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HP CA340

Digital Camera

User Manual

Summary of Contents for 3IN LCD

Page 1: ...HP CA340 Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause unsatisfactory operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B peripheral pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to prov...

Page 3: ...URE MODE 22 TO ACTIVATE SMILE CAPTURE 22 USING INTELLIGENT SCENE MODE 23 TO ACTIVATE INTELLIGENT SCENE 23 USING BLINK DETECTION MODE 25 TO ACTIVATE BLINK DETECTION 25 USING THE Q MODE 26 SETTING IMAGE SIZE AND QUALITY 27 USING THE ZOOM FUNCTION 28 USING THE FLASH 29 USING THE MACRO 30 USING THE SELF TIMER BURST 31 USING THE APERTURE PRIORITY 32 USING THE SHUTTER PRIORITY 32 USING THE MANUAL EXPOSU...

Page 4: ...NG STILL IMAGES 48 CHANGING THE IMAGE SIZE 48 CHANGING THE IMAGE WITH EFFECTS 49 CHOOSING THE IMAGE WITH PHOTO FRAME 9 4 COPYING THE FILES 50 SETTING THE DPOF 51 CHOOSING A STARTUP IMAGE 52 MAKING CONNECTIONS 53 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A PC 53 USING THE CARD READER 53 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER WITH THE USB CABLE 53 4 5 X I D N E P P A ABOUT THE FOLDER FILE NAME 54 FOLDER STRUCTURE 54 FI...

Page 5: ...ording images Playback This section explains playback delete and edit functions of still images movies and audio files Making Connections This section tells you how to connect this camera to a computer or TV Appendix This section describes the troubleshooting and the camera specification The meanings of the symbols used in this user s manual are explained below This indicates cautions that should ...

Page 6: ...2 Unpacking Camera USB Cable Strap 2 x AA Batteries Software Installation CD ROM Quick Start Guide Actual accessories may be different Do not swing the camera around by the strap C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 7: ...l page 43 Playback Zoom page 42 6 Playback Button page 13 7 Menu Button page 16 8 Operation Lamp 9 Mode Button page 13 10 ASM Button page 15 Delete Button page 44 11 LCD Monitor page 9 12 DISP OK Button page 11 13 Flash Button page 29 14 Macro Button page 30 1 2 4 3 11 10 9 5 6 7 8 Four way Control 13 14 12 ...

Page 8: ...4 15 Strap Ring 16 Shutter Button page 21 34 17 Power Button page 12 18 Speaker 19 USB AV Terminal page 20 54 20 Battery Cover page 5 21 Tripod Hole 20 21 ...

Page 9: ...nstructions Be sure to turn off the camera power before insert or remove batteries It is recommended to use compatible batteries listed on page 20 Use of any other battery types is NOT supported Replace all batteries at the same time Never mix old and new batteries Remove batteries if you do not intend to use the camera for an extended period of time The camera body may feel warm after extended us...

Page 10: ...ard Not all cards may be compatible with your camera When purchasing a card please check the card s specifications and take the camera with you About Camera Memory This camera is equipped with internal memory If the memory card is not inserted in the camera all images and movie clips recorded by the camera will be stored in the internal memory If the memory card is inserted images and movie clips ...

Page 11: ... the submenu Select a language Press or to select a language and press or the OK button to apply the setting Press the MENU button to close the menu Setting the Date Time Turn the power on and set the camera to the Setup Menu page 18 Select Date Time Press or to select Date Time then press or the OK button to launch the submenu Set date and time Press or to change the value of the cursor located P...

Page 12: ...he setting After adjusting the settings press the OK or the MENU button to apply the setting If the batteries are removed for longer than 48 hours the Date and Time will need to be re set 4 C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 13: ... balance page 37 2 Flash page 29 14 Shutter speed page 21 3 Macro page 30 15 Shake warning page 21 4 Self timer Burst page 31 16 Aperture value page 21 5 Zoom indicator page 28 17 Face tracking page 40 6 Shots remaining 18 Exposure page 38 7 Battery page 5 19 Focus area page 21 8 Storage media 20 Date stamp page 39 9 Stabilizer 21 AEB page 38 10 Metering page 37 22 Sharpness page 39 11 ISO page 38...

Page 14: ...stogram 3 Voice memo page 36 9 Captured date time 4 File number Total 10 Voice memo control page 36 5 Battery page 5 11 DPOF page 51 6 Storage media 12 Resolution page 27 y Some information may not display correctly if you display images captured by other camera model C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 15: ...e to compose images easily before shooting images PLAYBACK mode A OSD on B Full OSD D OSD off You cannot change the LCD status in the following situation Ζʳ Manual exposure Ζʳ Recording movie clips or audio files Ζʳ Playing movie clips or audio files Ζʳ Playing the slideshow Ζʳ Viewing in thumbnail Ζʳ Trimming a still image T Ti ip ps s C Ca au ut ti io on n ...

Page 16: ...5 seconds Switch between REC mode and PLAYBACK mode page 13 Power Saving Function For saving the battery power the LCD monitor automatically turns off 1 minute after the last control accessed factory preset setting Press any button other than the power button to turn on the LCD monitor You can change the power save setting in Setup menu page 19 After the power saving function has been active for 1...

Page 17: ...on to switch to the REC mode Selecting the REC mode Launch the mode palette Set the camera to the REC mode Press the MODE button to show the scene mode palette Select a mode Use the four way control to select a desired mode and press the OK button to confirm the setting Display Title Description Program The camera makes settings suitable for the shooting conditions Movie For recording movie clips ...

Page 18: ...ht Scene Shooting the subject while keeping the background night scenery Fireworks Slow shutter speed to take fireworks exploding Snow Used for the beach or snow scenes Food Higher saturation makes food more appetizing Building Enhance the edges of the subject Text Enhance the black white contrast Blink Detection This feature detects if the subject blinked an eye when the image is captured and giv...

Page 19: ...to the REC mode page 13 It cannot be switch to ASM mode while in Movie or Voice REC mode Launch the ASM mode Press the ASM button to toggle switch between Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure mode For detail operation page32 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...menu Select an item Press or to select a menu item Change the setting Press or to change the setting Press the MENU or the OK button to save the settings and close the menu REC menu list Still Image Menu Item Available Setting Page Resolution 27 Quality 27 Metering 37 White Balance 37 ISO Auto ISO100 ISO200 ISO400 ISO800 ISO1600 ISO 3200 at 3MP 38 Exposure 38 Drive Mode 31 AEB 38 Highlight 38 4 5 ...

Page 21: ...nged T Ti ip ps s 17 Sharpness 39 Effect Off B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue 39 Date Stamp Stabilizer Face Tracking Photo Frame Digital Zoom Off Date Date Time 39 0 4 n O f f O 0 4 n O f f O 0 4 0 1 1 e m a r F f f O 8 2 n O f f O REC menu list Movie Menu Item Available Setting Page Movie Size 35 Metering 7 3 White Balance 37 Auto ...

Page 22: ...e REC mode or the PLAY BACK mode Open the Setup menu Press four way control to select SETUP and then press the OK button to display the Setup menu Select an item Press or to select a menu item and then press or the OK button to launch the submenu Change the setting Press or to select an option and press or the OK button to apply the setting Press the MENU button to close the menu 3 4 5 6 1 2 ...

Page 23: ...amera is turned off automatically for a period of time The power save feature will not activate in some situation page 12 Date Time Sets the date time page 7 Language Select a language for display menus and other information from the following 31 languages page 7 Use this function if the camera experiences a Folder cannot be created error or if you want to restart numbering for example after erasi...

Page 24: ...Pictures videos and sound recordings will be deleted including protected files Be sure to save important files to your computer before formatting Off On LCD Save Enable the LCD save function to automatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power When the camera is idle for 5 seconds the LCD darkens To ensure the camera displays battery level correctly set the type to match the batt...

Page 25: ...us area becomes green while in focus then shutter speed aperture value and ISO value are displayed If the shutter speed is slow or the possibility that image may be blurred the shake warning icon may appear on the LCD monitor To avoid this use a tripod to stabilize the camera when recording images Take a picture Press the shutter button fully to take a picture Make sure that your fingers or the wr...

Page 26: ...he center of the screen To activate smile capture Press Mode button and select from Mode Pallet page 13 Focus the camera on the subject to capture Camera displays a white tracking frame when smile is detected Press the shutter button to start smile detecting and the white focus frame will turn green to denote camera activity When a smile is detected the camera will automatically take a shot of the...

Page 27: ...he camera detects the shooting conditions and switches to an appropriate scene mode Half press the shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set Press the shutter button to take the shot The table below shows the modes supported by intelligent scene Icon Intelligent Scene Modes Description Portrait This mode is set when a face is detected Backlight This mode is...

Page 28: ...an only be detected when you half press the shutter button Night Scene This mode is set when y There is no face detected y The focus distance is more than 1 5 meters y The EV setting is lower than 5 or 4 5 y After the camera detects the shooting conditions this icon changes to show the detected scene mode y Face tracking is automatically enabled T Ti ip ps s ...

Page 29: ...to save the image or not This feature saves time in managing photos to be stored or deleted from the memory To activate Blink Detection Select from Mode Pallet page 13 Half press the shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set Press the shutter button to capture the image The image is automatically saved unless the camera detects that the subject blinked an e...

Page 30: ... Off 2 sec 10 sec Double Burst Stabilizer Off On Face Tracking Off On Photo Frame 10 frames can be selected Beep Off On Menu Auto Review Off 1 sec 3 sec 5 sec Rest of settings will not be controlled as below Quality S Fine Highlight Off Metering Multi Sharpness Normal White balance Auto Effect Off ISO Auto Date Stamp Date Time Exposure Auto Digital Zoom Off Fixed setting AEB Off Shutter sound File...

Page 31: ...urpose For details see page 16 Resolution Values Image Size Print Size 3648 x 2736 Printing larger than A4 size 3648 x 2432 3648 x 2048 3264 x 2448 2560 x 1920 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 Printing to postcards or attaching to e mail Larger Smaller Quality Values Compression Purpose Super Fine Shoot higher quality images Fine Shoot normal quality images Normal Shoot for more images Higher Quality Lower Q...

Page 32: ...o compose the image W zoom out for a wide angle shot T zoom in for a telephoto shot When the zoom button is pressed the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor When the optical zoom factor is at maximum zooming stops temporarily Press the T again the camera switches to the digital zoom automatically and zooming continues The digital zoom will not activate in movie recording Press shutter button to tak...

Page 33: ...lash Flash fires automatically when shooting conditions require extra lighting Red eye reduction Flash strobes to let the subject s eyes adjust to the flash then fires again to take the actual image Your camera will detect the subject brightness and use the flash only when required Force on Flash fires every time you take a photo regardless of lighting conditions Slow sync Flash fires with a slow ...

Page 34: ...13 Press the macro button enters the macro mode The macro icon displays in the LCD monitor To leave the macro mode press the macro button again Pan Focus When Pan Focus is set the camera focuses on every object Infinity When Infinity is set the camera focuses on distant objects Press shutter button to take a picture Distances referred to measure the distance between the camera lens surface and the...

Page 35: ... select a drive mode then press the OK button Off Record a single image 2 sec The shutter release will be delay for 2 seconds 10 sec The shutter release will be delay for 10 seconds Double Record two images in a shot after pressing the shutter release button 10 and 12 seconds Burst Keep pressing the shutter button fully to take continuous shooting Release the shutter button to stop shooting Press ...

Page 36: ...on to take a picture y The larger the aperture value the smaller the lens opening allowing less light to enter the camera Using the Shutter Priority In this mode you can set a shutter speed to match the brightness Faster shutter speeds allow you to take a sharp picture of a moving subject while slower speeds create a trail effect and allow you to shoot without a flash in dark areas Turn the power ...

Page 37: ... on and set the camera to the Manual Exposure page 15 2 Use the OK button to switch between aperture value and shutter speed control Press or to adjust the setting Press shutter button to take a picture Press the shutter button halfway the difference between the standard exposure and the selected exposure appears in red 1 2 3 ...

Page 38: ...ecording time Start recording Press the shutter button to start recording Using the zoom button to adjust the image size The White Balance is set and locked to the settings of the first frame Finish recording Press the shutter again to end recording The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached Sound cannot be recorded while pressing the zoom button The dig...

Page 39: ... the camera Be careful to avoid touching the microphone while recording Press the shutter button again to end recording The camera will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity has been reached Playing Back Audio Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or button to select the audio clip that you want to playback Start playing back Press to start p...

Page 40: ... Memo and press the OK button Press the OK button to start recording for 30 seconds Press the OK button again to end recording The voice memo cannot be added to a movie clip or a protected image You cannot delete only the voice memo When you delete the image the attached voice memo is also deleted Playing Back a Voice Memo Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or ...

Page 41: ...ption Description Automatically corrects white balance Ideal for general photography Adjusts for bright sun conditions or natural light conditions Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions Corrects the orange hue of household light bulbs Ideal for indoor photos under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash Adjusts for fluorescent lighting Cor...

Page 42: ...valent 3M in only Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise To take clean images use as low an ISO speed as possible Setting the Exposure Set the exposure value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions such as indirect indoor lighting dark backgrounds and strong backlighting Setting the AEB Sets the auto exposure bracketing AEB to shoot 3 continuous images each with a different expo...

Page 43: ...ack mode Option Description Off No effect is added to the image Red eye removal Playback only B W Convert image to black white Sepia Recorded image will be stored in a sepia tone Negative Opposite what they were in the original image Mosaic Add mosaic tiles to the images Playback only Red The image becomes reddish Green The image becomes greenish Blue The image becomes bluish Setting Date Stamp Th...

Page 44: ... of auto digital zoom technology allows the lens to extend and retract Pressing the shutter halfway showing green AF area means focus is complete Face tracking is powered by Arcsoft Under some environmental influences face tracking function may be limited The Highlight and Photo Frame cannot be used as using the Face Tracking Setting Photo Frame You can add 10 kinds of frames to still images makin...

Page 45: ...ages in a high speed Playing Back Movie Clips Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or button to select a movie clip that you want to playback Start playing back Press to start playing the movie clip Press to stop the movie clip or press to pause it When the movie paused press again to resume During movie playing back press to fast forward or press to rewind it Pr...

Page 46: ... magnified and trimmed Magnify the image Press T to magnify the image and the central portion of the image is displayed You can use the arrow button to view different parts of the magnified image Press the MENU button to return to the normal size Trim the image Press the OK button to set the image trimming Save the image Press the OK button again to trim the selected image and save it as a new one...

Page 47: ...aying a Slide Show Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Enter the slide show Press the MENU button use the four way control to select Slide Show and press the OK button Change the slide show settings Use the four way control to set the slideshow interval effect and repeat You can set the interval between 1 10 seconds Playing the slide show Press the OK button to start ...

Page 48: ...elect SINGLE and then press the OK button Press or to select the image you want to delete Press the OK button to delete the image Repeat step 4 5 to delete images To quickly delete the current display image 1 Select the image you want to delete 2 Press the Delete button to show a confirmation 3 Press the OK button to delete the current display image Protected images cannot be deleted with this fun...

Page 49: ...at this step until all images that you want to delete are displayed with an icon Delete images Press the MENU button then select Yes and press the OK button All selected images will be deleted To cancel delete press the MENU button in this step Deleting All Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Open the menu Press the MENU button then use the four way control to s...

Page 50: ...the LCD monitor Repeat step 4 5 to protect images To unlock the file press the OK button again in step 5 The will disappear and the file is unlocked Protecting All Files Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Open the menu Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Protect and press the OK button You can open the menu in full screen or in thumbnail Pre...

Page 51: ...ress the OK button The frame of the selected image turns green Select multiple images Use the four way control to select the image Press the OK button toggles the on and off Repeat this step until all images that you want to protect are displayed with an icon Protect images Press the MENU button then select Yes and press the OK button All selected images will be protected To cancel protect press t...

Page 52: ...degrees in clockwise Press or to select OK and then press the OK button to finish rotating Changing the Image Size Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or to select the image you want to resize Open the menu Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Resize and press the OK button Press or to select an option and then press the OK button The re...

Page 53: ...ct Photo Edit and press the OK button Press or to select an option and then press the OK button The edited image will be saved as a new file Choosing the Image with Photo Frame Turn the power on and set the camera to the PLAYBACK mode page 13 Press or to select the image you want to add the photo frame Open the menu Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Photo Fames and pres...

Page 54: ...e 13 Open the menu Press the MENU button then use the four way control to select Copy to card and press the OK button Press or to select Single then press the OK button To copy all images to a memory card select All Press or to select the image you want to copy to a card Select Yes and then press the OK button to start copy Repeat step 4 5 to copy other images Press the MENU button to complete the...

Page 55: ... the OK button s Press or to select Single then press the OK button To set the DPOF setting for all images select All in this step To reset all DPOF settings to initial default select Reset in this step Press or to select the image you want to print out Set the number of copies Press or to specify the number of copies The number of copies can be set from 0 to 99 To cancel this image DPOF setting s...

Page 56: ...sage Completed appears Set the camera to the Setup Menu page 18 Press or to select Start up Image then press or the OK button Press or to select a desired option and press the OK button to apply the setting Off Disable the start up image System Use camera default image My image Use the image that you just specified in step 3 Press the MENU button to close the menu The start up image will not be de...

Page 57: ...that represents the memory card Copy images from the card into a directory of your choice on the computer s hard disk Connecting the Camera to a Computer with the USB Cable Install the USB software driver included with the bundled CD ROM Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and turn on the camera The LCD screen turns off when the connection to the computer has been successfull...

Page 58: ...increases in sequence File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created If the highest folder number is 999 and highest file number exceeds 9999 the camera will display the warning message Folder cannot be created When it appears try one of the following ways Reset the file number and plug in a new memory card The folder number and file number are initialized and renumbered from 100 and...

Page 59: ... subject was beyond the range within which the camera can focus Turn the Macro mode on it the subject is within 15 cm or 40 cm Do not use Macro mode when shooting distant subjects Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor A memory card with non DCIF images recorded with other camera is loaded This camera cannot display non DCIF images Recorded images are not saved in memory The camera was turned o...

Page 60: ...rtrait Landscape Sunset Backlight Smile Capture Kids Night Scene Fireworks Snow Sports Party Food Building Text Blink Detection Intelligent Scene Sensitivity Auto ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 3M in only White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent H Fluorescent L Custom Exposure Control 2EV to 2EV in 1 3 step Metering Center weighted Multi Spot Burst Depends on the ...

Page 61: ...57 Speaker Built in Dimension Camera Body W x H x T 89 6 x 60 8 x 29 mm Weight Camera Body w o battery Approx 120 g These specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 62: ... W 1 30 T 1 60 1 1 2000 z W 1 30 T 1 60 1 1 2000 z W 1 30 T 1 60 1 1 2000 z 1 1 2000 z 1 1 2000 Scene Mode z W 1 30 T 1 60 W 1 30 T 1 60 1 1 2000 z W 1 30 T 1 60 W 1 30 T 1 60 W 1 30 T 1 60 1 1 2000 1 1 2000 z 8 1 2000 8 1 2000 8 1 2000 z 8 1 2000 8 1 2000 8 1 2000 z W 1 30 T 1 60 W 1 30 T 1 60 8 1 2000 8 1 2000 Still Capture z W 1 30 T 1 60 W 1 30 T 1 60 W 1 30 T 1 60 1 1 2000 1 1 2000 One time A...

Page 63: ... O O O z z z O z z O z O z O z z O z z z z Scene Mode z z O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O z O O O O O O O O z O O O O O O O O z O Still Capture O O O O O O O Normal Macro Pan Focus Infinity Auto Red eye Force on Slow sync Force off Aperture value Shutter speed Mode Function Button Focus Mode Flash Up Down ...

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Page 65: ...z z z z z z z z z z z z Scene Mode z z z z O O O O O O O O z O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Still Capture O O O O O O O O O O O O Auto Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluor_H Fluor_L Shutter Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 Mode Function MENU White Balance ISO ...

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Page 68: ...O z z O O z O O O O z O O O O Scene Mode z z O O O O O O z O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Still Capture O O O Off On Off Frame 1 10 Off On Mode Function MENU Face Tracking Photo Frame Digital Zoom Factory setting z Default setting Available Not available Setting is retained even after mode switch or power off Disable function Set to OFF after power off ...

Page 69: ...aspect ratio The ratio of the image width to the image height Pixel aspect ratio The ratio of the distance between sampling points in the two orthogonal sampling directions If the distances are equal the pixel aspect ratio equals 1 1 and is said to be square auto white balance AWB With auto white balance the camera attempts to determine the color temperature of the light and automatically adjust f...

Page 70: ...e exposure provided at the focal plane of an electronic camera to produce specified camera output signal characteristics using the methods described in the referenced standard The ISO speed should correlate with the highest exposure index value that provides peak image quality for normal scenes JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group An image compression method defined in ISO IEC 10918 1 memory card...

Page 71: ...you have a technical support question or your HP Digital Camera require service within the warranty period please contact the original point of purchase or an authorized HP reseller in your country If service is not available at those locations please contact an HP Branded Prod uct warranty agent from the support contact list provided below A service agent will work with you to troubleshoot your i...

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