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5 Function button

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To open the battery chamber cover, slide it in the direction shown 
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Information / Up button

Flash / 

Left button

Self-timer / 
Right button

Macro / Down button

OK / Play & Pause 
button

Tripod socket

Battery chamber cover

Memory card slot

Battery chamber

Battery
holder

Summary of Contents for ES55

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Page 2: ...lustrations of this manual are subject to change without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions Microsoft Windows and Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation incorpora...

Page 3: ...e 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 indic...

Page 4: ...king an unclear image and possibly causing camera malfunction Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image When using this camera in low temperatures you may experience the follow...

Page 5: ...ption 048 Start up image SETUP 46 024 How to use the Movie clip mode 024 Recording the movie clip without sound 024 Pausing while recording a movie clip Successive Recording 025 Things to Watch Out fo...

Page 6: ...tor 056 Using the camera buttons to set the camera 056 Thumbnail Enlargement button 058 Info DISP Up button PLAY 54 058 Play Pause OK button 059 Left Right Down MENU button 059 Delete button 060 Setti...

Page 7: ...rvice centre 079 Specifications 082 Software Notes 082 System Requirements 083 About the software 084 Setting up the application software 086 Starting PC mode 089 Removing the removable disk 090 Samsu...

Page 8: ...onal equipment contact your nearest Samsung dealer or Samsung service centre Parts and accessories illustrated below may differ from exact appearance Package Contents Camera Rechargeable battery SLB 1...

Page 9: ...8 Identification of features Front Top Shutter button Lens Lens cover Flash Power button Microphone Self timer lamp AF sensor Speaker...

Page 10: ...n of features Back 5 function button Play mode button MENU button LCD monitor Camera status lamp Fn Delete button Strap eyelet Zoom Tele T button Digital zoom Zoom Wide W button Thumbnail USB AV conne...

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

Page 12: ...g 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...

Page 13: ...s frame rate These figures are measured under Samsung s standard conditions and shooting conditions and may vary depending on the user s methods Important information about battery usage When camera i...

Page 14: ...arging LED of the AC Charger does not turn on or blink after inserting the rechargeable battery please check whether the battery is inserted correctly If you charge the battery with the camera power o...

Page 15: ...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 t...

Page 16: ...ith 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...

Page 17: ...oting 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...

Page 18: ...fully before using the camera for the first time When the camera is turned on for the first time a menu will be displayed in the LCD monitor to set date time and language This menu will not be displa...

Page 19: ...Full Status No Description Icons Page 5 Memory card icon Internal memory icon 6 Battery p 14 7 Flash p 30 8 Self timer p 32 9 Macro p 28 10 Photo Style Selector p 42 11 Face Detection p 37 12 Face To...

Page 20: ...Self Portrait On Volume Medium Off Low Medium High Mode Start Sound Shutter Sound Beep Sound AF Sound Self Portrait Volume Functions Sound Display Settings Mode Photo Size Quality Focus Area Photo Sty...

Page 21: ...he Auto mode by pressing the MENU button 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...

Page 22: ...gs to watch out for using the DIS mode 1 The digital zoom will not operate in the DIS mode 2 If the lighting condition is brighter than fluorescent lighting condi tions the DIS will not activate 3 If...

Page 23: ...shutter button Press the shutter button to practice using this feature Guide list Photo Help Guide Features to reduce camera shake Features to use when adjusting brightness Features to use when the im...

Page 24: ...of a person with options to hide facial imperfections 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 o...

Page 25: ...mode 4 Press the Menu button 5 Press the Up Down button to select the Functions menu and press the Right button Recording the movie clip without sound Using Successive Recording Steps from 1 2 are the...

Page 26: ...e compensation see page 35 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 Pressing the shutte...

Page 27: ...way 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 th...

Page 28: ...ice will 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 positi...

Page 29: ...tance ranges are shown below Press the Macro button until the desired macro mode indicator appears on the LCD monitor Auto Focus Macro Info DISP Up button While the menu is showing the Up button opera...

Page 30: ...inity W 80 Infinity T 80 Infinity Types of focus mode and focus range W Wide T Tele Unit cm When the macro mode is selected be particularly careful to avoid camera shake When you take a picture within...

Page 31: ...en 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 Flash Left button When the menu is displayed on...

Page 32: ...c dust Flash Left button Flash mode indicator Icon Flash mode Description Auto flash If the subject or background is dark the camera flash will operate automatically Auto Red eye reduction If a subjec...

Page 33: ...button operates as the Self timer button This function is used when the photographer would also like to be in the image If you operate the Self timer button during the self timer operation the self t...

Page 34: ...after pressing the Shutter button and the picture is taken when the movement is stopped The Motion Timer flows are as followings Movie Clip mode excluded Selecting the Motion Timer Pressing the Shutt...

Page 35: ...enu that enables the functions or the Fn button to bring up the menus below Mode Menu Available mode Page Functions EV p 35 White Balance p 36 ISO p 37 Face Detection p 37 Face Tone p 39 Face Retouch...

Page 36: ...tness Back Move 3 Select a desired menu by pressing the Up Down button and then press the OK button 1 Press the MENU button in an available mode 2 Press the Up Down button to select the Functions menu...

Page 37: ...the shooting condition Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast on your images Using the Custom White Balance White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shooting environme...

Page 38: ...ISO Adjust the sensitivity of the camera Back Move Face Detection Adjust face detection settings Back Move Normal Selectable modes Auto Program DIS Photo Help Guide Beauty Shot Portrait Children Beach...

Page 39: ...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 2 5m Wide The n...

Page 40: ...g the Up Down button 2 Select a desired face retouch by pressing the Left Right button and then press the OK button 3 Press the Shutter button to take an image Face Tone Set the level of face tone bri...

Page 41: ...ulti 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 general u...

Page 42: ...en continuously until the shutter button is released Motion Capture This takes 5 shots per second when the shutter is pressed and held down After completing the continuous shooting images are saved an...

Page 43: ...ct the desired Photo style selector by pressing the Left Right button and press the OK button 2 Press the Shutter button to take an image Style mode Icon Description Normal No style effect is applied...

Page 44: ...e 1 Select Sharpness by pressing the Up Down button 2 Change the Sharpness by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the Shutter button to take an image Saturation You can change the saturation of the...

Page 45: ...p the voice memo Voice Recording A voice can be recorded for as long as the available recording time Max 10 hour allows Press the shutter button to record a voice Press the shutter button once and voi...

Page 46: ...recording mode A distance of 40cm between you and the camera microphone is the best distance to record sound If the camera power is turned off while the voice recording is paused the voice recording i...

Page 47: ...ct the shutter sound Shutter sound Off 1 2 3 Shutter sound Sound menu If you set sound to ON a beep will sound when buttons are pressed letting you know the camera operation status Beep Sound sub menu...

Page 48: ...he items indicated by are default settings Menus are subject to change without prior notice You can select whether the function description can be displayed on the window in recording mode Function De...

Page 49: ...t the image that is first displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the camera is turned on Sub menus Off Logo User Image Use a saved image for the start up image with the Start Image in the Resize menu i...

Page 50: ...can t recognise or one that has been taken from another camera Always format the memory card using this camera If you insert a memory card that has been formatted using other cameras memory card reade...

Page 51: ...cities London Cape Verde Mid Atlantic Buenos Aires Newfoundland Caracas La Paz NewYork Miami Chicago Dallas Denver Phoenix LA San Fran cisco Alaska Honolulu Hawaii Samoa Midway Wellington Auckland Ok...

Page 52: ...fter a set amount of time in order to prevent unnecessary battery drainage Sub menus Off The power off function will not operate 1 min 3 min 5 min 10 min The power will turn off automatically if not u...

Page 53: ...ark 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 c...

Page 54: ...using a USB cable you can manually set Computer or Printer USB sub menus Auto Automatically enables an external device connected with a USB cable Computer Sets computer connection mode if the connect...

Page 55: ...ed in the camera all 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 Playing back a movie clip 1 Select the re...

Page 56: ...e is the same size as the original movie clip 640x480 320x240 When you press the down button at the beginning of the movie clip the first frame of the movie clip will be saved as a still image Press t...

Page 57: ...ed 3 Press the 5 function button to move to a desired image 4 To view an image separately press the enlargement button LCD monitor Indicator The LCD monitor displays shooting information about the dis...

Page 58: ...trimmed image the image can t be trimmed Image size Maximum enlargement rate X11 4 X9 5 X9 5 X9 6 X8 1 X6 4 X3 2 Image enlargement 1 Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the enlargement...

Page 59: ...age with a voice memo a voice file or a movie clip During playback Temporarily stops playback In Pause mode Resumes playback Info DISP Up button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor the UP bu...

Page 60: ...OWN MENU 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...

Page 61: ...can be changed by using the LCD monitor In the PLAY mode pressing the MENU button displays the menu on the LCD monitor The menus you can set up in Play mode are as follows To capture an image after se...

Page 62: ...he 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 Menus are subject to...

Page 63: ...o user images will be deleted in order If the memory capacity is insufficient to store the resized image a Memory Full message will appear on the LCD monitor and the resized image can t be stored Chan...

Page 64: ...es by using this function 1 Press the play mode button and press the MENU button 2 Click the Up Down button from the Edit menu to select Photo Style Selector menu tab and press the OK button 3 Select...

Page 65: ...Blue values of the image Face Retouch You can make the skin in an image appear clear and beautiful 1 Select by pressing the Left Right button and press the OK button Then a bar for selecting the face...

Page 66: ...ack press the OK button again Pressing the OK button again will cause the Multi Slide Show restart To stop playback of the Multi Slide Show press the OK button and then press the Left or Right button...

Page 67: ...image which had been saved as Select1 will be saved as Select2 automatically You can change and cancel the images which were saved as Select1 Select2 and Select3 3 Press the OK button and the setting...

Page 68: ...utton to delete all unprotected images If there aren t protected images all the images are deleted and a No Image File message will appear 3 After deletion the screen will be changed to the play mode...

Page 69: ...r an image to be protected released is displayed Up Down Left Right Select an image OK button Protect release the image Fn button Your changes will be saved and the menu will disappear File Options Yo...

Page 70: ...oto labs may not support the wide angle size print DPOF File Options Standard This function allows you to embed printing quantity information on a stored image 1 Press the Up Down button and select th...

Page 71: ...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...

Page 72: ...9MB 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...

Page 73: ...SB cable 2 Once the camera is turned on the camera automatically recognizes the printer and is connected to it If automatic connection fails set the USB menu to Printer p 53 For a printer that can ena...

Page 74: ...Date Print and File Name Print menus for printed pictures 1 Press the Menu button and the PictBridge menu will display 2 Use the Up Down buttons to select the desired menu and then press the Right but...

Page 75: ...ves 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 h...

Page 76: ...n 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...

Page 77: ...SD SDHC memory card Slide the write protect 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 Im...

Page 78: ...the Shutter button There is insufficient memory capacity Delete unnecessary image files The memory card has not been formatted Format the memory card p 49 The memory card is exhausted Insert a new me...

Page 79: ...e external monitor has not been connected properly with the camera Check the connection cables There are incorrect files in the memory card Insert a memory card that has correct files When using the P...

Page 80: ...Control Program AE Metering Multi Spot Center Weighted Face Detection AE 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...

Page 81: ...city 1GB Size Super Fine About 183 About 200 About 252 About 252 About 334 About 495 About 1238 Fine About 334 About 362 About 442 About 445 About 578 About 814 About 1673 Normal About 472 About 511 A...

Page 82: ...region Dimensions WxHxD 90 4 x 59 x 21 6mm excluding protrusions Weight Approx 116g without batteries and card Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operating Humidity 5 85 Software Samsung Master Adobe Reader...

Page 83: ...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 80...

Page 84: ...edia 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 runnin...

Page 85: ...diting program You can visit the Samsung web site through the internet http www samsungcamera com English http www samsungcamera co kr Korean 1 The auto run frame will display Click the Samsung Digita...

Page 86: ...dware Wizard will open and the computer will recognise the camera 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...

Page 87: ...Adobe Reader 6 0 1 correctly Internet Explorer 5 01 or later has to be installed Visit www microsoft com and upgrade the Internet Explorer If you connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC and the...

Page 88: ...ad 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 desk...

Page 89: ...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...

Page 90: ...ose 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...

Page 91: ...e 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...

Page 92: ...selected image Image display window Images of the selected folder are displayed Refer to the Help menu in Samsung Master for further information Image edit You can edit the still image Image edit fun...

Page 93: ...nsert 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 Frame display window You can insert multi media i...

Page 94: ...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 ic...

Page 95: ...onnected 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 c...

Page 96: ...ly the Samsung Master the problems mentioned above occasionally happen Close the Samsung Master program by clicking the Samsung Master icon on the Taskbar Install all the application programs included...

Page 97: ...disposed with other household waste at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or hu man health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types o...

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