HP Photosmart 850 HP Photosmart 850 digital camera - (English) User Guide - Page 24

Using self-timer mode In Self-Timer mode, the camera takes the picture 10 seconds after you press the Shutter button all the way down. 1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface. 2 Rotate the OFF/Mode selector to Self-Timer mode. 3 Frame the subject for your picture in the active display. 4 Press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The camera will hold these settings for the 10 seconds until it takes the picture. NOTE If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way down instead, the camera locks focus and exposure just before the end of the 10-second countdown. This is useful when one or more subjects will be entering the picture during the 10-second countdown period. 5 Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10-second countdown appears on the active display. The Self-Timer light on the front of the camera blinks slowly for 7 seconds and then quickly for the final 3 seconds before the camera takes the picture. After the picture is taken, the image is displayed for several seconds in Instant Review on the active display. See Using instant review on page 25. 24 hp photosmart 850 user's manual