HP Photosmart 850 HP Photosmart 850 digital camera - (English) User Guide - Page 32

Recording video clips

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Recording video clips A video clip includes audio and can be a maximum of 60 seconds long. 1 Rotate the OFF/Mode selector to Video mode. 2 Frame the subject for your video in the active display. 3 Press the Shutter button halfway down. The camera measures and then locks the focus. NOTE Unlike still pictures, exposure is not locked for a video clip when you press the Shutter button halfway down. Instead, exposure is continually measured and adjusted during video recording. 4 Press the Shutter button all the way down and release it to start recording video. REC and the video counter appear at the top of the active display. 5 Press the Shutter button all the way down again to stop recording video. The camera automatically stops recording when the maximum video clip length of 60 seconds is reached or the memory card is full, whichever comes first. After recording has stopped, the first frame of the video clip and Processing... appear on the active display. While it is processing, you can delete the video clip by pressing the Menu/OK button. You can use Playback to review the video clips you have taken. See Using playback on page 43. NOTE Motor noise from optical zooming may be recorded in the audio portion of a video clip. Thus, for best audio quality, do not use the zoom while recording video. Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 32

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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips
32
Recording video clips
A video clip includes audio and can be a maximum of 60
seconds long.
1
Rotate the
OFF/Mode
selector to
Video
mode.
2
Frame the subject for your video
in the active display.
3
Press the
Shutter
button halfway
down. The camera measures and
then locks the focus.
NOTE
Unlike still pictures, exposure is not locked for a video
clip when you press the
Shutter
button halfway down.
Instead, exposure is continually measured and adjusted
during video recording.
4
Press the
Shutter
button all the way down and release it to
start recording video.
REC
and the video counter appear at
the top of the active display.
5
Press the
Shutter
button all the way down again to stop
recording video.
The camera automatically stops recording when the maximum
video clip length of 60 seconds is reached or the memory card
is full, whichever comes first. After recording has stopped, the
first frame of the video clip and
Processing...
appear on the
active display. While it is processing, you can delete the video
clip by pressing the
Menu/OK
button. You can use
Playback
to
review the video clips you have taken. See
Using playback
on
page 43.
NOTE
Motor noise from optical zooming may be recorded in
the audio portion of a video clip. Thus, for best audio
quality, do not use the zoom while recording video.