HP (Hewlett-Packard) C500 manuale d’uso

HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 30 Chapter 3 - T aking Photos This chapter descri bes th e proces s of ta king phot os wit h your H P PhotoS mart C 500 Dig ital Came ra, in cludi ng ho w to tak e Still , Burs t, an d Time lapse p hotos, and detailed descriptions of adjusting th e ca mera set tings . If you want a quick ov ervi[...]

Overview HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 31 T o tak e a ph oto: 1. Remo ve the l ens c over. 2. T urn t he came ra on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . The cam era is automaticall y ready t o tak e a Still photo. 3. Frame your subject in the viewfi nder. 4. Press and ho ld th e Shutter b utton 1 /2 way d own to al low t[...]

Overview HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 32 Checking the Camera Sta tus Use th e statu s L CD and the c olor L CD to chec k the sta tus of t he cam era. Ba sic c amera informa tion su ch as battery level, number of phot os remainin g, photo quality, flash statu s, and memo ry card statu s displ ay on th e stat us L C D. The co[...]

Overview HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 33 Using the Color L CD Use th e color L CD on the ba ck of t he cam era to c heck cu rrent camera setting s and status, i ncluding the number of photos stored on th e me mory car d, and the comp ressi on and r esolu tion se ttin gs. T o view the cam era status on the color L C D: 1. T [...]

Overview HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 34 4. When you have finished viewing the camera sta tus, press the Exit butto n (right so ft k ey). Color L CD Stat us Images tak en The number of pho tos stored on th e memory card. Compress ion Th e curre nt compres sion lev el. Resolu tion The curre nt resolution setting. Whit e Bal [...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 35 T aking Still, Burst and Time lapse Photos T aking Still Photos Use the Still settin g to tak e one p hoto ea ch time you pr ess the Shutter bu tton. T o tak e a S till photo: 1. Remo ve the l ens c over. 2. T urn t he came ra on a nd turn the came[...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 36 6. When you see the green light to the le ft of t he viewfi nder, press the Shutt er butto n al l th e way dow n to tak e the photo . Wait for the b eeps , ind icatin g the photo h as be en tak en, befor e releasin g the Shutter butto n. 7. If Inst[...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 37 4. Press th e left so ft key until the Burst icon a ppears on the lower overla y bar. Tip: T o conserv e batter y power , turn t he col or L CD off afte r you ch oose t he photo type. If there is not en ough space on t he memory card for the number[...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 38 T o change the Burst rate: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Menu button. The colo r L CD disp lays the Me dia Se ttin gs menu . 3. Use the 4-way ar row bu tton to sc roll to Bur st . 4. Press the Edit bu[...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 39 T o take Time lapse photos: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . The s tatus L CD displays the a pproxi mate nu mber o f photo s available on the memory card. The camera is not rea dy until this numb er ap pears. 2. Adju[...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 40 6. When you see a green light to t he left of the vi ewfinder , press t he Sh utter b utton all the way d own to ta ke the first p hoto. Wait for the beeps, ind icatin g the photo h as bee n taken, befor e rele asing the Shutte r butto n. The cam e[...]

Takin g Stil l, Burst and Timelap se Photo s HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 41 5. Use th e 4-way ar row bu tton to se lect a setting to cha nge. 6. Use the 4- way ar row button to select th e desir ed settin g. 7. Press the Exit button (righ t sof t k ey) twice to sav e your set tings and exit the menus. Setting Descriptio n [...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 4 2 Adjusting the Camera Settings T aki ng Blac k an d Whit e Pho tos Y ou can tak e either co lor or black a nd whit e photos using the Sti ll, Burs t, or T imela pse sett ings. T he def ault is color . This sett ing rema in s until yo u change it, e ven if you t[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 43 Changing the Flash Setting T o change the flas h setting: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Pres s the Flash button r ep eat edl y un til the flash sett ing you want displays on the status L CD. The flash set ting is effec tive[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 44 Y ou can also change the fla sh setti ngs u sing th e camer a me nus. T o selec t a flash setti ng using the cam era me nus: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Use the 4-way arro w but ton to s cro ll t[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 45 Adjusting the Photo Quality The ph oto qua lity sett ing det ermines the phot o’s resolution a nd c ompress ion. Be cause of this , it al so affects how many ph otos can be stor ed on the memory card. T he phot o quality s etting remai ns the sa me for e a ch[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 46 T o adjust the pho to quality: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Photo Quality button repea tedly unt il the desired p hoto qu ality s etting di splays on the s tatus L CD. Photo quality ico n Photo quality button[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 47 Each of t he photo quali ty setti ngs co rrespond s to a combin ation of res olution a nd co mpressi on setti ngs. Th e diam ond icon s on t he statu s L CD in dicate phot o qual ity as fol lows : Photo qual ity Description Resoluti on Compressio n E-mail Is th[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 4 8 Y ou can also adju st the ph oto qualit y by adjus ting the ind ividual resolutio n and comp ression se ttings for e ach of th e three t ypes of pho tos: Still, Burst and T ime lapse. T o adjust t he phot o quality using th e menus: 1. T urn t he camera on a n[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 49 6. Use the 4- way ar row button to select th e desir ed settin g. As you decid e which s ettings to use, reme mber that th ere is a t rade- off be tween r esolu tion a nd comp ression. Higher res olution phot os provi de bette r quality, but i f you us e high r[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 50 Using the Zoom The H P PhotoSm art C500 Di gital Came ra ha s opt ical z oom a nd digi tal z oom. Op tic al zoom uses the len s to foc us i n on a di stant ob jec t. Use it t o increa se th e size o f a sub ject th at is di stan t from you . Dig ital zo om sele[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 51 To u s e o p t i c a l z o o m : 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. As you frame your subject in the viewfinde r , move the Zoom contr ol to the right to zoom i n on your subject, or to the left to zo om out . 3. T ake you r pho[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 52 Using Macro Mode Use macr o mode to ta k e clos e-up phot os of small objects . Fo r example, use macro m ode to tak e a close-up p hoto of a flower . T o tur n on macr o mod e: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the colo [...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 53 Using the Self-Timer Use th e self-timer to tak e a ph oto of you rself or a pos ed group p hoto. T en secon ds (:10) is t he def ault amount of time the c a me ra wait s befor e takin g the phot o. Y ou can change th is dela y time to 3, 5, 10 , 20, or 3 0 s e[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 54 5. Press the ce nte r soft k ey until you see :10 (or the number of se conds you have s et) app ear on the up per ove rlay bar, and the self-timer i con a ppear in co lor on the lo wer overl ay bar. Note: The center s oft k ey toggles between the s elf- timer a[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 5 5 T o change the s elf-timer de lay: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the colo r LCD on /off button to turn th e color L CD on. 3. Press the Menu button. 4. Use the 4- way ar row button to sc roll to the Preferen ces menu[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 5 6 Setting the Exposure The HP Ph otoS mart C5 00 Digital Camera automa tical ly adju sts the a mount of light in your p hoto for differ ent ligh ting co nditi ons. It inc ludes two auto mati c method s (Mat rix an d S pot) w hich cal c u late the exposu re set t[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 57 6. Use the 4- way ar row button to choose a setting. Tip: If you aren’t sure w hic h settings to sel ec t , press the Defa ult but ton (left soft k ey). 7. Press the Exit button (righ t sof t k ey) twice to save t h e set tings an d exit the menus . If you us[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 58 T o adjust the AE method’s me ter setting: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Use the 4-way ar row bu tton to sc roll to the Preferen ces menu , then sc rol l down t o Meter . 4. Press the Edit button[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 59 T o manually adjust the white balance se tting: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Use the 4-way ar row bu tton to sc roll to the Ph oto A ssist menu, then scroll down to Whit e Balance . 4. Press the E[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 60 Using Instant Review After you tak e a photo, In stant Rev iew bri efly displ ays the p hoto on the col or L CD, even if you ha ve not turned t he color LCD on. If you are happy wi th the pho t o, you can then sa ve it on the memo ry card . If not, y ou can di [...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 61 T o use Ins tant R eview: 1. T ake your photo . After a few sec onds, you r phot o appears bri efly on the col or L C D. Note: If your p hoto doe s not appear on the col or L CD, you n eed to turn Inst ant Re view o n. 2. Press the Save button ( right soft k ey[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 6 2 Setting the Eye Start Eye Start brings the ca mera ou t of slee p mode and st arts adj usting the expos ure whe n your eye i s cl ose to th e viewfi nder. Eye Start works by usin g senso rs loc ated next to the v i ewfi nder. I t is on b y def ault. T o turn E[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 63 T o turn Hand Held o n or off: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Use the 4-way ar row bu tton to sc roll to the Preferen ces menu , then sc rol l down t o Capture . 4. Press the Edit button (l eft soft[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 64 4. Press the Edit button (l eft soft k ey). 5. Scroll down to Coun ter R eset . 6. Use the 4- way arrow button to turn C ounter R eset on or off. 7. Press the Exit button (righ t sof t k ey) twice to save t h e set tings an d exit the menus . Setting Auto Shuto[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 6 5 T o turn Auto Shutoff on or off: 1. T urn t he camera on a nd turn the came ra mode dial to Rec . 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Use the 4-way ar row bu tton to sc roll to the Preferen ces menu, then scroll down to Gene ral . 4. Press the Edit button (l eft soft[...]

Adjust ing the Camera Sett ings HP Phot o Smart C500 Digit al Camera Us er’ s Guide 66 • When you turn the camer a on, if the me mory c ard is d amaged or unfor matted. • When you press th e Shutte r button, if the memory card is full. • If the camera is on and you insert a full memory card. T o turn the Be ep on o r off: 1. T urn t he came[...]