Samsung VP-D381 LEFT SIDE VIEW

VP-D381/CAN, VP-D381/EDC, VP-D381/XEE, VP-D381/XEF, VP-D381/XEO, VP-D381I/XEK, VP-D381I/XER, VP-D382/EDC, VP-D382/XEF, VP-D382/XEO, VP-D382H/XEF, VP-D385/XEO, VP-D385I/MEA

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getting to know your miniDV camcorder

LEFT SIDE VIEW

1	MENU
1	W
2	T
3

DV
AV
MOD		E
MOD
POWER
CH	G

CARD TAPE

(VP-D385( i ) only)

1MENU button

2Joystick ( / /  / / Select), (W/T) ➥page 23

3Recording start/stop button

4Jack cover (AV/DV jack)

5Built-in speaker

6Select (CARD-TAPE) switch (VP-D385( i ) only)

7Battery pack

8Battery release (BATT.) switch

When you close LCD panel with the LCD screen facing out, Joystick (// /) function works reversely.

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1Digital Video Camcorder
user manual
- www.samsung.com/global/register
- VP-D381( i ) VP-D382( i ) VP-D382H VP-D384VP-D385( i )
2key features of your miniDV camcorder
- FEATURES OF YOUR NEW MINIDV CAMCORDER
- Digital Data Transfer Function with IEEE1394
- You can transfer images to a PC using the USB interface without an
- add-on
- card
- Tape photo recording makes it possible to record a photo image on a tape
- 1200x Digital Zoom
- Allows you to magnify an image up to 1200 times its original size
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- Audio Enhancement
- Provides more powerful sound with the Real Stereo and Audio Effect features
- Colour TFT LCD
- Various Visual Effects
- Program AE
- Power Zoom lens allows users to magnify the subject clearly up to
- Digital Still Camera Function (VP-D385( i ) only)
- •Using memory card, you can easily record and playback standard photo images
- Moving image recording makes
- it possible to record video onto a memory card
- MMC/SD card slot (VP-D385( i ) only)
- MMC/SD card slot can use MMC (Multi Media Cards) and SD cards
3safety warnings
- What the icons and signs in this user manual mean :
precautions
4notes and safety instructions
- 5SERVICING & REPLACEMENT PARTS
- •Do not attempt to service this camcorder yourself
- •Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel
- Unauthorised substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards
- NOTES REGARDING CAMCORDER
- be repaired
- If the
- Correct Disposal of This Product
- (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
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6contents
- GETTING TO KNOW
- YOUR MINIDV CAMCORDER
- PREPARATION
- INITIAL SETTING : SYSTEM MENU SETTING
- 7INITIAL SETTING : DISPLAY MENU SETTING
- BASIC RECORDING
- ADVANCED RECORDING
10getting to know your miniDV camcorder
- WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR MINIDV CAMCORDER
- ✪The exact appearance of each item may vary by model
- USB Cable
- Lens Cover
- Lens Cover Strap
- Tape* (Option)
- (Option)
- 11FRONT & LEFT VIEW
- 12LEFT SIDE VIEW
- 13RIGHT & TOP VIEW
- 14REAR & BOTTOM VIEW
- Jacks
- 15USING THE REMOTE CONTROL (VP-D382( i )/D382H/D385( i ) ONLY)
16preparation
- 17INSTALLING THE BUTTON-TYPEBATTERY
- Precaution regarding the button-typebattery
28initial setting : system menu setting
- 29"Remote
- "Off
34initial setting : display menu setting
- 35ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHT/LCD COLOUR)
- -"LCD Bright
- -"LCD Colour
- "LCD Bright" or "LCD Colour", then press the Joystick
- "0
- "35
36initial setting:display menu setting
- 37SETTING THE TV DISPLAY (TV DISPLAY)
- Display
- "TV Display
38basic recording
- 39MAKING YOUR FIRST RECORDING
- 1.Connect a power source to the camcorder. ➥page
- (A battery pack or a AC power adapter) ➥pages 14,17
- Insert a cassette. ➥page
- If you want to record on a memory card, insert the
- memory card. (VP-D385( i ) only) ➥page
- Remove the lens cover
- Slide the POWER switch downwards to turn on the
- power
- Open the LCD screen
- Set the Select switch to CARD or TAPE
- - Make sure that STBY is displayed
- "Protection
- • Make sure the image you want to record appears on the LCD screen
- • You can select a record mode of your choice. ➥page
- 4. To start recording, press the Recording start/stop button
- • "REC●" is displayed on the LCD screen
- To stop recording, press the Recording start/stop button again
- •"STBY" is displayed on the LCD screen
- The miniDV camcorder provides two
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48advanced recording
- 49CUTTING OFF WIND NOISE (WINDCUT PLUS)
- "Record
- "WindCut Plus
66playback
- Adjusting the LCD Bright / LCD Colour during Playback
- Adjusting the Volume
- 67Various Functions while in Player Mode
- PLAY
- PAUSE
- REW
- F.ADV
- SLOW
- Playback/Pause
- (PLAY)
- (PAUSE)
- Picture Search (Forward/Reverse)
- (FF)
- Slow Playback (Forward/Reverse) (VP-D382( i )/D382H/D385( i ) only)
- (SLOW)
72connection
- 73Tape PLAYING BACK ON A TV SCREEN
- Connecting to a TV that has Audio/Video Input Jacks
78Memory Card Functions
Inserting a Memory Card
Ejecting a Memory Card
79Image configuration file
Movie image file
Photo image file
80Photo image
Movie image
81Setting the File Number (File No.)
"Series
"Reset
"Memory
"File No
82Taking a Photo Image (JPEG) on the Memory Card
•You may take photo images while in M.Cam mode and store the images on the
memory card. ➥page
You can take photo images using the remote control
1. Set the Select switch to Card
•The picture is taken and saved into the memory card within a few seconds
•Taking another picture within this interval is not possible
•A shutter sound is heard. When the " " indicator disappears, the photo
image has been recorded
•Photo images are saved more widely than have been taken in LCD screen
•Photo images are saved in the memory card in an 800x600 format
•Photo images (JPEG) can be stored in a memory card up to 20,000 files
•Audio will not be recorded with the photo image on the memory card
POWER
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83Viewing Photo Images (JPEG)
This function works only in M.Player mode. ➥page
You can play back and view photo images recorded on the memory card
Be sure that the M.Play Select is set to Photo in the menu. ➥page
Set the Select switch to Card
The last recorded image appears. If there are no recorded images on the
memory card, "No image!" is displayed
To view a Single Image
Move the Joystick ( / ) left or right, search for the desired photo image
To view the next image: Move the Joystick () to the right
To view the previous image: Move the Joystick () to the left
photo image
To view a Slide Show
Press the Joystick
•The "Slide" is displayed. The Slide Show will start from the current picture
•All images will be played back consecutively for 2~3 seconds each
To stop the slide show, press the Joystick again
To view the Multi Display
"Please wait
To display the previous six images, press and hold the Joystick () for about
3 seconds
•Selected picture is displayed in full screen
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84Protection from accidental Erasure (Protect)
"Protect
"Delete All
85Deleting Photo Images and Moving Images (Delete)
•The Delete function works only in M.Player mode. ➥page
•You can erase the photo images and moving images recorded on the memory card
•To delete a protected image, first cancel image protection
"Delete
•A message "Do you want to delete?" is displayed
is displayed
"Yes
"No
Using the Joystick
•You can directly access the delete function using the Joystick
Move up the Joystick (▲) to select "Delete ( )
Move up the
to select
• A message "Do you want to delete?" is displayed
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86Deleting All Images at Once
•A message "Do you want to delete all?" is displayed
"Memory Card Error
87Formatting a Memory Card (format)
•The format function works only in M.Player mode. ➥page
•The format function restores the memory card to its initial state
"Format
•A message "All files will be deleted! Do you want to format?" is displayed
•"Complete!" is displayed when the format is completed
•Do not turn the power off in the middle of the formatting
•A memory card with the protection tab set to save will not be formatted. ➥page
Do not format the memory card on a PC
"Not formatted
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88Recording Moving Images (MPEG) on a Memory Card
You may record moving images while in
•You can record moving images with audio on a memory card
•The screen format of the moving image to be recorded is
Saving moving images onto a Memory Card
•"REC●" is displayed on the LCD screen
PHOTO
4.Press the Recording start/stop button to stop the recording
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89"DIS", "Digital Zoom", "Fade", "Program AE", "Visual Effect
90Playing the Moving Images (MPEG) on a Memory Card (M.Play Select)
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91RECORDING AN IMAGE FROM A TAPE AS A PHOTO IMAGE
Before operation
Insert a recorded tape and a memory card into your camcorder
1.Set the Select switch to TAPE
3.Press the Joystick, playback the cassette
•The image recorded on the tape is played back
4.Press the PHOTO button
•The photo image is recorded on the memory card
•Number of images you can save varies depending on the image resolution
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92COPYING A PHOTO IMAGE FROM A TAPE TO A MEMORY CARD (PHOTO COPY)
• The photo copy function works only in Player mode. ➥page
Using the search function, you can automatically take in only photo image from
tapes recorded in your miniDV camcorder and record them on a memory card in
sequence
Insert a tape recorded in your miniDV camcorder and rewind the tape
• Insert a memory card into your camcorder
"Tape
"Photo Copy
7.Move down the Joystick (▼) to stop copying
•Copy stops when the cassette is finished or memory card is full
8.Switch to the M.Player mode before you can see the photo image. ➥page
•The last photo image of the tape-recordedwill be displayed
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93English
Be sure that the
is set to
in the menu
page 79 There are 2 ways to make a print mark
"This File
Marking Images for Printing (Print Mark)
"Print Mark
"All Off
"All Files
If you select
•Print mark ( ) indicator and number of prints are displayed
Removing the Print Mark
To remove all Print Marks, select "All Off
"000
If the Print Mark is set to
"999
"001
•DPOF supported printers are commercially available
94pictbridgeTM (VP-D385(i) only)
- 95Selecting Images
- Move the Joystick (/) left or right to select an image to print
- Each press of the
- Setting the Number of Prints
- "Copies
- Setting the Date/Time Imprint Option
- "Date/Time
- 2.Move the Joystick (▲ / ▼) up or down to select the Date/Time display type
- • Date/Time display type: "Off", "Date", "Time", "Date&Time
- Printing Images
- Canceling the Printing
- To cancel the image printing, press Joystick again
- The message "Cancel" appears and the image printing will be cancelled
- The PictBridge
- •PictBridge supporting printers are commercially available
- •Use the USB cable provided with the camcorder
- •You can set various printing options depending on the printer
- •Please refer to the user’s manual of the printer for details
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96IEEE 1394 data transfer
- 97Recording with a DV Connection Cable
- •Models with an ‘i’ suffix do feature DV(IEEE1394)/AV(Analogue) In
- •Make sure that () is displayed
- 4.Press the Recording start/stop button to begin REC PAUSE mode
- button to begin REC PAUSE mode
- •"PAUSE" is displayed
- 5.Start playback on the other DV device while you monitor the picture
- 6.Press the Recording start/stop button to start recording
- button to start recording
- If you want to pause recording momentarily, press the
- 7.To stop recording, move down the Joystick ()
- •Do not use another DV device when using IEEE1394
- •The IEEE1394 cable (DV cable) is sold separately
- •Moving image software is commercially available
98USB interface (VP-D385(i)only)
- 99•Intel® Pentium III™ or Pentium 4™ is a trademark of the Intel Corporation
- •Windows® is a registered trademark of the Microsoft® Corporation
- •All other brands and names are property of their respective owners
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104maintenance
- 105Cleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder
- Cleaning the Video Heads
107troubleshooting
111specifications
112power sources (united kingdom only)
- 113Samsung Electronics U.K. Ltd
- Customer Care Centre PO Box 17243 Edinburgh, EH11 4YB United Kingdom
- United Kingdom
- Tel : 0845 SAMSUNG (7267864)
- Fax : 0845 650
- Web : www.samsung.com
- EIRE
- Tel : 0818 717
- Fax : +44 (0)131 202
- WARRANTY CONDITIONS
- 5.This warranty covers none of the following:
- warranty period
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