HP 730 - Manual

10 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Camera parts NOTE Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names for more information about those parts. # Name Description 1 Optical Viewfinder (page 25) Allows you to frame the subject of the picture or video clip 2 Video viewfinder light (red) Sol...

14 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Status LCD 5 Shutter button (page 23) Takes a picture. Push halfway down to lock focus and exposure, then all the way down to take picture. Hold down after picture is taken to record audio. 6 Video button (page 24) Records a video clip; press once to start a...

16 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Setup Attaching the wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the wrist strap mount on the side of the camera as shown. Installing the batteries 1 Open the battery door on the bottom of the camera. 2 Insert the batteries as indicated inside the door. 3 Close the...

18 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Turning on power Turn the camera on by sliding the switch to the right and then releasing it. The Memory/USB light will blink and then turn off when the camera is ready. Restoring previous settings Some of the camera settings do not remain set when the camer...

Chapter 1: Getting started 19 Setting the date and time The camera has a clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture. This time stamp does not appear in the image itself, but is recorded in the image properties, which you can see when viewing the image on the computer. The fi...

20 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Installing the software The camera software allows you to unload images from the camera, view them, print them, and e-mail them. It also allows you to configure the Share menu on the camera. See Chapter 4: Using hp instant share on page 53 for information ab...

Chapter 1: Getting started 21 Your Windows CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software: 1 Click Start , click Run , and in the Open box, type X:\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the letter of your CD drive). 2 Click OK , and then follow the on-screen instruc...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 23 Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips Taking still pictures You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. 1 Frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder. ...

24 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Recording video clips 1 Frame the subject for your video in the viewfinder. 2 Press and release the Video button to start recording video. Both the red viewfinder light and the Video/Self-Timer light will turn on solid. A video icon and a Time Remaining coun...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 25 Using live view You can use the Image Display as a viewfinder to see a more accurate view of what your picture or video will look like. This is useful for close-up pictures and for instances in which framing your subject precisely is important....

26 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual NOTE If you change other camera settings, icons for those settings will also be displayed across the top and bottom of the Live View screen. For more information, see Advanced capture settings on page 37. Using the focus brackets The two brackets in the midd...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 27 If the focus brackets turn red, the AF viewfinder light blinks, and the Macro icon is blinking on the Image Display, either the camera is set to Macro focus but detects the focus is further away than the macro (close-up) range, or the camera is...

28 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Using zoom NOTE Zoom does not work while recording video clips. Optical zoom Optical zoom works like the zoom on a traditional film camera, with physical lens elements moving inside the camera to make the object of your picture appear closer. Press the Zoom ...

30 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Using the flash NOTE The flash does not work while recording video clips. To change the flash setting, press the Flash button on the top of the camera until the desired setting appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 31 Changing the image quality Image quality controls the resolution and compression settings that will be used to capture images. At higher settings, there will be greater detail visible in the images, but the file size of an image will be larger,...

32 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Recording audio NOTE This section applies only to still pictures. Audio is automatically recorded with video clips. There are two ways to record an audio clip that will attach to a still picture. • Record the audio while you are taking the picture (explained...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 33 Changing capture modes The Mode button on the top of the camera sets the camera to one of nine different capture modes. Each time you press the Mode button, the camera changes to the next capture mode. The sequence for the different settings is...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 35 Using self-timer mode 1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2 Press the Mode button until the Self-Timer icon appears in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. 3 Frame the subjec...

36 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Using burst mode Burst is used to take multiple pictures in a row as quickly as the camera can. 1 Press the Mode button until the Burst icon appears on the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display. 2 Frame the subject and pr...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 37 Advanced capture settings The Capture menu allows you to adjust various camera settings that affect the qualities of the images and video clips you capture with your camera. From this menu you can also access the Setup menu to set a number of p...

38 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual EV compensation In difficult lighting conditions, you can use the EV (Exposure Value ) Compensation setting to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV Compensation is useful in backlit scenes involving a person, or in scenes that co...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 39 White balance Different kinds of lighting conditions cast different colors. For example, sunlight is more blue, while indoor tungsten light is more yellow. Scenes dominated by a single color may require an adjustment of the white balance settin...

40 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual If the setting is anything other than the default setting of Auto , the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the top of the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off. I...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 41 1 In the Capture menu, select ISO Speed . 2 In the ISO Speed menu, use the buttons to select a setting. 3 Press OK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu. If the setting is anything other than the default setting of Auto , the numbe...

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 43 Saturation This setting allows you to determine how saturated the colors will be in your pictures. 1 In the Capture menu, select Saturation. 2 In the Saturation menu , use the buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live ...

44 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Sharpness This option allows you to set how sharp the edges will be in your pictures. 1 In the Capture menu, select Sharpness. 2 In the Sharpness menu, use the buttons to select a setting. The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the menu, s...

Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 45 Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips You can use the Playback feature to review the images and video clips in your camera. In addition, the Playback menu allows you to delete images or video clips, rotate or magnify still images, and add, change,...

Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 47 Using the playback menu The Playback menu allows you to view additional information about each image, rotate still images, delete images, magnify still images, and add, change, or delete audio clips. From this menu you can also access the Setup menu to ...

48 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Viewing thumbnail images This Playback menu option lets you see up to nine images at a time, allowing you to quickly navigate to a specific image. 1 In Playback mode, press OK to display the Playback menu, then press OK again to select the View Thumbnails op...

Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 49 Rotating images NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips. 1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK to display the Playback menu. 2 Select the Rotate option and press OK . The image you were viewing in Playback i...

50 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Deleting images 1 In Playback mode, select the image you want, then press OK to display the Playback menu. 2 Select the Delete option and press OK . 3 In the Delete sub-menu, use the buttons to highlight the option you want, and then press OK . These options...

Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips 51 Recording and deleting audio clips NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips. After taking a still picture, you can go back later and add an audio clip to it. If an image already contains an audio clip, you can record a new clip or ...

52 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Magnifying images NOTE This option works only with still images, not video clips. You can use this option to see a close-up of the image that is being shown in Playback mode. This option does not permanently alter the image in the camera. 1 In Playback mode,...

Chapter 4: Using hp instant share 53 Chapter 4: Using hp instant share This camera has an exciting feature called HP Instant Share . This feature lets you select images in the camera to be automatically sent to a variety of destinations the next time you connect the camera to your computer or to cer...

54 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Using the share menu Pressing the Share button causes the Share menu to appear in the Image Display. The following table describes each of the Share menu options. # Icon Description 1 Print 1 Copy of current image when connected to a computer or printer. By ...

56 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Using hp instant share to send images to destinations Using HP Instant Share to send images in your camera to various destinations involves three steps: 1 Adding destinations (e-mail addresses, online albums, a photo finishing service, etc.) to the camera’s ...

Chapter 4: Using hp instant share 59 Selecting hp instant share destinations for images You can select any number of HP Instant Share destinations for each still image in your camera. For example, you can select a specific image to go to 10 e-mail destinations (including group lists), an online albu...

60 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual How hp instant share e-mails images The way images are e-mailed via HP Instant Share works differently on Windows and Macintosh computers. Windows Images are not e-mailed as attachments. Rather, a message is sent to each e-mail address that you selected in t...

Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images 61 Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images Once you have taken pictures, you can unload them from your camera to a computer, print them directly to a printer, or display them on a television. Unloading to a computer NOTE If you are ...

Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images 63 Printing images NOTE If you are using the HP 8886 camera dock to do this task, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual . To print images that have been unloaded to the computer, you can use the HP Photo & Imaging software that was shippe...

Chapter 5: Unloading, printing, and displaying images 65 Displaying images on a TV Images in your camera can easily be displayed as a slideshow on almost any TV (television). NOTE If you are using the HP 8886 camera dock to do this task, see the HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual . 1 To connect the c...

Chapter 6: Using the setup menu 67 Chapter 6: Using the setup menu 1 To display the Setup menu, open either the Playback or Capture menu and use the buttons to highlight the Setup menu option. Then press the OK button. (For information about these other menus, see Using the playback menu on page 47 ...

68 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Camera sounds This Setup menu option allows you to set the volume level of the camera sounds, or turn camera sounds off.Camera sounds are the sounds that the camera makes when you turn it on, press a button, or take a picture. Camera sounds are not the audio...

Chapter 6: Using the setup menu 69 USB configuration This Setup menu option determines how the camera appears when connected to a computer. z Digital Camera —Causes the computer to recognize the camera as a digital camera using the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) standard. This is the default settin...

70 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual TV configuration This Setup menu option sets the format of the video signal for displaying camera images on a television (TV) that is connected to the camera with an optional Audio/ Video cable or HP 8886 camera dock. z NTSC —format used primarily in North A...

Chapter 6: Using the setup menu 71 Move images to card This Setup menu option lets you move images from the camera’s internal memory to a memory card. It appears in the Setup menu only if a memory card is installed and internal memory contains at least one image.If there is room to move all the inte...

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support 73 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support Problems and solutions NOTE If you still cannot solve your problem after reviewing the troubleshooting information provided in the following table, you can run diagnostic tests on your camera to try to isolate and solve...

82 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Error messages on the camera Message Possible cause Solution BATTERIES DEPLETED Camera is shutting down Battery power is too low to continue operation. Replace or recharge batteries, or use an optional HP AC adapter. Batteries are too low for Live View Batte...

90 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Error messages on the computer Message Possible cause Solution Connection between the imaging device and computer failed The camera might be connected to a computer through a USB hub. Try connecting the camera directly to the computer, or disconnect other de...

92 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Getting assistance This section contains support information for your digital camera, including support website information, an explanation of the support process, and support phone numbers. HP accessibility website Customers with disabilities can get help b...

94 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual • The version of the digital camera software (located on the camera’s CD label) • Messages displayed at the time the situation occurred The applicable conditions for HP phone support are subject to change without notice.Telephone support is free from the dat...

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support 95 Phone support in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa HP Consumer Support phone numbers and policies may change. Visit the following website to check the details and conditions of phone support in your country/region: www.hp.com/support . Algeria +213 (0)61 5...

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support 97 Other phone support worldwide HP Consumer Support phone numbers and policies may change. Visit the following website to check the details and conditions of phone support in your country/region: www.hp.com/support . Argentina +54 0 810 555 5520 Australia +61 ...

Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories 99 Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories Managing batteries When the batteries are removed from the camera, the date and time settings are preserved for approximately 10 minutes. If the camera is without batteries for longer than 10 minutes, the cl...

100 hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual Extending battery life z Minimize the use of Live View and video, especially when using alkaline batteries. z Use the viewfinder to frame pictures instead of the Image Display. Leave the Image Display off whenever possible. z Use zoom only when necessary. z...

Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories 101 Rechargeable batteries Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries can be recharged by using a battery charger. NiMH batteries can also be recharged in the camera when the camera is connected to an optional HP AC adapter or HP 8886 camera dock. Batteries ar...

Appendix B: Specifications 105 Appendix B: Specifications Feature Description Resolution Still Pictures: z 3.34 MP (2140 by 1560 total pixel count) z 3.24 MP (2088 by 1550 effective pixel count) Video clips: z 320 x 240 total pixel count Sensor Diagonal 6.67X mm (1/2.7-inch, 4:3 format) CCD Color de...

Index 111 Index A AA batteries 99 AC power adapter connector on camera 12 HP part number 109 purchasing 103 accessories for camera 102 action exposure mode 34 AE Metering, setting 41 AF viewfinder light 10 alkaline batteries 99 Aperture Priority (Av) setting 34 Arrow buttons 11 audio clips record 12...