Samsung L310W - Manuals

005 Contents SETUP PRINT 058 Left / Right / Menu / OK button058 Print button 058 Delete button 059 E (Effect) button: Resize060 E (Effect) button: Rotating an image060 E (Effect) button: Colour061 E (Effect) button: Image editing 061 ACB061 Red eye removal 062 Face Retouch 062 Brightness control 062...

006 Contents SOFTWARE APPENDIX 084 Software notes 084 System requirements 085 About the software 086 Setting up the application software 089 Starting PC mode 091 Removing the removable disk 092 Samsung Master 095 Setting up the USB Driver for MAC 095 Using the USB Driver for MAC 096 Specifi cations ...

007 System chart Please check that you have the correct contents before using this product. The contents can vary depending on the sales region. To buy the optional equipment, contact your nearest Samsung dealer or Samsung service centre. Package Contents Camera User manual, Product warranty Camera ...

008 Identifi cation of features Front & Top Microphone AF sensor/ Self-timer lamp Lens Mode dial Speaker Flash Shutter button POWER button

009 Identifi cation of features Back Camera status lamp LCD monitor Play mode / Print button OIS button Fn / Delete button 5-function button E (Effect) button Zoom W button (Thumbnail) USB / AV / DC terminal Camera strap Zoom T button (Digital zoom) Open Close

010 Identifi cation of features Bottom 5 Function button Battery holder Battery chamber cover Memory card slot Battery chamber Function Description/Information/Up button Macro/Play & Pause/ Down button Self-timer/Right button Flash/ Left button MENU/OK button Tripod socket

011 Identi fi cation of features Self-timer lamp Icon Status Description Blinking – For the fi rst 8 seconds, the lamp blinks at 1 second intervals. – For the fi nal 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.25-second intervals. Blinking For the fi nal 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.25-second...

012 Connecting to a power source You should use the rechargeable battery SLB-10A supplied with the camera. Be sure to charge the battery before using the camera. SLB-10A rechargeable battery Speci fi cation Model SLB-10A Type Lithium Ion Capacity 1050mAh Voltage 3.7V Charging time(When the camera is...

014 Connecting to a power source How to charge the rechargeable battery (SLB-10A) Before inserting any cables or AC adapter, check the directions and do not insert using force. It may cause breakage of cable or camera. If the charging LED of the AC Charger does not turn on or blink after inserting t...

016 Instructions on how to use the memory card Be sure to format the memory card (see p.77) if you are using a newly purchased memory card for the fi rst time, if it contains data that the camera cannot recognise, or if it contains images captured with a different camera. Turn off the camera power w...

018 When using the camera for the fi rst time Charge the rechargeable battery fully before using the camera for the fi rst time. When the camera is turned on for the fi rst time, a menu will be displayed in the LCD monitor to set date, time and language. This menu will not be displayed again after s...

019 LCD monitor indicator The LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections. <Image & Full Status> No. Description Icons Page 1 Optical/Digital Zoom bar/ Digital Zoom rate x 5.0 p.28~29 2 Number of available shots remaining/Remaining time 00005/00:00:00 p.17 ...

020 Starting the Recording mode How to use the Auto mode Select this mode for quick and easy picture taking with minimal user interaction. 1. Insert the battery (p.15) taking note of the correct polarity (+/-). 2. Insert the memory card (p.15). As this camera has a 30MB internal memory, it is not es...

021 Starting the Recording mode How to use the Program mode Selecting the automatic mode will con fi gure the camera with optimal settings and you can manually con fi gure various functions. 1. Select the Program mode by using the Mode dial . (p.20) 2. Point the camera towards the subject and compos...

022 Starting the Recording mode Using the Photo Help guide mode Helps the user learn the correct picture taking method and includes solutions for potential problems that may occur. This also enables the user to practice the best way to take pictures. Function that can be used when focusing is diffi ...

023 Starting the Recording mode How to use the Beauty Shot mode Take a photo of portraits by setting options to clear facial imperfections. 1. Select the Beauty Shot mode by using the Mode dial . (p.20) 2. Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor. 3. Press ...

024 Starting the Recording mode How to use the Movie clip mode A movie clip can be recorded for up to 2hours. 1. Select the Movie clip mode by using the Mode dial . (p.20) 2. Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor. 3. Press the Shutter button once and mov...

025 Starting the Recording mode Recording the movie clip without sound You can record the movie clip without sound. Steps from 1-3 are the same as those for Movie clip mode. 4. Press the MENU button. 5. Select the [RECORDING] menu by pressing the Left / Right button. 6. Press the Down button to sele...

026 Things to watch out for when taking pictures Pressing the Shutter button down half way. Lightly press the Shutter button to confi rm focus and fl ash battery charge. Press the Shutter button all way down to take the picture. The available memory capacity may vary depending on shooting conditions...

027 Using the camera buttons to set the camera The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons. POWER button Used for turning the camera’s power on/off. If there is no operation during the specifi ed time, the camera’s power will be turned off automatically to save battery life...

028 Shutter button Used for taking an image or recording voice in the Recording mode. In Movie clip modePressing 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 th...

029 WIDE Zoom Optical zoom WIDE: Pressing the Zoom W button. This will zoom out from the subject i.e. the subject will appear further away. Pressing the Zoom W button continuously will set the camera to its minimum zoom setting i.e. the subject appears at its furthest from the camera. Digital zoom W...

030 While the menu is showing, the Up button operates as a direction button. If the menu screen does not appear, information or function descriptions of the current fi lming image ( fi lming mode) can be accessed through the liquid crystal monitor by pressing the Function description / Information (...

031 Types of focus mode and focus range (W: Wide, T: Tele) (Unit: cm) Mode Auto ( ) Focus Type Auto macro ( ) Normal Focus range W: 5 ~ In fi nity T: 50 ~ In fi nity W: 80 ~ In fi nity T: 80 ~ In fi nity Mode Program ( ) Focus Type Macro ( ) Normal Focus range W: 5 ~ 80 T: 50 ~ 80 W: 80 ~ In fi nity...

032 Flash ( ) / Left button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the Left button makes the cursor shift to the left tab. When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the Left button operates as the Flash ( ) button. Selecting the fl ash mode 1. Select a desired Recording mod...

033 Flash ( ) / Left button Flash mode indicator Icon Flash mode Description Auto fl ash If the subject or background is dark, the camera fl ash will operate automatically. Auto & Red eye reduction If a subject or background is dark, the camera fl ash will work automatically and will reduce the ...

034 Self-timer ( ) / Right button Selecting the self-timer 1. Select a Recording mode with the exception of Voice recording mode. (p.20) 2. Press the Self-timer ( ) button until the desired mode indicator displays on the LCD monitor. 3. When you press the Shutter button, the picture will be taken af...

035 Self-timer ( ) / Right button Motion Timer Motion Icon & Self-timer lamp Pressing the Shutter button after setting the Motion Timer Blink (1 second interval) Detecting the subject’s movement Blink (0.25 second interval) No movement is detected Turn on and the image is taken after 2 seconds. ...

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 return the LCD to the initial display. – A menu option can be displayed when the following are selected: [Movie], [Auto], [Program], [Manual], [DUAL IS], ...

037 Fn button How to use the Fn menu 1. Press the Fn button in an available mode 2. Select a desired menu by pressing the Up / Down button. And then a sub menu will be displayed on the bottom left side of the LCD monitor. 3. Select a desired menu by pressing the Left / Right button and then press th...

039 Fn button: Drive mode You can select continuous shot, and AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing). Icon Drive Mode Description Single Take one picture only. Continuous Images will be taken continuously until the Shutter button is released. AEB Take three pictures in a series in different exposures: stand...

040 Fn button: White balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural. Icon White balance Mode Description Auto WB The camera automatically selects the appropriate white balance settings, depending on the prevailing lighting conditions. Daylight For taking im...

041 This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions.You can also select the exposure value by using the Fn button. Compensating Exposure 1. Press the Fn button, and then use the Up / Down button to select the exposure compensation ( ) icon. The exposure co...

042 E (Effect) button It is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button. Available Effects, by recording mode ( : Selectable) Mode E button Mode E button This button will not operate in [DUAL IS], [Beauty Shot] mode, Voice recording mode and some scene modes ([Nightscene], [T...

043 E (Effect) button: Image editing Press the E button in the [Auto], [Program], [Manual], [Movie] and some scene modes ([Portrait], [Children], [Landscope], [Close up]). Colour 1. Select the desired sub menu by pressing the Left / Right button and press the OK button. 2. Press the Shutter button t...

045 OIS button: Optical image Stabilization 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. Menu Sub menu Available mode Page Face Detection Off Face Detection * p.46~ 47 Self Port...

046 Face Detection If you use face detection options, your camera can detect a human face. When focusing on a human face, the brightness of the face is also adjusted. You can also capture natural facial expressions by using self portrait, smile shot or blink detection. ̪ Selectable modes: [Auto], [P...

047 ■ Self Portrait When taking pictures of yourself, the area of your face is automatically detected so that you can take self portraits more easily and quickly. 1. For self-fi lming, set the camera lens towards the face of the object. It automatically detects the face of the object, and emits a gu...

048 Focus Area You can select your preferred Focus Area according to the shooting conditions. Focus Area Description Center AF The rectangular area in the center of the LCD monitor will be focused. Multi AF This camera selects all available AF points of the LCD monitor. When the camera focuses on th...

050 Recording the movie clip without voice You can record the movie without voice. Select [Voice Mute] menu in the Movie clip mode. (p. 25)( ) icon will appear on the LCD monitor. Press the Shutter button and a movie will record for as long as the memory capacity allows without voice. Pausing while ...

051 Starting play mode Turn the camera on and select Play mode by pressing the Play mode ( ) button. The camera can now play back the images stored in the memory. If the memory card is inserted in the camera, all the camera functions apply only to the memory card. If the memory card is not inserted ...

052 Starting play mode Playing back a movie clip 1. Select the recorded movie clip that you want to play back by using the Left / Right button. 2. Press the Play & Pause ( ) button to playback a movie clip fi le. – To pause a movie clip fi le while playing it back, press the Play & Pause ( )...

053 Starting play mode On camera movie trimming You can extract desired frames of movie clip during the movie clip play back. If the running time is under 10 seconds, the movie clip can’t be trimmed. 1. Press the Play & Pause ( ) button at the point of the movie clip where you want to start extr...

054 Starting play mode Playing back a voice memo 1. Select a still image that has the voice memo. 2. Press the Play & Pause ( ) button to play back the voice memo. – To pause the voice memo, while playing it back, press the Play & Pause ( ) button again. – To resume playback of the voice mem...

055 Thumbnail( ) / Enlargement( ) button You can view multiple pictures, enlarge a selected picture, and crop and save a selected area of an image. Thumbnail display 1. While an image is displayed on full screen, press the Thumbnail button. 2. The thumbnail display will highlight the image that had ...

057 Info ( ) / Up button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, the Up button operates as a direction button. When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the Info ( ) button will display image information on the LCD monitor. Play & Pause ( ) / Down button In Play mode, th...

058 Left / Right / Menu / OK button Left / Right / MENU / OK button activate the following. – Left button: While the menu is showing, the Left button operates as a direction button. While the menu is not showing, press the Left button to select the previous image. – Right button: While the menu is s...

059 Change 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 press the E button. 2. Press the Left / Right button and select the [RESIZE] ( ) menu tab. 3. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up / Down butt...

061 E (Effect) button: Colour Custom colour You can change the R(Red), G(Green) and B(Blue) values of the image. – OK button: Selects / sets up the Custom Colour – Up / Down button: Selects R, G, B – Left / Right button: Changes the values E (Effect) button: Image editing 1. Press the Play button an...

062 Face Retouch When 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 [Face Retouch] will be displayed. 2. Change the Face Retouch by pressing the Left/Right button. 3. Press the OK button and the image will be saved...

063 Play 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 menus you can set up in Play mode are as follows. To capture an image after setting up the play menu, press the Play mode button or Shutter button. Me...

064 Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor Menu Tab Main Menu Sub Menu Sub Menu Page Type Auto - p.83 Plain - Photo - FastPhoto - Quality Auto - Draft - Normal - Fine - Date Print Auto - Off - On - File Name Auto - Off - On - Reset No - Yes - Menus are subject to change without prio...

065 Selecting Images You 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 sub menu by pressing the Up / Down button. [All]: All images saved in the Memory are played back. [Date]: Images taken in a specifi ed date are pl...

066 Starting the slide show ( ) Setting play interval Set the slide show play interval. 1. Select the [Interval] sub menu by pressing the Up / Down button and press the Right button. 2. Use the Up / Down button to select the desired interval. 3. Press the OK button to save the confi guration. The lo...

067 Voice memo You 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 saving the image, the voice is recording for 10 seconds. – To stop the recording, press the Shutter button. Protecting images This is used to protect...

069 Playback ( ) Standard This function allows you to embed printing quantity information on a stored image. 1. Press the Up / Down button and select the [DPOF] menu tab. And then press the Right button. 2. Press the Right button again and [Standard] sub menu will be displayed. 3. Select a desired s...

070 Playback ( ) Print size You can specify the print size when printing images stored on the memory card. The [Size] menu is available only for DPOF 1.1 compatible printers. 1. Press the Up / Down button and select the [DPOF] menu tab. And then press the Right button. 2. Press the Right button agai...

071 Playback ( ) Copy To Card This enables you to copy image fi les, movie clips and voice recording fi les to the memory card. 1. Select the [Copy To Card] menu tab by pressing the Up / Down button. And then press the Right button. 2. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up / Down button and p...

072 Sound menu In this mode, you can set up sound settings. You can use the setup menu in all camera modes, except Voice recording mode. The items indicated by are default settings. Mode Menu Sub Menu Available Mode Page SOUND ( ) Volume Off p.72 Low Medium High Start Sound Off Sound 1Sound 2Sound 3...

073 Shutter Sound You can select the shutter sound. – [Shutter Sound] sub menu: [Off], [Sound 1], [Sound 2], [Sound 3] Beep Sound If you set sound to on, various sounds will be activated for camera startup, when OK button is pressed, so that you can be aware of the camera operation status. – [Beep S...

074 In 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 are default settings. Menu tab Main menu Sub menu Page DISPLAY ( ) Language ENGLISH 한국어 FRANÇAIS p.75 DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS DUTCH DANSK SV...

075 Language There is a choice of languages that can be displayed on the LCD monitor. Even if the battery is removed and inserted again, the language setting will be preserved. – Language sub menu: English, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Italian, S.Chinese, T.Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese...

076 Display ( ) Start up image You can select the image that is fi rst displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the camera is turned on. – Sub menus: [Off], [Logo], [User Image] – Use a saved image for the start-up image with the [Start Image] in the [RESIZE] menu in the play mode. – The start-up image...

077 Settings ( ) Formatting a memory If you run [Format] on the memory, all fi les which are image, video clip and even protected images will be deleted. So be sure to download important fi les to your PC before formatting the memory. – Sub menus [No]: The memory will not be formatted. [Yes]: A wind...

078 Settings ( ) Recycle Bin You can activate the [Recycle Bin] function or restore photos saved in the recycle bin. By turning on this function, you can temporarily save photos up to a total 10MB capacity. You can also restore photos from the recycle bin. – Sub menus [Off]: Do not want to use the R...

079 Auto power off This function switches the camera off after a set amount of time in order to prevent unnecessary battery drainage. – Sub menus [Off]: Do not want to use the Power Off function. [1, 3, 5, 10 min]: The power will turn off automatically if not used for the period of time specifi ed. ...

080 Settings ( ) – 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 noise on the external monitor, but it is not a malfunction. – If the image is not in the centre of the screen, use the TV controls to centre it. – When t...

081 PictBridge You can use the USB cable to connect this camera to a printer that supports PictBridge (sold separately) and print the stored images directly. Movie clips and voice fi les cannot be printed. Setting up the camera for connection to the printer 1. Connect the camera and printer with USB...

082 PictBridge If the [USB] menu is set to the [Computer], you cannot connect a Pictbridge compatible printer to the camera through USB cable with [Connecting Computer] message. In this case, remove the cable and do steps 1 and 2 again. Easy printing When you connect the camera to printer in the Pla...

083 PictBridge: Print Setting You can select the Paper Size, Print Format, Paper Type, Print Quality, Date Print, and File Name Print menus for printed pictures. 1. Press the MENU button and the PictBridge menu will be displayed. 2. Use the Up / Down button to select the desired menu, and then press...

085 About the software After inserting the CD-ROM provided with this camera into the CD-ROM drive, the following window should automatically run. XviD codec: This makes movie clips (MPEG-4) recorded with this camera play back on a PC. To play back a movie clip recorded with this camera, you must ins...

086 3. To play back the movie clip recorded with this camera on the computer, install the XviD codec. The XviD codec is distributed according to the GNU General Public License and everyone can copy, distribute and change this codec. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a ...

089 If 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”. In this mode, you can download stored images to your PC through the USB cable. Camera settings for connection 1. Turn on the camera 2. Connect the...

090 Starting PC mode Downloading stored images You can download the still images stored on the camera to your PC’s hard disk and print them or use a photo editing software to edit them. 1. Connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable. 2. On your computer’s desktop display, select [My computer] a...

091 Removing the removable disk Windows 2000/XP/Vista (The illustrations may differ from those shown depending on the Windows O/S.) 1. Check whether the camera and PC are transferring a fi le. If the camera status lamp blinks, please wait until the lamp has fi nished blinking and is constantly on. 2...

092 Samsung Master You can download, view, edit and save your images and movies with this software. This software is only compatible with Windows.To run the Samsung Master, double click the Samsung Master icon on the desktop. Downloading images 1. Connect the camera to your PC. 2. A window for downl...

093 Samsung Master Image viewer: You can view the stored images. – Image viewer functions are listed below. 1 Menu bar: You can select menus. File, Edit, View, Tools, Change functions, Auto download, help, etc. 2 Image selection window: You can select the desired images in this window. 3 Media type ...

095 1. 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. First complete uploading from computer to camera and then remove the removable disk with the Extract command. Using the USB Driver for MAC 1. A USB Drive...

098 Speci fi cations Interface – Digital output connector: USB 2.0 High Speed 20 pin connector – Audio: Mono (Speaker), Stereo (Microphone)– Video output: NTSC, PAL (user selectable)– DC Adapter: 4.2V, 20 pin connector Power Source – Rechargeable battery: SLB-10A, 3.7V (1,050mAh)– Adaptor: SAC-47, S...

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 in wet places, such as beach or pool, do not let water or sand get inside the camera. Doing so may result in failure or may permanently damage the unit...

100 There are several warnings that may appear on the LCD display. [ Card Error ! ] • Memory card error. Turn off the camera power and turn it on again. Insert the memory card again. Insert and format the memory card. (p.77) [ Card Locked! ] • The memory card is locked. SD/SDHC memory card: Slide th...

101 Please check the following. The camera doesn’t switch on. • There is low battery capacity. Insert fresh batteries. (p.15) • Battery is inserted incorrectly with the polarities reversed. Insert the battery according to the polarity marks (+, -). The camera power ceases while in use. • The battery...

103 Please 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 supplied USB cable. Case 2 The camera is not recognised by your PC.Sometimes, the camera may appear under [Unknown Devices] in Device Manager. Install...

104 FAQ [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] menu on the top right side of the window then download windows appears. 3) Check the version of Mac OS and click the [Download] button to 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 start. If the problem happens continuously, set the Legacy USB Support to disable and re-start the PC. The Legacy USB Support is in the BIOS setup menu. (...