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User Manual

ES74/ES75/ES78

Thank you for buying a Samsung Camera. 
This manual will help you learn to capture 
images, share or print your photos, and edit 
photos with the accompanying software. 
Please read  this manual thoroughly.  

Summary of Contents for ES75

Page 1: ...ES74 ES75 ES78 Thank you for buying a Samsung Camera This manual will help you learn to capture images share or print your photos and edit photos with the accompanying software Please read this manual...

Page 2: ...nge without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions Microsoft Windows and Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation incorporated in the United States and or other countri...

Page 3: ...use 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 ind...

Page 4: ...ch the lens or lens cover to avoid 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 tempe...

Page 5: ...on 037 OKbutton 037 Shooting 038 How to Enable Functions Using the MENU Button 038 Photo Size Movie Size 039 Quality Frame rate 039 Exposure compensation 040 ISO 040 White balance 041 Face Detection 0...

Page 6: ...art Album 064 Info DISP Upbutton 064 Play Pause OKbutton 065 Left Right Down MENUbutton 065 Deletebutton 066 Settinguptheplaybackfunctionusingthe LCDmonitor 068 Edit 068 Resize 069 Rotating an image 0...

Page 7: ...006 SOFTWARE Contents 089 Transferringfilestoyourcomputer forWindows 089 For Windows users 093 Transferringfilestoyourcomputer forMac 093 For Mac users 095 FAQ...

Page 8: ...d Separately SD SDHC memory card see p 17 Camera case AV cable Battery charger Please check that you have the correct contents before using this product The contents can vary depending on the sales re...

Page 9: ...008 Identification of features Front Top Flash Lens Lens cover AF sensor Self timer lamp Shutter button POWER button Microphone Speaker...

Page 10: ...ation of features Camera status lamp LCD monitor Play mode button Fn Delete button 5 function button MENU button Zoom Wide W button Thumbnail Zoom Tele T button Digital zoom USB AV DC terminal MODE bu...

Page 11: ...y chamber cover Battery chamber Memory card slot Tripod socket 010 Bottom Identification of features 5 Function button Information Up button Macro Down button Self timer Right button Flash Left button...

Page 12: ...ata 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 initia...

Page 13: ...conditions and shooting conditions and may vary depending on the user s methods Important information about battery usage When camera is not in use turn off the power Please remove the battery if the...

Page 14: ...he charging 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 po...

Page 15: ...t batteries Do not try to disassemble or perforate the product by using the sharp pin Do not give a hard pressure on the product Do not let the product fall down from the height or do not give a shock...

Page 16: ...battery please check whether the battery direction is right When the battery chamber cover is opened do not force the battery chamber cover this may damage it Inserting the memory card Insert the mem...

Page 17: ...different camera Turn off the camera power whenever the memory card is being inserted or removed Repeated use of the memory card will eventually reduce the memory card s performance Should this be the...

Page 18: ...ures are approximate as image capacities can be affected by variables such as subject matter and memory card type Recorded image size Super Fine Fine Normal 30 FPS 15 FPS Still image About 129 About 2...

Page 19: ...ct the desired mode For more information about the World Time refer to the p 54 Back DST London GMT 00 00 2010 01 01 12 00 PM Time Zone Setting up the date time 1 Select the Date Time Set menu by pres...

Page 20: ...y p 15 6 Optical Digital Zoom bar Digital Zoom rate p 29 7 Photo Size Movie Size p 38 8 Image Quality Frame Rate p 39 9 Metering p 44 10 Flash p 33 11 Self timer p 36 12 Macro p 31 13 Face Detection S...

Page 21: ...eep Sound 1 AF Sound On Volume Medium Off Low Medium High Start Sound Off Shutter Sound 1 Beep Sound 1 AF Sound On Volume Medium Exit Back Shooting Sound Display Settings Start Sound Shutter Sound Bee...

Page 22: ...he battery taking note of the polarity 2 Insert the memory card p 15 As this camera has a 10 5MB internal memory you do not need to insert the memory card If the memory card is not inserted an image w...

Page 23: ...g frequent movements Macro Portrait When shooting close up portrait shot Blue Sky When shooting blue sky Sunset Sky When shooting sunset Macro Color When shooting close up shot for the subject with va...

Page 24: ...s the DIS will not activate 3 If the lighting condition is darker than fluorescent lighting conditions camera shake warning indicator will display For best results only take pictures in situations whe...

Page 25: ...shutter button Pressing the Left Right button Pressing the OK button Press the shutter button to practice using this feature Guide list Photo Help Guide Features to reduce camera shake Features to us...

Page 26: ...taking pictures of sunsets Dawn Daybreak scenes Backlight Portrait without shadows caused by backlight Fireworks Firework scenes Beach Snow For ocean lake beach and snowscape scenes Use the menu to ea...

Page 27: ...ed if the shutter button is released If you wish to stop recording press the shutter button again Movie clip size and type are listed below Movie clip size 640x480 320x240 Selectable Movie clip file t...

Page 28: ...g unwanted scenes while recording a movie clip Using this function you can record your favorite scenes into a movie clip without having to create multiple movie clips Pausing while recording a movie c...

Page 29: ...on p 39 or ACB p 47 function Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures Pressing the shutter button down half way Lightly press the...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...age quality when using the digital zoom To view a clearer digital zoom image press the shutter button halfway at the maximum optical zoom position and press the ZOOM T button again The digital zoom ca...

Page 32: ...he next page 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 operates as a directi...

Page 33: ...ode 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 20cm Wide zoom or 50cm Tele zoom in the Macro mod...

Page 34: ...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 menu...

Page 35: ...dust Flash Left button Flash mode indicator Icon Flash mode Description Flash off The flash does not fire Select this mode when capturing images in a place or situation where flash photography is pro...

Page 36: ...apher 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 Use a tripod to prevent the camera from shaking In Mo...

Page 37: ...nds after pressing the Shutter button and the picture is taken when the movement is stopped The Motion Timer flows are as followings Movie mode excluded Selecting the Motion Timer Pressing the Shutter...

Page 38: ...or the Fn button to bring up the menus below Mode Menu Available mode Page Shooting Photo Size Movie Size p 38 Quality Frame Rate p 39 EV p 39 ISO p 40 White Balance p 40 Face Detection p 41 Face Tone...

Page 39: ...e Size You can select the photo size movie size appropriate for your application Still image mode Movie mode Unit pixel Still image mode Icon Size 4320X 3240 4000X 3000 4320X 2880 4320X 2432 3264X 244...

Page 40: ...amera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions You can also select the exposure value by using the EV menu Compensating Exposure 1 Click the Up Down button from...

Page 41: ...to The camera s sensitivity is automatically changed by variables such as lighting value or subject brightness ISO 80 100 200 400 800 1600 You can increase the shutter speed while the same amount of l...

Page 42: ...tness of the face is also adjusted You can also capture natural facial expressions by using self portrait Using the Custom White Balance White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shoot...

Page 43: ...t a face as the brightness is too dark or too bright The distance between the camera and object is far The maximum available Face Detection range is 2 5m Wide The nearer the subject the faster the cam...

Page 44: ...shutter button If you press the Shutter button the picture is taken in the normal way When taking a picture of smile shot showing teeth or keeping the smiley face of your subject helps detecting the...

Page 45: ...ever the calculation will be biased towards the center of the image area This is suitable for general use Spot Only the rectangular area in the center of the LCD monitor will be metered for light This...

Page 46: ...on 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 applied Cool Cool style is applied Calm Cal...

Page 47: ...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 image 1 Select Saturation by pressing the U...

Page 48: ...tter is pressed and held down After completing the continuous shooting images are saved and the images play back on the Rear LCD The maximum number of shots is 30 and the image size is fixed as VGA AE...

Page 49: ...p the voice memo Voice Recording A voice can be recorded for as long as the available recording time Max 10 hours allows Press the shutter button to record a voice Press the shutter button once and vo...

Page 50: ...istance 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 is cancelled Shooti...

Page 51: ...d Shutter sound Off 1 2 3 Shutter sound If you set sound to ON a beep will sound when buttons are pressed letting you know the camera operation status Beep Sound sub menus Off 1 2 3 Beep sound Sound B...

Page 52: ...notice You can select whether the function description can be displayed on the window in recording mode Function Description sub menus Off The function description function can t be activated On The...

Page 53: ...ack Mode Display Save You can adjust the LCD brightness Sub menus Auto Dark Normal Bright Display Brightness You can select the image that is first displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the camera is...

Page 54: ...Be sure to run Format on the following types of memory card A new memory card or an unformatted memory card A memory card that has a file this camera can t recognize or one that has been taken from an...

Page 55: ...u Mumbai New Delhi Tashkent Kabul Abu Dhabi Teheran Moscow Athens Helsinki Rome Paris Berlin DST Daylight Saving Time Time Zone Back DST London GMT 00 00 2010 01 01 12 00 PM Time Zone Setting up the D...

Page 56: ...numbers that follow the previous sequence even when a new memory card is used or after formatting or after deleting all pictures The first stored folder name is 100PHOTO and the first file name is SA...

Page 57: ...ack a movie clip Auto power off Imprinting the recording date The Date Time are imprinted at the bottom right side of the still image The imprint function is applied only to still images Depending on...

Page 58: ...ed by the type of device monitor or TV etc to which the camera is connected PAL mode can support only BDGHI Connecting to an external monitor When the camera is connected to an external monitor the im...

Page 59: ...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 the LC...

Page 60: ...e button for more than 5 seconds In the Manner mode Operating sound Effect sound Start up sound and Shutter sound will not be generated To cancel the Manner mode turn on the camera by pressing the POW...

Page 61: ...vie clip file 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 i...

Page 62: ...Page 1 Playback mode p 59 2 Voice Memo p 75 3 DPOF p 76 4 Protect p 74 5 Folder name File name 100 0010 p 55 6 Memory indicator 7 Battery p 15 8 ISO 80 1600 p 40 9 Aperture value F3 5 F15 10 Shutter s...

Page 63: ...ry are displayed in Smart Album screen 3 Select the file by pressing the Up Down Left Right buttons 4 Press the Delete button to delete the selected file Pressing the enlargement button Pressing the t...

Page 64: ...back to the original full sized image You can tell whether the image displayed is an enlarged view by checking the image enlargement indicator shown at the top left of the LCD monitor If the image is...

Page 65: ...mage with a voice memo a voice file or a movie clip During playback Temporarily stops playback In Pause mode Resumes playback Voice recording is stopped Voice recording is playing Voice recording is p...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...ged 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 setting up th...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...the original user image will be deleted 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 Ch...

Page 70: ...s 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 a desired sub menu by pressing the Left Right button and press...

Page 71: ...n Change the values Custom RGB You can change the R Red G Green and B 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 R...

Page 72: ...ion by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the OK button and the image will be saved as a new file name Contrast control You can change the contrast of the image 1 Select by pressing the Left Right...

Page 73: ...rt menu to start the multi slide show Selecting Images Starting the Multi Slide Show Images can be displayed continuously at pre set intervals You can view the Multi Slide Show by connecting the camer...

Page 74: ...Music Setting play interval Set the Multi Slide Show play interval 1 Select the Interval sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the Right button 2 Use the Up Down button to select the desi...

Page 75: ...l the files stored on the memory the unprotected files in the DCIM subfolder will be deleted Remember that this will permanently delete unprotected images Important shots should be stored on a compute...

Page 76: ...cording Voice memo menu All Protect release all saved images If you protect an image the protect icon will be displayed on the LCD monitor An unprotected image has no indicator An image in LOCK mode w...

Page 77: ...ing information on your memory card s MISC folder Select the pictures to be printed and how many prints to make The DPOF indicator will display on the LCD monitor when an image that has DPOF informati...

Page 78: ...s the Right button again Sub menu will display 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button Select Selection window to change the printed size of the image is dis...

Page 79: ...10 5MB 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 fre...

Page 80: ...USB 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 58 For a printer that can en...

Page 81: ...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 button to select the desired menu and then press the Right butt...

Page 82: ...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 herm...

Page 83: ...LCD assemblies If this does not work lens cleaning paper with lens cleaning fluid can be used Clean the camera body with a soft cloth Do not allow this camera to come into contact with solvent materia...

Page 84: ...ed 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...

Page 85: ...e Shutter button There is insufficient memory capacity Delete unnecessary image files The memory card has not been formatted Format the memory card p 53 The memory card is exhausted Insert a new memor...

Page 86: ...external monitor has not been connected properly with the camera Check the connection cables There are incorrect files on the memory card Insert a memory card that has correct files When using the PC...

Page 87: ...ction 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 Flash off Red Eye Fix Range Wide 0 2m 2 68m Tele 0 5m 1 59m ISO A...

Page 88: ...ut 412 About 600 About 870 About 1584 Fine About 240 About 284 About 249 About 282 About 391 About 563 About 802 About 1144 About 1765 Normal About 292 About 403 About 312 About 353 About 510 About 82...

Page 89: ...nsions WxHxD 96 3 X 58 3 X 20 8mm excluding protrusions Weight Approx 120 81g without battery and card Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operating Humidity 5 85 Software Intelli studio Specifications are s...

Page 90: ...dows users Transfer files by connecting your camera to your PC Installing programs Hardware and software requirements Using a self assembled PC or a PC and OS that are not supported may void your warr...

Page 91: ...omplete the installation and restart your computer Transferring files to your PC Once you connect the camera to your PC the camera will be recognized as a removable drive 1 Connect your camera to your...

Page 92: ...ting the camera for Windows XP SP2 The way to disconnect the USB cable for Windows Vista 7 is similar 1 If the status lamp on your camera is blinking wait until it stops 2 Click on the tool bar at the...

Page 93: ...use the Intelli studio program on your computer You cannot use Intelli studio on Macintosh computers Transferring files to your computer for Windows Using Intelli studio Once you have installed the In...

Page 94: ...bum or on a map 12 Browse folders in the connected device 13 Browse folders in your computer 14 Move to the previous or next folder 15 Print files view files on a map store files in My Folder or regis...

Page 95: ...ra The computer recognizes the camera automatically and a removable disk icon will be displayed 3 Double click the removable disk icon 4 Transfer photos or videos to the computer Transferring files to...

Page 96: ...onnected to the USB port located on the front of the computer the computer may not recognize the camera Connect the camera to the USB port located on the back of the computer Case 1 USB cable is not c...

Page 97: ...ort If you can t change the menu by yourself contact to the PC manufacturer or BIOS manufacturer Correct disposal of batteries in this product Correct disposal of batteries in this product Applicable...

Page 98: ...is Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules T...

Page 99: ...CA INC Model No Samsung ES75 ES78 Responsible Party SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC Address 105 Challenger Road Ridgefield Park NJ Telephone No 1 800 SAMSUNG 726 7864 This device complies with Part 15...

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