HP (Hewlett-Packard) E327 manuale d’uso

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3 Contents 1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 Install the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Turn on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Choose the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 Set the date and time . [...]

4 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3 Reviewing images and v ideo clips . . . . . . . . . 43 Using Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Total Images Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using the Play[...]

5 Contents Transferring images to a computer without HP Photosmart Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Connecting your camera as a digi tal camera 70 Using a memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . 71 Configuring the camera as a disk dr ive . . 74 Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Error messages on the camera . [...]

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7 Getting started 1G e t t i n g s t a r t e d Congr atulations on y our pur chase of the HP Photosmart E3 2 7 digital camera and we lcome to th e wor ld of digital photograph y! This manual explains camera features y ou can use to ensu re gre a t re s u l t s wh i l e e nj oyi n g t h e ph o t o g rap h i c ex p e rie n c e. Some of th ese feat ur[...]

8 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Setup T o lo c at e a p a r t on you r c am e ra ( s uch a s a b ut t o n o r a l ig h t) while f ollow ing the instruc tions in this section , see Camera parts on page 14. 1. Install the batter ies 1. Open the Bat tery/ Memory ca rd door on the side of the camer a by sliding the door to war d the fr ont of the camer[...]

9 Getting started 2 . T urn on the camer a T o turn the camera on , slide the lens cov er open until it clic ks, uncov ering the lens. T he P ow er/ Memory light on the back of the camer a turns on solid gr een. The HP logo also display s on the Ima ge Display as the camera pow ers up . T o turn the camera off , slide the lens cov er closed un til [...]

10 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide 4. Set the dat e and time The camer a has a cloc k that recor ds the date and time at whi ch y ou take eac h pictur e . This infor mation is recor ded in the image properties, whi ch you can see in Pl ayb a c k , when viewi ng Image Advice , and when vi ew ing the image on your comput er . Y ou can also c hoose to h[...]

11 Getting started TIP : If you need to c hange the date and time settings later , y ou can do this w ith the Date & Time setting in the Setup menu . See Chapter 5, Using the Setup Menu . 5 . Install and f ormat a memory car d (optio nal) Y our camera contains inter nal memory that allows you to stor e images and vi deo clip s. Ho we ver , y ou[...]

12 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide 7. Press the button to highlig ht Ye s , and then press the button to format the card. Formatting Card ... app ears in the Ima ge Display while the camera is f ormatting the memory card . When the camer a has completed the fo rmatting, the T otal Images Su mma r y scree n i s di sp layed ( see T otal Images Summar y[...]

13 Getting started Win d ows ® T o install the HP Photosmart Softwar e successfully , your co m p u te r m u st h av e a m i n im u m o f 64 M B o f R A M , Wi n d ows x64, XP , 2000, 9 8, 9 8 SE , or Me, and Internet Explor er 5. 5 Service P ack 2 or higher . Internet Explorer 6 is reco mmended. If y our computer meets these r equiremen ts, the i[...]

14 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Came r a par ts Ref e r to the pages in pare ntheses after the part names in the follo wing tables f or more inf ormatio n about those parts. Back o f the camer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Image Display (page 21, 43) Allo ws y ou to frame p ictur es and video cli ps u si n g Live View and rev iew them afterwa[...]

15 Getting started 3 Flash button (page 2 6) Allo ws you t o select betwee n the differ ent flash sett ing s. 4 Self- Timer button (page 29) Allo ws yo u to take a self-timer pi cture . 5P o w e r / M e m o r y ligh t • Solid green —C amera is on. • Blinking green —Camer a is wr iting to either the inter nal memor y or an installed memory c[...]

16 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide T op of the camer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Shutter button (page 2 3) T akes a pictur e. 2 W rist strap mount Allo ws y ou to attach a wr ist str ap to the camera . 3 Vid eo button (page 2 4) Starts and stop s recording a v ideo clip . 1 2 3[...]

17 Getting started F r ont , left side , and bottom of the camer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1L e n s c o v e r / P o w e r sw itch (page 9) T urns the camera on and off and pr otects the lens w hen the camer a is off . 2S e l f - T i m e r / V i d e o ligh t (pages 2 4, 29) Blinks during the coun t -do wn befo re taking a pi cture w hen the c[...]

18 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide 5F o c u s M o d e sw itch (page 2 8) Allo ws you t o sw itch between Normal and Macr o focus mo de. 6 T ripod mount Allo ws you to mo unt the camera on a tripod . 7M i c r o p h o n e (pages 2 4, 54) Records audio clips that are at tached to still images and t he audio p or tion of vid e o cl i ps . #N a m e D e s [...]

19 Getting started Cam era sta tes Y our camera has two main s tates that allow y ou to comple te certain tasks. •L i v e V i e w —Allo ws y ou to tak e still p ictur es and r ecord vi deo clips. F or information about u sing Live Vi ew , see Chapter 2, T aking pictures and r ecording video clips , starting on page 21. •P l a y b a c k —All[...]

20 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide The Capture Menu lets y ou specify settings for taking a pictur e such as image quality , IS O speed, and impr inting the dat e and time on the images. F or information about using this menu , see Us ing th e Capture Menu on page 31. The Pl a yb a c k M en u lets y ou magnify and r otate images , add audio clips to [...]

21 Taking pictures and recording video clips 2 T aking pi ctur es and re c o rd i n g vi d e o c l i p s Usi ng Li ve Vie w The Imag e Display allo ws y ou to fr ame pi cture s and vi deo cli p s us in g Live Vi ew . T o acti vate Live View when the Image Display is off , p re ss the Live View /Playb ac k button until the Live View icon appears in [...]

22 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide The f ollow ing table descr ibes the information that is displa yed i n Live Vi ew when th e cam era setti ngs are at thei r defa ult values and an opti onal memory card is installed in the camera . If you c hange other camera settings, i cons for those s ettings will also be displa yed in Live View . #I c o n D e s[...]

23 Taking pictures and recording video clips Ta k i n g s t i l l p i c t u r e s T o take a still pic ture: 1. Pres s the Live Vi ew/Pl aybac k button until the Live View icon appears in the upper left corner o f the Image Display , then fr ame the subj ect for y our pi ctur e in the Image Displa y . 2. Press the Shutter button to tak e the pictur[...]

24 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide R ecor ding v ideo c lips 1. Press the Liv e Vie w/Pla yback button until the Live View icon appears in the upper left corner of the Image Display , then fr ame the subjec t for y our video using the Imag e Display . 2. T o start reco rding v ideo , pre ss and r elease the Vid eo button on the top of the camera . A [...]

25 Taking pictures and recording video clips Usin g d igi tal z o om Y ou can use digital z oom whene ver y ou w ant to captur e only a portion of the s cene in the Image Displa y . As you z oom in, a ye llow fr ame surrounds the po rtion of the scene y ou w ant to capture , allow i ng you to eliminate un wanted portions of the scene . 1. While in [...]

26 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Set ti ng t he flas h The Fl as h button allow s you to c yc le through the flash settings on the camera . T o change the f lash set ting, pr ess the Flash button until the desired setting appears on the Image Display . The f ollow ing table descr ibes each of the f lash settings on the camera . NO TE: The flash is [...]

27 Taking pictures and recording video clips Red eye The r ed-ey e phenomenon is cau sed by li ght fr om the flash r eflecting o ff the subjects ’ ey es, w hich s ometimes makes a human’s e yes appear red or an ani mal’s ey es appear green or w hite in the captur ed image . When y ou use a f lash setting wi th red - eye re du c t io n , t he [...]

28 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Using the f oc us mode s F ocus modes c hange the focal distance o f the camera to mak e it possible to tak e pictur es of objec ts that are c lose to or far a way f rom the camera . T o change the foc us mode , slide the Foc u s M o d e swi t ch o n the fr ont of the camer a. The follo wing ta ble desc ribes both o[...]

29 Taking pictures and recording video clips Using the s elf- timer settings 1. Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2. Press the Tim er button. Self- Timer appears in the Image Displa y . 3. Frame the subject (see page 21). 4. The ne xt steps depend on whether y ou are captur ing a still p ictur e or reco rding a vi deo cli[...]

30 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide TIP : If you ar e taking still images in low ligh t with or w ithout a tripod, y ou can use th e self- timer set ting to avoi d blurr y images caus ed by camer a shake . Place the camer a on a stead y surface or a tripod , frame y our pic ture , then pres s the Shutte r button all the way do wn and re move your hand[...]

31 Taking pictures and recording video clips Usi ng th e Cap t ure Me nu The Capture Menu allow s you to adj ust var ious camer a settings that affect the char acteristi cs of the images and v ideo clips y ou captur e wi th your camer a. 1. To d i s p l a y t h e Capture Menu , pr ess the button if Live View is on. If Live Vi ew is not on, pr ess t[...]

32 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Shooting Modes This s etting pro vides a p re-defined s et of camer a settings that ar e optimi ze d for ta king still pi ctur es of certain s cene types t o gi ve yo u better results . In each shooting mode , the camera selects the b est settings, such as the ISO speed and shut ter speed , optimizing them f or the [...]

33 Taking pictures and recording video clips If the shooting mode setting is an ything other than the default Auto M od e setting, the icon fo r the setting wi ll appear in the Live View scr een. T he new setting r emains in effect until it is changed again or un til the camera is tur ned off . The shooting mode setting r esets t o the default Aut [...]

34 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Image Qualit y This se tting allow s you to s et the res olution and JP EG compression of the still images you captur e with your camera . The Image Quality sub-menu has fi ve settings. 1. In the Capture Menu (page 31) , select Image Quality . 2. In the Image Quality sub-menu , use the buttons to hi ghlight a settin[...]

35 Taking pictures and recording video clips The f ollow i ng table explains the Image Q ualit y settings in mor e detail: The Pictures remaining count at the bottom of the Image Quality sub-menu s cr een updates when y ou highligh t each setting . See Memo ry ca pac ity on page 12 3 for mor e infor mation about how the Image Quality setting affect[...]

36 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide The Image Q uality setting will appear in the Live Vi ew scr e en. T he new setting re mains in effect until it is changed again, e ven w hen yo u turn the camera o ff. NO TE: When y ou use digital z oom, the re solution is further reduced as y ou z oom in. See Using digital zoom on page 2 5. NO TE: Image Quality se[...]

37 Taking pictures and recording video clips The f ollow i ng table explains the settings in more detail: If the new s etting is anything other than the def ault Off setting, the i con for the setting will appear in the Live Vi ew scr een. The new s etting remains in effec t until it is changed again, e ven w hen you tur n the camera o ff. NO TE: T[...]

38 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide EV Compensation In difficult lighting conditions, you can use EV (Exposur e Va l u e ) Compensation to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV Compen sation is useful in scenes that contain man y light objec ts (like a w hite obje ct against a ligh t back gro und) or many dar k objects (lik[...]

39 Taking pictures and recording video clips Whi te B al a nc e Differ ent kinds of lighting conditio ns cast differen t colors. F or ex ample , sunlight is more blue , while indoor tungsten light is mor e yello w . Scenes dominated b y a single color may req uire an adj ustment of the w hite balance setting to help the ca me ra rep ro d u c e c o [...]

40 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide If the setting is anything o ther than the defau lt Auto set tin g, the icon f or the setting w ill appear in the Live Vi ew screen . The ne w setting remains in effect un til it is changed again or until the camera is tur ned off . The White Balance setting re sets to the defa ult Aut o setting when you tur n the c[...]

41 Taking pictures and recording video clips IS O Speed This se t ting adjus ts the sensitiv it y of the camer a to light . When ISO Speed is set to the de fault Auto setting, the camera selects the best ISO speed for the scene. Lo wer IS O speeds will ca pture image s with the least amount of gr ain (or no ise) , but r esult in slo wer sh utter sp[...]

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43 Reviewing images and video clips 3 Re v ie w ing images and vi d e o c l i p s Yo u c a n u s e P lay back to re vie w the images and video c lips stor ed in your camer a. In addition , the Pla yback Menu allows y ou to vie w thumbnails of images or magnify images so you can tak e a clos er look at them on the camera , delete images or video cli[...]

44 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Dur ing Pl a yb a c k , the Image Displa y also indicate s additional informati on about each image or video c lip. T he follo w ing table descri bes this information . 2 4 7 6 3 1 5[...]

45 Reviewing images and video clips #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Pla yback icon , indicating the camera is in Pla yback . This icon dis plays f or the firs t few second s. 2 Display s only w hen an optional memory card is installed in the camer a. 3 P ow er indicator , such as this full battery level indicator (see P ower indicators on page 108[...]

46 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide T otal Ima ges Summar y Scr een When you pr ess the but ton while vi ew ing the last image , the To t a l Images Summary screen appears sho wing the nu mber of pi ctures tak en, and the number of pi ctures re maining. A counter indicating the total number of image s selected for pr inting is show n in the upper left[...]

47 Reviewing images and video clips Usi ng th e P layback M enu The Pl ay ba c k M en u allow s you to de lete still images or v ideo clips , undelete images, and format the camera ’ s internal memory or optional memory card . Additionally , you can recor d audio clips to attach to an image , vie w thumbnails, magnify and rotate images, and selec[...]

48 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide The f ollo wing table summar i ze s the Pla yback Menu options. #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Delete —Pre sents a sub-menu wher e you can delete the cur rent image o r video c lip, dele te all images and vi deo clips, f ormat the inter nal memory or an optional memory card , and undelete the last delet ed image[...]

49 Reviewing images and video clips Delet e In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 4 7) , wh e n you s e l e c t Delete , the Delete sub-menu displa ys . Use the buttons to highlight an option, and then pr ess the button to s elect it. The Delete sub-menu prov ides the follo wing options: •C a n c e l —Returns y ou to the Pla yback Menu without dele[...]

50 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide V ie w ing thumbnails In the Pla yback M enu (page 4 7) , when y ou select View Thu m bn ai ls you can v ie w the still images y ou have tak en and the fir st fr ames of the v ideo c lips y ou hav e r ecor ded arr anged in a matr ix of nine thumbnail images and v ideo clip f rame s per scr een. 1. In the Pla yback M[...]

51 Reviewing images and video clips Magnify ing images In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 4 7) , wh e n you s e l e c t Magn ify , the c urr ently dis play ed image is automati cally magnifi ed 2x. T he center portion of the mag nified image is display ed. 1. In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u , select Magni fy . 2. T o pan around the magnified image , use[...]

52 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Pr int In the Pla yback M enu (page 4 7) , when y ou select Print , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allo ws y ou to selec t a still image for pr inting. 1. In the Pla yback M enu , select Print . The Print s election sc reen appears on the Image Displa y wi th the number of copi es to print displa yed in the ce[...]

53 Reviewing images and video clips R otate In the Pla yback M enu (page 4 7) , when y ou selec t Rotate , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allow s you to r otate the image in 90 -deg ree incr em ents. 1. In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u , select Rotate . 2. Use the but tons to rotate the im age clockw ise or counter -cloc kwis e. T he image rot ate[...]

54 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Recor d Audi o In the Pla yback M enu (page 4 7) , when y ou select Reco rd Audio , y ou can at tach an audio clip to a still pi cture y ou hav e alre ady tak en, or you can r eplace an audi o clip alr eady attac hed to an image . 1. In the Pla yback M enu , select Recor d Audio . A udio recor d ing starts immediate[...]

55 Transferring and printing images 4 T r ansf err ing and pr inting images T r ansfe rr ing images to a compu ter TIP : Y ou can also perform this t ask using a memor y card reader (s ee Using a memor y card reader on page 71). 1. Conf irm that the HP Ph otosmart Softwar e is installed on y our computer (see Install the software on page 12). T o t[...]

56 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide 4. T urn on the camera. • On Windo ws : The HP Photosmar t Soft ware pr ov ides the do wnload func tionality . In the Tr ansfer Images from Ca mera/Card sc reen , click S tar t T ransfer . The images are tr ansferred to the computer . When the Image Action Summar y scr een appears on the computer , you can disconn[...]

57 Transferring and printing images 2. Using the USB cable that came with y our camera, connect the larger end of the USB cable to the corr esponding connec tor on the P ictBr idge-certified pr inter . TIP : The PictBrid g e c on nec to r i s usuall y located on the fr ont of the printe r . 3. T urn yo ur camera on and make sur e the c amera ’s U[...]

58 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide TIP : Printing dir ectly fr om the camera has the follo wing limitation: Y ou can not print v ideo clips dir e ctly to a pr inter . T ransfer these to the compu ter using the HP Photosmart So f twar e (see T ransferr ing images to a computer on page 5 5). NO TE: If you connec t the camera to a non-HP printer and enc[...]

59 Using the Setup Menu 5 Using the Se tup Men u The Setup M enu allo ws y ou to adjust a n umber of camera settings, such as the camera sounds, date and time , and the con figu rat ion of t he USB. 1. While in Live View , press the L ive V iew/P lay back button , and then pr ess the butt on. 2. Scr oll to the Setup M enu tab using the but tons. 3.[...]

60 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Displa y Br ightne ss This setting allo ws y ou to adju st the brightnes s of the Image Display f or the vie wing co nditions. Y ou can use this setting to incr ease the bri ghtness for har sh lighting env ironments , or reduce the br ightness to extend battery life. The de fau lt Display Brightness setting is Medi [...]

61 Using the Setup Menu Cam era So un d s Camera sounds are the sounds that t he camera makes w hen y ou turn it on, pres s a button, or tak e a pictur e. C amera sounds ar e not the audio sounds recorded w ith i mages or vid e o c l i p s. The d ef au l t Camera Sounds setting is On . 1. In the Setup Menu (page 5 9), select Camera Sounds . 2. In t[...]

62 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Date & T ime This setting allow s you to se t the date/time format, as well as the current date and time for the camera. This is usually done when you first set up the camera; however, you may need to re-set the date and ti me when you are travelling to different time zones, after the camera has been without pow[...]

63 Using the Setup Menu USB Co n fig u rat io n Th is setting determine s how th e camera is recognized when connected to a computer. 1. In the Setup Menu (page 5 9), select USB . 2. In the USB Configur ation sub-menu , highlight one of the se tw o ch oi ces: • Digital Camer a —Causes the computer to recognize the camera as a digital ca mera us[...]

64 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Lan g u a g e This se tting allow s you t o set the language used in the camera interface, such as the text in menus. 1. In the Setup Menu (page 5 9), select . 2. In the Langu age sub-menu , use the and buttons to highlight the language you w a nt to use. 3. Press the button to save the setting and retu rn to the Se[...]

65 Using the Setup Menu Mo v e Images to Car d This option allo ws y ou to mov e images fro m the internal memory to an optional memory card that y ou hav e installed (see Install and f ormat a memory card (optional) on page 11). This option is av ailable in the Setup M enu if an optional memory card is installed in the camera and the internal memo[...]

66 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Res e t S e t t i n g s This opti on allow s you to r eset the camer a to the fac tor y def ault settings . 1. If yo u have an optional memo r y card in the camer a, re move the memo r y card (see page 12). 2. In the Setup Menu (page 5 9), select Reset Settings.... 3. In the Reset All Settings? sub-menu , highlight [...]

67 Troubleshooting and support 6 T r oubleshooting and suppor t This c hapter contains info rmation on the f ollo wing topi cs: • Res etting the camera (page 68) • HP Photos mar t Softwar e, inc luding sys tem requir ements for HP Photosmar t Essential a nd Premier (p age 6 9) • Using the camer a withou t installing the HP Photo smar t Soft w[...]

68 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Res e t t i n g t he ca m era If yo ur camera does not r espond when y ou pres s any butto ns, try r ese tting the ca mer a as f ollo ws: 1. T urn off the camera . 2. If y ou hav e an optional memory card installed , remo ve it . (Alth ough remo ving an optional memory car d is not necessary for perf orming the r es[...]

69 Troubleshooting and support HP Photosmart Softwar e The HP Photosmart Soft war e pro vides features f or transferr ing images and video c lips to your computer , as we ll as features for modify ing stor ed images (remo ve r ed ey es, ro tate, c rop , r esi ze , adjust image quality , and mor e) . The CD that came w ith your camer a contains the [...]

70 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide T ransf err ing images to a computer w ithout HP Photosmart Softw are If yo u do not, or cannot , install HP Photo smar t Softwar e on yo ur computer , there ar e three w ay s to tr ansfer images f rom yo ur camera to the computer: • Connect y our camera to the com puter as a Digital Camer a (Windo ws XP or Mac OS[...]

71 Troubleshooting and support Using a memory car d r eader If y ou are using a memory card in y our camer a, y ou can simply r emove it f rom the camer a and put it in a memory card reader (pur chased s eparatel y) . The memory card reader ac ts just lik e a floppy disk dri ve or CD-ROM dr iv e. In addition, some computers and HP Phot osmart print[...]

72 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide 5. Select all the image s (in the Edit pull-down menu c lick on Select All ) , then copy them (in the Edit menu c lick on Copy ). 6. Click on the Loca l Disk un der My Computer . Y ou are n ow wor king in your computer ’s hard disk dr iv e. 7. Create a ne w folder under Lo cal Dis k (go to the Fi le pull- do wn me[...]

73 Troubleshooting and support T ransferri ng images to a Macintosh computer using a me mo ry ca rd re ad er 1. Remo ve the memory card fr om your camer a and inser t it into the memory card r eader (or the memory card slot in your computer or printer ) . 2. Depending on your computer confi guration and/or the ver sion of the Mac O S you ar e runni[...]

74 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Conf iguring the camer a as a disk dri ve Y ou can set up your camer a to function as a disk dri ve w hen it is c onnected to your computer , so you can transfer images with out using the HP Photo smart Softwar e. NO TE: Recommended for W indow s 2000 , Me , and 9 8 SE computers . Y ou may be unable to use this meth[...]

75 Troubleshooting and support NO TE: On Macintosh computers, if either Image Capture or iPhoto do not launc h automaticall y , look on the desktop for a disk dr iv e icon w ith yo ur camera’s model n umber . F or more inf ormatio n about ho w to copy files , visit Mac Help .[...]

76 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Pr oblems and soluti ons Problem P ossible Cause Solution The cam e ra does not turn on. Y ou did not slide the lens co ver f ar enough. • Slide the lens cov er until it click s. The batter ies are f unctioning incorr ectly , are dead, ar e installed incorr ectly , are missing , or ar e the wr ong type. • The c [...]

77 Troubleshooting and support The ca mera does not turn on (conti nued) . The o pt ion a l memory card is not a supported card or is corrup ted. Ensure that the memory card is the prope r t ype f or your camer a (see page 121). If the card is the pr oper type , remo ve the memory card and see if y ou can turn on the camer a. If yo u can turn on th[...]

78 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide I have to replace or rec ha rg e t he batteries frequently . Extended Image Displa y use f or vid e o rec o rd i ng, exc es s ive f l a s h use, or Display Brightness set to High , inc rease s the rate o f batt ery drain. See Extending battery life on page 104. The NiM H batteri es you are u sing were rec harged inc[...]

79 Troubleshooting and support The ca mera does not respond whe n I press a button (conti nued) . The ca m era is connected to a computer . Most of the came ra buttons do not r espond when the camera is connected to a compu ter . If they r espond , it is only to turn the Image Display on if it is off , or , in some cases, tur n the Image Display of[...]

80 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide A long delay occurs between pressing the Shutter button and the camera taking a picture (continued) . The ca mera is using a flash setting with red- eye re d u ct io n. It will take l onger to take a pictur e with red-e ye r eduction . The shutter is de lay ed because of the additional f lashes. In turn, mak e su re[...]

81 Troubleshooting and support My image is blurry . The light is lo w and the flash is set to Flas h O f f . • In dim light , the camera requir es a longer exposu re , and it is diffi cult to hold the camera stead y for mor e than 1/60 of a s econd. Use a tripod t o hold the camera stea dy , impr ov e ligh ting conditions, o r set the flash to Au[...]

82 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide My imag e is too bright . The fla sh pro vi ded too much light . • T urn the flash off (see page 2 6) . • Mov e back fr om the subject . Yo u u s e d EV Compensa tion when you should not hav e. Set EV Compensation to 0.0 (see page 38). A natural or artific ial sour ce other than the flas h provided too much li g[...]

83 Troubleshooting and support My image is too dark. The fl as h was on, but the subjec t was too far away . Make sure your subject is within the flash working distance (see page 119). If not, try using the Fla sh O f f setting (see page 2 6) . This setting will require a longer exposure, so use a tripod. The scene had many li ght - colored objects[...]

84 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide My imag e is too dark (continued) . The Displa y Brightnes s needs to be adjus ted. Set the Displa y Brightness in the Setup Menu to Medi um or High (see page 60). My imag e is grain y . The ISO Speed setting was too high . Use a l ow er ISO Speed setti ng (see page 41) . The Image Qua lity set tin g was to o l ow .[...]

85 Troubleshooting and support Images are missing on m y camer a. Y ou installed a memory card after taking o ne or more ima ges. When you install a memory card , images in internal memory are no t visible. Mov e the images fro m the internal memory to the memory card (see page 6 5) or remov e the memory card . Some menu options are gra yed out in [...]

86 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide The cam e ra res pon ds ver y sluggi shly when trying to review images. A slo w opti onal memory car d (lik e an MMC card) t hat is installed or t oo man y images on the car d can affect proces sing times. See Storage on page 121 and Memory capacity on page 12 3 for tips abou t memory cards. The c ame ra may be proc[...]

87 Troubleshooting and support I receiv e an error message while transfer ring images from the ca mera t o my computer . A pow er surge or electr ostatic dischar ge may have int errupted the transfe r . Close the HP Photosmart Softwar e, disc onnect the camera f rom the computer , and re set the camera (see page 68). Then , res tart the image trans[...]

88 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Err or mes sages o n the camer a Messag e P ossible Ca use S olution BATT E RI E S DEPLE TED . Camera is shutting down. Batter y power is too lo w to continue oper ation. Replace or r echar ge the batteri es. Batteries ar e too low to take pictures. Batter y power is too low to ta ke a still pictur e or vi deo, but [...]

89 Troubleshooting and support CARD I S UNFORMA TTED. Press OK t o forma t ca rd. The o pt ion a l memory car d that is installed needs to be for matted. F ormat th e memory car d by fo ll owin g t he instruc tions on the Image Display (or r emove the card fr om the camera if y ou do not want it to be for matted) . Fo rmatting the memory c ard w il[...]

90 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide MEMORY FULL or CARD FULL Ther e is insuffi cie nt room to save more images in intern al memory or on the optional memory card that is installed . T ransfer images f rom the camera t o your comput er , then delete all images in internal memory or on the memory card (see page 4 9) . Or replace the car d with a ne w on[...]

91 Troubleshooting and support The image is too large to magnify . The image wa s proba bly tak en wit h an o th e r camer a. T ransfer the image to y our computer and r esi ze it using the HP Photo smar t Software. The image is too la rge to rot at e. The image wa s proba bly tak en wit h an o th e r camer a. T ransfer the image to y our computer [...]

92 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Unknown image error . Unable to complete request. The ca m era could not complete the image modificati on you req u es t e d. • Tr y m o d i f yi n g t h e image again. • If the same message display s, tr ansfer the image to yo ur computer and modify it usin g the HP Photosmar t Soft ware . PROC ESS IN G.. . The[...]

93 Troubleshooting and support ERROR S A VING IMA GE. or ERROR S A VING VIDEO . The o pt ion a l memory car d that is installed w as remo ved bef ore the camera finished w riting to the card o r was half-lock ed. • Always wa i t u n ti l t he Po w e r / M e m o r y l i g h t stops blinking be for e re moving the memory card f rom the camera . •[...]

94 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Unknown U SB dev ice. The ca m era is connected to a USB de vi ce that it does not rec o g n ize. Make sur e that the camera is connected to a supported print er or compu ter . Unsupported printer The pr inter is an unsupported dev ice. Connect the camer a to a Pi ctB ridge -cer tified p rinter . Or connect the came[...]

95 Troubleshooting and support No pri ntable images in memory . or No pri ntable images on card. The ca m era ha s no still images. Vide o cl ips cannot be pr inted direc tly fr om the camer a. Disconnect the camera fr om the printer , then take still images befor e reconnecting the camer a to the printer . Cannot print video clip s. Yo u t r i e d[...]

96 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide There is a pr oblem with t he print er ’s ink. The ink cartridge may be lo w or the ink cartridge may not be supported fo r the print er . Install a supported pr inter cartridge , turn the printer off , then turn it back o n. Low in k. The pri nt er cartridge is runn ing low on ink. Replace the ink cartri dge. Y o[...]

97 Troubleshooting and support Printer i s out of paper . The p rint er i s o ut of paper . Load pape r into the print er , and then press the OK or Continue button on the printe r . Printer er ror . The re i s a problem w ith the printe r . T urn the printer o ff, then on again. Pr ess the button on the camera . Complete the print request again. M[...]

98 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Err or mes sages on the com puter Messag e P os sible Ca use Solution Cannot Connect To P ro d uc t The ca m era is turned off . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The ca m era is no t workin g co rrectly . T r y conne cting the c amer a direc tly to a P ictBr idge - certifi ed printer , and print an image. T his will v[...]

99 Troubleshooting and support Cannot Connect To P r o du c t (conti nued) The o pt ion a l memory car d that is installed is lock ed. With the camer a turned off , remo ve the memory card and sw itch the locking ta b on the card t o the unlocked position . The USB connection f ailed. Reboot the compu ter . Could N ot Send To S e r v i c e The comp[...]

100 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Pr oduct support Getting assistance In order to get t he best fr om your HP product , pl ease consu lt the follo wing s tandard HP support offer ings: 1. Consult the pr oduct documentati on that came with the pr oduct . •R e v i e w Problems and solutions on pa ge 7 6 . • R ev iew the electr onic Help secti on [...]

101 Troubleshooting and support • V aluable product and tr oubleshooting infor mation for tec hnical issues • Pr oacti ve pr oduct updates , support alerts, and HP new slet ters (a vailable w hen y ou regist er your pr oduct) 3. HP support by phone Support options and fees v ary by pr oduct, country and language. F or a list of support conditio[...]

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103 Managing batteries A Managing batter ies Y our camera uses tw o AA batteries . F or best results , use Energi zer L ithium AA or rec hargeable Ni ck el Metal Hydr ide (NiMH) AA batter ies. A lkaline batter ies pr ov ide far le ss batter y life than Lithium or NiMH batterie s. T op poin ts about batter ies • The f irst time that y ou use a set[...]

104 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide • The pe rformance of all batter ies w i ll decr ease as the temper ature dr ops. F or best perf ormance in cold env ironments, u se Energi z er Lithium AA bat teries . NiMH batteries ma y also pro vide acceptable lo w temperatur e performance. T o improv e the performance of all battery types , keep the camer a [...]

105 Managing batteries • Do not pi erce the battery with nails, str i k e the battery with a hammer , step on the battery , or otherwise sub ject it to str ong impact s or shocks. • Do not solder dir ectly onto the battery . • Do not expose the batter y to water or salt water , or allow the battery to get wet . • Do not disassemble or modif[...]

106 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide P erf ormance per battery t ype The f ollow ing table show s how A lkaline , Lithium , and r echar geable NiMH ba tteri es perfor m in differ ent type s of use sc ena rios. T ype of use Alkaline Lithium NiMH Most econom ical if you take mor e than 30 pictures per month Po o r Fair Good Most econom ical if you take [...]

107 Managing batteries Number of sh ots per batter y type The f ollow i ng table show s the minimum, max imum, and av erage n umber of shots that may be obtained using Alk aline , Lithium , and r echar geable NiM H batteri es. I n t h e a b ove t a b l e, p l ea s e n o t e t ha t i n a l l ca s e s , fo u r pi ct u res ar e take n per sessi on wit[...]

108 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Po w e r i n d i c a t o r s The fo llowing icons ma y be displayed on the status scr een, in Live View , in P lay back , and when the camer a is connected to a computer or pr inter . If no icon is displa yed , this means that the camera has suff ic ient battery pow er to function normally . Icon De script ion Batt[...]

109 Managing batteries R echar ging NiMH batte ri es NiMH batteries can be r echar ged with the optional HP Photosmart battery quic k rechar ger . F or information about this opti onal accessory , see Appendix B, Purchasing camera accessories , starting on page113. The f ollo wing table sho ws the av erage time it tak es to rec harge NiMH batteri e[...]

110 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide • NiMH batteries dischar ge when not in use, w hether they are inst alled in a camera or not . If they have not been used f or more than two w e eks, r echar ge them befor e using them again. E ven if y ou are not u sing your batterie s, it is a good idea to char ge them ev er y six months to a y ear to prolong t[...]

111 Managing batteries Saf et y pr ecauti ons f or rec harging NiM H b at te ries • Do not c har ge any b atteri es other than N iMH batter ies in the quic k rec harger . • Insert the NiMH batter ies in the corr ect orien tation in the quick rech arger . • Use the quick r echar ger in a d ry loc ation only . • Do not char ge NiMH batteries [...]

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113 Purchasing camera accessories BP u r c h a s i n g c a m e r a ac cessori es Y ou can purchase additional accessor ies f or your camer a. F or infor mation on y our HP E3 2 7 camera and compatible acc essories, g o to : • ww w .hp.com/photosmart (US) • ww w .hp.ca/photosmart (Canada) •w w w . h p . c o m (all other countr ies) T o purchas[...]

114 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide • HP Photosmart SD mem ory cards (F or important infor mation about supported types of memory cards , see Storage on page 121.) • HP P hotosmart 12 8MB SD memor y card ( L 1 873 A / L 1 873 B ) • HP Photosmart 25 6MB SD memor y card (L18 7 4A/L18 7 4B) • HP P hotosmart 512MB SD memory card (L18 7 5A/L18 7 5[...]

115 Caring for your camera C C aring f or y our camer a Y our HP camera has been desi gned to withstand mo st conditions under whi ch y ou would nor mally tak e pictur es. How ever , you should take some basic precautions w hen usin g your ca mera (s ee Ba sic camera care belo w) and clean it r egularly (s ee Cleaning t he camera on page 117). Basi[...]

116 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide • Al wa ys turn the camera off w hen you ar e not using it to prot ect the lens. W hen the camera is off , the camera lens r etrac ts and the lens wink mec hanism close s ove r the lens to protect it . • Clean y our camera bod y , Image Display , and lens r egularly w ith cleaning suppli es designed spec ifical[...]

117 Caring for your camera Cleaning the camer a TIP : If your camer a needs cleaning be yond w hat is descr ibed in this sectio n, tak e the camera to a camer a store th at sp ecializ es in cl ean in g dig ita l ca me ras. Cleaning y our camera not onl y keep s it looking its best, it also impr ov es the quality of your ph otos. It is es peci ally [...]

118 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Cleaning the camer a body and image displa y Do the follo wing t o remo ve an y fingerpr ints, dust , moistur e, and so f orth that hav e acc umulated on the camer a body and Image Displa y . 1. Blo w gently on the Image Displa y to eliminate dus t. 2. Wipe the entire surface o f the camera and the Image Di spl ay [...]

119 Specifications DS p e c i f i c a t i o n s Feat ure De sc rip ti on Resol uti on Stil l pict ures: • 5 .19 MP (2 6 54 by 19 5 5) total pi xel count • 4.9 2MP (2 56 0 by 19 20) effectiv e pi xel count Vid eo cl i ps : • QVG A 25 6 by 19 2 at 2 4 fr ames per second Sensor Diagonal 7 .2 mm (1/2 .5-inch , 4:3 f ormat) CCD Color depth 3 6 bit[...]

120 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Flas h se t tin gs Fla sh Of f , Auto Flash (def ault) , Red -Eye , Flas h O n Image Display 1.8-inch color acti ve matri x TFT L TPS with backli ght, 15 3,600 p ix els (640 by 2 40) Image capture options •S t i l l (default) •S e l f - T i m e r —still pictur e or video clip tak en after 10-second delay •V[...]

121 Specifications Compression format • JPE G (EXIF) f or still images • EXIF2 .2 for s till images with e mbedded audio • MPE G1 for video clips Storage • 16MB intern al flash memory • Slot f or memo ry card • This camer a supports both standar d and high-speed HP -branded Sec ure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCar d (MMC) memory cards 16M[...]

122 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide Po w e r T ypical po wer u sage: 1.8 W atts with Image Display on . 3.6 W atts maximum po wer us age. P ow er sour ces can be either : • T wo non-rec hargeable AA L ithium batterie s, or • T wo r echar geable AA NiMH batter ies. Rec hargeable batter ies can be r echarged in the optional HP Ph otosmart Quick Rec[...]

121 Specifications Memory capac it y The f ollow i ng table lists the approx imate number and av erage siz e of st ill images that ca n be stored in the inte rnal memory in the camera when the camer a is set to differ ent Image Qualit y settings av ailable in the Capture Men u . NO TE: Not all 16 MB of inter nal memor y is av ailable for stor ing i[...]

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125 Index A AA batteries, types to use 103 accessories for camera 113 Action mode, setting 32 arrow buttons on Controller 15 audio clips, record 54 automatic exposure, override 32 B batteries door on camera 15 extend life of 104 indicators 108 install 8 performance 106 quick recharge kit 113 recharging NiMH 109 shots per type 107 top points about u[...]

126 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide camera parts back of camera 14 front, left side, and bottom of camera 17 top of camera 16 Camera Sounds, setting 61 capacity of internal memory 123 Capture Menu 31 cleaning body 118 image display 118 lens 117 compression format 121 computer, connect camera to 55 connections as a Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) devi[...]

127 Index focus mode settings 28 switch 18 focus range 119 format internal memory 49 memory card 11 , 49 H HP Photosmart Essential Software 69 HP Photosmart Premier Software 69 HP Photosmart Software installing 12 not using 69 HP websites 100 I Image Display description 14 using 21 Image Quality, setting 34 images brighte ning 38 darkening 38 Date [...]

128 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide lens cover/power switch, description 17 life of battery, conserving 104 Live View 21 Live View/Playback button, description 14 low battery indicator 108 M Macintosh computer install software 13 USB setting on camera 63 Macro mo de setting 28 switch 18 Magnify 51 memory card door on camera 15 format 11 , 49 install [...]

129 Index P parts of camera back of camer a 14 front, left side, and bottom of camera 17 top of camera 16 performance per battery type 106 Playbac k 43 Playback Menu 47 Portrait mode, setting 33 power indicators 108 light 15 specifica tions 122 turn on/off 9 power conservation, time-out 111 Power light, description 15 print images 52 print images d[...]

130 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide space remaining in memory 22 , 46 specifications 119 states, camera 19 still pictures, take 23 Sunset mode, setting 33 T Thumbnails 50 Time & Date, setting 10 , 62 Timer button 15 total images summary screen 46 transfer images to computer 55 tripod mount, description 18 troubleshoot problems 67 turn on/off powe[...]