HP (Hewlett-Packard) CW450A manual

HP CW4 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 Record Menu ................................................................ 29 Setting the Scene Mode .......................................................... ..... 29 Playback ........................................................... ............................ 46 Using the Setup Menu 62 Setting Sounds ..........................[...]

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 sunli[...]

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 P ackage Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: CW 450 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 card[...]

6 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 provided camera str ap. 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/r[...]

7 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[...]

8 Camera Views Front View 1 4 2 3 Flash 1. Self -timer LED / AF Assist Lamp 2. Lens 3. Microphone 4. Back View 5 7 8 6 9 10 11 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[...]

9 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.[...]

10 Camera Buttons Button Description Power Press the Power but ton to turn the power on/off . Stabilizer The stabilizer sets the optimal ISO v alue according to light levels to compensate for camera shake 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 clips. Z[...]

11 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 for 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 submen[...]

12 Initial Settings When you turn on your camer a for the first time, you will be ask ed to do the initial settings of your camer a. First is the setup of language menu. Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displa yed on the LCD monitor . Setting the Language Press directional buttons to mov e through the selection. 1. Select a la[...]

13 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[...]

14 No. Item Description 16 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed settings. Please see page 20 f or additional details. 17 Aperture value Displays aperture settings. Please see page 38 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.[...]

15 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 av ailable. 4 Battery Indicates battery level. 5 Storage media I ndicates current storage media in use. 6 Display focus area set tings Use [...]

16 Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display v aries depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates the camera is in pla yback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is pr otected. Please see page 54 for additional details. 3 V oice clip Indicates the photo has [...]

17 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 54 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[...]

18 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 54 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 memor[...]

19 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 L CD display can be changed into any of the following: Basic • Full • Minimal • Guidelines • No icons or inf[...]

20 R ecording Photos, Mo vies and V oices Taking Photos This camera is designed to mak e the experience of taking photos simple and quick. It’s A uto mode feature 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[...]

21 Recording Videos This camera is capable of recor ding videos. Since video recording requires significant memory capacity , i t 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[...]

22 Using the Stabilizer Feature The Stabilizer feature is f or Photo taking only . This feature is designed to help reduce the blurring eff ects 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[...]

23 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difcult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 f[...]

24 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.[...]

25 Pan Focus. This mode is designed to accurately f ocus on a desired subject so that closer and further objects are out of f ocus. For example, the camer a might focus on a nearby tree, and the distant trees 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[...]

26 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[...]

27 Icon Item Description Auto The camera 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 c[...]

28 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 fr om the entire frame but giv es greater weight to the subject matter at the center . The camera will select the settings that best[...]

29 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 mo ve through menu selections and apply the desired settings. T o close the menu anytime, press the menu button again. Record Menu [...]

30 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 Powered off then on, this mode will be selected by default. This is r ecommended for novice photographers. Program The camera [...]

31 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[...]

32 Icon Item Description Aperture Priority This mode allows manual adjustment to aperture v alue. The camera automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness. Shutter Priority This mode allows manual adjustment to shutter speed. The camer a automatically selects the aperture value to match the brightness. Manual Exposure This mode al[...]

33 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 , B acklight P ortrait, Backlight P [...]

34 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 switch the scene mode to sports mode. This mode provides shut ter in Burst speed (K eep shooting images long as the Shutter button is pressed) which allows you to captur e a sequenc[...]

35 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 filled in images. 7 . Press 8. OK button to save the composed image. Or , press 9. Menu button to go back last shot. The camer[...]

36 Using Smile Capture Mode When facing the camer a, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seiz e by 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[...]

37 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[...]

38 Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture v alue by user and let camera decide the shatter speed. The main impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) Choose lager aperture, only one subject in focus but the background nice and blurr ed. (Shallow DOF) • Choose smaller apertu[...]

39 Using Voice Recording From the Scene menu, select 1. . The V oice Recording screen layout is displa yed on the LCD monitor . Press the 2. Shutter button to start recording. Press the 3. Shutter button again to stop recording. Setting the Drive Mode This camera featur es a Self-timer and Burst which can be set in the Burst mode f unction in the R[...]

40 Setting the AEB AAEB stands for Automatic Exposure Br acketing. It takes 3 consecutive photos in the or der of standard exposure, under exposure and overexposur e compensation. To set AEB From the Record menu, select 1. AEB . Use the 2. or keys to go through the selection. Press the 3. OK button to save and apply changes. Setting the AF Area AF [...]

41 Setting Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details of your photos. To set Sharpness From the Record menu, select 1. Sharpness . Use the 2. or keys to go through the selection. Press the 3. OK button to save and apply changes. The table below shows the av ailable Sharpness settings: Icon Item Description High Sharpens t[...]

42 Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contr ast of your photos. To set Contrast From the Record menu, select 1. Contrast . Use the 2. or keys to go through the selection. Press the 3. OK button to save and apply changes. Icon Item Description High Enhance the contr ast Medium Medium contrast Low Reduce the contrast Setting the [...]

43 Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This f unction must be activated befor e the image is captured. Once date and time are stamped on a photo, they can no longer be edi ted or deleted. Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: Av ailable for Photos only . • May slow down AEB/ B[...]

44 Recording Videos Record videos with the camer a, the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory car d. Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached. Howev er the length of a single video may be limited (the limitation depends on the camera model). Slide the 1. Mode switch to Video mode . Focus y o[...]

45 Settings of Recording Videos Press Function button to enable video setting menu bef ore recording 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[...]

46 White Balance, Metering, Color Mode T o set above set tings, please refer to “ Using the Function Menu ” on page 25. 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[...]

47 Viewing Thumbnails This feature will display 9-thumbnail images or by calendar mode on the L CD monitor at the same time. Searching numerous of images is much easier then single view navigation. To set 9-images mode Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . Press the 2. button once to enter 9-images mode. Use the navigation controls to mov e through [...]

48 Thumbnail icons: Thumbnails images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or r ecording: Icon Item Description V oice Memo Indicates that a voice memo is attached to the image. Movie Indicates a recorded movie. The image displa yed is the first frame of the movie clip. Locked File Indicates that the image has been locked. Locke[...]

49 During playback, use the 5. Zoom buttons to control volume. Press the button to increase volume/Press the button to decrease volume. Press the 6. k ey to pause playback. Press the key again to resume. When paused, the play info will remain on screen except . T o forwar d or rewind the video fr ame by frame, press the k ey 7 . to pause playback, [...]

50 Playing Voice Memo V oice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image. See " Voice Memo " on page 56 on how to record voice memo. Set the camera to Playback mode 1. . Use the navigation controls to scroll through the sa ved images. 2. An image file with voice memo has a voice memo icon located on the top center of the [...]

51 Press the 7 . OK button to delete. The next image is displayed on the L CD monitor . T o delete another file, use the 8. or keys to scroll through the images/videos/audio clips. Then, repeat steps 5 to 7 . T o close the Delete function and go back to the single na vigation mode, select Cancel. 9. Locked files cannot be deleted at any time. When [...]

52 To change slideshow settings: From the Slideshow menu, use the 1. or keys to move through the selections. Select Interval set ting. Press the 2. or keys to adjust. Choose among the av ailable interval settings: 1 sec. , 3 sec. , 5 sec. , and 10 sec. Select T ransition setting. Press the 3. or k eys to adjust. Choose among the av ailable transiti[...]

53 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 Pla yback menu selections then s[...]

54 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 les: 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[...]

55 To unlock all les: 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 Red-eye Corr ection function is used to reduce red eye in captur ed images. This function is only av ailable for still images. Red-eye corr ection can be a[...]

56 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 one. Color Mode The Color Mode function lets you adjust edit still images to apply diff erent colors or tones for a more artistic eff ect. Edited photos in this function are sav ed as a ne[...]

57 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[...]

58 Trim The T rim function allows you to trim an image to another image size. This f unction is only available 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 [...]

59 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[...]

60 DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order F ormat, which allows you to embed printing information 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 emb[...]

61 PictBridge The PictBridge function allows you to print images captured by y our camera without connecting the camer a 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[...]

62 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[...]

63 Setting LCD Save Enable the LCD Save f unction to automatical ly decrease the L CD brightness to conserve battery power . When the camera is idle f or 20 seconds, the LCD darkens. Press any but ton to resume to normal brightness. The camera is idle when no but tons are pressed. LCD Sav e, though enabled, does not function during video • pla[...]

64 Setting File Numbering This function allows you to select the method in which to assign file numbers to images. Available settings are: • Series. Assigns number to files in sequence even if the folder is changed. • Reset. Starts from 0001 each time the folder is changed. T o understand folder and file structure of y our camera, see “[...]

65 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 memory card. If the photos were saved in the internal memory when i[...]

66 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 •[...]

67 Making Connections Connect your camera to: computer , or a printer . Connecting the Camera to a PC Y ou can transfer images, videos and audio fi les to your 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[...]

68 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 . •[...]

69 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[...]

70 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[...]

71 Appendix About Folder and File Names Y our camera automatically creates specific directory of f older in the internal memory cards 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[...]

72 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 but ton except the P ower button to turn on the LCD . Empty battery icon is dis[...]

73 Getting Help Should you have a technical support question or your HP Digital Camera require service within the warrant y period, please contact the original point of pur chase or an authorized HP r eseller in your country . If service is not available at those locations, please contact an HP Branded Pr oduct warr anty agent fr om the support con[...]

74 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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