Hewlett-Packard D-3000 User Manual

d3500

Digital Camera

User Manual

BEFORE YOU START

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Address: Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

For Customers in the U.S.A.

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ing interference that may cause undesired operation.

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About this Manual

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This manual provides you with instructions on how to use

your new HP digital camera. Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are accurate, however Hewlett-Packard Company reserves the right to make changes without notice.HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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Indicates useful information.

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ing the camera.

SAFETY NOTES

Safety notes for this camera

• Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit solid objects.

• Do not attempt to disassemble the camera.

• To prevent the camera from being damaged by moisture, do not use or store the camera in very humid environments, such as in rain or near bodies of water.

• Do not use or store the camera in dusty places or on a beach to prevent dust or sand from entering the camera, causing possible damage to it.

• Do not use or store the camera in a hot environment or under direct sunlight.

• Do not use or store the camera near a powerful magnetic

eld, for example near a magnet or transformer.

• Avoid touching the lens of the camera.

• Do not expose the camera to direct sunlight for a long period time.

• Turn the camera off, remove the battery and the memory card, and dry it within 24 hours if water accidentally comes in contact with the camera.

• When you take the camera from a cold place to a warmer environment, condensation may occur. Please wait for a reasonable period of time before you turn it on.

• When you use the camera, remove the battery if it overheats. Wait until the unit cools down.

• Download your photos and remove the memory card when you are going to store the camera for a long period of time.

• Store the camera in a dry environment and place it on a

at surface when you are going to store the camera for a

long period of time.

• Before you remove the battery and memory card, the camera should be turned off.

• When you clean the body of the camera, do not use abrasive, alcohol-based or organic cleaner.

• Use the professional lens wiping cloth and dedicated cleaner to wipe and clean the lens.

Safety notes for battery

• To prevent the battery from being damaged, do not drop the battery or allow it to hit solid objects or to be scratched by the objects.

• Do not let the battery come in contact with metal objects (including coins) to avoid short circuiting, discharging, excessive heat, or possible leakage.

• Do not attempt to disassemble the battery.

• Do not expose the battery to water. Always keep the battery contacts dry.

• Do not heat the battery or throw it into a re to avoid a

possible explosion.

• Do not store the battery in a hot environment or in direct sunlight.

• Only use the supplied battery.

• If the rechargeable Li-ion battery supplied with the camera needs to be replaced, contact the retailer or the customer service number listed in this manual.

• If the rechargeable Li-ion battery in this camera overheats during charging, stop charging immediately and wait until it cools down to resume charging.

• When the camera is stored for a long period of time, remove the battery and keep it in a dry place that is not accessible to the infants and children.

• In a colder environment, the performance of the battery could be noticeably reduced.

• When you install the battery, install it according to the positive and negative markings on the battery compartment. Never force it into the battery compartment.

Safety notes for memory card

• Do not drop the memory card or allow it to hit solid objects to avoid damaging it.

• Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the memory card.

• Do not expose the memory card to water. Always keep it dry.

• Do not remove the memory card when the camera is turned on. Otherwise, the memory card could be damaged.

• Do not directly edit the data on the memory card. Copy the data to your PC before you edit them.

• When the camera is stored for a long period of time, be sure to download your photos and remove the memory card. Store it in a dry environment.

• Format the memory card using the camera before you use it or insert a new one.

• We suggest buying only well-known, name brand memory cards to ensure peak performance.

• Do not modify the name of the les or folders of the memory card using your PC. Modifying the le names may cause the les to not be recognized on the camera or

a possible error may occur.

• A photo taken with the camera will be stored in the folder that is automatically generated on the SD card. Do not store photos that are not taken using this camera in these

folders as the pictures cannot be recognized during the

playback.

• When you insert a memory card, make sure the notch of the card matches the markings on the top of the card slot.

Other Safety Notes

• Do not disconnect the power or turn the camera off during the update process. Doing so may cause incorrect data to be written and the camera may not power on later.

• Do not hang the camera or strap around the neck of small children.

• If the rechargeable Li-ion battery is used for the camera, only charge it with the supplied battery charger.

• If battery uid leaks inside the camera, contact our

customer service department.

• If battery uid leaks onto your skin, rinse your skin with

clean water and seek immediate medical attention.

• Disposal of used batteries should be carried out in ac cordance with the local (national or regional) regulations.

• When using your camera on an airplane, observe the

relevant rules specied by the airline.

• Due to the limitations of manufacturing technology, the LCD screen may have a few dead or bright pixels. These pixels do no effect the quality or performance of the camera, photos or video.

• Do not expose the LCD screen to water. In a humid environment, only wipe it with a soft and dry cleaning cloth.

• If the LCD screen is damaged and the liquid crystal comes into contact with your skin, wipe your skin with a dry cloth immediately and rinse it with clean water. If liquid crystal comes into contact with your eyes, wash them with clean water at least for 15 minutes and seek immediate medical attention. If you accidentally swallow liquid crystal, rinse your mouth immediately and seek medical attention.

CONTENTS

BEFORE YOU START .................................. 1

SAFETY NOTES ............................................ 2

CONTENTS .................................................... 5

GETTING READY .......................................... 9

Accessories Included ...................................................9

Attaching the Lens Cap and Strap ...............................10

Part Names ..................................................................11

Charging Battery ..........................................................14

Installing Battery and Memory Card ............................. 15

Turning Camera On and Off .........................................17

Symbol Description ......................................................17

Set your Language, Date/Time ....................................18

Set your Language, Date/Time after

the rst power-on ..................................................18

Resetting your Language ...................................... 18

Resetting Date/Time .............................................19

MODE OVERVIEW ........................................20

Display Setting .............................................................20

LCD Screen Display ..................................................... 21

Overview of the screen icons in

photo shooting mode ............................................21

Overview of the Screen Icons in

Movie Mode ..........................................................23

Overview of the Screen Icons in

Playback Mode .....................................................24

Using the Mode Dial ..................................................... 25

Auto Mode .................................................................... 26

Manual Mode ..............................................................26

Shutter Priority .............................................................27

Auto Program Exposure ............................................... 27

Face Beautier .............................................................28

Panorama .....................................................................28

Aperture Priority ...........................................................30

Scene Mode (SCN) ......................................................30

Auto Scene Mode (ASCN) ....................................33

Custom Settings ........................................................... 35

BASIC OPERATION ....................................... 36

Using the Zoom Function .............................................36

Focus Setting ...............................................................37

Macro Mode .................................................................37

Self-Timer Setting ......................................................... 38

Open Flash ...................................................................39

White Balance Setting .................................................. 40

Continuous Capture Setting .........................................41

EV Setting ....................................................................42

Exposure Compensation .......................................42

ISO ........................................................................ 43

Shutter Adjustment ................................................ 43

Aperture Adjustment .............................................44

Using Quick Recording ................................................44

i Button Function Menu ................................................45

PLAYBACK ..................................................... 46

Viewing Photos and Videos .......................................... 46

Thumbnail View ............................................................47

Using Zoom Playback (for still pictures only) ...............48

Slideshow ..................................................................... 49

Photos and Video Deletion ...........................................50

USING THE MENUS ...................................... 51

Photo Setup Menu .......................................................51

Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) .....................51

Size .......................................................................52

OIS ........................................................................ 52

Cont. AF ................................................................ 53

HDR ......................................................................53

Photo Shooting Setting Menu ......................................54

Quality ................................................................... 54

AF-Assist Beam ....................................................55

Digital Zoom .......................................................... 55

Date Imprint ..........................................................55

Quick Review ........................................................56

Custom Settings ....................................................56

Movie Menu ..................................................................57

Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) .....................57

Image Pixel ...........................................................58

VIS ........................................................................58

Movie Setting Menu .....................................................59

Digital Zoom .......................................................... 59

Playback Menu .............................................................60

HDR ......................................................................60

Red-Eye Reduction ............................................... 61

Rotate ...................................................................61

Resize ...................................................................62

Color Effect ...........................................................62

Playback Setting Menu ................................................63

Protect ...................................................................63

Delete ....................................................................64

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ........................65

Trim ....................................................................... 66

Setup Menu .................................................................. 67

Beep ......................................................................67

Power Saver .........................................................68

Language ..............................................................68

Zone ...................................................................... 69

Date/Time..............................................................69

File / Software ..............................................................69

Format Memory .....................................................69

Copy to Card ......................................................... 70

File Numbering ......................................................70

Reset .....................................................................71

FW Version ...........................................................71

CONNECTIONS ............................................. 72

Connecting to a Computer ...........................................72

Setting the USB Mode ..........................................72

Transferring les to your computer .......................72

Video System ...............................................................73

Set Eye-Fi SD Card Connection Mode ........................74

Supported HDMI Connections .....................................75

Connecting HDMI-Ready TV ................................75

Connecting to a PictBridge Compatible

Printer ...........................................................................76

Setting the USB Mode ..........................................76

Connecting to your Printer ....................................77

Using the PictBridge Menu ...........................................78

Print (with Date) ....................................................78

Print (without Date) ...............................................79

Print Index ............................................................. 80

Print DPOF Images ............................................... 81

Exit ........................................................................81

APPENDICES ................................................82

Specications ...............................................................82

Prompts and Warning Messages .................................86

Troubleshooting ............................................................ 90

GETTING READY

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Accessories Included

Your camera box should contain the camera model you purchased along with the following accessories. If anything is missing or appears to be damaged, please contact your retailer.

Battery

USB Cable Tech Support Card

AC AdapterShoulder StrapRechargeable Lithium-Ion

Quick Start Guide Lens cap strap

Lens Cap

Attaching the Lens Cap and Strap

Part Names

8 9

23 22

1 AF Assist Beam/Timer Indicator 11 Playback Button 21 Speaker

2 Flash Lamp 12 AF Button/Arrow Button (Up) 22 Zoom Toggle

3 Microphone 13 Flash Button/Arrow Button (Right) 23 Shutter Button

4 Lens 14

5 LCD Screen 15 Marco Button/Arrow Button (Left) 25 Fast Video Recording Button

6 Exposure Compensation Button 16 SET Button 26 Power Switch

7 Status Indicator 17 Strap Buckle 27 Mode Dial

8 i Button 18 USB Port 28 Battery Cover

9 Menu Button 19 HDMI Port 29 Tripod Receptacle

Display Button 20 Flash Button

Delete Button/Self-Timer Button/ Arrow Button (Down)

24 Continuous Capture Button

Charging Battery

Before you charge your battery, you should turn the camera off and insert the battery.

1. Connect the camera and the power charger using the supplied USB cable. (The plug shape of the power charger may vary depending on the country or region. The actual item may vary from the drawing below).

2. Insert the plug of the power charger into the wall outlet to charge the battery.

Power indicator

The charger is for indoor use only.

After the battery is stored for a long period of time, use the supplied power charger to charge the battery prior to use.

3. When the camera is turned off, you can also connect the camera to your PC using a USB cable to charge the battery.

Charging indicator: Red: Charging Green: Charging complete To have maximum battery life, charge the battery for at

least 4 hours the rst time.

Charging the battery should only be done with the camera in the "off" position.

Please charge the battery indoors between 0°C and 40°C.

OPEN

Installing Battery and Memory Card

1. Open the battery cover.

2. Insert the battery into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram:

OPEN

3. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot as shown in the diagram below:

Write protection buckle

The memory card (SD/SDHC) is optional and not included in all camera packaging. If you have to purchase a memory card, select one with storage capacity between 4GB and 32GB to ensure correct data storage.

To remove your memory card, open the battery cover, gently press the memory card to eject it and remove it carefully.

4. Close the battery cover.

Turning Camera On and Off

Symbol Description

Turn the power switch to turn on/off the camera.

Power Switch

In the instructions below, the following symbols may be used throughout this manual on how to operate the camera. This is to facilitate better understanding.

[Button name]： When one button on the camera

cannot be indicated by an icon, the symbol [ ] is used to indicate it.

「Item properties」： The option properties in the camera

interface are indicated by the symbol「」.

Set your Language, Date/Time

Set your Language, Date/Time after the rst

power-on

1. When you turn the camera on for the rst time, the

language selection screen appears.

2. Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language.

3. After you press the the Date/Time settings screen appears.

4. Press the left/right arrow button to select the Date/Time to be adjusted: Time is displayed in yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm.

5. Press the up/down arrow button to adjust the value for the selected Date/Time.

6. Press the snapshot screen appears.

button to conrm the selection,

button to conrm the time settings and the

Resetting your Language

After you set your language for the rst time, follow the

instructions below to reset your language.

1. Turn the camera on via the power switch.

2. Press the select , and press the button to enter the menu.

3. Press the up/down arrow button to select the button or right arrow button to enter the menu.

button, press the up/down arrow button to

, and press

4. Press the up/down arrow button to select「Language」

and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu.

5. Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language and press the button to conrm.

6. Press the

button and the snapshot screen appears.

Resetting Date/Time

After you set your Date/Time for the rst time, follow the

instructions below to reset date and time.

1. Turn the camera on via the power switch.

2. Press the select , and press the button to enter the menu.

3. Press the up/down arrow button to select the button or right arrow button to enter the menu.

4. Press the up/down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the

menu.

5. Press the left/right arrow button to select the Date/Time to be adjusted: Time is displayed in yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm.

6. Press the up/down arrow button to press the value for

your selected block. After you nish your settings, press

the button to conrm.

button, press the up/down arrow button to

, and press

「Date/Time」

7. Press the appears.

button and the following snapshot screen

DISP

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ISO

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400

ISO

F3.2F3.2

MODE OVERVIEW

Display Setting

Press the

button to display the settings: Classic, Full, Off.

Default Mode: Displays the camera parameters on screen

Grid: Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram

Clean: Does not display any additional icons on screen

LCD Screen Display

1234

x3.5

-0.3

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400

ISO

3 4 5

15 14 13 12

F3.2

1234

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Overview of the screen icons in photo shooting mode

1 Shooting Mode Icons

Auto Mode Manual Mode

Shutter Priority Program AE

Face Beautier

Aperture Priority



Custom Settings

Panorama Mode

Scene Mode

2 Macro Mode

3 Zoom Display (By turning the zoom lever)

4 Number of remaining shots

5 SD Memory Card/Built-In Memory

6 Battery Status

7 Image Size

8 White Balance (Adjustable only in

9 Picture Color (Adjustable only in

Mode)

10 Optical Imaging System

11 ISO Value (Adjustable only in

Mode)

12 Histogram

13 Exposure Compensation (EV value)

(Adjustable only in Mode)

14 Shutter Speed (Adjustable only in

15 Aperture Value (Adjustable only in

16 Focus Frame

17 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)

18 Expo Metering

AiAE

Spot

Center

19 AF Mode

Single-AF

Multi-AF

Object Tracking

20 Flash Mode

Force Off

Flash Auto

Force Flash

Slow Sync.

Mode)

Slow Sync. + Red-Eye

Red-Eye Reduction

21 Self-Timer

Self-timer Off

2 sec

10 sec

Smile

22 HDR (Adjustable only in

23 Continuous Shot

Single

Continuous Shot

3 shot

Time Lapse (30sec/1min/5min/10min)

Mode)

Overview of the Screen Icons in Movie Mode

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1 Movie Mode Icons

2 Macro Mode

3 Self-Timer

10 sec

4 Zoom Display (by turning the zoom lever)

5 Remaining Recording time

6 SD Memory Card/Built-In Memory

7 Battery Status

8 Video Quality

9 Picture Color

10 VIS

11 Exposure Compensation (EV value)

12 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)

13 Expo Metering

AiAE

Spot

Center

14 AF Mode

For optimal video shooting, it is recommended that an SDHC memory card be used. If you shoot video using only the camera's internal memory, the end results may have image jitter, noise and vastly shorter recording times.

Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom can be adjusted. Digital Zoom can be adusted to 4X (144X in total).

Overview of the Screen Icons in Playback Mode

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1 DPOF File

2 File Protection

3 Memory space (indicating the current number of photos

and total number of photos)

4 SD Memory Card/Built-in Memory

5 Battery Status

6 Zoom Magnication Area

7 Image Zoom Ratios

8 Image Zone

9 Shooting Date

10 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)

11 Red-Eye Reduction

12 HDR

Using the Mode Dial

This HP camera provides a convenient mode dial that allows you to manually switch between different modes with ease. The available modes are listed below:

Mode Name Icon Description

Auto Mode

Manual Mode Many of the camera settings can be congured manually in this mode.

Shutter Priority

Program AE

Face Beautier

Panorama Mode In this mode, up to 4 frames can be stitched together to create panoramic photo.

Aperture priority

Scene Mode Choose from 24 different pre-set scene types and effects for your photos.

Movie Mode Record videos.

Custom Settings

In this mode, the optimal conditions for taking pictures will be set based on the subject and environment. It is the most commonly used mode for taking pictures.

Setting allows you to choose a specic shutter speed so the camera will adjust the aperture automatically to ensure correct exposure.

Setting allows you to choose the EV value and the camera will select both the shutter speed and aperture automatically.

This mode automatically enhances facial features with skin softening touches and eye brightening capabilities.

Allows you to choose a specic aperture and the camera will automatically adjust the shutter speed

to match it.

The user can store the frequently used shooting modes and parameters and switch to this mode for quick adjustment.

Auto Mode

Manual Mode M

Auto Mode is the easiest mode to take photos. While

operating in this mode, the camera automatically optimizes

numerous camera settings to adjust your photos and videos for the best possible results.

Follow these steps:

1. Use the power switch to turn the camera on.

2. Switch the Mode Dial to Auto Mode (

3. Compose your picture in the LCD screen and press the Shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject.

4. The LCD screen will show a green focus frame when the subject is in focus.

5. Fully press the shutter button down to take pictures.

When selecting manual ( ) mode, you can set the aperture and shutter speed manually.

1. Turn the Mode Dail to

congure settings.

2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment setting.

3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.

4. Press the shooting screen.

button to conrm the settings and enter the

and press the button to

Shutter Priority

Auto Program Exposure P

When (Shutter Priority) is selected, you can adjust the shutter speed and EV value.The camera automatically sets the aperture value based on the shutter speed value to get the most appropriate exposure value.

1. Turn the mode dial to

congure settings.

2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment item.

3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.

4 Press the

shooting screen.

button to conrm the settings and enter the

and press the button to

When (Program AE) mode is selected, you can adjust the EV value and ISO value.

1. Turn the mode dail to

congure settings.

2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment item.

3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.

4. Press the shooting screen.

button to engage the settings and enter the

and press the button to

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