HP (Hewlett-Packard) E217 manual

4" X 6" FRONT C O VER Use r’s Manual HP Photo smart E217 Digital Camer a[...]

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5 Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 Attach the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Install the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Turn on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Choose the Language. . . . [...]

6 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Date & Time Imprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 EV Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 3 [...]

7 Contents Using Your Camera without Installing the HP Image Zone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Transferring Images to a Computer without HP Image Zone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Connecting Your Camera as a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Using a Memory Card Reader . . . . . . . . . 78 Config[...]

8 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual C Caring for Your C amera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Basic Camera Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Cleaning the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25 Cleaning the Camera Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Cleaning the Camera Body and Image Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9 Getting Started 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d Congr atulations on y our pur chase o f the HP Photosmart E217 digital camera and w elcome to the world of di gital photograph y! This manual explains camera features y ou can use to ensure gre a t res u l ts w hi l e en jo yin g t he p h ot o gra p h ic ex pe ri en c e. Some of th ese fea tures are: ?[...]

10 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Setup T o l o ca te a p a r t o n yo ur ca m era (s uch as a b u tt on or a li gh t) while f ollow ing the instruc tions in this secti on, s ee Camera Pa r t s on page 1 9. 1. Attac h the W r ist S tr ap Attach the w r ist str ap to the wr ist str ap mount on the side of the camer a as show n.[...]

11 Getting Started 2 . Install the Batter ie s 1. Open the Bat tery/Me mory card door on the side of the camer a by sli ding the door to war d the fr ont of the camer a. 2. Insert the bat ter ies as indicated inside the door . 3. Clos e the Battery/Memor y card door by pushing the door dow n and sliding the d o o r t ow a rd t h e b a c k o f t h e[...]

12 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 3 . T urn on the C amer a T o tur n the camera on , slide the lens co ver ope n until it cli cks , uncov er ing 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 disp lay s on the Image Display as the camer a po wer s up . T o tur n the camera o ff , slide [...]

13 Getting Started 4. Choo se the Language The f irst time y ou turn the camer a on, y ou ar e prom pted to cho os e a l an g ua ge. 1. Scr oll to the language that y ou wa nt by us in g th e buttons on the Controller . 2. Pre ss the button to selec t the highligh ted language. TIP : If you need t o change the language later , you can do this w ith[...]

14 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 5 . Set the Date and T ime The camer a has a c lock that r ecords the date and time at whi ch y ou take eac h pic ture . This inf ormation is r ecor ded in the image properties, whi ch you can see in Pla yb a c k , when viewi ng Image Advice , and when v ie wing the image on y our comput er . Y ou can also ch o[...]

15 Getting Started TIP : If you need t o change the date and time settings later , y ou can do this w ith the Date & Time setti ng in the Setup menu . See Chapter 5, Using the Setup Menu . 6 . Install and F ormat a Memo r y Car d (Optio nal) Y our camera con tains internal memory that allow s y ou to stor e image s and vi deo clip s. Ho we v er[...]

16 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 7. Press the but ton to highlight Ye s , an d then pres s the button to format the card. Formatting Card ... appea rs in the Image Display w hile the camera is f ormatting the memory card . When the camer a has completed the f ormatting, the T otal Images Su mmar y screen i s d isp layed ( see T otal Images Sum[...]

17 Getting Started 7 . Install the S oftwar e The HP Image Z one softwar e allo ws y ou to transf er images. NO TE: If you do not ins tall the HP Image Z one softwar e , yo u can still transf er images. F or details, see Using Y our Camera without Installing the HP Image Zone Software on page 77. NO TE: If you hav e tr ouble installing or u sing th[...]

18 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Mac into sh 1. Close all pr ograms and temporar ily disable any vir us pr otection s oftware r unning on your computer . 2. Insert the HP Image Z one softwa re CD into the CD dr iv e of your computer . 3. Double -c lick the CD icon on the comp uter desktop . 4. Double-click the installer icon , and then follo w[...]

19 Getting Started Cam era P a r ts Re fer to the page s in par entheses after the part name s in the follo w ing tables for mor e informati on about those par ts. Back of the Camer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1I m a g e D i s p l a y (page 2 7) Allo ws y ou to fr ame pic tures and v ideo cli ps u si ng Live View and r ev iew them afterwar d i[...]

20 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 3 Flas h button (page 3 2) Allo ws y ou to select between the diffe rent flash settin gs. 4 Self- Timer button (page 3 5) Allows y ou to take a self -t imer picture. 5 P o w er/Memory light • Solid green —C amera is on . • Blinking green —C amera is wr iting to either the inter nal memory or an installe[...]

21 Getting Started 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 9) Ta k e s a p i c t u re . 2W r i s t s t r a p mount (page 10) Allo ws y ou to attach a w rist s trap t o the camer a. 3 Video button (page 30) Starts and stops r ecor ding a vi deo clip . 1 2 3[...]

22 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual F r ont , L eft Si de , and Bottom of the Came ra #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Lens co ve r/P o wer sw itc h (page 12) T urns the ca mera on and o ff and protec ts the lens when the camera is off . 2S e l f - T i m e r / V i d e o light (pages 30, 3 5) Blinks during the count-do wn bef ore taking a pic ture[...]

23 Getting Started 5F o c u s M o d e sw itch (page 3 4) Allo ws yo u to sw itch between Normal and Macr o focus m od e. 6 T ripod mo unt A llow s you to mo unt the camera on a tripod . 7M i c r o p h o n e (page 34) Reco rds audio clips that ar e attached to still images and the audi o portion of vid e o cl i ps . #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n[...]

24 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Cam e r a Sta te s Y our camera ha s two main st ates that allo w you t o complete certain task s. •L i v e V i e w —Allow s y ou to tak e still pic tures and r ecor d vi deo c lips. F or i nfor mation abo ut using Live View , see Chapter 2, T aking Pictur es and Recording V ideo Clips , st arting on page 2[...]

25 Getting Started The Capture Menu lets y ou spec ify settings f or taking a pi ctur e such as image quality , IS O speed, and impr inting the date and time on the images. F or info rmation about using this menu , see Using the Capture Menu on page 3 7. The Pla yback Menu le ts you magnify and rotat e images, add audi o clip s to image s, se lect [...]

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27 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 2 T aking P ict ur es and R ecor ding V i deo Clips Usi ng L i ve Vie w The Imag e Display allow s y ou to fr ame pi ctur es and v ideo cli ps us i ng Live Vi ew . T o ac ti vat e Live Vi ew when the Image Display is off , pre ss the Live Vi ew/ Playbac k button until the Live View icon a ppears in the u[...]

28 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The f ollow ing table descr ibes the informati on that is displa ye d in Live View when the c amera sett ings are at th eir defa ult values and an opti onal memory card is installed in the camera . If y ou change other camera settings , icons for those s ettings will also be disp lay ed in Live Vi ew . #I c o n[...]

29 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 ta ke a st ill pic ture: 1. Pres s the Live Vi ew/Playba c k button until the Live View icon appears in the upper left corner o f the Image Display , then fr ame the subj ect fo r your p ictur e in the Image Displa y . 2. Press the Shutter button to tak e the pict[...]

30 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 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 frame the su bject for y our v ideo using the Imag e Display . 2. T o st art reco rding v ide o, pr es s and r elease the Vid eo button on the top of the came[...]

31 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Using Di gital Z oom Y ou can use di gital z oom whene v er you w ant to captur e onl y a portion of the s cene in the Image Displa y . As you z oom in, a ye llow fr ame surr ounds the po rtion of the scene y ou w ant to capture , allow ing y ou to eliminate unwanted portions of the scene . 1. While in L[...]

32 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Set ting the Flash The Fl as h button allow s y ou to cyc le through the fla sh settings on the camera . T o change the f lash setting, pres s the Flash but ton until the desir ed setting appea rs on the Image Display . The follo w ing table desc ribe s each of the flash settings on the camera . NO TE: The f la[...]

33 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Red Eye The r ed-e ye phe nomenon is caus ed by li ght fr om the flash r eflecting o ff the subjec ts ’ ey es, w hic h sometimes make s a human’s e yes appear r ed or an animal’s eyes appear gr een or w hite in the captur ed image . When y ou us e a flash setting wi th re d - eye re d u ct io n, t [...]

34 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Usi ng th e F ocus Mo de s F ocu s modes change the focal dis tance of the camera to mak e it possible to tak e pictur es of obj ects that ar e close to or far a way f rom the camer a. T o c hange the foc us mode , slide the Foc us M o d e swi tch o n the fr ont of the came ra . The f ollo wing t able desc ribe[...]

35 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Using the S elf- T imer Settings 1. Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2. Press the Tim er button until Self-T imer app ears in the Image Displa y , then frame the subject (see page 2 7). 3. The ne xt steps depend on whether y ou ar e capturing a still p ictur e or r ecording a [...]

36 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual TIP : If you ar e taking still images in lo w light wi th or without a tripod, y ou can use the self-t imer setting to av oid blurry images caus ed by camer a shake . Place the camer a on a stead y surface or a tr ipod, fr ame y our pic tur e, then pr ess the Shutte r button all the way do wn and r emov e yo ur[...]

37 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Usi ng the Capt ure Me nu The Capture Menu allow s y ou to adjust v ari ous camera settings that affect the char acter istics of the images and v ideo clips y ou captur e w ith y our camera . 1. To d i s p l a y t h e Capture Menu , pre ss the button if Live View is on. If Live Vi ew is not on , press th[...]

38 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Shooting Modes This s etting pro v ides a pr e-defined s et of camer a settings that ar e optimi z ed fo r taking still p ictur es o f certain scene ty pes to gi ve y ou better re sults. In each shoo ting mode, the camer a selects the best set tings, such as the ISO speed , F-number (aperture), and shutter spee[...]

39 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If the shooting mode setting is an ything other than the defau lt Auto M ode setting , the icon f or the setting w ill appear in the Live View scr een. T he ne w setting remains in effect un til it is changed again or un til the camera is tur ned off . T he shooting mode setting r esets t o the defa ult [...]

40 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Image Qualit y This se tting allow s you t o set the r esoluti on and JPE G compression of the still images y ou capture with y our camera . The Image Quality sub-menu has fo ur setti ngs. 1. In the Capture Menu (page 3 7), select Image Qualit y . 2. In the Image Quality sub-menu , use the buttons to highlight [...]

41 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips The Image Quality setting affects both the qu ality of the images and the number of images that can be stored e ither in the camera ’s internal memory or on an optio nal memory card . F or ex ample , the 4MP Best setting results in the hi ghest quality images, but consumes mor e memory space than the n[...]

42 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The Image Q uality setting will appear in the Live View scr een. T he new setting r emains in effect until it is changed again, e ven w hen y ou turn the camer a off . NO TE: When y ou use di gital z oom, the r esolu tion r educes as you z oom in . See Using Digital Zoom on page 31. NO TE: Image Quality setting[...]

43 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips The f ollow ing table ex plai ns the settings in more detail: If the new s etting is anything other than the de fault Off setting, the i con for the setting will appear in the Live View scr een . The new s etting remains in effec t until it is changed again, e ven w hen y ou turn the camer a off . NO TE:[...]

44 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 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 obj ect against a li ght back gr ound) or many dar k objects[...]

45 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Whi te B ala nc e Differ ent kinds of lighting conditi ons cast differ ent colors. F or ex ample , sunlight is more blue, w hile indoor tungsten light is mor e yello w . Scenes dominated by a single color ma y req uire an adj ustment o f the white balance setting to help the ca m e ra rep ro d uc e c ol [...]

46 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual If the setting is anything o ther than the default Auto set tin g, the icon f or the setting w ill appear in the Live Vi ew scr een. The ne w setting remains in effec t until it is changed again or until the camera is tur ned off . The White Balance setting re sets to the def ault Auto setting when y ou turn th[...]

47 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips IS O S peed This se tting ad ju sts the sensitiv ity of the camera to li ght. When ISO Speed is set t o the default Auto setting, the camera selects the best ISO speed for the scene. Lo w er IS O speeds w ill captur e images w ith the lea st amount of gr ain (or no ise), but re sult in slow er shutt er s[...]

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49 Reviewing Images and Video Clips 3 R e v i e w ing Images and Vid e o Cl i p s Yo u c a n u s e Pla yback to re vi ew the images and vi deo clips stor ed in yo ur camera . In addition , the Pla yback Menu allow s you to v ie 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 cl[...]

50 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Dur ing Pl ay ba c k , the Image Displa y also indicat es additional informati on about each image or video c lip. T he follo w ing table descr ibes this informati on. 2 4 7 6 3 1 5[...]

51 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 camer a is in Pla yback . This ic on display s for the fir st fe w second s. 2 Display s only w hen an optional memory card is installed in the camer a. 3 P o wer indicat or , suc h as this full battery level indicator (see P o wer Indicators on page[...]

52 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual T otal Images Summa r y Sc r 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 n umber of pi ctur es tak en, and the number of p ictur es re maining. A counter indicating the total number of image s selected for pr inting is show n in the up[...]

53 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Usi ng the P l ay ba ck Menu The Pl ayb a c k M e nu allo ws y ou to delet e still images or v ideo clips , undelete images, and format the camer a’s internal memory or optional memory card . Additionally , you can recor d audio clip s to at tach to an image , vie w thumbnails, magnify and rotate images, and se[...]

54 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The f ollo wing table summar i z es the P lay back M enu option s. #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Delete —Pre sents a sub-menu wher e yo u can delete the cur ren t image or video c lip, de lete all images and vi deo clips, f ormat the inte rnal memory or an optional memory card , and undelete the last delet[...]

55 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Delet e In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 53), wh en yo u se l e ct 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 pro vi des the follo w ing options: •C a n c e l —Returns y ou to the P la yback Menu without dele[...]

56 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Viewin g Thu m b n a il s In the Pla yback Menu (page 5 3), when y ou select View Thu mb na il s you can v ie w the still images you hav e tak en and the fir st fr ames of the v ide o clip s you ha ve recor ded arr anged in a matr ix o f nine thumbnail image s and vi deo clip f rame s per sc reen . 1. In the Pl[...]

57 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Magnify ing Images In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 53), wh en yo u se l e ct Magni fy , the c urr ently display 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 Ma gnify . 2. T o pan ar ound the magnified image , use the[...]

58 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Pr int In the Pla yback Menu (page 5 3), when y ou select Pri nt , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allo ws y ou to se lect a still image for pr inting. 1. In the Pla yback Menu , select Print . The Pr int selection sc reen appears on the Image Displa y wi th the number of copi es to print displa yed in the[...]

59 Reviewing Images and Video Clips R otate In the Play ba c k M e nu (page 5 3), w hen you se lect Rotate , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allo ws y ou to rotate the image in 90 -degree increments. 1. In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u , select R otate . 2. Use the but tons to rotate the image clockw ise or counter -cloc kw ise . The image r otates[...]

60 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Recor d A udio In the Pla yback Menu (page 5 3), when y ou select Record Audio , y ou can attach an audio c lip to a still pi cture y ou hav e alre ady tak en , or yo u can replac e an audio c lip alr eady att ached to an image . 1. In the Pla yback Menu , select R ecord Audio . Audi o recor ding starts immedia[...]

61 Transferring and Printing Images 4 T r ansf er r ing and Pr inting Images T ransf er r ing Images to a Com pu te r TIP : Y ou can also perform this task using a memory card reader (s ee Using a Memo ry Card Reader on pa ge 7 8). 1. Conf irm that e ither the HP Image Z one softw are or the HP Image Z one Express (Windo ws onl y) software is insta[...]

62 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 4. T urn on the camer a. • On Windo ws : T he HP Image T ransfer softwar e pr ov ides the do wnload f unction ality . In the Tra n s f e r Images from Camer a/Card scr ee n, click Star t T ransfer . The images are transferr ed to the computer . When the Image Action Summar y sc reen appears on the computer , [...]

63 Transferring and Printing Images b. Using the USB cable that came with y our camera , connect the larger , flat end of the USB cable to the corr esponding connec tor on the P ictBridge -certified printer . TIP : The PictBrid ge c on nec tor is usuall y located on the fr ont of the printe r . 3. Open the door on the si de of the camer a neares t [...]

64 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual TIP : Printing dir ectly f ro m the camera has the fo llow ing limitation: Vi deo clips cannot be printed dir ectl y fr om the camera . See yo ur printer ’s manual fo r more inf ormation . T o a vo id this limitation , use the HP Image Z one s oftwar e (see HP Image Zone Software on page 7 5) . NO TE: If yo u[...]

65 Using the Setup Menu 5 U sing the Setup Me nu The Setup Menu allow s you t o adjust a number o f camera settings, such as the camera sounds, date and time , and the con figu ratio n of the USB. 1. While in Live View , pr ess the Li ve Vi ew/P lay back button , and then pr ess the bu tton. 2. Scr oll to the Setup Menu tab using the but tons. 3. U[...]

66 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Displa y Br igh tness This setting allo ws y ou to adj ust the brigh tness of the Image Display f or the vie w ing conditions. Y ou can use this setting to incr ease the br ightness for har sh lighting en vir onments, or reduce the br ightness to extend battery life. The de faul t Display Br ightness setti ng i[...]

67 Using the Setup Menu Cam era Sou n ds Camera sounds are the sounds that t he camera makes w hen y ou turn it on, pr ess a button, or tak e a pic ture . Camer a sounds ar e not the audio sounds recor ded with images or vid e o cl i ps . The d efa ul t Camera Sounds setting is On . 1. In the Setup Menu (page 6 5) , selec t Camera Sounds . 2. In th[...]

68 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Date & T ime This setting allow s you to s et the da te/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 witho[...]

69 Using the Setup Menu camera was turned o ff. Y ou may be pr ompted to update the date and time the ne xt time you po we r on the camera . USB Co n figu ra tio n Th is setting determin es how th e camera is recognized when connected to a computer. 1. In the Setup Menu (page 6 5) , select USB . 2. In the USB Configur ation sub-menu , highli ght on[...]

70 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Lan g u ag e This se tting allow s yo u to set the language used in the camera interface, such as the text in menus. 1. In the Setup Menu (page 65), select . 2. In the Langu age sub-menu , use the and buttons to highlight the language you w ant to use. 3. Press the button to save the setting and retu rn to the [...]

71 Using the Setup Menu Mo v e Images to Car d This option allo w s you t o 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 15). This option is av ailable in the Setup M enu if an optional memory card is installed in the camera and the internal mem[...]

72 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Res e t S et t i n gs This opti on allo ws y ou to r eset the camer a to the fac tory def ault setting s. 1. If yo u have an opti onal memor y card in the camer a, re mov e the memory car d (see page 16) . 2. In the Setup Menu (page 65), select Reset Settings.... 3. In the Reset All Settings? sub-menu , highli [...]

73 Troubleshooting and Support 6 T r ouble shooting and Suppor t This c hapter contains inf ormatio n on the follo wing t opics: • Res etting the camera (page 7 4) • HP Image Z one soft war e , including sy stem requirements and HP Image Z one Express (page 7 5) • Using the camer a w ithout installing the HP Image Z one softwar e (page 77) ?[...]

74 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual R esetting the Camer a If yo ur camera does not r espond when y ou pr ess an y butto ns, try r es etting the camer a as f ollo w s: 1. T urn o ff the camera . 2. If y ou hav e an optional memory card ins talled, r emo ve it . (Alth ough remo v ing an optional memory car d is not necessary for perf orming the r [...]

75 Troubleshooting and Support HP Image Z one S oftwar e The HP Image Z one softwar e pr ov ides se ver al featur es that enhance y our camera ’s capabiliti es. With the f ull ver sion of the HP Imag e Z one softwar e , y ou can use HP Instant Share to e -m ail your ph otos with out sen di ng l arg e fil e a tt achm ent s. Y ou can also cr eate o[...]

76 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual installs the HP Image Zone Expr es s softwar e . See HP Image Z one Express (Wind ows Onl y) on page 7 6. • If yo ur computer has Windo ws 9 8 , 9 8 SE , or Me and at least 64MB of RAM, the installati on pr ocess installs the HP Image Z one Expr ess s oftwar e. • If y our computer has less than 64MB o f RA [...]

77 Troubleshooting and Support Using Y our Camer a w ithout Installing the HP Image Z o ne Sof t war e Y ou can still transfer images and v ideo clips fr om the camera to y our compute r withou t installing either HP Image Z one o r HP Image Z one Expres s. Ho we ver , the process for transfer ring w ill be differ ent, since normally the HP Image Z[...]

78 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Using a Memory Car d R eader If yo u are using a memory card in y our camera , you can simply r emo ve it fr om the camer a and put it in a memory card r eader (pur chased separ ately). The memory card r eader acts just lik e a flopp y disk dr iv e or CD-RO M dri ve . In addition , some computers and HP Photosm[...]

79 Troubleshooting and Support 5. Select all the image s (in the Edit pull-dow n menu cli ck on Select All ) , then copy them (in the Edit menu cli ck on Copy ). 6. Click on th e Loca l Dis k under My Computer . Y ou ar e now wo rking in your comput er’s hard disk dr i ve . 7. Create a ne w folder under Local D isk (go to the Fil e pull- do wn me[...]

80 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual T ransferr ing Images to a Mac intosh Computer Using a Memor y Card R eader 1. Remo ve the memory car d fr om your camer a and insert it into the memory card r eader (or the memory card slot in yo ur computer or printe r). 2. Depending on y our comp uter conf igur atio n and/or the versi on of the Mac OS y ou a[...]

81 Troubleshooting and Support Conf igur ing the Camer a as a Disk Dri v e Y ou can set up y our camera to func tion as a disk dri ve w hen it is connect ed to yo ur computer , so y ou can tr ansfer images w ithout usin g the HP Image Z one software . NO TE: Recommended for W indow s 2000, Me , and 98 SE computers . Y ou may be unable to use this m[...]

82 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual NO TE: On Mac intosh computers , if either Image Captur e or iPhoto do not launch automatically , look on the desktop for a disk dr iv e icon w ith yo ur camera ’s model number . F or mor e informati on about ho w to copy f iles, v isit Mac Help .[...]

83 Troubleshooting and Support Pr oblems and S oluti ons Problem P ossible Cause Solution The ca mera does not turn on. Y ou did not slide the lens cov er far 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 cha r[...]

84 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The cam era does not turn on (continued) . The o ption al memory car d is not a supported card o r is corrup ted. Ensure that the memory car d is the proper ty pe for y our camera (see page 12 9). If the card is the pr oper type , r emov e the memory card and s ee if y ou can turn on the camer a. If y ou can tu[...]

85 Troubleshooting and Support I have to replace or recha rge th e batteries frequentl y . Extended Image Display use f or vid e o re co rd in g, exce ssive fl as h use, or Display Brightness set to High , inc reas es the rate of battery drain . See Extending Battery L ife on page 112. The NiM H batteri es y ou are u sing wer e rec ha rg e d incorr[...]

86 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The cam era does not res pon d wh en I press a button (continued) . The ca mera is connected to a compu ter . Most of the c amera buttons do not r espond when the camer a is connected to a com puter . If they r espond , it is only to turn the Image Display on if it is o ff , or , in some cases, t urn the Image [...]

87 Troubleshooting and Support A long delay occurs between pressi ng the Shutte r button and the camer a taking a picture (conti nued) . The ca me ra i s usin g a flash sett ing with re d - eye re d uc ti on. It will tak e longer to tak e a pictur e w ith red-ey e r eduction. The shutter is dela yed becaus e of the additi onal flashes. In turn, mak[...]

88 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual My imag e is blurry . The light is lo w and the flash is set to Flash Of f . • In dim light , the camera req uires a longer e xposure , and it is diffi cult to h old the c am e ra s te a dy fo r m o re than 1/60 of a s econd. Us e a tripod to hold the camer a steady , impr ov e lighting conditions , or set th[...]

89 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too bright . The fla sh pro v ided too much light. • T urn the flash o ff (see page 3 2). • Mov e back fr om the subjec t. Yo u u s e d EV Compensation when you should not have . Set EV Compensation to 0. 0 (see page 44). A natural or artific ial s our ce other than the flash pro vided too muc h light [...]

90 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual My imag e is too dark. The fla sh was on, but the subjec t was too fa r away . Make sure your subject is within the flash working distance (see page 12 7). If not, try using the Fla sh O ff setting (see page 3 2). This setting will requi re a longer exposure, so use a tripod. The scene had man y light- color ed[...]

91 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too dark (conti nued) . The Display Brightne ss needs to be adjust ed. Set the Display Brightness in the Setup Menu to Me diu m or High (see page 6 6) . My image is grain y . The ISO Speed setti ng was too high. Use a l ow er ISO Speed setti ng (see page 4 7). The Image Quality setting was too lo w . Use a[...]

92 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Images are missing on m y camera. Y ou installed a memory car d afte r taking on e or mor e images. When you instal l a memory card , images in internal memory are not v isible . Mov e the images fr om the intern al mem ory to the m emor y c ard ( se e p a g e 7 1 ) o r rem ove the memory card. Some menu option[...]

93 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera respond s very sluggishly when trying to review images. A slow opti onal memory card (like an MMC card) that is installed or too many images on the c ard can affect pro cessing times. See Storage on page 129 and Memor y Capacity on page 131 for tip s about memory cards. The ca me ra may be pro cessing an i[...]

94 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual I receiv e an err or message whil e transferring images fr om the camera to my c om pu t er . A po we r surge or electr ostatic dischar ge ma y have interrup ted the transf er . Close the HP Jmage Z one T ra nsfer softwar e , disconnect the camera fr om the computer , and res et the camera (see page 7 4) . Then[...]

95 Troubleshooting and Support Err or Messages on the C amer a Messag e P ossible Cause Solut ion BA TTERIES DEP LETE D . Camer a is shuttin g dow n. Battery pow er is too lo w to continu e operati on. Replace or r echar ge the batter ies. Batteries are too low to tak e picture s. Battery pow er is too low t o take a still picture or vi deo, bu t y[...]

96 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual CARD IS UNFORMA TTED . Press OK to format card. The opti onal memory ca r d that is installed needs to be form atted. For m a t t he m e m o r y c a rd by f ollow ing the instructi ons on the Image Display (or r emov e the card f ro m the camera if you do no t want it to be for matted) . F ormatting the memory [...]

97 Troubleshooting and Support MEMOR Y FULL or CARD FULL The re i s in suf ficient room to sav e more images in inter nal memo ry or on the optional memo ry card that is installed. T r ansfer images fr om the camera t o your comput er , then delete all images in internal memory or on the memory card (see page 5 5). Or replace the card w ith a new o[...]

98 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The image is too large to magnify . The image w as pr obably tak en wi th a n ot h e r camera . T r ansfer the image to yo ur compute r and resi z e it using the HP Image Z one soft war e. The image is too larg e t o rot ate. The image w as pr obably tak en wi th a n ot h e r camera . T r ansfer the image to yo[...]

99 Troubleshooting and Support PROC ESSI NG.. . The ca me ra i s proce ssing data, suc h as sa v ing the last pic ture you to o k. If yo u are in Live Vi ew , wait a f ew s econds for the camera to f inish pr ocessing bef ore t aking another pi cture or pr essing another button . CHARG ING FLASH... The ca me ra i s rec ha rg i ng t he flas h. It ta[...]

100 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Cannot display image <filename>. The image w as taken with another camer a or the image file was corrup ted whe n th e c am era was sh ut down impr operl y . • The image may sti ll be ok ay . Tr ansfer the image to a computer and try opening it with the HP Image Z one soft war e. • Do not re move the[...]

101 Troubleshooting and Support Unable to commu nicate wit h printer . The re i s n o connecti on between the camera and printe r . • Check that the pr inter is turned on . • Make sur e the cable is connected between the print er and the camera . If that does not wo rk, turn off the camer a and disconnect it from the USB c abl e. T urn the prin[...]

102 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Printer top cov er is open. The pr inter is open. Close the top co ver of the printe r . Incorrect or missing pr int cartridge. or Incorrect or missing pr int head . The pri nte r cartridge is the incorr ect model or is missing . Install a ne w printer cartridge , turn the pr inter off , then turn it back o n.[...]

103 Troubleshooting and Support Printer i s out of ink. The pri nte r cartridg e is empty . Replace the ink cartri dge. Printer ink co ver is open. The pri nte r i nk co ver is ope n Close the ink cover . Pa p e r e r ro r. The paper tr ay may be empty or there ma y be a paper jam . • Examine the paper tra y . If it is empty , re fill it. • Exa[...]

104 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Err or Messa ges on th e Computer Messag e P ossible Ca use Solution Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t The ca me ra i s turned off . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The ca me ra i s n ot workin g correct ly . T ry conn ecting t he camer a direc tly to a P ictBr idge- certifi ed pr inter , and print an image. T hi[...]

105 Troubleshooting and Support Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t (conti nued) The op ti on al memory car d that is installed is lock ed . With the camer a turned off , remo ve the memory card and sw itc h the locking tab 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 vi c e The com[...]

106 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Getting Assis tance This secti on contains suppor t informati on for y our digital camera , including support website informati on, an explanation of the su pport process, and support phone numbers. HP Accessib ility W eb site Cus tomers w ith disabiliti es can get help by v isiting ww w .hp .com/hpinfo/commun[...]

107 Troubleshooting and Support This website is a vailable in the f ollo wing languages: Dutch , English, F r ench, Ger man, Italian , P o rtuguese, Spanish , Sw edish, T raditional Chinese , Simplif ied Chinese , Japanese , K or ean. (Danish, F innish, and Norwegi an support information is a vailable in English only .) 3. Access HP e-suppor t . If[...]

108 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • The computer’s operating sy stem and available RA M • The v ersi on of the HP software (o n the CD label) • Message s display ed at the time the situatio n occur red The a pplicable conditi ons for HP phone su pport are sub ject to change w ithou t notice . See the follo w ing pages f or the telephon[...]

109 Troubleshooting and Support Phone Support Numbers If y our countr y or r egion does not appear in the f ollow ing lists, please ref er to www .hp .com/ suppo rt fo r s up po r t infor mation. . India Indonesia 021-3 881-4518 2802 4 098 New Z ealand Mala y sia Philippines Singapo re 1588- 3003 0800 441 14 7 1800 805 405 2 86 7 35 51 6 2 7 2 5300[...]

110 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Br as i l Bra sil (Sao P aulo) Canada Chile Colomb ia (Bogota) Costa Rica Ecuador ( Andinatel) Ec uador (P acifitel) Guatemal a Mex ico (Mex ico City) Pe r ú Pue r to Ri c o U nited States V enezuela (Car acas) Mex i co 1-8 77 - 23 2 -058 9 1-800- 4 7 4-683 6 Argen tina (Buenos Aire s) Argentina 54-11-47 08-1[...]

111 Managing Batteries A Managing Batter i es Y our camera uses tw o AA batteri es. F or best r esults , use Energi z er L ithium AA or rec hargeable Ni ck el Metal Hydr ide (NiMH) AA batter ies . Alk aline batteries pro vi de far less batter y life than Lithium or NiMH batterie s. T op P oints A bout Batter ie s • The f irst time that you u se a[...]

112 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • The pe rformance of all batter ies w ill decr ease as the temper atur e dr ops. F or b est perfo rmance in cold env ironments , use Energi z er Lithium AA batteries . NiMH batteries ma y also pro vi de acceptable low temperatur e performance. T o impro ve the perf ormance of all batter y types , keep the c[...]

113 Managing Batteries • Do not pi er ce the battery with nails, s trik e the battery with a hammer , step on the batter y , or otherwise sub ject it to str ong impacts or shocks. • Do not solder dir ectl y onto the battery . • Do not expose the batter y to water or salt water , or al low the battery to get wet . • Do not disassemble or mod[...]

114 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual P erfo rmance per Batter y T ype The f ollo wing table sh ow s how A lkaline , L ithium, and r echar geable NiM H batteri es perfo rm in diffe re nt types of use sc enarios. T ype of use Alkaline Lithium NiMH Most econom ical if you take mor e than 30 pictures per month Po o r F air Good Most econom ical if yo[...]

115 Managing Batteries Number of Shots per Battery T ype The f ollow ing table sho ws the minimum , maximum, and av erage n umber of shots that may be obtained using Alk aline , L ithium, and r ec hargea ble NiMH batter ies . I n t h e ab o ve t a bl e, pl e a s e n ot e t h a t i n a l l c a s es , fo u r p ic t u re s ar e tak en per sessi on w i[...]

116 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual P o w e r Indicat ors The fo llow ing icons may be displayed on the status sc reen, in Live View , in P la yback , and w hen the camera is connect ed to a computer or pr inter . If no icon is display ed, this means that the camera has suff ic ient battery po wer to f unction normally . Icon De scrip tion Batte[...]

117 Managing Batteries Re ch a rgi n g N i M H B a t t e ries NiMH batteries can be r echar ged with the optional HP Photosmart battery quic k rec harger . For inf ormation about this opti onal access ory , se e Appendix B, Purchasi ng Camera Accessories , starting on page121. The f ollo wing table sh ow s the av erage time it tak es to rec harge N[...]

118 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • NiMH batteries dischar ge when not in use , whether they are inst alled in a camera or not . If the y hav e not been used f or more than two w eeks, r echar ge them bef ore 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 ery six months to a y ear to prol[...]

119 Managing Batteries Saf ety Preca uti ons fo r Rec har ging NiM H B at t eries • Do not c har ge an y batteri es other than NiMH batter ie s in the quic k rec harger . • Insert the NiMH batter ies in the corr ect o rien tation in the quick rech arger . • Use the quick r echar ger in a dr y location only . • Do not char ge NiMH batteries [...]

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121 Purchasing Camera Accessories BP u r c h a s i n g C a m e r a A cces sor i es Y ou can purc hase additional accessori es for y our camera . F or informati on on your HP E2 17 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 pur [...]

122 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • HP Photosmart S D memory car ds (F or important infor mation about supported types of memory cards , see Storage on page 12 9.) • HP Photosmart 64MB SD memory card ( L 1 872 A / L 1 872 B ) • HP Photosmart 128MB SD memory card ( L 1 873 A / L 1 873 B ) • HP Photosmart 2 5 6MB SD memory car d (L18 7 4[...]

123 Caring for Your Camera C C ar ing f or Y our Came r a Y our HP camera has been desi gned to w ithstand most conditions under whi ch y ou would no rmally tak e pi ctures . How e ver , you should tak e some basic precauti ons when using y our camera (see Basic Camera Care belo w) and clean it r egular ly (see Cleaning the Camera on page 12 5). Ba[...]

124 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • Al wa ys tur n the camera off w hen y ou 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 clos es ov er the lens to protect it . • Clean y our camera bod y , Image Display , and lens r egularly w ith c leaning supplie s designed spe[...]

125 Caring for Your Camera Cleaning the C amer a TIP : If your camer a needs cleaning be y ond what is descr ibed in this secti on, tak e the camer a to a camera store th at sp ecializ es in clea nin g dig ital cam eras. Cleaning y our camera not onl y k eeps it looking its best, it also impr ov es the quality of y our photos . It is espec ially im[...]

126 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Cleaning the Camer a Bod y and Image Displa y Do the follo w ing to remo ve an y finger prints , dust, mo isture , and so f orth that hav e acc umulated on the c amera bod y and Image Displa y . 1. Blo w gently on the Image Dis play to eliminate dus t. 2. Wipe the entire surf ace of the camer a and the Image D[...]

127 Specifications DS p e c i f i c a t i o n s Feat ure De sc ript ion Resol uti on Still pictures: • 4.06 MP ( 2 3 3 2 by 17 40) total p ix el count • 4.01 MP ( 2 3 20 by 17 28) eff ectiv e pi xel count Vid eo cl ip s: • QVG A 2 5 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 36 bit[...]

128 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Flas h se tti ng s Fl ash Of f , Auto Flash (default), Re d-Eye , Flas h O n Image Display 1.5-inc h color acti ve matr ix TFT L TPS w ith backli ght, 130, 000 p ix els (5 5 7 by 2 34) Image capture options •S t i l l (default) •S e l f - T i m e r —still pictur e or video c lip taken after 10-second del[...]

129 Specifications Compression format • JPE G (EXIF) f or still images • EXIF2 .2 for still images w ith embedded audi o • MPE G1 for vi deo 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 Di gital (SD) and MultiMediaCar d (MMC) memory cards 1[...]

130 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Po w e r T yp ical po wer u sage: 1.8 W atts with Image Display on . 3.6 W at ts max imum pow er usage . P o w er sour ces can be e ither : • T wo non-rechar geable AA Lithium batter ies , or • T wo rec hargeable AA N iMH batterie s. Rec hargeable batter ies can be r echar ged in the optional HP Ph otosmar[...]

131 Specifications Memory Ca pac ity The f ollow ing table lists the appro ximate n umber an d av er age si z e of still images that can be s tore d in the internal memory in the camera when the camer a is set to differ ent Image Qualit y settings av ailable in the Capture Me nu . NO TE: Not all 16MB of internal memory is available f or stor ing im[...]

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133 Index A AA batteries, types to use 111 accessories for camera 121 Action mode, setting 38 arrow buttons on Controller 20 audio clips, record 60 automatic exposure, override 38 B batteries door on camera 20 extend life of 112 indicators 116 install 11 performance 114 quick recharge kit 121 recharging NiMH 117 shots per type 115 top points about [...]

134 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual top of camera 21 Camera Sounds, setting 67 capacity of internal memory 131 Capture Menu 37 cleaning body 126 image display 126 lens 125 compression format 129 computer, connect camera to 61 connections as a Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) device 69 as a USB Mass Storage Device Class (MSDC) 69 to computer 61 to[...]

135 Index format internal memory 55 memory card 15 , 55 H help from customer support 106 HP Image Zone Express software, description 76 HP Image Zone software description 75 installing 17 not using 77 Windows requirements 75 HP web sites 106 I Image Display description 19 using 27 Image Quality, setting 40 images brighte ning 44 darkening 44 Date &[...]

136 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual lens cover/power switch, description 22 life of battery, conserving 112 Live View 27 Live View/Playback button, description 19 low battery indicator 116 M Macintosh computer install software 18 USB setting on camera 69 Macro mo de setting 34 switch 23 Magnify 57 memory card door on camera 20 format 15 , 55 ins[...]

137 Index top of camera 21 performance per battery type 114 Playbac k 49 Playback Menu 53 Portrait mode, setting 39 power indicators 116 light 20 specifica tions 130 turn on/off 12 power conservation, time-out 119 Power light, description 20 print images 58 print images directly to printer 62 problems, troubleshooting 73 product support 106 purchas[...]

138 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual still pictures, take 29 Sunset mode, setting 39 support for users 106 T technical support 106 Thumbnails 56 Time & Date, setting 14 , 68 Timer button 20 total images summary screen 52 transfer images to computer 61 tripod mount, description 23 troubleshoot problems 73 turn on/off power 12 U under-exposing [...]