HP 930 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Camera parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Attaching the wrist strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding the status screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Restoring previous settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Choosing the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Camera states and menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 2:

Taking pictures and recording video clips . . . .22

Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Recording audio with still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Taking self-timer pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the focus brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using focus lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using live view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the focus range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting the exposure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using exposure compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the capture menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Help for the menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

AE metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ISO speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Red-eye reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 3:

Reviewing images and video clips . . . . . . . . . .49

Using playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using the playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Play/Record audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Record audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Magnify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Image info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Chapter 4:

Using hp instant share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Using the share menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using hp instant share to print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using the hp instant share e-mail service . . . . . . . . . .62

Adding e-mail addresses and

group distribution lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Selecting images to be e-mailed . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Chapter 5:

Unloading and printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Unloading to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Chapter 6:

Using the setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Camera sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

USB configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

TV configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Chapter 7:

Troubleshooting and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Resetting the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Error messages on the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Error messages on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Getting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

HP accessibility website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

HP photosmart website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Support process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Phone support in the United States . . . . . . . . . . .95

Phone support in Europe, the Middle East,

and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Other phone support worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . .98

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Appendix A:

Batteries and camera accessories . . . . . . . . . .100

Managing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Power conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Purchasing camera accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Appendix B:

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Memory card capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 1: Getting started

Congratulations on your purchase of this digital camera! Your new camera has many features to enhance your picture-taking experience, including HP Instant ShareTM, direct printing capability, manual and automatic controls, on-camera Help, and an optional camera dock.

With HP Instant Share, you can easily select pictures on your camera to e-mail or print automatically the next time you connect the camera to your computer. So, within minutes, your friends and family can be viewing your pictures without burdening them with large e-mail attachments. Or you can use the direct printing capability with any HP Photosmart printer or other select HP printer without ever connecting to your computer. What a great way to keep others close while you capture precious memories!

To further enhance your experience, you may purchase an HP Photosmart 8886 camera dock (see page 103). The camera dock allows you to easily download images to a computer, send images to a printer or television, and recharge the camera batteries.

NOTE A dock insert is included in your

camera box which enables your camera (and others of the same model) to use the HP camera dock. Please do not use the dock insert without the camera dock and do not discard it. See the

HP 8886 Camera Dock User’s Manual for instructions on

using the dock insert with the camera dock.

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Camera parts

NOTE Refer to the pages in parentheses after the part names

for more information about those parts.

# Name Description 1

ON/OFF

switch (page 17)

2 Zoom lever with

Zoom Out

and Zoom In controls (page 35)

3 Wrist strap

mount (page 15)

Turns the camera power on and off

Zooms out the lens to the wide angle position, and zooms in the lens to the telephoto position

Allows you to attach a wrist strap

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# Name Description 4 Power/Memory

light (page 17)

Solid—camera is on

Fast blinking—camera is writing to the

memory card

Slow blinking—camera is off and is

charging the batteries

Off—camera is off

5Memory card

door (page 16)

6 OK button

(pages 36, 51)

Allows you access to insert or remove the memory card

Allows you to display the Capture and Playback menus and to select menu options on the Image Display

Controller

with and

Allows you to move through menus and images on the Image Display

buttons

button (page 60)

Playback

button (page 49)

Live View

button (page 28)

11 Image Display

(page 28)

Turns the Share menu on and off the Image Display

Turns Playback on and off the Image Display

Turns Live View on and off the Image Display

Allows you to frame pictures and video clips using Live View and review them afterward in Playback, and to view all the menus

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# Name Description

12 Viewfinder

(page 22)

13 Viewfinder lights:

Video and

AF/ Auto

Exposure/Auto Focus and Flash

Allows you to frame the subject of your picture or video clip

is solid red—video is recording

AF/ is solid green—after you

pressed the Shutter button halfway down, the camera is ready (auto exposure and auto focus are locked, and the flash is ready)

AF/ is blinking green—either a

focus error occurred when you pressed the Shutter button halfway down, the flash is charging, or the camera is processing a picture (see the following

NOTE)

Both and AF/ are blinking—an

error has occurred, for example, the memory card is full or there is no memory card in the camera (see the following NOTE)

NOTE If an error prevents a picture

from being taken, then an error message will display on the Image Display. See Error

messages on the camera on

page 84.

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# Name Description

1 Focus button

(page 30)

Allows you to select the Macro focus range setting (to take close-up pictures), or the Infinity focus range setting (to take pictures of distant objects and landscapes)

2Focus lights:

Macro and

Infinity focus

Lights solid when you select the

Macro or the Infinity focus

range setting

(page 30) 3 Speaker Plays camera sounds and audio clips 4 Shutter button

Takes a picture and records audio

(pages 22, 25) 5

Video

Starts and stops recording a video clip button (page 24)

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# Name Description

6 Flash lights:

Flash Off,

Flash On,

Lights solid when you select the Flash

Off , Flash On , or Night

flash setting

and Night (page 33)

7 Flash button

(page 33)

8 Exposure Mode

Allows you to select the Flash Off ,

Flash On , or Night flash setting

Allows you to select the exposure mode

dial with

Action,

Landscape,

Portrait,

Auto, and Av Aperture Priority settings (page 31)

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678

# Name Description 1Microphone

Records audio clips

(page 23)

2Self-Timer light

(page 25)

Blinks during the 10-second countdown before taking a picture when Self-Timer in the Capture menu is set to On or On - 2 shots. When set to On - 2 shots, blinks during the additional time between the first and second shots.

3 Flash (page 33) Provides additional light to improve

picture-taking

4USB connector

(pages 67, 68)

Allows you to connect a USB cable from the camera to a USB-enabled computer or printer

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# Name Description 5 Power adapter

connector (page 104)

6 Tripod mount Allows you to mount the camera to

7 Camera dock

connector (page 103)

8 Battery door

(page 16)

Allows you to connect an optional HP AC power adapter to the camera to either operate the camera without batteries, or recharge the batteries in the camera

a tripod Allows you to connect the camera to

the optional HP 8886 camera dock

Allows access to insert and remove the batteries

Setup

Attaching the wrist strap

Attach the wrist strap to the wrist strap mount on the side of the camera as shown.

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Installing the batteries

1 Open the battery door on

the bottom of the camera.

2 Insert the batteries as

indicated inside the door.

3 Close the battery door.

NOTE For more information about batteries, see Managing

batteries on page 100. You can also use an optional HP

AC power adapter to power the camera and recharge batteries in the camera. For more information about the HP AC power adapter, see Purchasing camera accessories on page 103.

Installing the memory card

1 With the camera turned off and

the back of the camera facing you, open the memory card door by sliding the door to the right.

2 Insert the memory card, making

sure that it snaps into place.

3 Close the memory card door.

To remove the memory card, first make sure the camera is turned off. Open the memory card door, then push the memory card in and it will spring outward from the connector.

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Turning on power

Turn the camera on by sliding the

ON/OFF switch to the right and

then releasing it.

The lens extends, the Image Display turns on, and the Power/Memory light turns on solid.

Understanding the status screen

When you turn on the camera, the HP logo screen and then the status screen display for a few seconds on the Image Display.

The main part of the status screen shows the current focus, flash,

Resolution, and Compression

settings, as well as the battery level and pictures remaining count. Any non-default Capture menu settings are also shown across the top of the status screen.

The status screen is also displayed for a few seconds any time you change the focus range, exposure mode, or flash settings on the camera. (See Setting the focus range on page 30,

Setting the exposure mode on page 31, and Setting the flash

on page 33.)

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Restoring previous settings

Some of the settings that you can change in the camera menus do not remain set after you turn the camera off. However, you can restore the settings from the last time the camera was on and had at least one non-default setting (which could actually be several power cycles ago) by holding down the OK button while also sliding the ON/OFF switch to turn the camera on. The restored settings are then displayed across the top of the status screen. (See the previous section.)

Choosing the language

The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen appears and prompts you to choose a language.

1 Scroll to the language that you

want by using the buttons on the Controller .

2 Press the OK button to select the

highlighted language.

Setting the date and time

The camera has a clock that records the date and time at which you take each picture. The first time you turn the camera on, the following screen appears after you choose the language.

1 Adjust the value of the

highlighted selection by using the buttons.

2 Press the buttons to move to

the other selections.

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Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the correct date, time, and date/ time format are set.

NOTE In the date/time format, mm=month, dd=day, and

yyyy=year.

3 Press the OK button when the proper values are entered.

The Image Display then turns off.

Installing the software

The camera software allows you to unload images from the camera, view them, print them, and e-mail them. It also allows you to configure the Share menu on the camera.

See Chapter 4: Using hp instant share on page 59 for information about configuring the Share menu on the camera, and Chapter 5: Unloading and printing images on page 67 for information about connecting the camera to a computer or printer.

NOTE Copies of this User’s Manual are located on the HP

Photo & Imaging software CD. Look in the \docs\Readme file on the CD to see where the manual in your language is located.

Windows

NOTE For the HP Instant Share component of the HP Photo &

Imaging software to function properly on your Windows computer, you must have installed at least Internet Explorer

5.01 on Windows 2000 or XP, or Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 on Windows 98, 98 SE, or Me.

1 Insert the HP Photo & Imaging software CD into the CD

drive of your computer. The installation window automatically appears.

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NOTE If the installation window does not appear, click Start,

and then click Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, where X letter of your CD drive.

2 Click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions to

install the software.

Your Windows CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software:

1 Click Start, click Run, and in the Open box, type

X:\Bonus\setup.exe (where X is the letter of your CD drive).

2 Click OK, and then follow the on-screen instructions to

install the bonus software.

is the

Macintosh

1 Insert the HP Photo & Imaging software CD into the CD

drive of your computer.

2 Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop. 3 Double-click the installer icon, and then follow the on-screen

instructions to install the software.

NOTE Before you can unload images from the camera to a

Macintosh computer, you must first change the USB

Configuration setting to Disk Drive in the Setup menu on

the camera. See Chapter 6: Using the setup menu on page 70, and then see USB configuration on page 72.

Your Macintosh CD may also include bonus software from other manufacturers. To install any bonus software:

1 Double-click the Bonus folder icon. 2 Double-click the installer icon for the bonus software. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

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Camera states and menus

Your camera has three main states that allow you to complete certain tasks. Each of these states has an associated menu you can use to adjust camera settings or perform tasks in that state.

z Capture—Allows you to take still pictures and record video

clips. For information on using Capture, see Chapter 2:

Taking pictures and recording video clips on page 22.

z Playback—Allows you to review the still images and video

clips that you capture. For information on using Playback, see Chapter 3: Reviewing images and video clips on page 49.

z Share—Allows you to use the HP Instant Share technology

to select images in the camera that will be automatically processed later when the camera is connected to your computer or to a compatible, USB-enabled HP printer. For information on using Share, see Chapter 4: Using hp instant

share on page 59.

Your camera also has a fourth menu, the Setup menu, which allows you to adjust a number of camera settings. For information on using the Setup menu, see Chapter 6: Using the

setup menu on page 70.

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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

Taking still pictures

You can take a picture almost any time the camera is on, regardless of what is being shown on the Image Display. For example, if a menu is currently displayed when you press the

Shutter button, the menu will be canceled, and the camera will

take a picture.

To take a still picture:

1 Frame the subject for your

picture in the viewfinder.

2 Hold the camera steady and

press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure.

3 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the

picture. You will hear a shutter click when the camera takes the picture.

After the picture is taken, the image is displayed for several seconds in Instant Review on the Image Display. You can delete the image during Instant Review by pressing the

OK button.

You c an use Playback to review the pictures you have taken. See Using playback on page 49.

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NOTE If you release the Shutter button only halfway after

taking a picture, the focus and exposure measurements from the previous picture are retained. You can then press the Shutter button all the way down again and take another picture with the same focus and exposure as the previous picture. You can continue to do this to capture a sequence of pictures using the same focus and exposure. This is helpful when rapidly taking pictures and for capturing panoramas.

Recording audio with still pictures

You can record audio clips that are attached to the still pictures you take. An audio clip can be a maximum of 60 seconds long.

The following procedure explains how to record an audio clip while you are taking a still picture. You can also record an audio clip later to attach to a still image by using the Record

Audio menu option in the Playback menu. See Using the playback menu on page 51, and then see Record audio on

page 54.

1 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture. 2 Continue to hold the Shutter button down to start recording

the audio clip. Instant Review remains on the Image Display, and a microphone icon and audio counter appear on the Image Display as well.

3 Release the Shutter button to stop recording audio.

NOTE You must hold th e Shutter button down for longer than

2 seconds after the picture is taken to have the recorded audio saved. Otherwise, it is discarded.

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Audio recording stops when you release the Shutter button, the maximum audio clip length of 60 seconds is reached, or the memory card is full, whichever comes first. After recording has stopped, the image is displayed for several seconds in Instant

Review on the Image Display. You can delete the image and

the audio clip that is attached to the image during Instant

Review by pressing the OK button.

You c an use Playback to review the audio clips you have recorded. See Using playback on page 49.

NOTE If you are unhappy with an audio clip you record, you

can delete just the audio clip (not the still image to which it is attached) by using the Audio Only option in the Delete sub-menu of the Playback menu. See Delete on page 55.

Recording video clips

NOTE Zoom does not work while recording video clips.

A video clip includes audio and can be up to 2 minutes long.

1 Frame the subject for your

video in the viewfinder.

2 Press and release the Video

button to start recording video. The Video viewfinder light turns on solid red. If Live View is on when the camera starts recording, REC and a video counter appear on the Image Display. See Using live view on page 28.

3 Press and release the Video button again to stop

recording video.

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NOTE If you have set Self-Timer to On or On - 2 shots in the

Capture menu (see page 38), the camera will start

recording 10 seconds after you press the Video button. However, with the On - 2 shots setting, the camera only records one video clip.

The camera automatically stops recording when the maximum video clip length of approximately 2 minutes is reached, or the memory card is full, whichever comes first. After recording has stopped, the first frame of the video clip and Processing... appear on the Image Display. While it is processing, you can delete the video clip by pressing the OK button.

You can use Playback to review the video clips you have taken. See Using playback on page 49.

Taking self-timer pictures

You can also take still pictures using the Self-Timer settings in the Capture menu.

1 Set Self-Timer to either On or On - 2 shots in the Capture

menu. See Using the capture menu on page 36, and then see Self-timer on page 38.

2 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 3 Frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder. 4 Press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera

measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The camera will hold these settings for the 10 seconds until it takes the picture.

NOTE If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way

down instead, the camera locks focus and exposure just before the end of the 10-second countdown. This is useful when one or more subjects will be entering the picture during the 10-second countdown period.

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5 Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10-second

countdown appears on the Image Display. The Self-Timer light on the front of the camera blinks slowly for 7 seconds and then quickly for the final 3 seconds before the camera takes the picture. If you set Self-Timer to On - 2 shots, the Self-Timer light blinks for a few more seconds until the second picture is taken.

Using the focus brackets

The two brackets in the middle of the viewfinder or the Live

View screen (see Using live view on page 28) show the focus

region for the picture you are taking. When you press the

Shutter button halfway down, the camera uses this focus region

to measure and then lock the focus.

The focus brackets turn green in the Live View screen and the

AF/ viewfinder light turns on solid green when the image is

in focus and the camera can lock the focus. However, the focus brackets turn red and the AF/ viewfinder light blinks green when the camera is unable to focus.

If the focus brackets turn red and the viewfinder light blinks, release the Shutter button, re-frame the subject for your picture, and then press the Shutter button halfway down again. If the focus brackets continue to turn red and the viewfinder light continues to blink after several tries, the lighting may be too low, or there may not be enough contrast in the focus region. Try using Focus Lock. See Using focus lock on page 27.

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If the focus brackets turn red, the viewfinder light blinks, and the Macro icon blinks on the Image Display, either the camera is set to the Macro focus range but detects the focus is farther away than the macro (close-up) range, or the camera is set to the Normal focus range but detects the focus is closer than the normal range. For more information, see Setting the

focus range on page 30.

NOTE When set to the Macro focus range, the camera will

not take a picture if it cannot find focus. However, when set to the Normal focus range (the default), the camera will still take a picture if it cannot find focus.

Using focus lock

Focus Lock allows you to focus on a subject that is not in the

center of the picture, or to capture action shots more quickly by pre-focusing in the area where action will occur. You can also use Focus Lock to help achieve focus in low lighting or low contrast situations.

1 Frame the subject for your picture within the focus brackets

in the viewfinder or in Live View. (See Using live view on page 28.)

2 Press the Shutter button halfway down to lock the focus and

exposure.

3 Continue to hold the Shutter button halfway down while you

re-frame or adjust your subject for proper positioning.

4 Press the Shutter button all the way down to take the picture.

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Using live view

The Image Display allows you to frame pictures and video clips using Live View. To activate Live View on the Image Display,

press the Live View button.

NOTE Using the Image Display consumes a lot of battery

power. To conserve batteries, use the viewfinder instead.

The following table describes the information that is displayed in the Live View screen of the Image Display when the camera settings are at their default values.

NOTE If you change other camera settings, icons for those

settings will also be displayed in the Live View screen.

# Icon Description 1 Auto flash setting

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—Battery level (actual icon shown depends on the state of your camera batteries; see Managing batteries on page 100)

—AC power when using the optional HP AC power adapter or HP camera dock

# Icon Description 3 12 Pictures remaining on the memory card

(depends on how much space is remaining on the memory card)

Compression setting (default is Better, which is

indicated by the two stars)

5 5MP Resolution setting (default is 5MP) 6 Focus brackets (see Using the focus brackets on

page 26)

NOTE The F-number and shutter speed also appear in the

Live View screen whenever you press the Shutter button

halfway down.

NOTE If the light is too low when taking a still picture using

Live View, a shaking hand icon will display on the

Image Display. This cautions you that the picture you will take is likely to be blurry due to the long exposure that will be required. Therefore, you may want to use the flash (see

Setting the flash on page 33) or a tripod.

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Setting the focus range

The Focus button lets you toggle between the three focus range settings on the camera. Normal is the default setting. The focus range setting resets to Normal when you turn the camera off.

To change the focus range setting, press the Focus button on the top of the camera until the Macro or Infinity focus

light is lit. The default Normal focus range setting is selected when neither focus light is lit. The following table describes each of the focus range settings on the camera.

Icon Setting Description

None Normal Use when taking pictures of subjects greater

than 0.5 m (19.7 in) away. Auto focus is limited to a distance range of 0.5 m (19.7 in) to infinity.

Macro Use when taking close-up pictures of

subjects less than 0.5 m (19.7 in) away. Auto focus is limited to a distance range of

0.14 to 0.7 m (5.5 to 27.6 in) at wide, and

0.4 to 0.7 m (15.7 - 27.6 in) at zoom ranges greater than wide.

Infinity Use when taking pictures of distant objects

and landscapes. Focus is fixed at infinity.

NOTE When set to the Macro focus range, the camera will

not take a picture if it cannot find focus (the focus brackets turn red in Live View and the AF/ viewfinder light blinks green). However, when set to the Normal focus range, the camera will still take a picture if it cannot find focus.

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