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1. 4 way arowbutton AC power adapter Auto exposure Auto focus Burst photos Carrera node dial A 4 way controller used to scroll through and neake sd ections fromthe color LCD menu options An adapter that connects your carrera to a power source Such as a wall outlet Or power strip to conserve battery power Only use an AC power adapter that has been approved by HP for use wth this carrera adapter part nunber C73BA The carrera automatically adjusts the exposure for different lighting conditions There are two AE methods Matrix and Spot Matrix calculates the exposure by taking the average of several points of light in the photo Spot calcul ates the exposure by reading the light from one small spot in the center of the photo The carrera autormsticell y adjusts the focus of the carrera when you press the Shutter button 2 way down A series of photos taken in rapid succession when you press and hold the Shutter button down You can take up to four photos at a rate of one to three frames per second in this node The control used to sd ect one of the four carrera modes Rec Record Rev Review Play and PC that determine which features and menu options are available HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Coin battery Color LCD Col or LCD ory off button Compacth ash memory card Compression Computer connection Digital zoom Exposure Value Bye Start Hash Hash button A s
2. 7 Press the Bat button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus The narre of the group appears in the photo information for all photos in the group The ay Grouped Images icon appears in the photo information for any photo that represents a dosed group Grouped Inages icon TO dissol ve a group Note Dissolung a group renvves all the photos fromthe group and dea ees the group nane It does not del ete the photos fromthe memory card You cannot dissolve protected grouped photos 1 Tumthecareraon and tum the crera node cial to Rev 2 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to any photo ind uded in the group you want to rervove 3 Press the Menu button 4 Usethe4 vway arowbutton to scroll to Group D Press the Dissolve button center soft key 6 Press the Bait button right soft key To del ete a group of photos Note Da eing grouped photos dd ees all the photos in the group fromthe memory card but does not del ete the group nane Once the photos are del eted you annot recover them 1 Tum the canera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev 2 Use the 4 umay arowbutton to scroll to any photo ind uded in the group you want to dd ee HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 77 Using RevewMode If the group is open showing links between the photos dose the group by pressing the Close button right soft key Sel ect the photo that reoresents the group of photos Press the Menu button The
3. Still photos Tima apse photos Tripod mount The number of pixels that make up the photo A higher resol ution setting Captures more information more pixels when a photo is taken The carrera mode used to vewyour photos on the color LCD or a td evusion screen Atine that del ays the rel ease of the shutter by a soeafied nunber of seconds so that you can take a photo of yourself or ind ude yourself in a posed group photo A light on the front of the carrera that indicates the sel f tiner is on and the Shutter will release autormeatically after the spedfied amount of tine has ed apsed The button that starts transmitting photos via infrared fromyour digital carrera to areceaiving device such as a printer See also J Send The 2 stage button you press to release the carrere s shutter and adjust the focus and exposure before taking a photo The display screen on the top of the carrera that shows the carrere s Status Ind uding the battery level memory card status nuniber of photos remaining and curent photo quality and flash settings Single photos taken each tine you press the shutter button A series of photos taken at preset time intervals when you press the shutter button You can speafy the number of photos you want the anera to take as well as the amount of tine between photos from 1ninute to 24 hours Connedion point on the bottom of the carrera for attaching a tripod HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital C
4. Taking Burst Photos Use the Burst setting to take photos in rapid succession while holding the Shutter button down You can take up to four photos at a rate of one to three frames per second The Burst setting is recontrended for taking action photos The default Burst rate is two frames per second If you want to change the Burst rate see bel ow Note that you cannot use the flash for Burst photos the flash button is inactive Note Burst photos take longer to process than Still photos because the carrera takes up to three frames per second rather than a single photo To take Burst photos 1 Tumthecareraonandtum the Gmera mode dial to Rec The status LCD displays the approximate nuniber of photos available on the memory card The carrera is not ready until this nunber aopeers 2 Adjust your carrera settings as needed See Adjusting the Carrera Settings on page 42 for details 3 Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on Number of photos avail able Shutter button ae r Photo Smart ert Status LCD Carrerarrode dial Orv off button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Taking Still Burst and Tima apse Photos 4 Press the left soft key until the Burst icon appears on the lower Overlay bar Tip To conserve battery power tum the color LCD off after you choose the photo type Burst icon If there is not enough space on the memory card for the nuniber of photos spedfied the
5. Jee lllsekow Zwee RU Installing a NeawCoin E CV 8 CVC 14 gt 5 EN WE 9 Charging the U EE I a Ila oka IM 90 0 VA O 10 NN D Checking the Mennwory Card HAUS ssssessecssscessssestsssseesceseassceaesessesesssaesesoeaesesoesesoeasseeaesenseaesenseseasseeaeseneeseseseesesssatsesoeaeseeceaesseoesessearsesoeatsss B Fomettng a Menory Card E H E KREE Le b Tuming the Canera On and Off eee b wl e e SEE EEE NE EE b VErdTe EMNE hr L Understanding the Viewfinder Indicator Bis wf B HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Table of Contents END TE CO LON LaevesvvessesesseeeeeR en D OAN E 21 88 SJENERT estate ease 23 Using the Carre Zu 23 SEHHING HNC Date ANC THT E 24 aadtelagde vvvv4vev v4vrvvrverev4v vsrre ee 27 Changing the Car zech wu 28 Using an AC Power Adapter recoNNENdEed EN 29 By e E WE e E le ehn e re recast sites ae iu bes te ease SR 30 ENN 30 TNT re a ee a Aa a E E a E E E E E N ED 30 Checking the Cana SAUS eee tnne nee neon a an en en ee a ee en eee 32 Caro Te ra 8 EG PE ENE ES Bg gag ee Lee Ee EE EE EE EEE SEE 33 E Sie ek Burst and Tima apse PS save 35 LE lt a sg ere SENERE EEE EN 35 TBTV NNN 36 Taano Iiini ana POOS EN 38 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide ii Table of Contents Adjusting the Canea pe ln e vccscsssscstssssscsssessssesscsscsscesssssoustsossosaesossesaessuseeseseesustecustsassssacuseessaessuseesuseuseaceorsauasouseeasseeaessucesseacueraneersaeasearseeasseecenae
6. MENU OVERLAY TO set the date and time when prompted by the color LCD 1 Sdectafonret for the date and tire e Press the Formet button left soft key mm DD YY 17 TR JD MM Y e Usethe 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the fonmet you vant D MM e Press the Sel ett button left soft key Select Note A cearrere s default date and tire fomats natch the Gnera s language For example carreras wth the language set to English have a default date format of MMY DD YY and a default Une format of P hours Carreres with the language set to French have a default date formet of DD MIMVYY and a default ine formet of 24 hours HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 25 Carrera Basics 2 Se the date and ine 3 To change the date and time using the camera menu 1 2 e Usetheup and down sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to sdecta value for the highlighted fid d e Us the right side of the 4 way atrrowbutton to save the value in the current fid d and to move to another fiad The fie ds are month day year hour minute and in P hour fonmet AM or PM When you have finished press the Exit button right soft key 5 2 O Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec E oj Preferences Press the Menu button Date amp Time Use the 4 way arrow button to scroll to the Preferences nenu then scroll down to Date amp Time Press the Edit button left soft key If you want to change the
7. Usethe4 way arowbutton to scroll to the photo that represents the group you want to open Tip The photo representing the group displ ays the Grouped Images Icon in its photo infonrstion 3 Press the Open button right soft key Mark Lategory lose Thunibnails of all of the photos in the group are displayed wth links between them HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 79 Using RevewMode TO dose grouped photos 1 Tumthecareraon and tum the carrera node dial to Rev 2 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to any photo in the group you want to dose 3 Pressthe Close button right soft key Expanding Burst and Tine apse Photos When you take Burst or Time apse photos the carrera takes a series of photos and uses the first photo to represent the series You can expand the series to display all the photos on the color LCD or you can play the series See fiewng Burst Tima apse and Grouped Photos on page 86 for information about playing a series of photos TO expand Burst or Tima apse photos 1 T m the canera on and tum the Gmera mode dial to Rev 2 Usethe 4 vay arowbutton to scroll to the photo that represents the Burst or Tima apse series you vant to expand Tip The photo representing the series displays the Burst or Timas apse icon in its photo Information 3 Press the Expand button right soft key Thumbnails of all of the photos in the series are displayed wth links between them Burst
8. product being replaced 9 HP products may contain remanufactured parts conponents or materials equivalent to newin performance D HP s Il inited warranty is valid in any country wnere the covered HP product is distributed by HP Contracts for additional warranty services such as on site service are available from any authorized HP service fadlity in countries where the product is distributed by HP or by an authorized in porter B Limitations of V arranty 1 TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW NATHRR HP NOR ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY OTHER V ARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE HP PRODUCTS AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND HTNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE C Limitations of Liability 1 To the exert allowed by local law the renedies provided in this V i rranty Steterrent are the custorrer s sole and ed usive rerredies 2 TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW EXCEPT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS SPECIHCALLY SET FORTH IN THIS V ARRANTY STATEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL HP OR ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER ADV SED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES D Local Law 1 This Marranty G ert gives the custorrer spedfic legal rights The customer may also have other rights which vary from state to
9. 42 auto shutoff 64 beep 65 bl ack and white 42 counter reset 63 exposure 56 Fye Start 62 flash 43 hand had 62 Instant Revew6O photo quality 45 sd f tiner 53 white balance 58 zoom 50 Setup carrera 5 Shutoff automatic 64 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index Sleep mode overview D setting the auto shutoff tines 64 using eye start 62 Slide shows creating and playing 87 Snall objects using mado node 52 Soft keys 23 Software accessing help I Installing on a Maantosh D1 Installing on aPC 95 Specifications 15 Spot method for automatic exposure 57 Status checking 32 on the color LCD 33 Status LCD 32 battery icons 9 deaning IB flash icons 43 icons B3 Still photos taking 35 using the self tiner 53 no System requirements Madntosh D1 PC 94 T Taking photos burst 36 Instant Review 36 of mall objects 52 overview 3O still inages 35 time apse 38 Technicel support 17 Tdeusion connecting the carrera 91 using NTSC 91 using PAL 91 vienng photos 92 Tine setting 24 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index Tima apse photos changing the settings 40 collapsing 81 expanding 80 howmany to take 41 interval 41 not enough memory 39 taking 38 vevng 86 Transmitting photos to another canera IR Troubleshooting IB U Unnarking photos 71 V Video output format 90 Vianfinder indicator light E Mear photos burst nel apse and grouped 86 using atealeusion 92 using Play node 84
10. Edit menu displays wth Del ete highlighted Press the Del ete button center soft key Press the Del ete button left soft key to del ete all of the photos in the group Rementber that once photos are del amp ed you cannot recover them Adding Photos to a Group To add a photo to a group 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev Select a photo or mark the photos you want to add to the group See Marking Photos on page 70 for nore infomation Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to Group Press the Add button left soft key Note The Add button is available only wnen there are existing groups See Creating and Removing Groups on page 76 for details HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 78 Using RevewMode 6 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the group you want to sdect 7 Press the Sel ect button left soft key 8 Press the Bxit button The narre of the group appears in the photo infonmetion for all photos in the group The Grouped Images icon appears in the photo information for any photo that represents a Grouped dosed group es on Group nane Opening and Closing Groups mmm Once you have grouped son photos you can dose the group and viewjust the one photo that represents the group or you can open the group and viewall the photos in the group TO open grouped photos 1 Tumtheceareraonandtum the Gmera mode dial to Rev 2
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12. bars PAL PC node Photo quality button Play node Record node Recteye redudion The sel ected state of the carrera that determines what types of activities you can current y performand which menus you can access on the color LCD The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera has four nodes Record Review Play and PC A video formset generally used in countries such as USA Canada and J apan Standard devel oped by the National Television Standards Committee The button that tums the canera power on and off A type of zoomthat changes the fid d of vewand magnification of the lens by using the zoomoconirol to move different lens groups wthin the lens to change its overall focal length Bars that appear at the top and bottomof the color LCD to provide you wth Information about the carrera settings and tell you the fundions of the soft keys See also Soft keys The video formet Short for Phase Altemating Line generally used in countries in Europe The carrera mode to sal et wnen you connect the carrera to a computer The button used to cyde through the four photo quality settings The carrera mode used to vewyour photos on the color LCD or ataevusion screen and to create slide shows The carrera mode used to take photos See Hash wth recteye reduction HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Resol uton Raievnode SdAf tiner Sel f tiner light Share button Shutter button Status LCD
13. conditions For example if you are using the carrera outside in bright sunlight you can meke the color LCD brighter see be ow Color LCD The display on the color LCD varies wth each carrera mode The followmg table indicates whether the color LCD is on or off in each mode and the default display HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide b Carrera Basics Off You can tum the color LCD on by No display unless you tum the color LCD pressing the color LCD on off button on Tums on automatic ly Displays thumbnails of photos stored on Tums off automatically after 30 seconds if the memory Gard you are using battery power Tums on automatic ly Displays photos stored on the merory Tums off automatically after 30 seconds if card using the entre color LCD screen you are using battery power Tip The color LCD uses alot of battery power If you are not using an AC power adapter you may want to limt your use of the color LCD TO adjust the brightness of the color LCD 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum thecanrera node dial to Rec MENU OVERLAY 2 Press the Menu button 3 Usethe4way arowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu LCD Brightness is highlighted 4 Press the Edit button left soft key HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 20 Camera Basics D Usethe4way arowbutton to adjust the color LCD brightness A higher number gives a brighter display 6 Press the Bat
14. date and tire formats fromthe ones displayed on the color LCD e Press the Formet button left soft key MM DD YY 12 hours e Usethe 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the formset you want e Press the Sel ect button left soft key Select HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 26 Carrera Basics 6 Se the date and ine e Use the up and down sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to sdecta value for the highlighted fid d e Us the right side of the 4 way atrowbutton to save the value in the current fied d and to nove to another fiad The fie ds are nonth day year hour minute and in P hour fomat AM or PM 7 Press the Bait button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Changing the Language The HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera allows you to change the language used for the carrera menus overlay bars and default date and tine fomets To change the language 1 Tumthecareraon and tum the carrera node dial to Rev 2 Press the Menu button lp Preferences 3 Usethe 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu Language 4 Press the Edit button eft soft key D Usethe 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the language you want to use HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 27 Carrera Basics 6 Press the Sel ett button left soft key 7 A check mark appears next to the sel ected language and the language iIntrediatel y changes When you have fi
15. dick the CD icon on the desktop 3 Set your language by double dicking the language s fol der HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D1 Connecting the Carrera to Your Macintosh 4 Double dick Digita Desktop Installer 5 Gikk Continue and then followthe instructions on the screen Connecting the Carrera TO connect the carrera to your Madntosh use the USB cable TO connect the carrera to your Macintosh 1 Plug the round end of the USB cable into the carrera 2 Plug the other end of the cabl e into the USB port on your computer HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D2 Connecting the Carrera to Your Macintosh Downloading Photos Downloading is the process of transferring photos fromthe canrere s nenvry card to your computer Before you Gan download photos to your computer you need to install the software on your Madntosh See Installing the Software on page D 1for details For fast downloading it is reconmmended that you use a memory card reader such as the SanDisk ImageM ate avail abl e at wawhpshopping com to save photo files on your computer See Using a Card Reader on page D6 for more infomation Note To conserve battery power use an AC power adapter wnen you are downloading photos to your con puter TO download photos 1 2 Connect the carrera to your computer using the USB cable Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to PC Open the HP PhotoSmart C500 fo
16. icon Tima apse icon HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Using RevewMode To collapse Burst or Tima apse photos 1 Tum the canera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev 2 Use the 4 umay arowbutton to scroll to any photo in the Burst or Tina apse series you want to collapse 3 Press the Collapse button right soft key Searching for Photos You can use the Find menu to search for photos by date or by category To search for photos by date 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the And menu Press the Edit button left soft key Enter the range of dates you want the carrera to use to search for photos e Usethenght and left sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to nove to the month day and year fid ds e Usethe up and down sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to change the month day and year HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 81 Using RevewMode Note The Fom date must be prior or equal to the To date 6 Press the Find button eft soft key 7 Theresults of your search appear on the color LCD The Find icon appears in the lower right comer to remind you that you are looking at the results of your search Find icon 8 Usethe4 vay arrowbutton to saoll through the photos When you have finished press the Show All button center soft key to reune Viewing all photos stored on the memory
17. life use an AC power adapter that HP has approved for use wth the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera Use the adapter as your power source vihen you connect your carrera to a computer or a television or when using the color LCD for an extended period of ine Note An AC power adapter provides power to the carrera It does not recharge the batteries AC power adapters are available fromwwwhpshopping com For AC power adapter spedfications refer to HPS PhotoSmart V b site at wawphotosmmart com TO connect an AC power adapter 1 Plug the adapter into a power source Such as a wall outlet or power strip AC power connection 2 Connect the round end of the adapter cable to the carrera Note If you want to use battery power ramowe the AC adapter fromthe power source and the carrera If the AC adapter is connected to the carrera even if it is not connected to a power source the carrera will not use battery power HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 29 Chapter 3 Taking Photos This Chapter describes the process of taking photos wth your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera ind uding how to take Sill Burst and Tima apse photos and detailed descriptions of adjusting the carrera settings If you want a quick overview see the Basics guide that you received with your anra There are three settings you can use to take photos Still Burst and Tima apse Still Use this setting for taking a single col or or bl adk and
18. photos than it indicates You can also check the status of the memory card using the memory card Indicator on the color LCD For exan ple you can see fromthe indicator in the graphic that the memory card is more than half full Formatting a Memory Card ag I Most CompactH ash memory cards are al ready fonmeitted wnen you buy them But if you buy amemory card that has not been formatted you need to format it before you can use it in the Carrera To format a memory card 1 Inset the nenory card and tum the carrera on The carrera can be in any node If the memory card is not formeited the col or LCD displays a message asking if you want to format the memory cerd 2 Press the Formet button left soft key The anera fomets the memory card HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide H Carrera Basics Carrera Basics Turming the Camera On and Off To tum the carrera power on e Press the or off button to tum the cane ra power on The cerrera lens autormsticeally extends and the status LCD displays the status of the carrera Tip Rememtber to rerove the lens cover before taking a photo To remind yourself always replace the lens cover wth the leash attachment pointing up so that you see it when you look through the viewfinder To tum the carrera power off e Press the or off button to tum the carrera power off The carrera lens autorretiicelly retracts and the status LCD goes blank Photo Sm
19. press the Overl ay button to tum the overlay bars on Zoomall the way in on your subject using the Zoom control Release the Zoom control and then press it to theright again i The digital zoom icon displays in the top Overlay bar Digital Zoom icon Fane your subject on the col or LCD rather than through the venfinder Use the Zoom control to make further adjustments Take your photo Press the col or LCD on off button to tum the color LCD and digital zoom off HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 51 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Using Macro Mode Use macao mode to take d ose up photos of small objects For example use mado mode to take a dose up photo of aflover To tum on macro mode 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on Note The color LCD must be on for maco node If you do not see the over ay bars on the col or LCD press the Overl ay button to tum the overlay bars on Press the center soft key until the macro mode icon appears in col or at the center of the lower oven ay bar Y Macro mode icon Note The center soft key toggles between the sel f timer and mado mode so that you can take photos using just one of the modes or both at the sane tire The icons appear in color if they are on Keep pressing the button until you have sel ected the combination of self tiner and naco mode that you want one on b
20. sane memory card e You can choose different photo quality settings for Sill Burst and Tima apse photos e The carrera processes photos with Fine or Super fine diamond photo qual ity faster than those wth lower photo Quality If you want to take several photos one after the other in a short period of tine use the Fine or Super fine photo quality setting HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 45 Adjusting the Carrera Settings TO adjust the photo quality 1 T m the canera on and tum the Gnera mode dial to Rec 2 Press the Photo Quality button repeatedly until the desired photo quality setting displays on the status LCD Photo Smart meet F om eae Photo quality icon Photo quality button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 46 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Each of the photo quality settings corresponds to a combination of resolution and compression settings The diarrond icons on the status LCD indicate photo quality as follows Is the most memory effident Use this setting for photos that you plan to send ma pixels Via enil place on the Intenet use for screen savers or wall paper or print up to 36 inch prints Produces quality photos and uses less memory than Fine mode Use this setting for photos that you plan to store on your disk or in a database or print up to 4x6 inch prints Produces high quality photos and High requires less memory than Superfine KBOO
21. state in the United States from province to province in Canada and fromcountry to country dsewnere in the world HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide P2 Hen ett Padkard Year 2000 V rranty for Consunrer Products Distributed Through Authorized Resd lers 2 To the ettert that this Wa rranty Statene is inconsistent wth loca law this Warranty Statement shall be deerd modified to be consistent wth such local law Under such local law certain disd aimers and linitations of this MArranty Statement may not apply to the custorrer For ean ple some states in the United States as well as sone govemnents outside the United States ind uding provinces in Canada may a Pred ude the disdainers and linitations in this V arranty Statement from liniting the statutory rights of a consuner eg the United Kingdom b Otherwse restrict the ability of a manufacturer to enforce such disd aimes or linitations or cC Grant the custorrer additional warranty rights spedfy the duration of inplied warranties which the manufacturer cannot disd aim or not al owl imitations on the duration of inplied warranties 3 FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND ND ZEALAND THE TERMS IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED DO NOT EXCLUDE RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THE HP PRODUCTS TO SUCH CUSTOMERS Hew ett Packard Year 2000 V rranty for Consumer P
22. status B fonrattiing 4 installing IL printing photos from D6 Menus overiew23 Play node P8 Record mode 24 Reviewrrode 27 Modes T HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index N Not enough memory when taking Burst photos 37 when taking Tima apse photos 39 NTSC seeding the video output format 90 using to connect to a td eision 91 when to use this setting 91 O Opening groups 79 Optical zoom corrpared to digital zoom 50 using 51 Organizing photos using categories 73 using groups 75 Overlay bars icons LY location on color LCD 21 using 21 Overview taking photos 30 viewing photos 67 P PAL sa ecting the video output format 90 using to connect to a td eision 91 vihen to use this setting 91 PC connecting the carrera to 95 downloading photos to 96 installing software 95 printing photos 98 system requirements 94 PC mode color LCD 20 overview L Photo Assist menu Exposure 56 White Balance 59 Photo Imaging software warranty P1 Photo qual ity adjusting the settings 45 Photos bl ack and white 42 Gategonizing 73 collapsing burst and timas apse 81 de eing grouped 77 de eing in Revewrode 71 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index dd eting using Play node 89 downloading to a Macintosh D3 downloading to a PC 96 expanding burst and tine apse 80 finding 81 grouping 75 J sending D9 marking 70 overvewof howto take 30 playing back 86 printing fromnenvbry card D6 printing
23. the Shutter button dA om e Auto Exposure Lock calculates the automatic exposure when you press the Shutter button V2 way down and then locks the exposure at that setting Select 6 Press the Sel ect button left soft key to choose an option 7 Press the B t button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the nenus Setting the White Bal ance For the truest color reprodudion in your photos the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera automatically adjusts the balance of colors to make a true white in different lighting conditions You Gan manually adjust this setting to have the carrera compensate for soeafic lighting conditions The white bal ance setting remains the sane until you change it even if you tum the carrera off HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 58 Adjusting the Carrera Settings To manually adjust the white bal ance setting 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the Menu button Photo Assist DOSLI Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Photo Assist nenu then White Balance scroll down to White Balance Press the Edit button left soft key Use the 4 way arrowbutton to se at a white balance option Saas tn ope r You want the anera to automatically sense the lighting conditions and adjust the white balance appropriately for optinun col or reprodudion in your photo Auto is the default You are taking a photo in daylight
24. the carrera node dial to Play By default only the lower overlay bar appears 2 Press the Overlay button once to tum off the overlay bar Press the button again to see both the overlay bars You can continue pressing the Overl ay button to toggle between the three options FLOWERS 10 10 00 10 09 PM GE AN Delete No overlay bars HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Carrera Basics Soft Keys Soft keys are buttons that change function depending on the carrera mode state and nenu option Each soft key function is laba ed on the lower Overlay bar above the key that is used to activate the fundion If the overlay bars are off you can still use the fundion by pressing a soft key For example if the carrera IS in Play mode and the overlay bars are tumed off you Gan press the center soft key the zoom button once to tum the lower overlay bar on and then a second tine to zoomin on the photo OVERLAY Using the Camera Menus The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera menus display on the color LCD You can use these menus to adjust carrera settings and use carrera features The menus vary wrth each canera node Use the color LCD and the controls on the back of the carrera to acaess the carrera menus and select the menu options Menu options are desaribed in detail throughout this guide For a list of options see Menu Structure on page 024 in Appendix B Menus display on the color LCD HP PhotoS
25. the settings and exit the menus If you want to see the file structure of your memory card you can use a memory card reader just as you would a removable disk drive to viewor copy the contents of amemory card See Using a Card Reader on page D6 for more infomation HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D8 J amp Sending Photos J Sending Photos HP J tSend allows for fast wra ess transfer You can transfer photos fromthe carrera to any J tSend capable device If your printer supports HP J Send infrared such as the HP PhotoSmart PIDOO PIDO printer you can transfer your photos direc y fromthe carrera to the printer See your printer s documentation for more information If you transfer Burst Tima apse or grouped photos dose or collapse the group or series to transfer all the photos If the group or sees is open or expanded only the current photo will be transferred To J etSend the current photo 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev or Play Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll through your photos until the photo or group you want to transfer is displayed Note For infomation on creating a group of photos see Grouping Photos on page 75 Set your printer or other device to receive photos See the device s documentation for details Set the carrera and other device about one foot apart and aim the canrere s infrared sensor at the device s infrared sensor HP PhotoSmart C50
26. using Rewvewnmode 69 W V arranty P1 White balance setting 58 Wist strap attaching 5 Z Zoom digital 51 optical 51 using 50 using while ung your photos 85 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index bl
27. white photo Burst Use this setting for taking up to 4 photos in rapid succession Timel apse Use this setting for taking several photos wth a set amount of tine Ininute to 24 hours between photos Tip The Burst setting is ideal for taking action photos Use the Tima apse setting for observing a subject over a longer period of ne Overview Taking a Photo The HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera has a 2 step Shutter button When you press the Shutter button 2 way down the carrera adjusts the focus and exposure of the photo After these settings are adjusted a green light appears to the left of the Viewfinder indicating that you can press the Shutter button all the way down to take the photo You may want to practice to get used to the timing before taking inportant photos HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 30 To take a photo Shutter button EE EE 1 Rermve the lens cover 2 Tum the anera on and tum the cnera node dial to Rec The carrera is automati l ly ready to take a Stll photo Photo Smart eee gt AN 3 Fane your subject in the uefinder 4 Press and hold the Shutter button 2 way down to allowthe Carrera node dial On off button carrera to adjust the focus and exposure D When you see the green light to the left of the Viewfinder press the Shutter button all the way down to take the photo Vi it for the beeps indicating your photo has been taken then release the Shutter
28. you de ete a photo that is referenced in a DPOF file on the remory cerd you need to recreate the DPOF file before printing the photos direddy fromthe memory card To create a DPOF file 1 T m the canera on and tum the Gmera mode dial to Rev 2 Press the Menu button 3 Usethe 4 vway arowbutton to scroll to the DPOF nenu You can choose to 19 DPOF Add current e Add aurrent add the current photo to the DPOF file e Addall add all the photos stored on the menvry card to the DPOF Jelet ri file Select If you have marked your photos see Marking Photos on page 70 you can e Add marked add marked photos to the DPOF file HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D7 7 8 Using a Digital Print Order Fomat DPOF File Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the option you want to select Press the Sel ect button left soft key Use the 4 way arrowbutton to sd ect the nuntber of copies you want to print Press the Add button left soft key Press the Exit button right soft key to exit the menus To del te a DPOF file 1 2 Tip Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev Press the Menu button p DPOF Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the DPOF menu then scroll Add current down to Del ete form Delete form Press the Sel ect button left soft key Select Press the Del ete button left soft key Press the Exit button right soft key twice to save
29. your teleusion set s video input connector Note Se your ta eision owners manual for soeafic instructions on howto locate the video input connector 2 Plug the other end of the video cable into the canera Video Out 3 Onyourteeuson set the video input to be the video input connector where you connected the carrera See your television owner s manual for instructions on howto set the video input Tip TO conserve batery life use an AC power adapter while your carrera Is connected to the td eusion See Using an AC Power Adapter reconmmended on page 29 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Canrera User s Guide 91 Using Your Td eusion Mear Photos on a Ta eusion When the HP PhotoSnart C500 Digital Carrera is connected to a television you can play or revewyour photos on the tel eusion screen just as you would on the carrere s color LCD You can also mark protect categorize group or del ete photos or create a sideshow TO iewyour photos on a tel vision 1 Connect the crerato your te eision See Connecting the Carrera to a TA eusion on page 91for details 2 Tumonyourtd euson and sel ett the vdeo input See your tel eusion owner s manuel for instructions on howto set the video input 3 Tum thecerreraon and tum the carrera node dial to Rev or Play 4 Mevyour photos on theta eision screen as you would on the Gnera s color LCD See Using RevewMode on page 69 and Using Play Mode on page 84 for de
30. 0 Digital Carrera User s Guide DO J amp Sending Photos 5 Pressthe Share button OR 13 Press the Menu button and use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the por J Send nenu JetSend Current e Chooseto tSend the Current photo or group or All photos on the memory card e Press the Start button left soft key Infrared sensor Photo Smar ato Share button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Ip J Sending Photos The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera intrediately starts a J etSend HP PhotoSmart PDOO PIOO session searches for a con pai bl e receiving device and sends the current ON ET photo or group of photos While the connection is being establ ished the carrere s col or LCD says Looking for J etSend device Check the other device for notification that communication has been establ ished While connected a transfer status bar displays on the color LCD During the transfer the Photo Quality diamond icons flash on the status LCD and the red light next to the wenwfinder on the back of the anera blinks You can cancel the transfer at any tine by pressing the Stop button Genter soft key 6 When you have finished transmitting photos press the Bat button right soft key HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide HI Transmitting Photos Between Two Carreras Transmitting Photos Between Two Cameras You can use the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera in
31. 00 Digital Carrera User s Guide 86 Using Play Mode 4 Press the Edit button eft soft key D Scroll to Tima apse Burst or Group Timelapse 30 Sec 6 Use the 4 way arrowbutton to decrease or increase the Playback Rate You can choose a rete of 30 45 or 60 seconds The default is 30 seconds 7 Press the B t button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Default Cancel Exit Creating a Slideshow You can create a Slideshow to display your photos on the color LCD or on a tll sjon screen Your sl ideshow n ind ude all of the photos on the memory card or you can choose a single category of photos to use See Categorizing Photos on page 73 for more infomation on Gitegories To create and play a slideshow 1 Tum the carreraon and tum the carrera node dial to Play Tip Press the Overlay button to tum the overlay bars off so that you can see the entire screen 2 Press the Menu button The Play Settings menu displays with Slideshow highlighted 3 Press the Edit button left soft key HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 87 Using Play Mode 4 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the Slideshow option you want to change The content of the sl ideshowaan ind ude all of the photos on the memory card or a singl e category of photos This is the amount of tine each photo is displayed Sdect from30 30 seconds 45 or 6O seconds This determines whether the slideshowwull
32. Connecting the Camera to Your PC You can connect your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera to an IBM conpatible Windows PC using the USB or Serial cabl e that cons in the carrera package Before you can use your camera wrth your computer you need to Install the HP PhotoSmart software Note If you havea Madntosh computer see Connecting the Carrera to Your Madntosh on page 1D 1for nore infomation HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 93 Connecting the Carrera to Your PC System Requirements If you want to connect your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera to a PC your computer system must neet the followng requirerrents en men reng Pentium B3 MHz Pentiumill 300 MHz or better SE ieren Video display 640x480 256 colors 800x600 5 bit or higher sane Your con puter systemal so needs an avail abl e USB or serial port depending on the operating system you are using so that you can connect the carrera to your computer See the table bel owfor the type of port required for each of the supported operating systems m HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 94 Connecting the Carrera to Your PC Installing the Software 1 Insert the HP PhotoSmert CD into your computer s CD ROM drive The installation wndowautorrsaticeal ly aopeers If it doesn t use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate your CD ROM drive then doubl ed ick the file setup exe 2 Cid lt Next to begin the installation
33. HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User s Guide Tradenark and Copyright Information Copyright 2000 Hewlett Packard Company Al rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or transl ated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewrett Packard Company The infonmetion contained in this document is subject to change without notice Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for consequential danages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this metenal HP the HP logo J Send the J Send logo PhotoSmart and the PhotoSmart logo are property of Hewlett Packard Con pany Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Digita the Digita logo and Digita Desktop are tradenarks of Hashpoint Technology Inc CorpadctH ash CF and the CF logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation Mac the Mac logo and Madntosh are registered trademarks of Appl e Computer Inc Other brands and their products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Table of Contents Ba e t e EN lg uo culo e EEE EEE EE ee et rece eer ne Chapter 2 Gating SAA l oneccccccccscccccccccsssssssusssssssseeeeeesesseeeesesesecensssssssusuuesseeeeeeesesesseeseeeeeeeeesessssssasasssssseeeeeeeesseseseeseseeeeeetesetseeaueeeeee 3 G RE E 3 FFO UD OT NENNE 5 Attaching the Wist Strap and Lens Cower WEE 5 Jee iila okin gt 5 SPE EE NN ER SEN
34. advanced features using a step by step approach The guide is divided into the following sections Chapter Tite Description 1 Introduction Howto use this guide 2 Getting Started Howto set up your carrera ind uding installing the batteries using an AC power adapter installing the memory card setting the date and tine hanging the language tuming the canera on and off and using the canera modes color LCD and menus 3 Taking Photos Howto take Still Burst and Tima apse photos check the carrera Status and adjust the canera settings 4 Vienng Photos Howto vew photos using Raiawnvode Play node or your teleusion and howto mark categonze group protect and del ete photos 5 Sharing and Printing Howto send photos to another carrera or a printer or print Photos photos froma PC or Macintosh computer HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance A Safety Regulatory and V rranty Infonretion B Reference Glossary Solutions to problems where to find help using the Internet the software Ha p or HP Custonrer Care and howto dean the Carrera Battery and AC power adapter safety howthe carrera complies wth U S and Canadian regulations and the extent of the Linited V ranty Col or LCD menu structures for Record Reviewand Play modes icons used on the color and status LCDs error messages displayed on the col or and status LCDs and carrera specifications Glossary of c
35. and then followthe instructions on the screen to install the software Connecting the Camera Your computer s operating system determines which type of connection USB or serial you Gan use to connect your carrera to your computer See the tabl e above To connect the camera to your computer 1 Ifyou are using a serial connection tum your computer off If you are using a USB connection you do not need to tum the computer off 2 Plug the round end of the USB or serial cable into the anera HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 95 Connecting the Carrera to Your PC 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the appropriate port on your computer USB cable connection Serial cable connection 4 Ifyou are using asend connection tum your computer on Downloading Photos Downloading is the process of transferring photos fromthe canrere s nenvry card to your computer Before you can download photos to your computer you need to install the software on your PC See Install ing the Software on page 95 for details Note To consenee battery power use an AC power adapter wnen you are downloading photos to your con puter To download photos 1 Connectthe Gnera to your computer using the appropriate cabl e USB or serial 2 Tumthecereraon and tum the carrera node dial to PC PC node transfers control of the carrera to your computer HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 96 Connecting the Carrera to You
36. aong to a different category or you Gan put all of the photos in a group into one category Note If agroup is dosed marking the photo that represents the group marks all the photos in the group HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D Using RevewMode Creating and Removing Groups To create a newgroup 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev Select a photo or mark the photos you want to group together See Marking Photos on page 70 for more infomation Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to Group OO gt Press the Create button left soft key E Jelet Group Note The Create button is avail abl e only when there are no existing groups If there are existing groups press the Add button left soft key then press Create New center soft key Narre the newgroup Group nans must be eight characters or less and cannot contain spaces e Use the up and down sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the letter you want to use e Use the right side of the 4 way arrowbutton to add a letter to the nane e Us the left side of the 4 way arowbutton to del ete aletter fromthe nane Note The anera does not accept group nans that begin wth BR or TL because these etters are reserved regardless of language for identifying Burst and Tine apse photos on the memory card HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 76 Using RevewMode
37. arrera User s Guide Video out A port used to connect the digital carrera to atdeusion wth a Gble Viewfinder The wndowyou look through to frane your subject when taking a photo White bal ance The amount of adjustment made by the carrera to the color bal ance to nekea true white in different lighting conditions Zoom TO increase or decrease the si of an object as it appears in the uefinder or Change the apparent distance of an object before taking a photo The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera has two types of zoom optical and digital HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide EL Index A AC power adapter using 29 Adapter for PAL TV connect 91 Assistance IV Auto shutoff 64 tuming on and off 65 Automatic exposure adjusting 57 B Batteries and the color LCD 20 charging IL Checking the level of charge 9 installing 7 repladng 7 8 safety information Ip saming by using an AC power adapter 29 what kind to use 7 8 Beep 65 Black and white photos 42 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Brightness of color LCD 20 Burst photos Changing the settings 38 collapsing 81 expanding 80 not enough memory 37 taking 36 MAT 86 Carrera adjusting the settings 42 auto shutoff 64 beep 65 Changing the language 27 Checking the status 32 deaning IB connecting to a Madntosh D2 connecting to a PC 95 connecting to ateaeusion 91 exposure 56 Bye Start 62 flash 43 n2 hand had 62 language 27 menus 23
38. arrera parts and terminology HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started This Chapter shows you howto set up your nevwwHP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera ind uding installing the batteries using an AC power adapter installing the memory card setting the date and tine changing the language tuming the carrera on and off and using the carrera modes color LCD and menus Carrera Parts The following illustrations showthe parts of the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera To vewa glossary of anea parts and terminology see Glossary on page D Status LCD Shutter button On off button Main battery Coin battery compartment door Tripod nount compartment cover Hash button Photo Quality Share button Canera node dial button Top HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 3 Carrera Parts Serial USB computer connection Video Out AC power adapter connection Side Zoomcontrol Color LCD Wrist strap Memory card door HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Setting Up Your Carrera Setting Up Your Carrera Attaching the V fist Strap and Lens Cover Leash The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera corres wth a wrist strap and lens cover leash The wrist strap and lens cover leash has three oops 1 Ashort loop to attach to the canera 2 Along thin loop to attach to the lens cover 3 The nain wist strap loop HP PhotoSmart C500 Dig
39. art EP eese FN LE Status LCD Orn off button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Camera Basics Sleep Mode To conserve battery power the HP PhotoSnart C500 Digital Carrera automatic y Sleeps after a period of no activity This period of time differs depending on the carrera mode and the power source For example if you are using battery power and you do not press any carrera buttons for 30 seconds the color LCD tums itself off and the carrera Sleeps The carrera also tums itself off and retracts the lens after D minutes wth battery power and after 30 minutes wth AC adapter power For more infomation about the sleep and shutoff tines see Setting Auto Shutoff on page 64 TO wake up the carrera e Pressany button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide b Camera Basics Using the Camera Modes EEE LA The HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera has four modes The carrera mode determines which features and menu options are ative Use the carrera mode dial to saet the node e Take photos Prevew photos on the canrrere s color LCD or a td eusion Viewthunbnails of your photos Mark categorize group protect and delete photos Viewphotos on the carrere s color LCD or a td eision Transmit photos via infrared Viewone photo at a tins using the entire color LCD Play back Burst Tima apse and grouped photo sequences Create g ide sho
40. atic flash A Im AUTO men mm e Am nen Aen eneen HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide B3 Error Messages Error Messages Color LCD Processing Pictures Wait until the message disappears SI owShutter Increase light on the subject or tum on the flash or tum Hand Hel d off Or use a tripod wrth the carrera or hold the carrera steady No Focus Zoom out move the carrera farther avay fromthe subject or increase the amount of light on the subject Status LCD Carrera error messages numbered Ec0 9 Eca and EdO 6 appear on the status LCD If the cantera doesn t tum off 1 Try tuming the carrera off and then on again 2 Try unplugging the AC power adapter or removing the NIMH batteries and then reinstalling them 3 If the eror persists contact HP Custorrer Care HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide TA Carrera SpedficGitions Carrera Specifications 2 megapixels 600x0L00 pixels Dee Lens system Wide F2 8 F6 3 Tae F4 6 F9 0 6 91m to 20 71mM focal length equival ent to 38nmto TBnmfomat Features Col or 2 in LCD 3x optical zoom 2x digital zoon fast autofocus burst node accepts 3 nn lens filters and lenses Ps ei Power supply 3 AA NIMH rechargeable batteries and battery recharger or AC adapter optional coin battery ind uded in anera 6x34x27in 53x85x64 nm 0 82 Ib 370 gn without batteries HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 15 Glossary
41. atteries making sure the dectrodes are faang the proper direction see the diagram inside the battery corm partrrent Close the main battery compartrent door HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 7 Setting Up Your Carrera Installing a NewCoin Battery When you buy the carrera a coin battery is already installed Followthese directions if you need to install a new coin battery Caution Useonly a CR2025 or equivalent 3 volt coin battery Always followinstructions on the battery package vihen handling or disposing of batteries To install a coin battery 1 2 Make sure the carrera power is off Remove the coin battery compartment cover by plading the edge of a coin in the groove and tuming it counte d ockwise until it stops Insert the coin battery so you see the positive side fadng up Replace the coin battery compartment cover and tum it dockwise until it stops HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Setting Up Your Carrera Checking the Battery Level The battery icon on the carrere s status LCD indicates the charge leva for the main NIMH batteries There are three laas of battery charge fully charged partially charged and empty You can purchase additional NiMH batteries from HP s Shopping Village at wawhpshopping com or fromyour local carrera or d ectronics store Battery life depends on several factors These ind ude e Howoften and howlong you use the col
42. bars press the Overl ay button to tum them on Press the Status button right soft key to see the canrera Status The coin battery icon appears on the color LCD only if the battery level Is low or if there is no coin battery installed in the carrera Press the Bat button right soft key to exit the Status screen HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D Setting Up Your Carrera Charging the Batteries TO make sure your NiMH batteries are charged when you need them we recommend charging themovemight using the battery charger ind uded in the carrera package Once the batteries are fully charged renove themfromthe Charger Note The batteries reach optnmum cnarge capaacty for the first une after they have been drained and charged four tines Installing the Memory Card The filni used in the HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera is a reroveble reusable Compact ash memory card To install the memory card 1 Sidethenenvry ced door latch down to open the memory card door HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Setting Up Your Carrera 2 Ifyou are removing an edsting ced Caution Before you rervove a memory card fromthe carrera make sure the memory card access light is off see the picture bel ow e Pressthe memory card re ease button to rd ease the card fromthe slot e Rermovethe card Memory card access light Memory card door CompactH ash memory cerd Memory card ra ease b
43. begin again loop wnen On it reaches the ast photo D Usethe 4 way arrowbutton to sd ett the desired setting 6 Press the Start button left soft key to begin the slide show 7 You Gin stop the sl ideshowat any time by pressing the Stop SI ideshow button left soft key If the over ay bars are tumed off the Stop Slideshow label is not visible but the soft key is still available 8 After you have stopped the slideshow press the B t button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 88 Using Play Mode Deleting Photos You can del ete a single photo or all of the photos in a group Burst or Tima apse sequence in Play node You can also dd ete photos in Revewrmode see Del eting Photos on page 7 Note Protected photos wil not be dd ed See Protecting Photos on page 72 for more infonration TO del ete photos 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Play Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the photo you want to dd ete Press the Del ete button right soft key The color LCD displays a message asking you to confirmthat you want to del ete the photo Press the Del ete button left soft key to de ete the photo HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 89 Using Your Td eusion Using Your Ta svison When the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera is connected to a ta vision the tel eusion screen f
44. button Tip When you are taking a photo be espedally careful to keep your fingers avay fromthe lens flash and sensors on the front of the carrera The following illustrations give you examples of howto hold the carrera HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide al Checking the Camera Status Use the status LCD and the color LCD to check the status of the carrera Basic carrera informetion such as battery laa nunber of photos remaining photo quality flash status and memory card status display on the status LCD The color LCD shows information such as the number of photos stored on the memory card the current compression level resolution setting and battery status Using the Status LCD Use the status LCD on the top of the carrera to check the status of the memory card the battery level and the number of photos avail able on the memory card The status LCD also displays the flash and photo quality settings and any carrera error messages Flash Photo quality To viewthe carrera status on the status LCD e Presstheon off button to tum the carrera on Individual icons are discussed throughout this guide or you Gan see a list of all the icons in Appendix B Icons on page 10 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 32 Using the Color LCD Use the color LCD on the back of the camera to check curent camera settings and status ind uding the number of photos stored on the menvry card and the
45. button right soft key twice to activate and save the new Preferences settings and exit the menus LCD Brightness Tip The brightness of the color LCD affects battery life the brighter the color LCD the more power it uses You may want to lower the brightness level if you use the color LCD often Overlay Bars Overlay bars appear at the top and bottomof the color LCD They provide you wth infomation about the carrera settings such as the type of photo Stll Burst or Tima apse They also indicate the functions of the soft keys The nuntber of overlay bars and the information they provide varies wth each carrera mode In Rev Review mode the lower Overlay bar is al ways visible In Rec Record node you can choose whether or not to see the overlay bars In Play node you can choose to see both oven ay bars just the lower bar or neither of the bars You can find Information about the icons that appear on the overlay bars throughout this guide Overlay i MIT Ready button MENU OVERLAY Color LCD on off button Still uy HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 21 Carrera Basics To turn the overlay bars on or off in Rec Record mode 1 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec 2 Press the color LCD on off button By default both the overlay bars appear 3 Pressthe Overlay button to tum the overlay bars off and on To tum the overlay bars on or off in Play mode 1 Tum the carreraon and tum
46. card Note If there are no photos within the range of dates you have sel ected the color LCD displays the message No Images matched search criteria You can e Press the ShowaAll button left soft key to resune viewing all photos stored on the memory card OR e Press the Find button right soft key to sel et a newrange of dates TO search for photos by category Note For nore infomation on Gitegories see Categorizing Photos on page 73 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum the crera node cial to Rev 2 Press the Menu button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 82 Using RevewMode 3 Usethe4 vay arrowbutton to scroll to the Find menu then scroll down to By Category 4 Press the Edit button eft soft key D Us the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the category you want to view 6 Press the Sel ect button left soft key The results of your search appear on the color LCD The Find icon appears in the lower right comer to remind you that you are looking at the results P of your search 7 Usethe4way arowbutton to scroll through the photos When you have finished SIE press the Show Al I button Genter soft key to reune Viewng all photos stored on the memory card Note If there are no photos within the category you have sd ected the color LCD displays the message No images matched search criteria You can e Press the ShowaAll button left soft key to resune viewing all photos stored on the
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48. compression and resolution settings To viewthe carrera status on the color LCD 1 Tumthecareraonandtumthecarerarode dial to Rec 2 Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on 3 Press the Status button right soft key Dork The color LCD displays the current carrera settings and status To change the canera settings use the carrera menus See the followmng sections of this Chapter for details One or more icons may also appear on the Status screen depending on the carrera Status Color LCD Soft keys ory off button HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 33 Memory card inserted Battery status Images taken The number of photos stored on the memory cerd Compression The current compression lee Resol ution The current resol ution setting White Bal The current white balance setting Digita The carrera firmnare version number Color LCD Status 4 When you have finished Viewing the anera status press the Exit button right soft key HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 3A Taking Still Burst and Tima apse Photos Taking Stll Burst and Tima apse Photos Taking Stll Photos Use the Still setting to take one photo each time you press the Shutter button To take a Still photo Nuntber of 1 2 photos available Shutter button Remove the lens cover Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec The status LCD displays the approximat
49. ct to the followmng two conditions D this deuce may not cause hanrtul interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received ind uding interference that may cause undesired operation Canada This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B linits for radio noise emissions fromidigital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entit ed iDigital Ajpparatust ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Cet appareil nuntfrique respecte les limites de bruits radioH ectriques applicables aux appareils nun Eriques de Class B prescites dans la nome sur le matfriet brouiller Appareils Nun riquesi NMB 003 Edict amp e par le ministre de Communications HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Hewett Packard Lintted V arranty Statement Hew ett Packard Lintted V rranty Stetement araona rir HP Photo Imaging software 90 Days EE Compact ash memory card A Extent of Linited V rranty 1 Hewrett Packard HP warrants to the end user customer that the HP products spedfied above wil be free from defects IN material and workmanship for the duration spedfied above which duration begins on the date of purchase by the qustorrer 2 For software products HP s Il inited warranty applies only to a failure to execute progranming instructions HP does not warrant that the operation of any product wil be uninterrupted or error free 3 HP slintted warranty covers only those defects wh
50. d In an industry that s known to keep austorrers waiting v re proud of our quick response tine most calls are connected in under three minutes North America HP PhotoSmart Customer Care 208 376 FOTO 3686 For phone numbers in other countries go to the HP PhotoSmart Vi site wwwphotosmart com and dck the Assistance button on the navigation bar Maintenance Keeping the lens dean will hel p you to take sharp dear photos wth the best possible focus e Using a dry soft lint freedoth gently wpe the ens and status and color LCDs to dean off any fingerprints and dust HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Is Appendix A Safety Regulatory and V arranty Infomation Safety Information Using Batteries The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera comes wth three AA NIMH batteries Do not nix old and newbaiteries or batteries of different types Followthe battery manufacturer s safety instructions Recyd ing Batteries Follow the battery manufacturer s disposal instructions or the guide ines recontrended for your area Do not indnerate or puncture batteries Using an AC Power Adapter Use only an AC power adapter that has been approved by HP for use wth this carrera Failure to do so could cause damage or destroy the carrera and cause a fire HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notices USA This deuce complies wth Part B of the FCC rules Operation is subje
51. de D5 Menu Structure gt o gt gt e e fr o m e fm EE RENE seconds peas mor fm o fonr e femme femme rd omen gt m oo EE fm fe Auto Shutoff On Sonor HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide DPG Menu Structure Review Rev Mode ee er e Dies O ete Create Add a have created m ES E mmo ma Jm Im een mn mene fm e o S o m am pe S By Category Sel et Category Landscape Vacation Friends Family Pets Work Triangle Square Grde Depends on whereyou bought the carrera HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide V7 Menu Structure Play Mode mu fom sting fom fot gt me ae lem mr o oo ome ira aR am ase mv Raw Video Video Out PAL NTSC Depends on where you bought the carrera HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide P8 ICONS Color LCD These media settings icons appear on the left of the lower over ay bar Only one of the three icons appears at atime depending on whether you are taking a Stll Burst or Tima apse photo The Sdif tinrer and Macro mode icons appear in the center of the lower overlay bar If the icons appear in color the setting is active If they appear in gray the Setting is inactive This icon appears on the right of the upper overlay bar The icon only appears if you have activated digital zoom This icon appears on the left of the upper overlay bar and indicat
52. e OT photos available on the memory card The carrera IS not ready until this number appear ei SCH Photo Smart UI n SS Ye Adjust your canera settings as needed See Adjusting the Carrera Settings on page 42 for details Status LCD Carrera node dial Ory off button Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on then press the left soft key until the Still icon appears on the lower overlay bar CH Tipp To conserve battery power tum the col or LCD off after you choose the photo type Still icon Frarre your subject in the viewfinder then press and hold the Shutter button 2 way down to allowthe carrera to adjust the focus and exposure If you see an orange light to the left of the Menwfinder you may need to change the flash setting to adjust for the lighting conditions HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 35 Taking Still Burst and Tine apse Photos 6 When you see the green light to the left of the viewfinder press the Shutter button all the way down to take the photo V it for the beeps indicating the photo has been taken before rel easing the Shutter button 7 If Instant Rewewis on your photo appears briefly on the color LCD If you are happy wth the photo press the Save button right soft key to save it on the memory card If not press the Del ete button Genter soft key to discard the photo and try again If you do not press ether button the canera automatically saves the photo
53. e and Grouped PHOtOS E 86 Teo 87 Bi ae 5 610 AEE ENE EEE 89 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide IV Table of Contents AN YoU TE TH ee BEE 90 elp eig A0 0100100 dree W 90 Connecting the Canea to a TA CMSION nsasssssescessccscesscesessncesessncesenseoresoeaessecesenseceseneeoesesoeoescecesenoecesenseaeassoeaesoeoesesoeaesenoesesesoesescearsceoeeeseneesesses 91 Vianng Photos on a TEI e wf 92 Tee gs ce a gt dla SE ool alg 5 6 Sle a e e EE 93 Connecting the Canera to Your PC Oe e 93 SYSE NFEGUET RE 94 Jee Ma TE ee EE ER EEE RE 95 Fon p 35 6 hog LE gt EE 95 DOWN CACHING PINOUOS E 96 118 519 9 mere 98 Connecting the Canea to Your MadntosSh 0 sescssssssssssssssssessssessesesesseseesensesessensenenseaesceassneaesaeneeaensesensessesesteaeseeaesnesenaeseeaeaeeseneesseaeseeaesoestsaesenataes DL EECHER EE DL gere iila ekia 01895 EE D1 Gopp anlgo the Oa gg ro PN PENE TETTE emma EE EE emt rt ree ore ten ME mercer rr D2 Bala fo olp ei a e te D3 Fuge D5 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide V Table of Contents Printing Photos VU e 8 dCL suns H W 106 Urga 1 e E 106 Using a Digital Print Order Fomet DPOF File 2 00 eessecssssesssssssesssseseeessesenseseesesaesesaeneeaeneesessesseneneaseasenesteatsoeaesaeseaseneesenseaeaeeaseaeseeaeseeaeseeseseeaes D7 NNN 109 Transnitting Photos Beteen TWO le un E IP JB a 6 BD lo e too a JO PE anna en SREY A EE nO CC ene ee A E E ny A A
54. e ine interval speafied in the Tima apse settings Tip If you want to stop taking photos before the carrera reaches the nuntber of photos spedfied in the Tina apse settings press the Stop button right soft key If Instant Revewis on and you are using an AC power adapter your first photo appears on the color LCD an Indicator on the upper Overlay bar shows the nunber of photos that have been taken and a tiner counts down the tine until the next photo is taken If Instant Revewis on and you are using batteries your first photo appears briefly on the color LCD The color LCD tums itself off after 30 seconds Once the series of photos has been taken and the first photo appears on the color LCD press the Save button right soft key to save the series of photos on the memory card or press the Del ete button Genter soft key to discard the photos and try again Pressing Del ete discards the entire series of photos not just the first one If you do not press either button the canera automsatically saves the photos Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec f Wata Setti Press the Menu button Media oe ill Al The color LCD displays the Media Settings menu Timelapse Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll down to Tima apse Edit Press the Edit button left soft key HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 40 Taking Still Burst and Tine apse Photos D Usethe4way arowbutton to sel att a sett
55. es hownudh space is available on the memory card HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide a Gy These icons appear at the top of the Status menu Wth the carrera in Rec mode press the Status button ight soft key to see the Status menu These icons appear when you press the Menu button They indicate the nenus that are available These media settings icons appear in the photo information Only one of the icons appears ata ine depending on whether the photo you are viewing isa Still Burst or Tima apse photo or a photo representing a group of photos HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide The Find icon appears in the photo information to indicate that the photo you are viewng is the result of a search by date and tine or by category The Protected icon appears in the photo infomation to indicate that the photo you are venng is protected The DPOF icon appears in the photo information to Indicate that there is a DPOF file on the memory card These icons appear when you press the Menu button They indicate the nenus that are available This icon appears when you press the Menu button It indicates the menu that is available HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide ICONS information to indicate that the photo you are Venng is part of a category DE HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide B2 ICONS Status LCD mn gt Je Autorr
56. etter quality photos Sel ett a higher compression level to save Space on the memory card HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 48 Adjusting the Carrera Settings 6 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to sd ett the desired setting As you dedde which settings to use remanber that there is a trade off between resolution and compression Higher resolution photos provide better quality but if you use high resolution and high compression some of the photo s detail wil be lost Some combinations of settings correspond to the canrere 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 carrere s Standard photo quality settings you will see no photo quality dianvpnds on the status LCD This just means that you are using a custom photo quality setting Tip If you arent sure which settings to select press the Default button left soft key 7 Press the Bat button right soft key twice to save your settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 49 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Using the Zoom The HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera has optical zoomand digital 200m Optical Zoom uses the lens to focus in on a distant object Use it to increase the siz of a subject that is distant fromyou Digital zoomsdects pixels from the center of the photo and enlarges the image further Use digital zoo
57. ew 4 Zoomin and out e Press the Zoom button center soft key to zoomin You can zoomin three tines e Press the Zoom Out button left soft key to zo0mout You can zoom out four times e Usethe 4way arowbutton to see different parts of the photo Each tine you zoomin or out the color LCD refreshes fromthe top to give you a d r sharp viewof your photo 5 Press the Bat button right soft key to finish Zooming and retum the display to the original photo size HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 85 Using Play Mode Viewing Burst Tima apse and Grouped Photos You can play back sequences of Burst Tima apse and grouped photos at a pre defined rate much like a slideshow You can viewthe photos on the carrere s color LCD or on the ta eision screen see Veng Photos on a Ta eison on page 92 TO play back photos 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum the carrera node dial to Play 2 If the overlay bars are off press the Overl ay button to tum themon so that you can see the nans of the active soft keys 3 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the Burst Tine apse or grouped photos you want to play badk 4 Pressthe Play button left soft key 5 Press the Stop SI ideshow button left soft key to stop playing back your photos TO change the playback rate 1 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Play 2 Press the Menu button 3 Usethe4 way arowbutton to saoll to Playback Rate HP PhotoSmart C5
58. frared port to transfer photos between your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera and another HP PhotoSmart or other compatible digital carrera The other digital carrera must use the standard Digita transmit protocol See the other canrere s documentation for details To send photos from your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera to another carrera 1 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to scroll through your photos until the photo or group you want to transmit is displayed ON Press the Menu button Transmit Camera Lamera Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Transmit menu Press the Send button left soft key Send Receive The color LCD displays the message Receiving Camera Ready Set the other carrera to receive photos See the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrere s procedure bel ow or see the other carrere s documentation for details Line up the Infrared sensors on the two carreres so that they are fading each other and set the canreras about one foot apart HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide I 8 9 Transmitting Photos Between Two Carreras Press the Continue button left soft key The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera looks for a compatible carrera and begins to transmit photos When you have finished transmitting photos press the Done button right soft key D Press the B t button right soft key to exit the menus TO recei
59. g Rav ew Mode Vihen you use Reviewmode the color LCD automatically displays the photos saved on the memory card Your photos appear as smal I thunbnail inages across the top of the display A larger thunbnail of the sal ected photo appears bel owthe small thunibnail s the photo information the inage nunter the inage date and tns and the group or carrera nane appears on the lower right of the display Unmark Category Selecting Photos To sel ett photos 1 Tumthecareraonan tum the carera node dial to Rev 4 way arowbutton 2 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to saoll through the thumbnails until the selection marker points to the photo you want Press and hold the button to scroll through your photos rapidly HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 69 Using RevewMode Marking Photos You can mark several photos so that when you s ett an action the action applies to all marked photos For example you can mark several photos and de ete themall at once rather than deleting one photo at a ine If you mark any photo that represents a dosed group all the photos in the group are marked TO mark photos 1 Tumthecareraon and tum the carrera node dial to Rev 2 Usethe4 way arowbutton to scroll to the photo you want to mark gt A notch indicates 3 Pressthe Mark button left soft key a marked photo A notch appears on the lower right comer of the sad ected photo and its matching thuntbnall Unma
60. he photo whose category you want to deselect 3 Press the Category button center soft key 4 Usethe 4 wmay arrowbutton to scroll to the category you want to deselect 5 Press the Desel ect button left soft key You can choose fromthe followmg categories The carrera autorraticelly exits the menus The category icon disappears fromthe photo infomaton Category icon Unmark Category Landscape am 6 at Deselect HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 74 Using RevewMode TO change a category 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev Select the photo whose category you want to change Press the Category loutton Genter soft key Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the newcategory you want to sdect Press the Sel ect button left soft key to deselect the old category and select the newcategory The carrera autormetically exits the menus The newcettegory icon appears in the photo informestion Grouping Photos Grouping photos is similar to categorizing them An inportant difference is that grouping also affects the organization of photos on the memory card When you create a group you are creating a fol der on the merrory card like you would create a fol der on the hard dive of your computer As you add photos to the group they are organized in the group s fol der You can combine groups and categories Individual photos wthin a group can each b
61. hen did OK e If you have not downloaded the photos fromthe carrera yet connect the carrera to your PC and dick Acquire Images See the software s Help for details Note Acquire Images does not save the photos to your computer s hard drive it displays a copy for you to Vewand manipulate You need to manually save each image fromthe software 4 Choose howto use your photos Click the Al bum button to create al bum pages Select the layout page size and page orientation then didk OK dick the Prints button to acate standard sized reprints of your photos Select the layout and page size then dick OK D Place your photos onto the allbumor reprints page by dragging themfromthe gallery Note YOu n adjust the posure Color Rotation Scaling and Sharpness by doubl e dicking on a photo and opening the Image Adjustments window See the software s Hd p for details 6 Click the Print button to print your photos I g Note For complete infomation on the HP Photo Printing software features did Hel p HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide DO Connecting the Carrera to Your Macintosh Connecting the Carrera to Your Maantosn System Requirements If you want to connect your HP PhotoSnart C500 Digital Carrera to a Macintosh your con outer system must nee the followmng requirements mme mem ren Go Installing the Software 1 Insert the HP PhotoSmart CD into your computers CD ROM drive 2 Double
62. ich anise as a result of normal use of the product and does not cover any other problems ind uding those which arise as a result of a Inproper maintenance or modification b Software media parts or supplies not provided or supported by HP or c Operation outside the produdt s speafications 4 For HP printer products the use of a non HP ink cartridge or a refilled ink cartridge does not affect ether the warranty to the auston r or any HP support contract wth the customer However if printer fail ure or darmage is attributable to the use of a non HP or refilled ink cartidge HP wil charge its standard tine and mettenials charges to service the printer for the particular fail ure or danage 5 If HP receives during the applicable warranty period notice of a defect in any product which is covered by HP s warranty HP shall either repair or replace the defective product at HP s option HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide DL Hewett Packard Lintted V arranty Statement 6 If HP is unable to repair or replace as applicable a defective product which is covered by HP s warranty HP shall wthin a reasonable tire after being notified of the defect refund the purchase price for the product 7 HP shall have no obligation to repair replace or refund until the custorrer retums the defective product to HP 8 Any reolacerrent product may be either newor like new provided that it has functional ity at least equal to that of the
63. ing to change This is the amount of tine you want the carrera to wait before 1nin taking the next photo Sd ect from Ininute to 24 hours This is the nurrber of photos you want the carrera to take Select from 2 to DOO photos 6 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to sd ett the desired setting 7 Press the Batt button right soft key twice to save your settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 41 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Adjusting the Camera Settings Taking Black and White Photos You can take either color or black and white photos using the S I Burst or Tima apse settings The default is color This setting remains until you change it even if you tum the carrera off To change to color or black and white photos 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the Menu button Sel ett the photo type Press the Edit button left soft key then scroll down to Col or Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to choose B amp W bl ack and white or Full Default color Press the Exit button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 42 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Changing the Hash Setting To change the flash setting 1 Tumthecareraonan tum the carrera node dial to Rec C500 JER e Photo Smart eg ool fos 2 Pressthe Flash button repeatedly until the flash setting you
64. int 8 Choose the print settings and then dick Print Printing Photos Without a Computer If your printer has a Slot for a CompactHash memory card such as the HP PhotoSmart PDOO PIDO printer does you can print your photos directly fromthe nenvry card See your printers documentation for details The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera lets you create Digital Print Order Formet DPOF files to pre sdect which photos to print and howmany copies you need Using a Card Reader If you have a Compact ash memory card reader such as the SanDisk InageMate available at wawihpshopping com you Gan Vewand save photo files on your computer Connect the card reader to your computer and insert the memory card into the card reader You can use the memory card just as you would use a floppy disk See your card reader s documentation for details HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D6 Using a Digital Print Order Fomat DPOF File Using a Digital Print Order Fom t DPOF Ale A DPOF file is a file that you create using your digital carrera It is stored on the memory card and contains Information such as which photos are selected and howmany of each photo is to be printed For example vihen you gather wth family and friends to vewyour photos you could areate a DPOF file containing references of photos they want to print Some printers can read a DPOF file fromthe memory card so that you do not have to resad et the photos to print Note If
65. ital Carrera User s Guide Setting Up Your Carrera TO attach the wist strap 1 Using the wist strap and lens cover leash ind uded in the box wth your carrera thread the short loop through the canrera attachment You might need to use a penal to pull the end of the loop through 2 Pull the strap and the lens cover leash through the loop and then pull the knot tight TO attach the lens cover leash 1 Ramve the lens over fromthe corer 2 Thread the long thin loop through the hole in the lens cover 3 Pull the lens cover through the loop and then pull the knot tight 4 Replace the ens cover on the crea HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 6 Setting Up Your Carrera Installing the Batteries The HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Canera uses three AA NIMH Nickel Metal Hydride batteries It also uses a coin battery for retaining the date and tine information The carrera comes wth a coin battery al ready installed three NIMH batteries and an NIMH battery charger Installing the Main Batteries Caution Use only AA NIMH batteries Replace all three batteries at the sare tirre Do not replace the batteries Individually Always follow instructions on the battery package vihen handling or disposing of batteries To install the main batteries 1 2 Make sure the carrera power is off Open the main battery compartment door by sliding the latch in the direction of the word OPEN Insert three b
66. l der on your computer s hard drive Note If you installed the software in a fol der other than the default fol der navigate to that folder Open the Digita Desktop folder then doubl e d idk Digita Desktop Open File Open Folder Connect HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D3 Connecting the Carrera to Your Macintosh 5 Gikk Connect 6 Choose Digita Carrera USB and dick OK 7 Download the photos Only the single photos in the current wndowa n be downloaded If you want to download an entire group or series of photos doubl e d idk the photo that represents the group or series and display the group or series in a newwindow If you want to download all the photos fromyour carrera e First download the single photos in the current window Select Copy All Images to Disk fromthe View menu e Then download each of the Burst Tima apse and grouped photos Open each group or series one ata tine by double d id ing on the photo that represents the group or series Sd edt Copy All Images to Disk fromthe Viewnenu If you want to download only sa ected photos fromyour carrera e Press the Shift key on your keyboard and didk on the photos you want to download Sa ec Copy Sel ected Inages to Disk fromthe Viewrrenu e To sd ett photos wthin a group or series doubl e d ick the photo that represents the group or series to display the photos in a nevwwwindowand then select pho
67. m once you Nave reached the nainum Optical zoom to increase the size of your suljject even further Optical 3 Use this setting when your subject is distant You are taking a photo of a scene and you fromyou and you want to increase or want to zoomin on atree decrease its 3z in the photo Digital 2x Use this setting when your subject is distant You are taking a photo of a scene and you fromyou and you want to increase its size want to increase the size of a bird in the tree more than you can wth the optical zoom If you use the digital zoom your photos will have lower resol ution than they usually would for a particular photo Quality setting It is recontrended that you print these photos in smaller sizes Photo qual ity Standard resol ution Resol ution wth digital zoom om 1600x200 pixels 800600 piels 0000 500x00 pixels 800600 piels HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 50 Adjusting the Carrera Settings TO use optical zoom 1 2 3 TO use digital zoom 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec As you frane your subject in the viewfinder move the Zoom control to the right to zo0min on your subject or to the left to zomout Take your photo Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on Note The color LCD must be on for digital zoom If you do not see the over ay bars on the col or LCD
68. mall battery shaped like a coin which is used to retain the canrere s date and tine infomation The Liquid Crystal Display LCD sareen on the back of the carrera that displays your photos and the canrera menus used to set preferences and select options The button on the back of the carrera used to tum the color LCD on and off The type of memory card used by the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera See also Memory card A technique of condensing color and detail information to decrease the size of a photo file and save space on the memory card A port used to connect the digital carrera by a cable to a computer A type of zoom used to digitally crop or frane the photo by enlarging the center portion of the inage automatically in the carrera A number representing the avail abl e combinations of shutter speeds and apertures that give the sane exposure effect under similar scene brightness and lighting conditions A feature that brings the carrera out of sleep mode and starts adjusting the exposure vihen your eye is dose to the uefinder Bye Start uses two sensors located next to the viewfinder A bright burst of light fromthe canera which illuminates a subject when the Surrounding light is too dimto take a quality photo The button on the top of the carrera used to change the flash setting HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide H ash wth recteye redudion Infrared sensor jJa amp Send LCD Main ba
69. mart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 23 Carrera Basics To use the carrera menus 1 2 3 4 5 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to the node you want to use Press the Menu button Use the right and left sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to se ett a menu Use the up and down sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll through a menu s options Press the soft keys to sd att or edit a nenu option or to ext the carrera menus Note You must press the Bxit button to save the settings and exit the menus If you change the carrera mode while you are sa eding the menu options the carrera does not save the newsettings You must exit all menus before you can tum the color LCD off Setting the Date and Time Before you begin taking photos set the correct date and tine The carrera stores the date and tine wth other Information about the photo and displays it in Rev Rewew mode When you tum your carrera on the color LCD prompts you to set the date and tine under any of the followmng conditions The first tine you use your Carrera After reroving or repladng 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 ine You can also use the Preferences anera menu in Rec Record mode to change the date and time as needed HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 24 Carrera Basics
70. memory card OR e Press the Find button right soft key to sel et a newcettegory HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 83 Using Play Mode Using Play Mode When you use Play mode the col or LCD autorraticelly displays your photos using the entire screen Photos initially appear at alowresolution and then the color LCD refreshes fromthe top to give you a dear sharp vewof your photo You can Viewinformetion about photos on the overlay bars if you tum themon See Overlay Bars on page 21for nore infomation Viewng Single Photos TO viewa single photo 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum the carrera node dial to Play 2 Use the 4 umay arowbutton to scroll through your photos Overlay bar Tip You can press the Overl ay button to tum off the overlay bar and see the entire sareen or press it twice to tum on both overlay bars HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Using Play Mode Zooming In on Your Photos If you want to see a portion of your photo in more detail use the Zoom button Genter soft key When you are zoorred in you can use the 4 way arrowlbutton to see different parts of the photo You must ext Zoom before mowing to a different photo To zoom in and out 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum the carrera node dial to Play 2 If the overlay bars are off press the Overlay button to tum themon 3 Usethenght and left sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to sel ett the photo you want to v
71. modes T1 parts 3 photo quality 45 sdf tirer 53 setting up 5 spedfiGitions 15 tuming on and off B vienfinder indicator light B warranty P1 white balance 58 wrist strap 5 zoom 50 Card reader D6 Categories adding photos to 73 using to search for photos 82 Charging the batteries IL Cleaning the carrera IB dosing groups 80 Coin battery Checking thelaa of charge D installing 8 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index Collapsing burst photos 81 time apse photos 81 Color LCD adjusting the brightness 20 battery power 20 checking the carrera status 33 deaning IB icons LY meaning of status information 34 overlay bars 21 Reviewrmode 69 using D Compression photo quality setting 45 Connecting carrera to a Macntosh D2 carrera to a PC 95 carrera to ateeusion 91 Counter reset 63 Custorrer Care 17 D Date setting 24 using to search for photos 81 43 Daylight adjusting white balance for 59 Del ay setting for auto shutoff 64 setting for the sal f tiner 55 De eating photos in ReMewrnode 71 using groups 77 using Play node 89 Digital Print Order Fomat See DPOF files Digital zoom corpared to optical zoom 50 using 51 Downloading photos to a Madntosh D3 photos to a PC 96 DPOF files creating D7 ddeting D8 Bror messages DBA Expanding burst photos 80 tima apse photos 80 Exposure 56 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index Eye Start 62 F Finding photos 81 Hash changing
72. nished press the right soft key which will be labeled Exit in the language sa ected Changing the Carmere s Name The carrere s default nan is HP C500 The nane appears in the photo information only if you use the memory card in another carrera For example if you and a friend both have HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Caneras you can share your photos by exchanging memory cards Any photos that you have taken will display on your friend s carrera with your carrere s nane in the photo infomation To change the carrere s name 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then scroll down to Carrera Name Press the Edit button left soft key e Us the left soft key to toggle between capital letters lower case letters nunbers and spedal Characters A capital letters a lower cese letters Enunbers spedal characters e Usethecenter soft key to add a space between etters and characters HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 28 Carrera Basics e Use the up and down sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to sel ect a letter number or soedal Character for the carrera nane e Usethenght side of the 4 way arrowbutton to save the letter number or pedal Character 5 Press the Bat button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Using an AC Power Adapter recommended TO preserve battery
73. o unprotect See Marking Photos on page 70 for nore infomation Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to Protect Press the Unprotect button left soft key Note You must unprotect your protected photos before you can delete them Categonzing Photos YOu can assign a category to your photos making them easier to find You can categorize one photo at a ine or mark photos and apply one category to all of the marked photos Categories are also useful wnen you are creating a Slideshow For example you could create a slideshowto share your vacation photos wth friends and family Note YOu cannot assign or change categories for protected photos TO categorize photos 1 A Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev Select a photo or mark the photos you want to categorize See Marking Photos on page 70 for nore infomation Press the Category button center soft key HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Using RevewMode 4 Usethe 4 wmay arrowbutton to scroll to the category you want to use e Landscape e Family e Triangle e Vacation e Pets e Square e Friends e Work e Grde 5 Press the Sel ect button left soft key A check mark appears next to the category and the anwa automatic ly ext the menus The icon for the category you sel ected appears in the photo information TO desel ett a category 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum the canera node dial to Rev 2 Sdect t
74. odes so that you can take photos using just one of the modes or both at the save tire The icons appear in color if they are on Keep pressing the button until you have Self tiner icon Macro node icon sd ected the combination of self iner and macro mode that you want one on both on or both off 6 Fane your subject in the viewfinder then press and hold the Shutter Sel f timer indicator light button 2 way down to allowthe carrera to adjust the focus and exposure 7 When you see a green light to the left of the vewfinder press the Shutter button all the way down then release it The red self timer indicator light on the front of the anera starts blinking The light blinks fester for the final 3 seconds then stops blinking just before the carrera takes the photo HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide DA Adjusting the Carrera Settings To change the se f timer delay 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on i el Preferences Press the Menu button Lapture Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then bis scroll down to Capture Press the Edit button left soft key Scroll to Sel f Timer Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to decrease or increase the number of seconds the anea waits before taking the photo You can select 3 5 D 20 or 30 seconds Press the Exit button right soft ke
75. off on or off 1 Tumthecareraon and tum the carrera node dial to Rec Preferences 3 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then scroll down to General e amp Time 4 Press the Edit button left soft key General Edit D Scroll downto Auto Shutoff 6 Use the 4 way arrowbutton to tum Auto Shutoff on or off 7 Press the Bait button right soft key to save the settings and exit the nenus Setting the Beep The carrera uses a beep to communicate that an event has taken place For example when you take a photo the carrera beeps to let you know that it has finished capturing the image Beep is on by default The carrera beeps e Two after a photo has been taken e Once at the beginning of a Burst series and then twice at the end of the series e For 3 seconds wnen the batteries are low e When you tum the carrera on if the memory card is damaged or unfonmatted HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 65 Adjusting the Carrera Settings When you press the Shutter button if the memory card is full If the carrera is on and you insert a full memory card To tum the Beep on or off 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec Preferences Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the Preferences nenu then scroll down to General Press the Edit button left soft key General Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to tum Beep on or off Press the Exit butt
76. on right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 66 Chapter 4 Viewing Photos Overview After you have taken sone photos wth your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera you can viewthemon the carrere s color LCD or on a tad eision screen Depending on the carrera node you use Revewor Play you can e Wewthumbonails of your photos e Wewone photo at a ine using the entire screen e play back Burst Tima apse and grouped photo sequences e ace a sideshow HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 67 See the table bel owfor the features avail able in each mode e Vewthumbnails of your photos ViewBurst Tima apse and grouped photos Mark photos for further action Del ete sa ected or marked photos Protect photos from being deleted Categorize photos for easy searching and finding Group photos for sorting and printing Search for a particular photo Viewone photo at a ine using the entire screen Play back Burst Tima apse and grouped photo sequences Zoomin on photos to see details in dose up De ete single or grouped Stll Burst and Tima apse photos Create a dideshowon the color LCD or on a ta eision Tip TO conserve batery life use an AC power adapter while iewng photos on the color LCD See Using an AC Power Adapter recontrended on page 29 for details HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 68 Using RevewMode Usin
77. or LCD e Howoften you use the flash and zoom e The nunber of photos you take e Temperature conditions operating the carrera at colder tenperatures results in shorter battery life To preserve battery life e When using the carrera wth a computer or tea eision or when using the color LCD for extended periods of tine use an AC power adapter that HP has approved for use wth the HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera e Limit your use of the color LCD except vihen using an AC power adapter e Do not save batteries in the charger for an extended period of tine Such as several days HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 9 Setting Up Your Carrera To check the main battery leva Press the ony off button to tum the carrera on The status LCD displays the battery status icon i C500 b red Photo Smart AUTO C ALA A A mit EH SS Fully charged En Partially charged LST Hy Battery status icon Status LCD On off button Note If the batteries are lowwnen you first tum on the canera the carrera beeps 5 tins the empty battery icon To check the coin battery levd 1 2 flashes on the status LCD the lens retracts and the status LCD goes blank as the carrera tums itself off Coin battery icon indicates lowcharge or no battery installed Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec Press the color LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on If you do not see the Overlay
78. oth on or both off gi Sdif tinrer Viewyour subject through the viewfinder and then fran your photo on the color LCD icon Take your photo Press the center soft key twice to tum mado mode off The mado mode icon appears in black and white indicating that macro node its off HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 52 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Using the Saf Timer Use the sel f tiner to take a photo of yourself or a posed group photo Ten seconds D is the default amount of tine the carrera waits before taking the photo You can change this delay tine to 3 5 D 20 or 30 seconds Note Thesdf trrerisonly available for Still photos To use the sel f imer Tripod mount 1 Attach the GAnera to a tripod or place it on a fim surface at an appropriate distance and height fromthe subject 2 Tum the anera on and tum the crera node dial to Rec 3 Press the color LCD on off button to tum the col or LCD on 4 Sdedtthe Still option e Pressthe left soft key repeatedly until the Still icon displays CH on the lower overlay bar Sull icon HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 53 Adjusting the Camera Settings Sd f timer activated 5 Press the center soft key until you see or the nurrber of seconds you have set appear on the upper overlay bar and the sel f timer icon appear in color on the lower oven ay bar Note Thecenter soft key toggles between the saf timer and macro m
79. otos fromthe memory card tum Counter Reset on If you want to continue numbering photos even after erasing all the photos fromthe memory card so that you knowthe total nunber of photos you have taken since you bought the carrera tum Counter Reset off It is off by default TO set Counter Reset 1 Tumthecareraonand tum the carrera node dial to Rec 2 Press the Menu button 3 Usethe4way arowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then scroll down to Capture HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 63 Adjusting the Carrera Settings 7 Press the Edit button left soft key Scroll down to Counter Reset Use the 4 way arrowbutton to tum Counter Reset on or off Press the Exit button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Setting Auto Shutoff Your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera has an automatic shutoff which is designed to help conserve battery life during periods of inactivity Auto Shutoff is on by default It is reconmmended that you tum Auto Shutoff off when you are downloading photos to your con puter Auto Shutoff tums off carrera functions after the followmng periods of inaciwty sty pe porer rer me If the carrera is in sleep mode press any button to wake up the carrera If the carrera has tumed itself off press the ony off button to tum it bakon HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 64 Adjusting the Carrera Settings To tum Auto Shut
80. r PC 3 Start the HP Photo Imaging software e Doubledickthe C500 Photo Imaging Software icon on your desktop Ta Le Photo OR Imaging Software e Gic Start Programs HP PhotoSmart C500 Camera C500 Photo Imaging Software 4 Click Unload Carrera 5 The photos wil be saved in the folder listed in the Save my images to section If you want to change the location of this folder dick the browse button and choose a newfol der 6 If you want to acate a sub fol der based on the date and tine sdect In newsub fol der A newfolder will be created within the fol der Shown in the Save my images to section FQ HP C500 Camera Unload EN Save my images to Note Once you are faniliar with the download process you can ET E da ete photos fromthe carrera after they are saved on your computer Sd ect Del ete all images from carrera after downl oad BI In new sub folder 1 3 2000 7268 E Delete all images from camera after download 7 Gikk Start Images will be saved to 8 Gick Yes to confirmthat the images are being saved in the correct Documents My Pictures 1 3 2000 726a fol der and to download the photos HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 97 Connecting the Carrera to Your PC When you have finished downloading you can e print your photos e Wewyour photos e share your photos wth family and friends on the Internet Printing Photos The HP Photo Printing software gives
81. red light to the left of the Menwfinder flashes and the upper overlay bar displays Not enough memory To solve this problem insert a newrmrerrory card or try a lover photo quality setting 5 Frave your subject in the vemfinder then press and hold the Shutter button 2 way down to allowthe carrera to adjust the focus and exposure If you see an orange light to the left of the vewfinder there may not be enough light on your subject You can still take the photo 6 Whenyouseeagresnlightto the left of the Vewfinder press the Shutter button all the way down and hold it for the amount of tine you want to take photos or until the canera beeps Tip If you are taking an action sequence you can move the carrera to fol owyour subject as you hold the Shutter button down 7 If Instant Revewis on your first photo appears briefly on the color LCD If you are happy with the photo press the Save button right soft key to save the series of photos on the memory card If not press the Del ete button center soft key to discard the photos and try again Pressing Del ete discards the entire series of photos not just the first photo If you do not press either button the carrera automatically saves the photo HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 37 Taking Still Burst and Tima apse Photos TO change the Burst rate 1 Tum the canera on and tum the carera node dial to Rec 2 Press the Menu button S el i i Media Setting
82. ress the Exit button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 60 Adjusting the Carrera Settings To use Instant Review 1 Take your photo After a fevvseconds your photo appears briefly on the color LCD Note If your photo does not appear on the color LCD you need to tum Instant Revewon 2 Press the Save button right soft key to save your photo or press the Del ete button center soft key to discard the photo Note The carrera automatic ly saves the photo if you do not soeafy that you want to save or dd ete it You can d ear the color LCD and save the photo by pressing the Shutter button Y2 way down 3 If youchose to de ete the photo press the Del ete button left soft key to confinmthe del eton If you do not confinmthat you want to del ete the photo before the photo disappears fromthe color LCD the antera saves the photo HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 61 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Setting the Eye Start Eye Start brings the carrera out of sleep mode and starts adjusting the exposure wnen your eye is dose to the vesrfinder Bye Start works by using sensors located next to the viewfinder It is on by default To turn Bye Start on or off Bye Start sensors Fe 1 Tum the canera on and tum the Anea node i dial to Rec D 2 Press the Menu button 3 Usethe4way arowbutton to scroll to the Setting Hand Held Preference
83. rk Category 4 Repeet Steps 2 and 3to mark additional photos OR To nark all photos press and hold down the Mark button left soft key until Mark All appears on the lower Overlay bar Note Photos remain marked until you performan action on them or until you unmark them HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 70 Using RevewMode To unmerk marked photos 1 Tum the Gnera on and tum the crera node cial to Rev 2 Usethe4 way arowbutton to scroll to the photo you want to unnek 3 Pressthe Unmark button left soft key The notch disappears fromthe lower right comer of the sa ected photo and its meitching thunbnail You can unmerk all the photos on the memory card by pressing and holding down the Unmark button left soft key until Unmark All appears on the lower overlay bar De eting Photos You can delete a single photo or all marked photos in Revewrmode You can al so del ete single photos in Play node see Del eing Photos on page 89 Note Protected photos wil not be del ed See Protecting Photos on page 72 for more infomation TO del te photos 1 Tum the canera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev 2 Saetta photo or mark the photos you want to del ete If you want to del ete al I the photos you can choose Mark Al See Making Photos on page 70 for more informestion If you want to del ete all of the photos in a group or a Tima apse or Burst series you can dose or col apse the photos
84. roducts Distributed Through Authorized Resellers Subject to all of the tens and limitations of the HP Limited V arranty Statement provided wth this HP Product HP warrants that this HP Product wil be able to accurately process date data ind uding but not linited to calculating comparing and sequendng from into and between the twentieth and twenty first centuries and the years 199 and 2000 induding leap year calculations when used in accordance wth the Product documentation provided by HP ind uding any instructions for installing patches or upgrades provided that all other products eg hardware software finmare used in combination wth such HP Product s properly exchange date data wth it The duration of the Year 2000 warranty extends through J anuary 31 2001 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide L3 Appendix B Reference Menu Structure This section lists the avail abl e menus and their options The menu options are explained in detail throughout this User s Guide If you want to access a particular menu option use this table to locate the option quickly Record Rec Mode EE ze aoo omme Color Full BSMV Bl ack and Full White in Burst Rate 13 FPS Fans per 2 PPS second HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide VA Menu Structure em omn try Jose fot gt oe menn e nd 12 34 5 D 20 30 50 min 12348 D 24 hr HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Gui
85. s The color LCD displays the Media Settings nenu ti Burst 3 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to scroll to Burst Timelans 4 Press the Edit button left soft key and then scroll down to Burst Rate Edit D Usethe4 way arrowbutton to choose the desired setting from 1to 3 frames per second 6 Press the Bdt button right soft key twice to save your settings and exit the menus Taking Tima apse Photos Use the Tina apse setting to take a series of photos at preset tine intervals You can spedfy the number of photos you want the carrera to take as well as the amount of tine between photos It is recommended that you attach the carrera to atripod or place it on a finmsurface at an appropriate distance and height fromthe subject to keep the carrera steady It is recommrended that you use an AC power adapter for long Tima apse photo sequences See Using an AC Power Adapter recontmmended on page 29 for more infomation Tip By default the carrera takes ID photos wth 1Ininute interval s between photos If you want to change the Tima apse settings see be ow HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 38 Taking Still Burst and Tima apse Photos To take Tima apse photos Nunber of photos available Shutter button 1 Tumthecareraon and tum the carrera node dial to Rec The status LCD displays the approximate nuntber of photos available on the memory card The carrera IS not ready until this nunber aopeers C500 Pho
86. s menu then scroll down to Capture Press the Edit button left soft key Use the 4 way arrowbutton to tum Bye Start on or off Eye Start OI AEV ICA Press the Exit button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Default The carrera has a Hand Hel d setting which hel ps you to take photos that are deer and sharp If the Hand Hel d setting is on the carrera allows you to take photos wth a slowest shutter speed of V8 second By default Hand Had is on If you tum the Hand Hel d setting off the carrera allows you take photos wrth a Shutter speed as slowas 2 seconds It is reconmmended that you use the carrera wth a tripod or place the carrera on a finy stable surface if you need to use a SI owshutter speed HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 62 Adjusting the Carrera Settings To tum Hand Held on or off 1 2 7 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then scroll down to Capture Press the Edit button left soft key Scroll down to Hand Had Use the 4 way arrowbutton to tum Hand Held on or off Press the Exit button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Setting the Counter Reset Counter Reset allows you to choose howyou want to nuntber your photos on the memory card If you want to start numbering photos from Leach tine you delete all the ph
87. sing the flash or photo Quality buttons on the top of the carrera Try tuming the carrera off and then on again Try unplugging the AC power adapter and removing the NiMH batteries and then reinstalling them Try renoving all of the power sources ind uding the coin battery I amtrying to narve a group but the carrera is Try using a different group nane The carrera does not responding not accept group nans that begin wth BR or TL regardless of language because these letters are reserved for identifying Burst and Tima apse photos on the nenvry card There is an 8 character limit on group nares HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Getting Assistance I amsearching through photos by date and have Make sure that the Fom date is prior or equal to sel ected the find dates but the carrera is not responding The status LCD is displaying an error message e If the carrera does not tum itself off press the ory off button to tum the carrera off and then on again The main batteries are charged but the carrera is Check that you do not have an AC power adapter not responding attached to the canrera Even if it is not connected to a power source the carrera will not use battery POVEr Getting Assistance When there is a problem you have severel resources for finding a solution Resources ind ude HP PhotoSmart on the Internet Help and HP Custorrer Care HP PhotoSmart on the Intemet You can ge
88. t project ideas and troubleshooting assistance access the contrunity forum and get any updates to software from HP s PhotoSmart Vi site Go to wwwphotosrrart com and dick Support HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 16 Getting Assistance Hap If you have installed the software that cane wth your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Canrera you can use the Hap systemfor assistance The Hel p contains howto information as well as troubleshooting suggestions To access Help on a PC 1 Start the HP PhotoSmart Photo Imaging software 2 Fromthemain wndow dick Hd p TO access Help on a Madntosh 1 Doubledickxthe HP PhotoSnart C500 Digital Carrera Hel p fol der on the desktop 2 Doubled ick the browser version of Ha p Contacting HP Customer Care HP Customer Care HP Customer Care Online Click your way to a great solution The HP PhotoSmert VW b site wwwphotosmrart com is a great place to start for answers to questions about your HP products You ll get instant access to hel pful tips and tricks downloadable drivers and the atest product and software updates 24 hours a day 7 days a week All at no charge to you HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide IV Maintenance HP Customer Care by Phone Like most HP custorrers you ll probably never need to call us But if you do you ll be connected to a service technidan vho spedalizes in your product and can hel p you find the answers you nee
89. tails You can use the 4 way arrowlbutton on the carrera to scroll through your photos or press the Menu button to use the carrera menus Note Youcandso take photos while the carrera is connected to the tel evsion wth the carrera in Rec node and use the td eusion screen to previewphotos as you would on the carrere s color LCD HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Canrera User s Guide 92 Chapter 5 Shanng and Printing Photos Once you have taken some photos wth your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera you can use themin lots of fun ways YOU can transfer themto your IBM conpatibl e or Macintosh computer for use in creative projects or for sharing wth family and friends via the Internet The camera saves photos on the mamory card in J PEG formset which means that you can use a wde vanety of creative software to manipulate the photo files once you Nave saved them on your computer If you have an HP J amp Send capabl e printer such as the HP PhotoSmart PIDOO PIDO printer you can use the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrere s HP J etSend capability for wreless printing If your printer has a dot for a CompactH ash memory card you can print photos directly fromyour memory card Check out HP s PhotoSmart Veb site at mw photosmart comfor great ideas and tips on howto use your photos to creete fun projects Tip TO conserve batery life connect an AC power adapter when you are using the carrera wth your con puter or when you are J etSending photos
90. the average of several points of light in the photo Spot cal cul ates the exposure by reading the light fromone sll spot in the center of the photo 6 Usethe4 way arrowbutton to choose a setting Tip If you arent sure which settings to select press the Default button left soft key 7 Press the Bat button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus If you use the AE method you can also adjust wnether the cantra continuous y calculates the e lt posure Continuous AE or cal qulates the exposure vihen you press the Shutter button 12 way down and then locks the exposure Auto Exposure Lock If you are taking a photo of a scene that has darker and lighter sections for anple a subject standing in a shadow Auto Exposure Lock can hel p you to expose the photo correctly For exarple you can aimthe carrera at a darker part of the scene press the Shutter button 12 way down and then move the carrera to ind ude a brighter part of the sene HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 57 Adjusting the Carrera Settings TO adjust the AE method s meter setting 1 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec 2 Press the Menu button 3 Usethe4way arowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then scroll down to Meter 4 Press the Edit button left soft key D Usethe4way arowbutton to se att an exposure option e Continuous AE ca aul ates the automatic exposure continuously A Mete when you press
91. the flash settings Note YOu cannot use the flash for Burst photos If you choose a flash setting fromthe menu but you are taking Burst photos the setting will not be effective until you take your next Stll or Tima apse photo 7 Press the B t button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the nenus Tip TO conserve battery power tum the color LCD off after you choose the setting HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 44 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Adjusting the Photo Qual ity The photo quality setting determines the photo s resolution and compression Because of this it also affects how many photos can be stored on the memory card The photo quality setting remains the sane for each photo of the sane type Still Burst and Tima apse until you change it even if you tum the carrera off and on again When selecting the photo quality keep in mind e Howyou pl an to use the photo on screen printed enlarged etc e Higher photo quality requires more space on the memory card lower photo quality requires less Space e Because photo quality affects the nunbdber of photos that can be stored on the memory card the nunber of avail abl e photos displayed on the status LCD changes as you change the photo qual ity The nun tber of photos IS aconservetive estimate so you might find that you can take more photos than it indicates e You can use different photo quality settings for different photos on the
92. the settings 43 FAluorescent light adjusting white balance for 59 Format setting for date and tine 24 Fomat memory cards G Groups adding photos 78 dosing 80 creating 76 del eting photos 77 opening 7 removing 76 using to organize photos 75 vevng 86 H Hand held 62 Hap IV HP PhotoSnart Custorrer Care 17 Intemet address Tb Icons on the color LCD LO on the status LCD B3 Incandescent light adjusting white balance for 59 Infrared recawuing photos fromanother carrera IB sending photos to another carrera I2 sending to another device DO Installing batteries 7 memory card IL software on a Madntosh DL software on aPC 95 Instant Revew 60 tuming on and off 60 using 61 using when taking a photo 36 using with burst photos 37 using with tinal apse photos 40 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index Internet address for HP PhotoSmart Tb Interval setting for tin apse photos 41 J Send D9 L Language changing 27 LCD brightness 20 color D 33 status 32 Lens deaning IB Lens cover attaching the leash 5 Lighting adjusting exposure for variations in 56 adjusting white balance for vaniations in 59 45 Madntosh connecting the carrera to D2 downloading photos to 103 installing software 101 printing photos D5 systemrequirenents D1 Macro mode 52 Marking photos 70 Matrix method for automatic exposure 57 Media Settings menu Burst 38 Tima apse 40 Memory card reader D6 Memory cards Checking the
93. to Smart FN a Ze e A8 2 Adjust your carrera settings as needed See Adjusting the Carrera Settings on page 42 for details Status LCD Carrerarrodedia Ory off button 32 Press the ol or LCD on off button to tum the color LCD on 4 Pressthe left soft key until the Tima apse icon appears on the lower overlay bar Tip TO conserve battery power tum the color LCD off after you Choose the photo type _ If there is not enough space on the memory card for the nuntber of photos speafied the red light to the left of the viewfinder flashes and the upper overlay bar displays Not enough memory To solve this problem inset a newrremory card try a lower photo quality setting or decrease the number of photos spedfied in the Tine apse settings 5 Frave your subject in the vewfinder then press and hold the Shutter button 2 way down to allowthe carrera to adjust the focus and exposure If you see an orange light to the left of the venfinder there may not be enough light on your subject You can still take the photo HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 39 Taking Still Burst and Tine apse Photos 6 When you se a green light to the left of the Viewfinder press the Shutter button all the way down to take the To change the Tima apse settings 1 2 first photo Wait for the beeps indicating the photo has been taken before ra easing the Shutter button The canrera automatic y takes the number of photos at th
94. tos for downloading 8 Choose a fol der where you want the photos to be saved dick Sel ect The photos are saved on your computer HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D4 Connecting the Carrera to Your Macintosh Printing Photos You can use the Digita software for printing thunbnails or full sized copies of your photos or copies of several photos on an album page If you need to print your photos in other sizes or if you need to manipulate your photos use creative photo printing software TO print photos 1 Connect the canerato your computer using the USB cable See Connecting the Carrera to Your Madntosh on page D1for details 2 Tum the antra on and tum the carera node dial to PC 3 Stat the Digita Desktop software 4 Click Connect 5 Choose Digita Camera USB and dick OK 6 Sea ed the photos you want to print HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide D5 Printing Photos Without a Con putter 7 Print the photos e If you want to print thumbnails of your photos select Print fromthe Ale nenu e If you want to print a full sized photo double didk on the photo then sd ect Print fromthe File nenu e If you want to print several different photos on an album page sel ett Print Album fromthe File menu e Choose the nuntber of rows and colunns and sel ect Fine quality for the best quality prints e If you do not want the filenanes to appear belowthe photos deselect Show Filenames e QickPr
95. tteries Memory card Menu button A flash setting that reduces the occurrence of red eye in photos of people or aninals It does this by flashing twice An infrared transmitter and receiver on the front of the carrera that is used to send or receive photos between your digital canera and another carrera ora printer wth HP J etSend capability HP s fast wra ess technology that allows you to transfer photos fromyour carrera to a compatible printer or computer using infrared transmission Liquid Crystal Displ ay See Color LCD and Status LCD One or more pieces of optical glass used for fonming a sharp image A mode used for taking dose up photos of a subject The primary source of power for your digital canera when it is not plugged into avall outlet wth an AC power adapter The HP PhotoSmert C500 Digital Carrera uses three AA Nickel Metal Hydride NIMH batteries The storage mediumin a digital carrera that holds the photos you have taken It is analogous to the filmin a regular canera The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera takes only Type 1ConmpactH ash cards A list of options fromwhich you can neke selections to change the way your carrera operates The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera contains several menus that organize options by function The on off button used to display or hide the carrera menus on the color LCD HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Ory off button Optical zoom Overlay
96. unctions the sane as the carere s color LCD You Gan even use your ta eision to vewa sl ide show making it easy to share your photos with family and friends Sel editing the Video Output Fonmet Before you connect the carrera to the ta eusion you need to sel ect the vde output formset The fonmet that you choose NTSC or PAL depends on your television s Video fonrat Note Refer to your td eision owners manual for more information about the video fomet TO select the video output format 1 Tumthecearreraon and tum the canera node dial to Play 2 Pressthe Menu button 3 Usethe 4 way arowbutton to scroll to Video 4 Pressthe Edit button left soft key 5 Presstheleftand right sides of the 4 way arrowbutton to sd ett NTSC or PAL 6 Press the Bait button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus Default Cancel Exit HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Canrera User s Guide 90 Using Your Td eusion Connecting the Carrera to a TA eision To connect the carrera to a television 1 Connect the video cable e If you are using an NTSC connection plug the input yel low end of the video cable into your ta sison set s video input connector on most tel eusions this is also yellow e If you are using a PAL connection plug the input ya low end of the video cable into the tea eusion s vdeo input connector ON ol der sets plug the video cabl e into a SCART adapter purchased separately then plug the adapter into
97. until just the one photo that represents the group or series is showing You can then sel ett the photo as you would a single Still photo for dd eina HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 71 Using RevewMode 5 Press the Menu button Press the Del ete button center soft key The color LCD displays a message asking you to confirmthat you want to del ete the photos Press the Del ete button left soft key to del ete the photos Protecting Photos Protecting photos prevents themfrombeing del eted fromthe memory card You also cannot change the category of protected photos TO protect photos 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev Select a photo or mark the photos you want to protect See Marking Photos on page 70 for more infomation Note Protectactson rrerked photos if there are any or on the current photo if there are no marked photos If you want to protect just the current photo first unmark all the photos on the memory card Press the Menu button Use the 4 way arrowbutton to scroll to Protect Press the Protect button center soft key The Protected icon appears in the photo information to indicate that the photo is protected Protected icon HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 72 Using RevewMode To remove protection from photos 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rev Select a photo or mark the photos you want t
98. using a Madntosh D5 printing using a PC 98 proteding 72 searching by category 82 searching by date 81 sdedtiing in Reuewmode 69 sharing 93 taking 30 transmitting between carreres I2 vevng on a td eusion 92 vevng using Play node 84 zooming in on while vewmng 85 Play badk setting the rate 86 using to vewa sl ide show 86 47 Play node color LCD 20 color LCD icons B1 conpared to Revewmode for vewng photos 68 menus 28 oven ay bars 22 overview L venvng a single photo 84 Power carrere s Sleep mode b tuming the carrera on and off B using an AC adapter 29 Printing photos froma nenvry card D6 using aMadntosh D5 using a PC 98 via Send D9 Protecting photos 72 R Record mode color LCD 20 color LCD icons LO menus D4 ovel ay bars 22 overview L Regulatory notices DPO HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Index Repladng batteries 7 8 Requirements batteries 7 8 Madntosh 101 PC 94 Resolution photo quality setting 45 Revewmode categorizing photos 73 color LCD 20 color LCD icons BO corrpared to Play mode for iewmng photos 68 deleting photos 71 marking photos 70 menus 27 overview L sa eding photos 69 unmarking photos 71 using 69 Reviewmng photos Instant Review 36 using a tg eision 92 S Safety infomation IP Scripts for the carrera IA Searching for photos 81 Sel ediing photos in Revewrode 69 Sel f tiner setting the de ay 55 using 53 Setting the date and tine 24 Settings adjusting
99. utton 3 Insetthenewmernory card so that the front of the card faces the front of the carrera and the edge wth pinholes IS placed into the carrera first 4 Genty push the nenvry ced all the way into the carrera until it stops D Gose the memory ard door Tip If you cannot dose the memory card door you may not have inserted the nenvry card coreddy HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide DP Setting Up Your Carrera Checking the Memory Card Status The memory card icon on the carrere s status LCD indicates the status of the memory card If there is nota memory card installed in the carrera the memory card icon has a flashing X over it the number of photos remaining is OOO and a red light appears to the left of the venwfinder e Presstheon off button to tum the carrera on The status LCD displays the memory card status icon and the number of photos remaining The Status menu displays the memory card inserted icon on the color LCD Gee Using the Color LCD on page 33 for more information about the Status nenu Memory card status Photos remaining Su LA aro 0009 HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide B Setting Up Your Carrera The nurrber of photos a memory card can store depends on the memory Memory card indicator card s storage capaadty and the settings that you choose for each photo The number is a conservative estimate so you might find that you can take nore md Ready
100. ve photos sent from another camera 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rev Press the Menu button p S Transmit Camera Lamera Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Transmit menu Press the Receive button center soft key The color LCD displays the message Waiting for connection Send Receive Line up the infrared sensors on the two carreras so that they are faang each other and set the carreres about 1foot apart Send the photos fromthe other carrera See the other Anera s documentation for details When all of the photos have been received press the Done button right soft key Press the Exit button right soft key to ext the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide IB Using Digita Saipts Using Digita Saipts Your HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera corres wth A ashPoint Technology Incorporated s Digita operating system Whenever you access the menus on the color LCD you are using the Digita operating system Advanced carrera users can download Digita saipts to run on the carrera These scripts allowyyou to custoniz the carrere s settings To download Digita saipts visit HashPoint s web site at www l ashpoint com HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Problems and Solutions The cerrera is on but when I press a button it e The carrera may bein Seep mode to conserve does not respond battery power Try pres
101. want a displays on the status LCD The flash setting is effective for Sll Flash button and Tima apse photos and remains until you change it even if you tum the carrera off Note You cannot use the flash for Burst photos the flash button is inactive The flash settings are indicated by icons on the status LCD The carrera detenmines the need for a flash based on lighting conditions This is the default setting 4 The flash will be used regardless of the lighting conditions e The flash wil not be used regardless of the lighting conditions PANNE SY The flash will be used if needed Red eye reduction minimizes the ocaurrence of recteye in photos of people or animals by flashing twice Note The flash needs to recharge between photos When the red light next to the vewfinder is off you can take another flash photo HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 43 Adjusting the Carrera Settings You can also change the flash settings using the camera menus To select a flash setting using the carrera menus 1 Tum the canera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec 2 PrestheMenubution BIE Preferences 3 Usethe4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Preferences menu then scroll down to Capture Capture F ITU ETE 4 Press the Edit button eft soft key 5 Scroll to Hash 6 Usethe4 way arowbutton to sel att a flash setting See the tabl e above for informetion about each of
102. ws Viewphotos on the carrere s color LCD or a td eision Viewphotos on a computer monitor vihen the carrera is connected to a computer Share print and download photos HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide IV Camera Basics Understanding the Viewfinder Indicator Light Viewfinder indicator light The indicator light appears to the left of the viewfinder The color of the light changes depending on the carrera mode and at different stages in the photography process If the flashing light indicates a carrera eror a message also displays on the status or color LCD Red fl ashing e Memory cerd problem e No nenory ced e Full menory ard e Internal memory full only for burst photos e Batteries low e Careraaeror Red solid e Hash farging Orange flashing Canera initial i ng fromSleep node Orange solid e Auto Foass fail ed or photo underexposure will ocaur flash off and insuffident light e Slowshutter not enough light or tripod needed HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide B Carrera Basics Green solid Canea is ready to take a photo Auto Exposure and Auto Focus have been compl eted e Continuous Auto Exposure activated Using the Color LCD The color LCD is located on the back of the HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera Use the color LCD to frane or Meavyour photos and to access the Gnera s menus You can adjust the brightness of the color LCD to suit lighting
103. wthout artifidal lighting You are taking a photo under fl uorescent light You are taking a photo under normel incandescent light such as the light fromtungsten filament light bulbs in household langs ne oo You are using the flash to illuminate the subject Press the Sel ect button left soft key Press the Exit button right soft key twice to save the settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 59 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Using Instant Revevv After you take a photo Instant Reuewlbnefly displays the photo on the color LCD even if you have not tumed the color LCD on If you are happy with the photo you can then save it on the memory cerd If not you can discard the photo and try again If you do not use Instant Review the carrera automatically saves the photo Instant Revievw defaults to off so if you want to use this feature you need to tum it on first Tip If you want to take several photos in quick succession tum Instant Reviewoff With Instant Revewon the carrera takes longer to process each photo To tum Instant Reviewon or off 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec Preferences Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to scroll to the Preferences nenu then I scroll down to Capture Te A Lapture EI Press the Edit button left soft key Scroll to Instant Review Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to tum Instant Reviewon or off P
104. xLOO pixels mode Use this setting for photos that you plan to print up to 5x7 inch prints This is the default setting Produces the highest quality photos and High uses the most nenvry Use this setting KBOOxLO0O pixels for taking photos you plan to enlarge and print HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 47 Adjusting the Carrera Settings You Gan also adjust the photo qual ity by adjusting the individual resolution and compression settings for each of the three types of photos Still Burst and Tima apse TO adjust the photo quality using the menus 1 Tum the canera on and tum the carrera node dial to Rec 2 PrestheMerubution Media Settings Still 3 Saet the photo type dl j kt 4 Press the Edit button eft soft key TE LOG D Usethe4 way arrowbutton to se ett a resolution or compression setting to change This is the nurrber of pixels in each photo More pixa s results in higher photo quality Choose from High Medium or Low Sadet a higher resolution for photos that you want to enlarge SA ett a lower resol ution for photos that you want to email So that the photo file Sz is small This is the arrount each photo is compressed The compression leva Medium is a trade off between photo quality and storage space the lower the compression level the higher the photo quality but the larger the photo file size Choose from High Medium or Low Sd ect a lower compression level for b
105. y twice to save the settings and exit the menus HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Adjusting the Carrera Settings Setting the Exposure The HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera automatic ly adjusts the amount of light in your photo for different lighting conditions It ind udes two automatic methods Matrix and Spot which cal culate the exposure setting different y To neake the final photo lighter or darker than the automstic exposure would produce you can also manually adjust the exposure Exposure can be adjusted as nuch as 15 EVs Exposure Val ues in 0 3 EV increments To change the exposure setting 1 2 Tum the carrera on and tum the carrera mode dial to Rec Press the Menu button lp Use the 4 way arowbutton to scroll to the Photo Assist nenu Photo Assist Exposure The Photo Assist menu displays wth Exposure sel ected II Press the Edit button left soft key Use the 4 way arrowlbutton to se et an exposure option HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 56 Adjusting the Carrera Settings Select EV Exposure Val ue to manually adjust the exposure from 15 EV to A5 BV in 0 3 EV incererts val ues for lighter photos val ues for darker photos Sel att AE Automatic Exposure Method to have the carrera automatically adjust the exposure for different lighting conditions There are two AE methods Matrix and Spot Matrix calcul ates the exposure by taking
106. you several options for printing your photos You can create and print album pages with photos of different sizes and onentations or make reprints of your photos in standard sizes TO print photos froma PC 1 Start the HP Photo Inaging software e Doubledickthe C500 Photo Imaging Software icon on your desktop AR H C el OG P h ot 0 OR Imaging 5 oft Ware e Gic Start Programs HP PhotoSmart C500 Camera C500 Photo Imaging Software HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide 98 Connecting the Carrera to Your PC Ke HP PhotoSmart C500 Photo Imaging Suite oa WW Unload View Print Share Camera Images Images Images Move your mouse over the buttons above to discover their Photo Smart function www PhotoSmartcom Click to close gt a 2 Fromthe HP PhotoSnart C500 Photo Imaging software window dick Print Images The HP PhotoSmart Photo Printing wndowdispl ays IS HP PhotoSmart Photo Printing File Edit Layout View Help Fre Ki Open Files Acquire Images Prints No Images have been Loaded Click Open Files or Acquire Images above to add images HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Carrera User s Guide Connecting the Carrera to Your PC 3 Open the photos you want to print e If you have already downloaded photos fromthe carrera open the fol der where the photos are stored Ciidk Open Files navigate to the appropriate fol der sel ect the photo files you want to print and t

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