HP M627 Recording video clips, Instant Review, Auto focus and exposure, Focusing on the subject

Chapter 2

Recording video clips

1.Press until appears briefly in the upper right corner of the Image Display. This indicates you are in Live View.

2.Frame the subject.

3.Press and release the Video button.

4. To stop recording video, press and release the Video button again.

Instant Review

After you have taken a still image or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it briefly in Instant Review. If you want to delete the image or video clip, press , select This Image from the Delete sub-menu, then press .

Note To hear audio associated with still images or video clips, transfer them to your computer using the HP Photosmart Software or use an optional

HP Photosmart dock to connect the camera to a TV.

Auto focus and exposure

When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera automatically measures and locks the focus and exposure. When you auto focus:

Indicator	Description
Green focus brackets	Focus found.
Red focus brackets	Focus not found (see Optimizing focus
	on page 13).
(shaking hand icon)	Long exposure required (see Optimizing exposure
	on page 13).

Tip If you follow the suggestions for focus and exposure and your image does not appear to be in proper focus or exposure when viewed in Playback, see the topics on blurry, dark, light, or grainy images in Troubleshooting on page 32.

Focusing on the subject

When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera searches for focus within the focus brackets. When it finds focus, the focus brackets turn green.

If the focus brackets do not frame your subject, use Focus Lock (see Using Focus Lock on page 13).

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