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• HP PhotoSmart digital camera
• Serial cable
• PhotoImpression software on
CD-ROM
• Wrist strap with CompactFlash
memory card extractor tool
1. With the mode switch up at the camera icon, you are ready to
take a photo.
The status LCD displays the approximate number of photos available
and the battery level. Be sure to move your fingers away from the
camera lens before taking a photo.
2. Take your photo.
Press the shutter button half way down. When you see the green
light next to the viewfinder, press the button all the way down. The
photo will show on the image LCD while it is being saved.
Note: You can change the photo quality, adjust the flash and focus
settings, or use the self-timer and digital zoom. See the User’s Guide for
details.
After you have taken some photos and they are stored on the
CompactFlash memory card, you can view them using the
image LCD.
Tip: To preserve battery life, connect the AC power adapter
while using the image LCD to review your photos. See the
User’s Guide for details.
1. Slide the mode switch down to the playback icon. The
last photo taken displays on the image LCD.
2. Use the menu dial to scroll through your photos.
3. Press the menu dial to display the Review menu for
more reviewing options. See the User’s Guide for
details.
Take a photo Review your photos
The HP PhotoSmart 210 digital camera comes with everything you
need to take digital photos and transfer them to your computer.
• CompactFlash memory card
• 4 AA alkaline batteries
• AC power adapter
• Documentation—HP PhotoSmart
210 digital camera User’s Guide
and Quick Success poster
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Quick Success
HP PhotoSmart 210 digital camera
Camera description
shutter
button
image LCD
on/off
switch
battery
compartment
cover
image
LCD
self-timer light
flash
AC power
adapter
connection
lens
mode
switch
menu
dial
serial
connection
Set the camera date and time
1. Turn the menu dial to choose the
date, then press the menu dial to
select.
2. Turn the menu dial to change the
month, then press the menu dial to
set. Change the day, year and time in
the same manner.
3. Turn the menu dial to select Exit,
then press the menu dial to return to
Capture mode.
Set up your camera
Install the batteries
1. Unlock the battery compartment
(slide the lever to the unlock
position) and open the
compartment door (slide it down).
2. Insert the 4 AA alkaline batteries
(supplied), making sure that the
+/- electrodes match the
indicators on the inside of the
camera’s battery compartment.
3. Close and relock the battery
compartment.
Choose the language
1. Slide the mode switch
up to the camera icon to
turn the camera on.
2. Turn the menu dial to
highlight your language,
then press the menu
dial.
The Date & Time menu appears
on the image LCD.
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wrist strap
attachment
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1. Thread the short loop of the wrist strap through
the wrist strap attachment. You might need to use
a paper clip to thread the end of the loop
through.
2. Pull the strap through the loop, then pull the knot
tight.
The clip is used to remove the memory card.
Attach the wrist strap
Insert the memory card
1. Open the memory card
compartment door.
2. Insert the memory card so
the side with pin-holes is
placed into the camera first
and the front of the card
faces the image LCD.
3. Gently push the memory card
all the way into the camera.
4. Close the memory card door.
memory
card slot
memory
card door
camera
icon
playback
icon
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viewfinder
status LCD