HP (Hewlett-Packard) S520 manual

s520 Digital Came ra User Manual[...]

EN-1 FCC STATEMENT Preface About this Manual • The content s of this man ual and the b undled Basic Reference are subject to c hange without notice. • Note that t he example sc reens and pro duct illustra tions shown i n this User’s Guide may di ffer somewhat from the screens and configura tion of the a ctual camera. • This manual contains [...]

EN-2 READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information  Microsoft ® and Windows ® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Co r poration.  Pentium ® is a registered tra demark of Intel Corpor ation.  Macintosh is a trademark of Appl e Inc.  SD™ is a trad emark.  SDHC™ is a trademark.  Other names and produ cts may be trad emarks or [...]

EN-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and unders tand all War ni ngs an d Cautions be fore using this product . Warnings If foreign objects or water have entered th e camera, turn the power off and remove the bat tery . Continued us e might cause fir e or electric sh ock. Consult the store of purchase. If the camera has falle n or it s case has been damage[...]

EN-4 Cautions Insert the bat tery paying careful atte ntion to the pola rity (+ or –) of t he terminal s. Inserting the battery with it s polaritie s inverted migh t cause fire and injur y , or damage to the su rrounding ar eas due to the bat tery rupturi ng or leaking. Do not fi re the flas h close to anyone’ s eyes. This might c ause damage t[...]

EN-5 Notes on Battery Usage When you use the battery , carefully re ad and stri ctly obse rve the Safety Instruct ions and the notes de scribed below:  Use only the sp ecified batte ry (3.7V).  Avoid extremely cold environmen ts as low temperatures ca n shorten the b attery life and reduce camera performa nce.  When you ar e u sing a n ew [...]

CONTENTS EN-6 7 INTRODUCTION 7O v e r v i e w 7 Package Cont ents 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 8 Front View 8 Rear View 9 LCD Monitor Display 11 GETTING STARTED 11 Preparat ion 12 Power the Camera On by Pressing Playback Button 12 Charging th e Battery 13 Initial S ettings 15 CAPTURE MODE 15 Captur ing Photos 15 AF Tracking Mode 16 Setting the Sc [...]

EN-7 INTRODUCTION Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the new HP digital camera. Capturing high-quality digit a l images is fast and easy with this st ate-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 16.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of cap turing photos with a resolution of up to 4608 x 3456 pixels. Package Contents Carefully unpack [...]

EN-8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View Rear View Item Function Capture Mode Video Mode Playback Mode 1. Shutter button Record button Photo : to capture mode Video clip: to capture mode 2. : Zooms out : Zooms in : Zooms out : Zooms in : Zooms out : Zooms in 3. Playback mode Playback mode Photo : to capture mode Video clip: to capture mode 4. Sw[...]

EN-9 Capture mode 1. Zoom status 2. Available number of photo s 3. S torage med ia [ r ] Intern al memory (no card) [ ] SD/SDHC memory card 4. Battery condition [ l ] Full battery power [ o ] Medium battery power [ n ] Low batt ery power [ m ] No battery power 5. Focus setting [ K ] Auto [ ] AF Tracking [ ] Face Detect [ ] Macro [ Q ] Infinity 6. F[...]

EN-10 Video mode 1. Zoom status 2. Storage media 3. Battery condition 4. Focus setting 5. Self-timer icon 6. Video resolution 7. Elapsed time / Available recording time 8. Main focus area 9. Date and time 10. Video qual ity 1 1. Audio off 12. Mode icon Playback mode - Photo playback 1. Voice memo 2. DPOF icon 3. Protect icon 4. Folder / File number[...]

EN-11 GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. A ttach the camera strap. 2. Op en the ba tte ry /memory card cover . 3. Insert the suppl ie d battery wit h c orrect orie ntation as shown (lab el side fron t). 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional).  The camera has 32 MB internal memo ry (23MB availab le for image st orage), but you can load an SD/S D[...]

EN-12 Power the Camera On by Pressing Playback Button 1. P ress the 7 button for ab out 3 seconds to turn the camer a on and begin play back.  Lens do not zoo ms out/in in t his playback pre view .  The camera will turn of f automatically if no operations are perform ed for the leng th of time selec ted in the Auto off menu. 2. P ress the 7 b[...]

EN-13 Initial Settings The language & date/time needs to be set if and when: The camera is turned on for the first t ime. The camera is turned on af te r leaving the camera without the battery for an extended period of time. 1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Press any button to enter lang uage s etup. Select the displayed lang[...]

EN-14 Choosing the Language S pecify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor . 1. Press the MODE button , and set t he camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the [Setup] at the end of the Menu with the up or dow n side of the 4-way navigati on contro l , and press the [...]

EN-15 CAPTURE MODE Capturing Photos Y our camera is equipped with a 3.0” full color TFT LCD monitor to help you compose photos, playback recorded ph otos/video clips or adjust m enu settings. 1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ]. 3. Compose your photo in the LCD monitor . Pressi[...]

EN-16 Setting the Scene Mode By simply sel ec ting one of the av ailable scen e modes, you can capture the photo w it h the most appr opriate setti ngs. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mod e to [ ], and press th e SET button. 2. Select the desire d scene mode with the 4-way navigation control , and press the SET button. 3. Compose the [...]

EN-17 Beauty Enhancer Select this mode when you want the camera to enhance the tone of skin so that the facial skin appears smooth. Portra it Select this mode when you want the camera to make the subj ect stand out with smoo th and natural looking skin tones. Night Scene Select this mode when you want to ca pture dark scenes such as night views. Ni[...]

EN-18 Taking 3KRWR s with Intelligen t Scene mode In this Intel ligent Scene mod e, the camera ca n sense the ambi ent condition s and automatic ally select th e id eal shootin g mode. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mod e to [ ], and press th e SET button. 2. Select [Intell igent Scen e] with the 4-way navigation control , an d pr es [...]

EN-19 Taking a Panoramic Pictures Pictures ar e man ually shot, and the camera aut omatically comb ines pictur es in the camera. 1. Pres s the MODE button, and set the ca mera mode to [ ], and pr es s the SET button. 2. Sele ct [Panorama Video] with the 4-way navigation control , and press t he SET button. 3. Pres s the shutter but ton down full y [...]

EN-20 Find Blur Function With the camera ’s new “Fi nd Blur” function, this came ra finds the blurry photo when capture un de r Co n tinuous. 1. Press the MODE button, a nd set th e camera mode to [ ]. 2. Press the MENU butto n, an d se le ct [Find Blur ] icon with the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control . Set “Fi nd Blur” on.[...]

EN-21 Self-portr ait Function Use this f unction to t ake pictures of yourself or include yourself in pictures . 1. Pres s the MODE button, and set t he camera mo de to [ ]. 2. Pres s the e button, and se lect [ ] icon with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control . Press the SET button. 3. Pres s the shutter but ton. 4. If the camera[...]

EN-22 VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clip s at a resolution of 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 / 720p pixels. 1. P ress the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ]. 2. Compose the subject . 3. Press the shutter button.  The recording of the video clip will start.  Pressing the shutter button one more time will[...]

EN-23 PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back 3KRWR s Y ou can play back the photo s on the LCD monitor . 1. Press the button. The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. The i mages can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence with the left or ri ght side of the 4-way navigation c ontrol. T o view the previous photo or video , press the left side of t[...]

EN-24 Removing Red-eye Y ou can use this func tion to rem ove the red-ey e effect after a photo is taken. 1. Press the 7 bu tto n.  The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Sel ect the photo or video that you wa nt to edit wi th the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control. 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Select [Fix Red Eyes ] w[...]

EN-25 Attaching Voice Memos A maximum of 30 se conds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured photos. 1. Pres s the 7 button.  The last photo or video appears on t he screen. 2. Sele ct the photo to which you want to attach the voi ce memo with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control . 3. Pres s the MENU button. 4. Sele ct [...]

EN-26 Protecting 3KRWRVDQG9LGHRV Set the da ta to read-onl y to prevent photos or videos from be ing erased by mist ake. 1. Press the 7 bu tto n.  The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Sel ect the photo or video that you want to protect with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control . 3. Press the MENU button. 4. S[...]

EN-27 DPOF Settings DPOF is the abbreviation for Digit al Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your mem ory card. Y ou can select the photos to be printed and how many prints to m ake with the DPOF menu in the camera a nd insert the memory card to the card compatible printer . When the printer starts p rinting, it w[...]

EN-28 Erasing Images Erasing a single im age / Erasin g all image s 1. Press the 7 bu tto n.  The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Select the photo or video you want to era se with the left side of the 4-way navigation control. 3. Press the MENU button. 4. Sel ect [Delete] wit h the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control , [...]

EN-29 MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is fo r the basic sett ings to be used when capturing photos . 1. Pres s the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Pres s the SET button , and set the camer a mode to any scen e mode. 3. Pres s the MENU button to enter the [Captur e] menu. 4. Sele ct the desir ed option item with the up or down side of the[...]

EN-30 Color This sets the colo r of th e photo th at will be cap tu re d. * S tandar d / Vivid / Sepia / B&W / Blue / Re d / Green / Y e llow / Purple Saturation This sets the sat ur ation of the photo t hat will be capt ured. * High / St andard / Low Metering This sets the mete ring method for c alculatin g th e exposure. Capture Md. This sets[...]

EN-31 * On / Off Find Blur Refer to the section in this manual titled “Find Blur Functio n” for furth er deta ils. * On / Off Preview This sets whether or n ot to display th e captured photo on the screen imme diately after the photo is capt ur ed. * On / Off Date Print The date of rec ording can be p ri nted directl y on the photo s. This f un[...]

EN-32 Video Menu This menu is fo r the basic sett ings to be used when record in g video clips. 1. Press the MODE but ton, and se t the camera mode to [ ]. 2. Press the MENU button to enter the [ Video] menu. 3. Sel ect the desired option item with the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control , and press the SET button to enter it s respecti[...]

EN-33 Playback Menu In the [ 7 ] mode, choose which sett ings are to be u sed for playba ck . 1. Pres s the 7 button. 2. Pres s the MENU button. 3. Sele ct the desir ed option item with the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control , and press the SET button to enter i ts res pective menu. 4. Sele ct the desir ed setting with the left or righ[...]

EN-34 Vo i c e M e m o Refer to the section in th is manual titl ed “ Attaching V oice Memos” for fu rther details. Resize Resizes a previously saved photo . Resizing replaces the original photo wi th the changed photo . It is only possi bl e to resize to a sm al ler size. Qual. Change Changes the quality (compr ession) of a recorded photo . Co[...]

EN-35 Setup Menu Set your camer a’s operating envir onment. 1. Pres s the MODE button, and set the ca mera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Pres s the MENU button. 3. Sele ct the [Set up] at the end of the Menu w ith the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control , and press the SET button. 4. Sele ct the desir ed option item wi[...]

EN-36 Video Out This sets your ca mera to match the system of the equipmen t tha t yo u ar e going to connect to t he camera. * NTSC / P AL Fr . No. Reset This create s a new folder. The captured photo s are recor de d to the newly cr ea ted folder from nu mber 0001. * Execute / Canc el Light Freq. This camera su pports different lighti ng frequenc[...]

EN-37 TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER Minimum System Requirements Downloading Your Files 1. Po we r on your camera. 2. Connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable. 3. Select [PC] us ing the up or down side of the 4-way SET navigation control and pres s the button . 4. From the Windows desktop, double click on “My Computer”. 5. Lo[...]

SPECIFICATIONS * Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Item Description Image sensor 1/2.3” CCD sensor (16.0 megapixels) Image resolution P ho to 16M (4608 x 3456), 12M(3968 x 2976), 8M (3264 x 2448), 2M(1600 x 1200), VGA(640 x 480) , 16:9(4608 x 2592) Video clip HD(720p), VGA(640x480), QVGA(320x24 0) LCD monitor 3.0” [...]

EN- 39 APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots ( SKRWRV ) The table shows t he approximate photos that you can capture at each s etting based on the capa cit y of th e int ernal memory and the SD/SDHC memory card. Size Quality internal memory SD/SDHC memory card capacity 1GB 2GB 4GB SDHC 8GB SDHC 16GB SDHC 32GB SDHC 4608 x 3456 F[...]

Possible recording time / sec (video clip) * The table above shows the approximate maximum recording times. These are the tot al times for all clips. A video recording will stop automatically when a video clip becomes approx. 4GB or 25 minutes. * We recommend a memory card of at least 10MB/Sec write speed to prevent auto stop or unexpected results.[...]

Although it is set to au to focus, it does not focus. The lens is dirty . Wipe clean with a soft, dry clo th or lens paper . The distance to the subjec t is smaller than the ef fective range. Get your subject within the effective focus range. The contents on the memory card cannot b e played back. Y ou play ed back a memory card that was not fo rma[...]