Setting The Exposure Mode - HP PhotoSmart 945 User Manual

Setting the Exposure Mode

The Mode selector lets you choose
between six exposure modes for still
pictures. (A seventh setting,
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
setting you want. The following table describes each of the
exposure mode settings on the camera.
Icon Setting
AUTO
ACTION
LANDSCAPE
PORTRAIT
VIDEO
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Video
Description
The camera automatically selects an
aperture and shutter speed.
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
grayed-out in the
This mode also has a "2-second release
priority" feature (see page 39).
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
grayed-out in the
The camera biases toward wider apertures to
blur the background.
Camera records video clips (see
Video Clips on page 29)
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Mode selector to the
menu option is
Capture menu.
ISO Speed menu option is
Capture menu.
Recording