HP PhotoSmart C500 User manual

HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide 67

Chapter4-ViewingPhotos

Overview

Afteryouhavetaken somephotoswithyourHPPhotoSmartC500DigitalCamera,you canviewthem onthe

camera’s color LCD or on a television screen. Depending on the camera mode you use (Review or Play), you can:

•viewthumbnailsof yourphotos

•viewonephotoat atime usingthe entirescreen

•playbackBurst,Timelapse,andgroupedphotosequences

•create a slideshow

Overview

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Seethetablebelowforthefeatures availableineachmode.

Tip: Toconservebatterylife,useanACpoweradapter whileviewing photosonthecolorLCD.See “Using anAC

PowerAdapter(recommended)”onpage 29for details.

Mode What you can do

Review •Viewthumbnails ofyourphotos

•ViewBurst,Timelapse,andgroupedphotos

•Markphotosforfurtheraction

•Deleteselectedormarkedphotos

•Protectphotosfrombeingdeleted

•Categorizephotosforeasy searching andfinding

•Groupphotosforsortingandprinting

•Search for a particular photo

Play •Viewonephotoat atime,usingtheentirescreen

•PlaybackBurst,Timelapse,andgroupedphotosequences

•Zoominon photostoseedetailsin close-up

•DeletesingleorgroupedStill,BurstandTimelapsephotos

•Createaslideshowon thecolorLCD or ona television

Using ReviewMode

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UsingReviewMode

WhenyouuseReviewmode,the colorLCDautomaticallydisplaysthephotossavedonthememorycard.Your

photosappearas smallthumbnailimages acrossthetopof thedisplay.A largerthumbnailof theselectedphoto

appears below the small thumbnails; the photo information (the image number, the image date and time, and the

grouporcameraname)appearsonthelowerright ofthe display.

Selecting Photos

To select photos:

1. Turnthecameraon andturnthe cameramodedialtoRev.

2. Usethe4-wayarrowbuttonto scrollthroughthe

thumbnailsuntiltheselectionmarker points tothephoto

you want. Pressandholdthe button toscroll through your

photosrapidly.

Selection

marker

Photo

information

Thumbnails

Selected

photo

4-wayarrow button

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MarkingPhotos

You can “mark” several photos so that whenyou select an action, the actionapplies toallmarked photos.For

example,youcanmark severalphotosanddeletethemallat once,ratherthandeletingonephotoata time.If you

markanyphotothatrepresents aclosedgroup,allthephotosinthe grouparemarked.

To mark photos:

1. Turnthecameraon andturnthe cameramodedialto

Rev.

2. Usethe4-wayarrowbutton toscrolltothe photoyou

want to mark.

3. PresstheMark button(left softkey).

Anotchappearsonthelower rightcornerof the

selectedphotoand itsmatching thumbnail.

4. RepeatSteps2 and3 tomark additionalphotos.

To markallphotos,pressandholddowntheMark button(leftsoft key)until Mark All appearsonthelower

overlay bar.

Note: Photosremainmarkeduntil youperformanactiononthem,or untilyouunmarkthem.

Anotchindicates

amarkedphoto

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To unmark marked photos:

1. Turnthecameraon andturnthe cameramodedialtoRev.

2. Usethe4-wayarrowbutton toscrolltothe photoyou wanttounmark.

3. PresstheUnmark button(left softkey).

Thenotchdisappearsfrom thelowerrightcornerofthe selected photoanditsmatchingthumbnail.

YoucanunmarkallthephotosonthememorycardbypressingandholdingdowntheUnmarkbutton(leftsoft

key) until Unmark All appearsonthe loweroverlaybar.

Deleting Photos

YoucandeleteasinglephotoorallmarkedphotosinReviewmode.YoucanalsodeletesinglephotosinPlaymode

(see “Deleting Photos” on page 89).

Note: Protectedphotoswillnot bedeleted.See“ProtectingPhotos”on page72for moreinformation.

To delete photos:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selectaphotoormarkthephotosyouwanttodelete.Ifyouwanttodeleteallthephotos,youcanchoose“Mark

All.”See“MarkingPhotos”on page70 formore information.

Ifyouwantto deleteallof thephotosin agroup,ora TimelapseorBurstseries,youcan closeorcollapsethe

photos,untiljustthe onephotothatrepresentsthegroupor seriesisshowing.Youcanthenselectthephotoas

youwoulda singleStillphoto,fordeleting.

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3. PresstheMenubutton.

4. Pressthe Delete button(centersoftkey).

ThecolorLCDdisplaysa messageaskingyoutoconfirmthat youwantto deletethe photos.

5. Pressthe Delete button(leftsoftkey)todeletethephotos.

Protecting Photos

Protectingphotospreventsthemfrombeingdeletedfromthememorycard.Youalsocannotchangethecategoryof

protectedphotos.

To protect photos:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selecta photoormarkthe photosyouwantto protect.See“MarkingPhotos”on page70 formoreinformation.

Note: Protectactsonmarkedphotosifthereareany,oronthecurrentphotoif therearenomarkedphotos.If

youwantto protectjustthecurrentphoto,firstunmarkallthe photosonthememorycard.

3. PresstheMenubutton.

4. Usethe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto Protect.

5. Pressthe Protect button(centersoftkey).

TheProtectedicon appearsinthe photoinformationtoindicatethatthe photoisprotected.

Protectedicon

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To remove protection from photos:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selecta photoormark thephotosyouwant tounprotect.See“MarkingPhotos”onpage70 formore

information.

3. PresstheMenubutton.

4. Usethe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto Protect.

5. Pressthe Unprotectbutton(leftsoftkey).

Note: You must unprotect your protected photos before you can delete them.

CategorizingPhotos

You canassigna categorytoyourphotos,makingthem easiertofind.Youcancategorizeonephotoat atime,or

markphotosandapplyonecategoryto allofthe marked photos.Categoriesare alsousefulwhenyou arecreating

a slideshow. Forexample, you could create a slideshow to share your vacation photoswith friends and family.

Note: You cannotassignor change categories forprotectedphotos.

To categorize photos:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selecta photoormark thephotosyouwantto categorize. See“MarkingPhotos”onpage70 formore

information.

3. PresstheCategory button(centersoftkey).

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4. Usethe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto thecategoryyou wantto use.

You canchoosefromthe following categories:

5. Pressthe Select button(left softkey).

Acheckmarkappearsnext tothe category, andthecamera

automaticallyexit themenus.Theiconfor thecategoryyou

selected appears in the photo information.

To deselect a category:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selectthe photowhosecategoryyouwantto deselect.

3. PresstheCategory button(centersoftkey).

4. Usethe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto thecategoryyou wantto

deselect.

5. Pressthe Deselect button(leftsoft key).

Thecameraautomaticallyexitsthemenus.Thecategoryicondisappears

fromthephotoinformation.

•Landscape

•Vacation

•Friends

•Family

•Pets

•Work

•Triangle

•Square

•Circle

Category

icon

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To change a category:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selectthe photowhosecategoryyouwantto change.

3. PresstheCategory button(centersoftkey).

4. Usethe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto thenew categoryyouwant toselect.

5. Pressthe Select button(leftsoftkey)todeselectthe oldcategoryandselectthe newcategory.

Thecameraautomaticallyexitsthemenus. Thenewcategoryiconappearsin thephotoinformation.

GroupingPhotos

Groupingphotosissimilartocategorizingthem.An importantdifferenceisthatgroupingalsoaffectsthe

organizationofphotosonthe memorycard.When youcreatea group,youarecreatingafolderon thememory

card,like youwouldcreatea folderonthe harddriveofyourcomputer.Asyou addphotostothegroup,theyare

organized in the group’s folder.

You can combine groups and categories. Individual photos within a group can each belong to a different category,

oryou canputall ofthephotosina groupintoone category.

Note: Ifa groupisclosed,markingthephotothatrepresentsthe group,marksallthephotosin thegroup.

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CreatingandRemovingGroups

To create a new group:

1. Turnthecameraonand turnthecameramodedialto Rev.

2. Selecta photoormarkthe photosyouwantto grouptogether.See“MarkingPhotos”on page70for more

information.

3. PresstheMenubutton.

4. Usethe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto Group.

5. Pressthe Create button(leftsoftkey).

Note: TheCreate button is available only when there are no existing

groups.If thereare existinggroups,pressthe Add button(left

soft key), then press Create New (centersoft key).

6. Namethenewgroup.Groupnamesmustbeeight charactersor lessandcannotcontainspaces.

•Usetheup anddownsides ofthe4-way arrowbuttontoscrollto theletteryou wanttouse.

•Usetherightside ofthe 4-wayarrowbuttonto addaletterto thename.

•Usetheleft sideof the4-wayarrow buttonto deletealetterfrom thename.

Note: Thecamera doesnotaccept groupnames thatbegin withBR orTL becausetheselettersare reserved,

regardlessoflanguage,foridentifyingBurstand Timelapsephotoson thememorycard.

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