HP Photosmart R840 User Guide - Page 43

Adaptive Lighting, AE Metering

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• The memory card or internal memory may be full. Transfer images from the camera to your computer, then format the internal memory or the memory card (see "Install and format an optional memory card" on page 8). Or replace the card with a new one. • The camera may be processing. Wait a few seconds for the camera to finish processing the last image before taking another picture. The Image Display is not working. • The Image Display may have timed out. Press any camera button to wake up the camera. • Reset the camera (see "Resetting the camera" on page 39). • Replace or recharge the battery. My image is blurry. • Use Focus Lock (see "Using Focus Lock" on page 12). • R830 series: Use Steady Photo shooting mode (see Steady Photo under "Using the shooting modes" on page 15). • R840 series: Make sure Steady Photo is turned on (see Steady Photo under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). • Use a tripod to hold the camera steady, or improve lighting conditions. • Set the flash to Auto Flash or Flash On and set the shooting mode to Action. My image is too bright. • Turn the flash off (see "Setting the flash" on page 15). • Move back from the subject and use zoom. • Adjust Exposure Compensation (see Exposure Compensation under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). • Use Exposure Bracketing (see Exposure Bracketing under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). My image is too dark. • Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve, use the flash (see "Setting the flash" on page 15) or add indirect lighting. • Adjust Exposure Compensation (see Exposure Compensation under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). • Use Exposure Bracketing (see Exposure Bracketing under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). • Use Adaptive Lighting (see Adaptive Lighting under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). • Use the Spot setting for AE Metering (see AE Metering under "Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus" on page 17). • If the subject you are trying to capture is outside the flash range, turn off the flash. This causes a longer exposure time, so use a tripod or hold the camera steady. For information about flash working distance for this camera, go to www.hp.com/ support, select your language and region, enter your camera model number in the Search: Product field, click Product Information, then click Specifications. The Image Display is not working. 41

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The memory card or internal memory may be full. Transfer images from the camera
to your computer, then format the internal memory or the memory card (see
Install
and format an optional memory card” on page 8
). Or replace the card with a new one.
The camera may be processing. Wait a few seconds for the camera to finish
processing the last image before taking another picture.
The Image Display is not working.
The Image Display may have timed out. Press any camera button to wake up the
camera.
Reset the camera (see
Resetting the camera” on page 39
).
Replace or recharge the battery.
My image is blurry.
Use
Focus Lock
(see
Using Focus Lock” on page 12
).
R830 series:
Use
Steady Photo
shooting mode (see
Steady Photo
under
Using the shooting modes” on page 15
).
R840 series:
Make sure
Steady Photo
is turned on (see
Steady Photo
under
Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
Use a tripod to hold the camera steady, or improve lighting conditions.
Set the flash to
Auto Flash
or
Flash On
and set the shooting mode to
Action
.
My image is too bright.
Turn the flash off (see
Setting the flash” on page 15
).
Move back from the subject and use zoom.
Adjust
Exposure Compensation
(see
Exposure Compensation
under
Using
the Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
Use
Exposure Bracketing
(see
Exposure Bracketing
under
Using the Picture
Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
My image is too dark.
Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve, use the flash (see
Setting the flash”
on page 15
) or add indirect lighting.
Adjust
Exposure Compensation
(see
Exposure Compensation
under
Using
the Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
Use
Exposure Bracketing
(see
Exposure Bracketing
under
Using the Picture
Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
Use
Adaptive Lighting
(see
Adaptive Lighting
under
Using the Picture Capture
and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
Use the
Spot
setting for
AE Metering
(see
AE Metering
under
Using the
Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17
).
If the subject you are trying to capture is outside the flash range, turn off the flash.
This causes a longer exposure time, so use a tripod or hold the camera steady. For
information about flash working distance for this camera, go to
www.hp.com/
support
, select your language and region, enter your camera model number in the
Search: Product
field, click
Product Information
, then click
Specifications
.
The Image Display is not working.
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