HP R837 manual My image is blurry, My image is too bright, My image is grainy

My image is blurry.

●Use Focus Lock (see Using Focus Lock on page 13).

●Use Steady Photo shooting mode (see Steady Photo under Using the shooting modes on page 16).

●Use a tripod to hold the camera steady, or improve lighting conditions.

●Set the flash to Auto Flash or Flash On and set the shooting mode to Action.

My image is too bright.

●Turn the flash off (see Setting the flash on page 16).

●Move back from the subject and use zoom.

●Adjust Exposure Compensation (see Exposure Compensation under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18).

●UseExposure Bracketing (see Exposure Bracketing under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18).

My image is too dark.

●Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve, use the flash (see Setting the flash on page 16) or add indirect lighting.

●Adjust Exposure Compensation (see Exposure Compensation under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18).

●UseExposure Bracketing (see Exposure Bracketing under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18).

●UseAdaptive Lighting (see Adaptive Lighting under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18).

●Use the Spot setting for AE Metering (see AE Metering under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18).

●If the subject you are trying to capture is outside the flash range (see Flash working distance under Specifications on page 52), turn off the flash. This causes a longer exposure time, so use a tripod or hold the camera steady.

My image is grainy.

●Add indirect lighting, use the flash (see Setting the flash on page 16), or wait for natural lighting conditions to improve.

●Use a lower ISO Speed setting (see ISO Speed under Using the Picture Capture and Video Record menus on page 18.

●Using Steady Photo shooting mode can increase graininess.

●You may have zoomed in too far using digital zoom (see Digital zoom on page 14).

●If the camera is warm, the effect will diminish as the camera cools. For best image quality, avoid storing the camera in very hot locations.

Images are missing on my camera.

Remove the memory card and see if the images are stored in internal memory. If so, transfer the images to the memory card (see Move Images to Card under Using the Playback Menu on page 26).

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