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HP 912 Digi tal Camera User ’s Guid e 3 T a ble of C ontents Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1: Introduction ....... ...................... ................................. ...................... ................... .. ...................... ...................... ........ 5 Product Overview ........... ...................... ..............[...]

HP 912 Digi tal Camera User ’s Guid e 4 T a ble of C ontents Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Ref erence . ...................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ..... 60 Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys .......................... ................................ ...................... ......[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 5 Product Overvi ew Chapter 1: Introduction We l c o m e t o t h e HP 912 Dig ital C amera User’ s Gui de . This guide will help you tak e high-quality pictures quickl y and easily with your HP 912 digital camera. Product Overvi ew The HP 912 is an SLR-type digital camer a that offers control and creativity during the pict[...]

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 reference information you need to us e your camer a successfully. Part of Manual What is Covered “Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures” How to adj ust set tings in t he sta tus LCD, im age LCD, and Ca pture mod e men[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 7 How to Use this Guide How to Use this Guide Y ou can use this guide online, or you can print it out. The main advantage of using it online is that you can use its built-in se a rching and linking capabilities on y o ur computer t o q uickly find the in f o r m a t i o n y o u n ee d . O f co u r s e , a n a d v an t a g e [...]

Chapter 2: Prepar ing to T ake Pictures 8 Accessing the Cap ture Mode and Powerin g on th e Camera Chapter 2: Pr eparing to T ak e Pictures Overvie w Y ou can use your camera’s defaul t settings to take pictur es in a point-and-shoot fashion, or you can u se more advan ced features that you set via the camer a’s status L CD and ima ge LC D. Thi[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 9 Setting the Ex posure Mode Setting t he Exposure Mode Figu re 2: Exposure Mode Dial T urn the ex posur e mode dial on the top of the c a mera (see Figure 2) t o set t he exposure mode for the camera. There are t en exp osure modes:  Auto  Portr ait  Landscape  Close- up  Action  Night  P[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 10 Setting the Ex posure Mode Portrait In this exposure mode, the camera autom atically optimizes settings for portr ait photography. In ad d i t i o n t o b i a s i n g t o w a rd l a r ge r ap e r t u re o p e n i ng s, t h e f o l l o w i n g a re f o rc e d t o s p e c i f i c s e t t in g s a n d are gray[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 11 Setting the Ex posure Mode Action In t his exp osu re mo de, the cam era au toma ti ca lly opt im izes se tt ing s f or t aki ng pic tures of s ub jec ts i n action, such as people playing s ports. In addition to biasing toward f aster shutter speeds, t he following are forced to specific settings and are g[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 12 Using the Sta tus L C D Aperture Priority Note: The Auto and the Auto with Red-Eye Reduction flash modes are not avai lable in the Aperture Priority (Av) exposure mode . In this exposure mode, you select an aper ture, and the camer a automatically selects the shutter speed. Howeve r, you can adjust all sett[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 13 Using the Sta tus LCD Using the Status L CD Buttons Figu re 4 : Status LCD Button s There are four button s to the side of the status L CD (see Figure 4):  Image type bu tton  Timer mode butt on  Auto fo cus a rea bu tton  Flash mode bu tton These buttons toggle thr ough the associated camer a s[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 14 Using the Sta tus L C D Setting the Tim er Mode Note: The 10-Second Timer mode is disabled for the Timelap se imag e type. (S ee “S etting t he Image T ype” on page 13.) Y our camera has four time r modes. The default timer m od e is Off. Each mode is displ a yed on the status L CD with the icon shown i[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 15 Using the Status LCD Figure 5 : Pop-up Flash Button Setting the Flash Mode Y our camera has fou r flash modes for the pop-up flash. Each mode is displ ayed on the status L CD with the icon(s) shown in T able 5. The defaul t flash mode depends on the curr ent exposure mode that is set on the camer a (see T a[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ake Pictures 16 Using th e Auto Ex posure Lock (AE-L) Bu tton Understa nding the Exposu re Bar Gr aph Figure 6 : Exposure Bar Gr aph in Manual Exposur e Mode The exposur e bar grap h i s only displayed in th e status L CD when the camer a is set to the Pr ogram, Shutter Priority (T v), Aperture Priority (Av), or Manual exp[...]

Chapter 2: Preparing to T ak e Pictures 17 Using the Sub -Dial Using the Sub -Dial Figu re 9: S u b - D i a l Th e su b - d ia l is lo ca te d on t h e fro n t o f th e c a m e ra (s ee Fi g u re 9) . Its fu n c ti on a l i t y c h a n g e s dep e n d i n g on the exposur e mode you set.  Pr ogr am Pr ogr am Pr ogr am Pr ogra m − Rot a ting th[...]

Chapter 2: Preparin g to T ake Pictures 18 Using Fl ash Note: When you first p o wer on your camer a, the pop-up flash is down, a nd the status L CD shows no flash mode icons. The flash is turned off and the flash will not fire until you manually pop it up b y pressing the pop-up flash butt on on the top of the cam era. Using Flas h The camer a has[...]

Chapter 2: Prep arin g to T ake Pictures 19 Using the Imag e L C D Using the I mage L CD Figure 12: Image L CD Screen in Live View T u rn 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 pr eview the pictures you can take with the camer a, [...]

Chapter 2: Prep arin g to T ake Pictures 20 Using t he Image LCD Setting Auto/Manual F ocus Press the left (AF /MF) soft key in the live view of Capture mode to togg le betwee n Auto Fo cus (AF) and Manual Focus (MF) mode s. Auto Focus (AF) Auto F ocus (AF) is the default focu s setting. In AF mode, the camer a automatically focuses the l ens on a [...]

Chapter 2: Prep arin g to T ake Pictures 21 Using t he Image LCD Viewing th e Camera Status Fig ure 13: Camer a Status Scre en Y ou can press the right (Status) soft k ey while in the live view of Capture mode to display the Statu s scree n ( see Figur e 13). This screen allows y ou to check the curr ent camera statu s, such as the current resolu t[...]

Chapter 2: Prep arin g to T ake Pictures 22 Using the Ima ge LCD Using the Capture Mode Menu s Y our camera has fou r Capture mode me nus: Note: For mor e information about all of the Captu re m ode menus a nd relat ed so ft k eys, see “Chapter 6: Menu and Soft K ey Reference” starting on page 60. For m ore information about the Pr eferences me[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 23 T aki ng Simple P oint-and -Shoot P ictures Chapter 3: T aking Pictures Overvie w On c e y o u h a v e s et yo u r c a m er a t o C ap t ure mo d e a n d y o u h av e a b a s i c u n d er s t a n d i n g o f h o w t o u se your camer a’s status L CD and image L CD (see “Chapter 2: Pr eparing to T ake Pictures” [...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 24 T aking More Adva nced Pictures 5 Look through t he viewfinder to select and fr ame a subject for your picture . 6 Press the shutter r elease bu tton. W ait for the shut ter sound, ind icating the cam era has capt ured the ima ge. Then r elease th e button. The captured image app ears for a 3-second Instant Review pe[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 25 T akin g More Advanced P ictures Note: If you have set th e exposure mode t o either Auto, Portr a it, Landscape, Close-up, Action, or Night, the Photo Assist menu will be “gr ayed-out,” such that you won’t be ab le to change any of the Photo Assist m enu settings. (See “Setting the Exposur e Mode” on page [...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 26 T aking More Adva nced Pictures Shooting a One Sho t Image If you are using th e:  Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode set Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode set Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode set Shutter r elease butt on with no timer mod e set, pre ss the shutter r elease button . W[...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 27 T aking More Adva nced Pictures Shoo ti ng Con t inuo us Im age s Note: When the camera is s et to the Con tinuo us image ty pe, you can only tak e one pictu re with the 10-Second Timer or 3-Second Remote timer modes. There fore, to capture a Continuous sequence of images, either use no timer mode (th at i s, l eave [...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 28 T aking More Advanced Pi ctures Shooting Timelapse Images Note: The 10-Second Timer mode is disabled for th e Tim elaps e imag e type. If you are using th e:  Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode set Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode set Shutter r elease button w ith no timer mode set Shutter r el[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictures 29 Usi ng the Z oom Ring Using the Zoom Ring Figu re 1 6: Zoom Ring While you are fram i ng the subject for a picture , you will likely find that you need to zoom in or out on the subject. This section ex pl ains the camera’s z oom ring, which you can use for this purpose (see Figure 16). Rota ting the zoom ring around[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictures 30 Understanding the Vie wfinder L CD Understandin g the View finder L CD Figu re 19: Indicators i n the Viewfinder L CD Y our camer a’s viewfinder di splays information in the same way other SLR camer as do: with an L CD within the viewfinder. Figure 19 shows the indicators you may see in your camer a’s viewfinder L[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictures 31 Understanding the Vie wfinder L CD Flash Status The lightning bolt in the viewfinder blinks when the flash is chargi ng, and it lights solid when the fl ash i s c harg ed an d rea dy to fi re. Wh en the f la sh i s of f a nd th e li ght in th e scene is low , t he li gh tn ing bolt will also blink as a warning when yo[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictures 32 Understanding the LEDs on the C amera Understandin g the LEDs on the Cam er a Y our camera has sever al LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that light solid or blink to indicate that certain actions are occurring with i n the camer a. This section describes what the se LEDs are and how they beha ve. Timer LED Figure 20: T i [...]

Chapter 3: T aking P ictures 3 3 Using Instant Review Using Inst ant Review The Instant Review feature a llows you to see display ed on the imag e L CD either the One Shot imag e, the final image of a Co ntinuo us image sequenc e, or the f irst image of a Timelap se sequence you ju st captur ed. The default settin g is that Instant Review is on for[...]

Chapter 3: T aking Pictu res 34 Recording Sound Recording Sound Note: Y ou can recor d up to 45 seconds of soun d pe r ima ge o r se que nce o f i mag es. 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 R ev i e w se t o n ( s e e t h e p re v i o u s s ec t i o n ) . Du r i n g t he I n s t [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 35 Using Playback 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 review the images via the Review mode. This chapt er covers th e following topic s:  “Using Playback Mode” on page 35  “ Accessing the P layb[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 3 6 Using Playback Mode Viewing Images Full Scr een When you first enter Pl a yback mode, the image L CD di splays the last image saved on the memory card . The im age appe ars fu ll s cre en. T o vie w a fu ll s creen ima ge of t he o th er c apt ured ima ges on t he memory car d, press the right or left a r[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 37 Using 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 scre en. Y our slideshow can include all of the images on the m e mory card, or you c a n ch oose a singl e category of images to use. For mor e information on: [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi e wing Images 38 Using Review Mode Using Review Mode Acce ssing t he Revie w Mode T o access the Review mode: Figure 2 3: Image L C D Screen in Review Mode 1 Set the camer a mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camer a if you haven’t already. The Rev iew m ode sc reen i s d ispl ay ed on t he im age LCD (se e Fig [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 39 Using Review Mode Marking and Unmarking Images Y ou can mark several images so that, when you se lect an action from the Review m ode menus, that action will apply to all the mark e d images. F or example, you can mark several images and del ete them all at once, instead of having to delete one image at a [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi e wing Images 40 Using Review Mode Deleting Images Y ou can delete a single image t hat is current ly selected (whether it is a One Shot or Continuous image, an individual image wi thin an expanded Timelapse sequence, or an individual image within an expanded group of ima g es), all mark ed images, a collapsed Timelapse [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi e wing Images 41 Using Review Mode Gr ouping Images and Dissolving Image Groups 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 mem ory card. T o group images: 1 Mark the images you wish to g roup. 2 Press th[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi e wing Images 42 Using Review Mode Protec ting and Unpr otecting Imag es Y ou can protect images so th a t they won’t be de leted accidentally. (When an image is pr otected, it cannot be deleted from the memo ry card.) T o protect images: Figure 27: A Protected Im a ge 1 Select an image or mark the images you want to p[...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images 43 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 on e image at a time, or mark a numbe r of them and [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi e wing Images 4 4 Using Review Mode Searching for Images by Date and by Category Figure 2 9: Find By Date Y ou can use the Find menu in Review mode to search for images by date or by category . For mor e information on categories, see “Categorizing Images and Desel ecting Image Categories” on page 43. T o search for [...]

Chapter 4: Viewing and Revi e wing Images 45 Using Review Mode T o search for i mages by categ ory: 1 Press the MENU butt on on the back of the camer a. The Edit menu of Review mode is displaye d . 2 Press the right arr ow on the 4-way controller to scr oll to the Find menu. 3 Press the down arr ow on the 4-way controlle r to scroll to By Ca tegory[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 46 T ransferring Images to Y our Computer Chapter 5: Sharing Images Overvie w Y ou can use the images you capture with your camera in many fun and cr eative ways. Y ou can trans fer th em t o y our com put er for use in cre ati ve proje ct s, o r f or sha ri ng wi th fami ly and f rie nds vi a the Internet. If you have a p[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 47 T ransferring Images to Y our Computer The one ex ception is Windows NT 4. 0, because it does not s upport the USB inte rface. A Windows NT 4.0 compute r must have either an HP P1000/1100 or similar printer, or a memory card r eader con ne cte d t o it s s er ia l or pa rall el int er face . Y ou ca n th en t rans fe r [...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 48 T ransferring Images to Y our Computer Figure 32: Connecti n g the USB Cabl e to the Camer a 4 Open the door to the cam e ra’s connector compartment and connect the square en d of the USB cable to the bottom (USB) connector (see Figure 3 2). 5 Set the camer a to PC Connect mode . 6 Power on the came ra. Within a few s[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 49 T ransferring Images to Y our 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 from your camer a to the computer by using the USB Disk Drive setting in the PC Connect Mode submenu. In so doi[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 50 T ransferring Images to Y our Computer Using Y o ur Came ra as a USB Mass S torage Device to T ransfer Images Note: Software for M a cintosh compute rs was included with your camer a. If you wish, you can use this software to tr ansfer ima g es to your Macintosh, instead of the pr ocedures her e. This software also pro [...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 51 T ransferring Images to Y our Computer T ran sfer ring Images from a Memo r y Car d to a Windows NT 4.0 Computer Note: It is assumed in this subsection that you have already followed the HP 912 Digital Camera Quick Start Guide to install the HP Photo Imaging Software on your computer. T o transfer image s to your Window[...]

Cha pter 5 : Shari ng Ima ges 52 U sing a Digital Print Orde r Fo rmat ( DPOF) F ile Using a Digital Print Order F ormat (DPO F) File A DPOF file is a file you cr eate using your camer a that allows you to pr e-select which images you want to print. The file is stor ed on the memory card and contains information about which images ar e s el e ct e [...]

Cha pter 5: Sha ring Ima ges 53 Usi ng a Digi tal Print Order For mat (DPO F) 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 arr ow on the 4-way contr oller to highlight the View Order m enu option. 2 Press the left (Select) soft k ey. The Print Orde r For m screen is displayed,[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 54 JetSending Images to a Printer JetSending Images to a Printer HP JetSend allows for easy, wireless p rintin g. If your printer supports the HP JetSend infr ared t e c h n o l o g y , y o u c a n t r a n s f e r y o u r i m a g e s d i re c t l y f r o m t h e c a m e ra t o t h e p r i n t e r w i th o u t c o n n e c t[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 55 JetSendin g Images to a Printer Using the T ransmit Menu to JetSend the Current or 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 already. 3 Either select one image or mark m ultipl[...]

Chapter 5: Shar ing Imag es 56 T ransmitting Ima ges Between T w o Cameras T r ansmitting Images Between T wo Camer as Y ou can use the Camera-Camera opt i on in the T ransmit menu of Review mode to send images fr om your camer a to another camera, or to r eceive images from anothe r camera. The other came ra must use the standard Digita transmit p[...]

Chapter 5: Shar ing Imag es 57 T ransmitting Ima ges Between T w o 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 already. 3 Press the MENU butt on on the back of the camer a. The Review mode menus ar e displayed. 4 P[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 58 Connecting the Camera to Y our T elevision Connecting the Camer a to Y our T elevi sion Note: Y our camera comes with a 6 ft. audio/ video cable, which you can use to connect the camer a to a television. When the camer a is connected to a television, the television functions the same as the camera’s image L CD. Y ou c[...]

Chapter 5: Sharing Images 59 Connecting the Camer a to Y our T elevision Note: T o conse rve battery power, you may want to use an HP-appro ved AC powe r ada pter to power the came ra while you h a ve it connected to a television. 2 Connect the audio input (red) end of the a udio/video cable into the television’s audio input connector. This will [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 60 Capt ure Mode Men us and Soft Keys Chapter 6: Menu and S oft K ey Refer ence Overvie w Note: Updates for your camera’s firmwar e 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 / p h o to s m ar t . Y ou can i[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 61 C apture Mo de Menus a nd Soft K ey s File Se ttings Submen u Note: All options you set are ac tive from shot- to-shot; they also r emain set when you cycle the power on the camera. Use the File Sett ings submenu to set how your pictur es will be captur ed for all image types (One Shot, Continuous, and T[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 62 C apture Mo de Menus a nd Soft K ey s Note: “Storage Cap a cities of Memory Cards” o n p a g e 1 1 9 l i s t s t h e n u m b e r o f i m a g e s a n 8 M B , 16 MB, and 32 MB memory card can stor e, depending on the JPEG quality level or TIFF setting at which the came ra is set. Ta b l e 8 : File Set [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 63 Capture Mode Men us and Soft K eys Photo Assist Menu Fig ure 4 1: Photo Assist Men u Use the Photo Assist menu to manipulate the se more advanced camer a o perations when the camera is in either the Progr am, Shutter Priority (T v), Apertur e Priority (Av), or Manual exposure mode:  AF Range  White [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 6 4 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys Auto Focus Ran ge Sub menu Figure 42: Auto Focus Rang e Submenu Use the Auto F ocus Range submenu to select the distance r a nge over which the Auto Fo cus performs. Au to Focus Range does not apply when the camera is se t to Manual Focus (MF). Ta b l e 1 2 : Auto Fo c[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 65 Capture Mode Menus and Soft K ey s White Balance Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot -t o- shot; it rese ts to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camer a. Use the Wh ite Balance submenu to corr ect the color applied to a captur ed image under different lighting condition[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 66 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys AE Me tering S ubmenu Figure 44: AE Metering Submenu Use the AE (Automatic Exposur e) Metering submenu to select the area of the scene that the camer a will use to set the exposure wh en you take a pictur e. Ta b l e 1 5 : AE Metering Submenu Ta b l e 1 6 : AE Metering [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 67 Capture M ode Menus a nd Soft K ey s Foc u s L o c k S u b m e n u Note: The option you set is active from shot -t o- shot; it rese ts to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camer a. Use the F ocus Lock submenu t o control h ow your camera p erforms focus metering and locking when the shu[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 68 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys ISO Speed Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot -t o- shot; it rese ts to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camer a. Use the ISO Speed subme nu to set the ISO speed. Similar to film, slower ISO speeds requir e longer exposures, but produ[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 69 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys EV Brack et Submenu Fig ure 4 7: EV Br acke t Submenu Use the EV (Exposur e V alue) Brack et submenu to run a script that sets the e xposure br a ck et. Use this when you want to try u nder- and over-exposing a shot to get the best exposur e. When you choose the 0.5 EV [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 70 Capt ure Mode Men us and Soft K eys Note: An image sta mp becomes per manently embedded in the ima g e and overwrites data in the ima ge. Y ou cann ot remove it l ater. Image Stamp Menu Use the Image Stamp menu to place wate rmarks on your images as you capture them. Th e Image Stamp menu h as these opti[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 71 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys Ta b l e 2 3 : Settings f or Date/Time, T ext, and Logo S tamp Submenus 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 T[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 72 C apture Mo de Menus a nd Soft K ey s Te x t S t a m p S u b m e n u Figure 50: T ext Stamp Subm e nu 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 fo llowing pro [...]

C h apter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Refer e nce 73 Capture M ode Men us and Soft K ey s Logo Stamp S ubmenu Fig ure 51: 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 on e logo from a li st  Choos e th e pl acemen t of th e logo  Choos e th e col[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 74 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys 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 menu to ch ange a v ariety of you r ca mera’ s gen eral settings. Y ou can select fr[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 75 Capture M ode Menus a nd Soft K ey s Disp lay Subme nu Figu re 53: Display Submenu Use the Display submenu to control the displ a y on the camera’s image L CD. Ta b l e 2 9 : Disp lay Sub menu Note: The In stant Review setting deter mines the amount of time an Instant Review of an image you just captur[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 76 Capture M ode Menus a nd Soft K ey s Sound Submenu Figu re 54 : Sound Submenu Use the Sound submenu to control the soun ds used on your camera. Ta b l e 3 1 : Sound Sub menu Note: The Syste m Sounds setting determine s whether or not you will hear the camera’s system sou n ds, such as sh utter clicks, [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 7 7 C apture M ode Menus a nd Soft K ey s PC Connect Mo de Submenu Figure 56: PC Connect Mode Subme n u Use the PC Connect Mode subme nu to specify how the camer a will a ppear to your computer when connected via the USB interface in PC Connect mode. Y ou can then tra n sfer images from your camer a to the [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 78 Capt ure Mode Men us and Soft K eys Set Date & Tim e Submen u Figu re 57: Set Date & Time Submenu Use th e Set Date & T ime subme nu to set the cam era’s date and time. Press the up and down arro ws on the 4-way controller to scroll through the list of numbers. Press the left and right arro[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 79 Capture Mo de Menus a nd Soft K ey s Image Co unt er Subm enu Figu re 59 : Image Counter Subm enu Use the Image Counter s ubmenu to se t how the image counter works. Ta b l e 3 8 : Ima ge Co un ter Su bm enu Note: Once you have changed the Image Counte r setting, you mu st power the camera off and then o[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 80 C apture Mo de Menus a nd Soft K ey s Camera Name Subme nu Figure 60: Camer a Name Submenu Use the Camer a Name submenu to enter a unique name for your camera. Press the left (Char acter Set Icon) soft k ey to togg le throu gh the four charact er sets (capital letters, lowerca se letters, n umbers, and s[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Refer e nce 81 Capture M ode Men us and Soft Keys Lang uage Subme nu Fig ure 61: Language Submenu English is set as the default language that is used on the camer a. Use the Language submenu to select a language fr om the list of installed languages. Ta b l e 4 1 : Langua ge Soft K e ys Reset Se ttings Option Fig ure 6[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 82 Playback Mode Men u and Soft Keys Playback Mode Menu and Soft K eys T o access the Playback mode me nu and related soft k eys, turn the camer a mode dial to Playbac k mode and press the MENU button on the back of the camer a. Once you have captur ed images, you can cho ose options and settin gs for the im[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 83 Playback Mode Menu a nd Soft K ey s Slides how Submen u Figu re 64: Slideshow Submenu Use the Slides how submenu to select th e criteria for a slideshow to be viewed “on the fly.” Ta b l e 4 4 : Slideshow Su bmenu Ta b l e 4 5 : Slideshow Sof t K eys Setting D efault Options Cont en t All All, Categor[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 84 Playback Mode Men u and Soft Keys Playback Rate Submenu Figu re 65: Playback Rate Subme nu Use the Playback Rate submenu to e stablish a default playback rate for each image type. Ta b l e 4 6 : Play back Rate Subm enu Ta b l e 4 7 : Playba ck Rat e So ft K eys Setti ng Default Options Timelap se 3 sec 1-[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 8 5 Playback Mod e Menu a nd Soft K ey s Video Prefer ences Submenu Figure 66: Video Preferences Su bmenu Use the Video Preference s submenu to specify the video format: NTSC or P AL. The format that you choose (NTSC or PAL) depe n ds on your television’s video input format:  NTSC is the video connectio[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 86 Playback Mode Men u and Soft Keys Overlay Submenu Fig ure 67: Overlay Su bmenu Us e the Overlay submenu to specify how many lines of text the top overla y bar has in Playback mode: standard 2 l i ne, or expanded 3 line. Ta b l e 5 0 : Overlay Su bmenu Ta b l e 5 1 : Overlay Soft K eys Option Funct ion Sta[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 8 7 Review Mode Menus and Soft K ey s Review Mode Menus and Soft K e ys T o a cce ss t he Re vi ew m ode me nus a nd rela ted s of t keys, tu rn t he cam era mod e di al to Re vi ew mode and press th e MENU button on the camer a. Once you have captured images , you can change specifications for the images wi[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 88 Review Mode Men us and Soft K ey s Note: A group becomes a folder on the memory card, in which all the imag es in that group are stored. Gro up Name Sub menu Use the Gr oup Name submenu to grou p all of the images that you have mark ed. Y ou can start a group, add images to an existing group, or move imag[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 89 Review Mode Menus and Soft Keys Ta b l e 5 4 : Protect Soft K eys Note: A category is an image tag which is useful for finding images or playing a slideshow of a category of images. Categ ories Subme nu Use the Cate gories submenu to assign image s to a category. The camera has predefined categories, such[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 90 Review Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Print Order Form Menu Figure 73: Print Order Form Menu Use the Print Or der Form me nu to create a Digital Print Or der Format (DPOF) file. Ta b l e 5 6 : Prin t Order Form Menu Note: See “Using a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File” on page 52 for more information[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 91 Review Mode Men us and Soft K ey s Add to Order Submenu Fig ure 7 4: Add to Order Submenu Use the Add to Order submenu to add curre nt or mark ed images to the DPOF file and to set up the print s ettings for those image s. If you have any mark ed images, they are a dded to the order. If no images ar e mar[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 92 Review Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys View O rder Opt ion Figure 75: Print Order For m Screen of the View Or der Option Use the View Or der option to view a list of order ed images in the DPOF file. Y ou can scroll thro ugh this list using the up and down arr ows on the 4-way controller. Howe ver, you cannot [...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft Key Reference 93 Review M ode Men us and So ft K eys Tr a n s m i t M e n u Figure 7 7: T ransm it Menu Use th e T ransmit menu to tr ansfer images in one of two ways:  Came ra-Camera  Came ra-Print er Camera-Camera Option Use th e Camer a-Camer a option to s end current or mark ed images to, o r receive i mages from[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 94 Review Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Camer a-Printe r Option Use th e Camer a -Printe r option to send current or marked images to a p rinter via the HP JetSend infr ared techno logy. Note: For more information, see “Jet Sending Images to a Printer” on page 54. Ta b l e 6 3 : Camera-Printer Soft Keys Sof[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 95 Review M ode Menus and Soft Keys Find Menu Figure 78: Find Menu Use th e Find menu to search for specific images, either by category or by date (but not both at the same time). When you return to the Review mode to view the results of the find oper a tion, the Find icon will appear in the lower, right cor[...]

Chapter 6: Menu an d Soft K ey Reference 9 6 Review Mode Menus a nd Soft K eys Find By Date Submenu Figu re 7 9: Find By Da te Submenu Use the Find By Date submenu to enter the range of dates using the 4-way controller. Ta b l e 6 5 : Find By Dat e Soft Keys Find By Categ ory Submenu Figure 80: Find By Category Submenu Use the Find By Category subm[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 97 T roubleshooting Common Problems Chapter 7: T roub leshooting Overvie w This chapter explains how to troublesh oot some common problems y ou may encounte r while using your camera. If you still cannot re medy the probl em, contact HP for help. See “Contacting HP Customer Care ” on page 102. T roubleshooting Common[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 98 T roubleshooting Common Probl em s The rec harge able HP NiMH batter ies I ’m u sing don’t see m to power the camer a for very l ong Y ou must r echarge all 4 HP NiMH batteries aft er fully dr aining them four times for the ba tteries to reac h their opt imum capacit y and perform ance. For more information, see ?[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 99 T roubleshooting Common Problems The ca mera’s s tatus LCD is flashing 000 There is no memory card installed in the camer a, or the m emory card i s full. If ther e isn’t one installed, power of f the camer a, install a memory car d in it, and then power on the cam era again. If the memory card is fu ll, transfer [...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 100 T roubleshooting Common Problems I am searc hin g t hrou gh images by date, and have sele cted the fi nd dates, but the camera i s not responding Mak e sure that the From date is prior or e qual to the T o date. The comp uter does not recognize the came ra when c onnect ed v ia t he USB cable On both Windows and Maci[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 101 T roubleshooting Common Problems A TW AIN error oc c urs when a softw are pro gram tries to ac quire an image from the camer a  V erify t hat the softwa re pr ogram can see the camera through it s own TW AIN sele ct so urce. Whil e softw are pro grams va ry on h ow t o s elect a TWAIN so urce, generally th e easi [...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting 102 Contacting HP Customer Care Contacting HP Cus tomer Ca r e HP Customer Car e Online Click your way to a great sol ution! T he HP website, w w w . h p . c o m / ph o to s m a r t www.h p.com/ph otosmart www.h p.com/ph otosmart www.hp.com/ photosmart, is a g re at p la ce t o start for answers t o q uestions about your[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 103 Accessing the Preferences Menu Appendix A: Using the Prefer ences Menu Overvie w Note: For refe rence i nform ati on regarding the options and soft k eys in the Prefer ences menu, see “Pr eferences Menu” start i ng on page 74. Use the Pr eferences m enu in Capture mode to ch a nge a variety of your cam[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 104 Setting the Disp lay Setting t he Display Figure 82: Display Submenu Use the Display sub menu to control the display on the camera’s image L CD. Brightness Level Use the Brightness Level setting to control the brigh tness of the display on the camer a’s image LCD. Y ou can set the Brightn ess Level fro[...]

Appendix A: Usin g the Preferences Menu 105 Setting the Disp lay Live View Note: The image L CD uses a l ot of battery power. If you a re runni ng your camer a on batteries r ather than with the HP-app roved A C power adapter, you m ay want to limit your use of the image L CD. In turn, you may want to leave the Live View setting at its default Off [...]

Appendix A: Usin g the Preferences Menu 106 Controlling Cam era Sounds Controlling Camer a Sounds Figu re 83 : Sound Submenu Use the Sound su bmenu to control the sounds used on your camera V o lume Level The V olume Level se tting allows you to determine the vol ume level of the sounds on your came ra. Th i s i nc l u d es b o t h t h e s y s t e [...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 107 For m atting the Memor y Card Figu re 84: Format Card Confirmation Screen F ormatting the Memory Card U se t h e Fo r ma t C a rd o p t i o n to r e fo r m a t t h e me mo r y c a rd i n y o ur c a m e ra . R ef o r m a t t i n g wi l l era s e a ll of the files (image s) on the memory card, inclu di ng pr[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 108 Setting t he Date and Time Figure 86: Set Date & Time Submenu Setting th e 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 th e next subsection, “F ormat Dialog.” Press the up or down [...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 109 Setting th e Image C ounter Figure 87: Format Dialog Fo r m a t D i a l o g When you pre ss the left (F ormat) soft key in the Set Date & Time submenu, you see th e Form at dialog, which allows you to select from a list of six, p redefined date and time formats. There are three formats which use th e 2[...]

Appendix A: Usin g the Preferences Menu 110 Namin g Y our Camera T o change the Image Counter sett i ng: Note: Once you have changed the Image Counte r setting, you mu st power the camera off and then on again for the new setting to take effe ct. 1 Press the down or up arr ow on the 4-way control ler, i f needed, to highlight the Image Coun ter set[...]

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu 111 Selecting a Langua ge Selecting a Language Fig ure 9 0: Language Submenu English is set as the def ault language that is used on the camer a. Use the Language submenu to select a language fr om the list of installed languages. T o select a language: 1 Press the down or up arr ow on the 4-way control ler to[...]

Appendix B: Camera and Accessor ies Informatio n 112 Camera Specifica tions Appendix B: Camer a and Accessories Information Overvie w This appendix covers the following topics:  “Camer a Specifications” on page 112  “Battery Life” on page 115  “HP Accessories for Powering the Camer a” on page 116  “Using the HP A C Power A[...]

Appendix B: Cam era and Accessories Informati on 113 Camera Specifications Lens  PENT AX TM power zoo m (8 eleme nts in 7 g roups; 1 as pheric al e lement )  f/2.5 -f/3.9  49mm diamet er threads for filters and adapter s Image T ype S etti ngs  One Shot  Continuous  Timelap se Exposure Compensati on +/-3.0 EV (Expo sure V alu e) i[...]

Appendix B : Camera and Accessor ies Informati on 114 Camera Specificatio ns Exposur e Settings  Auto, Portra it, Landscape, Close-up, Action, Night, Progr am, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual  Continuous e xposure a n d expo sure lock Memory Card CompactFlash TM card (Ty pe I or T ype II, Power level 0) shipped wi th camer a T[...]

Appendix B: Cam era and Accessor ies Infor mation 115 Battery Li fe Batte ry Life Caution: Use onl y 4 AA photo lithium, high drain alkaline, or NiMH b atteries, or one lithium ion (Li Ion) battery in the HP 912 digital camera. Do not mix batteries of different ty pes. If using AA batteries, re place all 4 batteries at the sam e time; do not repl a[...]

Appendix B: Camera and Accessor ies Information 116 HP Accessor ies for Pow ering th e Camera HP Accessories for Powering the Camer a Caution: Using a n on-HP AC power adapter will void your cam era’s warra nty. Y ou can purchase any of the following acces sories for powering the camera, as well as ot her camer a accessories, from the HP Shopping[...]

Appendix B: Camera and Accessor ies Information 117 HP Accessor ies for Pow ering th e Camera Using the HP AC Power Ad apter Figu re 9 2: Connecting the H P A C Power Adapter’s Cable to t he Camera T o connect the HP A C Power Adapter to the camer a: 1 Plug the A C power adapter into a power sour ce, such as a wall outlet or power st rip. 2 Open [...]

Appendix B: Camera and Accessor ies Information 118 HP A ccessories f or Poweri ng the Camera T o connect the HP A C power adapter to the HP Li Ion Battery Re charger in order to power the Recharger and r echarge the HP Li Ion battery: 1 Plug the A C power adapter into a power sour ce, such as a wall outlet or power st rip. 2 Place the Li Ion batte[...]

Appendix B: Camera a nd Accessor ies Informa tion 119 Storage Capacities of Memory C ards Stor age Capacities of Memory Cards The following table lists the number of images an 8 MB, 16 MB, and 32 MB CompactFlash m emory card can stor e, depending on the JPEG quality level or TIFF setting at whic h the camera is set. Note: T o make t he most m emory[...]

Appendix C: Product W arranties 120 Limited Product Warr anty Appendix C: Product W arr anties Limited Pr oduct W arr anty A. Extent of Limited Warr ant y 1 Hewlett-Packar d (HP) warrants to th e end-user customer that the HP pr oducts specified above will be free from defects in material and workmanship for the du ration specified above, which dur[...]

Appendix C: Product W arranties 121 Limited Product W arranty 5 If HP is unable to r epair or replace, as applicable, a defec tive product which i s cover ed by HP’s warranty , HP shall, within a reasonable time after be in g notified of the defect, re fund the purchase price for the product. 6 HP sha ll hav e no ob ligat ion t o repair , repl ac[...]

Append ix C: P roduct Warranties 122 Hewle tt-Pa ckard Y ear 2000 Warra n ty D. Local Law 1 This W arranty Statement gives the custome r specific legal rights. The customer 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 i n the world. 2 T o [...]

Appendix D: Product Safety a nd Regulator y Information 12 3 Safety Inform ation Appendix D: Product Safety and Regul atory Information Safety Information Using Batteries The HP 912 digi tal camera comes with four non-rechargeable bat teries. Do not attempt to r echarge thes e bat ter ies. Do not mix old and new batteries or batter ies of different[...]

Appendix D: Produ ct Safety and Regulator y Inform ation 124 Regulatory Notice s Regulatory N otices U.S.A. This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC rule s. Operation is subject to t he following two conditions: (1) th is device may not cause harmful int erference, and (2) this device must accep t any interfer ence received, including interfer[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guid e 125 Glossar y Glossary 4-way contr o ller A button on the b a ck of the c a mera that has four dir ectional arrows (up, down, right, and left) that you can press to navigate t he menus and i mages displa yed in the ima ge L CD. +/-/ Av bu tton A button on the back of the camer a that, when pr essed and held dow[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guid e 126 Glossar y Av See “ Aperture Priority (Av) exposure mode” on page 125. Av button See “+/-/ Av button” on page 125. battery status The amount of power that r emains in the battery. battery statu s icon An icon that appears in th e status LC D that indicates the amount of power left in th e batteries. [...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guid e 1 27 Glossary exposure bar graph The exposur e bar grap h displays the number of stops that the camera is under- or over-exposing in +/- 3 stops. This bar gr aph is only displayed in the status LCD wh en the camera is set to the Program, Shutter Priority (T v), Aperture Priority (Av), or Manual exposure mode. e[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guid e 128 Glossa ry f-num ber The f-number (also called th e f-stop) is related to t he diameter of the lens apertur e − dividing t he focal leng th of th e lens by the f-nu mber sp ecifi es the aper ture d iam eter. The f- number is use d in c onj unct ion with the shutt er speed to set the e xposure. A standard s[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guid e 1 29 Glossar y image type bu tton A status L CD button on the top of the came ra that you p ress to select th e image type. image type icon An ico n that app ears i n the sta tus LCD and shows the image typ e sett ing. infr ared A type of connection that allows images to be tr ansmitted between the camer a and [...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 130 Glossary Manual F ocus (MF) mode The focus mode setting that disables t he auto focus system and allows you to sel ect the focus distance manually. When using MF mode , the camera will display the focus distance, br acketed by left and rig ht ar r o w s, in t he te x t m es s a g e a re a o f th e t o p ov e[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 131 Glossar y orientation se nsor An electro-mech a nical device in the camer a that determines whethe r the camera is being held horizontally or vertically, and which si de is u p. The camera uses t he data from this sensor to m ake sure the image is displayed right side up in the image L CD, regardless of th e[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 132 Glossar y Progr am exposure mode The exposur e mode where the camera s elects an appropr iate aperture and shu tter speed. However, you can change or override all settings. See also “exposure modes” on page 127. protect Marking an image so that no one can delete it. record button S e e “ s ou n d re c [...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 133 Glossar y shutt er release b utton A two-stage button on the top of the camera th at is enabled in Capture mode . Pressing this button halfway down allows the camer a to mak e various settings, such as Auto Focu s Lock. Pressing this button all the way down in one motion allows the camer a to mak e various s[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 134 Glossary telephoto A lens that has a long er focal length and na rrower field of view (includes less subject ar e a) than a normal lens. A telephot o lens makes a sub ject appear larger and/or clos er than does a normal lens at the same camer a-t o-subject distance. See also “wide angle” on page 135. thu[...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 135 Glossary video input c onnector The conn ect or o n a t elevi sio n into which you plug the v ideo cab le. view finder The window on the back of the camer a through which y ou look to frame the subject that will be recor ded when you captur e an image. viewfinder display An L CD within the camera viewfinder [...]

HP 912 Di gital Came r a User’s Gui de 136 Index Index Numerics 4-way controller, using 22 A AC power adapter purchasing from HP 116 safety information 123 usi ng 117 Accessories for powering the cam era 116 Action exposure mode 11 Add to Order submenu 91 AE Meter ing submenu 66 Aperture Priority e xposure mode 12 Auto exposu re lock (AE-L) using[...]

HP 912 Di gital Came r a User’s Gui de 137 Index Dialogs Format for Set Date & Time 78, 109 Logo Files 73 Digital Print Order Form (DPOF) 90 Digital zoom indicator on image LCD 19 usi ng 29 Diopter cont rol, using 29 Display submenu 75, 104 Disposing of batteries 123 Dissolving image g roups 41 DPOF (Digital Print Order Form ) 90 E Edit menu [...]

HP 912 Di gital Came r a User’s Gui de 138 Index Images categorizing 43 collapsing Timelapse or grouped 39 Contin uous 27 creating slideshows 37 deleting 40 dissolving groups 41 expandi ng Timelapse or group ed 39 groupi ng 41, 88 JetSending to printer 54 marking 39 One Shot 26 protec ting 42 searching for 44 selecting in R eview mode 38 sharing [...]

HP 912 Digital Camera User ’s Guide 139 Index N Night exposure mode 11 NiMH batteries and rec harger purchasing from HP 116 usi ng 118 O One Shot imag es, shoo ting 26 Output format, video 58 Over-/u nder-exposure ind icator 30 Overlay bar s, us ing 19, 20 Overl ay sof t k ey, u sing 19, 20 Overlay subme nu 86 Overview menu and soft ke y referenc[...]

HP 912 Di gital C amera User’s Guide 140 Index S Safety mercury disclo sure statement 123 Safety informat ion 123 Searching for images 44 Select ing images in Revie w mode 38 Set Dat e & Time submen u 78, 108 Setting the format for date and time 78, 109 Sharing images 46 Shutter Priority ex posure mode 11 Shutter sp eed i ndica tor, vi ewfi n[...]

HP 912 Di gital C amera User’s Guide 141 Index Categor ies 89 Date/Time Stamp 70 Display 75, 104 EV Bracket 69 File Se ttin gs 61 Find By Catego ry 96 Find By Date 96 Focu s Lo ck 67 Group Name 88 Image Cou n ter 79, 109 ISO Speed 68 Language 81, 111 Logo Stamp 73 Overlay 86 PC Connect Mode 46, 77, 107 Playback Rat e 84 Set Dat e & Time 78, 1[...]