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HP 618 Digital Camer a User’s Guide HP Imaging T echnology[...]

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HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Guide 3 T able of Contents Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1: Introduction ....... ................................. ...................... ...................... ................... ............. ...................... ................... 5 Product Overview ........... ...................... ....................[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Guide 4 T able of Contents Chapter 7: Troubleshooting ........ ................................. ...................... ..................... ................ ................. ...................... ..... 88 Troubleshooting Common Problems .............. ................................ ...................... .......[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 5 Product Overview Chapter 1: Introduction We l c o m e t o t he HP 618 Dig ital C amera User’s Guide . This guide will help you tak e high-quality pictures quickl y and easily with your HP 618 digital camer a. Product Ov erview The HP 618 is a versatile, point-and-s hoot digital camer a. It pro vides these k ey fea tures:[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 6 What’s in this Guide What’s in this Guide This User’s Gui de provides all the “ how to” and refere nce information you need to us e your camer a successfull y. Part of Manual What is Covered “Chapter 2: Pre paring to T ake Pictur es” How to adju st s etti ngs in t he st atu s LCD, im age LCD, an d Ca pture mo[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 7 How to Use this Guide How to Use this Guide Y ou can use th is guide online, or you can print it out. The main advantage of using it online is that you can use its built-in se arching and linking capabilities on your com puter to quickly find the in f o r m at i o n yo u n ee d . Of c o u rs e , a n a d v an t a g e of h a[...]

Chapter 2: Prepar ing to T ak e Pictures 8 Accessing the Cap ture Mode and Powerin g on the C amera Chapter 2: Pr eparing to T ak e Pictures Overvie w Y ou can use your camera’s defaul t settings to tak e picture s in a point-and-shoot fashion, or you can use more advanced features that you set vi a the camera’s status L CD and image L CD. This[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ak e Pictures 9 Using the Status LCD Using the St atus L CD Figure 2: St atus LCD Ind ica tor s The s tat us LCD conv eys imp or tan t in for mat ion abou t the ca mera’s stat us . The stat us LCD sho ws you the status of th e camera’s batt eries, the settings for the flash mode, timer mode, and auto focus ra nge, as w[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 10 Using the Stat us L CD Setting the Flash Mode Y o u r c am e ra h a s s e v e n f l a s h m od e s . T he d e fa u l t fl as h mo d e i s Au t o ( no i c o n s d i s p l ay ed ) . E ac h m o de is d i s p l ay e d o n t h e s t at u s LCD w i t h t h e ic o n ( s ) sh o w n in T a b l e 2. T o s e t t h e f[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 11 Using the Stat us L CD Setting the Timer Mode Note: The 10-Second Timer mode is disabled for the Timelap se image t ype. (S ee “Set ting th e Image T ype” on page 13.) Y our camer a has thre e timer modes. The default timer mode is Off. Each mode is displayed on the status L CD with the icon shown in T [...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 12 Using the Image LCD Using the I mage L CD Figure 4: Image LC D Screen in Live View T urn the image L CD on by pressing the DISPLA Y button on the back of the camera. Y ou now see the live view of Captur e mode on the image L CD. Live view lets you previe w the pictur es you can tak e with the camer a, as we[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 13 Using the Image LCD Macro and Infinity A uto Focus Range In dicators When the au to focus range is s et to Macro, a Macr o icon is displayed on the right side of the text message area. Wh en the auto focus r ange is set to Infinity, INF is displayed. Digital Zoo m Indicator When the camer a is in digital zo[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 14 Using the Image LCD Using the Overlay Soft K ey Press the middle (Overlay) soft ke y to turn both overlay bars off in the live view of Captur e mode. T o turn the overlay bars on again, press any of the thr ee soft k eys . When the overlay bar s are off, the soft k eys are disabled for the ir normal functio[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 15 Using the Image LCD Using the Capture Mode Menu s Y our camera has fou r Captur e mode menus : Note: For mor e information about all of th e Captu re m ode men us and related soft k ey s, see “Chapter 6: Menu and Soft K ey Reference” starting on page 52. For m ore information about the Prefer ences menu[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictures 16 T aking Si mple Po int-and-S hoot Pic tures Chapter 3: T aking Pic tures Overvie w On c e y o u ha v e s e t y o ur c a m er a t o Ca p t u re m o d e an d y o u h a ve a b a s i c u nd e r st a n d i n g o f h ow t o u s e your camer a’s status L CD and image L CD (see “Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictur es ”[...]

Chapter 3: T aki ng Pictures 17 T aking More Advan ced Pictures 4 Press the shut ter re leas e button. W ait for the shut ter sound, indicati ng the cam er a has capt ured the ima ge. Then re lease th e butt on. The captured image app ears for a 3-second Instant Review p eriod on the image L CD. If you are happy with it, do nothing, and the image w[...]

Chapter 3: T aki ng Pictures 18 T akin g More Adva nced Pi ctures 8 Press the rig ht (Exit) soft k e y to exi t the Captur e m ode menus. Note: The image L CD uses a l ot of battery power. If you a re ru nning y our cam era on batteries r ather t han with the HP-appr oved A C power adapter, you m ay want to limit your use of the image L CD and u se[...]

Chapter 3: T aki ng Pictures 19 T aking More Advan ced Pictures Shooting a One Sho t Image If you are using th e:  Shutter r elease button wit h no timer mode set Shutter r elease button wit h no timer mode set Shutter r elease button wit h no timer mode set Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode s et, pre ss the shu tter r elease but ton. [...]

Chapter 3: T aki ng Pictures 20 T aking More Advan ced Pictures Shoo ti ng Con ti nuo us Ima ges Note: If you set the ti mer mode to 10-Second Timer or 3-Second Remote for the Continuous image ty pe, yo u can on ly tak e on e pictu re. Therefore , to capt ure a Conti nuous sequence of images, use th e shutte r rel ease but ton wit h no timer mode s[...]

Chapter 3: T aki ng Pictures 21 T ak ing More A dvanced P ictures Shooting Timelapse Images Note: The 10-Second Timer mode is disabled for th e Timel apse image type. If you are using th e:  Shutter r elease button wit h no timer mode set Shutter r elease button wit h no timer mode set Shutter r elease button wit h no timer mode set Shutter r el[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 22 Using the Zoom Lever Using the Z oom Lev er While you ar e fr aming the subject for a picture, you will lik ely find th at you need to zoom in or out on the subject. This section expla ins the camer a’s zoom le ver, which you can use for th is purpose. Fig ur e 8: Zoom Le ver Rocking the zoom le ver (see Figur e 8)[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 23 Understand ing the LEDs on the C amera Understandin g the LEDs on the Camera Y our camera has several LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that light solid or blink to indicate that certain actions are occurr ing within the camer a, or particular pr oblems may h ave occurre d while you wer e performing a particular task with[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 24 Understand ing the LEDs on the C amera Timer LED Figu re 1 1: Timer LED The red t imer LED on the fr ont of the camer a (see F igure 1 1) lights solid and/or blinks depen ding on the timer mode you set (see “Sett ing the Timer Mode” on page 11). If you set the timer mode to the:  10-Sec ond Timer setting 10-Se[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 25 Using In stant Review Using Inst ant Review The Instant Review fe atur e allows you to see displayed on the image L CD either t he One S hot image, the final image of a Conti nuous ima ge sequence, or the first image of a Timelaps e sequence you just captur ed. The defa ult setting is that Instant Revi ew is on for 3[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictu res 2 6 Recording Sound Recording Sound Note: Y ou can record up to 45 seconds of soun d pe r image or se quenc e of ima ges . Y ou can record sound to attach to your images when your camer a is in Capture mode and has In s t a n t Re v i ew s e t on ( s ee t h e p re v i o u s se c t io n ) . Du r i n g t he I ns t a n t R[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 27 Using Playba ck Mode Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images Overvie w This chapter explains how to view capt ured images via the Playback mode and how to r eview the images via the Review mode. This chapt er cover s the fol lowing t opics:  “Using Playback Mode” on page 27  “ Acce ssing the Pl[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 28 Using Playba ck Mode Viewing Images Full Scr een When you first enter Pl ayback mode, the image L CD displays the last image saved on the memory card . The ima ge appe ars full sc reen. T o vi ew a fu ll screen ima ge of t he ot he r ca ptu red im ag es o n th e memory car d, press th e right or left arr o[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 29 U sing Playback Mode Creating and Play ing a Slideshow Y ou can create a slideshow to display y our images on the image L CD or on a television screen. Y our slideshow can include all of the images on the memory card, or you can choose a s ingle category of images to use. For mor e information on:  Cate[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 30 Using Review Mode Using Review Mode Acce ssing the Rev iew Mode T o access the Review mode: Fig ur e 14: Image L CD Sc reen in Revie w Mode 1 Set the camer a mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camer a if you haven’t alr eady. The Review mode scre en is displayed on the image L CD (see Figur e 14)[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 31 Using Review Mode Marking and Unmarking Images Y ou can mark several images so that, when you sele ct an action from the R eview mode menus , that action will apply to all the mark e d images. F or exam ple, you can mark seve ra l images and delete them all at once, instead of having to delete one image a[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 32 Using Review Mode Deleting Images Y ou can delete a single image t hat is curr ently s elected (whethe r it is a One Shot or C ontinuous image, an individual image wi thin an expanded Timelapse sequence, or an individual image within an expanded group of ima ges), all mark ed images, a collapsed Time laps[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 3 3 Using Review Mode Gr ouping Images and Dissolving Image G roups Note: A group becomes a folder on the memory card, in which all the imag es in that group are stored. Y ou can group images to organize them in one folder on the memory car d. T o group images: 1 Mark the images you wish to group. 2 Press th[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 34 Using Review Mode Protec ting and Unpr otecting Images Y ou can protect images so th at they won’t be deleted accident ally. (When an image is pr otected, it cannot be deleted from the memory car d.) T o protect images: Figu re 18: A Pr otected Image 1 Select an image or mark the images you want to prot[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 35 Using Review Mode Categorizing Images an d Deselecting Image Categories Y ou can assign a category to your images to mak e them easier to find and organize . Y ou can also play a slideshow of a category of images very easily. Y ou can ei ther c ategor ize one im age at a time, or mar k a number of them an[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 36 Using Review Mode Searching for Images by Date and by Category Figure 20: Find By Date Y ou can use the Find menu in Review mode to search for images b y date or by category. F or m ore information on categories, see “Categorizing Images and Desel ecting Image Categories” on page 35. T o search for i [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi ewing Images 37 Using Review Mode T o search for i mages by ca tegory: 1 Press the MENU butto n on the back of the camer a. The Edit m enu of Review mode is displayed. 2 Press the right arrow on the 4-way controll er to scroll to th e Find menu. 3 Press the down arr ow on the 4-way contr oller to scr oll to By Cate gory.[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 38 T ransferring Images to Y ou r Computer Chapter 5: Sharing Images Overvie w Y ou can use the images you capture with your camer a in many fun and cre ative ways. Y ou can trans fer th em t o yo ur c ompu ter fo r u se i n c reat ive proje ct s, o r f or s ha rin g wi th fa mi ly an d f ri ends vi a the Internet. If you [...]

Chapter 5: Sh aring Images 39 T ransferring Image s to Y our Comp uter The one ex ception is W indows NT 4.0, be cause it does not support th e USB interf ace. A Windows NT 4.0 compute r must have either an HP P10 00/1100 or similar pr inter, or a memory car d reader con nec te d to it s s eri al o r p aral lel in ter face . Y ou can th en t ransf [...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 40 T ransferring Images to Y ou r Computer Figu re 23: Connecting the U SB Cab le t o the Camera 4 Open the door to the camer a’s connector compartment and connect the squa re end o f the USB cable to the bottom (USB) connector (see Figure 23). 5 Set the camer a to PC Connect mode . 6 Power on the camer a. Withi n a fe w[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 41 T ransferring Images to Y ou r Computer T ransferring Images Using the USB Disk Drive Settin g If your computer is running either Macintosh OS 8.6 or better, or Windows Me, 98, or 2000, you can tr ansfer images fr om your camer a to the c omputer by using the U SB Disk Drive se tting in the PC Connect Mode submenu. In s[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 42 T ransferring Images to Y ou r Computer Using Y o ur Camera as a USB M ass S torage Device to T r ansfer Image s Note: Software for M acintosh computers was included with your cam era . If you wish , you can use this software to tr ansfer im ages to your Macintosh, instead of the pr ocedure s here. This software also pr[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 43 T ransferring Images to Y ou r Computer T ran sferring Images from a Memory Car d to a Windows NT 4.0 Computer Note: It is assumed in this subsection that you have already followed the HP 618 Digita l Camera Quick Start Guide to install the HP Photo Imaging Software on your computer. T o transfer image s to your Windows[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 44 U sing a Digital Print Order Format (DPO F) File Using a Digital Print Order F ormat (DPO F) File A DPOF file is a file you cr eate using your cam era that allows you to pr e-sele ct which images you want to print. The file is stor ed on the memory car d and contains information about which images ar e s el e c t e d , [...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 45 Using a Digital Print Or der For mat (DPOF) File Viewing a DPOF File T o view a DPOF file, do the following while in the Print Order F orm menu: 1 Press the down arrow on the 4-way contr olle r to highlight the View Or der menu option. 2 Press the left (Select ) soft ke y. The Print Ord er For m screen is display ed, wh[...]

Chapter 5 : Sharing Images 46 JetSendin g Images to a P rinter JetSending Images to a Printer HP JetSend allows for easy, wireless p rinting. If your printer supports the HP JetSend infrare d t e c h n o l o g y , y o u c a n t ra n s f e r y o u r i m a g e s d i r e c t l y f ro m t h e c a m er a t o t h e p r i n t e r w i t h o u t c o n n e c[...]

Chapter 5 : Sharing Images 47 JetSendin g Images to a P rinter Using the T ransmit Menu to JetSend the Current o r All Mark ed Images T o JetSend the curr ent image or all mark ed images to a JetSend-capable printer: 1 Set the camer a mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camer a if you haven’t alr eady. 3 Either select one image or mark m ul[...]

Chapter 5 : Sharing Images 48 T ransmitting Images Between T w o Cameras T r ansmitting Images Between T wo Camer a s Y ou can use the Camera-Camera opt ion in the T r ansmit menu of Review mode to se nd images from your camer a to another camer a, or to r eceive images fr om another camer a. The other camer a must use the standard Digita transmit [...]

Chapter 5 : Sharing Images 49 T ransmitting Ima ges Between T wo Cameras Receiving Images fr om Another Camer a T o receive images from another Digita camer a: 1 Set the camer a mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camer a if you haven’t alr eady. 3 Press the MENU butto n on the back of the camer a. The Revie w mode menus ar e displayed. 4 P[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 50 Connecting the Camera to Y our T elevision Connecting the Camer a to Y our T e levision Note: Y our camera comes with a 6 ft. aud io/ video cable, which you can use to connect the camer a to a television. When the camer a is connected to a tel evision, the television functions the same as the came ra’s image L CD. Y o[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 51 Connecting the Camera to Y our T elevision Note: T o co nserve batter y power, you may wa nt to use an HP-appro ved A C power adapter to power the came ra while you have it connected to a television. 2 Connect the audio input (red) end of the audio/video cable into the television’s audio input connector. This will all[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 52 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Chapter 6: Menu and S oft K ey Reference Overvie w Note: Updates for your camera’s firmware are posted fr om time-to-time on the HP website at: www.hp.co m/pho tosmart www.hp.co m/pho tosmart www.hp.co m/photosm art ww w. h p. c o m/ ph o to s m ar t . Y ou can install[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 5 3 Capture M ode Menus and Soft Keys File Se ttings S ubmenu Note: All options you set ar e active fr om shot - to-shot; they also r emain set when you cycl e the power on the camer a. Use the File Sett ings subm enu to set how your pictu res will be capture d for all image types (One Shot, Continuous, and [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 54 Capture M ode Menus and Soft Keys Note: “Storage Cap acities of Memory Cards” on page 109 lists the num ber of images an 8 MB, 16 MB, and 32 MB memory card can stor e, depending on the JPEG quality level or TIFF setting at which the camer a is s et. Ta b l e 9 : File Settings Soft K eys Timelaps e Set[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 55 Cap ture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Photo Assist Menu Use the Ph oto Assist menu to manipulate these mor e advanced camer a oper ations: Fig ur e 3 2: Photo Assist Menu  Exposur e  EV Compensation  White Balance  Foc u s  AE Metering  ISO Speed Ta b l e 1 2 : Photo Assist Soft K e ys Sof[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 56 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Note: The option you set is active from shot -to- shot; it rese ts to its defaul t setting when you cycle the power on the cam era. Exposure Mode Submenu Use the Ex po sure Mo de s ubm enu to sel ect ho w the c amera calc ula tes exp osure. Y ou c an s ele ct fr om thes [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 57 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Ta b l e 1 3 : Exposure Mode Soft Keys EV Com pensation Subme nu Note: The option you set is active from shot -to- shot; it rese ts to its defaul t setting when you cycle the power on the cam era. Use the EV (Expos ure V alue) Comp ensation submenu to manu ally adjust th[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 58 Capture M ode Menus a nd Soft K eys White Balan ce Subm enu Note: The option you set is active from shot -to- shot; it rese ts to its defaul t setting when you cycle the power on the cam era. Use the Wh ite Balance subme nu to corr ect the color applied to a capt ured image unde r different lighting condi[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 59 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Focus Mode Su bmenu Note: The option you set is active from shot -to- shot; it rese ts to its defaul t setting when you cycle the power on the cam era. Use the F ocu s Mode submenu to contr ol how your camer a focuses. Y ou can select from these setting options :  Aut[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 60 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Note: The option you set is active from shot -to- shot; it rese ts to its defaul t setting when you cycle the power on the cam era. AE Me terin g Subm enu Use the AE (Aut omatic Exposur e) Metering subme nu to select th e area of the scene that the cam era will use to se[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 61 Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys ISO Speed Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot -to- shot; it rese ts to its defaul t setting when you cycle the power on the cam era. Use the ISO Speed subme nu to set the ISO speed. Similar to film, slower ISO speeds requir e longer exposures, but produce [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 62 C apture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Image Stamp Menu Note: An image s tamp becom es perma nently embedded in the ima ge and overwrites data in the ima ge. Y ou cann ot remove it lat er. Use the Image Stamp menu to place wate rmarks on your images as you capture them. The Image Stamp menu h as these option[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 63 C apture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Ta b l e 2 1 : Setti ngs for Date /Time, T ext, and Logo St amp Subme nus Note: If you have set th e Color in the File Settings subm enu to either B&W (black and white) or Sepia, the Image Stamp will also be B&W or Sepia, regar dless of the color you set for the[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 6 4 Capture M ode Menus a nd Soft K eys Te x t S t a m p S u b m e n u Figu re 41: T ext Stamp Subm enu Use the T ext Stamp submenu to stamp an image with text that you enter using the text entry dialog. T ext Stamp is either On or Off, and the default is Off. When it is On, you can set the following pro per[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 65 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Logo Stamp S ubmenu Figure 42: Logo Stamp Submenu Logo Stamp is either On or Off, and the default is Off. When it is On, you can:  Stamp the image with a logo file  Choos e one logo from a lis t  Choos e the pl acemen t of the l ogo  Choos e th e col or  C[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 66 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Note: All options you set in the Prefe rences menu are active fr om shot-to- shot; they also remain set when you cycle the power on the came ra. Prefer ences Menu Use the P refer ences m enu to chan ge a var iety of you r camer a’s g ener al set tings. Y ou can se lect[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 67 C apture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Disp lay Submenu Fi gure 44 : Display Su bmenu Use the Displa y submenu to control th e display on the camera’s image L CD. Ta b l e 2 7 : Display Sub me nu Note: The Inst ant Review setti ng det ermi nes the amount of time an Instant Review of an image you just captu[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 68 Capture M ode Menus and Soft Keys Sound Subm enu Figu re 45 : Sound Subm enu Use the Sound submenu to control the soun ds used on your camera. Ta b l e 2 9 : Sound S ubmenu Note: The Syste m Sounds s etting determines whether or not you will hear the camer a’s system sou nds, such as shutt er clicks, be[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 69 Capture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys PC Connect Mo de Submenu Figu re 47: PC Connect Mode Submenu Use the PC Connect Mode sub menu to sp ecify how the camer a will appear to you r computer when connected via the USB interface in PC Connect mode. Y ou can then tr ansfer images from your camer a to the comput[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 70 Capture M ode Menus and Soft Keys Set Date & Tim e Submenu Figure 48: Set Date & T ime Submenu Use the Set Date & Time submenu to set the camera ’s date and time. Press the up and down arrows on the 4-way controller to s croll thr ough t he list of num bers. Pr ess the left and right arrows [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 71 Capture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Image Co unter Subm enu Figu re 50: Image Counter Subm enu Us e the Imag e Count er subm enu to se t how the image count er works. Ta b l e 3 6 : Ima ge Co unter Submenu Note: Once you have changed the Image Counte r setting, y ou must powe r the camera off and then on a[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 72 C apture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Camera Name Su bmenu Figure 51: Camera Name Submenu Use the Camer a Name submenu to ente r a unique name for your camera. Press the left (Charact er Set Icon) soft key to toggle thro ugh the four charact er sets (capital lette rs, lowerca se lette rs, nu mbers, and symb[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 73 C apture Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Lang uage Subme nu Figure 52: Language Submenu English is set as the default language that is used on the camera. Use the Language subm enu to select a language fr om the list of install ed languages. Ta b l e 3 9 : Langu age Soft K eys Reset Se ttings Option Fig ur e 5[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 74 Playback Mode Menu a nd Soft K eys Playback Mode M enu and Soft K eys T o access the Playback mode me nu and relate d soft ke ys, turn the came ra mode dial to Playback mode and pres s the MENU but ton on the back of the camer a. Once you h ave capture d images, you can choose op tions and se ttings for t[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 75 Playback Mod e Menu and Soft K eys Slides how Su bmenu Figure 55: Slideshow Submenu Use th e Slideshow submenu to sele ct the criteria for a slideshow to be viewed “on the fly.” Ta b l e 4 2 : Slidesh ow Submen u Ta b l e 4 3 : Sl ideshow Soft Keys Setting D efault Options Cont en t All All, Category [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 76 Playback Mode Men u and Soft Keys Playback Rate Submenu Figu re 56: Pl ayback Rate Submenu Use th e Playback Rate subme nu to establ ish a def ault playback rate for eac h image typ e. T able 44: P laybac k Rate Subm enu Ta b l e 4 5 : Playba ck Rate Soft K e ys Setti ng Default Options Timelap se 3 sec 1[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 77 Playback Mode Menu a nd Soft K eys Video Prefer ences Subme nu Figu re 57: Video Prefer ences Submenu Use the Video Pre ferences submenu to specify the video format : NTSC or P AL. The format that y ou choose (NTSC or PAL) depe nds on your television’s vi deo input format:  NTSC is the video connecti[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 7 8 Review Mo de Menus a nd Soft K eys Review Mode Menus and Soft K eys T o a cces s t he Re view mo de me nu s an d rel ated sof t keys , tu rn t he c amera m ode dia l t o Re vie w mod e and press th e MENU button on the came ra. Once y ou have captur ed images, you can change specifications for the images[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 79 Review M ode Men us and Soft Keys Note: A group becomes a folder on the memory card, in which all the imag es in that group are stored. Group Name Subme nu Use the Gr oup Name su bmenu to group all of the images that you have mark ed. Y ou can start a group, add images to an existing group, or move images[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 80 Review Mo de Menus a nd Soft K eys Ta b l e 5 0 : Protect Soft K ey s Note: A category is an image tag which is useful for finding images or playing a slideshow of a category of images. Categ ories Su bmenu Use the Cate gories submenu to assign images t o a category. The camera has predefined categories, [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 81 Review Mo de Menus a nd Soft K eys Print Order Form Menu Figure 63: Print Order For m Menu Use the Print Or der F orm menu to cr eate a Digital Print Or der F ormat (DPOF) file. Ta b l e 5 2 : Print Order Form Menu Note: See “Using a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File” on page 44 for more informat[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 82 R eview Mode Menus and Soft K eys Add to Order Submenu Figu re 64: Add to Order Submenu Use th e Add to Order submenu to add current or mark ed images to the DPOF file and to set up the print s ettings for those im ages. If you have any mark ed images, the y are added to the or der. If no images are mar k[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 83 Review M ode Menus a nd Soft K eys View O rd er Optio n Fig ur e 6 5: Print Or der Fo rm Screen of the View Or der Op tion Use the View Or der option to view a list of or dered images in th e DPOF file. Y ou can scroll thr ough this list using the up and down arr ows on the 4-way contr oller. However, you[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 84 Review M ode Men us and Soft Keys Tr a n s m i t M e n u Fig ur e 6 7: T ransmit Men u Use the T ransmit m enu to tr ansfer images in one of two ways:  Came ra-Camera  Came ra-Printer Camera-Camera Option Use th e Camer a-C amer a opt ion to sen d curre nt or ma rk ed imag es to, or recei ve images [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 85 Review Mode Men us and Soft Keys Camer a-P rinter Opti on Use th e Camer a-Pri nter option to send curren t or mark ed images to a p rinter via the HP JetSend infr ared technology . Note: For more information, s ee “JetSending Images to a Printer” on page 46. Ta b l e 5 9 : Camer a-P rint er Soft K ey[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 86 Review Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Find Menu Figure 68: Find Menu Use the Find menu to se arch for specific images, e ither by category or by date (but not both at the same time). When you ret urn to the Review mode t o view the re sults of the find oper a tion, the Find icon will appear in the lower, righ[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 8 7 Review Mo de Menus a nd Soft K eys Find By D ate Su bmenu Figure 6 9: Find By Date Submenu Use the Find By Date submenu to enter the range of dates using the 4-way controlle r. Ta b l e 6 1 : Find By Date Sof t K eys Find By Cat egory Subme nu Fig ur e 70: Find By Category Submenu Use the Find By Categor[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 88 T roubleshootin g Common Problems Chapter 7: T roub leshooting Overvie w This chapter explains how t o tr oubleshoot some common prob lems you may encounte r while using your camera. If you still cannot re medy the p roblem , contact HP for hel p. See “Contacting HP C ustomer Care ” on page 93. T roubleshooting Co[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 89 T roubleshooting Common Problems The c amer a is pow ered on, but when I press a button , the camera do es not respond  T ry powe ring the cam era o ff and then on again.  Remo ve the b atteri es or un plug t he HP AC power adap ter. Then reins tall t he batte ries or plug i n the AC powe r adapter, and pow er o[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 90 T roubl eshooting Common Problems The came ra is displaying an error m essage There are 3 diff erent t ypes of erro r mess ages yo u may see o n the camera:  Memory ca rd is n ot formatted - “Err” is disp layed on th e status L CD and the message “Car d re quires formatting” is dis played on t he image L C [...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 91 T roubleshooting Common Problems The HP Remote Control is not working  The HP Remote Contr ol does not work wh ile the flash is char ging. T ry pr essing the Remote Control’s trigger again once t he flash has char ged.  The HP Remo te Control may not work if the camer a is sitting under b right lights or in fu[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 92 T roubl eshooting Common Problems A TW AIN err or occurs when a softw are prog ram tries to acqu ire an im age from the came ra  V e rify that the sof twar e prog ra m can se e the camer a thr ough its own TW AIN sele ct so urce. W hil e so ftwa re prog rams v ary on how to s ele ct a TWAIN s ource, generally th e [...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 93 Contacting HP Customer Car e Contacting HP Cus tomer Care HP Customer Car e Online Click your way to a great sol ution! The HP website, w ww . hp . c o m/ p h o t o s m a r t www.h p.com /phot osmart www.h p.com /phot osmart www.hp.com/ photosmart, i s a g r e at pl a c e t o start for answers t o questions about your[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 9 4 Accessing the Preferences Men u Appendix A: Using the Prefer ences Menu Overvie w Note: For refe rence i nform ation regard ing the options and soft k eys in the Pr efer ences menu, see “Pr efer ences Menu” starting on page 66. Use the Pr efer ences menu in Capture mode to ch ange a variety of your cam[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 9 5 Setting the Display Setting t he Display Figure 72: Display Submenu Use the Displ ay submenu to control the display on the camer a’s image L CD. Brightness Level Use the Brightn ess Leve l settin g to control the b rightness of the display on the camer a’s image L CD. Y ou can set the Brightn ess Level[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 96 Setting the Disp lay Live View Note: The image L CD uses a l ot of battery power. If you a re ru nning y our cam era on batteries r ather t han with the HP-appr oved A C power adapter, you m ay want to limit your use of the image L CD. In tu rn, you may want to leave the Live View setting at it s default Of[...]

Appendix A: Usin g the Preferences Menu 97 Controlling C amera Sounds Controlling Camer a Sounds Figu re 73: Sound Subm enu Use the Sound submenu to contr ol the sounds used on your camera V o lume Level The V olume Level se tting allows you to deter mine the volume le vel of the sounds on y our camer a. Th i s i n c l u de s b o t h t h e s y s t [...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 98 Formatting the Memory Card Figu re 74: Format Card Confirmation Screen F ormatting the Memory Card U se t h e For m a t C a rd o pt i o n t o r e fo r m a t t he m e m o ry c a rd i n y o ur c a m era . R e f or m a t t i n g w i l l e ras e a l l of the files (image s) on the memory c ard, including pr ote[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 99 Setting the Da te and Tim e Figure 76: Set Date & Time Sub menu Setting t he Date and Ti me Use the Set Date & Time subme nu to set the camera’s date and time. If you wish to change the format that is used for the date and time, see the next su bsection, “F ormat Dialog.” Press the up or down [...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 100 Setting the Ima ge Counter Figure 7 7: F ormat Dialog Fo r m a t D i a l o g When you pre ss the left (For mat) soft key in the Set Date & Time submenu, you see the Fo rmat dialog, which allows you to select fr om a list of six, predefined date and time formats. There are thre e formats which use th e [...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 101 Namin g Y o ur Camera T o change the Image Counter sett ing: Note: Once you have changed the Image Counte r setting, y ou must powe r the camera off and then on again for the new setting to tak e effect. 1 Press the down or up arrow on the 4- way controller, if needed, to highlight the Image C ounter setti[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 102 Selecting a La nguage Selecting a Language Figu re 80: Langu age Submenu English is set as the def ault language t hat is used on the camer a. Use the Language submenu to select a language fr om the list of install ed languages. T o select a language : 1 Press the down or up arrow on the 4- way controller [...]

Appendix B: Camera a nd Accessor ies Informa tion 103 Camera Speci fication s Appendix B: Camer a and Accessories Information Overvie w This appendix covers the following topics:  “Camer a Specifications” on page 103  “Battery Life” on page 106  “HP Accessories for Powering the Camer a” on page 107  “Using the HP A C Power[...]

Appendix B: Camera a nd Accessor ies Informa tion 104 Camera Specificatio ns HP Imaging Te c h n o l o g y  Custom ASIC for higher-pe rformance image processing  Image processing a t 220,000, 000 operations per image in <1/2 second  Excellent enlargem ents a t 8” x 10” Lens  PENT AX TM power zoom (9 elements in 8 groups; 2 aspher[...]

Appendix B: Camera a nd Accessor ies Informa tion 105 Cam era Specificatio ns Exposur e Setting s Auto, Landsc ape Pr ogram, P ortrait Pr ogr am, Action Progr am, Apertur e Priority, and Shutt er Priority Memory Card CompactFlash TM card (T ype I or T ype II, Power level 0) shipped w ith camer a Timer  10-s econd d elay  3-second delay with H[...]

Appendix B: Camera and Accessories Information 106 Battery Lif e Batter y Life Caution: Use only AA photo lithium, high dr ain alkaline, or NiMH b atteries in the HP 618 digital camer a. Do not mix batt eries of differe nt types. Replace all 4 batteries at the same time; do not repl ace the batteries individu ally. Always follow all of the manufact[...]

Appendix B: Camer a and Accessories Information 10 7 HP Accessories for Powering the Camera HP Accessories for Powering the Camer a Caution: Using a n on-HP AC power adapter will void your cam era’s warr anty. Y ou can purchase any of the following acces sories for powering the camer a, as well as other camer a accessories, from the HP Shopping V[...]

Appendix B: Camer a and Accessories Information 108 HP Accessories for Powering the Camera Using the HP AC Power Ad apter Figu re 8 2: Con necting t he HP A C Power Adapte r’s Cable to t he Camer a T o connect the HP A C Power Adapter to the c amera: 1 Plug the A C power adapte r into a power sour ce, such as a wall outlet or p ower strip. 2 Open[...]

Appendix B: Camera and Accessor ies Informatio n 109 Sto rage Capacities o f Memor y Cards Stor age Capacities of Memory Cards The following table lists the number of images an 8 MB, 16 MB, and 32 MB CompactFlash memor y card can stor e, depending on the JPEG quality level or TIF F setting at which the came ra is set. Note: T o make t he most memor[...]

Append ix C: P roduct Warr anties 110 Limited P roduct Warranty Appendix C: Product W arr anties Limited Pr oduct W arr a nty A. Extent of Limited Warr anty 1 Hewlett-Packar d (HP) warr ants to the e nd-user customer that th e HP products spe cified above will be free from defects in mater ial and workmanship for the dur ation specified above, whic[...]

Appendix C: Product W arr anties 111 Limited Product W arr anty 5 If HP is unable to r epair or replace , as applicable, a defective pr oduct wh ich is cover ed by HP’s warranty , HP shall, within a reasonable tim e after being notified of the defect, r efund the purchase price for the pr oduct. 6 HP sha ll ha ve no obli gat ion to repair, repla [...]

Appendix C: Product W arranties 112 Hewlett-Packard Y ear 2000 W arranty D. Local Law 1 This W arra nty Statement gives the customer specific legal rights. The custome r may also have other rights which vary from state to state in the United States, from pr ovince to province in Canada, and from country to country elsewhere in the world. 2 T o th e[...]

Appendix D: Product Safety and Regulatory Infor mation 113 Safety Information Appendix D: Product Safety and Regul atory Information Safety Information Using Batteries The HP 618 digital camer a comes with four non-r echar geable batteries. Do not atte mpt to re charg e thes e bat teries . D o not mix old and new batteries or b atteries of differ e[...]

Appendix D: Product Safety a nd Regulatory Informa tion 114 Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notice s U.S.A. This device complies with P art 15 of the FC C rules. Oper ation is subject to t he following two conditions: (1) th is device may not cause harmful inte rference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence rec eived, including interfere[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 115 Glossary Glossary 4-way contr oller A button on the back of the c amera that has four directional arrows (up, down, right, and left) th at you can press to navi gate the m enus a nd images displaye d in the i mage L CD. AC power adapter Alternating Current power adapte r. A power tr ansformer that pr ovides[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 116 Glossary battery statu s icon An icon that appears in the status L CD that indicates the amount of power left in th e batteries. camer a mode dial The dial on the top of the camer a that allows you to choose one of four op erational modes (Captur e, Review, Playback, or PC Connect mode) for the camer a. Cap[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 1 17 Glossa ry file size The number of bytes in a file. The file size for images saved on a digital camer a is determined by the resolu tion of the camera 's C CD and the amount of image data compre ssion. Y ou can usually se lect the amount of compr ession on the camer a and again in the computer softwar [...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 118 Glossar y HP I magi ng T echnolog y State-of-the-art image processing technology developed by H P that captu res sharp , colorful images with exceptional levels of detail, individually optimize s every image, and produces great de tail in highlights and shadows. icon A picture on an L CD, computer screen, o[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 119 Glossary Landscape Progr am exposure mode The exposure mode setting in the Photo Assist m enu that automatically optimizes the camer a settings for taking pictures of distant subjects, such as landscape scenes. See also “exposure m odes” on page 116. LC D Liquid Crystal Display. A display technology tha[...]

HP 618 Digita l Camera User’ s Guide 1 20 Glossary optical r esolution The true resolution of an imaging device, and the resolution at which the device capture s images. See also “resolution” on page 121. optical zoom The process of changing the field of view and magnification of the lens by moving different lens group s within the lens to ch[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 121 Glossa ry power switch The switch on the camera that tu rns it on or off. preview See “live view” on page 119. protect Marking an image so that no one can delete it. record button S e e “ s o u nd re c o rd bu t t on ” o n p ag e 1 2 2. re d- ey e Refers to a human’s or animal’s eyes th at appea[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 122 Glossary shutt er release b utton A two-stage button on the top of the c amera th at is enabled in Captur e mode. Pr essing this butt on halfway down allows the camer a to mak e various sett ings, such as Auto F ocus Lock. Pr essing this button all the way down in one motion allows the camer a to mak e vari[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 1 23 Glossar y Timelapse image type The image type se tting on the c amera that captu res a slow pr ocess with a series of images. See also “image type” on page 118. time r A device that lets you t ake a self portr ait or be in a group pictu re. Wh en you pre ss the shut ter release button or the HP Remote [...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’ s Guide 124 Glossary Whit e Ba lance A setting in the Photo Assist menu th at is used to corr ect the color app lied to a captured image unde r different lighting conditions in order to make the white areas in the image appea r white without any color cast. wide angle A l e ns t h a t h as a s ho r t e r fo c a l l en [...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Gu ide 125 Index Index Numerics 4-way controller, using 15 A AC power adapter purchasing from HP 107 safety information 113 usi ng 108 Accessories for powering the cam era 107 Add to Order submenu 82 AE Meter ing s ubmenu 60 Aperture indicator 12 Auto focus range Macro and Infinity indicators 13 setting 11 B Batteries[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Gu ide 126 Index E Edit menu 78 Erase Order me nu option 83 EV Compensation submenu 57 Expanding Timelapse or grouped images 31 Exposure mode indicator 12 Exposure Mode submenu 56 F File Set tings subm enu 53 Find By Category submenu 87 Find By Date submenu 87 Find menu 86 Firmware u pdates 7 Flash mode, setting 10 Fo[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Gu ide 127 Index Limited product warranty 110 Logo Files dialog 65 Logo Stamp submenu 65 M Macro auto focus range indicator 13 Manual focus 12 Marking images 31 Memory card acces s LED 24 Memory card, Format Ca rd menu option 68, 98 Menus Capture mode 15, 52 Captu re Settings 52 Edit 78 Find 86 Image Stamp 62 Photo As[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Gu ide 128 Index Removing grouping on images 33 Reset Set tings menu optio n 73, 102 Review mode accessing 27, 30 categorizin g images 35 collapsing Timelapse or grouped images 31 deleting images 32 dis sol ving im age gr oups 33 expandin g Timelapse or grouped ima ges 31 groupi ng images 33 marking images 31 protecti[...]

HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Gu ide 129 Index Video Preferences subme nu 77 View Order opti on 83 White Bala nce su bmenu 58 Sound submenu 68, 97 Sound, recording 26 Specifications, camera 103 Status LCD auto focus range 11 flash mode 10 timer m ode 11 using the bu ttons 9 Status scre en, viewing 14 Status soft key 14 Subme nus Add to Order 82 AE[...]