HP Photosmart M407 User manual

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Chapter 1:
Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of this HP Photosmart
digital camera! This camera has many features to enhance
your picture-taking experience, including 7 shooting modes,
HP Instant Share, direct printing capability, manual and
automatic controls, on-camera Help, and an optional
camera dock.
With HP Instant Share, you can easily select images in your
camera to be automatically sent to your favorite destinations
(such as e-mail addresses and online albums) the next time you
connect the camera to your computer. Your friends and family
can easily receive and view your pictures in e-mail without
being burdened by large file attachments. And with the direct
printing capability, you can easily select images in your
camera to be automatically printed the next time you connect
the camera to your computer or directly to any HP Photosmart
printer or PictBridge-compatible printer without ever connecting
to your computer.
To further enhance your experience,
you can purchase an HP Photosmart
M-series dock. The camera dock
allows you to easily transfer images to
a computer, send images to a printer
or television, and recharge Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
batteries in your camera. The dock also provides a convenient
home for your camera.

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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 16.
Attaching the Wrist Strap
Attach the wrist strap to
the wrist strap mount on
the side of the camera
as shown.
Installing the Batteries
1Open the Battery/Memory card door on
the side of the camera by sliding the door
down toward the bottom of the camera.
2Insert the batteries as indicated inside
the door.
3If you want to install an optional memory
card, leave the Battery/Memory card
door open and go on to Installing a
Memory Card (Optional) on page 11.
However, if you do not have an optional
memory card to install, close the Battery/
Memory card door by pushing the door down and sliding
the door toward the top of the camera until the door latches.
Then skip to Turning on Power on page 12.

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NOTE Digital cameras use batteries at a much faster rate than
film cameras. Battery life in digital cameras can be
measured in hours and minutes of use rather than the
years more typical of film cameras. Battery life may also
vary dramatically from one user to another and from one
battery type to another, depending on what modes the
camera is being used in most frequently. For hints on
optimizing battery performance, see Appendix A:
Managing Batteries on page 129.
NOTE You can also use an optional HP AC power adapter to
power the camera. If you use rechargeable NiMH
batteries, you can recharge the batteries in the camera
using the optional HP AC power adapter or optional
HP Photosmart M-series dock, or recharge the batteries
separately in the optional HP Photosmart Quick
Recharger. For more information, see Appendix B:
Purchasing Camera Accessories on page 139.
Installing a Memory Card (Optional)
If you do not have an optional memory card to install, skip this
section and go on to the next section, Turning on Power on
page 12.
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 145.
When you install a memory card in the camera, all new
images and video clips will be stored on the card. The
camera’s internal memory is only used when there is no
memory card in the camera.

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1With the Battery/Memory card door
open, insert the memory card in the
small slot below the batteries, with
the notched side of the card going in
first, as shown. The card only fits one
way; do not force it. Make sure the
memory card snaps into place.
2Close the Battery/Memory card door
by pushing the door down and
sliding the door toward the top of the
camera until the door latches.
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 spring outward from the slot.
Turning on Power
Turn the camera on by sliding the ON/OFF switch to the
right and then releasing it.
The lens extends and the Power light to the left of the ON/
OFF switch turns on solid green. The HP logo also displays on
the Image Display as the camera powers up.

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Choosing the Language
The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen
appears and prompts you to choose a language.
1Scroll to the language that you
want by using the
buttons on the Controller .
2Press the Menu/OK button to select
the highlighted language.
NOTE If you need to change the
language later, you can do this with the Language setting
in the Setup menu. See Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu
on page 79.
Setting 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 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 51).
The first time you turn the camera on, a Date & Time screen
appears after you choose the language, prompting you to set
the date and time.
1Adjust the value of the highlighted
selection by using the
buttons.
2Press the buttons to move to
the other selections.

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3Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the correct date/time format,
date, and time are set.
4Press the Menu/OK button when you have entered the
proper values for the date and time. A confirmation screen
appears, asking if the correct date and time have been set.
5If the date and time are correct, press the Menu/OK button
to select Yes.
If the date and time are incorrect, press the button to
highlight No, and then press the Menu/OK button. The
Date & Time screen appears again. Repeat steps 1 through
5 to set the correct date and time.
NOTE 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 6: Using the Setup Menu on page 79.
Installing the Software
The HP Image Zone software allows you to transfer images
from the camera, and then view, edit, print, or e-mail them. It
also allows you to configure the HP Instant Share menu on the
camera.
NOTE If you do not install the HP Image Zone software, you
can still use the camera, but certain features will be
affected. For details, see Using Your Camera without
Installing the HP Image Zone Software on page 89.
Windows®
In order for the HP Image Zone software to install successfully,
you must have installed at least Internet Explorer 5.5 Service
Pack 2 on Windows 2000, XP, 98, 98 SE, or Me. (Internet
Explorer 6 is recommended.)

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1Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus
protection software running on your computer.
2Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of
your computer. Follow the instructions in the installation
screen that automatically appears.
NOTE If the installation screen does not appear, click Start,
click Run, type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your
CD drive, then click OK.
NOTE If you have trouble installing or using the HP Image
Zone software, see the HP Customer Support website:
www.hp.com/support for more information.
Macintosh
1Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus
protection software running on your computer.
2Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of
your computer.
3Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop.
4Double-click the installer icon, and then follow the on-screen
instructions to install the software.
NOTE Before you can transfer images from the camera to
your Macintosh computer with the HP Image Zone
software, or to take advantage of the HP Instant Share
functionality, you must first change the USB Configuration
setting to Disk Drive on the camera. See Chapter 6: Using
the Setup Menu on page 79.
NOTE If you have trouble installing or using the HP Image
Zone software, see the HP Customer Support website:
www.hp.com/support for more information.

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User Manual on the CD
A copy of this camera User’s Manual in several different
languages is located on the HP Image Zone software CD. To
view your camera User’s Manual:
1Insert the HP Image Zone software CD into the CD drive of
your computer.
2On Windows: Click View User’s Manual on the Main page
of the CD installation screen to view the User’s Manual.
On Macintosh: Look in the readme file in the docs folder of
the HP Image Zone software CD to locate the User’s Manual
in your language.
Camera Parts
Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names in the
following tables for more information about those parts.
Back and First Side of the Camera
10
2 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
1
13
12
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#Name Description
1Powerlight zSolid—Camera is on.
zBlinking rapidly—Camera is shutting
down due to lack of battery power.
zBlinking slowly—Camera is charging
the batteries using the optional HP AC
power adapter or the optional
HP Photosmart M-series dock.
zOff—Camera is off.
2ON/OFF
switch (page 12)
Turns the camera power on and off.
3Zoom lever
(page 35)
zZoom Out—While taking still
pictures, zooms out the lens to the wide
angle position.
zThumbnails—While in Playback,
allows you to view still images and the
first frames of video clips arranged in a
matrix of nine thumbnail images per
screen.
zZoom In—While taking still pictures,
zooms in the lens to the telephoto
position.
zMagnify—While in Playback, allows
you to magnify a still image.
4 Wrist strap mount
(page 10)
Allows you to attach a wrist strap to the
camera.
5Memorylight zBlinking rapidly—Camera is writing to
either the internal memory or an
optional memory card that is installed.
zOff—Camera is not writing to memory.

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6Battery/Memory
card door
(pages 10, 11)
Allows access to insert and remove the
batteries and an optional memory card.
7Menu/OK button
(pages 44, 58)
Allows you to display the Capture
and Playback menus and to select menu
options and confirm certain actions on
the Image Display.
8Controller
with and
buttons
Allows you to scroll through menus and
images on the Image Display.
9 Image Display
(page 30)
Allows you to frame pictures and video
clips using Live View and review them
afterward in Playback, and to view all
the menus.
10 /
HP Instant Share/
Print button
(page 63)
Turns the HP Instant Share Menu on and
off on the Image Display.
11 Timer/Burst
button
(pages 41, 43)
Allows you to select between the Normal,
Self-Timer, Self-Timer - 2 Shots, and Burst
settings.
12 MODE button
(page 38)
Allows you to select between different
shooting modes for taking still pictures.
13 Flash button
(page 37)
Allows you to select between the different
flash settings.
14 Viewfinder
(page 27)
Allows you to frame the subject of your
pictures or video clips.
#Name Description

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15 Viewfinder lights zsolid red—Video is recording.
zAF solid green—When you press the
Shutter button halfway down, this light
turns on solid when the camera is ready
to take a picture (auto exposure and
auto focus are locked, and the flash is
ready). Or when you press the Shutter
button all the way down to take a
picture, this light turns on solid to
indicate that auto exposure and auto
focus were successful.
zAF blinking green—When you press the
Shutter button halfway down or all the
way down, either a focus error occurred,
the flash is still charging, or the camera
is processing a picture (see the NOTE
below).
zBoth and AF blinking—An error
has occurred that prevents the camera
from taking the picture (see the NOTE
below).
NOTE If an error prevents a picture
from being taken, then an error
message will appear on the Image
Display. See Error Messages on the
Camera on page 109.
16 Live View
button (page 30)
Turns Live View on and off on the Image
Display.
17 Playback
button (page 53)
Turns Playback on and off on the Image
Display.
#Name Description

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Front, Second Side, and Bottom of
the Camera
#Name Description
1Microphone
(page 28)
Records sound for audio clips that are
attached to still images, and for the audio
portion of video clips.
2Self-Timer/Video
light (page 41)
Blinks during the count-down before taking
a picture or recording video when the
camera is set to Self-Timer or Self-Timer -
2shots. Also turns on solid when
recording video.
3Flash
(page 37)
Provides additional light to improve
picture-taking.
6
7
1
4
5
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4Power
adapter connector
Allows you to connect an optional HP AC
power adapter to the camera to either
operate the camera without batteries, or
recharge NiMH rechargeable batteries in
the camera.
5USB
connector
(pages 73, 75)
Allows you to connect a USB cable from
the camera to a USB-enabled computer or
any HP Photosmart printer or PictBridge-
compatible printer.
6 Tripod mount Allows you to mount the camera on a
tripod.
7 Camera dock
connector
(page 140)
Allows you to connect the camera to the
optional HP Photosmart M-series dock.
#Name Description

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Top of the Camera
Camera States
Your camera has two main states that allow you to complete
certain tasks. Each of these states has an associated menu that
you can use to adjust camera settings or perform tasks in that
state. See the following section, Camera Menus.
Capture—Allows you to take still pictures and record video
clips. For information about using Capture, see Chapter 2:
Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips on page 27.
Playback—Allows 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 on
page 53.
#Name Description
1Shutter button
(pages 27, 28)
Takes a picture and records audio.
2Video button
(page 29)
Starts and stops recording a video clip.
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Camera Menus
Your camera has five menus that, when accessed, appear in
the Image Display on the back of the camera. When any menu
is displayed, you can then access the other menus by using the
menu tabs at the top of the screen. To display another menu,
use the buttons to move to the menu tab for that menu.
To display the Capture Menu ,
press the Live View button to turn
Live View on, then press the Menu/
OK button. If Live View is already on,
simply press the Menu/OK button.
For information about using this
menu, see Using the Capture Menu
on page 44.
To display the Playback Menu ,
press the Menu/OK button while you
are in Playback. If you are not
currently in Playback, press the
Playback button first, then press
the Menu/OK button. For
information about using this menu,
see Using the Playback Menu on page 58.
To display the HP Instant Share
Menu , press the HP Instant
Share/Print /button. For
information about using this menu,
see Using the HP Instant Share Menu
on page 64.

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NOTE To use the HP Instant Share Menu to send images
to destinations other than printers (such as to email
addresses or other online services), you must first set up
the menu. See Setting Up Destinations in the HP Instant
Share Menu on page 65.
To display the Setup Menu , first
access either the Capture, Playback,
or HP Instant Share menu, then use
the buttons to move to the menu
tab for the Setup Menu . For
information about using the Setup
Menu , see Chapter 6: Using the
Setup Menu on page 79.
To display the Help Menu , first
access either the Capture, Playback,
or HP Instant Share menu, then use
the buttons to move to the menu
tab for the Help Menu .For
information about using the Help
Menu , see the next section.
Using the Help Menu
The Help Menu provides helpful information and tips for
using your camera.
1Use the buttons to move across the menu tabs to the
Help Menu tab. The Help Menu displays in the
Image Display.
2Use the buttons to highlight the Help topic you want
to read.

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3Press the Menu/OK button to display the Help topic.
4Use the buttons to scroll through the Help topic to
read it.
5Press the Menu/OK button to exit the Help topic and return
to the Help Menu .
Camera Status Screen
A status screen appears for a few
seconds in the Image Display any
time you press the Flash , MODE, or
Timer/Burst buttons when Live
View is off.
As shown in the example here, a text
description of the current setting for the button that was just
pressed appears at the top of the screen. Beneath that, icons
for the current flash, shooting mode, and timer/burst settings
are shown, with the icon for the button that was just pressed
highlighted. The bottom portion of the screen shows whether a
memory card is installed (indicated by the SD icon), power
indicator (such as the low battery level indicator; see Power
Indicators on page 133), the number of pictures remaining,
and the Image Quality setting (indicated in the example by
the 4MP).

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Restoring Previous Settings
The flash, shooting mode, and timer/burst settings, as well as
some of the Capture Menu settings that you change from their
default settings, reset to their default values after you turn the
camera off. However, you can restore the non-default settings
from the last time the camera was on by holding down the
Menu/OK button while sliding the ON/OFF switch to turn
the camera on. The icons for the restored settings are then
displayed in the Live View screen.