HP 850 manual Exposure mode

Exposure mode

This Capture menu option allows you to override the automatic exposure settings on the camera. The Exposure Mode setting determines how the camera selects the aperture and shutter speed for the given scene brightness.

The default Exposure Mode setting is Auto. The Exposure Mode setting resets to Auto when you turn the camera off.

Icon	Setting	Description
None	Auto	Camera automatically selects an aperture
		and shutter speed
	Action	Camera biases toward faster shutter
		speeds and higher ISO speeds to stop
		action
	Landscape	Camera biases toward smaller apertures
		and lower ISO speeds for better depth of
		focus and quality
	Portrait	Camera biases toward wider apertures to
		blur the background and uses lower
		contrast for professional-looking portraits
Av	Aperture	You select a specific aperture value in
	Priority	Live View, then the camera selects the
		appropriate shutter speed
Tv	Shutter	You select a specific shutter speed in
	Priority	Live View, then the camera selects the
		appropriate aperture value

When you set Exposure Mode to Action, Landscape, or Portrait, the ISO Speed menu option is grayed-out.

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