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Using the displays, Chapter 2, Taking pictures and recording video clips – HP PhotoSmart 945 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips

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Chapter 2:

Taking Pictures and

Recording Video Clips

Using the Displays

Your camera has two displays - the

Microdisplay

and the

Image Display

. Whichever display is currently on will be called

the “active display” throughout this manual:

NOTE

Using the Image Display consumes a lot of battery

power. To preserve batteries, use the microdisplay instead.

NOTE

If the microdisplay does not turn on automatically when

you look through the viewfinder, you may need to change

the

Eye Start

setting in the

Setup

menu. See

Eye Start

on

page 84.

Microdisplay (viewfinder)

Image Display

Allows you to frame pictures

and video clips using

Live View

,

and to view the

Capture

and

Setup

menus.

Activate

Live View

by looking

through the viewfinder. The Eye

Start sensor below the

viewfinder detects your eye and

automatically turns on the

microdisplay. Use the diopter

control to adjust the focus in the

microdisplay (see page 19).

Allows you to frame pictures

and video clips using

Live View

,

review images and video clips in

Playback

, and to view all the

menus.
Activate

Live View

by pressing

the

Live View

button.