User manual HP PHOTOSMART M407

HP Photosmart M407 digital camera with HP Instant Share User's Manual Legal Notices © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Windows® is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. SD logo is a trademark of its proprietor. Printed in China Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Attaching the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing a Memory Card (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 11 Turning on Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Choosing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Windows® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 User Manual on the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Camera Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Back and First Side of the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 16 Front, Second Side, and Bottom of the Camera . 20 Top of the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Camera States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Camera Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using the Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Camera Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restoring Previous Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Taking Still Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Recording Audio with Still Pictures . . . . . . . . . . 28 Recording Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Focusing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using Focus Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips . . .27 Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Using the Shooting Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Using the Self-Timer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Using the Burst Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Using the Capture Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Help for the Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 EV Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Date & Time Imprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and Video Clips . . . . . . . . . 53 Using Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Total Images Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Viewing Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Magnifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Using the Playback Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Using the HP Instant Share Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Setting Up Destinations in the HP Instant Share Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Setting Up Destinations on a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Setting Up Destinations on a Macintosh Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual Chapter 4: Using HP Instant Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Selecting Images for HP Instant Share Destinations . . 69 How HP Instant Share E-mails Images . . . . . . . . 71 Chapter 5: Transferring and Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . .73 Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Transferring Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Printing Images Directly from the Camera . . . . . . . . . 75 Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Camera Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Live View at Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 USB Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 TV Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Move Images to Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Resetting the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Using Your Camera without Installing the HP Image Zone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Transferring Images to a Computer without HP Image Zone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Using a Memory Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . 90 Configuring the Camera as a Disk Drive . . . 93 Cleaning the Camera Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Error Messages on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Error Messages on the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Getting Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 HP Accessibility Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 HP Photosmart Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Support Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Phone Support in the United States and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Phone Support in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Other Phone Support Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . .127 Appendix A: Managing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Top Points About Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Extending Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Safety Precautions for Using NiMH Batteries . . .131 Performance per Battery Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Power Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Recharging NiMH Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Safety Precautions for Recharging NiMH Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Sleep Time-out for Power Conservation . . . . . . . . . .137 Appendix B: Purchasing Camera Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 139 Appendix C: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual Chapter 1: Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of this HP Photosmart digital camera! This camera has many features to enhance your picture-taking experience, including 7 shooting modes, HP Instant Share, direct printing capability, manual and automatic controls, on-camera Help, and an optional camera dock. With HP Instant Share, you can easily select images in your camera to be automatically sent to your favorite destinations (such as e-mail addresses and online albums) the next time you connect the camera to your computer. Your friends and family can easily receive and view your pictures in e-mail without being burdened by large file attachments. And with the direct printing capability, you can easily select images in your camera to be automatically printed the next time you connect the camera to your computer or directly to any HP Photosmart printer or PictBridge-compatible printer without ever connecting to your computer. To further enhance your experience, you can purchase an HP Photosmart M-series dock. The camera dock allows you to easily transfer images to a computer, send images to a printer or television, and recharge Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries in your camera. The dock also provides a convenient home for your camera. Chapter 1: Getting Started 9 Setup To locate a part on your camera (such as a button or a light) while following the instructions in this section, see Camera Parts on page 16. 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/Memory card door on the side of the camera by sliding the door down toward the bottom of the camera. 2 Insert the batteries as indicated inside the door. 3 If you want to install an optional memory card, leave the Battery/Memory card door open and go on to Installing a Memory Card (Optional) on page 11. However, if you do not have an optional memory card to install, close the Battery/ Memory card door by pushing the door down and sliding the door toward the top of the camera until the door latches. Then skip to Turning on Power on page 12. 10 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual NOTE Digital cameras use batteries at a much faster rate than film cameras. Battery life in digital cameras can be measured in hours and minutes of use rather than the years more typical of film cameras. Battery life may also vary dramatically from one user to another and from one battery type to another, depending on what modes the camera is being used in most frequently. For hints on optimizing battery performance, see Appendix A: Managing Batteries on page 129. NOTE You can also use an optional HP AC power adapter to power the camera. If you use rechargeable NiMH batteries, you can recharge the batteries in the camera using the optional HP AC power adapter or optional HP Photosmart M-series dock, or recharge the batteries separately in the optional HP Photosmart Quick Recharger. For more information, see Appendix B: Purchasing Camera Accessories on page 139. Installing a Memory Card (Optional) If you do not have an optional memory card to install, skip this section and go on to the next section, Turning on Power on page 12. Your camera contains internal memory that allows you to store images and video clips. However, you can use a memory card (purchased separately) instead to store images and video clips. For more information about supported memory cards, see Storage on page 145. When you install a memory card in the camera, all new images and video clips will be stored on the card. The camera's internal memory is only used when there is no memory card in the camera. Chapter 1: Getting Started 11 1 With the Battery/Memory card door open, insert the memory card in the small slot below the batteries, with the notched side of the card going in first, as shown. The card only fits one way; do not force it. Make sure the memory card snaps into place. 2 Close the Battery/Memory card door by pushing the door down and sliding the door toward the top of the camera until the door latches. To remove the memory card from the camera, first turn the camera off. Then open the Battery/ Memory card door, press down on the top edge of the memory card, and it will spring outward from the slot. Turning on Power Turn the camera on by sliding the right and then releasing it. ON/OFF switch to the The lens extends and the Power light to the left of the ON/ OFF switch turns on solid green. The HP logo also displays on the Image Display as the camera powers up. 12 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual 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 on the Controller . 2 Press the Menu/OK button to select the highlighted language. NOTE If you need to change the language later, you can do this with the Language setting in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu on page 79. Setting the Date and Time The camera has a clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture. This information is recorded in the image properties, which you can see when viewing the image on your computer. You can also choose to have the date and time imprinted on the image (see Date & Time Imprint on page 51). The first time you turn the camera on, a Date & Time screen appears after you choose the language, prompting you to set the date and time. 1 Adjust the value of the highlighted selection by using the buttons. 2 Press the buttons to move to the other selections. Chapter 1: Getting Started 13 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the correct date/time format, date, and time are set. 4 Press the Menu/OK button when you have entered the proper values for the date and time. A confirmation screen appears, asking if the correct date and time have been set. 5 If the date and time are correct, press the Menu/OK button to select Yes. If the date and time are incorrect, press the button to highlight No, and then press the Menu/OK button. The Date & Time screen appears again. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to set the correct date and time. NOTE If you need to change the date and time settings later, you can do this with the Date & Time setting in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu on page 79. Installing the Software The HP Image Zone software allows you to transfer images from the camera, and then view, edit, print, or e-mail them. It also allows you to configure the HP Instant Share menu on the camera. NOTE If you do not install the HP Image Zone software, you can still use the camera, but certain features will be affected. For details, see Using Your Camera without Installing the HP Image Zone Software on page 89. Windows® In order for the HP Image Zone software to install successfully, you must have installed at least Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000, XP, 98, 98 SE, or Me. (Internet Explorer 6 is recommended.) 14 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual 1 Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software running on your computer. 2 Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of your computer. Follow the instructions in the installation screen that automatically appears. NOTE If the installation screen does not appear, click Start, click Run, type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD drive, then click OK. NOTE If you have trouble installing or using the HP Image Zone software, see the HP Customer Support website: www.hp.com/support for more information. Macintosh 1 Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software running on your computer. 2 Insert the HP Image Zone 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 transfer images from the camera to your Macintosh computer with the HP Image Zone software, or to take advantage of the HP Instant Share functionality, you must first change the USB Configuration setting to Disk Drive on the camera. See Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu on page 79. NOTE If you have trouble installing or using the HP Image Zone software, see the HP Customer Support website: www.hp.com/support for more information. Chapter 1: Getting Started 15 User Manual on the CD A copy of this camera User's Manual in several different languages is located on the HP Image Zone software CD. To view your camera User's Manual: 1 Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of your computer. 2 On Windows: Click View User's Manual on the Main page of the CD installation screen to view the User's Manual. On Macintosh: Look in the readme file in the docs folder of the HP Image Zone software CD to locate the User's Manual in your language. Camera Parts Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names in the following tables for more information about those parts. Back and First Side of the Camera 14 13 12 11 10 4 15 16 17 12 3 9 8 7 6 5 16 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual # Name 1 Power light Description Solid--Camera is on. Blinking rapidly--Camera is shutting down due to lack of battery power. Blinking slowly--Camera is charging the batteries using the optional HP AC power adapter or the optional HP Photosmart M-series dock. Off--Camera is off. 2 3 switch (page 12) Zoom lever (page 35) Zoom Out--While taking still pictures, zooms out the lens to the wide angle position. Thumbnails--While in Playback, allows you to view still images and the first frames of video clips arranged in a matrix of nine thumbnail images per screen. Zoom In--While taking still pictures, zooms in the lens to the telephoto position. Magnify--While in Playback, allows you to magnify a still image. ON/OFF Turns the camera power on and off. 4 5 Wrist strap mount Allows you to attach a wrist strap to the (page 10) camera. Memory light Blinking rapidly--Camera is writing to either the internal memory or an optional memory card that is installed. Off--Camera is not writing to memory. Chapter 1: Getting Started 17 # Name 6 Battery/Memory card door (pages 10, 11) Description Allows access to insert and remove the batteries and an optional memory card. 7 Menu/OK button Allows you to display the Capture (pages 44, 58) and Playback menus and to select menu options and confirm certain actions on the Image Display. with Allows you to scroll through menus and Controller and images on the Image Display. buttons Allows you to frame pictures and video clips using Live View and review them afterward in Playback, and to view all the menus. 8 9 Image Display (page 30) 10 Turns the HP Instant Share Menu on and / HP Instant Share/ off on the Image Display. Print button (page 63) Timer/Burst button (pages 41, 43) Allows you to select between the Normal, Self-Timer, Self-Timer - 2 Shots, and Burst settings. Allows you to select between different shooting modes for taking still pictures. Allows you to select between the different flash settings. Allows you to frame the subject of your pictures or video clips. 11 12 MODE button (page 38) 13 Flash button (page 37) 14 Viewfinder (page 27) 18 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual # Name 15 Viewfinder lights Description solid red--Video is recording. AF solid green--When you press the Shutter button halfway down, this light turns on solid when the camera is ready to take a picture (auto exposure and auto focus are locked, and the flash is ready). Or when you press the Shutter button all the way down to take a picture, this light turns on solid to indicate that auto exposure and auto focus were successful. AF blinking green--When you press the Shutter button halfway down or all the way down, either a focus error occurred, the flash is still charging, or the camera is processing a picture (see the NOTE below). Both and AF blinking--An error has occurred that prevents the camera from taking the picture (see the NOTE below). NOTE If an error prevents a picture from being taken, then an error message will appear on the Image Display. See Error Messages on the Camera on page 109. 16 17 Live View button (page 30) Playback button (page 53) Turns Live View on and off on the Image Display. Turns Playback on and off on the Image Display. Chapter 1: Getting Started 19 Front, Second Side, and Bottom of the Camera 12 3 76 4 5 # Name 1 Microphone (page 28) Description Records sound for audio clips that are attached to still images, and for the audio portion of video clips. 2 Self-Timer/Video Blinks during the count-down before taking light (page 41) a picture or recording video when the camera is set to Self-Timer or Self-Timer 2 shots. Also turns on solid when recording video. 3 Flash (page 37) Provides additional light to improve picture-taking. 20 HP Photosmart M407 User's Manual