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User Manual
High Defi nition Digital Camcorder
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HMX-E10WN
HMX-E10BN
HMX-E10ON
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before reading this user manual SAFETY WARNINGS What the icons and signs in this user manual mean: Safety Icon Meaning There is a potential risk of death or serious injury. WARNING There is a potential risk of personal injury or damage to the product. CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions. CAUTION Here are hints or page number references that contain information you will find helpful when
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON USE About this user manual Before using this camcorder • This camcorder records video in H.264 Thank you for purchasing this Samsung (MPEG4/AVC) format. Camcorder. Please read this user manual • Please note that this camcorder is not carefully before you use the camcorder and compatible with other digital video keep it handy for future reference. Should formats. your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer • Before recording important video, to Troubleshootin
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before reading this user manual • Copyrights: Please note that this Notes regarding trademarks camcorder is intended for individual use only. • All the trade names and registered Data recorded on the storage media in trademarks mentioned in this manual or this camcorder using other digital/analog other documentation provided with your media or devices is protected by the Samsung product are trademarks or copyright act and cannot be used without registered trademarks of their respectiv
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important safety instructions This symbol indicates that dangerous CAUTION voltage consisting a risk of electric RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK shock is present within this unit. DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, This symbol indicates that there are DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). important operating and maintenance NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE instructions in the literature REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. accompanying this unit. Warning To Reduce The Ris
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important safety instructions 15. Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or 20. OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING: splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such CAMCORDER, be sure the antenna or cable as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. system is grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static 16. VENTILATION: charges, Section 810 of the National Electrical Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984, provides for venti
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23. OVERLOADING: 27. REPLACEMENT PARTS: Do not overload wall outlets and extension When replacement parts are required, be sure cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric the service technician has used replacement shock. parts specified by the manufacturer and having the same characteristics as the original part. 24. OBJECTS AND LIQUIDS: Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, Never push objects of any kind into this electric shock or other hazards. CAMCORDER through openi
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important safety instructions USER INSTALLER CAUTION: NOTE: Your authority to operate this FCC certified This equipment has been tested and found to equipment could be voided if you make changes or comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, modifications not expressly approved by this party pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. responsible for compliance to part 15 FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable NOTE: protection against harmful interference in a reside
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SAND safety information The safety precautions illustrated below are to prevent personal injury or material damages. Heed all instructions carefully. WARNING Prohibited action. Do not touch the product. Means that there is a potential risk of serious personal injury. This precaution must be CAUTION Do not disassemble the kept. Means that there is a product. potential risk of personal injury or damage to the product. WARNING Using the camcorder at temperatures over 60 (140 ) Do not al
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MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU safety information Keep the used lithium battery or Keep the camcorder away from Never use cleaning fluid or similar memory card out of the reach of water when using it near the beach chemicals to clean the camcorder. children. If the lithium battery or or pool or when it rains. There is a Do not spray cleaners directly on memory card is swallowed by a risk of malfunction or electric shock. the camcorder. child, consult physician immediately. If the camcorder emit
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CAUTION Do not press the surface of the Do not drop or expose the LCD with force, or hit it with a camcorder, battery or other Do not use the camcorder on a sharp object. If you push the LCD accessories to severe vibrations tripod (not supplied) in a place surface, display unevenness may or impact. This may cause a where the tripod is subject to occur. malfunction or injury. severe vibrations or impact. Do not use the camcorder in direct Do not expose the camcorder to sunlight or near
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safety information Do not use the camcorder near Do not wipe the camcorder sources of strong radio waves or Do not use the camcorder near a body with benzene or thinner. magnetism such as speakers or TV or radio. It can cause distortion The exterior coating could peel large motors. Noise from these on the TV screen or interference off or the case surface could sources could distort the video or on the radio. deteriorate. audio you are recording. Use Samsung-approved accessories only. Using
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contents QUICK START GUIDE 06 10 What’s included with your camcorder GETTING TO KNOW THE 11 Location of controls CAMCORDER 13 Identifying the screen displays 10 17 Using the battery GETTING STARTED 19 Checking the battery state 17 22 Turning your camcorder on/off BASIC OPERATION OF THE 23 Setting the operating modes CAMCORDER 24 Using the touch panel 22 25 Turning the power on for the first time FIRST TIME SETTINGS and setting the date and time 26 Selecting the OSD language 25 3
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contents 27 Inserting/ejecting a memory card GETTING READY TO START (not supplied) RECORDING 28 Selecting a suitable memory card (not supplied) 30 Recordable time and capacity 31 Using the hand strap 27 31 Using the lens 32 Recording videos BASIC RECORDING 34 Recording photos 35 Capturing photos during video recording (dual recording) 36 Zooming in and out 32 BASIC PLAYBACK 37 Changing the playback mode 38 Playing videos 41 Viewing photos 37 ADVANCED RECORDING 43 Using the menu tab in the rec
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54 Using the setting menu tab SYSTEM SETTING 55 Setting menu items 55 Storage Info 56 File No. 56 Date/Time Set 54 57 Date/Time Display 57 LCD Brightness 58 Auto LCD Off 59 Beep Sound 59 Shutter Sound 60 Auto Power Off 61 PC Software 62 Format 63 Default Set 63 Language 64 Demo 65 What you can do with a windows USING WITH A WINDOWS computer COMPUTER 66 Using the intelli-studio program 72 Using as a removable storage device 65 74 Connecting to a TV CONNECTING TO OTHER 75 TV image displays DEVICE
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quick start guide This quick start guide introduces the basic operation and features of your camcorder. See the reference pages for more information. You can record videos in H.264 format! You can record videos in the H.264 format that are convenient to email and share with your friends and family. You can also take photos with your camcorder. STEP 1: Get ready 1. Pull to open the battery cover in the direction of the arrow as shown in the fi gure. page 17 2. Insert a memory card. • You can
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Recording videos Recording photos Your camcorder uses advanced H.264 Your camcorder can record high quality compression technology to give you the photos with a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio. clearest video quality. 1. Press the Power ( ) button. 1. Press the Power ( ) button. 2. Frame the subject to be recorded, 2. While in the STBY mode, touch the and touch the Photo ( ) tab on the Recording start ( ) tab on the LCD LCD screen. screen to start recording. 3. When you release the Photo ( ) tab,
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quick start guide STEP 3: Play back videos or photos Viewing videos or photos on the LCD screen You can fi nd recordings quickly by using the thumbnail index view. 1. Press the Mode ( ) button to select the play mode. 2. Touch the video or photo thumbnail ( / ) tab, and then MENU touch the thumbnail of the video or photo you want to view. • The recorded videos or photos appear in the thumbnail index view. • The thumbnail of the latest created or played fi le is highlighted. You can switch from
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MENU Importing videos/photos from your camcorder and viewing them on your PC 1. Start the Intelli-studio program by connecting the built-in USB plug of the camcorder to the PC. • A new fi le saving screen appears with the Intelli-studio main window. Click “Yes.” The uploading procedure starts. 2. Any new fi les are saved to your PC and registered to “Contents Manager” in the Intelli-studio program. Contents Manager Saved fi les into your PC • You can arrange the fi les by different options suc
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getting to know the camcorder WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH YOUR CAMCORDER Your new camcorder comes with the following accessories. If any of these items are missing from your box, call Samsung’s Customer Care Center. MENU Model name Color Memory card slot LCD screen Lens HMX-E10WN White HMX-E10BN Black Yes Color Digital zoom: x2 HMX-E10ON Orange • The shape is the same for all models. Only the color is different. Checking your accessories Battery (BP90A) Hand strap User manual CD (AD43-00198A) (AD63-05
