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HP PB360t

Digital Camera

User Manual

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Page 1: ...HP PB360t Digital Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ing this Menu vii Photography Terms and Definitions vii Package Contents 1 Camera Views 1 Front View 1 Back View 2 Top View 2 Bottom View 2 Left View 2 Getting Started 3 Navigation Control 3 Attaching the Wrist Strap 3 Inserting the Battery 4 Inserting an SD SDHC Memory Card 4 Charging the Battery 5 Initial Settings 5 Setting the Language 5 Setting the Date Time 5 Modes 5 Shooting mode 5 Playback ...

Page 3: ...ligent Scene 22 Using Smile Detection Mode 23 Using Blink Detection Mode 24 Setting Flash 25 Setting Snapshot Menu 26 Resolution 26 Quality 27 ISO 27 White Balance 27 AF Area 28 Photo Frame 29 Sharpness 29 Saturation 29 Contrast 30 Date Stamp 30 Focus Mode 30 Self Timer Burst Mode 31 AF Lamp 31 Recording Movies 32 Setting Camera to Record Movies 32 Setting Movie Size 33 Recording Audio 33 Playback...

Page 4: ...ed Eye Removal 42 Using the Setting Menu 43 Setting Memory KitMaking Connections 43 Setting Instant Review 43 Setting Digital Zoom 44 Setting Volume 44 Setting LCD Brightness 44 Setting Auto Power Save 45 Setting Date Time 45 Setting Hot Key 45 Resetting 46 Setting Language 46 Making Connections 47 Connecting the Camera to a PC 47 Connecting the Camera to a Printer 48 Troubleshooting 50 Specificat...

Page 5: ...ion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer o...

Page 6: ... and remove the battery from the camera if you are going to store the camera for a long period of time The type of battery and the battery power level may cause the lens to be stuck up Ensure you use the correct battery type and use a fully charged battery Battery safety notice If the battery pack is mishandled the battery pack can burst cause a fire or even chemical burns Observe the following ca...

Page 7: ...der the temperatures between 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 F Shooting in extremely cold or hot places that exceed this range is not recommended Do not use store the camera in the following places In an extremely hot cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun the camera body may become deformed and this may cause a malfunction Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body...

Page 8: ...oup data objects according to some user defined criteria An album may or may not be a physical folder in a filesystem Analog to Digital Converter A D or ADC A circuit that converts an analog signal having a continuously varying amplitude to a digitally quantized representation using binary output signals aspect ratio cf image aspect ratio pixel aspect ratio auto white balance AWB With auto white b...

Page 9: ...ed 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 A specific type of memory module with a physical form factor approximating that ...

Page 10: ...package It should contain Digital camera Li ion battery Battery charger Wrist strap USB cable Power cord User Manual and Software installation Quick Start guide Warranty card Camera Views Front View 1 Flash 2 Self tmer LED AF Assist Lamp 3 Zoom Lens 4 Microphone ...

Page 11: ...DISP 7 Play button 5 LCD screen 8 Display button Top View 9 Shutter button 10 Stabilizer button 12 Power button 11 LED indicator Bottom View 13 Battery SD card compartment 14 USB 15 Speaker 16 Tripod Hole Left View 17 Strap ring ...

Page 12: ...e Battery Please read Battery Information on page v before inserting removing batteries If the battery is already installed make sure to power off the camera before removing 1 Open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera 2 DISP DISP Insert the battery into the compartment 3 with the terminal facing inside the camera and the battery indent next to the compartment door DISP Close the bat...

Page 13: ...P D L Close the battery compartment 4 DISP DISP To remove the SD SDHC card Open the battery compartment 1 Gently push the card until it pops out 2 Pull out the card carefully 3 Charging the Battery The battery that comes along with your package is not charged You need to charge the battery before using the camera Insert the battery into the battery 1 charger as shown Connect the power cord to the ...

Page 14: ...es as well as record video and audio clips Shooting mode can be further set to mode options like auto movie and scene selection modes See Selecting the Shooting mode options below Playback mode Set your camera to Playback mode to view and edit captured images as well as playback videos and audio clips When the Power button is pressed to start up the camera Shooting mode will be selected Switching ...

Page 15: ...Set Bar Tap the top text box 3 to launch Scene Mode submenu Tap to select scene 4 Tap 5 to close menu 12M ISO AUTO AF A 1 12M ISO AUTO AF A 1 Note Scene mode icon may vary depending on the current mode For more information see Setting Snapshot Menu on page 25 ...

Page 16: ...cating Stabilizer function is on 6 Zoom indicator Displays zoom 7 Shots available Indicating the remaining shots available 8 Resolution Indicating resolution settings 9 Quality Displays the current image quality setting 3 rows Best 2 rows Fine and 1 row Normal The photo file size will also change accordingly 10 Focus frame Use to frame subject to capture 11 Exposure Displays EV compensation value ...

Page 17: ...mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed Playback mode display of still images F 3 1 F 3 1 1 30 1 30 0 0EV 0 0EV 3200 3200 12M 27 27 27 27 1 8 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 No Item Description 1 Battery Indicating estimated battery level 2 File no Total no Indicating the file number over the total number of files in the memory 3 Recording information Displays recording information of the...

Page 18: ... display previous file 8 Voice memo Indicating voice memo is attached 9 DPOF Indicating the file is marked for printing 10 Protect Indicating the file is protected and cannot be erased until it is selected as unprotected ...

Page 19: ...cating estimated battery level 2 File no Total no Indicating the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 3 Video clip Tap to play the video content 4 Quick Set Bar Tap to display next file 5 Next Tap to display the menu 6 Slideshow Tap to activate slideshow 7 Previous Tap to display previous file ...

Page 20: ...ed until it is selected as unprotected 9 System volume Adjusts and displays volume level 10 Play button Tap buttons to play pause stop fast forward rewind movie 11 Playing status Displays playing progress 12 Played time Indicating Played time total Video clip length ...

Page 21: ...y level 2 File no Total no Indicating the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 3 Audio clip Indicating the file is an audio file 4 Quick Set Bar Tap to activate the menu 5 Next Tap to display next file 6 Slideshow Disabled slideshow icon Available only in image video playback mode 7 Previous Tap to display previous file ...

Page 22: ...nd cannot be erased until it is selected as unprotected 9 System volume Adjusts and displays volume level 10 Play button Tap buttons to play pause stop fast forward rewind audio playback 11 Playing status Displays playing progress 12 Played time Indicating played time ...

Page 23: ...y vary depending on the record mode type Use the Guide lines to aid in subject alignment such as absolute horizontal and vertical In Playback mode the LCD display can be changed into any of the following OSD on 1 30 1 30 0 0EV 0 0EV F 3 1 F 3 1 12M 27 27 27 27 3200 3200 27 27 27 27 Full OSD on OSD off Note LCD display cannot be changed in the following situations Recording movie or audio clips Pla...

Page 24: ...preset settings appear as gray icons No Item Description 1 Scene Mode Tap to select scene mode 2 Flash Tap to change flash settings 3 Focus Mode Tap to change focus mode settings 4 Self timer burst mode Tap to change Self timer Burst settings 5 Main Menu Tap to go to Snapshot and Settings Menu 6 Hot Key Tap to change settings of selected function The three hot keys can be changed by the user See S...

Page 25: ...e mode 2 Video Size Tap to change size settings 3 Frame Rate Tap to change frame rate settin 4 White Balance Tap to adjust white balance 5 Main Menu Tap to go to Camcorder and Settings Menu 6 Video Quality Tap to change quality settings 7 Focus Mode Tap to change focus mode settings 8 Effect Tap to add effects 9 Close Tap to close Quick Set Bar Audio Mode The Quick Set Bar in Audio mode contains t...

Page 26: ... tap the Main Menu icon No Item Description 1 Artistic Effect Tap to add effects to image 2 Rotate Tap to rotate image 3 Z Lighting Tap to adjust Z lighting settings 4 Protect Tap to lock or unlock the file image video or audio clip 5 Main Menu Tap to go to Main Menu 6 Add Memo Tap to add a memo dialog to the image 7 Photo Frame Tap to add photo frame to image 8 DPOF Tap to mark image for printing...

Page 27: ...tomatically adjusts the focus and exposure When the camera is ready to take the photo the frame bracket turns green the flash mode shutter speed and aperture value are displayed Fully press the 4 Shutter button to capture image F 3 1 F 3 1 1 30 1 30 3200 3200 When the shake warning icon appears hold the camera steadily with your arms at your side or use a tripod to stabilize the camera to prevent ...

Page 28: ... camera features up to 3x optical zoom and up to 5x of digital zoom To adjusts the optical zoom Press the 1 Zoom buttons to zoom in or zoom out an image The zoom indicator appears on the LCD screen 2 Press to zoom in Press to zoom out Zoom buttons To adjusts digital zoom Press the 1 T button to optically zoom in to the maximum until it stops Release the button 2 Press the 3 T button again to switc...

Page 29: ...ject is in focus Landscape This mode is ideal for nature shots or objects far away You may select different scenery on this mode Sunset This feature enhances the red hue for recording sunset images Backlight This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by changing the metering Kids This feature is used to capture still images of moving kids Night Scene This feature is used to ca...

Page 30: ...ature enhances smooth effects like water or silk Food This feature is used to capture food images The increased saturation in this mode makes the captured image more enticing Building This feature enhances the edges of captured images Text This feature enhances the black and white contrast normally used when capturing text images Auction Pictures taken in Auction mode are automatically saved under...

Page 31: ...M AF After the camera detects the shooting conditions this icon changes to show the detected scene mode To activate Intelligent Scene 1 Select from the Scene Mode submenu 2 Focus the camera on the subject to capture 3 The camera detects the shooting conditions and switches to an appropriate scene mode 307 307 12M AF The camera displays a solid white frame when a face is detected Portrait Mode Icon...

Page 32: ...ng is lower than 5 or 4 5 Using Smile Detection Mode The Smile Detection mode uses smile tracking to automatically capture images Pressing the shutter button will enable the camera to take continuous shots whenever a smile is detected This feature is most useful in capturing different angles and smiles of moving people When capturing an image with more than one person the camera detects the smile ...

Page 33: ...de tracks faces and determines if a captured image contains subjects with blinked eyes This feature saves time in managing photos to be stored or deleted from the memory If a blink is detected you will be prompted to either keep or delete the photo To activate Blink Detection Select 1 from the Scene Mode submenu 307 307 12M AF Detected faces are framed Blink Detection Icon Half press the shutter b...

Page 34: ...mera is equipped with six flash modes Auto flash The flash fires automatically whenever extra lighting is needed Forced off The flash is turned off Forced on The flash fires whenever you press the shutter button regardless of lighting conditions Auto Red eye The flash fires twice to reduce the red eye effect when necessary Forced Red eye reduction The flash fires twice to reduce the red eye effect...

Page 35: ...Indicates current page no total no of menu page Resolution The Resolution function is used to set the resolution before you capture the image Changing the resolution affects the number of images that can be stored in your memory card The higher the resolution the more memory space is required The table below shows the resolution values for still images F 3 1 F 3 1 1 30 1 30 3200 3200 Icon Pixel Si...

Page 36: ... a lower ISO setting in brighter conditions Available settings are Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 and 3200 Auto 100 200 ISO 1 3 ISO AUTO ISO AUTO ISO 80 ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 100 White Balance The White Balance function allows you to adjust the camera settings according to the white light when recording still images and movies When you tap a selection you can see the preview on the LCD screen synchronousl...

Page 37: ...mage without pressing the shutter button Face Tracking Face captured image becomes reddish the record image will be vivid Using Manual and Touch Shot AF Area modes When you exit the menu after selecting manual or touch shot mode a yellow focus frame appears on the LCD screen Yellow Focus Frame 307 307 AF 12M 12M Tap and hold the yellow focus frame to display the instruction frame 1 307 307 AF 12M ...

Page 38: ...r to move through other frame selections Press the shutter button to capture image with selected 5 frame Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details of your photos The table below shows the available Sharpness settings Icon Item Description High Sharpens the image Medium Medium sharpness Low Softens the image Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color sa...

Page 39: ...ng when Date Stamp is enabled in AEB Burst mode If Date Stamp is enabled digital zoom is automatically turned off In vertical or rotated images the date and time on your photos still appear horizontally Available settings are as follows Date Date Time Off Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type of focus to capture image The table below shows the available settings Using the Record...

Page 40: ...fter pressing the shutter button 2 2 Sec Self timer Sets a 2 second delay to capture image after pressing the shutter button Burst Performs continuous shooting when the shutter button is pressed Stops shooting when the shutter button is released AEB Automatic Exposure Bracketing AEB captures the same image with three different exposure settings standard under and over exposure Hi Speedy Burst Cont...

Page 41: ...e recorded while pressing the control Setting Camera to Record Movies N N AWB AWB AF AF 640 640 30 30 Use the Quick Set Bar to change camera video settings The Quick Set Bar contains shortcuts to the following menu items Quality Movie Size Frame Rate Stabilizer White Balance Effect and Main Menu Tap an icon to open the submenu Use the Camcorder Menu to change other settings like Sharpness Saturati...

Page 42: ...ingle File Uploader The maximum movie file size is up to 100 MB YouTube Uploader The maximum movie file size is up to 1 GB Most uploaded movie length ranges within 5 minutes although you can upload a maximum movie length of 10 minutes Recorded movies in the YouTube mode are stored following the DCF rule however movies are saved in a specific folder named UTUBE Recording Audio To select Audio Recor...

Page 43: ... screen displays an image 2 Still Image Movie Audio Clip 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 Tap 3 or to view next previous image video voice recording To access Quick Set Bar tap 4 To play a video or a voice recording tap anywhere on the LCD screen See 5 Playing Video on page 36 and Playing Audio Recording on page 36 for more details Viewing Slideshow The Slideshow function allows you to view all...

Page 44: ...on twice to view 12 image thumbnails Tap 2 to view next previous page Tap a thumbnail to view it normally 3 Thumbnail icons When you view the thumbnails some images may contain icons These icons indicate the type of file or recording Icon Type Description Voice Memo Indicating that a voice memo is attached to the image Video Indicating a recorded movie The image displayed is the first frame of the...

Page 45: ...m location 2 0x You can zoom view an image from 1x to 12x To achieve desired zoom view press the T button repeatedly to increase zoom Press the W button to decrease zoom You can also tap or to decrease increase zoom To trim an image based on selected zoom view tap To exit zoom function tap Trimming an Image The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another image size This function is only a...

Page 46: ...uring playback use the 4 to control volume Press the T W button to increase decrease volume Tap 5 or the slider bar to rewind or fast forward the movie Tap to 6 pause playback Tap to resume playback 00 00 53 00 01 11 Tap 7 to stop playback The LCD screen displays the movie frame image in Single navigation mode Playing Audio Recording Select the voice recording file to play 1 Tap anywhere on the LC...

Page 47: ... the T W button to increase decrease volume 27 27 27 27 Tap 4 or the slider bar to rewind or fast forward the voice recording Tap 5 to pause playback Tap to resume playback Tap 6 to stop playback The LCD screen displays the movie frame image in Single navigation mode 00 00 53 00 01 11 Rotating Images The Rotate function lets you change the orientation of a saved photo This function in only availab...

Page 48: ... to the current file SET SET Save As Yes No Overwrite Setting Z Lighting The Z Lighting function allows you to manually adjust the exposure to compensate for inadequate lighting conditions This function is only applicable for still images The edited image can be saved as a new file View the file to adjust lighting 1 Tap 2 Tap 3 or the slider bar to increase decrease the value As you adjust the set...

Page 49: ...to change the image resolution of large images to smaller ones This function is only available for still images To resize an image View image to resize on the LCD screen 1 From the Playback menu tap 2 Resize Tap desired size Select size among 8M 5M 3M and 3 VGA Available size settings may vary depending on the original image size Resize this file 8M 5M 3M VGA Unavailable settings appear as gray ic...

Page 50: ... Time left for recording Recording Memo 00 12 Tap to stop recording The voice memo is automatically saved and attached to the image 4 To attach voice memo to an image with existing voice memo View the image with an attached voice memo on the LCD 1 screen From the Playback menu tap Voice Memo 2 The Overwrite confirmation message appears 3 Tap whether to Yes Record another voice memo to replace the ...

Page 51: ... but the quality may gradually deteriorate To activate Red Eye Removal View the image on the LCD screen 1 From the Playback menu tap 2 Red eye Removal The image is displayed on the LCD screen with corrected red 3 eye Tap 4 SET to apply red eye Removal Tap whether to 5 Yes Save the image to a new file No Disregard red eye Removal Overwrite Apply and save changes to the existing file Save As SET SET...

Page 52: ...tion to manage contents of the internal memory or memory card Available settings are Format Select to format currently used memory Copy to Card Select to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the memory card Format Copy to Card Memory Kit 1 1 Note If there is no memory card inserted the Copy to Card function is not available Setting Instant Review The Auto Review function lets you view t...

Page 53: ...mage sizes up to a maximum of 5x but the image quality deteriorates Off Uses the optical zoom only Note The maximum Intelligent zoom scale varies depending on the image type and resolution Setting Volume Use the Volume function to control the volume for video and audio playback Available settings are Volume 0 Off Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 From the Setting menu select 1 Volume Ta...

Page 54: ...e Tap 2 SET to apply changes YY MM DD Date Time SET SET 2009 07 04 07 00 Setting Hot Key The Hot Key function is available only in snaphshot mode This function allows you to define the three shortcut icons on the Shooting Mode Quick Set Bar From the Settings menu tap 1 Hot Key The Hot key interface appears Hot Key SET SET ISO AUTO ISO AUTO AF AF A A 1 1 P P 12M 12M Tap an icon on the Quick Set Bar...

Page 55: ...file numbering To understand folder and file structure of your camera Reset Tap to reset camera to initial default settings A confirmation message appears Tap 3 Yes to reset Tap No to exit submenu 001 001 Reset File No Reset Reset 1 1 Setting Language The Language function allows you to choose the language of the on screen display OSD menu From the Setting menu tap 1 Language Tap to apply desired ...

Page 56: ...1 cable Turn on the camera 2 The PC detects the connection 3 The camera s internal memory and memory card will appear as removable drives in the PC file manager No image is displayed on the camera LCD screen Tap on 4 Mass Storage to initiate the proper PC connection Note You can also use a card reader to access the memory card contents of your camera ...

Page 57: ...ut connecting the camera to a PC Print images with a PictBridge compatible printer directly Turn on your camera 1 Connect the camera to the printer using 2 the USB cable The camera detects the connection and turns to USB mode Tap Printer 3 Mass Storage Printer USB Mode 4 Select print settings then confirm to print photos Print Index Print All Print Select Print all Yes No Setup ...

Page 58: ...otos 1 2 Quality Layout Paper Size Paper Type Indicates current page no total no of menu page The table below shows the PictBridge submenu options and their available settings Submenu Available Settings Quality Default Fine Normal Draft Layout Default 2 4 6 12 Full Paper Size Default Postcard Letter A4 4 x 6 Paper Type Default Plain Photo Fast Photo Date Stamp Default On Off Filename Default On Of...

Page 59: ...displays Memory full Memory card is full Replace the memory card with a new one or delete unnecessary images LCD screen displays File locked This file is locked Unlock the file See Protect on page 39 LCD screen displays Card locked The memory card is protected Remove the card and slide the write protect switch to its unlock position LCD screen displays Format error The memory card is protected Rem...

Page 60: ...uction Forced Red eye Reduction Slow Sync AEB continuous taking 3 pictures OEV 0 3EV 0 3EV Self Timer 10 sec 2 sec Scene Mode Auto Program Intelligent Scene Portrait Landscape Sunset Backlight Kids Night Scene Fireworks Snow Sports Party Candlelight Night Portrait Soft Skin Soft Flowing Water Food Building Text Auction Smile Capture Blink Detection Movie Voice Recording Resolution Still Image 12M ...

Page 61: ...i ion battery Operating Temperature 0º C 40º C Operating Humidity 0 90 Microphone Built in Speaker Built in Dimensions Max 97 5 X 56 7 X 17 6 mm Normal 95 5 X 56 7 X 17 6 mm Weight 130g without battery and SD card ...

Page 62: ...aims you will be required to provide a copy of your original dated sales receipt as proof of purchase and the issued RMA number End User customer shall be responsible for shipping charges when shipping the product to the service center The service agent will provide you with an address and you will also be responsible for any shipping charges to the warranty service center Once your product is rec...

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