Overview
Taking a Photo
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Chapter 3 - Taking Photos
Overview
To take a photo
1. Remove the lens cover
3. Frame your subject in the viewfinder
Using the Status LCD
Checking the Camera Status
Overview
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Using the Color LCD
Overview
To view the camera status on the color LCD
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
The current white balance setting
Battery status
Overview
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
Taking Still Photos
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Taking Burst Photos
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
To take Burst photos
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Burst icon
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Taking Timelapse Photos
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
To change the Burst rate
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
To take Timelapse photos
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
To change the Timelapse settings
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
Setting
Default
Taking Still, Burst and Timelapse Photos
Description
Adjusting the Camera Settings
Adjusting the Camera Settings
Taking Black and White Photos
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Changing the Flash Setting
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To change the flash setting
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To select a flash setting using the camera menus
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Adjusting the Photo Quality
Adjusting the Camera Settings
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To adjust the photo quality
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Photo quality icon
Adjusting the Camera Settings
setting for photos that you plan to send
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Compression
Adjusting the Camera Settings
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
This is the number of pixels in each photo. More pixels results in
compression level, the higher the photo quality but the larger the
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Adjusting the Camera Settings
Some combinations of settings correspond to the camera’s standard settings indicated by the photo quality diamonds on the status LCD. If you choose to use combinations of settings that do not correspond to the camera’s standard photo quality settings, you will see no photo quality diamonds on the status LCD. This just means that you are using a custom photo quality setting
Using the Zoom
Adjusting the Camera Settings
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Optical
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To use optical zoom
To use digital zoom
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Using Macro Mode
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To turn on macro mode
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Using the Self-Timer
Adjusting the Camera Settings
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Press the left soft key repeatedly until the Still icon displays
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Adjusting the Camera Settings
the same time. The icons appear in color if they
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To change the self-timer delay
6. Scroll to Self-Timer
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Setting the Exposure
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To change the exposure setting
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
AE Method
Setting the White Balance
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To adjust the AE method’s meter setting
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
You want the camera to automatically sense the lighting conditions and
Adjusting the Camera Settings
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Using Instant Review
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To turn Instant Review on or off
5. Scroll to Instant Review
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To use Instant Review
Setting the Eye Start
Setting Hand Held
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To turn Eye Start on or off
Setting the Counter Reset
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To set Counter Reset
To turn Hand Held on or off
Setting Auto Shutoff
Adjusting the Camera Settings
Power source
Power off
Setting the Beep
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To turn Auto Shutoff on or off
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide
Adjusting the Camera Settings
To turn the Beep on or off