HP (Hewlett-Packard) CC450 manual

C C4 5 0 Digital C amera Us er Manual[...]

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I T able of Contents Pref ace 1 About this Manual .......................................................... ................ 1 Safety and Handling Precautions Camera Information ................. 2 Battery Information ........................................................... ............ 2 Important Notes and Information ........................[...]

II Using the Function Menu .......................................................... .. 26 Using the Record Menu ................................................................ 30 Setting the Scene Mode .......................................................... ..... 30 Playback ........................................................... ........[...]

1 Pref ace About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camer a. All information presented is as accur ate as possible but is subject to change without notice. For the latest rev ersion, please visit www .hp.com/support. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by cop yright. All rights a[...]

2 Safety and Handling Precautions Camera Information Do not take apart or attempt to service the camer a yourself . • Do not expose the camera to moisture, or extreme temper atures. • Allow the camera to warm up when mo ving from cold to warm temper atures. • Do not touch the camera lens. • Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight for exte[...]

3 Photography Terms and Definitions Terms Definitions Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) A simple technique professional photogr aphers use to ensure they properly expose their pictures, especially in challenging lighting situations. When AEB is selected, the camera automatically takes thr ee or more shots with a different exposure f or each frame. Aut[...]

4 Terms Definitions StorageID A device-specific four byte unsigned integer (UINT32) that represents a unique storage area that ma y contain data objects. The most significant sixteen bits of a StorageID represents the Ph ysicalStorageID , while the least significant sixteen bits of a StorageID represents the LogicalStor ageID. USB Universal serial [...]

5 Specifications Display 2.7” color L CD Sensor Type 1/2.3” CCD Effective Pixels 12.2MP (4032x3024) Zoom 4X optical zoom, 5X digital zoom Lens Focal Length: 5.05 (W) ~ 20.2 (T) mm Aperture F2.8 ~ F6.3 Still Image Format JPEG/EXIF 2.2 Photo Resolution 14 M (4320 x 3240), 3:2 (4320 x 2880), 8M (3264 x 2448), 5M (2592 x 1944), 3M (2048 x 1536), 16[...]

6 P ackage Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera AA battery x 2 pcs Wrist str ap USB cable CDROM disc with User Manual and Software installation Quick Start guide W arranty car d[...]

7 Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap T o reduce the risk of dropping the camer a, it is strongly recommended to attach and use the pro vided camera strap . Inserting the Batteries Follow these instructions to insert the bat teries into the battery/memory card compartment. Please read "Battery Information" on page 2 bef ore inserting/[...]

8 Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card It is highly recommended that the camera stor age is expanded by inserting a SD or SDHC memory card. These memory cards are av ailable at most consumer store and online locations. Make sure to power off the camer a before proceeding. Inserting the 1. memory card while powered on may damage the card and camer a. Op[...]

9 Camera Views Front View 1 4 2 3 Flash 1. Self -timer LED / AF Assist Lamp 2. Lens 3. Microphone 4. Back View 11 10 5 9 8 6 7 LCD display screen 5. Zoom but tons 6. LED indicator 7 . Menu button 8. Function / Delete button 9. OK button / 4-wa y navigation control 10. Mode Selector Switch 11. Photo Mode Video Mode Playback Mode Top View 13 12 15 14[...]

10 Bottom View 17 16 T ripod screw hole 16. Battery/Memory compartment door 17 . Left/Right View 18 19 USB/TV Out 18. Strap ring 19.[...]

11 Camera Buttons Button Description Power Press the Power but ton to turn the power on/off . Stabilizer The stabilizer sets the optimal ISO value ac cording to light levels to compensate for camera motion and help r educe motion blur . Press to set stabilizer on/off . Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording video or audio cl ips.[...]

12 Button Description Macro/Left In Photo Mode, press to cycle through Macr o and other focus options. 1. ( Macro, Pan f ocus and Infinity) See pages 24-25 f or additional details. In Playback mode, press to view the previous image, video or audio cl ip. 2. During playback of recorded video clips, press to r ewind. 3. In Menu, press to exit a subme[...]

13 Initial Settings When the camera is powered up f or the first time, please set the display language and date & time. Setting the Language Press directional buttons to mov e through the selection. 1. Highlight the desired a language, and then press 2. OK button . Setting the Date & Time Press left and right direction buttons to mov e thro[...]

14 Understanding the L CD Screen The LCD monitor shows all important information regar ding camera settings as well as the visual image of y our image or video. The display on the L CD monitor is called the On Screen Display or OSD . LCD Screen Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current capture/scene mo[...]

15 No. Item Description 16 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed settings. Please see page 22 f or additional details. 17 Aperture value Displays aperture settings. Please see page 40 f or additional details. 18 Shake warning Indicates that the camera is mo ving too much that may result in image blur . Use of a tripod or steady hand may be required.[...]

16 Video Mode Screen Layout Standby layout Recording La yout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode. 2 Zoom indicator Displays zoom. 3 Time remaining Indicates the remaining time of video a vailable. 4 Battery Indicates battery level. 5 Storage media I ndicates current storage media in use. 6 Display focus area set tings Use [...]

17 Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display v aries depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of photos: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates the camera is in pla yback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is pr otected. Please see page 56 for additional details. 3 V oice clip Indicates the photo has a at t[...]

18 Playback mode of videos: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates the camera is in pla yback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. Please see page 56 for additional details. 3 Video clip Indicates the file is a video clip. 4 Button intro Indicates buttons used during playback. 5 File Number Indicates the current file number and tota[...]

19 Playback mode of audio clips: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates the camera is in pla yback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. Please see page 56 for additional details. 3 Button intro Indicates buttons used during playback. 4 File no./T otal no . Indicates the current file number and total files stored in the internal memo[...]

20 Changing the LCD Display The type of information displa yed on the LCD monitor can be changed using the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display f rom one type to another . In Photo/Movie Mode, the LCD displa y can be changed into any of the following: Basic • Full • Minimal • Guidelines • No icons or information •[...]

21 R ecor ding Photos, Movies and V oices Taking Photos This camera is designed to mak e the experience of taking photos simple and quick. It’s Auto mode f eature will optimise the internal settings so that in most situations, it can take photos with ease. This camer a also has additional modes and features that extend the capabilities for the mo[...]

22 Recording Videos This camera is capable of recor ding videos. Since video recording requires significant memory capacity , it is highly recommended to use SD/SDHC cards with this feature. The a vailable recording time depends on the capacit y of the memory card. Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been r eached. However [...]

23 Using the Stabilizer Feature The Stabilizer feature is f or Photo mode only . This feature is designed to help reduce the blurring effects on photos caused by slight camera mov ement. It is important to note that this feature cannot compensate for all mo vement and lighting situations and that in many cases may slow the camer a’ s ability to a[...]

24 Digital zoom 1X to 5X Optical zoom 1X to 4X Digital zoom is not av ailable for video recording. • Slight camera mov ement in digital zoom will make it more difficult to focus on • objects/subjects. Use of a tripod can reduce this issue. Using the Flash Features By default, this camera is set to automatic flash mode which means that i t will[...]

25 Slow sync. This would be used to capture a dimly lit background while keeping the f oreground (subject) properly lighted. This flash mode forces the camer a to use a slower shutter speed in combination with the flash. The flash fires briefly to light the foreground (subject) while capturing ambient light to r eveal more detail in the background.[...]

26 Pan Focus. This mode is designed to accurately f ocus on a desired subject so that closer and further objects are out of focus. For example, the camer a might focus on a nearby tree, and the distant tr ees and mountains are blurry , as well as an even closer object such as a flower . Infinity. When Infinity is set, the camer a focuses on distant[...]

27 The table below shows the Photo Size values f or still images: Icon Pixel Size Printing Size Suggestion 4000 x 3000 A2 Size 3648 x 2432 A2 Size 3264 x 2448 A3 Size 2592 x 1944 A4 Size Icon Pixel Size Printing Size Suggestion 2048 x 1536 4" x 6" 1920 x 1080 HDTV 640 x 480 E-mail Quality This allows the quality (compression) at which the[...]

28 Icon Item Description Auto The camer a automatically adjusts the white balance. Daylight Ideally used for bright sunn y conditions. Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions. T ungsten Ideally used for indoor photos with tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash. Fluorescent 1 Ideally used for indoor photos with reddish fluor escent lighting [...]

29 Icon Item Description Multi The camera measures the exposure r eadings from multiple points in the subject area and selects the settings that best match this situation. Center The camera measures the a verage light from the entir e frame but gives gr eater weight to the subject matter at the center . The camera will select the settings that best[...]

30 Using the Record Menu In Photo mode, access to the R ecord menu is done by simply by pressing the Menu button on back of the camera. When the menu is displayed, use the 4- way navigation control and the OK button to move through menu selections and apply the desired settings. T o close the menu anytime, press the menu button again. Record Menu T[...]

31 The table below shows the av ailable scene mode settings: Icon Item Description Auto The simplest and usually safest way to shoot basic photos. Set tings are automatically adjusted by the camera. Each time the camer a is Power ed off then on, this mode will be selected by default. This is r ecommended for novice photographers. Program The camera[...]

32 Icon Item Description Night Portr ait This scene mode uses the flash and will leave the shutter open longer to get more ambient light from the background. This will help r educe typical flash pictures where the subject does not have a black/dark backgr ound. Ideally , this will produce photos that have mor e detail in the background. For best re[...]

33 Icon Item Description HDR This feature applies digital processing only to the necessary portion(s) of the image and preserves details in highlights and shadows with natur al contrast. Fisheye Lens This mode emulates the effects of a Fisheye lens to photogr aph. Aperture Priority This mode allows manual adjustment to aperture v alue. The camera a[...]

34 Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful f or novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of photogr aphy . Simply frame the shot with the help of I ntelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Portr ait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, T ext, Snow, Backlight P ortrait, Backlight P or[...]

35 Using LOMO Mode The LOMO mode applies the following ef fects on the photo: Over-satur ated colors 1. Off -kilter exposure 2. Blurring 3. Darkening around the edges of photo 4. Using Sports Mode Ideal to taking a series of sports motion images, such as a golf swing, or try to capture the images of a flying hummingbird/butterfly , be sure to switc[...]

36 Using Flowing water Select this mode to enhance flowing water by applying a slight blurring effect. Using Food Mode How to share your dining experiences and comments of interesting widgets on y our blog by close-up images? Just get the camera and set the scene with food mode. This mode f eatures on macro focus and auto flash designed f or close-[...]

37 Select Auction mode from Scene mode menu. 1. Use 2. or keys to choose a pattern. Press the 3. OK button to start shooting. Frame the subject and press the 4. Shutter button to take the first shot. Press the 5. OK button to continue the second shot. Or , press 6. Menu button to go back the first shot. Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pat tern is fil[...]

38 Using Smile Capture Mode When facing the camer a, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize b y manual shutter . Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic F ocus (AF) to capture an image without pressing Shutter button. Follow these instructions to capture a photo b y Smile Capture Mode: Select 1[...]

39 Ask someone else to take the desired picture by using the 2. semi-transparent screen image as a guide. Move your position until photogr apher confirm your whole or 3. half body in the frame and in the right place. Press the Shutter button. Camer a stores the image produced 4. by this step only . Using Love Portrait W ant to take a good photo whe[...]

40 Using Fisheye Lens Mode The Fisheye Lens mode applies a hemispherical eff ect on the photos to make them look more interesting. Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture v alue by user and let camera decide the shat ter speed. The main impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) [...]

41 Using Manual Exposure When the camera is in the manual exposure mode, y ou can change either aperture or shutter speed, or both. To activate Manual Exposure Select 1. from the Scene Mode submenu. Press 2. OK button to enter the adjust mode. Use the 3. or keys to select the shutter speed. Or , use the 4. or keys to select the aperture v alue. Use[...]

42 Icon Item Description 10 Sec Self -timer Sets a 10-second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter button. 2 Sec Self -timer Sets a 2-second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter but ton. Double Self -timer Perf orms delay and capture twice: Perf orms a 10-second delay , then captures the image. • Perf orms another 2-secon[...]

43 The table below shows the av ailable AF area settings. Icon Item Description Multi The camera automatically selects focus ar ea within the wide frame. Spot The focus area is fix ed on the center spot. Setting the AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to recor d images even low light conditions. If AF Lamp is set to Auto, the AF lamp located in[...]

44 Setting Saturation The Saturation f unction lets you adjust the color saturation in your photos. Use a higher satur ation setting for rich colors and a lower saturation setting f or more natural tones. To set Saturation From the Record menu, select 1. Saturation . Use the 2. or keys to go through the selection. Press the 3. OK button to save and[...]

45 Setting the Digital Zoom This feature controls the digital zoom mode of y our camera. Y our camer a enlarges an image using the optical zoom first. When the zoom scale exceeds 4x, the camer a uses digital zoom. To set Digital Zoom From the Record menu, select 1. Digital Zoom . Use the 2. or keys to go through the selection. Press the 3. OK butto[...]

46 Setting Auto Review The Auto Review f unction lets you view the captured image right after shooting it. If Auto review is On, the camer a will display the captured image for 1 second on the LCD monitor . To set Auto Review From the Record menu, select 1. Auto Review . Use the 2. or keys to go through the selection. Press the 3. OK button to save[...]

47 Settings of Recording Videos Press Function button to enable video setting menu before r ecording a video. Video Size The Video Size function appears only in Video mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and qualit y of video clips. The table below shows the av ailable size and corresponding image quality settings: Icon Item Description[...]

48 White Balance, Metering, Color Mode T o set above set tings, please refer to “ Using the Function Menu ” on page 26. Pre-record Catch the first three seconds of action that may would hav e potentially missed. Once enable this function, the camer a starts recording movie automatically befor e pressing Shutter button. As soon as the Shutter bu[...]

49 Playback Playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD screen. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the L CD monitor . T o view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below . Slide the Mode switch to Playback mode 1. . The LCD monitor displays an image. T o understand the ico[...]

50 To set calendar mode Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . Press the 2. button twice to view thumbnails in calendar mode. Use the navigation controls to mov e through the items. 3. Press the 4. OK button to select a image and view it normally . In calendar mode: The first file (Including photo, video , audio and error file) recorded on each da[...]

51 Playing Videos Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . Use the navigation controls to scroll through the sa ved 2. images. A movie clip has a movie icon display ed on screen. Press the 3. OK button to play the video. During playback, press and hold the 4. or keys to fast forward or r ewind the movie. The camera supports forw ard and rewind speed of[...]

52 Playing Voice Recording Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . Use the navigation controls to scroll through the sa ved images. 2. When viewing a voice recording file, the L CD monitor displays the screen layout of Audio clips. See pictur e on the right. Press the 3. OK button to play the voice r ecording. During playback, use the 4. Zoom buttons [...]

53 Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camer a to delete or mark an image/video/audio clip for deletion. Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation mode. 2. Use the 3. or keys to scroll the display . When the desired image/video/audio clip is displayed on the L CD 4. monitor , press[...]

54 Select 3. Start , then press the OK button to start the slideshow . During slideshow , press the 4. OK button to pause slideshow . Use the 5. or keys to move through the options. Select whether to Continue or Exit the slideshow . Press the 6. OK button to apply selected option. To change slideshow settings: From the Slideshow menu, use the 1. or[...]

55 To delete attached voice memo: Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . View images/videos/audio clips in Single navigation mode. 2. Use the 3. or keys to scroll until the desired image with voice memo is displayed on the screen. Press 4. Menu button to launch the Playback Menu. Use the 5. or keys to move through the Playback menu selections then se[...]

56 Protect Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being er ased by mistake. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: From the Playback menu, select 1. Protect . The Protect submenu is displayed on the L CD monitor . 2. Av ailable select settings: • Single. Select one file to lock. • Multi. Sele[...]

57 To protect all files: Select 1. Lock all in the Protect submenu. A confirmation message appears. Select 2. Yes . Press the 3. OK button to lock all files. To unlock all files: Select 1. Unlock all in the Protect submenu. A confirmation message appears. Select 2. Yes . Press the 3. OK button to unlock all protected files. Red-eye Correction The[...]

58 Press the 3. Menu button to launch the Playback menu. Select 4. Voice Memo . Select Start, then press the 5. OK button to start recording. Press the 6. OK button again to stop recording. Time left (n seconds) for recording. When recording a voice memo to an image with an existing v oice memo, the old recording file would be replaced by the new o[...]

59 The succeeding table shows the av ailable settings. Icon Item Description Normal No effect is added to the image. Sepia I mage is saved with a sepia tone. B&W Image is saved in black and whi te. Negative Image appears to be the opposite of the original image. Mosaic Image is saved with mosaic tiles. Vivid Red Image is saved with reddish tint[...]

60 Trim The T rim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This f unction is only av ailable for still images. To trim an image: Set the camera to Playback mode. 1. Use the 2. or keys to scroll and select an image to trim. Press the 3. Menu button to launch the Playback menu. Select 4. Trim . The T rim screen layout is displa yed[...]

61 Resize Resizes a pr eviously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is a vailable. To resize an image: Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . Use the 2. or keys to scroll and select an image to resize. Press the 3. Menu button to launch the Playback menu. Select 4. Resize . The Resize submenu is displa yed on the LCD monitor . Select size[...]

62 DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order F ormat, which allows you to embed printing inf ormation on your memory card. Y ou can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to the card compatible printer . When the printer starts printing, it will read the em[...]

63 PictBridge The PictBridge function allows you to print images captured by y our camera without connecting the camera to a PC. Print images with a PictBridge compatible printer directly . To activate PictBridge: Connect your camera to a PictBridge compatible printer using the USB cable. See illustr ation below . If the printer does not support da[...]

64 Using the Setup Menu Y ou can access the Setup menu whether you are in R ecord or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows to configure general camer a settings. To go to Setup Menu: Press 1. Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu. Use the 2. or keys to switch the menu tab to Setup menu. Use the 3. or keys to move through the menu selections[...]

65 Setting Power Save The Power Sa ve function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera automatically sets to sleep mode to sav e power . After a minute of being in sleep mode, the camera ev entually turns off power . This function is not av ailable in the following instances: Recording a mo vie or audio file • Playing a slideshow/vi[...]

66 Setting Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displa yed on the LCD monitor . Use the navigation control to scroll through the list and select the desired language. 1. Press the 2. OK button to confirm and apply settings. Setting File Numbering This function allows you to select the method in which to assign file number[...]

67 Setting LCD Brightness Select a brightness level for the LCD monitor . Setting Memory Kit This utility formats the internal memory (or memory card) and er ases all stored images and data. Available settings are: • Format. Select to format currently used memory . • Copy to Card. Select to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the me[...]

68 Reset All Use this function to reset the camer a to its factory settings. However , the following settings are exceptions and not affected by R eset. Date and Time • Language • TV Out • Custom White Balance data •[...]

69 Making Connections Connect your camera to: computer , or a printer . Connecting the Camera to a PC Y ou can transfer images, videos and audio files to y our PC. Connect one end of the USB cable to an av ailable USB port on your computer . 1. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB terminal on the camera. 2. Power on the camer a. 3. The[...]

70 Connection established after 6. PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor . Access the files in the camera by y our PC. 7 . The camera’ s internal memory and memory card would display as remov able drives • in PC. After the connection, no image is displayed on the L CD monitor . •[...]

71 Connecting the Camer a to a Printer Print your photos directly using a PictBridge compatible printer . T urn on your Printer . Check that the printer is turned on, there is paper in the printer , and there are no printer 1. error messages. Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while the other end to USB terminal on the camera. 2. The U[...]

72 To set Print Select Use the 1. or keys to scroll and select an image for printing. Specify the number of copies. Use the 2. or key to increase/decrease number . Press the 3. FUNC button to toggle between turning on/ off the date stamp. Press the 4. OK button to enter printer settings. To set Print All and Print Index Repeat the same steps 2 to 4[...]

73 Appendix About Folder and File Names Y our camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal memory car ds to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with “HPIM” and followed by a 4-digit number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is cr e[...]

74 T roubleshooting Problem Cause and/or Action Camera does not turn on. One or both of the bat teries may be exhausted. Replace the bat teries. Camera turns off automatically . Press any button except the P ower button to power on the camera. LCD turns blank. Press any button ex cept the Power button to turn on the L CD. Empty battery icon is disp[...]

75 Getting Help Should you have a technical support question or your HP Digital Camera require service wi thin the warrant y period, please contact the original point of purchase or an authoriz ed HP reseller in your country . If service is not available at those locations, please contact an HP Branded Product warranty agent from the support contac[...]

76 Contact/phone Support: Country Language Number Europe Region (EMEA) België Nederlandsk/ Deutsch + 32 2700 1724 Deutschland Deutsch + 49 6950073896 España Español + 34 914533458 France Français + 33 171230454 Ireland English + 353 1850882016 Italia Italiano + 39 269682189 Nederland Nederlandsk + 31 202015093 Schweiz Deutsch/ Français/ Italia[...]

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