HP (Hewlett-Packard) M730 Series manual

6 . 5” x 9” FR ONT CO VER HP Pho to smar t M730 se r ie s Di gital Came r a Us er Guide[...]

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Contents 1 Getting started Camera top and back ........................................................................................................... .....3 Camera front, side, and bottom............................. .................................................................... .4 Before taking pictures................. ................[...]

5 Using the Design Galler y Menu Applying artistic effects.................. ............................ . ..... ............................... ................... .. .....22 Modifying colors ........... ................... ................ .................... ..................... ........................ ....... ..23 Adding borders............[...]

1 Getting started Use this s ection to get famili ar with camera controls , set up your digital camera for use, and begin taking pict ures. Camera top and back 8 9 10 11 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 1 Power light. 2 button. 3 Shutter button. 4 Delete button —Accesses the Delete function while in Instant Re view (see “ Instant Review” on page 9 and Playback [...]

Camera front, side, and bottom 3 5 4 6 2 1 1 Flash. 2 Microphone. 3 Self-Timer light (see “ Using the Self-Timer setting” on page 16 ). 4 Tripod mount. 5 Dock/USB connector—Provides direct and indi r ect (via optional do ck) USB connectivity. 6 Battery/Memory Card door. Before taking pictures Complete the following proce dures before t aking [...]

Choose the lang uage Use to choose the languag e you want, the n press . To change the l anguage lat er, use the Camera Setup Menu (see “ Using the Camera Setu p Menu” on page 33 ). Set the region Along with the l anguage settin g, the region setting determines th e default dat e format. Use to choose the region yo u want, t hen press . Set the[...]

Install and for mat an optional memor y card This camera supports standa rd, high speed, and high capacity Secure Digit al (SD and SDHC) memory cards, 32MB to 8GB. 1. Turn off the camera and ope n the Battery/Memo ry Card door. 2. Insert th e memory card in th e smaller slot as shown. Make sure the memory card snaps into place. 3. Close the Ba tter[...]

experience, periodical ly check this websi te for updates to your camera's firmware, software, and dri vers. To learn about Windo ws Vista support fo r your camera, see www.hp.com/go/ windowsvista (English only). Windows: 1. Close all program s and temporarily disable any virus prote ction softwa re. 2. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD int[...]

2 Taking pictures and recording video clips You can take pictures w hen you are in Picture Cap ture and you can record vid eo when you are in Video Record . Slide to to take picture s or to to record video clips. Th e Image Displa y resembles the following: 1 • Picture Capture indicator. • Video Record indicator. 2 12 0:15 • When taking pictu[...]

Recording video clips You can record a video cli p when the camera i s set to Vide o Record . 1. Slide to . 2. Frame the subjec t in the Image Display. 3. Press the Shutter butt on halfway do wn to measure focus and exposure. The focus bracke ts in the Image Di splay turn solid gre en when focus is locked (see “ Auto focus and ex posure” on pag[...]

Focusing on the subjec t When you pre ss the Shutter but ton halfwa y down, the camera searches for focus within the fo cus brackets. When it finds focus, the fo cus brackets turn green. If the focus brackets do not fram e your subject, use Focus Lock (see “ Using Focus Lock” on page 11 ). Optimizing focus When the c amera cannot auto f ocus, t[...]

Using Focus Lo ck Use Focus Lock to focus on a subject that i s not in the center of t he picture, to capture action shots more quickl y by pre-focusing in the area w here the action will occur, or to focus in low light or l ow contrast situat ions. 1. Frame the subject for your picture within the f ocus brackets. In l ow light or low cont rast sit[...]

Optical zoom Optical zoom moves the le ns between wide angle (1x) a nd telephoto (3x). While in Picture Capture or Video Record , use the buttons on the Zoom lever to control zoom. Press to zoom in and to zoom out. NOTE: You can set the opti cal zoom to the posit ion you want just before recording video cl ips. However, you ca nnot use optical zoom[...]

3 Setting options for taking pictures and recording video clips Your camera's default se ttings work well f or most shooting situat ions. For some situations, how ever, the featur es described in this cha pter can improve t he pictures you take and the video clips yo u record. In addition to set ting features that optimize the camera for light[...]

Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus The Picture Capture and Video Record menus allow you to adjust camera settings that af fect the characteristics of the pictures and video clips you capture. The Picture Capture Menu displays on ly those features availa ble for taking pictures while the Video Record Menu displays only featur es availa[...]

Image Quality ( only)—Sets resolution and co mpression for images. The greater the number, the higher the resolution. Th e setting remains in effect until it is changed, even when you turn off the ca mera. • 8MP Best —For enlarging or printing images greater than 41 x 51 cm ( 16 x 20 in). • Normal (8MP) (Default)—For printing ima ges up t[...]

software” on pag e 6 ), you can also stitch pa noramas automatically as you transfer them to your comp uter. 1. While in the Picture Captur e Menu , use to highlight Shooting Mode , then press . 2. In the Shooting Mode menu, use to highlight either Panorama (left to right) or Panorama (right to le ft), press , then press repeatedly unt il you ret[...]

Using the Burst setting Burst allows you to take two or more pictures as quickly as possi ble when you press and hold the Shutter butt on all the way dow n. 1. While in the Picture Capture M enu , use to highlight Burst , press , highlight On , press , then press repeatedly until you return to Picture Capture . 2. Frame the subj ect, then press th [...]

4 Reviewing images and video clips You can review an d manipulate image s and video clips in Playback as described here. For informat ion about enha ncing images, see “ Using the Design Gallery Menu” on page 22 . 1. Slide to . 2. Use to scroll through your imag es and video clip s. Press to view video clips; press to pause a clip. When p aused,[...]

Deleting images To delete a displ ayed image durin g Playback : 1. Press . 2. Use to select an option, then press . • This Image —Deletes the i mage or video clip. • All Except Favo rites —Deletes all images except those tagged as Favor ites . This menu option only appears if you have images tagged as Favorites (see “ Tagging imag es as F[...]

Using the Playback Menu 1. While in Playback , press . 2. Use to highlight an optio n. 3. Use to select an image or video clip, press , and follow any on-camera instructions. NOTE: To hear audi o associated with video cl ips, transfer them to your computer (see “ Transferring an d printing i mages” on page 25 ). 4. To exit the menu, press repea[...]

Tagging image s as Favorites Tagging an image as a Favorite allow s you to quickly select the group of ima ges tagged as Favorites for printing or viewin g as a group. 1. While in Playback , use to scroll t o an image, then press . 2. Use to h ighlight Favorites , press , then press again to tag the displayed image . This Image is ch ecked in the F[...]

5 Using the Design Gallery Menu You can use the Design Gal lery features t o enhance your capt ured images. 1. While in Playback , use to scroll to an image, then press . 2. Use to highlight Design Gallery , then press . 3. Use to highlight an option, the n press and follow any on-camer a instruction s. Apply Artistic Effects —Allows you to apply[...]

Modifying colors TIP: If you plan to modify colors, do so before addi ng a border. Modify Color allows you t o apply color schemes t o the displayed image. To modify colors: 1. Use to select Modify Color , then press . 2. Use to sele ct a color scheme and preview the effect it has on the image . • Black & White —Converts color images to bla[...]

1. Use to select Crop , then press . 2. Use to select a crop orientation and pre view the effect it has on the image. • Landscape (Default)—Horizonta lly crops the displayed ima ge to a 3:2 aspe ct ratio (one third wider than tall). • Portrait —Vertical ly crops the displayed image to a 2:3 aspect rati o (one-third taller than wide). • He[...]

6 Transferring and printing images Regularly transferring im ages to your computer and delet ing them from the memory card will reduce the time it t akes to turn on your camera, to revi ew images, and to tran sfer images. You can tra nsfer pictures and video clips with or withou t the HP Photosmart Software that came with your camera. Ho wever, the[...]

3. Connect the camera and computer usin g the USB cable that came wi th your camera. 4. Turn on the camera. When the Image Di splay indicates that the ca mera is connected to the computer, follow the instructions on th e computer screen. For more information, see the Help feature in the HP Photos mart Software. NOTE: If the camera does not successf[...]

Using a memory card reader You can put your camera’s opti onal memory card i nto a (separately pu rchased) memory card reader. Some computers and HP Photos mart printers have built-in memo ry card slots which act as a memo ry card reader. 1. Insert your camera’s memory card into the memory card reader (or into your computer’s memo ry card slo[...]

4. When the Image Di splay on the camera shows an i mage: • If you want to pri nt one or more images, use to display an image you want to print, use to specify the nu mber of copies, then press . In the Print Options menu, highlight Print This Image N ow , and press . • If you want to prin t a group of images or mo dify the printer se ttings, p[...]

7 Using HP Photosmart Express With HP Photosma rt Express , you can select pictures in yo ur camera to prin t automatically (see “ Marking images for printing” on page 29 ), to buy prints online (see “ Buying prints online” o n page 30 ), or to send to custom destin ations (see “ Sharing images” on page 31 ) the next t ime you connect t[...]

individual ima ges, all image s, or groups of images t agged as Favori tes (see “ Tagging images as Favorit es” on page 21 ). 1. While in the Photosmart Express Menu , use to highlight Print , then press . 2. In the Print menu, highligh t an option, th en press . • This Imag e —Marks the image curren tly displayed. You can scroll to a diffe[...]

4. When you are done marking ima ges for which you want to buy p rints, press repeatedly until you return to Playback . 5. To buy prints of the image s you selected, see “ Transferring i mages with HP Photosma rt Software” on page 25 . Sharing images You can customize the Share menu to include e-mail addresses, group distribution lists, or othe[...]

tagged more than one image as a F avorite (see “ Taggin g images as Favorites” on page 21 ). • All Images... —Di splays a list of destinations. H ighlight each destination to which you want to send all images, pressing to select each destination. After selecting d estinations, press . This option is ava ilable only if you ha ve more than on[...]

8 Using the Camera Setup Menu The Camera Setup Menu allows you to set preferences for the cam era’s behavior. The Camera Setup Menu is available from the Picture Captur e , Video Record , and Playback me nus. 1. While in the Picture Capture , Video R ecord , or Playback m enu, use to high light Camera Setup... , then press . 2. Use to highlight a[...]

9 Troubleshooting Use this sectio n to find informatio n on: • Resetting the came ra (see “ Resetting the camera ” on page 34 ) • Possible problems and solutions (see “ Problems and so lutions” on page 34 ) Resetting the camera If your camera does not re spond when you press buttons, reset the camera. 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Remove t[...]

I have to recharge the Ni MH batteries freque ntly. • New batteries or ba tteries that have not been charg ed recently must be rech arged to reach full capa city. • If you have not used the bat teries for two months or lo nger, recharge them. • For tips on conserving ba ttery life, see “ Ext ending battery lif e” on page 41 . The NiMH bat[...]

My image is blurry. •U s e Focus Lock (see “ Usin g Focus Lock” on page 11 ). • Use a tripod t o hold the camera stea dy, or improve l ighting condit ions. • Use Steady Photo shootin g mode (see Steady Photo under “ Using the Picture Capture and Vid eo Record menus” on p age 14 ). • Set the flash to Auto Flash or Flash On and set t [...]

I have two memory cards that are the sa me size, but one stores many more pictures than the othe r. • Your memory card may contain f iles that are n ot images or videos recognized by the camera. Save any data on the memory ca rd that you want to keep, then format the memory card (see “ Install and format an optio nal memory card” on page 6 ).[...]

Video recording ter minates abruptly and the video will n ot play back. • Remove the memory card and see if t he video is stored in inte rnal memory. If so, transfer th e video to a mem ory card (see Move Images to Card under “ U sing the Playback Menu” on pag e 20 ) or to your c omputer (see “ Transferring an d printing images ” on page [...]

The HP Photosma rt Software take s a long time be fore it is read y to transfer image s from my came ra. Having a large number of f iles stored on an optional memory card affects the amo unt of time it takes for the HP Photo smart Software to start transferring images. Transfer all images stored on the memory card, t hen format the card (see “ In[...]

10 Product support Use this secti on to find support info rmation for your digita l camera, including links to helpful webs ites and an overview of the supp ort process. Helpful websites Camera tips, product registration, newsletter subscriptions, driver and software updates, purchase HP supplies and accessories www.hp.com Under Learn about: , clic[...]

A Managing batteries Your camera uses two AA batteries, either Alka line, Photo Lithium, or rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH). Photo Lithium a nd NiMH batteries provide longer battery life than Alkaline batteries. Top points about batteries • The batteries shipped with your camera are AA Alkaline. These b att eries have a short life and ar[...]

• Do not pierce batteries or subject them to strong impacts or shocks. • Do not solder directly onto batteries. • Do not allow batteries to get wet. • Do not disassemble or modify batteries. • Immediately discontinue use of a battery if, while using, charging, or storing t he battery, the battery emits an unusual smell, feels excessively [...]

The following table shows h ow Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perfor m in different types of use scenarios: Type of Use Alkaline Photo Lithium NiMH Most economical if you take more than 30 pict ures per month Poor Fa ir Good Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per month Fair Good Fair Heavy use of flash, fre[...]

B Specifications Resolution Pictures: • 7.7MP (3200 by 2400) effective pixel count • 8MP (3264 by 2448) total pixel count Video clips (QVGA): 320 by 240 total pixel cou nt, 24 frames/sec Sensor Diagonal 7.26 mm (1/2.5-inch, 4:3 format) CCD Color dept h 36 bit (12 bits by 3 colors). 36 bit images are transformed into an optimized 24 bit image an[...]

Compression format • JPEG (EXIF) for pictures • Motion JPE G for video clips Interfaces USB mini-B Stand ards • USB—PTP and MSDC • JPEG • Motio n JPEG •D P O F • EXIF •D C F •D P S External body dimensions Measurements with camera off and lens retracted (width, depth, height): 96 mm (W) by 24 mm (D) by 62 mm (H) (3.77 in by .94 [...]

Index A Action mo de 14 Adaptive Lighting 14, 17 adding borders 23 AE Mete ring 15 apply artistic effects 22 arrow buttons 3 artistic effects 22 assistance 40 Auto mode 14 B Back button 3 batteries conserving 41 install 4 performance 42 top points about use 41 battery door 4 Beach mode 14 borders 23 Burst sett ing 15, 17 C camera dimensions 45 part[...]

pictures 8, 16 Playback 18 Playback Menu 20 Portrait mode 14 power indicators 42 light 3 ON/OFF button 3 preview Panorama 21 print images 27, 29 prints, buy online 30 problems and solutions 34 R record video clips 9 red-eye removal 20 Region 5 remaining pictures count 8 removing red eyes 20 reviewing images 18 S safety precautions for batteries 41 [...]

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