HP (Hewlett-Packard) 850 manual

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1: Getting st arted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Camer a parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Attachin g the lens c ap tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Attachin g the nec[...]

hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l Using z oom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Using th e captur e menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Expos ure mode . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying image s . . . 59 Unload ing to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Printing im ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 Displayin g image s on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Chapter 6: Adjusting the camera se t tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 [...]

hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l Hewlett-Pa ckard limited war ranty sta tement . . . . . . . .88 Regula tory info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Appendix A: Batteries an d came ra accessories . . . . . . . . . . 91 Managin g batteri es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Extendin g batter y life . . . . .[...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 9 C hapter 1 : Get ti ng started The HP Photo smart 850 digital camera is a 4.1 Me gap ix el camera with 8x optical zoom and 7x digit al z oom. T his camer a has an e xc iting ne w featur e cal led HP Inst an t Shar e technolog y . Wit h H P Instant Share , yo u can selec t images t o pr int o r e-mail automat ically t[...]

10 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Camer a p arts # Name Des cr ipt ion 1N e c k s t r a p mount Allows you to attach a ne ck strap (a mount is on each side of ca mer a) 2 P ower/Memory light Solid green —camer a is on Blinkin g gr ee n —cam er a is off and is charging the batteries Blinking red —cam er a has insuff i ci en t power and is[...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 11 5 Cont rolle r wit h a nd buttons Allow s you to mo ve thr ough menus and imag es on the Image Displ ay , or through the Ca pture men u i n th e vie wfi n der m icro di sp la y 6 Displa y button Tu r n s Liv e View on the Image Displ a y on and off 7 Play button Tu r n s Pl ayb ac k on and off 8 Shar e but ton Tu r [...]

12 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual # Nam e De scr iption 1 Shutter button T akes a p icture or starts and stops rec ord i ng a vi de o cl ip 2 OFF/Mode selector T urns th e came r a po w er o n and off , and sets th e camer a m ode t o Stil l , Self- T imer , or Vid eo 3 S peak er P la y s camer a soun ds an d au dio c lips 4 P op- up flash rel[...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 13 # Name Descr iption 1 Self-Timer light Blinks during the 10-second coun tdo wn be for e taking a pi ctur e when usin g Sel f-T ime r mode. Also turn s on in low lig ht conditio ns to impro ve auto focus. 2N e c k s t r a p mount All o ws y ou to a ttac h a n eck s tr ap and a lens cap t e ther 3 USB conne ctor Allo [...]

14 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Setup Atta ching t he lens cap tether 1 With the f r ont o f the came ra fac ing you , inser t the sm all loop of the len s cap t ether thr ough the neck str ap moun t on the r i ght sid e of th e camer a. 2 Insert the long lo op of the tether thr ough the small loop and p ull t o tigh ten the kn ot . 3 Insert[...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 15 Atta ching t he neck strap Insert one end of the neck strap th rou gh a n eck st rap mo unt. The n thread the n eck strap thr ough th e plastic tab to secure i t . Repeat to at tach the othe r end o f the n eck strap to the other n eck strap mount . Installin g the ba tteries 1 With the f r ont o f the cam er a fac [...]

16 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Installin g t he memory card 1 With the camer a turned off and the bac k o f th e came r a f ac in g you , open the memory ca r d door by slidi ng the door to the right. 2 Insert th e memory ca r d , ma king sure that i t snaps into place. 3 Close the memory car d door . T o r emo ve the memory c ar d , first [...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 17 Choos ing the langua ge Th e f irs t time y ou tur n th e camer a on, the fo llo w ing sc r een appears a n d prompts you to choose a language. 1 Scroll to th e langu age that you wan t by us ing the but to ns on the Contr oller . 2 Press the blue Men u/O K bu tton in the cente r of the Contr oll er to select the hi[...]

18 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Installin g the sof tware Th e came r a so ftwar e allo w s y ou t o unl oad im ages fr om the came ra , vie w t hem , pr int t hem , an d e-mail th em . It also all o ws you to configur e the Shar e menu on the camera . See Chapte r 4: Using hp inst ant shar e on page 51 for inform ation ab out con figuring t[...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 19 Maci ntosh 1 Inse rt the HP Phot o & Imaging sof t w are CD in to t he CD dri ve of y our computer . 2 Double -click th e CD icon on the com puter desk top . 3 Double- cli ck th e installer icon , and then follow the on -scr een inst r uctions to instal l the software. Y our CD may also include bonus soft w a r [...]

Chap ter 1: Ge tting starte d 20 Y our camer a also ha s a four th menu , the Setup menu, which allo ws you to adjust a number of camera settings. For infor mation on using the Setup men u , se e Chapter 6: Adjusting the camera settings on page 63. Restoring p r e vious settin gs So me of the set ti ngs tha t you can cha nge in the ca mera m enus d[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 21 C hapter 2 : T aking p ic tur es and recordin g vid eo c lips Usin g the disp lay s Y our cam er a h as two displ ay s: z Mic r odispla y in the v ie wfind er —Allows you to f rame pi ct ur es an d v ide o c lips using Live View , a nd to v ie w the Capture men u z Image Di sp lay[...]

22 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al The follow ing tabl e describes the information th at is disp la yed in the Live View scr een of the act i ve display when the camera settings are at their default values. # Icon Descr iption 1 12 Re maining pi ctur es count or v ideo c lip re cor ding time (depend s on how m uch space is r em aining on the me[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 23 NO TE If you change other cam era settings in the Capture menu, ico ns for tho se settings w ill als o be disp layed across the to p and bottom of the Live View screen . For more information, see Using th e captur e me nu on page 34 . Using t he diopter co ntrol The rubber e ye piec[...]

2 4 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l Using self- timer mode In Self-Ti mer mode, the came ra takes the pictur e 10 seconds after you press the Shutter button al l the way do wn. 1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set i t on a stab le surf ace. 2 Rotate the OFF/Mode selecto r to Self- Timer mode . 3 Fram e the subj ect for you r picture in the [...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 25 Using insta nt re vie w After you take a still picture, the activ e dis pla y shows the imag e fo r se v er al secon ds in Ins ta nt R e v i ew while the image is being sav e d to th e mem ory car d . Y ou ca n dele te th e image dur ing Instant Re vie w b y pressing t he Menu /OK b[...]

2 6 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l If the f ocus brack ets turn r ed and the Macr o icon is blinking on the active display , either th e cam e ra is set to Ma c r o focus but dete cts the focus is fur ther away than the macr o (close -up) ran ge , or th e c am era i s se t t o Norm al foc us but d etects the focus is clos er t han the norm a[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 27 Using th e focus set tings Yo u c a n u s e t h e Mac r o focus setting on the came ra for t aking close-up pictures. The Fo c us butt on lets y ou toggle bet w een th e Nor mal and Ma c r o fo cu s setting s. Norm al is the def ault f oc us se tting on the came r a. NO TE If the ca[...]

28 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al Using e xposure compens ation In difficult lig hting conditions, you can use Ex p osure Compe nsation to override the automatic exposure se tting that the camera ma kes. Exposur e Compensation settin gs range from -3 .0 EV (Exp osure Va lue) to redu ce the exp osure of th e image (d arkening it), to +3.0 EV to[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 29 Using t he pop-up f lash NO TE Y ou cannot u se the f lash whil e r ecord ing vi deo clips . The fla sh on you r cam era is t urned off an d the f las h wi ll not f ir e until y ou man uall y po p it u p b y sli ding the pop-u p f lash r elease on top of the ca mer a . When the flas[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 30 NO TE Only the Fl a sh O n setting is av aila ble w hen y ou set t he Exposur e Mode in th e Capture men u t o e ither Ape rt ure Pr ior ity or Shu tter P r ior ity . Se e Expo sure m ode on page 35. T o turn the flash off, pr ess the p op-up flash assembly down until it snap s shut[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 31 Recording au dio Y ou can set th e camer a to au tomati call y reco rd audio clips th at are attach ed to the stil l pictures you ta k e. An aud io clip c an be a maximum of 30 seconds long. 1 Set Aud io Re cord to On in the Se tu p menu. (See Usi ng t he setup m en u on page 63.) 2[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 32 Recordin g video c lips A v id eo cl ip incl ude s audi o an d can be a max im um o f 60 sec onds long. 1 Ro tat e the OFF/Mod e selec tor to Vid eo mode. 2 F r ame the subject for y our video in the a cti ve dis pla y . 3 Pres s the Shutt er butto n halfw a y do w n. Th e camer a m[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 33 Usin g zoom Opti cal z oom Press the Zo o m O ut and Zoom In buttons to mo ve the lens bet w een wide angle and telephoto positi ons (1x to 8 x). NO TE If y ou set th e camera to Mac ro focus, you c an only zo o m t o 3 .5 x. Digital zoom NO TE Y ou ca nn ot use digital zoom while r[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 34 Using t he capture men u The Captu r e menu a llow s you to a dju st various camera sett ings tha t aff ect t he q ualiti es o f the im ages and v i deo cl ips y ou captu r e with you r camer a , such a s the ir ex posur e , col or , and res ol ut io n. NO TE Y our camer a can be in[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 35 Exposure mode Thi s Captu re men u option allows you to overr ide the a utoma tic exposu r e setting s on the came ra . T he Expo su r e Mode se tting dete r mines ho w the camer a s elects t he aper tur e and shutter speed for the gi ven scene brightness. The d efault Exposur e Mod[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 36 When you set Exp osur e Mode to A pe rt ure Pri ori t y or Shutte r Pr ior ity , the F-number and shut ter speed are displayed in Live View , and yo u can use the buttons on the Cont r ol ler to adjust th e values. White balance In some c ases, it may be necess ary to p r e-set the [...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 3 7 The Man ual W hite Balanc e screen d i s pl a ys w he n y o u s e l e c t t h e Manu al setting . The Live Vi ew por tion of t he scr een shows the color ti nt fr om the pre viou s Ma n ua l W hi te B al anc e setting that w as m ade . NO TE To re s t o re t h e p rev i o u s Ma n [...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 38 AE meterin g Thi s Captur e menu opti on determines which region of the p ic tur e w ill be u sed to me asu r e the ex posure . The d efault AE Meter ing s etting is Center -W eighted . The AE Meter ing setting r ese ts to Center - W ei ghted when you turn the camera off . Icon Sett[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 39 ISO speed Thi s Captu re men u option allows you to adjust the sens itiv it y of the camera to lig ht . Because higher ISO numbers allow higher shutter speeds, use a higher ISO S peed setting w hen t aking pictures in dark areas or pictures of fast moving objects. In co n trast , be[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 40 Reso lut ion Thi s Captur e menu opti on all o ws y ou to set the r esolution (n umber of pi xels) at w hic h y ou r imag es w ill be ca ptur ed . The d efault Res olu tio n setting is 4MP - 227 2 x 1712 . T he Reso lu tio n setting r em ains set wh en you tu rn th e c am era of f .[...]

Chap ter 2: T ak ing pictu r es an d r ec or din g video cli ps 41 The d efault Compression setting is Better . The C omp r essio n setting r emains set w hen y ou tur n the camer a of f . NO TE The Compr ession setting aff ects t he n umber o f imag es tha t can be sa ve d on y our mem ory car d. F e w er ima ges will be saved on the memory card a[...]

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Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing imag es and vi deo clip s 43 C hapter 3: Re vi e wing im ag es and vi de o c li ps Usin g pl ay bac k After you hav e ta k en some pictures or vi deo c lips, you can use Play ba ck to r eview them. NO TE Y our camer a can be in a ny m ode ( Sti ll , Self- Timer , or Vid eo ) when us ing Playb ac k to review images or vid eo[...]

44 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al # Icon De scr iption 1 or —Battery level when using batteries (actual icon shown depends on the state of your camera batteries) —AC po wer w hen using the optional HP A C adapt e r or Camer a Do c k 2 Di spl ays for th e firs t few s eco nds to i ndic ate that you can sc roll through other images or video [...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing imag es and vi deo clip s 45 Usin g the playbac k men u The Playb ac k menu allo w s y ou t o pl ay au dio an d v id eo c lips, delete im ages and video cli ps or for mat the memory card, and magnify an imag e on the Im age Disp lay . F rom t he Playback menu , you ca n also acces s the Set up me nu to s et a n umbe r of pr[...]

46 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual # Icon De scr iption 1 Exits th e Pl ayb ack men u 2 or —Play s an audio clip —P la ys a vi deo cl ip 3 Delet es e ither the curr ent image or video clip, or all images and video cli ps , or formats the mem ory c ar d 4 Magnif i es t he dis pla y ed ima ge b y 4x 5D i s p l a y s t h e Setup menu, which a [...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing imag es and vi deo clip s 4 7 Pl ay Selecting this Playback menu option causes the camera to play either an au dio c lip th at is atta ched t o th e curr ently displayed stil l image, or the cur r en t vide o clip . Y ou cannot select this o ptio n if th er e is n o audi o clip attac hed to the c urr ent image , o r no vide[...]

48 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al Delete Selecting this Playback menu option displays the Delet e screen, which list s sev eral options: z Cancel —Ret urns to th e Playback menu z Thi s Ima ge —Deletes t he cur rentl y displayed im age or video cli p z All Images —Deletes all o f the image s and v ideo c lips on the memory ca r d z Fo rm[...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing imag es and vi deo clip s 49 Selecting this opti on magnif ies the image 4x . The center p o rtion of t he magnif ie d imag e is displ ay ed al ong wit h fou r a rrows, wh ich ind ic ate tha t y ou can sc r oll ar oun d t he mag nif ied image by pressing the and buttons on the Contr oller . Press the Me nu /O K bu tton to e[...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing imag es and vi deo clip s 50[...]

Chapt er 4: U sing hp ins tant s har e 51 C hapter 4 : Using hp ins tant sh ar e This camer a has an e x c iting featur e called HP I nstant Sha r e . This feat ure l ets y ou se lect ima ges in t he camer a to be automatically pr ocessed late r when the cam e ra is connected to your comput er or to certain HP print ers. F or ex ample, you can sele[...]

5 2 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l Using t he sh ar e me nu When you pr ess the Sha r e button, the Shar e menu also displays in the upper right-hand corner of the Image Displ a y . The follow ing tabl e describes each of the Sha r e menu options. NO TE Y our camer a can be in a n y mode ( Stil l , Self - Timer , or Vid eo ) w hen u sing t h[...]

Chapt er 4: U sing hp ins tant s har e 5 3 Using h p inst ant sha re t o print pic tur es 1 T u r n on the camera , and then pr ess t he Share button . 2 Use the but tons on the Contr oller to scroll to the image you want to print . NO TE Vi deo c lips cannot be s elect ed fo r pr inting . 3 Use the b u ttons on the Contr oller to scroll to the pr [...]

54 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Using t he hp in stant share e-ma il se rvice Using H P Instant Sha r e to e-mail imag es inv olve s thr ee step s: 1 Add ing e- mail addr es ses t o t he came r a ’s Sha r e men u (using your computer and the camera together). 2 Selec ting image s to be e-mailed (using t he Sha r e menu on the camera) . 3 C[...]

Chapt er 4: U sing hp ins tant s har e 5 5 6 If you are using a: • Windows computer , you wil l be as k ed to sign i n to HP’ s P assp ort progr am. HP Pa ssport allows yo u t o use HP’s fr ee e-mai l service and other services that may be av aila ble in th e fu tur e . T he f irs t time y ou see t his sc r een , you w ill need to register as[...]

56 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al Selec ting ima ges to be e-mail ed 1 T u r n on the camera , and then pr ess t he Share button . 2 Use the but tons on the Contr oller to scroll to the image you want to e-mail. NO TE Vi deo c lips canno t be sele cted f or e-mail . 3 Use the b u ttons on the Contr oller to scroll to the e-mail des tination t [...]

Chapt er 4: U sing hp ins tant s har e 5 7 Win dow s Imag es ar e not e-mailed dir ectl y to an yon e . Ra the r , a me ssag e is sent to each e -mail ad dr ess that you selected in the Shar e men u . T he mess age con tains a t humbn ail of ea ch o f the images th at wer e selecte d f or that addr ess, as well as a link to a web page where the rec[...]

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Chapt er 5: U nloading , pr inting , an d displa yin g images 5 9 C hapter 5: Unloadi ng , printing, and di spla y i ng image s Once yo u ha v e ta ke n p ic tur es, y ou ca n unlo ad t hem f r om yo ur camer a t o a com pute r , p r int them dir ectly to a pr int er , or disp la y them on a television. Unloa ding to a co mputer NO TE Y ou ca n als[...]

60 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual 3 T u rn on the c amer a. The HP Image Unlo ad softwar e will launch on your comput er . If you hav e set the soft w are to automatically unload the images in the camera , the images will aut omati cally u nload t o the comp uter . Otherw ise , in the We l c o m e scr een, click Start Unlo ad . If there w er e[...]

Chapt er 5: U nloading , pr inting , an d displa yin g images 61 T o pr int d ir ectly to a USB- enabled HP printer: 1 Y our camer a came with a specia l USB cable f or connecting the camera directly to a printer . Connec t the square end of th e USB cabl e to the printer . 2 Open the rubber door on the side of the ca mer a and co nnect the small e[...]

6 2 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l 4 Connect the A/ V cable to the A/V inp uts on the TV and to the TV connector on your cam er a. The camera starts a s lideshow of each image, pl a ying any at tached audio clip or v i deo c lip , an d then fa ding t o the n e xt image. Y ou can also manua lly scr oll through the images by pr essing the butt[...]

Chapt er 6: Adjus ting the camer a settings 63 C hapter 6 : Adj ustin g t he cam era setti ngs Using t he setu p menu The Setup me nu a llo w s y ou t o adj u st a n umbe r of camer a settin gs, such a s the camer a sounds , date and time, and the confi guratio n of the USB or TV connection. Y ou can access the Setup menu f r om e ith er the Captur[...]

64 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al 2 Use the buttons on the Contr oller t o scr oll through the Setup menu options. 3 Either pr ess the Men u/ OK button to select a h ighlighted option and display its s u b-menu, or u se the butt ons on the Contr oller to change the s etting for the highlighted option without going to its su b-menu . 4 Within a[...]

Chapt er 6: Adjus ting the camer a settings 65 Instant re vie w Thi s Setup menu option allows you t o set how long Instan t R e v ie w is displayed on the ac tiv e disp la y after you t ake a pi cture . This option also allows you to turn Instant Re vi ew off . Th e defa ult setting is t o displa y Instant Re vie w for 4 seconds. Fo r mo re i n fo[...]

66 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Eye - St ar t Thi s Setup menu opt i on allows y ou to turn the eye-sta rt sens or for the v ie wf inde r mi cr odispla y o n and off . z On —Causes the came r a to tu rn the microdisplay on any ti me the ey e- start sensor detects that y ou are looki ng through th e vie wfin der . This is the d efa ult sett[...]

Chapt er 6: Adjus ting the camer a settings 6 7 USB configuration This Setup m enu option determines how the camera appea rs when connected to a computer. z Digi tal Came ra —C auses the computer to recognize the camer a as a digit al camera using the Pict ure Tran sfer Prot ocol (PTP ) standard. This is the def ault setting on the camera. Use th[...]

68 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al TV c o nf ig ur ati on Thi s Setup menu option sets th e for mat of the video signal for displaying camera images on a television (T V) that is c onnecte d to the cam er a wi th an opti on al Au dio / Video cable or HP c amer a dock. z NT SC — for mat u sed pr imar ily in Nort h Am er ica and Ja pan z PA L ?[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 69 C hapter 7 : T roub lesho oting an d sup port Problems an d solutions Pro blem P ossible cause So lution The ca mera does not turn on. The batter ies are f uncti oning incorr e ctl y , are installed incorr e ctl y , or are missing . Use only photo-quality AA lith ium, alkal ine, or NiMH batteri es. Th[...]

7 0 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l The mi cr odis pl a y in the view find er does not t ur n on. The eye -sta rt sensor canno t detect that you are l ooking throug h the view find er . T ur n the ey e-start sensor off b y usin g the Ey e-Star t option in the Setup menu (see page 66) . Doing so w il l cau se t he mi c r odis pl ay to turn on [...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 71 The ca mera batteries w ill not charge . Rechar geable batteri es are not i nsert ed. Install NiMH batteri es. L ithium and alk aline ba tt er ies can no t be re ch a rg ed . Batter ies are alread y cha r ge d . Battery char ging will no t start if the bat teries were recent ly cha r ge d . T r y char[...]

7 2 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l The ca mera does not res po nd when I press a button. The cam er a is turne d off or has shut down . T ur n on the cam er a, or turn it off and then on again. The cam er a is connected to a compute r . The camer a buttons , ex cept f or the OFF/ Mode selector , do no t r es pon d wh en th e came ra is conne[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 73 A lon g delay occurs betw een th e time I pr ess the Shutter but ton and the camera takes a pict ure. The cam er a is in Self - Timer or Vide o mode. Sw it ch to Sti ll mode . The cam er a needs time to lock f ocus and exp osu r e. Use F ocus Lock . (See Usi ng fo c us lock on page 26.) The cam er a i[...]

7 4 h p photosma rt 850 user’s manu al My image is too bright. The flash pr ov ided too much light. T urn of f th e flas h (p r ess the pop- up f lash assembly do wn until it snaps shut). A natur al o r artific i al source oth er tha n the flas h provide d too much light. T ry taking the picture f r om a differ ent angle . Av oid pointing the cam[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 75 Error mes sa ges Y ou may see err or messages on the camera or on your computer screen . Err o r message s o n the came ra Message P ossible cau se Solution B A TTERIE S DEPLETED Camera is shutting down Batte ry powe r is too lo w to continue operati on. Replace or r echar ge batt er ies, or us e an o[...]

7 6 h p photosma rt 850 user’s manu al Card is unformatted The memory card needs to be fo rmatted. F ormat t he memory car d by us ing the For ma t C a rd option in the Delete men u. This will delet e all data on the card . Card has w rong form at The memory card is f o r matted for a different dev ice such as an MP3 play er . Re -format the ca r[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 77 Unable t o focus Th e su bj ect di d not p r ovide enough contr ast fo r the camera to focu s prop erly . Use F ocus Lock bef ore taking the pictur e (see page 2 6). Fo cus to o f ar The fo c us distance is bey ond where the cam era ca n focu s. Make sure the camera is not set t o Mac ro fo cu s. F oc[...]

7 8 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l No ima ge s in camera Th er e a re n o images or v ideo clips in the camera and you are tryin g to rev ie w t h em . Ta ke so m e pi c tu re s o r vide o cl ips. Cannot di spla y image P ossibly comes from c opying im ages to the memory card from a com pute r , or a c orrupted image caused b y the cam era n[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 79 Unable t o communicate with prin ter There i s no connection between the camera and pr inter . Make sure the cable is connected between the camera or camer a dock and the printer . If that does not wor k , turn off the camera and disconnect it. T urn the pr inter off and t he n o n a ga in. R e -c on [...]

80 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Err o r me ssages o n the comput er Prin ter is out of paper Y our prin ter is out of paper . If OK is visible on the Image D is play , load p a per and t he n pr e ss t he Men u/ OK button on t he camera . Otherwise, load paper , and t he n pr e ss OK or Conti n ue on y our pr inter . Prin ting canceled The p[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 81 Compute r cannot fin d th e connected camera The c amera i s turned of f . T u rn o n t he ca me ra. The c amera i s not worki ng corr e ctl y . Connect t he camera dir ectl y to a USB- ena bl ed HP DeskJ et o r Phot osma rt prin ter and pr int an image. T his will ver if y th at the image, memory car[...]

82 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al Getting ass ista nce Fi ndi ng hel p on the w eb HP pr o duc t supp ort Vis i t www .hp .c om /s up po rt to f ind inf orm ation a bout setting u p and using your camera, do wnloadin g dr iver s, solving a pr oblem, order ing, and warr anty information. HP photosmar t we bsite Vis i t ww w .hp.com/photosma rt [...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 83 Bef ore y ou call Re vie w tr ou bleshoo ting tips . Have the fol lowing in format ion r ead y befo r e you ca ll: z seri al numb e r (found on the bot t om of your camera) z pr oduct name z date of purchase Serv ic e is f r ee o f c har ge dur ing the w ar r an ty per iod . Be y on d the w ar ran ty [...]

84 hp photosmar t 8 50 user’s manual Upgraded war ranty op tions Y ou c an select one of the follo wing upgraded warranty options (av aila ble in t he U . S. o nly): z St anda r d Ne xt Da y Ex ch ange z Ac ci den tal Dama ge Pr ote cti on w ith Ne xt Day Exch ange Upgrade your standa r d factory warr anty to th r ee years with the H P SupportP a[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 85 Alternatively , you can ask your deal e r or ca ll HP at the phone numbe r listed in this doc ument . F or English su pport in Eur ope , contact +44 (0) 20 7 512 5 2 0 2 . Algeria +213 (0) 61 56 45 43 Argentina 0 810 55 5 5 5 20 Aust ralia +63 (3) 8 8 77 8000 (or local (0 3) 88 77 8000) Aust ria +43 ([...]

86 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al Guatemala 1 800 99 9 5105 Hong Kong S AR + 85 2 3 0 02 8555 Hungar y +36 (0)1 38 2 1111 India 1 600 1122 6 7 or +91 11 68 2 603 5 Indonesia +6 2 (21) 3 50 3408 Ireland +353 ( 0) 1 662 5525 Israel +9 7 2 (0) 9 830 484 8 Italy +3 9 0 2 2 64 1 03 5 0 Japan 057 0 000 511 ( inside Japan) +8 1 3 33 35 98 0 0 ( o uts[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 87 Pu er t o R ic o 1 8 77 23 2 0 58 9 Ro ma n ia +40 1 315 44 4 2 (or local 01 3154442) Ru ss ia n F e de ra ti on +7 095 7 9 7 35 20 (Moscow) +7 812 346 7 99 7 (St . P etersbur g) Saudi Ar abia 800 8 9 7 14440 Singapore + 65 6 272 53 0 0 Slov akia +421 2 6 8 20 8080 South A fr ica 086 000 1030 (RS A ) [...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 88 Hewlet t-P ac k ard lim ited war rant y sta tement The HP pho tosmar t 850 camer a come s with a one y ear limited warra nty. z HP warr ants to you , the end- u ser customer , that HP hardwar e, accesso ri es , softwar e , and sup plies w ill be fr ee f r om defec ts in mater i als and wor kmanship af[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 89 PURP OSE . S ome countr ies , state s or pr ov inces do not all o w limitati ons on the dur atio n of an implied w arr anty , so the abo ve limitati on or e xc lusio n might not a pply to y ou . T his war ran ty give s y ou specif ic legal ri ghts and y ou migh t also hav e other r igh ts that vary fr[...]

Chap ter 7 : Tr ouble shooti ng and suppo rt 90 Y ou may also hav e statuto ry legal ri ghts against the seller on the basis of the pur chase agreemen t in addition t o the manuf acture r’s w arr anty , which are not restricted by this manufacturer’s warr ant y . Regulator y information F or regu latory in fo rma tion, see the regulator y_suppl[...]

Append ix A: Batter ies and camera acc essor ies 91 Append ix A: Batterie s a nd ca mer a acce ssorie s Managing bat t erie s When the bat ter ies are r emov ed from the camera , the da te and time settings are preserved for appro x imately 1 0 minutes. If the camer a is witho ut batte ri es f or lo nger t han 10 minu tes, t he clo ck is s et to th[...]

92 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al NO TE If you do no t intend to use your ca mera for e xte nded per io ds of time (mo r e th an a m onth ), w e st ron gl y re co mm en d t hat yo u rem ove th e ba t teri es from the camera. Extending b atter y life z Use an optional HP A C adapter or HP Camera Do ck when unloading pictures to your computer , [...]

Append ix A: Batter ies and camera acc essor ies 93 z F or NiMH ba tter ie s t o r each optimal capac it y an d perf or mance , the y shou ld fir st be disc har ged comp letel y and r echa rg ed f o ur se par ate times . z Aft er l ong- ter m s to rag e of NiMH batte ri es , r ec har ge th em befor e using th em again. Batt ery cell s gener ally di[...]

9 4 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l z HP Photosmart 888 1 Camera Dock: • North Ameri ca—C8881A #A2 L • Outside of North Ameri ca—C8881A #002 z HP audio/ v ideo acc essory cable (C63 2 4 -61601) to connect to a televisio n (T V). NO TE Y ou c an also use any Y -a dapter audio cable with dual RC A plu gs on one e nd a nd a 1/ 8 inc h (3[...]

Appen dix B: Camer a dock 9 5 Append ix B: C amera doc k NO TE The HP Camera Dock does not work w ithout AC po wer . Be sure to use ONL Y th e HP A C adapter and the c ables that came w ith the Ca mera Dock. 1 F o llo w the se tu p instr uc tio ns pr ov id ed wi th the C amer a Dock . This inc lu des ins tallin g the Dock I nse rt ont o t he doc k [...]

9 6 hp p hotosmar t 850 user’ s manua l Th e C amer a Dock ha s a ligh t near t he top fr ont that pr o vi des batt ery char gi ng status. A bli nking lig ht indicat es that batteries a r e char gi ng. NO TE Batter ies w ill r echar ge only when the camera is tu r ned off. (Recharging will not occur whe n unloading ima ges t o a com pute r , prin[...]

Appen dix B: Camer a dock 97 Unloading images to a comp uter using t he doc k NO TE If you ar e using a Ma c intosh comput er , you mu st first change the USB configuration sett ing to Disk Dr i ve in t he Setup menu. F or mor e information, see USB c onfigurat ion on page 6 7. 1 Check that the Camera Dock is connected to your computer . 2 Place th[...]

98 hp photosma rt 850 user’s manu al 4 Adj ust t he settings in the Pr int Setup menu on the camer a to complete the printing pr ocess. 5 When th e pr int ing co m ple tes, you can take the camera out of the dock, or leave it there t o rechar ge the ca mer a batteries. Displa y ing images on a TV using the doc k 1 Check that the Camera Dock is co[...]

App endix C: Specification s 99 Append ix C: Spec ifi cations Fea t ure Descr ipti on Reso lu tio n 4.13 MP (2 3 84 by 17 34 total pi xel count) 3.9 4 MP (2 304 by 1712 eff ectiv e pi xel co unt) Sensor Diagonal 8.9 7 0 mm (1/1.8-i nc h, 4: 3 format) CCD Color d epth 36-bit (12 b its b y 3 co lor s) Capture typ es Still , Self - T imer , and Vi deo[...]

100 hp photo smart 85 0 user ’s manual Foc us TTL a ut o f oc u s Wi de—100 mm to infinity Te l e p h ot o — 9 0 0 m m t o i n fi n i t y Foc us se t ti n gs Normal (default) , Macro Shutter spee d 1/2000 to 16 seconds Fla s h P op-up flash asse mbl y 3 second rechar ge 3. 5m at ISO 200 Fla s h s et t in gs Au to ( defau lt ), Auto with Red -[...]

App endix C: Specification s 101 Self- Timer 10 second delay Au dio captu r e Still pi ctur es Up to 30 seconds o f audi o can be cap tur ed w ith ea ch still pi ctur e (can be tur ned o n/off in Setup menu) Vid eo Audio captu r ed automatic ally with video Compressi on forma t JP EG (EXIF ) fo r still images MPEG1 for vi deo clips Po w e r 4 AA ba[...]

102 hp photo smart 85 0 user ’s manual Memory car d capacity The following table l ists the appr ox imate n umber of st ill imag es tha t can be s tor ed on a 16 MB S D mem ory car d whe n the cam er a is set to th e different Re sol uti on and Compression setti ngs av ailabl e in the Capture men u (see p age 40 ). Stan dards z PT P transfer ( 15[...]

Ind e x 103 Index A AA batteries 91 AC power adapter connector on camera 13 HP part number 101 purchasing 93 acce ssories f or camer a 93 active display, using 21 AE Meter ing, setting 38 alkaline batteries 91 Aperture Priority (Av) setting 35 audio clips play and adjust volume 47 play and review 47 record 14, 31, 35 , 64 Audio Record s etting 64 a[...]

104 Index connectors AC power adapter on camera 13 audio/video (TV) 13, 61 Camera Dock 14 HP Cam era Dock 9 5 Contro ller 11 custome r support 82 D darkening an image 28 Date & Time se tti ng 17 , 66 delete during Instant Review 25 from m emory card 48 Digital Print Order F ormat 53 digital zoom 33 diop ter c ontro l 11, 23 disk drive, camera a[...]

105 Inde x HP Camera Dock buttons 96 connec t to 14, 95 description 9 display to TV 98 Dock Inse rt 9, 95 printing from 97 sending e- mail from 97 unload images 97 HP Instant Share description 9, 51 Share button 1 1, 51 Share me nu 52 turn on/off 51 HP web si tes 82 I Image Displ ay description 11 using 21 images AE Metering se tting 38 brightening[...]

106 Index M Macintosh computer bonu s software 19 connec t to 59, 97 install softwar e 19 USB setting on camera 67 Macro focus setting 1 1, 27 magnify image 48 Manual White Balance setting 37 memory card Compression setting, affect of 41 delete files 48 door 10 image capacity 4 0, 41, 102 install 16 pictures remaining 22 Resolution setting, aff ect[...]

10 7 Index power adapter, HP AC connector on camera 13 purchasing 93 Power /Memo ry light 10 prev ious sett ings, restor ing 20 print images directly from camer a 60 from co mputer 60 using Camera Dock 97 using HP I nstant Share 51 printer connec t Camera D ock to 95 conn ect t o came ra 60 problems, troubleshooting 69 product support 82 PTP 67 R r[...]

108 Index T tech nica l s upport 82 tether to lens cap, a ttaching 14 Time & Date s etting 17, 66 tripod mount 14 troubleshoot problems 69 turn on/off auto audio recording 35 automatic audio recording 6 4 camera power 16 camera sounds 65 HP Instant Share 51 Image Displa y 11, 21 Insta nt Revie w 65 microdisplay in viewfinder 21, 66 mode 16 Play[...]

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