HP Photosmart 945 HP Photosmart 945 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share User - Page 38

Setting the Exposure Mode The Mode selector lets you choose between six exposure modes for still pictures. (A seventh setting, Video mode, is explained on page 29.) OFF AUTO Tv Av The exposure mode setting determines how the camera selects settings such as aperture (F-number) and shutter speed for the given scene brightness. To change the exposure mode, turn the Mode selector to the setting you want. The following table describes each of the exposure mode settings on the camera. Icon Setting AUTO ACTION Description The camera automatically selects an aperture and shutter speed. The camera biases toward faster shutter speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop action. When the camera is set to this option, the ISO Speed menu option is grayed-out in the Capture menu. LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT VIDEO This mode also has a "2-second release priority" feature (see page 39). The camera biases toward smaller apertures and lower ISO speeds for better depth of focus and quality. When the camera is set to this option, the ISO Speed menu option is grayed-out in the Capture menu. The camera biases toward wider apertures to blur the background. Camera records video clips (see Recording Video Clips on page 29) 38 HP Photosmart 945 User's Manual