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HP PhotoSmart R967 User Manual

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To select a shooting mode, press

while in Live View, use

to highlight a shooting

mode, then press

.

Auto Mode (Default)—For taking good shots quickly, when you do not have
time to select a special shooting mode.

Landscape—For scenes with deep perspective, such as mountain scenes.

Portrait—For pictures that have one or more people as their primary subject.

Steady Photo—For minimizing picture blur when the subject is moving or you
cannot hold the camera still long enough in moderate to dim light conditions
(see

Optimizing exposure on page 16

).

or

Panorama—For grand landscapes or group pictures where you need to
capture a wide shot that one image cannot capture (see

Using Panorama

mode on page 21

).

Theatre—For capturing images at school programs, concerts, or indoor
sporting events without using flash.

Action—For capturing sporting events, moving cars, or any scene where you
want to stop the action.

Night Portrait—For capturing images of people at night. This mode uses the
flash and a long exposure. As a result, you must set the camera on a tripod
or stable surface.

Night Scenery—For capturing night scenes. This mode uses a long exposure
with no flash. As a result, you must set the camera on a tripod or stable surface.

Beach—For capturing scenes at the beach.

Snow—For capturing scenes in snow.

Sunset—For capturing outdoor scenes at sunset.

Document—For capturing flat, textual, or graphical pieces.

Aperture Priority—For specifying the aperture setting. This mode lets you
select the F-number (aperture) setting using

, while the camera selects

the best shutter speed. If the image will be over- or under-exposed more than
0.5 stops, the F-number and shutter speed turn red. Adjust the F-number until
these items turn white. To change to a different shooting mode, press

until

arrows surround the shooting mode, then press

.

Shutter Priority—For specifying the shutter speed. This mode lets you select
the shutter speed using

, while the camera selects the best F-number. If

the image will be over- or under-exposed more than 0.5 stops, the F-number

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