Shooting in the dark, Preventing red-eye | Samsung DV300 manual

Shooting in the dark

Learn how to capture photos at night or in low light conditions.

Preventing red-eye

If the ﬂash ﬁres when you capture a photo of a person in the dark, a red glow may appear in the person’s eyes. To prevent this, select Red-eye or Red-eye Fix. Refer to ﬂash options in “Using the ﬂash.”

S Before correction

S After correction

Using the ﬂash

Use the ﬂash when you capture photos in the dark or when you need more light in your photos.

1 In Shooting mode, press [F].

Flash

Off

Auto

Red-eye

Fill in

Slow Sync

Red-eye Fix

Back Select

2 Select an option.

Icon Description

Off:

•The ﬂash will not ﬁre.

•The camera will display the shake warning when you are shooting in low light.

Auto: The camera will select a proper ﬂash setting for the scene it detects in Smart Auto mode.

Auto: The ﬂash will ﬁre automatically when the subject or background is dark.

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Samsung DV300 user manual Shooting in the dark, Preventing red-eye, Using the ﬂash, Shooting mode, press F

Contents

DV300F/DV305F only Settings Appendixes Index Health and safety information Health and safety information Health and safety information Data transference and your responsibilities 134 107128 Expressions used in this manual Icons used in this manualIcon Function Subject Basic troubleshooting Capturing photos of people Quick reference Contents Contents 100 128 Capturing photos ………………………… Basic functions Unpacking Camera layout Button Description Access the Home screen Basic functionsCamera layout Slide the lock to the right to release the battery Inserting the battery and memory cardRemoving the battery and memory card Insert the battery with the Samsung logo facing up Charging the battery Charging the battery and turning on your cameraTurning on your camera in Playback mode Turning on your camera Performing the initial setup Screen may differ depending on the language selected Performing the initial setupPress c to select Date/Time Set, and then press t or o Icon Description Learning iconsIcon Accessing the Home screen Using the Home screen Icons on the Home screen Using the Home screen Shows how to apply the ﬁlter effect. p Preset layouts. pScene Smaller photo or video into the foreground. p On the Home screen, scroll to Basic Setting WallpaperSelect Select Display “ Wallpapers Scroll to the desired wallpaper, and then press o Shooting mode, press m Select an option or a menu Selecting options or menusPress m to go back to the previous menu Press o to conﬁrm the highlighted option or menu Selecting options or menus Press o to save your settingsOn the Home screen, scroll to Basic Select Press m Press D/c to select White Balance, and then press t or o Setting the display type Setting the display and soundSetting the option display view Mode Display type Select Select Sound “ Beep Sound Select an option Setting the soundSetting the display and sound To delete the photo, press f, and then select Yes Press P to return to Shooting modeCapturing photos Capturing photos Turning on the front display ZoomingShooting mode, press F.LCD Press F.LCD again to turn it off Digital zoom Zoom indicator Intelli rangeIntelli zoom Zoom is on Shooting mode, press m Select Intelli Zoom Select an option Setting Intelli zoomShooting mode, press m Select OIS Select an option Capturing photos Holding your camera correctly When is displayedHalf-pressing the shutter button Reducing camera shake Preventing your subject from being out of focus Using Magic modes ……………………… Using Basic modes …………………………Using Scene modes ……………………… Using the Smart Auto mode Using Basic modes For a list of options, refer to Shooting options. p Using the Program modeUsing Basic modes Press Shutter again to stop recording Using the Smart Movie modeCamera automatically selects a scene. An appropriate Scene icon will appear at the top left of the screen Using the Movie mode Pause recording Using the Scene modeOn the Home screen, scroll to Basic Select Select a scene Press and hold Shutter to start shooting Using the Live Panorama mode When you are ﬁnished, release Shutter Using the Picture in Picture mode Using Scene modesOn the Home screen, scroll to Scene Select Press o to set the photo as the background image Using Scene modes Using the Self Shot mode Customizing the front display Shooting mode, press m Select Half Shutter “ an optionCapturing an Easy Self Shot Using the Jump Shot mode Using the Children modeFront display will activate and play the preset animation Press Shutter Jump Shot mode, press m Select Jump Shot “ GIF animation Jump when the jump icon appears on the front displayCamera will capture multiple shots Capturing animated jump shots Press m Select Face Tone Press F/t to adjust Face Tone Using the Beauty Shot modeShutter to focus Align your subject in the frame, and then half-press Using the Night Shot mode Using the Intelligent Portrait mode Using the Close-up Shot mode Capture a photo or record a video with various effects Using Magic modesUsing the Magic Frame mode Capture a photo with effects that distort the face Using the Funny Face modeUsing Magic modes Select Select an effect Using the Photo Filter mode On the Home screen, scroll to Magic Using the Movie Filter mode Using the Split Shot mode On the Home screen, scroll to Magic Select Select a ﬁlter Using the Artistic Brush mode Press o to save the photo Using the Motion Photo modeOn the Home screen, scroll to Magic Select Adjusting brightness and color …………… Using the timer ………………………………Using Face Detection ……………………… Selecting a resolution Selecting a resolution and qualitySetting the photo resolution Setting the video resolution Setting the photo quality Selecting a resolution and qualitySetting the video quality Selecting an image quality Press Shutter to start the timer Using the timerLearn how to set the timer to delay shooting Shooting mode, press t Shooting in the dark Using the ﬂashPreventing red-eye Shooting mode, press F Advanced software analysis Shooting in the dark Shooting mode, press m Select ISO Select an option Adjusting the ISO sensitivity Shooting mode, press c Using macroChanging the camera’s focus Changing the camera’s focus Using tracking auto focus Shooting mode, press m Select Focus Area Select an option Adjusting the focus area Detecting faces Using Face DetectionShooting mode, press m Select Face Detection “ Normal Faces appear in gray focus frames Detecting eye blinking Using Face DetectionCapturing a smile shot Faces that the camera has automatically registered Using Smart Face Recognition Shooting mode, press m Select Smart FR Edit “ Face List Registering faces as your favorites My StarViewing your favorite faces Your favorite faces are indicated with a on the face list Photo will be brighter as the exposure value increases Adjusting brightness and colorAdjusting the exposure manually EV Compensating for backlighting ACB Adjusting brightness and colorChanging the metering option Shooting mode, press m Select ACB Selecting a White Balance setting Deﬁning your own White Balance Shooting mode, press m Select Drive Select an option Using burst modesCamera captures Maximum of 30 photos Shooting mode, press m Select Image Adjust Select an option Adjusting imagesPress F/t to adjust each value Sharpness Contrast Saturation Mute Do not record sounds Reducing the sound of the zoomVideo Shooting mode, press m Select Voice Select an option OIS Available shooting options by shooting mode Available shooting options by shooting mode Printing photos with a PictBridge Viewing photos or videos Playback mode ……………………………Editing a photo ……………………………… Starting Playback mode Viewing photos or videos in Playback modePress P Press F/t to scroll through ﬁles Playback mode, press m Select Face List Viewing photos or videos in Playback modePress o Select Edit Ranking Select a face, and then press o Video ﬁle information Deleting favorite faces Playback mode, rotate Zoom to the leftViewing ﬁles by category in Smart Album On the Home screen, and then selecting Viewing ﬁles as thumbnails Press D/c/F/t to scroll through ﬁles Playback mode, press m Select Protect “ On Press f When the pop-up message appears, select YesPlayback mode, press f Deleting ﬁles Playback mode, press m Viewing photosPlayback mode, press m Select Copy to Card Copying ﬁles to a memory card Entire panoramic photo appears on the screen Press m to return to Playback modeViewing panoramic photos Viewing animated photos Press o to return to Playback modeGIF ﬁle plays back repeatedly Playing a slide show Press m Select Start Slide Show View the slide show Playing a videoScan backward Order 2X, 4X Capturing an image from video Trimming a video Cropping portraits automatically Editing a photoResizing photos Applying Smart Filter effects Rotating a photoEditing a photo Apply special effects to your photos Adjusting brightness, contrast, or saturation Adjusting your photosﬁlter Subjects in the center Adjusting dark subjects ACB Press F/t to adjust the option Press o Press c to saveRetouching faces Removing red-eye Creating a print order Dpof Viewing ﬁles on a TV View photos or play videos using the camera buttons Requirements Transferring ﬁles to your Windows computerRequirements Transferring ﬁles to your Windows computer Transferring ﬁles with Intelli-studio Using Intelli-studio Connect the camera to your computer as a removable disk Open menus Verify that the status lamp is not blinking Turn on the cameraRemoved safely Remove the USB cable Transferring ﬁles to your Mac computer Conﬁguring print settings Press m to conﬁgure print settingsPrinting photos with a PictBridge photo printer Press F/t to select a ﬁle to print Sending photos or videos to a Wireless network DV300F/DV305F only Select an AP Connecting to a Wlan and conﬁguring network settingsConnecting to a Wlan Connecting to a Wlan and conﬁguring network settings Using the login browser Network connection tips Entering text Switch between Symbol mode and ABC modeEnter a space Done Save the displayed text View the entering text guide Smart phone can connect to only one camera at a time Sending photos or videos to a smart phoneCamera will send the ﬁles On the smart phone, set the following shooting options Using a smart phone as a remote shutter releaseRemote Viewﬁnder mode supports the and photo sizes only On the smart phone, touch and hold to focus Using a smart phone as a remote shutter releaseRelease to capture the photo Focus is automatically set to multi-AF Uploading photos or videos Using photo or video sharing websitesAccessing a website Using photo or video sharing websites When the pop-up appears, press o Changing email settingsSetting an email password Sending photos or videos via email Sending photos or videos via email Changing the email passwordSending photos or videos via email Select Next Scroll to ﬁles to send, and then press o Maximum photo resolution you can send is 2M and the longest Login with your ID and password On the cameras Home screen, scroll to Wi-Fi SelectUploading photos to a cloud server Select SkyDrive Installing the program for Auto Backup on your PC Using Auto Backup to send photos or videosPress o to start the backup Sending photos or videos to a PC Using Auto Backup to send photos or videos On the Home screen, scroll to Wi-Fi Select Viewing photos or videos on a TV Link-enabled TVConnect your TV to a wireless network via an AP device If the guide message appears, press o Viewing photos or videos on a TV Link-enabled TV Select Next when you are ﬁnished selecting photos Sending photos using Wi-Fi DirectOn the device, allow the camera to connect to the device Photo will be sent to the device Setting the PC to wake up from sleep mode About the Wake on LAN WOL feature Turn on the PC, and then press F2 while the PC is booting About the Wake on LAN WOL featureSetting the PC to turn on Bios setting menu will appear Refer to options to conﬁgure your camera’s settings Settings Accessing the settings menu Settings menuOn the Home screen, scroll to Basic Select Select a menu Select an item Display Settings menuSound Connectivity General Format Reset Auto Power OffTime on captured photos Off*, Date, Date & Time Declaration sentence in ofﬁcial languages ………… Camera maintenance ………………………………… Error message Suggested remedies Error messages Error messages Cleaning your camera Camera maintenanceCamera lens and display Camera body Camera maintenance Using or storing the camera Supported memory cards About memory cards Size 30fps 15fps Memory card capacitySize Super Fine Normal Manufacturer is not responsible for any loss of data Battery life About the batteryBattery speciﬁcations Low battery message Handling and disposing of batteries and chargers with care Camera maintenance Situation Before contacting a service centerSituation Suggested remedies Before contacting a service center Not recognize your TV does notOperating system Your computer Image sensor Type Approximately 7.76 mm CCD Camera speciﬁcationsApproximately 16.1 mega-pixels Range Camera speciﬁcations File Type Photos Effect Image Adjust Brightness, ContrastSmart Filter Normal, Miniature, Vignetting Speciﬁcations Micro USB 5 pin Composition GlossaryAF Auto Focus Dpof Digital Print Order Format Glossary Glossary Glossary Correct Disposal of This Product Declaration of Conformity Trade Name FCC noticeAddress Telephone No Samsung IC 649E-DV300F For the following Declaration of Conformity Declaration sentence in ofﬁcial languages Declaration sentence in ofﬁcial languages Index Playback mode Shooting modeCamera body Display Lens Mac Windows Index Auto Backup Mac Windows Shooting mode Timer lamp Accessing 115 Uploading photos or videos Playback mode 92 Shooting mode