HP (Hewlett-Packard) M417/M517 manual

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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 M417/M517 User’s Manual Focusing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Obtaining Optimum Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using Focus Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3[...]

7 Contents 5 Transferring and Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . 79 Transferring Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Printing Images Directly from the Camera . . . . . . 81 6 Using the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Camera Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Phone Support in the United States and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Phone Support in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Other Phone Support Worldwide . . . . . . . . . 142 A Managing Batterie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

9 Getting Started 1 Getting St ar ted Congr atulations on y our pur chase o f the HP Photosmart M417/M517 digital camera , and w elcome to the wor ld of digital 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 M417/M517 User’s Manual T o f urt her enhance y our exper ience, y ou can purc hase an HP Photo smart M-ser ies doc k. The camer a dock allo w s yo u to easily tr ansf er images to a compu ter , se nd images to a print er , vi e w images on a telev ision , and rechar ge batteri es in your camera . The doc k also pr ov ides a con [...]

11 Getting Started 2 . Install the Batter ie s 1. Open the Bat tery/M emory card door on the side of the camer a b y sliding the door to wa rd the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the bat teri es as indicated inside the door . 3. Clos e the Batter y/Memo r y car d door by pushing the door do wn and sliding the door to war d the top of the camera unt[...]

12 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 3 . T urn on the C amer a T ur n the camera on by sli ding the sw itch to the r ight and then r eleasing it . The lens e xtends and the P o wer ligh t to the left of the sw itch turns on solid gr een. The HP logo also display s on the Image Display as the camer a po wer s up . 4. Choo se the L anguage The [...]

13 Getting Started 5 . Set the R egion After c hoosing a language , y ou ar e prom pted to choo se the continent wher e you liv e . The Lan guag e and Region settings determine the defa ults for the date format and the f ormat of the vi deo signal for displa ying camer a images on a tele visi on (see TV Configuration on page 91 ). 1. Scr oll to the[...]

14 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 5. Press the button when you have entered the proper values for the date and time. A confirmation screen appears, asking if the correct date and time have been set. If the date and time are correct, press the button to select Ye s . If the date and time are incorrect, press the button to highlight No , and[...]

15 Getting Started 7 . Install and F or mat a Memor y Car d (Optio nal) Y our camera contains internal memory that allo ws y ou to stor e image s and vi deo clip s. Ho we v er , you can use a memory card (pur chased separ a tely) instead to store images and video c lips. F or more inf ormation about supported memory cards, see Storage on page 16 6 [...]

16 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 4. Press the button t o highlight Ye s , and 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[...]

17 Getting Started 8. Install the So ftwar e The H P Image Z one softwar e allow s y ou to transf er images fr om the camer a, and then v iew , edit , pr int, or e-mail them . It also allo ws y ou to conf igur e the HP Instant Share Menu on the camera . NO TE: If y ou do not install the HP Image Z one softwar e, y ou can still us e the camera , but[...]

18 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 3. When the HP Image Z one so ftware has f inished installing , r e -enable the vir us pr otecti on softw are y ou disable d in step 1. Mac into sh The f ull ver sion of the HP Image Z one so ftwar e is alw ay s installed on Mac intosh computers . 1. Close all pr ograms and temporar ily disable any vir us [...]

19 Getting Started Cam era P ar t s 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. T op of the Ca mera #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Shutter butto n (pages 31, 33) • F ocuse s and tak es a pictur e . • Reco rds a udio cl ips. 2 Vide o butto n (page 33) Star ts a[...]

20 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Back and R ight Side of the C amer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1P o w e r l i g h t •S o l i d —Camer a is on. • Blinking r apidly —C amera is shutting dow n due to lack of battery power . •B l i n k i n g s l o w l y —Camera is c harging the batteri es using the optional HP AC pow er adap[...]

21 Getting Started 3 Zoom lev er (page 3 8) • Zoom Out —While taking still pictur es , zooms out the lens to the w ide angle position . • Th umbnails —While in Play ba c k , allow s y ou to v iew st ill images and the fir st fr ames of vi deo clips arr anged in a matri x of nine thumbnail image s per sc reen . • Zoom In —W hile taking s[...]

22 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 9 Image Display (page 34) Allo ws y ou to fr ame pictur es and vi deo cli ps u sin g Live View and rev ie w them afterwar d in Play ba c k , and to vie w all the menus . 10 / HP Instant S hare/ Print button (page 71) Tu rn s t h e HP Instan t Share M enu on and off on the Ima[...]

23 Getting Started 15 Vie wfinder lights • Solid red —Vi d eo i s re c ord i ng . • AF solid gr een —When y ou pres s the Shutter button half wa y dow n, this light turns on solid w hen the camera is read y to tak e a pictur e (auto exposur e and auto f ocu s are loc ked , and the flash is r eady). Or , when you pr ess the Shutter button al[...]

24 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual F r ont , Left Si de , and Bottom of the Came ra #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1M i c r o p h o n e (page 3 2) Records audio clips that are at tached to still images and the audio por tion of vid e o c li ps . 2S e l f - T i m e r / V i d e o light (page 44) Blinks during the countdo wn bef or e taking a [...]

25 Getting Started Cam era St ates Y our camer a has two main states that allo w y ou to complete certain tasks. Each of these states has an associated menu that yo u can use to adj ust camer a settings or perfor m tasks in that state . See the f ollo wing se ction , Camera Menus . •C a p t u r e —Allo ws you to tak e still pic tures and record[...]

26 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Cam era Menus Y our camera has fi ve menus that , w hen accessed, appear in the Image Display on the back of the camer a . T o access the men us, pr ess the button, then us e the buttons to mov e to the menu y ou want . T o select a menu option , use the but tons to hi ghlight it , then pr ess the button t[...]

27 Getting Started The Pla yback Menu lets y ou re mov e red e y e from image s take n w ith a flash, r otate image s, add audi o, and dele te images fr om the internal memory or optional memory card. F or information about using this menu , see Using the Pl ayb a c k M e n u on page 65 . The HP Instant Share Menu lets y ou select images to be sent[...]

28 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual The Help Menu pr o vides help ful infor mation and tip s on topi cs such as battery life , camer a butt ons, re co rd i n g a u di o, revi ewin g i m ag e s yo u have t aken , and other usef ul topi cs. Use this menu w hen y ou do not h av e your User’s Ma nual wit h yo u. C a m era St a t u s S c re e n[...]

29 Getting Started R est or ing Pr e v iou s Settings The f lash, shooting mode , and timer/burst settings, as w ell as some of the Capture Menu settin gs that you set , reset to their def ault value s after you tur n the camer a off . Ho we ver , y ou can restor e y our settings fr om the last time the camer a was o n by h ol d in g d own th e but[...]

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31 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 2 T aking P i ct ur es and R ecor ding V i deo Clips Ta k i n g S t i l l P i c t u r e s You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. For example, if a menu is currently displayed when you press the Shutt er button, the menu will be can[...]

32 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Yo u c a n a l s o u s e Pl ayb a c k to re v ie w the pictur es y ou ha ve taken . See Using Play back on p age 59 . Re c o rd i n g Au d io wi t h St i l l Pic t u re s Ther e are tw o wa ys to attach an audio c lip to a still pictur e: • Record the au dio while you are takin g the pict ure , as explai[...]

33 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Re c o rdi n g Vi d e o Cl i p s NO TE: Z oom is not available w hile recording v ideo clips. 1. F rame the su bject f or yo ur vi deo in the viewfinder . 2. T o start recor ding v ideo, pr ess and re lease the Vid eo but ton on the top of th e camera. If Live View is on, a vi deo ico n, REC , a video co[...]

34 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Us i n g Live View The Image Display allo ws you to fr ame pic tures and v ideo cli ps u sin g Live View . T o acti vate Live View from the menu s or when the Image Dis play is o ff , press the Live View button. T o turn off Live View , pr ess the Live View button agai n. TIP : Using Live Vi ew incr eases [...]

35 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Fo cu s i n g t h e C a m e ra The f oc us br ack ets in the Live View screen sho w the focus reg ion fo r the still pi ctur e you are t aking or the v ideo clip y ou are r ecor ding . When you pr ess the Shutter butt on halfwa y dow n to tak e a still pi ctur e, the camer a automati cally measur es and [...]

36 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual T o focu s the pic ture , r elease the Shutter bu t t on, re - fra m e the subj ect for y our pi ctur e , and then pres s the Shutter button halfw ay do w n again. If the AF vie wf inder light con tinues to blink gr een and the foc us br ack ets continue to turn r ed after se ver al tri es, ther e may not [...]

37 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If ther e is not enough contr ast or light in the f ocu s regi on, try using a techni que called Focu s L ock to foc us on a higher- contr ast or bri ghter object about the same dis tance awa y , and then, w ithout r eleasing the Sh utter button, po int the camer a at the subjec t you w er e ori ginally [...]

38 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Using Z oom The mor e y ou z oom in on the sub ject of y our pi ctur e, the more small mo ve ments of the camer a are magnif ied. T his is called camera shak e . So , espec ially at f ull telephoto z oom (3x), you mu st hold the camera s teady in or der to take a pic ture that is not blur ry . If an icon o[...]

39 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 2. Pres s Zoo m I n again and continue to pr ess it until y ou reac h the desired si ze in the Image Displa y . A yello w fr ame surr ounds the ar ea of the image that w ill be captured , and the image enlar ges in the ye llow f rame . The r es olution numbe r on the ri ght side of the s cr een also beco[...]

40 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Set ting the Flash The Fl as h button allow s you to cy cle thr ough the flash settings on the camera . T o change the f lash setting, pres s the Flash b utton until the desir ed setti ng appears on the Image Display . T he follo w ing table desc ribes eac h of the flash settings on the camera . Sett ing D[...]

41 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If the flash setting is an ything other than the defa ult Auto Fla sh setting , the icon fo r the setting (in the pre v ious ta ble) w ill appear in the Live View s cre en . T h e n ew s et t i n g rem a i ns in effect un til it is changed again or until the camera is turned of f . The fla sh setting re [...]

42 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Using the Shooting Modes Shooting modes are pr e -defined camer a settings tha t ar e optimi z ed for taking still pic tures of certain scene types 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 speed ,[...]

43 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 [...]

44 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Using the Se lf- T imer Settings 1. Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2. Press the Timer/Burst button until Self- Timer or Self- Timer - 2 Shots appears in the Image Display. The i con for the self-timer setting w ill appear in the Live View screen . 3. Frame the subject in eithe[...]

45 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Fo r Vi d eo C l ip s : T o start r ecording v ideo , press the Video button and then r elease it . If Live View is on, a 10-second countdow n appears on the Image Displa y . The Se lf-Time r/Video li ght on the fr ont of the camer a then blinks fo r 10 seconds be fo re t he c a m era s ta r t s re c ord[...]

46 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Using the Bur st Setting Burst allo w s you to tak e up to 4 still pi ctures as q uickl y as possible . The camer a then continues taking burst pi ctur es at a slo wer r ate until y ou r elease the Shutter but ton or the camera r uns out of memory . 1. Press the Timer/Burst button u ntil Burst app ears in [...]

47 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 , pr ess the Live View button, and then press the button. If Live View is [...]

48 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Help fo r the Menu Options Help ... is the last option in each of the sub-menu s within the Captur e Men u . T he Help ... opti on pr ov ide s infor mation abo ut that Capture Men u optio n and its settings. For ex ample , if you pr ess the button w hen Help ... is highli ghted in the White Balance sub-men[...]

49 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips The f ollow ing table e xplains the Image Q uality set tings in mor e detail: Setting Description 5MP Best Images w ill be full r esolutio n and hav e the low est compression. This set ting produces ver y high qualit y images, w ith gr eater color accur acy , but uses the mos t memory . This s etting is [...]

50 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual The Image Q uality setting not onl y affects the quality of the images but , as a re sult, also the number of images that can be stor ed either in the internal memory in the camera or on an optional memory card . F or e xample , the 5MP Best setting re sults in the highest quality ima ges, bu t consumes mo[...]

51 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Ada ptiv e L ighting This setting balances the r elationship betw een br ight and dark areas in a pictur e, pr eserving gentle contrasts but redu cing har sh contra sts. Dark ar eas in the pi ctur e are lightened , w hile brigh ter areas ar e left alone . Her e is an ex ample of ho w Adaptive L ighting c[...]

52 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 1. In the Capture Men u ( page 47 ), select Adaptive L ighting . 2. In the Adaptiv e Lighting sub- menu, use the buttons to highlight a se tting. 3. Press the button to sav e the setting and r eturn to the Capture Men u . The f ollo wing table e xplains the settings in mor e detail: If the new s etting is [...]

53 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Col o r This setting allow s you to con trol the color in w hic h you r images w ill be captured. F or example , w hen you set Color to Sepia , y our images will be captur ed in bro w n colors to mak e them look aged or old-fashio ned. NO TE: After y ou hav e tak en a pic ture u sing either the Blac k &a[...]

54 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual After y ou hav e tak en a pi ctur e using either the Date Onl y or Date & Time setting, the dat e or date and time that is imprinted on the image cannot be remo ved later . TIP : V erify that the date and time setting is corr ect bef ore using this feature (see Date & Time on page 8 9) . 1. In the [...]

55 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips EV Compensation In difficult lighting conditions, you can use EV (Exposure Va l u e ) Compensation to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV C omp en sat io n is useful in scenes that contain many light obj ects (like a w hite object against a light bac kgr ound) or many dark o[...]

56 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Whi te B al an ce Differ ent kinds of lighting conditions cast diff erent colo rs. F or ex ample , sunlight is mor e blue, w hile indoor tungsten light is mor e yello w . Scenes dominated b y a single color may r equir e an adju stment of the w hite balance setting to help the camera r epr oduce colors mor[...]

57 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If the setting is an ything other than the defa ult Auto sett ing, the icon f or the setting (in the prev iou s table) will appear in the Live Vi ew scr een. T he new setting r emains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off . T he Wh ite Balan ce setting r esets to the def a[...]

58 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 1. In the Capture Menu ( page 47 ), select ISO Speed . 2. In the ISO Speed sub-menu, use the buttons to highlight a se tting. 3. Press the button to sav e the setting and r eturn to the Capture Menu . If the setting is anything o ther than the default Auto set ti ng, the icon for the s etting (as sho wn in[...]

59 Reviewing Images and Video Clips 3 R e v i e w ing Image s 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 your camer a . When re vi ew ing images in Pl ayb a c k , y ou can use the Zo om l eve r to vi ew th umbnails of images , or to magnify images so you can take a c loser look at them on the [...]

60 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Y ou only see the fi rst fr ame of each v ideo clip , whi ch is indicated by the v ideo icon . Video c lips play automati cally after the f irst f rame of the v ideo c lip has displa y ed for 2 sec onds . 3. T o tur n off the Image Display afte r re vi ew ing y our images and v ideo c lips, pre ss the Pla [...]

61 Reviewing Images and Video Clips #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Displa ys when batt er y r eaches lo w pow er state (s ee P ow er Indicators on page 150). 2 Display s only w hen an optional memory card is installed in the camera . 3 Di sp lays for th e fi rst few s ec on ds wh en you e nt er Pla yb ac k to indicate that you can s cr oll throug[...]

62 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual T otal Images Summar y Scr een When you pre ss th e button while vi ew ing the last image , the T otal Images Summary scr een appears sho wing the n umber of pi ctur es tak en, and the number of p ictur es re maining. Counters indicating the total num ber of ima ges selecte d for HP Instant Share and f or [...]

63 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Viewi n g Th u m b n a i l s Thumbnail v ie w allo ws y ou to v ie w the still images y ou ha ve tak en and the firs t fr ames of the vi deo clips y ou hav e r ecorded , arr anged in a matri x of nine thumbnail image s and v ideo c lip fr ames per sc re en. 1. While in Pla yb a c k ( page 59 ), pres s Thum bnail [...]

64 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Magnifyi ng Images Thi s featur e is for v ie w ing pur pos es onl y; it does no t permanen tly alter the image . 1. While in Play ba c k ( page 59 ), press Mag nify (same as Zoo m I n on the Zoom lev er ). The c urr ently display ed image is automati cally magnif ied 2x. T he center portion of the magnifi[...]

65 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Usi ng the P l ay ba ck Menu The Pla yback Menu allow s y ou to vi ew and delet e still images or v ideo clips, undelet e images, and for mat the camera 's internal memory or optional memory card. Additionall y , you can r emov e red e y es from the sub jects in still images tak en w ith a flash , manipulate[...]

66 HP Photosmart M417/M517 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 —Pr esents a sub-menu wher e you can delete the cur ren t image or video c lip , delete all images and vi deo clips , format the in ternal memory or an optional memo r y car d, and undelete the last[...]

67 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Delet e In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 65 ) , wh en yo u se l e ct Delete , the Delete sub-menu displa ys . Use the buttons to highli ght an option , then pres s the but ton to select 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 lay back M enu w ithout de[...]

68 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual NO TE: With the Undelete Last opti on , you can r ecov er only the most r ecent delete oper ation. W hen you pr oceed to another oper atio n, f or e xample , po w ering off the camer a or taking another pi cture , the last delete oper ation y ou performed becomes permanent , and the camera can no longer re[...]

69 Reviewing Images and Video Clips R otate In the Pla yback Menu (page 65) , wh e n yo u s e l e ct Rotate , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allo ws y ou to rotate the image in 90 -degree incr ements. 1. In the Playb ac k M en u , select R otate . 2. Use the but tons to r otate the imag e cloc kwise or counter-c lockw ise . The image rotate s[...]

70 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual •R e c o r d N e w C l i p — B e g in s t o re c o rd au d io, re pl a ci n g t h e pre v ious audio clip . • Del ete Clip —Deletes the curr ent audio clip and returns to the Pla yback Menu . TIP : T o hear audio clips that have been attached to y our still images, tr ansfer them to y our computer [...]

71 Using HP Instant Share 4 Using HP Instant Shar e This camer a has an ex c iting feature called HP Instant Share . With it , you can easil y select still images in your camer a to be automati cally sent t o a var iety of destinations or to a printe r the next time y ou connect the camera t o your computer o r printer . Y ou can also c ust omiz e [...]

72 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Using the HP Instant Shar e Menu The defau lt HP Instant Share Menu lets y ou select images for pr inting automati cally the ne xt time yo u connect y our camer a to your computer or printer . Y ou can add destinat ions such as e -mail addresse s (including gr oup distributi on lists) , online albums, or o[...]

73 Using HP Instant Share The f ollo wing table de scr ibes eac h of the defa ult HP Instant Share Menu options . TIP : If you selec t images to pr int using HP Instant Share and then tak e them to a photo printing serv ice fo r printing, let the prin ting service kno w that there is a standar d DPOF file that spec ifie s whic h, and ho w many , im[...]

74 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Setting Up Online Destinati ons in the Camer a Y ou can set up a max imum of 3 2 HP Instant Share destinations (suc h as indiv idual e -mail addresses or gr oup distr ibutio n lists) in the HP Instant Share Menu . NO TE: Y ou will need an Internet conn ection to complete this pr ocedure . NO TE: If you hav[...]

75 Using HP Instant Share Another w ay to connect the camera t o the computer is w ith the optional HP Photo smart M-seri es dock—simpl y put the camer a in the dock and pr ess the Save/Print button on the dock . 5. The ne xt step is sli ghtly diff eren t on a Windo ws and Macint osh computer: • Windo ws : C onnecting the camera to the comput e[...]

76 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Sending Images t o Destinati ons Y ou can send one or mor e still images to an y number of HP Instant Share destinati ons. Y ou cannot send v ideo clip s. 1. T urn o n the camera , and then pres s the HP Instant S hare/ Print / button to display the HP Instant Share Men u . 2. Use the buttons to highlight [...]

77 Using HP Instant Share 8. Connect the camer a to your computer as e xplained in T ransferri ng Images to a Computer on page 79 . The images w ill be sent auto matically t o their re specti ve HP Instant Shar e desti nations . • Images that wer e selected to be sent to e-mail destinations ar e not e -mailed as attac hments. R ather , the images[...]

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79 Transferring and Printing Images 5 T r ansf er r ing and Pr inting Images T r ansfe rr ing Images t o a Com pu te r TIP : Y ou can also per for m this task using either a memory ca rd re a de r ( se e Using a Memor y Card Reader on page 100) or the optional HP Pho tosmart M-series doc k (see the doc k User ’s Manual). 1. Conf irm the f ollow i[...]

80 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 2. Y our camera came with a spec ial USB cable f or connecting the camer a to a computer . Connect the larger end of that USB cable to the computer . 3. Open the door on the side of the camer a and connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB connec tor on the camera . 4. T urn on the camer a. • O[...]

81 Transferring and Printing Images Pr inting Images Dir ectl y fr om the Cam era Y ou can connect the camera dir ectly to any P ictBridge -certi fied printer to print images. T o determine if y our printer is P ictBri dge -cer tifi ed, look for the P ictBridge logo on y our printer . 1. Chec k that the prin ter is turned on . The re should be n o [...]

82 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 4. When the camera is connected to the printe r , a Print Setup menu display s on the camera . If you alr eady se lected images t o print using the camera HP Instant Share Menu , the number of images selected is sho wn . Otherw ise , Images: AL L is display ed. Ther e is a prin t pre vi ew in the lo w er r[...]

83 Transferring and Printing Images TIP : In addition to the method descr ibed in this sectio n, y ou can print images dir ectly fr om the camera using o ne of the fo llow ing methods: • If you hav e an optional memory card that has image s s t o re d o n i t t h a t y o u w a n t t o p r i n t, a n d yo u r pr i n t e r h as a memory card slot ,[...]

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85 Using the Setup Menu 6 Using the S etup 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 confi gurati on of the US B or TV connection. 1. To d i s p l a y t h e Setup Menu , first dis play any other menu (see Camer a Menus on page 26 ) and then use th e buttons to mov e [...]

86 HP Photosmart M417/M517 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[...]

87 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 85 ), s e le c t Camer a Sounds . 2. I[...]

88 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Live V i ew a t P owe r O n This setting allo ws y ou to ha ve the camer a automaticall y displa y Live Vi ew ev ery time you tur n the camera on , or to hav e the Image Displa y turned off e very time y ou turn the camera on . The de faul t Liv e View at P ower On setting is Live View On . TIP : Sett ing [...]

89 Using the Setup Menu Date & T ime This setting allow s you to set 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 reset the date and time when you are traveling to different time zones, after the camera has been without power for an ext[...]

90 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual US B Co n figu ra tio n This setting determines how the camera is recognized when connected to a computer. 1. In the Setup Menu ( page 85 ), select US B . 2. In the USB Configuration sub-menu , highligh t one of these tw o c ho i ce s: • Digital Camera —Cau ses the computer to recognize the camera as a[...]

91 Using the Setup Menu TV C on f i g u r a ti on This setting allow s you to set the for mat of the v ideo signal for displa y ing camera images on a tele visi on (TV) that is connected to the camer a w ith an optional HP Photosmar t M-seri es camera dock . The defa ult TV Configuration set t ing d ep ends on t he language and regi on that yo u se[...]

92 HP Photosmart M417/M517 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 85 ), 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 sav e the setting and retu rn[...]

93 Using the Setup Menu Mo v e Images to Car d This option allo ws 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 Menu if an optional memory card is installed in the camera and the internal memo[...]

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95 Troubleshooting and Support 7 T r oubleshooting and Suppor t This c hapter contains inf ormatio n on the follo wing t opics: • Rese t ti n g t h e c a me ra ( page 96 ) • HP Image Z one soft war e , including sy stem requirements and HP Image Z one Express ( page 96 ) • Using the camer a w ithout installing the HP Image Z one soft ware ( p[...]

96 HP Photosmart M417/M517 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 ws: 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 th[...]

97 Troubleshooting and Support If y our computer uses the W indow s operating s ys tem, the HP Image Z one softwar e installation pr ocess (s ee Install the Softwar e on pa ge 17 ) automaticall y installs e ither the full ver sio n of th e HP Image Z one software , the HP Image Zone Expre ss ve rsion , or no HP Image Z one softwar e . This depends [...]

98 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual • If y our computer has less than 64MB o f RA M, y ou cannot install the HP Image Z one softwar e . Y ou can still use y our camer a, but y ou w ill not be able to use the HP Instant Share f eatur e on the camera . See Using Y our Camera without Installing the HP Image Z one S oftwar e on page 99 . HP Im[...]

99 Troubleshooting and Support Usin g Y o ur Ca mera w it hou t Installing the HP Image Z one Sof t war e If y ou do not, or cannot , install the HP Image Zone softwar e (neither the f ull vers ion nor HP Image Z one Expr ess), you can still use y our camera t o take pi ctur es and video c lips. Ho we ver , some of the things y ou can do w ith the [...]

100 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual T ransfer r ing Im ages to a Computer w ithout HP Image Z one Softw ar e NO TE: I f yo u h a ve a Wi n d o w s M e , 2 0 0 0 , o r X P sy s t e m , o r a Mac OS X s ystem , y ou do not need to read this secti on. S i m p ly c o n n e c t t h e c a m e ra t o yo u r c o m p u t e r wi t h t h e U S B cable[...]

101 Troubleshooting and Support 3. A scr een appears that show s a list of disk dri ves under My Computer . The memory card sho w s up as a remo va ble disk dri ve . Clic k on the + sign ju st to the left of the rem ova b l e di s k. 4. T wo dir ector ies (folder s) appear under the remo vable disk. Cli ck on the + sign ne xt to the f older called [...]

102 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 10. When y ou have v erif ied that the images were successfull y transfer red fr om the memory card to y our computer , put the card bac k into your camer a. T o free up space on the car d , you can e ither delete the images or fo rmat the car d (under the Delete option in the Pl ayb a c k M e n u in the [...]

103 Troubleshooting and Support • If no application la unches auto matically , or if you wan t to copy the images manuall y , look on the desktop for a disk dri ve i con whic h repr esents the memory ca r d, then copy the images from ther e to your local hard dr i ve . F or more inf ormation about h ow to copy f iles, v isit Mac help , the help s[...]

104 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 3. At this point , the pr ocess fo r transfer ring image s is the same as described in the section Using a M emory Card Reader on page 100 . On Windo ws com puters, the camera w ill appear as a r emov able disk in the Windo ws Explorer sc reen . On Macintosh computers, either the Image Captur e or iPhot o[...]

105 Troubleshooting and Support Pr oblems and S oluti ons Problem P ossible Cause Solution The ca mera does not turn on. The batter ies eit her are functio nin g incorr ectly , are over- dischar ged, ar e installed incorr ectly , are missing, or ar e the wr ong type . • The cha rge i n t he bat te ries could be low o r completely drained . T ry i[...]

106 HP Photosmart M417/M517 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 (s ee page 166). 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 c[...]

107 Troubleshooting and Support I have to replace or recha rge th e batteries frequentl y (conti nued). The NiM H batteri es y ou are u sing wer e rec ha rg e d incorr ectly , or hav e drained on their ow n because the y have not been used l ately . NiMH batteri es are not f ully char ged when ne w , and they dischar ge ov er time whether or not th[...]

108 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual The cam era batteries will not charge (continued). Battery volt age is too low f or cha rgin g t o start. The camera will not attempt to char ge NiMH batteries that may be damaged or o v er- dischar ged. R emov e the batteri es fr om the camera and char ge them in the optional HP Pho tos mart Quic k Rec h[...]

109 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera does not respond when I press a button. The ca me ra i s turned off or ha s shut do wn . T urn on the camer a, o r turn it off and then on again. The ca me ra i s connected to a computer . Most of the came ra buttons do not r espond when the camer a is connected to a compu ter . If they r espond , it is o[...]

110 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual A long delay occurs between pressing the Shutter button and the camera taking a picture. The c amera needs time to lock f ocu s and exp os u re. Use Fo cus L ock (see page 3 7) . The scene is dark and the camer a is taking a lo ng exp os u re. • Use the flash . • If using flash is not possible , then [...]

111 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera does not take a picture when I press the Shutte r button (conti nued). The fla sh is rec ha rg i ng. W ait until the flash has rec harged be for e taking another pi ctur e. The ca me ra i s set to the Macr o shooting mode and cannot take a pictur e until it fin ds focus. • Re - fo cus t he c am era ( tr[...]

112 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual My imag e is blurry (continued). The subj ect was clos e -up and the camer a should hav e been set to the Macr o shooting mode . Set the camera t o the Macr o shooting mode and try taking the pictur e again (see page 4 2). Yo u m o v e d t h e camer a while you to o k t he picture . Ho l d t he c am era s[...]

113 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too bright (conti nued). A natural or artific ial s our ce other than the flash pro vided too muc h light . • T ry taking the pictur e fr om a differ ent angle . • Av oi d pointing the camera di re ct ly tow ard a bri g ht l ig ht or re flecti ve surface on a sunny da y . • Decr ease the EV Compensa[...]

114 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual My imag e is too dark. There was not enough light. • Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve. • Add indirect lighting. • Use the flash (see page 40). • Increase the EV Compensation (see page 5 5). • Use Ada ptive Ligh ting (see page 51). The flash was on, but the subjec t was too far awa[...]

115 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too dark (conti nued). The scene had many li ght- colored objects , such as a w hite objec t against a light back gr ound. Incr ease the EV Compensation (see page 5 5). My image is grain y . The ca m era wa s too war m when the pictur e was taken. The camer a ma y hav e been on for a long time or had been[...]

116 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual My imag e is grain y (continued). There was n ot enough light . • Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve. • Add indirect lighting. • Use the flash (see page 40). Some menu options are gra yed out in the Play back Men u . The me nu option is not av ailable for the image. This is nor mal beha[...]

117 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera respond s very sluggishly when trying to review images. A slow opti onal memory card that is installed or too man y images on the card can aff ect actions lik e scrolling thro ugh images, magnifying, deleting , etc. See pages 166 and 16 9 for tips about memor y cards. The ca me ra may be pro cessing an im[...]

118 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual My ca mera stalls when establishing a connec tion to the computer . The USB cable is not inserted far enou gh into the camera or compu ter . Ensure that the U SB cable is prope rly connec ted to the camera and com puter . If that does not fi x the pr oblem, try connecting the USB cable to another U SB por[...]

119 Troubleshooting and Support I receiv e an error message when transfer ring images to my comput er . A pow er surge or electr ostatic dischar ge may have int errupted the transfe r . Close the HP Image Zone T r ansfer softwar e , disconnect the camera fr om the computer (o r rem ove i t f rom t he c a me ra dock), and res et the camer a (see pag[...]

120 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Err or Mess ages o n the Camer a Messag e P ossible Ca use Solution BATT ER I ES DEPLE TED . Batter y pow er is too lo w to continue oper ation . Replace or r echar ge the batteri es, or use an optional HP A C pow er adapter . Batteries a re non- recha rgeable . The batter ies ar e not r echargeable . V e[...]

121 Troubleshooting and Support BA TTERI ES L O W . Alkaline or Lit hi um b at te rie s are ins talled, and they ar e now lo w . P urc hase new batteri es and try again. F or best battery life, u se Lithium or rec ha rg e ab le N iM H batter ies. UNSUPP ORTED CARD The op ti on al memory car d that is installed in the memory slo t is not a supported[...]

122 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Unable to Format Tr y A g a i n The opti onal memory ca r d that is installed is corrupted . Replace the memo ry card, or if y ou have a memory card r eader , try formatting t h e c a r d o n y o u r c o m p u t e r. See your car d r eader document ation f or instructi ons. The card is loc ked. Please r e[...]

123 Troubleshooting and Support Memory too full to record audio . or Card too full to record audio . The re i s in suf ficient room to re co rd mo re than 3 seconds of audio. T r ansfer images , video clips , and/or audio f iles fr om the camera to y our computer (see page 7 9) , then delete all files in internal memory or on the memory card (see p[...]

124 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Insuffic ient s pace on card to save updated ima ge. or Insuffic ient s pace in memory to save updated ima ge. Ther e is insuffi cie nt room in internal memory or on the optional memory card to sa ve the image after red- eye rem ova l. T r ansfer images fr om the camera to y our compute r (see page 7 9) ,[...]

125 Troubleshooting and Support CARD I S UNREADABLE The ca me ra i s hav ing tr ou ble reading the optional memo ry card that is installed. T he card m ay be corrup ted o r an unsupported ty pe . • T ry turning the camera off and then back on . • Ensure that the memory card is the pr oper type for your ca me ra (s ee page 166 ). If t he memory [...]

126 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual FOCUS T OO FAR The fo cus distance is be yond w here the camera can focus in th e Macr o shooting mode. • Select a shooting mode other th an Macro (see page 42 ). • Mov e closer to the subject , w ithin the ran g e of t he Macro shooting mode (see page 42 ). FOCUS T OO CL OSE The focus distance is c l[...]

127 Troubleshooting and Support NOT ENOUGH LIGHT FOR F AST SHO T The light is lo w and the image is likel y to be nois y due to the small apert ure setting used i n Fas t S ho t mode . Add light to the scene . (F lash is set to Fla sh O ff in Fas t S ho t mode.) (camera shak e warn in g) The light is lo w and the image is lik ely to be blur ry due [...]

128 HP Photosmart M417/M517 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 . T ransfe r the image to yo ur computer (see page 79 ) and tr y opening it with the HP Image Z one soft w[...]

129 Troubleshooting and Support Cannot print video clip s. Yo u h a v e selecte d Print 1 copy or Print 2 copies in the HP Instant Share Men u and ha ve scr olled to a vide o cl ip. Vide o clips cannot be printed f rom the camer a. If yo ur printer su pports printing v ideo c lips, transf er the vi deo clip to yo ur c o mp u t er ( s e e page 7 9) [...]

130 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Unable to communicate with printer Ther e is no connection betwee n the camera and print er . • Check that the pr inter is turned on and has no err ors. • Make sur e the cable is connected betwee n the prin ter and the camera or the optional HP Photosmart M-series dock . If that does not work, turn of[...]

131 Troubleshooting and Support Unable to print. Erro r rea di ng image file. The pri nte r i s unable to r ead the file that was trying to pr int . The fil e m ay b e corrup ted. T ry printing again . If that does not w ork, try pr inting from the c omputer . Printer has a paper jam or The print carriage has stall ed Pa p e r h a s jamme d in the [...]

132 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Selected print siz e is larger than selected paper size. Print si z e is too large f or the paper si z e. Pre ss the button on the camera to r eturn to the Print Setup scr een and select a pr int si ze that matches the paper si z e. Or , select a larger paper siz e and load larger paper into the printer .[...]

133 Troubleshooting and Support Printer i s out of ink. The pri nte r h as run out of ink. Replace the ink cartri dge. Printing canceled The pr int job has been canceled. Pre ss the button on the camera to retur n to the Print Setup sc r een. Complete the print request again. Messag e P ossible Cause Solut ion[...]

134 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Err or Me ssages on t he Computer Messag e Possible Cause Solu tion Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t The co mp ute r needs to access files in memory during HP I nstant Share setup . But either the inter nal memory is full , or if an optional memory card is installed , the card is full . If internal memory [...]

135 Troubleshooting and Support Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t (conti nued) The camera is set to the Digital Camera setting in the USB Configuration sub- menu o f the Se tup Men u , but the computer cannot recognize the camera as a digital camera. Chan ge th e USB Configuration settin g to Disk Driv e in the Setup Me nu (see page 90.) T his allow [...]

136 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Getting Assis tance This secti on contains support informati on for y our digital camer a, including support website inf ormation , an ex planation o f the support pr ocess, and support phone numbe rs. HP Acce ssibility W ebsite Cus tomers w ith disabiliti es can get help by v isiting ww w .hp .com/hpinfo[...]

137 Troubleshooting and Support Support Proces s The H P su pport process w orks mo st effec tiv ely if y ou perfor m the fo llow ing steps in the order s pecif ied: 1. Re vi ew the tr ouble shooting secti on of this User ’s Manual (see Problems and Solutions on page 10 5 ). 2. Access the HP Customer Car e website for support. If you have access [...]

138 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual 5. Cont act HP C ustomer Care for suppor t by phone. Please consult the follo w ing web site to chec k the details and conditions o f phone support in your co untry/regi on: www .hp .co m/s up po rt . As a part of HP’s continuing efforts to impr ove phone support information servi ces, we adv ise y ou t[...]

139 Troubleshooting and Support Phone Support in the United St ates and Canada Support is av ailable b oth during and aft er the wa rra nty peri od. Within the pe riod o f your w arr anty , telephone su pport is pro v ided fr ee of char ge . Call 1-(800) - 4 7 4-683 6 (1-800-HP in vent) . HP T otal Care phone support is av ailable 2 4x 7 in English[...]

140 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Belgi um 0 7 0 300 005 (Dutc h) 0 7 0 300 004 (F renc h) Czech R epublic +420 2 6130 7 310 Denma rk +4 5 7 0 20 2 84 5 Egy pt +20 2 5 3 2 5 22 2 Finl and + 358 (0 ) 203 66 7 6 7 France +3 3 (0)89 2 69 6 0 2 2 (Eur o 0.3 4/minute) Germ an y +4 9 (0)180 5 65 2 180 (Euro 0.12/min ute) Greece +30 210 60 7 360[...]

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142 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Other Phone Support W orld w ide HP C ustomer Car e phone number s and polic ies ma y change . Visit the f ollo wing w ebsite to c heck the det ails and conditions o f phone support in your co untry/regio n: www .hp .co m/s up po rt . Argen tina (5 4)11- 4 77 8-83 80 or 0 -810 -5 5 5-5 5 20 Australia 1300[...]

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145 Managing Batteries A Managing Batter ie s Y our camera us es two AA batter ies. F or best results , use Energi zer L ithium AA or rec hargeable Nic k el Metal Hydr ide (NiMH) AA batterie s. Alk aline batter ies pr ov ide far less ba ttery life than L ithium or NiMH batteries. If y ou must use Alkaline batteries, use high- g r a d e “u l t r a[...]

146 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual • Nev er use batteries of different chemistr ies (for e xample , a Lithium and NiMH battery) , brands, or ages . This can cause err atic camera behavior , as well as batter y leak age. A lw ay s use tw o identical batt erie s of the same chem istry , brand , and age . • The pe rformance of all batter [...]

147 Managing Batteries • Minimi z e unnecessary pow er cy cling . If you e xpect to av erag e more than two p ictur es e very fi ve minut es, lea ve the camera on with the Image Displa y off , rathe r than turning off the camer a after each shot . This minimi z es the number of times the lens mu st extend and r etr act . • Use the opti onal HP [...]

148 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual • Immediat ely disc ontinue us e of a batte r y if , w hile using , char ging, or storing the batter y , th e batter y emits an unusual s mell, f eels ex cessi v ely hot (n ote that it is normal for a batter y to feel w arm), changes color or shape, or appears abnormal in an y other wa y . • In the ev[...]

149 Managing Batteries Number of Shots per Battery T y pe The f ollo wing table sh ow s the appr ox imate number of sh ots under heavy , light, and a ver age use conditions f or Alk aline, Lithium , and rec hargeable NiMH batter ies. In the table abo v e, please no te that, in all cas es, four pic tures ar e take n per session w ith at least a 5 mi[...]

150 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual P o w er Indi cator s The f ollo wing i cons may be displa yed on the statu s scr een, in Live Vi ew , in Pl ay b ac k , and when the camera is connected to a computer or pr inter . If no icon is display ed, this means that the camera has suffic ie nt battery po wer to functi on normall y . NO TE: When yo[...]

151 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 in the camera when the camera is connected to an optio nal HP A C po w er adapter or HP Photosmar t M-ser ies dock . NiMH batterie s can also be rec har ged with the opti onal HP Photosmart Quick Rec harger . F or informati on about these optional access[...]

152 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual If y ou will not be u sing yo ur camera immediatel y after char ging the batteries , we r ecommend that you lea ve the camera in the dock or plugged in to the HP AC p owe r adapter . The camera w ill top off the b atteries per iodicall y to ensure that the camer a is alw ay s r eady for us e. So m e t h i[...]

153 Managing Batteries • NiMH batteries dischar ge when not in use, w hether they are inst alled in a camera or not . If they have no t 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 using y our batterie s, it is a good idea to char ge them ev ery six months to a y ear to prolong the ir useful[...]

154 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual • Do not oper ate the camer a, the doc k, or the qui ck rec harger if the NiMH batteri es appear damaged in any w ay . • Do not disassemble the camer a, the doc k, or the quick rech arger . • Unplug the HP A C pow er adapter or the quick r echar ger fr om the electr ical o utlet befor e cle aning th[...]

155 Purchasing Camera Accessories B P ur c hasing Camer a A cces sor ies Y ou can purc hase additional accessori es for y our camera . Fo r i n fo r m a t i o n o n yo u r H P M417 or HP M517 camera and compatible accessor ies, go to: • ww w .hp .com/photosmart (US) • ww w .hp .ca/photosmart (Canada) • www .hp .co m (all other countr ies) T o[...]

156 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Includes a doc k with tw o rec hargeable AA N iMH batteries , an audio/video cable , a USB cable , and an HP A C pow er adapter . •H P Photosmart M-series quick recharge kit —L1815A/ L1815B One -hour r echarging of AA N iMH batteries , plus stylish protec tion f or your HP Photosmart M-series camer a [...]

157 Purchasing Camera Accessories •H P Photo smar t M-series camer a case —Q6 214A Stylish , tailored-to -fit pr otecti on for y our HP Photosmar t M-seri es camera . Made of dur able, thin , leather -like blac k mater ial that prot ects w ithout adding bulk. Inc ludes a handy poc ket f or storing an e xtra memory car d. •H P Photo smar t cam[...]

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159 Caring for Your Camera C Ca rin g for Y o ur Ca m era T aking some basi c pr ecautions w hen using y our camera w ill enhance y our digital camera e xper ience. Ba sic Ca m era Care Y ou should take so me basic pr ecautions t o ensure that y our camera continues to perfor m optimally . • Stor e y our digital camera in a cool , dry place awa y[...]

160 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual • N e ve r o p e n y o u r c a m e ra ’ s c a s i n g o r a t t em p t t o re p a i r t h e camera yourself . T ouching the inside of a digit al camera can r esult in electr ical shoc k. C ontact an a uthor iz ed HP Service Center f or repairs. NO TE: For inf ormation about handling batter ies safel y[...]

161 Caring for Your Camera Cleaning the C amer a Lens Do the follo w ing to re mov e an y lubri cant that has seeped fr om the lens wink mec hanism onto the camera lens , as well as finger prints, dust , and so forth that hav e accumulated on the lens. 1. T urn the camera on to open the lens wink mec hanism and to extend the lens. 2. W rap the lens[...]

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163 Specifications D Spe cificat ion s Feat ure De sc ript ion Resolu tion Still p ict ures: • 5.36 M P ( 26 90 b y 1 994) t o t a l p i xe l c o u nt • 5 .19 MP (2 6 20 by 19 84) effecti v e pix el count Video c lips: • 3 20 by 2 40 total pi xe l count Sensor Diagonal 7 .19 4 mm (1/2 .5-inch , 4:3 f ormat) CCD Color depth 3 6 bit (12 bits by[...]

164 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Foc u s TT L au t o fo cu s. Fo cus ra ng es : •N o r m a l ( defa ult)—500 mm (20 in) to infinity •M a c r o —100 mm to 800 mm (4 in to 3 2 in) Shutter speed 1/2000 to 2 seconds T ripod mo unt Ye s Built-in flash Y es, 8-s econd typical r echarge time Flas h wo rki ng rang e Zoom P osition: W ide[...]

165 Specifications Image capture options •S t i l l (default) •S e l f - T i m e r — still pictur e or v ideo clip tak en after 10 -second delay •S e l f - T i m e r - 2 s h o t s —still pictur e taken after 10 -second dela y , then a second pictur e tak en about 3 sec onds later . Single vi deo tak en after 10 -second dela y . •B u r s[...]

166 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual EV Compensation settings Can be set manuall y from - 2 . 0 to +2 . 0 EV (Exposure V alue) in 0.5 EV incr ements. White B alanc e settings Auto (default), Sun , Shade , Tun g s t e n , Fluore sce nt ISO Speed settings Auto (default), 100 , 200 , 400 Storage • M417 : 16MB internal NAND flash memo ry M517 [...]

167 Specifications Compression format • JPE G (EXIF) f or still images • EXIF2 .2 for still image s with embedded audio • MPE G1 for vi deo clips Interfaces • USB mini B connector to a computer or Pic t B ri d g e -c e r ti f ie d p ri n t e r • DPS (Dir ect Pr inting Standard ) • DC input 3 .3 Vdc @ 250 0 m A • Audi o/video ou t to T[...]

168 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual Po w e r T yp ical po wer u sage: 2 .1 W atts wi th Image Display on . 4.5 W atts m ax imum pow er usage . P owe r source s include: • E ither tw o non-re char geable AA Alk aline o r Lithium batter ies, or tw o rec hargeable AA NiMH batteri es. Re chargea ble batteries can be rec harged e ither in the [...]

169 Specifications Memory Ca pac ity The f ollow i ng tables list the appr ox imate number and av erag e siz e of still images that can be stor ed in the 16MB of internal memo r y in the HP Photosmart M417 and in the 3 2MB of inte rnal memory in the HP Photosmart M517 when the camer a is set to differ en t Image Quality settings av ailable in the C[...]

170 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual M517 Memory Capac ity 5MP Best 11 images ( 2 .5MB eac h) 5MP (default) 18 images (1.6MB each) 3MP 2 6 images (1.1MB each ) 1MP 52 i m a g e s ( 55 0 K B e a c h ) VGA 20 7 images (140KB each)[...]

171 Index A AC power adapter connect or on cam era 25 purchasing 156 accessories for camera 155 Action mode, setting 43 Adaptive Lighting, setting 51 AF viewfinder light 23 arrow buttons on Controller 21 audio clips, record 32 , 69 automatic exposure, override 42 B batteries door on camera 21 extend life of 146 indicators 150 install 11 performance[...]

172 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual front, left side, and bottom of camera 24 top of camera 19 Camera Sounds, setting 87 capacity of internal memory 169 Capture Menu Help for menu options 48 restore settings 47 using 47 caring for your camera 159 Color of images, setting 53 compression format 167 computer, connect camera to 79 connections a[...]

173 Index Flash button, description 22 focus brackets, using 35 camera shake 38 lock 37 range 164 format internal memory 67 memory card 15 , 67 H help from customer support 137 Help, on-camera for Capture Menu options 48 Help Menu 28 HP AC power adapter connect or on cam era 25 purchasing 156 HP Image Zone Express software 98 HP Image Zone software[...]

174 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual shooting modes 42 thumbnails view 63 too dark/light 55 transferring from camera to computer 79 White Balance setting 56 images per battery type 149 indicators, power 150 install batteries 11 memory card 15 software 17 , 18 wrist strap 10 internal memory format 67 image capacity of 169 pictures remaining 2[...]

175 Index Menu/OK button, description 21 menus Capture 47 HP Instant Share 72 overview 26 Playbac k 65 Setup 85 messages on camera 120 on computer 134 microphone, description 24 MODE button 22 Move Images to Card 93 N NiMH batteries recharging 151 safety precautions 147 number of images stored in internal memory 169 pictures remaining 28 , 35 , 62 [...]

176 HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual print images directly to printer 81 HP Instant Share/Print button 22 using HP Instant Share 71 problems, troubleshooting 95 product support 137 purchasing camera accessories 155 R range Exposure Compensation 166 F-number 163 focus 164 rechar ging NiM H batteries 151 record audio clips 32 , 69 video c lips[...]

177 Index status screen 28 still pictures, take 31 support for users 137 T technical support 137 Thumbnails control on Zoom lever 21 using 63 Time & Date Imprint, setting 53 Time & Date, setting 13 , 89 Timer/Burst button 22 total images summary screen 62 transfer images to computer 79 tripod mount, description 25 troubleshoot problems 95 T[...]