HP PhotoSmart 812 manual

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    user's manual hp photosmart 812 digital camera[...]

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    T ra dem ar k an d c op y ri g h t i n form a t io n © Cop y r igh t 2002 Hew lett - P ac k ard Compan y All ri ghts ar e r ese rv ed . No part o f this doc ument may be pho toco pi ed, r epr oduced , or tr ansl ated t o anoth er language w itho ut the p ri or wr itten conse nt of He wlett - P ac k ar d Com pany . T he inf or mati on containe d in[...]

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    5 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1-Getting st a rted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cam era Pa rt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Attac hing the wrist str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Instal ling the b atter[...]

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    6 hp photosm art 81 2 user’s m anual 3-Managing image s in the camer a . . . . . . . . . . 29 Viewin g images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pla y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    7 7-T r oubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Probl ems and solu tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Erro r messa ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Gettin g assista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Finding help o n the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    8 hp photosm art 81 2 user’s m anual[...]

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    1-Getting starte d 9 Ge t tin g st art ed The H P P h ot os m a r t 81 2 d ig i t al c a m era i s a c omp a c t 4 M eg a - p i x el came r a w ith a 3 x o pti cal z oom . T his came r a has a n e xc iting ne w featur e called HP I nstan t S har e tech no logy . Y ou can use the Shar e m enu to s elect im ages t hat you want t o pr in t or e-mail. [...]

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    10 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l Camer a P arts # Name De sc r ipti on 1O N / O F F bu tton T urn s the cam er a po w e r on an d off 2S h u t t e r b utto n F oc u ses an d lo cks the e xpo sur e of the c amer a when pr essed half wa y do wn, and takes the pictu r e when pr ess ed all th e w a y do wn 3 Captur e Mod e selec tor Sets t[...]

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    1-Getting starte d 11 6S e l f - T i m e r lig ht Bl in ks red du ring Sel f - T i mer mode un til pi c tu r e is tak en 7 Opti cal V ie wfin der All o ws yo u to f r ame t he sub jec t of the p ic tur e 8 F las h Pr o vides flash i ll umi nation 9U S B / T V connect or Allo w s y ou to connect a U SB ca ble or an opti on al TV ca ble to th e came [...]

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    12 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l # Name De sc ri pti on 12 Di splay P r ov ide s menu i nformation to operate the ca mer a. Y ou ca n al so pr e v ie w the pi ctu r e be fo r e tak ing it and r e v ie w it afte rw ar ds 13 Opti cal V ie wfin der All o ws yo u t o f r ame the sub jec t of the p ictur e 14 Vi e wf in der l igh ts Soli d [...]

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    1-Getting starte d 13 16 F lash Of f l ight Amber light on when the c amer a is set to Fl a s h O f f 17 A uto w ith R ed - eye li ght Am ber l igh t on w hen the camer a is set t o Au t o wi t h Re d - E ye re d u c t i o n 18 F lash On light Amber light on when the c amera is set to Fl a s h O n 19 M acr o light Amber light on when th e camera is[...]

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    14 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l # Name De sc r ipti on 27 Thre e c ol or Po w e r / Me mo ry lig ht G r een —came r a is on Amber —r ead ing fr om or w r i ting to me mo ry car d Re d —came r a has ins uff ic i en t po w er and is sh utting do w n 28 W ri s t s t ra p m ou n t W ri s t s t ra p a t t a c h m e n t 29 M em ory ca[...]

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    1-Getting starte d 15 Setu p At ta c hing t h e wrist s trap A t ta c h the w r ist str a p as sh ow n in t he illu str a tio n . NO TE It is ea si est t o inst all th e w r ist str a p b y insertin g it f r om the b ot tom. Insta llin g t he bat teries 1 Open the Battery Doo r on the bo t t om o f t he cam er a . 2 Inse rt the batte ri es a ccor d[...]

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    16 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l T urnin g on po w er When y ou pr es s the ON/OFF but ton, the lens e x ten ds, the Displ a y tur ns on br i ef l y , an d the Po w e r / Memo r y li g ht comes on gr e en . NO TE If the l igh t come s on r ed , t he batte r ies ar e v ery l o w . Choos ing the langu a ge 1 Ch oos e y our lan guag e b y[...]

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    1-Getting starte d 17 Installing t he soft w are Y o ur HP Pho to sm art 812 ca mer a s o ftw ar e al lo w s y ou t o unload im ages fr om the c amera , vie w them, pr i nt them, and e- ma il th em. It al so allows you to con f ig ure the Sh ar e men u on the c a mera. NO TE F or W i ndo w s c ompu ter s, the H P Photo Imagi ng soft war e nee d s a[...]

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    18 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l Maci nt os h 1 In sert the H P P hotosmart 812 CD into your c omputer ’s CD -R O M dr i v e . 2 Dou ble-c lic k t he CD ico n on t he de skt op . 3 Doubl e- click the appr opri a te langua ge folder , a nd then double - cli ck the i nstal ler icon . 4 F ollow th e in struction s on the scr e en to in [...]

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    2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 1 9 Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s T a kin g sti ll p i c tures Y ou can t a k e a p ictur e an y time the ca mer a is on , no ma t ter w hat is s how ing o n t he Displ a y . T o tak e still p i ctur e s: 1 Select St i l l on th e Captur e Mode se lect or . 2 F r a me the s ubj ect you w ant to photogr aph using the opt ic[...]

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    20 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l 2 When expos ur e an d f o c us ar e lo ck e d, and you continue to hold the Shutter b u t t o n h a l f way d ow n, y o u c a n re - fra m e o r adjust y our s ubject for pr op er p osit ioni ng . 3 Pr es s the Sh utter but ton all the wa y dow n unt il you hear a click an d se e th e imag e on th e Di[...]

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    2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 1 T a king self- tim er pic tur es In Se lf - T ime r mod e , the cam er a lo cks au t oma ti c e xpos u r e an d f o c us and the n ta k es the pictu r e 10 se co nds later . T o use Se lf- T imer mo de: 1 S e cu re t h e c a m e ra t o a t ri p o d o r set it on a s table su rface. 2 Select Sel f - T i mer on the Ca[...]

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    22 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Usin g Liv e Vie w Y ou can use the Di spl ay a s a v ie w f in der b y p r es sing th e Displ a y button to tur n it o n . In Live V iew , th e following icon s pr ov id e i nformat ion abou t cu rre n t c a m e ra s e t t i n g s . # IC ON Fu n c t i o n 1 or Disp la y s the qu ality setting f or the curr e[...]

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    2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 23 Using Z oom O ptical zoom Pr ess th e Z oom bu t to ns to mo v e th e lens bet ween wi de ang le a nd teleph oto posi tions (1 to 3x) . Dig ital zoom To u s e Digita l z oom : 1 Pr ess th e Dis pla y but ton to tur n on Live Vi ew . 4 Appea rs when the ca mer a is set to Sel f- Ti mer mode a nd bl inks du r i ng coun[...]

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    2 4 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual 2 Pr es s the Zoo m i n but ton to opticall y z o om to the max imum p osition. 3 Re le as e t he Zo o m i n bu tton an d th en p r ess it aga in and hold it unt il you r e ach the d esir e d si ze ( Digit al z oom goes fr om 1.2x to 7x) . A r e d cr oppi ng fr am e appea rs in the Displ a y sho w ing th e r[...]

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    2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 5 U sing flash settings W hen the cam er a is on , th e Fl a s h is au toma tica ll y set to Aut o . T o c hange th e setting , pr es s the Fl a s h button. The Fl a s h setting bu tton mo v es thr o ugh the fl ash setting s in the fol l owi n g o rde r . Und erstan din g sleep and shutdo w n In Sl eep st ate , th e c[...]

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    2 6 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual z T he ba tter ie s ar e lo w a nd y ou try to tur n on Li v e Vi e w . T he Displ a y shu ts o ff an d e x its an y me nu s in o p er ati on . NO TE To w a ke t h e c a m e r a f r o m Sleep , pr ess an y button. Du r i ng normal oper ation, the c amer a sh uts down when: z Yo u p r e s s t h e On/Of f butt[...]

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    2-Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s 2 7 Th e camera u ses t wo AA bat ter ies, pr efer ably lithiu m- ir on dis u lf ide . These are typi c ally call ed P hot o Lithi um bat teri e s. To e x t e n d b a t t e r y l i f e : z Us e the Opti cal Vie w fi n d e r to ta k e pictu res r at her than Live Vie w . z U se e ith er an HP A C a dap te r or H P cam er[...]

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    28 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual P o w e r/M em or y li gh t The P o w e r/Me mo ry li ght ind ica tes po w er an d me mo r y s tatu s . State Indication Solid green Camer a is on. Slo w b linking gr een C amer a is in Sl eep state or of f an d c har ging batte ri es . F ast blinkin g r ed Cam er a ha s insuff i c i ent po w er and is shut t[...]

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    3-M anag ing i mages in th e c amera 29 Ma nag ing i mage s i n th e c a m e r a Vie win g im a g es T o r ev iew p ictures y ou hav e taken , press the OK bu tt on w i th the Disp lay off or fr om Li ve Vi ew . Th e la st p i ctur e ta ke n ap pear s on the Displa y . # Icon Desc r ipti on 1 D i sp l ays for fi rst few se c o nd s to al l ow you t[...]

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    30 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l W h e n yo u p re s s t h e ri g h t a rrow whil e v ie w ing t he last imag e , a scr e en a p pears show in g the cam er a stat us . The first image appea rs if you p re s s t h e rig h t a rrow a g a i n . T o tur n the Dis pla y off after r e vie wing pi ct ur es, press OK or the Displa y butto n . [...]

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    3-M anag ing i mages in th e c amer a 31 # Icon Des cr ipti on 1 or P la y s an au dio clip Pl a ys a vid e o cl i p 2 Del etes the c ur r en t image , all im age s, or f or mat s the memor y c ard 3 Magnif ie s th e dis pla y ed image 4 M anu al ly r ota tes di splay e d im age 5 All o ws y ou to adj ust cam er a setting s 6 Sh o w s ba tt e ry co[...]

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    3 2 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Pl ay Selectin g this op tio n in the Main menu c au ses the c amera t o play e ither a v i deo c lip o r an a udi o c lip tha t is at ta ched to a st i ll ima ge. If t her e is no a udio clip o r v ide o c lip , y ou ca nnot s elect this opt ion . Yo u c a n a d j u s t t h e v o l u m e b y pr ess in g t h[...]

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    3-M anag ing i mages in th e c amera 33 Magni fy Selec ting this opti on in the Main menu al lo ws you to enla r ge th e ima ge on the Displa y . T his option is onl y f or v ie wing an image on the Disp lay ; it does no t per man entl y alter t he imag e . Pr essing the OK but ton sele ct s thi s option and magn i f ies the ima ge 4x and causes fo[...]

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    34 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Ro tate Selectin g this op tio n in the Main me nu r ota tes th e i ma ge on the Displ a y 90 deg r ees clockwise . When the r otat ion is co mplete, the Ma in m enu appe a rs again. E ach time y o u pr e ss the OK bu tto n , the im age r otate s an addi tion al 90 de gr e es a nd the Main me n u r e appe ars[...]

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    4- S ha r in g p i c t ur e s 3 5 Usin g HP I ns tant Shar e This camer a ha s an e x c iting ne w featur e called HP I n stant Shar e . T his f eatur e le ts y ou sel ect im ag es in t he cam er a to b e au tomati call y pr oces sed late r whe n the camer a is connect e d to y our comput er or to certain HP prin ters . F or ex a mple , y ou ca n s[...]

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    36 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual # Icon Desc r ipti on 1 Pr int 1 cop y of cur r ent im age at a standa r d s i ze . I f p ap er si z e is 4x6” or 8. 5x1 1 ” , th e p ic tur e is pr inted 4x 6” . If paper siz e is 10x 15cm or A4, the pi ctu r e i s printed at 10 x15 c m . 2 Pr int 2 copi es of curr ent i mage at a sta ndar d s i z e. 3[...]

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    4- S ha r in g p i c t ur e s 3 7 Usin g HP Insta nt Sh are to Prin t Pi c t u r e s 1 T u rn t he ca mer a on , then pr ess the Sha r e button. 2 Use t he Lef t /R i ght a rr ow s to scroll to the i ma ge th at yo u wan t to p ri nt. 3 Use t he Up/ Do wn ar r o ws to s cr oll to the pr in t opti on t ha t yo u wa n t. 4 Pr es s OK . A c hec k ma r[...]

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    38 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Using t h e HP Ins tan t Share E-m ail S er vi ce U sing HP Inst ant Shar e t o e -ma il imag es in v o l ve s t h r ee ste ps: 1 Addi ng e- mail addresses to th e cam er a’s Sha r e menu . 2 Selectin g image s t o be s ent t o the E -mail se r v ice using th e Shar e me nu on the came r a . 3 Conne cting t[...]

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    4- S ha r in g p i c t ur e s 3 9 6 Onc e y ou have succ essfu ll y r egi stered , s ign in to the HP P assport pr og r am, and then the Photo E -mail Setup sc r e en w ill a ppear . He r e , y ou ca n e nte r an e-m ail addr ess and spec ify ho w y ou w ant it to a ppear in the camer a ’s Shar e me nu . Y ou can also e nt er a s ub jec t and m e[...]

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    40 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l Sel ec tin g im ag es to be e-mail ed 1 T ur n the ca mer a on, then pr es s the Shar e but ton. 2 Us e th e Lef t/Right a rr ow s to scroll to the im age you want to e- mai l . 3 Use th e Up / D own a r ro w s to scr o ll to the e- mail add r ess t hat yo u wa n t. 4 Pr es s OK . A check mark appears n[...]

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    5-Connecting 41 Co n ne c t i ng C onnec ti n g to a com pu ter Connect the c amera to your compu ter to unlo ad im ages. T he camer a co nnects to yo ur com puter using a USB ca ble . NO TE Y ou can al so connect y our came r a to a compu ter b y using the optional HP c amer a dock . See Connecting t o the HP cam e r a do ck late r in this cha pt [...]

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    4 2 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual C onnec tin g to a prin ter Y ou can connec t the ca mer a d i r ectl y to H P DeskJe t and Photosmart pr i nter s that hav e a USB connection . Y ou can then pr int ima ges s elect e d f r om the Shar e m e nu o r a l l i m ag e s i n t h e camer a . Y our came r a came w ith a s pec ial U SB cabl e f or co[...]

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    5-Connecting 43 C onnec ti n g to a tel e vision NO TE If you ha ve the optional t he H P c amera dock, see Connecti ng to the HP c amer a dock late r in this cha pte r . 1 T o connec t the camer a dir ectl y to a tele v ision , y ou m u st f ir st pur chase a custom cable ( HP # Q2146 -61601) . This ca b le is list ed in the acces s o r y catalog [...]

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    4 4 hp photosm art 8 12 user’s m anual C onnec tin g to t h e HP cam era dock NO TE The camer a doc k does no t w or k w ith out A C pow er . Be sur e t o use ONL Y the HP A C adapter an d th e cables that came w ith th e camer a doc k. 1 F ol lo w the s etu p instr uc tio ns pr o v ided with th e HP came r a dock . T his inc ludes inst alling th[...]

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    5-Connecting 45 The cam era dock has a l ight ne ar the top fr ont th at pr ovi d es b att er y chargin g stat us. A blin ki ng l ight in dica tes t hat ba tter i es ar e c har ging . Th er e ar e t wo but tons on the f r ont that l ight to sh o w that the ca mera i s connect e d t o the as soc ia ted de v ice . z —This button act i vates the co [...]

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    46 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual U nloa ding im a g es to a co mpu ter using t h e doc k NO TE If y ou a r e using a Ma c i nt os h comput er , s w itch the came r a to Di s k D ri ve in t he US B Co nfig uration men u fou n d i n th e Setu p menu . 1 Check th at the H P ca mer a dock is c onnected to your comput er . 2 P lac e th e c a mer [...]

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    5-Connecting 4 7 Dis p lay in g im a g es on a T V using t he doc k 1 Check that the HP ca mer a dock is c onnected to y our T V . 2 Re f er to th e do cumen tation for your te lev i sion to det ermin e how to se t th e te levisio n to take video i np ut fr om your cam er a in stea d of the antenn a or cable. 3 On the c a mera , check th at th e T [...]

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    6 -A dju sting came r a setting s 4 9 Ad justing camer a set ti ngs Y ou can pe r sona l i z e the cam er a se ttings by u sing th e Set u p menu . Pr ess th e Me n u but ton on the back of the c amera to dis play the Main menu . Sele ct the Setup men u option using the Up/Do wn a rro ws . When you sele ct the Setup opt ion , a t wo page scr een ap[...]

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    50 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Set tin g s till im a g e q ua lit y l e v el The higher the quali t y , the bett er the imag e l o o ks, e spec ia ll y w h en it is enlar g ed . H o we ver , the high e r the quali t y , the mor e m emor y is used. 1 Select Qualit y in th e Setup menu . The Qualit y Le ve l scr een app ears. 2 Us in g th e [...]

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    6 -A dju sting came r a setting s 51 Set tin g au tom a tic au di o recordin g Y ou ca n choo se to turn a ut omati c audio r ec or di ng on or off . 1 Select Au d i o Re c o rd in t he Setup menu . The Au d io Re c o rd sc r een appea rs. 2 Us in g th e Up/Do wn a rro ws , select eith er on or off and then pr ess OK . Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t [...]

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    5 2 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual C hanging da te and ti me 1 Select Date & Tim e in the Setup menu . The Date & Time scr een appea rs. 2 F oll ow the instr ucti ons on the Displ a y to adjust dat e and tim e . Yo u c a n s e l e c t t h e f o r m a t a s mm / dd/ y y , dd /mm/ yyy y , or yyy y/m m/ dd , and 1 2 o r 2 4 hou r time . [...]

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    6 -A dju sting came r a setting s 5 3 C h an ging t h e T V co nfi gura tion set tin g T his sele ction sets the fo r mat of the v i deo si gnal f or disp la yi n g ca mer a imag es on a telev is ion w i th an optional cable or HP ca mer a dock. 1 Select T V Con figurat ion in t he Setup men u . T he TV Con figuration scr e en appe ars. 2 Us in g t[...]

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    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 5 5 T r o ub l esh ootin g Proble ms an d so lu tions Pr oblem Po s s i b l e c a u s e Sol u t ion The c am era do es not t urn on . T he bat ter ies ar e no t fu nc t io n i n g c o rre c t ly . Use only photo -qual it y AA lith ium , al k aline , Ni -Cd o r Ni- MH bat teries. En sure the bat ter ies are insert ed c o rr ec[...]

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    56 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual The c a m era doe s n ot re s p o n d when I pr ess a bu tto n. The c am era i s off . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The c am era i s connected to a com put er . The camera buttons do not r esp ond when the ca mer a is connec ted to a co mput er . The bat ter ies ar e dr ained . Replace t he bat teri es. The[...]

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    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 5 7 I r epla ce the came r a batte r ie s freq ue n t ly . Exte nded Disp lay us e , exc e s s i v e f i l l flash use, and exc e s s i v e zo o m u s e consume a l ot of b a t t er y pow er . U se the opti cal v ie wf i nde r inst ead o f Live View to ta k e pic t u re s. Use an HP A C p ow er a dapter t o p o w e r t h e c [...]

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    58 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual The wr o ng dat e and/o r time is sho w n. The bat ter ies are dead or we re r e m ove d from t he camer a f or mor e tha n 10 min u te s. R epla ce the batte r ie s an d r ese t th e dat e and time b y usin g th e ca mer a m enus. T o avoi d losi ng date a nd ti me i nfo rmat i o n , r epl ace low b att er i[...]

  • Page 59

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 5 9 M y imag e is blurr y . Yo u r s u b j e c t was to o c l os e to t he c am er a lens. Do no t try to ge t clos er th an the ca mer a ’s minim um f oc u s r a nge o f 0. 14m (~5 . 5 in c he s) w ide a ngle and 0.4m (~ 15 . 7 inch es) at o ther f ocal lengths . T he s ub jec t was n’t cen ter ed in t he f r ame o r the[...]

  • Page 60

    60 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual My ima ge is too da rk . Ther e wa s not enough l ight . W ait for n a tural lighting con di tions to impr o ve or add indir ec t lig htin g . The fl ash was tur ned of f . Tu r n Au t o Fla s h set t ing on . The fl ash was on , bu t the su bje ct w as to o far awa y . Mak e sur e y our s ub j ect is w ithin[...]

  • Page 61

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 61 M y imag e is too bright . Th e fl a s h pr ov i ded too muc h li g ht. C hange the f lash s etting to Fl a s h O f f . A natural or ar ti f ic ial sour c e other tha n t h e fl ash pr ov i ded too muc h li g ht. T ry taki ng th e pi ctu r e fr om a dif fer ent angle. A vo id p oin ti ng t h e c a m e ra d i re c t ly t ow[...]

  • Page 62

    6 2 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual When I connec t th e came r a to m y comp uter , the so ft w ar e sa y s it canno t fin d the came r a . The c am era i s tur ned of f . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The cable is not connec ted cor r ectly . Mak e sur e tha t th e ca ble is f irm ly connec ted at bot h en ds . The c am era i s connected to[...]

  • Page 63

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 63 Erro r m es s a g e s Err or mess ages on th e Disp lay Mess age Po s s i b l e c a u s e Soluti on Unab le to focus T he s ubject did not p r ovid e enough c ontr ast for t h e c a m e ra to focus pr operly . Yo u c a n l o c k t h e f o c u s b y pointi ng at your subject an d th en p r essin g an d holding the Shu t te [...]

  • Page 64

    64 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l T o o much l ight It i s too br igh t to take a pr operl y e xpos ed pic t u re. Tr y t o r e c o m p o s e t h e pi c tur e to r edu ce t he amount of br ig ht w h i te objects in the sc ene . Also, avo id p ointin g the c a m e ra d i re c t ly i n to th e su n or into a bright lig ht . U nsu pport ed[...]

  • Page 65

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 6 5 Car d full Y ou are atte m pting to take pictures wh e n t he c a rd is f ull . Unload the pictur es f r om the c am er a, d elete un wanted pictur es, or re p l a c e t h e c a rd w i t h a ne w one . Car d is un f ormat ted Ca rd n e e d s to be for mat te d. F ormat the memory car d by u s i n g t h e Fo r m a t C a rd[...]

  • Page 66

    66 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Ca n n o t d i sp l ay ima ge P oss ibly c om es from c o pyin g im ag es to th e car d f r om a comput er or a cor rup ted imag e ca u sed by t h e c a me ra not sh utting down pr op er ly . Use the HP s oft w ar e t o edit the im ag es cop ied on the car d . Als o, do not re m o ve b a t t e ri e s o r t h [...]

  • Page 67

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 6 7 Err or mess ages on t he c omputer Unsupported pr i nter T he pr int er is not supp orte d by H P D i re c t Print capabil it y . E ith er pur chase a pr i nter wi th D i re ct P ri n t capabi lit y or con nect the came r a t o a co mpu te r and pr i nt fr om there . Unkno w n de vi ce T he camer a is connect ed to a USB [...]

  • Page 68

    68 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Get ting a ssis tance F ind ing help o n the w e b HP product suppor t Vi s i t www . hp .c om /g o/ su pp or t to f i n d i n form a t io n for you r ca mer a model. Y ou ca n choose information about set tin g up an d u sing y ou r cam er a , unlo adin g dr i v er s, s ol ving a p r ob lem , or dering, and [...]

  • Page 69

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 6 9 Bef or e y ou c all R e vi ew tr ou bleshoo ting tips . Ha ve th e fol l owi ng i n fo rm at i on rea d y b e fore yo u c a ll : z ser ia l n u mber (found on the bot tom of y our camera) z pr od uct n ame z date of purc hase H ar dw are re pa ir s e r vi ce s I f yo u t h i n k yo u r c a m e ra o r c a m e ra d o c k ne[...]

  • Page 70

    7 0 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual A f ee of $2 5 . 00 pe r cal l (U . S .) w ill b e ch ar ge d to y our cr edit car d . Ch ar ges begin onl y w hen yo u co nne ct wit h a su ppo rt techni ci a n . Upgraded w arrant y options Y o u ca n sel ect on e of t he f oll ow i ng upg r aded w ar r an ty op ti ons (a vaila bl e in the U . S. onl y): z[...]

  • Page 71

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 71 The in for mation c ontain ed in t hi s do cument a nd t he ap plicabl e con dit ions for HP phone s upport ar e su bj e ct to cha nge without notice. P le ase check for th e latest in for mat ion a nd co ndi tion s at w ww . hp .com/cposu pport/loc/r e gi onal .html Alternativ ely , y ou c an ask your deal er or ca ll HP [...]

  • Page 72

    7 2 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual In di a 1 600 1122 6 7 or +91-1 1-68 2 -603 5 In do nesi a +6 2 (21) 3 5 0 -3 408 Ir e lan d +35 3 (0 )1 66 2 -5 5 25 Is r ael +9 7 2 (0)9 -830 - 4848 It aly + 39 02 264 - 10 - 350 K o r e a, R e pu blic of +82 (2) 3 27 0 -0 7 00 (Seo ul) 0 -8 0 -999-0 7 0 0 (outside Seoul) Mala ysi a 1- 800 -805- 4 05 Me x [...]

  • Page 73

    7 - T r oubleshooti ng 7 3 Th a i la n d +66 (2) 661 - 400 0 Tu r k e y +90 2 16 -5 7 9- 7171 Ukraine +7 ( 3 80 -44) 4 90-3 5 20 Unit ed Ar ab Emir ate s +9 71 4 -8 83 -84 54 Un ite d Ki ng do m ( U K) +4 4 ( 0) 2 0 7 -512 -5 2 -02 V enez uela 800 - 4 7 7 - 777 7 Vie t N a m +84 ( 0) 8-82 3-4530 He wl e t t -P ac k ard lim ited w arran t y s ta tem[...]

  • Page 74

    7 4 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual parts or su pplie s no t su pplie d b y HP , (c) una uthor i z ed modif icati on or misu se , (d) oper ati on ou tside of th e pu blished en v ir onme ntal spec if ic atio ns f or the pr oduct , o r ( e) im pr oper s ite pr epar atio n or maint enance . z T O T HE EXTE NT ALL O W ED B Y L OC AL L A W , T H E[...]

  • Page 75

    Appe ndi x 7 5 Appe ndi x C am e ra s pec if ica tions Fe a t u re Desc r ipti on S e n s o r 3. 92 M P e f fe c t i ve p ixe l, 4 . 1 3 t o t a l , 1/1.8 - inc h CCD Color depth 30 -bit (1 0 bits x 3 col or s) Re s o l u t i o n 3. 92 M P ( 228 0 x 1 72 0 e f fe c t i ve p ixe l c o u n t ) 4.13 MP ( 2 384x17 34 t otal pi x el count) 3. 89 M P ( 2[...]

  • Page 76

    7 6 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual Le ns F oc a l leng th z Wid e – 7 . 6 m m z T el ephoto – 2 2 . 8 mm F- N u m b e r z Wid e – 2 . 6 z T el ephoto – 4.8 TTL a ut o f oc u s Zoom 3x opt i c al, 7x digital z o om 3 7 -1 11mm (35 m m equiv alent) Captu r e modes S till , Self - T imer , and V i deo Expo sur e contr ol Au to exp os u r[...]

  • Page 77

    Appendix 77 Fo c u s T T L a u t o fo c us Nor mal : 0. 50m to in f i nity Macr o: 0. 14m to 0.7 0m (w ide focal ) 0.40 m t o 0.7 0m (gr ea ter than w i de f ocal len gt h) ISO (Sensiti v ity) A uto (IS O 100 - 400) Me t e r in g A v e r ag e White Balance Au to m at ic S elf- T i mer 10 sec ond delay Vie w f inder Z o omin g op ti ca l vie w finde[...]

  • Page 78

    7 8 hp photosmar t 8 12 user’s m anual P ow er 2 AA batter ies ( included ) or optional H P A C adapter Sl o w tr i c kle r e c har gin g in ca mer a w ith optiona l HP A C a dapter or H P camera dock (100 % in 15 hours) A utomatic adv an ced po wer management T he ca mer a ha s a max im um p o we r consumption o f 2 . 5 A. Interfaces USB/ TV con[...]

  • Page 79

    Appe ndi x 7 9 Dimensi ons Ext er nal Bod y Dimensi ons: 9 5mm (L) x 41mm (W) x 7 0mm ( H) W ith lens full y e x te nded 9 5mm (L) x 60mm (W) x 7 0 mm (H) W eight 199 gr a ms ( w ithout batter ie s) 7 ounc es (without bat ter ies) W ar r an ty HP 1 ye ar e x cha nge w ar r an t y Fe a t u re Desc r ipti on[...]

  • Page 80

    80 hp p ho to sma rt 812 u se r ’s man ua l[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Inde x A AC power adapter conne ctor 11 HP part number 78 not wo rking cor rectly 55 AC power indicator 26 audio clips play and adjust volume 32 reco rd 10 , 21 , 51 reco rdin g ind ic ator 22 audio/video connector 43 Auto flash setting 12 , 25 Auto with Red-Eye s etting 25 automatic exp osu re /f ocus 21 shu tdo wn 26 B batteries condition indi[...]

  • Page 82

    8 2 hp photosmart 812 user ’s manual delay, shutter button 58 delete images and files 32 Digital Print O rder Format 37 digital zoom 22 , 23 disk drive, connect as 52 dock. See HP ca mer a dock DPOF 37 E e-mail addresses, add ing to Share menu 38 e-m ail featu re 35 empty battery indicator 26 en lar ge imag es 33 erro r mes sa ges 63 exposure/foc[...]

  • Page 83

    83 L language ch ang e 53 choose 16 LE Ds (lig hts) on c am era description 10 lights on camera,blinki n g 19 , 28 on dock,blinking 45 Liv e Vie w 13 , 22 lock focus 19 , 59 low battery indicator 26 M Macintosh c omputer bonus software 18 connect to 41 , 46 install s o ftware 18 USB setting 52 Ma cro F ocus 13 , 22 , 24 magnify images 33 Main menu [...]

  • Page 84

    84 hp photosma rt 812 user ’ s ma nual reco rd audio clips 10 , 21 , 51 vid eo c lips 20 recycl ing information 3 red -ey e 13 , 25 repair and replace services 69 revi ew pictu res 20 rotate image s 34 S sel f-t im er mode 10 , 22 selector and light 10 take picture s with 21 Setu p m enu 49 Share button 13 Share menu custo mize 38 description 35 [...]

  • Page 85

    85 V vide o clips play and adjus t volume 32 reco rd 20 recording indicator 22 set for NTSC or PAL 53 Video mode 10 , 20 video s elector 10 vi ew im a ges i n cam era 29 vie wfi nder 11 , 12 volume, adjus t 32 W warrant y 70 , 73 W eb site s f or H P 68 wide-angle button and len s 11 , 13 Win do ws co mp ut er bonus software 17 install s o ftware 1[...]

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