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Bluetooth |
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Wireless technology invented to make transferring data, such as digital photos, quick and easy. The short range (30')
wireless connection facilitates communication between wireless devices such as mobile phones, PDAs and handheld PCs,
and wireless enabled laptop or desktop PCs, printers and peripherals.
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Bluetooth-integrated |
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A PC that has Bluetooth capabilities built in. No adapter is required.
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Bluetooth-enabled |
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A printer or PC that is capable of Bluetooth printing with a Bluetooth adapter, such as the
HP Wireless Adapter with Bluetooth.
This allows you to print photos directly from your Bluetooth camera phone directly to your printer, or by downloading to your PC. |
Note: Most HP printers support Bluetooth printing. See the latest online at
Hpshopping.ca.
If you have an older printer, check your manual for Bluetooth capability.
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Basic Imaging Profile (BIP) |
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Designed for sending images between devices and includes the ability to resize, and convert images to JPEGs, making
them suitable for the receiving device.
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Basic Printing Profile (BPP) |
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This enables wireless devices to send text, e-mails, vCards, or other items to printers. Suitable for embedded devices
such as mobile phones and digital cameras which cannot easily be updated with drivers. This allows any Bluetooth-sending
device to get legible output on any Bluetooth-enabled printer.
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HP Wireless Adapter with Bluetooth |
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Small device you insert into the USB port of select HP printers, this allows you to print from
select Bluetooth wireless-enabled devices to a compatible HP photo printer. You can purchase the HP Wireless Adapter with Bluetooth online at
Hpshopping.ca. |
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Borderless printing |
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Printing photos with no white space around the edges. Borderless prints look like photos from a
photo lab. Many HP printers have this capability.
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Email |
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You can attach your camera phone photos to an email and send it to your email account so you can print later from your PC.
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Infrared |
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A type of connection that allows data to be wirelessly transmitted from a camera phone directly to another device when
the infrared window on the camera phone is lined up with an infrared sensor on the other device.
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Inkjet cartridge |
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An HP cartridge with an integrated printhead; the inkjet technology is in the cartridge along with the ink.
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JPEG file |
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Usually carries the file extension .JPG. The current favorite image format among web surfers and graphics professionals,
JPEG images are highly compressed to save more space than a .BMP or .GIF file. Your camera phone's files will usually
automatically be saved in JPEG format.
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Megapixel |
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A megapixel is one million pixels. The number of pixels that a digital camera can produce in an image is expressed in megapixels.
The higher the megapixel value, the higher the image resolution.
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Memory card |
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The system used to store images by most digital cameras and camera phones. Unlike a PC memory card, this
card retains data even without electricity. Four main types of memory cards are in use today in camera phones, such as the Mini SD and
Micro SD memory card.
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Memory card adapter |
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Frequently memory cards used in camera phones are smaller than standard sized memory cards. Memory card adapters
allow you to use these cards in printers equipped with standard-sized memory card slots (For example, you can insert
a mini-SD card into a SD card adaptor).
Note: All new HP Photosmart printers support memory cards. See the latest printers online at Hpshopping.ca.
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Memory card reader |
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A high speed reader that connects to your PC via the USB port and transfers photos from a memory card.
Once again, you may need to use a memory card adapter.
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Photo-editing software |
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If you'd like to transfer photos to your PC, you can download them to photo-editing software, such as
HP Photosmart Premier
(included on most HP PCs). Besides downloading, HP Photosmart Premier lets you crop or enlarge images, and
then share or create printable photo projects. (The
HP Activity Centre
also features free artwork and projects.)
If you don't have it, download
HP Photosmart Essential for free. It has many of the same
features as HP Photosmart Premier.
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OBEX |
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Object Exchange. The ability to print via Bluetooth, but only one photo at a time.
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PictBridge |
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Standardized technology that allows printing images from a memory card in a digital camera or camera phone
directly to a printer using a USB cable. No PC is necessary. Each device is automatically recognized by the other. To
find out if your camera phone or printer is PictBridge compatible, look for the PictBridge logo on the packaging or
check the manual for specifications.
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Pixel |
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A single dot within a digital photograph. The typical photograph is made up of thousands of pixels.
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Resolution |
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In terms of digital cameras, resolution is usually quoted as the dimension of an image measured in pixels.
The figure is expressed as the number of pixels measured in rows (left to right) and columns (up and down).
Camera phone resolutions:
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| (1280 x 960) 1 megapixel | good |
| (1600 x 1200) 2 megapixel | excellent |
Resolution (print) |
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The quantity of data capable of being printed, typically measured in dots per inch (dpi). Higher resolution is one
of many factors that can improve print quality.
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USB |
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Universal Serial Bus; a popular interface for connecting all sorts of external devices, including digital cameras,
to most PC and Apple Macintosh PCs. A USB device can be plugged in and used without restarting a PC.
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