Improving your photos
Learn how to improve your photos by applying photo styles or colors, or by making some adjustments.
Applying photo styles ![](/images/new-backgrounds/1160636/160636103xi2.webp)
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Apply a different photo style to your photos, such as Soft, Vivid, or Forest.
Soft | Vivid | Forest | |
1 | In Shooting mode, press [ | ]. |
2 | Select Shooting → Photo Style Selector → an option. |
•Select Custom RGB to define your own RGB tone.
• If you use this function, you cannot set face detection and image adjustment options.
| | | | |
| Defining your own RGB tone | | |
1 | In Shooting mode, press [ | ]. |
2 | Select Shooting → Photo Style Selector → Custom |
| | RGB. | |
3 Select a color (R: Red, G: Green, B: Blue).
4 Adjust the amount of the selected color. (-: less or +: more)
PL200/PL201
Health and safety information
Safety warnings
Prevent damage to subjects’ eyesight
Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care
Health and safety information
Handle and store your camera carefully and sensibly
Protect batteries, chargers, and memory cards from
Damage
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Use only Samsung-approved accessories
Allow only qualified personnel to service your camera
Protect your camera’s lens
How to record a video or voice memo
Learn how to play back photos, videos, or voice
Maintenance tips
Copyright information
Shooting mode icons
Indications used in this manual
Icons used in this manual
Abbreviations used in this manual
Expressions used in this manual
Pressing the shutter
Subject, background, and composition
Exposure Brightness
Common questions
Quick reference
Taking photos of people
Contents
Contents
Basic functions
Optional accessories
Unpacking
Camera case Memory cards Cable
Basic functions
Camera layout
Smart button
Camera layout
Icon Mode Description
Button Description
Inserting the battery and memory card
Push the lock up to release the battery
Removing the battery and memory card
Insert the battery with the Samsung logo facing up
Charging the battery and turning your camera on
Charging the battery
Turning on your camera in Playback mode
Turning on your camera
Learning icons
Icons on the left
Information
Icon Description
Selecting options
Shooting mode, press
Menu
Press
Example Selecting a White Balance option in the P mode
Selecting options
Press or to scroll to a White Balance option
To scroll to Shooting, and then
Setting the display and sound
Setting the sound
Changing the display type
Press repeatedly to change a display type
Align your subject in the frame Half-press Shutter to focus
Taking photos
Press Shutter to take a photo
Zooming
Taking photos
Digital zoom
Digital range
Reduce camera shake optically in Shooting mode
Reducing camera shake OIS
Before correction
Select Shooting → OIS → an option
When is displayed
Holding your camera correctly
Half-pressing the shutter button
Reducing camera shake
Preventing your subject from being out of focus
Use the focus lock
Extended functions
Shooting modes
Using the Smart Auto mode
Shooting mode, press Select Smart Auto
Using the Scene mode
Shooting modes
Half-press Shutter to focus Press Shutter to take the photo
Shooting mode, press Select Scene → a scene
Using the Beauty Shot mode
Select a higher setting to make skin tone appear lighter
Select Shooting → Face Retouch → an option
To hide facial imperfections, press
Using the frame guide
Using the Night mode
Using the Dual is mode
Select the aperture value or shutter speed
Select an option
Shooting mode, press Select Dual is
Recording a video
Using the Program mode
Shooting mode, press Select Program Set options
To pause recording
Select Movie → Voice → a sound option
Recording a voice memo
Recording voice memos
Adding a voice memo to a photo
Using face detection … ………………………
Changing the camera’s focus … ……………
Selecting a resolution and quality
Selecting a resolution
Selecting image quality
Mode, press
Press Shutter to start the timer
Using the timer
Learn how to set the timer to delay shooting
Using the timer
Using the motion timer
Select Press Shutter
After pressing Shutter
Using the flash
Shooting in the dark
Preventing red-eye
Off Flash does not fire
Adjusting the ISO speed
Shooting in the dark
Red-eye Fix
Select Shooting → ISO → an option
Using macro
Using auto focus
Learn how to adjust the cameras focus
Changing the camera’s focus
Changing the camera’s focus
Using tracking auto focus
Focus on the subject you want to track, and then press
Adjusting the focus area
Select Shooting → Focus Area → an option
Detecting faces
Using face detection
Select Shooting → Face Detection → Normal
Using face detection
When you hear a beep, press Shutter
Taking a self-portrait shot
Taking a smile shot
Detection
Detecting eye blinking
Select Shooting → Face Detection → Blink
Adjusting brightness and color
Adjusting the exposure manually EV
Compensating for backlighting ACB
Select Shooting → EV
Adjusting brightness and color
Changing the metering option
Selecting a light source White balance
Select Shooting → Metering → an option
Aim the lens at a piece of white paper
Defining your own white balance
Using burst modes
Select Shooting → Drive → an option
Adjust the amount of the selected color. less or + more
Improving your photos
Applying photo styles
Select a color R Red, G Green, B Blue
Select a value to adjust the selected item
Adjusting your photos
Improving your photos
Playback/Editing
Starting Playback mode
Display in Playback mode
Playing back
Press or to scroll through files
Playing back
Playback mode, rotate Zoom left Press Select a category
Viewing files by category in Smart Album
Week
To protect all files, select All → Lock
Select File Options → Protect → Select
Then press
Select Multiple Delete
Press Select Yes
Select File Options → Delete → All → Yes
Playback mode, press
Viewing photos
Starting a slide show
Enlarging a photo
Do this
Playing a video
Set the slide show effect
Use the following buttons to control playback
Press
Playing voice memos
To begin, and then rotate Zoom right
Press To resume playback
To end, and then rotate Zoom right
Playback mode, select a photo that includes a voice
Adding a voice memo to a photo
Playing a voice memo added to a photo
Memo, and then press Press
Resizing photos
Editing a photo
Rotating a photo
Defining your own RGB tone
Editing a photo
Soft Vivid Forest
Correcting exposure problems
Select a value to adjust the selected item. less or + more
Select File Options → Dpof → Size → an option
Creating a print order Dpof
Printing photos as thumbnails
Viewing files on a TV
View photos or play videos using the buttons on your
Camera
Requirements for Intelli-studio
Transferring files to your Windows computer
Requirements
Installing Intelli-studio
Insert the installation CD in a compatible CD-ROM drive
Transferring files to your Windows computer
Transferring files using Intelli-studio
Connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable
Turn on the camera
Select a folder on your computer to save new files to
Using Intelli-studio
Icon
Screen Click the pop-up message Remove the USB cable
Disconnecting the camera for Windows XP
On the tool bar at the bottom right of your PC
Transferring files to your Mac computer
Shooting mode, press Select Settings → USB Select Printer
Printing photos with a PictBridge photo printer
With the USB cable Turn on your camera
Press Or to select a photo
Appendixes
Camera settings menu
Accessing the settings menu
Select an option and save your settings
Menu Description
Sound
Camera settings menu
Display
Settings
Power Save
Yes, No
Format
Item Description
USB
Error messages
Error message Suggested remedies
Camera maintenance
Cleaning your camera
Camera lens and display
Camera body
Camera maintenance
About memory cards
Memory cards you can use
Memory card capacity
About the battery
Battery specifications
Battery life
Shooting time Shooting conditions Number of photos
Camera maintenance
Camera maintenance
Before contacting a service center
Situation Suggested remedies
Before contacting a service center
Play videos
You cannot use Intelli-studio on
Macintosh computers
Computer
Camera specifications
Camera specifications
Interface Digital output USB Connector Audio output
Image size
Power source may differ depending on your region
Correct disposal of batteries in this product
FCC notice
Model No Samsung PL200 Responsible Party
Address
Telephone No Samsung
Index
Center-weighted Multi Spot
Index
Camera Video
Video Voice memo
Accessing Camera Display Sound
Dual is Movie Program Scene Smart Auto
For Mac For Windows
Playing Recording