HP Photosmart 945 HP Photosmart 945 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share User - Page 37

Focus Search Priority When the camera is set to NORMAL or MACRO focus, it begins searching for focus from the last focus position. However, you can use the buttons to change this behavior. This feature is useful when there are multiple objects at different distances in the focus region. z Holding the button while pressing the Shutter halfway down causes the camera to begin searching for focus from the farthest position (infinity in NORMAL mode and 0.8 m in MACRO mode), thus making the camera more likely to focus on an object in the background. z Holding the button while pressing the Shutter halfway down causes the camera to begin searching for focus from the nearest position (0.8 m in NORMAL mode and 0.1 m in MACRO mode), thus making the camera more likely to focus on an object in the foreground. Hints on Using Manual Focus z Make sure to adjust the diopter control properly before using manual focus with the microdisplay (see page 19). z To find the best focus position, adjust the focus so that the image looks like it is in focus on the active display. From this position, press the button until the image begins to blur, then press the button until the image begins to blur. Then set the focus position halfway between the locations where the image began to blur. z To lock focus for a set of pictures, let the camera find the best focus using the NORMAL setting, then switch to MANUAL FOCUS. The focus will then be locked at that distance until you adjust it manually or switch to another focus setting. Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 37