HP 618 - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures 13 Using the Image LCD
Macro and Infinity Auto Focus Range Indicators
When the auto focus range is set to Macro, a Macro icon is displayed on the right side of the text
message area. When the auto focus range is set to Infinity, INF is displayed.
Digital Zoom Indicator
When the camera is in digital zoom, the digital zoom icon is displayed on the right side of the text
message area. For information on digital zooming, see “Using the Zoom Lever” on page 22.
Setting the Image Type
Your camera can take three types of pictures (that is, three “image types”):
Š
One Shot
Š
Continuous
Š
Timelapse
Note: For the Timelapse image type, you can
set the number of images that will be captured
and the interval between them in the Timelapse
Settings submenu of the Capture Settings
menu. (See “Timelapse Settings Submenu” on
page 54.)
Also note that if the interval you set for
Timelapse image capture is long, the camera
may go into sleep mode (shutting off the image
LCD) between taking pictures to conserve
battery power.
Finally, if you set the Timelapse interval to 15 or
30 sec and you have the File Type set to TIFF,
the camera may skip capturing an image if it is
not finished processing the previous image in
the Timelapse sequence.
The image type is displayed at the left side of the bottom overlay bar in the live view of Capture
mode. Image type settings are listed in Table 5. The default image type is One Shot. To set the image
type, press the left soft key to toggle through the types until you see the image type setting you
want (see Table 5).
Table 5: Image Type Settings
Image Type When to Use How to Use
One Shot (default) When capturing a single image. Press and release the shutter release
button to capture a single image.
Continuous When capturing a series of
images in rapid succession.
Recommended for action shots. Hold the shutter release button down.
Continuous images are captured until
you release the button or until the
memory card is full.
Timelapse When capturing a slow process
with a series of images. Press and release the shutter release
button, and the camera captures the first
image. Then it displays a countdown to
the next image capture on the top
overlay bar. To cancel, press the Stop
soft key.