Samsung Digimax V4000 - Manuals

READY 5 Thank you for buying a Samsung Digital Camera. Prior to using this camera, please read the user manual thoroughly.Keep the manual in a safe place. Getting to know your camera About the symbols This manual contains instructions on using this camera that will help you to use this camera safely...

6 About the symbols The camera mode icons will be marked on the right side of the title bar. The title is available only in themarked camera mode. Refer to below. Caution Leaking, overheating, or burst batteries could result in fire or injury. Use batteries with the correct specification for the cam...

READY 7 Do not use the flash in close proximity topeople or animals. Positioning the flash tooclose to your subject’s eyes, may causeeyesight damage. When taking photographs, never point the lensof the camera directly into very strong light.This may result in permanent damage to thecamera or your ey...

8 Danger Do not attempt to modify this camera in anyway. This may result in fire, injury, electricshock or severe damage to you or yourcamera. Internal inspection, maintenance andrepairs should be carried out by your dealer orSamsung Camera Service Center. P l e a s e d o n o t u s e t h i s p r o d...

READY 9 Special features This digital camera has the following features. A fine resolution of 4.0 mega pixels A 3X optical and 4X digital zoom lens A superior Schneider lens 9 power source options (a world first!) A Super macro(6cm) function 3 different “My SET” modes An FCC warning This device has ...

10 This digital camera can be used for Printing images using a dedicated printer,DPOF-compatible printer or DPOF-equipped photo lab.(p.76) Down loading image files fromcamera to computer.(p.100) Editing images on a PC. (p.120) Taking a picture.(p. 29) Viewing images on a TVscreen or external monitor...

12 Please check that you have the correct contents before using this product. Manufacturer's contents marked contents are optional. Digimax Premium Power Pack : SLB-1437 KIT Digimax Battery I-Pack : SBP-1303 KIT Digital Camera Pouch AV cable USB cable Camera strap User manual Product warranty Softwa...

READY 13 Identification of features Front & Top Back & Bottom Viewfinder Autofocus indicator lamp(Green) Flash indicator lamp(Red) Mode dial (p.15) Mode dial Lamp WIDE/THUMBNAILbutton (p.33/65) 5-function button TELE/Digital zoombutton (p.33/66) Speaker LCD monitor Tripod socket PLAY mode bu...

14 Identification of features Side 5-function button FLASH / LEFT button (p.37/68) MACRO / SUPER MACRO / DOWN button (p.36/68) SELF-TIMER/REMOTE/ RIGHTbutton (p.40/68) Voice memo / UP button (p.35/67) Battery chamber Memory card slot Memory card cover/Battery chamber cover MENU/ OK button (p.42/68)

READY 15 Mode dial EASY You can select the desired working mode by using the mode dial located on the back of the camera.This digital camera has 8 working modes. These are listed below. Easy modeTo make camera operation easier, a bare minimum of camerasettings are required in this mode, such as imag...

16 Mode dial A/S/M Aperture priority / Shutter priority / Manual modeThe Aperture and Shutter can be set manually in the A/ S/ M mode. MOVIE CLIP Movie clip modeA movie clip can be recorded as long as the available recordingtime allows.Image size and type are listed below.- Image size : 288 X 208- F...

READY 17 Connecting to Power There are two ways in which to provide the camera with power. You can use batteries (AA Alkaline,CR-V3, Ni-MH, Li-ion), or alternatively, you can use an AC(100 ~ 250V) Adapter (DC 5V 2.0A). 3. To close the battery chamber cover, push it until it clicks. 2. Insert the bat...

18 Connecting to Power NOTICE Important information about battery usage - It is easy to buy the alkaline batteries, but the duration for using batteries varies in accordance with the battery manufacturers or photography conditions. - Please remove the batteries if the camera will not be used for lon...

READY 19 Connecting to Power If you have access to a mains supply, using an AC Adapterallows the camera to be used for long periods of time.Plug the adapter into the connection point (DC IN 5V) on thecamera. Remove the batteries when using the AC adapter. Using the AC power adapter DANGER Always tur...

20 Inserting the memory card 1. Turn the power off using the power switch. Open the memory card cover and press the memory card as shown in the imageand release. 2. Remove the memory card and close the memory card cover. 3. To close, push the card cover against the arrow until you hear a click.If th...

READY 21 Instructions on how to use the memory card NOTICE If you open the memory card cover when the camera power is turned on, the power will turnoff automatically.Don’t remove the memory card when the Autofocus indicator lamp(Green) is blinking as thismay cause damage to data in the memory card. ...

READY 23 Selecting the date and time You can record the date and time with the image data in the memory card. 2. Select the [SETUP] tab by pressing the RIGHT button. Select the [FORMAT] menu by pressing the DOWN/button. Press the DOWN / button again and the next menu page will bedisplayed.Press the ...

READY 25 Language There is a choice of languages that can be displayed on the LCD monitor. INFORMATION You can select 15 languages. Those are listed below.English, Korean, T. Chinese, S. Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Germany, Spanish, French,Italian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese.Even if...

RECORDING 27 LCD monitor indicator The LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections. Image & Full Status No. Description Icons Page 1 Recording mode p.15 2 Camera shake warning p.31 3 Flash p.37 4 Self-timer, Remote p.40 5 Voice memo p.35 6 Macro/ Super macro p.36

29 RECORDING Starting recording mode 1. Insert the batteries (p.17). Insert the batteries taking note of the polarity (+ / -). 2. Insert the memory card (p.20).3. Close the memory card cover.4. Slide the power switch to turn on the camera.5. Select the PROGRAM mode by rotating the mode dial.6. Point...

32 Using the camera button to adjust the camera You can check the recording status in the LCD monitor. Image & full information Pressing the LCD button Pressing the LCD button Pressing the LCD button Image & basic information LCD off Pressing the LCD button in the RECORDING (EASY,PROGRAM, PO...

43 RECORDING MF button In dark conditions, the autofocus may not function. If this occurs, press the MF button and you canselect manual focus.After changing the focus manually, the image can be dim. Take care when using this function. While pressing the MF button, the MF bar will be displayed onthe ...

46 Using the LCD monitor to adjust the camera Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu Camera working mode SIZE PRINT( 2272 x 1504 /SUPER FINE) EASY MEMO( 1120 x 840 /FINE) E-MAIL( 544 x 408 /NORMAL) 2272 x 1704 2272 x 1504 1120 x 840 544x 408 QUALITY TIFF SUPER FINE FINE NORMAL P/A/S/M P/A/S/M MySET 1/2/3...

48 How to use the menu Every camera working mode has [SETUP] and [MyCAM] tabs in their own menu. The main menus of the first tab are changed by different camera working modes. 1. Turn the camera power on and press the menu button. There are 3 tabs related to each camera mode in the menu. There is no...

49 RECORDING Size You can select the image size you require. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the RECORDING mode and press the MENU button.2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select [SIZE] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the RIGHT button and the cursor ...

50 Quality In RECORDING mode, you can select the image quality (Data compression rate). INFORMATION The higher the QUALITY setting, the better the final image will be. However, the high quality setting willrequire more memory and therefore reduce the number of images you can store on the memory.SUPE...

53 RECORDING Metering When the camera cannot calculate a desired exposure, you can change the metering method. INFORMATION The default metering mode is Multi pattern metering.If the subject is not the centre of the focus, do not use the spot metering as there may be anexposure error. In this case, u...

54 Shooting You can select the continuous shooting or AEB shooting in this menu. AEB is not available in the A/S/M mode. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the RECORDING mode and press the MENU button.2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [SHOOTING] menu by p...

56 White Balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colors to appear more natural looking. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the RECORDING mode and press the MENU button. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu. 3. Select the [SHOOTING] menu by pressing the ...

57 RECORDING Effect Using the camera’s digital processor, it is possible to add special effects to your images. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the RECORDING mode and press the MENU button. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [SHOOTING] menu by pressing ...

58 Sharpness You can select the sharpness of still image. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the RECORDING mode and press the MENU button. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [SHOOTING] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the DOWN button on the [SH...

59 RECORDING My SET mode menu You can select your favorite settings that have been saved in this menu. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the MySET mode and press the MENU button. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu. 3. Select the [MODE] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN butt...

60 Change The loaded My SET setting will be applied to the camera from this menu. 1. Rotate the mode dial to the MySET mode and press the MENU button.2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu. 3. Select the [CHANGE] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the RIGH...

62 Starting the play mode Turn the camera on and select the Play mode by pressing the play mode button ( ). The camera can now play back the images stored in a memory.You can set up the PLAY mode function by using the camera buttons and LCD monitor. 1. Select the PLAY mode by pressing the play mode ...

65 PLA Y You can view up to 9 images at a time and trim an image.The last image stored on the memory is displayed on the LCD monitor.Press the 5 function button and you can play back another image. Thumbnail button ( )- Press the thumbnail button.- The thumbnail display will highlight the image that...

66 Thumbnail / Enlargement / Trimming button Image enlargement- Select an image that you want to enlarge and press the enlargement button. - Different parts of the image can be viewed by pressing the 5 function button. - Pressing the thumbnail button will zoom back to the original full sized image. ...

67 PLA Y UP / Voice memo button 1. Press the play mode button.2. Press the 5 function button to select an image that you wish to add sound to. 3. Press the voice memo button ( ) and the voice memo indicator will display. The camera is now ready to record audio. 4. Press the shutter button to start r...

71 PLA Y Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor Main menu Sub menu Secondary menu SLIDE SHOW (Default : OFF) REPEAT ON OFF PROTECT ONE PICTURE UNLOCK LOCK ALL PICTURES UNLOCK LOCK RESIZE 1024 x 768 640 x 480 320 x 240 LOGO DELETE ALL NO YES STANDARD ONE PICTURE ALL PICTURES INDEX PR...

72 Slide show Images can be displayed continuously at pre-set intervals.You can view the slide show by connecting the camera to an external monitor. INFORMATION The default is OFF and the loading time depends on the image size and quality.The slide show will start from an image that was displayed on...

73 PLA Y Protect This is used to protect specific shots from being accidentally erased (LOCK).It also releases images that have been previously protected (UNLOCK). 1. Press the play mode button and press the menu button.2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Sele...

74 Resize The stored image size can be changed and used as logo image. The resized image will have a new file name. NOTICE Large sized images can be resized to be made smaller, but you may notice decreasingimage quality when a small size image is resized to become larger.If you try to resize a Photo...

75 PLA Y Delete all This enables you to clear all unprotected images from the memory. NOTICE Remember that this will permanently delete unprotected images. Important shots should be stored on a computer before deletion takes place. 1. Press the play mode button and press the menu button.2. Press the...

79 PLA Y Setup menu Main menu Sub meun Secondary menu FILE RESETSERIES POWER OFF(Default : 3 MIN)LANGUAGE ENGLISH FRENCH KOREAN ITALIAN CHINESE 1 DUTCH CHINESE 2 DANISH JAPANESE FINNISHRUSSIAN SWEDISHGERMANY PORTUGUESESPANISH FORMAT NOYES DATA SET TIME SET 12:00 AM/PM DATE TYPE 'YY/MM/DDMM/DD/'YYDD/...

80 File This enables you to name files 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [FILE] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the RIGHT button and the cursor will sh...

81 PLA Y Power off This function switches the camera off after a set amount of time in order to prevent unnecessarybattery drainage. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select t...

83 PLA Y Format This is used for formatting the memory card. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu. 3. Select the [FORMAT] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the RIGHT butt...

85 PLA Y Date set You can change the imprinted date. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [FORMAT] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the DOWN button on the ...

86 You can change the imprinted time. Time set 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu. 3. Select the [FORMAT] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the DOWN button on the [FORM...

87 PLA Y Date type You can select date type that is imprinted on the image. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [FORMAT] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press ...

88 Imprint There is an option to include DATE/TIME on still images. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu. 3. Select [FORMAT] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the DOWN bu...

89 PLA Y Sound A beep will sound when you press the camera button and an error takes place. You can check thecamera condition with this function. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main men...

90 LCD brightness You may adjust the LCD brightness 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [FORMAT] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the DOWN button on the [...

91 PLA Y Video INFORMATION Select the correct movie standard for the outer monitor. PAL mode can support only BDGHINTSC : U.S.A, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico.PAL : Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, U.K., Holland, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singap...

93 PLA Y Quick view You can briefly review the last image captured during the pre-set time. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button to select [SETUP](Second) tab. 2. Press the DOWN and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Press the DOWN button until the [Q. VIEW] menu is select...

94 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button twice to select [MyCAM](Third) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [S. IMAGE] menu by pressing the UP/DOWN button.4. Press the RIGHT button and the cursor will shift to the [S. IMAGE] sub m...

95 PLA Y Start up sound You can select the sound that is activated whenever the camera is turned on. 1. Press the menu button and press the RIGHT button twice to select [MyCAM](Third) tab. 2. Press the DOWN button and the cursor will be shifted to the main menu.3. Select the [S. SOUND] menu by press...

96 List of camera function SIZE Print(Photo / Super Fine) ( ) - - - - - - - - - - - - Memo(Middle / Fine) - - - - - - - - - - - - E-mail (Small / Normal) - - - - - - - - - - - - Large ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) - ( ) - - - - Photo - - - - - Middle - - - - - Small - - - - - 288 x 208pixels - - - - - - -...

99 PLA Y Starting PC mode If you insert the USB cable into the USB connection terminal, the camera working mode will changeto the PC mode automatically.In this mode, you can download stored images to your PC through the USB cable.The LCD monitor is always turned off in PC mode.The autofocus indicato...

101 PLA Y Important notes Your new Samsung camera is a precision instrument. Whilst it is designed to withstand general wearand tear, there are some important points that will help you get maximum service and reliability fromyour camera. The following should be avoided :- Severe changes in temperatu...

102 Warning indicator There are several warnings that may appear in the LCD display Warning indicator CARD ERROR ! CARD FULL ! NO IMAGE ! NO CARD ! FILE ERROR ! LOW BATTERY ! CARD LOCKED ! Causes - Card error - There is insufficient memory capacity to take an image - There are no images stored on th...

103 PLA Y Before contacting a service center Symptom The camera doesn’t switch on The camera power is down whilst in use Batteries drain quickly Camera does not take images when pressing the Shutter button Causes - There is low battery capacity- An AC Power Adapter is not connected - The batteries a...

106 Specifications Type 1/1.8" CCD Image Sensor Effective Pixels Approx. 4.0 Mega pixels Total Pixels Approx. 4.1 Mega pixels Focal Length Schneider Lens f = 7.7 ~ 23.1mm (35mm film equivalent : 38~114mm) Lens F No. F2.7 ~ F4.9 Digital Zoom Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 4.0XPlay mode : 1.0X ~ 8.3X (...

108 Software Notes Please ensure that you read the instruction manual carefully before use. The attached software is a camera driver and image editing software tool for Windows.Under no circumstances should all or part of either the software or the user manual be reproduced.Copyrights for software a...

109 About the software SOFTW A RE After inserting the CD-ROM provided with this camera into the CD-ROM drive, the following windowshould automatically run. Before connecting the camera to the PC, youshould first install the camera driver. Camera driver : This enables images to transfer between the c...

110 Setting up the application software To use this camera with a PC, install the application software first. After this has been done, the storedimages in the camera can be moved to the PC and can be edited by an image editing program. You can visit the Samsung web-site through the internet. http:/...

116 Removing the USB Driver for Windows 98SE To remove the USB driver, refer to the process shown below. 1. Trace [Start Settings] and click [Control Panel]. [Click !] 4. Uninstallation is complete. Click the [Finish] button and the window will disappear. [Click !] 2. Double-click [Add/Remove progra...

117 SOFTW A RE Removable Disk To use this camera as a Removable Disk, install (p.110) the USB Driver. 1. Before turning the camera power on, connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable. 2. Click [Removable Disk] under [My computer] or [Windows Explorer]. 3. Image files stored in the Removable Di...

118 Removing the removable disk [Click!] [Double-click!] [Click!] [Click!] Windows 98SE 1. Check whether the camera and PC are transferring a file. If the auto focus lamp blinks, you have to wait until the lamp illuminates. 2. Unplug the USB cable. Windows 2000/ME/XP(The illustrations may be differe...

119 SOFTW A RE Removing the removable disk 1. A USB Driver for MAC is not included with the software CD as MAC OS supports the camera driver. 2. Check the MAC OS. You can check the MAC OS version during MAC OS start-up. This camera is compatible with MAC OS 9.x ~ 10.2. 3. Connect the camera to the M...

120 Using PhotoImpression You can use PhotoImpression to perform the following tasks. With PhotoImpression, you can edit or store still images that you downloaded from the camera. Thissoftware is only available in Windows version. To start the program, click [Start Programs ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4...

122 Digimax Viewer 2.1 2. If the [Auto Launch] option is selected, this program will be executed automatically with recognizing the camera. 3. You can easily use the Digimax viewer 2.1 program as it offers a FILE menu and TOOL bar. And, you can use the pop upmenu. Click an image and press the right ...