Chapter 3

To select a shooting mode, press Mode while in Picture Capture, use to highlight a shooting mode, then press . To exit without changing the shooting mode,

press .

or

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.

Steady Photo (R830 series only)—For minimizing picture blur when the subject is moving or you cannot hold the camera still long enough in moderate to dim light

conditions (see “Optimizing exposure” on page 13). To use Steady Photo with R840 series cameras, see Steady Photo under “Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus” on page 17.

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 16).

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 25). If you installed the HP Photosmart Software (see “Install the

16 Setting options for taking pictures and recording video clips