General operations

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

 

 

The date and time

Has the camcorder been left unused for a long period of time?

are incorrect.

The backup built-in rechargeable battery may be discharged. page 28

 

 

Pressing a button

 

will not turn on

Remove the battery pack or unplug the AC power adaptor, and reconnect

or operate the

the power supply to the camcorder before turning it on.

computer.

 

 

 

Menu

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

Menu items are

greyed out.

You cannot select greyed items in the current recording/playback mode.

Most of the menu items cannot be selected when you set the SMART AUTO function.

If there is no storage media inserted, it cannot be selected and will be dimmed on the menu : “Storage Type,” “Storage Info,” “Format,” etc.

There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.

If you want to set the desired functions, do not set the following items first.

<Cannot Use>

<Because of the following setting>

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Anti-Shake(HDIS)"

"Video Resolution : Web Fine, Web

 

Normal"

 

 

 

"Back Light"

"C.Nite"

 

 

"C.Nite"

"iSCENE"

 

 

 

"C.Nite", "iSCENE", "Aperture : Manual",

 

 

"Focus : Face Detection"

"Shutter Speed : Manual", "Digital

 

Effect", "Video Resolution : Web Fine,

 

 

 

 

Web Normal"

 

"Digital Effect : Mirror, Mosaic, Step

"C.Nite", "16:9 Wide: On", "Anti-

 

 

printing"

Shake(HDIS): On." "Intelli-Zoom"

 

"Fader"

"Time Lapse REC"

 

 

"Shutter Speed : Manual"

"C.Nite", "Aperture : Manual"

 

 

"Aperture : Manual"

"C.Nite", "Shutter Speed : Manual"

 

 

 

"16:9 Wide : Off",

 

 

"Zoom Type : Intelli-Zoom"

"Video Resolution : Web Normal, Web

 

Fine" " Digital Effect : Mirror, Mosaic,

 

 

 

 

Step printing"

 

 

"C.Nite", "Digital Effect : Mirror, Mosaic,

 

 

"Zoom Type : Digital Zoom"

Step printing", "Anti-Shake(HDIS)"

 

"Video Resolution : Web Fine, Web

 

 

 

 

Normal"

 

"16:9 Wide"

"Video Resolution : Web Fine, Web

 

 

Normal"

 

 

 

 

"White Balance"

"Digital Effect : Sepia"

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Samsung SMX-F40BP/XER, SMX-F40SP/EDC, SMX-F400BP/EDC, SMX-K40SP/EDC, SMX-F40LP/EDC, SMX-F400RP/EDC General operations, Menu

SMX-F44BP/XER, SMX-F40SP/MEA, SMX-F43BP/XEK, SMX-F40LP/EDC, SMX-F40BP/XER specifications

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