HP Sw450 User Manual

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The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images:
IconPixel Size Printing Size 
Suggestion
4000 x 3000
A2 Size
3648 x 2432A2 Size
3264 x 2448A3 Size
2592 x 1944A4 Size
IconPixel Size Printing Size 
Suggestion
2048 x 1536
4" x 6"
1920 x 1080HDTV
640 x 480E-mail
Quality
This allows the quality (compression) at which the photo 
is captured to be increased or decreased. The quality 
determines the amount of compression applied to the 
photos. Superfine setting results in a more...

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IconItem Description
Auto The camera automatically adjusts the white balance.
DaylightIdeally used for bright sunny conditions.
CloudyIdeally used for cloudy conditions.
TungstenIdeally used for indoor photos with tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash. 
Fluorescent 1Ideally used for indoor photos with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions.
Fluorescent 2Ideally used for indoor photos with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions.
Manual Used when light source cannot be specified. Press the...

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Metering
The Metering function allows adjustment to select the area 
of the subject or frame by which the camera measures light 
to record still images or video.As adjustments to the settings are made, the LCD 
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screen synchronously displays the image applying the 
metering settings. Press the OK button 
 to save 
and apply changes.
Below is a table with a description of the different 
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settings.
Icon ItemDescription
Multi  The camera measures the exposure readings from multiple points in the...

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Vivid 
GreenImages are tinted green. Ideally used to record images like mountains and lawns to 
make them more vivid.
Vivid Blue
Images are tinted blue. Ideally used to record images like the sky and the ocean to 
make them look more vivid.
Using the Record Menu
In Photo mode, access to the Record menu is done by simply by pressing the 
Menu button  on back of the 
camera.
When the menu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the  OK button 
 to move through menu 
selections and apply the...

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It is important to return the camera to the Auto mode when finished shooting specifics conditions. This will 
5. 
reduce the risk of taking a bad photo in normal situations. If the camera is powered off and then powered on, it 
will return to Auto scene mode be default.
The table below shows the available scene mode settings:
Icon Item Description
Auto The simplest and usually safest way to shoot basic photos. Settings are 
automatically adjusted by the camera. Each time the camera is Powered 
off...

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IconItem Description
Candlelight  This feature is used to capture warm candle light effects.
Night Portrait This scene mode uses the flash and will leave the shutter open longer to 
get more ambient light from the background. This will help reduce typical 
flash pictures where the subject does not have a black/dark background. 
Ideally, this will produce photos that have more detail in the background. For 
best results and reduced image blurring, the use of a tripod for this mode is 
strongly...

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IconItem Description
HDR This feature applies digital processing only to the necessary portion(s) of the 
image and preserves details in highlights and shadows with natural contrast.
Aperture PriorityThis mode allows manual adjustment to aperture value. The camera 
automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness.
Shutter PriorityThis mode allows manual adjustment to shutter speed. The camera 
automatically selects the aperture value to match the brightness.
Manual Exposure This mode...

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Using Intelligent Scene
This feature is most useful for novice users to capture great images even without basic knowledge of photography. 
Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of 
scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, Text, Snow, Backlight Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Night Scene, Night 
Portrait and Foliage - and selects the ideal settings.Intelligent scene icon. After the camera detects the shooting conditions, 
this icon...

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Using Sports Mode 
Ideal to taking a series of sports motion images, such as a golf swing, or try to capture the images of a flying 
hummingbird/butterfly, be sure to switch the scene mode to sports mode. This mode provides shutter in Burst 
speed (Keep shooting images long as the Shutter button is pressed) which allows you to capture a sequence of 
pictures that are frames apart clearly. 
Make sure to have plenty of capacity on the memory card as it will be needed.
Using Party Mode
Let the Party...

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Select Auction mode from Scene mode menu. 
1. 
Use 
2. 
 or  keys to choose a pattern.
Press the 
3.  OK button 
 to start shooting.
Frame the subject and press the 
4.  Shutter button  to take 
the first shot.
Press the 
5.  OK button  to continue the second shot.
Or, press 
6.  Menu button  
 to go back the first shot.
Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images.
7. 
Press 
8.  OK button 
 to save the composed image.
Or, press 
9.  Menu button  
 to go back last shot.
The camera save...