HP (Hewlett-Packard) M437 manual

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

6 Transferring a nd printing images Transferring images with HP Phot osmart Software........ ......................... ................... ..............23 Transferring images without HP Photosmart Software............................. ................................ 24 Connecting to the computer ...................................................[...]

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

Camera front, side, and bottom 1 2 3 6 5 4 1 Flash. 2 Self-Timer light (see “ Using the Self-Timer setting” on page 15 ). 3 Microphone. 4 Tripod mount. 5 Dock/USB connector—Provides direct and indi r ect (via optional do ck) USB connectivity. 6 Battery/Memory Card door. Before taking pictures Complete the following proce dures before t aking [...]

Choose the lang uage Use to choose the languag e you want, the n press . To change the l anguage lat er, use the Camera Setup Menu (see “ Using the Camera Setu p Menu” on page 31 ). Set the region Along with the l anguage settin g, the region setting determines th e default dat e format. Use to choose the region yo u want, t hen press . Set the[...]

Install and for mat an optional memor y card Your camera supports st andard, high speed an d high capacity Secure Di gital (SD and SDHC) memory cards, 32MB to 8GB. 1. Turn off the camera an d open the Battery/Memory Card door. 2. Insert th e memory card in th e smaller slot as shown. Make su re the memory card snap s into place. 3. Close the Batte [...]

To learn about Windo ws Vista support fo r your camera, see www.hp.com/go/ windowsvista (English only). Windows: 1. Close all program s and temporarily disable any virus prote ction softwa re. 2. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into t he CD drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installation screen does not appear, cli ck Start , [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 1MP —For printing images up to 10 x 15 cm (4 by 6 in). • VGA —For sending images via e-mail or posting them to the In t ernet. Burst ( only) —For taking up to three s hots quickly in succession (see “ Using the Burst setting” on page 15 ). The se tting remains in effect until it is changed again, or until you turn off the camera. Da[...]

The Image Display remai ns off during the burst capture. After t he burst images have been taken, each image a ppears one at a time i n Instant Review (see “ Instant R eview” on page 9 ). You can delete the entire burst se quence in Instant Review . To delete individual i mages, see “ Dele ting images” on p age 18 . The Burst setting rema i[...]

4 Reviewing images and video clips You can review and manipula te images and video clips i n Playback as described here. For inform ation about enhancing imag es, see “ Using the Design Gallery Menu” on page 21 . 1. Slide to . 2. Use to scroll through your images and video clips. Press to view vide o clips; press to pause a clip. When paused, u[...]

Deleting images To delete a disp layed image duri ng Playback : 1. Press . 2. Use to select an option, then press . • This Imag e —Deletes the image or vid eo clip. • All Except Favori tes —Deletes all i mages except those tagg ed as Favorites . This menu opt ion only appears if yo u have images tagged as Favorite s (see “ Tagging im ages[...]

3. Use to select an image or video clip, press , and follow any on-screen instructions. NOTE: To hear audio a ssociated with video clips, tra nsfer them to your computer (see “ Transferrin g and printing images” on page 23 ). 4. To exit the selecte d Playback option, press . 5. To exit the Playback Menu , hold until the menu disappears. For on-[...]

Tagging images as Fav orites Tagging an image a s a Favori te allows you to quickly sel ect the group of im ages tagged as Favorites for pri nting or viewing as a group. 1. Slide to . 2. Use to display an image you want to tag as a Favorite . 3. Use to highlight Favorites , then press . This image is che cked in the Favorites menu . To untag the im[...]

5 Using the Design Gallery Menu You can use the Design G allery feat ures to enhance your captur ed images. 1. While in Playback , use to scroll to an image, th en press . 2. Use to h ighlight Design Gallery , then press . 3. Use to highlight an option, then p ress and follow any on-camera i nstructions. For on-camera informat ion about an o ption,[...]

Add Borders allows you to add one or more predef ined borders to the disp layed image. To ad d a border: 1. Use to select Add Borders , then press . 2. Use to select a border type and preview the effect it has on the i mage. • Soft Edge —Applies a soft, vignetted fr ame to the image. • Oval —Adds an oval matt e border with beveled edges. ?[...]

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

3. Connect the came ra and computer usi ng the USB cable that came wi th your camera. 4. Turn on the camera and f ollow the instructio ns on the compute r screen. For more i nformation, se e the Help feature i n the HP Photosmart Software. After you have transferred th e images, you can then use the HP Photo smart Software to edit, print, or send t[...]

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

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

7 Using HP Photosmart Express With HP Photosma rt Express , you can select pictures in yo ur camera to prin t automatically (see “ Marking images for printing” on page 27 ), to buy prints online (see “ Buying prints online” o n page 29 ), or to send to custom destin ations (see “ Sharing images” on page 29 ) the next t ime you connect t[...]

individual ima ges, all image s, or groups of images t agged as Favori tes (see “ Tagging images as Favorit es” on page 20 ). 1. While in the Photosmart Express Menu , use to highlight Print , then press . 2. In the Print menu, highligh t an option, th en press . • This Imag e —Selects t he image current ly displayed. You can scroll to a di[...]

Buying prints online You can select images you wan t to order as prints. Th e next time yo u connect the cam e ra to a computer with the H P Photosmart Soft ware installed, you can order prints of the selected images onl ine. 1. While in the Photosmart Express Menu , use to highlight Buy Prints Online , then press . 2. In the Buy Prints Online menu[...]

Sending images to online destinations After you have set up onli ne destinations in the camera, you can mark images to be sent to these custom d estinations the next time you connect your camera t o your computer. 1. While in the Photosmart Express Menu , use to highlight Share , then press . 2. In the Share menu, highlight an opti on, then press .[...]

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

9 Troubleshooting Use this sectio n to find informatio n on: • Resetting the came ra (see “ Resetting the camera ” on page 32 ) • Possible problems and solutions (see “ Problems and solu tions” on page 32 ) Resetting the camera If your camera does not re spond when you press buttons, reset the camera. 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Remove t[...]

I have to recharge the Ni MH batteries freque ntly. • New batteries or ba tteries that have not been charg ed recently must be rech arged to reach full capa city. • If you have not used the bat teries for two months or lo nger, recharge them. • For tips on conserving ba ttery life, see “ Exten ding battery lif e” on page 39 . The NiMH bat[...]

• Use Steady Photo shootin g mode (see Steady Photo under “ Using the Picture Capture and Vid eo Record menus” on p age 14 ). • Set the flash to Auto Flash or Flash On and set t he shooting mode t o Action . My image is too bright. • Turn the flash of f (see “ Setting the f lash” on page 13 ). • Move back from the subject and use zo[...]

My camera indic ates I can store 4000 im ages regardles s of the Image Quali ty setting. When you turn on your camera wit h a memory card inst alled, the camera indicates the number of images yo u can put on the memory card at the current Image Quality settin g. This camera supports storin g a maximum of 4000 im ages on a memory card. It takes a lo[...]

My camera stalls when establishing a con nection to the computer. • Your memory card may have a large number of im ages stored on it. The more ima ges you have on your card, the longer it takes to est ablish a connection to t he computer (up to 5 minutes). If you h ave a large number of i mages on the memory card, be sure to allow this additiona [...]

• Lens Error (general) —M430–021, M53 0–021 • Lens Error (zoom cannot retract) —M 430–022, M530–022 • Lens Error (lens cannot extend) —M430 –033, M530–033 • Lens Error (zoom in failed) —M430–041, M530–041 • Lens Error (zoom out failed) —M430–081, M530–08 1 • Unsupported card —M4 30–200, M530 –200 • [...]

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

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

• Do not disassemble or modify batteries. • Immediately discontinue use of a battery if, while using, charging, or storing t he battery, the battery emits an unusual smell, feels excessively hot (note th at it is normal for the battery to feel warm), changes color or shape, or appear s abnormal in any other way. • In the event batteries leak [...]

• The Average value is obtained with Picture Capture used for 15 seconds per picture and Playback used for 8 second s per picture. Flash and optical zoom (both directions) are used on 50% of the shots. • The CIPA number is obtained usin g the standards established by the Camera and Imagin g Products Association. Battery performance The followin[...]

B Specifications Resolution Pictures, M537: • 6.09MP (2864 by 2128) effective pixel count • 6.37MP (2934 by 2171) total pixel count Pictures, M437: • 5.0MP (2576 by 1920) effective pixel count • 5.01 MP (2592 by 1936) total pixel count Video clips ( Q VGA): 32 0 by 24 0 total pixel count, 30 frames/sec Sensor Diagonal 7.26 mm (1/2.5-inch, 4[...]

Storage • 1 6MB internal flash memory. • Slot for memory card. • This camera supports standar d, high spe ed and high capacity Secure Digital (SD and SDHC) memory cards, 32MB to 8GB. • This camera supports storing a maximum of 400 0 images on a memory card. • The number of images or video clips that ca n be saved in memory depends on the [...]

2MP 68 images (156KB each) Q VGA 429 images (25 KB each) M437 5MP Best 11 images (.94MB each) Normal (5MP ) 27 images (402KB each) 3MP 42 images (256KB each) 1MP 88 images (124KB each) Q VGA 203 images (54KB each) Appendix B (continued) 44 Specifications[...]

Index A Action mode 14 adding borders 21 arrow buttons 3 assistance 38 Auto mode 14 B Back button 3 batteries conserving 39 install 4 performance 41 shots per 40 top points about use 39 battery door 4 borders 21 Burst setting 15 C camera dimensions 43 parts 3, 4 specifications 42 turn on/off 4 weight 43 Camera Setup Menu 31 Camera Sounds 31 Close-u[...]

print images 25 , 27 prints, buy online 29 problems and solutions 32 R record video clips 9 red-eye removal 19 Region 5 remaining pictures count 8 removing red eyes 19 resolution 42 reviewing images 17 S safety precautions for batteries 39 selecting images for destinations 29 , 30 selecting images for printing 27 Self-Timer light 4 Self-Timer setti[...]

Regulatory-1 Regulatory / Geltende Richtlinie n / Informations règlementaires Geräuschemiss ion LpA < 70 dB Am Arbeitsplatz Normaler Betrieb nach DIN 45635 T . 19 FCC statement The United States Federal Communications Commission (in 47 CFR 15.105) has sp ecified that the following notice b e brought to the attention of users of thi s product. [...]