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Safety warnings
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Before using this camcorder
Important information on use
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Contents
Contents
Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memory card
Getting Started
Learn about your camcorder’s layout, icons, and home screen
Checking your accessories
Unpacking
Camcorder layout
Top/Front/Left
Camcorder layout
Rear/Right/Bottom
Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memory card
Inserting/ejecting the battery
To insert the battery
To eject the battery
Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memory card
Inserting/ejecting a memory card not supplied
To insert a memory card
To eject a memory card
SD cards can be used with current SD enabled host devices
Using the memory card adaptor
Compatible memory cards
Handling a memory card
Do not bend, drop, or subject the card to strong impacts
Recording time available for video in minutes
Recordable number of photos
Charging the battery
Using the AC power adaptor
Using the USB cable
Charging the battery
Checking the battery state
Battery level display
Colour of the LED indicates the power or charging state
Available charging and running time for the battery
Using an AC power source
Continuous Recording without zoom
About the battery
When using this camcorder for the first time
Turning your camcorder on/off
Turn on the camcorder by opening the LCD screen
To turn off the camcorder, press and hold the Home button
Using the touch screen
Drag
Touch
Lightly touch items with your finger to select or execute
Using the touch screen
Switching the information display mode
Adjusting the LCD screen
Open the LCD screen with your finger
Rotate the LCD screen towards the lens
Screen opens up to
Performing the initial setup
Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder
Touch the up or down arrows to set the date
Touch the Time tab, and then set the time
Touch the Return tab to complete the setting
Touch Settings General Language
Selecting the language
Press the Home button, and then drag the Home screen left
Video recording mode
Learning icons
Left of the LCD screen
Centre of the LCD screen
Photo recording mode
Learning icons
Video playback mode Thumbnail view
Video playback mode Single view
Top of the LCD screen
Bottom of the LCD screen
Photo playback mode Thumbnail view
Photo playback mode Single view
Using the Home screen
Accessing the Home screen
Icons on the Home screen
Using the grip belt
180˚ Switch grip
90˚ Vertical grip
Basic functions
Learn about basic functions for video and photo shooting
Recording with ease for beginners Smart Auto
Stby mode, touch the Video recording mode tab
Recording videos
Select a subject to record
Press the Recording start/stop button
Recording videos
Recording videos in portrait mode
Camcorder switches to portrait mode vertical position
Press the Home button touch Vertical HD Recording
Rotate the camcorder to 90º for vertical recording
Tagging great moments while recording My Clip function
Again
Press the My Clip button every great moment while recording
Understanding the My Clip function
Stby mode, touch the Photo recording mode tab
Recording photos
Shutter sound is heard and the photo is recorded
Press the Home button touch Smart Auto
Align your subject in the frame
Appropriate scene icon appears on the LCD screen
Zooming
To zoom
To zoom out
Example of zoom-in/out
Learn how to record a video and photo by selecting a mode
Using the Art Time Lapse mode
Extended functions
Using the Manual modes
White Balance
To set the white balance manually
Manual mode, touch White Balance tab Custom WB tab
Using the Manual modes
Setting values range from -2.0 to +2.0
EV Exposure Value
Understanding EV Exposure Value
Back Light
Focus
Press the Home button touch Manual
Focus Tab
You can also set the focus manually
Super C.Nite
Press the Home
Button touch Manual
Super C. Nite Tab
Self Timer
Cont. Shot
Using the Art Film modes
Fader
Recording a video with Fade effect
Using the Art Film modes
Touch the Digital Effect tab in the video recording mode
Digital Effect
Press the Home button touch Art Film
Using the Art Time Lapse mode
Touch the Menu tab Touch the desired submenu
Art Time Lapse recording starts
Using the Art Time Lapse mode
Example of Art Time Lapse recording
Learn how to play back and edit videos and photos
Viewing videos or photos in playback mode
Playback/Editing
Viewing videos or photos in playback mode
Starting the playback mode
Viewing videos or photos in playback mode
Playing back videos
Find videos in various ways
To adjust the volume during video playback
Touch the Volume tab on the LCD screen
Touch the / tab to increase or decrease audio volume
Playback/Pause/Stop
Search playback
Skip playback
Slow playback
Tagging great moments during playback
Thumbnail view Tab
Select the video playback mode. page
Press the My Clip button to tag great moments during
Viewing photos
Camcorder displays the photo you selected in full screen
Find photos in various ways
To cancel, touch the Return tab
Viewing a slide show
Zooming during photo playback
Touch the Slide show tab during photo playback
Editing videos or photos
Share
Sharing videos
Touch the Menu tab
Editing videos or photos
Sharing photos
Delete
Touch the tab
Touch Yes
Touch thumbnails
My Clip creation in the video thumbnail view
Protect
Smart BGM
Divide
Combine
Touch Yes Select the video playback mode. page
Touch the Combine tab on the thumbnail view
File Info
Touch a thumbnail
Touch the Menu tab File Info
To exit the menu, touch the Return tab
Wireless network
Connecting to a Wlan and configuring network settings
About the Wakeup on LAN WOL feature
Connecting to a Wlan
Touch the Menu tab Wi-Fi Setting
Press the Home button touch Social Sharing
Connecting to a Wlan and configuring network settings
Configuring the network settings
Touch the tab next to an AP
Touch each submenu and enter the required information
Manually setting the IP address
Touch the tab next to an AP Touch IP Setting Manual
Camcorder connects to the network via the selected AP
Network connection tips
Entering text
Sending videos or photos to a smart phone
Application
Select files to share with the smart phone
On the camcorder, touch Yes
Broadcasting live streaming video from your camcorder
Broadcasting live streaming video from your camcorder
Press the Home button touch Ustream
Live broadcasting icon appears and broadcasting starts
Using video or photo sharing web sites
Uploading videos or photos
Viewing videos or photos on a TV Link-enabled TV
Press the Home button touch TV Link the Confirm tab
Using Auto Backup to send videos or photos
Installing the programme for Auto backup on your PC
Sending videos or photos to a PC
Remove the USB cable
About the Wakeup on LAN WOL feature
Setting the PC to wake up from sleep mode
WOL Wakeup on LAN
About the Wakeup on LAN WOL feature
Setting the PC to turn on
Turn on the PC and press F2 while the PC is booting
Configure the network connection
Using with other devices
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to a high definition TV with Hdmi
Using a micro Hdmi cable
Turn on the camcorder
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to a regular TV
Connecting an Audio/Video cable for the composite output
Select the playback mode on your camcorder, and then
Viewing on a TV screen
Image appearance depends on the TV screen aspect ratio
Images recorded in a 169 ratio
Dubbing videos to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders
Transferring files to your Windows computer
System requirements
Transferring files to your Windows computer
Transferring files with Intelli-studio
If you do not want to save any new files, select No
To disconnect the USB cable
About the Intelli-studio main window
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Playing back videos or photos Editing videos or photos
Choose the video or photo that you want to play back
Choose the videos or photos you want to edit
Click Movie Edit or Photo Edit
Enter your ID and the password to access
Sharing the videos/photos online
Click the web site you would like to upload files to
Click Upload to start uploading
Viewing the contents of storage media
Video file H.264
Photo file
File format
Video files
Settings
Refer to items to configure your camcorder’s settings
Settings menu
Accessing the settings menu
Press the Home button touch Settings Touch a menu
To exit the menu setting, touch the Return tab
Settings menu
Shooting
Shooting Playback
Using external songs as background music Smart BGM
When the transferring finishes, click OK
To set external songs as background music
To delete the external songs in the memory card
To delete the external songs in the memory card
Playback Display
Auto* The video signals are output in the same
When connecting to an Hdtv
Format. Use this setting only when connecting
Signals through its Hdmi jacks
Automatically when you connect the camcorder to
Connectivity
Your PC
Software
General
Set whether or not to play the shutter sound
Shutter
Sound
Settings
Default Set Defaults
Format
Language
Using your camcorder abroad 123
Appendixes
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124
Troubleshooting
Battery
Storage media
Troubleshooting
Recording
Limit of video
Delete files
Files is reached
Change to another card which has enough free
Playback
Editing videos
Wireless Network
Symptoms and solutions
Power
Display
Power off
Recording stops automatically
This is not a malfunction
Light, a vertical line appears
Sound is disabled temporarily
Where you press the Recording start/stop
This is not an error
There is a time difference between the point
Adjusting the image during recording
Playback on your camcorder
Playback on other devices TV, etc
Work Check memory card compatibility. page
Connecting to a computer
Video cable From your camcorder. page
Overall operations
Maintenance
Cleaning the camcorder
Maintenance
LCD screen
Using your camcorder abroad
Power sources
On TV colour systems
PAL-compatible countries/regions
Glossary
AF Auto Focus
Specifications
HMX-QF30/HMX-QF33/HMX-QF300/HMX-QF310/HMX-QF320
Declaration of Conformity
Samsung Electronics Euro QA Lab
Declaration sentence in official languages
Declaration sentence in official languages
Contact Samsung World Wide
Region Country Contact Centre Web Site
Contact Samsung World Wide
Approved
NO-L-14041/01/2012/ETA/2012 1691/2012/WRLO
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