HP (Hewlett-Packard) M537 manual

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    Quic k St art Guide HP Photosmart M4 3 7/M5 3 7 Digital C amer a[...]

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    HP Photosmart M437/M537 Digit al Camera 4x6TitlePage_in_5x7Page.fm Pag e 1 Friday, August 25, 2006 2:16 PM[...]

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    Legal and notice information © Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to chan ge without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty stateme nts accompanying such products and services . Nothing herein should be construed as constitutin[...]

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    Contents 1 Getting sta rted ................ ................. .................. ..4 Viewing the electronic User Guide.........................4 Camera top and back ..... ............................. ..........6 Camera f ront, side, and bot tom. ............................7 2 Setting up you r camera ............................. ..........8 Inst[...]

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    1 Getting started This printed Quick Start Guide provides the inf ormation you need to get start ed using the essential features of your camera. For detaile d information about camera features, see the electronic User Gu ide (see Viewing the electronic User Guide on page 4). Quick Start Guide Electronic User Guide This printed guide will help you t[...]

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    To view the Us er Guide: 1. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD in to the CD drive of your computer. 2. On Windows: Click View User Guide on the main page of the in stallation screen. On Macintosh: Open the readme file in th e docs folder on the CD. The electronic User G uide is also copied to your computer when you install the HP Photo smart Soft[...]

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    Camera top and back 8 9 10 7 11 3 2 1 4 5 6 1 Power lig ht. 2 button. 3 Shutter bu tton. 4 Delete button—Accesses the Delete function while in Playback . 5 Flash button—Accesses the flash se ttings while in P icture Capture . Settings are Auto, Red-Eye, Flash On, Flash Off. 6 Picture Capture/Video Record/Playback selector—Switches between Pic[...]

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    out. In Playback , press to magnify the selected image or press to view thumbnails o f your images. 8 and buttons—Scroll through menus and images. 9 button—Displays camera menus, selects options, and confirms actions. 10 Back button—Returns you to a previous menu o r view. Press and hold to back out of all menus. 11 Image Display. Camera fron[...]

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    2 Setting up your camera Install the batteries 1. Open the Batt ery/Memory Card door by sliding the d oor latch as indicated on the Battery/Memo ry Card door. 2. Insert the two AA batteries. 3. Close the Battery/M emory Card door. Note If using rechargeable NiMH batteries, fully charge the batteri es before using them the first t ime. Turn the came[...]

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    Choose the language Use to choose the language you w ant, then press . Set the region Along with the Langu age setting, the Region setting determines th e default date format. Use to choose th e region you want, then press . Set the date and time Accurately setting t he date an d time wil l help you locate images once you h ave uploaded them to you[...]

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    Install and format an optional memory card This camera supp orts standard and high sp eed Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, 32MB to 2GB. 1. Turn of f the camera and open the Battery/M emory Card door. 2. Insert the opti onal memory card in the sm aller slot as shown. Make sure the memory card snaps into place. 3. Close the Battery/Me mory Card door[...]

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    Install the software The HP Photosmart Software provides featu res for transferring images a nd video clips to your compu ter, as well as feature s for modifying stored images (remove red eyes, rotate, crop, resize, adjust ima ge quality, add colors and special effects, and more). To install the H P Photosmart Software, your computer must meet the [...]

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    3 Taking pictures and recording video clips Slide to either to take pictures o r to to record video clips. Take a picture You can take a picture when you are in Picture Capture . 1. Slide to . 2. Frame the sub ject in the Image Display. 3. Press the Shutter but ton halfway down to measur e and lock the focus an d expo sure. The focus brackets in th[...]

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    3. Press the Shutter but ton halfway down to measur e and lock the focus. The focu s brackets in t he Image Display turn so lid green when focus is locked. 4. Press the Shutter button all th e way down to start recording. 5. To stop recording video , press and release the Shutter button aga in. After you have recorded a video cli p, the camera disp[...]

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    4 Reviewing and deleting images and video clips Review images and video clips You can revie w images and vide o clips in Playback . 1. Slide to . 2. Use to scroll through your ima ges and video clips. To play a video clip, press once the first screen of the clip appears on the Image Display. Note To hear audi o associated wit h video clips, transfe[...]

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    5 Transferring and printing images Transfer images Use this procedure to transfer images and video cli ps to your computer. Tip You can also perform th is task using an optional HP Photosmart camera dock (see the dock U ser Guide). 1. Turn off th e camera. 2. Connect the camera and computer using the USB cable that came wi th your camera. 3. Turn o[...]

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    2. Turn off th e camera, connect the camera and printer using the USB cable that ca me with your cam era, then turn on the camera. 3. When the cam era is connected to the pri nter, the Image Displ ay shows an image. Use to se lect the image you want to print. 4. Press . 5. In the Print Options menu, select Print this image now to begin printi ng. d[...]

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    6 Camera quick reference Use this chapter as a quick ref erence to camera features. To learn more about these camera fea tures, refer to the electronic U ser Guide or on-camera Help . Picture Capture, Video Record, and Pla yback ● Picture Captu re allows you to fram e pictures in the Image Display. To activate Picture Cap ture , slide to . ● Vi[...]

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    menu, slide to , then press . You can select from the following option s: ● Shooting Mode (Au to, Close-up, Steady Photo , Theatre, Landscape, Portrait, Action, Night Portrait , Sunset) ● Self-Timer ● Image Quality ● Burst ● Date & Time Imprint ● Camera Setup ● Camera Help Video Capture Menu —Allows you to adjust camera settings[...]

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    ● Camera Setup ● Camera Help Camera Setup Menu —Allows you to cha nge the camera's behavior. To access this menu, press from , , o r , then select Camera Setup . You can select from the following option s: ● Display Brightness ● Camera Sounds ● Date & Time ● USB Configuratio n ● Language Camera Help Me nu —Provides descri[...]

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    ● Camera Shortcuts ● About Extending battery life To conserve batte ry power, the Image Di splay turns off after a period of inactivity. Pressing any button wakes up the camera. After fi ve minutes of in activity, the camera turns off. To further extend batt ery life: ● Set Display Brightne ss to Low (see the elec tronic User Guide for deta i[...]

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