Samsung GX-20 manual

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Main Important Safety Information DANGER WARNING 002 Important Safety Information CAUTION Precautions for Battery Usage Precautions for Charger Usage Before Starting to Take a Picture Getting a Better Picture by Using More Functions Starting Basic Shooting (Auto mode) 004 053 Using the Menu 053 Using the MENU button 054 Using the CAPTURE MENU 060 Using the CUSTOM1 MENU 066 Using the CUSTOM2 MENU How to Playback the Image s s Using Advanced Shooting Mode How to Make a Photo Prin t Appendi x e Using the Softwar Feature 008 Understanding illustrated icons used in this user guide Please read this basic information thoroughly before you start using the product. Contents of the Operating Manual Page Before Starting to Take a Picture Explains camera characteristics, accessories and the names of various parts. Checking the Contents of the Package What are included in the package Front & Top Front & Top Rear Quick reference guide Front Mode dial Rear 016 Charging the Battery 2. Put the battery on the charger as shown. 1. Insert the supplied AC cord to the power outlet and DC input port of the charger. 017 Inserting the Battery 3. 018 Battery Level Indicator You can conrm remaining battery level by checking the displayed on the LCD panel. Lifetime of the battery (Fully charged battery) Page Inserting the Memory Card Precautions When Using the Memory Card Turning the Camera On and Off Using the Vertical Battery Grip (SBG-D1V) (Sold Separately) Setting the Language and Date Information Starting Basic Shooting (Auto mode) Attaching and removing the lens 025 Correct methods of holding the camera How you hold the camera is important when taking pictures. OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) Turning On the OIS Function Optical Image Stabilization 027 The following indicators appear on the LCD monitor depending on the status of the camera. While Power is On or Operating Mode Dial Guides appear on the LCD monitor for 3 seconds when powered on or setting dial mode ( ). Detailed Information Automatic Program Exposure Enable AF 028 Capture Mode Standard 029 Playback Mode Standard 030 Histogram Display Playback Y Histogram RGB Histogram 031 View nder Indications Displays the shutter speed when capturing or adjusting Displays the aperture value when capturing or adjusting 032 LCD Panel Indications The following information appears in the LCD panel on top of the camera. Drive mode Flash mode 033 034 Hard-to-Autofocus Subjects to Operating the shutter release button The shutter release button has two positions. Adjusting the View nder to Your Eyesight Using the Zoom ring 036 Using the Drive Mode 1. Press the Fn button on your camera and then press the direction button (). 3. Continuous shooting starts as soon as you press and the hold the shutter button. Getting a Better Picture by Using More Functions Displaying the Digital Preview Displaying the Digital Preview Using the Liveview function Using the Liveview function 039 Manual White Balance (Manual W.B.) ] > [Preview Method] > [Manual White Balance]. Using Autofocus 041 Selecting the Focusing Area (AF Point) Setting the Focus Position in the View nder 042 Fixing the Focus Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus) Using the Focus Indicator Page Effect of Shutter Speed and Effect of Aperture Effect of Shutter Speed Effect of the Aperture How to Check Depth of Field Selecting the Metering Method Exposure Compensation 048 AE-L with AF Locked Using the RAW button 050 Using the Mirror Lock Up Function 051 Self-Timer Shooting 052 Remote Control Shooting (Sold Separately) You can set the remote control function in the drive mode menu. (sold separately) 053 Using the MENU button 1. Press the MENU button. Rear dial OK button MENU button LCD Monitor Direction buttons Using the CAPTURE MENU ( ) This section explains the methods for [CAPTURE MENU]. Picture Wizard With a high-set (+) value on the contrast 055 JPEG Quality You can set the image quality level. File Format You can set the format of image les. JPEG Size Colour Space AF Frame Display You can set the colour space to use. sRGB : Sets to sRGB colour space. AdobeRGB : Sets to AdobeRGB colour space. Colour Space? User Registration Normal contrast High contrast Low contrast : Move : Exit You can save the current set value to User program mode. The following settings can be stored: Multi Exposure 059 Memory of Settings You can select which settings to save when the camera is turned off. OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) 060 Superimpose AF Area Using the CUSTOM1 MENU ( ) Link AF Point & AE AF Button Function button is pressed or not perform AF ] option: Catch in Focus Sets whether to perform AF when the shutter release button is pressed AE-L with AF Locked 062 Locks the exposure value when the focus is locked. Program Line Program Line In Auto mode and Program mode, exposure is regulated according to the Auto EVC 063 Sets whether to compensate automatically when proper exposure cannot be determined. BALANCE Automatically adjusts white balance depending on the different light High Noise High Noise High Noise Noise Reduction High Noise Enables the [ Reset Custom1 065 Resets all the settings in the [ CUSTOM1 MENU ] menu to the defaults. ISO Steps ISO Steps Using the CUSTOM2 MENU ( Using the CUSTOM2 MENU ( ) ) ) in Program / Sv / Tv / Av / TAv / M / X / B mode. 067 Remaining Count Remaining Count ]. ] in Flash may not re even though you set [ Sets to switch number of recordable images in the LCD panel and view nder. Preview Method preview position ( Off Auto Rotation Initial Zoom Select Battery Select Battery Light of Top LCD Light of Top LCD Reset Custom2 Flash in Wireless Mode Fires built-in ash as master in wireless mode. Using the SETUP MENU ( ) Perform various settings related to the camera in the [SETUP MENU] menu. Format Format : The memory will be formatted. Cancel : The memory will not be formatted. When formatting is completed, camera mode is changed to the Capture or Playing back mode. Date/Time Time Setting You can change the initial date and time settings. You can also set the display style. Setting the Type Date Setting Video Out : Set : Back You can adjust the colour of the LCD monitor. LCD Brightness LCD colour adjustment Folder Name . (Example) 101_0101 : for folders with pictures taken on January 1st USB (Selecting an external device) Auto Power Off Sensor Cleaning - 6. Press the OK button. - 7. Clean the Sensor. 8. Turn the camera off. 9. Attach the lens after the mirror returns to its original position. Change File Name Dust Removal The dust can be removed by shaking the Sensor. Dust Alert Checks dust in the sensor. Marked area shows dust in the sensor. Reset Reset : Resets all settings. Cancel : Does not reset camera settings. Pixel Mapping If noise is found in the image, you can eliminate the bad pixels by using [Pixel Mapping]. AF ne adjustment Using the PLAYBACK MENU () . Perform settings related to playback and editing images in the [PLAYBACK MENU] menu. Exposure Warning Quick View Digital Filter Digital Filter B&W You can set whether or not to display the histogram and Bright/Dark area ], refer to the page 113, Digital Digital lter Using Advanced Shooting Modes Using the best programmed exposure, P (Program) mode P (Automatic Program Exposure) Mode Using the best programmed exposure, P (Program) mode To change the aperture Shooting in the different exposure rates Shooting in the different exposure rates Sv (Sensitivity Priority) Mode Sv (Sensitivity Priority) Mode Taking a picture of a fast-moving subject Tv (Shutter Priority) Mode Av (Aperture Priority) Mode Expressing the background out of focus Using the automatic ISO setting mode Using the automatic ISO setting mode TAv (Shutter & Aperture Priority) Mode TAv (Shutter & Aperture Priority) Mode M (Manual) Mode M (Manual) Mode EV Bar 087 Shooting with long time shutter speed Shooting with long time shutter speed (Bulb) mode is useful for the pictures of reworks and other night time shots. B (Bulb) Mode B (Bulb) Mode You can use long time shutter speed using the B (Bulb) mode. Using the external ash X (Flash X-Sync) Mode Saving your own exposure setting and using the stored set value User Mode 090 the second frame is under-exposed (negative compensation) and the third is release button is pressed. The rst frame is exposed with no compensation, You can take continuous pictures with different exposure when the shutter over-exposed (positive compensation). Taking Only Over Exposed or Under Exposed Pictures are Possible by Using the Auto Bracket Function. 092 Colour Temperature 1. Press the Fn button. Setting the White Balance 093 Adjusting the White Balance Manually Fine-Tuning the White Balance 7. Press the OK button twice. Adjusting the sensitivity of the image sensor Setting the Sensitivity Setting the Range of Automatic Correction in AUTO Using the Flash This chapter explains how to take a picture in a dark place using the ash. (Sold Separately 105 Using an External Flash 098 Using the Built-in Flas h Selecting Flash Mode 1. Press the Fn button. 2. Press the direction button () on your camera. 3. Press the direction buttons () to select [FLASH] mode. 4. Press the OK button twice. 099 Using the auto discharge function, the ash res under low light conditions in auto mode. Using Red-eye Reduction Flash Using Fill-in Flash Daylight-Sync Shooting Front curtain sync, Rear curtain sync 102 Compensating Flash Output Flash Characteristics in Each Exposure Mode Using the Flash in Tv (Shutter Priority) Mode Using the Flash in Av (Aperture Priority) Mode Using Slow-Speed-Sync Distance and Aperture when Using the Built-in Flash Calculating Aperture Value from Shooting Distance Calculating Shooting Distance from Aperture Value 105 About the LCD Panel Display for SEF-36PZF Using P-TTL Auto Mode Using High-Speed Flash Sync Mode 107 Red-Eye Reduction As with the built-in ash, red-eye reduction is available with an external ash. Using in Wireless Mode In Wireless Mode Using the external ash sync terminal Using the external ash sync terminal How to Playback the Images 120 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment 110 Playing Back Still Pictures 116 Deleting Images 110 Rotating Images Selecting the Number of Images to Display Displaying a Folder Displaying Multiple Images Slideshow Digital Filters Digital Filter 115 Converting RAW les to JPEG format You can convert captured RAW les into JPEG les. 116 Deleting a Single Image You can delete one image at a time. Deleting All Images You can delete all saved images at once. 117 Deleting Folders Deleting Folders You can delete multiple images from the nine-image display at once. 118 3. Press the direction buttons () to select deletion type. 100-0080 Deleting images taken with the RAW+ button 1. Press the playback ( ) button and select the RAW+ image by using the direction 2. Press the delete button ( ). 100-0080 119 Protecting Images from Deletion Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment Using the Software Explains camera characteristics, accessories and the names of various parts. 122 Software Notes Please ensure that you read this section of the instruction manual carefully before use. * Screen Captures illustrated on this manual is based on English Edition of Windows. System Requirements Software Notes Page 125 Starting PC mode Starting PC mode cable. The LCD monitor is always turned off in PC mode. In this mode, you can download stored images to your PC through the USB Connecting the camera to a PC Connecting the camera to a PC 126 Removable Disk 127 Removing the removable disk Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista The illustrations may be different from the real display depending on the Windows O/S. Setting up the USB Driver for MAC Digital camera is automatically recognized by the Macintosh when connected. Downloading images Page Image viewer Image edit Movie edit Developing the RAW les Correcting the exposure Saving the RAW les into JPEG or TIFF format Saving the RAW les into JPEG or TIFF format Page Page 138 Printing Single Images Set the following items for each image. Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) 139 Settings for All Images In the thumbnail view, you can set the DPOF (Digital print Order Format) for many images at once. Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) 140 Connecting the Camera to the Printer 3. Turn the printer on. 4. After printer start-up is complete, turn the camera on. 7. Press the Fn button. - The screen for changing print settings appears. 8. Select [Paper Size] and press the direction button (). Printing Single Images 1. Press the direction buttons () on your camera to select [Print One]. 2. Press the OK button. - The Print one screen appears. - You can print up to 99 copies. 5. Press the Fn button to select whether to insert the Date or not. Page Printing All Images 144 Printing Images Using the DPOF Settings Disconnecting the Cable from the Printer When you have nished printing, turn off the camera. Appendix Optional Accessories Page Page 149 We recommend checking the following items before contacting a service centre. Page 151 Please check the following if the USB connection malfunctions. Page Main Speci cations Page Glossary Index 156 I H F Index No. Z W V Correct Disposal of This Product Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Correct disposal of batteries in this product FCC notice