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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1: Getting St arted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Attaching th e Wrist Str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Using Z oom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Setting the Fl ash .
Selecting Images for HP Instant S hare Destinatio ns . . 69 How HP Instant Share E-m ails Ima ges . . . . . . . . 71 Chapter 5: T ransferring and P rinting Images . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Transf erring Images to a Co mputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Printing I mages Dire ctly fro m the Cam era .
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Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 9 C hapter 1 : Get ting Sta rted Congra tulations on your purcha s e of this HP Photosmart digital camera! This camera has man y features to enhance your pictur e -taking e.
10 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Setup T o locat e a part on yo ur came r a (suc h as a b utton or a ligh t) while fo llo wing t he instr uctions in t his sect ion , see Camera Pa r t s on p age 16. Atta chin g th e W ris t Strap Atta ch the wr ist stra p to the w r ist str ap moun t on the s ide of the cam era as shown.
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 11 NO TE Digital cameras use ba tteries at a much faster rate than f ilm camer as. Battery lif e in di gital camer as can be measu red in hours and mi nutes of use r ather tha n the y ear s mor e typ ical o f f ilm camer as.
12 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 1 Wit h th e B a t ter y / M em or y c ard do o r open, insert the memor y ca rd in the small sl ot bel ow the batter ies , wit h the notched side o f the card goi ng in firs t, as s hown. The ca rd o nly fit s o ne w ay ; do n ot f or ce it .
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 13 Choos ing the Langu age Th e f irs t time y ou tur n the came r a on , the f ollo w ing sc r een appears a nd pr ompts you to choose a la nguage. 1 Scroll to th e lang uag e that you wan t by usi ng th e buttons on the Contr oller .
14 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 3 Repeat steps 1 an d 2 unti l the correct date/ti me format , dat e , and time ar e set . 4 Press the Me nu /OK b utton when you have entered the proper values for the date and time. A confirmation screen appear s, askin g if the cor rect date an d time hav e been s et.
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 15 1 Clo se all pr ogr ams and tem por ar ily disa ble an y v iru s pr otection softwar e running on y our compute r . 2 Inse rt the HP Imag e Zo ne so ftwa r e CD into the CD dr iv e of your computer . Follow the in structions in the in stallation screen that automat ically appears.
16 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Use r Ma nual o n the CD A copy of this cam era U ser’s Manual in sev eral differen t languag es is located on the HP Image Zone software CD . T o view yo ur c a m e ra U se r’ s M a n ua l : 1 Inse rt the HP Ima ge Z one softw ar e CD into the CD dr iv e of your computer .
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 17 # Name Descr ipti on 1P o w e r l i g h t z Solid —Camera is on. z Blink ing rapidly —Camer a is shutting dow n due to lac k of battery pow er . z Blink ing s lowl y —Camera is c har ging the bat teri es using the optional HP A C pow er adapter or the optional HP Phot osmart M-ser ies dock.
18 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 6B a t t e r y / M e m o r y card door (pages 10, 1 1) Allo ws access to insert and remov e the batt er ies an d an opt io nal mem ory ca r d .
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 19 15 Viewfinder light s z solid red —Vi deo is recor ding. z AF so lid gree n —When y ou pre ss th e Shu tter butto n halfway do wn, this light turns on solid whe n the c amera is ready to tak e a pic ture (auto e xposure and aut o foc us ar e lock ed, and the f lash is ready).
20 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Fr ont, Sec ond Side , and Bottom of the Came ra # Name Descr iption 1M i c r o p h o n e (pag e 28) R eco r ds soun d (au di o and vi deo).
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 21 T op of t he C amera 5 USB connector (pag es 73, 7 5) Allow s you to connect a USB cable fr om the camera t o a USB-enabled compute r or prin ter .
22 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Camer a Stat es Y our camera has two main states that allow you to complete certai n tasks. Each of these stat es has a n associated me nu that you can use to ad ju st ca mera setting s or perform tasks in that state.
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 23 To d i s p la y t h e Playb a ck Men u , press the Men u/O K button while you are in Pl aybac k . If you ar e not cur rently in Play b ac k , pr ess the Pl ayb a ck button first , then press the Men u/OK button. Fo r i nformation about using this m enu , see Using the P lay back Menu o n pag e 5 8.
2 4 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual To d i s p la y t h e Help Me nu , f irst access either the Captur e , P la yback , or HP In stan t Shar e menu , the n u se the button s to move to th e menu tab for the Help Menu . For infor mation about u sing the He lp Menu , see the next section.
Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 25 Ca m era Sta tus S c reen A status screen appears f or a few seconds in the Image D isplay any time yo u pr ess the Fl as h , MODE , o r Time r/ Bu rst buttons when Live View is off .
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Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 2 7 C hapter 2 : Ta k i n g Pi c t u r e s a n d Recordin g Vid eo C lips T akin g Still Pictures You can ta ke a pictu re almost any time the camera is o n, regard less of wh at is being show n on the Imag e Display .
28 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Recording Audio wit h Still Pictures Ther e are two way s to at tach an audio clip to a stil l picture: • Add an audio clip to the picture later , or r e- record the audio that was captured when the pic tu r e was taken .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 2 9 Recordin g Vid eo C lips NO TE Zoo m is disa bled while r ecor ding vid eo clip s. A video clip i ncludes audio. 1 F rame the s ubject f or your v ideo in the viewf inder . 2 T o sta rt r ecor ding vi deo, p r ess an d rel e as e th e Vide o button on the top of the cam era.
30 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual NO TE T o hear the a udio p ortion of yo ur vi deo clip s, y ou m us t use a computer or telev ision ( TV) . If you have an optional HP Photosmart M-series dock , you can r evi ew the audio portion of your video clips by con necting the ca mera to a TV vi a the c amer a doc k.
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 31 Foc us i n g t he C a me ra Using Auto Focus The focus br ackets in the Li ve V i ew screen show the f ocus region f or the stil l pi cture you ar e taking or the video clip you are re c o rd i ng .
32 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual When yo u ha ve the camer a set to an y of the shootin g modes other than Mac r o (see Using the Shooting Modes on page 38) , th e ca mera w il l at tempt to auto focus stil l pictures using t he nor mal fo cu s r a nge of 0.
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 3 3 z The AF vie w f inder lig ht w ill blink gr een, the f ocu s br acke ts w ill tur n re d, and t he Ma cr o icon w i ll bl ink in the Live View screen. In thi s case, the c amera dete cts th at the focu s i s closer than the normal range .
34 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Us ing F ocu s Lo ck Fo c u s Lo ck allo ws y ou to foc us on a su bjec t that is not in t he center of the picture , or to capture action s hots mor e quickly by pr e-foc using i n th e ar ea wh er e the a cti on wi ll occ ur .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 3 5 Pr ess Zoo m O u t and Zo o m I n on the Zo o m l ev er to mov e the lens b etween wide angle (1x) and telephoto (3 x) pos itions. Digital Zoom NO TE Digit al z oom is d isabl ed whil e r e cor ding vid e o c l ip s .
36 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual NO TE D ig i t a l zoo m re d uc e s th e re s ol u t io n of a n i ma g e, so your picture will te nd to be more pi xilat ed th an the same imag e taken wi th o ptical zoom.
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 3 7 NO TE The red-e ye phenomenon is caused by light f rom t he flash r eflecting off the s ubjects ’ ey es, which sometimes makes a human’s or ani mal’s eyes appear red in th e captured imag e .
38 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Using the Shooting M odes Shoo ting m odes ar e pr e-def ined ca mer a settin gs th at ar e optimi zed f or taking still p icture s of ce rtain sce ne types to giv e y ou be tter r esults .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 3 9 If the sh o oting m ode setting is anything other th an the def ault Auto M o de setting , the i con for th e setting (in the pre viou s table) wi ll appe ar i n t he Live Vi ew sc r een.
40 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Using t he Self-T im er Set tin gs 1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it o n a stabl e surface. 2 Pres s the Timer /B urs t bu tton until Self- Timer or Self- Time r - 2 Sh ots app ears i n the Ima ge Di spla y.
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 41 For Video Clip s: To st a r t rec o rd i n g vi d e o, pre s s th e Vid e o bu t to n and then release it.
42 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Using t he Burst S ettin g Burst allows you to take up to 4 sti ll pictu r es as qu ickly as pos sible . The came r a then con tinues takin g bur st pi ctur es at a slo wer r ate un til y ou r elease the Sh utter button or the camera ru n s ou t o f m e mo r y .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 43 Using t he Ca pture Menu The Cap tu re Me nu al lo w s you to adju st var ious cam er a settings that af fect the characteristics of the images an d video clips you capture w ith your camera .
44 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual NO TE To r e s to re Captu r e M enu setting s to w hat the y wer e wh en y ou l ast tur ned th e came r a of f , hold d own the Menu/ OK butt on a s you tur n the c amer a bac k on . Help for the Men u Options Help .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 4 5 1 In the Capture Me n u (pag e 43), selec t EV Com pensati on . 2 In the EV Compensatio n sub- menu, u se the butto ns to change the EV settin g in 0.
46 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 1 In the Capture Me n u (pag e 43), selec t Image Qual ity . 2 In the Image Q uality su b-men u, use th e buttons to highligh t a setting . 3 Pr ess Men u/OK to save t he setting and r eturn to the Capture Men u .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 47 The Image Qu ality setting n ot only aff ects t he q uality of the images but, as a result, also th e number of i mages that c an b e sto r ed ei ther in th e inter nal me mory in th e camer a or on an optional memory card .
48 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 1 In the Capture Me n u (pag e 43), selec t Whit e Ba lanc e . 2 In the White Balance sub-me nu , use the buttons to highlight a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behin d the men u, so yo u can se e the effe ct each setti ng will have on the picture .
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 49 ISO Speed NO TE This se tting doe s not a p pl y when r ecor ding vide o clips , or w hen the shoo ting mod e is set t o Fas t S h o t . This setting adj usts th e sensiti vity of the came r a to li g ht .
50 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Colo r This setting allo ws you t o contr ol the color in w hich your image s w ill be cap tur ed. F or ex ampl e , wh en y ou set Color to Sepia , your images will be captu red in br own colors to make them lo ok aged or old- fashioned.
Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctur es and Recor ding Video Clip s 51 NO TE After you have ta ken a pictu re usi ng eith er the Date Only or Date & T ime s etti ng, the date or da te a nd t ime tha t is impr inted on the im age canno t be r emov ed later .
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Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Cl ips 5 3 C hapter 3 : Re vie win g Im ag es and Vid e o C lip s Yo u c a n u s e Playb a ck to re view the images and v ideo cli ps sto r ed in y our camer a.
54 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual NO TE Vi deo clips pla y aut omaticall y after the fir st fr ame of the video cl ip di splays f or 2 se conds. 3 T o turn o ff the Image Dis pla y afte r re vie wing y our images and video cli ps, press the P lay back but ton again.
Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Cl ips 5 5 # Icon Descr iption 1 Displa ys onl y when an optio nal memory car d is installed in the camera. 2 P ow er indicato r , such a s this low battery lev el indicato r (see Po w e r I n d i c a t o r s on page 133) .
56 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual T otal Ima ges Summar y Sc reen When you pr ess the button while v ie wing the la st ima ge, a sc r een appears s how i ng the num ber of p ic tur es tak en , an d the num ber o f pi ctur es re maining.
Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Cl ips 5 7 4 Pr ess t he Me n u/O K button to ex i t Thu mbn ai l view an d ret u r n t o Pl ayb a ck . The curr ent i mage or video clip ( that was in the yellow border in Thumb nai l vie w) i s di splayed in full vi ew on the Image Display again.
58 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Usin g th e Playbac k Menu The Pla yb ac k M en u allows yo u to delet e still i mages or video clips, un delete imag es, and format the camera' s internal memory or optional memory ca rd .
Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Cl ips 59 The follow i ng table summ ari zes each of the Pl ay ba c k M e nu options an d describes the in formation in the bot tom right cor ner of each image o r v ideo c l ip wh ile the Pla yb ac k Menu is displa yed .
60 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Delete In the Playback Men u ( page 58), whe n yo u s el e ct Delete , the Delete sub- menu disp lay s. Th e Delete su b- menu pr ovi des the follo wing options: z Cancel —Returns you t o the Play b ac k Men u wit hou t dele ting the cur ren tly disp la yed im age o r v ideo clip .
Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Cl ips 61 z F ormat (Memor y/Card) —D eletes all of the images, video clips, and files in internal memory or on an opt ional memory card, and t hen formats th e internal memor y or memory ca rd .
6 2 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual If th e curr ently di splayed image already has an audio cl ip attac hed to it , when y ou select Reco rd Au di o , t he Rec o rd Au di o sub- menu is displa yed inst ead.
Chapte r 4: Usi ng HP Instant Share 63 C hapter 4 : Usin g HP Ins tant Share This camer a has an e xc i ting f eature called HP Ins tan t Shar e . This featur e allo ws y ou to easil y select s till image s in yo ur camer a to be au tomati call y sen t to a var iety of de stinati ons t he ne xt time yo u connect th e camera to y our com puter .
64 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Using t he HP Instant Sh are Menu When you pr ess the HP Inst ant Shar e/Pr int / button on the back o f th e camer a, t he m os t r ecent ly tak en or v ie w ed image appe ars on the Imag e Display , with the HP Ins tan t Share Men u o verlaid on top .
Chapte r 4: Usi ng HP Instant Share 65 With the defa ult HP Instan t Sh ar e Me n u , you can no w select images in y our camera so the y will pr int automa ticall y the ne xt time yo u connect your camer a to yo ur computer or pr inter .
66 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual When you sel ect HP I nstan t Share Setup ... , a message appea rs on the Imag e Display aski ng you to conne ct the camer a to y our compu t er .
Chapte r 4: Usi ng HP Instant Share 6 7 Set ting U p Dest inations on a Windo ws Com pu ter 1 At t he We l c o m e sc reen , click Sta rt . 2 The Set Up Y our HP Instan t Share Destina tions scr een appea rs . Any HP Inst ant Shar e destin ations you have already set up will be l iste d here.
68 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 7 Click Cr eat e to add an other dest ination (repeati ng s teps 2 , 5, and 6 above), or select a des tinat ion and do one of th e foll owin g : • Click Edit to modif y t he dest ination. • Click Rem ove to de lete the de stin ation.
Chapte r 4: Usi ng HP Instant Share 69 NO TE Y ou can co nfi gure a m axim u m of 3 2 HP I nstan t Sha r e destinat ions (such as individual e- mail add resses or gr oup dist ribution lists ) that can be l isted in t he HP Inst ant Shar e Menu on y our camera .
7 0 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 4 Press the Me nu /OK b utto n to s e lect the d estinati on, an d a appears over that destin ation in the HP Ins tant S har e Menu .
Chapte r 4: Usi ng HP Instant Share 71 Ho w HP I nstant Shar e E-m ail s I ma ge s The wa y images are e- mailed vi a HP Instant S har e work s muc h the same o n W indow s and Mac into sh co mput ers.
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Chapt er 5: T ransf err ing and Pr inting Image s 7 3 C hapter 5: T ransferring and Pr int ing I mage s T ransferring Ima g es to a Compu ter NO TE Y ou can also use the optional H P Photosmart M-series dock to do this task. S ee the do ck User’s Man ual for instruc tions.
7 4 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 3 Y our camer a came w ith a special USB c able for connecting the camer a to a com pute r . Co nnec t the larger end of that USB c able to the compute r . 4 Open th e rubber door on th e si de o f the camer a and connect the sma ll end of the US B cab le to t he U SB con necto r on th e ca mera.
Chapt er 5: T ransf err ing and Pr inting Image s 7 5 Printin g Ima ges Direc tly fr om the Camer a NO TE Y ou can also use the optional H P Photosmart M-series dock to do this task.
7 6 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual • If yo u ar e connecting the camer a to a p rin ter displaying the Pi ctBridge logo (se e logo on ri ght) from HP or a nother manufacturer , do the following : a. M a ke s u re th e c a me ra’ s USB Configu ration setting is set to Digital Camer a (s ee USB Config uration on page 83) .
Chapt er 5: T ransf err ing and Pr inting Image s 77 5 If al l the setti ngs in the P r int Setup men u look c or rec t , pre ss Menu/ OK on the camer a to begin pr inting . Or yo u can cha nge the settings in t he Print Se tup me n u u s i ng t h e a rrow k ey s on the camera , and then f ollo w the instru cti ons on the screen to begin printing.
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Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 7 9 C hapter 6 : Using t he Setup Menu The Setup Menu al low s you to adju st a n umber o f came r a settin gs, such a s the camer a soun ds, dat e and time, an d the con figuration of the USB or T V co nne ction.
80 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual 5 Us e one o f se ver al wa ys to e xit t he Setup Men u . After you hav e used the Setup Men u , yo u can navi gate to ano ther menu via t he m enu tabs a t th e top of the Ima ge Di splay . Y ou can also sele ct the EX IT menu option and press Menu/ OK .
Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 81 Camer a So unds Camera sounds are the sounds that the ca mera mak es when y ou tur n it on , pr ess a bu t ton , or tak e a pic tur e. Came r a soun ds are not th e audio sounds recorded with i mages or video clips. The d efaul t Camera Sounds setting is On .
82 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Date & Time This setting al lo ws you to s et the date/ time format, as w ell as the current date and time for the camera.
Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 8 3 USB Configuration This setting determines how the camera is recognized when connected to a computer. 1 In the Setu p Menu (page 7 9) , select US B .
84 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual TV Conf igura tion This sett ing a llows you to set th e format of the video signa l for displaying camera images on a television (T V) that is connected to the came r a wit h an optio nal HP Photo smart M- s e rie s c a m era d o c k.
Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 8 5 Lan gu ag e This setting allo ws y ou t o set the language used in the camera interface, such a s the text in menus. 1 In the Setu p Menu (page 7 9) , select . 2 In the Lang uage sub-m enu , highlight the l anguage you w ant to use.
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Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 8 7 C hapter 7 : T roubl esho otin g and Support This chapter contain s information on th e following topics: z Re setting the camer a (page 88) z Usi ng t.
88 HP Ph oto sma rt M305/ M30 7 User’s M anual R es ett i ng the Came ra If y o ur ca m e ra do es no t re s po n d wh en y ou pr ess an y butt ons , try r esetting the camer a as f ollo ws: 1 Tu r n o f f t h e c a m e r a . 2 If y ou hav e an opti onal me mory car d inst alled , re mo v e it .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 8 9 Usin g Y our C am era wit hout Ins tall ing the HP I mage Zo ne Soft w are If you do no t, or c an no t, i ns ta ll th e H P Im a ge Zon e s of t ware .
90 HP Ph oto sma rt M305/ M30 7 User’s M anual T ransferrin g Images to a C ompu ter withou t HP Im ag e Zone Soft w are NO TE If you have a W indows Me, 2000, or XP sy stem, or a Mac O S X s ys tem , you do no t need to r ead this sec tion .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 91 4 T wo directories (folders) ap pear under the remov able d isk. Click on th e + sig n next to the fold er cal led DCIM , an d a subd ir ectory sh oul d ap pear .
92 H P Ph otosm art M3 05/ M3 0 7 Use r’s M anua l T ransferr ing Ima ges to a Macintosh Computer 1 Remo ve the memor y card fr o m your camera and insert it into the memory c ard r e ader (or the memor y card slot in your comput er or prin ter ).
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 93 Configuring the C amera as a Disk Driv e This meth od sets up your ca mera to function as a dis k driv e when it is con nected to your computer . NO TE This meth od may be unavailable w ith Windo ws 98 compu ters.
9 4 HP Photos ma rt M30 5/M 307 User’ s M anua l NO TE On Macintosh computers, if either Image Capture or iPhoto do no t laun ch au tom atical ly , look o n the de skto p fo r a disk dr iv e icon with the labe l HP_M30 5 or HP_M307 .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 95 Problems an d Solu tions Probl em P ossible cause Solu tion The c am era does not turn on . The batter ies eit her are fun ct ion i ng incorr ectly , ar e dead, ar e installed incorr ectly , ar e missing , or are the wrong t ype.
9 6 HP Photos ma rt M30 5/M 307 User’ s M anua l The c am era does not turn on (contin ued) . The opti onal memory card is not a supported card or is co rru pt e d. Ensure that the memory ca r d is the pr oper t ype for yo ur cam era (see Storage on page 14 5).
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 9 7 I hav e to replace or rec h arg e t he batteries fre que n tly. Extended Image D isplay use for Li ve View or video re c o r d i n g, ex cess iv e flash use, a nd ex cess iv e zo o m i ng consume a lot of b at ter y pow er .
98 H P Ph otosm art M3 05/ M3 0 7 Use r’s M anua l The c am era batteries w ill not char ge. Rec hargeable batteri es are not i nser ted. Install NiMH batteri es. L ithium batteri es cannot be recharged . Batter ies are alread y cha rged. Battery char ging will no t start if th e Ni M H b a t teri es we re rec en t ly cha rged.
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 99 The c am era batteries w ill not charge (con tinued ). The batter ies are damaged or bad. NiMH batteries degr ade over time a nd can f ail . If the camer a dete cts a proble m wi th the batteri es, it will not st art charging or will stop char ging prematurel y .
100 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual The c am era does not res p on d when I press a button (contin ued) . The cam era has stopped operatin g. Re se t t h e c a m er a ( s e e Resetting the Ca mera on page 88) . A lon g delay occurs betw een pressing t he Shutter butt on and t he camera taking a pict ure.
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 101 The c am era does not take a pi ctur e when I press the Shutter button. Yo u d i d n o t pr ess the Shutter button hard e nough. Pr ess the Shutter button all the way d own. The i nterna l memory or the optional memory card that is inst a lled is full .
102 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual My image is blurry . The lig ht i s low and the fla sh is set t o Fl as h O f f . In dim light , the cam er a r equires a longer e xposure . Use a tripod to hold the camer a steady , impr ove li ghting conditions , or set the flas h to Fl a s h O n (see Setting the F lash on page 3 6) .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 103 My image is too bright. The flas h pr ov ided too much light. z Tu r n t h e f l a s h o f f ( s e e Setting the Flas h on page 36). z Mov e back f rom the sub ject and use t he zoom to get t h e same frami n g.
104 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual My image is too dark. There was not enough light. z Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve. z Add indirect lighting. z Use the flash (s ee page 36). z Increa se the EV Compensati on (see page 44).
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 105 My image is gr ain y . The cam era was to o wa rm wh en th e pictur e was taken. Th e camera ma y hav e been on for a lo ng ti m e or had been stor ed in a hot loc ation. This effect , which can happen on all digital cam er as, is pr obably not noti ceable in most images.
106 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual The wrong date and/or time is show n. Th e da te an d/ or time w as set incorr ectly or the ti me zone has c hanged. R eset the date and time b y using the Date & Time opti on in the Setup Men u (see page 8 2).
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 10 7 The c am era gets warm (or even hot ) to the touch . Yo u a r e u s i n g the optional HP AC po wer adapter to pow er the camera or t o cha rge t he batteri es in the camera , or you hav e been usin g th e camer a for a pr olonged peri od of tim e (15 minu tes o r long er).
108 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual I cannot unload images fr om the camera to my c o mp ut er . The HP Ima ge Zon e so ft ware is not inst a lled on the compute r .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 109 Error Messages on t he C amera Message Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution BA T T ER I ES DEPLET ED . Camera is shutting down . Batter y p ow er i s too lo w to continue ope ration. Replace or rec harge the batteries, o r use an optional HP A C pow er adapter .
110 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual CARD IS UNF ORMA TTED Press OK to form at ca rd The opti onal memory car d that is installed needs to be formatted . F ormat the memory card by fo llowi n g th e instructi ons on the Image Displa y (or r emov e the car d f r om t he c ame r a if you do not want it to be for m atted) .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 111 CARD L OCKED The opti onal memory car d that is installed is locked. With the ca mera turne d off , remo ve the memory c ard from t he c a me ra a n d switch the lo cki ng tab on th e ca rd to the un lo cked pos itio n.
112 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Ins uf ficient sp ac e on card to complete r equest . Ther e is insuffi cient r oom in inter nal memory or o n the optio na l m em ory card to rota te th e image .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 113 PROCESSI NG.. . The c am era i s proce ssi ng da ta, such as sav ing the last p icture you t ook. W ait a few seconds for the came ra t o f inish processing bef ore taking another pic ture or pressing another b utton .
114 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Blinking The fo cus distance is closer tha n the ca me ra can foc us w ithout being in the Macr o shooting mode .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 115 ERROR SA VING IMAGE or ERROR SA VING VIDEO The opti onal memory car d that is installed wa s r emov e d befor e the c am era f inished wr iting to the car d or wa s half- locked. z Alw ays wait until th e Memory light st ops blinking bef ore r emo vin g the memory card f r om the camer a.
116 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Unknow n USB dev ice The c am era i s con ne cte d to a USB dev ice that it does not re c o g n ize. Ma k e sure that the camera is connected to a supported pr inter or com pu te r . Unable t o com mu nic ate wi th prin ter Ther e is no connection between the camera and printe r .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 117 In c orre c t o r missing print cartri dge The p rinter cartridge is the in co rre ct m od e l or is missing .
118 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Bor derle ss prin ting is only supported on pho to pa per . Y ou tr ied to prin t a borderl ess image on plain paper .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 119 Error Messag es on the Com pu ter Message Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solu tion Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t The c ompu ter needs to access f iles in memory during HP Instan t Share setup . But either the inte rnal memory is f ull, or if an opti onal memory card is in stalled , the ca rd is ful l.
120 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t (conti nued) The came ra is set to the Digital Camera setting in the USB Configurati on sub-menu of the Setup Me nu , but the computer cannot rec ognize t he camera as a digital camera .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 121 Cannot Connect To P r o d u c t (conti nued) The op tion al memory card that is installed is locked. With the camera turned off , remo ve the memory car d and s wit ch the locking tab on the card t o th e unl oc ked positi on .
122 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Get ting Assis tance This sectio n contains s upport info rmatio n for your digital camer a, inclu d ing suppo rt web sit e inf orm ation , an e xplan atio n of the support process, and support phone numbers.
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 123 Customer Support is available in the following languag es: Dut ch, E nglish , F r ench , Ger man , Itali an, P ortu gues e , Spanish, S wedish, T raditional Chines e , Simplified Chinese, Jap anese , K or ean .
124 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual • The ver sion of the HP soft war e (on the CD label) • Messag es di splayed at the tim e the situat ion occurred The applicable con dition s for HP phone support are subj ect to chang e wit hout no tice .
Chapt er 7 : T ro ublesh ooting and Suppo rt 125 After th e warranty period, cal l 1- (8 0 0) -47 4 -6836 (1 -8 00 - HP invent) . A s erv ice cha rg e w ill be r equir ed, w hich wil l be ch a rg ed t o yo u r cre d i t ca rd.
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128 HP Ph otosmart M305/ M307 User ’s Manual Guatemala 1-800 -999-5105 Hong Kong S AR +852 28 02 4 0 98 India 1 600 44 77 3 7 Indonesia +6 2 (21) 350 3408 Jamaica 1-800 - 7 11- 2884 Japan 05 7 0 0 0.
Append ix A: M anag ing Batteries 129 Append ix A: Managing Ba t te ries Y our came ra u ses tw o AA ba tter ies . Do not use or dinary alkalin e batteries. F o r best result s, use Energi zer Lithium A A or rechargeable Nickel Me tal Hydride (Ni MH) AA ba tteries.
130 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual z Th e perf or mance o f all batte r ie s w ill de cr ease a s th e tem per atur e dr ops. F or best perf or mance in col d env ironments, use Energi zer Lithium AA ba tteries. NiMH batteries may also pr ovide acce ptable low temperature performance.
Append ix A: M anag ing Batteries 131 z Minimi ze unnecessary po wer cy cling. If y ou expect to aver age more than t wo pic tures ev er y fi ve minutes, leave the camer a on with the Imag e Displa y off , rathe r than turn ing off t he camer a afte r eac h shot .
132 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual z Do n ot disa ssem ble o r modify t he battery . Th e batt ery contains safety and protection devi c es, which, if damaged, may cause th e bat tery to g enerate heat, explode, or ignite.
Append ix A: M anag ing Batteries 133 Pow e r I n d i c a t o r s The follow ing icon s may be disp lay ed on th e status screen, in Live V iew , in Pla yb ac k , and when the camer a is connected t o a computer or printer . If no ic on is di splayed , thi s me ans tha t the camer a is using battery pow er .
134 HP Photosmar t M305/M3 0 7 User’s Manual Rech arging N iMH B a t teries NiMH ba tteries can be recharged in the c amera when the camer a is connected to an option al HP A C p ow er ada pter o r HP Photosmart M-series dock. NiMH batterie s ca n also be recharged with the optional HP P hotosmart batter y quick rec h a rge r .
Append ix A: M anag ing Batteries 1 35 If you will not be using your camera immediately after charging the batteries, we recommend that you leave the came ra in the dock or plugged in to th e HP AC adapter . The camer a w ill t op o ff the batter ies per iodi cally to ensur e that the c am e ra is a l ways re ad y for u se .
136 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual z The cam era , the dock, or the quick r echarger may be warm while oper ating and char ging NiMH b atter ies.
Append ix A: M anag ing Batteries 1 3 7 z Aft er ex tensi ve u se, a n NiMH batte ry may b egin to s we ll. If i t be co me s d i f f icu lt to i n s e r t a n Ni M H b a t t e r y i n to o r rem o ve the b atte ry from the c amera, the do ck, or the quick r ech arg er , disc ontinu e u se o f the b attery an d r epl ace it w ith a ne w one .
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Append ix B: Purchasing Camera Ac cessories 139 Append ix B: P urc ha sin g C am era Accessories Y ou can pur chase additiona l access or ies f or y our camer a. F or information on your HP M305/ M307 and compa tible access or ies , go t o : z www .hp .
140 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Some acce ssor ies f or this digit al camer a ar e as f ollo ws: z HP Photosmart M -series dock — C8907A Re char ge the AA NiMH batter ies in you r c a me ra s o yo u r c a m era i s alway s ready to go.
Append ix B: Purchasing Camera Ac cessories 141 z HP Photosmart SD memory c ar ds ( North America only) (F or i mportant information ab out supp orted t ypes of memory c ards, see Storag e on page 145.
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App endix C : Sp ecificatio ns 143 Append ix C: Spec if ica tions Fe a t u re Descr iption Reso lu tio n Still pictu res: • 3.2 7 MP (209 6 b y 1560) tot al pix el count • 3.21 MP (208 0 by 1544) effecti ve pi xel c ount Video cli ps: • 2 88 by 216 total pi xel count Sensor Diagonal 6.
144 HP Photosmar t M305/ M30 7 User’s Manual Shutter s p eed 1/2000 t o 15 secon d s Tr i p o d m o u n t Ye s Built-in f lash Y es, 7 .5-second typi cal r echar ge time Fl as h w o rk i n g dis ta nce Zoom Po s i t i o n ISO 100 ISO 200 IS O 400 Wi de 2 .
App endix C : Sp ecificatio ns 1 45 Storage z 16 MB inter nal flas h memory z Slot for m emor y c ard z This camer a supports both Se cur e Digit al (SD) and MultiMediaCar d (MMC) memory cards 16 MB and la r ger . Only MMC c ards tha t hav e been verified complian t to the MultiM ediaCar d specification are supported.
146 HP Photosmar t M305/M3 0 7 User’s Manual White Ba lanc e settings Auto (defa ult), Sun , Shade , Tun g s t e n , F luor escent IS O Speed settings Auto (defa ult), 100 , 200 , 400 Color se tting.
App endix C : Sp ecificatio ns 147 Po w e r T yp ical po wer usage: 2 .1 W atts with Image Displa y on. 4.5 W at ts max imum power usage . P ow er sources in clude: z Ei ther two non-r echar geable AA Lit hium batter ies (in cluded) o r t wo rechar geable AA NiMH batter ies (pu rchased sepa rately) .
148 HP Photosmar t M305/M3 0 7 User’s Manual Memory Capacity The follow i ng table list s the appr ox imate numb er and aver age si ze of still images t hat can be sto r ed in the inte rnal me mory in the camera when the c ame ra is set to dif ferent I mage Qua lit y setti ngs available in the Captu re Men u .
Ind e x 149 Index A AA batteries, typ es to use 12 9 AC power adapter connector on camera 20 purchasing 140 acce ssories f or camera 139 Action mode, setting 3 9 AF vi ewfin der l ight 19 arrow button.
150 Index connections as a Pict ure Transfer Protocol (PTP ) dev ice 83 as a USB Mass Storage Device Class (MSDC) 83 to computer 73 to printer 75 connectors AC power adapter 20 camera dock 21 USB 2 1 .
151 In dex selecting individual images 69 turn on/off 65 using the HP Instant Share Menu 6 4 HP Instant Share Menu customizing 65 description 64 selecting individual images 69 setti ng up d estin atio.
15 2 In dex M Macintosh computer connect to 73 install softwar e 15 USB setting on camera 83 Macro mode, setting 38 Magnif y control on Zoom lever 17 using 57 magnifying images 57 memory card door on .
15 3 In dex power indicators 133 light 17 specifications 147 turn on/off 12 power adapter, HP AC 20 connector on camera 20 purchasing 140 Power li ght, description 17 Power ON/OFF s witch, description.
154 Index T tech nical s uppor t 12 2 Thumbnails control on Zoom lever 17 view ing 56 Time & D ate, se tting 13, 82 Timer/Burs t button 18 total images summary screen 56 transfer images to compute.
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