Exposure mode – HP 850 User Manual
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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips
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Exposure mode
This
Capture
menu option allows you
to override the automatic exposure
settings on the camera. The
Exposure
Mode
setting determines how the
camera selects the aperture and
shutter speed for the given scene
brightness.
The default
Exposure Mode
setting is
Auto
. The
Exposure
Mode
setting resets to
Auto
when you turn the camera off.
When you set
Exposure Mode
to
Action
,
Landscape
, or
Portrait
, the
ISO Speed
menu option is grayed-out.
Icon Setting
Description
None Auto
Camera automatically selects an aperture
and shutter speed
Action
Camera biases toward faster shutter
speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop
action
Landscape
Camera biases toward smaller apertures
and lower ISO speeds for better depth of
focus and quality
Portrait
Camera biases toward wider apertures to
blur the background and uses lower
contrast for professional-looking portraits
Av
Aperture
Priority
You select a specific aperture value in
Live View
, then the camera selects the
appropriate shutter speed
Tv
Shutter
Priority
You select a specific shutter speed in
Live View
, then the camera selects the
appropriate aperture value