Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product D53 Samsung
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ŝ 1 Ş Getting to know your camera Instructions ƈ Use this camera in the following order Set up the camera driver Take a picture Insert the USB cable Check the camera’s power Check [Removable Disk] Before connecting the camera to a PC, via the USB cable, you will need to set up the camera driver.
Danger W arning ŝ 2 Ş Caution WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. ƈ Do not use the flash in close proximity to people or animals. Positioning the flash too close to your subject’s eyes may cause eyesight damage.
ŝ 3 Ş Contents READY ƃ System chart 4 ƃ Identification of features 5 ƈ Front & Top 5 ƈ Back & Bottom 6 ƈ Bottom / 5-function button 7 ƈ Self-timer lamp 8 ƈ Camera Status Lamp 8 ƈ Mod.
ŝ 4 Ş System chart Please check that you have the correct contents before using this product. The contents can vary depending on the sales region. To buy the optional equipment, contact your nearest Samsung dealer or Samsung service centre. Software CD (see p.
ŝ 5 Ş Identification of features Flash Self-timer lamp / Auto focus lamp Strap eyelet Shutter button M(Mode) button Power button Speaker Microphone Lens / Lens cover Front & Top.
ŝ 6 Ş Identification of features Back & Bottom LCD monitor Tripod 5 function button E (Effects) button Play mode / Printer button Zoom T button (Digital zoom) Camera status lamp Zoom W button (T.
ŝ 7 Ş Identification of features Bottom / 5-function button Battery chamber Battery chamber cover Voice memo / Voice Recording / Up button Flash / Left button Menu / OK button Self-timer / Right but.
ŝ 8 Ş Connecting to a Power Source Identification of features ƈ Self-timer lamp Icon Status Description For the first 8 seconds, the lamp blinks at 1 second intervals. For the final 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.25- second intervals. For the 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.
ŝ 9 Ş Connecting to a Power Source Important information about battery usage ƃ When the camera is not used, turn off the camera power. ƃ Please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for long periods. Battery can lose power over time and are prone to leaking if kept inside the camera.
ƃ Be sure to format the memory card (see p.55) if you are using a newly purchased memory for the first time, if it contains data that the camera cannot recognise, or if it contains images captured with a different camera. ƃ Turn off the camera power whenever the memory card is being inserted or removed.
ŝ 11 Ş Instructions on how to use the memory card [ SD (Secure Digital) memory card ] Write protect switch Label Card pins ƈ The camera can use SD Memory Cards and MMC (Multi Media Cards). Please consult the enclosed manual for using the MMC Cards.
ŝ 12 Ş When Using the Camera for the First Time ƈ Charge the rechargeable battery fully before using the camera for the first time. ƈ When the camera is turned on for the first time, a menu will be displayed to set date / time, language and battery type in the LCD monitor.
ŝ 13 Ş LCD monitor indicator [Image & Full Status] ں ڻ ڽ ڼ ھ ڿ ۀ ہ ۇ ۅ ۆ ؇ ؆ ؉ ؈ ۄ ۂ ۃ ؋ ؊ ڹ ƈ The LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections. No. Description Icons Page 4 Continuous shot p.
ŝ 14 Ş Changing the recording mode Starting the recording mode ƈ How to use the PROGRAM mode ( ) Selecting the automatic mode will configure the camera with optimal settings. You can still manually configure all functions except the aperture value and shutter speed.
ŝ 15 Ş Starting the recording mode ƈ How to use the MANUAL mode ( ) You can manually configure all functions with the aperture value and shutter speed. 1. Press the + / - button and menu for the shutter speed and aperture value will display. Up / Down button : changes aperture value Left / Right button : changes shutter speed.
ŝ 16 Ş [Night mode] [Portrait mode] [Children mode] ƈ Night / Portrait / Children mode - Night mode : Use this for still images at night or in other dark conditions - Portrait mode : To take a pict.
ŝ 17 Ş Starting the recording mode ƈ How to use the VOICE RECORDING mode ( ) 1. In any mode with the exception of Movie clip mode, select the VOICE RECORDING mode by pressing the Voice recording button twice. 2. Press the shutter button to record a voice.
ŝ 18 Ş Using the camera buttons to set the camera ZOOM W / T button ƈ The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons. ƃ Used for turning the camera’s power on / off. ƃ If there is no operation during the specified time, the camera's power will be turned off automatically to save battery life.
ŝ 19 Ş ZOOM W / T button [ TELE zoom ] [ Optical zoom 2X ] [ WIDE zoom ] Pressing the ZOOM W button Pressing the ZOOM W button [ Digital zoom 5.0X ] [ TELE zoom ] [ WIDE zoom ] Pressing the ZOOM W button Pressing the ZOOM W button ƃ WIDE Zoom Optical zoom WIDE : Pressing the ZOOM W button.
ŝ 20 Ş V oice recording( ) / V oice memo( ) / UP button Macro( ) / Down button ƈ While the menu is showing, press the UP button to move up the submenu. When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the UP button operates as the voice recording or voice memo ( ) button.
ŝ 21 Ş Macro( ) / Down button ƈ Available focusing method, by recording mode (O: Selectable , X: Not selectable, ∞ : Infinity focus range) O OOO OOO XO O XXX O O XXX XXX Mode Normal Macro Auto ma.
ŝ 22 Ş Menu tab Flash mode Description ƃ Flash mode indicator If the subject or background is dark, the camera flash will operate automatically. If a subject or background is dark, the camera flash will work automatically and will reduce the red-eye effect by using the red-eye reduction function.
ŝ 23 Ş Flash ( ) / Left button ƃ Available flash mode, by recording mode XX O X XX X X X X X X X O XO O X XO O X XX X XXX XX O OXX X X XX X O XX XX O XO X X X XX X XXX OOO O OO O O O OO XO X ƈ When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the Right button makes the cursor shift to the right tab.
ŝ 24 Ş MENU / OK button E (Effect) button ƈ It is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button. ƈ Still image mode : You can select the colour, outfocus, composite and frame menus. ƈ Movie clip mode : You can select the colour menu.
ŝ 25 Ş Special Effect : Colour 3. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up / Down button and press the OK button. : No effect is added to the image : Captured images will be stored in black and white. : Captured images will be stored in a sepia tone (a gradient of yellowish brown colours).
ŝ 26 Ş Special Effect : Preset focus frames Special Effect : Composite shooting ƈ You can combine 2 ~ 4 different shots in a still image. 1. Press the E button in any recording mode (except for MOVIE CLIP and AUTO mode). 2. Select the ( ) menu by pressing the Left / Right button.
ŝ 27 Ş Special Effect : Composite shooting ƃ Changing a part of composite shot before taking the last shot Before taking the last composite shot, you can change a part of composite shot. 1. During the composite shots, press the + / - button. 2. A previous image will be deleted and new frame will display.
ŝ 28 Ş Special Effect : Photo Frame + / - button ƈ You can use the + / - button to adjust the values for the RGB, ISO, white balance and exposure compensation. Main menu Sub menu Available camera mode RGB R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue) ISO AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400 Exposure compensation -2.
ŝ 29 Ş + / - button ƃ Selecting an ISO Sensitivity 1. Press the + / - button, and then use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the ISO icon( ). The ISO menu bar will appear as shown. 2. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to select the desired ISO sensitivity value.
ŝ 30 Ş ƃ Using the Custom White Balance White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shooting environment. You can select the most appropriate white balance setting for a given shooting environment by setting up the custom white balance.
ŝ 31 Ş ƈ You can use the menu on the LCD monitor to set up recording functions. In any mode with the exception of VOICE RECORDING mode, pressing the MENU button displays the menu on the LCD monitor. ſ The menu will not be displayed on the LCD monitor in the following circumstances: - When another button is being operated.
ŝ 32 Ş Size Quality / Frame rate [ STILL IMAGE mode ] QUALITY Super Fine Fine Normal [ MOVIE CLIP mode ] FRAME RATE 30FPS 15FPS ƈ You can select the compression ratio appropriate for your application of the captured images. The higher the compression ratio, the lower the picture quality.
ŝ 33 Ş ƈ If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the metering method to take brighter pictures. [Multi] : Exposure will be calculated 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.
ŝ 34 Ş Sharpness OSD (On Screen Display) information ƈ Idle mode : If you select the [LCD Save] and the camera isn't operated during the specified time(about 30 SEC.), the camera power will be idle (LCD monitor : OFF, Camera status lamp : Blinking) automatically.
ŝ 35 Ş ƃ Playing back a movie clip Steps from 1-2 are the same as those to play back a still image. 3. Select the recorded movie clip and press the Play & Pause button ( ) to play back. - To pause a movie clip file while playing it back, press the play & pause button again.
ŝ 36 Ş Starting play mode ƃ Playing back a recorded voice Steps from 1-2 are the same as those to play back a still image. 3. Select the recorded voice file and press the Play & Pause button ( ) to play back a recorded voice file. - To pause a recorded voice file, while playing it back, press the play & pause button again.
ŝ 37 Ş Thumbnail( ) / Enlargement ( ) button ƃ Image enlargement 1. Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the enlargement button. 2. Different parts of the image can be viewed by pressing the 5 function button. 3. Pressing the thumbnail button will zoom back to the original full sized image.
ŝ 38 Ş Thumbnail( ) / Enlargement ( ) button ƃ The maximum enlargement rate in proportion to the image size. ƃ Trimming : You can extract part of the image that you want and save it separately. 1. Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the enlargement button.
ŝ 39 Ş E (Effect) button ƈ It is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button. ſ The changed image is saved in a new file name. Exit:E 1. Select a still image or movie clip and press the E button. 2. Select a desired sub menu and press the OK button.
ŝ 40 Ş Delete ( ) button ƈ This deletes images stored on the memory. ƃ Deleting Images in Play Mode 1. Select an image that you want to delete by pressing the LEFT / RIGHT button and press the DELETE( ) button. 2. A message will display as shown alongside on the LCD monitor.
ŝ 41 Ş ƈ PLAY mode functions can be changed 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 the play menu, press the PLAY mode button or shutter button.
ŝ 42 Ş Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu Page Right 90° - Left 90° - 180° - Horizontal - Vertical - Standard Select / All Pics / Cancel DPOF Index No / Yes p.46 Size Select / All Pics / Cancel No - Yes - Full - Basic - OSD Off - p.
ŝ 43 Ş ƃ Start the slide show : The slide show can start only in the [Show] menu. 1. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the [Show] menu and press the Right button. 2. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up / Down button. [Play] : The slide show is closed after one cycle.
ŝ 44 Ş Starting the slide show ƃ Configure slide show effects : Unique screen effects can be used for the slide show. 1. Select the [Effect] sub menu by pressing the UP / DOWN button and press the RIGHT button. 2. Use the Up / Down button to select the type of effect.
ŝ 45 Ş ƈ Change the resolution (size) of pictures taken. Select the [User Image] to save an image to be the start-up image. The resized image will have a new file name. 1. Press the play mode button and press the menu button. 2. Press the LEFT / RIGHT button and select the [RESIZE] menu tab.
ŝ 46 Ş Rotating an image ƈ You can rotate the stored images by various degrees. Once the playback of the rotated picture is finished, it will switch back to the original state. 1. Press the play mode button and press the menu button. 2. Press the LEFT / RIGHT button and select the [ROTATE] menu tab.
ŝ 47 Ş DPOF : Index ƈ Images (except for movie clips and voice file) are printed as index type. 1. Press the play mode button and press the menu button. 2. Press the LEFT / RIGHT button and select the [DPOF] menu tab. 3. Select the [Index] menu by pressing the UP / DOWN button and press the RIGHT button.
ŝ 48 Ş DPOF : Print size ƈ You can specify the print size when printing images stored on the memory card. The [Size] menu is available only for DPOF 1.1 compatible printers. ſ DPOF [Size] secondary menu : Cancel, 3X5, 4X6, 5X7, 8X10 ƃ Setting the Print Size 1.
ŝ 49 Ş PictBridge ƈ You can use the USB cable to connect this camera to a printer that supports PictBridge (sold separately) and print the stored images directly. Movie clips and voice files cannot be printed. ƃ Setting up the camera for connection with the printer 1.
ŝ 50 Ş PictBridge : Picture Selection ƈ Easy printing When you connect the camera to printer in the Play back mode, you can print a picture easily. - Pressing the printer( ) button : Currently displayed image will be printed with the printer’s default setting.
ŝ 51 Ş PictBridge : Printing ƈ Printing Pictures 1. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to select the [PRINT] menu tab. 2. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired sub menu value, and then press the OK button. [Standard] : Print the pictures stored in the memory card in set numbers.
ŝ 52 Ş Setup menu Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu Page Series - Reset - Off, 1, 3, 5, 10 min - p.54 No - Yes - 06/01/01 13:00 - yy/mm/dd - Off - dd/mm/yy - mm/dd/yy - Off - Date - Date&am.
ŝ 53 Ş ſ Menus are subject to change without prior notice. Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu Page Computer - Printer - Off - On - Dark - Normal - Bright - NTSC - PAL - Quick View Off / 0.5, 1, 3 sec - p.57 No - Yes - Alkaline - Ni-MH - AF Lamp LCD Video Out Reset Battery type p.
[ Language ] ƈ There is a choice of languages that can be displayed on the LCD monitor. Even if the battery is removed and inserted again, the language setting will be preserved. - LANGUAGE sub menu : English, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Italian, S.
ŝ 55 Ş [ Formatting a memory ] ƈ This is used for formatting the memory. If you run [Format] on the memory, all images, including the protected images, will be deleted. Be sure to download important images to your PC before formatting the memory. ƃ Sub menus [No] : The memory will not be formatted.
[ Auto Focus lamp ] ƈ You can turn on and off the Auto Focus lamp. ƃ Sub menus [Off] : The AF lamp will not light up in a low light condition. [On] : The AF lamp will light up in a low light condition. [ LCD brightness ] ƈ You can adjust the LCD brightness.
ŝ 57 Ş [ Selecting Video out type ] ƈ The Movie output signal from the camera can be NTSC or PAL. Your choice of output will be governed by the type of device (monitor or TV, etc.
Setting up the Mycam menu Start up image ƈ You can set up a start up image, start up sound and shutter sound. Every camera working mode (with the exception of Voice recording mode) has the MyCAM menu.
ŝ 59 Ş Start up sound Shutter sound ƈ You can select the sound that is activated whenever the camera is turned on. ƃ Start up sound : [Off], [Sound 1], [Sound 2], [Sound 3] - If the start up image is set to [Off], the start up sound will not activate, even though you may have set these to on.
Important notes ƈ Camera Maintenance - Use a soft brush (available from photo stores) to gently clean 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.
ŝ 61 Ş W arning indicator ƈ There are several warnings that may appear on the LCD display Card Error! Ү Memory card error ƍ Turn off the camera power and turn it on again ƍ Insert the memory card again ƍ Insert the memory card and format the memory card.
Before contacting a service centre The flash does not fire Ү Flash off mode has been selected ƍ Dis-engage flash off mode Ү The camera mode can’t use the flash ƍ Refer to the FLASH instruction (p.
ŝ 63 Ş Before contacting a service centre No image on external monitor Ү The external monitor has not been connected properly with the camera ƍ Check the connection cables Ү There are incorrect f.
Specifications - Capacity (20 MB) * These figures are measured under Samsung Ŗ s standard conditions and may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings ƈ Image Play - Type : Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip - Editing : Trimming, Resizing, Rotate, Effect ƈ Interface - Digital output connector : USB 2.
ŝ 65 Ş About the software After inserting the CD-ROM provided with this camera into the CD-ROM drive, the following window should automatically run. Before connecting the camera to the PC, you should first install the camera driver. ƈ Camera driver : This enables images to transfer between the camera and PC.
ŝ 66 Ş About the software Setting up the application software ƈ To use this camera with a PC, install the application software first. After this has been done, the stored images in the camera can be moved to the PC and can be edited by an image editing program.
ŝ 67 Ş Setting up the application software 4. Turn the camera power on. The [Found New Hardware Wizard] will open and the computer will recognize the camera. ſ If your OS is Windows XP, an image viewer program will open. If the download window of Digmax Master opens after starting Digimax Master, the camera driver was setup successfully.
ŝ 68 Ş ƈ Connecting the camera to a PC ƈ Disconnecting the camera and PC : Refer to page 70 (Removing the removable disk). ſ If you selected [Printer] in Step 4, when you connect the camera to your printer, the [Connecting Printer] message will display and the connection will not be established.
ŝ 69 Ş Starting PC mode ƈ Downloading stored images You can download 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.
ŝ 70 Ş 6. A [Unplug or Eject Hardware] window will open. Click the [Close] button and the removable disk will be removed safely. 7. Unplug the USB cable. Removing the removable disk ƈ Windows 98SE 1. Check whether the camera and PC are transferring a file.
ŝ 71 Ş Setting up the USB Driver for MAC 1. A USB Driver for MAC is not included with the software CD as MAC OS supports the camera driver. 2. Check the MAC OS version during start-up. This camera is compatible with MAC OS 9.2 ~ 10.3. 3. Connect the camera to the Macintosh and turn the camera power on.
ŝ 72 Ş ƃ Image viewer : You can view the stored images. ڹ ڽ ھ ڿ ں ڻ ڼ - Image viewer functions are listed below. ڹ Menu bar : You can select menus. File, Edit, View, Tools, Change functions, Auto download, help, etc. ں Image selection window : You can select the desired images in this window.
ŝ 73 Ş Digimax Master ƃ Image edit : You can edit the still image. ڹ ں ڻ ڼ - Image edit functions are listed below. ڹ Edit menu : You can select the following menus. [Tools] : You can resize or crop the selected image. See the [Help] menu. [Adjust] : You can modify image quality.
ŝ 74 Ş Case 6 When I open the Device Manager (by clicking Start ƍ (Settings) ƍ Control Panel ƍ (Performance and Maintenance) ƍ System ƍ (Hardware) ƍ Device Manager), there are Unknown Devices or Other Devices entries with a yellow question mark(?) beside them or devices with an exclamation mark(!) beside them.
ŝ 75 Ş FA Q ƃ When the DirectX 9.0 or later is not installed ƍ Install the DirectX 9.0 or later 1) Insert the CD provided with the camera 2) Run the windows explorer and select the [CD-ROM drive: USB DriverDirectX 9.0] folder and click the DXSETUP.
MEMO ŝ 76 Ş FCC notice ƈ ƈ 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. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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