HP Photosmart R727 User Guide - Page 15

The focus range setting remains in effect until it is changed again, or you turn off the camera. Using zoom Your camera has both optical and digital zoom. Optical zoom physically adjusts the lens to make the subject of your picture appear closer. After you have zoomed the lens out fully using optical zoom, the camera employs digital zoom. Digital zoom uses no moving lens parts. Tip The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture, the more small movements of the camera are magnified (this is called camera shake). If appears when you press the Shutter button halfway down, the picture may be blurry. Be sure to hold the camera still or add more light to the scene. Try holding the camera closer to your body or against a steady object, or set the camera on a tripod or stable surface. Optical zoom Optical zoom moves the lens between wide angle (1x) and telephoto (3x). In Live View, use the buttons on the Zoom lever to control zoom. Press to zoom in and to zoom out. Digital zoom In digital zoom, the Image Display shows a yellow frame around the scene. 1. In Live View, press on the Zoom lever to optically zoom to the maximum level, then release the lever. 2. Press and hold until the image you want to capture fills the yellow frame. If you zoom in too far, press . 3. To return to optical zoom, press until digital zooming stops. Release , then press it again. Note 1 Digital zoom is not available in Panorama mode nor when recording video clips. Note 2 Digital zoom reduces the resolution of an image, so your picture may be more grainy than the same picture taken with optical zoom. When you need higher quality, limit the use of digital zoom. Setting the flash To select a flash setting, press , use press . to highlight the desired flash mode, then HP Photosmart R725/R727 Digital Camera 15