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Using the shooting modes Shooting modes are predefined settings for everyday situations. They are optimized for particular types of scenes or shooting situations. To select a shooting mode: 1. While in Picture Capture, touch the icon corresponding to the current shooting mode ( by default). 2. Touch or to display the shooting mode you want, touch the shooting mode, then touch OK. To exit the mode, touch . Shooting Mode menu without changing the shooting Auto Mode (Default)-For taking good shots quickly, when you do not have time to select a special shooting mode. Close-up-Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects between 100 mm and 1 m (3.94 to 39.4 in) away. Theatre-For capturing images at school programs, concerts, or indoor sporting events without using flash. Panorama-For grand landscapes or group pictures where you need to capture a wide shot that one image cannot capture (see "Using Panorama mode" on page 17). or Landscape-For scenes with deep perspective, such as mountain scenes. Portrait-For pictures that have one or more people as their primary subject. Action-For capturing sporting events, moving cars, or any scene where you want to stop the action. Night Portrait-For capturing images of people at night. This mode uses the flash and a long exposure. As a result, you must set the camera on a tripod or stable surface. Beach-For capturing scenes at the beach. Snow-For capturing scenes in snow. Sunset-For capturing outdoor scenes at sunset. NOTE: The shooting modes do not apply when you are recording video clips. The shooting mode remains in effect until it is changed again, or until you turn off the camera. Using Panorama mode The / Panorama mode allows you to take a sequence of 2 to 5 pictures that can be stitched together to capture a scene too wide to fit into a single picture. To stitch your panoramic sequence together, use Stitch Panorama on the camera (see "Stitching panoramas" on page 29). If you installed the HP Photosmart Software (see "Install the Using the shooting modes 17

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Using the shooting modes
Shooting modes are predefined settings for everyday situations. They are optimized for
particular types of scenes or shooting situations.
To select a shooting mode:
1.
While in
Picture Capture
, touch the icon corresponding to the current shooting
mode (
by default).
2.
Touch
or
to display the shooting mode you want, touch the shooting mode,
then touch
OK
. To exit the
Shooting Mode
menu without changing the shooting
mode, touch
.
Auto Mode
(Default)—For taking good shots quickly, when you do not have time to
select a special shooting mode.
Close-up
—Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects between 100 mm and 1 m
(3.94 to 39.4 in) away.
Theatre
—For capturing images at school programs, concerts, or indoor sporting events
without using flash.
or
Panorama
—For grand landscapes or group pictures where you need to capture a wide
shot that one image cannot capture (see
Using Panorama mode” on page 17
).
Landscape
—For scenes with deep perspective, such as mountain scenes.
Portrait
—For pictures that have one or more people as their primary subject.
Action
—For capturing sporting events, moving cars, or any scene where you want to
stop the action.
Night Portrait
—For capturing images of people at night. This mode uses the flash and
a long exposure. As a result, you must set the camera on a tripod or stable surface.
Beach
—For capturing scenes at the beach.
Snow
—For capturing scenes in snow.
Sunset
—For capturing outdoor scenes at sunset.
NOTE:
The shooting modes do not apply when you are recording video clips.
The shooting mode remains in effect until it is changed again, or until you turn off the
camera.
Using Panorama mode
The
/
Panorama
mode allows you to take a sequence of 2 to 5 pictures that can be
stitched together to capture a scene too wide to fit into a single picture. To stitch your
panoramic sequence together, use
Stitch Panorama
on the camera (see
Stitching
panoramas” on page 29
). If you installed the HP Photosmart Software (see
Install the
Using the shooting modes
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