Problem

Possible cause

Solution

A long delay

The camera

Use Focus Lock. (See page 23.)

occurs

needs time to

 

between

lock focus and

 

pressing the

exposure.

 

Shutter button

 

 

The camera is

Use a tripod or the flash.

and the

taking a long

 

camera

 

exposure.

 

taking a

 

 

 

The camera is

It will take longer to take a picture

picture.

set to Red-eye

with Red-eye Reduction set to On.

 

 

Reduction.

The shutter is delayed because of

 

 

the additional flash. In turn, make

 

 

sure your subjects wait for the

 

 

second flash.

 

 

 

The camera

You did not

Press the Shutter button all the

does not take

press the

way down.

a picture

Shutter button

 

when I press

hard enough.

 

the Shutter

 

 

The memory

Unload images from the camera

button.

storage is full

to your computer, then delete all

 

 

(either internal

images from internal memory or

 

or card).

the memory card. Move images

 

 

from internal memory to a

 

 

memory card to free up internal

 

 

memory, or replace the card with

 

 

a new one.

 

 

 

 

The memory

Switch the locking tab on the

 

card is locked.

memory card to the unlocked

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

The flash is

Wait until the flash has recharged

 

recharging.

before taking another picture.

 

 

 

78

hp photosmart 730 series user’s manual