Samsung WB550 Shutter button, Zoom W/T Lever

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Shutter button

Used for taking an image or recording voice in the Recording mode.

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In Movie clip mode

Pressing the Shutter button down fully

starts the process for recording a movie

clip. Press the Shutter button once

and the movie clip is recorded for as

long as the available recording time in

the memory allows. If you wish to stop

recording, press the Shutter button

again.

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In Still image mode

Pressing the Shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus and

checks the condition of the ﬂ ash.

Pressing the Shutter button down fully takes and stores the image.

If you select voice memo recording, the recording will start after the

camera has ﬁ nished storing the image data.

Zoom W/T Lever

When the menu window is not displayed,

this lever is used to control the optical

or digital zoom. This camera has a 10X

optical zoom and a 5X digital zoom

function. Using both will offer a total zoom

ratio of 50X.

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TELE Zoom

Optical zoom TELE: Move the Zoom W/T lever to the right to see the

subject closer.

Digital zoom TELE: Move the Zoom W/T lever to the right once again

in optical 10x zoom mode to enable digital zoom

(software tele). Stop moving the Zoom W/T lever

to stop the operation of digital zoom (tele). In digital

5x zoom mode, digital zoom is disabled even if you

operate the Zoom W/T lever.

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Contents

Main 001 Instructions Use this camera in the following order. Getting to know your camera Thank you for buying a Samsung Digital Camera. 002 DANGER WARNING 003 CAUTION Contents READY RECORDING 007 Package Contents 008 Identi cation of features PLAY SETUP PRINT SOFTWARE APPENDIX Package Contents Front & Top Back Bottom 5 Function button 011 Self-timer lamp Camera Status Lamp Mode icon: Refer to page 20 for more information about the camera mode setting. 012 SLB-10A rechargeable battery Speci cation Number of images and battery life: Using the SLB-10A 013 014 015 There are 4 indicators for battery condition that are displayed on the LCD monitor. Inserting the battery Inserting the memory card Page Instructions on how to use the memory card 018 When using the camera for the rst time Setting up the language Setting up the date, time and date type 019 LCD monitor indicator The LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections. 1/30 F3.3 2009/01/01 PM 01:00 1 How to use the Auto mode Select this mode for quick and easy picture taking with minimal user interaction. Selecting modes You can select the shooting modes by using the mode dial on the upper of your camera. How to use the mode dial How to use the Program mode How to use the Manual mode The user can manually set both the aperture value and the shutter speed. How to use the DUAL IS(Dual Image Stabilization) mode 022 How to use the Beauty Shot mode Take a photo of portraits by setting options to clear facial imperfections. How to use the Scene modes Use the menu to easily con gure optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations. (p. 56) 023 How to use the [Frame Guide] mode 024 How to use the Movie clip mode Recording HD (High De nition) movie clips 025 Recording the movie clip without sound You can record the movie clip without sound. Pausing while recording a movie clip (Successive Recording) Using Successive Recording 026 How to use the Smart Auto mode Things to watch out for when taking pictures 028 Using the camera buttons to set the camera The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons. POWER button To focus on a subject not positioned in the centre of the picture, use the focus lock function. Using the Focus Lock Shutter button Zoom W/T Lever 030 WIDE Zoom Zoom W/T Lever 031 Command Lever How to use the Command lever mode Controlling ISO/White Balance Controlling the Aperture Value and Shutter Speed in [Manual] Mode Moving to Another Menu Function Description / Info ( ) / Up button Macro ( ) / Down button 034 Available focusing method, by Recording mode Macro ( ) / Down button Types of focus mode and focus range (W: Wide, T: Tele) (Unit: cm) 035 Flash ( ) / Left button Selecting the ash mode Flash range (Unit: m) Flash ( ) / Left button 036 Flash mode indicator Available ash mode, by Recording mode (: Selectable) 037 Selecting the self-timer 038 Motion Timer The Motion Timer ows are as follows. (with the exception of [Movie] and [Frame Guide] modes) 039 Remote control range MENU / OK button 040 Fn button You can use the Fn button to set the following menus. ( : Selectable) How to use the Fn menu 041 Fn button: Size Focus Area You can select your preferred Focus Area according to the shooting conditions. How to Enable Selection AF Fn button: Frame rate Fn button: Metering 043 Fn button: Drive mode You can select continuous shot, and AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing). 044 Fn button: ISO Fn button: White balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural. Fn button: White balance Fn button: Aperture Value Fn button: Shutter Speed 046 Fn button: Face Detection Face Detection 047 Self Portrait Smile Shot Fn button: Face Detection 048 E (Effect) button It is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button. Available Effects, by recording mode (: Selectable) 049 E (Effect) button: Photo Style Selector Colour 050 Custom colour: You can change the R (Red), G (Green) and B (Blue) values of the image. Press the E button in the [Program], [Manual] mode. Sharpness Contrast Saturation 051 Using the LCD monitor to adjust the camera settings You can use the menu on the LCD monitor to set up recording functions. The items indicated by are default settings. 052 Command Lever You can enable the desired features for the command lever on the back of the camera. Flash Intensity 053 Quality ACB 054 OIS (Optical image Stabilization) This feature allows you to minimize camera shake while taking a picture. Voice Memo You can add your voice-over to a stored still image. (Max. 10 sec.) 055 Voice recording 056 Recording the movie clip without voice You can record the movie without voice. Playing back a still image Scene mode Use the menu to easily con gure optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations. Playing back a movie clip How to Control Volume While Playing Back Movie clip Movie clip capture function You can capture still images from the movie clip. How to capture the movie clip On camera movie trimming Playing back a recorded voice 059 Playing back a voice memo LCD monitor Indicator The LCD monitor displays shooting information about the displayed Thumbnail ( ) / Digital Zoom ( ) Lever Play mode button Using the camera buttons to set the camera 061 Image enlargement The maximum enlargement rate in proportion to the image size Trimming: You can extract part of the image that you want and save it separately. Using the camera buttons to set the camera 062 Info ( ) / Up button Play 100-0010 100-0010 <Voice recording is stopped> <Voice recording is playing> <Voice recording is paused> Delete ( ) button Left / Right / MENU / OK button Left/Right/MENU/OK button activate the following. Print ( ) button 064 E (Effect) button: Resize 065 It is possible to add colour effects to your images by using this button. E (Effect) button: Rotating an image E (Effect) button: Colour 066 Custom colour E (Effect) button: Colour E (Effect) button: Image editing ACB Red eye removal Red eye effect can be removed from the captured image. 067 Contrast control You can change the contrast of the Saturation control You can change the saturation of the Face Retouch Using the remote control in play mode See page 39 about using the remote control in recording mode. You can play the movie clip and images by remote control. Noise effect You can add noise to an image to add a more classic feel to your photo. Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor 069 070 Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor Start the slide show The slide show can start only in the [Show Start] menu. 071 Selecting Images You can select image to view. Con gure slide show effects Unique screen effects can be used for the slide show. 072 Setting play interval Set the slide show play interval. Setting Background Music Set the slide show music. 073 Voice memo You can add your voice to a stored still image. Smart Album You can easily categorize or search a large amount of content such as pictures and videos. 074 Searching or Deleting Files Details of Each Category 075 Protecting images 076 Deleting images DPOF 077 Standard This function allows you to embed printing quantity information on a stored image. Index Images (except for movie clips and voice le) are printed as index type. 078 079 Copy To Card This enables you to copy image les, movie clips and voice recording les to the memory card. 080 The menus marked * are set to the default value. Sound ( ) Volume You can set select a volume of shutter sound, beep sound and AF sound. [Volume] sub menus: [Off], [Low], [Medium]*, [High] Sound menu Sound ( ) Beep Sound AF Sound Language Setup menu Setting the Grid Line 083 Setting up the Date / Time / Date type Start up image Display brightness You can adjust the LCD brightness. Quick view Display Save Formatting a memory Initialisation Recycle Bin 086 File name This function allows the user to select the le naming format. Imprinting the recording date There is an option to include DATE/TIME on still images. 087 Auto power off Selecting video out type Connecting to an external monitor 088 Auto focus lamp You can turn on and off the Auto Focus lamp. Setting the Anynet+(CEC) 089 Setting the USB HDMI Size How to connect the camera with the HDTV 090 How to use the Anynet+(CEC) Anynet+(CEC) PictBridge 092 PictBridge: Picture Selection You can select images you want to print. Setting the Number of Copies to Print PictBridge: Print Setting 093 PictBridge: Reset Initialises user-changed con gurations. Software notes Please ensure that you read the instruction manual carefully before use. Software notes System requirements QuickTime Player 7.5 : H.264(MPEG4.AVC) playback Requirements 095 About the software Samsung Master : This is the all-in-one multi media software solution. QuickTime Player 7.5 : The movie viewing program Page Setting up the application software Starting PC mode 099 Starting PC mode Downloading stored images 100 Removing the removable disk Windows 2000/XP/Vista Page 102 Image viewer: You can view the stored images. Image edit: You can edit the still image. 103 Using the USB Driver for MAC Setting up the USB Driver for MAC Page Speci cations 107 Speci cations Important notes Be sure to observe the following precautions! Sand can be particularly troublesome to cameras. Handling the camera Important notes Warning indicator 110 Please check the following. The camera doesnt switch on. The camera power ceases while in use. The camera suddenly stops working while in use. The camera buttons do not operate. Page 112 Please check the following if the USB connection malfunctions. A part of the LCD screen does not occasionally turn on or a spot appears. A vertical line appears on the LCD screen when taking a picture of a bright object. 113 [How to playback the H.264(MPEG4.AVC) movie clips] Page 115 Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Samsung Eco-mark Correct Disposal of This Product Correct disposal of batteries in this product