Samsung EC-SL310BBA-US User Manual

009Identifi cation of featuresBackCamera status lampLCD monitorPlay mode /Print buttonOIS buttonFn / Delete button5-function buttonE (Effect) buttonZoo

099– This camera is not waterproof. To avoid dangerous electrical shocks, never hold or operate the camera with wet hands.– If you use this camera i

100There are several warnings that may appear on the LCD display.[ Card Error ! ]• Memory card error. Turn off the camera power and turn it on agai

101Please check the following.The camera doesn’t switch on.• There is low battery capacity. Insert fresh batteries. (p.15)• Battery is inserted in

102The fl ash does not fi re.• Flash off mode has been selected. Dis-engage fl ash off mode.• The camera mode can’t use the fl ash. Refer to the FLAS

103Please check the following if the USB connection malfunctions.Case 1 USB cable is not connected or it is not the supplied USB cable. Connect the

104FAQ [Installing codec for Mac OS]1) Visit the following site for downloading the codec. (http://www.divx.com/divx/mac)2) Click the [Free Download]

105 If a PC connected with the camera stops responding while Windows is starting. In this case, disconnect the PC and the camera and Windows will s

106 NOTE:This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These

010Identifi cation of featuresBottom 5 Function buttonBattery holderBattery chamber cover Memory card slotBattery chamberFunction Description/Informati

011Identifi cation of features Self-timer lampIcon Status DescriptionBlinking– For the fi rst 8 seconds, the lamp blinks at 1 second intervals.– For t

012Connecting to a power sourceYou should use the rechargeable battery SLB-10A supplied with the camera. Be sure to charge the battery before using th

013Connecting to a power sourceYou can charge the rechargeable battery (SLB-10A) by using the SAC-47 KIT which consists of the AC adapter (SAC-47) and

014Connecting to a power sourceHow to charge the rechargeable battery (SLB-10A)Before inserting any cables or AC adapter, check the directions and

015Insert the battery as shown.– If the camera does not turn on after you have inserted battery, please check whether the battery is inserted with th

016Instructions on how to use the memory cardz Be sure to format the memory card (see p.77) if you are using a newly purchased memory card for the fi r

017Instructions on how to use the memory cardThe camera can use SD/ SDHC Memory Cards and MMC (Multi Media Cards).The SD/ SDHC memory card has a write

018When using the camera for the fi rst timez Charge the rechargeable battery fully before using the camera for the fi rst time.z When the camera is tur

001InstructionsUse this camera in the following order.To use this camera with a PC, install the application software fi rst. After this has been done,

019LCD monitor indicatorThe LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections.<Image & Full Status>No. Descripti

020Starting the Recording modeHow to use the Auto modeSelect this mode for quick and easy picture taking with minimal user interaction.1. Insert the

021Starting the Recording modeHow to use the Program modeSelecting the automatic mode will confi gure the camera with optimal settings and you can manu

022Starting the Recording modeUsing the Photo Help guide modeHelps the user learn the correct picture taking method and includes solutions for potenti

023Starting the Recording modeHow to use the Beauty Shot modeTake a photo of portraits by setting options to clear facial imperfections.1. Select the

024Starting the Recording modeHow to use the Movie clip modeA movie clip can be recorded for up to 2hours.1. Select the Movie clip mode by using the

025Starting the Recording modeRecording the movie clip without soundYou can record the movie clip without sound.Steps from 1-3 are the same as those f

026Things to watch out for when taking picturesz Pressing the Shutter button down half way.Lightly press the Shutter button to confi rm focus and fl ash

027Using the camera buttons to set the cameraThe recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons.POWER buttonUsed for turning the ca

028Shutter buttonUsed for taking an image or recording voice in the Recording mode.z In Movie clip modePressing the Shutter button down fully starts t

002DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.z Do not attempt to modify this ca

029 WIDE ZoomOptical zoom WIDE: Pressing the Zoom W button. This will zoom out from the subject i.e. the subject will appear further away. Pressing

030While the menu is showing, the Up button operates as a direction button. If the menu screen does not appear, information or function descriptions o

031 Types of focus mode and focus range (W: Wide, T: Tele) (Unit: cm)ModeAuto ()Focus TypeAuto macro ()NormalFocus rangeW: 5 ~ Infi nityT: 50 ~ Infi

032Flash ( ) / Left buttonWhen the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the Left button makes the cursor shift to the left tab.When the menu

033Flash ( ) / Left button Flash mode indicatorIcon Flash mode DescriptionAuto fl ashIf the subject or background is dark, the camera fl ash will opera

034Self-timer ( ) / Right button Selecting the self-timer1. Select a Recording mode with the exception of Voice recording mode. (p.20)2. Press the

035Self-timer ( ) / Right button Motion TimerMotion Icon & Self-timer lampPressing the Shutter button after setting the Motion TimerBlink (1 seco

036 MENU button– When you press the MENU button, a menu related to each camera mode will be displayed on the LCD monitor. Pressing it again will retu

037Fn buttonHow to use the Fn menu1. Press the Fn button in an available mode2. Select a desired menu by pressing the Up/Down button. And then a sub

038Fn button: Quality / Frame rateYou can select the compression ratio appropriate for your application of the captured images. The higher the compres

003CAUTION ContentsCAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in a minor or moderate injury.z Leaking, over

039Fn button: Drive modeYou can select continuous shot, and AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing).Icon Drive Mode DescriptionSingle Take one picture only.Con

040Fn button: White balanceThe white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural.IconWhite balance ModeDescriptionAuto WBT

041This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions.You can also select the exposure value by using the Fn

042E (Effect) buttonIt is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button. Available Effects, by recording mode (z: Selectable)M

043E (Effect) button: Image editingPress the E button in the [Auto], [Program], [Manual], [Movie] and some scene modes ([Portrait], [Children], [Lands

044E (Effect) button: Image editingSaturation1. Select the Saturation( ) menu by pressing the Up/Down button and a bar for selecting the saturation w

045OIS button: Optical image StabilizationUsing the LCD monitor to adjust the camera settingsYou can use the menu on the LCD monitor to set up recordi

046Face DetectionIf you use face detection options, your camera can detect a human face. When focusing on a human face, the brightness of the face is

047 Self PortraitWhen taking pictures of yourself, the area of your face is automatically detected so that you can take self portraits more easily an

048Focus AreaYou can select your preferred Focus Area according to the shooting conditions.Focus Area DescriptionCenter AFThe rectangular area in the

004ContentsPLAY026 Things to watch out for when taking pictures027 Focus lock027 Using the camera buttons to set the camera027 POWER button028 Shutt

049Voice MemoA voice can be recorded for as long as the available recording time (Max. 10 hour) allows.Press the Shutter button to record a voice. – P

050Recording the movie clip without voiceYou can record the movie without voice.Select [Voice Mute] menu in the Movie clip mode. (p. 25)() icon will a

051Starting play modeTurn the camera on and select Play mode by pressing the Play mode ( ) button. The camera can now play back the images stored in t

052Starting play modePlaying back a movie clip1. Select the recorded movie clip that you want to play back by using the Left/Right button.2. Press t

053Starting play modeOn camera movie trimmingYou can extract desired frames of movie clip during the movie clip play back. If the running time is unde

054Starting play modePlaying back a voice memo1. Select a still image that has the voice memo.2. Press the Play & Pause () button to play back t

055Thumbnail( ) / Enlargement( ) buttonYou can view multiple pictures, enlarge a selected picture, and crop and save a selected area of an im

056 Image enlargement1. Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the Enlargement button.2. Different parts of the image can be viewed by

057Info ( ) / Up buttonWhen the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, the Up button operates as a direction button. When the menu is not displayed on

058Left / Right / Menu / OK buttonLeft/Right/MENU/OK button activate the following.– Left button: While the menu is showing, the Left button operates

005ContentsSETUPPRINT058 Left / Right / Menu / OK button058 Print button058 Delete button059 E (Effect) button: Resize060 E (Effect) button: Rotati

059Change the resolution (size) of pictures taken. Select [Start image] to save an image to be the start-up image.1. Press the Play mode button and p

060E (Effect) button: Rotating an imageYou can rotate the stored images by various degrees.Once the playback of the rotated picture is fi nished, it wi

061E (Effect) button: Colour Custom colourYou can change the R(Red), G(Green) and B(Blue) values of the image.– OK button: Selects / sets up the Cust

062Face RetouchWhen you recorded a person, you can retouch the subject’s face.1. Select ( ) by pressing the Up/Down button and a bar for selecting the

063Play mode functions can be changed by using the LCD monitor. In the Play mode, pressing the MENU button displays the menu on the LCD monitor. The m

064Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitorMenu Tab Main Menu Sub Menu Sub Menu PageTypeAuto -p.83Plain -Photo -FastPhoto-QualityAuto-D

065Selecting ImagesYou can select image to view.1 Use the Up/Down button to select the [Images] menu and press the Right button.2. Select a desired

066Starting the slide show ( )Setting play intervalSet the slide show play interval.1. Select the [Interval] sub menu by pressing the Up/Down button

067Voice memoYou can add your voice to a stored still image.– Press the Shutter button to take a picture. The images are saved on the memory. After sa

068Playback ( )Deleting imagesThis deletes images stored on the memory card. By activating the Recycle Bin function (p.78) you can restore deleted pho

006ContentsSOFTWAREAPPENDIX084 Software notes084 System requirements085 About the software086 Setting up the application software089 Starting PC mode

069Playback ( ) StandardThis function allows you to embed printing quantity information on a stored image.1. Press the Up/Down button and select the

070Playback ( ) Print sizeYou can specify the print size when printing images stored on the memory card. The [Size] menu is available only for DPOF 1

071Playback ( )Copy To CardThis enables you to copy image fi les, movie clips and voice recording fi les to the memory card.1. Select the [Copy To Card

072Sound menuIn this mode, you can set up sound settings. You can use the setup menu in all camera modes, except Voice recording mode. The items indi

073Shutter SoundYou can select the shutter sound.– [Shutter Sound] sub menu: [Off], [Sound 1], [Sound 2], [Sound 3]Beep SoundIf you set sound to on,

074In this mode, you can set up basic settings. You can use the setup menu in all camera modes, except Voice recording mode. The items indicated by

075LanguageThere is a choice of languages that can be displayed on the LCD monitor. Even if the battery is removed and inserted again, the language se

076Display ( )Start up imageYou can select the image that is fi rst displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the camera is turned on.– Sub menus: [Off],

077Settings ( )Formatting a memoryIf you run [Format] on the memory, all fi les which are image, video clip and even protected images will be deleted.

078Settings ( )Recycle BinYou can activate the [Recycle Bin] function or restore photos saved in the recycle bin. By turning on this function, you can

007System chartPlease check that you have the correct contents before using this product. The contents can vary depending on the sales region. To buy

079Auto power offThis function switches the camera off after a set amount of time in order to prevent unnecessary battery drainage.– Sub menus[Off]:

080Settings ( )– When using a TV as an external monitor, you will need to select the external or AV channel of the TV.– There will be a digital nois

081PictBridgeYou can use the USB cable to connect this camera to a printer that supports PictBridge (sold separately) and print the stored images dire

082PictBridgeÚ If the [USB] menu is set to the [Computer], you cannot connect a Pictbridge compatible printer to the camera through USB cable with [Co

083PictBridge: Print SettingYou can select the Paper Size, Print Format, Paper Type, Print Quality, Date Print, and File Name Print menus for printed

084Software notesPlease ensure that you read the instruction manual carefully before use.– Under no circumstances should all or part of either the so

085About the softwareAfter inserting the CD-ROM provided with this camera into the CD-ROM drive, the following window should automatically run.  XviD

0863. To play back the movie clip recorded with this camera on the computer, install the XviD codec.Ú The XviD codec is distributed according to the

087Setting up the application software4. Install the software by instructions on the monitor.

0885. After restarting the computer, connect the PC to the camera with the USB cable.6. Turn the camera power on. The [Found New Hardware Wizard] wi

008Identifi cation of featuresFront & TopMicrophoneAF sensor/Self-timer lampLensMode dialSpeakerFlash Shutter buttonPOWER button

089If you connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC and then turn on the power, the camera will automatically switch to “computer connection mode

090Starting PC mode Downloading stored imagesYou can download the still images stored on the camera to your PC’s hard disk and print them or use a ph

091Removing the removable disk Windows 2000/XP/Vista(The illustrations may differ from those shown depending on the Windows O/S.)1. Check whether th

092Samsung MasterYou can download, view, edit and save your images and movies with this software. This software is only compatible with Windows.To run

093Samsung Master Image viewer: You can view the stored images.– Image viewer functions are listed below.1 Menu bar: You can select menus. File, Ed

094Samsung Master Movie edit: You can get the still image, movie clip, narration, music fi les together in a movie clip.– Movie clip edit functions ar

0951. Double click a new icon on the desktop and the folder in the memory will be displayed.2. Select an image fi le and copy or move it to MAC.z Fir

096Specifi cationsFlash– Modes: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in fl ash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red-eye Fix– Range: Wide: 0.5 ~ 4.6m, Tele: 0

097Specifi cations– Movie Clip• With Audio or without Audio (user selectable, recording time : Memory capacity dependent, max 2hours)• Size: 800x592(

098Specifi cationsInterface– Digital output connector: USB 2.0 High Speed 20 pin connector– Audio: Mono (Speaker), Stereo (Microphone)– Video output: