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Taking self-timer pictures – HP PHOTOSMART 930 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

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NOTE

If you have set

Self-Timer

to

On

or

On - 2 shots

in the

Capture

menu (see page 38), the camera will start

recording 10 seconds after you press the

Video

button.

However, with the

On - 2 shots

setting, the camera only

records one video clip.

The camera automatically stops recording when the maximum
video clip length of approximately 2 minutes is reached, or the
memory card is full, whichever comes first. After recording has
stopped, the first frame of the video clip and

Processing...

appear on the Image Display. While it is processing, you can
delete the video clip by pressing the

OK

button.

You can use

Playback

to review the video clips you have taken.

See

Using playback

on page 49.

Taking self-timer pictures

You can also take still pictures using the

Self-Timer

settings in

the

Capture

menu.

1

Set

Self-Timer

to either

On

or

On - 2 shots

in the

Capture

menu. See

Using the capture menu

on page 36, and then

see

Self-timer

on page 38.

2

Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface.

3

Frame the subject for your picture in the viewfinder.

4

Press the

Shutter

button halfway down. The camera

measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The
camera will hold these settings for the 10 seconds until it
takes the picture.

NOTE

If you immediately press the

Shutter

button all the way

down instead, the camera locks focus and exposure just
before the end of the 10-second countdown. This is useful
when one or more subjects will be entering the picture
during the 10-second countdown period.