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

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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 (4.7 to 39.4 in) away.

Steady Photo—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).

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).

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

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 27). If you installed the HP Photosmart Software (see Install the software

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