User manual HP PHOTOSMART 735V

hp photosmart 730 series digital camera user's manual user's manual Trademark and copyright information © Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Company All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Microsoft® and Windows® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple®, Macintosh®, and Mac® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. MultiMediaCardTM is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG. SD logo is a trademark. 4 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Camera parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Status LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing a memory card (optional) . . . . . . . . . . 17 Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Restoring previous settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Choosing the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Recording video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using live view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using the focus brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Status screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Changing the image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Recording audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Changing capture modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using self-timer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using burst mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips . . . .23 Using macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Advanced capture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 EV compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 ISO speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 AE metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips . . . . . . . . . . 45 Using playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Using the playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Viewing thumbnail images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Recording and deleting audio clips . . . . . . . . . .51 Magnifying images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Using the share menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Using hp instant share to print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Using hp instant share to send images to destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Adding destinations to the share menu on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Selecting hp instant share destinations for images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 How hp instant share e-mails images . . . . .60 Chapter 4: Using hp instant share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images . . .61 Unloading to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Displaying images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Camera sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 USB configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 TV configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Move images to card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Error messages on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Error messages on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Getting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 HP accessibility website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 HP photosmart website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Support process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Phone support in the United States . . . . . . . . . . 94 Phone support in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Other phone support worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Managing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Power conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Purchasing camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Chapter 6: Using the setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . .99 Appendix B: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Chapter 1: Getting started Congratulations on your purchase of this digital camera! This camera has many features to enhance your picture-taking experience, including HP Instant ShareTM, direct printing capability, manual and automatic controls, on-camera Help, and an optional camera dock. With HP Instant Share, you can easily select pictures on your camera to print or e-mail automatically the next time you connect the camera to your computer or printer. Your friends and family can easily receive and view your pictures in e-mail without being burdened by large file attachments. Or you can use the direct printing capability to any HP Photosmart printer or other select HP printer without ever connecting to your computer. What a great way to keep others close as you capture precious memories! To further enhance your experience, you may purchase an HP Photosmart 8886 camera dock. The camera dock allows you to easily download images to a computer, send images to a printer or television, and recharge the camera batteries. It also provides a convenient home for your camera. NOTE A dock insert is included in your camera box. Please do not discard it, because it enables your camera to use the HP 8886 camera dock. See the manual that comes with the camera dock for instructions on how to attach the dock insert to the camera dock. Chapter 1: Getting started 9 Camera parts NOTE Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names for more information about those parts. 5 3 4 2 6 1 AF 7 8 13 12 11 # Name 1 Optical Viewfinder (page 25) 2 Video viewfinder light (red) Description 9 10 Allows you to frame the subject of the picture or video clip Solid--camera is recording video Blinking--Self-Timer is activated or there is an error (see Image Display for message) Solid--camera is ready to take a picture (focus and exposure are locked) Blinking--camera is unable to focus, long exposure (hold steady), or there is an error (see Image Display for message) Turns the camera power on and off 3 AF Auto Focus viewfinder light (green) 4 switch (page 18) 10 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual # Name 5 Zoom lever: Zoom Out Zoom In (page 28) 6 Memory/USB light (page 18) Description Zooms out the lens to the wide angle position, and zooms in the lens to the telephoto position Solid orange--USB is connected Blinking orange--camera is either: starting up, charging the battery, sending/receiving USB, or reading from or writing to the memory card Allows access to insert or remove the memory card 7 Memory card door (page 17) 8 Wrist strap mount Allows you to attach a wrist strap (page 16) 9 arrow buttons and OK button (page 37, 47) --allows you to move through menus and images on the Image Display OK--allows you to display the Capture and Playback menus and to select menu options Allows you to frame pictures and video clips using Live View and review them afterward in Playback, and to view all the menus Turns the Share menu on and off on the Image Display Turns Playback on and off on the Image Display Turns Live View on and off on the Image Display 11 10 Image Display (page 25) 11 HP Instant Share button (page 54) 12 13 Playback button (page 45) Live View button (page 25) / Chapter 1: Getting started 1 2 3 15 x 10 9 8 7 Description 4 5 6 # Name 1 Video/Self-Timer Solid red--camera is recording video light (page 35) Blinking red--Self-Timer is activated 2 Microphone (pages 32, 51) 3 Flash (page 30) 4 Power adapter connector (page 102) 5 USB connector (pages 61, 63) 6 TV connector (page 65) 7 Speaker 8 Tripod mount Records audio clips Provides additional light to improve picture-taking Provides connection for optional HP AC power adapter Provides connection for USB cable to a computer or printer Provides connection for optional Audio/ Video cable to a TV Plays camera sounds and audio clips Allows you to mount the camera to a tripod 12 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual # Name 9 Camera dock connector (page 102) 10 Battery door (page 16) 1 Description Provides connection to the optional HP 8886 camera dock Allows access to insert and remove the batteries 2 3 4 5 6 # Name 1 2 Description Flash button Selects the flash setting (page 30) Changes image quality from Good to Better Quality button (page 31) to Best Changes the capture mode to Self-Timer, Burst, Macro, or one of five different exposure settings. Displays camera settings and operating status 3 MODE button (page 33) 4 Status LCD (page 14) Chapter 1: Getting started 13 # Name 5 Shutter button (page 23) Description Takes a picture. Push halfway down to lock focus and exposure, then all the way down to take picture. Hold down after picture is taken to record audio. 6 Records a video clip; press once to start and Video button (page 24) press again to stop Status LCD 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 18 # 1 2 3 A 17 16 15 14 13 12 Icon Indicates Image quality selection Night mode flash setting is active Auto flash is active 14 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual # 4 Icon or Indicates Flash On is active or Flash Off is active Red-eye Reduction Flash is active Number of still images remaining or time remaining (for video and audio clips) AC adapter is providing power Battery condition Memory card is in the camera Audio is recording Video is recording 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2.6 / 4.9 F-stop is set to 2.6 or 4.9 Portrait mode is active Landscape mode is active Action mode is active Macro setting is active Burst setting is active Self timer setting is active Chapter 1: Getting started 15 Setup Attaching the wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the wrist strap mount on the side of the camera as shown. Installing the batteries 1 Open the battery door on the bottom of the camera. 2 Insert the batteries as indicated inside the door. 3 Close the battery door. NOTE For more information about batteries, see Managing batteries on page 99. NOTE If you have rechargeable batteries, you can use the optional HP Photosmart 8886 camera dock or the optional HP AC power adapter to recharge batteries in the camera. For more information about these optional accessories, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 102. 16 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Installing a memory card (optional) Your camera contains 16 MB of internal memory that allows you to store images and video clips in your camera. However, you can use an optional memory card (purchased separately) instead to store images and video clips. For information on the memory cards that are supported with your camera, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 102. NOTE If a memory card is installed in the camera, all new images and video clips will be stored only on the memory card. The internal memory and its file system are not available when a memory card is installed in the camera. 1 With the camera turned off and the back of the camera facing you, open the memory card door by sliding the door to the right. 2 Insert the memory card, making sure that it clicks into place. 3 Close the memory card door. To remove a memory card, turn the camera off and open the memory card door, then push the memory card in, and it will spring outward from the slot. Chapter 1: Getting started 17 Turning on power Turn the camera on by sliding the switch to the right and then releasing it. The Memory/USB light will blink and then turn off when the camera is ready. AF Restoring previous settings Some of the camera settings do not remain set when the camera is turned off. To restore all camera settings that were in effect when the camera was last turned off, hold down the OK button when you turn on the camera. Choosing the language The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen appears and prompts you to choose a language. 1 Scroll to the language that you want by using the buttons. 2 Press the OK button to select the highlighted language. NOTE If you need to go back and change this setting later, you can do this in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 67. 18 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Setting the date and time The camera has a clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture. This time stamp does not appear in the image itself, but is recorded in the image properties, which you can see when viewing the image on the computer. The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen appears after you choose the language. 1 Press the OK button repeatedly until the preferred date format appears, and then press the button to highlight the date. 2 Press OK to select the first value, and then use the buttons to change it. Press OK to confirm. Set the remaining values in the same way (M = Month, D = Day, Y = Year). 3 Press the button to highlight the time format, and then press OK if you want to change it. 4 Press the button to highlight the time. Set the time values in the same way you set the date values in step 2. 5 When finished setting the date and time, press the button to highlight Exit, and then press OK. NOTE If you need to go back and change this setting later, you can do this in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 67. Chapter 1: Getting started 19 Installing the software The camera software allows you to unload images from the camera, view them, print them, and e-mail them. It also allows you to configure the Share menu on the camera. See Chapter 4: Using hp instant share on page 53 for information about configuring the Share menu on the camera, and Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images on page 61 for information about connecting the camera to a computer or printer. NOTE A copy of this User's Manual is located on the HP Photo & Imaging software CD. Look in the \docs\Readme file on the CD to see where the manual in your language is located. Windows NOTE For the HP Instant Share component of the HP Photo & Imaging software to function properly on your Windows computer, you must have installed at least Internet Explorer 5.01 on Windows 2000 or XP, or Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 on Windows 98, 98 SE, or Me. 1 Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software running on your computer. 2 Insert the HP Photo & Imaging software CD into the CD drive of your computer. The installation window automatically appears. NOTE If the installation window does not appear, click Start, and then click Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, where X is the letter of your CD drive. 3 Click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. 20 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Your Windows CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software: 1 Click Start, click Run, and in the Open box, type X:\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the letter of your CD drive). 2 Click OK, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the bonus software. Macintosh 1 Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software running on your computer. 2 Insert the HP Photo & Imaging software CD into the CD drive of your computer. 3 Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop. 4 Double-click the installer icon, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. NOTE Before you can unload images from the camera to a Macintosh computer, you must first change the USB Configuration setting to Disk Drive in the Setup menu on the camera. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 67, and then see USB configuration on page 69. Your Macintosh CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software: 1 Double-click the Bonus folder icon. 2 Double-click the installer icon for the bonus software. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Chapter 1: Getting started 21 22 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips Taking still pictures You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. 1 Frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder. 2 Hold the camera steady and press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure. This Focus Lock feature allows you to focus on a subject that is not in the center of the picture, or to capture action shots more quickly by prefocusing in the area where the action will occur. 3 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. The image appears for several seconds on the Image Display for instant review. During this time, the image is saved to memory, unless you choose to delete it by pressing the OK button. In Step 2 above, one (or both) of the Viewfinder lights may start blinking. For an explanation of this, see the description for Viewfinder lights on page 10. NOTE To achieve best focus in low light conditions, secure the camera to a tripod and make sure the focus area has sufficient contrast. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 23 Recording video clips 1 Frame the subject for your video in the viewfinder. 2 Press and release the Video button to start recording video. Both the red viewfinder light and the Video/Self-Timer light will turn on solid. A video icon and a Time Remaining counter appear in the Status LCD and at the top of the Image Display (if it is on). NOTE If you have the Self-Timer mode on (see Using self-timer mode on page 35), the camera will start recording 10 seconds after you press the button. 3 To stop recording, press the button again. The length of a video clip is limited only by the amount of available memory. The camera calculates the Time Remaining (mm:ss) counter based on the amount of available memory (internal or memory card). The video ends when Time Remaining reaches zero or the button is pressed again. After recording has stopped, the last frame of the video clip remains on the Image Display for instant review. During this time, the video clip is saved to memory unless you choose to delete it by pressing the OK button. NOTE Audio is automatically recorded with video clips. 24 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Using live view You can use the Image Display as a viewfinder to see a more accurate view of what your picture or video will look like. This is useful for close-up pictures and for instances in which framing your subject precisely is important. NOTE Using the Image Display consumes a lot of battery power. To preserve batteries, use the viewfinder instead. To turn on Live View, press the Live View button. The following table describes the information that is displayed in the Live View screen when the camera settings are at their default values. 1 2 3 4 5 # 1 Icon Description Current image quality setting (1, 2, or 3 stars). If you press the Video button, the video icon ( ) appears in this location. 2 24 Remaining pictures count (depends on how much space remains in memory). If you press the Video button, the time remaining for a video clip appears here. 3 A Auto flash icon will blink when the flash is charging. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 25 # 4 Icon Description Battery level (actual icon shown depends on the state of your camera batteries; see Managing batteries on page 99). Focus brackets (see the next section, Using the focus brackets). 5 NOTE If you change other camera settings, icons for those settings will also be displayed across the top and bottom of the Live View screen. For more information, see Advanced capture settings on page 37. Using the focus brackets The two brackets in the middle of the Live View screen show the focus region for the picture you are taking. When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera uses this focus region to measure and then lock the focus using this region. This is called Focus Lock. The focus brackets turn green in the Live View screen and the AF viewfinder light turns on solid green when the image is in focus and the camera can lock the focus. However, the focus brackets turn red and the AF viewfinder light blinks green when the camera is unable to focus. If the focus brackets turn red and the AF viewfinder light blinks, release the Shutter button, re-frame the subject for your picture, and then press the Shutter button halfway down again. If the camera still cannot focus after several tries, the lighting may be too low, or there may not be enough contrast in the focus region. Try using Focus Lock to focus on an object about the same distance away but in a higher-contrast region, then point the camera at the object you were originally trying to photograph. 26 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual If the focus brackets turn red, the AF viewfinder light blinks, and the Macro icon is blinking on the Image Display, either the camera is set to Macro focus but detects the focus is further away than the macro (close-up) range, or the camera is set to Normal focus but detects the focus is closer than the normal range. For more information on the focus settings and their respective distance ranges, see Using macro mode on page 36. NOTE When set to Macro focus, the camera will not take a picture if it cannot find focus. However, when set to Normal focus (the default), the camera will still take a picture if it cannot find focus. Status screen When Live View is turned on and you change the flash, quality, or mode settings, a status screen will appear briefly on the Image Display, showing current camera settings, battery level, and the number of pictures remaining. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 27 Using zoom NOTE Zoom does not work while recording video clips. Optical zoom Optical zoom works like the zoom on a traditional film camera, with physical lens elements moving inside the camera to make the object of your picture appear closer. Press the Zoom Out and Zoom In buttons to move the lens between wide angle and telephoto positions (1x to 3x). Digital zoom Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses no moving lens parts. The camera essentially crops the image, then uses interpolation to enlarge the image to give the appearance of the object in the picture being from 1x to 5x closer. 1 Press the Zoom in button to optically zoom in to the maximum level, then release the button. 2 Press the Zoom in button again and hold it until you reach the desired size in the Image Display. The picture enlarges in the Image Display (as do the focus brackets). The amount of digital zoom appears at the bottom of the Image Display. 3 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. 28 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual To turn digital zoom off and return to optical zoom, press the Zoom Out button until digital zooming stops. Release the button, and then press the button again. NOTE Digital zoom reduces the resolution of an image, so your picture will tend to be more pixilated than the same image taken with an optical zoom. If you just intend to e-mail an image or post it to a website, this loss of resolution will not be noticeable, but in situations where the highest quality counts (such as printing), skip the digital zoom and use the cropping tools in your image editing software to zero in on your subject. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 29 Using the flash NOTE The flash does not work while recording video clips. To change the flash setting, press the Flash button on the top of the camera until the desired setting appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. Icon Setting Auto Description The camera measures the available light and fires the flash if necessary. This is the default setting. The camera measures light and fires the flash with red-eye reduction if necessary. The camera always fires the flash. If the light is behind your subject, use this setting to increase the light on the front of your subject. This is called "fill-flash". The camera will not fire the flash. Use this setting when you do not want a flash (such as with distant objects). This may result in long exposures that will require using a tripod. The camera fires the flash to illuminate objects in the foreground. It then continues to expose as if the flash had not fired to gather the background. This setting only works when taking pictures of still objects. Hold the camera steady to prevent blurry images. For best results, use a tripod. A A Red-eye Reduction Flash On Flash Off Night NOTE The camera remains in the current flash setting until you change it or turn off the camera. 30 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Changing the image quality Image quality controls the resolution and compression settings that will be used to capture images. At higher settings, there will be greater detail visible in the images, but the file size of an image will be larger, and thus fewer pictures will fit in the internal memory or on the memory card. To change the image quality setting, press the Quality button until the desired setting appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. Setting Icon Description and capacity Good This is the most memory-efficient setting, ideal for images you want to e-mail or post to the Internet. At this setting, internal camera memory holds about 125 images, and a 16 MB memory card holds about 117 images. This setting produces high-quality images and requires less memory than Best setting. This is recommended for printing images up to 20 by 25 cm (8 by 10 inches). This is the default quality setting. At this setting, internal camera memory holds about 19 images, and a 16 MB memory card holds about 18 images. This setting produces the highest-quality images and uses the most memory. This is recommended if you plan to enlarge images, or print images to a size larger than 20 by 25 cm (8 by 10 inches). At this setting, internal camera memory and a 16 MB memory card holds about 12 images. Better Best Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 31 Recording audio NOTE This section applies only to still pictures. Audio is automatically recorded with video clips. There are two ways to record an audio clip that will attach to a still picture. · Record the audio while you are taking the picture (explained in this section). · Add an audio annotation to the picture later (or change the audio that was captured when the picture was taken). For details on how to do this, see Recording and deleting audio clips on page 51. 1 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture (audio starts recording automatically). 2 Continue to hold the Shutter button down to record the audio clip. If you let up on the Shutter button within two seconds of taking the picture, then the audio clip is discarded. If you keep holding the Shutter button down, the audio will continue recording as long as there is enough memory available. 3 Audio recording stops either when you release the Shutter button, or the memory card is full, whichever comes first. To review an audio clip, press the Playback button on the camera and use the arrow buttons to navigate to the image containing the clip you want to hear. To record a new audio clip, or to delete an audio clip, use the Record Audio section in the Playback menu See Using the playback menu on page 47. 32 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Changing capture modes The Mode button on the top of the camera sets the camera to one of nine different capture modes. Each time you press the Mode button, the camera changes to the next capture mode. The sequence for the different settings is: Normal, Self-Timer, Burst, Macro, Action, Landscape, Portrait, F2.6, F4.9, and then repeat. NOTE These settings do not have any effect on recording video clips unless specifically noted otherwise. Each time you change the capture mode, an icon representing that capture mode appears in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. The following table describes these different icons. Icon Setting None Normal Description Camera automatically selects focus, aperture and shutter speed. This is the default setting when the camera is first turned on. Camera waits 10 seconds after the Video button or Shutter button is pressed to take a video clip or a picture. See Using self-timer mode on page 35. Camera quickly takes multiple still pictures (as long as the Shutter button is held down). See Using burst mode on page 36. Camera takes extreme close-up pictures. See Using macro mode on page 36. Self-Timer Burst Macro Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 33 Icon Setting Action Landscape Description Camera biases toward faster shutter speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop action. Camera biases toward smaller apertures and lower ISO speeds for better depth of focus and quality. Camera biases toward wider apertures to blur the background and uses lower contrast for professional-looking portraits. Sets the camera aperture to F2.6 for a shallow depth of field (background is blurred). All other camera settings are automatic. Sets the camera aperture to F4.9 for a medium depth of field (background is slightly blurred). All other camera settings are automatic. Portrait F2.6 Aperture Priority F4.9 Aperture Priority 34 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Using self-timer mode 1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2 Press the Mode button until the Self-Timer icon appears in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. 3 Frame the subject in the viewfinder. 4 The next steps depend on whether you are capturing a still picture or a video clip: When Procedure capturing: Still picture 1 Press the Shutter button halfway down for Focus Lock. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The camera will hold these settings until it takes the picture. 2 Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10second countdown appears on the Status LCD. If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way down without using Focus Lock, the camera will lock focus and exposure just before the end of the 10second countdown. This is useful when one or more subjects will be entering the picture during the 10-second countdown period. You cannot record audio when using the Self-Timer, but you can add an audio clip later (see page 51). button and Video clip 1 To start recording, press the Video then release it. A 10-second countdown appears on the Status LCD. 2 To stop recording the video clip, press the Video button again. NOTE The Video/Self-Timer light on the front of the camera blinks before the camera takes the picture or video clip. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 35 Using burst mode Burst is used to take multiple pictures in a row as quickly as the camera can. 1 Press the Mode button until the Burst icon appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. 2 Frame the subject and press the Shutter button all the way down and hold it. 3 Flash is disabled and the camera takes pictures as quickly as possible until the memory is full or the Shutter button is released. Using macro mode You can use the Macro focus setting for taking close-up pictures (from 0.1 m (4 inches) to 0.5 m (19.7 inches). 1 Press the Mode button until the Macro icon appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. 2 Use the Image Display to frame the subject of the picture (the optical viewfinder will not give you an accurate representation of a picture taken in macro mode). 3 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. 36 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Advanced capture settings The Capture menu allows you to adjust various camera settings that affect the qualities of the images and video clips you capture with your camera. From this menu you can also access the Setup menu to set a number of preferences on the camera. To display the Capture menu: 1 Press the OK button at any time when the Image Display is turned off, or when Live View is turned on in the Image Display. Screen one Screen two 2 Use the buttons to scroll through the Capture menu options. 3 Press the OK button to select a highlighted option and display its sub-menu. 4 Within a sub-menu, use the buttons and the OK button to change the setting for the Capture menu option. 5 To exit the Capture menu, highlight the EXIT CAPTURE MENU option and press the OK button. Each of the Capture menu settings is explained in detail on the following pages. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 37 EV compensation In difficult lighting conditions, you can use the EV (Exposure Value) Compensation setting to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV Compensation is useful in backlit scenes involving a person, or in scenes that contain many light objects (like a white house in the snow) or many dark objects (like a black cat on a dark background). Scenes containing many light objects or many dark objects could turn out gray without the use of EV Compensation. For a scene with many light objects, increase the EV Compensation to a positive number to produce a brighter result. For a scene with many dark objects, decrease the EV Compensation to darken the scene to be closer to black. 1 In the Capture menu, select EV Compensation. 2 In the EV Compensation menu, use the buttons to change the EV setting in 0.5 steps from -2.0 to +2.0. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. If the setting is anything other than the default setting of 0 (zero), the number value will appear at the top of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off. 38 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual White balance Different kinds of lighting conditions cast different colors. For example, sunlight is more blue, while indoor tungsten light is more yellow. Scenes dominated by a single color may require an adjustment of the white balance setting to help the camera reproduce colors more accurately and ensure that whites appear white in the final picture. You can also adjust the white balance to produce creative effects. Using the Sun or Tungsten settings can produce a warmer look to the picture, and the Shade setting can make a sunset picture look more orange. 1 In the Capture menu, select White Balance. 2 In the White Balance menu, use the buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. The following table helps explain the settings in more detail. Icon Setting None Auto Description Camera automatically identifies and corrects for scene illuminance. This is the default setting, and the white balance is reset to Auto when you turn the camera off. Camera balances color assuming it is outdoors under sun or bright cloudy conditions. Sun Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 39 Icon Setting Shade Description Camera balances color assuming it is outdoors in shade, twilight, or dark cloudy conditions. Camera balances color assuming incandescent or halogen lighting (typically found in homes). Camera balances color assuming fluorescent lighting. Tungsten Fluorescent If the setting is anything other than the default setting of Auto, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the top of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off. ISO speed The ISO Speed setting adjusts the sensitivity of the camera to light. The Auto setting works the best. NOTE If the camera is in Action, Landscape, Portrait, F2.6 or F4.9 mode, the ISO speed will always be set to Auto and the ISO option in the Capture menu will be grayed out. Lower ISO speeds will capture the best quality pictures with the least amount of noise or grain. If taking a picture in low light conditions without a flash at ISO 100, you may want to use a tripod. Higher ISO speeds allow higher shutter speeds and thus can be used when taking pictures in dark areas without a flash, or when taking pictures of fast moving objects and you want to stop action. Higher ISO speeds produce pictures with more grain and thus lower quality. 40 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual 1 In the Capture menu, select ISO Speed. 2 In the ISO Speed menu, use the buttons to select a setting. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. If the setting is anything other than the default setting of Auto, the number value for the setting will appear at the top of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off. AE metering This setting allows you to specify which region of a scene the camera will use to calculate the exposure. 1 In the Capture menu, select AE Metering. 2 In the AE Metering menu, use the buttons to select a setting. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 41 The following table helps explain the settings in more detail. Icon Setting Average Description Camera uses the entire scene region to measure and calculate exposure. Use this setting when you want everything in the picture to be used equally when calculating exposure. None CenterCamera uses the center of the scene region to Weighted measure and calculate exposure. This setting is good to use when the subject is in the center of the frame. Exposure will be based more on the subject than on its surroundings. This is the default setting. Spot Camera uses a small area in the center of the scene region to measure and calculate exposure. This can be useful in backlit scenes or when the subject is very dark or light compared to the rest of the scene. When using this setting, press the Shutter button halfway down to lock the exposure on the spot in the center, then recompose the scene as desired. If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of Center-Weighted, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the top of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off. 42 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Saturation This setting allows you to determine how saturated the colors will be in your pictures. 1 In the Capture menu, select Saturation. 2 In the Saturation menu, use the buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. The following table helps explain the settings in more detail. Icon Setting Description Emphasizes more vivid colors in a scene. Outdoor landscape photography can use high saturation to create skies that are more blue, or sunsets that are more orange. Colors will be normally saturated. This is the default setting. Mutes colors to achieve a faded photographic look. When taking portrait pictures, low saturation can give a softer, more "natural" look to the subject. High + None Medium - Low If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of Medium, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the bottom of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect (even if you turn the camera off) until it is changed again. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 43 Sharpness This option allows you to set how sharp the edges will be in your pictures. 1 In the Capture menu, select Sharpness. 2 In the Sharpness menu, use the buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, so you may be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. The following table helps explain the settings in more detail. Icon Setting High Description The edges in your image will be more pronounced. + None Medium The edges in your image will have normal sharpness. - Low The edges in your image will be softer. If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of Medium, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the bottom of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect (even if you turn the camera off) until it is changed again. Setup For information about the Setup menu, see Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 67. 44 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips You can use the Playback feature to review the images and video clips in your camera. In addition, the Playback menu allows you to delete images or video clips, rotate or magnify still images, and add, change, or delete audio clips. Using playback 1 Press the Playback button to activate Playback mode. The most recently taken or viewed image or video clip appears on the Image Display. 2 Use the buttons to scroll through your images and video clips. Press and hold the buttons to scroll automatically. · Still images that have audio clips attached to them will automatically play the audio clip. To replay the audio clip, press the button. Pressing the button before, during, or after audio playback skips to the next image. · Video clips will play automatically after a few seconds. To replay the video clip, press the button. Pressing the button before, during, or after video playback skips to the next image. 3 To turn the Image Display off after reviewing your images and video clips, press the Playback button again. Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 45 During Playback, some information about each image or video clip is also displayed. The following table describes the information. Still image 1 2 3 Video clip 4 # Icon 1 or 2 Description 5 6 Battery level (actual icon shown depends on the state of your camera batteries). Camera is using AC power from the optional HP 8886 camera dock or HP AC power adapter. 3 Indicates this image has been marked for e-mailing using HP Instant Share (this example shows that it will be e-mailed to 3 destinations). Indicates this image has been marked for printing using HP Instant Share (this example shows that 2 copies will be printed). Indicates this image has an audio clip and the clip is 29 seconds long. Indicates this is a video clip that is 37 seconds long. number of images taken. 3 2 4 0:29 5 0:37 6 30 of 43 Shows the current image number from the total NOTE Other icons besides the e-mail or print icons may appear, depending on what other destinations have been selected for that image using HP Instant Share. 46 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Using the playback menu The Playback menu allows you to view additional information about each image, rotate still images, delete images, magnify still images, and add, change, or delete audio clips. From this menu you can also access the Setup menu to set a number of preferences on the camera. To use the Playback menu: 1 Press the Playback button to activate Playback, then use the buttons to move to the image or video clip you want. 2 Press the OK button to display the Playback menu. 3 Use the buttons to highlight the menu options on the left of the Image Display. In order to let you see more of the image you are reviewing, the label of each menu option only appears when you highlight the menu option. NOTE In the Playback menu, an additional line of information about the image appears in the lower-right corner of the Image Display. It includes the date the picture was taken, the quality setting used, and the digital zoom setting used (if any). 4 To select a highlighted menu option, press OK. Each of the Playback menu options are explained later in this section. 5 To exit the Playback menu and return to viewing images in Exit Playback Menu option and Playback, highlight the press OK. Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 47 Viewing thumbnail images This Playback menu option lets you see up to nine images at a time, allowing you to quickly navigate to a specific image. 1 In Playback mode, press OK to display the Playback menu, then press OK again to select the View Thumbnails option. 2 Scroll through the thumbnail images using the buttons. The current image is highlighted with a yellow border. Information about the selected image appears at the bottom of the screen, such as whether it has been selected for HP Instant Share, whether it is a video clip, or whether an audio clip is attached to a still image. 3 Press the OK button to display the currently selected image or video clip. 48 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual Rotating images NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips. 1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK to display the Playback menu. 2 Select the Rotate option and press OK. The image you were viewing in Playback is automatically rotated 90 degrees clockwise. 3 After the image has been rotated, you can rotate it again in either direction using the buttons. 4 When you are ready to save the rotated image, press the OK button. The camera will save the rotated image, and then return to the Playback menu. NOTE Before you press the OK button in step 4 above, you can cancel the rotation by pressing the Live View or Playback button. Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 49 Deleting images 1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK to display the Playback menu. 2 Select the Delete option and press OK. 3 In the Delete sub-menu, use the buttons to highlight the option you want, and then press OK. These options include: · Cancel--Returns to the Playback menu without deleting anything. · This Image--Deletes the currently displayed image or video clip, then returns to the Playback menu. · All Images in Memory (on Card)--Deletes all of the images and video clips from internal memory or the memory card, then displays a screen verifying that there are no images left in memory. · Format Memory (Card)--Deletes all of the images, video clips, and files from internal memory or the memory card, and then formats the internal memory or memory card. A screen appears verifying that there are no images left in memory. NOTE Periodic formatting of the internal memory or memory card will keep it clean of file remnants that may cause the camera to lock up, save images slowly, or corrupt images. 50 hp photosmart 730 series user's manual