HP 618 Digital Camera HP Imaging Technology User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Product Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 What’s in this Guide .......................................................................................................................
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................ 88 Troubleshooting Common Problems .......................................................................................................... 88 Contacting HP Customer Care .........................................................................................................................93 Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu ....
Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to the HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Guide. This guide will help you take high-quality pictures quickly and easily with your HP 618 digital camera. Product Overview The HP 618 is a versatile, point-and-shoot digital camera. It provides these key features: Note: For more detailed information about the camera’s features, see “Camera Specifications” on page 103.
What’s in this Guide This User’s Guide provides all the “how to” and reference information you need to use your camera successfully. Part of Manual “Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures” How to adjust settings in the status LCD, image LCD, and Capture mode menus to prepare your camera to take pictures. “Chapter 3: Taking Pictures” How to take simple point-and-shoot pictures, as well as more advanced pictures. Also how to use the zoom, Instant Review, and the sound recording features.
How to Use this Guide You can use this guide online, or you can print it out. The main advantage of using it online is that you can use its built-in searching and linking capabilities on your computer to quickly find the information you need. Of course, an advantage of having a print-out is that you can take it anywhere you want to use your camera. You may also prefer to read information about your camera from a printed version, rather than on a computer screen.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures Overview You can use your camera’s default settings to take pictures in a point-and-shoot fashion, or you can use more advanced features that you set via the camera’s status LCD and image LCD. This chapter explains how to prepare your camera to take pictures by adjusting various settings on it.
Using the Status LCD Figure 2: Status LCD Indicators Auto focus range Battery status Flash mode Timer mode Pictures remaining The status LCD conveys important information about the camera’s status. The status LCD shows you the status of the camera’s batteries, the settings for the flash mode, timer mode, and auto focus range, as well as the number of pictures remaining on the memory card (see Figure 2). The status LCD turns on every time you power on the camera.
Setting the Flash Mode Your camera has seven flash modes. The default flash mode is Auto (no icons displayed). Each mode is displayed on the status LCD with the icon(s) shown in Table 2. To set the flash mode, press the flash mode button beneath the status LCD to toggle through the icons on the status LCD until you see the flash mode setting you want (see Table 2).
Setting the Timer Mode Note: The 10-Second Timer mode is disabled for the Timelapse image type. (See “Setting the Image Type” on page 13.) Note: After each timed exposure in 10-Second Timer mode, the camera will default to the Off timer mode setting. You must reset the timer to take another timed picture. In contrast, the 3-Second Remote timer mode setting remains set shot-to-shot.
Using the Image LCD Figure 4: Image LCD Screen in Live View Top overlay bar shows status Bottom overlay bar shows soft key labels Turn the image LCD on by pressing the DISPLAY button on the back of the camera. You now see the live view of Capture mode on the image LCD. Live view lets you preview the pictures you can take with the camera, as well as view and change some of the camera’s settings.
Macro and Infinity Auto Focus Range Indicators When the auto focus range is set to Macro, a Macro icon is displayed on the right side of the text message area. When the auto focus range is set to Infinity, INF is displayed. Digital Zoom Indicator When the camera is in digital zoom, the digital zoom icon is displayed on the right side of the text message area. For information on digital zooming, see “Using the Zoom Lever” on page 22.
Using the Overlay Soft Key Press the middle (Overlay) soft key to turn both overlay bars off in the live view of Capture mode. To turn the overlay bars on again, press any of the three soft keys. When the overlay bars are off, the soft keys are disabled for their normal functions and are, instead, enabled only to turn the overlay bars on again.
Using the Capture Mode Menus Your camera has four Capture mode menus: Note: For more information about all of the Capture mode menus and related soft keys, see “Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference” starting on page 52. For more information about the Preferences menu, see “Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu” starting on page 94. The Capture Settings, Photo Assist, and Image Stamp menus have settings you can change which affect the images you capture.
Chapter 3: Taking Pictures Overview Once you have set your camera to Capture mode and you have a basic understanding of how to use your camera’s status LCD and image LCD (see “Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures” starting on page 8), you are ready to take pictures.
4 Press the shutter release button. Wait for the shutter sound, indicating the camera has captured the image. Then release the button. The captured image appears for a 3-second Instant Review period on the image LCD. If you are happy with it, do nothing, and the image will be saved on the memory card. If not, you can delete the image while it is still displayed in Instant Review by pressing the middle (Delete) soft key.
8 Press the right (Exit) soft key to exit the Capture mode menus. Note: The image LCD uses a lot of battery power. If you are running your camera on batteries rather than with the HP-approved AC power adapter, you may want to limit your use of the image LCD and use the viewfinder instead. To turn the image LCD off, press the DISPLAY button on the back of the camera. 9 Use the image LCD or the viewfinder to select and frame the subject for your picture.
Shooting a One Shot Image If you are using the: Shutter release button with no timer mode set, set press the shutter release button. Wait for the shutter sound, indicating the camera has captured the image. Then release the button. 10-Second Timer mode, mode press and release the shutter release button. The timer LED on the front of the camera (see page 24) lights solid for 7 seconds. It then blinks for the final 3 seconds before the camera captures the image.
Shooting Continuous Images Note: If you set the timer mode to 10-Second Timer or 3-Second Remote for the Continuous image type, you can only take one picture. Therefore, to capture a Continuous sequence of images, use the shutter release button with no timer mode set (that is, with the timer mode set to its default Off setting).
Shooting Timelapse Images Note: The 10-Second Timer mode is disabled for the Timelapse image type. If you are using the: Shutter release button with no timer mode set, set press and release the shutter release button one time. Then the camera captures the first image of the Timelapse sequence. 3-Second Remote timer mode mode, point the HP Remote Control at the camera, and press and release the Remote Control’s trigger button one time.
Using the Zoom Lever While you are framing the subject for a picture, you will likely find that you need to zoom in or out on the subject. This section explains the camera’s zoom lever, which you can use for this purpose. Figure 8: Zoom Lever Rocking the zoom lever (see Figure 8) left and right moves the lens continuously between wide angle and telephoto focal lengths for optical zooming. The zoom lever also controls digital zooming.
Understanding the LEDs on the Camera Your camera has several LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that light solid or blink to indicate that certain actions are occurring within the camera, or particular problems may have occurred while you were performing a particular task with the camera. This section describes what these LEDs are and how they behave.
Timer LED Figure 11: Timer LED The red timer LED on the front of the camera (see Figure 11) lights solid and/or blinks depending on the timer mode you set (see “Setting the Timer Mode” on page 11). If you set the timer mode to the: 10-Second Timer setting, setting when you press and release the shutter release button, the timer LED lights solid for 7 seconds. It then blinks for the final 3 seconds before the camera captures the image.
Using Instant Review The Instant Review feature allows you to see displayed on the image LCD either the One Shot image, the final image of a Continuous image sequence, or the first image of a Timelapse sequence you just captured. The default setting is that Instant Review is on for 3 seconds after the One Shot image or the final image in a Continuous or Timelapse sequence is captured.
Recording Sound Note: You can record up to 45 seconds of sound per image or sequence of images. Note: The microphone is located on the front of the camera. So if you are recording your own voice, you may get better sound quality by rotating the camera around to face you. You can record sound to attach to your images when your camera is in Capture mode and has Instant Review set on (see the previous section).
Chapter 4: Viewing and Reviewing Images Overview This chapter explains how to view captured images via the Playback mode and how to review the images via the Review mode.
Viewing Images Full Screen When you first enter Playback mode, the image LCD displays the last image saved on the memory card. The image appears full screen. To view a full screen image of the other captured images on the memory card, press the right or left arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll through the images. Understanding the Overlay Bars The Playback mode displays two overlay bars.
Creating and Playing a Slideshow You can create a slideshow to display your images on the image LCD or on a television screen. Your slideshow can include all of the images on the memory card, or you can choose a single category of images to use. For more information on: Categories, see “Categorizing Images and Deselecting Image Categories” on page 35. Connecting your camera to a television so that you can view a slideshow on the television, see “Connecting the Camera to Your Television” on page 50.
Using Review Mode Accessing the Review Mode To access the Review mode: Figure 14: Image LCD Screen in Review Mode Selection marker Thumbnails Image information Selected image Soft key labels 1 Set the camera mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camera if you haven’t already. The Review mode screen is displayed on the image LCD (see Figure 14). The image LCD displays the images that are saved on the memory card. The images appear as small thumbnails along the top of the screen.
Marking and Unmarking Images You can mark several images so that, when you select an action from the Review mode menus, that action will apply to all the marked images. For example, you can mark several images and delete them all at once, instead of having to delete one image at a time. Figure 15: A Marked Image To mark or unmark all of the images on the memory card, press and hold the left (Mark or Unmark) soft key for 3 seconds, and then release it.
Deleting Images You can delete a single image that is currently selected (whether it is a One Shot or Continuous image, an individual image within an expanded Timelapse sequence, or an individual image within an expanded group of images), all marked images, a collapsed Timelapse sequence of images, or a collapsed group of images from the memory card. To delete images: 1 Select the image or mark the images you want to delete.
Grouping Images and Dissolving Image Groups Note: A group becomes a folder on the memory card, in which all the images in that group are stored. You can group images to organize them in one folder on the memory card. To group images: 1 Mark the images you wish to group. 2 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Edit menu of Review mode is displayed. 3 Press the down arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll to the Group menu option.
Protecting and Unprotecting Images You can protect images so that they won’t be deleted accidentally. (When an image is protected, it cannot be deleted from the memory card.) To protect images: Figure 18: A Protected Image 1 Select an image or mark the images you want to protect. 2 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Edit menu of Review mode is displayed. 3 Press the down arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll to the Protect menu option. 4 Press the center (Protect) soft key.
Categorizing Images and Deselecting Image Categories You can assign a category to your images to make them easier to find and organize. You can also play a slideshow of a category of images very easily. You can either categorize one image at a time, or mark a number of them and apply one category to all of the marked images. To categorize one or more images: 1 Select or mark the image(s) you wish to categorize. 2 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Edit menu of Review mode is displayed.
Searching for Images by Date and by Category Figure 20: Find By Date You can use the Find menu in Review mode to search for images by date or by category. For more information on categories, see “Categorizing Images and Deselecting Image Categories” on page 35. To search for images by date: 1 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Edit menu of Review mode is displayed. 2 Press the right arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll to the Find menu. 3 Press the left (Edit) soft key.
To search for images by category: 1 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Edit menu of Review mode is displayed. 2 Press the right arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll to the Find menu. 3 Press the down arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll to By Category. 4 Press the left (Edit) soft key. 5 Press the down arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll to the category you want to view. 6 Press the left (Select) soft key. The results of your search appear on the image LCD.
Chapter 5: Sharing Images Overview You can use the images you capture with your camera in many fun and creative ways. You can transfer them to your computer for use in creative projects, or for sharing with family and friends via the Internet. If you have a printer that supports the HP JetSend infrared technology, you can use JetSend for wireless printing of your images. You can even connect the camera to your television to view a slideshow of your images on the television.
The one exception is Windows NT 4.0, because it does not support the USB interface. A Windows NT 4.0 computer must have either an HP P1000/1100 or similar printer, or a memory card reader connected to its serial or parallel interface. You can then transfer images from the camera’s memory card to the computer via either the memory card slot in the HP printer, or the memory card reader.
Figure 23: Connecting the USB Cable to the Camera 4 Open the door to the camera’s connector compartment and connect the square end of the USB cable to the bottom (USB) connector (see Figure 23). 5 Set the camera to PC Connect mode . 6 Power on the camera. Within a few seconds, your computer detects the camera on the USB port. What happens next depends on what version of Windows your computer is running: Chapter 5: Sharing Images Windows Me Your computer runs the Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard.
Transferring Images Using the USB Disk Drive Setting If your computer is running either Macintosh OS 8.6 or better, or Windows Me, 98, or 2000, you can transfer images from your camera to the computer by using the USB Disk Drive setting in the PC Connect Mode submenu. In so doing, the camera will operate as a USB Mass Storage Device and appear as a disk drive connected to your computer. You can then copy images from your camera to the computer as you would from another disk drive.
Using Your Camera as a USB Mass Storage Device to Transfer Images Note: Software for Macintosh computers was included with your camera. If you wish, you can use this software to transfer images to your Macintosh, instead of the procedures here. This software also provides tools for editing images and using them in creative projects. Figure 24: Connectors on the USB Cable Once your camera is set to USB Disk Drive mode, you can transfer images to either your Macintosh OS 8.
Transferring Images from a Memory Card to a Windows NT 4.0 Computer Note: It is assumed in this subsection that you have already followed the HP 618 Digital Camera Quick Start Guide to install the HP Photo Imaging Software on your computer. To transfer images to your Windows NT 4.0 computer, you must have either an HP printer (such as the HP P1000/1100) that has a slot for reading a memory card, or a memory card reader connected to the computer’s serial or parallel interface. (This is because Windows NT 4.
Using a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File A DPOF file is a file you create using your camera that allows you to pre-select which images you want to print. The file is stored on the memory card and contains information about which images are selected, how many of each image is to be printed, and at what size to print each of them. The file is used by selected HP printers and other printing devices that can read a DPOF file directly from the memory card.
Viewing a DPOF File To view a DPOF file, do the following while in the Print Order Form menu: 1 Press the down arrow on the 4-way controller to highlight the View Order menu option. 2 Press the left (Select) soft key. The Print Order Form screen is displayed, which lists the contents of the DPOF file. You can scroll through this list using the up and down arrows on the 4-way controller. However, you cannot edit this list.
JetSending Images to a Printer HP JetSend allows for easy, wireless printing. If your printer supports the HP JetSend infrared technology, you can transfer your images directly from the camera to the printer without connecting any cables. See your printer’s documentation for more information. Note: It will take an average of 20 seconds to JetSend an image from the camera to a printer. There are two different ways you can JetSend images to a printer.
Using the Transmit Menu to JetSend the Current or All Marked Images To JetSend the current image or all marked images to a JetSend-capable printer: 1 Set the camera mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camera if you haven’t already. 3 Either select one image or mark multiple images in the Review mode screen that you want to JetSend. (See “Selecting Images” on page 30 and “Marking and Unmarking Images” on page 31 for more information.) 4 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera.
Transmitting Images Between Two Cameras You can use the Camera-Camera option in the Transmit menu of Review mode to send images from your camera to another camera, or to receive images from another camera. The other camera must use the standard Digita transmit protocol. See the other camera’s documentation for details. Sending Images to Another Camera To send the current image or all marked images to another Digita camera: 1 Set the camera mode dial to Review mode .
Receiving Images from Another Camera To receive images from another Digita camera: 1 Set the camera mode dial to Review mode . 2 Power on the camera if you haven’t already. 3 Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Review mode menus are displayed. 4 Press the right arrow on the 4-way controller two times to move to the Transmit menu. The Camera-Camera menu option is highlighted. 5 Press the middle (Receive) soft key on your camera. 6 Set the other camera to send images.
Connecting the Camera to Your Television Note: Your camera comes with a 6 ft. audio/ video cable, which you can use to connect the camera to a television. When the camera is connected to a television, the television functions the same as the camera’s image LCD. You can use your television to view a slideshow, making it easy to share your images with family and friends.
Note: To conserve battery power, you may want to use an HP-approved AC power adapter to power the camera while you have it connected to a television. Figure 27: Connecting the Video Cable to the Camera 2 Connect the audio input (red) end of the audio/video cable into the television’s audio input connector. This will allow you to hear sound that you recorded and attached to your images. 3 Plug the other end of the video cable into the camera (see Figure 27).
Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference Overview Note: Updates for your camera’s firmware are posted from time-to-time on the HP website at: www.hp.com/photosmart. www.hp.com/photosmart You can install these updates on your camera so that you can always have the most current functionality running on it. Note: The PC Connect mode does not have any menus or soft keys; thus, that mode is not included in this chapter.
File Settings Submenu Note: All options you set are active from shotto-shot; they also remain set when you cycle the power on the camera. Use the File Settings submenu to set how your pictures will be captured for all image types (One Shot, Continuous, and Timelapse). Figure 29: File Settings Submenu - JPEG Table 8: File Settings Submenu Setting Default Options File Type JPEG JPEG, TIFF Quality Level (Specifies JPEG compression level and does not apply to TIFF images.
Table 9: File Settings Soft Keys Note: “Storage Capacities of Memory Cards” on page 109 lists the number of images an 8 MB, 16 MB, and 32 MB memory card can store, depending on the JPEG quality level or TIFF setting at which the camera is set. Soft Key Function Default Returns all settings on screen to their defaults. Exit Saves the settings, exits this submenu, and returns the camera to the Capture Settings menu.
Photo Assist Menu Use the Photo Assist menu to manipulate these more advanced camera operations: Figure 32: Photo Assist Menu Exposure EV Compensation White Balance Focus AE Metering ISO Speed Table 12: Photo Assist Soft Keys Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 55 Soft Key Function Edit Opens submenu associated with highlighted menu option. Exit Exits this menu and returns the camera to Capture mode.
Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Figure 33: Exposure Mode Submenu Exposure Mode Submenu Use the Exposure Mode submenu to select how the camera calculates exposure. You can select from these setting options: Auto (Default) − All exposure settings are at their defaults and cannot be changed.
Table 13: Exposure Mode Soft Keys Soft Key Function Select Places a checkmark by the highlighted setting, then returns to the Photo Assist menu. Exit Returns to the Photo Assist menu without changing the setting. EV Compensation Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Use the EV (Exposure Value) Compensation submenu to manually adjust the exposure in 0.
White Balance Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Figure 35: White Balance Submenu Use the White Balance submenu to correct the color applied to a captured image under different lighting conditions in order to make white areas in the image appear white without any color cast.
Focus Mode Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Use the Focus Mode submenu to control how your camera focuses.
Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. AE Metering Submenu Use the AE (Automatic Exposure) Metering submenu to select the area of the scene that the camera will use to set the exposure when you take a picture. Figure 37: AE Metering Submenu Table 17: AE Metering Submenu Setting Function Average (default) The camera uses the entire frame to calculate exposure.
ISO Speed Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Figure 38: ISO Speed Submenu Use the ISO Speed submenu to set the ISO speed. Similar to film, slower ISO speeds require longer exposures, but produce higher quality images. In contrast, faster ISO speeds allow for shorter exposures, but produce noisier images.
Image Stamp Menu Note: An image stamp becomes permanently embedded in the image and overwrites data in the image. You cannot remove it later. Figure 39: Image Stamp Menu Use the Image Stamp menu to place watermarks on your images as you capture them. The Image Stamp menu has these options: Date & Time Text Logo Table 20: Image Stamp Soft Keys Soft Key Function Edit Opens submenu associated with the selected menu option. Exit Exits this menu and returns to the live view in Capture mode.
Table 21: Settings for Date/Time, Text, and Logo Stamp Submenus Setting Options Type None (default), Both, Date, Time Placement Top right quadrant of image Center of image Bottom left quadrant of image Bottom right quadrant of image Top left quadrant of image Note: If you have set the Color in the File Settings submenu to either B&W (black and white) or Sepia, the Image Stamp will also be B&W or Sepia, regardless of the color you set for the Text and Background Colors in the Image Stamp menu.
Text Stamp Submenu Figure 41: Text Stamp Submenu Use the Text Stamp submenu to stamp an image with text that you enter using the text entry dialog. Text Stamp is either On or Off, and the default is Off. When it is On, you can set the following properties of the text stamp: Placement Transparency Text color Background Table 23: Text Stamp Soft Keys Note: Text strings can be a maximum of 31 characters.
Logo Stamp Submenu Figure 42: Logo Stamp Submenu Logo Stamp is either On or Off, and the default is Off. When it is On, you can: Stamp the image with a logo file Choose one logo from a list Choose the placement of the logo Choose the color Choose the transparency level Table 24: Logo Stamp Soft Keys Soft Key Function Edit Opens the Logo Files dialog. (Available only when Logo Stamp is on.) Default Returns all settings on screen to their defaults.
Note: All options you set in the Preferences menu are active from shot-to-shot; they also remain set when you cycle the power on the camera. Figure 43: Preferences Menu Preferences Menu Use the Preferences menu to change a variety of your camera’s general settings.
Display Submenu Figure 44: Display Submenu Use the Display submenu to control the display on the camera’s image LCD. Table 27: Display Submenu Note: The Instant Review setting determines the amount of time an Instant Review of an image you just captured is displayed on the image LCD. See “Using Instant Review” on page 25 for more information.
Sound Submenu Figure 45: Sound Submenu Use the Sound submenu to control the sounds used on your camera. Table 29: Sound Submenu Setting Default Options Volume Level 7 1 (lowest) - 7 (highest) System Sounds (see Note) On On / Off Note: The System Sounds setting determines whether or not you will hear the camera’s system sounds, such as shutter clicks, beeps, and so forth. Table 30: Sound Soft Keys Soft Key Function Default Returns all settings to their defaults.
PC Connect Mode Submenu Figure 47: PC Connect Mode Submenu Use the PC Connect Mode submenu to specify how the camera will appear to your computer when connected via the USB interface in PC Connect mode. You can then transfer images from your camera to the computer via the USB interface. Table 32: PC Connect Mode Submenu Setting Function USB Disk Drive The camera is operated as a USB Mass Storage Device and appears as a disk drive connected to the computer.
Set Date & Time Submenu Figure 48: Set Date & Time Submenu Use the Set Date & Time submenu to set the camera’s date and time. Press the up and down arrows on the 4-way controller to scroll through the list of numbers. Press the left and right arrows to move between the date/time fields. Table 34: Set Date & Time Soft Keys Soft Key Function Format Opens the Format List dialog where you can select the format. Exit Saves the date and time settings, exits this submenu, and returns to the Preferences menu.
Image Counter Submenu Figure 50: Image Counter Submenu Use the Image Counter submenu to set how the image counter works. Table 36: Image Counter Submenu Note: Once you have changed the Image Counter setting, you must power the camera off and then on again for the new setting to take effect. Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference Setting Function Reset When Empty Each time you delete all of the images on your camera, the counter restarts the first image captured at number 1.
Camera Name Submenu Figure 51: Camera Name Submenu Use the Camera Name submenu to enter a unique name for your camera. Press the left (Character Set Icon) soft key to toggle through the four character sets (capital letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols) until you see the character set you want to use displayed in the left soft key label area on the overlay bar. Then press the: Up or down arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll through the list of characters.
Language Submenu Figure 52: Language Submenu English is set as the default language that is used on the camera. Use the Language submenu to select a language from the list of installed languages. Table 39: Language Soft Keys Soft Key Function Select Places a checkmark next to the highlighted language and returns to the Preferences menu. The selected language is now used. Exit Returns to the Preferences menu without changing the setting.
Playback Mode Menu and Soft Keys To access the Playback mode menu and related soft keys, turn the camera mode dial to Playback mode and press the MENU button on the back of the camera. Once you have captured images, you can choose options and settings for the images within the one menu (Play Settings) of Playback mode.
Slideshow Submenu Figure 55: Slideshow Submenu Use the Slideshow submenu to select the criteria for a slideshow to be viewed “on the fly.” Table 42: Slideshow Submenu Setting Default Options Content All All, Category Duration 2 sec 1-10 sec Sound On On, Off Loop On On, Off Table 43: Slideshow Soft Keys Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 75 Soft Key Function Start Exits this submenu and displays the slideshow.
Playback Rate Submenu Figure 56: Playback Rate Submenu Use the Playback Rate submenu to establish a default playback rate for each image type. Table 44: Playback Rate Submenu Setting Default Options Timelapse 3 sec 1-10 sec rate Group 3 sec 1-10 sec rate Table 45: Playback Rate Soft Keys Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 76 Soft Key Function Default Returns all settings to their defaults. Cancel Exits this submenu without changing the settings and returns to the Play Settings menu.
Video Preferences Submenu Figure 57: Video Preferences Submenu Use the Video Preferences submenu to specify the video format: NTSC or PAL. The format that you choose (NTSC or PAL) depends on your television’s video input format: NTSC is the video connection standard used in the United States and Japan. PAL is the video connection standard used in Europe.
Review Mode Menus and Soft Keys To access the Review mode menus and related soft keys, turn the camera mode dial to Review mode and press the MENU button on the camera.
Note: A group becomes a folder on the memory card, in which all the images in that group are stored. Group Name Submenu Use the Group Name submenu to group all of the images that you have marked. You can start a group, add images to an existing group, or move images from one group to a new group. Note that you can use the Dissolve soft key to dissolve groups.
Table 50: Protect Soft Keys Note: A category is an image tag which is useful for finding images or playing a slideshow of a category of images. Figure 62: Categories Submenu Soft Key Function Protect Appears if selected images are unprotected. Allows you to protect the current image. Unprotect If multiple images are marked, this soft key appears along with the Protect soft key. Allows you to unprotect images. Exit Cancels the protect operation and returns to the Review mode screen.
Print Order Form Menu Figure 63: Print Order Form Menu Use the Print Order Form menu to create a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) file. Table 52: Print Order Form Menu Option Function Add Images Allows you to add current image or marked images to the DPOF file. Opens a secondary screen to specify number of copies and size of photos. View Order Displays a scrolling list of the contents of the DPOF file. Erase Order Erases the contents of your DPOF file.
Add to Order Submenu Figure 64: Add to Order Submenu Use the Add to Order submenu to add current or marked images to the DPOF file and to set up the print settings for those images. If you have any marked images, they are added to the order. If no images are marked, the image currently selected in the Review mode is added to the order. Table 54: Add to Order Submenu Note: Standard means one of the standard print sizes. You specify the exact size you want your Standard prints to be at the printer.
View Order Option Figure 65: Print Order Form Screen of the View Order Option Use the View Order option to view a list of ordered images in the DPOF file. You can scroll through this list using the up and down arrows on the 4-way controller. However, you cannot edit this list. Table 56: View Order Option Soft Key Soft Key Function Exit Returns to the Print Order Form menu.
Transmit Menu Figure 67: Transmit Menu Use the Transmit menu to transfer images in one of two ways: Camera-Camera Camera-Printer Camera-Camera Option Use the Camera-Camera option to send current or marked images to, or receive images from, another Digita camera. Note: For more information, see “Transmitting Images Between Two Cameras” on page 48. Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference Table 58: Camera-Camera Soft Keys 84 Soft Key Function Send Sets the camera into sender mode.
Camera-Printer Option Use the Camera-Printer option to send current or marked images to a printer via the HP JetSend infrared technology. Note: For more information, see “JetSending Images to a Printer” on page 46. Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference Table 59: Camera-Printer Soft Keys 85 Soft Key Function Send Sets the camera to sender mode. Displays a screen to confirm sending images and then returns to the Review mode screen. Exit Exits this screen and returns to the Review mode screen.
Find Menu Figure 68: Find Menu Use the Find menu to search for specific images, either by category or by date (but not both at the same time). When you return to the Review mode to view the results of the find operation, the Find icon will appear in the lower, right corner. All find results will be chronologically displayed. If no images match your search criteria, then you will see an error message.
Find By Date Submenu Figure 69: Find By Date Submenu Use the Find By Date submenu to enter the range of dates using the 4-way controller. Table 61: Find By Date Soft Keys Soft Key Function Find Executes the Find criteria and returns to the Review mode screen to display results. Exit Exits this screen and returns to the Find menu without executing the Find command.
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Overview This chapter explains how to troubleshoot some common problems you may encounter while using your camera. If you still cannot remedy the problem, contact HP for help. See “Contacting HP Customer Care” on page 93.
Problem Solution The camera is powered on, but when I press a button, the camera does not respond I always have to re-set the date and time after I change the batteries in the camera or unplug the HP AC power adapter from the camera This will happen if either you remove the batteries from the camera, or you remove the batteries and unplug the HP AC power adapter, for more than 5 minutes.
Problem Solution The camera is displaying an error message There are 3 different types of error messages you may see on the camera: Memory card is not formatted - “Err” is displayed on the status LCD and the message “Card requires formatting” is displayed on the image LCD. This means the memory card needs to be formatted. Either see “Formatting the Memory Card” on page 98 for information on how to format the card, or replace the current memory card with another, formatted one.
Problem The HP Remote Control is not working Solution The HP Remote Control does not work while the flash is charging. Try pressing the Remote Control’s trigger again once the flash has charged. The HP Remote Control may not work if the camera is sitting under bright lights or in full sun. In this case, use the 10-Second Timer mode, instead. (See “Setting the Timer Mode” on page 11.) The battery in the HP Remote Control may be dead. If so, replace the battery.
Problem A TWAIN error occurs when a software program tries to acquire an image from the camera Solution Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Verify that the software program can see the camera through its own TWAIN select source. While software programs vary on how to select a TWAIN source, generally the easiest way to determine whether a program supports TWAIN is to see if there is an Acquire selection in the File menu.
Contacting HP Customer Care HP Customer Care Online Click your way to a great solution! The HP website, www.hp.com/photosmart, www.hp.com/photosmart is a great place to start for answers to questions about your HP products. You’ll get instant access to helpful tips and tricks, downloadable drivers, and the latest product and software updates − 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. HP Customer Care by Phone If you encounter a problem with your camera that is not covered in this chapter, contact HP for help.
Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu Overview Note: For reference information regarding the options and soft keys in the Preferences menu, see “Preferences Menu” starting on page 66. Use the Preferences menu in Capture mode to change a variety of your camera’s general settings.
Setting the Display Figure 72: Display Submenu Use the Display submenu to control the display on the camera’s image LCD. Brightness Level Use the Brightness Level setting to control the brightness of the display on the camera’s image LCD. You can set the Brightness Level from 1 (dimmest) to 7 (brightest). The default value is 4. To change the Brightness Level: 1 Press the down or up arrow on the 4-way controller, if needed, to highlight the Brightness Level option.
Live View Note: The image LCD uses a lot of battery power. If you are running your camera on batteries rather than with the HP-approved AC power adapter, you may want to limit your use of the image LCD. In turn, you may want to leave the Live View setting at its default Off value to preserve battery power. The Live View setting determines whether the live view of Capture Mode will automatically display on the image LCD or not when you power on the camera and set the camera to Capture mode.
Controlling Camera Sounds Figure 73: Sound Submenu Use the Sound submenu to control the sounds used on your camera Volume Level The Volume Level setting allows you to determine the volume level of the sounds on your camera. This includes both the system sounds (see the next subsection) and the sounds you attach to images via the Sound Record button (see “Recording Sound” on page 26). You can set the Volume Level from 1 (lowest/softest) to 7 (highest/loudest). The default value is 4.
Figure 74: Format Card Confirmation Screen Formatting the Memory Card Use the Format Card option to reformat the memory card in your camera. Reformatting will erase all of the files (images) on the memory card, including protected files, folders, scripts, and so forth. When you select the Format Card option by pressing the left (Format) soft key, you will see a confirmation of your choice to format the memory card (see Figure 74).
Figure 76: Set Date & Time Submenu Setting the Date and Time Use the Set Date & Time submenu to set the camera’s date and time. If you wish to change the format that is used for the date and time, see the next subsection, “Format Dialog.” Press the up or down arrow on the 4-way controller to scroll through the list of numbers on the left side of the screen until you reach the number you want.
Figure 77: Format Dialog Format Dialog When you press the left (Format) soft key in the Set Date & Time submenu, you see the Format dialog, which allows you to select from a list of six, predefined date and time formats. There are three formats which use the 24-hour clock format, and three formats which use the 12-hour clock format. The default format for the date and time is MM/DD/YY 12 hr, which means the date is in the Month/ Day/Year format, and the time is in the 12-hour clock format.
To change the Image Counter setting: Note: Once you have changed the Image Counter setting, you must power the camera off and then on again for the new setting to take effect. 1 Press the down or up arrow on the 4-way controller, if needed, to highlight the Image Counter setting you want. 2 Press the left (Select) soft key. The checkmark moves to the highlighted setting, and you return to the Preferences menu. 3 Power the camera off and then on again for the new setting to take effect.
Selecting a Language Figure 80: Language Submenu English is set as the default language that is used on the camera. Use the Language submenu to select a language from the list of installed languages. To select a language: 1 Press the down or up arrow on the 4-way controller to highlight the language setting you want. 2 Press the left (Select) soft key. The checkmark moves to the highlighted language, and you return to the Preferences menu. The selected language is now used on the camera.
Appendix B: Camera and Accessories Information Overview This appendix covers the following topics: “Camera Specifications” on page 103 “Battery Life” on page 106 “HP Accessories for Powering the Camera” on page 107 “Using the HP AC Power Adapter” on page 108 “Using the HP NiMH Batteries and Recharger” on page 108 “Storage Capacities of Memory Cards” on page 109 Camera Specifications The following table lists the specifications for the HP 618 digital camera.
HP Imaging Technology Lens Image Type Settings PENTAXTM power zoom (9 elements in 8 groups; 2 aspherical elements) f/2.4-f/4.0 TTL (through the lens) auto focus One Shot Continuous Timelapse Exposure Compensation +/-2.0 EV (Exposure Value) in .
Exposure Settings Memory Card Auto, Landscape Program, Portrait Program, Action Program, Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priority CompactFlashTM card (Type I or Type II, Power level 0) shipped with camera Timer Sound Capture and play back sound with 45 seconds of recording per image White Balance Interfaces Camera Operating System Image LCD Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, and Fluorescent Status LCD Power Appendix B: Camera and Accessories Information 105 USB connection to com
Battery Life Caution: Use only AA photo lithium, high drain alkaline, or NiMH batteries in the HP 618 digital camera. Do not mix batteries of different types. Replace all 4 batteries at the same time; do not replace the batteries individually. Always follow all of the manufacturer’s instructions on the battery package when handling, recharging, or disposing of batteries. The life of the batteries you use in your HP 618 camera depends on how you use the camera and on the type of batteries you use.
HP Accessories for Powering the Camera Caution: Using a non-HP AC power adapter will void your camera’s warranty. You can purchase any of the following accessories for powering the camera, as well as other camera accessories, from the HP Shopping Village website at: www.hpshopping.com. (Click the Digital Photography link on the main web page. Then click the Digital Photography Accessories link on the second web page.) This table of power accessories was current at the time this manual was published.
Using the HP AC Power Adapter Figure 82: Connecting the HP AC Power Adapter’s Cable to the Camera To connect the HP AC Power Adapter to the camera: 1 Plug the AC power adapter into a power source, such as a wall outlet or power strip. 2 Open the door to the connector compartment on the camera. The connector compartment is located on the far right side of the camera when you are looking at the front of the camera.
Storage Capacities of Memory Cards The following table lists the number of images an 8 MB, 16 MB, and 32 MB CompactFlash memory card can store, depending on the JPEG quality level or TIFF setting at which the camera is set. Note: To make the most memory available on a memory card, reformat the card either on the camera (using the Format Card option in the Preferences menu − see page 68), or through the computer (using USB Disk Drive mode, reformat the card as you would a disk drive − see page 69).
Appendix C: Product Warranties Limited Product Warranty HP Product Duration of Limited Warranty HP 618 digital camera 1 year CompactFlash memory card 1 year HP Photo Imaging Software 90 Days A. Extent of Limited Warranty 1 Hewlett-Packard (HP) warrants to the end-user customer that the HP products specified above will be free from defects in material and workmanship for the duration specified above, which duration begins on the date of purchase by the customer.
5 If HP is unable to repair or replace, as applicable, a defective product which is covered by HP’s warranty, HP shall, within a reasonable time after being notified of the defect, refund the purchase price for the product. 6 HP shall have no obligation to repair, replace, or refund until the customer returns the defective product to HP. 7 Any replacement product may be either new or like-new, provided that it has functionality at least equal to that of the product being replaced.
D. Local Law 1 This Warranty Statement gives the customer specific legal rights. The customer may also have other rights which vary from state to state in the United States, from province to province in Canada, and from country to country elsewhere in the world. 2 To the extent that this Warranty Statement is inconsistent with local law, this Warranty Statement shall be deemed modified to be consistent with such local law.
Appendix D: Product Safety and Regulatory Information Safety Information Using Batteries The HP 618 digital camera comes with four non-rechargeable batteries. Do not attempt to recharge these batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types. Follow the battery manufacturer’s safety instructions. Disposing or Recycling of Batteries Follow the battery manufacturer’s disposal and recycling instructions or the guidelines that are recommended for your area.
Regulatory Notices U.S.A. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Glossary 4-way controller AC power adapter Action Program exposure mode AE Metering aperture Aperture Priority (Av) exposure mode A button on the back of the camera that has four directional arrows (up, down, right, and left) that you can press to navigate the menus and images displayed in the image LCD. Alternating Current power adapter. A power transformer that provides power to the digital camera and preserves battery life. (Note that the AC power adapter does not recharge the batteries.
battery status icon An icon that appears in the status LCD that indicates the amount of power left in the batteries. camera mode dial The dial on the top of the camera that allows you to choose one of four operational modes (Capture, Review, Playback, or PC Connect mode) for the camera. Capture mode CCD CCD element Continuous image type HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Guide An operational mode you use to take pictures (or “capture images”) with the camera. See also “camera mode dial” on page 116.
file size The number of bytes in a file. The file size for images saved on a digital camera is determined by the resolution of the camera's CCD and the amount of image data compression. You can usually select the amount of compression on the camera and again in the computer software that processes the images. Note that if you compress an image on the camera and in the software, the compression is cumulative. file type The digital format in which a file is saved.
HP Imaging Technology State-of-the-art image processing technology developed by HP that captures sharp, colorful images with exceptional levels of detail, individually optimizes every image, and produces great detail in highlights and shadows. icon A picture on an LCD, computer screen, or printed on a device that represents a specific setting. Icons on a digital camera’s LCD communicate the camera's status, such as particular settings that have been made for taking a picture. See also “LCD” on page 119.
Landscape Program exposure mode The exposure mode setting in the Photo Assist menu that automatically optimizes the camera settings for taking pictures of distant subjects, such as landscape scenes. See also “exposure modes” on page 116. LCD Liquid Crystal Display. A display technology that is used on digital cameras. An LCD displays numeric characters and/or icons to communicate the camera's status, such as the particular settings that you have made for taking a picture.
optical resolution optical zoom orientation sensor overlay bars PAL connection PC Connect mode PCMCIA adapter PCMCIA slot photo photo type photosite picture pictures remaining indicator The true resolution of an imaging device, and the resolution at which the device captures images. See also “resolution” on page 121. The process of changing the field of view and magnification of the lens by moving different lens groups within the lens to change its overall focal length.
power switch The switch on the camera that turns it on or off. preview See “live view” on page 119. protect Marking an image so that no one can delete it. record button See “sound record button” on page 122. red-eye Refers to a human’s or animal’s eyes that appear red in captured images, which is caused by using the flash on a camera. red-eye reduction A flash mode you can use to minimize red-eye in captured images of humans or animals. The camera does this by flashing twice.
shutter release button shutter speed The amount of time the shutter stays open when you press the shutter release button. size The actual height and width of an image when you have saved the image. You will not see the image size change in the image LCD after you save it. sleep mode A feature that conserves battery power by automatically shutting off the image LCD after a period of time (default 2 minutes) that the camera hasn’t been used.
Timelapse image type timer timer delay The image type setting on the camera that captures a slow process with a series of images. See also “image type” on page 118. A device that lets you take a self portrait or be in a group picture. When you press the shutter release button or the HP Remote Control’s trigger, the image capture is delayed by a length of time specified by the timer delay. See also “timer delay.” The amount of time the camera waits to take the picture when using the timer.
HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Guide White Balance A setting in the Photo Assist menu that is used to correct the color applied to a captured image under different lighting conditions in order to make the white areas in the image appear white without any color cast. wide angle A lens that has a shorter focal length and a wider field of view (including more subject area) than a normal lens. A wide angle lens makes a subject appear smaller than does a normal lens at the same camera-tosubject distance.
Index Numerics 4-way controller, using 15 A AC power adapter purchasing from HP 107 safety information 113 using 108 Accessories for powering the camera 107 Add to Order submenu 82 AE Metering submenu 60 Aperture indicator 12 Auto focus range Macro and Infinity indicators 13 setting 11 B Batteries purchasing from HP 107 safety information 113 using rechargeable 108 Battery life 106 Buttons 4-way controller 15 auto focus range 11 flash mode 10 timer mode 11 C Camera AC power adapter 107 accessories 107 ba
Timelapse images 21 viewing Timelapse in Playback mode 28 Edit menu 78 Images Erase Order menu option 83 categorizing 35 EV Compensation submenu 57 collapsing Timelapse or grouped 31 Expanding Timelapse or grouped images 31 Continuous 20 Exposure mode indicator 12 creating slideshows 29 Exposure Mode submenu 56 deleting 32 F dissolving groups 33 File Settings submenu 53 expanding Timelapse or grouped 31 Find By Category submenu 87 grouping 33, 79 Find By Date submenu 87 JetSending to printer 46 Find menu 86
Limited product warranty 110 Logo Files dialog 65 Logo Stamp submenu 65 M Macro auto focus range indicator 13 Manual focus 12 Marking images 31 Memory card access LED 24 Memory card, Format Card menu option 68, 98 Menus Capture mode 15, 52 Capture Settings 52 Edit 78 Find 86 Image Stamp 62 Photo Assist 55 Play Settings 74 Playback mode 74 Preferences 66, 94 Print Order Form 81 Review mode 78 Transmit 84 Mercury disclosure statement 113 Modes Capture 8, 52 Flash 10 Playback 27, 74 Review 27, 30, 78 Timer 11
Removing grouping on images 33 Reset Settings menu option 73, 102 Review mode accessing 27, 30 categorizing images 35 collapsing Timelapse or grouped images 31 deleting images 32 dissolving image groups 33 expanding Timelapse or grouped images 31 grouping images 33 marking images 31 protecting images 34 searching for images 36 selecting images 30 unmarking images 31 unprotecting images 34 Review mode menus accessing 78 Edit 78 Find 86 Print Order Form 81 Transmit 84 Reviewing images 27 S Safety AC power ad
Video Preferences submenu 77 View Order option 83 White Balance submenu 58 Sound submenu 68, 97 Sound, recording 26 Specifications, camera 103 Status LCD auto focus range 11 flash mode 10 timer mode 11 using the buttons 9 Status screen, viewing 14 Status soft key 14 Submenus Add to Order 82 AE Metering 60 Camera Name 72, 101 Categories 80 Date/Time Stamp 62 Display 67, 95 EV Compensation 57 Exposure Mode 56 File Settings 53 Find By Category 87 Find By Date 87 Focus Mode 59 Group Name 79 Image Counter 71, 10
