HP (Hewlett-Packard) M415 manuel d'utilisation

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    . 05" X 6" SP INE 4" X 6" FRONT C O VER 4" X 6" B A CK C O VER Use r’s Manual HP Photo smart M415 Digital C amer a w ith HP Inst ant Shar e HP Photosmart M415 Digital C amera U ser’s Manual © 2005 He wlett-P ack ar d Deve lopment Compan y , L.P . Print ed in China www .hp.com ?[...]

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    Legal and notice infor mation © Copy right 200 5 Hew lett -P ackar d Development Co mpany , L.P . The informati on contained herein is subject to change without noti ce. The only warr anties for HP pr oducts and services are s et forth in the express w arranty statements accompany ing such products and servi ces. Nothing herein should be construed[...]

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    5 Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 Attach the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Install the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Turn on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Choose the Language. . . . [...]

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    6 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Obtaining Optimum Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using Focus Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting [...]

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    7 Contents 5 Transferring and Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . 79 Transferring Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Printing Images Directly from the Camera . . . . . . 81 6 Using the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Camera Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    8 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Getting Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 HP Accessibility Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 HP Photosmart Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 36 Support Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Phone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Phone Su[...]

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    9 Getting Started 1 Getting St ar ted Congr atulations on y our purchas e of the HP Photo smart M415 digital camera , and welcome to the w orld of digital photograph y! This manual explains camera features y ou can use to ensure gre a t re s ul t s wh i l e e n joyi n g t he p h o to g ra p h ic ex p e rie n c e. Some of th ese feat ures are: •H [...]

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    10 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual T o further enh ance your e x perience , yo u can purc hase an HP Photosmart M-ser ies doc k. The camer a dock allo w s yo u to easily tr ansfer images to a compu ter , s end image s to a pri nter , v iew images on a telev ision , and rec harge batteri es in your camera . The doc k also pr o vid es a conv enien[...]

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    11 Getting Started 2 . Install the Batter ies 1. Open the Bat tery/M emory card door on the side of the camer a by sliding the door to ward the bo ttom of the cam era . 2. Insert the bat teri es as indicated inside the door . 3. Clos e the Battery/Memory card door by pushing the door do wn and sliding the door to war d the top of the camera until t[...]

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    12 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 3 . T ur n on the Camer a T urn the camer a on by sli ding the sw itch to the r ight and then r eleasing it . The lens e xtends and the P ow er light to the left of the sw i tch turns on solid green . The HP logo also display s on the Image Display as the camer a powe rs up . 4. Choo se the L anguage The f irst[...]

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    13 Getting Started 5 . Set the R egion After c hoosing a language , y ou ar e prom pted to choo se the continent wher e you liv e . The Lang uag e and Region settings determine the defa ults for the date for mat and the format of the vi deo signal for displa ying camer a images on a tele visi on (see TV Configuration on page 91 ). 1. Scr oll to the[...]

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    14 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the date and time are set corr ectly . 5. Press the 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. If the date and time are correct, press the button to select Ye s . If the dat[...]

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    15 Getting Started 7 . Install and F or mat a Memory Car d (Optio nal) Y our camer a contains inter nal memory that allows y ou to stor e images and vi deo cl ips. Ho wev er , you can u se a memory card (pur chased separ a tely) instead to store images and video c lips. F or more inf ormation about supported memory cards, see Storage on page 16 6 .[...]

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    16 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 4. Press the button t o highlight Ye s , and then pres s the button to format the card. Formatting Card ... appea rs in the Image Display while the camera is f ormatting the memory card . When the camer a has completed the f ormatting , the T otal Image s Su mma r y screen is di spl ayed (s ee T otal Imag es Su[...]

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    17 Getting Started 8. Install the So ftwar e The H P Image Z one softwar e allow s yo u to transfer images fr om the camera , and then vie w , edit, print , or e-mail them. It also allo ws y ou to conf igur e the HP Instant Share Menu on the camera . NO TE: If y ou do not install the HP Image Z one softwar e , yo u can still us e the camera , but c[...]

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    18 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 3. When the HP Image Z one softw are has f inished installing , r e -enable the vir us pr otecti on softw are y ou disable d in step 1. Mac into sh The f ull ver sion of the HP Image Z one softwar e is alw a ys installed on Mac intosh computers . 1. Close all pr ograms and temporar ily disable any v irus pr ote[...]

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    19 Getting Started NO TE: F or an inter acti ve learning e xperi ence (in English) that w ill guide y ou thr ough the most-used f eatur es of y our camera and pr ov ide basic digital photogr aphy tips, please install and r un the Inter acti ve U ser’s Guid e progr a m fr om y our softwar e. Cam era P ar t s Re fer to the pages in par entheses aft[...]

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    20 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Back and R ight Side o f the Camer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1P o w e r l i g h t •S o l i d —Camer a is on. • Blinking r apidly —C amera is shu tting dow n due to lack o f battery power . •B l i n k i n g s l o w l y —Camera is c harging the batteri es using the optional HP AC pow er adapter[...]

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    21 Getting Started 3 Zoom lev er (page 3 8) • Zoom Out —While taking still pictur es, z ooms out the lens to the wide angle position . • Th umbnails —While in Playb a c k , allow s you to v ie w still images and the fir st fr ames of vi deo clips ar ranged in a matri x of nine thumbnail image s per sc reen . • Zoom In —W hile taking sti[...]

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    22 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 9 Image Display (page 34) Allo ws y ou to fr ame pictur es and v ideo cli ps u si ng Live Vi ew and re vie w them afterwar d in Play ba c k , and to vie w all the menus . 10 / HP Instant S hare/ Print button (page 71) Tu rn s t h e HP Instant Share M enu on and off on the Image Displa y . 11 Tim er button (page[...]

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    23 Getting Started 15 Vie wfinder lights • Solid red —Vi de o i s rec o rd i ng . • AF solid gr een —When y ou pre ss the Shutter button half wa y dow n, this light turns on solid w hen the camera is read y to tak e a pictur e (auto expo sure and auto f ocu s are loc ked , and the flash is r eady). Or , when yo u press the Shutter button al[...]

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    24 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual F ront , Le ft Side , and Bot tom of the Came ra #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1M i c r o p h o n e (page 3 2) Records audio clips that are at tached to still images and t he audio po rtion of vid e o cl ip s. 2S e l f - T i m e r / V i d e o light (page 44) Blinks during the countdo wn bef or e taking a pictu[...]

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    25 Getting Started Cam era St at es Y our camer a has two main state s that allow y ou to com plete certain tasks. Each of these states has an associated menu that yo u can use to adju st camera s ettings or per for m tasks in that state . See the follo wing secti on, Camera Menus . •C a p t u r e —Allo ws you to tak e still pictures and recor [...]

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    26 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Cam era Menus Y our camer a has fi ve menu s that, w hen accessed , appear in the Image Disp lay on the back of the camera . T o access the menus, pr ess the but ton, then us e the buttons to mov e to the menu y ou want . T o select a menu option , use the but tons to hi ghlight it , then pr ess the button to d[...]

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    27 Getting Started The Pla yback Menu lets yo u re mov e red e ye fr om images tak en w ith a flash, r otate images, add audi o, and de lete images fr om the internal memory or optional memory card. F or information abou t using this menu , see Using t he Pl ayb a c k M en u on page 65 . The HP Instant Share Menu lets y ou select images to be sent [...]

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    28 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual The Help Menu pr ov ides helpful infor mation and tip s on topi cs such as battery life , camera buttons, re co rd i n g a u di o, revi ewi n g im a g e s yo u hav e taken , and other usef ul topi cs. Use this men u when y ou do not h ave y our User’s M anual wit h yo u. C a m e ra S t a t u s Sc re en A stat[...]

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    29 Getting Started R est or ing Pr e v i ous Setting s The f lash, shooting mode , and timer settings, as we ll as some of the Capture Menu settings that you s et, r eset to their defau lt values after y ou turn the camer a off . Howe ve r , you can re stor e your se ttings from the last time the camer a was on by hold ing d ow n t he but ton w hil[...]

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    31 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 2 T aking P ict ur es and R ecor ding Vi deo Clip s Ta k i n g S t i l l P i c t u r e s You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. For example, if a menu is currently disp layed when you press the Shutter button, the menu will be canc[...]

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    32 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Yo u c a n a l s o u s e Pl ayb a c k to re vi ew the pi ctur es y ou hav e taken . See Using Play back on pa ge 59 . Re c ord i n g Au d io wi t h St i l l Pic t u re s Ther e are tw o wa ys to attach an audio c lip to a still pictur e: • Record the au dio while you are takin g the picture , as explained in [...]

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    33 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Re c o rd i n g Vi d e o Cl ip s NO TE: Z oom is not available while r ecording v ideo clips. 1. F rame the su bject f or y our vi deo in the viewfinder . 2. T o start recording v ideo , pres s and re lease the Vid eo but ton on the top of th e camera. If Live View is on, a vi deo icon, REC , a video cou[...]

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    34 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Us i n g Live Vi ew The Image Display allo ws you to f rame pi ctures and v ideo cli ps u si ng Live View . T o acti vate Live View fr om the menus or when the Image Dis play is o ff , pres s the Live Vi ew button. T o turn off Live View , press the Live View button agai n. TIP : Using Live View increas es the [...]

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    35 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Fo cu s i n g t h e C a m e r a The f oc us br ack ets in the Live View screen sho w the focus reg ion fo r the still pi ctur e y ou are taking or the v ideo clip y ou are r ecording . When y ou pres s the Shutter button halfway dow n to tak e a still pi ctur e, the camer a automati cally measur es and l[...]

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    36 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual T o foc us the pi ctur e, r elease the Shutter b ut to n, re -f ra m e the subj ect fo r your p ictur e , and then pre ss the Shutter button halfw ay do wn again . If the AF vie wfinder ligh t continues t o blink green and the foc us br ack ets continue to turn r ed after se ve ral tr ies , there may not be eno[...]

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    37 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If ther e is not enough contr ast or light in the f oc us regi on, try usin g Focu s Lo ck (s ee the next s ection , Usi ng F ocus L ock ), or simply tur n on more li ght, if that is possible . Usi n g F ocus Lock Fo cu s Lo c k allow s y ou to foc us on a sub ject that is n ot in the center of the pi ct[...]

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    38 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Using Z oom The mor e you z oom in on the subjec t of yo ur pictur e, the more small mo v ements of the camer a are magnif ied. T his is called camera shak e. So , espec ially at f ull telephoto z oom (3x), you mu st hold the camera s teady in or der to take a pic ture that is no t blurry . If an icon of a shak[...]

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    39 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 2. Pres s Zoo m I n again and continue to pr ess it until you reac h the desired si ze in the Image Displa y . A yello w frame surr ounds the area of the image that w ill be captured , and the image enlar ges in the ye llow f rame . The r esolution n umber on the r ight side o f the scr een also becomes [...]

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    40 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Set ting the F l ash The Fl as h but ton allo ws y ou to cyc l e thr ough the flash settings on the camera . T o change the flash setting, pr ess the Flash b utton until the desired setting appears on the Image Display . The f ollow ing table descr ibes eac h of the flash settings on the camera: Sett ing Desc r[...]

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    41 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If the flash setting is an ything other than the defa ult Auto Fla sh setting, the i con for the s etting (in the pre vi ous ta ble) w ill appear in the Live View s cre e n. Th e n ew s et ti n g rem a i n s in effect un til it is changed again or until the camera is turned of f . The fla sh setting r es[...]

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    42 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Using the Shooting Modes Shooting modes are pr e -defined camer a settings tha t are optimi z ed for taking still pi ctures o f certain scene t ypes to gi ve y ou better re sults. In eac h shooting mode, the camer a selects the best set tings, such as the ISO speed , F-number (aperture), and shutter speed , opt[...]

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    43 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If the shooting mode setting is an ything other than the defau lt Auto M od e setting, the icon f or the setting w ill appear in the Live View scr een. T he ne w setting remains in effect un til it is changed again or un til the camera is tur ned off . The shooting mode setting r esets t o the def ault A[...]

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    44 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Using the Se lf- T imer Settings 1. Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2. Press the Timer button until Self- Timer or Self- Timer - 2 Shots appears in the Ima ge Display. The icon for the self-timer setting will a ppear in the Live View scr e en. 3. Frame the subject in either the view[...]

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    45 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Fo r V id e o C li p s: T o start record ing video , pr ess the Vid eo but ton and then r elease it . If Live View is on, a 10-secon d countdo wn appears on the Image Displa y . The S elf-T imer/Vi deo light on the fr ont of the camer a then blinks fo r 10 seconds be fo re t h e c a m era s t a r t s re [...]

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    46 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Usi ng th e Cap t ure Menu The Capture Menu allows y ou to adjust v ari ous camer a settings that affect the charac teristi cs of the images and vi deo c lips y ou capture with y our camer a. 1. To d i s p l a y t h e Capture M enu , pres s the Live Vi ew button , and then pr ess the button . If Live Vi ew is a[...]

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    47 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Help for the Men u Opti ons Help ... is the last opti on in each of the sub-menu s w ithin the Capture Men u . The Help ... optio n pro vides infor mation about that Capture Men u opti on and its settings. F or ex ample , if you pr ess the button when Help... is highligh ted in the White Balance sub-menu[...]

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    48 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual The f ollo wing table e xplains the Image Q uality settings in more detail: Settin g Descrip tion 5MP Best Images will be full r esolution and hav e the low est compr ession . This setting pr oduces ve ry high quality images, w ith great er color accur acy , but uses the most memory . This setting is re commend[...]

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    49 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips The Image Quality setting not only aff ects the quality of the images but, as a r esult , also the number of images that can be stor ed either in the internal memory in the camera or on an optional memo r y card . F or ex ample, the 5MP Best sett in g re sults in the highest quality images, but consume s[...]

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    50 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Ada pti ve L ighting This setting balances the relationship between br ight and dark ar eas in a pic ture , preserv ing gentle contra sts but reduc ing harsh contras ts. Dark ar eas in the pic ture ar e lightened, w hile brighter ar eas are left alone . Here is an exa mp l e o f h ow Adaptive L ighting can enha[...]

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    51 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 1. In the Capture Me nu ( page 46 ), select Adaptive L ighting . 2. In the Adaptive L ighting sub- menu, use the buttons to highligh t a setting. 3. Pres s the butt on to save the setting and retur n to the Capture Men u . The f ollow i ng table explains the settings in more detail: If the new s etting i[...]

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    52 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Col or This se tting allow s you t o contr ol the color in whi ch y our images w ill be captured . F or ex amp le , when y ou set Color to Sepia , y our images w ill be captur ed in br o wn color s to make them look aged or old-fashioned . NO TE: After you hav e taken a picture using either the Blac k & Whi[...]

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    53 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips After you ha ve tak en a picture using either the Date Only or Dat e & Time setting, the date or date and time that is impr inted on the image ca nnot be re mov ed later . TIP : V erify that the date and time setting is cor rec t befor e usin g t hi s fea ture ( see Date & Time on page 8 9). 1. I[...]

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    54 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual EV Compensation In difficult lighting conditions, you can use EV (Exposur e Va l u e ) Compensation to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV Compen sation is useful in scenes that contain man y light obj ects (lik e a whit e object agains t a light bac kgr ound) or many dar k objects[...]

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    55 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Whi te B al an ce Differ ent kinds of lighting co nditions cast differ ent colors. F or ex ample , sunlight is more blue , while indoor tungsten light is mor e ye llow . Scenes dominated by a single color may r equir e an adjustment of the white balance setting to help the camera r eproduce color s more [...]

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    56 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual If the setting is anything o ther than the default Auto set ti ng, the icon f or the setting (in the pr ev ious table) w ill appear in the Live Vi ew screen . The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camer a is turned off . The White Balance setting re sets to the def ault Auto s[...]

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    57 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 1. In the Capture Menu ( page 46 ), select ISO Speed . 2. In the ISO Speed sub-menu, use the button s to highligh t a setting. 3. Pres s the butt on to save the setting and retur n to the Capture Menu . If the setting is an ything other than the defa ult Auto setti ng, the icon f or the setting (as sho w[...]

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    59 Reviewing Images and Video Clips 3 R e v ie w ing Images and Vid e o Cl ip s Yo u c a n u s e Pla yback to re v iew the images and v ideo clips stor ed in y our camera . When re vie wing images in Play b a c k , y ou can use the Zo om leve r to vi ew thumbnails of images, or to magnify images so you can take a c loser look at them on the camer a[...]

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    60 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Y ou only see the first f rame of eac h vi deo clip , whic h is indicated by the v ideo icon. V ideo clips pla y automati cally after the f irst f rame of the v ideo c lip has displa y ed for 2 s econds . 3. T o turn off the Image Displa y after re v iew ing your images and v ideo c lips , pre ss the P lay back[...]

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    61 Reviewing Images and Video Clips #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Displa ys wh en battery reaches lo w po wer stat e (see P ower Indicators on pag e 14 9) . 2 Display s only w hen an optional memory card is installed in the camera . 3 Di sp lays for t he fir st few s ec on d s wh en you e nte r Pla yb ac k to indicate that y ou can scr oll thr o[...]

  • Page 62

    62 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual T otal Ima ges Summar y Scr e en When you pre ss th e button while vi ew ing the last image, the T otal Images Summary scr een appears sho wing the n umber of pi ctur es tak en, and the number of p ictur es re maining. Counters indicating the total num ber of im ages sel ected for HP Instant Share and f or pr i[...]

  • Page 63

    63 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Viewi n g Th u m b n ai l s Thumbnail v ie w allo ws y ou to v iew the still image s you hav e tak en and the firs t fr ames of the v ideo clips y ou hav e r ecorded , arr anged in a matr ix of nine th umbnail images and v ideo c lip fr ames per sc r een. 1. While in Pla yb a c k ( page 59 ), pres s Thumb nai ls [...]

  • Page 64

    64 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Magnifyi ng Images Thi s featur e is fo r vi ew ing purp oses only ; it doe s not permanen tly alter the image . 1. While in Playb a c k ( page 59 ), press Mag nify (same as Zoo m I n on the Zoom lever ). The c urr ently display ed image is automati cally magnif ied 2x. T he center portion of the magnified imag[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Usi ng th e Play ba ck Me nu The Pla yback Menu allow s yo u to vi ew and delet e still images or v ideo clips, undelet e images, and f ormat the camera 's internal memory or optional memory card. Additionall y , you can r emove r ed ey es fr om the subjec ts in still images tak en with a flash , manipulate [...]

  • Page 66

    66 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual The f ollo wing t able summari z es the P lay back Menu options. #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Delete —Pr esents a sub-menu wher e you can delete the cur ren t image or video c lip , delete all images and vi deo clips , form at the internal memory or an optional memo ry card, and undelete the last deleted [...]

  • Page 67

    67 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Delet e In the Pl ayb a c k M en u (page 65 ) , wh en yo u s e le c t Delete , the Delete sub-menu displa ys . Use the buttons to highli ght an option , then pres s the but ton to select it . The Delete sub-menu pro vides the follo wing options: •C a n c e l —Returns y ou to the Pla yback Menu without deletin[...]

  • Page 68

    68 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual NO TE: With the Undelete Last option , you can r e cov er onl y the most r ecent delete oper ation . When y ou proceed to another oper ation, f or e xam ple, pow ering off the ca mera or taking another pi cture , the last delete operation y ou performed becomes permanent , and the camera can no longer reco ver [...]

  • Page 69

    69 Reviewing Images and Video Clips R otate In the Pl ayb a c k M en u (page 65 ) , w h e n y o u s e l e c t Rotate , the camer a displa ys a su b-menu that allo ws y ou to ro tate the image in 90 -degree increments . 1. In the Playb a c k M e n u , select R otate . 2. Use the but tons to r otate the imag e cloc kwise or counter-c lockw ise. The i[...]

  • Page 70

    70 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual •R e c o r d N e w C l i p — B e g i n s to re c o rd a u di o, re pl a ci n g t h e pre v ious audio clip . • D elete Clip —D eletes the curr ent au dio clip and re turns to the Pla yb a c k M en u . TIP : T o hear audio clips that have been attached to y our still images, tr ansfer them to your comp u[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Using HP Instant Share 4 Using HP Instant Shar e This camer a has an e xc iting featur e called HP Instant Shar e. With it , y ou can easily select still images in your camer a to be sent automaticall y to a variety of destinations . Y ou can set up thes e destinati ons using the HP Instant Shar e Menu . Y ou can also c ustomi ze the HP Instant [...]

  • Page 72

    72 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Using the HP Inst ant Shar e Menu The defau lt HP Instant Share Menu lets you select images for pr inting automati cally the ne xt time y ou connect y our camer a to your computer or printer . Y ou can ad d destinations such as e -mail addresse s (including gr oup distributi on lists) , online albums, or other [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Using HP Instant Share The f ollo w ing table descr ibes eac h of the def ault HP Instant Share Menu options . TIP : If y ou selec t images to pr int using HP Instant Share and then tak e them to a photo printing se rvice fo r printing, let the prin ting service kno w that there is a s tandard DP OF file that spec ifi es whic h, and ho w many , [...]

  • Page 74

    74 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Setting Up Online Destinati ons in the Camer a Y ou can set up a max imum of 3 2 HP Instant Share destinations (suc h as indiv idual e -mail add r esses or gr oup distr ibutio n lists) in the HP Instant Share Menu . NO TE: Y ou will need an Internet connection to complete this pr ocedure . NO TE: If you hav e a[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Using HP Instant Share Another w ay to connect the camera t o the computer is w ith the optional HP Photo smart M-seri es dock—simpl y put the camer a in the dock and pr ess the Save/Print button on the dock . 5. The ne xt step is slightly diff ere nt on a Windo ws and Macint osh computer: • Windo ws : C onnecting the camera to the comp uter[...]

  • Page 76

    76 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Sending Images t o Destinati ons Y ou can send one or mor e still images to an y number of HP Instant Share destinati ons. Y ou cannot send vi deo clips. 1. T urn on the camera , and then press the HP In stant Share/ Print / button to display the HP Instant Share Men u . 2. Use the buttons to highlight the f ir[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Using HP Instant Share 8. Connect the camer a to your computer as e x plained in T ransferri ng Images to a Computer on page 79 . The images w ill be sent auto matically t o their r especti ve HP Instant Shar e desti nations. • Images that wer e selected to be sent to e-mail destinations ar e not e -mailed as attachmen ts. R ather , the images[...]

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    79 Transferring and Printing Images 5 T r ansfer ring and Pr inting Images T r ansf err ing Images to a Com pu t er TIP : Y ou can also perform this task using e ither a memory ca rd re a d e r ( se e Using a M emory Card Reader on page 100) or the optional HP Pho tosmart M-seri es dock (see the doc k User ’s Manual). 1. Conf irm the f ollow ing:[...]

  • Page 80

    80 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 2. Y our camera came w ith a spec ial USB cable f or connecting the camer a to a computer . Connect the larger end of that USB cable to the computer . 3. Open the rubber door on the side of the camera and connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the U SB connector on the camer a. 4. T urn on the camera. • [...]

  • Page 81

    81 Transferring and Printing Images Pr inting Images Dir ectl y fr om the Cam era Y ou can connect the camera dir ectl y to any P ictBridge -cert ified printer to print images. T o determine if y our printer is P ictBr idge -certified , look for the P ictBri dge logo on your pr inter . 1. Chec k that the prin ter is turned on . The re sho uld be no[...]

  • Page 82

    82 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 4. When the camera is connected to the printe r , a Print Setup menu display s on the camer a. If yo u alr eady se lected images t o print using the camera HP Instant Share Menu , the number of images selected is sho wn. Otherw ise , Images: ALL is displayed . Ther e is a prin t pre vi ew in the lo wer r ight-h[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Transferring and Printing Images NO TE: If y ou connect the camer a to a non-HP printer and encounter pr oblems with pr inting, con tact y our printer manufactur er . HP does not pro vi de cus tomer support for non -HP printers. TIP : In additi on to the method descr ibed in this secti on, y ou can print images dir ectly fr om the camera using o[...]

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    85 Using the Setup Menu 6 Using the S etup Me nu The Setup Menu allow s you to adj ust a number of camer a settings, such as the camera sounds, date and time , and the confi gurati on of the U SB or TV connection. 1. To d i s p l a y t h e Setup Menu , f irst displa y any other menu (see Camer a Menus on page 26 ) and then use th e buttons to mov e[...]

  • Page 86

    86 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Displa y Br ightnes s This setting allo ws y ou to adjust the br ightness of the Image Display f or the vie wing conditions . Y ou can use this setting to incr ease the br ightness f or harsh lighting en vir onments, or reduce the br ightness to extend battery life. The de fau lt Display Brightness setting is M[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Using the Setup Menu Cam era So un d s Camera sounds are the sounds that t he camera makes w hen y ou turn it on, pr ess a button, or tak e a pic ture . Camer a sounds ar e not the audio sounds recor ded with images or vid e o cl i p s. The d ef au l t Cam era Sounds setting is On . 1. In the Setup Menu ( page 85 ), s el ec t Camera Sounds . 2. [...]

  • Page 88

    88 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Live V i ew a t P owe r O n This setting allo ws y ou to have the camer a automati cally displa y Live Vi ew ev ery time you turn the camer a on, or to hav e the Image Displa y turned off e very time y ou turn the camera on . The de fau lt Live V iew at P ower On setting is Live Vi ew On . TIP : Sett ing Live V[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Using the Setup Menu Date & T ime This setting allow s you to set the date/time format, as well as the current date and time for the camera. This is usually done when you first set up the camera; however, you may need to reset the date and time when you are traveling to different time zones, after the camera has been without power for an ext[...]

  • Page 90

    90 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual US B Con fig u rat io n This setting determines how the camera is recognized when connected to a computer. 1. In the Setup Menu ( page 85 ), select US B . 2. In the USB Configuration sub-menu , highlight one of the se tw o c hoi ces: • Digital Camera —Cau ses the computer to recognize the camera as a digita[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Using the Setup Menu TV C o nf i gu r a t i on This setting allow s yo u to set the fo rmat of the v ideo si gnal for displa y ing camera images on a tele vi sion (TV) that is connected to the camer a w ith an optional HP Photosmar t M-seri es camera dock . The defa ult TV Configuration set t ing dep end s o n th e language and regi on that yo u[...]

  • Page 92

    92 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Lan g u a g e This se tting allow s y ou to set the language used in the camera interface, such as the text in menus. 1. In the Setup Menu ( page 85 ), select . 2. In the Langu age sub-menu , use the and buttons to highlight the language you w ant to use. 3. Press the button to sav e the setting and retu rn to [...]

  • Page 93

    93 Using the Setup Menu Mo v e Images to Car d This option allo ws y ou to mov e images fr om the internal memory to an optional memory card that y ou hav e installed (see Install and F ormat a Memory Card (Optional) on page 15 ). This option is av ailable in the Setup Menu if an optional memory card is installed in the camera and the internal memo[...]

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    95 Troubleshooting and Support 7 T r oubleshooting and Suppor t This c hapter contains inf ormatio n on the follo w ing topic s: • Rese t t in g t he c am e ra ( page 96 ) • HP Image Z one software , including sy stem requir ements and HP Image Z one Express ( page 96 ) • Using the camer a w ithout installing the HP Image Z one soft ware ( pa[...]

  • Page 96

    96 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual R esetting the Camer a If yo ur camera does not r espond w hen you pr ess an y butto ns, try r es etting th e camer a as fol lo ws: 1. T urn off the camera . 2. If y ou hav e an optional memory card ins talled, r emo ve it . (Alth ough remo ving an optional memory car d is not necessary for perf orming the r es[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Troubleshooting and Support If y our computer uses the W indow s operating s ys tem, the HP Image Z one softwar e installati on proce ss (see Install the Softwar e on pag e 17 ) automaticall y installs e ither the full ver sio n of t he H P Image Z one softwar e , the HP Image Z one Expre ss ve rsion , or no HP Image Z one software . This depend[...]

  • Page 98

    98 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual • If y our computer has less than 64MB o f RAM, you cannot install the HP Image Z one softwar e . Y ou can still u se your camer a, but y ou w ill not be able to use the HP Instant Share f eatur e on the camera . See Using Y our Camera without Installing the HP Image Z one S oftwa re on page 99 . HP Image Z o[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Troubleshooting and Support Usin g Y o ur Came ra w i th out Installing the HP Image Z one Sof t ware Y ou can still use y our camera to tak e pi ctur es and vi deo clips w ithout installing eithe r HP Image Z one or HP Image Z one Expre ss. Ho w ev er , some of the things y ou can do with the camera ar e affected: • The HP Instant Shar e feat[...]

  • Page 100

    100 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual T ransfer r ing Images to a Computer w ithout HP Image Z one So ftwar e If yo u do not, or cannot , install HP Image Z one on you r computer , there ar e three wa ys to transf er images fr om y our camera to the computer : • Connect y our camera to the comp uter as a Digital Camera (Windo ws XP or Mac OS onl[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Troubleshooting and Support T ransferri ng Images to a Window s Computer Using a Mem ory C ar d Rea der 1. Remo ve the memory card fr om your camer a and insert it into the memory card r eader (or the memory card slot in y our computer or printer ) . 2. Rig h t - c li ck o n t h e My Computer icon on y our desktop, then selec t Explore fr om th[...]

  • Page 102

    102 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual 9. The image s you cop ied in step 5 ar e past ed into this new folder on y our computer's hard dr ive . T o ver ify that the images w er e successf ully tr ansfer red f rom the memory car d, c lick on the ne w folde r . Y ou should see the same list of fi les in that folder that y ou saw w hen y ou looke[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Troubleshooting and Support • I f t he iP hot o ap pl ica tio n is la unch ed, click o n t he Import butto n to transfer the images to your comp uter . The images w ill be stored in the iPhoto applicati on, so , to access the images later , simply run iPhoto . • If no application la unches auto matically , or if you wan t to copy the images[...]

  • Page 104

    104 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual e. Use the button to hi ghlight EXIT , and then press the button . 2. When you ha ve set y our camera to Disk Drive , connect the camera t o your comput er using the USB cable. 3. At this point , the pr ocess fo r transfe rri ng images is the same as described in the section Using a M emory Card Reader on page[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Troubleshooting and Support Pr oblems and Soluti ons Problem P ossible Cause Solution The ca mera does not turn on. The batter ies eit her are functio nin g incorr ectly , are over- dischar g ed, ar e installed incorr ectly , are missing, or ar e the wr ong type . • The cha rge in th e b at te ries could be low o r completely drained . T r y [...]

  • Page 106

    106 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual The cam e ra does not turn on (continued). The o ption al memory car d is not a supported card o r is corrup ted. Ensure that the memory car d is the proper ty pe for y our camera (s ee page 166). If the card is the pr oper type, r emov e the memory card and s ee if y ou can turn on the camer a. If y ou can tu[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Troubleshooting and Support I have to replace or recha rge t he batteries frequentl y (conti nued). The NiM H batteri es y ou are u sing wer e rec h arg e d incorr ectly , or hav e drained on their ow n because the y have not been used l ately . NiMH batteri es are not f ully char ged when ne w , and they dischar ge ov er time whether or not th[...]

  • Page 108

    108 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual The cam e ra batteries will not charge (continued). Battery volt age is too low f or cha rgi ng to start. The camera will not attempt to char ge NiMH batteries that may be damaged or o ver- dischar ged. R emov e the batteri es fr om the camera and char ge them in the optional HP Pho tos mart Quic k Rec har ger[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera does not respond whe n I press a button. The ca me ra i s turned off or ha s shut do wn . T urn on the camera , or turn it off and then on again. The ca me ra i s connected to a computer . Most of the came ra buttons do not r espond when the camer a is connected to a compu ter . If they r espond , it is o[...]

  • Page 110

    110 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual A long delay occurs between pressing the Shutter button and the camera taking a picture. The c amera needs time to lock f ocu s and exp os u re. Use Fo cus L ock (see page 3 7). The scene is dark and the camer a is taking a lo ng exp os u re. • Use the flash . • If using flash is not possible , then use a [...]

  • Page 111

    111 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera does not take a picture when I press the Shutte r button (conti nued). The fl as h i s rec h arg i n g. W a it until the flash has rec harged be for e taking another pi ctur e. The ca me ra i s set to the Macr o shooting mode and cannot take a pictur e until it fin ds focus. • Re - fo cu s t h e ca m e [...]

  • Page 112

    112 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual My imag e is blurry (continued). The subj ect was clos e -up and the camer a should hav e been set to the Macr o shooting mode . Set the camera t o the Macr o shooting mode and try taking the pictur e again (see page 4 2) . Yo u m o v e d t h e camer a while you t oo k th e picture . Ho l d t h e ca m era st e[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too bright (conti nued). A natural or artific ial sour ce other than the flash prov ided too muc h light . • T r y taking the pictur e fr om a differ ent angle . • Av oi d pointing the camer a di re ct l y t owa rd a bri g ht l ig h t or re flecti ve surface on a sunny da y . • Decr ease the EV Comp[...]

  • Page 114

    114 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual My imag e is too dark. There was not enough light. • Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve. • Add indirect lighting. • Use the flash (see page 40). • Increase the EV Compensation (see page 54). • Use Ada ptive Ligh ting (see page 50). The flash was on, but the subjec t was too far away. Mak[...]

  • Page 115

    115 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too dark (conti nued). The scene had many li ght- colored objects , such as a w hite objec t against a light back gr ound. Incr ease the EV Compensation (see page 54). Yo u u s e d EV Compensation when you should not have . Set EV Compensation to 0. 0 (see page 54). My image is grain y . The ca m era was [...]

  • Page 116

    116 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual My imag e is grain y (continued). There was n ot enough light . • Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve. • Add indirect lighting. • Use the flash (see page 40). Some menu options are gra yed out in the Play back Men u . The me nu option is not av ailable for the image. This is nor mal behav ior[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera respond s very sluggishly when trying to review images. A slow opti onal memory card that is installed or too man y images on the card can aff ect actions lik e scrolling thro ugh images, magnifying, deleting , etc. See pages 166 and 16 9 for tips about memor y cards. The ca me ra may be pro cessing an im[...]

  • Page 118

    118 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual My ca me ra stalls when establishing a connec tion to the computer . The USB cable is not inserted far enou gh into the camera or compu ter . Ensure that the U SB cable is prope rly co nnected to the camera and com puter . If that does not fi x th e pr oblem, try connecting the USB cable to another U SB port o[...]

  • Page 119

    119 Troubleshooting and Support I receiv e an error message when transfer ring images to my comput er . A pow er surge or electr ostatic dischar ge may have int errupted the transfe r . Close the HP Image Zone T ransfer softw are , disconnect the camera fr om th e computer (o r re move i t f rom t he c a m era dock), and res et the camer a (see pag[...]

  • Page 120

    120 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Err or Message s on the Came r a Messag e P ossible Caus e Solution BATT ER I E S DEPLE TED . Batter y power is too lo w to continue oper ation . Replace or r echar ge the batteri es, or use an optional HP A C pow er adapter . Batteries a re non- recha rgeable . The batter ies ar e not r echargeable . V erify [...]

  • Page 121

    121 Troubleshooting and Support BA TTERIES LO W . Alkalin e or Lit hi u m ba t te ries are ins talled, and they ar e now lo w . P urc hase new batteri es and try again. F or best battery life, u se Lithium or rec ha rg e a bl e Ni M H batter ies. UNSUPP ORTED CARD The op t ion a l memory car d that is installed in the memory slo t is not a supporte[...]

  • Page 122

    122 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Unable to Format Tr y A g ai n The opti onal memory ca rd that is installed is corrupted . Replace the memo ry card, or if y ou have a memory card r eader , tr y formatting t h e c a r d o n yo u r c o m p ut e r. See your car d reader document ation f or instructi ons. The ca rd is lo c ked. Please r emov e t[...]

  • Page 123

    123 Troubleshooting and Support Memory too full to record audio . or Card too full to record audio . The re i s in suf ficient roo m to re c ord m ore than 3 seconds of audio. T ransfer images , vi deo clips , and/or audio f iles fr om the camera to y our computer (see page 7 9) , then delete all files in internal memory or on the memory card (see [...]

  • Page 124

    124 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Insuffic ient space on card to save updated ima ge. or Insuffic ient space in memory to save updated ima ge. Ther e is insuffi cie nt room in internal memory or on the optional memory card to sa ve the image after red- eye rem ov a l. T ransfer images f rom the camera to y our computer (see page 7 9) , then de[...]

  • Page 125

    125 Troubleshooting and Support CARD I S UNREADABLE The ca m era i s hav ing t ro uble reading the optional memo ry card that is installed. T he card m ay be corrup ted o r an unsupported ty pe . • T r y turning the camera off and then back on . • Ensure that the memory card is the pr oper t ype for your ca me ra ( se e page 166 ). I f t h e me[...]

  • Page 126

    126 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual FOCUS T OO FAR The fo cus distance is be yond w her e the camera can focus in th e Macr o shooting mode. • Select a shooting mode other th an Macro (see page 42 ). • Mov e closer to the subject , within the ran g e of t h e Macr o shooting mode (see page 42 ). FOCUS T OO CL OSE The focus distance is c lose[...]

  • Page 127

    127 Troubleshooting and Support NOT ENOUGH LIGHT FOR F AST SHO T The light is lo w and the image is likel y to be nois y due to the small apert ure setting used i n Fas t S h ot mode . Add light to the scene . (F lash is set to Fla sh O ff in Fas t S h ot mode.) (camera shak e warn in g) The light is lo w and the image is lik ely to be blur ry due [...]

  • Page 128

    128 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Cannot display image . <filename> The image w as taken with another camer a, or the image file was corrup ted whe n t he c a m era was s hut d own impr operl y . • The image may sti ll be ok ay . T r ansfer the image to yo ur computer (see page 79 ) and tr y opening it with the HP Image Z one soft ware[...]

  • Page 129

    129 Troubleshooting and Support Cannot print video clip s. Yo u h a v e selecte d Print 1 copy or Print 2 copies in the HP Instant Share Men u and ha ve scr o lled to a vide o cli p. Vid e o clips cannot be printed f r om the camer a. If yo ur printe r supports printing v ideo c lips, transf er the vi deo clip to yo ur c o m p u t er ( s e e page 7[...]

  • Page 130

    130 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Unable to communicate with printer Ther e is no connection betwee n the camera and print er . • Check that the pr inter is turned on and has no err ors. • Make sur e the cable is connected betwee n the prin ter and the camera or the optional HP Photosmart M-series dock . If that does not work, turn off t h[...]

  • Page 131

    131 Troubleshooting and Support Unable to print. Erro r re adi ng image file. The pri nt er is unable to r ead the file that was trying to pr int . The fil e m ay be corrup ted. T r y printing again . If that does not w ork, try printing from the c omputer . Printer has a paper jam or The print carriage has stall ed Pa p e r h a s jamme d in the pr[...]

  • Page 132

    132 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Selected print siz e is larger than selected paper size. Print si ze is too large f or the paper si z e. Pre ss the button on the camera to r eturn to the Print Setup scr een and select a pr int si ze that matches the paper si z e. Or , select a larger paper siz e and load larger paper into the printer . P ape[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Troubleshooting and Support Printer i s out of ink. The pri nt er ha s run out of ink. Replace the ink cartri dge. Printing canceled The pr int job has been canceled. Pre ss the button on the camera to retur n to the Print Setup sc r een. Complete the print request again. Messag e P ossible Cau se Solut ion[...]

  • Page 134

    134 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Err or Messa ges on t he Computer Messag e P ossible Caus e Solution Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t The co mp ut er needs to access files in memory during HP I nstant Share setup . But either the inter nal memory is full, or if an optional memory card is installed , the card is full . If internal memory or th[...]

  • Page 135

    135 Troubleshooting and Support Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t (conti nued) The camera is set to the Digital Camera setting in the USB Configuration sub- menu o f the Se tup Men u , but the computer cannot recognize the camera as a digital camera. Chan ge th e USB Configuration settin g to Disk Driv e in the Setup Menu (see page 90.) T his allow s[...]

  • Page 136

    136 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Getting Assis tance This secti on contains support informati on for y our digital camer a, including support website inf ormation , an ex planation o f the support pr ocess , and support phone numbe rs. HP Acce ssibility W ebsite Cus tomers w ith disabiliti es can get help by v isiting ww w .hp.com/hpinfo/comm[...]

  • Page 137

    137 Troubleshooting and Support Support Proces s The HP support proce ss w orks mos t effec tiv el y if y ou perf orm the fo llow ing step s in the orde r spec ified: 1. Re v ie w the trou bleshooting secti on of this User ’s Manual (see Problems and Solutions on page 10 5 ). 2. Access the HP Cu stomer Support web site for support. If you hav e a[...]

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    138 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Phone Support Phone suppor t is available both dur ing and af ter the war ranty period . Call HP while y ou are in fr ont of your computer and digital camera . F or faster servi ce , please be prepar ed to pro vide the fol l owing i nfo rm at io n: • The digita l camera ’s model number (on the fron t of th[...]

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    139 Troubleshooting and Support Aft er t he wa rrant y pe riod , you hav e different options depending on the regi on wher e you r eside: • United States, Canada, and Asia Pa ci fic: Call HP C usto mer Support; ho we ve r ther e will be a per - inc ident fee . •E u r o p e : Return the pr oduct to your dealer OR call HP C usto mer Support; ho w[...]

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    140 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Phone Support Numbers If yo ur c ou n tr y/ reg io n d o es n ot ap p e ar i n t h e fol l owin g l i st s, please r efer to www .hp .co m/s upp ort f or support infor mation, inc luding the curr ent phone suppor t number for yo ur country/region . India Indonesia 021-3 881-4518 2802 4 098 New Z ealand Mala y [...]

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    141 Troubleshooting and Support Br asi l Bra sil (Sao P aulo) Canada Chile Colomb ia (Bogota) Costa Rica Ecuador ( Andinatel) Ec uador (P acif itel) Guatemal a Mex ico (Mex ico C ity) Pe r ú Pue r t o Ric o U nited States V enezuela (Caracas) Mex ico 1-8 77 - 23 2-05 89 1-800- 4 7 4 -68 36 Ar gentina (Buenos A ires) Argentina 54-11-47 08-1600 0-80[...]

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    143 Managing Batteries A Managing Batter ies Y our camera uses tw o AA batterie s. F or best r esults, us e Energi zer L ithium AA or re chargeable N ick el Metal Hydr ide (NiMH) AA batteri es. Alk aline batter ies pro vide f ar less battery life than L i thium or NiMH batteries. If y ou must use Alkaline batteries, use high- g r a d e “u l t ra [...]

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    144 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual • Nev er use batteries of different chemistr ies (for e xample , a Lithium and NiMH battery) , brands, or ages . This can cause err atic camer a behavi or , as well as batter y leak age. A lw ay s use tw o identi cal batteri es of the same chem istry , brand , and age. • The pe rformance of all batter ies [...]

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    145 Managing Batteries • Minimi z e unnecessary pow er cy cling . If you e xpect to av erag e more than two p ictur es e very fi ve minutes, lea ve the camera on with the Image Displa y off , rathe r than turning off the camer a after each shot . This minimiz es the number of times the lens mu st extend and r etract . • Use the opti onal HP A C[...]

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    146 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual • Do not disassemble or modif y a batter y . A bat tery contains s afety and pr otec tion de vi ces , whic h, if damaged, ma y cause the battery to generat e heat, exp l o d e, o r ig n i te. • Immediat ely dis continue u se of a batte ry if, w hile using , char ging, or storing the batter y , the ba tter [...]

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    147 Managing Batteries P er f ormance per Battery T ype The f ollo wing table sh ow s how A lka line, L ithium, and rec hargeable NiMH ba tteries perform in different types of use sce narios: T ype of use Alkaline Lithium NiMH Most economi cal if you tak e more than 30 pi ctur es per month P oor Fair Good Most econom ical if you take less than 30 p[...]

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    148 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Number of Shots per Battery T y pe The f ollo wing table sh ow s the appro ximate number of sh ots under heavy , light , and av erage use conditi ons for Alk a line , Lithium , and r echargeable NiMH batterie s: In the table abo ve , please note that , in all cases, f our pic tures ar e tak en per sessio n wit[...]

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    149 Managing Batteries Po w e r I n d i c a t o r s The f ollo wing i cons may be displa yed on the s tatus sc reen , in Live Vi ew , in Pl ay b ac k , and when the camer a is connected to a comp uter or printer . If no icon is displa yed , this means that the camera has suffi ci ent battery pow er to functi on normall y . NO TE: When y ou remo ve [...]

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    150 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Re ch a rg i n g Ni MH B at te rie s NiMH batteri es can be r echarg ed in the camera w hen the camera is connected to an optional HP AC po wer adapter or HP Photo smart M-series dock . NiMH batteries can also be rec harged w ith the optional HP Photosmar t Quick Rec harger . F or informati on about these opti[...]

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    151 Managing Batteries If y ou will not be u sing your camer a immediatel y after char ging the bat teri es, w e re commend that you lea ve the camera in the dock or plugged in to the HP AC p owe r adapter . The camer a will top off the batterie s periodi cally to ensure that the camer a is alw ays r eady f or use . Some things to k eep in mind whe[...]

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    152 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual • NiMH batteries dischar ge when not in use , whether they are inst alled in a camera or not . If they hav e not been used f or more than tw o weeks, r e char ge them bef ore using them again. E ven if y ou ar e not using yo ur batterie s, it is a good idea to char ge them ev ery six months to a y ear to pro[...]

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    153 Managing Batteries • Do not operate the camer a, the doc k, or the qui ck rec harger if the NiMH batteri es appear damaged in any w ay . • Do not disassemble the camera , the dock , or the quick rech arger . • Unplug the HP A C pow er adapter or the quic k rechar ger fr om the elect ri cal outl et befor e cleaning the p o wer adapter or q[...]

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    155 Purchasing Camera Accessories B P ur chasing C amer a A cces sor ie s Y ou can purchase additional accessor ies f or your camer a. Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n o n y o u r H P M415 camera and compatible acc essories, g o to : • ww w .hp.com/photosmart (US) • ww w .hp.ca/photosmart (Canada) • www .h p .c om (all other co untri es) T o purcha[...]

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    156 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Includes a doc k with tw o rec hargea ble AA NiMH batteries , an audio/video cable , a USB cable , and an HP A C pow er adapter . •H P Photosmart M-series quick recharge kit —L1815A/ L1815B One -hour rec harging of AA NiMH batter ies , plus stylish protec tion f or your HP Photosmart M-seri es camera . Inc[...]

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    157 Purchasing Camera Accessories •H P Photo smart M-series camera case —Q6 214A Stylish , tailored-to -fit pr otection for y our HP Photosmar t M-seri es camera . Made of dur able , thin, leather - like blac k mater ial that pr otects w ithout adding bulk. Inc ludes a handy poc ket f or storing an e xtr a memory card. •H P Photo smar t camer[...]

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    159 Caring for Your Camera C Ca rin g fo r Y o u r Ca m era T aking some basic pr ecautions w hen using y our camer a will enhance y our digital camera e xper ience. Ba sic Cam era Ca re Y ou should take s ome basic pr ecauti ons to ensur e that you r camera continues to perfor m optimally . • Stor e y our digital camera in a cool, dry place awa [...]

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    160 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual • N e v e r o p e n yo u r c a m e ra ’ s c a s i n g o r a t t e m p t to re p a i r t h e camera yours elf . T ouching the inside o f a digital camera can r esult in electr ical shoc k. C ontac t an author i z ed HP Service Center f or repairs . NO TE: For inf ormation about handling batter ies safel y ,[...]

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    161 Caring for Your Camera C leaning the C amer a Lens Do the follo wing to r emo ve an y lubr icant that has seeped fr om the lens wink mec hanism onto the camera lens , as well as finger prints, dust , and so forth that hav e accumulated on the lens. 1. T urn the camera on to open the lens wink mec hanism and to extend the lens. 2. W rap the lens[...]

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    163 Specifications D Spe cificat io ns Feat ure De sc rip tio n Resolu tio n Still p ic tures : • 5.36 M P ( 2690 by 1 9 9 4 ) t o t a l p ix e l c o u n t • 5 .19 MP (2 6 20 by 19 84) eff ectiv e pi xel count Video c lips: • 3 20 by 2 40 total pix el count Sensor Diagonal 7 .19 4 mm (1/2 . 5-inch, 4: 3 for mat) CCD Color depth 3 6 bit (12 bi[...]

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    164 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Shutter speed 1/2000 to 2 seconds T ripod mo unt Ye s Built-in flash Y es, 8-second typical r echarge time Flas h wo rki ng rang e Zoom P osition: Wide Max imum ( Auto IS O) : 3.8 met ers (12 .5 feet) Zoom P osition: Telephoto Max imum ( Auto IS O) : 2 .2 meters ( 7 .2 feet) External flash No Flas h se tt ing [...]

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    165 Specifications Image Quality settings •5 M P B e s t •5 M P (default) •3 M P •1 M P •V G A Adaptive lighting Y es, using HP adapti ve lighting tec hnology Color settings F ull Color (def ault), Black & White , Se pia Date & Time Imprint settings Off (default), Date Only , Date & Time EV Compensation settings Can be set man[...]

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    166 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Storage • 16MB int ernal N AND fla sh memory • 32 M B S D R A M • Slot f or memo ry card • This camer a supports both standar d and high-speed, HP -branded Secur e Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCar d (MMC) memo ry cards, 16MB to 1GB. Only MMC cards compliant to the MultiMediaCar d specification are suppor[...]

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    167 Specifications Interfaces • USB mini B connector to a computer or Pic t B r id g e - c e r ti f i e d p ri n t e r • DPS (Dir e ct Pr inting Standard ) • DC input 3 .3 Vdc @ 250 0 m A • Audi o/video ou t to TV via M-ser ies doc k • HP Photosmart M- series dock Orientation Sensor No Standards • PTP t rans fer (157 40) • MSD C t ran[...]

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    168 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual Po w e r T ypi cal pow er us age: 2 .1 W atts with Image Display on . 4.5 W atts maximum po we r usage. P ow er sour ces include: • E ither tw o non-r echar geable AA Alk aline or Lithium batter ies, o r two rec hargeable AA NiMH batteri es. R echar geable batteri es can be rec harged e ither in the camer a [...]

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    169 Specifications Memory Ca pac it y The f ollow i ng table lists the appro ximate n umber and av erag e siz e of still images that can be stor ed in the 1 6 M B o f in te r n al me mo r y w h e n t h e c am er a i s s e t to d i f f e r e n t Image Qualit y settings av ailable in the Capture Menu . NO TE: Not all 16MB of inter nal memory is avail[...]

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    171 Index A AC power adapter connect or on cam era 25 purchasing 156 accessories for camera 155 Action mode, setting 43 Adaptive Lighting, setting 50 AF viewfinder light 23 arrow buttons on Controller 21 audio clips, record 32 , 69 automatic exposure, override 42 B batteries door on camera 21 extend life of 144 indicators 149 install 11 performance[...]

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    172 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual general 159 general cleaning 160 camera d ock connector on camera 25 description 10 purchasing 155 camera parts back and right side of camera 20 front, left side, and bottom of camera 24 top of camera 19 Camera Sounds, setting 87 capacity of internal memory 169 Capture Menu Help for menu options 47 restore set[...]

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    173 Index E error messages on camera 120 on computer 134 EV Compensation, setting 54 extending battery life 144 F Fast Shot mode, setting 42 flash description 24 restore set ting 41 settings 40 using 40 Flash button, description 22 focus brackets, using 35 camera shake 38 lock 37 range 163 format internal memory 67 memory card 15 , 67 H help from c[...]

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    174 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual I Image Display description 22 Live View at Power On setting 88 Live View button 23 status screen 28 using 34 Image Quality, setti ng 47 images Adaptive Lighting 50 brightening 54 Color setting 52 darkening 54 Date & Time Imprint 52 Image Quality setti ng 47 ISO Speed setting 56 magnifying 64 number remain[...]

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    175 Index M Macintosh computer, install software 18 Macro mode, setting 42 Magnify control on Zoom lever 21 using 64 magnifying images 64 memory card door on camera 21 format 15 , 67 install 15 pictures remaining 28 , 35 , 62 supported types and sizes 166 Memory light, description 21 memory, internal format 67 image capacity 169 pictures remaining [...]

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    176 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual P parts of camera back and right side of camera 20 front, left side, and bottom of camera 24 top of camera 19 Playback 59 button, descriptio n 23 Playback Men u 65 Portrait mode, setting 43 power indicato rs 149 light 20 specifications 168 power adapter, HP AC 25 connector on camera 25 purchasing 156 Power lig[...]

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    177 Index S safety precautions for NiMH batteries 145 selecting images for HP Instant Share destinations 76 Self-Timer light 24 settings 44 Timer button 22 settings, restore 29 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 46 Setup Menu, using 85 share pictures 71 shooting mode button 22 restore set ting 43 settings 42 shots per battery type 148 Shutter button description 19 l[...]

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    178 HP Photosmart M415 User’s Manual V Video button, description 19 video clips, recording 33 Video viewfinder light 23 viewfinder description 22 lights 23 using 35 W websites for HP 136 White Balance, setting 55 Windows computer install software 17 system requirements for software 97 wrist strap, attaching to camera 10 Z zoom digital 38 optical [...]