HP PhotoSmart 945 - Manual (Page 34)

34 HP Photosmart 945 User’s Manual
Using Self-Timer Mode
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 active display.
3 Frame the subject in the active display.
4 The next steps depend on what you
are capturing:
Still
picture
1 Press the Shutter button halfway down for Focus Lock
(camera measures, then locks the focus and exposure).
The camera will hold these settings until it takes the
picture.
2 Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10-
second countdown appears on the active display and
the Self-Timer light on the front of the camera blinks for
10 seconds before the camera takes the picture. If you
set SELF-TIMER — 2 SHOTS , the Self-Timer light blinks for
a few more seconds until the second picture is taken.
NOTE If you immediately press the Shutter button all
the way down without using Focus Lock , the camera
will lock 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.
You cannot record audio when using the Self-Timer, but
you can add an audio clip later (see page 64).
Video
clip
1 Rotate the Mode selector to Video mode.
2 To start recording, press the Shutter button and then
release it. A 10-second countdown appears in the
active display, and then the video will start recording.
3 To stop recording the video clip, press the Shutter
button again. or let it time out by itself (see page 29)
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