Samsung NX100 user manual Learn about the menu items of the Setting

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Camera settings menu

Setting 1

Learn about the menu items of the Setting 1.

 

To set Setting 1

 

 

 

In Shooting mode, press [m] [ an option.

 

 

options,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Default

Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format the memory card. Formatting prepares a memory

 

card for use in the camera and deletes all existing files

 

including protected files. (No, Yes)

Format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Errors can occur if you use a memory card formatted

 

 

 

by another brand of camera, a memory card reader, or

 

 

 

a computer. Please format memory cards in the camera

 

 

 

before using them to capture photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset

Reset the setup menu and shooting options to the factory

defaults. (Date, time, language, and video output settings

 

do not change.) (No, Yes)

Set the method of creating file names.

Standard*: SAM_XXXX.JPG(sRGB)/

 

_SAMXXXX.JPG(Adobe RGB)

Date:

 

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sRGB files - MMDDxxxx.JPG. For example, for a photo

File Name

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taken on Jan. 01, the file name would be 0101xxxx.jpg.

AdobeRGB files - MDDxxxx.JPG for the months Jan

 

 

through Sept. For the months Oct through Dec, the

 

 

month number is replaced by the letters A (Oct.), B

 

 

(Nov.) and C (Dec.).

 

 

For example, for a photo taken on Feb. 03, the file name

 

 

would be 203xxxx.jpg. For a photo taken on Oct. 05,

 

 

the file name would be A05xxxx.jpg.

* Default

Item

Description

 

 

Set the method of numbering files and folders.

Series*: New file numbers continue the existing number sequence, even if you have installed a new memory card, formatted the card, or deleted all photos.

Reset: After using the reset function, the next file name is started at 0001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first folder name is 100PHOTO, if you have

 

 

 

 

selected the sRGB color space and Standard file

 

 

 

 

naming, the first file name is SAM_0001.

 

File Number

 

File name numbers are increased by 1 from SAM_0001

 

 

 

 

to SAM_9999.

 

 

 

Folder numbers are increased by 1 from 100PHOTO to

 

 

 

 

999PHOTO.

 

 

 

The maximum number of files that can be saved in one

 

 

 

 

folder is 9999.

 

 

 

File numbers are assigned according to DCF (Design

 

 

 

 

rule for Camera File system) specifications.

 

 

 

If you change a file name (for example, on a computer),

 

 

 

 

the camera will not be able to play the file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the type of folder.

Folder Type

• Standard*: XXXPHOTO

 

• Date: XXX_MMDD

 

 

 

 

Language

Select the language the camera shows on the display.

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Samsung NX100 user manual Learn about the menu items of the Setting

NX100 specifications

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