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Contents
Contents
Learn about your camcorder’s layout, icons, and home screen
Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memory card
Getting Started
Checking your accessories
Unpacking
Camcorder layout
Top/Front/Left
Camcorder layout
Rear/Right/Bottom
To insert the battery
Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memory card
Inserting/ejecting the battery
To eject the battery
To insert a memory card
Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memory card
Inserting/ejecting a memory card not supplied
To eject a memory card
Compatible memory cards
SD cards can be used with current SD enabled host devices
Using the memory card adaptor
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
Using the USB cable
Charging the battery
Using the AC power adaptor
Battery level display
Charging the battery
Checking the battery state
Colour of the LED indicates the power or charging state
Continuous Recording without zoom
Available charging and running time for the battery
Using an AC power source
About the battery
Turn on the camcorder by opening the LCD screen
When using this camcorder for the first time
Turning your camcorder on/off
To turn off the camcorder, press and hold the Home button
Touch
Using the touch screen
Drag
Lightly touch items with your finger to select or execute
Using the touch screen
Switching the information display mode
Rotate the LCD screen towards the lens
Adjusting the LCD screen
Open the LCD screen with your finger
Screen opens up to
Touch the up or down arrows to set the date
Performing the initial setup
Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder
Touch the Time tab, and then set the time
Selecting the language
Touch the Return tab to complete the setting
Touch Settings General Language
Press the Home button, and then drag the Home screen left
Left of the LCD screen
Video recording mode
Learning icons
Centre of the LCD screen
Photo recording mode
Learning icons
Top of the LCD screen
Video playback mode Thumbnail view
Video playback mode Single view
Bottom of the LCD screen
Photo playback mode Thumbnail view
Photo playback mode Single view
Icons on the Home screen
Using the Home screen
Accessing the Home screen
90˚ Vertical grip
Using the grip belt
180˚ Switch grip
Recording with ease for beginners Smart Auto
Basic functions
Learn about basic functions for video and photo shooting
Select a subject to record
Stby mode, touch the Video recording mode tab
Recording videos
Press the Recording start/stop button
Recording videos
Press the Home button touch Vertical HD Recording
Recording videos in portrait mode
Camcorder switches to portrait mode vertical position
Rotate the camcorder to 90º for vertical recording
Press the My Clip button every great moment while recording
Tagging great moments while recording My Clip function
Again
Understanding the My Clip function
Shutter sound is heard and the photo is recorded
Stby mode, touch the Photo recording mode tab
Recording photos
Appropriate scene icon appears on the LCD screen
Press the Home button touch Smart Auto
Align your subject in the frame
To zoom out
Zooming
To zoom
Example of zoom-in/out
Extended functions
Learn how to record a video and photo by selecting a mode
Using the Art Time Lapse mode
To set the white balance manually
Using the Manual modes
White Balance
Manual mode, touch White Balance tab Custom WB tab
EV Exposure Value
Using the Manual modes
Setting values range from -2.0 to +2.0
Understanding EV Exposure Value
Back Light
Focus Tab
Focus
Press the Home button touch Manual
You can also set the focus manually
Button touch Manual
Super C.Nite
Press the Home
Super C. Nite Tab
Self Timer
Cont. Shot
Recording a video with Fade effect
Using the Art Film modes
Fader
Digital Effect
Using the Art Film modes
Touch the Digital Effect tab in the video recording mode
Press the Home button touch Art Film
Art Time Lapse recording starts
Using the Art Time Lapse mode
Touch the Menu tab Touch the desired submenu
Using the Art Time Lapse mode
Example of Art Time Lapse recording
Playback/Editing
Learn how to play back and edit videos and photos
Viewing videos or photos in playback mode
Viewing videos or photos in playback mode
Starting the playback mode
Find videos in various ways
Viewing videos or photos in playback mode
Playing back videos
Touch the / tab to increase or decrease audio volume
To adjust the volume during video playback
Touch the Volume tab on the LCD screen
Skip playback
Playback/Pause/Stop
Search playback
Slow playback
Select the video playback mode. page
Tagging great moments during playback
Thumbnail view Tab
Press the My Clip button to tag great moments during
Find photos in various ways
Viewing photos
Camcorder displays the photo you selected in full screen
Zooming during photo playback
To cancel, touch the Return tab
Viewing a slide show
Touch the Slide show tab during photo playback
Sharing videos
Editing videos or photos
Share
Touch the Menu tab
Editing videos or photos
Sharing photos
Touch Yes
Delete
Touch the tab
Touch thumbnails
My Clip creation in the video thumbnail view
Protect
Smart BGM
Divide
Touch the Combine tab on the thumbnail view
Combine
Touch Yes Select the video playback mode. page
Touch the Menu tab File Info
File Info
Touch a thumbnail
To exit the menu, touch the Return tab
About the Wakeup on LAN WOL feature
Wireless network
Connecting to a Wlan and configuring network settings
Press the Home button touch Social Sharing
Connecting to a Wlan
Touch the Menu tab Wi-Fi Setting
Touch the tab next to an AP
Connecting to a Wlan and configuring network settings
Configuring the network settings
Touch each submenu and enter the required information
Camcorder connects to the network via the selected AP
Manually setting the IP address
Touch the tab next to an AP Touch IP Setting Manual
Network connection tips
Entering text
Select files to share with the smart phone
Sending videos or photos to a smart phone
Application
On the camcorder, touch Yes
Broadcasting live streaming video from your camcorder
Live broadcasting icon appears and broadcasting starts
Broadcasting live streaming video from your camcorder
Press the Home button touch Ustream
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
Sending videos or photos to a PC
Using Auto Backup to send videos or photos
Installing the programme for Auto backup on your PC
Remove the USB cable
WOL Wakeup on LAN
About the Wakeup on LAN WOL feature
Setting the PC to wake up from sleep mode
Turn on the PC and press F2 while the PC is booting
About the Wakeup on LAN WOL feature
Setting the PC to turn on
Configure the network connection
Using with other devices
Using a micro Hdmi cable
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to a high definition TV with Hdmi
Turn on the camcorder
Connecting an Audio/Video cable for the composite output
Connecting to a TV
Connecting to a regular TV
Select the playback mode on your camcorder, and then
Images recorded in a 169 ratio
Viewing on a TV screen
Image appearance depends on the TV screen aspect ratio
Dubbing videos to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders
Transferring files to your Windows computer
System requirements
If you do not want to save any new files, select No
Transferring files to your Windows computer
Transferring files with Intelli-studio
To disconnect the USB cable
About the Intelli-studio main window
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Choose the videos or photos you want to edit
Playing back videos or photos Editing videos or photos
Choose the video or photo that you want to play back
Click Movie Edit or Photo Edit
Click the web site you would like to upload files to
Enter your ID and the password to access
Sharing the videos/photos online
Click Upload to start uploading
Viewing the contents of storage media
File format
Video file H.264
Photo file
Video files
Settings
Refer to items to configure your camcorder’s settings
Press the Home button touch Settings Touch a menu
Settings menu
Accessing the settings menu
To exit the menu setting, touch the Return tab
Settings menu
Shooting
Shooting Playback
To set external songs as background music
Using external songs as background music Smart BGM
When the transferring finishes, click OK
To delete the external songs in the memory card
To delete the external songs in the memory card
Playback Display
Format. Use this setting only when connecting
Auto* The video signals are output in the same
When connecting to an Hdtv
Signals through its Hdmi jacks
Your PC
Automatically when you connect the camcorder to
Connectivity
Software
General
Sound
Set whether or not to play the shutter sound
Shutter
Format
Settings
Default Set Defaults
Language
121
Using your camcorder abroad 123
Appendixes
124
Storage media
Troubleshooting
Battery
Troubleshooting
Recording
Files is reached
Limit of video
Delete files
Change to another card which has enough free
Playback
Editing videos
Wireless Network
Display
Symptoms and solutions
Power
This is not a malfunction
Power off
Recording stops automatically
Light, a vertical line appears
This is not an error
Sound is disabled temporarily
Where you press the Recording start/stop
There is a time difference between the point
Adjusting the image during recording
Work Check memory card compatibility. page
Playback on your camcorder
Playback on other devices TV, etc
Connecting to a computer
Video cable From your camcorder. page
Overall operations
Maintenance
Cleaning the camcorder
Maintenance
LCD screen
On TV colour systems
Using your camcorder abroad
Power sources
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
RoHS compliant