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HP 912 Digital Camera User’s Guide 133 Glossary
shutter release button
A two-stage button on the top of the camera that is enabled in Capture mode. Pressing this button
halfway down allows the camera to make various settings, such as Auto Focus Lock. Pressing this button
all the way down in one motion allows the camera to make various settings and to capture one or more
images, depending on the image type selected. The camera makes a shutter sound as each image
is captured.
shutter speed
The amount of time the shutter stays open when you press the shutter release button.
shutter speed indicator
An indicator in the status and viewfinder LCDs that shows the current shutter speed setting of the camera
The shutter speed indicator is activated when you press the shutter release button halfway and the
camera calculates its settings.
sleep mode
A feature that conserves battery power by automatically shutting off the image LCD after a period of time
(default 2 minutes) that the camera hasn’t been used.
slideshow
The sequential viewing of images stored on the camera's memory card in Playback mode.
SLR camera
Single Lens Reflex camera. A camera in which the viewfinder looks directly through the lens. The HP 912 is
an SLR camera.
soft keys
Three buttons that are located just below the image LCD on the back of the camera. The soft keys let you
work with images and menus on the image LCD. See also “image LCD” on page 128.
sound record button
A button on the back of the camera that allows you to record sound that is then attached to the current
image.
speaker
The audio device on the back of the camera that allows you to hear the camera’s system sounds (shutter
clicks, beeps, and so forth). It also allows you to hear sound that was previously recorded and attached to
an image via the camera’s sound record button.
status LCD
The Liquid Crystal Display on the top of the camera that uses a combination of numeric characters and
icons to communicate the camera's status, such as particular camera settings.
status LCD buttons
The four buttons next to the status LCD that you can press to set the image type, timer mode, auto focus
area, and flash mode. See also “auto focus area button” on page 125, “flash mode button” on page 127,
“image type button” on page 129, and “timer mode button” on page 134.
strobe
See “flash” on page 127.
sub-dial
A dial on the front of the camera that you can use to adjust settings in the Program, Shutter Priority,
Aperture Priority, and Manual exposure modes. You can change the functionality of the sub-dial when in
these exposure modes by pressing and holding down the +/-/Av button on the back of the camera. You
can also use the sub-dial to scroll left and right in the Capture, Playback, and Review mode menus, and
through images in the Review and Playback modes. See also “+/-/Av button” on page 125.
subject
The main object, person, or scene that you want to capture with your camera.