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Page 2: ...d due to the use of a card reader The contents and illustrations of this manual are subject to change without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions Ä Microsoft Windows and Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation incorporated in the United States and or other countries Ä All brand and product names appearing in this manual are registered trademarks of their respect...

Page 3: ...se do not cover the camera or Charger This may cause heat to build up and distort the camera body or cause a fire Always use the camera and its accessories in a well ventilated area Danger DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Do not attempt to modify this camera in any way To do so may result in fire injury electric shock or...

Page 4: ...king an unclear image and possibly causing camera malfunction Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image Credit cards may be demagnetized if left near case Avoid leaving magnetic strip cards near the case Never connect the 20 pin connector to the USB port of a PC This carries a high risk of computer malfunction After turning on the camera Check whether the battery type and t...

Page 5: ...046 Language SETUP 40 021 Pausing while recording a movie clip Successive Recording 022 Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures 023 Using the camera buttons to set the camera 023 POWER button 023 SHUTTER button 023 ZOOM W T button 025 Face Detection FD button 026 Function Description Info Up button 027 Macro Down button 028 Focus lock 029 Flash Left button 031 Self timer Right button 032 MENU...

Page 6: ...g the camera buttons to set the camera 055 Thumbnail Enlargement button 057 Info Up button PLAY 53 057 Play Pause Down button 058 Left Right Menu OK button 058 Printer button 058 Delete button 059 E Effect button Resize 060 E Effect button Rotating an image 060 E Effect button Colour 061 Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor 063 Starting the Multi Slide Show 063 Start the Multi S...

Page 7: ...re 077 Specifications 080 Software Notes 080 System Requirements 081 About the software 082 Setting up the application software 084 Starting PC mode 087 Removing the removable disk 088 Samsung Master 091 Setting up the USB Driver for MAC 091 Using the USB Driver for MAC 092 FAQ SOFTWARE 80 ...

Page 8: ...ealer or Samsung service centre Included items Camera AA Alkaline Batteries AD81 00867A USB cable AD81 00734A Camera strap AD63 02596A AD63 02604A Software CD see p 81 AD46 00199A User manual Product warranty AD68 03165A Optional items SD SDHC memory card MMC see p 13 Rechargeable battery SNB 2512 AD81 00879A Charger SBC N2 AD81 00898A AC cord AD81 00696A Camera case AD69 01817A AV cable AD81 0073...

Page 9: ...8 Identification of features Front Top Mode dial Shutter button Lens Lens cover Self timer lamp AF sensor Power button Speaker USB AV connection terminal Microphone Flash ...

Page 10: ...on of features Back 5 function button Play mode Printer button Fn Delete button Strap eyelet LCD monitor Camera status lamp E Effects button Face Detection FD button Zoom T button Digital zoom Zoom W button Thumbnail ...

Page 11: ... Information Up button Flash Left button Self timer Right button Macro Down button Play Pause button MENU OK button Ä To open the battery chamber cover slide it in the direction shown above Battery chamber Memory card slot Battery chamber cover Tripod socket Memory card cover ...

Page 12: ...the image data and turns off when the camera is ready to take a picture When flash battery is charging The lamp blinks When the USB cable is inserted to a PC The lamp lights up LCD monitor turns off after initializing the device Transmitting Data with a PC The lamp blinks LCD monitor turns off When the USB cable is inserted into a printer The lamp is off When the printer is printing The lamp blink...

Page 13: ...camera will not be used for long periods Batteries can lose power over time and are prone to leaking if kept inside the camera Low temperatures below 0 C can affect the performance of the battery and you may experience reduced battery life Batteries will usually recover at normal temperatures During extended use of the camera the camera body may become warm This is perfectly normal It is easy to b...

Page 14: ...ttery status on the LCD may be different from the actual battery status Insert the battery as shown Inserting the memory card Insert the memory card as shown Turn off the camera s power be fore inserting the memory card Have the front of the memory card facing toward the front of the camera lens and the card pins toward the back of the camera LCD monitor Do not insert the memory card the wrong way...

Page 15: ...with a different camera Turn off the camera power whenever the memory card is being inserted or removed Repeated use of the memory card will eventually reduce the memory card s performance Should this be the case you will need to purchase a new memory card Wear and tear on the memory card is not covered by the Samsung warranty The memory card is an electronic precision device Do not bend drop or s...

Page 16: ...ing capacity will be as follows These figures are approximate as image capacities can be affected by variables such as subject matter and memory card type Recorded image size Super Fine Fine Normal 30 FPS 15 FPS Still image About 219 About 304 About 507 About 241 About 341 About 550 About 282 About 395 About 619 About 290 About 412 About 660 About 366 About 507 About 825 About 1089 About 1458 Abou...

Page 17: ... 00 00 p 15 Image Full Status No Description Icons Page 5 Memory card icon Internal memory icon 6 Battery p 13 7 Image Size p 36 8 Image Quality Frame Rate p 36 9 Metering p 37 10 Drive mode p 37 11 ISO p 38 12 White Balance p 38 13 Exposure compensation p 39 14 Camera shake Warning p 22 15 Auto Focus Frame p 41 16 Saturation Color p 34 17 Sharpness p 34 18 Contrast p 34 19 Macro p 27 20 Self time...

Page 18: ...card is inserted an image will be stored on the memory card 3 Close the battery chamber cover 4 Press the power button to turn on the camera 5 Select the AUTO mode by rotating the mode dial 6 Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor 7 Press the shutter button to capture an image Select this mode for quick and easy picture taking with minimal user interact...

Page 19: ... not operate in the DIS mode 2 If the lighting condition is brighter than fluorescent lighting conditions the DIS will not activate 3 If the lighting condition is darker than in fluorescent lighting conditions camera shake warning indicator Ã will display For best results only take pictures in situations where the camera shake warning indicator Ã is not displayed 4 If the subject is moving the cap...

Page 20: ...when you press the shutter Guide list MENU Pressing the Left Right button Pressing the Left Right button Pressing the Up Down button Pressing the Right button Half press shutter button to focus Focusing status can be checked by half pressing shutter button Green Focusing successful Red Focusing failed Back Practice 1 2 Half press shutter button to focus When focusing is successful fully press the ...

Page 21: ...ght or in other dark conditions Children To take a picture of fast moving objects for example children Landscape To take pictures of distant scenery Close Up Close up shooting for small objects such as plants and insects Text Use this mode to shoot a document Sunset For taking pictures of sunsets Dawn Daybreak scenes Backlight Portrait without shadows caused by backlight Firework Firework scenes B...

Page 22: ... MOVIE mode 4 Press the Menu button 5 Select the RECORDING menu by pressing the Left Right button Recording the movie clip without sound Using Successive Recording Steps from 1 2 are the same as those for MOVIE CLIP mode 3 Press the shutter button and movie clips are recorded for as long as the available recording time Movie clips will still be recorded if the shutter button is released 4 Press th...

Page 23: ...ure compensation see page 39 Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image Compose the image by using the LCD monitor Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures Lightly press the shutter button Press the shutter button Pressing the shutter button down half way Lightly press the shutter button to confirm focus and flash battery charge Press the shutter button all way down to t...

Page 24: ...button down halfway activates the autofocus and checks the condition of the flash Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and stores the image If you select voice memo recording the recording will start after the camera has finished storing the image data SHUTTER button If the menu is not displayed this button works as the OPTICAL ZOOM or DIGITAL ZOOM button This camera has a 3X optical zoom ...

Page 25: ...ill not be recorded You may notice a decrease in image quality when using the digital zoom To view a clearer digital zoom image press the shutter button halfway at the maximum optical zoom position and press the zoom T button again The digital zoom can t be activated in some Scene modes Nightscene Children Text Close up Firework Beach Snow DIS modes movie mode and Face Detection Take care not to t...

Page 26: ... hidden When the person being taken does not look at the camera Camera doesn t detect a face as the brightness is too dark or too bright The distance between the camera and object are far The maximum available Face Detection range is 3m Wide The nearer the subject the faster the camera can recognize the subject Face Detection FD This mode detects the face position of the subject automatically and ...

Page 27: ...r The guiding sound can be set using the sound setting menu See p 45 While the menu is showing the Up button operates as a direction button If the menu screen does not appear information or function descriptions for the current shooting mode can be accessed through the LCD monitor by pressing the Function description Information button Function description When pressing the Function description bu...

Page 28: ...ticularly careful to avoid camera shake When you take a picture within 40cm Wide zoom or 50cm Tele zoom in the Macro mode select the FLASH OFF mode When you take a picture within the 10cm macro range the autofocus on the camera will take longer to set the correct focus distance While the menu is showing press the DOWN button to move from the main menu to a sub menu or to move down the sub menu Whe...

Page 29: ...fway and focus on the subject Using the Focus Lock 1 Ensure the subject is in the centre of the autofocus frame 2 Press the SHUTTER button halfway When the green auto focus frame lights up it means the camera is focused on the subject Be careful not to press the SHUTTER button all the way down to avoid taking an unwanted picture 3 With the SHUTTER button still pressed down only halfway move the ca...

Page 30: ... an image in poorly lit conditions with the flash there may be a white speck in the captured image The speck is caused by the flash light reflecting off atmospheric dust Flash Left button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor pressing the LEFT button makes the cursor shift to the left tab When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor the LEFT button operates as the FLASH button Selecti...

Page 31: ...sing the red eye reduction function Fill in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light The intensity of the flash will be automatically controlled to suit the prevailing conditions ª Slow synchro The flash operates with a slow shutter speed to obtain a balanced correct exposure In poor lighting conditions the camera shake warning indicator Ã will display on the LCD monitor Œ Flash off...

Page 32: ...uble self timer A picture will be taken after about 10 seconds and 2 seconds later a second picture will be taken When using the flash the 2 second self timer may be delayed for longer than 2 seconds depending on the flash charging time Motion Timer The camera detects the subject s movement 6 seconds after pressing the Shutter button and the picture is taken when the movement is stopped When the m...

Page 33: ...mera doesn t sense stillness after sensing movement Motion Timer Motion Icon Self timer lamp Pressing the Shuter button after setting the Motion Timer Blink 1 second interval Detecting the subject s movement Blink 0 25 second interval No movement is detected Turn on and the image is taken after 2 seconds MENU OK button MENU button When you press the MENU button a menu related to each camera mode w...

Page 34: ...ages will be stored in a blue tone Save the image in negative mode Captured image will be saved in set RGB tone E Effect button Colour It is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button Still image mode You can select the colour and image adjust menu In the Auto Portrait mode you can select the COLOR menu only Movie clip mode You can select the colour menu This button will n...

Page 35: ...d a bar for selecting the contrast will be displayed 2 Change the contrast by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the Shutter button to take an image Sharpness Move Set OK Contrast Move Set OK 1 Select by pressing the Up Down button and a bar for selecting the sharpness will be displayed 2 Change the Sharpness by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the Shutter button to take an image You can...

Page 36: ... o o o p 39 1 This menu is only available in the Children scene mode 3 Select a desired menu by pressing the Left Right button and then press the OK button 1 Press the Fn button in an available mode 2 Select a desired menu by pressing the Up Down button And then a sub menu will be displayed at the bottom right of the LCD monitor How to use the Fn menu Up Down button SIZE 3648X2736 QUALITY Fine Lef...

Page 37: ... DCF Design rule for Camera File system JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG is the image compression standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group This type of compression is most commonly used for compressing photos and graphics because it can compress the files efficiently Quality Frame rate You can select the compression ratio appropriate for your application of the captured...

Page 38: ...ke a flower or insects Ä If the subject is not the centre of the focus area do not use the spot metering as this may result in an exposure error In this circumstance it is better to use exposure compensation METERING Multi Fn button DRIVE Single Drive mode You can select continuous shot and AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Single Take one picture only Continuous Images will be taken continuously until...

Page 39: ...eed or specific light sensitivity of a camera is rated by ISO numbers ISO Auto Fn button White balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural Mode Icon Description Auto WB x The camera automatically selects the appropriate white balance settings de pending on the prevailing lighting conditions Daylight z For taking images outside Cloudy For taking images ...

Page 40: ...itten Fn button Exposure compensation This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions You can also select the exposure value by using the Fn button Compensating Exposure 1 Press the Fn button and then use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the exposure compensation icon Â 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to set the desired exposure compensation factor 3 P...

Page 41: ...ough the menus 3 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a sub menu 4 Select a sub menu and then the value you set will be saved Press the MENU button and the menu will disappear Press the LEFT or RIGHT button RECORDING Center AF Focus Area Off Voice Memo Voice Record Exit Move MENU Press the LEFT or RIGHT button SOUND Off Start Sound Shutter Sound Beep Sound Sound 1 Medium AF Sound Self Portrait Vo...

Page 42: ...s to red Center AF Multi AF Recording Voice Memo You can add your voice over to a stored still image Max 10 sec If the voice memo indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor the setting is completed Press the shutter button and take a picture The picture is stored on the memory card Stop SH Voice memo will be recorded for ten seconds from the moment the picture is stored In the middle of the sound r...

Page 43: ...mode REC Exit SH MENU Recording Pausing while recording a voice Using this function you can record your favourite voice clips into a voice recording file without having to create multiple voice recording files 1 Press the Pause button Ø to pause recording 2 Press the Pause button Ø again to resume the recording 3 If you wish to stop recording press the shutter button again Voice recording mode A d...

Page 44: ...vie will record for as long as the memory capacity allows without voice RECORDING Voice Mute Off On Back Set OK SCENE mode Use the menu to easily configure optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations Press the MENU button and select a desired sub menu Ä Refer to page 20 for more information RECORDING Voice Memo Voice Record Back Set OK Close up Nightscene Children Landscape Text Sunset S...

Page 45: ...lect a volume of start up sound shutter sound beep sound and AF sound Volume sub menu Off Low Medium High Volume You can select the sound that is activated whenever the camera is turned on Start up sound Off Sound 1 2 3 Start up sound You can select the shutter sound Shutter sound Off Sound 1 2 3 Shutter sound SOUND Volume Start Sound Shutter Sound Beep Sound Off Low Medium High Back Set OK AF Sou...

Page 46: ... it automatically detects the location of the subject s face when taking a self portrait This feature can be set byusing the OFF and ON buttons SOUND Beep Sound Volume Start Sound Shutter Sound Sound 3 Off Sound 2 Back Set OK AF Sound Self Portrait Sound 1 Setup menu In this mode you can set up basic settings You can use the setup menu in all camera modes except Voice Recording mode The items indi...

Page 47: ...10 min Video Out NTSC PAL p 51 AF Lamp Off On p 52 Battery Type Alkaline Ni MH p 52 Ä Menus are subject to change without prior notice Setup menu There is a choice of language that can be displayed on the LCD monitor Even if the battery is removed and inserted again the language setting will be preserved Language sub menu English Korean French German Spanish Italian S Chinese T Chinese Russian Por...

Page 48: ...en travelling overseas Date type yyyy mm dd mm dd yyyy dd mm yyyy Off DISPLAY Set OK London GMT 2008 07 01 13 00 DST DISPLAY Date Time Display Bright Language Start Image Back Set OK Quick View Display SAVE Off 13 00 2008 07 01 London You can adjust the LCD brightness Sub menus Auto Dark Normal Bright Display Bright You can select the image that is first displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the c...

Page 49: ...DISPLAY Display Bright Date Time Start Image Back Set OK Language Display SAVE Quick View 1 sec Off 3 sec 0 5 sec This is used for formatting the memory If you run Format on the memory all images including the protected images will be deleted Be sure to download important images to your PC before formatting the memory Sub menus No The memory will not be formatted Yes A window for confirming the se...

Page 50: ...rom 0001 even after formatting deleting all or inserting a new memory card Series New files are named using numbers that follow the previous sequence even when a new memory card is used or after formatting or after deleting all pictures The first stored folder name is 100SSCAM and the first file name is SDC10001 File names are assigned sequentially from SDC10001 SDC10002 SDC19999 The folder number...

Page 51: ...rrectly SETTINGS Imprint Power Off Reset File Date Time Off Back Set OK Format Video Out Date This function switches the camera off after a set amount of time in order to prevent unnecessary battery drainage Sub menus Off The power off function will not operate 1 3 5 10 min The power will turn off automatically if not used for the period of time specified After replacing the battery the power off ...

Page 52: ...outh Korea Taiwan Mexico PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Denmark Finland Germany U K Holland Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Norway When using a TV as an external monitor you will need to select the external or AV channel of the TV There will be a digital noise on the external monitor but it is not a malfunction If the image is not in the centre of...

Page 53: ...w light conditions Auto Focus lamp SETTINGS Power Off File Imprint Back Set OK Reset Video Out Off AF Lamp On Selecting a battery type If a battery type is selected the camera will be optimized according to the selected battery type Battery Type sub Menu Alkaline Ni MH SETTINGS Video Out Imprint Power Off Back Set OK File AF Lamp Ni MH Battery Type Alkaline ...

Page 54: ...l the camera functions apply only to the internal memory Playing back a still image 1 Select the PLAY mode by pressing the play mode button Î Playing back a movie clip Play Capture E 1 Select the recorded movie clip that you want to play back by using the Left Right button 2 Press the play pause button Ø to play back a movie clip file To pause a movie clip file while playing it back press the play...

Page 55: ...s the same size as the original movie clip 640x480 320x240 Ä When you press the E button at the beginning of the movie clip the first frame of the movie clip will be saved as a still image Press the E button Paused Play Capture E Playing back a recorded voice 1 Select the recorded voice that you want to play back by using the Left Right button 2 Press the play pause button Ø to play back a recorde...

Page 56: ... 3 Press the 5 function button to move to a desired image 4 To view an image separately press the enlargement button Thumbnail display mode Highlighted image Highlighted image Pressing the enlargement button í Pressing the thumbnail button º LCD monitor Indicator The LCD monitor displays shooting information about the displayed image No Description Icon Page 1 Playback mode Î p 53 2 Folder name Fi...

Page 57: ...the trimmed image the image can t be trimmed Image size Maximum enlargement rate X11 4 X9 2 X7 7 X9 6 X7 3 X4 0 X3 2 Trimming No Yes Confirm OK Image enlargement 1 Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the enlargement button 2 Different parts of the image can be viewed by pressing the 5 function button 3 Pressing the thumbnail button will zoom back to the original full sized image You...

Page 58: ...ill image with a voice memo a voice file or a movie clip During playback Temporarily stops playback In Pause mode Resumes playback Voice recording is stopped Voice recording is playing Voice recording is paused Play Pause Stop OK Play Info î Up button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor the UP button operates as a direction button When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor pressin...

Page 59: ...mage Print Menu OK Delete No Yes Confirm OK Delete No Yes Select Confirm T OK Select Delete T OK Prev Prev Next Next Left Right Menu OK button LEFT RIGHT MENU OK buttons activate the following LEFT button While the menu is showing the LEFT button operates as a direction button While the menu is not showing press the LEFT button to select the previous image RIGHT button While the menu is showing th...

Page 60: ...versa Only JPEG images can be resized Movie clip AVI Voice recording WAV files can t be resized You can change the resolution of only those files compressed in the JPEG 4 2 2 format The resized image will have a new file name The Start Image image is stored not on the memory card but on the internal memory If a new user image is saved one of the two user images will be deleted in order If the memo...

Page 61: ...K button Icon Descroption Û Captured images will be stored in black and white Ü Captured images will be stored in a sepia tone a gradient of yellowish brown colours Þ Captured images will be stored in a red tone ß Captured images will be stored in a green tone Ý Captured images will be stored in a blue tone Save the image in negative mode Captured images will be stored in set RGB tone 4 The change...

Page 62: ...elect Effect Off Basic Classic p 64 Memories Rhythmic Delight Interval 1 3 5 10 sec p 64 Music Off Panorama p 65 First Smile Remembrance PLAYBACK à Voice Memo Off p 65 On Delete Select p 66 All No Yes Protect Select p 66 All Unlock Lock DPOF Standard Select All Pics Cancel p 67 p 68 Index No Yes Size Select All Pics Cancel Copy To Card No p 69 Yes PLAY mode functions can be changed by using the LC...

Page 63: ... camera is connected to a PictBridge supporting printer direct connection to the camera sold separately with a USB cable Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor Ä Menus are subject to change without prior notice Menu Tab Main Menu Sub Menu Secondary Menu Page Type Auto p 71 Plain Photo FastPhoto Quality Auto Draft Normal Fine Date Auto Off On File Name Auto Off On Reset No p 72 Yes...

Page 64: ... button and then press the OK Menu button MULTI SLIDE SHOW Interval Images Repeat Play Play Show Start Effect Music Back Set OK You can select image to view 1 Use the Up Down buttons to select the Images menu and press the Right button 2 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button All All images saved in the Memory are played back Date Images taken in a specified date are played back ...

Page 65: ...e setting Configure Multi Slide show effects MULTI SLIDE SHOW Interval Show Start Basic Off Effect Images Music Back Set OK Memories Classic Rhythmic Delight Setting play interval The loading time depends on the image size and quality While the Multi Slide Show is playing only the first frame of a MOVIE file is displayed While the Multi Slide Show is playing the voice recording file will not displ...

Page 66: ...SHOW Effect Show Start Off Music Images Interval Back Set OK Panorama First Smile Remembrance Playback à You can add your voice to a stored still image Voice memo Press the shutter button to take a picture The images are saved on the memory After saving the image the voice will record for 10 seconds To stop the recording press the shutter button Ready for recording Voice is recording Voice memo me...

Page 67: ...and a No Image message will appear 3 After deletion the screen will be changed to the play mode screen Confirm OK DeleteAll No Yes This deletes images stored on the memory PLAYBACK Protect Copy to Card Delete Voice Memo DPOF Back Set OK Select All Protecting images This is used to protect specific shots from being accidentally erased Lock It also unprotects images that have been previously protect...

Page 68: ...e image Some photo labs may not support the wide angle size print DPOF Playback à Standard This function allows you to embed printing quantity information on a stored image 1 Press the Up Down button and select the DPOF menu tab And then press the Right button 2 Press the Right button again and Standard sub menu will display 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the ...

Page 69: ... then press the Right button 2 Select the Size menu and press the Right button again Sub menu will display 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button Select Selection window to change the printed size of the image is displayed Up Down Left Right Select an image Zoom W T Button Change the print size OK button Your changes will be saved and the menu will disap...

Page 70: ... be displayed If there is not enough space available in the memory card to copy saved images in the internal memory About 16MB the Copy To Card command will copy only some of the images and display Memory Full message Then the system will return to the playback mode Please be sure to delete any unnecessary files to free up space before inserting the memory card into the camera When you move the im...

Page 71: ...Down button and press the OK button Select USB Computer Printer Confirm OK Ä If the USB menu is set to the Computer you cannot connect a Pictbridge compatible printer to the camera through USB cable with Connecting Computer message In this case remove the cable and do the step 1 and 2 again Easy printing When you connect the camera to printer in the Play back mode you can print a picture easily Pr...

Page 72: ...K 0 0 PICTBRIDGE Size Layout One Pic Images Date Type Back Set OK All Pics Quality PictBridge Print Setting You can select the Paper Size Print Format Paper Type Print Quality Date Print and File Name Print menus for printed pictures Ä Some menu options are not supported on all printers If not supported the menus are still displayed in the LCD but are not selectable 1 Press the Menu button and the...

Page 73: ...s high magnetism or excessive vibration Areas with high explosives or highly flammable materials Do not leave this camera in places subject to dust chemicals like naphthalene and mothballs high temperature and high humidity Keep this camera with silica gel in a hermetically sealed box when not planning to use the camera for a long period of time Sand can be particularly troublesome to cameras Do n...

Page 74: ... protect the memory card Camera Maintenance Use a soft brush available from photo stores to gently clean the lens and LCD assemblies If this does not work lens cleaning paper with lens cleaning fluid can be used Clean the camera body with a soft cloth Do not allow this camera to come into contact with solvent materials such as benzol insecticide thinners etc This may damage the body shell of the c...

Page 75: ...otect switch to the top of the memory card Memory Full The memory card or internal memory is full Insert new memory card Delete the unnecessary image files No Image There are no images stored on the memory Take images Insert a memory card that is holding some images File Error File error Delete the file Memory card error Contact a camera service centre Low Battery There is low battery capacity Ins...

Page 76: ...g the Shutter button There is insufficient memory capacity Delete unnecessary image files The memory card has not been formatted Format the memory card p 48 The memory card is exhausted Insert a new memory card The memory card is locked Refer to Card Locked error message The camera s power is off Turn the camera power on The battery is exhausted Insert fresh batteries p 13 Battery is inserted inco...

Page 77: ...ile name Violation of DCF format Do not change the image file name Colour of image is different to the original scene White balance or effect setting is incorrect Select appropriate White balance and effect Images are too bright Exposure is excessive Reset exposure compensation No image on external monitor The external monitor has not been connected properly with the camera Check the connection ca...

Page 78: ...ction AE Metering Multi Spot Center Weighted Compensation 2EV 1 3EV steps ISO Auto 80 100 200 400 800 1600 Flash Modes Auto Auto Red eye reduction Fill in flash Slow sync Flash off Range Wide 0 4m 3 0m Tele 0 5m 2 5m Recharging Time Approx 4 sec Sharpness Soft Soft Normal Vivid Vivid Color Effect Normal B W Sepia Red Green Blue Negative Custom Color White Balance Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent_H...

Page 79: ...apacity 1GB Size Super Fine About 219 About 241 About 282 About 290 About 366 About 1089 About 1907 Fine About 304 About 341 About 395 About 412 About 507 About 1458 About 2204 Normal About 507 About 550 About 619 About 660 About 825 About 2204 About 2419 Ä These figures are measured under Samsung standard conditions and may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings E Button Effect...

Page 80: ... protrusions Weight Approx 120g without batteries and card Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operating Humidity 5 85 Software Samsung Master Adobe Reader Specifications are subject to change without prior notice All trademarks are the property of their respective owners ...

Page 81: ...C and OS that has not been guaranteed by the manufacturer is not covered by the Samsung warranty Before reading this manual you should have a basic knowledge of computers and O S Operating Systems For Windows For Macintosh USB Connection Specifications PC with processor better than Pentium III 500MHz Pentium III 800MHz recommended Windows 2000 XP Vista Minimum 256MB RAM Over 512MB recommended 250M...

Page 82: ...media software solution You can download view edit and save your digital images and movie clips with this software This software is only compatible with Windows You should allow 5 10 seconds for running the automatic setup program according to the capability of your computer If the frame does not appear run the Windows Explorer and select Installer exe in the CD ROM Drive root directory ...

Page 83: ...ited by an image editing program You can visit the Samsung web site through the internet http www samsung com 1 The auto run frame will display Click the Samsung Digital Camera Installer menu in the Auto run frame 2 Install DirectX Samsung Master and Adobe Reader by selecting a button shown on the monitor If a recent version of DirectX has been installed on your computer DirectX may not be install...

Page 84: ...dware Wizard will open and the computer will recognise the camera Ä If your OS is Windows XP Vista an image viewer program will open 3 After restarting the computer connect the PC to the camera with the USB cable Setting up the application software ...

Page 85: ...grade the Internet Explorer If you connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC and then turn on the power the camera will automatically switch to computer connection mode In this mode you can download stored images to your PC through the USB cable Camera settings for connection 1 Turn on the camera 2 Connect the camera and computer with the supplied USB cable 3 Turn on the computer The camera a...

Page 86: ...In this case disconnect the USB cable and then follow the procedure from Step 2 and onward Downloading stored images You can download the still images stored on the camera to your PC s hard disk and print them or use a photo editing software to edit them 1 Connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable 2 On your computer s desktop display select My computer and double click Removable Disk DCIM 1...

Page 87: ...C By using Samsung Master you can see the stored images in the memory directly on the PC monitor and you can copy or move the image files We recommend that you should copy the images to the PC to view them Opening images directly from the removable disk may be subject to unexpected disconnection When you upload a file that is not taken by this camera to the Removable Disk the File Error message wi...

Page 88: ...hose shown depending on the Windows O S 1 Check whether the camera and PC are transferring a file If the camera status lamp blinks please wait until the lamp has finished blinking and is constantly on 4 The Stop a Hardware device window will open Select the USB Mass Storage Device and click the OK button 3 The Unplug or Eject Hardware window will open Select the USB Mass Storage Device and click t...

Page 89: ...he Start button to download the images 7 Downloaded images will be displayed You can download view edit and save your images and movies with this software This software is only compatible with Windows To start the program click Start Programs Samsung Samsung Master 3 Click Next button Downloading images 1 Connect the camera to your PC 2 A window for downloading images will be displayed after conne...

Page 90: ...selected image 7 Image display window Images of the selected folder are displayed Ä Refer to the Help menu in Samsung Master for further information Image edit You can edit the still image Image edit functions are listed below Ì Edit menu You can select the following menus Tools You can resize or crop the selected image See the Help menu Adjust You can modify image quality See the Help menu Retouc...

Page 91: ...sert a narration Produce You can save the edited multi media as a new file name You can select AVI Windows media wmv and Windows media asf file types Í Frame display window You can insert multi media in this window Ä Some movie clips that were compressed with a codec that is not compatible with the Samsung Master can t play back in the Samsung Master Ä Refer to the Help menu in Samsung Master for ...

Page 92: ...m patible with MAC OS 10 3 3 Connect the camera to the Macintosh and turn the camera power on 4 A new icon will be displayed on the desktop after connecting the camera to the MAC 1 Double click a new icon on the desktop and the folder in the memory will be displayed 2 Select an image file and copy or move it to MAC First complete uploading from computer to camera and then remove the removable disk...

Page 93: ...connected to the USB port located on the front of the computer the computer may not recognise the camera Connect the camera to the USB port located on the back of the computer Case 1 USB cable is not connected or it is not the supplied USB cable Connect the supplied USB cable Case 2 The camera is not recognised by your PC Sometimes the camera may appear under Unknown Devices in Device Manager Turn...

Page 94: ...tup menu The BIOS setup menu differs from the PC manufacturers and some BIOS menus don t have Legacy USB Support If you can t change the menu by yourself contact to the PC manufacturer or BIOS manufacturer If the movie clip can t be deleted or the removable disk can t be extracted or an error message displays during the file transfer If you install only the Samsung Master the problems mentioned ab...

Page 95: ...one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for c...

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