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HP s520 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Digital Camera User Manual...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Preface About this Manual • The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to change without notice. • Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera. Copyright •...

  • Page 3: Read This First

    READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information ® ® Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ® Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc. SD™ is a trademark. SDHC™ is a trademark. Other names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and understand all Warnings and Cautions before using this product. Warnings If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off and remove the battery. Continued use might cause fire or electric shock. Consult the store of purchase.
  • Page 5 Cautions Insert the battery paying careful attention to the polarity (+ or –) of the terminals. Inserting the battery with its polarities inverted might cause fire and injury, or damage to the surrounding areas due to the battery rupturing or leaking. Do not fire the flash close to anyone’s eyes.

  • Page 6: Notes On Battery Usage

    Notes on Battery Usage When you use the battery, carefully read and strictly observe the Safety Instructions and the notes described below: Use only the specified battery (3.7V). Avoid extremely cold environments as low temperatures can shorten the battery life and reduce camera performance. When you are using a new rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that has not been used for an extended period of time (the battery that passed the expiry date is an exception), it may affect the number of images that can be captured.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 25 Attaching Voice Memos INTRODUCTION Overview 26 Protecting Photos and Videos Package Contents 27 DPOF Settings 28 Erasing Images GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 29 MENU OPTIONS Front View 29 Capture Menu Rear View 32 Video Menu LCD Monitor Display 33 Playback Menu 35 Setup Menu 11 GETTING STARTED...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the new HP digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. Equipped with a 16.0-megapixel CCD, this camera is capable of capturing photos with a resolution of up to 4608 x 3456 pixels. Package Contents Carefully unpack your camera and ensure that you have the following items: Common Product Components:...

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Camera

    GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA Front View 1. Shutter button 2. Flash 3. ON/OFF Power button 4. Self-timer LED 5. Microphone 6. Lens Rear View A. LCD monitor B. Status LED C. USB and AV OUT terminal D. Strap holder E.

  • Page 10: Lcd Monitor Display

    LCD Monitor Display Capture mode 00214 00214 1. Zoom status 2. Available number of photos 3. Storage media Internal memory (no card) SD/SDHC 2012.03.01 2012.03.01 13:15 13:15 memory card 4. Battery condition Full battery power Beauty Enhancer, Coupl.shot Medium battery Portrait.
  • Page 11 Video mode 1. Zoom status 2. Storage media 3. Battery condition 4. Focus setting 5. Self-timer icon 6. Video resolution 7. Elapsed time / Available recording time 8. Main focus area 9. Date and time 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 00:00:00 / 02:28:49 10.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Preparation 1. Attach the camera strap. 2. Open the battery/memory card cover. 3. Insert the supplied battery with correct orientation as shown (label side front). 4. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card (Optional). The camera has 32MB internal memory(23MB available for image storage), but you can load an SD/SDHC memory card to expand the camera’s memory capacity.

  • Page 13: Power The Camera On By Pressing Playback Button

    Power the Camera On by Pressing Playback Button 1. Press the 7 button for about 3 seconds to turn the camera on and begin playback. Lens do not zooms out/in in this playback preview. The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for the length of time selected in the Auto off menu.

  • Page 14: Initial Settings

    Initial Settings The language & date/time needs to be set if and when: The camera is turned on for the first time. The camera is turned on after leaving the camera without the battery for an extended period of time. 1.

  • Page 15: Choosing The Language

    Choosing the Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3.

  • Page 16: Capture Mode

    CAPTURE MODE Capturing Photos Your camera is equipped with a 3.0” full color TFT LCD monitor to help you compose photos, playback recorded photos/video clips or adjust menu settings. 1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 3.

  • Page 17: Setting The Scene Mode

    Setting the Scene Mode By simply selecting one of the available scene modes, you can capture the photo with the most appropriate settings. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ], and press the SET button.
  • Page 18 Scene mode Description Beauty Select this mode when you want the camera to enhance the tone of Enhancer skin so that the facial skin appears smooth. Select this mode when you want the camera to make the subject Portrait stand out with smooth and natural looking skin tones. Select this mode when you want to capture dark scenes such as Night Scene night views.

  • Page 19: Taking Photos With Intelligent Scene Mode

    Taking s with Intelligent Scene mode In this Intelligent Scene mode, the camera can sense the ambient conditions and automatically select the ideal shooting mode. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ], and press the SET button.

  • Page 20: Taking A Panoramic Pictures

    Taking a Panoramic Pictures Pictures are manually shot, and the camera automatically combines pictures in the camera. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera 00214 00214 00214 mode to [ ], and press the SET button. 2. Select [Panorama Video] with the 4-way navigation control, and press the SET button.

  • Page 21: Find Blur Function

    Find Blur Function With the camera’s new “Find Blur” function, this camera finds the blurry photo when capture under Continuous. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Press the MENU button, and select [Find Blur] icon with the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control.

  • Page 22: Self-Portrait Function

    Self-portrait Function Use this function to take pictures of yourself or include yourself in pictures. 1. Press the button, and set the camera mode to [ MODE 2. Press the button, and select [ ] icon with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control. Press the button.

  • Page 23: Video Mode

    VIDEO MODE Recording Video Clips This mode allows you to record video clips at a resolution of 320 x 240 / 640 x 480 / 720p pixels. 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Compose the subject. 3.

  • Page 24: Playback Mode

    PLAYBACK MODE Playing Back You can play back the photos on the LCD monitor. 1. Press the button. The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. The images can be displayed in forward or reverse sequence with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control. To view the previous photo or video, press the left side of the 4-way navigation control To view the next photo or video, press the right of the...

  • Page 25: Removing Red-Eye

    Removing Red-eye You can use this function to remove the red-eye effect after a photo is taken. 1. Press the 7 button. The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Select the photo or video that you want to edit with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control.

  • Page 26: Attaching Voice Memos

    Attaching Voice Memos A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured photos. 1. Press the 7 button. The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Select the photo to which you want to attach the voice memo with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation control.

  • Page 27: Canceling The Protection

    Protecting Set the data to read-only to prevent photos or videos from being erased by mistake. 1. Press the 7 button. Setup The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Select the photo or video that you want to protect Date/Time with the left or right side of the 4-way navigation 2010.01.01...

  • Page 28: Dpof Settings

    DPOF Settings DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the photos 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.

  • Page 29: Erasing Images

    Erasing Images Erasing a single image / Erasing all images 1. Press the 7 button. The last photo or video appears on the screen. 2. Select the photo or video you want to erase with the left side of the 4-way navigation control. 3.

  • Page 30: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS Capture Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when capturing photos. AUTO MENU MENU 1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the power on. 2. Press the SET button, and set the camera mode to any scene mode. 3.
  • Page 31 Color This sets the color of the photo that will be captured. * Standard / Vivid / Sepia / B&W / Blue / Red / Green / Yellow / Purple Saturation This sets the saturation of the photo that will be captured. * High / Standard / Low Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure.
  • Page 32 * On / Off Find Blur Refer to the section in this manual titled “Find Blur Function” for further details. * On / Off Preview This sets whether or not to display the captured photo on the screen immediately after the photo is captured.

  • Page 33: Video Menu

    Video Menu This menu is for the basic settings to be used when recording video clips. MENU MENU 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ 2. Press the MENU button to enter the [Video] menu. 3.

  • Page 34: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu In the [7] mode, choose which settings are to be used for playback. MENU MENU 1. Press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the desired option item with the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control, and press the SET button to enter its respective menu.
  • Page 35 Voice Memo Refer to the section in this manual titled “Attaching Voice Memos” for further details. Resize Resizes a previously saved photo. Resizing replaces the original photo with the changed photo. It is only possible to resize to a smaller size. Qual.

  • Page 36: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu Set your camera’s operating environment. MENU MENU 1. Press the MODE button, and set the camera mode to [ ] or [ ]; or press the 7 button. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select the [Setup] at the end of the Menu with the up or down side of the 4-way navigation control, and press the SET button.
  • Page 37 Video Out This sets your camera to match the system of the equipment that you are going to connect to the camera. * NTSC / PAL Fr. No. Reset This creates a new folder. The captured photos are recorded to the newly created folder from number 0001.

  • Page 38: Transferring Files To Your Computer

    TRANSFERRING FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER Minimum System Requirements Windows Macintosh Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent PowerPC G3/G4/G5 Windows 7/XP/Vista OS 10.3.9 or later 2GB RAM 256MB RAM (2GB recommended) 150MB available hard disk space 128MB available hard disk space CD-ROM drive CD-ROM drive Available USB port Available USB port...

  • Page 39: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Item Description Image sensor 1/2.3” CCD sensor (16.0 megapixels) Photo 16M (4608 x 3456), 12M(3968 x 2976), 8M (3264 x 2448), Image resolution 2M(1600 x 1200), VGA(640 x 480) , 16:9(4608 x 2592) Video clip HD(720p), VGA(640x480), QVGA(320x240) LCD monitor 3.0”...

  • Page 40: Appendix

    APPENDIX Possible Number of Shots Possible number of shots ( The table shows the approximate photos that you can capture at each setting based on the capacity of the internal memory and the SD/SDHC memory card. SD/SDHC memory card capacity internal Size Quality...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Possible recording time / sec (video clip) SD/SDHC memory card capacity internal Size Quality 16GB 32GB memory SDHC SDHC SDHC SDHC Fine 0:00:08 0:06:04 0:12:21 0:24:16 0:49:23 1:39:22 3:19:20 1280 x 720 Standard 0:00:10 0:06:49 0:13:53 0:27:16 0:55:31 1:51:42 3:44:05 Fine 0:00:11 0:07:35 0:15:25 0:30:17...
  • Page 42 Solutions / Corrective Symptom Cause Actions Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth The lens is dirty. or lens paper. Although it is set to auto The distance to the subject is focus, it does not focus. Get your subject within the smaller than the effective effective focus range.

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