Changing a camera's in-built software

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2008-04-25 06:58pm

I have a HP Photosmart Mz67. I am often fustrated by its inability to use focus and that I cannot use manual focus. This can be very frustrating, as there is a brief moment when the zoom is perfect but the stupid camera's software doesn't realize that. This usually happens when the camera is in super close up mode, and the object I am photographic is pretty much in the mentioned range.

Can I change how the camera works? Or am I stuck with this?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2008-04-25 06:59pm

You're pretty much stuck.

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2008-04-26 06:10am

Completely and utterly? No way to change anything on it?

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2008-04-26 06:35am

Completely and utterly? No way to change anything on it?

The best you can hope for is that there's a firmware update (or that the firmware is updatable at all) but there's nothing on the HP site.

Are you sure there isn't a manual focus option somewhere in the menu?

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2008-04-26 07:10am

Are you sure there isn't a manual focus option somewhere in the menu?

Can't find it. There are several shooting modes from which I can choose from.

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2008-04-26 07:17am

Are you sure there isn't a manual focus option somewhere in the menu?

Can't find it. There are several shooting modes from which I can choose from. But all of them are more restrictive in how (or more specifically, whether) I can take pictures rather then helpful.