Setting The Exposure Mode - HP Photosmart 930 SERIES User Manual

Setting the exposure mode
NOTE The exposure mode setting does not apply when you
are recording video clips.
The Exposure Mode dial lets you
seled between five exposure
modes for the still pictures you
take. The exposure mode setting
determines how the camera
selects the tSO speed, F-number
(aperture), and shutter speed for
the given scene brightness.
Simply turn the Exposure Mode dial 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
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iThe camera Biases toward faster shutter
Action ispeeds and higher ISO speeds to stop
action.
Land_ape The camera biases toward smaller
apertures and lower ISO speeds for better
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_1_ ?ortra t iThe camera Biases toward wider apertures
to blur the Background and uses lower
contrast for professional-looking portraits.
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Av Aperture iYou select one of two specific apertures
Pror ty i(F-numbers) in LiveVew by using the
i A v buttons. Then the camera selects
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