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hp phot osmar t 318 d i gital camera user guide SJU G.bo ok P age 1 T uesd ay, Oct ober 9, 20 01 1:35 PM.
T radema rk and co pyright inform ation © Copyright 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company All rights a r e reserved. No part of t hi s document may be photocopied , reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior wri tten consent of Hewlett-Packard Company .
iii T able of Conte nt s Table of Contents Ch apter 1: Ge tting s tarted Camera part s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quic k set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de iv Ch apt er 5: Sha rin g an d pr inti ng ima ges Using the camera with a Windows comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 System requ irements for a Windows c omputer . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Installing the software on a Windows c omputer .
v T ab le of Cont ents Visi t ing r elate d Web s ite s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Contacting HP Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Obtaining support within the United States . . . . . . . . . .
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Getting started 1 Getting s t arted Y our HP photosmart 318 digital camera takes high-quality pict ures you can share with fa m ily and f riends on the Inte r net or by e -mail. It comes with software for manipulating , stori n g, and printing your photos.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 2 vie wfi nd er lens se lf- time r lig ht shut ter button s tat u s LCD flash on/ of f power swi tch CF memory ca rd ejec tor leve r bat te ry co mp art ment do or .
Getting started 3 Quic k se tup Setting up your digit al camera is quick and easy—follow these steps and y ou’ll be ready to take p ict ures. Step 1: At t ach t h e wr ist s trap 1 Thread the short loop through the wrist strap atta ch men t th at is located under the CF me mory c ard compartment door .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 4 Step 3 : T urn the c amera on T o turn t he camer a on , sl id e the ON / OF F POWE R () switch to the right and release i t. The st atus LCD (liquid cry s t a l display) on top of the cam era turns on and displays t he camera status.
Getting started 5 S t ep 5: S et th e c ame ra date an d ti me After you sele c t the cam era language, the cam era prompts you to enter the current date and ti me. After you have set the camera’s clock, it records the date and time at which you take each pict u r e.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 6 Using the con trol dia l Us e the dia l to: scroll throug h images of pictures that you have ta k en. make selections from the camera menus, which allow you to manipulate your images and adjust the camera settings.
Getting started 7 selected i c on h as a y el low borde r and backgroun d. A text description of the icon a ppears in the stat us l ine a t the bott om of the image display . 3 Press the d i al to open the menu or perform the acti o n represented by the icon.
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T aking pi ctures 9 T aking pictur es This chapt er describes the basic pr oc ess of t aking pi ct ures with your digital camera and gives you ti ps for taking th e best pictures. When you are familiar with this process, y ou can use the advanced cam era functions described in later chapters.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 10 . Usi ng au tomatic fo cus and automa tic e xposure The cam era automaticall y focuses and adjusts the exposure for the current lighting conditions whe n y ou pres s the SHU TTER but ton halfway down.
T aking pi ctures 1 1 1 Frame a subject that is the same distance from the lens as your subj ect . 2 Pr ess t he SHUTTER button halfway down to lock the focus. W ait until you see the green light next t o the viewfinder . 3 Keeping the SHUTTER button pressed halfway down, move the camera to frame y ou r subject.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 12 T ip s for t aking t he best pi ctures T ry to fill the entire fram e with your subject and exclude unwanted detail.
T aking pi ctures 13 (about 8 inches) to i n f inity and focuses on the object in the center of the frame. • If the light on your s ubj ect is low , wait for better natural light or use the flash. F or more i nf ormation, s ee “Using the flash” on page 21.
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Re vi ewin g y our imag es 15 Reviewi ng you r images After you have taken some pictures and they are s tored in the camera, you can v i ew t hem by using the i m age di splay . While viewing your ima ges, you can m agnify or delete images, or creat e a print order t o print a set of photos.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 16 When you have finished reviewing i mage s, be sure to turn of f t h e image display to conserve battery power . T o do this, press the IMAGE DI SPLAY ON / OF F ( ) button or turn the camera off. Creating a print o rder Y ou can use your camera to select the images that you want to print.
Re vi ewin g y our imag es 17 If your im ages are stored on a CF memory c ard, you can i nsert the memory card directly into a DPOF-compatible printer . The printer reads the print order and prints the s pecifie d i mage s . When you transfer your images from the camera to a computer , the print orde r is copied along with them .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 18 Deleting your i mages Y ou can delete a single image or all images from the camera. After an image has been deleted, i t cannot be recovered. Note If you have a CF m emory c ard inst alled, image s are deleted only from the card.
Re vi ewin g y our imag es 19 V iewing smal l ve rsions (thumbna ils) of yo ur images Y ou can view up to nine of your images at the same time on the image display . T o look at thumbnails of your i mages 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Press the d ial twice to open the main menu.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 20 3 T urn the dial to scroll to the imag e you want to magnify . 4 Press the dial t o ope n t he main menu. T urn the dial to scroll to the Magn if y icon , and then press the dial t o magnify the image. The camera mag ni fies the center of the image to three times its normal size.
Adju sti ng t he ca mera sett ings 21 Adjusting the camer a settings Y ou can m odify the camera s et tings to fit the c u rrent picture-taking conditions an d your preferences. For exam ple, you can adjust t he flash setti ngs to fit curr ent l ighting con ditions, and you can use the self-timer to t ake a pic t ure with yourself in it.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 22 Note The flash rec harges between p ict ures. T his is indicated by a bl ink i ng flash icon on the status LCD. In addition, if the image displ ay is on, the message FLASH CHARG I NG might appear in the st atus line at the bottom of t he im age display wh en you pres s th e S HUTTER button.
Adju sti ng t he ca mera sett ings 23 Changing the i mag e quality The cam era has t hree image quality settings: G ood, Bette r , an d Best. The current image qual i ty setting is indicated by one, two, or three st ars on the stat us LCD. In addition, if the image display is on, GOOD , BE TTER or BEST app ears in the s tatus line.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 24 Here are some important no t es about the image quality setting: Y ou c a n use different imag e quality settings for diff eren t images. The cam era retains the current image quality setting un t il you change it, even if you t u r n the camera off.
Adju sti ng t he ca mera sett ings 25 T o use the digital zoom 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Pr ess t he DIGIT AL ZOOM ( ) button once to turn on the digital zoom. The image displ ay comes on automat i cally and 2X DIG I T A L ZOOM appears in t he status line.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 26 4 After 10 seconds, the camera takes t he pi cture and t he sel f - timer turns of f automatically . T o cancel the self-timer before the camera takes the pi cture, press the button a gain.
Adju sti ng t he ca mera sett ings 27 5 Select the date format you want to use. Y ou can choose MDY (mm/dd/ yyyy), DMY (dd/m m/yyyy), or YMD (y yyy/ mm/dd). 6 Select the day , month, and year . 7 Select the hour format you want to use— 1 2-hou r or 24-hou r .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 28 3 T urn the dial to sc roll to the image that you want to us e as the welc om e s creen. 4 Press the d ial to open the main menu. 5 T urn the dial to scroll to the Setu p ic on, and then press the dial to o pen the Se tu p m enu.
Shar ing and print ing imag es 29 Sharing and pr inti ng ima ges After you have ta ken some pictures wit h your digital camera, you can u s e t hem in many fun and creative ways . Y ou can transfer them to your computer for use i n creative projects or f or sharing with family and f riends over the Internet.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 30 Using the ca mera with a W in dows com put er Y ou c a n copy the i mages in your digital camera to a M icros o f t Windows c omputer . Syst em req uir emen t s for a Wind ows com puter T o work with your camera, your c ompu t er must meet or exceed the following requirements.
Shar ing and print ing imag es 31 Installing the softwa re o n a Wind ows com puter 1 Insert the HP photosmart 31 8 CD into your computer ’s CD- ROM drive.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 32 T o connect the camera to a Windows compu t er 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. 2 Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the camera. 3 Plug t he flat en d of t he cable into any USB port on your computer .
Shar ing and print ing imag es 33 The status LCD displays PC to i ndi ca te th e cam er a is connected to a compu t er . After a few s econds, the software st arts. Foll ow the instructions on yo ur computer scr een to com pl ete t he un load proces s.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 34 T o use a memory ca rd reader 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. 2 Remove t he memo r y c ard from the camera. 3 Insert the memo ry card into the me m ory card slot in t he memory card read er . 4 T urn the com put er on if you haven’t already .
Shar ing and print ing imag es 35 Usi ng the camer a with a M aci ntosh com put er Y ou can transfe r the images in your digital camera to an Apple Macintosh computer . Syst em req uir ements for a Ma cintos h com puter T o work with yo ur camera, your Mac i ntosh com puter must mee t or exceed the following requirements.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 36 4 Press the dial t o ope n t he Se tup menu. 5 Turn the d ial to s croll to PC C onne ct Mod e , and t hen press the dial.
Shar ing and print ing imag es 37 Note The camera uses a USB connection, so you do not need t o turn the c omputer off when c onnecting o r disconnecting the camera. T o connect the camera to a Macintosh comp uter 1 Make sure the camera is turned off.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 38 T o automatically unload imag es t o a Macintosh comp u ter 1 Connect the camera t o your compute r by using the USB cable. 2 T urn the camera on. The status LCD displays PC to i ndi ca te th e cam er a is connected to a compu t er .
Shar ing and print ing imag es 39 In the HP Aut o m atic Image Unload Opt i ons window , you can disable the automa t ic unload feature. T o tu r n the feature on again, open the Autom atic Image Unload Op t ions file i n the ArcSoft PhotoImpres sion folder .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 40 • Windows: Double-click the icon f or the newly assigned disk drive in My Computer or navigate to the drive letter in Windows E xplorer . Use the Copy and Paste commands t o transfer selected images to your hard drive.
Storing imag es in m emory 41 S t oring images in m emory When you first u np ack your digit al camera and begin taking pictures, the i mage s are stored in the camera’s internal memory . This m akes it easier than ev er to save p ictures; there’s no ne ed for film of a ny kind.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 42 Determini ng th e nu mber of pictures you ca n t ake Y ou can store as many as 1 13 images in the camera’s internal memory . The num ber of pictures that you can take and store in the space rem ai ning i n memory de pends on several factors.
Storing imag es in m emory 43 If internal m emory is full, “0” app ears for the rem aining pic ture count and a red lig h t appears to the r ight of the viewfinder when you p r ess t he SHUTTER button. I n addition, if t he i mage dis pl ay i s on, the message MEMOR Y FULL appears in t he status line.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 44 Installing a CF memo ry ca r d Use o n ly CompactFlash As sociation (CF A) cert ified type 1 CF mem o ry cards with your digital c amera. These c ards are manufactured by several vend ors and are available in a v ari ety of memory sizes.
Storing imag es in m emory 45 6 Gently push the CF memory card all t he way into the camera. 7 Close th e CF memory c ard door . Ti p I f you cannot close the CF memory card door , you might not have inserted the card correctly . Remov e the card and try again.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 46 If you receive the card error indications and the card is formatted an d is not f ul l, t he c a rd might be dam aged.
Storing imag es in m emory 47 The images are copied from internal memory to the CF me mory c ard. Y our images a r e still stored in internal mem ory until you delete them. If you have created a print order for those image s , t he print order is copie d to the CF memory card along wi t h th e images.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 48 When mem ory has been formatted, the message NO IMAGES I N ME MORY (or NO IMAGES O N CF CARD ) appears on the image display . CAUTION Formatting d eletes everything st ored on the CF memory card, including files from other devices such as pocket comput ers .
Powe ring a nd maintain ing yo ur cam era 49 Powe ri ng an d maint a ining your camer a This chapt er describes ho w to use ba t teries or an AC p ower adapter to power your camera, how to care for your camera, and how to use your camera s af ely .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 50 The life of the batt eries depe nds on several factors. T hese include: how often and how long you use the image display . how often you use the flash. the nu m be r of pi ctures you take . temperature condition s (operating the camera at colder temperatures result s in shorter b attery life).
Powe ring a nd maintain ing yo ur cam era 51 Rep laci ng ba tteri es The camera uses four AA batteries. Y ou can use photo-lithium or photo-quality alkaline AA batteries, or rechargeable NiMH AA batteries. Y ou can purchase add it ional batteries from your local camera or electronics st ore.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 52 Using an AC power a dapter T o extend th e life of your batteries, use an AC power adapter as your power source when connecting your camera to a compute r or when using the image display for an extended period. Use only an A C power adapter that HP has approved for use with the camera.
Powe ring a nd maintain ing yo ur cam era 53 Caring for y our camera and acce ssor ies Camera Keep t he len s c l ean to help y ou t ake s harp, clear ph ot os wi th the best possible focus. Use a dry , soft, lint-free c loth to gently wipe the lens and st atus and image displays t o clean off any fingerprints and dust.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 54 Safety p recau tions T o avoid the risk of electric shock, do not open the camera case or attempt to rep air the c a m era yourself. Contact an authorized HP Service Cent er for repairs. Keep t he c amera dry . E xposing the camera to e xcessive moisture can cause it to malfunction.
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 55 T roublesho oting, support, and wa rran tie s Probl ems and solu tions Problem Possible caus e Solution The c amera does not tur n on.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 56 Y ou ha ve an A C pow er adap ter conn ected to th e cam era, b ut it is not conn ected to a po wer so urce . When yo u ha ve an A C ada pter conn ec te d to t he c a me r a, t he c ame ra does n ot us e ba t ter y po wer ev en if th e adap t er is not co nnect e d t o a pow er sour c e.
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 57 Th e NiM H bat teri es y ou ar e us in g wer e re cha rge d in corr ect ly . Y o u mu st r ech arge all f our NiMH bat te rie s af ter f ully dr aini n g th em f o ur time s for the batte ries to reach the ir opt im um ca pac i t y an d p erf orma nc e.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 58 The me m ory card th at you ha ve in the c amer a is damag ed or is not form atted. Format the memory card or re p lace i t wit h a new, for matted card. A y e ll ow light ap pears next to the vi ewfin der wh en I pres s the shutte r but ton halfw ay down .
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 59 My im ag e is too dark. Th ere w as not enou gh l ight . Wait for natu ral li ghtin g cond itio ns to imp rove , add in dir ect li ghtin g, or us e the fl ash to il lumi nate yo ur subj ect. The fl as h was on, but th e subj ec t w a s too fa r aw ay .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 60 Erro r mess ages If an e r ror m essage appears on the image displa y , try on e of t he following sol ut ions. The c ompute r does not recogn ize the came ra an d the autom ati c im age u nload does not start . The c amera is n ot co nfig ured co rrec tly for th e typ e o f c omput er yo u h ave.
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 61 CF CARD REQUIRES FORMATTING The CF me mory car d ne ed s to be form a t te d. Forma t t he CF m emory c a rd. INVALID DATE! Y ou se t an i n val id d ate, su ch as F ebr uary 31, 2002 . Use the dial to set a vali d da t e.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 62 Gettin g as sist ance HP pro vi des sev era l r esou rc es on the W orl d Wi de Web to prov id e he l p wit h y our ca mera when ever yo u wan t. V is i ting HP We b sit es HP pr o du ct supp ort Vi si t ww w .hp.
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 63 Co nt acti ng HP Cus to mer Sup por t In addi tion to th e Web, yo u ca n cont act HP b y te leph one or ma il for sup port and ser vic e for your cam era . Pr ices, avai labi lity, and hou rs of su pport are s ubje ct t o chan ge with out n o tice .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 64 Upgraded warr anty o ptions Y ou ca n se lect one of th e f ollo w ing u pg rade d w ar rant y o ptio ns (a vail ab le in th e U.
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 65 Belgium Du tc h: +3 2 ( 0)2 626 88 06 Fr en ch: + 32 (0) 2 626 88 07 Brazil (1 1) 3 747 77 99 (Gra nd e S ão Paulo) 0800 157 751 (Dem ais regi oes) .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 66 Mexi c o 52 58 99 22 (Mexi co C it y) 01- 800- 472- 668 4 (outsi de Mexi co Ci t y) Middl e East/Afri ca +44 (0 ) 207 51 2 52 02 Netherlands +31 ( 0)20 60 6 875 .
T roubl eshoo ting, sup port, and wa rrant ie s 67 Hewlett-Pack ard li mited wa rranty st atement 1 HP w arr ants to y ou, th e en d-us er cu stom er , th at H P ha rdwa re, ac ces sori es a nd supp lies wi ll be free fro m de fects in mat eri als a nd wo rkma nsh ip af ter the d ate o f pur cha se, f or t he p eriod spe cifie d ab ove.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 68 DAMA GE, WHET HER B ASED IN CONTR ACT , TO R T , O R OTH ERWISE. So me coun tri es, s tates or p rov ince s do not allo w the e xcl usio n or l imit atio n of inci denta l or con seq uent i al damag es, so th e ab ov e limi t a tio n or ex clusio n may not ap ply t o yo u.
Appendix A: Re fe rence 69 Ap pe ndi x A : Reference This appendix desc r ibes: the symbols on the stat us LCD. the camera indicator light s. t h e ca me r a spe c i f ic at i ons .
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 70 Aut o mati c fl ash w i th re d-e ye redu ct ion o n Goo d phot o qua lit y Be tter p hoto qual ity Be st ph oto quali ty Pho t o in cl ud ed in D POF p rin t o .
Appendix A: Re fe rence 71 Camera i ndica tor light s Indicator light State Mean i ng Viewf in der Gr een T he ca mera has a chi eved the b est fo cus and ex posure an d is read y t o ta ke a phot o. Y ell ow The c ame ra ca nn ot fi nd a f ocu s or t he ex posur e wi ll t a ke l on ge r t h an 1 / 30 secon d.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 72 Camera s pec ifications Senso r 2.31 meg apix els, 1/ 2. 6-in ch CC D Colo r depth 30-bi t Resolution BEST and BET TER ph oto quali ty s etti ngs: 1 7 92 x 1200 .
Ind ex Index 73 Numerics 2x digi t al zoo m 2 , 24 2x D IGI TAL ZOOM me ssag e 25 2x ti mer bu tton 25 A AC pow er ad ap te r 52 adap te r. See AC pow er ad ap te r aper ture 72 Ap ple M acint osh.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 74 batte ries 50 flas h 22 cl eani ng th e ca mera 53 cl ock 26 c olor de pth 72 Co mpa ct Fl as h me mory card re ad er.
Index 75 HP phot os mart We b sit e 62 HP p rod uct supp ort Web site 62 HP Q uic k Ref eren ce-Ph ot o Ima ging icon 33 HP Supp ort P ac k 64 I icon s AUTO FLA SH 22 batte ry 49 , 69 flas h 21 , 69 F.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 76 tips for u nload ing to 38 unlo adin g im ages 37 , 39 usin g cam era wit h 35 Web si te 60 magn i fi cati o n for pl aybac k 72 Magn i fy men u 6 , 19 magn i fy.
Index 77 pro blem s, t roubl esho otin g 55 pro ces sor re quir emen ts 30 , 35 pur cha sing AC pow er ad ap te r 52 card rea d er 40 HP Supp ort P ac k 64 Q qual ity o f i mages c hangi n g 23 ef fec.
HP p h oto sm art 318 U se r Gui de 78 de ter m in ing po ss ible n umb er 42 in me mo ry 41 st rob e. See fl as h Su pportP ack 64 T ta king pict ures 9 tel e pho ne nu mbe rs f or sup po rt 63 , 64 th ird-pa rty Web site s 62 th umbnai ls, v iew ing 19 time losi ng 26 setti ng 26 wron g one dis pla yed 57 time r.
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