Samsung HMX-S10, HMX-S16, HMX-S15 Important Information on USE, Before using this camcorder, Iii

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.

This User Manual covers HMX-S10, HMX-S15, and HMX-S16 models.

•The HMX-S15 and HMX-S16 have a 32GB, and a 64GB built-in storage media (SSD) respectively with a built-in WIFI module but also use memory cards.

•The HMX-S10 models do not have built-in storage media (SSD) and use memory cards. Although some features of HMX-S10 models are different, they operate in the same way.

•Illustrations of model HMX-S10 are used in this user manual.

•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.

•In this user manual, the icon or symbol in the parenthesis appearing in a description of a submenu item indicates it will appear on the screen when setting the

corresponding item.

Ex) Submenu item of “iSCENE” ￿page 61

-“Sports” (): Recording people or objects in motion. (If set, the corresponding icon () will appear on the screen.)

The following terms are used in this manual:

•‘Scene’ refers to the point where you press the Record Start/Stop button to start recording until you press again to pause the recording.

•The terms ‘photo’ and ‘still image’ are used interchangeably with the same meaning.

Before using this camcorder

•This camcorder records video in H.264 (MPEG4 part10/AVC) format and in High Definition Video (HD-VIDEO) or Standard Definition Video (SD-VIDEO).

•You can play back and edit the video recorded by the camcorder on a personal computer with the built-in software in this camcorder.

•Please note that this camcorder is not compatible with other digital video formats.

•Before recording important video, make a trial recording.

Play back your trial recording to make sure the video and audio have been recorded properly.

•Recorded contents may be lost due to a mistake when handling this camcorder or memory card, etc. Samsung shall not be responsible for compensation for damages due to the loss of recorded contents.

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