 53 time r. See self-timer transferring images. Se e unloading images tripod mount 2 troubleshooting problems 51 U unloading images description 25 pausing 29 to Macintosh computer 33 to Windows computer 28 without using software 35 updates for drivers 58 USB Macintosh connection 32 Mass Storage S upport software 56 Windows connection 27 Windows NT 4.0 connection 29 V versions of software, obtaining 58 View Thumbnails menu 5 , 17 viewfinder green light next to 67 indicator light 2 , 67 red light next to 53 , 67 using 7 yellow light next to 54 , 67 viewing images using card reader 36 images using image display 5 stored images 13 thumbnails 17 W warranty information 60 , 63 Web sites AC power adapter 48 camera 25 , 58 downloading Macintosh sof tware 56 HP assistance 58 HP photosmart 58 HP product support 58 HP SupportPack 60 purchasing card r eaders 36 sales and service 64 sales and service offices 59 , 60 third parties 58 worldwide support details 60 weight of camera 68 Welcome screen 24 Windows computer bonus software 27 connecting camera to 27 downloading images 28 installing software 27 system require ments 26 unloading images 28 , 35 using camera with 26 using camera wit h NT 4.0 29 wrist strap, attaching 3 Y yellow light next to viewf i nder 67 Z zoom indicator 2 zooming 7 , 9 , 10
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