Before reading this user manual
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SAFETY WARNINGS
What the icons and signs in this user manual mean;
Safety Icon | Meaning |
There is a potential risk of death or serious injury.
WARNING
| There is a potential risk of personal injury or damage to the |
CAUTION | product. |
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To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions.
Here are hints or page number references you will find helpful when you operate the camcorder.
Settings required before using a function.
These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others. Please follow them explicitly. After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference.
PRECAUTIONS
Warning!
•When using the AC power adaptor with your camcorder, connect the adaptor to an outlet with protective grounding.
•Do not expose the camcorder battery to direct sunlight, heaters, radiators, fire, or any source of excessive heat.
Caution
If you replace the battery with the wrong battery, you can cause an explosion. Replace only with the same battery or an equivalent type.
To disconnect the apparatus from the mains, the plug must be pulled out from the mains socket, therefore the mains plug shall be readily operable.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON USE
About this user manual
Thank you for purchasing this Samsung Camcorder. Please read this user manual carefully before you use the camcorder and keep it handy for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to Troubleshooting. pages 91~100
This User Manual covers models HMX-F80, HMX-F800, and HMX-F810.
•Illustrations of model
•The displays in this user manual may not be exactly the same as those you see on the LCD screen.
•Designs and specifications of the camcorder and other accessories are subject to change without any notice.
•Before use, read ‘Safety information’ carefully and then use the product properly.
•Samsung is not responsible for any injury or damage caused by not following the user manual.
•In this manual, a ‘memory card (card)’ means a SD, SDHC, or SDXC.
•In this user manual’s function description tables, the icon shown in the
Ex) 720X576/50p (16:9) - Video Resolution Submenu item
page 53
Item | Use | ||
display | |||
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720X576/50p | Records in 720x576 (50p) resolution |
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(16:9) | with 16:9 aspect ratio. |
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If you set 720X576/50p (16:9), the corresponding icon ( 
) will appear on the screen.
