User manual COMPAQ C500XI

[. . . ] Make sure the camera power is off. Main battery compartment door 2. Open the main battery compartment door by sliding the latch in the direction of the word OPEN. Insert three batteries, making sure the +/- electrodes are facing the proper direction (see the diagram inside the battery compartment). Close the main battery compartment door. HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 7 Setting Up Your Camera Installing a New Coin Battery When you buy the camera, a coin battery is already installed. [. . . ] For example, if you are using battery power and you do not press any camera buttons for 30 seconds, the color LCD turns itself off and the camera sleeps. The camera also turns itself off and retracts the lens after 10 minutes with battery power, and after 30 minutes with AC adapter power. For more information about the sleep and shutoff times, see "Setting Auto Shutoff" on page 64. To "wake up" the camera: · Press any button. HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 16 Camera Basics Using the Camera Modes The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera has four modes. The camera mode determines which features and menu options are active. Use the camera mode dial to select the mode. Camera mode dial Mode Rec (Record) Rev (Review) Functions · Take photos · Preview photos on the camera's color LCD or a television · View thumbnails of your photos · Mark, categorize, group, protect, and delete photos · View photos on the camera's color LCD or a television · Transmit photos via infrared Play · View one photo at a time, using the entire color LCD · Play back Burst, Timelapse, and grouped photo sequences · Create slide shows · View photos on the camera's color LCD or a television PC · View photos on a computer monitor when the camera is connected to a computer · Share, print, and download photos HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 17 Camera Basics Understanding the Viewfinder Indicator Light The indicator light appears to the left of the viewfinder. The color of the light changes depending on the camera mode and at different stages in the photography process. If the flashing light indicates a camera error, a message also displays on the status or color LCD. Tip: The brightness of the color LCD affects battery life; the brighter the color LCD, the more power it uses. You may want to lower the brightness level if you use the color LCD often. Overlay Bars Overlay bars appear at the top and bottom of the color LCD. They provide you with information about the camera settings, such as the type of photo (Still, Burst or Timelapse). The number of overlay bars and the information they provide varies with each camera mode. In Rec (Record) mode you can choose whether or not to see the overlay bars. In Play mode you can choose to see both overlay bars, just the lower bar, or neither of the bars. You can find information about the icons that appear on the overlay bars throughout this guide. Overlay button Overlay bars Color LCD on/off button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 21 Camera Basics To turn the overlay bars on or off in Rec (Record) mode: 1. You can continue pressing the Overlay button to toggle between the three options. Lower overlay bar No overlay bars Both overlay bars HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 22 Camera Basics Soft Keys Soft keys are buttons that change function depending on the camera mode, state, and menu option. Each soft key function is labeled on the lower overlay bar, above the key that is used to activate the function. If the overlay bars are off, you can still use the function by pressing a soft key. For example, if the camera is in Play mode and the overlay bars are turned off, you can press the center soft key (the zoom button) once to turn the lower overlay bar on, and then a second time to zoom in on the photo. Soft keys Using the Camera Menus The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera menus display on the color LCD. You can use these menus to adjust camera settings and use camera features. Use the color LCD and the controls on the back of the camera to access the camera menus and select the menu options. For a list of options, see "Menu Structure" on page 124 in Appendix B. Menu button Menus display on the color LCD 4-way arrow button Soft keys HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 23 Camera Basics To use the camera menus: 1. [. . . ] Use the center soft key to add a space between letters and characters. · HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User's Guide 28 Camera Basics · · Use the up and down sides of the 4-way arrow button to select a letter, number, or special character for the camera name. Use the right side of the 4-way arrow button to save the letter, number, or special character. 5. Press the Exit button (right soft key) twice to save the settings and exit the menus. Using an AC Power Adapter (recommended) To preserve battery life, use an AC power adapter that HP has approved for use with the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera. Use the adapter as your power source when you connect your camera to a computer or a television, or when using the color LCD for an extended period of time. [. . . ]