HP Sw350 User Manual

							SW350
Digital Camera
User Manual 
						

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Table of Contents
Preface ...................................................................................... 1
About this Manual ........................................................................................................... 1
Copyright  ....................................................................................................................... 1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance  ....................................................1
Declaration of Conformity  ................................................................................................ 2
Trademark Recognition  .................................................................................................... 2
Safety and Handling Precautions   ..................................................................................... 2
Battery Information  ......................................................................................................... 3
Using this Manual  ............................................................................................................ 3
Photography Terms and Definitions  .................................................................................. 4
Package Contents ..................................................................... 6
Getting Started  ......................................................................... 7
Attaching the Wrist Strap ................................................................................................. 7
Inserting the Battery  ....................................................................................................... 7
Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card  ................................................................................. 8
Charging the battery  ....................................................................................................... 9
Camera Memory ............................................................................................................ 10
Camera Views  ............................................................................................................... 11
Initial Settings  .............................................................................................................. 16
LCD Monitor Layout and Icon Descriptions  ...................................................................... 18
Playback Mode Screen Layout  ........................................................................................ 21
Using Photo Shooting Functions  .............................................27
Shooting Image  ............................................................................................................ 27
Setting the Zoom Control  ............................................................................................... 29
Using the Function Menu  ............................................................................................... 33
Photo Shooting Menu  .................................................................................................... 39 
						

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Using the Viewing Functions .................................................. 63
Viewing in Single Navigation  .......................................................................................... 63
Viewing thumbnails  ....................................................................................................... 63
Zooming images  ........................................................................................................... 65
Playing Videos  .............................................................................................................. 66
To capture screenshot image from a video clip  ................................................................ 67
Playing Voice Recording  ................................................................................................. 68
Playing Voice Memo  ...................................................................................................... 69
Deleting an Photo/Video/Audio  ....................................................................................... 70
Playback Menu  .............................................................................................................. 71
View Slideshow  ............................................................................................................. 72
Delete  .......................................................................................................................... 73
Protect  ......................................................................................................................... 74
Remove Red Eyes  ......................................................................................................... 75
Voice Memo  .................................................................................................................. 76
Modify Color  ................................................................................................................. 77
Crop  ............................................................................................................................. 79
Resize  .......................................................................................................................... 81
DPOF  ........................................................................................................................... 82
PictBridge  ..................................................................................................................... 83
Making Connections  ................................................................ 84
Connecting the Camera to a PC  ...................................................................................... 84
Connecting the Camera to a Printer  ................................................................................ 85
Troubleshooting  ...................................................................... 86
Getting Help  ............................................................................ 87 
						

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Preface
About this Manual
This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. All information presented is as 
accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice.
For the latest revision, please visit www.hp.com/support.
Copyright
This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of 
this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic or other means, in any form, without prior 
written permission of the manufacturer. © Copyright 2009
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, 
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio 
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur 
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 
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.
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Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.
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Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is 
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connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Warning: A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent 
interference to radio and television reception. Use only shielded cable to connect I/O devices to this 
equipment. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void your 
warranty and service agreement.
Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
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This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause 
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undesired operation.
Trademark Recognition
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/ Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United 
States and/or other countries. Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. In 
addition, all other companies or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their 
respective companies. 
Safety and Handling Precautions 
Camera Information
Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself.
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Do not expose the camera to moisture, or extreme temperatures.
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Allow the camera to warm up when moving from cold to warm temperatures.
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Do not touch the camera lens.
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Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight for extended periods.
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Do not use abrasive chemicals, cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the product. 
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Wipe the product with a slightly damp soft cloth. 
						

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Battery Information
If the battery is already installed, make sure to power off the camera before removing and 
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inserting the battery.
When inserting the battery in this camera, ensure that it is oriented correctly. Please see 
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pages 2 and 3 for additional details. Inserting the battery upside down can cause damage 
and in an extremely rare event can result in an explosion.
When the camera is used for an extended period of time, it is normal for the camera body 
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to feel warm.
Using this Manual
Symbols used in this manual are explained below:
Note
This indicates useful information when using your camera.
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Warning
This indicates warning message that should be read before using the function.
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Photography Terms and Definitions
Terms Definitions
auto exposure bracketing (AEB)A simple technique professional photographers use to ensure 
they properly expose their pictures, especially in challenging 
lighting situations. When AEB is selected, the camera 
automatically takes three or more shots with a different 
exposure for each frame. 
auto focus (AF)  Auto focus refers to a camera lens’ ability to adjust its 
configuration in order to focus properly on a subject regardless 
of whether it is near or far from the camera. Auto focus lenses 
generally provide vastly superior image quality than do their 
fixed focus cousins since they do not have to rely on their depth 
of field. Also known as: “AF”, “auto-focus”. 
album An end-user created object that is used to logically group data 
objects according to some user-defined criteria. An album may 
or may not be a physical folder in a file system. 
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 balance, the camera attempts to determine the 
color temperature of the light and automatically adjust for that 
color temperature. Many people just leave the camera set to 
auto white balance all the time. 
Charge Coupled Device (CCD) A type of silicon integrated circuit used to convert light into an 
electronic signal. 
compression The process of encoding information using fewer bits cf. image 
compression, sound file compression.
Digital Print Order Format 
(DPOF) A standardized ASCII file created in a digital camera and stored 
on removable media along with the image files that indicate how 
many copies of which images should be printed. It also allows 
index prints, cropping, and text overlays to be specified.  
						

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digital still camera (DSC)A camera incorporating an image sensor which outputs a digital 
signal representing a still picture, or records a digital signal 
representing a still picture on a removable medium, such as a 
memory card or magnetic disk.
dynamic range cf. ISO DSC dynamic range, colour gamut, luminance ratio.
Exif/JPEG A compressed file format for digital cameras in which the images 
are compressed using the baseline JPEG standard, described in 
ISO 12234-2, and metadata and thumbnail images are stored 
using TIFF tags within an application segment at the beginning 
of the JPEG file. 
exposure index  A numerical value that is inversely proportional to the exposure 
provided to an image sensor to obtain an image. Images 
obtained from a camera using a range of exposure index values 
will normally provide a range of image quality levels. 
ISO speed  A numerical value calculated from the 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. 
protocol Defined mechanisms for exchanging data between devices. 
StorageID  A device-specific four byte unsigned integer (UINT32) that 
represents a unique storage area that may contain data objects. 
The most significant sixteen bits of a StorageID represents the 
PhysicalStorageID, while the least significant sixteen bits of a 
StorageID represents the LogicalStorageID. 
USB Universal serial bus, a digital interface for connecting up to 64 
devices in a tiered-star topology. See http://www.usb.org. 
white balance  The adjustment of electronic still picture color channel gains or 
image processing so that radiation with relative spectral power 
distribution equal to that of the scene illumination source is 
rendered as a visual neutral. 
Source: ISO/WE 12231 Photography-- Electronic still-picture cameras -- T\
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Package Contents
Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain:
Digital cameraLi-ion batteryWrist strap
USB cableWarranty CardUser Manual and Software 
installation
Quick Start guide