HP PB360T - Manual

iv 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 HYPERLINK http://www.hp.com/support . Copyright This manual contain...

v Safety and Handling Precautions Camera Information Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself. • Do not expose the camera to moisture, or extreme temperatures. • Allow the camera to warm up when moving from cold to warm temperatures. • Do not touch the camera lens. • Do not expose...

vii Using this Menu Symbols used in this manual are explained below: Note This useful information when using your camera. Warning This warning message that should be read before using the function. Photography Terms and Definitions Terms Definitions auto exposure bracketing (AEB) A simple technique ...

1 Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera 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 La...

2 Back View 6. Zoom buttons 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

3 Getting Started Attaching the Wrist Strap Insert the short loop of the strap in the strap 1. eyelet.Thread the larger loop of the strap though the 2. short loop and pull tight to attach the strap to the camera. DISP Inserting the Battery Please read “Battery Information” on page v before inserting...

4 Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card Open the battery compartment 1. at the bottom of the camera. DISP DISP Insert the SD/SDHC card into the memory 2. card slot with the metallic part facing the front side of the camera.Push the SD/SDHC card into the memory 3. slot until it clicks into place. DISP MPD...

5 Initial Settings You will be prompted to set up the language, date and time when the camera is turned on for the first time. Setting the Language Tap 1. , to move through the selection. Tap to select language. 2. Setting the Date & Time Tap the screen to move through date and time. 1. Tap 2. o...

7 LCD Monitor Layout and Icon Descriptions Shooting mode Screen Layout 1 2 3 4 5 13 14 15 16 17 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.0EV 0.0EV 307 307 3200 3200 12M 2 No. Item Description 1 Shooting mode Indicating the current shooting mode settings. 2 Flash Indicating flash settings. 3 Focus Mode Indicating focus mo...

18 Recording Photos, Videos and Voices Taking Photos Now that you are familiar with your camera, you are now ready to take your photos. Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button. 1. Frame the shot using the focus bracket on the LCD 2. screen. See illustration on the right. 12M 307 307 Half pre...

19 Using the Image Stabilizer Press the Stabilizer button on top of your camera to enable/disable this function. By • enabling the digital image stabilizer, the camera will automatically enhance the sensitivity (ISO speed) to faster shutter speeds to help reduce blurring caused by movement of the ca...

25 Setting Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording movies or continuous shooting. Tap 1. > Flash mode icon. Tap your desired flash mode. 2. 12M ISO AUTO AF A 1 12M ISO AUTO AF A 1 Your camer...

26 Setting Snapshot Menu The Snapshot menu allows you to adjust other capture settings. Some menu functions may be disabled depending on current scene mode. In Shooting mode Tap 1. > > . Tap 2. to move to the next/ previous page of menu selection.To select an item, tap the icon. 3. To change t...

28 AF Area Automatic Focus (AF) determines the area on which the camera focuses. The table below shows the available AF area settings. CenterWideManual AF Area 1/2 Icon Item Description Center The focus area is fixed on the center. Wide The camera automatically selects focus area within the wide fra...

30 Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your photos. The table below shows the available Contrast settings. Icon Item Description High Enhances the contrast. Normal Med contrast. Low Reduces the contrast. Date Stamp The Date Stamp function allows you to add the recorded date a...

32 Recording Movies To select Video mode, tap 1. from Scene Mode menu. Focus your camera on the subject that you want to take. 2. Press the Shutter button to start recording. 3. Use the 4. control to zoom in and zoom out an image. To stop recording, press the 5. Shutter button. 00:10:00 Note • The c...

33 Setting Movie Size The Movie Size function icon appears only in Movie Mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips. The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings. N AWB N AWB 640 640 AF AF 30 30 640 640 320 320 16:9 16:9 Icon Item...

34 Playback Menu View images, videos and voice recordings through your camera’s Playback mode. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD screen. To view images/ videos/voice recordings, follow the steps below. Press the Playback 1. button to set...

35 Viewing in Drag & Play Mode Press the 1. W button to view files in Drag & Play mode. Flick your finger to the left/right or tap 2. to change display to previous/next file. Tap the image/video/voice recording to view/play it 3. normally.recording. Viewing Thumbnails From single navigation ...

36 Audio Record Indicating a voice recording file. DPOF File Indicating the file is marked for printing. File Error Indicating an error file. To display or hide the icons on the thumbnail view, press the Display button. Zooming Images The zoom view function works with still images only. In normal vi...

38 5. Tap to pause playback. Tap to resume playback. 6. Tap to stop playback. The LCD screen displays the movie frame image in Single navigation mode. Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is recorded and attached separately to a captured image. See “Voice Memo” on page 40 on how to record voice memo. Selec...

39 Adding Photo Frame For a more artistic effect, you can frame your still images using the Photo Frame function. This function is for still images only. However, photo frame is not available for images captured in 16:9 image size. View the image you want to add photo frame to. 1. Tap 2. > . The ...

40 Setting Playback Menu The Playback menu allows you to edit images, delete files, records voice memo, and setup other playback settings. To go to Playback Menu: Tap 1. > > . To 2. or select an item, tap the icon. To change the submenu settings, tap the icon of 3. desired settings. Tap 4. to ...

41 Voice Memo The Voice Memo function allows you to record and attach a voice memo to a saved image. You can record a maximum of 20 seconds of Voice memo per image. This function is only available for still images. To record voice memo: View image to attach voice memo on the LCD screen. 1. From the ...

43 Using the Setting Menu Setting menu allows you to configure general camera settings. Submenu options may vary depending on the current mode. Unavailable options are disabled. To go to Setting Menu: Tap 1. > > . Tap 2. or to move to the next/ previous page of menu selection.Tap a submenu opt...

44 Setting 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 scale exceeds 3x, the camera uses digital zoom. To set Digital Zoom From the Setting menu, tap Digital Zoom. 1. Tap to apply desired settings....

45 Setting Auto Power Save The Power Save function allows you to set an idle time after which the camera automatically sets to sleep mode to save power. Off1 min.3 min. Power Save 1min 1min 3min 3min 1/2 Setting Date & Time Use the Date & Time function to set the date and time of your camera...

46 Resetting The Reset function is used to reset the camera to its initial default settings and to reset file numbering when saving images/videos/voice recordings. To Reset From the Setting menu, select 1. Reset . Tap option: 2. Reset File No. • Tap to reset file numbering. To understand folder and ...

47 Making Connections Connecting the Camera to a PC You can transfer photos, videos and audio files to your PC. Connect the camera to a PC using the USB 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 t...

48 Connecting the Camera to a Printer You can print your photos directly using a PictBridge compatible printer. PictBridge allows you to print images captured by your camera without connecting the camera to a PC. Print images with a PictBridge compatible printer directly. Turn on your camera. 1. Con...

49 Setting PictBridge Menu To ensure quality of printed photos, activate the PictBridge menu to setup print settings. To access PictBridge menu, tap Setup in the confirmation selection before printing photos. 1/2 QualityLayoutPaper SizePaper Type Indicates current page no. / total no. of menu page. ...

50 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and/or Action Camera does not turn on. The battery may be exhausted. Charge or replace the battery. Camera turns off automatically. Press any button except the Power button to turn on the camera. LCD turns blank. Press any button except the Power button to turn on th...

53 Getting Help Should your HP Branded Product require service within the Warranty period, please contact the original point of purchase or an authorized HP reseller in your country. If service is not available at those locations, please contact an HP Branded Product warranty agent from the support ...