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Transferring Images to a Computer without HP Image Zone Software

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Introduction
If you do not (or cannot) install the HP Image Zone software on your computer for some reason (such as there is not enough RAM in the computer, or the computer is not running a supported operating system), the camera can still be used to take pictures and video clips. However, some of the things that can be done with the camera will be affected:
  • The HP Instant Share (or Snapfish) feature depends on the HP Image Zone software, so if the software is not installed on your computer, you will not be able to use the HP Instant Share (or Snapfish) feature on the camera.
  • Images marked for printing using the HP Instant Share Menu on the camera will not automatically print out when the camera is connected to the computer. However, this feature will still work in the following scenarios:
    • When connecting the camera directly to a printer.
    • If the printer has a memory card slot in it, and if using a memory card in the camera, you can remove the memory card from the camera and insert it in the memory card slot in the printer.
  • The process for transferring images and video clips from the camera to the computer will be different, since normally the HP Image Zone software handles this task. See the following section for details.
Transferring images to a computer without HP Image Zone software
NOTE: If using a Windows Me, 2000, or XP system, you do not need to read this section. Just connect the camera to the computer with the USB cable, and the operating system will launch a program to help transfer images.
If you do not (or cannot) install HP Image Zone on your computer, you can transfer images from the camera to the computer using a memory card reader.
Using a memory card reader
If using a memory card in the camera, remove it from the camera and put it in a memory card reader (purchased separately). The memory card reader acts just like a floppy disk drive or CD-ROM drive. In addition, some computers and HP Photosmart printers have memory card slots built into them, these memory card slots can be used as a regular memory card reader to save images to the computer.
Transferring images
Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into the memory card reader (or the memory card slot in the computer or printer).
  1. Remove the memory card from your camera and insert it into the memory card reader (or the memory card slot in your computer or printer).
  2. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, then select Explore from the menu.
  3. A screen appears that shows a list of disk drives under My Computer . The memory card shows up as a removable disk drive. Click the Plus (+ ) sign just to the left of the removable disk.
  4. Two directories (folders) appear under the removable disk. Click the Plus (+ ) sign next to the folder called DCIM , and a subdirectory should appear. When clicking the subdirectory under DCIM, the list of images should appear on the right side of the Explorer screen.
  5. Select all the images (in the Edit pull-down menu, click Select All ), then copy them (in the Edit menu, click Copy ).
  6. Click the Local Disk under My Computer . You are now working in the computer's hard disk drive.
  7. Create a new folder under Local Disk (go to the File pull-down menu and click New , then click Folder . A folder called New Folder appears in the right side of the Explorer screen). While the text of this new folder is highlighted, type in a new name (for example, Pictures ). To change the name of the folder later, right-click the folder name, choose Rename from the menu that appears, then type in the new name.
  8. Click the new folder just created, then go to the Edit pull-down menu and click Paste .
  9. The images copied in Step 5 are pasted into this new folder on the computer's hard drive. To verify the images were successfully transferred from the memory card, click the new folder. There should be the same list of files in that folder that were shown on the memory card (Step 4).
  10. After verifying the images were successfully transferred from the memory card to the computer, put the card back in the camera. To free up space on the card, either delete the images or format the card (under the Delete option in the Playback menu in the camera).


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