Camera Basics

To use the camera menus:

1.Turn the camera on and turn the camera mode dial to the mode you want to use.

2.Press the Menu button.

3.Use the right and left sides of the 4-way arrow button to select a menu.

4.Use the up and down sides of the 4-way arrow button to scroll through a menu’s options.

5.Press the soft keys to select or edit a menu option, or to exit the camera menus.

Note: You must press the Exit button to save the settings and exit the menus. If you change the camera mode while you are selecting the menu options, the camera does not save the new settings. You must exit all menus before you can turn the color LCD off.

Setting the Date and Time

Before you begin taking photos, set the correct date and time. The camera stores the date and time with other information about the photo, and displays it in Rev (Review) mode. When you turn your camera on, the color LCD prompts you to set the date and time under any of the following conditions:

The first time you use your camera.

After removing or replacing the coin battery when you have not installed the NiMH batteries and are not using an AC power adapter.

After losing power in both the coin and NiMH batteries at the same time.

You can also use the Preferences camera menu in Rec (Record) mode to change the date and time as needed.

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HP c500/c500xi manual Setting the Date and Time, To use the camera menus