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Problem

Photos with poor brightness

Blurred photos

This preference affects all printed photos.

How to correct it

To adjust the brightness of a photo:

1.Press Select Photos or to display the photo you want to fix.

2.Press Menu.

3.Select Edit, then press OK.

4.Select Photo brightness, then press OK.

5.Use the Select Photos arrows to increase or decrease photo brightness to the desired level, then press OK.

To automatically focus images for clearer, sharper detail:

1.Press Menu.

2.Select Preferences, then press OK.

3.Select SmartFocus, then press OK.

4.Select On, then press OK.

Photos with poor lighting and contrast

This preference affects all printed photos.

Poor-quality video clips

This preference affects all printed photos.

To apply a digital flash to a photo:

1.Press Menu.

2.Select Preferences, then press OK.

3.Select Digital Flash, then press OK.

4.Select On, then press OK.

To improve the quality of video action prints:

1.Press Menu.

2.Select Preferences, then press OK.

3.Select Video enhancement, then press OK.

4.Select On, then press OK.

Getting creative

The printer provides a variety of tools and effects that let you use your photos in creative ways. These print settings do not change the original photo. They only affect printing.

To try these features…

Crop a photo

Press Zoom to enter Zoom mode where you can increase or decrease the magnification by 0.25x. The maximum level is 5.0x.

Follow these steps

1.Press Select Photos or to display the photo you want to crop.

2.Press Zoom to enter Zoom mode and increase the magnification of the photo by 0.25x.

3.Press Select Photos to increase the magnification level by 0.25x.

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HP 8400 manual Getting creative, Problem, To try these features…