HP Photosmart 850 HP Photosmart 850 digital camera - (English) User Guide - Page 35

Exposure mode This Capture menu option allows you to override the automatic exposure settings on the camera. The Exposure Mode setting determines how the camera selects the aperture and shutter speed for the given scene brightness. The default Exposure Mode setting is Auto. The Exposure Mode setting resets to Auto when you turn the camera off. Icon Setting None Auto Action Landscape Portrait Av Aperture Priority Tv Shutter Priority Description Camera automatically selects an aperture and shutter speed Camera biases toward faster shutter speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop action Camera biases toward smaller apertures and lower ISO speeds for better depth of focus and quality Camera biases toward wider apertures to blur the background and uses lower contrast for professional-looking portraits You select a specific aperture value in Live View, then the camera selects the appropriate shutter speed You select a specific shutter speed in Live View, then the camera selects the appropriate aperture value When you set Exposure Mode to Action, Landscape, or Portrait, the ISO Speed menu option is grayed-out. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 35