HP (Hewlett-Packard) R827 manual

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Legal and notice information © Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained here in is subject to change witho ut notice. The only warranties for HP products a nd services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construe d as constituti[...]

Contents 1 Getting started ....... ................................. ..................................... ..........................5 Camera top and back ................................................................................... ..........5 Camera front, side, and bottom................... .................................................[...]

Viewing thumbnails.................................................................................. ......25 Magnifying images.........................................................................................26 Using the Playback Menu.............. ....................... .......................... ...................... .26 Viewing image i[...]

1 Getting started Use this s ection to get famili ar with the camera con trols, set up your digi tal camera for use, and begin taking picture s. Camera top and back 8 9 15 14 16 12 11 10 13 1 2 3 5 6 7 4 1 Speaker. 2 Flash button—See Setting the flash on page 16 . 3 Focus button—Se e Using the foc us range settings on page 14 . 4 Photosmart Exp[...]

14 Battery Charging light. 15 Delete button—Accesses the Delete function while i n Playback . 16 Image Display. Camera front, side, and bottom 1 3 2 4 8 9 5 6 7 1 Microphone . 2 Flash. 3 Self-Tim er/Focus Assist light— See Using the Self-Ti mer settings on page 21 . 4 Lens. 5 Tripod mount . 6 Dock connector. 7 Battery/Memory card door. 8 USB co[...]

Install the battery 1. Open the Battery/M emory card door by sliding t he latch as indicated on the Battery/ Memory card door. 2. Insert the battery in the larger slot, push ing the battery in until the latch catches. 3. Close the Battery/Memory card door. Note Turn off th e camera before removing the batt ery. Fully charge the battery before usin [...]

connected through an opti onal HP Photosmart Premium came ra dock or wireless dock base (see Using t he Setup Menu on page 41 ). Use to ch oose the region yo u want, then pre ss . Set the date and time Accurately setting the date and time will hel p you locate images once you have transferred them to your comput er, and will ensure that images are [...]

Note Once you install a me mory card, all new i mages and video clips are stored on the card, rather than i n internal memory. To use int ernal memory and view images stored th ere, remove the m emory card. To transf er images from i nternal memory to an optio nal memory card, see Move Image s to Card under Using the Playback Menu on page 26 . For [...]

About the HP Photosmart Software The CD that came w ith your camera contains the fo llowing versions of HP Photo smart Software: ● HP Photosmart Premier Soft ware (for Windows XP and x64 systems with at least 128MB of RAM). This version of the software includes some e xtra features that let you: – Process images tagged as Favorites fo r printin[...]

2 Taking pictures and recording video clips Live View allo ws you to frame pictures and vi deo clips in the Imag e Display. To activat e Live View , press until appears briefly in the up per right corner of the Image Display. The Live View di splay looks like t his: 1 Shooting mode indicato r. 2 Memory card indicator. 3 Battery level indicator (see[...]

Recording video clips 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner o f the Image Di splay. This indicates you are in Live View . 2. Frame the subj ect. 3. Press and release the Video butto n. 4. To stop re cording video, press and release the Video button again. Instant Review After you have taken a still image or recorded a video clip,[...]

When you press the Shutter butto n halfway down, the camera focuses from the closest distance, then examines other fo cus regions, displayi ng those in focu s as green brackets. The sample image shows focus in regions one, two, an d five. If the camera keeps focu sing on something other t han your subject, set Auto Focus Area to Spot (see Auto Focu[...]

3. Hold the Shutter button halfwa y down and re- frame. 4. Press the Shutter button all the way dow n to take the picture. Optimizing exposure When you press the Shutter butt on halfway down, the camera also measures the light level to set the proper exp osure. If the camera determ ines the scene will re quire a very long expo sure, a shaking hand [...]

Auto Macro —Use wh en you are not sure if the subject is i n the Macro or Normal focus range. Infinity —Use when taking pictu res of distant objects and landscapes. The focus range setti ng remains in effect until it i s changed again, or you turn off the camera. Using zoom Your camera has both optical and di gital zoom. Optical zo om physicall[...]

Note Digital zoom is not available i n Panorama mode nor when recordin g video clips. Setting the flash To select a flash setting, press , use to highlight the desired flash mode, t hen press . Auto Flash (Default)—The camera uses the flash, if nece ssary. If you want the camera to remove red eyes if they exist in images, turn on Red-Eye Removal [...]

To select a shooting mode, press while in Live View , use to high light a shooting mode, then press . Auto Mode (Default)— For taking good shots quickly, when you do not have time to select a speci al shooting mode. Landscape — For scenes with deep perspecti ve, such as mo untain scenes. Portrait —For pictures that h ave one or more people as[...]

on page 9 ), you can a lso stitch panoramas autom atically as you transfer them to your computer. 1. While in Live View , press , use to select either Panorama (left to right) or Panor ama (right to left), then press . 2. Press the Shutter button to take t he first picture in the pa noramic sequence. 3. Position the camera to ta ke the second pictu[...]

Red-Ey e Removal —For automatically remo ving red eyes when fl ash is set to Auto or Flash On and the camera detects red eyes. For informat ion about red eyes, see Red eye on page 16 . On , Off (Default) Exposure Co mpensation —Overrides the camera’s automatic expo sure setting. For m ore information, see Exposure Co mpensation on page 22 . ?[...]

Video Quality —Sets resolution and compressi on for video clips. The fewer stars, the greate r the compression. ● Normal (VGA ) (Default)—For outdoor action video clips or printing individu al video frames up to 10.2 by 15 .2 cm (4 by 6 in). ● VGA —For indoor video clips or printing indi vidual video frames up to 7.6 by 12.7 cm (3 by 5 in[...]

● ISO 200 —F or lower light conditions. ● ISO 400 —For lo wer light conditio ns and/or action whe n short shutter speeds are desired. Saturation —Controls the satu ration of colors in your pictures. ● Low —Mutes colors to give a sof ter, more natural look to the subject. ● Medium (Defau lt)—Leaves colors norm ally saturated. ● H[...]

6. The camera counts d own the time delay you selected, then take s the still image or begins recording the vide o clip. If you chose 2 Shots an d are taking a sti ll image, the camera takes the second st ill image a few seconds aft er the first. 7. If you are recording a vid eo clip, press the Video button to stop recording. Tip If you wa nt to in[...]

Adaptive Lighting This setting bala nces the relationship be tween bright an d dark areas in a pict ure, preserving gentle contrast s while reducing harsh cont rasts. When used wi th a flash, Adaptive Lighting can bri ghten areas that a fl ash wouldn’t reach. A daptive Lighting is useful i n situations like these: ● Outdoor scenes with a mixtur[...]

3 Reviewing images and video clips You can review an d manipulate ima ges and video clip s in Playback as described here. For information a bout enhancing ima ges, see Using the Pl ayback Menu on page 26 and Using the Design Galle ry Menu on page 29 . Using Playback 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner o f the Image Di splay. 2.[...]

8 0:15 ● Recorded length of this audio or video clip. ● Attached au dio clip indicator. ● Video clip indicat or. 9 1 of 30 Number of this image or video clip o ut of the total number of stored images and video clips. Deleting images To delete a displ ayed image during Playback : 1. Press . 2. Use to select an option, then press . – Cancel ?[...]

Magnifying images This feature is f or viewing purposes only; it does n ot permanently al ter the image. 1. While in Playback , press (same as Zoom In on the Zoom l ever ). The currently displayed image is magnified 2x. 2. Use and to pan around the magnifi ed image. 3. Use and to change the magni fication. 4. Press to return to Pl ayback . Using th[...]

Viewing image informatio n The Im age Info screen shows the se ttings used when capturing the currently displaye d image or video cl ip. 1 ISO Speed . 2 Non-default shoo ting mode (see U sing the shootin g modes on page 16 ), Flash (see Setting the flash on page 16 ), and Focus sett ing (see Using the focus range settings on page 14 ). 3 All non-de[...]

Stitching panoramas When an image from a panoramic sequence is displaye d and you select Stitch Panorama , the cam era displays a stitched view of t he panoramic sequence . Note Stitching on -camera will result in a smaller image than if y ou stitched when transferring to a computer . To stitch a panorama at the resolution at which you took the pan[...]

4 Using the Design Gallery Menu You can use the Design Gallery features to enhance your capture d images. 1. While in Playback , use to scroll to an image, t hen press . 2. Use to highlight t he Design Galle ry Menu tab. 3. Use to highlight an opt ion, then press and follow the o n-screen instructions. Apply Artistic Effe cts —See Applyi ng artis[...]

– Solarize —Creates a partial reversal of tones and emp hasizes outlines. – Drawing —Creates a pencil draw ing using the edges in th e image. 3. Press to select the artistic effect an d display the creative sub-m enu. Follow the on-scre en instructions to adj ust the artist ic effect. 4. Press to save a copy of the image with the artistic e[...]

– Rounded Rectangle — Uses a rectangle with soft corners fo r the matte border. – Square —Adds a square m atte border with bevel ed edges. 3. Press to select the border and displa y the creative sub-menu. Follow the on-scre en instructions to adjust the border. 4. Press to save a copy of the image with the specif ied border and return t o t[...]

When you print, the normal aspect rati os get cropped on the top and bottom (landscape) or on the sides (po rtrait). Cropping he lps ensure that t he content you want gets printe d. 3. Press to save a copy o f the cropped image and return to the Design Galler y Menu . Press to exit without saving and return to t he Crop sub-menu. Chapter 4 32[...]

5 Transferring and printing images You can transfer im ages and video cl ips with or wit hout the HP Phot osmart Software that came with your camera. However, t he HP Photosmart Sof tware has several features for transferring and manag ing your images and al so guides you through the transfer process. Transferring images with HP Photosmart Software[...]

Connecting to the comp uter 1. Turn off the ca mera. 2. Connect the cam era and computer using th e USB cable that came with your ca mera, then turn on the camera. – On Windows computers, the camera appears as a device i n Explorer, allowing you to copy images from th e camera to the computer. – On Macintosh co mputers, either Image Capture or [...]

1. Check that the pri nter is turned on, the re is paper in the print er, and there are no printer error messages. 2. Verify that the camera's USB Configuration is set to Digital Camera (see USB Configur ation under Using the Set up Menu on page 41 ). 3. Connect the ca mera and printer using th e USB cable tha t came with your camer a, then tu[...]

6 Using HP Photosmart Express With HP Photosma rt Express , you can select sti ll images in your camera t o print automatically (see Marking images for printing on page 37 ), to buy prints online (see Buying prints online on pa ge 38 ), or to send to custom destinations (see Sharing images on page 38 ) the next time you conn ect the camera to your [...]

Tagging images as Favorites Tagging an imag e as a Favorite allows you to quickly print, share, or bu y prints online for the group of imag es tagged as Favori tes . 1. While in Pl ayback , use t o display an image you want to tag as a Favorite , then press . 2. Use and to highlight Favorites , the n press . 3. Highlight This Image , then press . T[...]

3. If you want to pr int more than one copy, high light Change Number of Copies , then press . In the Print sub-menu for changin g the number of copies, use to specify the number of copies to prin t, then press . 4. From the main Print menu, you can select additional image s for printing, usin g to display an image, hig hlight This Image in the Pri[...]

Setting up onli ne destin ations in the camera You can specify up to 34 custom d estinations (such as in dividual e-mail ad dresses or group distribution lists) in the Photosmart Express Menu . 1. Verify that your computer is con nected to the Internet. 2. Turn on the camera, then press . 3. Highlight Share , then press . If you have already creat [...]

4. When you are done marking i mages to share, press . 5. To send the ima ges to the destinatio ns you selected, verify tha t the computer is connected to the Internet, then conne ct the camera to the computer using the US B cable tha t came with your camer a and turn on th e camera. Chapter 6 40[...]

7 Using the Setup Menu The Setup Menu allows you to set preference s for the camera’s behavior. 1. While in Live View or Playback , press , then use to highlig ht . 2. Use to highlight a menu option , then press to display the menu option’s sub-menu. 3. Use to highlight a settin g, then press . 4. To exit the Setup Menu , press . Settings you s[...]

TV Configur ation —Sets the video signal format for displa ying camera images on a TV. ● NTSC —Used primarily in North America, parts of South America, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. ● PAL —Used primarily in Europe, Uruguay, Parag uay, Argentina, and parts of Asia. (Language)—Sets the l anguage. See Cho ose the language on page 7 . Reset Set[...]

8 Troubleshooting Use this section to find informat ion on: ● Resetting the camera (see Re setting the camera on page 43 ) ● Possible prob lems and solutions (see Problems and solutions on page 43 ) Resetting the camera If your camera does not resp ond when you press butto ns, reset the camera. 1. Turn off the ca mera. 2. Remove the memory card[...]

I have to recharge the Li thium Ion battery freque ntly. ● See Extending battery life on page 50 . ● A battery that i s new or has not b een charged recently must be recharg ed to reach full capaci ty. ● If you have not used the batt ery for two months or longer, rech arge it. The Lithium Ion battery will not ch arge. ● Try charging it agai[...]

The Image D isplay is not working. ● The Image Display may have ti med out. Press any camera butto n to wake up the camera. ● Replace or recharge the batt ery. If the Image Display does not turn on, remove the battery and connect to AC po wer. If the Image D isplay still does not turn on, reset the camera (see Resetting the camera on page 4 3 )[...]

My image is grainy. ● Add indirect lightin g, use the flash (see Setting the flash on page 16 ), or wait for natural light ing conditions to improv e. ● Use a lower ISO S peed setting (see ISO Speed under Using the Capt ure Menu on page 18 ). ● You may have zoomed in t oo far using digital zo om (see Digital zoom on page 15 ). ● If the came[...]

I cannot tran sfer images from the came ra to my computer. ● Either install th e HP Photosmart Software (see In stall the software on page 9 ), or see Transferring imag es without HP Photosm art Software on page 33 . ● Set your camera to act as a Disk Dr ive (see Connecting to the computer on page 34 ). I get an error m essage when transferr in[...]

9 Product support Use this sectio n to find support info rmation for your digital camer a, includin g links to helpful websites a nd an overview of the sup port process. Helpful websites Camera tips, product registration, ne wsletter subscriptions, driver and software updat es, purchase HP supplies and accessories www.hp.com www.hp.com/photosma rt [...]

5. Extending or upgradi ng your warranty. If you woul d like to extend or upgrade your camera's warranty, please cont act the stor e where you bought the camera o r check the HP Care Pack offers a t www.hp.com/sup port . 6. If you already purchased an HP Care Pack Service, please check the support conditions on your contract. HP Photosmart R82[...]

A Managing batteries Your camera uses a rechargeable HP Photosmart R07 L ithium Ion battery (L1812A/L1812B). Top points about batteries Always insert the battery in the camera corr ectly (see Install the battery on page 7 ). If the batter y is inserted improperly, the compartment door may close but the camer a will not operate. ● New rechargeable[...]

● Immediately discontinue use of the battery if, wh ile using, charging, or storing the battery, the battery emits an unusual smell, feels excessively hot (note that it is normal for the ba ttery to feel warm), changes color or shape, or appears abnormal in any other way. ● In the event the battery leaks and the fluid get s into one’s eye, do[...]

For Minimum, Maximum, and Average numbers, four pi ctures are taken p er session with at least a 5 minute break between sessions. In addition: ● The minimum number of shots is obtained with extensive use of Live View (30 seconds per picture), Playback (15 seconds per picture), and Flash On . Optical zoom (both directions) is used on 75% of the sh[...]

● Do not operate the camera, dock, or quick recharger if the Lithium Ion battery appears damaged. ● Do not disassemble the camera, dock, or quick recharger. ● Unplug the HP AC power adapter or qu ick rechar ger from the electrical outlet before cleaning the power adapter or quick rechar ger. ● After extensive use, the Lithium Ion battery ma[...]

B Specifications Resolution Still pictures: ● 7.2MP (3112 by 2328) effective pixel count ● 7.4MP (3164 by 2342) total pixel count Video clips (VGA—640 by 480 total pixel count; QVGA—320 by 240 total pixel count): ● VGA (Default)—24 frames/se c ● VGA —24 fr ames/ sec ● QVGA —24 frames/sec Sensor Diagonal 7.208 mm (1/2.5-inch, 4:3[...]

Storage ● 32MB interna l flash memory, not all of which is available for storing images or video clips (see Memory cap acity on page 55 ). ● Slot for memory card. ● This camera supports standard and high speed, HP-branded Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, 8MB to 2GB. ● The number of images or video clips that can be saved in memory depends [...]

Image quality The following table lists the approximate number and average size of still images that can be stored in internal memory when the camera is set to differe nt Image Quality settings (see Image Quality under Using the Capture Menu on page 18 ). 7MP 10 images (3.12MB each) Normal (7MP ) (Default) 14 images (2.07MB each) 5MP 19 images (1.4[...]

Index A Action mode 17 Adaptive Lighting 19, 23 adding borders 30 AE Metering 20 apply artistic effects 29 arrow buttons 5 artistic effects 29 assistance 48 audio clips 11, 28 Auto Focus Area 20 Auto Macro setting 15 Auto mode 17 B battery charge 7 conserving 50 door 6 install 7 shots per 51 top points about use 50 Beach mode 17 blinking lights on [...]

Setup 41 microphone 6 modifying colors 30 Move Images to Card 26 N Night Portrait mode 17 Night Scenery mode 17 Normal Focus 13, 14 number of pictures remaining 11 still images 56 O on/off 7 ON/OFF b utton 5 online destinations 38, 39 print buying 38 optical zoom 15 P Panorama mode 17, 28 parts of camera 5, 6 Photosmart Express button 5 Photosmart [...]