The camera responds sluggishly when trying to review images.

Power-on time in Playback is slow if you have a large number of tagged images on your memory card. Transfer the images to your computer (see Transferring and printing images” on page 34) and review them there.

See Storage” on page 58 and Memory capacity” on page 58 for tips about memory cards.

Video recording terminates abruptly. The video is saved successfully, but it is shorter than expected.

Choose a lower resolution/compression combination for the video. If you used

Best, consider using Better or Good ; if you used Better, consider using Good (see Video Quality under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 18).

Replace your memory card with a faster card. Look for cards marked High Performance, Pro, Ultra, or High Speed.

Video recording terminates abruptly and the video will not play back.

If the video is stored on a memory card, transfer the video to your computer (see

Transferring and printing images” on page 34), then reformat the card (see Install and format an optional memory card” on page 7).

The camera gets warm (or even hot) to the touch.

This is normal. However, if anything seems out of the ordinary, turn off the camera and remove it from AC power, and allow the camera to cool. Then examine the camera and the battery for signs of possible damage.

For best image quality, turn off the camera when not using. Always store the camera in a cool place.

My camera stalls when establishing a connection to the computer.

Your memory card may have a large number of images stored on it. The more images you have on your card, the longer it takes to establish a connection to the computer (up to five minutes). If you have a large number of images on the memory card, be sure to allow this additional time to establish the connection.

Ensure that the USB cable is properly connected to the camera and computer.

Try connecting the USB cable to another USB port on the computer.

Turn the camera off, then on again. If that does not fix the problem, reset the camera (see Resetting the camera” on page 44).

If the problem persists, contact Hewlett-Packard Technical Support (see Product support” on page 52).

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