HP V6905TU manual Taking still photographs with the integrated camera, Adjusting camera properties

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Taking still photographs with the integrated camera

1.Select Start > Control Panel > Scanners and Cameras.

2.Double-click the listing for the integrated camera, and then click Next.

3.Click Take Picture.

4.Follow the directions on the Picture wizard to select any of the following options:

Publish the pictures to a Web site.

Order prints of the pictures.

Save the pictures on your computer.

Adjusting camera properties

You can adjust the following camera properties:

Brightness—Controls the amount of light that is incorporated into the image. A higher brightness setting creates a brighter image; a lower brightness setting creates a darker image.

Contrast—Controls the difference between lighter and darker areas on the image. A higher contrast setting intensifies the image; a lower contrast setting maintains more of the original information’s dynamic range but leads to a flatter image.

Hue—Controls the aspect of color that distinguishes it from another color (what makes a color red, green, or blue). Hue is distinct from saturation, which measures the intensity of the hue.

Saturation—Controls the strength of color in the final image. A higher saturation setting creates a bolder image; a lower saturation setting creates a more subtle image.

Sharpness—Controls the definition of edges in an image. A higher sharpness setting creates a more defined image; a lower sharpness setting creates a softer image.

Gamma—Controls the contrast affecting the mid-level grays or midtones of an image. Adjusting the gamma of an image allows you to change brightness values of the middle range of gray tones without dramatically altering the shadows and highlights. A lower Gamma setting makes greys look black, and makes dark colors even darker.

White Balance—Controls the color temperature of the dominant light sources. This enables white objects in the image to appear truly white. The white balance settings in the Properties dialog box are displayed as WB (Red) and WB (Blue). A higher white balance setting increases the concentration of the color (red or blue); a lower white balance setting decreases the concentration of the selected color.

Exposure—Controls the relative amount of light that enters the camera sensor. A higher exposure setting allows more light; a lower exposure setting allows less light.

Gain—Controls the intensity range, thus altering the color contrast of the image. A higher gain setting stretches the intensity range; a lower gain setting shrinks the intensity.

Light Source—Controls the settings to adjust the camera exposure for the ambient light.

Flip—Reverses the captured image vertically.

Mirror—Reverses the captured image horizontally.

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Contents Multimedia First Edition January Document Part Number Product notice Iv Product notice Table of contents Changing DVD region settings Observing the copyright warning Product notice Using the audio featuresSelect S/PDIF Interface Set Default, and then click OK Important audio settingsUsing the audio-out headphone jack Using S/PDIF digital audio select models onlyAdjusting the volume Media button-QuickPlay not installed Using the QuickPlay buttonsMedia button-QuickPlay installed DVD button-QuickPlay not installed DVD button-QuickPlay installedUsing the external monitor port Using the video featuresUsing the S-Video-out jack select models only Using the camera Capturing video Capturing and streaming videoTaking still photographs with the integrated camera Adjusting camera propertiesPage Inserting an optical disc CD or DVD Using an optical driveIdentifying the installed optical drive Page Removing an optical disc when no computer power is available Using the media activity hotkeys Using the media activity functionsPrevious/rewind button Using the media activity buttons select models onlyNext/fast forward button Working with multimedia software Installing multimedia software from a disc Opening preinstalled multimedia softwareUsing multimedia software Preventing playback disruptions Observing the copyright warning Changing DVD region settingsIndex
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