ST500/ST510
Keep your camera away from small children and pets
Health and safety information
Prevent damage to subjects’ eyesight
Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care
Protect batteries, chargers, and memory cards from damage
Health and safety information
Protect your camera’s lens
Use only Samsung-approved accessories
Allow only qualified personnel to service your camera
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Mac is a registered trademark of the Apple Corporation
How to record a video or voice memo
Maintenance tips
Copyright information
Abbreviations used in this manual
Shooting mode icons
Indications used in this manual
Icons used in this manual
Exposure Brightness
Expressions used in this manual
Pressing the shutter
Subject, background, and composition
Common questions
Taking photos of people
Quick reference
Contents
Contents
Selecting a shooting mode …………………
Performing the initial setup …………………
Touch pen Strap Quick Start Manual
Optional accessories
Unpacking
Check your product box for the following items Camera
Accepts USB cable and A/V cable Basic functions
Camera layout
Camera layout
Main display
Playback button Basic functions
Icon Description
Icons
Status icons
Option icons touch
Inserting the battery and memory card
Battery
Removing the battery and memory card
Indicator light Red Charging Green Fully charged
Charging the battery and turning your camera on
Charging the battery
Turning on your camera in Playback mode
Performing the initial setup
Select to switch to the Shooting mode
Calibration
Touch an icon to select a menu or option
Using the touch screen
Touching
Dragging
Using the touch screen
Using gestures
Gesture Description
Movie Record a video. p Basic functions
Selecting a shooting mode
Select the mode icon Select a mode
Mode
Selecting a shooting mode using motion recognition
Selecting a shooting mode
Shooting mode, tilt the camera while touching and holding
Option Description
Setting the dual displays and sound
Setting the front display
Shooting mode, select Front Display Select an option
Select to return to the previous mode
Setting the display type for the touch screen
Setting the touch vibration or sound
Setting the dual displays and sound
Taking photos
Align your subject in the frame Half-press Shutter to focus
Press Shutter to take a photo
Zooming
Taking photos
Digital zoom
Shooting mode, select f once or twice Select an option
Reducing camera shake OIS a p s
Reducing camera shake
When h is displayed
Holding your camera correctly
Half-pressing the shutter button
Preventing your subject from being out of focus
Extended functions
Shooting mode, select a S Align your subject in the frame
Using the Smart Auto mode
Icon Description Appears when taking photos of landscapes
Shooting modes
Shooting mode, select a s Select a scene
Using the Scene mode
Take a photo with options preset for a specific scene
Shooting modes
To hide facial imperfections, select f an option
Using the Beauty Shot mode
Shooting mode, select a s
an option
Shooting mode, select a s
Using the frame guide
Using the Children mode
To cancel the guides, select
Adjusting the exposure in the Night mode
Shooting mode, select a s Select f Aperture
Select an option Select f Shutter Speed
Using the Program mode
Using the Dual is mode
Shooting mode, select a
Taking a self-portrait shot
Recording a video
Shooting mode, tap the front display to turn it on
Off Record a video without sound
Select f a frame rate the number of frames per second
Select f a sound option
To pause recording
Recording voice memos a p s d
Recording a voice memo
Adding a voice memo to a photo
Shooting options
Learn about the options you can set in Shooting mode
Selecting a resolution S a p s d
Selecting a resolution and quality
Option
Selecting a resolution and quality
Selecting image quality a p s d
V mode, select f Select an option
Shooting mode, select Select an option
Using the timer S a p s d
Press Shutter to start the timer
Learn how to set the timer to delay shooting
Using the timer
Using the motion timer
Press Shutter
Using the flash S a p s
Shooting in the dark
Preventing red-eye a p s
Adjusting the ISO speed p
Shooting in the dark
Shooting mode, select f Select an option
Shooting mode, select
Using macro a p d
Using auto focus a p d
Changing the camera’s focus
Indicated by a frame
Using smart touch focus a p s d
Changing the camera’s focus
Shooting mode, select f
Adjusting the focus area a p s d
Using one touch shooting a p s d
Detecting faces
Using face detection a p s d
Using face detection
Taking a smile shot
Detecting eye blinking
Using smart face recognition
Viewing your favourite faces
Registering faces as your favourites My Star
Shooting mode, select f
Face
Adjusting the exposure manually EV p d
Adjusting brightness and colour
Off ACB is off On ACB is on
Adjusting brightness and colour
Compensating for backlighting ACB p
Shooting mode, select f
Suitable for general photos
Suitable for a subject with backlighting Center-weighted
Changing the metering option p d
Multi
Shooting mode, select f Select an option
Selecting a light source White balance p d
Defining your own white balance
Shooting mode, select f Select an option
Using burst modes p s
Improving your photos
Applying photo styles a p s d
Defining your own RGB tone
Adjusting your photos p
Select a value to adjust the selected item
Improving your photos
Playback/Editing
Draw a horizontal bar left or right to scroll through files
Starting Playback mode
Playing back
Press P
Start a slide show p
Selecting a menu using motion recognition
Playing back
Playback mode, tilt the camera while touching and holding
Ranking your favourite faces
Display in Playback mode
Select a menu using motion recognition p
Playback mode, select
Select a date, file type, weekday, colour, or face
Select a face
Select , or . to change the ranking of the face and select
Playback mode, select a category
Select a category
Viewing files as thumbnails
Protecting files
Do this
Playback mode, select M Select Delete All Yes
Playback mode, select M Select Protect All Lock
Playback mode, select a file Select Yes to delete the file
Select Yes
Playback mode, select M Select Recycle Bin Retrieve
Viewing photos
Playback mode, select M Select Recycle Bin On
Select . Copy to Card Select Yes to copy files
Starting a slide show
Playback mode, select Set a slide show effect
Viewing files by rotating the photo automatically
Enlarging a photo
Playing a video
Playback mode, select a video
Select to start the slide show
Capturing an image during playback
Playing a voice memo
End and select Select Yes
Trimming a video during playback
Adjust volume or mute sound Playback/Editing
Adding a voice memo to a photo
Playing a voice memo added to a photo
Playback mode, select a photo Select an option
Editing a photo
Rotating a photo
Resizing photos
Select an option
Adjust the amount of the colour
Editing colour
Editing a photo
Playback mode, select a photo Select
Correcting exposure problems
Select a value to adjust the selected item. less or + more
Applying a special effect
Editing photos of portraits
Set Dpof options
Select photos to print
Select , or . to set the number of copies Select
Select on the camera screen
Viewing files on a TV
Transferring files to your computer for Windows
Requirements for Intelli-studio
Requirements
Cable
Transferring files using Intelli-studio
Transferring files to your computer for Windows
Turn on the camera
Using Intelli-studio
Icon
Disconnecting the camera for Windows XP
Screen Click the pop-up message Remove the USB cable
On the tool bar at the bottom right of your PC
Transferring files to your computer for Mac
Printing photos with a photo printer PictBridge
Select to print
Select Yes to confirm
Printing photos with a photo printer PictBridge
Configuring print settings
Appendixes
Shooting or Playback mode, select M Select a menu
Settings menu
Accessing the settings menu
Select an option and save your settings
Sound settings
Display settings
Settings menu
Camera settings
File No
Specify how to name files
Auto Power
Card, or deleting all files
Switzerland, Thailand
Mexico
Video Out
Belgium, China, Denmark, England, Finland
Error message Suggested remedies
Error messages
Camera body
Camera maintenance
Cleaning your camera
Camera lens and touch screen
Memory card capacity
Camera maintenance
About memory cards
Memory cards you can use
About the battery
Battery specifications
Battery life
Camera maintenance
Situation Suggested remedies
Before contacting a service centre
Situation
Before contacting a service centre
You cannot use Intelli-studio on
Your camera cannot
Your computer. p
Play videos
Camera specifications
Camera specifications
PictBridge
Power source Rechargeable
Battery Lithium-ion battery SLB-07A, 720 mAh
Interface Digital output USB Connector Audio output
Samsung Eco-mark
Correct disposal of batteries in this product
Index
Index
Add noise Colour filter Elegant
Accessing Camera Display Sound
Auto
Movie Program Scene Smart Auto