Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S1050 Samsung
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ENGLISH User Manual Thank you for buying a Samsung camera. This manual will guide you through using the camera, including capturing images, downloading images and using the application software. Please read this manual carefully before using your new camera.
《 1 》 Instructions Getting to know your camera ■ Use this camera in the following order. Set up the camera driver Take a picture Insert the USB cable Check [Removable Disk] Before connecting the camera to a PC, via the USB cable, you will need to set up the camera driver.
《 2 》 Danger Wa r n ing WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. ■ 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.
Caution Contents 《 3 》 CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in a minor or moderate injury. ■ Leaking, overheating, or damaged battery could result in fire or injury. • Use battery with the correct specification for the camera.
《 4 》 Contents ● How to use the menu …………… 31 ● Recording ………………………… 31 ■ Sharpness ……………………… 31 ■ Contrast ………………………… 3.
《 5 》 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.
《 6 》 Identification of features Front & Top Shutter button Lens / Lens cover Mode dial Power button Self-timer lamp / Auto focus lamp Microphone Flash Speaker DC input connection port USB / A.
《 7 》 Identification of features Back & Bottom LCD monitor Tripod socket E (Effects) button Strap eyelet 5 function button Play mode / Printer button Zoom T button (Digital zoom) Zoom W button.
《 8 》 ■ Self-timer lamp Icon Status Description Blinking Blinking Blinking For the 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.25-second intervals before taking a picture For the first 8 seconds, the lamp blinks at 1 second intervals. For the final 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.
Connecting to a Power Source 《 9 》 Identification of features ■ We recommend using battery supplied with the camera. The available batteries are listed below.
Inserting the memory card ■ Insert the battery as shown - If the camera does not turn on after you have inserted battery, please check whether the battery is inserted with the correct polarity (+ / -). - When the battery chamber cover is opened, do not press the battery chamber cover by force.
Instructions on how to use the memory card 《 11 》 ● Do not use a memory card formatted by another digital camera or memory card reader. ● If the memory card is subjected to any of the following, the recorded data may become corrupted : - When the memory card is used incorrectly.
《 12 》 ■ When using a 256MB MMC (Multi Media Card), the specified shooting capacity will be as follows. These figures are approximate as image capacities can be affected by variables such as subject matter and memory card type. * The recording times can be changed by the zoom operation.
《 13 》 When Using the Camera for the First Time ■ Charge the rechargeable battery fully before using the camera for the first time. ■ 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.
《 14 》 LCD monitor indicator [ Image & Full Status ] ■ The LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections. No. Description Icons Page 2 Aperture Value/ Shutter Speed F2.8, 1/30 p.15/16 3 Face Recognition p.18 4F l ash p.
《 15 》 Starting the recording mode ■ 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. 1. Select the PROGRAM mode by rotating the mode dial.
《 16 》 Starting the recording mode ■ How to use the MANUAL mode ( ) You can manually configure all functions with the aperture value and shutter speed. 1. Select the MANUAL mode by rotating the mode dial. 2. Press the + / - button and menu for the shutter speed and aperture value will display.
《 17 》 Starting the recording mode ■ Wise Shot 2 images are taken at a time. One is taken in the Fill-In Flash mode and the other is taken in the ASR mode. ● How to use the Wise Shot 1. Select the ASR mode by rotating the mode dial and press the +/- button.
《 18 》 Starting the recording mode 3. Press the shutter button halfway. The focus frame turns to green when the focus is activated. 4. Press the shutter button fully to take a picture. 2. The size and position of the auto focus frame is set at the face of the subject automatically.
《 19 》 Starting the recording mode ■ How to use the MOVIE CLIP mode ( ) A movie clip can be recorded for as long as the available recording time of the memory capacity allows. 1. Select the MOVIE CLIP mode by rotating the mode dial. (The MOVIE CLIP mode icon and available recording time will display on the LCD monitor.
《 20 》 ■ Pressing the shutter button down half way. Lightly press the shutter button to confirm focus and flash battery charge. Press the shutter button all way down to take the picture.
《 21 》 Things to W atch Out for When T aking Pictures ■ Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not perform as expected. - When photographing a subject that has little contrast. - If the subject is highly reflective or shiny. - If the subject is moving at high speed.
《 22 》 [ TELE zoom ] [ Optical zoom 2X ] [ WIDE zoom ] Pressing the ZOOM W button Pressing the ZOOM W button [ Digital zoom 5X ] [ TELE zoom ] [ WIDE zoom ] Pressing the ZOOM W button Pressing the ZOOM W button ● WIDE Zoom Optical zoom WIDE : Pressing the ZOOM W button.
《 23 》 ZOOM W / T button ● Images taken using the digital zoom may take a little longer for the camera to process. Allow time for this to take place. ● The digital zoom cannot be used in movie clip shots. ● If the Zoom buttons are being pressed during the Movie clip shots, the voice will not recorded.
《 24 》 Macro ( ) / Down button ■ While the menu is showing, press the DOWN button to move from the main menu to a sub menu, or to move down the sub menu. When the menu is not showing, you can use the MACRO / DOWN button to take macro pictures. The distance ranges are shown below.
《 25 》 ■ Available focusing method, by recording mode (O: Selectable , X: Not selectable, ∞ : Infinity focus range) Macro ( ) / Down button O OOO OOO X OOO O X O O XXX X O X O OOO OO X X OOO O.
《 26 》 ● Using the flash frequently will reduce the life of the battery. ● Under normal operating conditions the charging time for the flash is normally within 5 seconds. If the battery is weak, the charging time will be longer. ● During the continuous shot, AEB, motion capture, some scene modes (p.
《 27 》 Flash ( ) / Left button Icon Flash mode Description ● 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.
《 28 》 MENU / OK button ■ MENU button - When you press the MENU button, a menu related to each camera mode will be displayed on the LCD monitor. Pressing it again will return the LCD to the initial display. - A menu option can be displayed for MOVIE CLIP and STILL IMAGE.
《 29 》 Using the LCD monitor to set the camera settings ■ 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.
《 30 》 ※ The menus are subject to change without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions. Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Page Off 0.5sec 1sec 3sec Off 1min 3min 5min 10min - LCD Save Off On p.36 Video Out NTSC PAL p.37 Format No Yes p.37 Reset No Yes p.
《 31 》 How to use the menu 3. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a sub menu. 4. Select a sub menu, and then the value you set will be saved. Press the MENU button and the menu will disappear. 1. Turn on the camera and press the MENU button. A menu for each camera mode appears.
《 32 》 [ OSD (On Screen Display) information ] ■ In any mode with the exception of VOICE RECORDING mode, you can check the recording status in the LCD monitor.
《 33 》 Sound ( ) [ Volume ] ■ You can set select a volume of sound, start up sound, shutter sound, warning sound and AF sound. ● [Volume] sub menu: [Off], [Low], [Medium], [High] [ Start up sound ] ■ You can select the sound that is activated whenever the camera is turned on.
《 34 》 [ Language ] ■ 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.
《 35 》 [ Imprinting the recording date ] ■ There is an option to include DATE / TIME on still images. ● Sub menus [Off] : The DATE & TIME will not be imprinted on the image file. [Date] : Only the DATE will be imprinted on the image file. [Date&Time] : The DATE & TIME will be imprinted on the image file.
《 36 》 ● [LCD save] sub menu [Off]: The LCD monitor will not be turned off. [On]: 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.
《 37 》 [ Selecting Video out type ] ■ 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.) to which the camera is connected. PAL mode can support only BDGHI.
《 38 》 ● This button will not operate in ASR, Voice recording mode and some scene modes (Night, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backligh, Fireworks, Beach&Snow). ● If a menu among the colour, image editing and Fun menu, any previously selected effect is cancelled automatically.
《 39 》 Special Effect (E button) : 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).
《 40 》 Saturation Special Effect (E button) : Image editing Bar for changing the saturation IMAGE ADJUST Move Exit E 채도 이동 해제 E E Saturation Move Set OK Saturation Move Set OK [Final Image] ■ You can change the saturation of the image.
《 41 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN ● Moving and changing the focus frame You can change the focus frame after selecting a Range menu. 1. Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor. 2. Press the + / - button.
《 42 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN Select a desired menu by pressing the Left / Right button and press the OK button. ■ You can combine 2 - 4 different shots in a still image.
《 43 》 ● Changing a part of composite shot after taking the last shot 1. After taking the last shot , a cursor to select a frame will display. Press the Up / Down / Left / Right button to select the frame. 2. Press the + / - button and an image will be deleted.
《 44 》 ■ You can add 9 types of frame-like borders to a still image you want to capture. ■ Date & Time information will not be printed on the stored image taken with Photo Frame menu. ● Press the E button in an available camera modes ( , , , , , , , ).
《 45 》 ■ How to use the + / - menu 1. Press the + / - button in an available mode 2. Select a desired menu by pressing the Up / Down button. And then a sub menu will display on the left bottom side of the LCD monitor. 3. Select a desired menu by pressing the Left / Right button and then press the OK button.
《 46 》 Size ■ You can select the image size appropriate for your application. ● The higher the resolution, the lower the number of shots available because high resolution images require more memory.
《 47 》 Continuous shot - [Single] : Take one picture only. - [Wise Shot] : 2 images are taken at a time. One is taken in the Fill-In Flash mode and the other is taken in the ASR mode. - [Continuous] : Images will be taken continuously until the shutter button is released.
《 48 》 ISO - AUTO : The camera's sensitivity is automatically changed by variables such as lighting value or subject brightness. - 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 : You can increase the shutter speed while the same amount of light is present, by increasing the ISO sensitivity.
《 49 》 White balance Exposure compensation ■ Exposure compensation : This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions. You can also select the exposure value by using the + / - button. ● Compensating Exposure 1.
《 50 》 Starting play mode ■ If the memory card is inserted in the camera, all the camera functions apply only to the memory card. ■ If the memory card is not inserted in the camera, all the camera functions apply only to the internal memory.
《 51 》 Starting play mode ● 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.
《 52 》 LCD monitor Indicator ■ When you select [Full] menu of [OSD information] menu, the LCD monitor displays shooting information about the displayed image. ● Playing back a recorded voice Steps from 1-2 are the same as those to play back a still image.
《 53 》 [ Thumbnail display mode ] ■ In Play mode, you can use the buttons on the camera to conveniently set up the Play mode functions. ● You can view multiple pictures, enlarge a selected picture, and crop and save a selected area of an image.
《 54 》 Thumbnail ( ) / Enlargement ( ) button Vo ice ( ) memo / Up button ■ When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the UP button makes the menu cursor move up. ■ When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the UP button operates as the voice memo button.
《 55 》 5. The ( ) icon will be displayed on the LCD monitor after voice memo recording has finished. - Voice memos can’t be recorded onto movie clip and voice recording files. - A distance of 40cm between you and the camera (microphone) is the best distance to record sound.
《 56 》 - A large sized image can be resized to a smaller sized image, but not vice versa. - Only JPEG images can be resized. Movie clip (AVI), Voice recording (WAV) files can’t be resized. - You can change the resolution of only those files compressed in the JPEG 4:2:2 format.
《 57 》 Special Effect (E button) : Rotating an image ■ 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 E button.
《 58 》 Special Effect (E button) : Special Colour ● With this menu, You can change the colour information of the image (excluding Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) to Black and White colour. 1. Select ( ) by pressing the Up / Down button. Colour Filter 2.
《 59 》 Special Effect (E button) : Special Colour ● With this menu, You can select a part you want to make outstand and the rest part of image is set to black & white colour. Colour mask Select ( ) and a mark for selecting part will display.
《 60 》 Special Effect (E button) : Image editing ● Saturation control : You can change the saturation of image. 1. Select by pressing the Up / Down button and a bar for selecting the saturation will display. 2. Change the saturation by pressing the Left / Right button.
《 61 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN FUN menus can be selected in the following conditions:10M, 7M, 5M, 3M , 1M image size Cartoon Select Cartoon ( ) Select a desired frame by pressing the Left / Right button. OK button Cartoon frame will display Press the OK button twice Select a location of the text box by pressing the 5 function button.
《 62 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN ● Before saving the cartoon image, you can change the selected image 1. Pressing the +/- button deletes the image in order. 2. Press the OK button and you can select images. 3. After selecting desired images, press the OK button to save the image as a new file name.
《 63 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN ● Moving and changing the focus frame You can change the focus frame after selecting a Range menu. 1. Select a focus frame by pressing the Left / Right button and press the OK button. 2. Move the location of the frame by pressing the 5 function button.
《 64 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN ● Before selecting the last composite image, you can change a part of composite image. 1. Press the +/ - button and previous image will be deleted. 2. Press the OK button and you can select a new image. 3. Press the OK button and you can select an image again.
《 65 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN ■ You can add 9 types of frame-like borders to a still image you want to capture. ● Date & Time information will not be printed on the stored image taken with Photo Frame menu.
《 66 》 Special Effect (E button) : FUN Sticker ● You can add various stickers on the image. Select ( ) Select a desired sticker by pressing the Left / Right button and press the OK button Pressi.
《 67 》 Delete ( ) button ■ This deletes images stored on the memory. ● 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.
《 68 》 ● Deleting Images in Thumbnail Display Mode 1. Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT buttons to select the image you want to delete, and then press the DELETE ( ) button. 2. A message will display on the LCD monitor as shown below. 3. Select the sub menu values by pressing the LEFT/ RIGHT button and then press the OK button.
《 69 》 Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor ■ 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.
《 70 》 ■ This menu is available while the 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 change without prior notice.
《 71 》 ● The loading time depends on the image size and quality. ● While the slide show is playing, only the first frame of a MOVIE file is displayed. ● While the slide show is playing, the voice recording file will not display. INFORMATION 1.
《 72 》 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. [Off] : Normal display. [Effect1] : Image is displayed slowly. [Effect2] : Image is displayed slowly from the centre outwards.
《 73 》 DPOF ■ DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) allows you to embed printing 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 information plays back.
《 74 》 ■ Standard : This function allows you to embed printing quantity information on a stored image. 1. Press the Up / Down button and select the [DPOF] menu tab. And then press the Right button. 2. Press the Right button again and [Standard] sub menu will display.
《 75 》 : This enables you to copy image files, movie clips and voice recording files to the memory card. 1. Select the [COPY TO CARD] menu tab by pressing the Up / Down button. And then press the Right button. 2. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the UP/ DOWN button and press the OK button.
《 76 》 ● When this menu is selected without inserting a memory card, the [No Card] message will display. ● If there is not enough space available in the memory card to copy saved images in the internal memory (48MB), the [Copy To Card] command will copy only some of the images and display [Memory Full!] message.
《 77 》 ※ If the [USB] menu is set to the [Computer], you cannot connect a Pictbridge compatible printer to the camera through USB cable with [Connecting Computer] message. By pressing the Printer button, at this point, you can connect the easy printing mode with [Connecting Printer] message.
《 78 》 PictBridge : Picture Selection ■ You can select images you want to print ● Setting the Number of Copies to Print 1. Press the Menu button and the PictBridge menu will display. 2. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the [Images] menu and press the Right button.
《 79 》 PictBridge : Reset ■ Initialises user-changed configurations. 1. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the [Reset] menu tab. And then press the Right button. 2. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the desired sub menu value, and then press the OK button.
《 80 》 Important notes ■ Extremes in temperature may cause problems. - If the camera is transferred from a cold to a warm and humid environment, condensation can form on the delicate electronic circuitry. If this occurs, turn the camera off and wait for at least 1 hour until all moisture is dispersed.
《 81 》 Before contacting a service centre Low Battery! ㆍ There is low battery capacity → Insert fresh batteries. Low Light! ㆍ When taking pictures in dark places → Take pictures in Flash Photography mode. The camera doesn’t switch on ㆍ There is low battery capacity → Insert fresh batteries.
《 82 》 Before contacting a service centre Battery power quickly drains ㆍ The Camera is being used in low temperatures → Keep the camera in warm conditions (i.
《 83 》 Specifications Image Sensor - Type : 1/1.8" CCD - Effective Pixel : Approx.10.1 Mega-pixel - Total Pixel : Approx. 10.3 Mega-pixel Lens - Focal Length : SHD Lens f = 7.8~39mm (35mm film equivalent : 38~190mm) - F No. : Wide: 2.8 ~ 7.4 Tele : 4.
《 84 》 Sharpness Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+ Color Effect Normal, B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Negative, User Set White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom Voice Recording Voice Recording (max.
《 85 》 Specifications Image Play - Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip Interface - Digital output connector : USB 2.0 High Speed - Audio : Mono - Video output : NTSC, PAL (user select.
《 86 》 Setting up the application software ■ 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. ■ You can visit the Samsung web-site through the internet.
《 87 》 Setting up the application software 2. Install the camera driver, DirectX and Digimax Master by selecting a button shown on the monitor. If an upper version of DirectX was installed on your computer, DirectX may not be installed.
《 88 》 Starting PC mode • If you connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC and then turn on the power, the camera will automatically switch to "computer connection mode". • In this mode, you can download stored images to your PC through the USB cable.
《 89 》 ■ Connecting the camera to a PC ■ Disconnecting the camera and PC : Refer to page 89 (Removing the removable disk). ※ If you selected [Printer] in Step 5, when you connect the camera to your computer, the [Connecting Printer] message will display and the connection will not be established.
《 90 》 Removing the removable disk ■ Windows 98SE 1. Check whether the camera and PC are transferring a file. If the camera status lamp blinks, please wait until the lamp has finished blinking and is constantly on.
《 91 》 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 5. A [Safe to Remove Hardware] window will open. Click the [OK] button.
《 92 》 Digimax Master ■ You can download, view, edit and save your images and movies with this software. This software is only compatible with Windows. ■ To start the program, click [Start → Programs → Samsung → Digimax Master → Digimax Master].
《 93 》 Digimax Master 4. Select a destination and make a folder to save downloaded images and folders. - Folder names can be made in order of date and images will be downloaded. - Folder name will be made as you want and images will be downloaded.
《 94 》 FA Q Digimax Master ● Movie edit : You can get the still image, movie clip, narration, music files together in a movie clip. - Movie clip edit functions are listed below. ① Edit menu : You can select the following menus. [Add Media] : You can add other media elements to a movie.
《 95 》 FA Q ■ Please check the following if the USB connection malfunctions. Case 1 USB cable is not connected or it is not the supplied USB cable. → Connect the supplied USB cable. Case 2 The camera is not recognised by your PC. Sometimes, the camera may appear under [Unknown Devices] in Device Manager.
《 96 》 FA Q Samsung Techwin cares for the environment at all product manufacturing stages to preserve the environment, and is taking a number of steps to provide customers with more environment-friendly products.
《 97 》 FCC notice ■ ■ 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.
《 98 》 MEMO MEMO.
《 99 》 MEMO MEMO.
《 100 》 MEMO MEMO.
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