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Using the Focus Settings

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Using the Focus Settings The Focus MF button lets you toggle between four focus settings on the camera. The following table describes each of the MF focus range settings on the camera. Icon Setting None NORMAL MACRO INFINITY MF MANUAL FOCUS Description Use when taking pictures of subjects greater than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. Auto focus is limited to a range of 0.8 m (31.5 in) to infinity. This is the default focus setting. Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects less than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. In this mode, the camera will not take a picture if it cannot find focus (the focus brackets turn red in the active display and an error message appears). Auto focus has a distance range of 0.1 to 0.8 m (3.9 to 31.5 in). Zoom position is limited to a range of wide to 3.5x. Use when taking pictures of distant objects and landscapes. Focus range is limited to a small region near infinity. Allows you to step manually through the full focus range. Use the buttons to adjust the focus. You can determine the focus by observing the image in the active display and by a meter that appears on the right side of the active display. For more information, see Hints on Using Manual Focus on page 37. 36 HP Photosmart 945 User's Manual

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36
HP Photosmart 945 User’s Manual
Using the Focus Settings
The
Focus
button lets you toggle
between four focus settings on the
camera.
The following table describes each of the
focus range settings on the camera.
Icon
Setting
Description
None
NORMAL
Use when taking pictures of subjects greater
than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. Auto focus is
limited to a range of 0.8 m (31.5 in) to
infinity. This is the default focus setting.
MACRO
Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects
less than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. In this mode,
the camera will not take a picture if it cannot
find focus (the focus brackets turn red in the
active display and an error message
appears). Auto focus has a distance range of
0.1 to 0.8 m (3.9 to 31.5 in). Zoom position
is limited to a range of wide to 3.5x.
INFINITY
Use when taking pictures of distant objects
and landscapes. Focus range is limited to a
small region near infinity.
MF
MANUAL
FOCUS
Allows you to step manually through the full
focus range. Use the
buttons to
adjust the focus. You can determine the focus
by observing the image in the active display
and by a meter that appears on the right side
of the active display. For more information,
see
Hints on Using Manual Focus
on
page 37.
MF
MF