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User Manual
This user manual includes detailed usage instructions for your camera.
Please read this manual thoroughly.
ENG
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Copyright information • Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks PlanetFirst represents Samsung Electronics' commitment of the Microsoft Corporation. to the sustainable development and social responsibility • Mac is a registered trademark of the Apple Corporation. through eco-driven business and management activities. • HDMI, the HDMI logo, and the term “High Definition Multimedia Interface” are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. • Trademarks a
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Health and safety information Always comply with the following precautions and usage tips to avoid Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care dangerous situations and ensure peak performance of your camera. • 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 Safety warnings disposing of used batteries. • Never place bat
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Health and safety information • Avoid using or storing your camera in dusty, dirty, humid, or poorly- Protect batteries, chargers, and memory cards from ventilated areas to prevent damage to moving parts and internal damage components. • Avoid exposing batteries or memory cards to very cold or very hot • Remove the batteries from your camera when storing it for an temperatures (below 0 ºC/32 ºF or above 40 ºC/104 ºF). Extreme extended period of time. Installed batteries may leak or corrode
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Health and safety information Use only Samsung-approved accessories Exercise caution when using the camera in humid environments Using incompatible accessories may damage your camera, cause injury, or void your warranty. When transferring the camera from a cold environment to a warm and humid one, condensation may form on the delicate electronic circuitry and memory card. In this situation, wait for at least 1 hour until all Protect your camera’s lens moisture has evaporated before using th
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Indications used in this manual Icons used in this manual Abbreviations used in this manual Icon Function Abbreviation Definition Additional information Auto Exposure AE Safety warnings and precautions AF Auto Focus Camera buttons. For example, [Shutter] represents the BKT Bracketing [ ] shutter button. DPOF Digital Print Order Format Page number of related information ( ) EV Exposure Value The order of options or menus you must select to ► perform a step; for example: Select 1 ► Quality
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Contents Tips Chapter 1 Concepts in Photography My Camera Shooting postures ....................................................................... 10 Get started ................................................................................... 24 Holding the camera ......................................................................... 10 Unpack ......................................................................................... 24 Standing photography .................................
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Contents Shooting modes .......................................................................... 39 White Balance (light source) ....................................................... 53 t Smart Auto mode ............................................................... 39 White balance options ................................................................... 53 Customize preset options................................................................ 54 P Program mode .........................
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Contents Metering ....................................................................................... 71 View photos ................................................................................. 83 Spot .............................................................................................. 71 Enlarge a photo ............................................................................. 83 Link AE to AF Point ........................................................................
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Contents Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Connect to external devices Appendix View files on a TV or HDTV ....................................................... 100 Error messages ......................................................................... 115 View files on a TV ........................................................................ 100 Maintain the camera ................................................................. 116 View files on an HDTV .................................................
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Concepts in Photography Standing photography Shooting postures Compose your shot; stand up straight with your feet shoulder-length A correct posture for stabilizing the camera is necessary for taking a apart, and keep your elbows pointed down. good photo. Even if you hold a camera correctly, the wrong posture can cause the camera to shake. Stand up straight and remain still to maintain a steady base for your camera. When shooting with a low shutter speed, hold your breath to minimize body m
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Concepts in Photography Crouching photography Aperture Compose your shot, crouch with one knee touching the ground, and The aperture, a hole that controls the amount of light that enters the keep a straight posture. camera, is one of the three factors that determine the exposure. The aperture housing contains thin, metal plates that open and close to let light through the aperture and into the camera. The size of the aperture is closely related to the brightness of a photo: the larger the a
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Concepts in Photography The size of the aperture is represented by a value known as an Aperture value and the depth of field “F-number.” The f-number represents the focal length divided by the You can blur or sharpen the background of a photo by controlling the diameter of the lens. For example, if a lens with a 50 mm focal length aperture. It is closely related to the depth of field (DOF), which can be has an f-number of F2, the diameter of the aperture is 25 mm. (50 expressed as small or l
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Concepts in Photography The numbers indicated on the camera are the denominators of Shutter speed exposure values, which means that the higher the number, the less light Shutter speed refers to the amount of time it takes to open and close will be let in. Likewise, the smaller the EV number, the more light will be the shutter, and it is an important factor in the brightness of a photo, as let in. it controls the amount of light which passes through the aperture before As the photos below ill
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Concepts in Photography Because a low ISO sensitivity means the camera will be less sensitive ISO sensitivity to light, you need more light to have an optimal exposure. When using The exposure of an image is determined by the sensitivity of the a low ISO sensitivity, open the aperture more or reduce the shutter camera. This sensitivity is based on international film standards, known speed to allow more light to enter the camera. For example, on a sunny as ISO standards. On digital cameras, th
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Concepts in Photography Settings Results How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity control exposure The aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity are closely interconnected in photography. The aperture setting controls the opening that regulates the light that enters the camera, while the shutter Wide aperture speed determines the length of time that light is allowed to enter. = more light Aperture ISO sensitivity determines the speed at which the film reacts
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Concepts in Photography Long focal length Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective telephoto lens Focal length, which is measured in millimeters, is the distance between the middle of the lens to its focal point. It affects the angle and perspective of captured images. A short focal length translates into a wide angle, which allows you to capture a wide shot. A long focal length translates into a narrow angle, which allows you to capture telephoto telephoto shot shots. narr
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Concepts in Photography What controls out-of-focus effects? Depth of field Portraits or still-life photos mostly acclaimed by people are the ones on DOF depends on aperture value which the background is out of focus so the subject looks pronounced. Depending on the focused areas, a photo can be blurred or sharpened. The wider the aperture is (namely the lower the aperture value), the This is called ‘a low DOF’ or ‘a high DOF’. lower the DOF becomes. Under the condition where the other values
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Concepts in Photography DOF depends on focal length DOF depends on the distance between the subject and the camera The longer the focal length is, the lower the DOF gets. A telescope lens with a longer focal length than a telescope lens with a short focal length The shorter the distance between the subject and the camera is, the is better to take a photo of a low DOF. lower the DOF gets. Therefore, taking a photo close to a subject can result in a photo of low DOF. A photo taken with a 100
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Concepts in Photography DOF preview Composition You can use the Depth preview button to get an idea of what your shot It is fun to take a photo of the beauty of world with a camera. No matter will look like before shooting. When you press the button, the camera how the world is beautiful, however, a poor composition cannot capture adjusts the aperture to the predefined settings and shows the results on the beauty of it. the screen. When it comes to composition, it is very important to priori
