Samsung WB5500 manual How to use the Smart Auto mode

Starting the recording mode

How to use the Smart Auto mode ( )

The camera automatically chooses the appropriate camera settings based on a detected type of scene. It will be helpful if you are not familiar with the camera settings for various scenes.

1. Select Smart Auto mode by using the Mode dial. (p.22)

2. Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor.

3.Press the Shutter button to capture an image.

If the camera does not recognize a proper scene mode, the default settings will be used.

Even if there is a face detected, the camera may not select a portrait mode depending on the subject’s position or lighting.

The camera may not select the correct scene depending on shooting environments, such as camera shake, lighting, and distance to the subject.

The [Night] mode recognizes scenes only when the flash is set to off. The camera operates the [Tripod] mode after checking the shooting condition on the tripod for a certain time.

Despite using a tripod, the camera may not select a tripod mode depending on the subject’s movement.

Each scene is recognized in the following conditions;

[Landscape]	(	) : When shooting outdoor scenes
[White]	(	) : When shooting a white background
[Nights]	(	) : When shooting the nighttime scenes
[Night Portrait]	(	) : When shooting people in a dark outdoor
		place
[Backlight]	(	) : When shooting a backlit scenery without
		a portrait
[Backlight Portrait]	(	) : When shooting a backlit portrait
[Portrait]	(	) : When shooting a portrait
[Macro]	(	) : When shooting close-ups
[Macro Text]	(	) : When shooting texts in a close focus
[Tripod]	(	) : When shooting a subject that doesn’t
		move for a certain time after the camera
		is mounted on the tripod (available only
		when the camera recognizes it as night-
		time)
[Action]	(	) : When shooting a subject making
		frequent movements
[Sunset]	(	) : When shooting sunset
[Blue Sky]	(	) : When shooting blue sky

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