HP Cw450 User Manual

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Ask someone else to take the desired picture by using the 
2. 
semi-transparent screen image as a guide.
Move your position until photographer confirm your whole or 
3. 
half body in the frame and in the right place.
Press the Shutter button. Camera stores the image produced 
4. 
by this step only.
Using Love Portrait
Want to take a good photo when there are just two of you? All you have to do is position the camera and smile 
together. 
If two or more faces are recognized, the camera performs...

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Using Aperture Priority Mode
This mode is designed for control the aperture value by user and let camera decide the shatter speed. The main 
impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) Choose lager aperture, only one subject in focus but the background nice and blurred. (Shallow DOF)
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Choose smaller aperture, an image with everything in focus. (Great DOF)
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To set Aperture values
Select 
1.  from the Scene Mode submenu.
Press 
2.  OK button 
 to enter the adjust...

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Using Voice Recording
From the Scene menu, select 
1. . The Voice Recording 
screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor.
Press the 
2.  Shutter button  
 to start recording.
Press the 
3.  Shutter button  
 again to stop 
recording.
Setting the Drive Mode
This camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be set in the Burst mode function in the Record Menu. The 
Self-timer will take photos after a predefined delay. The burst will take consecutive shots. This function is only 
available in Photo...

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Setting the AEB
AAEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It takes 3 consecutive photos in the order of standard exposure, 
under exposure and overexposure compensation.
To set AEB
From the Record menu, select 
1.  AEB.
Use the 
2. 
 or  keys to go through the selection.
Press the 
3.  OK button 
 to save and apply changes.
Setting the AF Area
AF stands for Automatic Focus. This feature determines the 
area on which the camera focuses.
To set AF Area
From the Record menu, select AF Area.
1. 
Use...

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Setting Sharpness
This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details 
of your photos.
To set Sharpness
From the Record menu, select 
1.  Sharpness.
Use the 
2. 
 or  keys to go through the selection.
Press the 
3.  OK button 
 to save and apply 
changes.
The table below shows the available Sharpness settings:
Icon Item Description
High  Sharpens the image.
MediumMedium sharpness.
Low Softens the image.
Setting Saturation
The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturation 
in your...

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Setting Contrast
This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your 
photos.
To set Contrast
From the Record menu, select 
1.  Contrast.
Use the 
2. 
 or  keys to go through the selection.
Press the 
3.  OK button 
 to save and apply changes.
Icon Item Description
High  Enhance the contrast
MediumMedium contrast
Low Reduce the contrast
Setting the Digital Zoom
This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera.
Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom first. 
When the zoom...

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Setting the Date Stamp
The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image is 
captured. Once date and time are stamped on a photo, they can no longer be edited or deleted. 
Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows:Available for Photos only.
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May slow down AEB/ Burst mode when Date Stamp is enabled in AEB/ Burst mode.
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In vertical or rotated images, the date and time on your photos still appear horizontally.
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To set Date...

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Recording Videos
Record videos with the camera, the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card. Videos can 
be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached. However the length of a single video may be 
limited (the limitation depends on the camera model).Slide the 
1.  Mode switch  to Video mode 
. 
Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take.
2. 
Press the 
3.  Shutter button  
 to start recording.
Use the 
4.  Zoom buttons  
 to zoom in and zoom...

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Settings of Recording Videos
Press Function button  to enable video setting menu before recording a video. 
Video Size
The Video Size function appears only in Video mode. Use 
this function to adjust the resolution and quality of video 
clips. 
The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings:
IconItem Description
640 X 480  High Quality
320 x 240 Normal
WebFor Internet, see "Internet Mode" on page 45 below.
Internet Mode
The Internet Mode will record videos...

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White Balance, Metering, Color Mode
To set above settings, please refer to “Using the Function Menu” on page 25.
Pre-record 
Catch the first three seconds of action that may would have 
potentially missed. Once enable this function, the camera 
starts recording movie automatically before pressing Shutter 
button. As soon as the Shutter button is hit, the most recent 
three seconds of video are added to the beginning of the clip. 
Display the icon in red while turning Pre-record on.
Pre-record will be...