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Changing capture modes – HP Photosmart 730 series User Manual

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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

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Changing capture modes

The

Mode

button on the top of the camera sets the camera to

one of nine different capture modes. Each time you press the

Mode

button, the camera changes to the next capture mode.

The sequence for the different settings is:

Normal

,

Self-Timer

,

Burst

,

Macro

,

Action

,

Landscape

,

Portrait

,

F2.6

,

F4.9

, and then

repeat.

NOTE

These settings do not have any effect on recording

video clips unless specifically noted otherwise.

Each time you change the capture mode, an icon representing

that capture mode appears in the Status LCD. If

Live View

is on,

the icon also appears in the Image Display. The following table
describes these different icons.

Icon Setting

Description

None Normal

Camera automatically selects focus,

aperture and shutter speed. This is the

default setting when the camera is first

turned on.

Self-Timer

Camera waits 10 seconds after the

Video

button or

Shutter

button is pressed to take a

video clip or a picture. See

Using self-timer

mode

on page 35.

Burst

Camera quickly takes multiple still pictures

(as long as the

Shutter

button is held down).

See

Using burst mode

on page 36.

Macro

Camera takes extreme close-up pictures.

See

Using macro mode

on page 36.