HP Photosmart 812 HP Photosmart 812 digital camera - (English) User Manual - Page 27

Recharging batteries, Viewfinder, Display, Auto Flas, Flash On, Sleep - dock

Page 27 highlights

The camera uses two AA batteries, preferably lithium-iron disulfide. These are typically called Photo Lithium batteries. To extend battery life: z Use the Optical Viewfinder to take pictures rather than Live View. z Use either an HP AC adapter or HP camera dock when unloading pictures to your computer or connecting to a printer or TV. z Turn the Display off during a pause in picture taking by pressing the Display button. z Use Auto Flash rather than Flash On (fill flash), unless needed. z Avoid zooming in and out unnecessarily. Recharging batteries Your camera can charge rechargeable batteries in the camera. To recharge Ni-MH or Ni-Cd batteries, use either the optional HP AC adapter or the optional HP Photosmart camera dock 8881. 1 Turn the camera off (the camera charges only during the Sleep state or while it is off). 2 Plug in the HP AC adapter or place the camera in the HP camera dock. 3 The Power/Memory light blinks a slow green light while the batteries charge. When the batteries are fully charged, the light is off. NOTE Battery charging is slow (trickle charging) and can take 15 hours to charge fully. 2-Taking pictures 27

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88

2-Taking pictures
27
The camera uses two AA batteries, preferably lithium-iron
disulfide. These are typically called Photo Lithium batteries.
To extend battery life:
Use the Optical
Viewfinder
to take pictures rather than
Live
View
.
Use either an HP AC adapter or HP camera dock when
unloading pictures to your computer or connecting to a
printer or TV.
Turn the
Display
off during a pause in picture taking by
pressing the
Display
button.
Use
Auto Flas
h
rather than
Flash On
(fill flash), unless
needed.
Avoid zooming in and out unnecessarily.
Recharging batteries
Your camera can charge rechargeable batteries in the camera.
To recharge Ni-MH or Ni-Cd batteries, use either the optional
HP AC adapter or the optional HP Photosmart camera dock
8881.
1
Turn the camera off (the camera charges only during the
Sleep
state or while it is off).
2
Plug in the HP AC adapter or place the camera in the HP
camera dock.
3
The Power/Memory light blinks a slow green light while the
batteries charge. When the batteries are fully charged, the
light is off.
NOTE
Battery charging is slow (trickle charging) and can
take 15 hours to charge fully.