Using the self-timer settings – HP M417/M517 User Manual

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HP Photosmart M417/M517 User’s Manual

Using the Self-Timer Settings

1. Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a

stable surface.

2. Press the Timer/Burst button until Self-Timer or

Self-Timer - 2 Shots appears in the Image Display.

The icon for the self-timer setting will appear in the Live

View screen.

3. Frame the subject in either the viewfinder or in Live View.

4. The next steps depend on whether you are capturing stills

or video clips.
For Still Pictures:
a. Press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera

measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The

camera will hold these settings until it takes the picture.

b. Press the Shutter button all the way down. If Live View

is on, a 10-second countdown appears on the Image

Display. The Self-Timer/Video light on the front of the

camera then blinks for 10 seconds before the camera

takes the picture. If you set the camera to Self-Timer -

2 Shots, after the first picture is taken, the Self-Timer/

Video light blinks for a few more seconds until the

second picture is taken.

TIP: If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way

down, the camera will lock the 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.

TIP: You cannot record audio with a still picture when using

the self-timer settings, but you can add an audio clip later