HP 315 manual

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 1 hp photosmart 315 digital cam er a user ’s guide English[...]

2 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user’s guide Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started ............................................................................. 7 Introduction ................ .................. ....................... ........................ .................. ........... 7 Camera parts ................... .................. .[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 3 Chapter 3: Reviewing Your Photos ............................................................... 25 Viewing your photos ..................... ................. ........................ ........................ ......... 26 Viewing small versions (thumbnails) of your photos ................................ .................[...]

4 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Chapter 5: Sharing and Printing Photos ....................................................... 55 Connecting the camera to your Windows PC .................................. ........................ ... 55 System requirements for a Windows PC ................. .................. ..................[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 5 Chapter 7: Powering Your Camera .............................................................. 73 Determining if the batteries need to be changed .................. ........................ ............... 73 Replacing batteries ................. ....................... .................. ........................ .........[...]

6 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Appendix A: Reference ................................................................................ 97 Icons ............. ........................ .................. ....................... .................. ..................... 97 Camera indicator lights ....................... ............[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 7 Chapter 1: G et ting Star ted Intr oduction Y our simple - to -us e HP PhotoSmart 315 digita l camer a t ak es high-q uality photo s y ou can shar e w ith f amil y and f r ie nds on the Int er net or v i a email . It come s w ith HP so ftwar e f or manipulating , st or ing , and pr inting y o ur phot os . Y our camer a inc[...]

8 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Camera parts T he fo llo w ing illustr a tions sho w the fr ont , back , and sides of the HP PhotoSmart 315 digital camera . flash status L CD image L CD image L CD on/o ff button vie w fi n d e r batter y compartment co ve r memo ry car d door memory car d access light lens cov er lens AC p o w e[...]

www.hp.com/photosmart 9 Quick Setup Qui ck s et u p Sett ing up the HP Ph ot oSmart 315 di gita l camer a is q ui ck and eas y — f ollo w these steps and y ou ’ ll be ready to take photos . Step 1: Attach the wrist str ap 1. Open the memory card door . 2 . Using the w r ist str ap inc luded in the bo x with y our camer a, thr ead the shor t loo[...]

10 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Quick Setup Step 2: Install t he bat teries Insert f our AA batter ies (suppli ed), making sure that the +/ – electr odes a re f acing the pr oper dire cti on (see the di agram o n the inside of the camer a ’ s battery compartment). F or details , see “ R eplac ing batte r ies ” on page 7[...]

www.hp.com/photosmart 11 Quick Setup 1. Slide the lens co v er open to tur n the camer a on . The image L CD turns on and displa ys y our language ch oi ces. Not e: T he camer a onl y turn s the image L CD on automati call y the f irst time y ou turn on the camer a. T her eafter , you need to pr es s the ima ge LCD on/off bu tton w hen yo u w ant t[...]

12 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Quick Setup Step 4 : Set th e camera date and tim e After y ou select the camer a language , the ca mer a immediatel y pr ompts y ou to en ter the c ur r ent dat e and time . Once y ou ha ve se t the camer a ’ s r eal- time cloc k, it can r ecor d the date and time at w hic h y ou tak e each ph[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 13 T u rning the cam era on and off • T o tur n the camer a on , sli de the lens co ver open . T he s tatus L CD turns on and displa ys the camer a st atus. • T o tur n the camera o f f , slide the lens co ver c losed. T he status L CD goe s blank. Auto Pow er Off To conserve battery power, the camera automatically turns[...]

14 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Using the 5-wa y contr oller Us e the 5-w a y con tr oller to: • Mak e selecti ons f r om the camera me nu s, w hic h allo w you to adj ust the camer a ’ s sett ings. • S cro l l t h ro u g h p h o t o s yo u h av e t a ke n. • Use the di gital z oom. Pr ess the up , do w n, left , or ri [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 15 3 . Pr ess the ri ght or le ft side of the 5-w a y contr oller until the desir ed menu is selec ted on the image L CD . E ach menu is r e pr esent ed b y an icon . A select ed icon is enlar g ed and ani mated . 4. P r ess OK to ope n the menu . T o pres s OK , pu sh the cente r of the 5-w a y contr oller str aight in , w [...]

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www.hp.c om/photosma rt 17 Cha pte r 2: T a ki ng P hot os T his chapter des cr ibes the basic pr ocess o f taking photos wi th y our HP PhotoSmart 3 15 digital camer a and gi v es y ou tips f or taking the best photo s. Once y ou are f amiliar w ith this pr ocess, see Chap ter 4 for i nstructions on ad justing the ca mera sett ings to fit y our n [...]

18 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 3 . Pr ess and ho ld the shut ter b u t to n 1/ 2 way d own to a ll ow t h e c a m e ra t o a d ju s t t h e focu s and e xposur e . 4. When you s ee the stead y gr e en light t o the r ight o f the v iewf inder , p r es s the shut ter button all the wa y dow n to tak e the photo . W ait fo r the[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 19 Auto F oc us and Auto Exposure T he camer a auto maticall y foc us es and adju sts the e xposur e for the c urr ent lighting conditio ns w hen y ou pres s the shut ter but ton . Pr ep ar e earl y by fr aming your photo and pr essing the shut ter button 1/2 w ay do w n , es pec iall y w hen y ou ar e photogr aphing an acti[...]

20 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Pre vie wing y our photos Instead of looking thr ough the vi e wf inder to pr ev ie w a photo, y ou can use the image L CD to pr ev ie w a ph oto . T he image L CD sh o ws e xac tl y w hat y our photo w ill look lik e , w her eas the v i ewf inder sho ws sli ghtly less than w hat the camera w ill[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 21 4. Pr ess and h old the shutter b u t to n 1 / 2 way d own t o a l low t h e c a m e ra t o a d jus t t h e fo cus and e xposur e . Note: If y ou mov e the camera and f r ame a differ ent sub ject w hile keeping the shutter button pr esse d 1/2 w ay d o w n , the ca mer a does not r e -adju st the fo c us and e xpo sur e.[...]

22 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Using Instant Re vie w Y ou can r ev ie w each phot o on the image L CD immediatel y after taking it . While r e vi e w ing a photo , y ou can choo se t o sav e or delete it . T o immediatel y re vi e w y our photos, y ou mu st turn Inst ant R e vi e w on using the Instant Re vie w menu . F or in[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 23 T ips f or taking the best photo s • T ry to fi ll the entir e fr ame w ith your su bj ect and e xc lude un w anted detail . • K eep the sun behind y ou or at y our side , not dir ectl y o v er head or in f r ont of y ou . • If the light is be hind y our sub jec t , us e the On f lash s etting to inc r ease the ligh[...]

24 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide • T he camer a tak es a bou t a se cond t o f oc us and ad j us t the e xposur e w hen y ou pr ess the shut ter but ton 1/2 w ay do wn . W ait until y ou see the s teady gr een light t o the ri ght of the v ie wfinder , then pre ss the shutter button all the w ay do wn to t ak e the photo . If [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 25 Chap ter 3: R e v ie w in g Y ou r P hot os Afte r y ou hav e tak en some pho to s and they ar e stor ed on the Compac tF lash memory card , y ou can vi e w them u sing the image L CD. While v ie wing y our photo s , y ou can magnify , er ase , lock, and r otate photo s, o r c r eate a DP OF f ile to pr int a set of phot [...]

26 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Vi e wing y our photo s 1. Make sur e the lens cov er is closed (the came r a is off) . 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button to turn the image L CD on . T he last photo y ou took a ppears on the image L CD . 3 . Us e the 5-w ay contr oller to s equence thr ough your phot os . E a ch time y[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 27 T he status o v erla y bar giv es y ou the f ollo wing inf ormatio n about the c urr ent photo: • date /time pho to w as tak en • phot o quali ty setting us ed to tak e the phot o ( ) • DPOF s tatu s (DP O F icon appear s onl y if photo is mark ed f or DP OF) • lock s tatu s (L oc k ico n appear s onl y if phot o [...]

28 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Vi e wing small v ersions (t humbnails) of y our photos Y ou can v ie w up to nine of y our photos at the same time on the image L CD . T o look at t humbn ails of y our photos: 1. Make sur e the lens cov er is closed (the came r a is off) . 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button to turn the[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 29 5 . T o ad vance to the ne xt set of th umbnails, u se the 5-w ay contr oller to mo ve the y ello w bor der to the last phot o in the set , and then pr ess the do w n si de of the 5-w ay contr oller . Note: T o s cr oll to the pr ev ious s et o f thumbnails , mo ve the y ello w bor der to the f ir st phot o in the se t an[...]

30 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Ma g n ify in g y ou r p ho t o s While r e vie wing a photo , y ou can magnif y an ar ea of the photo . T o m agnify a photo: 1. Make sur e the lens cov er is closed (the came r a is off) . 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button to turn the image L CD on . 3 . Us e the r ight or le ft side [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 31 Er asing your phot os Y ou can er ase a single photo or all photos f rom the memory card . Once a photo has been er ased , it cannot be r e co v er ed. Note: L o c k ed photo s mus t be unloc ked bef or e the y can be er ased. See “ Lock i n g yo u r photos ” on page 3 3 for det ails . T o er ase photos : 1. Make sur [...]

32 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 7 . If y ou c hose t o er ase all photo s, y ou ar e asked to conf irm . T o conf irm , use the r ight or left side o f the 5-w ay con tr oller to selec t Ye s , then pres s OK . 8. If you w ant to eras e another photo , use the r ight or left side of the 5-w ay contr oller to scr oll to the next[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 33 Loc ki ng your p ho tos L oc king pho to s pr ev ents them f r om being acc ident all y er ased fr om t he memor y card . Y ou can lock all photos on the memo ry car d at the same time or yo u can choo se indi vi dual photos to loc k . Y ou can also unloc k phot os that ha v e been loc k ed. Whe n y ou ar e r e v ie w ing[...]

34 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 3 . If y ou are loc king or unlocking a single photo , us e the r ight o r left si de of the 5-w a y contr oller to sc ro ll to the phot o y ou w a nt to loc k or unloc k. Note: If y ou are loc king or unlo cking all the photo s on the memor y card , it do esn ’ t matter whi ch photo is displa [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 35 R otating y our photos Y ou can r ot ate a ph oto di spla yed on the image L CD in 90 ° inc rements . T o rotate a ph oto: 1. Make sur e the lens cov er is closed (the came r a is off) . 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button to turn the image L CD on . 3 . Us e the r ight or le ft side of the 5-w ay contr oller to [...]

36 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 8. If you w ant to r otate ano ther phot o , us e the r ight or left side o f the 5-w ay co ntr oller to scr ol l to th e photo, select the direction you w ant to rotate in, and t hen press OK r epeatedly until y ou are happ y with the photo ’ s positi on. Repeat this step until y ou are f i ni[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 37 Y ou can se lect the photo s you w ant to include in a DP OF file one at a time , or y ou can choo se to ad d all of t he photos on th e memor y c ard at the same ti me. Selecting a p hoto to add to a DPOF f ile is called “ ma rking ” the photo . Once you ha ve mark ed a photo, y ou can unmar k it to r emo ve it f r o[...]

38 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 7. P r e s s OK . 8. If you c hose to mar k or unmar k all photo s , y ou ar e ask ed to conf irm . T o conf irm , us e the r ight or le ft side o f the 5-w a y contr oller to selec t Ye s , then pre ss OK . Note: A DP OF f ile can cont ain up to 100 pho to s. If y ou c hoos e to mar k all photo [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 39 Chapter 4 : Adjusting the Cam er a Settings Y ou can modify the HP Phot oSmart 315 di gital came r a ’ s settings to f it the c u rr ent photo - taking conditions and y o ur pr ef er ences. F or e x ample , you can adj us t the flash s ettings to f it c ur r ent lighting conditi ons , and y ou can select the camer a lan[...]

40 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide T o chan ge the fla sh s ett ing : 1. Slide the lens co ver open to tur n the camer a on. 2. P r e s s t h e fla sh button repeatedl y until the flash se tting you w ant displa y s on the s tatu s L CD . The f lash button c y c les thr ough the f our av ailable f lash settings. Note: Th e flash s[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 41 Note: T he flash r echar ges between photo s. This is indi cated by a r ed light ne xt to the v i e wf inder an d a blinking fla sh ico n on the s tatu s L CD . Whe n the r ed light tur ns o ff and the flash i con stop s blinking, y ou can take another f lash photo . Changing th e photo quality T he camer a has thr ee pho[...]

42 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Photo quality Description Resolution Basi c The most memory -efficient photo quality setting. Use this setting for taking photos that you plan to send via e-mail or place on the Internet. 640x480 Fin e Produces high-quality photos and requires les s memory than Super-fine mode. Use this setting f[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 43 Her e ar e some important no tes abo ut the photo q uality setting: • Y ou can use differ ent photo quality settings f or diff er ent photos on the same memory car d. • T he camer a r etains the cur r ent pho to quality setting until y ou change it , ev en if y ou turn the camer a off . • Because photo quality affec[...]

44 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Using the digital zoom Y ou can u se the camer a ’ s di gital z oom to ma k e a su bj ec t appear t o be c lo ser . Y ou mu st u s e the ima ge L CD to p r e v ie w y our ph ot o to see th e e ffe ct o f the z oom . Th e image L CD sho w s the image y ou w ill captur e, as sho w n in the e xam [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 45 T o use Quic k Zoom: 1. Slide the lens co ver open to tur n the camer a on. 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off but ton to turn the image L CD on. 3 . Use the do wn si de of the 5-w ay con tr oller to z oom in on yo ur subj ect . When the digital z oom is ac ti v e , a red bor der fr ames the photo on the image L C D . E[...]

46 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide T o use th e Digital Zoom menu: 1. Slide the lens co ver open to tur n the camer a on. 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button to tur n the image L CD on . 6 . If y ou w ant to z oom in c loser , use the do wn si de of the 5-w ay contr oller . E ach time y ou pr ess do wn on the 5-w ay contr [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 47 Using the self-timer Us e the s elf-timer to t ak e a pho to of y our self or a po sed gr ou p phot o . After y ou tur n the se lf- timer on and pr es s the shut ter but ton, the camer a waits 10 seconds bef or e taking the photo . T o use th e self-timer : 1. Attach the camer a to a tripod , or place it on a fir m surfac[...]

48 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 4. P r ess the shut ter button all the wa y dow n , then r elease it . T he r ed self-timer indicator li ght on the f r ont of the camer a blinks for 10 seconds w ith an inc r easing f r equenc y . After 10 s econds , the camer a tak es the photo and the se lf- timer turns o ff aut omaticall y . [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 49 T o turn Instant Re vie w on or of f: 1. Slide the lens co ver open to tur n the camer a on. 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button t o tur n the image L CD on . 3. P re s s t h e menu bu t ton . 4. Use the r ight or le ft side of the 5-wa y contro ller to se lect Re vi ew Off or Re vie w O n from the camer a menu , [...]

50 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Setting the imag e L CD brightness Y ou can adju st the br ightness of the image L CD fo r differ ent lighting conditi ons . F or ex ample, if y ou ar e using the camer a in br ight sunlight , you ma y w a nt to inc reas e the image L CD br ightnes s to impr ov e the v isibility of the display . [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 51 Setting the date and tim e T he camera ha s a r e al- time cloc k that can recor d the date and time at whic h yo u tak e ea ch photo . T he camera pr ompts you to en ter the date and time under the follo w ing c ir cumstance s: • When y ou tur n on the camer a f or the f irs t time . • T he camer a w as w ithout batt[...]

52 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide T o c han ge t he d ate and tim e: 1. Pr ess the ima ge LCD on/off b utton to tur n the image L CD on . 4. Use the up or do w n side of the 5-w ay co ntr oller to s elec t the dat e and time f ormat y ou w ant to us e , then pr ess OK . Y ou can ch oose mm/dd/ yy or dd/mm/y y , and 12 - or 2 4 - [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 53 Changing the camer a languag e Y ou can c hange the language us ed f or the camer a menus . To c h a n g e t h e c a m e r a l a n g u a g e : 1. Pr ess the ima ge LCD on/off button to turn the image L CD on . 2. P r e s s t h e menu bu tton . 3 . Us e the r ight or le ft side of the 5-w ay contr oller to sc roll to the S[...]

54 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Setting the beep T he camer a beeps to le t y ou know that it is ha s f inished captur ing an image , or to w arn y ou that the bat ter ies ar e empty or the memory c ar d is full or inoper able . The beep is on b y def ault but y ou can turn it o ff if y ou ar e in a locatio n w her e silence is[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 55 Chapter 5: Sharing and Pr inting Photos Once y ou hav e tak en some photo s w ith y our HP PhotoSmart 315 di gital camer a , y ou can us e them in man y fun and c r e ati v e w a y s. Y ou can tr ans fer them to y our Windo ws P C or Mac into sh f or use in c reati ve pr oj ects , or f or sharing w ith family and f riends[...]

56 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide S ystem r equirements for a W indo ws P C T o w ork w ith your came r a , y our computer m ust mee t or e xceed the f ollo wing r equir ements: * If y ou ar e using Wi ndow s NT 4.0 or later , you w ill need a CompactF lash card r eader (purc hased separ ately) and 64 MB of RA M to use the camera[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 57 Installing t he soft ware on a W indo ws P C 1. Insert the HP Phot oSmart 315 CD into y our compu ter ’ s CD-RO M dr i v e. T he installati on w indo w automaticall y app ears. Note: If the installati on w indow doesn ’ t appear , use Windo ws Explor er or My Com puter t o locate y our CD-RO M dr i ve , and then doubl[...]

58 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Connec ting th e camera to a Windo ws P C Bef or e connecting the camer a to y our computer , make sur e y ou hav e installed the so ft w ar e . See “ In stal lin g t he sof tware on a Wind ow s PC ” abov e for detail s. Note: T h e camer a uses a U SB connectio n , so y ou do not need t o tu[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 59 Do wnloading photos t o a Wi ndo ws P C Do wnloadin g is the pr ocess of tr ansfe r r ing pho tos fr om the came r a ’ s memo ry card to y our computer . Tip: T o conserve battery po w er , use an A C adapter (optional) w hen y ou ar e do wnloading phot os to y our co mput er . F or mor e infor mation , see “ Using a [...]

60 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 4. If desired , clic k the br o w se ( . ..) button to s elect the f older w her e the photo s w ill be sav ed . If y ou do not se lect a f older , the pho to s w ill be sa v ed to th e f older sho w n in the Sav e m y images to section. 5 . If y ou w ant t o c r eate a sub-f older ba sed o n the[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 61 Whe n y ou ar e f inished do wnlo ading y ou can: • Vi ew y ou r ph otos • Pr int y our phot os • Shar e y our ph ot os w ith f amil y and f r iends o n the Int er net See t he H P P hoto I mag in g sof t war e ’ s o nl i n e he lp fo r mo re i n fo r m a t io n. Connec ting t h e came r a to y our M ac intosh S y[...]

62 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Connec ting th e camera to a Mac intosh Note: T he camer a uses a US B connecti on , so y ou do not need to turn the computer o f f w hen connecting or dis connecting the camer a. T o connec t th e camera to a M ac intosh: 1. P lug the smaller end of the USB cable (supplied) into the camer a . 2 [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 63 Do wnloading photos t o a Ma cintosh Tip: T o conserve battery pow er , us e an A C pow er adapter (optional) w hen y ou ar e do wnloading phot os to y our co mput er . F or mor e infor mation , see “ Using a n A C po w er adapter ” on page 77. T o do wnload p hotos to a Mac in tosh: 1. Co nnect the camer a to y our c[...]

64 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide When y ou ar e f inished do w nloading , you can w ork w ith y our phot os u sing the Ar cSoft PhotoIm pr essi on softw ar e that came with y our camer a. S ee the so ftwar e ’ s o nline help f or mor e i nfo rmati on. U s i n g a c ard re a d e r Y ou can us e a Co mpac tFla sh me mory car d r[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 65 JetSend ing y our photos HP Jet Send allow s for con veni ent , w irele ss tr ansfer . Y ou ca n tr ansfer photo s fr om yo ur camera to any Jet Send-r ecei v ing pr inter , such as the HP PhotoSmart 1000 and 1200 Ser ies pr inte rs . T o deter m ine if a pr int er can r ecei ve Je t Send tr ansmissi ons, se e the pr inte[...]

66 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 5 . P lace the camer a and the pr inter 1 5 cent imete rs ( about 6 inc hes) apart and aim the camer a ’ s infr ared sens or at the printer ’ s infrar ed sensor . 6. P re s s t h e shut ter button all the wa y dow n to send the c urr entl y display ed p hoto . While the connec tion is be ing [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 67 Chapter 6 : Compac tFlash Memor y Th e “ fi l m ” used in the HP Ph otoSmart 315 digit al camer a is a re us able Co mpactF lash memory car d . The car d is mor e economi cal than conv entional f ilm becau se y ou can er ase un w anted photos fr om the card , making space av ailable f or ne w photos. T he camer a come[...]

68 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Installing a memor y card 1. If y ou are r eplac ing an e x isting car d w ith a ne w one , mak e sure the memo ry card acces s li ght is o ff be f or e opening the memo ry car d door . Caut io n: Op ening the mem ory car d door w hile the ac ces s ligh t is on co uld damage the ex isting c ard o[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 69 3 . If y ou ar e re mo v ing an e x isting car d, r otate the blue car d ej ecti on le v er up , then push the lev er in to ej ect the car d fr om the slot. 4. Insert the ne w memory car d so that the f r ont of the car d faces the fr ont of the camer a and the ed ge w ith p inholes is placed into the camer a f irs t . 5 [...]

70 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Ch ec kin g th e me mor y card status If the memory car d is full , damaged , or mis sing , the number s “ 000 ” blink on the st atus L CD to indicate y ou cannot take an y more photos . A red li ght appears to the r ight o f the vi e w finder if y ou pr ess the shut ter button . T o r esume [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 71 • If y ou r ecei v e the car d er r or indi cati ons and the car d is for mat ted and is not f ull , the c a rd m a y b e d a m a g e d. T r y re - fo r m a t t i n g th e c a rd, o r t r y a d i f f e re n t c a rd. For i n s t r u c t i on s on f ormatting a ca r d , se e belo w . F or matting a memor y car d Mos t C [...]

72 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 1. Insert the memory car d into the camer a (see “ Installing a memory car d ” on pa ge 6 8) . 2. P r e s s t h e ima ge LCD on/off button to turn the image L CD on . 3. P re s s t h e menu button . 6 . Use the r ight or left side of the 5-w ay contr oller to select Ye s , then press OK . 7 .[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 73 Chap te r 7 : P o w er ing Y ou r C ame r a T he HP Phot oSmart 315 di gital camer a can be po w er ed b y batter ie s or an HP -appr o v ed A C po wer adapter . F or con v enience , use the batter ie s whe n y ou ar e taking photos. T o prese rve battery p o w er , u se an A C adapter (pur chase s epar atel y) w hen y ou[...]

74 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Note: Whe n the Empt y battery icon on the st atus L CD begins flashing and the camer a beeps r epeatedly , the po w er is about to sh ut off . Y ou need to r ep lace the batteri es bef or e y ou ca n take another photo . T he life of the batter ies depends on se ver al factor s. T hese include: [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 75 • Tr y “ ultr a - ” or “ pr emium- ” gr ade alk aline , lithiu m, or r echar geable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH bat teries, av aila ble fr om vari ous ba tt er y m anu facturers. • If y ou ar e using r ec har geable batter ies , be sur e y ou f ully dr ain and r echar ge the batter ies accor ding to the ma nuf ac tur er ?[...]

76 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide T o insert ne w bat terie s: 1. Make sur e the lens cov er is closed (the came r a is off) . 2 . T o open the battery compar tment , slide the battery compartment co ve r in the dir ection of the arr o w , and then lift it. 3 . Insert f our ne w bat ter ie s, making sur e the + / − el ectrodes [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 77 Using an A C pow er adapter T o e xtend the life of y our bat ter i es, u se an A C po w er adapter as y our pow er sour ce when connecting y our camer a to a computer or w hen using the image L CD f or an e x tended per iod . Only u se an A C po wer adapt er that HP has a ppr o ved f or us e w ith the HP PhotoSmart 315 d[...]

78 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide T o connec t an A C po w er ad apter : 1. P lug the adapter into a po w er sour ce ( such as a w all outlet or pow er str ip) . 2 . C onnect the r ound end of the ada pter cable to the camer a. Note: If y ou wan t to us e bat tery po wer , re mo v e the A C adapter fr om the po wer s our ce and t[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 79 Chapter 8: T r oubl eshooting Pr oblems and solutions If y ou hav e a problem us ing y our HP Ph otoSmart 315 di gital camer a, r e v ie w this sec tion f irst . If you c an not fin d t he solu tion to your p r ob lem h ere , see “ Getting assi stan ce ” on page 8 8 f or inf ormati on on contac ting HP Cu stomer C ar [...]

80 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide The camera does not respond when I press a button. The camera is off. Slide the lens cover open to turn the camera on (if you want to take a photo) or turn on the image LCD (if you want to revie w your photos) . The camera is connected to a computer. If the status LCD displays the letters PC , th[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 81 The camera needs to be reset. Turn the camera off and then on again (slid e the lens cover closed and then o pen). Remove the ba tteries and reinstall them. If you are using an AC power adapte r, unplug th e adapter fr om the camera, remov e and reins tall the batteries, and then pl ug the adapter in. I can’t erase a ph[...]

82 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide I hav e to repla ce the camera bat teries frequently . Extended use of the image LCD consumes battery power. Downloading photos to your computer can also consume a lot of battery power. To extend the life of your batteries: • Al wa ys use an A C adapter to pow er the cam era wh en you ar e usin[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 83 When I p ress the sh utte r but ton 1/2 way d own , a blinking green light appear s ne xt to the vie wfinder . — Continued (next page) — The camera cannot find a focus because you are too close to the subject. The camera ’ s Auto Focus range is 30 cm (11.8 in.) to infinity and foc uses on the ob ject in the center o[...]

84 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide There is not en ough light to illuminate your subject. Wait for lighting conditions to improve or turn on the lights in the room. Or, set the camera ’ s Auto Exposure using a differen t subject that is illuminated m ore clearly and is th e same dista nce away. Fo llow the sam e procedure detail[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 85 The me mory c ard is damaged o r is not formatted. Format the me mory ca rd or replace it with a new, formatted c ard. The flash is recharging. Wait until the flash icon on the status LCD stops blinking before taking an other f lash phot o. The camera is connected to a computer. (The letters “ PC ” appear on th e stat[...]

86 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide My p h o t o i s blu r ry . Your sub ject was too close to the camera lens. The camera ’ s Auto Focus range is 30cm (11.8 in.) from the front of the lens to inf inity. For a clear, sharp image, make sure your subject is within this range. The subject wasn ’ t centered in th e frame, or the su[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 87 My p h o t o i s too dark . There was not enough light. Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve or use the flash to illuminate your subject (see “ Using the flash ” on page 39). The flash was on, but the subject was too fa r away. The flash can only illuminate objects that are within 3m (about 9 1/ 2 ft.) of t[...]

88 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Get ting assistance T o help ensu r e trouble -free performance, y our H P Photo Sma rt 315 digital camer a comes w i th aw ard-w inni ng HP C ustomer C ar e . Whether y ou have a question or a request for repair , HP Customer Care makes it f ast and eas y to get the assist ance y ou need . Help [...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 89 3 . If pos sible , visit one of our HP C ustomer C ar e W eb sites. Mos t of the ans wer s y ou need ar e as c lose as y our computer sc reen! See “ Us i n g H P C u s t o m e r C a re o n l i n e re s o u rc e s ” belo w fo r spec ifi c infor mation on ho w to conn ect . 4. Organi z e your que sti ons and note err or[...]

90 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Contacting HP Customer Care b y phone Like mos t H P custom e rs, you ’ ll pr obabl y nev er need to call us . But if y ou do , you ’ ll be connected to a serv ice tec h nic ian w ho spec iali z es in y our produc t and can help y ou f ind the ans w ers y ou need . S ee the li s t b e l o w f[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 91 F o r s u ppo r t n umbe r s in o ther c o u n t r i e s /regions , c o n t a c t y o ur local HP o f f i c e . Ar cSoft support F or help w ith yo ur Ar cSoft PhotoImpr essio n Softw ar e , visit the Ar cSoft W eb site at ww w .arc soft.com . T he W eb site off er s an online manual f or the softw ar e , answ ers t o com[...]

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www.hp.c om/photosma rt 93 Chapter 9: Car e and Safety Cari ng f or y o ur camera and acces sor ies Camera • K eeping the lens c lean w ill help you t o tak e sharp , c lear photos w ith the best possible f oc u s. U s e a dry , soft , lint-fr ee clo th to gen t l y w ipe the lens and s tat us and i mage L CDs to cl ean o ff an y finge rpr ints a[...]

94 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide A C po wer adapter • Use onl y an A C po w er ad apter that HP has appr ov ed for u se w i th the HP PhotoSmart 315 digital camer a. Use of an y other adapter w ill v oi d y our w arr anty and may damage yo u r c a m e ra. Batteries • Replace all the batteri es at the same time . Do not repla[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 95 Safety precautions • T o a v oi d the r isk of elec tr i c shock , do not open the camer a case or attempt t o r epair the camer a y ours elf . Con tact an author i z ed HP Servi ce Cente r for r epairs. See “ Ge tting assistance ” on page 8 8 . • K eep the camer a dry . Expo sing the camer a to ex cessi ve mo ist[...]

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www.hp.c om/photosma rt 97 Appendi x A: R ef er ence Icons Icon Meaning Batteries full Batteries partially-ch arged Batteries empty Automatic flash on Flash off Flash on[...]

98 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Automatic flash with red-eye reduction on Basic photo quality Fine photo qua lity Super-fine pho to quality Photo included in DPOF file Photo locked (ca nnot be erased unless m emory card is re-formatted) Self-tim er on Icon Meaning[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 99 Came r a indicator lights Indicator light State Meaning Viewfinder Green – steady Th e camera has achi eved the best focus and exposure an d is ready to take a pho to. Green – blinking The camera cannot find a focus or there is not enou gh light to take the photo. Red – steady The camera cannot take a photo for one [...]

100 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Err or messages If an er r or message displa ys on the s tatus L CD , consult the list belo w for co rr ecti v e acti ons to tak e . Memory card access On The camera is accessin g the memory card — do not open the memory card door. Off You can open the memory card door. Self-timer Red – blin[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 101 Camer a specifications Sensor 2.1 megapixels, 1/2.7 ” CCD Color depth 30-bi t Resolution 2.1 megapixels (Super-fine and Fine photo quality settings: 1200 x 1 600 pixels; Basic photo quality setting: 640 x480 pixels) Memory card CompactFlash Type I; all storage sizes supported (8MB car d supplied) Lens system 6-element [...]

102 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Viewfinder Optical viewfinde r Flash Built-in flash with range up to 3 meters (9.8 ft.); mod es: auto, auto with red- eye reduction, on, off LCD 1.8 inch color LCD with 72K pixels (312x230); 4x playback magnification Power 4 AA b atteries (inclu ded) or o ptional AC ada pter Interf aces USB, Jet[...]

www.hp.com/photosmart 103 Appendix B: R egulator y and W arr anty Infor mation Reg ul ator y n ot ic es U. S . A . This de vi ce complie s w ith P art 15 of the FCC r ules . Oper ati on is subj ect to the fo llo w ing t w o conditions: (1) this dev ice may not cau se harmf ul interfer ence , and (2) this dev ice mus t accept any int erfer ence r ec[...]

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www.hp.com/photosmart 105 Hew lett-P ack ar d limited w arr anty statement A. Extent of Limited Warranty 1. Hewlett-Packard (HP) warrants to the end-user customer that the HP products specified above will be free from defects in material and wor kmanship f or the duration specifie d above, which dura tion begins on the date of purchase by the custo[...]

106 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide 5. If HP is unable to repair or replace, as applicable, a defective prod uct which is covere d by HP ’ s warranty, HP shall, within a reason able time after b eing notified of the d efect, refund the pur chase price f or the product. 6. HP shall have no obliga tion to repair, replace, or refun[...]

www.hp.com/photosmart 107 D. Local Law 1. This Warranty Stateme nt gives the customer specific legal rights . The customer may a lso have other righ ts which vary from state to state in the United States, from province to province in Canada, and from country to country elsewhere in th e world. 2. To the extent that this Warranty Statement is incons[...]

108 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Hew lett-P ack ar d y ear 2000 warr anty for cons umer pr oduc ts distributed thr ou gh au tho r iz ed r es el le rs Subject to all of the terms and limitations of the HP Limited Warranty Statement provided with this HP Product, HP warrants that this HP Product will be able to accurately process[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 109 Ind e x Numerics 5-way controller 14 A AC adapter connecting 78 safety precautions 94 using 77 Assistance 88 Auto Exposure 19 Auto Focus 19 Auto Power Off 13 B Batteries checking the level of charge 73 icons on status LCD 73 inserting 75 removing 75 replacin g 75 safety pre cautions 94 what ki nd to u se 75 when to chan [...]

110 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide D Date 12 , 51 Deleting photos 31 Digital Print Order Format. See DPOF file Digital zoom 44 Downloading photos to a Macintosh 61 , 63 to a PC 55 , 59 DPOF file creating 36 editing 36 E Erasing photos 31 Error messages 100 F Five-way controller 14 Flash changing the settings 39 symbols on s tatus[...]

www.hp.c om/photosma rt 111 Magnifying photos 30 Marking photos 37 Memory card capacity 70 checking the status 70 formattin g 71 how photo qu ality affects capacity 70 installing 68 removing 68 replacing 68 safety precautions 94 warranty 105 what kind to use 68 Menu button 14 Menus selecting options 14 O OK selecting 14 P PC connecting the camera t[...]

112 hp photosmart 315 digital camera user ’ s guide Requirements batteries 75 Macintosh 61 memory cards 67 PC 56 Resolution. See Photo quality Reviewing photos us ing Instant Review 22 , 48 Rotating photos 35 S Safety precautions 95 Self-timer 47 Setting the date and time 12 , 51 Settings beep 54 brightness of image LCD 50 changing 39 flash 39 ph[...]