HP PhotoSmart C500 User manual

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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

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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.
OR
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.