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PictBridge : Picture Selection

You can select images you want to print.

 Setting the Number of Copies to Print

 1.  Press the Menu button and the 

PictBridge menu will display.

 2.  Use the Up / Down buttons to 

select the [Images] menu and 
press the Right button.

 3.  Use the Up / Down buttons to select a desired sub menu and 

press the OK button.

 -  Select [One Photo] or [All Photos]. A screen where you can 

set the number of copies to print will appear as shown below.

  - Press the Up / Down button to select the number of prints.
 -  When [One Photo] is selected : Use the Left / Right button to 

select another picture. After 
selecting another picture, select 
the number of prints for another 
picture.

 -  After setting the number of prints, press the OK button to save.
 -  Press the Shutter button to return to the menu without setting 

the number of prints.

  4. Press the play mode button ( 

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 ) and images will be printed.

[When [One Photo] is selected]

[When [All Photos] is selected]

Quantity Set

1

Quantity Set

0

Back Set

Size :Auto

Layout :Auto

Type :Auto

Quality :Auto

Images :One 

Photo

One Photo
All Photos

PictBridge : Print Setting

You can select the Paper Size, Print Format, Paper Type, Print 
Quality, Date Print, and File Name Print menus for printed pictures.

 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 button.

 3.  Use the Up / Down buttons to select 

the desired sub menu value, and then 
press the OK button.

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Some menu options are not supported on all printers. 
If not supported, the menus are still displayed in the LCD, but are not 
selectable.

Menu

Function

Sub menu

Size

Set the size of the printing 
paper

Auto, PostCard, Card,  4X6, L, 
2L, Letter, A4, A3

Layout

Set the number of pictures to 
be printed on a sheet of paper

Auto, Full, 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 
16, Index

Type

Set the quality of the printing 
paper

Auto, Plain, Photo, 
FastPhoto

Quality

Set the quality of the picture 
to be printed

Auto, Draft, Normal, Fine

Date

Set whether to print the date

Auto, Off, On

File Name Set whether to print the file name

Auto, Off, On

Back Set

Size :Auto

Layout :Auto

Type :Auto

Quality :Auto

Images :One 

Photo

Auto
Postcard
Card

4x6
L
2L

Summary of Contents for SAMSUNG PL55

Page 1: ......

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: ...oid taking 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...

Page 5: ...escription SETUP 023 How to use the Scene modes 025 How to use the Movie clip mode 025 Recording the movie clip without sound 025 Pausing while recording a movie clip Successive Recording 026 Things t...

Page 6: ...a voice memo 058 LCD monitor Indicator 059 Using the camera buttons to set the camera 059 Play mode button PLAY 059 Thumbnail Enlargement button 059 Smart Album 062 Info DISP Up button 062 Play Pause...

Page 7: ...081 Warning indicator 082 Before contacting a service centre 084 Specifications 087 Software Notes 087 System Requirements 088 About the software 089 Setting up the application software 091 Starting P...

Page 8: ...optional 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 A...

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

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

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 Battery chamber cover Memor...

Page 12: ...data and turns off when the camera is ready to take a picture When flash battery is charging The lamp blinks When the USB cable is inserted to a PC The lamp lights up LCD monitor turns off after initi...

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 before inserting th...

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: ...ull Status No Description Icons Page 5 Memory card icon Internal memory icon 6 Battery p 14 7 Flash p 31 8 Self timer p 33 9 Macro p 29 10 Photo Style Selector p 44 11 Face Detection p 38 12 Face Tone...

Page 19: ...ttings Exit Change ACB Press the UP or DOWN button Functions Start Sound Shutter Sound Beep Sound AF Sound Volume Sound Display Settings Exit Change White Balance ISO Face Detection Photo Size Quality...

Page 20: ...a automatically chooses the appropriate camera settings based on a detected type of scene It will be helpful if you are not familiar with the camera settings for various scenes If the camera does not...

Page 21: ...tton to turn on the camera 5 Select the Auto mode by using 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...

Page 22: ...e camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor 3 Press the Shutter button to capture an image How to use the DIS mode Things to watch out for using the DIS mode 1 The digi...

Page 23: ...hutter 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 ima...

Page 24: ...moving objects for example children Landscape To take pictures of distant scenery Close Up Close up shooting for small objects such as plants and insects Text Use this mode to shoot a document Sunset...

Page 25: ...Frame OK Cancel Frame OK Guide How to use the Long Time Shutter mode This camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed and aperture values to the shooting environment However in Night scene mode you...

Page 26: ...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 same as those for MOVIE CLIP...

Page 27: ...see page 42 function 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 shutter but...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...es The distance 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 bu...

Page 31: ...nity 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 32: ...e 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 Flash Left button When the me...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 timer function is cancelled Us...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...the OK button White Balance ISO Face Detection Photo Size Quality EV Functions Sound Display Settings Exit Change ACB White Balance ISO Face Detection Photo Size Quality EV Exit Back ACB Use the menu...

Page 37: ...ll appear white or you may not get good pictures EV 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 t...

Page 38: ...white balance ac cording to 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 dependi...

Page 39: ...to under 3M You can select the ISO sensitivity when taking pictures The speed or specific light sensitivity of a camera is rated by ISO numbers Functions ISO Back Move Face Detection Back Move Normal...

Page 40: ...bject In Beauty Shot Portrait and Children mode the Face Detection function setting is set to its default value Self Portrait When taking pictures of yourself the area of your face is automatically de...

Page 41: ...hutter button to take an image Face Tone Back Move Face Retouch Back Move Blink Detection Selectable modes Auto Program DIS Photo Help Guide Beauty Shot Portrait Children Beach Snow If the eyes of the...

Page 42: ...e DCF Design rule for Camera File system JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG is the image compression standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group This type of compression is most...

Page 43: ...ated 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 taking a picture of small object like...

Page 44: ...ncreases file saving time which increases stand by time If the Continuous Motion Capture AEB sub menu is selected the flash will be off automatically If less than 3 pictures are available in the memor...

Page 45: ...er button to take an image Style mode Icon Description Normal No style effect is applied Soft Soft style is applied Vivid Vivid style is applied Forest Forest style is applied Retro Sepia style is app...

Page 46: ...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 Image Adjust Back Move Contrast Sharpness Saturatio...

Page 47: ...e shutter button will stop the voice memo Functions Memo Back Move Stop Voice Recording A voice can be recorded for as long as the available recording time Max 10 hour allows Press the shutter button...

Page 48: ...n again Voice recording mode A distance of 25cm 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 voi...

Page 49: ...1 2 3 Start up sound You can select 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 op...

Page 50: ...efault 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 Description sub menu Off The...

Page 51: ...t the LCD brightness Sub menus Auto Dark Normal Bright Display Bright You can select the image that is first displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the camera is turned on Sub menus Off Logo User Image...

Page 52: ...era 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 r...

Page 53: ...e Available 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...

Page 54: ...f after 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 no...

Page 55: ...external monitor the image and menus on the LCD monitor will be visible on the external monitor and the LCD monitor of the camera Selecting Video out type Settings Yellow Video White Sound You can tu...

Page 56: ...arts of the image may not be displayed When the camera is connected to an external monitor the menu will be visible on the external monitor and the menu functions are the same as those indicated on th...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...ie clip the first frame of the movie clip will be saved as a still image Press the down button Paused Playing back a recorded voice 1 Select the recorded voice that you want to play back by using the...

Page 59: ...ery p 14 8 ISO 80 3200 p 38 9 Aperture value F3 5 F5 5 10 Shutter speed 8 1 2 000 11 Flash On Off p 31 12 Image size 4000X3000 1024X768 p 41 13 Recording date 2009 08 01 p 52 Playing back a voice memo...

Page 60: ...ighlighted image Pressing the enlargement button Pressing the thumbnail button 1 3 1 3 12 11 5 Filter 2009 08 01 Smart Album Play mode button If you have turned on the camera by pressing the POWER but...

Page 61: ...9 Thumbnail Window 20 Thumbnail Window 1 3 1 3 12 11 5 Filter 2009 08 01 1 3 1 3 12 11 5 Filter 2009 08 01 1 3 1 3 12 11 5 Filter 2009 08 01 Smart Album Filter 1 Press the MENU button in Smart Album m...

Page 62: ...rimmed image the image can t be trimmed Image size Maximum enlargement rate X10 2 X10 2 X9 3 X10 2 X8 1 X6 4 X3 2 Image enlargement 1 Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the enlargement...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...utton LEFT RIGHT DOWN 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 se...

Page 65: ...sing 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 setting up the play m...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 Change...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...change the R Red G Green and B Blue values of the image Back Move Back Move Back Move Red eye Fix Face Retouch You can make the skin in an image appear clear and beautiful 1 Select by pressing the Le...

Page 70: ...essing the Left Right button 3 Press the OK button and the image will be saved as a new file name Back Move Contrast Back Move Saturation Brightness control You can change the brightness of the image...

Page 71: ...e Show is closed after one cycle Repeat The Slide show is repeated until cancelled 3 Press the OK button and the slideshow will be started To pause the slide shown while playing it back press the OK b...

Page 72: ...mage is saved again using New Select the former 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 an...

Page 73: ...elete 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 screen Thi...

Page 74: ...election window for 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 disappe...

Page 75: ...s 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 the DPOF...

Page 76: ...e menu and press the Right button again Sub menu will display 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP DOWN button and press the OK button Select Selection window to change the printed size of t...

Page 77: ...31MB 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 78: ...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 55 For a printer that can ena...

Page 79: ...Size Auto Layout Auto Type Auto Quality Auto Images One Photo One Photo All Photos PictBridge Print Setting You can select the Paper Size Print Format Paper Type Print Quality Date Print and File Nam...

Page 80: ...ammable materials Do not leave this camera in places subject to dust chemicals like naphthalene and mothballs high temperature and high humidity Keep this camera with silica gel in a hermetically seal...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...the Shutter button There is insufficient memory capacity Delete unnecessary image files The memory card has not been formatted Format the memory card p 51 The memory card is exhausted Insert a new me...

Page 84: ...nected 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 PC s explorer the Removable Disk fil...

Page 85: ...0 200 400 800 1600 3200 Up to 3M Size Flash Modes Auto Auto Red eye reduction Fill in flash Slow sync Flash off Red Eye Fix Range Wide 0 4m 3 4m Tele 0 5m 2 1m Recharging Time Approx 4 sec 5 sec in lo...

Page 86: ...Capacity 1GB Size Super Fine About 169 About 196 About 231 About 246 About 365 About 548 About 986 Fine About 240 About 270 About 308 About 328 About 493 About 680 About 1095 Normal About 365 About 41...

Page 87: ...region Dimensions WxHxD 97 x 59 x 24 5mm excluding protrusions Weight Approx 139g without batteries and card Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operating Humidity 5 85 Software Samsung Master Adobe Reader...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...dobe 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 then...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...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 102: ...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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