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Setting the exposure mode, Setting the exposure mode on – HP PhotoSmart 945 User Manual

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HP Photosmart 945 User’s Manual

Setting the Exposure Mode

The

Mode

selector lets you choose

between six exposure modes for still
pictures. (A seventh setting,

Video

mode, is explained on page 29.)
The exposure mode setting determines

how the camera selects settings such

as aperture (F-number) and shutter

speed for the given scene brightness.
To change the exposure mode, turn the

Mode

selector to the

setting you want. The following table describes each of the

exposure mode settings on the camera.

Icon Setting

Description

AUTO

The camera automatically selects an

aperture and shutter speed.

ACTION

The camera biases toward faster shutter

speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop

action. When the camera is set to this

option, the

ISO Speed

menu option is

grayed-out in the

Capture

menu.

This mode also has a “2-second release

priority” feature (see page 39).

LANDSCAPE

The camera biases toward smaller apertures

and lower ISO speeds for better depth of

focus and quality. When the camera is set to

this option, the

ISO Speed

menu option is

grayed-out in the

Capture

menu.

PORTRAIT

The camera biases toward wider apertures to

blur the background.

VIDEO

Camera records video clips (see

Recording

Video Clips

on page 29)

OFF

Av

Tv

AUTO

AUTO