HP 618 manual Using the Overlay Soft Key, Viewing the Camera Status

Using the Overlay Soft Key

Press the middle (Overlay) soft key to turn both overlay bars off in the live view of Capture mode. To turn the overlay bars on again, press any of the three soft keys. When the overlay bars are off, the soft keys are disabled for their normal functions and are, instead, enabled only to turn the overlay bars on again.

	Viewing the Camera Status
Figure 5: Status Screen	You can press the right (Status) soft key while in the live view of Capture mode to display the Status
	screen (see Figure 5). This screen allows you to check the current camera status, such as the current
	resolution, quality, and white balance settings. (To change these settings, use the Capture mode
	menus. See the next subsection for details.) One or more icons may also appear on the Status
	screen, including:
	Š	means that a memory card is inserted in the camera.
	Š	means that the current auto focus range setting is Macro.
	Š	shows the battery status.

The following status information is provided:

Resolution	Resolution setting for capturing images (Full Size or 1/4)
Quality	Quality setting for capturing images (Good, Better, or Best for the JPEG file
	type, or TIFF for the TIFF file type)
White Balance	Color correction setting to make white areas appear white with no color cast
EV Comp	Exposure Value compensation setting for exposure control
ISO Speed	ISO Speed setting
AE Metering	Auto Exposure Metering setting
Version	The version number of your camera’s firmware

To exit the Status screen and return to the live view of Capture mode, press the right (Exit) soft key.

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