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HP Photosmart E327 Digital Camera
User Guide
4" X 6" FRONT COVER
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Contents 1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 Install the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Turn on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Choose the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 Set the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5 Install and format a memory card (optional) 11 6 Install the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Window
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White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3 Reviewing images and video clips. . . . . . . . . 43 Using Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Total Images Summary Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using the Playback Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Viewing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Magni
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Transferring images to a computer without HP Photosmart Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Connecting your camera as a digital camera 70 Using a memory card reader. . . . . . . . . . 71 Configuring the camera as a disk drive . . 74 Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Error messages on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Error messages on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Product support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 He
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1Getting started Congratulations on your purchase of the HP Photosmart E327 digital camera and welcome to the world of digital photography! This manual explains camera features you can use to ensure great results while enjoying the photographic experience. Some of these features are: Video and audio capabilityRecord video clips (see page 24) or add audio clips to your still pictures (see page 54). Transferring images to a computerEasily transfer images from your camera to your comp
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Setup To locate a part on your camera (such as a button or a light) while following the instructions in this section, see Camera parts on page 14. 1. Install the batteries 1. Open the Battery/Memory card door on the side of the camera by sliding the door toward the front of the camera. 2. Insert the batteries as indicated inside the door. 3. Close the Battery/Memory card door by pushing the door down and sliding the door toward the back of the camera until the door latches. For the perfo
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2. Turn on the camera To turn the camera on, slide the lens cover open until it clicks, uncovering the lens. The Power/ Memory light on the back of the camera turns on solid green. The HP logo also displays on the Image Display as the camera powers up. To turn the camera off, slide the lens cover closed until it clicks, covering the lens. CAUTION: When sliding the lens cover, keep your fingers clear of the lens. Fingerprints on the lens can impair the quality of the picture. For infor
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4. Set the date and time The camera has a clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture. This information is recorded in the image properties, which you can see in Playback, when viewing Image Advice, and when viewing the image on your computer. You can also choose to have the date and time imprinted on the image (see Date & Time Imprint on page 36). 1. The first item highlighted is the date and time format. If you want to change the format, use the buttons. If the
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TIP: If you need to change the date and time settings later, you can do this with the Date & Time setting in the Setup menu. See Chapter 5, Using the Setup Menu. 5. Install and format a memory card (optional) Your camera contains internal memory that allows you to store images and video clips. However, you can use a memory card (purchased separately) instead to store images and video clips. For more information about supported memory cards, see Storage on page 121. 1. Turn off the camera
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7. Press the button to highlight Yes, and then press the button to format the card. Formatting Card... appears in the Image Display while the camera is formatting the memory card. When the camera has completed the formatting, the Total Images Summary screen is displayed (see Total Images Summary Screen on page 46). To remove the memory card from the camera, first turn the camera off. Then open the Battery/Memory card door, press down on the top edge of the memory card, and it will sprin
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Windows® To install the HP Photosmart Software successfully, your computer must have a minimum of 64MB of RAM, Windows x64, XP, 2000, 98, 98 SE, or Me, and Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or higher. Internet Explorer 6 is recommended. If your computer meets these requirements, the installation process installs either HP Photosmart Premier (Windows XP only) or HP Photosmart Essential. For differences between these, see HP Photosmart Software on page 69. 1. Close all programs and temp
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Camera parts Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names in the following tables for more information about those parts. Back of the camera 4 1 2 3 5 6 8 7 #Name Description 1 Image Display Allows you to frame pictures and video (page 21, 43) clips using Live View and review them afterward in Playback, and to view all the menus. 2 Live If Live View is displayed, allows you to View/Playback switch to Playback. button If Playback is displayed, allows you to switch to L
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#Name Description 3 Flash button Allows you to select between the different (page 26) flash settings. 4 Self-Timer Allows you to take a self-timer picture. button (page 29) 5Power/Memory Solid greenCamera is on. light Blinking greenCamera is writing to either the internal memory or an installed memory card. 6Battery/Memory Allows access to insert and remove the card door batteries and an optional memory card. (pages 8, 11) 7 button Allows you to display camera menus, (pages 31, 47) s
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Top of the camera 1 2 3 #Name Description 1 Shutter button Takes a picture. (page 23) 2 Wrist strap Allows you to attach a wrist strap to the mount camera. 3 Video Starts and stops recording a video clip. button (page 24) 16 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide
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Front, left side, and bottom of the camera 1 2 3 7 6 5 4 #Name Description 1Lens cover/Power Turns the camera on and off and protects switch (page 9) the lens when the camera is off. 2Self-Timer/Video Blinks during the count-down before light taking a picture when the camera is set to (pages 24, 29) Self-Timer. Also turns on solid when recording video. 3Flash Provides additional light to improve (page 26) picture-taking. 4 USB Allows you to connect a USB cable from connector the camera
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#Name Description 5Focus Mode Allows you to switch between Normal and switch (page 28) Macro focus mode. 6 Tripod mount Allows you to mount the camera on a tripod. 7Microphone Records audio clips that are attached to (pages 24, 54) still images and the audio portion of video clips. 18 HP Photosmart E327 User Guide
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Camera states Your camera has two main states that allow you to complete certain tasks. Live ViewAllows you to take still pictures and record video clips. For information about using Live View , see Chapter 2, Taking pictures and recording video clips, starting on page 21. PlaybackAllows you to review the still images and video clips that you capture. For information about using Playback , see Chapter 3, Reviewing images and video clips, starting on page 43. To switch between Live Vi
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The Capture Menu lets you specify settings for taking a picture such as image quality, ISO speed, and imprinting the date and time on the images. For information about using this menu, see Using the Capture Menu on page 31. The Playback Menu lets you magnify and rotate images, add audio clips to images, select images for printing, and delete images. For information about using this menu, see Using the Playback Menu on page 47. The Setup Menu lets you modify configuration settings
