HP Pw460t User Manual

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Setting the AF Area/Face tracking/Touch Shot
AF stands for Automatic Focus. This feature determines the area on which the camera focuses.
To set AF Area:
Tap the onscreen AF Area button to display the popup AF Area menu and tap the desired icon.
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How to use Face tracking:
Tap the onscreen 
1.  AF Area button   and then choose 
Face Tracking  
.
Frame the target(s), when a face is detected, a white focus 
2. 
box appears on the screen and tracks the face continuously.
Press the 
3.  Shutter button...

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The table below shows the available AF Area settings.
IconItem Description
Wide The camera automatically selects focus area within the wide frame.
CenterThe focus area is fixed on the center.
Face TrackingThe focus area traces human face automatically.
Touch ShotThe focus area is controlled by finger and performs AF and shooting.
 
Using the Record Menu
The Record menu allows you to change modes, and setup other capture settings.
Record Menu To go to Record Menu:
Tap the onscreen 
1.  MENU  button...

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Setting the Scene Mode
By simply selecting one of the following 29 modes, you can capture the image with the most appropriate settings.From the Record 
1.  MENU 
 button, tap to select Scene Mode . Or, tap onscreen Record mode button  (red 
color) to enter scene mode.
Use the 
2. 
 and  to move through the selections
The highlighted scene mode will either have text that describes the benefits of the mode or have a side-
3. 
bysidephoto comparison that illustrates the benefits. The photo on the left...

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 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 then on, this mode will be selected by default.  This is recommended for 
novice photographers.
Video
This mode is used to record video clips.
ProgramThe camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter 
speed and aperture values.  However, this mode...

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CandlelightThis feature is used to capture warm candle light effects.
Night PortraitThis 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 recommended.  
Soft Skin...

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Self PortraitNormally, self portraits require the subject to hold the camera at arms 
length 
so that they can push the  Shutter button 
.  Often the result is a too 
close-up self image that is over exposed and background details  reduced. 
This mode will not require the Shutter button  
 to be press while using 
face detection to track one or more faces in focus range.  Once the camera 
has made the appropriate adjustments, it will start a visual countdown  In 
a few seconds, the camera...

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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...

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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 you have plenty of memory in your memory card as you will need it 
when you start shooting....

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Select Auction mode from Scene mode menu.
1. 
Choose a pattern by tapping the icon.
2. 
Return the preview screen to start shooting.
3. 
Frame the subject and press the
4.   Shutter button  to 
take the first shot.
Or, tap the onscreen 
5.  Auction button 
 to reset pattern.
Tap 
6.  Continue button to proceed the second shot.
Or, tap 
7.  Cancel button to go back the first shot.
Repeat step 4 to 6, until the pattern is filled in images.
8. 
Tap 
9.  Save button to save the composed image.
Or, tap...

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Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow
 
The image is set to low quality and VGA (640x480) size only.
Using Smile Capture Mode
When facing camera, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter. Smile capture 
mode detects every smile all the time and performs Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an image without pressing 
Shutter button 
.
Follow these instructions to capture a photo by Smile Capture Mode: Select 
1. 
 from scene menu.
Focus the camera on the...