hp
612
photosmart
digital camera
user guide
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hp photosmart 612 digital camera
user guide
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Trademark and copyright information
© Copyright 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company
All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be
photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language
without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company.
The information contained in this document is subject to change
without notice. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors
contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with
the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are U.S. registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Pentium® is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Materials disposal
This HP product contains the following materials that might require
special handling at end-of-life:
Mercury in the fluorescent lamp in the liquid crystal display
Lead in solder
Alkaline manganese dioxide-zinc or lithium-iron disulfide AA
batteries that are included with the camera
Disposal of this material can be regulated because of
environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling
information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic
Industries Alliance (EIA) (www.eiae.org).
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started
Camera parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 1: Attach the wrist strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 2: Install the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 3: Choose the camera language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 4: Set the camera date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Storing images on a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2: Taking pictures
Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Previewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Understanding automatic focus and automatic exposure . . . . . . . 8
Using focus lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the optical or digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3: Managing images on the camera
Viewing your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Creating a print order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Deleting your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing small versions (thumbnails) of your images . . . . . . . . . . 17
Magnifying your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 4: Adjusting the camera settings
Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing the image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Changing the camera language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 5: Sharing and printing images
Using the camera with a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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System requirements for a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the software on a Windows computer. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting the camera to a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . 27
Unloading images to a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the camera with a Windows NT 4.0 computer . . . . . . . 29
Using the camera with a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
System requirements for a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing the PC Connect Mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the software on a Macintosh computer. . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting the camera to a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . . . 32
Unloading images to a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tips for unloading images to a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . 34
Unloading images without using the camera software . . . . . . . . . 35
Using a card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Printing images on a printer equipped with a card reader . . . . . . 36
Chapter 6: Storing images in memory
Determining the number of pictures you can take . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Checking the CF memory card status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using both internal memory and a CF memory card . . . . . . . . . . 42
Formatting memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 7: Maintaining your camera
Powering your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Determining if the batteries need to be changed . . . . . . . . . . 45
Replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using an ac power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Caring for your camera and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Getting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Visiting HP Web sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Visiting related Web sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Contacting HP Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Obtaining support within the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Obtaining support worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Appendix A: Reference
Symbols on the status LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Camera indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Camera specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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