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Summary of Contents for DIGIMAX A50

Page 1: ... you for buying a Samsung Camera This manual will guide you through using the camera including capturing images downloading images and using the application software Please read this manual carefully before using your new camera ...

Page 2: ...nal p 112 Check the camera s power If the power is turned off press the camera button to turn on Take a picture Check the camera s power Check Removable Disk Open WindowŖ s EXPLORER and search for Removable Disk p 113 ƃ If you use a card reader to copy the images on the memory card to your PC the images could be damaged When transferring the images taken with the camera to your PC be sure to use t...

Page 3: ...ICE RECORDING mode 25 ƃThings to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures 26 ƃUsing the camera buttons to adjust the camera 27 ƈPOWER button 27 ƈSHUTTER button 27 ƃZOOM W T button 27 ƃVoice recording Voice memo UP button 30 ƃMacro Down button 31 ƃFocus lock 32 ƃFlash Left button 33 ƃSelf timer Right button 35 ƃMENU OK button 36 ƃM Mode button 36 ƃE Effect button 39 ƃSpecial Effect Colour 39 ƃSpecial Eff...

Page 4: ...ge RESET 83 ƃSetup menu 84 ƃFile name 85 ƃAuto power off 86 ƃLanguage 87 ƃFormatting a memory card 87 ƃSetting up the Date Time Date type 88 ƃImprinting the recording date 88 ƃAuto Focus lamp 89 ƃSound 89 ƃLCD brightness 90 ƃQuick view 90 ƃInitialisation 91 ƃSetting up the MYCAM menu 92 ƃStart up image 92 ƃShutter sound 93 ƃStart up sound 93 ƃImportant notes 94 ƃWarning indicator 96 ƃBefore contac...

Page 5: ...result in death or serious injury CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in a minor or moderate injury This manual contains instructions on using this camera that will help you to use this camera safely and correctly This will help prevent danger and injury to others Correct Disposal of This Product Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicab...

Page 6: ... of electric shock ƈ Do not use the flash in close proximity to people or animals Positioning the flash too close to your subject s eyes may cause eyesight damage ƈ For safety reasons keep this product and accessories out of reach of children or animals to prevent accidents e g ҮSwallowing battery or small camera accessories If an accident should occur please consult a doctor immediately ҮThere is...

Page 7: ...ested in accordance with the limits of a class B digital device under item 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide protection against harmful interference in commercial installation This equipment generates absorbs and can emit radio frequency energy If it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communication There i...

Page 8: ...st Samsung dealer or Samsung service centre Pouch User manual Product warranty Camera strap Software CD see p 103 SD memory card MMC see p 15 DPOF compatible printer see p 75 Rechargeable battery SBP 1303 Rechargeable batteries SNB 2312 CR V3 battery Battery charger SBC L1 Battery charger SBC N1 AC cord AA Alkaline Batteries Included items ...

Page 9: ...y recommended ҮDirectX 9 0 or later For Macintosh ҮPower Mac G3 or later ҮMac OS 9 0 10 2 ҮMinimum 64MB RAM Ү110MB of available hard disk space ҮUSB port ҮCD ROM drive ҮQuickTime player or a media player that supports AVI file format ҮDivX for movie clip System Requirements When you connect the camera to a computer or printer you have to use the USB cable supplied with the camera or the external d...

Page 10: ...nitor Shutter button Power button Play mode button Speaker Microphone USB port Self timer lamp Auto Focus lamp Lens 5 function button E Effect button Strap eyelet Zoom T button Digital zoom Zoom W button Thumbnail M Mode Album button DELETE button Camera status lamp ...

Page 11: ...of features Bottom 5 function button FLASH LEFT button MENU OK button Macro DOWN button Play Pause button SELF TIMER RIGHT button Voice memo Voice recording UP button Battery chamber Memory card slot Battery chamber cover ...

Page 12: ...e will be taken after about 10 seconds and 2 seconds later a second picture will be taken ƈCamera Status Lamp Status Description Power on The lamp turns on and off when the camera is ready to take a picture After taking a picture The lamp blinks while saving the image data and turns off when the camera is ready to take a picture While movie recording The lamp blinks at a 0 25 second interval While...

Page 13: ...acturer or the photographic conditions ƃ When the camera is not used turn off the camera power ƃ Do not recharge the non rechargeable batteries It may cause an explosion ƃ Please remove the batteries if the camera will not be used for long periods Batteries can lose power over time and are prone to leaking if kept inside the camera ƃ We recommend high capacity batteries listed above as manganese b...

Page 14: ...ce This may cause the battery chamber cover modification or breakage INFORMATION Connecting to a Power Source 3 To close the battery chamber cover push it until it clicks 2 Insert the batteries taking note of the polarity 1 Open the battery chamber cover by pushing in the direction of the arrow If the camera does not turn on after you have inserted batteries please check whether the batteries are ...

Page 15: ...o become dirty or to come into contact with any liquid Should this happen clean the memory card with a soft cloth ƃ Please keep the memory card in its case when not in use ƃ During and after periods of extended use you may notice that the memory card is warm This is perfectly normal ƃ Do not use a memory card that is used in another digital camera To use the memory card in this camera format the m...

Page 16: ... of the SD memory card the data will be protected By sliding the switch to the top of the SD memory card the data protection will be cancelled Slide the switch to the top of the SD memory card before taking a picture ƈ When using a 10MB memory the specified shooting capacity will be as follows These figures are approximate as image capacities can be affected by variables such as subject matter Rec...

Page 17: ...front of the camera lens and the card pins toward the back of the camera LCD monitor and then push the memory card into the card slot until you hear a click 1 Turn off the camera s power and pull the battery chamber cover in the direction of the arrow to open 1 Turn the power off using the power button Open the battery chamber cover and press the memory card as shown in the image and release 2 Rem...

Page 18: ... Battery p 14 3 Continuous shot AEB p 54 4 Flash p 33 5 Self timer p 35 6 Macro p 31 7 Metering p 54 8 Card inserted indicator 9 Auto focus frame 10 Camera shake warning 11 Date Time 2005 07 01 01 00 PM p 88 12 Exposure compensation p 47 13 ISO p 46 14 White Balance p 46 15 RGB RGB p 45 16 Sharpness p 55 Recording mode 1 p 51 ڹ ں ڻ ڼ ڽ ھ ڿ ۀ ۅ ۄ ۆ ۇ ۂ ہ ۃ ...

Page 19: ...card p 17 As this camera has a 10MB internal memory you do not need to insert the memory card If the memory card is not inserted an image will be stored in the internal memory If the memory 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 Press the menu button and a menu will display 6 Use the Left Right ...

Page 20: ... Steps from 1 4 are the same as those for selecting the MODE menu 5 A recording mode used just before will display 6 Press the M Mode button located on the back of the camera and the mode selection menu will display 7 To select the Auto Program Movie clip or Scene modes press the Left Right button To move between the Auto Manual Movie clip menu line and Scene menu line press the Up Down button 8 P...

Page 21: ...he camera and the mode selection menu will display 7 You can select modes set as on in the MODE SET menu by pressing the Up Down Left Right buttons Refer to page 51 for more information about using the MODE SET menu 8 Press the M Mode button and the mode selection menu will disappear Pressing the Up button NIGHT Selecting the Scene mode Pressing the Left button Mode selection menu AUTO MENU OK SET...

Page 22: ...ton p 20 3 Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button once and movie clips are recorded for as long as the available recording time allows Movie clips will still be recorded if the shutter button is released If you wish to stop recording press the shutter button again ſ Image size and type are listed below Image size 640X480 320X2...

Page 23: ...lips ƃ Using Successive Recording Steps from 1 2 are the same as those for MOVIE CLIP mode 3 Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor 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 the Pause button to pause recording 5 Press the ...

Page 24: ...ton to capture an image ſ The scene modes are listed below NIGHT Use this for shooting still images at night or in other dark conditions PORTRAIT To take a picture of a person 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 SUNSET For taking pictures of sunse...

Page 25: ...ng time Max 1 hour allows The recording time will be displayed on the LCD monitor Voice will still be recorded if the shutter button is released If you wish to stop recording press the shutter button again File type WAV ƃPausing while recording a voice recording This camera allows you to temporarily stop during unwanted recording while recording a voice Using this function you can record your favo...

Page 26: ...or shot avoid facing the sun as the image may be dark because of the strong backlight To take a picture against the sun please use the BACKLIGHT in the scene shooting mode see page 24 Fill in flash see page 33 Spot metering see page 54 or Exposure compensation see page 47 ƈ Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image ƈ Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not pe...

Page 27: ...taking an image or recording voice in the recording mode ƃ In MOVIE CLIP mode Pressing the shutter button down fully starts the process for recording a movie clip Press the shutter button once and the movie clip is recorded for as long as the available recording time in the memory allows If you wish to stop recording press the shutter button again ƃ In STILL IMAGE mode Pressing the shutter button ...

Page 28: ...Pressingthe ZOOMTbutton ƃ WIDE Zoom Optical zoom WIDE Pressing the ZOOM W button This will zoom out from the subject i e the subject will appear further away Pressing the ZOOM W button continuously will set the camera to its minimum zoom setting i e the subject appears at its furthest from the camera Digital zoom WIDE When the digital zoom is in operation pressing the ZOOM W button will reduce the...

Page 29: ...s the shutter button halfway at the maximum 3X optical zoom position and press the zoom T button again ƃ The digital zoom can t be activated in the NIGHT CHILDREN CLOSE UP and FIREWORKS scene modes ƃ The digital zoom cannot be used in movie clip shots ƃ If the Zoom buttons are being pressed during the Movie clip shots the voice will not recorded ƃ Take care not to press the lens lens cover and cam...

Page 30: ... image Refer to page 25 for more information about the voice recording ƃ Recording a voice memo 1 Press the M Mode button to select a Recording mode with the exception of Movie clip mode 2 Press the Voice memo button If the voice memo indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor the setting is completed 3 Press the shutter button and take a picture The picture is stored on the memory 4 Voice memo wil...

Page 31: ...splays on the LCD monitor Auto macro Macro Auto focus No icon ƃ When the macro mode is selected it is possible that camera shake will occur Take care not to shake the camera ƃ When you take a picture within 30cm in the Macro mode select the FLASH OFF mode INFORMATION ƈ Types of focus modes and focus ranges W Wide T Tele Unit cm ſ See the next page for the available focusing method by recording mod...

Page 32: ...e SHUTTER button all the way down to avoid taking an unwanted picture 3 With the SHUTTER button still pressed down only halfway move the camera to recompose your picture as desired and then press the SHUTTER button completely to take the picture If you release your finger from the SHUTTER button the focus lock function will be cancelled 1 The image to be captured 2 Press the SHUTTER button halfway...

Page 33: ... environment ƃ If you press the shutter button after selecting the Auto Fill in Slow sychro flash the first flash fires to check the shooting condition Flash range and Power ratio of flash Do not move until the second flash fires ƃ Using the flash frequently will reduce the life of the battery ƃ Under normal operating conditions the charging time for the flash is normally within 5 seconds If the b...

Page 34: ...ning indicator will display on the LCD monitor We recommend using a tripod for this function The flash fires regardless of available light The intensity of the flash will be controlled according to the prevailing conditions The brighter the background or subject is the less intense the flash will be The flash does not fire Select this mode when capturing images in a place or situation where flash ...

Page 35: ... Sec self timer can be used 2 Sec Self timer Pressing the shutter button will allow an interval of 2 seconds before the image is taken 10 Sec Self timer Pressing the shutter button will allow an interval of 10 seconds before the image is taken Double 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 t...

Page 36: ...NU button Menu off Auto mode Menu on Movie clip mode ƈ You can turn on the camera with this button Pressing the M button for more than 3 seconds changes the buzzer and start up sound setting to OFF even though you may have set these to ON ƈ You can select the desired recording mode The selectable recording modes are different from what you selected sub menu in the MODE menu STILL MOVIE A recording...

Page 37: ...and the mode selection menu will disappear Pressing the Right button Pressing the Left Right button Pressing the Left button Auto mode Program mode Mode selection menu Movie cliip mode Scene mode Pressing the Mode button Selecting a scene mode NIGHT PORTRAIT MOVIE PROGRAM AUTO MENU OK SET MENU OK SET MENU OK SET MENUOK SET MENU OK SET ...

Page 38: ...on menu will disappear ſ The illustrated images and modes are for your information They can be changed as the MODE SET menu setting Pressing the Up button Pressing the Down button Auto mode Night scene mode Mode selection menu Portrait scene mode Pressing the Mode button Program mode AUTO MENU OK SET NIGHT PROGRAM MENU OK SET MENU OK SET PORTRAIT MENU OK SET ...

Page 39: ...cial effect functions set before are cancelled automatically ƈEven if the camera is turned off the special effect setting will be preserved To cancel the special effect select the OFF sub menu of each menu ƈBy using the camera s digital processor it is possible to add special effects to your images 1 Press the E button in the still image mode or Movie clip mode 2 Select the COLOR menu by pressing ...

Page 40: ... Press the shutter button to capture an image 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button No effect is added to the image Captured images will be stored in black and white Captured images will be stored in a sepia tone a gradient of yellowish brown colours Captured images will be stored in a red tone Captured images will be stored in a green tone Captured ima...

Page 41: ...umber of frames you selected in step 3 is displayed on the LCD monitor Press the shutter button to start the composite shooting ſ You can use the flash button self timer button macro button voice memo button and the Zoom W T button during the composite shooting ſ If you press the camera buttons Play mode button M button and Menu button during the composite shots each mode of the camera buttons is ...

Page 42: ...part of composite shot 1 During the composite shots press the button 2 A previous image will be deleted and new frame will display If there is an image taken before press the button again and a previous image will be deleted again 3 Press the shutter button to capture a new image Pressing the button Before taking the 3rd shot Moving backward to the 2nd shot ...

Page 43: ...Press the E button in the program mode 2 Select the FRAME menu by pressing the Left Right button 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button The photo frame will not be added 4 The photo frame will appear Press the shutter button to capture an image F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 ...

Page 44: ...Select the STABILIZER menu by pressing the Left Right button 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button Movie clip frame stabilizer function becomes disabled Prevents camera shake during movie recording The recording frame range will become narrower than when you select the menu Pre view frames may not display smoothly on the LCD monitor ƃ When you select th...

Page 45: ...e RGB menu bar will appear as shown 2 Use the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT buttons to select the desired RGB value Up Down Button Navigates between R G and B icons Left Right Button Changes value of each icon 3 When you press the button again the value you set will be saved and RGB setup mode will end Main menu Sub menu Available camera mode RGB R Red G Green B Blue ISO AUTO 50 100 200 400 Exposure comp...

Page 46: ...urs to appear more natural looking ƃ Selecting a White Balance 1 Press the button and then use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the white balance icon The white balance menu bar will appear as shown 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to set the white balance to the desired value The value you set will be displayed on the LCD monitor AUTO The camera automatically selects the appropriate white balanc...

Page 47: ...n White paper ƈ Exposure compensation This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions You can also select the exposure value by using the button ƃ Compensating Exposure 1 Press the button and then use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the exposure compensation icon The exposure compensation menu bar will appear as shown 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons t...

Page 48: ...ngs ƃ The menu will not be displayed on the LCD monitor in the following circumstances When another button is being operated While image data is being processed When there is no battery capacity INFORMATION Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Camera working mode Page STILL MOVIE FULL CUSTOM AUTO PROGRAM MOVIE NIGHT PORTRAIT CHILDREN LANDSCAPE CLOSE UP p 51 DAWN SUNSET BACKLIGHT FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW 2592X1...

Page 49: ...re subject to change without prior notice Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Camera working mode Page FRAME RATE 30 FPS 15 FPS p 53 METERING MULTI SPOT p 54 SINGLE CONTINUOUS AEB SOFT NORMAL VIVID FULL OSD BASIC OSD SAVE MODE SHARPNESS SHOOTING OSD INFORMATION p 55 p 54 p 55 ...

Page 50: ...modes can be selected CUSTOM You can select modes set as on in the MODE SET menu 1 Turn on the camera and press the MENU button A menu for each camera mode appears However there is no menu for Voice Recording mode 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to navigate through the menus Press the LEFT or RIGHT button Press the LEFT or RIGHT button Mode Press the UP or DOWN button Press the UP or DOWN button ...

Page 51: ...ing still images at night or in other dark conditions PORTRAIT To take a picture of a person CHILDREN To take a still picture of moving children LANDSCAPE Scenery with green woods or blue sky CLOSE UP Close up shooting for small objects such as plants and insects SUNSET For taking pictures of sunsets DAWN Daybreak scenes BACKLIGHT Portrait without shadows caused by backlight FIREWORKS Firework sce...

Page 52: ...40X480 320X240 160X128 STILL IMAGE mode Mode MOVIE CLIP mode ƃ The higher the resolution the lower the number of available shots will be because high resolution images require more memory than lower resolution images INFORMATION MOVIE CLIP mode STILL IMAGE mode 640X480 320X240 160X128 SIZE 2592X1944 2272X1704 2048X1536 1600X1200 1024X768 640X480 4M 3M 2M 1M VGA 320 160 SIZE ...

Page 53: ...nd NORMAL is the lowest setting Choose the setting appropriate for your needs ƃ This file format complies with the DCF Design rule for Camera File system ƃ 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 ...

Page 54: ...h image file is longer and the blurring caused by camera shake may occur Metering PROGRAM mode ƈ If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions you can change the metering method to take brighter pictures MULTI Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the available light in the image area However the calculation will be biased towards the centre of the image area This is suitable for ...

Page 55: ...cur in the recorded image VIVID NORMAL SOFT ƈ In any mode with the exception of VOICE RECORDING mode you can check the recording status in the LCD monitor ƈ Idle mode If you select the SAVE MODE and the camera isn t operated during the specified time about 30 SEC the camera power will be idle LCD monitor OFF Camera status lamp Blinking automatically To use the camera again press any of the camera ...

Page 56: ... play mode button again to switch to shooting mode ƈYou can set up the PLAY mode function by using the camera buttons and LCD monitor 3 Select an image that you want to play back by pressing the LEFT RIGHT button ſ Press and hold the Left or Right button to fast forward the images played 2 The last image stored on the memory is displayed on the LCD monitor ƃPlaying back a still image 1 Select the ...

Page 57: ...press the LEFT button To fast forward the movie clip press the RIGHT button To stop playback of the movie clip press the play pause button and then press the LEFT or RIGHT button ƃHow to capture the movie clip Steps 1 2 are the same as those for playing back a still image 3 Select the recorded movie clip that you want to play back by using the LEFT RIGHT button 4 Press the Play Pause button to pla...

Page 58: ... displayed on the status bar 6 Press the Play Pause button once more at the point where you wish the extracted file to stop 7 Press the OK button and a confirmation window will display 8 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down botton and press the OK button TRIM the extracted file will be saved CANCEL cancels the extracting movie clip ƃIf the time line bar passes by the start point by pr...

Page 59: ... displayed on the LCD monitor 4 Press the play pause button to play back a recorded voice file To pause a recorded voice file while playing it back press the play pause button again To resume playback of the voice file press the play pause button To rewind the voice file while it is playing press the LEFT button To fast forward the voice file press the RIGHT button To stop playback of the voice fi...

Page 60: ...Stored image number 100 0009 ڿ ں ڹ ڻ ڼ ڽ ھ ƈBy pressing the Play mode button for over 1 Sec you can check the recording information Size 2592X1944 Size Av F2 8 Aperture value Tv 1 60 Shutter speed ISO 100 ISO sensitivity Flash Off Whether or not the flash is used Date 2005 07 01 Recording date Play mode display Recording information Pressing for over 1 Sec PressingthePlaymodebutton Size 2592X1944 ...

Page 61: ...not an enlarged view the indicator will not be displayed You can also check the area of enlargement Movie clips and WAV files can t be enlarged If an image is enlarged a loss of quality may occur Thumbnail Enlargement button Normal display mode Thumbnail display mode Pressing the thumbnail button Pressing the enlargement button Highlighted image ƃYou can view multiple pictures enlarge a selected p...

Page 62: ...ſ If there is little memory space to save the trimmed image the image can t be trimmed ſ To delete the enlarged image during the trimming function press the delete button Image size 2592 2272 2048 1600 1024 640 Maximum enlargement rate X8 0 X7 1 X6 4 X5 0 X3 2 X2 0 Voice memo Up button ƈWhen the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor pressing the UP button makes the menu cursor move up ƈWhen the men...

Page 63: ...will be saved in ҭ wav format but has the same file name as the still image to which it corresponds If you add a new voice memo to the still image that already has a voice memo the existing voice memo will be erased Play Pause Down button ƈIn Play mode the play pause down button works as follows If the menu is displayed Press the DOWN button to move from the main menu to a sub menu or to move down...

Page 64: ...menu values by pressing the UP DOWN button and then press the OK button If DELETE is selected deletes the selected images If CANCEL is selected cancels Delete Image ƃDeleting Images in Play Mode 1 Select an image that you want to delete by pressing the LEFT RIGHT button and press the DELETE button 2 A message will display as shown alongside on the LCD monitor 3 Select the submenu values by pressin...

Page 65: ...u is showing press the RIGHT button to select the menu tab to the right of the cursor or to move an secondary menu MENU button When you press the MENU button the play mode menu will be displayed on the LCD monitor Pressing it again will return the LCD to the initial display OK button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor the OK button is used for confirming data that is changed by using th...

Page 66: ...lecting the album 1 In the play mode press the Album button 2 Select the ALBUM menu by pressing the Left Right button 3 Select a desired album by pressing the Up Down button ƃInserting still images into the album 1 Select A album 2 Press the OK button and a window for inserting images will display 3 Up Down button select an album for inserting images Left Right button select images OK SELECT OK SE...

Page 67: ...he removing images ƃRemoving selected image 1 Select an album 2 Press the OK button and a window for removing images will display Left Right button select images Delete button A confirmation window will display Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button YES the selected image will be removed NO Cancels the removing image ƃIf an image is deleted from the memory...

Page 68: ...and the slide show will start The slide show is closed after one cycle The slide show is repeated until the OK button is pressed ƃSetting play interval Set the slide show play interval 1 Select a desired album 2 Select INTERVAL menu by pressing the Left Right button 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button ƃConfigure slide show effects Unique screen effects can be used for the sl...

Page 69: ...pture an image after setting up the play menu press the PLAY button Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu Page ROTATE p 72 RIGHT90Ŋ LEFT90Ŋ 180Ŋ HORIZONTAL VERTICAL DELETE ALL p 75 NO YES COPY TO CARD p 78 NO YES DPOF STANDARD INDEX PRINT SIZE CANCEL ONE PIC ALL PICS NO YES DEFAULT 3X5 4X6 5X7 8X10 STANDARD INDEX PRINTSIZE p 75 p 77 PROTECT p 74 SELECT ALL UNLOCK LOCK UNLOCK LOCK RESIZE p 73 ...

Page 70: ...O POSTCARD CARD LETTER 4X6 L 2L A4 A3 AUTO FULL 1 2 4 8 9 16 AUTO PLAIN PHOTO FAST PHO AUTO SET CUSTOM SET IMAGES p 81 p 81 p 80 NO YES SIZE LAYOUT ONE PIC ALL PICS ƈThis menu is available while the camera is connected to a PictBridge supporting printer direct connection to the camera sold separately with a USB cable ...

Page 71: ...nitor Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu Page AUTO DRAFT NORMAL FINE AUTO OFF ON AUTO OFF ON STANDARD INDEX NO YES NO YES CUSTOM SET p 83 p 81 RESET ſ Menus are subject to change without prior notice QUALITY DATE FILE NAME PRINT p 82 p 82 DPOF PRINT ...

Page 72: ...re in a clock wise direction LEFT 90Ŋ Rotate picture in a counter clock wise direction 180Ŋ Rotate picture 180 degrees 4 Press the OK button The rotated image will be saved with a new file name and the menu will disappear If you display the rotated image on the LCD monitor empty spaces may appear to the left and right of the image HORIZONTAL Rotate picture horizontally VERTICAL Rotate picture vert...

Page 73: ...solution of only those files compressed in the JPEG 4 2 2 format ƃThe resized image will have a new file name The USER IMAGE image is stored not on the memory card but on the internal memory ƃOnly two USER IMAGE images can be saved If you save a new USER IMAGE image the existing startup image will be deleted in order ƃIf the memory capacity is insufficient to store the resized image a CARD FULL me...

Page 74: ...ges are protected or unprotected 4 Select the desired secondary menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button UNLOCK Cancels the protect function LOCK Sets up the protect function If you select the SELECT sub menu at step 3 you can protect or unprotect another image by pressing the LEFT RIGHT button If you press the SHUTTER button the Image Protection menu will disappear If you prote...

Page 75: ... desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button Selecting NO cancels Delete All Selecting YES Displays the dialogue box to confirm the delete If DELETE is selected press the OK button and all unprotected pictures are deleted If CANCEL is selected press the OK button and images are not deleted ƈDPOF Digital Print Order Format allows you to embed printing information on your...

Page 76: ... select the number of copies and then press the OK button The DPOF icon will appear by the pictures for which the number of copies to print is set ƈImages except for movie clips and voice file are printed as index type 1 Press the play mode button and press the menu button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the DPOF menu tab 3 Select the INDEX menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press th...

Page 77: ...ay mode button and press the menu button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the DPOF menu tab 3 Select the CANCEL menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button If STANDARD is selected Cancels the standard print setting If INDEX is selected Cancels the index print setting If PRINT SIZE is selected Cancels the print si...

Page 78: ...fter the PROCESSING message is displayed After copying has been completed the screen will return to play mode ƃWhen this menu is selected without inserting a memory card you can t select the COPY TO CARD sub menus ƃIf there is not enough space available in the memory card to copy saved images in the internal memory 10MB the COPY TO CARD command will copy only some of the images and display CARD FU...

Page 79: ...onnecting the Camera to a Printer 1 Press the power button to turn the camera power on 2 Use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to the printer as shown below 3 Turn on the printer to connect the camera to the printer 4 A window for selecting an external device will display on the LCD monitor 5 Select PRINTER menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button ſ If you selected CO...

Page 80: ...applied to all pictures excluding movie clips and voice files When ONE PIC is selected When ALL PICS is selected Press the Up Down button to select the number of prints Maximum 30 prints When you select ONE PIC menu use the Left Right button to select another picture and select the number of prints for another picture After setting the number of prints press the OK button to save Press the Shutter...

Page 81: ...n NO CUSTOM SET values are kept YES All values in the CUSTOM SET are automatically changed ſ Some menu options are not supported in all manufacturer and printer models ſ If the setting values are not changed in the automatic manual setting the setting values are automatically kept 1 Connect the camera to your printer The USB menu must be set to PRINTER after you connect the camera to the printer S...

Page 82: ... to select the DPOF PRINT menu tab 3 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired submenu value and then press the OK button NO Cancel the printing YES Directly print the file with the DPOF information ſ Depending on the manufacturer and printer model some menus may not be available With a printer without supporting the DPOF the menu is still displayed but not available 4 The screen shown on ...

Page 83: ...uttons to select the RESET menu tab 3 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired submenu value and then press the OK button If NO is selected Settings will not be reset If YES is selected All print and image settings will be reset ſ Default print setting varies depending on the printer manufacturer For your printer s default setting refer to the user s guide that came with your printer RESE...

Page 84: ...SK p 87 SVENSKA SUOMI BAHASA POLSKI Magyar NO YES 05 07 01 13 00 OFF YYYY MM DD DD MM YYYY MM DD YYYY OFF IMPRINT DATE p 88 DATE TIME OFF ON OFF LOW MEDIUM HIGH FILE FORMAT DATE TIME SOUND p 85 p 87 p 89 p 88 AF LAMP p 89 ƈIn this mode you can set up basic settings You can use the setup menu in all camera modes except Voice Recording mode The items indicated by are default settings ...

Page 85: ...tab 3 Select the FILE menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button 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 RESET After using the reset function the next file name will be set fr...

Page 86: ...rding playing back a movie clip and the COMPOSITE shooting INFORMATION Auto power off ƃSetting Power Off 1 In any mode with the exception of Voice Recording mode press the MENU button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the SETUP menu tab 3 Select the PWR SAVE menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press th...

Page 87: ...l disappear If YES is selected A confirmation window will display Select the FORMAT message and press the OK button A PROCESSING message appears and the memory card will be formatted If you ran FORMAT in Play mode a NO IMAGE message will appear ƈThere is a choice of languages that can be displayed on the LCD monitor Even if the battery is removed and inserted again the language setting will be pre...

Page 88: ...n option to include DATE TIME on still images ƃDate Imprinting 1 In any mode with the exception of Voice Recording mode press the MENU button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the SETUP menu tab 3 Select the IMPRINT menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired date imprint type and then press the OK button OFF The DATE TI...

Page 89: ... Sound ƃHow to set up the lamp 1 In any mode with the exception of Voice Recording mode press the MENU button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the SETUP menu tab 3 Select the AF LAMP menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button If OFF is selected The AF lamp will not light up If ON is selec...

Page 90: ...w before capturing an image you can view the image you just captured on the LCD monitor for the duration set in the Quick View setup Quick view is possible only with still images ƃSetting Quick View 1 In any mode with the exception of Voice Recording mode press the MENU button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the SETUP menu tab 3 Select the Q VIEW menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and pr...

Page 91: ... RIGHT button and select the SETUP menu tab 3 Select the RESET menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button If NO is selected Settings will not be restored to their defaults If YES is selected A confirmation window will display Select the YES menu and press the OK button Then all settings will be r...

Page 92: ...n any mode with the exception of Voice Recording mode press the MENU button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the MYCAM menu tab 3 Select the S IMAGE menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button 5 Press the menu button twice and the menu will disappear Start up image ƃUse a saved image for t...

Page 93: ... disappear Start up sound ƈYou can select the sound that is activated whenever the camera is turned on ƃSetting the Startup Sound 1 In any mode with the exception of Voice Recording mode press the MENU button 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT button and select the MYCAM menu tab 3 Select the S SOUND menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the RIGHT button 4 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP ...

Page 94: ... lots of sand Doing so may result in failure or may permanently render the unit unusable ƈHandling the camera Never drop the camera or subject it to severe shocks or vibrations Prevent the large size LCD monitor from an impact When this camera is not used keep this camera in the camera case Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image This camera is not waterproof To avoid dan...

Page 95: ...D 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 camera and also affect its performance Rough handling can damage the LCD monitor Take care to avoid damage and keep the c...

Page 96: ...rd removed p 87 CARD LOCKED ϛThe memory card is locked ƍ SD memory card Slide the write protect switch to the top of the memory card CARD FULL MEMORY FULL ϛThere is insufficient memory capacity to take an image ƍ Insert a new memory card ƍ Delete unnecessary image files to free up some memory NO IMAGE ϛThere are no images stored on the memory ƍ Take images ƍ Insert a memory card that is holding so...

Page 97: ...tch on ϛThere is low battery capacity ƍ Insert fresh batteries p 14 ϛBattery are inserted incorrectly with the polarities reversed ƍ Insert the battery according to the polarity marks The camera power ceases while in use ϛThe battery are exhausted ƍ Insert fresh batteries ϛThe Camera is turned off automatically ƍ Turn on the camera power again Battery drain quickly ϛThe Camera is being used in low...

Page 98: ...he camera suddenly stops working while in use ϛThe camera was stopped due to a malfunction ƍ Remove re insert battery and switch the camera on The images are unclear ϛA picture was taken within 0 8m from the subject without setting an appropriate macro mode ƍ If the subject is closer than 0 8m select macro shot mode ϛThe picture was taken with the subject beyond the flash range ƍ Take a picture wi...

Page 99: ...are too bright ϛExposure is excessive ƍ Reset exposure compensation No image on external monitor ϛThe external monitor has not been connected properly with the camera ƍ Check the connection cables ϛThere are incorrect files in the memory card ƍ Insert a memory card that has correct files When using the PC s explorer the Removable Disk file does not show ϛCable connection is incorrect ƍ Check the c...

Page 100: ...mal Vivid Effect Normal B W Sepia Negative Red Green Blue RGB Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent_H Fluorescent_L Tungsten Custom Voice Recording max 1 hour Voice Memo in Still Image max 10 sec Date Imprinting Off Date Date Time user selectable Modes Auto Program Scene ſ Scene Night Portrait Children Landscape Close up Sunset Dawn Backlight Fireworks Beach Snow Continuous Single Continuous AEB Self t...

Page 101: ...mary Batteries 2 x AA alkaline or CR V3 Lithium battery Secondary Batteries 2 x Ni MH Samsung SBP 1303 Lithium Ion ſ Included battery may vary depending on sales region Dimensions WxHxD 105 4 x 56 5 x 31 8 excluding the projecting parts of the camera Weight Approx 140g without battery and card Operating Temperature 0 40ŭ C Operating Humidity 5 85 Storage Driver Windows98 98SE 2000 ME XP Mac OS 9 0...

Page 102: ... has not been guaranteed by the manufacturer is not covered by the Samsung warranty ϛBefore reading this manual you should have a basic knowledge of computers and O S Operating Systems System Requirements For Windows For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Mac OS 9 0 10 2 Minimum 64MB RAM 110MB of available hard disk space USB port USB port CD ROM drive CD ROM drive QuickTime p...

Page 103: ...ay back a movie clip recorded with this camera you must install the XviD codec If a movie clip recorded with this camera does not play well install this codec This software is only compatible with Windows If a movie clip can t play back on the Mac OS please visit the following site http www divx com divx mac If a movie clip can t play back on the Mac OS use a media player that supports XviD codec ...

Page 104: ...r is installed automatically ƃ Close other programs before installing the application software ƃ Before installing the application software disconnect the USB connection INFORMATION 2 Installation is complete Click the Finish button 3 The Software License Agreement window for DirectX will be displayed If you agree to this select I accept the agreement and click Next button the window will then mov...

Page 105: ... 5 can be different with the illustration according to the system requirements Click Click Setting up the application software 6 A windows to check whether the PC has XviD codec or not will display Preview You can check the movie clip display condition Install The XviD codec is installed Cancel The XviD codec is not installed and a window for installing the application softwares will display ſ If ...

Page 106: ...odec is distributed according to the GNU General Public License and everyone can copy distribute and change this codec For more information see the License documents Click 8 The XviD codec installation window will be displayed as shown alongside Click the Next button Click 7 If an error listed below takes place during the preview click the Install button to install the XviD codec Only a voice play...

Page 107: ...nother folder click Browse and choose a folder you want Click Click 13 The Select Additional Tasks window will display Select the additional tasks and click the Next button 12 A window will open asking you to choose a folder to which program icons will be added Click Next button If you want to add the program icons to a different folder choose another folder and then click Next button Click Click ...

Page 108: ...tware please refer to page 103 17 The Digimax Master installation window will be displayed as shown alongside Click the Next button ƃ If you select Exit at step 16 the application program installation will be cancelled INFORMATION Click Click 14 The XviD codec is ready to install Click the Install button Click 15 Installation is complete Click the Finish button Click ...

Page 109: ...py to the files to another folder click Browse and choose a folder you want 21 Click Install I button and Digimax Master starts installing 20 A window will open asking you to choose a folder to which program icons will be added Click Next button If you want to choose another folder click Browse and choose a folder you want Click Click Click Click ...

Page 110: ...lly completed The screen shot of step 22 can be different with the illustration according to the system requirements Click 23 After restarting the computer connect the PC to the camera with the USB cable 24 Turn the camera power on Found New Hardware Wizard will open and the computer will recognise the camera If your OS is Windows XP an image viewer program will open If the download window of Digm...

Page 111: ... ƃ If you connect the camera to the PC before installing the camera driver the Found New Hardware Wizard will open In this case cancel the Found New Hardware Wizard and disconnect the camera Install the camera driver and connect the camera to the PC again ƃ Should the computer not find the camera driver after installation please try one or more of the following measures 1 Delete the camera driver ...

Page 112: ... the Up Down button and press the OK button ſIf you selected PRINTER in Step 5 when you connect the camera to your computer the USB ERROR message will display and the connection will not be established In this case disconnect the USB cable and then follow the procedure from Step 2 and onward ҮIf you connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC and then turn on the power the camera will automatic...

Page 113: ...nload 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 ƍ DCIM ƍ 100SSCAM The image files will then be displayed 5 Click a folder where you want to paste the file Starting PC mode ...

Page 114: ...pop up menu will open Click Paste 7 An image file is transferred from the camera to your PC By using Digimax Master you can see the stored images in the memory directly on the PC monitor and you can copy or move the image files Starting PC mode ...

Page 115: ... click Control Panel 4 Uninstallation is complete Click the Finish button and the window will disappear 2 Double click Add Remove programs 3 The Add Remove Programs Properties window will open Click Digimax A50 and click the Add Remove button Click Click Removing the USB Driver for Windows 98SE ...

Page 116: ...w them Opening images directly from the removable disk may be subject to unexpected disconnection ƃ When uploading images from the PC to the camera ensure that the uploaded file names are not the same as those already stored on the memory ƃ When you upload a file that is not taken by this camera to Removable Disk the FILE ERROR message will be displayed on the LCD monitor in the PLAY mode and noth...

Page 117: ...r the camera and PC are transferring a file If the camera ststus lamp blinks you have to wait until the lamp is turned off 2 Double click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task bar Removing the removable disk Click Click Click 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 US...

Page 118: ...desktop and the folder in the memory will be displayed 2 Select an image file and copy or move it to MAC ƃ For Mac OS 10 0 or later First complete uploading from computer to camera and then remove the removable disk with the Extract command ƃ If a movie clip can t play back on the Mac OS please visit the following site http www divx com divx mac Or use a media player that supports the Xvid codec M...

Page 119: ...ƃ Downloading images 1 Connect the camera to your PC 2 A window for downloading images will display after connecting the camera and your PC To download the captured images select the All A button Select desired folder in the window and click the All A button You can save captured images and selected folder If you click the Cancel button downloading will be cancelled 3 Click Next N button Click Cli...

Page 120: ...ll be downloaded Folder name will be made as you want and images will be downloaded After selecting a folder that was made before images will be downloaded 5 Click Next N button 6 A window will open as shown alongside The destination of selected folder will be displayed on the upper side of the window Click the Start button to download the images Click Click Digimax Master ...

Page 121: ...a type selection menu You can select image viewer image edit movie clip edit function in this menu ڼ Preview window You can preview a image or a movie clip and check the multi media information ڽ Zoom bar You can change preview size ھ Folder display window You can see folder location of selected image ڿ Image display window Images of selected folder are displayed ſ Refer to the Help menu in Digima...

Page 122: ... Help menu Modify You can modify image quality See the Help menu Retouch You can change image or insert effects on the image See the Help menu ں Drawing tools Tools for editing an image ڻ Image display window a selected image displays in this window ڼ Preview window You can preview the changed image ſ Refer to the Help menu in Digimax Master for further information ڹ ں ڻ ڼ Digimax Master ...

Page 123: ...hange the brightness contrast colour and saturation Effect You can insert an effect Text You can insert texts Narration You can insert a narration Make You can save the edited multi media as a new file name You can select AVI Windows media wmv Windows media asf and movie clip for this camera avi MPEG 4 file types ں Frame display window You can insert multi media in this window ſ Refer to the Help ...

Page 124: ... are using a cable with an incorrect specification ƍ Use a USB cable with the correct specification Case 4 The camera is not recognized by your PC Sometimes the camera may appear under Unknown Devices in Device Manager ƍ Install the camera driver correctly Turn off the camera remove the USB cable plug in the USB cable again and then turn on the camera Case 5 There is an unexpected error during fil...

Page 125: ... be USB Host Controller and USB root hub under Universal Serial Bus controllers In addition double click on the USB Universal Host Controller and the USB Root Hub to check if the Device Status states This device is working properly If the Device Status says the device is not working properly click the Driver tab and then click Update Driver or Reinstall Driver ƍ When all the conditions mentioned a...

Page 126: ...re areèUnknown DeviceséorèOther Devicesé entries with a yellow question mark beside them or devices with an exclamation mark beside them ƍ Right click on the entry with the question or exclamation mark and select Remove Restart the PC and connect the camera the again For Windows 98 PC remove the camera driver also restart the PC and then reinstall the camera driver ƍ Double click on the entry with...

Page 127: ...d re start the PC The Legacy USB Support is in the BIOS setup 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 ƈ If the movie clip can t be deleted removable disk can t be extracted or an error message displays during the file transfer ƍ If you in...

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