HP 618 Digital Camera User’s Guide
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Glossary
shutter release button
A two-stage button on the top of the camera that is enabled in Capture mode. Pressing this button
halfway down allows the camera to make various settings, such as Auto Focus Lock. Pressing this button
all the way down in one motion allows the camera to make various settings and to capture one or more
images, depending on the image type selected. The camera makes a shutter sound as each image
is captured.
shutter speed
The amount of time the shutter stays open when you press the shutter release button.
size
The actual height and width of an image when you have saved the image. You will not see the image size
change in the image LCD after you save it.
sleep mode
A feature that conserves battery power by automatically shutting off the image LCD after a period of time
(default 2 minutes) that the camera hasn’t been used.
slideshow
The sequential viewing of images stored on the camera's memory card in Playback mode.
soft keys
Three buttons that are located just below the image LCD on the back of the camera. The soft keys let you
work with images and menus on the image LCD. See also “image LCD” on page 118.
sound record button
A button on the back of the camera that allows you to record sound that is then attached to an image.
speaker
The audio device on the back of the camera that allows you to hear the camera’s system sounds (shutter
clicks, beeps, and so forth). It also allows you to hear sound that was previously recorded and attached to
an image via the camera’s sound record button.
status LCD
The Liquid Crystal Display on the top of the camera that uses a combination of numeric characters and
icons to communicate the camera's status, such as particular camera settings.
status LCD buttons
The three buttons beneath the status LCD that you can press to set the flash mode, timer mode, and auto
focus range. See also “auto focus range button” on page 115, “flash mode button” on page 117, and “timer
mode button” on page 123.
strobe
See “flash” on page 117.
subject
The main object, person, or scene that you want to capture with your camera.
telephoto
A lens that has a longer focal length and narrower field of view (includes less subject area) than a normal
lens. A telephoto lens makes a subject appear larger and/or closer than does a normal lens at the same
camera-to-subject distance. See also “wide angle” on page 124.
thumbnail
A miniature of the original image that is large enough to allow you to identify the image, but is small
enough to allow you to see multiple images in a single software window. Thumbnails are used to display
on-screen images of the contents of a digital camera’s memory card.
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format. A bitmapped file format for images. TIFF does not compress the image. TIFF
files are supported by many programs and can also be used on many types of computers. See also “file
type” on page 117 and “JPEG” on page 118.
