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s510
Digital Camera
User Manual
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Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................ 3 About this Manual .................................................................................. 3 Safety and Handling Precautions.............................................................. 3 Using this Menu ..................................................................................... 4 Introduction ..............................................
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Setting LCD Save.................................................................................. 57 Setting Date & Time ............................................................................. 57 Setting Language ................................................................................. 57 Setting Display Mode ............................................................................ 57 Setting File Numbering ...................................................................
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Preface About this Manual • The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to change without notice. • Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera. Copyright • This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic or other means, in any
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Battery Information • Power off the camera before installing or removing the battery. • Use only the provided battery or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty. • When using Li-ion battery in this product, ensure that they are inserted correctly. Inserting the battery incorrectly can cause damage to the product and in rare occasions possibly cause an explosion. • When the camera i
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new HP digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital photos is fast and easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera, your computer must meet the following system requirements: For Windows: • Windows XP/Vista/Win7 • Processor: Pentium D 3.0GHz or above • Memory: 1GB RAM (2G is recommended) • HDD space: 300MB or above (10GB is recommend) • 32bit color display m
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Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera Rechargeable battery x 1 pcs USB cable Wrist strap USB adapter Quick Start Guide (The type of plug may vary depending on the country or region) 6
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Camera Views Front View 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. Microphone Back View 5. LCD monitor 6. LED indicator 7. Video Record button 8. Menu button 9. OK button/4-way navigation control 10. Playback button 11. Fn/Delete button Top View 12. Zoom dial 13. Shutter button 14. Power button 7
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Bottom View 15. Battery/Memory card compartment 16. Speaker 17. Tripod screw hole Left/Right View 18. USB/TV Out 19. Strap ring Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use. Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording audio clip. In photo and movie mode, spin the zoom dial to left to zoom out, right to zoom in. Zoom dial In Playback mo
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Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). You can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your images and videos. Further functions of these buttons are as follows: No. Description 1 AE/AF LOCK (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) 2 Macro Button 3 Flash Button 4 Continuous Shooting Button 5 OK Button Button Description 1. To lock AE/AF, press and hold t
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Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 64MB of internal memory. Users can store files up to 37MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all photos, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory. External storage Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB in size. It also supports SDHC cards with a maximum capacity of 32GB. Then also supports SDXC cards with a maximum capacity of 64GB. If there is a storage card
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4. Close and lock the battery/memory card compartment. Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. 1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the SD/SDHC/SDXC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the back side of the camera. 3. Push the SD/SDHC/SDXC card into the memory slot until it clicks into place. 4. Close and lock the Battery/
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Turning the Power On and Off There are two ways to power on the camera: • Press the Power button, and the startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled. The lens will extend and the camera is ready to take photos or record video. • Press the Playback button, and the camera is in Playback mode. The zoom lens is not extended. To power off the camera, press the Power button. Initial Settings When you power on your camera for the first time, you will be asked to do t
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Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your photo or video. The display on the LCD monitor is called the On Screen Display or OSD. LCD Monitor Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode. 2 Flash Indicates flash settings. 3 Self-timer/Burst Indicates drive mode settings. 4 Zoom indicator Displays zoom. 5 Shots remaining Indicates the remainin
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Video Record Mode Screen Layout Recording Layout No. Item Description 1 Key indicator Displays the commands on 4-way Navigation Control button 2 Recorded time Displays recorded time. 3 Recording status Indicates recording status. 14
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Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached. 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file. 5 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card.
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Playback mode of videos: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Video clip Indicates the file is a video. Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio 4 Button intro file. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage 5 File no./Total no. card. 6 Battery Indicates estimated battery level. 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory. 8 Recording date & time Displa
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Playback mode of audio clips: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. 5 Battery Indicates estimated battery level. 6 Storage media Indicates used storage memory. Recording 7 Displays recording information of the file. information 8 Vo
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Recording Photos, Videos and Voices Taking Photos Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your photos. Taking photos with your camera is very simple. 1. Power on the camera by pressing the Power button. 2. Frame the shot using the focus bracket on the LCD monitor. See illustration on the right. 3. Pressing the Shutter button down halfway automatically focuses and adjusts the exposure, and pressing the Shutter button down fully captures t
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Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 5 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 25 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. Please refer to "Setting the Digital Zoom" on page 39 on how to setup digital zoom. To adjust the optical zoom: 1. Spin the Zoom dial to zoom in or zoom out an image. 2. The zoom indicator appears
