Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product E217 HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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4" X 6" FRONT C O VER Use r’s Manual HP Photo smart E217 Digital Camer a.
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5 Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 Attach the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Install the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Date & Time Imprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 EV Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 White Balance . . . . . . .
7 Contents Using Your Camera without Installing the HP Image Zone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Transferring Images to a Computer without HP Image Zone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Connecting Your Camera as a Digital Camera .
8 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual C Caring for Your C amera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Basic Camera Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Cleaning the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25 Cleaning the Camera Lens . . .
9 Getting Started 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d Congr atulations on y our pur chase o f the HP Photosmart E217 digital camera and w elcome to the world of di gital photograph y! This manual explains camera features y ou can use to ensure gre a t res u l ts w hi l e en jo yin g t he p h ot o gra p h ic ex pe ri en c e.
10 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Setup T o l o ca te a p a r t o n yo ur ca m era (s uch as a b u tt on or a li gh t) while f ollow ing the instruc tions in this secti on, s ee Camera Pa r t s on page 1 9. 1. Attac h the W r ist S tr ap Attach the w r ist str ap to the wr ist str ap mount on the side of the camer a as show n.
11 Getting Started 2 . Install the Batter ie s 1. Open the Bat tery/Me mory card door on the side of the camer a by sli ding the door to war d the fr ont of the camer a.
12 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 3 . T urn on the C amer a T o tur n the camera on , slide the lens co ver ope n until it cli cks , uncov er ing the lens. T he P ow er/ Memory light on the back of the camer a turns on solid gr een . The HP logo also disp lay s on the Image Display as the camer a po wer s up .
13 Getting Started 4. Choo se the Language The f irst time y ou turn the camer a on, y ou ar e prom pted to cho os e a l an g ua ge. 1. Scr oll to the language that y ou wa nt by us in g th e buttons on the Controller . 2. Pre ss the button to selec t the highligh ted language.
14 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 5 . Set the Date and T ime The camer a has a c lock that r ecords the date and time at whi ch y ou take eac h pic ture . This inf ormation is r ecor ded in the image properties, whi ch you can see in Pla yb a c k , when viewi ng Image Advice , and when v ie wing the image on y our comput er .
15 Getting Started TIP : If you need t o change the date and time settings later , y ou can do this w ith the Date & Time setti ng in the Setup menu . See Chapter 5, Using the Setup Menu . 6 . Install and F ormat a Memo r y Car d (Optio nal) Y our camera con tains internal memory that allow s y ou to stor e image s and vi deo clip s.
16 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 7. Press the but ton to highlight Ye s , an d then pres s the button to format the card. Formatting Card ... appea rs in the Image Display w hile the camera is f ormatting the memory card .
17 Getting Started 7 . Install the S oftwar e The HP Image Z one softwar e allo ws y ou to transf er images. NO TE: If you do not ins tall the HP Image Z one softwar e , yo u can still transf er images. F or details, see Using Y our Camera without Installing the HP Image Zone Software on page 77.
18 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Mac into sh 1. Close all pr ograms and temporar ily disable any vir us pr otection s oftware r unning on your computer . 2. Insert the HP Image Z one softwa re CD into the CD dr iv e of your computer . 3. Double -c lick the CD icon on the comp uter desktop .
19 Getting Started Cam era P a r ts Re fer to the page s in par entheses after the part name s in the follo w ing tables for mor e informati on about those par ts.
20 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 3 Flas h button (page 3 2) Allo ws y ou to select between the diffe rent flash settin gs. 4 Self- Timer button (page 3 5) Allows y ou to take a self -t imer picture. 5 P o w er/Memory light • Solid green —C amera is on .
21 Getting Started T op of the Camer a #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Shutter button (page 2 9) Ta k e s a p i c t u re . 2W r i s t s t r a p mount (page 10) Allo ws y ou to attach a w rist s trap t o the camer a. 3 Video button (page 30) Starts and stops r ecor ding a vi deo clip .
22 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual F r ont , L eft Si de , and Bottom of the Came ra #N a m e D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Lens co ve r/P o wer sw itc h (page 12) T urns the ca mera on and o ff and protec ts the lens when the camera is off .
23 Getting Started 5F o c u s M o d e sw itch (page 3 4) Allo ws yo u to sw itch between Normal and Macr o focus m od e. 6 T ripod mo unt A llow s you to mo unt the camera on a tripod . 7M i c r o p h o n e (page 34) Reco rds audio clips that ar e attached to still images and the audi o portion of vid e o cl i ps .
24 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Cam e r a Sta te s Y our camera ha s two main st ates that allo w you t o complete certain task s. •L i v e V i e w —Allow s y ou to tak e still pic tures and r ecor d vi deo c lips.
25 Getting Started The Capture Menu lets y ou spec ify settings f or taking a pi ctur e such as image quality , IS O speed, and impr inting the date and time on the images. F or info rmation about using this menu , see Using the Capture Menu on page 3 7.
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27 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 2 T aking P ict ur es and R ecor ding V i deo Clips Usi ng L i ve Vie w The Imag e Display allow s y ou to fr ame pi ctur es and v ideo cli ps us i ng Live Vi ew .
28 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The f ollow ing table descr ibes the informati on that is displa ye d in Live View when the c amera sett ings are at th eir defa ult values and an opti onal memory card is installed in the camera . If y ou change other camera settings , icons for those s ettings will also be disp lay ed in Live Vi ew .
29 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Ta k i n g S t i l l P i c t u r e s T o ta ke a st ill pic ture: 1. Pres s the Live Vi ew/Playba c k button until the Live View icon appears in the upper left corner o f the Image Display , then fr ame the subj ect fo r your p ictur e in the Image Displa y .
30 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual R ecor ding V ideo C lips 1. Press the Liv e Vie w/Pla yback button until the Live View icon appears in the upper left corner of the Image Display , then frame the su bject for y our v ideo using the Imag e Display .
31 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Using Di gital Z oom Y ou can use di gital z oom whene v er you w ant to captur e onl y a portion of the s cene in the Image Displa y . As you z oom in, a ye llow fr ame surr ounds the po rtion of the scene y ou w ant to capture , allow ing y ou to eliminate unwanted portions of the scene .
32 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Set ting the Flash The Fl as h button allow s y ou to cyc le through the fla sh settings on the camera . T o change the f lash setting, pres s the Flash but ton until the desir ed setting appea rs on the Image Display .
33 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Red Eye The r ed-e ye phe nomenon is caus ed by li ght fr om the flash r eflecting o ff the subjec ts ’ ey es, w hic h sometimes make s a human’s e yes appear r ed or an animal’s eyes appear gr een or w hite in the captur ed image .
34 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Usi ng th e F ocus Mo de s F ocu s modes change the focal dis tance of the camera to mak e it possible to tak e pictur es of obj ects that ar e close to or far a way f rom the camer a. T o c hange the foc us mode , slide the Foc us M o d e swi tch o n the fr ont of the came ra .
35 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Using the S elf- T imer Settings 1. Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2. Press the Tim er button until Self-T imer app ears in the Image Displa y , then frame the subject (see page 2 7).
36 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual TIP : If you ar e taking still images in lo w light wi th or without a tripod, y ou can use the self-t imer setting to av oid blurry images caus ed by camer a shake .
37 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Usi ng the Capt ure Me nu The Capture Menu allow s y ou to adjust v ari ous camera settings that affect the char acter istics of the images and v ideo clips y ou captur e w ith y our camera . 1. To d i s p l a y t h e Capture Menu , pre ss the button if Live View is on.
38 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Shooting Modes This s etting pro v ides a pr e-defined s et of camer a settings that ar e optimi z ed fo r taking still p ictur es o f certain scene ty pes to gi ve y ou better re sults.
39 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips If the shooting mode setting is an ything other than the defau lt Auto M ode setting , the icon f or the setting w ill appear in the Live View scr een. T he ne w setting remains in effect un til it is changed again or un til the camera is tur ned off .
40 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Image Qualit y This se tting allow s you t o set the r esoluti on and JPE G compression of the still images y ou capture with y our camera . The Image Quality sub-menu has fo ur setti ngs. 1. In the Capture Menu (page 3 7), select Image Qualit y .
41 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips The Image Quality setting affects both the qu ality of the images and the number of images that can be stored e ither in the camera ’s internal memory or on an optio nal memory card .
42 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The Image Q uality setting will appear in the Live View scr een. T he new setting r emains in effect until it is changed again, e ven w hen y ou turn the camer a off . NO TE: When y ou use di gital z oom, the r esolu tion r educes as you z oom in .
43 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips The f ollow ing table ex plai ns the settings in more detail: If the new s etting is anything other than the de fault Off setting, the i con for the setting will appear in the Live View scr een . The new s etting remains in effec t until it is changed again, e ven w hen y ou turn the camer a off .
44 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual EV Compensation In difficult lighting conditions, you can use EV (Exposur e Va l u e ) Compensation to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes.
45 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips Whi te B ala nc e Differ ent kinds of lighting conditi ons cast differ ent colors. F or ex ample , sunlight is more blue, w hile indoor tungsten light is mor e yello w .
46 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual If the setting is anything o ther than the default Auto set tin g, the icon f or the setting w ill appear in the Live Vi ew scr een. The ne w setting remains in effec t until it is changed again or until the camera is tur ned off .
47 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips IS O S peed This se tting ad ju sts the sensitiv ity of the camera to li ght. When ISO Speed is set t o the default Auto setting, the camera selects the best ISO speed for the scene.
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49 Reviewing Images and Video Clips 3 R e v i e w ing Images and Vid e o Cl i p s Yo u c a n u s e Pla yback to re vi ew the images and vi deo clips stor ed in yo ur camera .
50 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Dur ing Pl ay ba c k , the Image Displa y also indicat es additional informati on about each image or video c lip.
51 Reviewing Images and Video Clips #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Pla yback icon, indicating the camer a is in Pla yback . This ic on display s for the fir st fe w second s. 2 Display s only w hen an optional memory card is installed in the camer a.
52 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual T otal Images Summa r y Sc r een When you pr ess the but ton while vi ew ing the last image , the To t a l Images Summary screen appears sho wing the n umber of pi ctur es tak en, and the number of p ictur es re maining.
53 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Usi ng the P l ay ba ck Menu The Pl ayb a c k M e nu allo ws y ou to delet e still images or v ideo clips , undelete images, and format the camer a’s internal memory or optional memory card .
54 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The f ollo wing table summar i z es the P lay back M enu option s. #I c o n D e s c r i p t i o n 1 Delete —Pre sents a sub-menu wher e yo u can delete the cur .
55 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Delet e In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 53), wh en yo u se l e ct Delete , the Delete sub-menu displa ys . Use the buttons to highlight an option, and then pr ess the button to s elect it .
56 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Viewin g Thu m b n a il s In the Pla yback Menu (page 5 3), when y ou select View Thu mb na il s you can v ie w the still images you hav e tak en and the fir st fr ames of the v ide o clip s you ha ve recor ded arr anged in a matr ix o f nine thumbnail image s and vi deo clip f rame s per sc reen .
57 Reviewing Images and Video Clips Magnify ing Images In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u (page 53), wh en yo u se l e ct Magni fy , the c urr ently display ed image is automati cally magnifi ed 2x. T he center portion of the mag nified image is display ed. 1.
58 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Pr int In the Pla yback Menu (page 5 3), when y ou select Pri nt , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allo ws y ou to se lect a still image for pr inting.
59 Reviewing Images and Video Clips R otate In the Play ba c k M e nu (page 5 3), w hen you se lect Rotate , the camera displa ys a sub-menu that allo ws y ou to rotate the image in 90 -degree increments. 1. In the Pl ayb a c k M e n u , select R otate .
60 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Recor d A udio In the Pla yback Menu (page 5 3), when y ou select Record Audio , y ou can attach an audio c lip to a still pi cture y ou hav e alre ady tak en , or yo u can replac e an audio c lip alr eady att ached to an image .
61 Transferring and Printing Images 4 T r ansf er r ing and Pr inting Images T ransf er r ing Images to a Com pu te r TIP : Y ou can also perform this task using a memory card reader (s ee Using a Memo ry Card Reader on pa ge 7 8).
62 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual 4. T urn on the camer a. • On Windo ws : T he HP Image T ransfer softwar e pr ov ides the do wnload f unction ality . In the Tra n s f e r Images from Camer a/Card scr ee n, click Star t T ransfer . The images are transferr ed to the computer .
63 Transferring and Printing Images b. Using the USB cable that came with y our camera , connect the larger , flat end of the USB cable to the corr esponding connec tor on the P ictBridge -certified printer . TIP : The PictBrid ge c on nec tor is usuall y located on the fr ont of the printe r .
64 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual TIP : Printing dir ectly f ro m the camera has the fo llow ing limitation: Vi deo clips cannot be printed dir ectl y fr om the camera . See yo ur printer ’s manual fo r more inf ormation . T o a vo id this limitation , use the HP Image Z one s oftwar e (see HP Image Zone Software on page 7 5) .
65 Using the Setup Menu 5 U sing the Setup Me nu The Setup Menu allow s you t o adjust a number o f camera settings, such as the camera sounds, date and time , and the con figu ratio n of the USB. 1. While in Live View , pr ess the Li ve Vi ew/P lay back button , and then pr ess the bu tton.
66 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Displa y Br igh tness This setting allo ws y ou to adj ust the brigh tness of the Image Display f or the vie w ing conditions. Y ou can use this setting to incr ease the br ightness for har sh lighting en vir onments, or reduce the br ightness to extend battery life.
67 Using the Setup Menu Cam era Sou n ds Camera sounds are the sounds that t he camera makes w hen y ou turn it on, pr ess a button, or tak e a pic ture . Camer a sounds ar e not the audio sounds recor ded with images or vid e o cl i ps . The d efa ul t Camera Sounds setting is On .
68 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Date & T ime This setting allow s you to s et the da te/time format, as well as the current date and time for the camera.
69 Using the Setup Menu camera was turned o ff. Y ou may be pr ompted to update the date and time the ne xt time you po we r on the camera . USB Co n figu ra tio n Th is setting determin es how th e camera is recognized when connected to a computer. 1.
70 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Lan g u ag e This se tting allow s yo u to set the language used in the camera interface, such as the text in menus. 1. In the Setup Menu (page 65), select . 2. In the Langu age sub-menu , use the and buttons to highlight the language you w ant to use.
71 Using the Setup Menu Mo v e Images to Car d This option allo w s you t o mov e images fro m the internal memory to an optional memory card that y ou hav e installed (see Install and F ormat a Memory Card (Optional) on page 15).
72 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Res e t S et t i n gs This opti on allo ws y ou to r eset the camer a to the fac tory def ault setting s. 1. If yo u have an opti onal memor y card in the camer a, re mov e the memory car d (see page 16) . 2. In the Setup Menu (page 65), select Reset Settings.
73 Troubleshooting and Support 6 T r ouble shooting and Suppor t This c hapter contains inf ormatio n on the follo wing t opics: • Res etting the camera (page 7 4) • HP Image Z one soft war e , in.
74 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual R esetting the Camer a If yo ur camera does not r espond when y ou pr ess an y butto ns, try r es etting the camer a as f ollo w s: 1. T urn o ff the camera . 2. If y ou hav e an optional memory card ins talled, r emo ve it .
75 Troubleshooting and Support HP Image Z one S oftwar e The HP Image Z one softwar e pr ov ides se ver al featur es that enhance y our camera ’s capabiliti es. With the f ull ver sion of the HP Imag e Z one softwar e , y ou can use HP Instant Share to e -m ail your ph otos with out sen di ng l arg e fil e a tt achm ent s.
76 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual installs the HP Image Zone Expr es s softwar e . See HP Image Z one Express (Wind ows Onl y) on page 7 6. • If yo ur computer has Windo ws 9 8 , 9 8 SE , or Me and at least 64MB of RAM, the installati on pr ocess installs the HP Image Z one Expr ess s oftwar e.
77 Troubleshooting and Support Using Y our Camer a w ithout Installing the HP Image Z o ne Sof t war e Y ou can still transfer images and v ideo clips fr om the camera to y our compute r withou t installing either HP Image Z one o r HP Image Z one Expres s.
78 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Using a Memory Car d R eader If yo u are using a memory card in y our camera , you can simply r emo ve it fr om the camer a and put it in a memory card r eader (pur chased separ ately). The memory card r eader acts just lik e a flopp y disk dr iv e or CD-RO M dri ve .
79 Troubleshooting and Support 5. Select all the image s (in the Edit pull-dow n menu cli ck on Select All ) , then copy them (in the Edit menu cli ck on Copy ). 6. Click on th e Loca l Dis k under My Computer . Y ou ar e now wo rking in your comput er’s hard disk dr i ve .
80 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual T ransferr ing Images to a Mac intosh Computer Using a Memor y Card R eader 1. Remo ve the memory car d fr om your camer a and insert it into the memory card r eader (or the memory card slot in yo ur computer or printe r).
81 Troubleshooting and Support Conf igur ing the Camer a as a Disk Dri v e Y ou can set up y our camera to func tion as a disk dri ve w hen it is connect ed to yo ur computer , so y ou can tr ansfer images w ithout usin g the HP Image Z one software .
82 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual NO TE: On Mac intosh computers , if either Image Captur e or iPhoto do not launch automatically , look on the desktop for a disk dr iv e icon w ith yo ur camera ’s model number . F or mor e informati on about ho w to copy f iles, v isit Mac Help .
83 Troubleshooting and Support Pr oblems and S oluti ons Problem P ossible Cause Solution The ca mera does not turn on. Y ou did not slide the lens cov er far enough. • Slide the lens cov er until it click s. The batter ies are f unctioning incorr ectly , are dead, ar e installed incorr ectly , are missing, or ar e the wr ong type .
84 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The cam era does not turn on (continued) . The o ption al memory car d is not a supported card o r is corrup ted. Ensure that the memory car d is the proper ty pe for y our camera (see page 12 9). If the card is the pr oper type , r emov e the memory card and s ee if y ou can turn on the camer a.
85 Troubleshooting and Support I have to replace or recha rge th e batteries frequentl y . Extended Image Display use f or vid e o re co rd in g, exce ssive fl as h use, or Display Brightness set to High , inc reas es the rate of battery drain . See Extending Battery L ife on page 112.
86 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The cam era does not res pon d wh en I press a button (continued) . The ca mera is connected to a compu ter . Most of the c amera buttons do not r espond when the camer a is connected to a com puter .
87 Troubleshooting and Support A long delay occurs between pressi ng the Shutte r button and the camer a taking a picture (conti nued) . The ca me ra i s usin g a flash sett ing with re d - eye re d uc ti on. It will tak e longer to tak e a pictur e w ith red-ey e r eduction.
88 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual My imag e is blurry . The light is lo w and the flash is set to Flash Of f . • In dim light , the camera req uires a longer e xposure , and it is diffi cult to h old the c am e ra s te a dy fo r m o re than 1/60 of a s econd.
89 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too bright . The fla sh pro v ided too much light. • T urn the flash o ff (see page 3 2). • Mov e back fr om the subjec t. Yo u u s e d EV Compensation when you should not have . Set EV Compensation to 0.
90 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual My imag e is too dark. The fla sh was on, but the subjec t was too fa r away . Make sure your subject is within the flash working distance (see page 12 7). If not, try using the Fla sh O ff setting (see page 3 2).
91 Troubleshooting and Support My image is too dark (conti nued) . The Display Brightne ss needs to be adjust ed. Set the Display Brightness in the Setup Menu to Me diu m or High (see page 6 6) . My image is grain y . The ISO Speed setti ng was too high.
92 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Images are missing on m y camera. Y ou installed a memory car d afte r taking on e or mor e images. When you instal l a memory card , images in internal memory are not v isible . Mov e the images fr om the intern al mem ory to the m emor y c ard ( se e p a g e 7 1 ) o r rem ove the memory card.
93 Troubleshooting and Support The ca mera respond s very sluggishly when trying to review images. A slow opti onal memory card (like an MMC card) that is installed or too many images on the c ard can affect pro cessing times. See Storage on page 129 and Memor y Capacity on page 131 for tip s about memory cards.
94 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual I receiv e an err or message whil e transferring images fr om the camera to my c om pu t er . A po we r surge or electr ostatic dischar ge ma y have interrup ted the transf er . Close the HP Jmage Z one T ra nsfer softwar e , disconnect the camera fr om the computer , and res et the camera (see page 7 4) .
95 Troubleshooting and Support Err or Messages on the C amer a Messag e P ossible Cause Solut ion BA TTERIES DEP LETE D . Camer a is shuttin g dow n. Battery pow er is too lo w to continu e operati on. Replace or r echar ge the batter ies. Batteries are too low to tak e picture s.
96 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual CARD IS UNFORMA TTED . Press OK to format card. The opti onal memory ca r d that is installed needs to be form atted. For m a t t he m e m o r y c a rd by f ollow ing the instructi ons on the Image Display (or r emov e the card f ro m the camera if you do no t want it to be for matted) .
97 Troubleshooting and Support MEMOR Y FULL or CARD FULL The re i s in suf ficient room to sav e more images in inter nal memo ry or on the optional memo ry card that is installed. T r ansfer images fr om the camera t o your comput er , then delete all images in internal memory or on the memory card (see page 5 5).
98 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual The image is too large to magnify . The image w as pr obably tak en wi th a n ot h e r camera . T r ansfer the image to yo ur compute r and resi z e it using the HP Image Z one soft war e. The image is too larg e t o rot ate.
99 Troubleshooting and Support PROC ESSI NG.. . The ca me ra i s proce ssing data, suc h as sa v ing the last pic ture you to o k. If yo u are in Live Vi ew , wait a f ew s econds for the camera to f inish pr ocessing bef ore t aking another pi cture or pr essing another button .
100 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Cannot display image <filename>. The image w as taken with another camer a or the image file was corrup ted whe n th e c am era was sh ut down impr operl y . • The image may sti ll be ok ay . Tr ansfer the image to a computer and try opening it with the HP Image Z one soft war e.
101 Troubleshooting and Support Unable to commu nicate wit h printer . The re i s n o connecti on between the camera and printe r . • Check that the pr inter is turned on . • Make sur e the cable is connected between the print er and the camera . If that does not wo rk, turn off the camer a and disconnect it from the USB c abl e.
102 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Printer top cov er is open. The pr inter is open. Close the top co ver of the printe r . Incorrect or missing pr int cartridge. or Incorrect or missing pr int head . The pri nte r cartridge is the incorr ect model or is missing .
103 Troubleshooting and Support Printer i s out of ink. The pri nte r cartridg e is empty . Replace the ink cartri dge. Printer ink co ver is open. The pri nte r i nk co ver is ope n Close the ink cover . Pa p e r e r ro r. The paper tr ay may be empty or there ma y be a paper jam .
104 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Err or Messa ges on th e Computer Messag e P ossible Ca use Solution Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t The ca me ra i s turned off . Tu r n o n t h e c a m e r a . The ca me ra i s n ot workin g correct ly . T ry conn ecting t he camer a direc tly to a P ictBr idge- certifi ed pr inter , and print an image.
105 Troubleshooting and Support Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t (conti nued) The op ti on al memory car d that is installed is lock ed . With the camer a turned off , remo ve the memory card and sw itc h the locking tab on the card t o the unlocked position .
106 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Getting Assis tance This secti on contains suppor t informati on for y our digital camera , including support website informati on, an explanation of the su pport process, and support phone numbers. HP Accessib ility W eb site Cus tomers w ith disabiliti es can get help by v isiting ww w .
107 Troubleshooting and Support This website is a vailable in the f ollo wing languages: Dutch , English, F r ench, Ger man, Italian , P o rtuguese, Spanish , Sw edish, T raditional Chinese , Simplif ied Chinese , Japanese , K or ean. (Danish, F innish, and Norwegi an support information is a vailable in English only .
108 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • The computer’s operating sy stem and available RA M • The v ersi on of the HP software (o n the CD label) • Message s display ed at the time the situatio n occur red The a pplicable conditi ons for HP phone su pport are sub ject to change w ithou t notice .
109 Troubleshooting and Support Phone Support Numbers If y our countr y or r egion does not appear in the f ollow ing lists, please ref er to www .hp .
110 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Br as i l Bra sil (Sao P aulo) Canada Chile Colomb ia (Bogota) Costa Rica Ecuador ( Andinatel) Ec uador (P acifitel) Guatemal a Mex ico (Mex ico City) Pe r ú Pu.
111 Managing Batteries A Managing Batter i es Y our camera uses tw o AA batteri es. F or best r esults , use Energi z er L ithium AA or rec hargeable Ni ck el Metal Hydr ide (NiMH) AA batter ies . Alk aline batteries pro vi de far less batter y life than Lithium or NiMH batterie s.
112 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • The pe rformance of all batter ies w ill decr ease as the temper atur e dr ops. F or b est perfo rmance in cold env ironments , use Energi z er Lithium AA batteries . NiMH batteries ma y also pro vi de acceptable low temperatur e performance.
113 Managing Batteries • Do not pi er ce the battery with nails, s trik e the battery with a hammer , step on the batter y , or otherwise sub ject it to str ong impacts or shocks. • Do not solder dir ectl y onto the battery . • Do not expose the batter y to water or salt water , or al low the battery to get wet .
114 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual P erfo rmance per Batter y T ype The f ollo wing table sh ow s how A lkaline , L ithium, and r echar geable NiM H batteri es perfo rm in diffe re nt types of use sc enarios.
115 Managing Batteries Number of Shots per Battery T ype The f ollow ing table sho ws the minimum , maximum, and av erage n umber of shots that may be obtained using Alk aline , L ithium, and r ec hargea ble NiMH batter ies .
116 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual P o w e r Indicat ors The fo llow ing icons may be displayed on the status sc reen, in Live View , in P la yback , and w hen the camera is connect ed to a computer or pr inter . If no icon is display ed, this means that the camera has suff ic ient battery po wer to f unction normally .
117 Managing Batteries Re ch a rgi n g N i M H B a t t e ries NiMH batteries can be r echar ged with the optional HP Photosmart battery quic k rec harger . For inf ormation about this opti onal access ory , se e Appendix B, Purchasi ng Camera Accessories , starting on page121.
118 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • NiMH batteries dischar ge when not in use , whether they are inst alled in a camera or not . If the y hav e not been used f or more than two w eeks, r echar ge them bef ore using them again.
119 Managing Batteries Saf ety Preca uti ons fo r Rec har ging NiM H B at t eries • Do not c har ge an y batteri es other than NiMH batter ie s in the quic k rec harger . • Insert the NiMH batter ies in the corr ect o rien tation in the quick rech arger .
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121 Purchasing Camera Accessories BP u r c h a s i n g C a m e r a A cces sor i es Y ou can purc hase additional accessori es for y our camera . F or informati on on your HP E2 17 camera and compatible acc essories, g o to : • ww w .hp .com/photosmart (US) • ww w .
122 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • HP Photosmart S D memory car ds (F or important infor mation about supported types of memory cards , see Storage on page 12 9.
123 Caring for Your Camera C C ar ing f or Y our Came r a Y our HP camera has been desi gned to w ithstand most conditions under whi ch y ou would no rmally tak e pi ctures . How e ver , you should tak e some basic precauti ons when using y our camera (see Basic Camera Care belo w) and clean it r egular ly (see Cleaning the Camera on page 12 5).
124 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual • Al wa ys tur n the camera off w hen y ou ar e not using it to prot ect the lens. W hen the camera is off , the camera lens r etrac ts and the lens wink mec hanism clos es ov er the lens to protect it .
125 Caring for Your Camera Cleaning the C amer a TIP : If your camer a needs cleaning be y ond what is descr ibed in this secti on, tak e the camer a to a camera store th at sp ecializ es in clea nin g dig ital cam eras. Cleaning y our camera not onl y k eeps it looking its best, it also impr ov es the quality of y our photos .
126 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Cleaning the Camer a Bod y and Image Displa y Do the follo w ing to remo ve an y finger prints , dust, mo isture , and so f orth that hav e acc umulated on the c amera bod y and Image Displa y . 1. Blo w gently on the Image Dis play to eliminate dus t.
127 Specifications DS p e c i f i c a t i o n s Feat ure De sc ript ion Resol uti on Still pictures: • 4.06 MP ( 2 3 3 2 by 17 40) total p ix el count • 4.01 MP ( 2 3 20 by 17 28) eff ectiv e pi xel count Vid eo cl ip s: • QVG A 2 5 6 by 19 2 at 2 4 fr ames per second Sensor Diagonal 7 .
128 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Flas h se tti ng s Fl ash Of f , Auto Flash (default), Re d-Eye , Flas h O n Image Display 1.5-inc h color acti ve matr ix TFT L TPS w ith backli ght, 130, 000 p.
129 Specifications Compression format • JPE G (EXIF) f or still images • EXIF2 .2 for still images w ith embedded audi o • MPE G1 for vi deo clips Storage • 16MB intern al flash memory • Slo.
130 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual Po w e r T yp ical po wer u sage: 1.8 W atts with Image Display on . 3.6 W at ts max imum pow er usage . P o w er sour ces can be e ither : • T wo non-rechar geable AA Lithium batter ies , or • T wo rec hargeable AA N iMH batterie s.
131 Specifications Memory Ca pac ity The f ollow ing table lists the appro ximate n umber an d av er age si z e of still images that can be s tore d in the internal memory in the camera when the camer a is set to differ ent Image Qualit y settings av ailable in the Capture Me nu .
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133 Index A AA batteries, types to use 111 accessories for camera 121 Action mode, setting 38 arrow buttons on Controller 20 audio clips, record 60 automatic exposure, override 38 B batteries door on .
134 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual top of camera 21 Camera Sounds, setting 67 capacity of internal memory 131 Capture Menu 37 cleaning body 126 image display 126 lens 125 compression format 129 co.
135 Index format internal memory 55 memory card 15 , 55 H help from customer support 106 HP Image Zone Express software, description 76 HP Image Zone software description 75 installing 17 not using 77.
136 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual lens cover/power switch, description 22 life of battery, conserving 112 Live View 27 Live View/Playback button, description 19 low battery indicator 116 M Macint.
137 Index top of camera 21 performance per battery type 114 Playbac k 49 Playback Menu 53 Portrait mode, setting 39 power indicators 116 light 20 specifica tions 130 turn on/off 12 power conservation,.
138 HP Photosmart E217 User’s Manual still pictures, take 29 Sunset mode, setting 39 support for users 106 T technical support 106 Thumbnails 56 Time & Date, setting 14 , 68 Timer button 20 tota.
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