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Getting creative, Getting, Creative – HP Photosmart 8400 Series User Manual

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Problem

How to correct it

Photos with poor brightness

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

.

Blurred photos
This preference affects all
printed photos.

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.

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

.

Poor-quality video clips
This preference affects all
printed photos.

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…

Follow these steps

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.

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.

Chapter 3

(continued)

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HP Photosmart 8400 series

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