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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 the supplied USB cable to 
connect the camera to your PC. Please note that the manufacturer takes 
no responsibility for loss or damage of images on the memory card due to 
the use of a card reader.

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Thank you for buying a Samsung Digital Camera.

Prior to using this camera, please read the user manual thoroughly. 

When you require After Sales service, please bring the camera and the 
cause of the camera malfunction (such as battery, Memory card etc.) to 
the A/S centre. 

Please check that the camera is operating properly prior to when you 
intend to use it (e.g. for a trip or an important event) to avoid disappointment. 
Samsung takes no responsibility for any loss or damage that may result 
from camera malfunction. 

Keep this manual in a safe place. 

The contents and illustrations of this manual are subject to change without 
prior notice for upgrading the camera functions.

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Getting to Know your camera

Instructions

Use this camera in the following order.

Before connecting the camera to a PC, 
via the USB cable, you will need to set 
up the camera driver. Install the camera 
driver that is contained in Application 
software CD-ROM. (p.78)

Set up the camera drive

Take a picture. (p.20)

Take a picture

Insert the supplied USB cable into the 
PC’s USB port and the camera’s USB 
connection terminal. (p.82)

Insert the USB cable

Check the camera’s power. If the power 
is turned off, preset the camera button 
to turn it on.

Check the camera’s 

power

Open Windows EXPLORER and 
search for [Removable Disk]. (p.83)

Check [Removable Disk]

Summary of Contents for L200 - Digital Camera - Compact

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Page 2: ...a malfunction Keep this manual in a safe place The contents and illustrations of this manual are subject to change without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions K Microsoft Windows and Windo...

Page 3: ...the camera or Charger This may cause heat to build up and distort the camera body or cause a re Always use the camera and its accessories in a well ventilated area x x x x x Warning Danger DANGER indi...

Page 4: ...age the cords or cables and cause a re or electric shock Take care not to touch the lens or lens cover to avoid taking an unclear image and possibly causing camera malfunction Avoid obstructing the le...

Page 5: ...onusingthecamera buttons 51 Thumbnail Enlargementbutton Content PLAY 23 HowtousetheSCENEmodes 24 HowtousetheMOVIEmode 24 Recordingthemoviewithoutsound 24 Pausingwhilerecordingamovie Successive Recordi...

Page 6: ...ectingImages 61 Con guremultislideshoweffects 61 Settingplayinterval 61 SettingBackgroundMusic 62 Playback 62 Voicememo 62 Protectingimages 63 Deletingimages 63 DPOF 65 CopyToCard 66 PictBridge 67 Pic...

Page 7: ...e 79 Settinguptheapplicationsoftware 82 StartingPCmode 84 Removingtheremovabledisk 85 SettinguptheUSBDriverforMAC 85 UsingtheUSBDriverforMAC 86 RemovingtheUSBDriverforWindows98SE 86 SamsungMaster 89 S...

Page 8: ...ory card see p 15 Optional Items Please check that you have the correct contents before using this product The contents can vary depending on the sales region To buy the optional equipment contact you...

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

Page 10: ...p Zoom T button Digital zoom Zoom W button Thumbnail E Effect button Eyelet for camera strap Fn Delete button 5 function button FD Face Detection button Play mode Print button LCD monitor Back Identi...

Page 11: ...ery chamber cover Memory card slot Tripod socket Function Description Information Up button Flash Left button MENU OK button Self timer Right button Macro Down button Play Pause button Identi cation o...

Page 12: ...e The lamp blinks while saving the image data and turns off when the camera is ready to take a picture When ash battery is charging The lamp blinks When the USB cable is inserted to a PC The lamp ligh...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...es to your PC p 82 or supply the power to your camera through the USB cable SUC C3 x Important information about USB cable usage Use a USB cable SUC C3 with the correct speci cation If the camera is c...

Page 15: ...while charging the battery x x x Charging LED of the AC Adapter Charging LED Being Charged Red LED is on Charging is complete Green LED is on Charging error Red LED is off or blinking Being discharge...

Page 16: ...rn off the camera s power before inserting the memory card Have the front of the memory card facing toward the back of the camera LCD monitor and the card pins toward the front of the camera Lens Do n...

Page 17: ...the memory card with a soft cloth Please keep the memory card in its case when not in use During and after periods of extended use you may notice that the memory card is warm This is perfectly normal...

Page 18: ...emory card before taking a picture x x When using a 256MB MMC memory the speci ed shooting capacity will be as follows These gures are approximate as image capacities can be affected by variables such...

Page 19: ...Russian Portuguese Dutch Danish Swedish Finnish Thai Bahasa Malay Indonesian Arabic Czech Polish Hungarian and Turkish Even if the camera is restarted the language setting will be maintained x x Setti...

Page 20: ...ntrast p 37 7 Sharpness p 37 8 Saturation p 38 9 Auto Focus Frame p 45 10 Camera shake Warning p 25 11 Date Time 2008 01 01 01 00 PM p 71 12 Exposure compensation p 43 13 White Balance p 42 14 ISO p 4...

Page 21: ...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 If the auto focus...

Page 22: ...you get a well exposed image in dim conditions 1 Select the DIS mode by rotating the Mode dial 2 Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor 3 Press the shutte...

Page 23: ...adjusting colours x x x x x Starting the recording mode Move Next PHOTO HELP GUIDE Features to use when the image is out of focus Features to counter camera shake Features to use in low light conditio...

Page 24: ...3 Press the shutter button to capture an image The scene modes are listed below Mode Icon Description Nightscene Use this for shooting still images at night or in other dark conditions Children To tak...

Page 25: ...sound Steps from 1 3 are the same as those for MOVIE mode 4 Press the Menu button 5 Select the RECORDING menu by pressing the Left Right button 6 Press the Down button to select the Voice Mute menu a...

Page 26: ...st the light Please do not take pictures against the sun Doing so may make the picture dark To take a picture against the light please use the BACKLIGHT in the scene shooting mode see page 23 ll in as...

Page 27: ...n halfway activates the autofocus and checks the condition of the ash Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and stores the image If you select voice memo recording the recording will start afte...

Page 28: ...ttons are being pressed during the Movie shots the voice 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 shut...

Page 29: ...on again Macro Down button 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 When the menu is not showing you can use the MACRO DOWN...

Page 30: ...ge the auto focus on the camera will take longer to set the correct focus distance x x x Available focusing method by recording mode O Selectable In nity focus range Mode Auto macro Macro Normal O O O...

Page 31: ...celled 1 The image to be captured 2 Press the SHUTTER button halfway and focus on the subject 3 Recompose the picture and fully depress the SHUTTER button Flash Left button When the menu is displayed...

Page 32: ...x Flash mode indicator Icon Flash mode Description Auto ash If the subject or background is dark the camera ash will operate automatically Auto Red eye reduction If a subject or background is dark the...

Page 33: ...d also like to be in the picture If you operate the Self timer button during the self timer operation the self timer function is cancelled Use a tripod to prevent the camera from shaking In Movie mode...

Page 34: ...n 6 seconds 2 Move your body or hands fully In the following cases the Motion Timer may not operate The focus distance is over 3m The exposure is too bright or dark In backlight conditions The movemen...

Page 35: ...a Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons FD Face Detection button This mode detects the face position of the subject automatically and then sets the focus and exposure Select this...

Page 36: ...subject the faster the camera can recognize the subject x x x x x x x x x Pressing the FD button Self Portrait When taking self portraits it automatically detects the location of the subject s face re...

Page 37: ...OK button 2 Press the shutter button to capture an image E Effect button Colour COLOR Move Exit Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons E Effect button It is possible to add specia...

Page 38: ...u take a picture because this function is applied only when the captured image is stored on the memory 1 Press the E button and select Sharpness by pressing the Up Down button 2 Change the Sharpness v...

Page 39: ...ion value by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the OK button and the value will be saved Take a picture pressing the Shutter button Fn button You can use the Fn button to set the following menus...

Page 40: ...Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons Size You can select the image size appropriate for your application STILL IMAGE mode MOVIE mode The higher the resolution the lower the numbe...

Page 41: ...posure 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 wi...

Page 42: ...an 3 pictures are available in the memory the AEB shooting is not available It is best to use a tripod for the AEB shooting as the time to save each image le is longer and blurring caused by camera sh...

Page 43: ...ective until it is overwritten x x White Paper White balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural K Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast o...

Page 44: ...s the Fn button again The value you set will be saved and the Exposure Compensation setup mode will close If you change the exposure value the exposure indicator will be displayed on the bottom of the...

Page 45: ...nd press the MENU button A menu for each camera mode appears 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to navigate through the menus 3 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a sub menu 4 Select a sub menu and t...

Page 46: ...ING Focus Area Center AF ACB Multi AF Voice Memo Back Set Voice Record ACB ACB Auto Contrast Balance adjusts the contrast automatically When taking photos in an environment with big exposure differenc...

Page 47: ...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 the...

Page 48: ...ra power is turned off while the voice recording is paused the voice recording is cancelled x x Recording the movie without voice You can record the movie without a voice Select On of Voice Mute menu...

Page 49: ...elect an image that you want to view by pressing the Left Right button K Press and hold the Left or Right button to play back the images quickly Starting play mode Playing back a movie 1 Select the re...

Page 50: ...time is under 10 seconds the movie can t be trimmed 1 Press the Pause button at the point of the movie where you want to start extracting 2 Press theT button 3 Press the Play Pause button and the ext...

Page 51: ...s the play pause button To rewind the voice le while it is playing press the Left REW button To fast forward the voice le press the Right FF button To stop playback of the voice memo press the play pa...

Page 52: ...on the camera to conveniently set up the Play mode functions Thumbnail Enlargement button You can view multiple pictures enlarge a selected picture and crop and save a selected area of an image Thumb...

Page 53: ...enlargement Movies and WAV les can t be enlarged If an image is enlarged a loss of quality may occur The maximum enlargement rate in proportion to the image size Image size Maximum enlargement X11 4 X...

Page 54: ...Play Pause Down button In 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 the sub menu cur...

Page 55: ...play OK button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor the OK button is used for con rming data that is changed by using the 5 function button Printer button When the camera is connected to a Pi...

Page 56: ...s saved one of the two user images will be deleted in order If the memory capacity is insuf cient to store the resized image a Memory Full message will appear on the LCD monitor and the resized image...

Page 57: ...of the image It is possible to add colour effects to your images by using this button 1 Press the play mode button and press the E button 2 Select menu tab by pressing the Left Right button 3 Select a...

Page 58: ...g the Left Right button 3 Press the OK button and the image will be saved as a new le name Custom colour You can change the R Red G Green and B Blue values of the image OK button Save the changed valu...

Page 59: ...inguptheplaybackfunctionusingtheLCDmonitor PLAY mode functions 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...

Page 60: ...le Name Auto Off On Reset No Yes K Menus are subject to change without prior notice MenuTab Main Menu Sub Menu Secondary Menu Page Images One Pic p 67 All Pics Size Auto p 68 PostCard Card 4X6 L 2L Le...

Page 61: ...ton Multi slide show Selecting Images You can select image to view 1 Use the Up Down buttons to select the Image menu and press the Right button 2 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down but...

Page 62: ...ect the desired Music 3 Press the OK button to save the con guration Con gure multi slide show effects Unique screen effects can be used for the multi slide show 1 Select the Effect sub menu by pressi...

Page 63: ...ss the Right button 2 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button Select Selection window for an image to be protected released is displayed Up Down Left Right Sel...

Page 64: ...lect the Delete menu tab And then press the Right button 2 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button Select Selection window for an image to be deleted is displa...

Page 65: ...T button Select a number of prints Cancel Cancel the print setup 4 Press the OK button to con rm the setting If an image carries DPOF instructions the DPOF indicator will show Index Images except for...

Page 66: ...e DPOF menu tab And then press the Right button 2 Press the Right button again and select the Size Sub menu will display 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK but...

Page 67: ...stored le name When the Series of the File setup menu is set The copied le names start from after the last captured le name After completing Copy To Card the last stored image of the last copied fold...

Page 68: ...printed Easy printing When you connect the camera to printer in the Play back mode you can print a picture easily Pressing the Left Right button Selects a previous next image Pressing the printer butt...

Page 69: ...Draft Normal Fine Date Print Set whether to print the date Auto Off On File Name Set whether to print the le name Auto Off On K Some menu options are not supported on all printers If not supported the...

Page 70: ...ra modes except Voice Recording mode The items indicated by are default settings Mode Menu Sub Menu Available mode Page SOUND Volume Off p 69 Low Medium High Start Sound Off p 69 Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound...

Page 71: ...nu in all camera modes except Voice Recording mode The items indicated by are default settings Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Page DISPLAY Language ENGLISH FRAN AIS p 71 DEUTSCH ESPA OL ITALIANO PORTUGU...

Page 72: ...s p 73 Reset No Yes p 74 File Reset Series p 74 Imprint Off Date p 75 Date Time Power Off Off 1 3 5 10 min p 75 Video Out NTSC PAL p 76 AF Lamp Off On p 77 K Menus are subject to change without prior...

Page 73: ...e image that is rst 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 in the...

Page 74: ...t on the following types of memory card A new memory card or an unformatted memory card A memory card that has a le this camera can t recognise or one that has been taken from another camera Always fo...

Page 75: ...g a new memory card Series New les 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 rst stored folde...

Page 76: ...rding and playing back a movie Imprinting the recording date There is an option to include DATE TIME on still images Sub menus Off The DATE TIME will not be imprinted on the image le Date Only the DAT...

Page 77: ...an South 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 aTV...

Page 78: ...or exchange your camera We cannot however be held responsible in any way for damage caused by inappropriate use Using a Hand made PC or a PC and OS that has not been guaranteed by the manufacturer is...

Page 79: ...run Before connecting the camera to the PC you should rst install the camera driver Camera driver This enables images to transfer between the camera and PC This camera uses the USB Storage Driver as t...

Page 80: ...DirectX Samsung Master and Adobe Reader by selecting a button shown on the monitor If a latest version of DirectX was installed on your computer DirectX may not be installed About the software Be sure...

Page 81: ...nd everyone can copy distribute and change this codec This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the te...

Page 82: ...ust install the Adobe Reader included in the Software CD ROM To install the Adobe Reader 6 0 1 correctly Internet Explorer 5 01 or later has to be installed Visit www microsoft com and upgrade the Int...

Page 83: ...ra and computer are connected 4 External device selection menu will be displayed on the LCD monitor 5 Select the Computer by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button Connecting the camera t...

Page 84: ...m the camera to your PC 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 th...

Page 85: ...C are transferring a le If the camera status lamp blinks please wait until the lamp has nished blinking and is constantly on 2 Unplug the USB cable Windows 2000 ME XP Vista The illustrations may diffe...

Page 86: ...the camera to the MAC Using the USB Driver for MAC 1 Double click a new icon on the desktop and the folder in the memory will be displayed 2 Select an image le and copy or move it to MAC For Mac OS 1...

Page 87: ...gram click Start Programs Samsung Samsung Master Samsung Master Downloading images 1 Connect the camera to your PC 2 A window for downloading images will be displayed after connecting the camera to yo...

Page 88: ...n see the folder location of the selected image 7 Image display window Images of the selected folder are displayed K Refer to the Help menu in Samsung Master for further information Samsung Master 4 S...

Page 89: ...amsung Master can t be played back on the camera K Refer to the Help menu in Samsung Master for further information Movie edit functions are listed below 1 Edit menu You can select the following menus...

Page 90: ...230 000 dots Focusing Type TTL auto focus Multi AF Center AF Face Detection AF Range Normal Macro Auto macro Wide 80cm In nity 5cm 80cm 5cm In nity Tele 50cm 80cm 50cm In nity Shutter Speed 1 1 1 500...

Page 91: ...Nightscene Children Landscape Close up Text Sunset Dawn Backlight Firework Beach Snow Shooting Single Continuous AEB Motion Capture Self timer 10 sec 2 sec Double Motion Timer Speci cations Movie Wit...

Page 92: ...1 269 710 Normal 140 156 192 183 260 372 822 K These gures are measured under Samsung standard conditions and may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings E Button Effect Color Image...

Page 93: ...box when not planning to use the camera for a long period of time Sand can be particularly troublesome to cameras Do not let sand get inside the camera when using it on beaches coastal dunes or other...

Page 94: ...e 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 uid can be used C...

Page 95: ...to the top of the memory card No Card A memory card is not inserted o Insert the memory card again o Turn off the camera power and turn it on again No Image There are no images stored on the memory o...

Page 96: ...ch the camera on The images are unclear A picture was taken of the subject without setting an appropriate macro mode o Select an appropriate macro mode to take a clear image Taking a picture beyond th...

Page 97: ...o Install a USB Storage Driver x x x x x x x The ash does not re Flash off mode has been selected o Dis engage ash off mode The camera mode can t use the ash o Refer to the FLASH instruction p 30 Inc...

Page 98: ...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 FAQ Please check the following if the USB connection malfu...

Page 99: ...movie recorded by the camera doesn t play back on the PC the causes are mostly due to the codec installed on the PC When the DirectX 9 0 or later is not installed o Install the DirectX 9 0 or later 1...

Page 100: ...eclaration of Conformity Trade Name SAMSUNG TECHWIN Model No SAMSUNG L200 Responsible Party Samsung Opto Electronics America INC Address 40 Seaview Dr Secaucus NJ 07094 Telephone No 201 902 0347 This...

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