HP R717 manual Shutter button or use a tripod

Problem	Possible cause	Solution
My image is	The subject	• Set the flash to Auto Flash
blurry	moved or you	or Flash On	and set the
(continued).	moved the	shooting mode to Action
	camera while	• Hold the camera with two
	taking the	hands as you press the
	picture.	Shutter button or use a tripod.
		Watch for the	icon in the
		Image Display (this means
		that it is almost impossible to
		hold steady, and you must use
		a tripod).
	The camera	• Make sure the focus brackets
	focused on the	turn green before taking the
	wrong thing, or	picture (see pages 39 and
	was unable to	41).
	focus.	• Use Focus Lock (see
		page 41).
My image is	The flash	• Turn the flash off (see
too bright.	provided too	page 47).
	much light.	• Move back from the subject
		and use the zoom to get the
		same framing.
	A natural or	• Try taking the picture from a
	artificial source	different angle.
	other than the	• Avoid pointing the camera
	flash provided	directly toward a bright light
	too much light.	or reflective surface on a
		sunny day.

•Decrease the EV Compensation (see page 63).

•Use AE Bracketing (see page 79).

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