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Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips

Focusing the Camera

The focus brackets in the Live View screen show the focus

region for the still picture you are taking (see Using Live View

on page 37). When you press the Shutter button halfway

down to take a still picture, the camera automatically

measures and locks the focus and exposure in the focus

region. The focus brackets in the Live View screen turn green

when the camera has found and locked the focus and

exposure. This is called auto focus.

NOTE: The green brackets surround the area(s) in focus to

help you ensure that the camera is focused on the correct

subject. If the camera keeps focusing on the wrong

subject, try using Spot focus (see Auto Focus Area on

page 74).

Obtaining Optimum Focus and

Exposure

When you have the camera set to a focus range other than

Macro (see Using the Focus Range Settings on page 42),

the camera will attempt to auto focus. However, when the

camera cannot focus using one of these focus range settings,

the focus brackets in Live View turn red. This indicates that

the picture may be out of focus either because the camera

had difficulty focusing on the subject or because the focus

range is too close. The camera will still take the picture, but

you should release the Shutter button, then try re-framing the

subject of your picture and pressing the Shutter button

halfway down. If the focus brackets are still red, release the

Shutter button and try one of the following:

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HP R717 User Manual Page 39