Press Shutter, Deﬁning your own white balance

Adjusting brightness and colour

Deﬁning your own white balance

You can customise the white balance by taking photos of a white surface, such as a piece of paper. This will help you to match the colours in your photo with the actual scene according to your lighting condition.

1 In Shooting mode, select f . 2 Aim the lens at a piece of white paper.

3 Press [Shutter].

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Contents

ST550 Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care Health and safety informationPrevent damage to subjects’ eyesight Keep your camera away from small children and pets Health and safety information Protect batteries, chargers, and memory cards from damage Ensure maximum battery and charger life Use only Samsung-approved accessoriesAllow only qualiﬁed personnel to service your camera Protect your camera’s lens Copyright information How to record a video or voice memoMaintenance tips Functions for shooting Icons used in this manual Shooting mode iconsIndications used in this manual Abbreviations used in this manual Subject, background, and composition Expressions used in this manualPressing the shutter Exposure Brightness Common questions Quick reference Taking photos of people Contents Contents Performing the initial setup ………………… Selecting a shooting mode ………………… Check your product box for the following items Camera Cable Strap Quick Start Manual Optional accessoriesUnpacking Sold as a set Camera layout Power buttonTimer lamp Flash Microphone Main display Camera layoutFocus Option icons touch IconsStatus icons Icon Description Battery Inserting the battery and memory cardRemoving the battery and memory card Turning on your camera in Playback mode Charging the battery and turning your camera onCharging the battery Turning on your camera Select a language Select Time Zone Time Zone Performing the initial setupSelect Language Select Date & Time Date & Time Select a time zone and select Dragging Using the touch screenUsing gestures Touching Mode Selecting a shooting modeSelect the mode icon Select a mode Movie Record a video. p Basic functions Selecting a shooting mode Selecting a shooting mode using motion recognitionShooting mode, tilt the camera while touching and holding Shooting mode, select “ Front Display Select an option Setting the dual displays and soundSetting the front display Option Description Setting the dual displays and sound Setting the display type for the touch screenSetting the touch vibration or sound Select to return to the previous mode Align your subject in the frame Half-press Shutter to focus Taking photosPress Shutter to take a photo Taking photos ZoomingDigital zoom Reducing camera shake OIS a p s Shooting mode, select f “ once or twice “ Select an option Half-pressing the shutter button When h is displayedHolding your camera correctly Reducing camera shake Preventing your subject from being out of focus Extended functions Shooting modes Using the Smart Auto modeIcon Description Appears when taking photos of landscapes Shooting mode, select a “ S Align your subject in the frame Shooting modes Using the Scene modeTake a photo with options preset for a speciﬁc scene Shooting mode, select a ““s Select a scene ““an option Using the Beauty Shot modeShooting mode, select a “ s ““ To hide facial imperfections, select f “ ““an option To cancel the guides, select Using the frame guideUsing the Children mode Shooting mode, select a “ s “ Shooting mode, select a “ s “ Select f “ ““Aperture Adjusting the exposure in the Night modeSelect an option Select f “ ““Shutter Speed Using the Dual is mode Using the Program mode Shooting mode, tap the front display to turn it on Taking a self-portrait shotRecording a video Shooting mode, select a “ To pause recording Select f “ ““a frame rate the number of frames per secondSelect f “ ““ ““a sound option Off Record a video without sound Recording a voice memo Recording voice memos a p s dAdding a voice memo to a photo Learn about the options you can set in Shooting mode Shooting options Selecting a resolution and quality Selecting a resolution S a p s d V mode, select f ““ Select an option Selecting a resolution and qualitySelecting image quality a p s d Option Learn how to set the timer to delay shooting Using the timer S a p s dPress Shutter to start the timer Shooting mode, select Select an option Using the motion timer Using the timerPress Shutter Shooting in the dark Using the ﬂash S a p sPreventing red-eye a p s Shooting in the dark Adjusting the ISO speed pShooting mode, select f “ Select an option Changing the camera’s focus Using macro a p dUsing auto focus a p d Shooting mode, select Shooting mode, select f “ “ Using smart touch focus a p s dChanging the camera’s focus Indicated by a frame Using one touch shooting a p s d Adjusting the focus area a p s d Using face detection a p s d Detecting faces Taking a smile shot Using face detectionDetecting eye blinking Using smart face recognition Face Registering faces as your favourites My StarShooting mode, select f “ Viewing your favourite faces Adjusting brightness and colour Adjusting the exposure manually EV p d Shooting mode, select f ““ “ Adjusting brightness and colourCompensating for backlighting ACB p Off ACB is off On ACB is on Multi Suitable for a subject with backlighting Center-weightedChanging the metering option p d Suitable for general photos Selecting a light source White balance p d Shooting mode, select f ““ Select an option Deﬁning your own white balance Using burst modes p s Shooting mode, select f “ “ Select an option Applying photo styles a p s d Improving your photosDeﬁning your own RGB tone Select a value to adjust the selected item Adjusting your photos pImproving your photos Playback/Editing Press P Starting Playback modePlaying back Draw a horizontal bar left or right to scroll through ﬁles Playback mode, tilt the camera while touching and holding Selecting a menu using motion recognitionPlaying back Start a slide show p Playback mode, select Display in Playback modeSelect a menu using motion recognition p Ranking your favourite faces Playback mode, select “ “ a category Select “ a faceSelect , or . to change the ranking of the face and select Select a date, ﬁle type, weekday, colour, or face Do this Viewing ﬁles as thumbnailsProtecting ﬁles Select a category Select “ Yes Playback mode, select M Select Protect ““All ““LockPlayback mode, select a ﬁle “ Select Yes to delete the ﬁle Playback mode, select M Select Delete “ All “ Yes Select . ““Copy to Card Select Yes to copy ﬁles Viewing photosPlayback mode, select M Select Recycle Bin “ On Playback mode, select M Select Recycle Bin “ Retrieve Enlarging a photo Playback mode, select Set a slide show effectViewing ﬁles by rotating the photo automatically Starting a slide show Playback mode, select a video “ Playing a videoSelect to start the slide show Trimming a video during playback Playing a voice memoEnd and select Select Yes Capturing an image during playback Adding a voice memo to a photo Adjust volume or mute sound Playback/EditingPlaying a voice memo added to a photo Resizing photos Editing a photoRotating a photo Playback mode, select a photo “ Select ““an option Editing a photo Adjust the amount of the colourEditing colour Select ““an option Applying a special effect Correcting exposure problemsSelect a value to adjust the selected item. less or + more Playback mode, select a photo “ Select “ Editing photos of portraits Select photos to print Set Dpof optionsSelect , or . to set the number of copies Select Viewing ﬁles on a TV or Hdtv Select on the camera screen Viewing ﬁles on a TV or Hdtv Requirements for Intelli-studio Transferring ﬁles to your computer for WindowsRequirements Turn on the camera Transferring ﬁles using Intelli-studioTransferring ﬁles to your computer for Windows Cable Using Intelli-studio Icon Screen Click the pop-up message Remove the USB cable Disconnecting the camera for Windows XPOn the tool bar at the bottom right of your PC Transferring ﬁles to your computer for Mac Select to print Printing photos with a photo printer PictBridgeSelect Yes to conﬁrm Conﬁguring print settings Printing photos with a photo printer PictBridge Appendixes Select an option and save your settings Settings menuAccessing the settings menu Shooting or Playback mode, select M Select a menu Display settings Sound settingsSettings menu Camera settings AF Lamp Auto PowerImprint Anynet+ Control For transferring ﬁles Computer or printerAutomatically Printing ﬁles Error messages Error message Suggested remedies Camera lens and touch screen Camera maintenanceCleaning your camera Camera body Memory cards you can use Camera maintenanceAbout memory cards Memory card capacity Battery speciﬁcations About the batteryBattery life Camera maintenance Before contacting a service centre Situation Suggested remedies Before contacting a service centre Situation Play videos Your camera cannotYour computer. p You cannot use Intelli-studio on Camera speciﬁcations Camera speciﬁcations Interface Digital output USB Connector Audio output Power source RechargeableBattery Lithium-ion battery SLB-07A, 720 mAh PictBridge Correct disposal of batteries in this product Samsung Eco-mark Index Index Movie Program Scene Smart Auto Accessing Camera Display SoundAuto Add noise Colour ﬁlter Elegant