User manual COMPAQ 618

[. . . ] HP 618 Digital Camera HP Imaging Technology User's Guide Legal Notices Copyright 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. HP, the HP logo, JetSend, the JetSend logo, PhotoSmart, and the PhotoSmart logo are property of Hewlett-Packard Company. [. . . ] You can then adjust the focus distance by pressing the left and right arrows on the 4-way controller (see below). If you turn off the image LCD, Manual Focus will still be on, but you will no longer be able to adjust the focus distance with the 4-way controller. When you set the focus mode to Manual Focus and live view is on, pressing the right and left arrows on the 4-way controller will perform these specific functions: Right arrow - increases focus distance Left arrow - decreases focus distance Note: Setting the camera to Manual focus mode cancels any selected auto focus range (Macro or Infinity) and turns off the corresponding icon on the status LCD. Table 16: Focus Mode Soft Keys Soft Key Select Function Places a checkmark by the highlighted setting, then returns to the Photo Assist menu. Returns to the Photo Assist menu without changing the setting. Exit Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 59 Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Figure 37: AE Metering Submenu AE Metering Submenu Use the AE (Automatic Exposure) Metering submenu to select the area of the scene that the camera will use to set the exposure when you take a picture. Table 17: AE Metering Submenu Setting Average (default) Function The camera uses the entire frame to calculate exposure. The camera uses the center half of the total pixels to calculate exposure. The camera calculates exposure based only on a small region in the center of the scene. Center-weighted Spot Table 18: AE Metering Soft Keys Soft Key Select Function Places a checkmark by the highlighted setting, then returns to the Photo Assist menu. Returns to the Photo Assist menu without changing the setting. Exit Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 60 Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys ISO Speed Submenu Note: The option you set is active from shot-toshot; it resets to its default setting when you cycle the power on the camera. Figure 38: ISO Speed Submenu Use the ISO Speed submenu to set the ISO speed. Similar to film, slower ISO speeds require longer exposures, but produce higher quality images. In contrast, faster ISO speeds allow for shorter exposures, but produce noisier images. You can select from these setting options: Auto (Default) - The camera automatically determines the best ISO speed for the scene. 100 200 The ISO Speed submenu is only available for Auto and Aperture Priority exposure modes. When the exposure mode is set to Landscape Program, Portrait Program, Action Program, or Shutter Priority, the ISO Speed submenu is grayed-out and the ISO Speed is set to Auto. Table 19: ISO Speed Soft Keys Soft Key Select Function Places a checkmark by the highlighted setting, then returns to the Photo Assist menu. Returns to Photo Assist menu without changing the setting. Exit Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 61 Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys Image Stamp Menu Note: An image stamp becomes permanently embedded in the image and overwrites data in the image. Figure 39: Image Stamp Menu Use the Image Stamp menu to place watermarks on your images as you capture them. The Image Stamp menu has these options: Date & Time Text Logo Table 20: Image Stamp Soft Keys Soft Key Edit Function Opens submenu associated with the selected menu option. Exits this menu and returns to the live view in Capture mode. Exit Date/Time Stamp Submenu Figure 40: Date/Time Stamp Submenu Use the Date/Time Stamp submenu to stamp an image with the current date, time, both date and time, or neither. You can set the following properties of the date/time stamp: Type Placement Transparency Text color Background Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference 62 Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys Table 21: Settings for Date/Time, Text, and Logo Stamp Submenus Setting Type Placement Options None (default), Both, Date, Time Top right quadrant of image Center of image Bottom left quadrant of image Bottom right quadrant of image Top left quadrant of image Transparency Opaque - There will be a background box around the text. Semi - There will be a translucent background box. [. . . ] This mode is set by pressing a status LCD button on top of the camera and determines how the shutter release button will be triggered. The status LCD button on the top of the camera that you press to set the timer mode. An icon or set of icons that appears in the status LCD and shows the current timer mode. See "Shutter Priority (Tv) exposure mode" on page 121. [. . . ]