Using the focus settings – HP 850 User Manual
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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips
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Using the focus settings
You can use the
Macro
focus
setting on the camera for taking
close-up pictures.
The
Focus
button lets you toggle
between the
Normal
and
Macro
focus settings.
Normal
is the
default focus setting on the camera.
NOTE
If the camera is zoomed in past 3.5x when you set the
camera to
Macro
focus, the camera will automatically
NOTE
When set to
Macro
focus, the camera will not take a
picture if it cannot find focus (the focus brackets turn red in
the center of the active display). However, when set to
Normal
focus, the camera will still take a picture if it
cannot find focus.
Icon
Setting
Description
None Normal
Use when taking pictures of subjects greater
than 0.8 m (31.5 inches) away. Auto focus
is limited to a distance range of 0.8 m (31.5
inches) to infinity.
Macro
Use when taking close-up pictures of
subjects less than 0.8 m (31.5 inches) away.
Auto focus is limited to a distance range of
0.1 - 0.8 m (4 - 31.5 inches), and zoom
position is limited to a range of 1x to 3.5x.