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HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 135 Glossary
video input connector
The connector on a television into which you plug the video cable.
viewfinder
The window on the back of the camera through which you look to frame the subject that will be recorded
when you capture an image.
viewfinder display
An LCD within the camera viewfinder that provides information about particular settings that you have
made to take a picture, such as whether the strobe is on, and about the camera status, such as the number
of remaining pictures. See also “LCD” on page 129 and “viewfinder” on page 135.
wake up
The process of bringing the camera out of sleep mode.
White Balance
A setting in the Photo Assist menu that is used to correct the color applied to a captured image under
different lighting conditions in order to make the white areas in the image appear white without any color
cast.
wide angle
A lens that has a shorter focal length and a wider field of view (including more subject area) than a normal
lens. A wide angle lens makes a subject appear smaller than does a normal lens at the same camera-to-
subject distance. See also “telephoto” on page 134.
zoom
To enlarge the subject by changing the field of view and magnification of the lens by using the zoom ring.
Once the camera lens is at maximum optical zoom, you can switch into digital zoom mode, if the image
LCD is on. See also “optical zoom” on page 130 and “digital zoom” on page 126.
zoom ring
The ring around the barrel of the camera lens. Continuously rotating the zoom ring clockwise and
counterclockwise around the lens barrel moves the lens between telephoto and wide angle focal lengths.
The zoom ring also controls the digital zoom. See also “digital zoom” on page 126, “focal length” on
page 128, “telephoto” on page 134, and “wide angle” on page 135.