HP (Hewlett-Packard) CW450A Camcorder User Manual


 
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Using the Stabilizer Feature
The Stabilizer feature is for Photo taking only. This feature is designed to help reduce the blurring effects on photos
caused by slight camera movement. It is important to note that this feature cannot compensate for all movement
and lighting situations and that in many cases may slow the camera’s ability to auto focus.
How does it work? It works according to the luminance of the target object. This function uses special image data
processing to optimise the high sensitivity of CCD sensor (also known as the digital film). High sensitivity allows the
use of faster shutter speeds compared to the default mode, so it may reduce blurring caused by camera movement.
Stabilizer button
To activate Stabilizer
Press the • Stabilizer button located on
the top of the camera to enable/disable stabilizer.
If Stabilizer is enabled, the stabilizer icon is displayed on
the LCD screen and the ISO setting is automatically set
to Automatic. See “ISO” on page 27 for more details.
Stabilizer on
Setting the Zoom Control
Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 20 times
magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more
pixelated (grainier) the image may appear. Please refer to “Setting the Digital Zoom” on page 42 on how to setup
digital zoom.
To adjusts the optical zoom:
Press the 1. Zoom buttons to zoom in or zoom out.
The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor 2.
.
Zoom buttons
Press the “1. T” button to zoom in .
Press the “2. W” button to zoom out
.
To adjusts the digital zoom:
Activate digital zoom. See “Setting the Digital Zoom” on page 42.1.
Press the 2. T button
to optically zooms in until maximum 4X limit is reached.
Momentarily stop pressing the 3. T button then press again to now initiate the Digital Zoom feature
.
Pressing the W button will zoom out until and return the camera to optical zoom.4.