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HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera
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English Contents 1 Getting started.....................................................4 Accessing the electronic User Guide.....................5 Camera top and back ...........................................6 Camera front, side, and bottom.............................8 Camera dock insert...............................................8 2 Setting up your camera.......................................9 Install the batteries................................................9 Turn on the camera......
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Getting started 1 This printed Quick Start Guide provides the information you need to get started using the essential features of your camera. For detailed information about camera features, see the electronic User Guide. Quick Start Guide Electronic User Guide This printed guide will help The electronic User Guide you to: includes: ● Start using your camera ● Descriptions of all the quickly camera features ● Install the HP ● A description of icons Photosmart Software on the Image Display ● Intr
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English Accessing the electronic User Guide The electronic User Guide is on the HP Photosmart Software CD. To view the User Guide: 1. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive of your computer. 2. On Windows: Click View User Guide on the main page of the installation screen. On Macintosh: Open the readme file in the docs folder on the CD. The electronic User Guide is also copied to your computer when you install the HP Photosmart Software. To view the User Guide after it has been in
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Camera top and back 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 14 13 12 1 Flash button—Settings are Auto, Red-Eye, Flash On, Flash Off. 2 Photosmart Express button—Options are Print, Buy Prints Online, Share Setup. 3 Live View/Playback button—Switches between Live View and Playback (see Live View and Playback on page 19). 4 Shutter button. 5 Video button. 6 Power light. 7 button. 6 HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera English
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English 8 Zoom lever (Digital and Optical)—In Live View, press to zoom in or press to zoom out. In Playback, press to magnify the selected image or press to view thumbnails of your images. 9 Wrist strap mount. 10 Mode button—Press to access the Shooting Mode menu while in Live View. Options are Auto Mode, Self-Timer, Fast Shot, Landscape, Portrait, Action, Night Portrait, Beach and Snow, Sunset, Burst, Macro. 11 and buttons—Scrolls through menus and images. 12 button—Displays camera menu
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Camera front, side, and bottom 1 2 3 8 7 6 5 4 1 Flash. 2 Self-Timer light. 3 Microphone. 4 USB connector. 5 Power adapter connector. 6 Tripod mount. 7 Dock connector. 8 Battery/Memory card door. Camera dock insert If you purchase an optional HP Photosmart camera dock, it will come with multiple clear inserts. When setting up the dock for use with this camera, use the dock insert with the square green tag. See the dock User Guide for instructions. 8 HP Photosmart M527 Digital Camera English
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English Setting up your 2 camera Install the batteries 1. Open the Battery/Memory card door by sliding the door latch as indicated on the Battery/Memory card door. 2. Insert the batteries. 3. Close the Battery/Memory card door. Note Turn the camera off before removing the batteries. If using rechargeable NiMH batteries, fully charge the batteries before using them the first time. Camera usage and battery type will affect battery life. Alkaline batteries provide far less battery life than either
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The CIPA number is obtained using the standards established by the Camera and Imaging Products Association. Turn on the camera To turn on the camera, press the button. Choose the language Use to choose the language you want, then press . Set the region Along with the Language setting, the Region setting determines the default date format and the format of the video signal for displaying camera images on a television. Use to choose the region you want, then press . 10 HP Photosmart M527 Digit
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English Set the date and time 1. Use to adjust the highlighted value. 2. Use to move to the other selections and repeat Step 1 until the date and time are set correctly. 3. Press when the date, time, and format settings are correct, then press again to confirm. Install and format an optional memory card 1. Turn off the camera and open the Battery/ Memory card door. 2. Insert the optional memory card in the smaller slot as shown. Make sure the memory card snaps into place. 3. Close the Batter
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3. Use to select Format Card from the Delete sub-menu, then press . 4. Use to select Yes, then press to format the card. Once you install a memory card, all new images and video clips are stored on the card, rather than in internal memory. To use internal memory and view images stored there, remove the memory card. Install the software The HP Photosmart Software provides features for transferring images and video clips to your computer, as well as features for modifying stored images (remove
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English 2. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installation window does not appear, click Start, click Run, type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD drive, then click OK. 3. When the software has finished installing, re-enable virus protection software. Macintosh 1. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive. 2. Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop. 3. Double-click the installer icon, then follow
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Taking pictures and 3 recording video clips Live View allows you to frame pictures and video clips in the Image Display. Take a still picture 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. This indicates you are in Live View. 2. Frame the subject for your picture. 3. Press the Shutter button halfway down to measure and lock the focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked. 4. Press the Shutter button all the w
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English Record a video clip 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. This indicates you are in Live View. 2. Frame the subject. 3. Press and release the Video button. 4. To stop recording video, press and release the Video button again. Taking pictures and recording video clips 15
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Reviewing and 4 deleting images and video clips Review images and video clips You can review and work with images and video clips in Playback. 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. This indicates you are in Playback. 2. Use to scroll through your images and video clips (video clips play automatically). Delete an image You can delete individual images during Playback: 1. Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. This
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English Transferring and 5 printing images Transfer images If you have installed the HP Photosmart Software, use this method to transfer images and video clips to your computer. If you have not installed the HP Photosmart Software, see the electronic User Guide for an alternate method. Tip You can also perform this task using an optional HP Photosmart camera dock (see the dock User Guide). 1. Connect the camera and computer using the USB cable that came with your camera. 2. Turn on the camera an
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Print images from the camera You can connect the camera to any PictBridge-certified printer to print still images. 1. Check that the printer is turned on, there is paper in the printer, and there are no printer error messages. 2. Connect the camera and printer using the USB cable that came with your camera, then turn on the camera. 3. When the camera is connected to the printer, the Print Setup Menu displays on the camera. To change the settings, use on the camera to select a menu option, then
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English Camera quick 6 reference Use this chapter as a quick reference to camera features. To learn more about these camera features, refer to the electronic User Guide. Live View and Playback ● Live View allows you to frame pictures and video clips in the Image Display. To activate Live View, press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. ● Playback allows you review and work with images and video clips. To activate Playback, press until appears briefly in the u
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Menus and options are: Menu Options ● Shooting Modes (Auto Capture allows you to Mode, Self-Timer, Fast adjust camera settings that Shot, Landscape, affect the characteristics of Portrait, Action, Night future images and video Portrait, Beach and clips you capture with your Snow, Sunset, Burst, camera. Macro). ● Image Quality ● Date & Time Imprint ● Exposure Compensation ● White Balance ● ISO Speed ● Remove Red Eyes Design Gallery allows you to enhance the images ● Apply Artistic Effects you h
