HP PhotoSmart 812 User Manual
user's manual hp photosmart 812 digital camera
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5 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1-Getting st a rted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cam era Pa rt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Attac hing the wrist str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Instal ling the b atteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 In stallin g the m emory c ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tu rning on po wer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ch oosin g t he langu age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sett i ng the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 In stalling the soft ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2-T aking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tak ing s till pict ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Focu s lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 In stant Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rec ord in g video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tak ing s elf-timer pictu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rec ord in g audi o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Op tical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Digi tal z oom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using Macro se tting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using flash settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Unde rstandin g sle e p and sh utdo wn . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Man aging ba tteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rec hargin g ba tteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Po wer/Me mory l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 hp photosmar t 8 12 userâs manual 3-Managing image s in the camera . . . . . . . . . . 29 Viewin g images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pla y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Magn ify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 4-Usin g HP Inst a n t Sh are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using HP Insta n t Share to Print Pic ture s . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the HP I nstant S hare E-mail Service . . . . . . . . 38 Add ing e- mail add res ses to y ou r ca mera . . . . . 38 Sel ecting images to be e-mailed . . . . . . . . . . . 40 5-Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Con nectin g to a comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Con nectin g to a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Con nectin g to a televis ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Con nectin g to the HP c amera dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Unlo ading image s to a compute r using the dock 46 Printing images u sing th e doc k . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Display ing images o n a TV usin g the doc k . . . . 47 6-Adjusting camer a settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setting still imag e quality l evel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setting automatic audio r ecord in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adjus ting ca mera sound s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cha n g ing date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ch angi ng th e USB c onfi gura tion set tin g . . . . . . . . . 52 Ch angi ng th e TV c onfi gur ati on set ting . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cha n g ing th e languag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Exiting setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7 7-T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Probl ems and solu tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Erro r messa ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Gettin g assista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Finding help o n the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Con tactin g HP Cus tom er Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Hard ware re pair serv ices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Obtaining support in the Unit e d Sta tes . . . . . . . 69 Obtainin g su ppor t wor ldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Hewlett-Pack ard limited w arranty state ment . . . . . . . 7 3 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Came ra sp ecifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8 hp photosmar t 8 12 userâs manual
1-Getting starte d 9 Ge t ti ng st art ed The HP P hot os ma r t 8 12 d igi t al c am era i s a c omp a ct 4 M eg a - p i x el came r a w ith a 3 x o ptical z oom . This camer a has a n e xc i ting ne w featur e ca lled HP I nst ant Sh ar e tech nolo g y . Y ou can use the Sha r e menu t o sele ct im ages th at yo u w a nt to pr int or e-mail . T hen , y ou au to mat icall y e- m ail or p r int y our selected p ictures w h en you con nect to yo u r computer . Y ou can b ypass t he computer alto gether and print y our sele ct e d p ictur es dir ectl y on ce rtain HP pr inter s. Y o u can also vi e w sli de sh ow s of yo ur p ictur es on y o ur t ele v isi on . Y ou ca n enhance y our e x per ience b y pur chasing an HP Photosma rt cam er a dock 8881. The cam er a do ck allow s y o u to eas ily do wnlo ad i mages to a computer , send i mages to a pr i nter or television, charge the ba tter ies, a nd pro vide a con v e ni ent home f or y our camer a . NO TE A camer a dock inse rt is incl uded in y our camer a bo x. T his insert allo w s y ou t o u se the optional c amer a dock with y our came r a . DO NO T discar d it . Instruc t i on s f or its use ar e in clud ed wi th the ca mer a dock that y ou can purchase separately . 1
10 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l Camer a P art s # Name Des cr ipti on 1O N / O F F bu tton T ur ns th e came r a po w er o n an d off 2S h u t t e r b utto n F oc u ses and l oc ks th e e xposu r e o f the c amer a when pressed h al fwa y do wn, and takes the pictu r e whe n pr es sed all t he w a y d ow n 3 Capt ur e M ode selec tor Sets the camer a mode to St i ll , Self- Ti mer , or Vi d e o mo de 4 S peak er Pr o vi des came r a sou nd s an d pla ys re c o rd e d a u d i o 5 Micr ophon e Records audio cl ip s 5 6 7 8 11 1 2 3 4 9 10
1-Getting starte d 11 6S e l f - T i m e r lig ht Bl ink s r e d during Sel f - Timer mode un til pi ctu r e is t ak en 7 Opti cal V ie w f inder All o ws yo u to f r ame t he sub jec t of the p ic tur e 8 F las h Pr o vides flash i llum inat ion 9U S B / T V connect or Allo ws y ou to connec t a USB ca ble or an opti on al TV ca ble to th e came r a 10 P ow er adapt er connector All o ws y o u to co nnect an HP A C pow e r adapter to the c amera to operat e t he c amer a without bat ter ies, or to char ge optional r e chargeabl e bat ter ies 11 Zoom l ens 3 x optical z oom lens al lo ws you t o take teleph o t o and wide -ang le pi ctures # Name De sc r ipti on
12 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l # Name Desc rip tion 12 Di splay P r ov id es menu i nfor mation to operate the ca mer a. Y ou c an also pr e v i e w the p ic tur e be fo r e tak ing it and r e v ie w it afte r w ar ds 13 Opti cal V ie w f inder All o ws yo u t o f r ame the sub jec t of the p ictur e 14 Vi e wf in der l igh ts Soli d gr een lig ht ind ica tes the came r a is in f oc u s and r ead y . Soli d r ed li ght ind ica tes th e came r a is cap tur ing a v i deo c l ip 15 F la sh butto n Selec ts the Fl a s h setting . T he cu rr en t setting i s sh o wn by the ligh ts abo ve this b utton (No lig ht indica tes Au to Fl a s h ) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 23 24
1-Getting starte d 13 16 F lash Of f light Amber light on when the cam er a is set to Fl a s h O f f 17 A uto w ith R ed - eye li ght Am ber l igh t on w hen the camer a is set t o Au to wi th Re d - Eye re d u c t i on 18 F lash On light Amber light on when t he camera is set to Fl a s h O n 19 M ac ro li ght Amber light on when t he cam er a is set to Macro Focus 20 Ma c r o button Sel ects/ deselec ts Macr o F oc us se t tin g (f or takin g c los e - up pic t u r e s ) 21 Z o om Out button Z o oms the l ens to wide a ngle po sition 22 Zo o m I n but ton Z o oms the lens to telep h oto po sition 23 D i s p l a y but ton T urns th e Displa y and Li v e V i ew on an d off 24 4 - w a y Contr o ller wi th OK but ton All o ws you to mo ve th r o ugh me nus an d pi ct ur es , and th en selec t choic es 25 M e nu bu t t on T ur ns the Main m enu , sho wn o n the Disp la y , on a nd off 26 S h a r e button T urns HP I nst an t Shar e me nu o n an d off # Name Des cr ipti on
14 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l # Name Des cr ipti on 27 Thre e c olo r Po w e r / Me mo ry li gh t G r een âcame r a is on Amber âr ead ing f r om or wr it ing to me mo ry car d Re d âcame r a has ins uff ic i en t po w er and is sh utting do wn 28 W ri s t s t ra p m o u n t W ri s t s t ra p a t t a c h m e n t 29 M e mory car d door Allo ws a ccess t o ins ert or r emo ve the memor y ca r d 30 Bat tery do or Allows access to the b atteries 31 Camera dock connector Connec ts the came r a to the optional c amer a dock 32 Dock c onnector plug Pr ote c ts t he dock conne c tor when came r a is no t in camer a dock 3 3 T r ipod moun t Allo ws tr ipod mo u n ting 28 27 29 31 32 30 33
1-Getting starte d 15 Setu p At tac hin g th e wrist s trap A t t ac h the w ris t str a p as sh ow n in t he illu str ati on . NO TE It is ea si est t o ins tall t he w r ist str a p b y insertin g it f r om the b otto m. Insta lling t he bat teri es 1 Open the Battery Door on the bo t t om o f the came r a. 2 Inse rt the batte ri es a ccor d ing to t he m ar kin gs o n th e met al con tacts l ocated o n the d o or . Insta lling t he memor y card 1 W ith the camer a off , o pen the Mem o r y Ca r d Door b y slid ing it in t h e d i re c t i o n o f t h e a rrow . 2 Insert t he memor y car d . 3 Close and en sur e that the Me m or y Car d Door is lat ched . T o e jec t t he car d , m ak e su r e th e cam era is of f , a nd th en push the ca r d in to spring it fr om th e camer a.
16 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l T u rning on po w e r When y ou pr ess the ON/OFF but ton, the len s extend s, the Displ a y tur ns on br ie fl y , an d the Po w e r / Memo r y light c omes on gr e en . NO TE If the l igh t come s on r ed , the batte r ies ar e v ery l o w . Choos ing the lang ua g e 1 Ch oos e y our lan guag e b y sc r ol ling w ith the Up/Do wn a r r o ws on t he Contr ol ler . 2 Pr es s OK i n the c en ter of the Contr ol ler to s el e c t the hi ghli ghte d lan gua ge . Set ting t he da te and time 1 Adjust the value s of the h ighl ig hted sele ction by usi ng the Up/Dow n a rrow s o n t h e Co nt r ol l er . 2 Pr es s the Le ft/R igh t arr o ws on th e Contr ol ler to m ov e to the oth e r se ctions and r e pe at s teps o n e and two u n til the co r r ect d ate an d time ar e s et . 3 Pr es s OK when the pr op er v al ues are en t er e d . ON/OFF
1-Getting starte d 17 Installing t he softwar e Y o ur H P Phot os mart 8 12 came r a so ftw ar e al lo w s y ou t o unload images f r om the c amera , vie w them, pr i nt them , and e- mai l them. It also allows you to con f ig ure the Sh ar e me n u on the c ame r a. NO TE F or Windo ws compute rs, the H P Phot o Im agi n g soft w a r e nee ds at least Internet Expl o r er 5 .0 (Ser vice P ack 2) i n or der to f un ction pr op er ly . Win d o ws 1 I ns e rt t he H P P ho to s ma r t 81 2 C D i nt o t he C D - ROM d rive of y our computer . The in stallat ion window automatic ally appea rs . NO TE If th e i nsta llat i o n window does not app ear , click St a rt , and then click Run . T ype X:\ Setu p. exe , w her e X is the le tter o f y our CD-RO M dr iv e . 2 Click Next , an d t hen f ollo w th e o n-s cr een in str uc tio ns to in stal l the soft war e . T o inst all an y b onu s so ft w ar e y ou m a y hav e: 1 Click Start , click Run , an d in th e Open box , t y p e X:\Bo nus\setu p.exe (wher e X is the dri ve letter of y our CD- R O M dri ve) . 2 Click OK , an d then follow th e o n- scr e en i nstru ction s to in stal l the bonus soft war e.
18 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l Maci nt os h 1 In sert the HP P hotosmart 812 CD i n to your c omputer â s CD -R O M dr i v e . 2 Dou ble-c lic k t he CD ico n on t he de skt op . 3 Doubl e- click the appropr iate la nguage fold e r , and th en double -click the in staller icon. 4 F ollow t he in structions on the screen to i nsta ll the soft war e . Befor e y o u can unl oad i mages fr om the c amera to a Macintosh computer , yo u mus t ch ange the USB conf igur ation setting on the c ame r a. 1 Select US B Co nfigu r at ion fr om th e Setup menu on t he came r a . 2 Select Disk Dr i v e , an d the n pr es s OK . T o inst all an y bon us s oftw ar e y ou may ha v e: 1 Dou ble-c lic k t he Bon u s fo lde r ic on. 2 Dou ble-c lic k t he ins t alle r i con f or the b onus soft war e. 3 F ollow the on-screen i n str uct ions to i nsta ll the soft war e.
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 1 9 Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s T akin g sti ll p ic tures Y ou ca n take a p ictur e an y time the camer a is on , no m atter w hat is s how ing o n t he Displ a y . T o tak e still p ic tur es: 1 Select Sti l l on t he Capt ur e Mode se lect or . 2 F rame the s ubj ec t y o u w a nt to photogr aph using the opt i ca l vi ew fi n d e r . 3 Ho ldin g the came r a stea d y , pr ess the S h utter bu t ton all the wa y do wn to ca ptur e a pi ct ur e q uic kl y . The Sh utter button a lso c ontr ol s audio r e cor d ing. (Se e Re co rd i ng Audio la ter in this ch apter .) T o ac hie ve bes t f oc us in lo w li ght co nditio ns, se cu r e the ca m e r a t o a tr ipod an d mak e sur e the f o c us ar ea has suf f ic ie nt con tr as t . NO TE If t he g r e en Vie w fi n d e r l ight is blinking , th er e is an er ror in the ca mer a a nd an er r o r mess age sh o ws on the Disp lay ( R efer t o Chapter 5 f or tr oubles hooting hel p .) F o cus lo ck Fo c u s L o c k all ow s y ou t o f oc us o n a su b jec t th at is n ot in t he cen ter o f th e imag e . It is also u sef ul to v e r ify tha t y our imag e is i n focu s b efore ta k i ng th e p ict ure. T o us e Focus Lo ck : 1 Pr ess th e Shu t te r b ut t on h a l f way d own t o l oc k t he e x p os u re and foc us. When e xpos ur e a nd foc us lo ck , the g r een Vie w fi n d e r lig ht comes on soli d. 2 ON/OFF
20 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l 2 When expos ur e and focus ar e lock e d, and you continue to hold the Sh ut t er bu t t o n h a l f wa y d ow n, y o u c a n re - f ram e o r adjust y our subject f or pr oper posi tioni ng . 3 Pr es s the Sh utter but ton all t he w ay do wn unt il y ou hear a click an d see the im age on th e Displ ay in Ins t ant R e v ie w . Ins tant Re vie w After yo u take a pict ure , the Displa y aut oma tical ly sho ws the ima ge for sev er a l se conds. A bli nkin g micr op hone a nd the coun ter appea r at the top of the Disp la y if audio i s bei ng re c o rd e d d u ri ng Instan t Re v iew . A f t er a vi de o cl ip is r ecor ded , the Di spla y sho ws the f ir st f r ame o f the clip . Record ing vi deo c li ps T o r eco r d a v ide o c lip w it h a udi o f o r up to 60 seconds: 1 Select Video on the Capt ur e Mode se lect or . 2 F r ame the sub jec t that y o u w ant t o re c o rd. 3 T o st a r t vi d e o re c o rd i n g, pre s s t h e Shu t t er but ton all t h e w a y down and r ele ase i t . The red Vi ew fi n d e r ligh t come s o n and a sho rt bee p sou nds . 4 T o s t o p re c o rd i n g, p re s s t h e S h utter butt on all th e wa y do wn ag ain. A click sou nds an d the r ed View f i nd e r lig ht tur ns off . T he came r a a ut oma ticall y sto ps r ecor d ing whe n the ma x i mum cl ip l eng t h of 6 0 se cond s is r e ache d or t he memor y c ar d is full . NO TE V ideo files can be very lar ge an d use a lot of space on the memor y car d. ON /OFF
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 1 T akin g self- tim er pi c tur es In Sel f - T ime r mode , the cam er a lo cks au t oma ti c e xpos u r e and f oc us an d the n ta k es the picture 1 0 se cond s later . T o use Se lf - Timer mode: 1 S e cu re t h e c a m e ra to a t ri p o d o r set it on a stable su rf ace. 2 Select Self- T i mer on the Captur e Mode selec tor . 3 F rame t he subject y ou w a nt to photogr aph, then pr ess t he Shutter but ton all th e w ay do wn . The Se lf - T im er light o n the fr ont of the c amer a as w e ll as the r ed View fi n d e r lig h t on t he bac k blinks f or 10 secon ds be f or e the p ictu r e is tak en . R ecor ding au di o T o r e cor d audio w ith stil l p ict ur es, you m ust first turn on Audio Re co rd in t he Setup me nu (t he came r a is shi pped w ith Audio Re co rd tur ned o ff) . See â Ad ju sting camer a setting s â on page 4 9 . T o re c o rd a u d io wi t h a p ic t u re : 1 Pr ess th e Shu t te r b utton h alf- wa y do wn to beg in audio r eco r ding (f oc us an d e xposu r e also l ock). 2 Pr es s the Sh ut ter butt on al l the way down to tak e th e pictu r e. 3 Co nti nue t o hol d th e S h utter bu t ton dow n unti l you a r e f i ni shed rec o rdin g audio (up to 30 secon ds or un til th e memor y card is f u ll ). NO TE A m i cr ophone ap pea r s on the Dis pla y an d bl inks wh i l e re c ord i n g a u d io. ON/ OFF
22 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Usin g Li v e Vie w Y ou can use th e Di spl a y as a vi e wfin der b y p r es sing th e Displ a y butto n to tur n it o n. In Live View , th e foll o wing icon s pr ov id e i nformat ion ab out cu rre n t c a m e ra s e t t i n g s . # IC ON Fu n c t i o n 1 or Disp la y s th e quality setting f or the curr e nt image Sho ws the camer a is s et to Vid e o mode 2 Counts audio or vi d eo r e cor ding 3 Ap pear s wh en an a udi o c lip is r ecor de d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 23 Using Z oom O ptical zoom Pr ess th e Z oom bu tto ns t o m o ve th e lens bet w een wide ang le and teleph o to pos ition s (1 to 3 x) . Dig ital z oom To u s e Digita l z oom : 1 Pr ess th e Dis p l ay button to tur n on Live Vi e w . 4 Appe ars when the ca mer a is set to Self- Ti mer mo de and bl inks dur in g countdo wn 5 Sho w s cu rr ent f lash se tting if ot her than Auto 6 Appe ars when the ca mer a is set to Mac r o 7 D isplays the bat ter y co ndit ion 8 Di gita l cr op Di spla ys the bounda r ies of the pi cture t aken in Dig ital Z o om sett ing 9 Fo c u s re g i o n T w o b r ack et s f r ame t he su bj ec t th e ca mer a is f oc u sing on . T he br ac ke ts ar e gr een w hen the Shutte r button i s pr es sed h alf w ay down and t he im age is in f ocus. The br ackets a r e re d i f t h e c a m e ra i s u n a b l e t o fo cu s . 10 I nfo l i ne Ap pe a r s fo r t wo se c on d s wit h an e x plan ation wh en a cam er a set t ing i s change d. It also disp la y s er ror messag es . 11 Pi c t u re s r emaining Di spla ys the nu mber of r ema ini ng pic tur es or r ecor ding time r emaining f or vi deo clip s. # ICON Fu n c t i o n
2 4 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual 2 Pr es s the Zoo m i n but ton t o opt ically z o om t o t he max imum posi tion . 3 Re le a se t he Zo o m i n bu tton an d th en p r ess it aga in and hold it until you r e ach the d esired si z e ( Digit al zoom goes fr om 1.2x to 7x) . A red cr opping fr am e appea rs in the Displ a y sho w ing th e r e gi on being captur ed . To t u r n Digita l z oom off , press the Zoom out bu tton until z oomin g st ops , an d the n r elea se t he bu tton . Us in g Digita l z oom r esul ts in l o w er r es olu ti on an d th er e f or e smal ler f ile si z es t hat ar e go od f or e-mailin g o r pos ting t o the We b . NO TE Digi t al z oom do e s no t work wi th Vi d e o mode. Usin g M ac ro s et tin g The Macr o se tting butto n mo ve s betw een Nor mal an d Macr o fo cu s set tings. Us e the Ma c r o s etting f or ta king clos e -up pict ures. Setting Lig ht Des cr ipti on No rma l Non e Auto focus i s li m ite d to a r an ge of 0 . 5 m to inf init y (d ef ault setting) . M ac r o Amber macr o l ight i s on when t he camer a is set to Mac r o . The focus ran ge i s li mi ted to <0 .7 m.
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 5 U sing flash se t tings W hen the cam er a is o n , the Fl a s h is au toma tica ll y set to Aut o . T o c hang e th e setting , pr ess the Fl a s h button. The Fl a s h setting b utt on m o v es thr ough the fl ash s ettings in the fol l owin g ord er . Und erstan d in g sleep and shutdo wn In Sl eep st ate , the came r a is stil l on , b ut the Displ a y is s hut dow n to con ser v e pow er . The cam era go es into Sleep st at e w he n: z There has be en no m enu ac t i vi t y for on e mi nu te. Set tin g Lig ht Desc rip tion Aut o None The ca mer a measu r es light and f las hes if necessar y . F la sh o ff T he came r a w ill n ot f la sh . U se this setting wh en you do no t wan t a fl a s h ( s uc h as br ight conditi on s or distant ob jects). Au to wi t h Re d -E ye The c amer a m easures l i ght and f lash es with re d -e ye re d u c t io n i f n e c e s s a r y . F lash On The ca mer a alwa ys flashes, c al led âf i ll - fl ash â . Use this setting w it h br igh t bac k - li gh ting .
2 6 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual z T he ba tter ie s ar e lo w and you try to tu rn o n Li v e Vi e w . T he Displ a y shu ts o ff an d e x its an y me nus in ope r ati on . NO TE To w a k e t h e c a m e r a f r o m Sl eep , pr ess any button. Du r in g normal operation, the c am e r a shuts dow n wh en: z Yo u p r e s s t h e On/Of f button. z The camer a no longer has suff ic ient pow er to op er ate . The Po w e r / M e m o r y l ight blin ks w i th a fast bl ink ing red light a nd t he ca mer a shu ts o ff . z T he cam er a ha s been inac tiv e f or si x min u tes . Manag ing batt er ies T he f ollo win g batte r y l e ve ls ar e d ispla ye d du rin g Li v e Vi e w an d Pl ayb a ck a nd when t h e cam e ra is connected to a computer or pr i nter . Lev el Ico n De sc r ipti on F ull Ba tter ie s hav e >1 /3 lif e r emain ing G o o d B a t t e ri e s h a ve < 1 / 3 l i fe re m a i n i n g Lo w Bat ter y lo w and ca mer a will shut do wn so on . L iv e Vie w i s d isabl ed . Deplet ed âB link ingâ batt ery is empty and the camer a shuts do w n. A C po w er Non e C ame r a is po w er ed b y A C.
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 7 Th e camera uses t w o AA bat ter ies, pr efer ably li t hi um-i r on dis ulfide . These a r e t yp ica lly call ed Photo Lith ium b at t er ies. To e x t e n d b a t t e r y l i f e : z Us e the Optical View fi n d e r to take pictu r e s r at her t han Live Vie w . z U se e ith er an HP A C a dap te r o r H P cam er a d ock whe n unload ing p ictur es to y our computer or connecting to a pr i nter or T V . z Tu r n t h e Dis p l a y o ff du r ing a pau se in p ic tur e t akin g b y pr ess in g the Dis pla y butt on . z Use Au to F l as h ra t h e r t ha n Fl a s h O n ( f il l fla s h) , un less ne eded . z A v oi d z o om ing in and o ut unnecessa r il y . Rec hargin g bat teries Y our ca mer a can c har ge r ech ar gea ble ba tter i es in the camer a . T o recharge Ni-MH or Ni- Cd bat ter ies, u se either the optional HP A C a dapter or the optional HP P h otosma rt ca mer a dock 8881. 1 T u r n t h e c a m e ra of f ( t h e c a m e ra ch a rg e s o n ly d u ri n g t h e Sleep s ta te or w h il e it is off ) . 2 P lug i n the HP A C adapter or place t he cam er a i n the H P camer a dock . 3 T he P o w er/ Memo ry li gh t b links a sl o w gr een li gh t w hile th e bat ter ies char ge . When the batt er ies ar e fully c h ar ged, the light i s off . NO TE Ba ttery c har ging is sl ow (tr ic kle c har ging) and ca n ta k e 1 5 hours to cha r ge fu lly .
28 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual P o w e r/M em or y li gh t The P o w er/ Mem ory li ght ind ica tes po w er an d me mo r y s tatu s . State Indication Solid green Camer a is on. Slo w blinking g r een C amer a is in Sl eep state or o f f and c har ging batte r ie s . F as t blinkin g r ed C amer a ha s insuff ic ie nt po we r and is shut ti n g do wn. A m b er C amer a is r eading f r om or wr iting to the memor y car d. Off C amer a is of f .
3-M anagi ng i mages in the camera 29 Ma nag ing image s i n th e c a me r a Vie win g im a ges T o r ev ie w pic tu r es you hav e tak en , pr ess the OK but to n with the Disp lay off or f r om Li ve Vi e w . T he la st p ict ur e t ak en a ppea rs o n the Displa y . # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 D i spl ays fo r firs t fe w s e co nd s to al low y o u t o scr oll thr ough other pictur es y ou hav e taken . 2 or In dica te s ima ge ha s an audi o cl ip I n dica te s image is a v ideo clip 3 5 of 14 Im age number of total number of ima ges 3 1 2 3
30 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l W h e n yo u p re s s th e ri g h t a rro w whil e v ie wing th e last imag e , a scr e en appe ars s ho wing th e ca mer a stat u s. The first image appea rs if you p re ss t h e rig h t a rrow a g a i n. T o tu r n the Displ ay off aft e r r e vie w in g pi ct ur es, pr ess OK or the Displ a y butto n . Ma i n me nu Pr essing the Men u bu tto n disp lay s the Main menu . Us e th e Up/Do wn ar r o ws t o hi ghlig ht the m enu op ti ons on th e lef t o f the Di spla y . H i ghli ght y o ur ch o ice an d pr ess th e OK bu t ton to sele ct it. Pr ess the Me n u b utt on a gain t o e x it th e me nu an d r etur n to v ie win g imag es . 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 9 10 8 11
3-M anagi ng i mages in the camer a 31 # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 or P la y s an au dio clip Pl ays a vid e o cl i p 2 Del etes the c ur r en t image , all images , or f or mat s the memor y ca r d 3 Magnif ie s the dis pla y ed ima ge 4 M anua lly r o tates d isp la y e d imag e 5 All o ws y ou to adj ust cam er a se ttings 6 Sh o w s ba tt e ry c on d iti o n 7 S ho ws t he c u r r en t im age nu mbe r fr om the tota l number on the m emory car d 8 date / time Sho w s the date an d time tha t the c u r r ent image was t a ken 9 or âV isible if the cu r r ent image ha s an audi o cl ip at ta ched to i t âV isible if t he cur r e n t imag e is a v id e o c lip 10 S ho ws the qual it y for the curr ent i mage , blank if imag e is a v id eo clip 11 or âV isible if t he cu r r ent image is se lec ted f or pr i nti ng âV isible if t he cu r r ent image is se lec ted f or e- m ai l o r o t h e r e -s er v i ce .
3 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Pl a y Selectin g this op tio n in the Main menu c au ses the c amer a to play e ither a v ide o c lip o r an a udi o c lip tha t is atta ched to a st il l ima ge. If t her e is n o a udi o clip or v ideo clip , y ou ca nnot select this option . Yo u c a n a d j u s t t h e v o l u m e b y pr ess ing th e Up/ Down arr o ws whi le t he cl ip is pla ye d. T o st op the clip while it is pla y ing , pr ess the OK butto n . Del ete Selectin g this op tio n in the Main men u d ispl ay s an ot he r s cr een w ith sev er a l options. Scr o ll up and do wn b y p r essin g t he Up/Do wn a rrow s. Pr es s OK to c hoo se the hi ghligh ted sele ction. z Canc el re t u rn s t o Main menu . z Thi s Ima ge dele tes the c ur r en t imag e . z All I mag es de letes al l the i mages in th e came r a . z Fo rm a t C a rd deletes a ll im ages an d f iles on th e mem ory car d .
3-M anagi ng i mages in the camera 33 Magni fy Selec ting this opti on in the Main menu al lo ws you to enla r ge t he ima ge on the Displa y . This opt i on is onl y f or v ie wing an image on the Disp lay ; it does no t pe rm anen tl y alter th e i mage . Pr essing the OK but ton sele cts th is option and magn if ies the ima ge 4x and causes f o ur a r ro ws to appe ar on the scr e en . Y ou can scr oll a r ound the i mage b y pr ess in g the Up /D own an d Lef t/ Ri g h t a rrow s. Pr es s OK to e x it and r etur n t o t he Pl ay b a ck men u . NO TE If the image is a v ideo c lip , y o u cannot select t his option .
34 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Ro tate Selectin g this op tio n in the Main me nu r o tate s th e i mag e on the Displ a y 90 de gr ees c lockwise . Wh en the r otat ion i s c omplete, th e Ma in m enu appe ars agai n. E ach time y o u p r ess the OK bu t t on , the image r otat es an addit ional 90 de gr e es a nd the Ma in men u r e appe ar s. NO TE If the image is a v i deo clip , y ou ca nnot select this option . Setup For i n f o rm a t i o n o n Setup , r ef er t o Cha pter 6, Adjustin g c amera Set tings .
4- S h ar in g p i c t ur e s 3 5 Usin g H P Instant Shar e This camer a has an e x citing ne w f e atur e called HP I nstan t Shar e . T his f eatur e lets yo u select imag es in the camer a to be au tomati call y pr ocess e d l ater w hen the camer a is connect e d to y our computer or to certain H P prin ters. F o r e x a mple , y o u can sele ct i mages th at y o u w a nt to have pr inted , th en connect the camer a to the com puter o r pr inter , and the sel ected i mages will b e pr i n ted a utomat i c al l y . As an other ex a mple , y ou ca n sele ct i mages in the ca mer a to be a ut om ati cally p r oces sed b y HPâs e -ma il se r v ice . Wh e n the camer a connec ts to y our comput er , the se lecte d image s ar e upload ed to an HP w e bsite , and e- mail i s sent to family or f r ie nds th at po int t o th e loca tio n of y our p ic tur es . T o use the H P I nstant Share f e atur e , pr ess the Shar e b utton on the c ame r a . T he Sha r e m enu app ears on the cam er a Disp lay . The follo wing i llust r ation an d ta ble pro vide inf or matio n a bout the Sha r e me nu . 4
36 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 Pr int 1 cop y of curr ent i mage at a sta nda r d s i ze . I f p ap er si z e i s 4x 6â or 8. 5x1 1 â , th e p ic tur e is pr inted 4x 6â . If paper si ze is 1 0x15cm or A4, the pi ctu r e is pr i nted at 10 x15 cm. 2 Pr int 2 copi es of curr ent image at a sta ndar d s i z e. 3 E- m a i l . . . This sele cti on br ings up a ne w scr een to cus t o mize t h e Shar e m e n u w i t h s p e c i fi c a d d r e s s e s . Yo u m u s t c u s t o m i z e t h e Shar e menu bef or e u sing it to send e-mail . 4 Check ma rk indic ates the dest ination has b een select ed fo r the c u r r ent l y dis pla y e d ima ge . (Y ou can sel ect mo r e th an on e des tinati on per im age .) 1 2 3 4
4- S h ar in g p i c t ur e s 3 7 Usin g HP Ins tan t S h are to Prin t Pi c t u r e s 1 T u rn t he ca mer a on, then pr ess the Sha r e button. 2 Use th e Left /R ig ht arr ow s to scr o ll to th e i ma ge t hat you wan t t o p rin t . 3 Use th e Up/Do wn ar r o ws to s cr oll to the pr int o pti on t hat yo u wa n t. 4 Pr es s OK . A c hec k ma rk ap pear s ne xt t o tha t opti on . (T o pr i nt th r e e co p ies of an imag e , selec t both Pr int 1 cop y an d Pr int 2 cop ies ) 5 S cr oll to ot her image s b y using t he Lef t/ R igh t ar r ow s and r e peat steps 3 and 4 to sele ct pr int opt ions for each ima ge . 6 When you ar e finis hed s electi ng al l the images y ou want to hav e pr in ted , pr es s t he Sha r e button. 7 T he n e xt ti me y ou conn ec t th e came r a t o y o ur co m pu te r or a compa tible pr i nter , the images y o u selecte d w il l be automat i cal ly pr i n ted. S ee âConn ect ingâ on page 4 1 for inf orm ati on a bout connec ting the came r a to a compu ter or pr i nter . NO TE V id eo clip s canno t be se lect ed f or pr in ting in t he Shar e menu . NO TE The Shar e menu cr e ate s a standa r d D igita l Print Order F ormat (DPOF) file f or pr i nt op tions.
38 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Using t h e HP I n stan t Sh ar e E-m ail S er vice U sing HP Inst ant Shar e t o e -ma il image s in v olv es thr ee ste ps: 1 Addi ng e-mai l add r ess es to the cam er aâs Sha r e menu . 2 Selectin g image s t o be se nt to the E -mail s er v ice u sing th e Shar e men u o n t he c ame r a . 3 Conne cting t o th e com pute r to send select ed images . Ad ding e-ma il addr esse s to y our cam era NO TE Y ou will ne e d an in ter net connecti on to co m plet e this pr oc edu r e . 1 T urn on the ca mer a, pr ess the Sh ar e bu tto n , th en s elect the E -mail ... option and pr ess OK . A m essag e on t he camer a Displa y a p p ears asking y ou to connect the camer a to your c omput er . 2 Conne ct the camer a to y our com put er (b y using a USB cable o r an optional HP camera dock) 3 On the comput er , c l i ck o n Re trieve from C a me r a . 4 In the scr een ca lled Modify Shar e Men u che ck to se e th at Photo E - mail is visi ble ab o ve the Add... bu t t on , th en c lic k on the A dd ... but ton . 5 If y ou ar e u sing a Mac int osh com pu te r , skip t o ste p 7 . If y ou ar e using a comp uter r unning Windo w s, you w i ll be a sked to s i g n i n to HP â s P a s sp or t pro g r a m. H P P a ss p or t a l lo ws you to u se H Pâs f ree e-m ail ser vi ce and other ser v ices that ma y be a v aila bl e in the fu tur e . T he f ir st tim e y ou s ee t his sc r een , y ou w il l need to r eg ister as a ne w us er . F ollow the instr uc tio ns in the s cr e e n f or do ing th at .
4- S h ar in g p i c t ur e s 3 9 6 Onc e y ou have succe ssfully r e gistered , s ign in to t he HP P assp ort pr og r am, and then the Phot o E -ma il Setup sc r e e n w ill a ppear . He r e , y ou can en te r an e-m ail addr es s and spec ify ho w y ou w a n t it t o app e ar in the camer a âs Sha r e me nu . Y ou can al so e nt er a s ub jec t and m essa ge t o go w ith the e -mai l th at will b e sen t to tha t ad dr es s. Aft er co mple ting the form , click Ne xt . In t he conf ir ma tion sc r een t ha t appe ars, click Fi n i s h . 7 Y our newly adde d e-m ail desti nation s hould no w a ppe ar in the M o dify Sh ar e Men u sc reen (in the Cu rr e nt S ha re M enu se ction) . T o add add ition al e- mail addr ess es to the Sha r e me nu , r epeat st eps 4-6 (yo u wil l not need t o si gn in to the HP P assport pr og r am agai n) . 8 When y ou hav e finis hed add ing e-ma il addresses, clic k on Sa ve to Cam er a to add the new addresses t o the ca mer a Shar e menu . Wh en the compu ter conf ir ms that the a d d re ss e s we re s av e d t o yo u r c a m e ra, d i s c o n n e c t th e cam er a fr om the co m puter , and pr ess the Sha r e butt on to vi e w the ne w e-mail des tinati ons in y our Shar e menu . 9 Y ou ar e no w r eady to se lect im ages on the c amera to be e-ma iled . See the ne xt section f or how t o do this.
40 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l Sel ec ting im ag es to be e-m ailed 1 T urn the ca mer a on, then pr es s the Sha r e button. 2 Us e the Left/ R ight a rr ow s to scr o ll to th e im age you want to e- mai l . 3 Use th e Up /D own a r ro ws to sc r ol l to the e-mai l a ddr ess t hat yo u wa n t. 4 Pr es s OK . A check mark appears next to that opt i on . (Y ou ca n s elect more t ha n o n e e- mail addr ess or pr int opt ion f or an ima ge .) 5 Sc r oll t o othe r im ag es b y u sing the Left / R ig ht a rr o ws and r e peat st eps 3 and 4 to sele ct e-ma il ad dr es ses. 6 When you ar e finish ed selec ting a ll the imag es you wa nt to ha v e e- mail ed , pr es s the Sha r e butt on . 7 The ne xt time you connect t he camera to your compu t er , ima ges ar e u nlo aded to y our co m p ute r , an d the ima ges you selec ted for e-mail w i ll be u plo aded to the spe c ial HP w ebsi te . An e- mail mes sage w il l be sent to e ver y a ddr ess t hat y o u had se lecte d fo r ea ch im age . See â Con nec ting â o n pag e 41 f o r inf or mati on abo ut co nnec ting t he came r a t o a comput er . NO TE V ideo c l ip s cannot be sel ect ed fo r e-mail in th e Shar e menu . NO TE The imag es in your c amer a ar e not e-mai led to an y one dir ectl y as att ac hmen ts. Ra the r , a m es sage is sen t t o one o r mor e e-m ail ad dr ess es tha t y ou can sp ec ify in t he ca mer aâs Shar e me nu . T he me ssa ge co n t ains a w eb li nk wher e the r ecip ient can v ie w your images. F r om that w eb pa ge , the r ec ipi en t can do thin gs lik e r ep l y t o y o u or pr int th e imag e . T his mak es it ea s y f or peop le wh o use di ff erent e-ma il progr a ms to be able to see y our images w ithou t the diff ic u l t y o f dealing w ith e-mail attach ments .
5-Connecting 41 Co n ne c t i ng C onnec tin g to a com p uter Connect the c amer a to your computer to unlo ad images. The camer a connects t o y our com put er using a USB ca ble . NO TE Y ou can also co nnect y our camer a to a com pute r b y using the opt ional HP c amer a dock. See Connecting t o the HP c am er a do ck late r in this ch ap te r . NO TE If yo u ar e using a M ac intosh computer , s witc h t h e camer a to Disk Dr i ve in the US B Con f igu r at ion me nu fou n d i n th e Se tu p me n u . 1 Connect t he flat end of the USB cable to the compu ter . 2 Ope n the rubber do or on the side o f t he camer a, and conne ct the r ou nd e nd of th e U SB cabl e to the USB /T V c on nec tor o n th e camer a. 3 T u rn the camera on. The HP Im age U nlo ad so ft wa re wi l l launch on y our computer , a n d the imag es i n the ca mera will automa tica lly un load to the computer . If ther e w er e an y i mages o n the c amer a that had been sel ected i n the Shar e menu f or pr inting or e-mail , those actions a r e start ed af ter th e images hav e been unload ed to the computer . 4 When the unload sc r een sa ys âF i nishe dâ , your images hav e been sav e d and s har e d . Y ou can now dis connec t the camer a f r om t he comp uter . 5
4 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual C onnec ting to a prin ter Y ou can co n n e c t the camer a dir ectly to HP De skJe t and Photosmart pr i n t er s that hav e a USB connect i on . Y ou can then pr int image s select e d f r om the Shar e m e nu or a l l im a ge s i n t h e camer a . Y our cam er a c ame w ith a sp ec ial US B cab le f or connecting the camer a t o a p rin te r . NO TE Y ou can also co nnect y our camer a to a p r inter b y u sing the op tio nal HP camer a doc k. Se e Connec ting to th e HP cam er a d oc k later in th i s chapter . 1 Connec t th e squar e end of the USB cable to the printer . 2 Op en t he ru bb er door on the side of th e c ame r a and conn ect t he r ou nd e nd o f th e US B cable to th e USB / T V c onn e ctor on the came r a . 3 A f t er con n e c ting the cam er a t o the pr inter , the Pr int S e tu p scr een appea rs on the camera . F ol low the on- sc r een i nst r uction s t o complet e t he pr inti ng pr oces s .
5-Connecting 43 C onnec tin g to a tel e vision NO TE If you ha ve the optional the HP ca mer a dock , s ee Connecti n g t o the HP camer a do ck late r in this ch ap te r . 1 T o connect t he came r a dir ectl y to a tel ev ision , y ou m ust f irst pur chase a custom cable ( HP # Q2146 -61601 ). T his ca b le is list ed in th e a cces sory catalo g included in the came r a box . 2 On the c ame r a, check that the T V Con f igu r at ion setting in the Set u p menu is se t f or y our ar ea. See âChanging the T V co nfiguration sett ingâ on page 53. 3 Co nne ct t he TV cab le to the US B/ TV connecto r on the cam er a, and then to th e Audio /Video i nput o n the telev i sion. 4 Re fer t o the do c u mentation f or y our t elev i sion to d etermi ne ho w to set the televisio n to ta k e vide o in put f r om y our camer a instea d of the a ntenn a or cable T V . 5 When connected , the camer a star ts a slide show of each i mage, pla yi ng an y at tache d audio cl ip or vi d eo c lip , a nd then f adi ng to the n e xt i mage. NO TE The Dis pla y on the ca mer a turns off when t he ca mer a is co nne c ted to a T V . Y ou can als o manual l y scr oll thr ough th e im ages b y pr es sing the Lef t/Right ar r ow s on the cam er a. NO TE Y ou c an st ill u se t he Main an d Sha r e men u s w h il e connec ted to t he tel ev ision .
4 4 hp photosmar t 8 12 userâs manual C onnec tin g to t h e HP cam er a dock NO TE The camer a d ock do es not w or k with out A C po we r . Be sur e to u se ONL Y th e HP A C ad a p ter and the cables that came w ith t he cam er a doc k . 1 F ol lo w the s etu p instr uc tio ns pr ov ided with th e HP ca mer a dock . T his inc ludes inst alling the Camer a Dock I nser t onto t he do ck , inst alling r ech ar gea bl e batt er ie s in the camer a, connecting th e A C po w er so ur ce , a nd connec ting the came r a do ck to a com pute r , p r int er , an d/or t ele visi on . 2 Remo ve the do c k plug f r o m the bot tom of y ou r cam er a. Also r emov e a n y cables th at ar e connec ted to t he camer a . 3 P la ce th e ca mer a in th e HP cam era do ck w i th th e r e ar of the ca mera f ac ing the f r ont o f the ca mer a doc k. The ca mer a do ck has t hr ee I/O conn ectors on the back: z â Con nec ts to the tel e vi sion z âC o nne cts dir ectl y to HP U SB Desk Jet and Pho tosm art p r inte rs z âC onnects t o yo u r com puter T her e is a sli ding do or o ve r t he co mputer and printe r co nne ctors that pr ev ents y ou f r om se lecting both conne ctor s at t he same time (the camer a doc k is not a USB hu b ).
5-Connecting 45 The cam er a do ck ha s a light n ear the top fr ont that pr ovi d es bat ter y chargin g status. A bl ink ing l ight in dica tes t hat ba tter ies ar e ch ar ging . Th er e are two buttons on the f ron t that light to sh o w that the c am er a is connect e d to the a ss oc ia ted de v ice . z âThis button act i vates the co nnec tion to the co m puter or the printer , de pend ing on w h i c h of thos e de vi ces is connected to the dock . z âT his butt on a cti va te s the te le v ision connecti on . The functions of the dock but ton light s ar e des c ribe d belo w: Stat e Indication On Camer a dock has po wer and a dev ice is connected . When y ou pr ess a button f or one dev ice , th e other butto n dev ice light goes out . Blinking T he se lec ted de v ice is ac tiv e. Off z T he d e v ice sel ect ed is n ot c on nec ted t o t he camer a dock . z T he de v i ce se lect ed is no t a v ail ab le beca u se t he other de vice i s act iv e. z Ca mera d ock has no power or t her e is no camer a connec ted .
46 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual U nloadin g im ag e s to a comp uter using t he doc k NO TE If you ar e u s ing a Macint os h computer , sw itch the came r a to Di sk Dri ve in t he US B Con figuration me n u fou n d i n th e Se tu p men u . 1 Check th at the HP c amer a dock is connected to your comput er . 2 P lac e the ca mer a i n the HP camera d ock . It will tu r n o n au toma ticall y . 3 Pr es s th e b utto n on th e doc k to st art the unload pr oc ess. The HP Image Unlo ad s of t wa re wi l l l au n ch o n y ou r computer , and the imag es in the ca mer a will a utoma ti c al l y un load to the computer . I f ther e wer e any images on the ca mer a th at had b een selec ted in the Sh ar e me n u f or pr i nti ng or e - mail, those act ions ar e start ed af ter th e im ages ha v e been unl oad ed to the co mpu ter . 4 When the unl oad scr e en say s âF ini shedâ , yo u r ima ges hav e been sav ed and shared. Y ou can now tak e the ca mer a out of th e do ck , or le ave it ther e to r e char g e the ca m er a batte r ie s. Pr int ing im ages u sing the d oc k 1 Check that the HP camer a do c k is connecte d t o your pr inter . (The dock can not be con nected dir e ctly to both a c om puter and a pr inter at the same ti me) . 2 P lac e the ca mer a i n the HP camera d ock . It will tu r n o n au toma ticall y . 3 Pr ess t he b utt on o n th e doc k to st art pr inting . 4 The Print Se tup scr een appears on th e camera . F ollow the on- scr e en in struction s to comp lete the printi ng pr o cess.
5-Connecting 4 7 Dis pl a ying im ag es on a T V usin g t he doc k 1 Check that t he HP ca mer a d ock is c onnected to yo u r T V . 2 Re f e r to the do c u men tation f or your te lev i sion to determi ne how to se t th e televis ion to tak e v ide o i nput f r om your cam er a i nstea d of the a ntenna or cable. 3 On the c ame r a, check that the T V Con f igu r at ion setting in the Set u p menu is se t f or y our ar ea. See âChanging the T V co nfiguration sett ingâ on page 53. 4 P la ce t he c ame r a in th e d ock . It w ill tur n on a ut omati call y . 5 Pr ess the button on the dock to start d isp la ying imag es . T h e came r a sta rts a sli de sho w o f eac h im age , pla ying an y att ache d aud io cl ip o r video cli p , a nd the n fadi ng to th e ne xt i mage . Y ou can also manuall y scr oll thr ough the imag es b y pr ess ing the Lef t/ R i ght a rrow s o n t h e c a m e ra NO TE The Dis pla y on the ca mer a turns off when t he ca mer a is co nne c ted to a T V . NO TE Y ou c an st ill u se t he Main an d Sha r e men u s w h il e connec ted to t he tel ev ision .
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6 - A d j us ting camer a setting s 4 9 Ad justing camer a set t i ngs Y ou can per sonali z e the camer a se ttings by u sing th e Set u p menu . Pr ess th e Me n u but ton on the back of the ca mer a to display the Main menu . Sele ct the Setup me n u option using the Up/Do wn a rrow s. When you sele c t the Setup option , a t w o page screen appea r s showing the follo wi n g c hoi c es. T he c u r r ent ca mer a sett ings a r e shown in p ar en theses. Use th e Up/Do wn a rrow s to sc ro l l t h ro u g h t h e s e t t i n gs a n d then pr ess the OK bu tton to se lect the se tting y o u w ant to change . A ne w s cr een appea rs f or tha t set tin g . Eac h of these scr een s a r e describe d in the follow ing pages. A fter chan ging s etting s, se lect EXIT SE TU P to re t u rn t o t h e Main menu . 6 Pa g e o n e Pa g e t wo
50 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Set ting s til l ima g e q ualit y le v el The higher the quali ty , the better the imag e l o o ks, es pe c iall y w hen it is enlar g ed . Ho we ver , the higher the quali t y , the more memor y is used. 1 Select Qualit y in t he Setup m enu . The Qua lity Le ve l scr een app ears. 2 Us in g the Up /D own arr o w s, hi ghli ght t he q uality y ou w ant and t hen p r es s OK . Set ting Pi c t u re s o n a 16 MB car d Desc rip tion 5 Hig hest qua lit y le vel . Ima ge is sav e d at full r es olution at a v er y lo w c ompr es si on r a te . 2 7 .9 x43 . 1cm (11x17â ) max imum print siz e 14 Medium-hi gh qu ality l e vel . Imag e is saved at full resolution at a m edi um c o m p re s s io n ra t e. 2 0 .3 x 2 5. 4 c m (8x10 â) max im um pr int si z e 2 8 M e dium-l o w qu ality le v el . Im age i s saved at 1/ 4 r esol ution with a m edi um c o m p re s s io n ra t e. 1 2.7 x 1 7 . 8 c m ( 5 x 7 â ) maxim u m pr int s i z e 5 6 Lo w est q uality le v el . Imag e is s av e d at 1/4 r esolu tio n w ith a hig h co mpr essi on r a te . 8.9x12 . 7cm (3x5â ) max imum print siz e (bes t f or e -m ail and web)
6 - A d j us ting camer a setting s 51 Set tin g au tom ati c a udi o recordin g Y ou can c hoose to tur n a utom ati c audio r ec o r d ing on or off . 1 Select Au d io Re co rd in the Setup menu . The Au d io Re c o r d sc r een appea rs . 2 Us in g the Up/Do wn a rrow s, select eith er on or off and then pr ess OK . Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n Au d io , see Chapter 2 . Adj u st ing cam era so un ds Camera sounds ar e the beeps the ca mer a mak es when y ou tur n it on , pr ess a bu tto n , or t ak e a p ictur e . Cam er a soun ds ar e not the audio sounds recor de d with pictu r es or vi deo. Y ou can choose to adju s t or turn y our camer a sounds on or off . 1 Select Camera Sounds in the Setup men u . Th e Ca mer a Sound s scr een appe ars. 2 Us in g the Up/Do wn a rrow s, hig h l igh t t he so unds you wa nt and then pr ess OK .
5 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual C hanging date and ti me 1 Select Date & Tim e in the Setup menu . The Date & Tim e scr een appea rs. 2 F oll ow the instr ucti ons on the Displ a y to adjust dat e and ti me . Yo u c a n s e l e c t t h e f o r m a t a s mm / dd/ yy , d d/m m/yyy y , or yyy y/mm/ dd , and 1 2 o r 2 4 ho ur time . 3 Pr es s OK when t h e cor r e ct dat e and ti me app ears. C han ging t h e USB configuration s et tin g T his se lecti on de ter mines ho w the came r a ap p ear s w hen co nnecte d to a com pu te r . 1 Select US B in the Setup men u . Th e US B C on f ig urat ion scr e en appea rs. 2 Us in g t he Up /D own ar r ow s, m ak e on e of t he f oll ow ing tw o ch oi ces an d the n p r ess OK . ⢠Di gital Camer a â c onn ec ts t o t he com put er b y u sin g P ictur e T r ansfer Pr otocol (PTP) (def au lt set ting used most of ten f or comp ute rs r unning W indo w s) . ⢠Disk Dr iv e â connec ts to a comp uter a s a USB Ma ss Stor age D e vice Class ( MSDC) and appea rs as a di sk dr i ve in t he com put erâs fil e str uc tur e . (Us e this setting f or automatic u nload ing an d sharing f eat ures on a Mac int osh com pu te r .)
6 - A d j us ting camer a setting s 5 3 C h angin g t he T V co nfi gurat ion set t ing T his sele ction sets the f or mat of the v i deo si gnal f or disp la yin g ca mer a imag es on a telev i sion w ith a n optional cable or HP ca mer a dock . 1 Select T V Con f ig ur a tion in t he Setup men u . T he TV Con f igu r atio n scr e en appe ars. 2 Us in g the Up / Down arr ow s, mak e one of the follo wing t wo c ho ice s an d th en p r ess OK . ⢠NT S C â u sed p r imar il y in No rt h Ame r i ca and Japan ⢠PA L â us ed pr imar il y in E ur ope F or mor e inf or mati on on connecting the came r a to a T V , r ef e r to Chap ter 5. C hang i ng the language This se lect ion sets t he lang uage of th e men u s and te xt on the camer a Disp lay . 1 Select Lan guage in t he Setu p menu . The La ngua ge sc r een appea rs . 2 Us in g the Up/Do wn a rrow s, se lec t a la ngu age and t he n p r ess OK . Exitin g setu p Selecting EXI T SETUP takes you b ack to th e Main menu .
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7 - T rou b leshootin g 5 5 T r ou b lesh ootin g Proble ms and solu tions Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion The ca me r a do es not tu rn on . T he bat ter ies ar e not fu nc ti on i ng c o rre c t ly . Use only photo -qual it y AA lith ium , al k aline , N i-Cd o r Ni- MH b at ter ies. En sure the bat teri es ar e insert ed corr ec tly . T he c har ge i n th e bat ter i es c an be lo w o r comp le tel y dr ained . T ry i ns talling new or r echar ged bat ter ies. Th e H P A C pow er adapter i s not fu nc ti on i ng c o rre c t ly . Ensu r e t he H P A C po w er adapter is not damag ed or defecti ve and plug ged i n to an el ectr ical ou tlet with p ow er . Th e H P A C pow er adapter i s co nnec te d to the ca mera , but it is not co nnec te d to a pow er out l et. If you w a nt to use batter y pow er , disc onn ect the HP A C adapter fr om the ca mer a. If you wa nt t o us e H P A C p ower , con nect the HP A C adapter to a w or k ing el ectr ical o utlet . 7
56 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual The c a mera doe s n ot re s p o n d when I pr ess a bu tto n. The ca me r a is off . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The ca me r a is connected to a com put er . The camera buttons do n ot r esp ond when the c amer a is connec ted to a co mput er . The bat ter ies ar e dr ained . Replace t he bat ter ies. The but to n ma y be inacti v e f or th e c ur r en t set tin g . Check the manual for pr op er butt on operation. The ca me r a could b e âh ung â . R emo v e the ba tter ie s an d let th e camer a sit f or 4 8 hour s. R eins tal l t he batter ie s an d try agai n. The c a mera does no t tak e a p ic tur e when I pr ess the Sh ut ter bu t t on . The ca me r a is not in desir ed capture mode. Check th e Capture Mo de sele ct or . The ca me r a is in the came r a do ck . R emov e the camer a fr om the came r a doc k. Y ou di d n ot pr es s the Shu t t er butt on har d enou gh. Pr ess t he Shutte r button a ll th e way d own u n t il y ou h e a r a c lic k an d se e y ou r imag e on th e camer a Displ ay . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 5 7 I r epla ce the came r a batte r ie s freq ue nt ly . Exte nded Disp lay us e , exc e s s i ve f i l l flash use, and exc e s s i ve zo o m u s e consume a l ot of b at t er y pow er . U se the opti cal v ie wf i n der inst ead o f Live Vi ew to ta k e pic tu res. Use an HP A C pow er adapter t o p o w e r t h e c a m e r a w h e n y o u ar e using the Displ a y fo r an e xten ded per io d of time and w he n yo u ar e unlo adin g sev er al ima ges to your com pute r . Us e fi l l fl as h o n ly wh en ne eded . Use z oom only when ne eded. Do n ot u se or dinary alk aline b at t e rie s . Pu rc h as e h ig he r - gr ade ba tter ie s, su c h as âu l t r aâ o r âp r e m i u m â g ra d e alkali ne or photo li thi um bat ter ies, or switch to r ec har gea bl e Ni -MH batte r ie s . Th e Ni -M H bat ter ies you ar e using we r e re ch a rg e d in cor r ectl y . Y ou must r e char g e both Ni -MH bat ter ies af ter fu ll y d r ai ni n g th em fo u r t im e s for th e bat ter ies to r ea ch their opti m u m capa c i t y an d perfor ma nce . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion
58 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual The wr o ng dat e and/o r time is sho wn . The bat ter ies are dead or we r e re move d from th e camer a f or mor e tha n 10 min u te s. R epla ce the batte r ie s an d r ese t th e dat e and time b y u sing th e ca mer a menus. T o avo id losi n g date a nd t ime in f or ma ti o n , r epl ace low bat ter ies pr omptly . A lo ng d ela y occ urs betw een t he time I p r ess the Sh ut ter bu t t on a nd the came r a tak es a picture . The ca me r a is st ill sa vin g the last pictur e yo u took. W a it a few s ec o nd s for th e came r a to f inish p r ocessin g the imag e , and the n p r ess the Shu t t er b ut t o n h a l f way down . When a stead y gr e en li g ht app ears next to the vie w f in der , t h e c am e ra i s re a d y t o t a ke ano the r pi ctu r e . The flas h i s re c h a rg i n g. W ait u ntil t he gr een li ght in the view find e r s top s b li n ki ng bef or e ta king ano th er fla sh pi cture . The lig ht i s lo w , an d th e fl as h i s tu rne d off . In dim ligh t the camer a re qu ire s a lo ng er ex p os u re . U se a tr ipod t o hol d th e cam er a stea d y , im pr o ve t he l igh ti ng c ond i tio ns, or us e th e fl as h. The ca me r a is in Sel f - Time r mode. Swi t c h to St il l mo de . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 5 9 M y im age is blurr y . Yo u r s u b j e c t was to o c los e to t he cam er a lens. Do no t t ry t o get c los er th an the ca mer a âs mini mu m fo cu s r ang e o f 0. 14m (~5 . 5 in ch e s) w ide a ngle and 0.4m (~ 15 . 7 inch es) at o ther f ocal lengths . T he s ub jec t was nât cen ter ed in t he f r ame o r the s u bjec t did not pr ov ide enough con tr ast f or the c ame r a to focu s pr operly . Y o u c a n lo ck t h e fo cus by pointi ng at y o ur subject and then pr ess ing and hol ding the Shu tter butt on halfw a y do wn . R e -f r ame your subject , t hen pr ess the Shu t t er but ton all the way d own. Yo u m o v e d the c ame r a wh i l e yo u took th e pic tu re . Ho ld th e cam er a s tea d y a s y ou pr ess the Shu t t er but ton o r use a tripod. T he s cene w a s dark s o the e x po sur e wa s long . T u r n on flash or us e a tr ip od . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion
60 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual My ima ge is too da r k. Ther e wa s not enough l ight . W ait f or nat ur a l lighting con dit i o ns to impro ve or add indir e c t light i n g. The flas h was tur ned of f . Tu r n Aut o Fla s h set ting on . The flas h was on , but the su bje ct w as to o far aw ay . Mak e sur e y our s ub j ec t is w ithin 2 . 5 m (~8 fee t) of the came r a when y ou tak e t he pi cture . A li gh t sho ne behind t he su bj ect . Us e Fl a s h O n setting to br ig hten the s u bject whe n ther e is a br igh t l ight s uch as the su n or a w indow behind yo u r su bj ect . Yo u r f i n g e r blocked the fl as h. Be sur e to mo v e y our f inge rs aw ay fr om the flash wh en you take a pictur e. Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 61 M y im age is too br ig ht . Th e f la s h pr ov i ded too muc h l ig ht. C hange the f lash s etting to Fl a s h O f f . A natural or ar tif ic ial sour c e other tha n t he f l a s h pr ov i ded too muc h l ig ht. T ry ta king t he p i c tu r e fr om a dif f eren t a ngle . A vo id pointing t h e c a m e ra d i re c t ly to wa rd a br ight l igh t or r ef lec tiv e surf ace on a sunn y da y . If t her e is li ght beh ind y our s u bject , use the Fl a s h O n . Yo u w e r e t o o clo se to the subj e ct to use the flash. Mo ve bac k f r om the s ub jec t or set the flas h to Fl a s h O f f an d tak e th e p ictu r e ag ain. Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion
6 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual When I connec t th e came r a to m y comp uter , th e so ft w ar e sa y s it canno t fin d the came r a . The ca me r a is tur ned of f . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The cable is not connec ted cor r ectly . Mak e sur e t hat th e ca ble is f irm ly connec ted at bot h e nd s. The ca me r a is connected to th e com pute r thr ough a U SB h ub an d you r US B hub is n ot comp atible wi t h th e came r a . Co nnec t t he ca mer a dir ect l y t o a U SB p ort o n t he co mp ute r . When I connec t th e came r a to a Ma c in to sh comput er , I do n ot ge t a disk dr i ve icon on m y des kto p . Camera USB Con fig urat ion se t ting is no t set to Disk Dr iv e . Change the USB Config uratio n set tin g to Disk Dr iv e . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 63 Erro r m e ss a g e s Err or mess ages on the Dis play Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution Unab le to f o c us The s ubject did not pr ovide enough c on trast for t he c a m era to focus pr operly . Yo u c a n l o c k t h e f o c u s b y pointi ng at y ou r sub ject an d th en p r essin g an d holding the Shu t te r button half wa y down wh il e yo u r e - fram e yo ur subject . When the gr een li ght co mes o n , p r es s the Shutter but ton all the w ay dow n. Focus to o far Th e fo cus dist ance is bey ond wher e the camer a can fo c u s. Mak e sur e t he came r a is no t in Mac r o setting . F ocus too close T he focus dist ance is clo ser than the camer a can fo c u s. P ut the camer a in Mac r o se tting or , if in Ma c r o set ting, mov e f u rther away from th e su bje c t. Lo w li ght It is too dar k to t ak e a pr ope r ly ex p o s e d pic tu re. Tr y t u r n i n g o n t h e Au to Fl a s h .
64 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l T o o much l igh t It is too br ig ht to take a pr operl y e xpos ed pic t u r e. Tr y t o r e c o m p o s e t h e pi c tur e to r educ e t he amount of bri ght whi t e objects in t he scene . Also, avo id p ointing th e c a m e ra d i re c t ly i n t o t h e su n or int o a br ig ht lig h t. U nsu pport ed car d T he car d in t he memor y s lot i s not a m emory car d . Check and en su r e that t h e c a rd i s a S e c u re Di gital memo ry car d. C a r d is w r ite- pr ote cted The lock in g tab on the side of the memor y car d is in the lock ed pos ition . S witch th e lock i ng tab to the u nloc k e d po sition t o add n e w pi ctur es o r delete old ones. Ba tte ry l o w Ba tte ry po w e r is lo w an d the cam er a w ill sh ut down soon . Ei t h er re c h a rg e o r r epl ace the batte r ie s. No imag es in camer a T her e ar e no imag es in the came r a and you a r e t r y i ng to r evie w th em. Ta k e s o m e p i c t u r e s . No card i n camer a Yo u a r e at tempt in g to us e th e ca me r a w ithou t a car d install ed. Ins tall a me mory ca r d . Mes sage Po s s i b l e c a u s e Sol u tion
7 - T rou b leshootin g 6 5 Car d f ul l Y ou ar e atte m pting to take pictures wh en t he c a rd is f ull . Unload the pictures fr om the ca mera , d elete un wanted pictur es, or re p la c e th e c a rd wi t h a ne w one . Car d is un f ormatte d Ca rd n e e d s t o be f o r mat te d . F ormat the memor y card by u s i n g t h e Fo r m a t Ca rd option in the Delet e me nu . T his w ill de lete all data on the ca r d. NO TE I f y o u f o r m a t t h e memor y car d on a Wi n do ws X P compu ter , y ou must chang e the set ting on t he computer t o F A T 16 from th e d efa u lt of F AT 32. Car d has wr ong form at Th e c a rd i s fo rmat te d for a dif f er ent de vi ce such as an MP 3 play er . R e -f or mat the car d u sing the Fo rm a t C a rd option in th e De lete me nu . Unab le to f ormat T he ca r d is c orrupte d. Re pl a ce th e ca rd. Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
66 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Ca n no t di s pl ay ima ge P o ssibly c omes from c opyi ng im age s to th e car d f r om a comput er or a cor rup ted imag e ca u sed by th e c a m era not sh utting down pr op er ly . Use the HP s oft w ar e to edit the im ag es cop ied on the car d . Als o, do not re m ove b at t e ri es o r t h e mem ory c ar d w he n t he camer a is tur ned on . Unable to comm unica te with the prin ter The r e is no connecti on betw een th e came r a and pr i nter . M ak e su r e the c ables ar e conn ecte d be t w een th e came r a or camer a do ck and th e printer . I f that doe s not w or k, tur n off the came r a an d disco n n e c t it . T urn th e printer off an d then on again . R e -conne ct the c a m e ra a n d t u rn i t o n. A s uppor ted pr inter is eithe r tur ne d o ff or no t connec ted to the c ame r a. M a ke s u re t he c a m e ra i s conn ec ted t o a sup p o rted printer and that the pr int er is tu r ned on . Mes sage Po s s i b l e c a u s e Sol u tion
7 - T rou b leshootin g 6 7 Err or mess ages on the computer Unsupported pr i nter T he pr int er is not supp orted by H P D i re c t Print capabil it y . E ith er pur chase a pr i nter wi th D i re ct P ri nt capabi lit y or con nect the came r a t o a com put e r and pri n t fr om th er e . Unkno w n de vi ce Th e cam e r a is connect ed to a USB d e vic e th at it does not re c o g n i ze . Mak e sur e y ou ar e co nne cted to a supp or ted pr i nter or computer . Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Soluti on Co n ne c tio n bet ween the imaging de vi ce and computer fai l e d. The c a mera mi gh t be connected to a comput er thr ou gh a U S B hu b . T ry connectin g the c a m e ra d i re c t ly t o th e computer or pr i n ter or disco nnect o ther de v ice s at tache d to the hub. Phot os a r e stil l pr esent on the camer a . Yo u h a v e n o t cho sen to ha v e the i mages del eted f r om the came r a w hen you unload them to a comput er . If y ou w ant to ha ve t he soft war e automatically delete images fr om the ca mer a a fter unload, choose t h at option i n the Image Unload Set tings scr e en of th e soft war e. Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
68 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Get ting a ssistance F ind ing help o n the w eb HP product suppor t Vi s i t www . hp .c om / g o/ su p po r t to fi nd i n forma t io n fo r you r ca mer a mo del. Y ou ca n choose information about set ting up an d u sing y our cam er a , u n l oa ding dr i ve rs , so l vin g a pr ob lem , or dering, and in fo rma tion ab out th e warr a nty . HP photosm a r t w ebsite Vi s i t ww w .hp .com/ph ot osmar t f or tips o n u sing y ou r cam er a mor e effectiv ely and cr ea tiv ely as w ell as H P digi tal cam er a dr i v er upd at es an d so ft w ar e . HP accessi bility w ebsite Vi s i t w ww .hp .com/hpinf o /comm u nity /a ccessibility/pr odserv/ if y ou h av e a disab ilit y an d n eed h el p . C ontac ti ng HP Cus tomer Su ppor t In addit ion to the W eb , you can con tact H P b y telephon e or mai l for suppor t and s er v ic e f or your c amera . Prices, av a ilabil it y , and h ours of s upport a r e subject to ch ange w ith out no tice . Ho w HP can h elp T he H P supp ort ho tline can he lp r esol v e pr obl ems w ith se tu p , in stallat ion , co nf ig ur ation, a nd o per ation. F or h elp w i th non -H P har dwar e or soft w a r e , please contact the ma n ufactu r er .
7 - T rou b leshootin g 6 9 Bef or e y ou c all R e vi ew tr ou bleshoo ting tips . Ha ve t he fol l o wi ng i n form at io n re ady be fore y o u ca l l : z ser ia l n u mber (found on the bot tom o f your camera) z pr od uct na me z date of purc hase H ardware re pair se r vi ces I f yo u t h i n k yo u r c a m e ra o r c a m e ra d o c k ne e d s re p a i r , f i rs t c a l l the Customer S u pport Center , whi ch c an help determine i f se r v ice is r eq uir ed and dir ect y ou to a se r v ice sit e . Othe r w ise , co n ta ct t he st or e wh er e y ou pu r cha sed t he pr odu ct . Or , v isit ww w .hp .com/cp so-suppo rt/gui de/psd / r ep air help .h tml for t he near est sale s and serv ice o ff i ce . Se rvi ce is fr ee o f c ha r ge dur ing the w ar r anty p er i od . Be y on d t he w ar r an t y per io d , se rvi ce w ill be ch ar ged . O btaining sup port i n t he United Sta t es F ree telephon e sup port for one yea r W it hin one year of yo u r pur chase , telep hone suppor t is p rov id e d t o yo u f re e o f c h a r g e. I f t h i s i s a l o n g d i s t a n c e c a l l f o r y o u , long d ista nce charges will apply . Call (1) (208) 3 2 3- 25 51. Our s upport sta ff i s av a ilable fr om 6 am to 10 pm M ountai n T ime , M o n da y thr ou gh F ri day , or 9 am to 4 pm Sa tur da y . Af te r t h e fi rs t y e ar Call (1) (208) 3 2 3- 25 51.
7 0 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual A f ee of $2 5 . 00 pe r cal l (U . S .) w ill b e ch ar ged t o y ou r c r edit car d . Char ges begin on l y wh en y ou co nnect wit h a su ppor t techni ci a n . Upgraded w arrant y opti ons Y ou c an s ele ct on e of t he f ollo w ing u pgr aded w ar r anty op ti on s (a vaila bl e in the U .S . on l y): z S t andar d Ne xt Da y Ex ch ange z Acciden tal Dama ge Pr otect ion w ith Ne x t Day E x chan ge Upg r ade y o ur standa r d f a ctor y w arr a nty to three y ea r s with the HP S upport P ack. Ser vi c e cov erage be gins on pr oduc t pu r chase date and the pack must be pur chase d with in the f i rst 180 da ys of pr o d uc t pur ch ase . HP wil l d ete rmine th e har dw ar e ser v ice offer i ng b ased upon the outcom e of s ystem self-test pr og r am s run b y th e custom er through the ini tia l ca ll to the H P Cu s t o m e r C a re C e nt er . I f d u ri n g yo u r t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t c a l l i t i s determin ed that y our pr oduct nee ds r e placemen t , H P w ill sh ip y o u thi s r ep lacement pr o duct next busin ess day fr ee of ch ar ge. Op tio nal A c c i den tal Dama ge Pr o tecti on is also av aila ble . T h is war rant y upg r ade pr ote cts agai nst accidental br e ak age such as spi lls, dr ops, or falls. Both of t hese war r ant y upgr ades offer maximi zed upti me a nd pr o duct i vit y , the con venienc e of door - to -door p ick up with delivery , pack ag ing and f re ig ht pr epa id b y HP . F or mor e inf ormatio n call 1-88 8 - 999- 4 7 4 7 or v is it w w w .h ome andof f ice.h p .c om and s el ect â w arr anty u pgr ade s â under â pr o duct s upport . â Obt ai ning su pport w or ld wide T el ephone suppor t is fr e e for 1 y e ar in A sia and th e So uth P ac i f ic a nd 30 da y s in th e M id dle E as t and Af r ica .
7 - T rou b leshootin g 71 The in f o r mation c ont ai ned in t his document a nd t he applic able con dition s for H P phone s upport ar e s ubject to cha nge without notice. P le ase ch eck f o r the la test i nformation a nd con di tions at w ww .hp .com/cposu ppo rt/loc/r egio nal. html Alternativ ely , y ou c an ask your de aler or ca ll HP at the p hone n umbe r liste d in this docu men t . F or English s upport in E ur ope , contac t 4 4 (0) 20 7 512 - 5 2 - 0 2 . Alge r ia 213 (0)6 1 5 6 45 4 3 Ar g ent ina 0- 81 0- 5 5 5- 5 5 20 Au st ra l ia 6 3 (3) 88 77 80 00 (or loca l (0 3) 88 77 80 00) Au st ria 43 (0)8 10 -00 - 6080 Be l gi um Dutch: 32 (0 )2 6 2 6 - 8806 F r ench: 3 2 (0 )2 6 2 6 - 880 7 Bra zi l (11 ) 46 8 9- 2012 ( Gr an de São P aul o) 0800 15 7 7 5 1 (o u ts i de G r a nde São P aul o) Canada 905- 2 06 -4 6 63 (d ur in g the war r a n t y peri o d) 87 7 - 62 1 - 472 2 ( a f t e r t h e w a r ra n t y p e r i o d ) Ch il e 80 0 -3 60 -999 Ch in a 8 6 ( 1 0 ) 656 4 - 5959 Colo m bia 9 80 0 -1 14 - 7 2 6 Cz ech R epubli c 42 (0)2 6130 - 7 3 10 Denmark 45 3 9 - 29- 4 099 Egy pt 02 532 - 5 222 Fi n l a n d 35 8 (0) 203-4 7 - 288 Fra n c e 3 3 (0)8 9 2 -6 9-6 0 - 2 2 (E ur o 0. 34 /min) Ger man y 4 9 (0)18 0 -5 2 -58-143 ( DM .2 4 /min, E ur o 0.1 2/min ) Gr eece 30 1 0 -60 - 7 3 -60 3 Guat emala 1- 800 -999-5 3 05 Ho ng Kong 8 5 2 30 0 2 -8 5 5 5 Hungary 36 (0)1 38 2 -11 11
7 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual In di a 1 600 1122 6 7 or 91-1 1-68 2 -6035 In do nesi a 6 2 (2 1) 3 50-3 408 Ir elan d 35 3 (0)1 66 2 -55 25 Is r ael 9 7 2 (0)9 -8 3 0 -4848 It aly 39 02 264 - 1 0 - 350 K o r e a, R e publ ic of 82 (2) 3 27 0 -0 7 0 0 (S eoul ) 0 -80 -999-0 7 0 0 (outsi de Seoul) Mala y sia 1- 800 -8 05-4 05 Me x ic o 5 2 5 5 2 -58-99 22 (Mex ico City) 0 1 - 8 0 0 - 472- 6 6 8 4 ( o u t s i d e M e x i c o C i t y ) Mi ddle E ast/ Af r ic a 44 (0 ) 20 7 512 5 2 0 2 Nether lands 31 (0 )20 60 6 -8 7 5 1 Ne w Ze a land 64 (9 ) 3 5 6 -6 640 Norw ay 4 7 22 - 11 -6 2 -99 Pe r u 51 0-80 0 -10 111 Philippi nes 6 3 (2 ) 8 6 7 - 355 1 Po l a n d 48 2 2 -86 5-98-00 Po r t u g a l 351 21 -317 -6 33 3 Pu er to Ri c o 1 - 87 7 - 232 0 - 5 89 Ro m a n ia 40 1- 315 -4 4-4 2 (o r lo cal 0 1-3 15-44 -4 2) Rus s i a n Fe d e ra t i o n 7 095- 7 9 7 -3 5 20 (M osco w) 7 8 12 -346 - 7 99 7 (St . P etersbur g ) Sau di Ar abi a 800-8 9 7 -14440 Singapo re 6 5 6272- 5 3 0 0 Sl ov akia 4 21 2 -6 8 20-80 80 Sou th Afr ica 086-0 00 -1030 (RS A) 2 7 1 1- 2 58-9 3 01 (outs i de RS A) Spain 34 902 -3 21 -12 3 S w eden 46 ( 0)8 6 19- 21 7 0 Swi t zerl a n d 41 ( 0)848 -80 -11-1 1 Ta i w a n 0800-0 1005 5
7 - T rou b leshootin g 7 3 Th a ila n d 66 (2) 661- 4 000 Tu r k e y 90 2 16 -5 7 9- 717 1 Ukraine 7 ( 3 80 -44) 4 90-3 5 20 Unit ed Ar ab Emir ate s 9 71 4-88 3-84 54 Un ite d Ki ng do m (U K) 4 4 (0) 20 7 - 512 - 5 2 -02 V en ezuela 800 - 4 7 7 - 777 7 Vie t N a m 84 ( 0) 8 -8 2 3- 4 530 He wl e t t -P a c k ard lim ited w arran t y sta tem ent T he HP pho tosmar t 812 camer a comes w ith a o ne y ear limite d wa rr a nt y . z HP warr a nts to yo u , the end -us er cust omer , t hat HP hard war e, acce sso r ie s , so ft w ar e, and s uppli es w ill be f r ee fr om def e c ts in mate r ials an d wo rkmanship aft er the dat e o f pur cha se , f or the per iod spec ified abo ve . If HP r e cei ves noti ce o f s uch def e cts dur ing t he war r anty per iod , HP will , at its opti on , eithe r r epair or r eplace pr oducts whi ch pr ov e t o be de fecti v e . R epla cement pr oducts ma y be ei t h er new or equivalent in p erfor ma nc e to new . z HP w a r r an ts to yo u that HP s oftwar e will not fail t o e xec ute its pr ogrammin g instr uc tions afte r th e date of pur chase , fo r the per iod spe c if ie d a bo v e , due to de fects in mate r ial an d w or kmanship w hen pr oper ly inst alled and u sed . I f HP r e c ei v es no tic e of suc h d ef e ct s dur ing the w arr anty pe r iod , HP wi ll r ep lace so ftwar e w hi ch does not e xe cut e its pr ogr am ming ins truct io ns due t o s u ch def ects . z HP does no t war r ant that the oper ation of HP pr oducts will be uninte rr upted or err o r f r ee. If HP is unabl e, wit h in a r easonabl e time , to r epair or r eplace an y pr oduct to a condition as war ran ted , y o u wil l be entitled to a re fund of the pu r chase pr ice upon pr ompt r etur n of the pr oduct . z HP produc ts m a y conta in rem anufact ured pa rt s eq uiv a lent to new in perf or manc e or may ha ve been sub ject t o inci dental u se . z W ar r anty does no t a pply to de f ects r esulting f r om (a) impr oper or inade quat e main tenance or calibr atio n , (b) so f tw ar e , inte rf aci n g ,
7 4 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual parts or su pplie s no t su pplied b y HP , (c) unaut hor iz ed modif icati on or misu se , (d) oper atio n outside of th e publi s hed en vir onme ntal spec if ic atio ns f or the p r oduct , o r (e) impr oper site pr epar atio n or maint enance . z T O TH E EX TENT A LL O W ED B Y L OC AL L A W , T HE ABOVE W ARR ANTIE S ARE E X CL USIVE AND NO O THER W ARR ANTY OR CONDIT ION, WHE THER WRITTEN OR OR AL , IS EXP RE SSE D OR IMP LIED AND HP SP E CIFICAL L Y DIS CL AI MS ANY I MPL IED W ARR ANTIE S OR COND I TIONS OF M E RCHANT AB ILI T Y , S A TI SF A CT OR Y QU ALI TY , AND FI TNE SS F OR A P AR T ICULAR P U RP OSE . So me countr ies , st ates or pr o vi nces do not all ow limit atio n s on t h e dur atio n of an impli ed war ran t y , so t he abo ve limitati on or e xcl usion migh t n o t appl y to y ou . This w ar ran t y giv es y ou spe c if ic l egal r ights an d y ou migh t also h ave other r igh ts that v ar y fr om country to co u n tr y , st ate t o st ate , or pr o v ince t o pr ov ince . z HPâs limit ed war ran t y is v alid in an y c o untry o r locality w her e HP has a su pport pr ese nce f or this pr oduct and w he r e HP has mar k eted thi s p r o duc t . The le vel of wa r rant y se r vice you r e ceive m a y var y accor ding to local stan dar ds. HP will no t alte r for m , f it or functi on of the pr oduct to mak e it oper ate in a country f or whic h it was ne v er inte nde d t o func ti on fo r legal o r r egulatory r easons . z T O THE EXTE NT A LL O W ED B Y L OC AL L A W , TH E REM ED IE S IN TH IS W AR RA NT Y S T A TEM EN T ARE Y O UR SOLE AND EX CL USIV E RE ME DIE S . EX CEP T A S INDI CA TED AB O VE , IN NO EVENT WILL HP OR IT S S U P PLI ERS BE LIAB LE F OR L OS S OF D A T A OR F OR DIR E CT , SP E CIA L , IN CIDE NT AL , C ON SE QU EN T I AL ( INCL UDI NG L O S T P R OFI T OR D A T A ), OR O THE R D AMA GE , WHE T HE R B A SE D IN C ONTR A CT , T O R T , OR O TH ER W ISE . Some co un tr ies, states or pr o vin ces do n ot allo w the ex clu s i on or limitati on o f inc id ental or con sequential damages, so the abo ve limitation or e xclusi on m a y not a pply to y ou . z THE W A RRA NTY TERMS CONT A INED IN T HIS ST A T EME NT , EX C EPT T O T HE EX TENT L A W FUL L Y P E RMIT TED , DO N O T EX CL UDE , RE S TRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDIT ION T O THE MAND A T OR Y S T A TUT OR Y RIGHT S A PP LICABLE T O THE S ALE OF TH IS P RO DUC T T O Y OU.
Appe ndi x 7 5 Appe ndi x C am era s pec if ica tions Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on S e n s o r 3. 92 M P e f fe c t i ve p ixe l, 4 . 1 3 t o ta l , 1/1.8 -inch CCD Color depth 30 - bit ( 10 bits x 3 col o rs) Re s o l u t i o n 3. 92 M P ( 228 0 x 1 7 2 0 ef fe c t i ve pix e l c o u n t ) 4.13 MP ( 2 384x1 7 34 to tal pi x el count) 3. 89 M P (2272x 1 7 1 2 f i l e s ize ) M e mory ty pe One SD car d slot . 16 MB ca r d includ e d Me mo ry capa c ity 16 M B card Qualit y # Images F ile Si z e R eso lution 5 6 25 0 KB 11 3 6x 848 2 8 500 KB 113 6x848 14 1 MB 2 2 7 2x 1712 5 2 . 5 MB 2 2 7 2x1712 A
7 6 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Le ns F o ca l leng th z Wid e â 7 . 6 mm z T elephoto â 2 2 .8 mm F- N u m b e r z Wid e â 2.6 z T elephoto â 4.8 TTL a ut o f oc u s Zoom 3x opt i c al , 7x digi t al z o om 3 7 -1 11mm (35 m m eq u i v a lent) Captu r e modes S till , Sel f- T imer , an d Vi deo Expo sur e contr ol Au to ex p os u re Apert ur e W ide: f /2 .6 â f/ 5 .0 Te l e : / f 4 . 8 â f / 9 . 0 Shutter s pe ed 1/2000 t o 12 seconds Audio & v ideo capt ure and pla yb ack St il l pic t ures 30 second s o f au dio captur e d w ith e v ery p ictu r e (can be tur ned on/o ff in S etu p me n u) Vid e o Audio captured with video (c annot be turned of f) F las h sett ings Auto , flash off , au to w/ r e d-ey e , flash on Fl a s h wo rk i n g dista nces Wid e zoo m â 0 .5 t o 2 . 8 m Te l e p h o t o z o o m â 0 . 5 t o 2. 0 m Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
Appendix 77 Fo c us T T L au t o fo c us Nor mal : 0.50m to in f init y Macr o: 0.14m to 0. 7 0m (w ide f ocal ) 0.40 m to 0. 7 0m (gr eate r th an w id e f ocal l engt h) ISO (Sensiti v ity) A uto (IS O 100 - 400) Me t e r in g A v e r ag e White Balance Au to ma t ic S elf - T i mer 10 secon d de la y Vie w f i n d er Z o oming optical v ie w f inder Fl a s h g u id e number Built in f las h w ith r ang e up to 2 .5 mete r s @ wid e L CD Color LE D Backlit , 1.5âpolysilicon TFT L CD 4x playback z o om Compr ess ed form at JPE G (EX IF) MP EG-1 f or vi deo cl ip Video out Sl i de s ho w on T V usi ng A/V out c apabilit y Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
7 8 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual P ow er 2 AA bat ter ies (i ncluded) or opt ional HP A C adapter Sl o w tr ic kle r ech ar ging i n ca mer a w ith optiona l HP A C adapter or HP ca mer a dock (100 % in 15 hour s ) A utomatic adv an ced pow er mana gement T he ca mer a ha s a ma x im um p o w er consumption o f 2 .5 A . Interfaces USB/ TV c onnector z USB to you r PC z US B to HP U SB De skJet and Phot osmart pr i nters z Au d io /V ide o t o T V AC i n ca mer a dock inter f ac e Standa r d s z PTP tran sfer (15 7 4 0) z MSD C tr a ns f er z NT S C/P A L z JPE G z MP EG -1 z DP OF -1 z EX I F z DCF Tr i p o d m o u n t Y e s Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
Appe ndi x 7 9 Dimensi ons Ext ern al Bod y Dimensi ons: 9 5mm (L) x 41 m m (W) x 7 0mm (H) W ith lens full y e x t ended 9 5m m (L ) x 60mm (W) x 7 0 m m (H) W ei g h t 199 gr a ms ( witho ut ba tt er ies) 7 ounc es (w ithout b atter ies) W ar r anty HP 1 y ear e x c ha nge w ar r anty Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
80 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l
81 Inde x A AC power adapter conne ctor 11 HP part number 78 not wo rking correctly 55 AC power indicator 26 audio clips play and adjust volume 32 reco rd 10 , 21 , 51 reco rding i ndic ator 22 audio/video connector 43 Auto flash s ettin g 12 , 25 Auto with Red-Eye se tti n g 25 automatic exp osu re/f ocus 21 shu tdow n 26 B batteries condition indicator 22 door on camera 14 ext end lif e 27 , 57 indicators 26 install 15 need replacement often 57 not wo rking correctly 55 rech arge 27 types to use 27 blinking lights on camera 19 , 28 on dock 45 bo nus soft war e 17 , 18 buttons on camera 10 on ca mera do ck 45 C came ra dock . See HP camera dock Capture mode 10 comp res sion f ormat 77 compute r conn ect cam era to 41 conn ect dock to 44 conne ctions as a USB Mas s Storage Device Class (MSDC) 52 fail ed 67 to cam era dock 44 to com puter 41 to printer 42 to TV 43 USB /TV 52 conne ctors audio/video 43 HP ca mera dock 14 , 44 power adapter 11 USB /TV 11 con serve po wer 25 customer support 68 D date and time chan ge 52 set 16 wrong one displayed 58
8 2 hp photosma rt 812 userâs manual delay, shutter button 58 delete images and files 32 Digital Print O rder Format 37 digital zoom 22 , 23 disk drive, connect as 52 dock. See HP ca mer a dock DPOF 37 E e-mail addresses, add i ng to Share menu 38 e-m ail featu re 35 empty battery indicator 26 en lar ge imag es 33 erro r messa ges 63 exposure/focus, automatic 21 F files comp res sion f ormat s 75 dele te on m emor y ca rd 32 DPOF 37 size versus quality 50 , 75 flas h automatic 12 buttons and lights 11 , 12 , 13 current setting 22 provided too much light 61 rang e 60 , 76 set tin gs 12 , 25 focu s automatic 21 lock 19 , 59 problems 63 rang e 59 , 77 rang e for Ma cro setting 24 region 22 form at car d 32 H help from cust omer s upport 68 HP ca mera dock buttons 45 conne ct to 14 , 44 description 9 display to TV 47 printing from 46 unload images 46 HP Instant Share button 13 description 9 , 35 turn on/ off 13 HP SupportPack 70 HP Web sites 68 I images delete 32 magnify 33 rotate 34 set quality lev e l 50 unloading c amera to compute r 41 unloading us ing camera dock 46 vie w 29 install batteries 15 bo nus so ftwa re 17 , 18 came ra do ck 9 mem ory c ard 15 sof twa re 17 Ins tan t Sha re. See HP I nstant Share
83 L language ch ang e 53 choose 16 LE Ds (ligh ts) on cam era description 10 lights on camera,blinki n g 19 , 28 on dock,blinking 45 Liv e Vie w 13 , 22 lock focus 19 , 59 low battery indicator 26 M Macintosh c omputer bonus software 18 connect to 41 , 46 install s o f tware 18 USB setting 52 Ma cro F ocus 13 , 22 , 24 magnify images 33 Main menu 30 memory card capacity 50 , 75 delete files 32 install 14 , 15 troubleshoot 65 memory indicator 14 , 28 Menu on/off button 13 , 30 me ssag es, er ror 63 microphone 10 , 22 mount for tripod 14 N NTSC video signal 53 O on/ off button 10 optical viewfinder 11 , 12 optical zoom 23 P PAL video signal 53 Picture T ransfer Pr otocol 52 pictures number remaining 22 rev iew 20 , 29 sh are 35 take 19 play video or a udio c lips 32 power adapter 11 automatic cons ervation 25 indicator 14 , 26 , 28 insu fficie nt 28 specifications 78 turn on/off 16 print i mages automatically with HP Instant Share 35 dire ctly from camera 42 usin g came ra d ock 46 printer conn ect doc k to 44 conn ect to came ra 42 unsupported 67 PTP 52 Q quality levels 22 , 31 , 50 R rang e flas h 60 , 76 foc us 59 , 77 recharge batteries 27
84 hp phot osma rt 812 userâs manual reco rd audio clips 10 , 21 , 51 vid eo c lip s 20 recycl ing information 3 red -eye 13 , 25 repair and replace services 69 revi ew pictur es 20 rotate image s 34 S sel f-ti me r mode 10 , 22 selector and light 10 take picture s with 21 Setu p m e nu 49 Share button 13 Share menu custo mize 38 description 35 e-m ail serv ice 38 printing options 37 share pictures 35 shutdown, automatic 25 shutter bu tton delay 58 description 10 spe ed 76 sleep state 25 , 28 sof twa re bonus 17 , 18 cannot f ind camer a 62 install 17 wa rranty 73 sou nds adjust 32 , 51 spe ak er 10 specifications 75 Still mode 10 SupportPack 70 T telephoto/wide-ang l e button and lens 11 time an d date chan ge 52 set 16 wrong one displayed 58 tripod m oun t 14 troubleshoot problems 55 turn on/ off auto audio recording 51 came ra does not 55 came ra po wer 10 , 16 came ra soun ds 51 HP Instant Share 13 Liv e Vie w 13 , 22 menu 13 , 30 sle ep sta te 26 TV button, camera dock 45 configuration s etting 53 conn ect cam era to 43 conn ect dock to 44 , 47 conne ctor 11 U unknown devi ce 67 unloading image s came ra to computer 41 using camera dock 46 USB chan ge configur ation 18 , 52 conn ecto r, camera 11 conn ecto r, camera d ock 44
85 V vide o clips play and adjus t v olume 32 reco rd 20 recording indicator 22 set for NTSC or PAL 53 Video mode 10 , 20 video s elector 10 vi ew ima ges in cam era 29 vie wfi nder 11 , 12 volume, adjus t 32 W warrant y 70 , 73 W eb site s for H P 68 wide-angle button and len s 11 , 13 Win do ws co mp ut er bonus software 17 install s o f tware 17 wrist s trap, attach 14 , 15 Z zoom buttons 13 , 23 lens 11 specifications 76 use optical or digital 23
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5 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1-Getting st a rted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cam era Pa rt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Attac hing the wrist str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Instal ling the b atteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 In stallin g the m emory c ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tu rning on po wer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ch oosin g t he langu age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sett i ng the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 In stalling the soft ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2-T aking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tak ing s till pict ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Focu s lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 In stant Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rec ord in g video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tak ing s elf-timer pictu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rec ord in g audi o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Op tical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Digi tal z oom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using Macro se tting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using flash settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Unde rstandin g sle e p and sh utdo wn . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Man aging ba tteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rec hargin g ba tteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Po wer/Me mory l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 hp photosmar t 8 12 userâs manual 3-Managing image s in the camera . . . . . . . . . . 29 Viewin g images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pla y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Magn ify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 4-Usin g HP Inst a n t Sh are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using HP Insta n t Share to Print Pic ture s . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the HP I nstant S hare E-mail Service . . . . . . . . 38 Add ing e- mail add res ses to y ou r ca mera . . . . . 38 Sel ecting images to be e-mailed . . . . . . . . . . . 40 5-Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Con nectin g to a comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Con nectin g to a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Con nectin g to a televis ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Con nectin g to the HP c amera dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Unlo ading image s to a compute r using the dock 46 Printing images u sing th e doc k . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Display ing images o n a TV usin g the doc k . . . . 47 6-Adjusting camer a settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setting still imag e quality l evel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setting automatic audio r ecord in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adjus ting ca mera sound s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cha n g ing date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ch angi ng th e USB c onfi gura tion set tin g . . . . . . . . . 52 Ch angi ng th e TV c onfi gur ati on set ting . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cha n g ing th e languag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Exiting setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7 7-T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Probl ems and solu tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Erro r messa ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Gettin g assista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Finding help o n the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Con tactin g HP Cus tom er Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Hard ware re pair serv ices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Obtaining support in the Unit e d Sta tes . . . . . . . 69 Obtainin g su ppor t wor ldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Hewlett-Pack ard limited w arranty state ment . . . . . . . 7 3 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Came ra sp ecifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8 hp photosmar t 8 12 userâs manual
1-Getting starte d 9 Ge t ti ng st art ed The HP P hot os ma r t 8 12 d igi t al c am era i s a c omp a ct 4 M eg a - p i x el came r a w ith a 3 x o ptical z oom . This camer a has a n e xc i ting ne w featur e ca lled HP I nst ant Sh ar e tech nolo g y . Y ou can use the Sha r e menu t o sele ct im ages th at yo u w a nt to pr int or e-mail . T hen , y ou au to mat icall y e- m ail or p r int y our selected p ictures w h en you con nect to yo u r computer . Y ou can b ypass t he computer alto gether and print y our sele ct e d p ictur es dir ectl y on ce rtain HP pr inter s. Y o u can also vi e w sli de sh ow s of yo ur p ictur es on y o ur t ele v isi on . Y ou ca n enhance y our e x per ience b y pur chasing an HP Photosma rt cam er a dock 8881. The cam er a do ck allow s y o u to eas ily do wnlo ad i mages to a computer , send i mages to a pr i nter or television, charge the ba tter ies, a nd pro vide a con v e ni ent home f or y our camer a . NO TE A camer a dock inse rt is incl uded in y our camer a bo x. T his insert allo w s y ou t o u se the optional c amer a dock with y our came r a . DO NO T discar d it . Instruc t i on s f or its use ar e in clud ed wi th the ca mer a dock that y ou can purchase separately . 1
10 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l Camer a P art s # Name Des cr ipti on 1O N / O F F bu tton T ur ns th e came r a po w er o n an d off 2S h u t t e r b utto n F oc u ses and l oc ks th e e xposu r e o f the c amer a when pressed h al fwa y do wn, and takes the pictu r e whe n pr es sed all t he w a y d ow n 3 Capt ur e M ode selec tor Sets the camer a mode to St i ll , Self- Ti mer , or Vi d e o mo de 4 S peak er Pr o vi des came r a sou nd s an d pla ys re c o rd e d a u d i o 5 Micr ophon e Records audio cl ip s 5 6 7 8 11 1 2 3 4 9 10
1-Getting starte d 11 6S e l f - T i m e r lig ht Bl ink s r e d during Sel f - Timer mode un til pi ctu r e is t ak en 7 Opti cal V ie w f inder All o ws yo u to f r ame t he sub jec t of the p ic tur e 8 F las h Pr o vides flash i llum inat ion 9U S B / T V connect or Allo ws y ou to connec t a USB ca ble or an opti on al TV ca ble to th e came r a 10 P ow er adapt er connector All o ws y o u to co nnect an HP A C pow e r adapter to the c amera to operat e t he c amer a without bat ter ies, or to char ge optional r e chargeabl e bat ter ies 11 Zoom l ens 3 x optical z oom lens al lo ws you t o take teleph o t o and wide -ang le pi ctures # Name De sc r ipti on
12 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l # Name Desc rip tion 12 Di splay P r ov id es menu i nfor mation to operate the ca mer a. Y ou c an also pr e v i e w the p ic tur e be fo r e tak ing it and r e v ie w it afte r w ar ds 13 Opti cal V ie w f inder All o ws yo u t o f r ame the sub jec t of the p ictur e 14 Vi e wf in der l igh ts Soli d gr een lig ht ind ica tes the came r a is in f oc u s and r ead y . Soli d r ed li ght ind ica tes th e came r a is cap tur ing a v i deo c l ip 15 F la sh butto n Selec ts the Fl a s h setting . T he cu rr en t setting i s sh o wn by the ligh ts abo ve this b utton (No lig ht indica tes Au to Fl a s h ) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 23 24
1-Getting starte d 13 16 F lash Of f light Amber light on when the cam er a is set to Fl a s h O f f 17 A uto w ith R ed - eye li ght Am ber l igh t on w hen the camer a is set t o Au to wi th Re d - Eye re d u c t i on 18 F lash On light Amber light on when t he camera is set to Fl a s h O n 19 M ac ro li ght Amber light on when t he cam er a is set to Macro Focus 20 Ma c r o button Sel ects/ deselec ts Macr o F oc us se t tin g (f or takin g c los e - up pic t u r e s ) 21 Z o om Out button Z o oms the l ens to wide a ngle po sition 22 Zo o m I n but ton Z o oms the lens to telep h oto po sition 23 D i s p l a y but ton T urns th e Displa y and Li v e V i ew on an d off 24 4 - w a y Contr o ller wi th OK but ton All o ws you to mo ve th r o ugh me nus an d pi ct ur es , and th en selec t choic es 25 M e nu bu t t on T ur ns the Main m enu , sho wn o n the Disp la y , on a nd off 26 S h a r e button T urns HP I nst an t Shar e me nu o n an d off # Name Des cr ipti on
14 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l # Name Des cr ipti on 27 Thre e c olo r Po w e r / Me mo ry li gh t G r een âcame r a is on Amber âr ead ing f r om or wr it ing to me mo ry car d Re d âcame r a has ins uff ic i en t po w er and is sh utting do wn 28 W ri s t s t ra p m o u n t W ri s t s t ra p a t t a c h m e n t 29 M e mory car d door Allo ws a ccess t o ins ert or r emo ve the memor y ca r d 30 Bat tery do or Allows access to the b atteries 31 Camera dock connector Connec ts the came r a to the optional c amer a dock 32 Dock c onnector plug Pr ote c ts t he dock conne c tor when came r a is no t in camer a dock 3 3 T r ipod moun t Allo ws tr ipod mo u n ting 28 27 29 31 32 30 33
1-Getting starte d 15 Setu p At tac hin g th e wrist s trap A t t ac h the w ris t str a p as sh ow n in t he illu str ati on . NO TE It is ea si est t o ins tall t he w r ist str a p b y insertin g it f r om the b otto m. Insta lling t he bat teri es 1 Open the Battery Door on the bo t t om o f the came r a. 2 Inse rt the batte ri es a ccor d ing to t he m ar kin gs o n th e met al con tacts l ocated o n the d o or . Insta lling t he memor y card 1 W ith the camer a off , o pen the Mem o r y Ca r d Door b y slid ing it in t h e d i re c t i o n o f t h e a rrow . 2 Insert t he memor y car d . 3 Close and en sur e that the Me m or y Car d Door is lat ched . T o e jec t t he car d , m ak e su r e th e cam era is of f , a nd th en push the ca r d in to spring it fr om th e camer a.
16 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l T u rning on po w e r When y ou pr ess the ON/OFF but ton, the len s extend s, the Displ a y tur ns on br ie fl y , an d the Po w e r / Memo r y light c omes on gr e en . NO TE If the l igh t come s on r ed , the batte r ies ar e v ery l o w . Choos ing the lang ua g e 1 Ch oos e y our lan guag e b y sc r ol ling w ith the Up/Do wn a r r o ws on t he Contr ol ler . 2 Pr es s OK i n the c en ter of the Contr ol ler to s el e c t the hi ghli ghte d lan gua ge . Set ting t he da te and time 1 Adjust the value s of the h ighl ig hted sele ction by usi ng the Up/Dow n a rrow s o n t h e Co nt r ol l er . 2 Pr es s the Le ft/R igh t arr o ws on th e Contr ol ler to m ov e to the oth e r se ctions and r e pe at s teps o n e and two u n til the co r r ect d ate an d time ar e s et . 3 Pr es s OK when the pr op er v al ues are en t er e d . ON/OFF
1-Getting starte d 17 Installing t he softwar e Y o ur H P Phot os mart 8 12 came r a so ftw ar e al lo w s y ou t o unload images f r om the c amera , vie w them, pr i nt them , and e- mai l them. It also allows you to con f ig ure the Sh ar e me n u on the c ame r a. NO TE F or Windo ws compute rs, the H P Phot o Im agi n g soft w a r e nee ds at least Internet Expl o r er 5 .0 (Ser vice P ack 2) i n or der to f un ction pr op er ly . Win d o ws 1 I ns e rt t he H P P ho to s ma r t 81 2 C D i nt o t he C D - ROM d rive of y our computer . The in stallat ion window automatic ally appea rs . NO TE If th e i nsta llat i o n window does not app ear , click St a rt , and then click Run . T ype X:\ Setu p. exe , w her e X is the le tter o f y our CD-RO M dr iv e . 2 Click Next , an d t hen f ollo w th e o n-s cr een in str uc tio ns to in stal l the soft war e . T o inst all an y b onu s so ft w ar e y ou m a y hav e: 1 Click Start , click Run , an d in th e Open box , t y p e X:\Bo nus\setu p.exe (wher e X is the dri ve letter of y our CD- R O M dri ve) . 2 Click OK , an d then follow th e o n- scr e en i nstru ction s to in stal l the bonus soft war e.
18 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l Maci nt os h 1 In sert the HP P hotosmart 812 CD i n to your c omputer â s CD -R O M dr i v e . 2 Dou ble-c lic k t he CD ico n on t he de skt op . 3 Doubl e- click the appropr iate la nguage fold e r , and th en double -click the in staller icon. 4 F ollow t he in structions on the screen to i nsta ll the soft war e . Befor e y o u can unl oad i mages fr om the c amera to a Macintosh computer , yo u mus t ch ange the USB conf igur ation setting on the c ame r a. 1 Select US B Co nfigu r at ion fr om th e Setup menu on t he came r a . 2 Select Disk Dr i v e , an d the n pr es s OK . T o inst all an y bon us s oftw ar e y ou may ha v e: 1 Dou ble-c lic k t he Bon u s fo lde r ic on. 2 Dou ble-c lic k t he ins t alle r i con f or the b onus soft war e. 3 F ollow the on-screen i n str uct ions to i nsta ll the soft war e.
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 1 9 Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s T akin g sti ll p ic tures Y ou ca n take a p ictur e an y time the camer a is on , no m atter w hat is s how ing o n t he Displ a y . T o tak e still p ic tur es: 1 Select Sti l l on t he Capt ur e Mode se lect or . 2 F rame the s ubj ec t y o u w a nt to photogr aph using the opt i ca l vi ew fi n d e r . 3 Ho ldin g the came r a stea d y , pr ess the S h utter bu t ton all the wa y do wn to ca ptur e a pi ct ur e q uic kl y . The Sh utter button a lso c ontr ol s audio r e cor d ing. (Se e Re co rd i ng Audio la ter in this ch apter .) T o ac hie ve bes t f oc us in lo w li ght co nditio ns, se cu r e the ca m e r a t o a tr ipod an d mak e sur e the f o c us ar ea has suf f ic ie nt con tr as t . NO TE If t he g r e en Vie w fi n d e r l ight is blinking , th er e is an er ror in the ca mer a a nd an er r o r mess age sh o ws on the Disp lay ( R efer t o Chapter 5 f or tr oubles hooting hel p .) F o cus lo ck Fo c u s L o c k all ow s y ou t o f oc us o n a su b jec t th at is n ot in t he cen ter o f th e imag e . It is also u sef ul to v e r ify tha t y our imag e is i n focu s b efore ta k i ng th e p ict ure. T o us e Focus Lo ck : 1 Pr ess th e Shu t te r b ut t on h a l f way d own t o l oc k t he e x p os u re and foc us. When e xpos ur e a nd foc us lo ck , the g r een Vie w fi n d e r lig ht comes on soli d. 2 ON/OFF
20 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l 2 When expos ur e and focus ar e lock e d, and you continue to hold the Sh ut t er bu t t o n h a l f wa y d ow n, y o u c a n re - f ram e o r adjust y our subject f or pr oper posi tioni ng . 3 Pr es s the Sh utter but ton all t he w ay do wn unt il y ou hear a click an d see the im age on th e Displ ay in Ins t ant R e v ie w . Ins tant Re vie w After yo u take a pict ure , the Displa y aut oma tical ly sho ws the ima ge for sev er a l se conds. A bli nkin g micr op hone a nd the coun ter appea r at the top of the Disp la y if audio i s bei ng re c o rd e d d u ri ng Instan t Re v iew . A f t er a vi de o cl ip is r ecor ded , the Di spla y sho ws the f ir st f r ame o f the clip . Record ing vi deo c li ps T o r eco r d a v ide o c lip w it h a udi o f o r up to 60 seconds: 1 Select Video on the Capt ur e Mode se lect or . 2 F r ame the sub jec t that y o u w ant t o re c o rd. 3 T o st a r t vi d e o re c o rd i n g, pre s s t h e Shu t t er but ton all t h e w a y down and r ele ase i t . The red Vi ew fi n d e r ligh t come s o n and a sho rt bee p sou nds . 4 T o s t o p re c o rd i n g, p re s s t h e S h utter butt on all th e wa y do wn ag ain. A click sou nds an d the r ed View f i nd e r lig ht tur ns off . T he came r a a ut oma ticall y sto ps r ecor d ing whe n the ma x i mum cl ip l eng t h of 6 0 se cond s is r e ache d or t he memor y c ar d is full . NO TE V ideo files can be very lar ge an d use a lot of space on the memor y car d. ON /OFF
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 1 T akin g self- tim er pi c tur es In Sel f - T ime r mode , the cam er a lo cks au t oma ti c e xpos u r e and f oc us an d the n ta k es the picture 1 0 se cond s later . T o use Se lf - Timer mode: 1 S e cu re t h e c a m e ra to a t ri p o d o r set it on a stable su rf ace. 2 Select Self- T i mer on the Captur e Mode selec tor . 3 F rame t he subject y ou w a nt to photogr aph, then pr ess t he Shutter but ton all th e w ay do wn . The Se lf - T im er light o n the fr ont of the c amer a as w e ll as the r ed View fi n d e r lig h t on t he bac k blinks f or 10 secon ds be f or e the p ictu r e is tak en . R ecor ding au di o T o r e cor d audio w ith stil l p ict ur es, you m ust first turn on Audio Re co rd in t he Setup me nu (t he came r a is shi pped w ith Audio Re co rd tur ned o ff) . See â Ad ju sting camer a setting s â on page 4 9 . T o re c o rd a u d io wi t h a p ic t u re : 1 Pr ess th e Shu t te r b utton h alf- wa y do wn to beg in audio r eco r ding (f oc us an d e xposu r e also l ock). 2 Pr es s the Sh ut ter butt on al l the way down to tak e th e pictu r e. 3 Co nti nue t o hol d th e S h utter bu t ton dow n unti l you a r e f i ni shed rec o rdin g audio (up to 30 secon ds or un til th e memor y card is f u ll ). NO TE A m i cr ophone ap pea r s on the Dis pla y an d bl inks wh i l e re c ord i n g a u d io. ON/ OFF
22 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Usin g Li v e Vie w Y ou can use th e Di spl a y as a vi e wfin der b y p r es sing th e Displ a y butto n to tur n it o n. In Live View , th e foll o wing icon s pr ov id e i nformat ion ab out cu rre n t c a m e ra s e t t i n g s . # IC ON Fu n c t i o n 1 or Disp la y s th e quality setting f or the curr e nt image Sho ws the camer a is s et to Vid e o mode 2 Counts audio or vi d eo r e cor ding 3 Ap pear s wh en an a udi o c lip is r ecor de d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 23 Using Z oom O ptical zoom Pr ess th e Z oom bu tto ns t o m o ve th e lens bet w een wide ang le and teleph o to pos ition s (1 to 3 x) . Dig ital z oom To u s e Digita l z oom : 1 Pr ess th e Dis p l ay button to tur n on Live Vi e w . 4 Appe ars when the ca mer a is set to Self- Ti mer mo de and bl inks dur in g countdo wn 5 Sho w s cu rr ent f lash se tting if ot her than Auto 6 Appe ars when the ca mer a is set to Mac r o 7 D isplays the bat ter y co ndit ion 8 Di gita l cr op Di spla ys the bounda r ies of the pi cture t aken in Dig ital Z o om sett ing 9 Fo c u s re g i o n T w o b r ack et s f r ame t he su bj ec t th e ca mer a is f oc u sing on . T he br ac ke ts ar e gr een w hen the Shutte r button i s pr es sed h alf w ay down and t he im age is in f ocus. The br ackets a r e re d i f t h e c a m e ra i s u n a b l e t o fo cu s . 10 I nfo l i ne Ap pe a r s fo r t wo se c on d s wit h an e x plan ation wh en a cam er a set t ing i s change d. It also disp la y s er ror messag es . 11 Pi c t u re s r emaining Di spla ys the nu mber of r ema ini ng pic tur es or r ecor ding time r emaining f or vi deo clip s. # ICON Fu n c t i o n
2 4 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual 2 Pr es s the Zoo m i n but ton t o opt ically z o om t o t he max imum posi tion . 3 Re le a se t he Zo o m i n bu tton an d th en p r ess it aga in and hold it until you r e ach the d esired si z e ( Digit al zoom goes fr om 1.2x to 7x) . A red cr opping fr am e appea rs in the Displ a y sho w ing th e r e gi on being captur ed . To t u r n Digita l z oom off , press the Zoom out bu tton until z oomin g st ops , an d the n r elea se t he bu tton . Us in g Digita l z oom r esul ts in l o w er r es olu ti on an d th er e f or e smal ler f ile si z es t hat ar e go od f or e-mailin g o r pos ting t o the We b . NO TE Digi t al z oom do e s no t work wi th Vi d e o mode. Usin g M ac ro s et tin g The Macr o se tting butto n mo ve s betw een Nor mal an d Macr o fo cu s set tings. Us e the Ma c r o s etting f or ta king clos e -up pict ures. Setting Lig ht Des cr ipti on No rma l Non e Auto focus i s li m ite d to a r an ge of 0 . 5 m to inf init y (d ef ault setting) . M ac r o Amber macr o l ight i s on when t he camer a is set to Mac r o . The focus ran ge i s li mi ted to <0 .7 m.
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 5 U sing flash se t tings W hen the cam er a is o n , the Fl a s h is au toma tica ll y set to Aut o . T o c hang e th e setting , pr ess the Fl a s h button. The Fl a s h setting b utt on m o v es thr ough the fl ash s ettings in the fol l owin g ord er . Und erstan d in g sleep and shutdo wn In Sl eep st ate , the came r a is stil l on , b ut the Displ a y is s hut dow n to con ser v e pow er . The cam era go es into Sleep st at e w he n: z There has be en no m enu ac t i vi t y for on e mi nu te. Set tin g Lig ht Desc rip tion Aut o None The ca mer a measu r es light and f las hes if necessar y . F la sh o ff T he came r a w ill n ot f la sh . U se this setting wh en you do no t wan t a fl a s h ( s uc h as br ight conditi on s or distant ob jects). Au to wi t h Re d -E ye The c amer a m easures l i ght and f lash es with re d -e ye re d u c t io n i f n e c e s s a r y . F lash On The ca mer a alwa ys flashes, c al led âf i ll - fl ash â . Use this setting w it h br igh t bac k - li gh ting .
2 6 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual z T he ba tter ie s ar e lo w and you try to tu rn o n Li v e Vi e w . T he Displ a y shu ts o ff an d e x its an y me nus in ope r ati on . NO TE To w a k e t h e c a m e r a f r o m Sl eep , pr ess any button. Du r in g normal operation, the c am e r a shuts dow n wh en: z Yo u p r e s s t h e On/Of f button. z The camer a no longer has suff ic ient pow er to op er ate . The Po w e r / M e m o r y l ight blin ks w i th a fast bl ink ing red light a nd t he ca mer a shu ts o ff . z T he cam er a ha s been inac tiv e f or si x min u tes . Manag ing batt er ies T he f ollo win g batte r y l e ve ls ar e d ispla ye d du rin g Li v e Vi e w an d Pl ayb a ck a nd when t h e cam e ra is connected to a computer or pr i nter . Lev el Ico n De sc r ipti on F ull Ba tter ie s hav e >1 /3 lif e r emain ing G o o d B a t t e ri e s h a ve < 1 / 3 l i fe re m a i n i n g Lo w Bat ter y lo w and ca mer a will shut do wn so on . L iv e Vie w i s d isabl ed . Deplet ed âB link ingâ batt ery is empty and the camer a shuts do w n. A C po w er Non e C ame r a is po w er ed b y A C.
2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 7 Th e camera uses t w o AA bat ter ies, pr efer ably li t hi um-i r on dis ulfide . These a r e t yp ica lly call ed Photo Lith ium b at t er ies. To e x t e n d b a t t e r y l i f e : z Us e the Optical View fi n d e r to take pictu r e s r at her t han Live Vie w . z U se e ith er an HP A C a dap te r o r H P cam er a d ock whe n unload ing p ictur es to y our computer or connecting to a pr i nter or T V . z Tu r n t h e Dis p l a y o ff du r ing a pau se in p ic tur e t akin g b y pr ess in g the Dis pla y butt on . z Use Au to F l as h ra t h e r t ha n Fl a s h O n ( f il l fla s h) , un less ne eded . z A v oi d z o om ing in and o ut unnecessa r il y . Rec hargin g bat teries Y our ca mer a can c har ge r ech ar gea ble ba tter i es in the camer a . T o recharge Ni-MH or Ni- Cd bat ter ies, u se either the optional HP A C a dapter or the optional HP P h otosma rt ca mer a dock 8881. 1 T u r n t h e c a m e ra of f ( t h e c a m e ra ch a rg e s o n ly d u ri n g t h e Sleep s ta te or w h il e it is off ) . 2 P lug i n the HP A C adapter or place t he cam er a i n the H P camer a dock . 3 T he P o w er/ Memo ry li gh t b links a sl o w gr een li gh t w hile th e bat ter ies char ge . When the batt er ies ar e fully c h ar ged, the light i s off . NO TE Ba ttery c har ging is sl ow (tr ic kle c har ging) and ca n ta k e 1 5 hours to cha r ge fu lly .
28 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual P o w e r/M em or y li gh t The P o w er/ Mem ory li ght ind ica tes po w er an d me mo r y s tatu s . State Indication Solid green Camer a is on. Slo w blinking g r een C amer a is in Sl eep state or o f f and c har ging batte r ie s . F as t blinkin g r ed C amer a ha s insuff ic ie nt po we r and is shut ti n g do wn. A m b er C amer a is r eading f r om or wr iting to the memor y car d. Off C amer a is of f .
3-M anagi ng i mages in the camera 29 Ma nag ing image s i n th e c a me r a Vie win g im a ges T o r ev ie w pic tu r es you hav e tak en , pr ess the OK but to n with the Disp lay off or f r om Li ve Vi e w . T he la st p ict ur e t ak en a ppea rs o n the Displa y . # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 D i spl ays fo r firs t fe w s e co nd s to al low y o u t o scr oll thr ough other pictur es y ou hav e taken . 2 or In dica te s ima ge ha s an audi o cl ip I n dica te s image is a v ideo clip 3 5 of 14 Im age number of total number of ima ges 3 1 2 3
30 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l W h e n yo u p re s s th e ri g h t a rro w whil e v ie wing th e last imag e , a scr e en appe ars s ho wing th e ca mer a stat u s. The first image appea rs if you p re ss t h e rig h t a rrow a g a i n. T o tu r n the Displ ay off aft e r r e vie w in g pi ct ur es, pr ess OK or the Displ a y butto n . Ma i n me nu Pr essing the Men u bu tto n disp lay s the Main menu . Us e th e Up/Do wn ar r o ws t o hi ghlig ht the m enu op ti ons on th e lef t o f the Di spla y . H i ghli ght y o ur ch o ice an d pr ess th e OK bu t ton to sele ct it. Pr ess the Me n u b utt on a gain t o e x it th e me nu an d r etur n to v ie win g imag es . 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 9 10 8 11
3-M anagi ng i mages in the camer a 31 # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 or P la y s an au dio clip Pl ays a vid e o cl i p 2 Del etes the c ur r en t image , all images , or f or mat s the memor y ca r d 3 Magnif ie s the dis pla y ed ima ge 4 M anua lly r o tates d isp la y e d imag e 5 All o ws y ou to adj ust cam er a se ttings 6 Sh o w s ba tt e ry c on d iti o n 7 S ho ws t he c u r r en t im age nu mbe r fr om the tota l number on the m emory car d 8 date / time Sho w s the date an d time tha t the c u r r ent image was t a ken 9 or âV isible if the cu r r ent image ha s an audi o cl ip at ta ched to i t âV isible if t he cur r e n t imag e is a v id e o c lip 10 S ho ws the qual it y for the curr ent i mage , blank if imag e is a v id eo clip 11 or âV isible if t he cu r r ent image is se lec ted f or pr i nti ng âV isible if t he cu r r ent image is se lec ted f or e- m ai l o r o t h e r e -s er v i ce .
3 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Pl a y Selectin g this op tio n in the Main menu c au ses the c amer a to play e ither a v ide o c lip o r an a udi o c lip tha t is atta ched to a st il l ima ge. If t her e is n o a udi o clip or v ideo clip , y ou ca nnot select this option . Yo u c a n a d j u s t t h e v o l u m e b y pr ess ing th e Up/ Down arr o ws whi le t he cl ip is pla ye d. T o st op the clip while it is pla y ing , pr ess the OK butto n . Del ete Selectin g this op tio n in the Main men u d ispl ay s an ot he r s cr een w ith sev er a l options. Scr o ll up and do wn b y p r essin g t he Up/Do wn a rrow s. Pr es s OK to c hoo se the hi ghligh ted sele ction. z Canc el re t u rn s t o Main menu . z Thi s Ima ge dele tes the c ur r en t imag e . z All I mag es de letes al l the i mages in th e came r a . z Fo rm a t C a rd deletes a ll im ages an d f iles on th e mem ory car d .
3-M anagi ng i mages in the camera 33 Magni fy Selec ting this opti on in the Main menu al lo ws you to enla r ge t he ima ge on the Displa y . This opt i on is onl y f or v ie wing an image on the Disp lay ; it does no t pe rm anen tl y alter th e i mage . Pr essing the OK but ton sele cts th is option and magn if ies the ima ge 4x and causes f o ur a r ro ws to appe ar on the scr e en . Y ou can scr oll a r ound the i mage b y pr ess in g the Up /D own an d Lef t/ Ri g h t a rrow s. Pr es s OK to e x it and r etur n t o t he Pl ay b a ck men u . NO TE If the image is a v ideo c lip , y o u cannot select t his option .
34 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Ro tate Selectin g this op tio n in the Main me nu r o tate s th e i mag e on the Displ a y 90 de gr ees c lockwise . Wh en the r otat ion i s c omplete, th e Ma in m enu appe ars agai n. E ach time y o u p r ess the OK bu t t on , the image r otat es an addit ional 90 de gr e es a nd the Ma in men u r e appe ar s. NO TE If the image is a v i deo clip , y ou ca nnot select this option . Setup For i n f o rm a t i o n o n Setup , r ef er t o Cha pter 6, Adjustin g c amera Set tings .
4- S h ar in g p i c t ur e s 3 5 Usin g H P Instant Shar e This camer a has an e x citing ne w f e atur e called HP I nstan t Shar e . T his f eatur e lets yo u select imag es in the camer a to be au tomati call y pr ocess e d l ater w hen the camer a is connect e d to y our computer or to certain H P prin ters. F o r e x a mple , y o u can sele ct i mages th at y o u w a nt to have pr inted , th en connect the camer a to the com puter o r pr inter , and the sel ected i mages will b e pr i n ted a utomat i c al l y . As an other ex a mple , y ou ca n sele ct i mages in the ca mer a to be a ut om ati cally p r oces sed b y HPâs e -ma il se r v ice . Wh e n the camer a connec ts to y our comput er , the se lecte d image s ar e upload ed to an HP w e bsite , and e- mail i s sent to family or f r ie nds th at po int t o th e loca tio n of y our p ic tur es . T o use the H P I nstant Share f e atur e , pr ess the Shar e b utton on the c ame r a . T he Sha r e m enu app ears on the cam er a Disp lay . The follo wing i llust r ation an d ta ble pro vide inf or matio n a bout the Sha r e me nu . 4
36 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 Pr int 1 cop y of curr ent i mage at a sta nda r d s i ze . I f p ap er si z e i s 4x 6â or 8. 5x1 1 â , th e p ic tur e is pr inted 4x 6â . If paper si ze is 1 0x15cm or A4, the pi ctu r e is pr i nted at 10 x15 cm. 2 Pr int 2 copi es of curr ent image at a sta ndar d s i z e. 3 E- m a i l . . . This sele cti on br ings up a ne w scr een to cus t o mize t h e Shar e m e n u w i t h s p e c i fi c a d d r e s s e s . Yo u m u s t c u s t o m i z e t h e Shar e menu bef or e u sing it to send e-mail . 4 Check ma rk indic ates the dest ination has b een select ed fo r the c u r r ent l y dis pla y e d ima ge . (Y ou can sel ect mo r e th an on e des tinati on per im age .) 1 2 3 4
4- S h ar in g p i c t ur e s 3 7 Usin g HP Ins tan t S h are to Prin t Pi c t u r e s 1 T u rn t he ca mer a on, then pr ess the Sha r e button. 2 Use th e Left /R ig ht arr ow s to scr o ll to th e i ma ge t hat you wan t t o p rin t . 3 Use th e Up/Do wn ar r o ws to s cr oll to the pr int o pti on t hat yo u wa n t. 4 Pr es s OK . A c hec k ma rk ap pear s ne xt t o tha t opti on . (T o pr i nt th r e e co p ies of an imag e , selec t both Pr int 1 cop y an d Pr int 2 cop ies ) 5 S cr oll to ot her image s b y using t he Lef t/ R igh t ar r ow s and r e peat steps 3 and 4 to sele ct pr int opt ions for each ima ge . 6 When you ar e finis hed s electi ng al l the images y ou want to hav e pr in ted , pr es s t he Sha r e button. 7 T he n e xt ti me y ou conn ec t th e came r a t o y o ur co m pu te r or a compa tible pr i nter , the images y o u selecte d w il l be automat i cal ly pr i n ted. S ee âConn ect ingâ on page 4 1 for inf orm ati on a bout connec ting the came r a to a compu ter or pr i nter . NO TE V id eo clip s canno t be se lect ed f or pr in ting in t he Shar e menu . NO TE The Shar e menu cr e ate s a standa r d D igita l Print Order F ormat (DPOF) file f or pr i nt op tions.
38 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Using t h e HP I n stan t Sh ar e E-m ail S er vice U sing HP Inst ant Shar e t o e -ma il image s in v olv es thr ee ste ps: 1 Addi ng e-mai l add r ess es to the cam er aâs Sha r e menu . 2 Selectin g image s t o be se nt to the E -mail s er v ice u sing th e Shar e men u o n t he c ame r a . 3 Conne cting t o th e com pute r to send select ed images . Ad ding e-ma il addr esse s to y our cam era NO TE Y ou will ne e d an in ter net connecti on to co m plet e this pr oc edu r e . 1 T urn on the ca mer a, pr ess the Sh ar e bu tto n , th en s elect the E -mail ... option and pr ess OK . A m essag e on t he camer a Displa y a p p ears asking y ou to connect the camer a to your c omput er . 2 Conne ct the camer a to y our com put er (b y using a USB cable o r an optional HP camera dock) 3 On the comput er , c l i ck o n Re trieve from C a me r a . 4 In the scr een ca lled Modify Shar e Men u che ck to se e th at Photo E - mail is visi ble ab o ve the Add... bu t t on , th en c lic k on the A dd ... but ton . 5 If y ou ar e u sing a Mac int osh com pu te r , skip t o ste p 7 . If y ou ar e using a comp uter r unning Windo w s, you w i ll be a sked to s i g n i n to HP â s P a s sp or t pro g r a m. H P P a ss p or t a l lo ws you to u se H Pâs f ree e-m ail ser vi ce and other ser v ices that ma y be a v aila bl e in the fu tur e . T he f ir st tim e y ou s ee t his sc r een , y ou w il l need to r eg ister as a ne w us er . F ollow the instr uc tio ns in the s cr e e n f or do ing th at .
4- S h ar in g p i c t ur e s 3 9 6 Onc e y ou have succe ssfully r e gistered , s ign in to t he HP P assp ort pr og r am, and then the Phot o E -ma il Setup sc r e e n w ill a ppear . He r e , y ou can en te r an e-m ail addr es s and spec ify ho w y ou w a n t it t o app e ar in the camer a âs Sha r e me nu . Y ou can al so e nt er a s ub jec t and m essa ge t o go w ith the e -mai l th at will b e sen t to tha t ad dr es s. Aft er co mple ting the form , click Ne xt . In t he conf ir ma tion sc r een t ha t appe ars, click Fi n i s h . 7 Y our newly adde d e-m ail desti nation s hould no w a ppe ar in the M o dify Sh ar e Men u sc reen (in the Cu rr e nt S ha re M enu se ction) . T o add add ition al e- mail addr ess es to the Sha r e me nu , r epeat st eps 4-6 (yo u wil l not need t o si gn in to the HP P assport pr og r am agai n) . 8 When y ou hav e finis hed add ing e-ma il addresses, clic k on Sa ve to Cam er a to add the new addresses t o the ca mer a Shar e menu . Wh en the compu ter conf ir ms that the a d d re ss e s we re s av e d t o yo u r c a m e ra, d i s c o n n e c t th e cam er a fr om the co m puter , and pr ess the Sha r e butt on to vi e w the ne w e-mail des tinati ons in y our Shar e menu . 9 Y ou ar e no w r eady to se lect im ages on the c amera to be e-ma iled . See the ne xt section f or how t o do this.
40 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l Sel ec ting im ag es to be e-m ailed 1 T urn the ca mer a on, then pr es s the Sha r e button. 2 Us e the Left/ R ight a rr ow s to scr o ll to th e im age you want to e- mai l . 3 Use th e Up /D own a r ro ws to sc r ol l to the e-mai l a ddr ess t hat yo u wa n t. 4 Pr es s OK . A check mark appears next to that opt i on . (Y ou ca n s elect more t ha n o n e e- mail addr ess or pr int opt ion f or an ima ge .) 5 Sc r oll t o othe r im ag es b y u sing the Left / R ig ht a rr o ws and r e peat st eps 3 and 4 to sele ct e-ma il ad dr es ses. 6 When you ar e finish ed selec ting a ll the imag es you wa nt to ha v e e- mail ed , pr es s the Sha r e butt on . 7 The ne xt time you connect t he camera to your compu t er , ima ges ar e u nlo aded to y our co m p ute r , an d the ima ges you selec ted for e-mail w i ll be u plo aded to the spe c ial HP w ebsi te . An e- mail mes sage w il l be sent to e ver y a ddr ess t hat y o u had se lecte d fo r ea ch im age . See â Con nec ting â o n pag e 41 f o r inf or mati on abo ut co nnec ting t he came r a t o a comput er . NO TE V ideo c l ip s cannot be sel ect ed fo r e-mail in th e Shar e menu . NO TE The imag es in your c amer a ar e not e-mai led to an y one dir ectl y as att ac hmen ts. Ra the r , a m es sage is sen t t o one o r mor e e-m ail ad dr ess es tha t y ou can sp ec ify in t he ca mer aâs Shar e me nu . T he me ssa ge co n t ains a w eb li nk wher e the r ecip ient can v ie w your images. F r om that w eb pa ge , the r ec ipi en t can do thin gs lik e r ep l y t o y o u or pr int th e imag e . T his mak es it ea s y f or peop le wh o use di ff erent e-ma il progr a ms to be able to see y our images w ithou t the diff ic u l t y o f dealing w ith e-mail attach ments .
5-Connecting 41 Co n ne c t i ng C onnec tin g to a com p uter Connect the c amer a to your computer to unlo ad images. The camer a connects t o y our com put er using a USB ca ble . NO TE Y ou can also co nnect y our camer a to a com pute r b y using the opt ional HP c amer a dock. See Connecting t o the HP c am er a do ck late r in this ch ap te r . NO TE If yo u ar e using a M ac intosh computer , s witc h t h e camer a to Disk Dr i ve in the US B Con f igu r at ion me nu fou n d i n th e Se tu p me n u . 1 Connect t he flat end of the USB cable to the compu ter . 2 Ope n the rubber do or on the side o f t he camer a, and conne ct the r ou nd e nd of th e U SB cabl e to the USB /T V c on nec tor o n th e camer a. 3 T u rn the camera on. The HP Im age U nlo ad so ft wa re wi l l launch on y our computer , a n d the imag es i n the ca mera will automa tica lly un load to the computer . If ther e w er e an y i mages o n the c amer a that had been sel ected i n the Shar e menu f or pr inting or e-mail , those actions a r e start ed af ter th e images hav e been unload ed to the computer . 4 When the unload sc r een sa ys âF i nishe dâ , your images hav e been sav e d and s har e d . Y ou can now dis connec t the camer a f r om t he comp uter . 5
4 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual C onnec ting to a prin ter Y ou can co n n e c t the camer a dir ectly to HP De skJe t and Photosmart pr i n t er s that hav e a USB connect i on . Y ou can then pr int image s select e d f r om the Shar e m e nu or a l l im a ge s i n t h e camer a . Y our cam er a c ame w ith a sp ec ial US B cab le f or connecting the camer a t o a p rin te r . NO TE Y ou can also co nnect y our camer a to a p r inter b y u sing the op tio nal HP camer a doc k. Se e Connec ting to th e HP cam er a d oc k later in th i s chapter . 1 Connec t th e squar e end of the USB cable to the printer . 2 Op en t he ru bb er door on the side of th e c ame r a and conn ect t he r ou nd e nd o f th e US B cable to th e USB / T V c onn e ctor on the came r a . 3 A f t er con n e c ting the cam er a t o the pr inter , the Pr int S e tu p scr een appea rs on the camera . F ol low the on- sc r een i nst r uction s t o complet e t he pr inti ng pr oces s .
5-Connecting 43 C onnec tin g to a tel e vision NO TE If you ha ve the optional the HP ca mer a dock , s ee Connecti n g t o the HP camer a do ck late r in this ch ap te r . 1 T o connect t he came r a dir ectl y to a tel ev ision , y ou m ust f irst pur chase a custom cable ( HP # Q2146 -61601 ). T his ca b le is list ed in th e a cces sory catalo g included in the came r a box . 2 On the c ame r a, check that the T V Con f igu r at ion setting in the Set u p menu is se t f or y our ar ea. See âChanging the T V co nfiguration sett ingâ on page 53. 3 Co nne ct t he TV cab le to the US B/ TV connecto r on the cam er a, and then to th e Audio /Video i nput o n the telev i sion. 4 Re fer t o the do c u mentation f or y our t elev i sion to d etermi ne ho w to set the televisio n to ta k e vide o in put f r om y our camer a instea d of the a ntenn a or cable T V . 5 When connected , the camer a star ts a slide show of each i mage, pla yi ng an y at tache d audio cl ip or vi d eo c lip , a nd then f adi ng to the n e xt i mage. NO TE The Dis pla y on the ca mer a turns off when t he ca mer a is co nne c ted to a T V . Y ou can als o manual l y scr oll thr ough th e im ages b y pr es sing the Lef t/Right ar r ow s on the cam er a. NO TE Y ou c an st ill u se t he Main an d Sha r e men u s w h il e connec ted to t he tel ev ision .
4 4 hp photosmar t 8 12 userâs manual C onnec tin g to t h e HP cam er a dock NO TE The camer a d ock do es not w or k with out A C po we r . Be sur e to u se ONL Y th e HP A C ad a p ter and the cables that came w ith t he cam er a doc k . 1 F ol lo w the s etu p instr uc tio ns pr ov ided with th e HP ca mer a dock . T his inc ludes inst alling the Camer a Dock I nser t onto t he do ck , inst alling r ech ar gea bl e batt er ie s in the camer a, connecting th e A C po w er so ur ce , a nd connec ting the came r a do ck to a com pute r , p r int er , an d/or t ele visi on . 2 Remo ve the do c k plug f r o m the bot tom of y ou r cam er a. Also r emov e a n y cables th at ar e connec ted to t he camer a . 3 P la ce th e ca mer a in th e HP cam era do ck w i th th e r e ar of the ca mera f ac ing the f r ont o f the ca mer a doc k. The ca mer a do ck has t hr ee I/O conn ectors on the back: z â Con nec ts to the tel e vi sion z âC o nne cts dir ectl y to HP U SB Desk Jet and Pho tosm art p r inte rs z âC onnects t o yo u r com puter T her e is a sli ding do or o ve r t he co mputer and printe r co nne ctors that pr ev ents y ou f r om se lecting both conne ctor s at t he same time (the camer a doc k is not a USB hu b ).
5-Connecting 45 The cam er a do ck ha s a light n ear the top fr ont that pr ovi d es bat ter y chargin g status. A bl ink ing l ight in dica tes t hat ba tter ies ar e ch ar ging . Th er e are two buttons on the f ron t that light to sh o w that the c am er a is connect e d to the a ss oc ia ted de v ice . z âThis button act i vates the co nnec tion to the co m puter or the printer , de pend ing on w h i c h of thos e de vi ces is connected to the dock . z âT his butt on a cti va te s the te le v ision connecti on . The functions of the dock but ton light s ar e des c ribe d belo w: Stat e Indication On Camer a dock has po wer and a dev ice is connected . When y ou pr ess a button f or one dev ice , th e other butto n dev ice light goes out . Blinking T he se lec ted de v ice is ac tiv e. Off z T he d e v ice sel ect ed is n ot c on nec ted t o t he camer a dock . z T he de v i ce se lect ed is no t a v ail ab le beca u se t he other de vice i s act iv e. z Ca mera d ock has no power or t her e is no camer a connec ted .
46 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual U nloadin g im ag e s to a comp uter using t he doc k NO TE If you ar e u s ing a Macint os h computer , sw itch the came r a to Di sk Dri ve in t he US B Con figuration me n u fou n d i n th e Se tu p men u . 1 Check th at the HP c amer a dock is connected to your comput er . 2 P lac e the ca mer a i n the HP camera d ock . It will tu r n o n au toma ticall y . 3 Pr es s th e b utto n on th e doc k to st art the unload pr oc ess. The HP Image Unlo ad s of t wa re wi l l l au n ch o n y ou r computer , and the imag es in the ca mer a will a utoma ti c al l y un load to the computer . I f ther e wer e any images on the ca mer a th at had b een selec ted in the Sh ar e me n u f or pr i nti ng or e - mail, those act ions ar e start ed af ter th e im ages ha v e been unl oad ed to the co mpu ter . 4 When the unl oad scr e en say s âF ini shedâ , yo u r ima ges hav e been sav ed and shared. Y ou can now tak e the ca mer a out of th e do ck , or le ave it ther e to r e char g e the ca m er a batte r ie s. Pr int ing im ages u sing the d oc k 1 Check that the HP camer a do c k is connecte d t o your pr inter . (The dock can not be con nected dir e ctly to both a c om puter and a pr inter at the same ti me) . 2 P lac e the ca mer a i n the HP camera d ock . It will tu r n o n au toma ticall y . 3 Pr ess t he b utt on o n th e doc k to st art pr inting . 4 The Print Se tup scr een appears on th e camera . F ollow the on- scr e en in struction s to comp lete the printi ng pr o cess.
5-Connecting 4 7 Dis pl a ying im ag es on a T V usin g t he doc k 1 Check that t he HP ca mer a d ock is c onnected to yo u r T V . 2 Re f e r to the do c u men tation f or your te lev i sion to determi ne how to se t th e televis ion to tak e v ide o i nput f r om your cam er a i nstea d of the a ntenna or cable. 3 On the c ame r a, check that the T V Con f igu r at ion setting in the Set u p menu is se t f or y our ar ea. See âChanging the T V co nfiguration sett ingâ on page 53. 4 P la ce t he c ame r a in th e d ock . It w ill tur n on a ut omati call y . 5 Pr ess the button on the dock to start d isp la ying imag es . T h e came r a sta rts a sli de sho w o f eac h im age , pla ying an y att ache d aud io cl ip o r video cli p , a nd the n fadi ng to th e ne xt i mage . Y ou can also manuall y scr oll thr ough the imag es b y pr ess ing the Lef t/ R i ght a rrow s o n t h e c a m e ra NO TE The Dis pla y on the ca mer a turns off when t he ca mer a is co nne c ted to a T V . NO TE Y ou c an st ill u se t he Main an d Sha r e men u s w h il e connec ted to t he tel ev ision .
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6 - A d j us ting camer a setting s 4 9 Ad justing camer a set t i ngs Y ou can per sonali z e the camer a se ttings by u sing th e Set u p menu . Pr ess th e Me n u but ton on the back of the ca mer a to display the Main menu . Sele ct the Setup me n u option using the Up/Do wn a rrow s. When you sele c t the Setup option , a t w o page screen appea r s showing the follo wi n g c hoi c es. T he c u r r ent ca mer a sett ings a r e shown in p ar en theses. Use th e Up/Do wn a rrow s to sc ro l l t h ro u g h t h e s e t t i n gs a n d then pr ess the OK bu tton to se lect the se tting y o u w ant to change . A ne w s cr een appea rs f or tha t set tin g . Eac h of these scr een s a r e describe d in the follow ing pages. A fter chan ging s etting s, se lect EXIT SE TU P to re t u rn t o t h e Main menu . 6 Pa g e o n e Pa g e t wo
50 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Set ting s til l ima g e q ualit y le v el The higher the quali ty , the better the imag e l o o ks, es pe c iall y w hen it is enlar g ed . Ho we ver , the higher the quali t y , the more memor y is used. 1 Select Qualit y in t he Setup m enu . The Qua lity Le ve l scr een app ears. 2 Us in g the Up /D own arr o w s, hi ghli ght t he q uality y ou w ant and t hen p r es s OK . Set ting Pi c t u re s o n a 16 MB car d Desc rip tion 5 Hig hest qua lit y le vel . Ima ge is sav e d at full r es olution at a v er y lo w c ompr es si on r a te . 2 7 .9 x43 . 1cm (11x17â ) max imum print siz e 14 Medium-hi gh qu ality l e vel . Imag e is saved at full resolution at a m edi um c o m p re s s io n ra t e. 2 0 .3 x 2 5. 4 c m (8x10 â) max im um pr int si z e 2 8 M e dium-l o w qu ality le v el . Im age i s saved at 1/ 4 r esol ution with a m edi um c o m p re s s io n ra t e. 1 2.7 x 1 7 . 8 c m ( 5 x 7 â ) maxim u m pr int s i z e 5 6 Lo w est q uality le v el . Imag e is s av e d at 1/4 r esolu tio n w ith a hig h co mpr essi on r a te . 8.9x12 . 7cm (3x5â ) max imum print siz e (bes t f or e -m ail and web)
6 - A d j us ting camer a setting s 51 Set tin g au tom ati c a udi o recordin g Y ou can c hoose to tur n a utom ati c audio r ec o r d ing on or off . 1 Select Au d io Re co rd in the Setup menu . The Au d io Re c o r d sc r een appea rs . 2 Us in g the Up/Do wn a rrow s, select eith er on or off and then pr ess OK . Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n Au d io , see Chapter 2 . Adj u st ing cam era so un ds Camera sounds ar e the beeps the ca mer a mak es when y ou tur n it on , pr ess a bu tto n , or t ak e a p ictur e . Cam er a soun ds ar e not the audio sounds recor de d with pictu r es or vi deo. Y ou can choose to adju s t or turn y our camer a sounds on or off . 1 Select Camera Sounds in the Setup men u . Th e Ca mer a Sound s scr een appe ars. 2 Us in g the Up/Do wn a rrow s, hig h l igh t t he so unds you wa nt and then pr ess OK .
5 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual C hanging date and ti me 1 Select Date & Tim e in the Setup menu . The Date & Tim e scr een appea rs. 2 F oll ow the instr ucti ons on the Displ a y to adjust dat e and ti me . Yo u c a n s e l e c t t h e f o r m a t a s mm / dd/ yy , d d/m m/yyy y , or yyy y/mm/ dd , and 1 2 o r 2 4 ho ur time . 3 Pr es s OK when t h e cor r e ct dat e and ti me app ears. C han ging t h e USB configuration s et tin g T his se lecti on de ter mines ho w the came r a ap p ear s w hen co nnecte d to a com pu te r . 1 Select US B in the Setup men u . Th e US B C on f ig urat ion scr e en appea rs. 2 Us in g t he Up /D own ar r ow s, m ak e on e of t he f oll ow ing tw o ch oi ces an d the n p r ess OK . ⢠Di gital Camer a â c onn ec ts t o t he com put er b y u sin g P ictur e T r ansfer Pr otocol (PTP) (def au lt set ting used most of ten f or comp ute rs r unning W indo w s) . ⢠Disk Dr iv e â connec ts to a comp uter a s a USB Ma ss Stor age D e vice Class ( MSDC) and appea rs as a di sk dr i ve in t he com put erâs fil e str uc tur e . (Us e this setting f or automatic u nload ing an d sharing f eat ures on a Mac int osh com pu te r .)
6 - A d j us ting camer a setting s 5 3 C h angin g t he T V co nfi gurat ion set t ing T his sele ction sets the f or mat of the v i deo si gnal f or disp la yin g ca mer a imag es on a telev i sion w ith a n optional cable or HP ca mer a dock . 1 Select T V Con f ig ur a tion in t he Setup men u . T he TV Con f igu r atio n scr e en appe ars. 2 Us in g the Up / Down arr ow s, mak e one of the follo wing t wo c ho ice s an d th en p r ess OK . ⢠NT S C â u sed p r imar il y in No rt h Ame r i ca and Japan ⢠PA L â us ed pr imar il y in E ur ope F or mor e inf or mati on on connecting the came r a to a T V , r ef e r to Chap ter 5. C hang i ng the language This se lect ion sets t he lang uage of th e men u s and te xt on the camer a Disp lay . 1 Select Lan guage in t he Setu p menu . The La ngua ge sc r een appea rs . 2 Us in g the Up/Do wn a rrow s, se lec t a la ngu age and t he n p r ess OK . Exitin g setu p Selecting EXI T SETUP takes you b ack to th e Main menu .
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7 - T rou b leshootin g 5 5 T r ou b lesh ootin g Proble ms and solu tions Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion The ca me r a do es not tu rn on . T he bat ter ies ar e not fu nc ti on i ng c o rre c t ly . Use only photo -qual it y AA lith ium , al k aline , N i-Cd o r Ni- MH b at ter ies. En sure the bat teri es ar e insert ed corr ec tly . T he c har ge i n th e bat ter i es c an be lo w o r comp le tel y dr ained . T ry i ns talling new or r echar ged bat ter ies. Th e H P A C pow er adapter i s not fu nc ti on i ng c o rre c t ly . Ensu r e t he H P A C po w er adapter is not damag ed or defecti ve and plug ged i n to an el ectr ical ou tlet with p ow er . Th e H P A C pow er adapter i s co nnec te d to the ca mera , but it is not co nnec te d to a pow er out l et. If you w a nt to use batter y pow er , disc onn ect the HP A C adapter fr om the ca mer a. If you wa nt t o us e H P A C p ower , con nect the HP A C adapter to a w or k ing el ectr ical o utlet . 7
56 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual The c a mera doe s n ot re s p o n d when I pr ess a bu tto n. The ca me r a is off . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The ca me r a is connected to a com put er . The camera buttons do n ot r esp ond when the c amer a is connec ted to a co mput er . The bat ter ies ar e dr ained . Replace t he bat ter ies. The but to n ma y be inacti v e f or th e c ur r en t set tin g . Check the manual for pr op er butt on operation. The ca me r a could b e âh ung â . R emo v e the ba tter ie s an d let th e camer a sit f or 4 8 hour s. R eins tal l t he batter ie s an d try agai n. The c a mera does no t tak e a p ic tur e when I pr ess the Sh ut ter bu t t on . The ca me r a is not in desir ed capture mode. Check th e Capture Mo de sele ct or . The ca me r a is in the came r a do ck . R emov e the camer a fr om the came r a doc k. Y ou di d n ot pr es s the Shu t t er butt on har d enou gh. Pr ess t he Shutte r button a ll th e way d own u n t il y ou h e a r a c lic k an d se e y ou r imag e on th e camer a Displ ay . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 5 7 I r epla ce the came r a batte r ie s freq ue nt ly . Exte nded Disp lay us e , exc e s s i ve f i l l flash use, and exc e s s i ve zo o m u s e consume a l ot of b at t er y pow er . U se the opti cal v ie wf i n der inst ead o f Live Vi ew to ta k e pic tu res. Use an HP A C pow er adapter t o p o w e r t h e c a m e r a w h e n y o u ar e using the Displ a y fo r an e xten ded per io d of time and w he n yo u ar e unlo adin g sev er al ima ges to your com pute r . Us e fi l l fl as h o n ly wh en ne eded . Use z oom only when ne eded. Do n ot u se or dinary alk aline b at t e rie s . Pu rc h as e h ig he r - gr ade ba tter ie s, su c h as âu l t r aâ o r âp r e m i u m â g ra d e alkali ne or photo li thi um bat ter ies, or switch to r ec har gea bl e Ni -MH batte r ie s . Th e Ni -M H bat ter ies you ar e using we r e re ch a rg e d in cor r ectl y . Y ou must r e char g e both Ni -MH bat ter ies af ter fu ll y d r ai ni n g th em fo u r t im e s for th e bat ter ies to r ea ch their opti m u m capa c i t y an d perfor ma nce . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion
58 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual The wr o ng dat e and/o r time is sho wn . The bat ter ies are dead or we r e re move d from th e camer a f or mor e tha n 10 min u te s. R epla ce the batte r ie s an d r ese t th e dat e and time b y u sing th e ca mer a menus. T o avo id losi n g date a nd t ime in f or ma ti o n , r epl ace low bat ter ies pr omptly . A lo ng d ela y occ urs betw een t he time I p r ess the Sh ut ter bu t t on a nd the came r a tak es a picture . The ca me r a is st ill sa vin g the last pictur e yo u took. W a it a few s ec o nd s for th e came r a to f inish p r ocessin g the imag e , and the n p r ess the Shu t t er b ut t o n h a l f way down . When a stead y gr e en li g ht app ears next to the vie w f in der , t h e c am e ra i s re a d y t o t a ke ano the r pi ctu r e . The flas h i s re c h a rg i n g. W ait u ntil t he gr een li ght in the view find e r s top s b li n ki ng bef or e ta king ano th er fla sh pi cture . The lig ht i s lo w , an d th e fl as h i s tu rne d off . In dim ligh t the camer a re qu ire s a lo ng er ex p os u re . U se a tr ipod t o hol d th e cam er a stea d y , im pr o ve t he l igh ti ng c ond i tio ns, or us e th e fl as h. The ca me r a is in Sel f - Time r mode. Swi t c h to St il l mo de . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 5 9 M y im age is blurr y . Yo u r s u b j e c t was to o c los e to t he cam er a lens. Do no t t ry t o get c los er th an the ca mer a âs mini mu m fo cu s r ang e o f 0. 14m (~5 . 5 in ch e s) w ide a ngle and 0.4m (~ 15 . 7 inch es) at o ther f ocal lengths . T he s ub jec t was nât cen ter ed in t he f r ame o r the s u bjec t did not pr ov ide enough con tr ast f or the c ame r a to focu s pr operly . Y o u c a n lo ck t h e fo cus by pointi ng at y o ur subject and then pr ess ing and hol ding the Shu tter butt on halfw a y do wn . R e -f r ame your subject , t hen pr ess the Shu t t er but ton all the way d own. Yo u m o v e d the c ame r a wh i l e yo u took th e pic tu re . Ho ld th e cam er a s tea d y a s y ou pr ess the Shu t t er but ton o r use a tripod. T he s cene w a s dark s o the e x po sur e wa s long . T u r n on flash or us e a tr ip od . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion
60 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual My ima ge is too da r k. Ther e wa s not enough l ight . W ait f or nat ur a l lighting con dit i o ns to impro ve or add indir e c t light i n g. The flas h was tur ned of f . Tu r n Aut o Fla s h set ting on . The flas h was on , but the su bje ct w as to o far aw ay . Mak e sur e y our s ub j ec t is w ithin 2 . 5 m (~8 fee t) of the came r a when y ou tak e t he pi cture . A li gh t sho ne behind t he su bj ect . Us e Fl a s h O n setting to br ig hten the s u bject whe n ther e is a br igh t l ight s uch as the su n or a w indow behind yo u r su bj ect . Yo u r f i n g e r blocked the fl as h. Be sur e to mo v e y our f inge rs aw ay fr om the flash wh en you take a pictur e. Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 61 M y im age is too br ig ht . Th e f la s h pr ov i ded too muc h l ig ht. C hange the f lash s etting to Fl a s h O f f . A natural or ar tif ic ial sour c e other tha n t he f l a s h pr ov i ded too muc h l ig ht. T ry ta king t he p i c tu r e fr om a dif f eren t a ngle . A vo id pointing t h e c a m e ra d i re c t ly to wa rd a br ight l igh t or r ef lec tiv e surf ace on a sunn y da y . If t her e is li ght beh ind y our s u bject , use the Fl a s h O n . Yo u w e r e t o o clo se to the subj e ct to use the flash. Mo ve bac k f r om the s ub jec t or set the flas h to Fl a s h O f f an d tak e th e p ictu r e ag ain. Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e So l ut ion
6 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual When I connec t th e came r a to m y comp uter , th e so ft w ar e sa y s it canno t fin d the came r a . The ca me r a is tur ned of f . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The cable is not connec ted cor r ectly . Mak e sur e t hat th e ca ble is f irm ly connec ted at bot h e nd s. The ca me r a is connected to th e com pute r thr ough a U SB h ub an d you r US B hub is n ot comp atible wi t h th e came r a . Co nnec t t he ca mer a dir ect l y t o a U SB p ort o n t he co mp ute r . When I connec t th e came r a to a Ma c in to sh comput er , I do n ot ge t a disk dr i ve icon on m y des kto p . Camera USB Con fig urat ion se t ting is no t set to Disk Dr iv e . Change the USB Config uratio n set tin g to Disk Dr iv e . Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
7 - T rou b leshootin g 63 Erro r m e ss a g e s Err or mess ages on the Dis play Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution Unab le to f o c us The s ubject did not pr ovide enough c on trast for t he c a m era to focus pr operly . Yo u c a n l o c k t h e f o c u s b y pointi ng at y ou r sub ject an d th en p r essin g an d holding the Shu t te r button half wa y down wh il e yo u r e - fram e yo ur subject . When the gr een li ght co mes o n , p r es s the Shutter but ton all the w ay dow n. Focus to o far Th e fo cus dist ance is bey ond wher e the camer a can fo c u s. Mak e sur e t he came r a is no t in Mac r o setting . F ocus too close T he focus dist ance is clo ser than the camer a can fo c u s. P ut the camer a in Mac r o se tting or , if in Ma c r o set ting, mov e f u rther away from th e su bje c t. Lo w li ght It is too dar k to t ak e a pr ope r ly ex p o s e d pic tu re. Tr y t u r n i n g o n t h e Au to Fl a s h .
64 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l T o o much l igh t It is too br ig ht to take a pr operl y e xpos ed pic t u r e. Tr y t o r e c o m p o s e t h e pi c tur e to r educ e t he amount of bri ght whi t e objects in t he scene . Also, avo id p ointing th e c a m e ra d i re c t ly i n t o t h e su n or int o a br ig ht lig h t. U nsu pport ed car d T he car d in t he memor y s lot i s not a m emory car d . Check and en su r e that t h e c a rd i s a S e c u re Di gital memo ry car d. C a r d is w r ite- pr ote cted The lock in g tab on the side of the memor y car d is in the lock ed pos ition . S witch th e lock i ng tab to the u nloc k e d po sition t o add n e w pi ctur es o r delete old ones. Ba tte ry l o w Ba tte ry po w e r is lo w an d the cam er a w ill sh ut down soon . Ei t h er re c h a rg e o r r epl ace the batte r ie s. No imag es in camer a T her e ar e no imag es in the came r a and you a r e t r y i ng to r evie w th em. Ta k e s o m e p i c t u r e s . No card i n camer a Yo u a r e at tempt in g to us e th e ca me r a w ithou t a car d install ed. Ins tall a me mory ca r d . Mes sage Po s s i b l e c a u s e Sol u tion
7 - T rou b leshootin g 6 5 Car d f ul l Y ou ar e atte m pting to take pictures wh en t he c a rd is f ull . Unload the pictures fr om the ca mera , d elete un wanted pictur es, or re p la c e th e c a rd wi t h a ne w one . Car d is un f ormatte d Ca rd n e e d s t o be f o r mat te d . F ormat the memor y card by u s i n g t h e Fo r m a t Ca rd option in the Delet e me nu . T his w ill de lete all data on the ca r d. NO TE I f y o u f o r m a t t h e memor y car d on a Wi n do ws X P compu ter , y ou must chang e the set ting on t he computer t o F A T 16 from th e d efa u lt of F AT 32. Car d has wr ong form at Th e c a rd i s fo rmat te d for a dif f er ent de vi ce such as an MP 3 play er . R e -f or mat the car d u sing the Fo rm a t C a rd option in th e De lete me nu . Unab le to f ormat T he ca r d is c orrupte d. Re pl a ce th e ca rd. Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
66 hp photosmart 812 userâs m anual Ca n no t di s pl ay ima ge P o ssibly c omes from c opyi ng im age s to th e car d f r om a comput er or a cor rup ted imag e ca u sed by th e c a m era not sh utting down pr op er ly . Use the HP s oft w ar e to edit the im ag es cop ied on the car d . Als o, do not re m ove b at t e ri es o r t h e mem ory c ar d w he n t he camer a is tur ned on . Unable to comm unica te with the prin ter The r e is no connecti on betw een th e came r a and pr i nter . M ak e su r e the c ables ar e conn ecte d be t w een th e came r a or camer a do ck and th e printer . I f that doe s not w or k, tur n off the came r a an d disco n n e c t it . T urn th e printer off an d then on again . R e -conne ct the c a m e ra a n d t u rn i t o n. A s uppor ted pr inter is eithe r tur ne d o ff or no t connec ted to the c ame r a. M a ke s u re t he c a m e ra i s conn ec ted t o a sup p o rted printer and that the pr int er is tu r ned on . Mes sage Po s s i b l e c a u s e Sol u tion
7 - T rou b leshootin g 6 7 Err or mess ages on the computer Unsupported pr i nter T he pr int er is not supp orted by H P D i re c t Print capabil it y . E ith er pur chase a pr i nter wi th D i re ct P ri nt capabi lit y or con nect the came r a t o a com put e r and pri n t fr om th er e . Unkno w n de vi ce Th e cam e r a is connect ed to a USB d e vic e th at it does not re c o g n i ze . Mak e sur e y ou ar e co nne cted to a supp or ted pr i nter or computer . Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Soluti on Co n ne c tio n bet ween the imaging de vi ce and computer fai l e d. The c a mera mi gh t be connected to a comput er thr ou gh a U S B hu b . T ry connectin g the c a m e ra d i re c t ly t o th e computer or pr i n ter or disco nnect o ther de v ice s at tache d to the hub. Phot os a r e stil l pr esent on the camer a . Yo u h a v e n o t cho sen to ha v e the i mages del eted f r om the came r a w hen you unload them to a comput er . If y ou w ant to ha ve t he soft war e automatically delete images fr om the ca mer a a fter unload, choose t h at option i n the Image Unload Set tings scr e en of th e soft war e. Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution
68 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Get ting a ssistance F ind ing help o n the w eb HP product suppor t Vi s i t www . hp .c om / g o/ su p po r t to fi nd i n forma t io n fo r you r ca mer a mo del. Y ou ca n choose information about set ting up an d u sing y our cam er a , u n l oa ding dr i ve rs , so l vin g a pr ob lem , or dering, and in fo rma tion ab out th e warr a nty . HP photosm a r t w ebsite Vi s i t ww w .hp .com/ph ot osmar t f or tips o n u sing y ou r cam er a mor e effectiv ely and cr ea tiv ely as w ell as H P digi tal cam er a dr i v er upd at es an d so ft w ar e . HP accessi bility w ebsite Vi s i t w ww .hp .com/hpinf o /comm u nity /a ccessibility/pr odserv/ if y ou h av e a disab ilit y an d n eed h el p . C ontac ti ng HP Cus tomer Su ppor t In addit ion to the W eb , you can con tact H P b y telephon e or mai l for suppor t and s er v ic e f or your c amera . Prices, av a ilabil it y , and h ours of s upport a r e subject to ch ange w ith out no tice . Ho w HP can h elp T he H P supp ort ho tline can he lp r esol v e pr obl ems w ith se tu p , in stallat ion , co nf ig ur ation, a nd o per ation. F or h elp w i th non -H P har dwar e or soft w a r e , please contact the ma n ufactu r er .
7 - T rou b leshootin g 6 9 Bef or e y ou c all R e vi ew tr ou bleshoo ting tips . Ha ve t he fol l o wi ng i n form at io n re ady be fore y o u ca l l : z ser ia l n u mber (found on the bot tom o f your camera) z pr od uct na me z date of purc hase H ardware re pair se r vi ces I f yo u t h i n k yo u r c a m e ra o r c a m e ra d o c k ne e d s re p a i r , f i rs t c a l l the Customer S u pport Center , whi ch c an help determine i f se r v ice is r eq uir ed and dir ect y ou to a se r v ice sit e . Othe r w ise , co n ta ct t he st or e wh er e y ou pu r cha sed t he pr odu ct . Or , v isit ww w .hp .com/cp so-suppo rt/gui de/psd / r ep air help .h tml for t he near est sale s and serv ice o ff i ce . Se rvi ce is fr ee o f c ha r ge dur ing the w ar r anty p er i od . Be y on d t he w ar r an t y per io d , se rvi ce w ill be ch ar ged . O btaining sup port i n t he United Sta t es F ree telephon e sup port for one yea r W it hin one year of yo u r pur chase , telep hone suppor t is p rov id e d t o yo u f re e o f c h a r g e. I f t h i s i s a l o n g d i s t a n c e c a l l f o r y o u , long d ista nce charges will apply . Call (1) (208) 3 2 3- 25 51. Our s upport sta ff i s av a ilable fr om 6 am to 10 pm M ountai n T ime , M o n da y thr ou gh F ri day , or 9 am to 4 pm Sa tur da y . Af te r t h e fi rs t y e ar Call (1) (208) 3 2 3- 25 51.
7 0 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual A f ee of $2 5 . 00 pe r cal l (U . S .) w ill b e ch ar ged t o y ou r c r edit car d . Char ges begin on l y wh en y ou co nnect wit h a su ppor t techni ci a n . Upgraded w arrant y opti ons Y ou c an s ele ct on e of t he f ollo w ing u pgr aded w ar r anty op ti on s (a vaila bl e in the U .S . on l y): z S t andar d Ne xt Da y Ex ch ange z Acciden tal Dama ge Pr otect ion w ith Ne x t Day E x chan ge Upg r ade y o ur standa r d f a ctor y w arr a nty to three y ea r s with the HP S upport P ack. Ser vi c e cov erage be gins on pr oduc t pu r chase date and the pack must be pur chase d with in the f i rst 180 da ys of pr o d uc t pur ch ase . HP wil l d ete rmine th e har dw ar e ser v ice offer i ng b ased upon the outcom e of s ystem self-test pr og r am s run b y th e custom er through the ini tia l ca ll to the H P Cu s t o m e r C a re C e nt er . I f d u ri n g yo u r t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t c a l l i t i s determin ed that y our pr oduct nee ds r e placemen t , H P w ill sh ip y o u thi s r ep lacement pr o duct next busin ess day fr ee of ch ar ge. Op tio nal A c c i den tal Dama ge Pr o tecti on is also av aila ble . T h is war rant y upg r ade pr ote cts agai nst accidental br e ak age such as spi lls, dr ops, or falls. Both of t hese war r ant y upgr ades offer maximi zed upti me a nd pr o duct i vit y , the con venienc e of door - to -door p ick up with delivery , pack ag ing and f re ig ht pr epa id b y HP . F or mor e inf ormatio n call 1-88 8 - 999- 4 7 4 7 or v is it w w w .h ome andof f ice.h p .c om and s el ect â w arr anty u pgr ade s â under â pr o duct s upport . â Obt ai ning su pport w or ld wide T el ephone suppor t is fr e e for 1 y e ar in A sia and th e So uth P ac i f ic a nd 30 da y s in th e M id dle E as t and Af r ica .
7 - T rou b leshootin g 71 The in f o r mation c ont ai ned in t his document a nd t he applic able con dition s for H P phone s upport ar e s ubject to cha nge without notice. P le ase ch eck f o r the la test i nformation a nd con di tions at w ww .hp .com/cposu ppo rt/loc/r egio nal. html Alternativ ely , y ou c an ask your de aler or ca ll HP at the p hone n umbe r liste d in this docu men t . F or English s upport in E ur ope , contac t 4 4 (0) 20 7 512 - 5 2 - 0 2 . Alge r ia 213 (0)6 1 5 6 45 4 3 Ar g ent ina 0- 81 0- 5 5 5- 5 5 20 Au st ra l ia 6 3 (3) 88 77 80 00 (or loca l (0 3) 88 77 80 00) Au st ria 43 (0)8 10 -00 - 6080 Be l gi um Dutch: 32 (0 )2 6 2 6 - 8806 F r ench: 3 2 (0 )2 6 2 6 - 880 7 Bra zi l (11 ) 46 8 9- 2012 ( Gr an de São P aul o) 0800 15 7 7 5 1 (o u ts i de G r a nde São P aul o) Canada 905- 2 06 -4 6 63 (d ur in g the war r a n t y peri o d) 87 7 - 62 1 - 472 2 ( a f t e r t h e w a r ra n t y p e r i o d ) Ch il e 80 0 -3 60 -999 Ch in a 8 6 ( 1 0 ) 656 4 - 5959 Colo m bia 9 80 0 -1 14 - 7 2 6 Cz ech R epubli c 42 (0)2 6130 - 7 3 10 Denmark 45 3 9 - 29- 4 099 Egy pt 02 532 - 5 222 Fi n l a n d 35 8 (0) 203-4 7 - 288 Fra n c e 3 3 (0)8 9 2 -6 9-6 0 - 2 2 (E ur o 0. 34 /min) Ger man y 4 9 (0)18 0 -5 2 -58-143 ( DM .2 4 /min, E ur o 0.1 2/min ) Gr eece 30 1 0 -60 - 7 3 -60 3 Guat emala 1- 800 -999-5 3 05 Ho ng Kong 8 5 2 30 0 2 -8 5 5 5 Hungary 36 (0)1 38 2 -11 11
7 2 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual In di a 1 600 1122 6 7 or 91-1 1-68 2 -6035 In do nesi a 6 2 (2 1) 3 50-3 408 Ir elan d 35 3 (0)1 66 2 -55 25 Is r ael 9 7 2 (0)9 -8 3 0 -4848 It aly 39 02 264 - 1 0 - 350 K o r e a, R e publ ic of 82 (2) 3 27 0 -0 7 0 0 (S eoul ) 0 -80 -999-0 7 0 0 (outsi de Seoul) Mala y sia 1- 800 -8 05-4 05 Me x ic o 5 2 5 5 2 -58-99 22 (Mex ico City) 0 1 - 8 0 0 - 472- 6 6 8 4 ( o u t s i d e M e x i c o C i t y ) Mi ddle E ast/ Af r ic a 44 (0 ) 20 7 512 5 2 0 2 Nether lands 31 (0 )20 60 6 -8 7 5 1 Ne w Ze a land 64 (9 ) 3 5 6 -6 640 Norw ay 4 7 22 - 11 -6 2 -99 Pe r u 51 0-80 0 -10 111 Philippi nes 6 3 (2 ) 8 6 7 - 355 1 Po l a n d 48 2 2 -86 5-98-00 Po r t u g a l 351 21 -317 -6 33 3 Pu er to Ri c o 1 - 87 7 - 232 0 - 5 89 Ro m a n ia 40 1- 315 -4 4-4 2 (o r lo cal 0 1-3 15-44 -4 2) Rus s i a n Fe d e ra t i o n 7 095- 7 9 7 -3 5 20 (M osco w) 7 8 12 -346 - 7 99 7 (St . P etersbur g ) Sau di Ar abi a 800-8 9 7 -14440 Singapo re 6 5 6272- 5 3 0 0 Sl ov akia 4 21 2 -6 8 20-80 80 Sou th Afr ica 086-0 00 -1030 (RS A) 2 7 1 1- 2 58-9 3 01 (outs i de RS A) Spain 34 902 -3 21 -12 3 S w eden 46 ( 0)8 6 19- 21 7 0 Swi t zerl a n d 41 ( 0)848 -80 -11-1 1 Ta i w a n 0800-0 1005 5
7 - T rou b leshootin g 7 3 Th a ila n d 66 (2) 661- 4 000 Tu r k e y 90 2 16 -5 7 9- 717 1 Ukraine 7 ( 3 80 -44) 4 90-3 5 20 Unit ed Ar ab Emir ate s 9 71 4-88 3-84 54 Un ite d Ki ng do m (U K) 4 4 (0) 20 7 - 512 - 5 2 -02 V en ezuela 800 - 4 7 7 - 777 7 Vie t N a m 84 ( 0) 8 -8 2 3- 4 530 He wl e t t -P a c k ard lim ited w arran t y sta tem ent T he HP pho tosmar t 812 camer a comes w ith a o ne y ear limite d wa rr a nt y . z HP warr a nts to yo u , the end -us er cust omer , t hat HP hard war e, acce sso r ie s , so ft w ar e, and s uppli es w ill be f r ee fr om def e c ts in mate r ials an d wo rkmanship aft er the dat e o f pur cha se , f or the per iod spec ified abo ve . If HP r e cei ves noti ce o f s uch def e cts dur ing t he war r anty per iod , HP will , at its opti on , eithe r r epair or r eplace pr oducts whi ch pr ov e t o be de fecti v e . R epla cement pr oducts ma y be ei t h er new or equivalent in p erfor ma nc e to new . z HP w a r r an ts to yo u that HP s oftwar e will not fail t o e xec ute its pr ogrammin g instr uc tions afte r th e date of pur chase , fo r the per iod spe c if ie d a bo v e , due to de fects in mate r ial an d w or kmanship w hen pr oper ly inst alled and u sed . I f HP r e c ei v es no tic e of suc h d ef e ct s dur ing the w arr anty pe r iod , HP wi ll r ep lace so ftwar e w hi ch does not e xe cut e its pr ogr am ming ins truct io ns due t o s u ch def ects . z HP does no t war r ant that the oper ation of HP pr oducts will be uninte rr upted or err o r f r ee. If HP is unabl e, wit h in a r easonabl e time , to r epair or r eplace an y pr oduct to a condition as war ran ted , y o u wil l be entitled to a re fund of the pu r chase pr ice upon pr ompt r etur n of the pr oduct . z HP produc ts m a y conta in rem anufact ured pa rt s eq uiv a lent to new in perf or manc e or may ha ve been sub ject t o inci dental u se . z W ar r anty does no t a pply to de f ects r esulting f r om (a) impr oper or inade quat e main tenance or calibr atio n , (b) so f tw ar e , inte rf aci n g ,
7 4 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual parts or su pplie s no t su pplied b y HP , (c) unaut hor iz ed modif icati on or misu se , (d) oper atio n outside of th e publi s hed en vir onme ntal spec if ic atio ns f or the p r oduct , o r (e) impr oper site pr epar atio n or maint enance . z T O TH E EX TENT A LL O W ED B Y L OC AL L A W , T HE ABOVE W ARR ANTIE S ARE E X CL USIVE AND NO O THER W ARR ANTY OR CONDIT ION, WHE THER WRITTEN OR OR AL , IS EXP RE SSE D OR IMP LIED AND HP SP E CIFICAL L Y DIS CL AI MS ANY I MPL IED W ARR ANTIE S OR COND I TIONS OF M E RCHANT AB ILI T Y , S A TI SF A CT OR Y QU ALI TY , AND FI TNE SS F OR A P AR T ICULAR P U RP OSE . So me countr ies , st ates or pr o vi nces do not all ow limit atio n s on t h e dur atio n of an impli ed war ran t y , so t he abo ve limitati on or e xcl usion migh t n o t appl y to y ou . This w ar ran t y giv es y ou spe c if ic l egal r ights an d y ou migh t also h ave other r igh ts that v ar y fr om country to co u n tr y , st ate t o st ate , or pr o v ince t o pr ov ince . z HPâs limit ed war ran t y is v alid in an y c o untry o r locality w her e HP has a su pport pr ese nce f or this pr oduct and w he r e HP has mar k eted thi s p r o duc t . The le vel of wa r rant y se r vice you r e ceive m a y var y accor ding to local stan dar ds. HP will no t alte r for m , f it or functi on of the pr oduct to mak e it oper ate in a country f or whic h it was ne v er inte nde d t o func ti on fo r legal o r r egulatory r easons . z T O THE EXTE NT A LL O W ED B Y L OC AL L A W , TH E REM ED IE S IN TH IS W AR RA NT Y S T A TEM EN T ARE Y O UR SOLE AND EX CL USIV E RE ME DIE S . EX CEP T A S INDI CA TED AB O VE , IN NO EVENT WILL HP OR IT S S U P PLI ERS BE LIAB LE F OR L OS S OF D A T A OR F OR DIR E CT , SP E CIA L , IN CIDE NT AL , C ON SE QU EN T I AL ( INCL UDI NG L O S T P R OFI T OR D A T A ), OR O THE R D AMA GE , WHE T HE R B A SE D IN C ONTR A CT , T O R T , OR O TH ER W ISE . Some co un tr ies, states or pr o vin ces do n ot allo w the ex clu s i on or limitati on o f inc id ental or con sequential damages, so the abo ve limitation or e xclusi on m a y not a pply to y ou . z THE W A RRA NTY TERMS CONT A INED IN T HIS ST A T EME NT , EX C EPT T O T HE EX TENT L A W FUL L Y P E RMIT TED , DO N O T EX CL UDE , RE S TRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDIT ION T O THE MAND A T OR Y S T A TUT OR Y RIGHT S A PP LICABLE T O THE S ALE OF TH IS P RO DUC T T O Y OU.
Appe ndi x 7 5 Appe ndi x C am era s pec if ica tions Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on S e n s o r 3. 92 M P e f fe c t i ve p ixe l, 4 . 1 3 t o ta l , 1/1.8 -inch CCD Color depth 30 - bit ( 10 bits x 3 col o rs) Re s o l u t i o n 3. 92 M P ( 228 0 x 1 7 2 0 ef fe c t i ve pix e l c o u n t ) 4.13 MP ( 2 384x1 7 34 to tal pi x el count) 3. 89 M P (2272x 1 7 1 2 f i l e s ize ) M e mory ty pe One SD car d slot . 16 MB ca r d includ e d Me mo ry capa c ity 16 M B card Qualit y # Images F ile Si z e R eso lution 5 6 25 0 KB 11 3 6x 848 2 8 500 KB 113 6x848 14 1 MB 2 2 7 2x 1712 5 2 . 5 MB 2 2 7 2x1712 A
7 6 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual Le ns F o ca l leng th z Wid e â 7 . 6 mm z T elephoto â 2 2 .8 mm F- N u m b e r z Wid e â 2.6 z T elephoto â 4.8 TTL a ut o f oc u s Zoom 3x opt i c al , 7x digi t al z o om 3 7 -1 11mm (35 m m eq u i v a lent) Captu r e modes S till , Sel f- T imer , an d Vi deo Expo sur e contr ol Au to ex p os u re Apert ur e W ide: f /2 .6 â f/ 5 .0 Te l e : / f 4 . 8 â f / 9 . 0 Shutter s pe ed 1/2000 t o 12 seconds Audio & v ideo capt ure and pla yb ack St il l pic t ures 30 second s o f au dio captur e d w ith e v ery p ictu r e (can be tur ned on/o ff in S etu p me n u) Vid e o Audio captured with video (c annot be turned of f) F las h sett ings Auto , flash off , au to w/ r e d-ey e , flash on Fl a s h wo rk i n g dista nces Wid e zoo m â 0 .5 t o 2 . 8 m Te l e p h o t o z o o m â 0 . 5 t o 2. 0 m Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
Appendix 77 Fo c us T T L au t o fo c us Nor mal : 0.50m to in f init y Macr o: 0.14m to 0. 7 0m (w ide f ocal ) 0.40 m to 0. 7 0m (gr eate r th an w id e f ocal l engt h) ISO (Sensiti v ity) A uto (IS O 100 - 400) Me t e r in g A v e r ag e White Balance Au to ma t ic S elf - T i mer 10 secon d de la y Vie w f i n d er Z o oming optical v ie w f inder Fl a s h g u id e number Built in f las h w ith r ang e up to 2 .5 mete r s @ wid e L CD Color LE D Backlit , 1.5âpolysilicon TFT L CD 4x playback z o om Compr ess ed form at JPE G (EX IF) MP EG-1 f or vi deo cl ip Video out Sl i de s ho w on T V usi ng A/V out c apabilit y Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
7 8 hp photosmar t 81 2 userâs m anual P ow er 2 AA bat ter ies (i ncluded) or opt ional HP A C adapter Sl o w tr ic kle r ech ar ging i n ca mer a w ith optiona l HP A C adapter or HP ca mer a dock (100 % in 15 hour s ) A utomatic adv an ced pow er mana gement T he ca mer a ha s a ma x im um p o w er consumption o f 2 .5 A . Interfaces USB/ TV c onnector z USB to you r PC z US B to HP U SB De skJet and Phot osmart pr i nters z Au d io /V ide o t o T V AC i n ca mer a dock inter f ac e Standa r d s z PTP tran sfer (15 7 4 0) z MSD C tr a ns f er z NT S C/P A L z JPE G z MP EG -1 z DP OF -1 z EX I F z DCF Tr i p o d m o u n t Y e s Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
Appe ndi x 7 9 Dimensi ons Ext ern al Bod y Dimensi ons: 9 5mm (L) x 41 m m (W) x 7 0mm (H) W ith lens full y e x t ended 9 5m m (L ) x 60mm (W) x 7 0 m m (H) W ei g h t 199 gr a ms ( witho ut ba tt er ies) 7 ounc es (w ithout b atter ies) W ar r anty HP 1 y ear e x c ha nge w ar r anty Fe a t u re Des cr ipti on
80 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r âs man ua l
81 Inde x A AC power adapter conne ctor 11 HP part number 78 not wo rking correctly 55 AC power indicator 26 audio clips play and adjust volume 32 reco rd 10 , 21 , 51 reco rding i ndic ator 22 audio/video connector 43 Auto flash s ettin g 12 , 25 Auto with Red-Eye se tti n g 25 automatic exp osu re/f ocus 21 shu tdow n 26 B batteries condition indicator 22 door on camera 14 ext end lif e 27 , 57 indicators 26 install 15 need replacement often 57 not wo rking correctly 55 rech arge 27 types to use 27 blinking lights on camera 19 , 28 on dock 45 bo nus soft war e 17 , 18 buttons on camera 10 on ca mera do ck 45 C came ra dock . See HP camera dock Capture mode 10 comp res sion f ormat 77 compute r conn ect cam era to 41 conn ect dock to 44 conne ctions as a USB Mas s Storage Device Class (MSDC) 52 fail ed 67 to cam era dock 44 to com puter 41 to printer 42 to TV 43 USB /TV 52 conne ctors audio/video 43 HP ca mera dock 14 , 44 power adapter 11 USB /TV 11 con serve po wer 25 customer support 68 D date and time chan ge 52 set 16 wrong one displayed 58
8 2 hp photosma rt 812 userâs manual delay, shutter button 58 delete images and files 32 Digital Print O rder Format 37 digital zoom 22 , 23 disk drive, connect as 52 dock. See HP ca mer a dock DPOF 37 E e-mail addresses, add i ng to Share menu 38 e-m ail featu re 35 empty battery indicator 26 en lar ge imag es 33 erro r messa ges 63 exposure/focus, automatic 21 F files comp res sion f ormat s 75 dele te on m emor y ca rd 32 DPOF 37 size versus quality 50 , 75 flas h automatic 12 buttons and lights 11 , 12 , 13 current setting 22 provided too much light 61 rang e 60 , 76 set tin gs 12 , 25 focu s automatic 21 lock 19 , 59 problems 63 rang e 59 , 77 rang e for Ma cro setting 24 region 22 form at car d 32 H help from cust omer s upport 68 HP ca mera dock buttons 45 conne ct to 14 , 44 description 9 display to TV 47 printing from 46 unload images 46 HP Instant Share button 13 description 9 , 35 turn on/ off 13 HP SupportPack 70 HP Web sites 68 I images delete 32 magnify 33 rotate 34 set quality lev e l 50 unloading c amera to compute r 41 unloading us ing camera dock 46 vie w 29 install batteries 15 bo nus so ftwa re 17 , 18 came ra do ck 9 mem ory c ard 15 sof twa re 17 Ins tan t Sha re. See HP I nstant Share
83 L language ch ang e 53 choose 16 LE Ds (ligh ts) on cam era description 10 lights on camera,blinki n g 19 , 28 on dock,blinking 45 Liv e Vie w 13 , 22 lock focus 19 , 59 low battery indicator 26 M Macintosh c omputer bonus software 18 connect to 41 , 46 install s o f tware 18 USB setting 52 Ma cro F ocus 13 , 22 , 24 magnify images 33 Main menu 30 memory card capacity 50 , 75 delete files 32 install 14 , 15 troubleshoot 65 memory indicator 14 , 28 Menu on/off button 13 , 30 me ssag es, er ror 63 microphone 10 , 22 mount for tripod 14 N NTSC video signal 53 O on/ off button 10 optical viewfinder 11 , 12 optical zoom 23 P PAL video signal 53 Picture T ransfer Pr otocol 52 pictures number remaining 22 rev iew 20 , 29 sh are 35 take 19 play video or a udio c lips 32 power adapter 11 automatic cons ervation 25 indicator 14 , 26 , 28 insu fficie nt 28 specifications 78 turn on/off 16 print i mages automatically with HP Instant Share 35 dire ctly from camera 42 usin g came ra d ock 46 printer conn ect doc k to 44 conn ect to came ra 42 unsupported 67 PTP 52 Q quality levels 22 , 31 , 50 R rang e flas h 60 , 76 foc us 59 , 77 recharge batteries 27
84 hp phot osma rt 812 userâs manual reco rd audio clips 10 , 21 , 51 vid eo c lip s 20 recycl ing information 3 red -eye 13 , 25 repair and replace services 69 revi ew pictur es 20 rotate image s 34 S sel f-ti me r mode 10 , 22 selector and light 10 take picture s with 21 Setu p m e nu 49 Share button 13 Share menu custo mize 38 description 35 e-m ail serv ice 38 printing options 37 share pictures 35 shutdown, automatic 25 shutter bu tton delay 58 description 10 spe ed 76 sleep state 25 , 28 sof twa re bonus 17 , 18 cannot f ind camer a 62 install 17 wa rranty 73 sou nds adjust 32 , 51 spe ak er 10 specifications 75 Still mode 10 SupportPack 70 T telephoto/wide-ang l e button and lens 11 time an d date chan ge 52 set 16 wrong one displayed 58 tripod m oun t 14 troubleshoot problems 55 turn on/ off auto audio recording 51 came ra does not 55 came ra po wer 10 , 16 came ra soun ds 51 HP Instant Share 13 Liv e Vie w 13 , 22 menu 13 , 30 sle ep sta te 26 TV button, camera dock 45 configuration s etting 53 conn ect cam era to 43 conn ect dock to 44 , 47 conne ctor 11 U unknown devi ce 67 unloading image s came ra to computer 41 using camera dock 46 USB chan ge configur ation 18 , 52 conn ecto r, camera 11 conn ecto r, camera d ock 44
85 V vide o clips play and adjus t v olume 32 reco rd 20 recording indicator 22 set for NTSC or PAL 53 Video mode 10 , 20 video s elector 10 vi ew ima ges in cam era 29 vie wfi nder 11 , 12 volume, adjus t 32 W warrant y 70 , 73 W eb site s for H P 68 wide-angle button and len s 11 , 13 Win do ws co mp ut er bonus software 17 install s o f tware 17 wrist s trap, attach 14 , 15 Z zoom buttons 13 , 23 lens 11 specifications 76 use optical or digital 23
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