Samsung EC-TL9ZZSBA - TL9 Digital Camera User Manual

This user manual includes detailed usage instructions for your camera. Please read this manual thoroughly. Click a button below for more information.

TL9

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Contents

1 Basic functions

2 Extended functions

3 Shooting options

4 Playback/Editing

5 Multimedia

6 Appendix

Index

Health and Safety Information

Always comply with the following precautions and usage tips to avoid dangerous situations and ensure peak performance of your camera:

Warning—situations that could cause injury to yourself or others

Caution—situations that could cause damage to your camera or other equipment

Note—notes, usage tips, or additional information

Safety Warnings

Do not use your camera near ﬂammable or explosive gases and liquids

Do not use your camera near fuels, combustibles, or ﬂammable chemicals. Do not store or carry ﬂammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same compartment as the camera or its accessories.

Keep your camera away from small children and pets

Keep your camera and all accessories out of the reach of small children and animals. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed. Moving parts and accessories may present physical dangers as well.

Prevent damage to subjects’ eyesight

Do not use the ﬂash in close proximity (closer than 1 m/3 ft) to people or animals. Using the ﬂash too close to your subject’s eyes can cause temporary or permanent damage.

Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers. Incompatible batteries and chargers can cause serious injuries or damage to your camera.

Never dispose of batteries in a ﬁre. Follow all local regulations when disposing of used batteries.

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Health and Safety Information

Never place batteries or cameras on or in heating devices, such as microwave ovens, stoves, or radiators. Batteries may explode when overheated.

Safety Precautions

Handle and store your camera carefully and sensibly

Do not allow your camera to get wet—liquids can cause serious damage. Do not handle your camera with wet hands. Water damage to your camera can void your manufacturer’s warranty.

Do not expose the camera to direct sunlight or high temperatures for an extended period of time. Prolonged exposure to sunlight or extreme temperatures can cause permanent damage to your camera’s internal components.

Avoid using or storing your camera in dusty, dirty, humid, or poorly-ventilated areas to prevent damage to moving parts and internal components.

Remove the batteries from your camera when storing it for an extended period of time. Installed batteries may leak or corrode over time and cause serious damage to your camera.

Protect your camera from sand and dirt when using it on beaches or in other similar areas.

Protect your camera and monitor from impact, rough handling, and excessive vibration to avoid serious damage.

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Exercise caution when connecting cables or adapters and installing batteries and memory cards. Forcing the connectors, improperly connecting cables, or improperly installing batteries and memory cards can damage ports, connectors, and accessories. Do not insert foreign objects into any of your camera’s compartments, slots, or access points. Damage due to improper use may not be covered by your warranty.

Protect batteries, chargers, and memory cards from damage

Avoid exposing batteries or memory cards to very cold or very hot temperatures (below 0º C/32º F or above 40º C/104º F). Extreme temperatures can reduce the charging capacity of your batteries and can cause memory cards to malfunction.

Prevent batteries from making contact with metal objects, as this can create a connection between the + and – terminals of your battery and lead to temporary or permanent battery damage.

Prevent memory cards from making contact with liquids, dirt, or foreign substances. If dirty, wipe the memory card clean with a soft cloth before inserting in your camera.

Turn off the camera when inserting or removing the memory card.

Do not bend drop, or subject memory cards to heavy impact or pressure.

Do not use memory cards that have been formatted by other cameras or by a PC. Reformat the memory card with your camera.

Never use a damaged charger, battery, or memory card.

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Use only Samsung-approved accessories

Using incompatible accessories may damage your camera, cause injury, or void your warranty.

Protect your camera’s lens

Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight, as this may discolor the image sensor or cause it to malfunction.

Protect your lens from ﬁngerprints and scratches. Clean your lens with a soft, clean, debris-free lens cloth.

Use earphones with caution

Do not use earphones while driving, cycling, or operating motorized vehicles. Doing so may create a trafﬁc hazard and may be illegal in some areas.

Use only the minimum volume setting necessary. Listening to earphones at high volume can damage your hearing.

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Important Usage Information

Allow only qualiﬁed personnel to service your camera

Do not allow unqualiﬁed personnel to service the camera or attempt to service the camera yourself. Any damage that results from unqualiﬁed service is not covered by your warranty.

Ensure maximum battery and charger life

Overcharging batteries may shorten battery life. After charging is ﬁnished, disconnect the cable from your camera.

Over time, unused batteries will discharge and must be recharged before use.

Disconnect chargers from power sources when not in use. Use batteries only for their intended purpose.

Exercise caution when using the camera in humid environments

When transferring the camera from a cold environment to a warm and humid one, condensation can form on the delicate electronic circuitry and memory card. In this situation, wait for at least 1 hour until all moisture has evaporated before using the camera.

Check that the camera is operating properly before use

The manufacturer takes no responsibility for any loss of ﬁles or damage that may result from camera malfunction or improper use.

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Health and Safety Information

The speciﬁcations of the camera or contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice due to upgrade of camera functions.

Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

Mac is a registered trademark of the Apple Corporation.

is a registered trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. WOW HD technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

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Organization of the user manual

Basic functions

................................................. 10

Learn about your camera’s layout, icons, and basic functions for shooting, and how to transfer ﬁles to and from your computer.

Extended functions

......................................... 27

Learn how to take a photo by selecting a mode and how to record a video or voice memo.

Shooting Options

............................................. 36

Learn about the various options you can set in Shooting mode.

Playback/Editing

.............................................. 54

Learn how to play back photos, videos, or voice memos and edit photos or videos. You will also learn how to connect your camera to your photo printer or TV.

Multimedia

.......................................................... 68

Learn to use Multimedia modes: MP3 mode, PMP mode, and Text Viewer mode.

Appendix

............................................................ 76

Refer to settings, error messages, speciﬁcations, and maintenance tips.

Indications used in this manual

Mode Icon

Auto

Program

Dual IS

Photo Help Guide

Beauty Shot

Scene

Movie

Multimedia

Shooting mode icons next to a title

These icons indicate that a function is available in the corresponding modes. The 4 mode may not support functions for all scenes.

e.g.)

Available in the Auto, Program, Beauty Shot, and some Scene modes

Icons used in this manual

Icon Function

Additional information

Situations where you need to be careful

[ ]

Camera buttons; for example: [Shutter] (represents the Shutter button)

( ) Page number for reference



The order of options or menus you must select to perform a step; for example: Select

 Face Tone

(represents

, followed by Face Tone)

* Annotation

Abbreviations used in this manual

Abbreviation Deﬁnition

ACB

Auto Contrast Balance

AEB

Auto Exposure Bracket

Auto Focus

DIS

Digital Image Stabilization

DPOF

Digital Print Order Format

Exposure Value

OIS

Optical Image Stabilization

White Balance

Expressions used in this manual

Pressing the shutter

Half-press [Shutter]: press and hold the shutter half way down Press [Shutter]: press the shutter all the way down

Half-press [Shutter]Half-press [Shutter]

Press [Shutter]Press [Shutter]

Subject, background, and composition

Subject: the main object of a scene, such as a person, animal, or still life

Background: the objects around the subject Composition: the combination of a subject and background

SubjectSubject

CompositionComposition

BackgroundBackground

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Exposure (Brightness)

The amount of light that enters your camera is called exposure. By altering the exposure, your photos will be darker or lighter.

Overexposure (too bright)Overexposure (too bright)

Normal exposureNormal exposure

Quick search

Taking photos of people

4 mode > Portrait, Children, Self Shot

5 mode

Red Eye, Red Eye Fix (to prevent or correct red-eye)

Face Detection, Self Portrait, Smile Shot, Blink Detection

45 - 46

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Taking photos at night or in the dark

4 mode > Nightscene, Dawn, Firework

Flash options

ISO speed (to adjust sensitivity to light)

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Taking action photos

Continuous, Motion Capture f 50

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Taking photos of food, insects, or ﬂowers

4 mode > Close up, Food f 28 Macro, Auto Macro, Super Macro

(to take close-up photos)

WB (White balance; to change the color tone)

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Adjusting the exposure (brightness)

ISO speed (to adjust the sensitivity to light)

EV (to adjust exposure)

ACB (to compensate for subjects against bright backgrounds)

Metering

AEB (to take three photos of the same scene with different exposures)

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Applying a different effect

Photo Style Selector (to apply a different tone)

Color (to apply a different color ﬁlter)

Image Adjust (to adjust saturation, sharpness, or contrast)

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Reducing camera shake

Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) f 17 7 mode

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Connecting the camera to your computer

Deleting all ﬁles in the memory card

Viewing ﬁles in a slide show

Viewing ﬁles on a TV

Using a multimedia mode (listen to MP3s, play videos, and view text ﬁles)

Adjusting sound and volume

Changing the language displayed on the screen

Setting the date and time

Adjusting the brightness of the display

Formatting the memory card

Troubleshooting

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1. Basic functions ................................................................. 10

Camera layout ............................................................. 11

Icons ............................................................................ 13

Turning your camera on or off ...................................... 14

Mini dashboard .............................................................. 14

Setting options ............................................................. 15

Taking photos .............................................................. 16

Zooming ........................................................................ 16

Reducing camera shake ................................... 17

Using the Photo Help Guide mode .............................. 18

Changing the display type ............................................ 19

Transferring ﬁles (for Windows) .................................... 20

Installing programs ......................................................... 20

Connecting the camera to your PC .................................. 21

Transferring ﬁles to your PC ............................................. 22

Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera ....................... 22

Using Samsung Converter .............................................. 24

Using Samsung Master .................................................. 25

Transferring ﬁles (for Mac) ............................................ 26

Transferring ﬁles to your computer ................................... 26

Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera ....................... 26

2. Extended functions .......................................................... 27

Shooting modes .......................................................... 28

2 Using the Auto mode ........................................... 28

4 Using the Scene mode ..................................... 28

7Using the Dual IS mode ...................................... 29

5 Using the Beauty Shot mode ..................................... 30

1 Using the Program mode ............................................ 31

3 Recording a video .................................................... 32

Tips for getting a clearer photo ........................................ 33

Recording voice memos .............................................. 35

Recording a voice memo ................................................ 35

Adding a voice memo to a photo ..................................... 35

3. Shooting Options ............................................................. 36

Selecting a resolution and quality ................................. 37

Selecting a resolution ..................................................... 37

Selecting a quality .......................................................... 38

Using the timer ............................................................. 39

Shooting in the dark ..................................................... 41

Preventing red-eye ........................................... 41

Using the ﬂash ............................................................... 41

Adjusting the ISO speed ................................... 42

Changing the camera’s focus ...................................... 43

Using macro .................................................... 43

Using auto focus .............................................. 43

Adjusting the focus area ................................... 44

Using face detection ................................... 45

Macro

Face detection

AF area

OIS

Red-eye

ISO speed

Contents

Adjusting brightness and color .................................... 47

Adjusting the exposure manually ........................ 47

Compensating for backlighting .......................... 47

Changing the metering mode ............................ 48

Selecting a light source (White balance) ................... 48

Using burst modes ...................................................... 50

Improving your photos ................................................. 51

Applying photo styles ....................................... 51

Applying color .................................................. 51

Adjusting your photos ..................................................... 52

4. Playback/Editing ............................................................... 54

Playing back ............................................................... 55

Starting Playback mode .................................................. 55

Viewing photos .............................................................. 58

Playing a video ............................................................... 60

Playing voice memos ...................................................... 60

Editing a photo ............................................................ 61

Resizing photos ............................................................. 61

Rotating a photo ............................................................ 61

Editing color ................................................................... 61

Correcting exposure problems ........................................ 62

Creating a print order ........................................ 63

Setting a start image .................................................... 65

Viewing ﬁles on a TV .................................................... 66

Printing photos with a photo printer ............... 67

5. Multimedia ......................................................................... 68

Using Multimedia mode ............................................... 69

Using the MP3 mode ................................................... 71

Playing music ﬁles .......................................................... 71

Using the PMP mode ................................................... 73

Using the Text Viewer mode ........................................ 74

Multimedia mode settings menu .................................. 75

6. Appendix ............................................................................ 76

Camera settings menu ................................................. 77

Accessing the settings menu .......................................... 77

SOUND .................................................................. 78

DISPLAY ................................................................. 78

SETTINGS .............................................................. 79

Error messages ............................................................ 81

Camera maintenance ................................................... 82

Cleaning your camera ..................................................... 82

About memory cards ...................................................... 83

About the battery ........................................................... 84

Before contacting a service center ............................... 85

Camera speciﬁcations .................................................. 87

FCC notice ................................................................... 90

Index ............................................................................ 91

Contents

DPOF

PictBridge

ACB

Metering

Photo style

Color effect

1. Basic functions

Learn about your camera’s layout, icons, and basic functions for shooting, and how to transfer ﬁles to and from your computer.

Camera layout

............................................... 11

Icons

............................................................... 13

Turning your camera on or off

.................... 14

Mini dashboard ............................................. 14

Setting options

.............................................. 15

Taking photos

............................................... 16

Zooming ........................................................ 16

Reducing camera shake ............................... 17

Using the Photo Help Guide mode

........... 18

Changing the display type

.......................... 19

Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

.................. 20

Installing programs ........................................ 20

Connecting the camera to your PC ............... 21

Transferring ﬁles to your PC .......................... 22

Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera ... 22

Using Samsung Converter ............................ 24

Using Samsung Master ................................. 25

Transferring ﬁles (for Mac)

........................... 26

Transferring ﬁles to your computer ................ 26

Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera ... 26

Basic functions

Camera layout

Icon Mode Description

Auto

Take a photo quickly and easily with minimal settings

Program

Take a photo by setting options

Dual IS

Take a photo with options suitable for reducing camera shake

Photo Help Guide

Get shooting tips and practice shooting

Icon Mode Description

Beauty Shot

Take a photo of a person with options to hide facial imperfections

Scene

Take a photo with options for a preset scene

Movie

Record a video

Multimedia

Listen to MP3s, play videos, and view text ﬁles

Microphone

Flash

Mode dial

(See below)

Lens

Multifunction jack

Accepts USB, A/V cable, or earphones

POWER button

Shutter button

Mini dashboard (p.14)

AF assist light/Timer lamp

Battery chamber cover

Insert a memory card and the battery

Tripod mount

Basic functions

Camera layout

Display

Status lamp

Blinking: When saving a photo, recording a voice memo, being read by a computer or printer, or out of focus

Steady: When connecting to a computer or in focus

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Speaker

(See below)

Button Function

Zoom

Zoom in or out in Shooting mode. Zoom in on part of a photo or view ﬁles as thumbnails in Playback mode. Adjust volume in Playback mode or Multimedia mode.

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Apply effect on your ﬁle.

Access options in Shooting mode. Delete ﬁles in Playback mode.

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Button Function

Navigation

(Left: e, Right: t, Up: w, Down: r)

In Shooting mode While setting

[e]

Change the ﬂash option Move left

[t]

Change the timer option Move right

[w]

Change the display option Move up

[r]

Change the macro option Move down

MENU/OK

Access options or menus. Conﬁrm the highlighted option or menu.

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Enter Playback mode. Print ﬁles after connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer.

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OIS

Prevent camera shake in Shooting mode. Lock the buttons in Multimedia mode.

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Basic functions

Icons

The icons displayed will change according to the selected mode or options you set.

B. Icons on the left

Icon Description

Face detection Photo style Color Flash Timer Auto focus Contrast Sharpness

Voice Mute

Saturation Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)

C. Icons on the right

Icon Description

Photo resolution Video resolution Photo quality Frame rate Metering option Burst type ISO speed

White balance

Exposure

Long time shutter

A. Information

Icon Description

Selected shooting mode Zoom ratio Available number of photos Available recording time Internal memory Memory card inserted

: Fully charged : Partially charged : Charging needed

Voice memo Auto focus frame Camera shake Current date and time

Basic functions

Turning your camera on or off

Press [POWER] to turn your camera on or off.

In Playback mode

Press [y] to view stored ﬁles.

Press and hold [y] to mute camera sounds.

Mini dashboard

While the camera is turned on, Mini dashboard shows you the remaining capacity of the battery and memory card.

When exposing the camera to a hot and humid environment, condensation can form on the gauges.

If the hand of a gauge keeps spinning around, contact a service center.

The gauge and the battery and memory card icon on the display may show different capacities.

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Basic functions

Setting options

You can set options by pressing [E], [MENU/OK], or [Fn] and using the navigation buttons ([e], [t], [w], [r]).

Press [E], [MENU/OK], or [Fn].

Use the navigation buttons to scroll to an option or

menu.

To move left or right, press [e] or [t]. To move up or down, press [w] or [r].

SIZESIZE

Press [MENU/OK] to conﬁrm the highlighted option or

menu.

Going back to the previous menu

Press [E], [Fn], or [MENU/OK] again to go back to the previous menu.

Press [Shutter] to return to Shooting mode.

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E.g. Select a white balance option in the P mode

Rotate the mode dial to 1.

Press [Fn].

Press [w] or [r] and then [e] or [t] to set the white

balance.

WHITE BALANCEWHITE BALANCE

DaylightDaylight

Press [MENU/OK].

Basic functions

Taking photos

Rotate the mode dial to 2.

Align your subject in the frame.

Half-press [Shutter] to focus.

Green: In focus Red: Out of focus

••Green: In focus Red: Out of focus

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Press [Shutter] to take a photo.

Zooming

You can shoot close-up photos by adjusting the zoom. Your camera has a 5X optical zoom and 5X digital zoom. By using both, you can zoom in up to 25 times.

Push or push and hold [Zoom] up to zoom in on your subject. Push or push and hold [Zoom] down to zoom out.

Zoom inZoom in

Zoom outZoom out

Basic functions

Digital zoom

If the zoom indicator is in the digital range, your camera is using the digital zoom. The picture quality may deteriorate when you use the digital zoom.

Optical rangeOptical range

Zoom indicatorZoom indicator

Digital rangeDigital range

The digital zoom is not available when using 7, 6, 5, 4 (in some scenes), and 3 modes and when used with

Face detection.

It may take longer to save a photo when using the digital zoom.

The focus area will be set to Center AF when using the digital zoom.

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Reducing camera shake

Reduce camera shake optically by pressing [OIS] in Shooting mode. When you use the OIS function, the OIS icon is displayed.

OIS may not function properly when:

you move your camera to follow a moving subject you use digital zoom there is too much camera shake the shutter speed is slow (e.g., when you select Nightscene in the 4 mode) the battery is low you take a close-up shot

If you use the OIS function with a tripod, your images may be blurred by the vibration of the OIS sensor. Deactivate the OIS function when you use a tripod.

OIS is not available in the 3 mode.

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Taking photos

Basic functions

Rotate the mode dial to 8.

Press [w] or [r] to select a menu.

PHOTO HELP GUIDE

Features to use when the image is out of focus

Features to counter camera shake

Features to use in low light conditions

Features to use when adjusting brightness

Features to use when adjusting colours

PHOTO HELP GUIDE

Features to use when the image is out of focus

Features to counter camera shake

Features to use in low light conditions

Features to use when adjusting brightness

Features to use when adjusting colours

Move NextMove Next

Press [t] and select a submenu.

Using the Photo Help Guide mode

This mode provides various shooting tips. Learn to get better photos and videos.

Press [t] to view a topic.

Press [w] or [r] to display the previous or next screen.

Press the Flash button repeatedly to display the Flash icon (lightning shape) on the screen.

Back PracticeBack Practice

Press [t] to practice.

Press [e] to go back to the previous menu.

While practicing, you cannot set shooting options or menus.

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To use ﬂash

Basic functions

Changing the display type

Press [w] repeatedly to change the display type for Shooting and Playback modes.

Display every piece of information

about shooting

Display every piece of information

about shooting

In Shooting mode

Press [w] once or twice to:

display all information about shooting hide information about shooting, except the available number

of photos

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Press [w] once or twice to display or hide the description for the selected shooting option.

SIZESIZE

Set the photo size.Set the photo size.

In Playback mode

Press [w] to:

display information about the current photo hide information about the current ﬁle hide information about the current photo, except the shooting

settings and captured date

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Basic functions

Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

Transfer photos, videos, voice memo that you stored on the camera to your PC or transfer multimedia ﬁles to the camera so that you can play or view them on the camera. Use the supplied USB cable after installing any programs you need from the CD.

Installing programs

Hardware and software requirements

Item Requirements

CPU

Pentium III 500MHz or better (Pentium III 800MHz or better recommended)

RAM

256 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended)

Windows 2000 / XP / Vista

Hard disk capacity

250 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended)

Others

USB port CD-ROM drive 1024x768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor (24-bit color display recommended) Microsoft Direct X 9.0 or later

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Using a self-assembled PC or a PC and OS that are not supported may void your warranty.

For 64-bit Editions of Windows XP and Vista, the programs may not work properly.

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Programs contained on the CD

Item Requirements

Samsung Master

Edit photos and videos.

Samsung Converter*

Convert videos so that they can be played on the camera.

Adobe Reader

View the user manual.

* Files may not be converted if there is no proper codec. Install a multi-codec

(full version of the latest K-Lite Codec recommended). Install Samsung Converter again after installing the multi-codec.

* Pentium IV or better is recommended to use the program.

Basic functions

Insert the installation CD in a CD-ROM drive.

When the setup screen is displayed, click Samsung

Digital Camera Installer to start installation.

Select programs to install and follow the onscreen

instructions.

Click OK to complete the installation.

Connecting the camera to your PC

Once you connect your camera to your PC, the camera will be recognized as a removable disk.

The battery will be charged while the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable.

Plug the USB cable into the camera and your PC.

You must plug the end of the cable with the indicator light (S) into your camera. If the cable is reversed, it may damage your ﬁles. The manufacturer is not responsible for any loss of data.

Turn on the camera.

Select Computer and press [MENU/OK].

Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

Basic functions

Disconnecting the device (for Windows XP)

The way to disconnect the USB cable for Windows 2000/Vista is similar.

Wait until your PC stops reading from the camera.

If the status lamp on your camera is blinking, wait until it is off.

Click on the tool bar at the bottom right of your PC

screen.

Click the pop-up message.

Remove the USB cable.

Transferring ﬁles to your PC

Connect the camera to your PC. (see 'Connecting the

camera to your PC')

On your PC, select My Computer  Removable Disk

 DCIM  100SSCAM.

Select ﬁles and drag or save them to the PC.

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Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera

Requirements

Your camera will support the following ﬁle types.

Multimedia mode

Supported type

MP3

File type: MP3 (MPEG -1/2/2.5 Layer 3) Bit rate: 48 ~ 320Kbps (including VBR)

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PMP

File type: PMP SDC*

Text Viewer

File type: TXT (smaller than 10 MB) Encoding type

- Windows: ANSI (Windows 98 or later), Unicode / Unicode (Big-Endian) / UTF-8 (Windows 2000 / XP)

- Mac: ANSI, Unicode (UTF-16)

Language**: English, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Bahasa, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Turkish

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* A ﬁle type that is converted with Samsung Converter (p. 24) ** Subject to change without prior notice

Duplicating multimedia ﬁles may violate copyright laws.

Without permission of the manufacturer, you cannot duplicate, modify and/or distribute any part or all MP3 or PMP ﬁles provided in the internal memory.

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Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

Basic functions

Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera

Connect the camera to your PC. (p. 21)

On your PC, select My Computer  Removable Disk.

Create new folders named ‘MP3,’ ‘PMP,’ and ‘TEXT.’

Copy multimedia ﬁles to the corresponding folders.

MP3 ﬁles to MP3 folder SDC ﬁles to PMP folder TXT ﬁles to TEXT folder

Multimedia ﬁles cannot be played or viewed if the folder names are incorrect.

Subfolders nested directly within the MP3, PMP and TEXT folders can be created. Files saved in deeply-nested subfolders may not be played or viewed.

You can save up to 200 ﬁles or 100 subfolders in each folder up to 200 total ﬁles and subfolders in combination.

File names or folder names with more than 120 characters (60 characters for 2-byte languages, such as Chinese or Korean) will not appear on the playlist.

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Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

Basic functions

Using Samsung Converter

Convert videos so that they can be played on the camera. For details, see the Help menu.

Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

Add video ﬁles

(AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG [MPEG1])

Add subtitles

Specify the folder path and ﬁle name for the converted ﬁle

Start converting

Preview

Cropping slider

Move to the point where you want the video to begin or end.

Pause/resume playback

Set the frame size and rate or the ﬁle size to be divided by

Basic functions

Transferring ﬁles (for Windows)

Using Samsung Master

You can download ﬁles or edit photos or videos stored on your PC. For details, see Help in the program.

Downloading ﬁles using Samsung Master

A window for downloading ﬁles automatically appears when the camera is connected. Select the ﬁles you want to download. Click Next and follow the onscreen instructions.

Click to download the selected ﬁles

Select a folder to save downloaded ﬁles

The thumbnails of ﬁles (Click ﬁles to download.)

Using the Samsung Master Interface

View mode

ToolbarToolbar

MenusMenus

Click to see details about the program

Click to enlarge or reduce the photos in the list

Double-click

to switch to full-

screen view

Double-click

to switch to full-

screen view

Preview

information about

the selected ﬁle

Preview

information about

the selected ﬁle

The photos in the selected folder

Change the mode

: View

mode

: Edit mode for photos : Edit mode for videos

Basic functions

Transferring ﬁles (for Mac)

Once you connect the camera to a Macintosh computer, the computer will recognize the camera automatically. You can transfer ﬁles directly from the camera to the computer without installing any programs.

Mac OS X version 10.3 or later is supported.

Supported ﬁle types and languages are the same as the Windows version. (p.22)

To use PMP ﬁles, you must ﬁrst convert the ﬁles using Samsung Converter on a Windows computer.

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Transferring ﬁles to your computer

Connect your camera to a Macintosh computer with the

USB cable.

Turn on your camera.

The computer recognizes the camera automatically and a removable disk icon will be displayed.

Double-click the removable disk icon.

Transfer photos or videos to the computer.

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Transferring multimedia ﬁles to the camera

Connect the camera to a Macintosh computer with the

USB cable.

Turn on your camera.

The computer recognizes the camera automatically and a removable disk icon will be displayed.

Double-click the removable disk icon.

Create new folders named ‘MP3,’ ‘PMP,’ and ‘TEXT.’

Transfer multimedia ﬁles to your computer.

MP3 ﬁles to MP3 folder SDC ﬁles to PMP folder TXT ﬁles to TEXT folder

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2. Extended functions

Learn how to take a photo by selecting a mode and how to record a video or voice memo.

Shooting modes

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2 Using the Auto mode ...........................28

4 Using the Scene mode ......................28

7Using the Dual IS mode ......................29

5 Using the Beauty Shot mode .....................30

1 Using the Program mode ............................31

3 Recording a video .....................................32

Tips for getting a clearer photo........................33

Recording voice memos

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Recording a voice memo ................................35

Adding a voice memo to a photo ....................35

2. Extended functions

Extended functions

Shooting modes

Take photos or record videos by selecting the best shooting mode for the conditions.

2 Using the Auto mode

Take a photo quickly and easily with minimal settings.

Rotate the mode dial to 2.

Align your subject in the frame and half-press [Shutter]

to focus.

Press [Shutter] to take the photo.

4 Using the Scene mode

Take a photo with options for a preset scene.

Rotate the mode dial to 4.

Press [MENU/OK].

Select  Scene.

Press [t].

Press [w] or [r] to select a scene.

If you select Nightscene, you can adjust the aperture value and shutter speed.

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Press [MENU/OK].

Press [Shutter] to return to Shooting mode.

Align your subject in the frame and half-press [Shutter]

to focus.

Press [Shutter] to take the photo.

Adjusting the exposure

If you select Nightscene, you can catch brief ﬂashes of light as curved streaks by extending the exposure. Use a slow shutter speed to extend the time until the shutter closes. Increase the aperture value to prevent overexposure.

Press [Fn].

Press [w] or [r] to select .

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