Understanding The Focus Search Priority - HP Photosmart R607 User Manual

Super Macro Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects less
ilthan 0.18 m (7 in) away. In this setting, the camera
will nottakea pictureif it cannotfind focus(theAF
viewfinderlightblinksgreenand thefocusbrackets
iturn red in theLive View screen). Autofocushasa
distancerangeof 0.06 m to 0.25 m (2.5 to 10 in).
Understanding the Focus Search
When the camera is setto Normal F_us or Macro focus, it
beginssearchingfor focusfrom the lastfocusposition.
However, y ou can usethe A _ buttonsto changethis
behavior.Thisfeature is usefulwhenthereare multipleobjects
at differentdistancesin thefocusregion.
Holding the A button while pressingthe Shutterhalfway
down causesthe camerato begin searchingfor focusfrom
thefarthestposition (infinity in Normal F_us, 0.4 m in
Macro, and 0.18 m in SuperMacro), thus making the
cameramore likely to focuson an object in the background.
Holding the _ buttonwhile pressingthe Shutterhalfway
down causesthe camerato begin searchingfor focusfrom
thenearestposition (0.4 m in Normal Focus, 0 .18 m in
Macro, and 0.06 m in SuperMacro), thus making the
cameramore likely to focuson an object in theforeground.
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