1.Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus protection software.

2.Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installation screen does not appear, click Start, click Run, type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD drive, then click OK.

3.When the software has finished installing, re-enable virus protection software.

Macintosh

To install the HP Photosmart Mac software, your Macintosh computer must meet the system requirements as stated on the camera packaging.

1.Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive.

2.Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop.

3.Double-click the installer icon, then follow the on-screen instructions.

About the HP Photosmart Software

The CD that came with your camera contains the following versions of HP Photosmart Software:

●HP Photosmart Premier Software (for Windows XP and x64 systems with at least 128MB of RAM). This version of the software includes some extra features that let you pause a video and print a frame from it.

●HP Photosmart Essential Software (for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and x64 systems with at least 128MB of RAM).

●HP Photosmart Mac Software (for Macintosh systems).

To learn more about the software features and how to use them, see the Help feature in the HP Photosmart Software.

Using your camera

Now that you’ve completed setup, you can take and review still images and video clips.

For information on taking still pictures and

See Taking still pictures on page 10

capturing video clips

and Recording video clips on page 10

 

 

For information on reviewing images and

See Reviewing images and video clips

video clips on the camera

on page 15

 

 

 

For information on transferring images

See Transferring images with

from your camera to a computer

HP Photosmart Software on page 18

 

 

For information on printing images

See Printing images from the camera

 

on page 19

 

 

 

 

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