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Using the focus settings – HP PhotoSmart 945 User Manual

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HP Photosmart 945 User’s Manual

Using the Focus Settings

The

Focus

button lets you toggle

between four focus settings on the

camera.
The following table describes each of the

focus range settings on the camera.

Icon Setting

Description

None

NORMAL

Use when taking pictures of subjects greater

than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. Auto focus is

limited to a range of 0.8 m (31.5 in) to

infinity. This is the default focus setting.

MACRO

Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects

less than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. In this mode,

the camera will not take a picture if it cannot

find focus (the focus brackets turn red in the

active display and an error message

appears). Auto focus has a distance range of

0.1 to 0.8 m (3.9 to 31.5 in). Zoom position

is limited to a range of wide to 3.5x.

INFINITY

Use when taking pictures of distant objects

and landscapes. Focus range is limited to a

small region near infinity.

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MANUAL

FOCUS

Allows you to step manually through the full

focus range. Use the

buttons to

adjust the focus. You can determine the focus

by observing the image in the active display

and by a meter that appears on the right side

of the active display. For more information,

see

Hints on Using Manual Focus

on

page 37.

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