Using The Stabilizer Feature; Setting The Zoom Control - HP s500 User Manual

Using the Stabilizer Feature

The Stabilizer function helps reduce blurred images caused by shaking.
1. Enable the Stabilizer in the Setup Menu as described on page 31.
2. Use the or
3. Press the OK button
If Stabilizer is enabled, the stabilizer icon is displayed on
the LCD screen and the ISO setting is automatically set
to Automatic. See "ISO" on page 29 for more details.

Setting the Zoom Control

Using a combination of 5 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography. While the digital
zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image may
appear. Please refer to "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 47 on how to setup digital zoom.
To adjust the optical zoom:
Zoom toggle
1. Turn the
2. The zoom indicator appears on the LCD screen
Zoom toggle
1. Turn the " " side of the toggle to zoom in.
2. Turn the " " side of the toggle to zoom out.
To adjusts the digital zoom:
1. Activate digital zoom. See "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 47.
2. Turn the side
limit is reached.
3. Momentarily stop turning the
initiate the Digital Zoom feature
4. Turning the side
camera to optical zoom.
• Digital zoom is not available for video recording.
• Slight camera movement in digital zoom will make it more difficult to focus on
objects/subjects. Use of a tripod can reduce this issue.
keys to go through the selection.
to save and apply changes.
to zoom in or zoom out.
to optically zooms in until maximum 5X
side then turn again to now
.
will zoom out until and return the
.
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Stabilizer on