
Operating Your Camera
※Select one of the following 5 modes, as appropriate for your purpose.
ATW | : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,700˚K and 11,000˚K. |
OUTDOOR | : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,700˚K and 11,000˚K. |
| (sodium light inclusion) |
INDOOR | : Select this when the color temperature is between 4,500˚K and 8,500˚K. |
MANUAL | : Select this to |
| by using the ATW or AWC mode. After that switch to MANUAL mode, |
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AWC →SET : To find the optimal luminance level for the current environment, point the camera towards a sheet of white paper and press the Function Setup switch. If the environment changes, readjust it.
Notes
•White Balance may not work properly under the following conditions. In this case select the AWC mode.
❶When the color temperature of the environment surrounding the subject is out of the control range (e.g. clear sky or sunset).
2When the ambient illumination of the subject is dim.
3If the camera is directed towards a fluorescent light or is installed in a place where illumination changes dramatically, the White Balance operation may become unstable.
SSDR (Samsung Super Dynamic Range) 
SSDR illuminates darker spots of an image while retaining the same light level for brighter spots to even out the overall brightness of images with high contrast between bright and dark spots.
MAIN SETUP |
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1.LENS | DC |
2.EXPOSURE |
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3.WHITE BAL | ATW |
4.SSDR | OFF |
5.BACKLIGHT | OFF |
1.When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘SSDR’ by using the switch so that the arrow indicates ‘SSDR’.
2.Use the switch to change the SSDR level according to the contrast between bright and dark areas.
SSDR ON | SSDR OFF |
BACKLIGHT
Unlike conventional cameras, the
1.When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘BACKLIGHT’ by using the Function Setup switch so that the arrow indicates ‘BACKLIGHT’.
MAIN SETUP |
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1.LENS | DC |
2.EXPOSURE |
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3.WHITE BAL | ATW |
4.SSDR | OFF |
5.BACKLIGHT | OFF |
6.SSNR3 | ON |
2.Select a desired mode using the Function Setup switch.
BLC : Enables a user to directly select a desired area from a picture, and to view the area more clearly.
HLC (High Light Compensation) :
If the scene contains extremely bright light areas such as; from car headlights, the light can mask out much of the
-LEVEL : Adjust level of the HLC function.
-LIMIT : Enable to change the operating condition.
-MASK COLOR/TONE : Change the color / transparency of the masking area.
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