Technical specifications
Camera system
Resolution Total: 7.4 MP; Effective: 7.2 MP
CCD sensor 1/2.5 in CCD; 3152 x 2342 total pixels; 3096 x 2328 effective pixels
Colour depth 36-bit
LCD display 6.35 cm (2.5 in) diagonal display-size bright indoor/outdoor viewable colour LCD (640 x 240 = 153600 pixels)
Optics Focus range: ~ 0.4 m to infinity (normal), 0.4 m to infinity (telephoto), 0.05 - 0.8 m (macro wide), 0.35 - 1.2 m
(macro telephoto)
Lens system: HP Precision Lens; 21x total zoom (3x optical, 7x digital); 5.9 to 17.7 mm focal length; approximately 36
to 108 mm (35 mm equivalent); f2.8 to f5.7 (wide); f4.8 to f9.7 (telephoto)
View finder None
Shutter speed 2 to 1/2000 sec
Smart features
Focus modes Close-up, landscape
HP Real Life technologies HP In-camera Red-eye Removal, HP Design Gallery (borders, colours)
Metering TTL (through-the-lens)
Exposure control Average AE Metering
Exposure compensation Auto
Sensitivity Auto (default)
Image control functions Off, date only, date and time imprinting
White balance Auto (default)
Picture modes Auto (default), Action, Close-up, Landscape, Night Portrait, Portrait, Steady Photo, Sunset, Theatre
Colour control Full colour (default), black & white, sepia
Shooting modes Normal (default), Self timer, Burst mode, Video
Self timer 10 sec
Flash Modes Auto (default), Flash on, Flash off, Auto with Red-eye reduction
Sound capture Yes (Audio with video is supported)
Video capture Yes; M-JPEG; 24 fps, QVGA, 320 x 240
* Maximum length is limited to the size of the memory card or internal memory, up to 60 min
Performance
Speed Shutter Lag: 0.5 sec; Shot-to-shot time:1.8 sec; Burst rate:2 frames/sec, 3 pictures maximum
Flash working distance 3.6 m wide, 2 m telephoto at Auto ISO
Battery life CIPA: 150 shots
Included Memory 16 MB internal memory, capacity: up to 21 photos (using the default image quality setting Normal, 7 MP). Accepts
SD cards up to 8 GB capacity.
Other technical information
Interface and connectivity 1 USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications), 1 HP Photosmart 5V AC adapter
Optional memory 1 slot, Secure Digital (SD) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) compatible
Direct Printing Direct photo printing to PictBridge-enabled printers (excludes video clips)
File formats JPEG (EXIF 2.2) for still images, Motion JPEG for video
Operating systems compatibility Windows® XP Home, Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64, Windows Vista™ Ready, Mac OS
X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4 or higher
Minimum system requirements For all systems: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, USB port and USB cable, SVGA 800 x 600 monitor with 16-bit colour
(32-bit colour recommended), Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5 or higher, 450 MB available hard disk space for software
installation, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; Windows Vista™: 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Processor (1 GHz
processor, 1 GB memory or higher recommended); Windows® XP Home, Windows® XP Professional: any Intel®
Pentium® II, Celeron®, or compatible processor, 233 MHz (Pentium® III 300 MHz or higher recommended);
Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition: Any AMD® Athlon 64, AMD® Opteron, Intel® Xeon with Intel® EM64T
support, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel® EM64T support, 256 MB RAM (512 MB or higher recommended)
Mac OS X v 10.3.9, v 10.4; PowerPC G3, G4 and G5 processor or Intel® Core processor; minimum 128 MB RAM,
256 MB recommended (required for Mac OS X v 10.4); 250 MB available hard disk space; built-in USB
Software included HP Photosmart Software for Windows® and Macintosh
Power 1 Lithium-Ion battery (rechargeable), AC adapter
Dimensions (w x d x h) Out of package: 91 x 21.7 x 55 mm (without protrusions); packaged: 170 x 61 x 137 mm
Weight Out of package: 0.14 kg (without battery), 0.15 kg (with battery); packaged: 0.62 kg (BCA), 0.65 kg (B19)
Warranty Standard one-year limited hardware warranty. Warranty and support options vary by product, country and local legal
requirements.
Ordering information
L2508A HP Photosmart R742 Digital
Camera, HP Photosmart
Li40 Battery, external
battery recharger, USB
cable, quick start guide,
user’s guide on CD,
warranty/regulatory
brochure, CD with HP
Photosmart Software for
Windows and Macintosh,
wrist strap
Accessories
L1876A HP Photosmart 1 GB SD
Card
L1877A HP Photosmart 2 GB SD
Card
L1878A HP Photosmart 4 GB Hi
Speed SDHC Card
Q6230A HP Metro-Style Camera
Case
Q6228A HP Soft-Style Camera Case
Q6233A HP Photosmart Luxury
Classic Case
Q6265A HP Photosmart Slim Case
Q6266A HP Photosmart Sport Case
Q6277A HP Photosmart LI40 Battery
Q6225A HP Photosmart Premium
Leather Camera Case
Service & Support
UG079E HP Care Pack, Next Business
Day Exchange Service, 3 years
UG202E HP Care Pack, Exchange
Service (standard turn around time), 3
years
UG282E HP Care Pack, Return to
Depot Hardware Support Service, 3
years. (UG282E: Only Baltics, Greece,
Poland, Turkey, EEM, Slovenia, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary.
UG079E/UG202E: Rest of Europe).
For a complete list of supplies and accessories,
please refer to the HP website at
http://www.hp.com
For digital camera accessories visit us at www.hp.com/eur/hpoptionswww.hp.com
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