Samsung PL81 - Manuals

4 Contents 042 Face Detection 044 Face Tone 044 Face Retouch 044 Auto Focus type045 Metering045 ACB046 Drive mode 046 Photo Style Selector047 Image Adjust 048 OIS (Optical image Stabilization)049 Voice Memo 049 Voice Recording 050 Recording the movie clip without voice 050 Setting movie recording 05...

5 054 Start up sound054 Shutter sound 054 Beep sound 055 AF sound 055 Setup menu 055 Display 055 Language055 Function Description 056 Start up image056 Display Brightness 056 Quick view 056 Display Save 057 Settings 057 Formatting a memory057 Initialization058 Setting up the Date / Time / Date type0...

6 Contents 077 Setting Background Music077 Con fi gure Multi Slide Show effects 078 File Options 078 Deleting images 078 Protecting images 079 Voice memo 080 DPOF082 Copy to Card 083 PictBridge084 PictBridge : Picture Selection084 PictBridge : Print Setting085 PictBridge : Reset 085 Important notes ...

7 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 center. Parts and accessories illustrated below may differ from exact a...

9 Identi fi cation of features Back Play mode button MENU button LCD monitor Camera status lamp Fn/Delete button MODE button 5 function button Strap eyelet

10 Bottom Identi fi cation of features 5 Function button Ä To open the battery chamber cover, slide it in the direction shown above. Information / Up button Flash / Left button Self-timer / Right button Macro / Down button OK / Play & Pause button Tripod socket Battery chamber Memory card slot B...

11 Identi fi cation of features Mode icon Refer to page 20/52 for more information about the camera mode setting. MODE Smart Auto Program DUAL IS ICON MODE Scene Movie Smart Movie ICON MODE SCENE Beauty Shot Frame Guide Night ICON MODE Portrait Children Landscape ICON MODE Close Up Text Sunset ICON ...

12 Connecting to a Power Source BP70A rechargeable battery Speci fi cation Model BP70A Type Lithium lon Capacity 740mAhVoltage 3.7VCharging time Approximately 150 Minutes You should use the rechargeable battery BP70A supplied with the camera. Be sure to charge the battery before using the camera. Nu...

16 Instructions on how to use the memory card If the memory card is subjected to any of the following, the recorded data may become corrupted : - When the memory card is used incorrectly. - If the power is switched off or the memory card is removed while recording, deleting (formatting) or reading. ...

18 LCD monitor indicator No. Description Icons Page 1 Recording mode p.20 2 Voice Memo p.49 3 Number of available shots remaining 00001 p.17 Remaining time 00:00:00 p.17 4 Memory card icon / Internal memory icon - [Image & Full Status] No. Description Icons Page 5 Battery p.15 6 Photo Size / Mov...

19 How to use the menu 1. Turn on the camera and press the MENU button. A menu for each camera mode appears. 2. Use the up or down button to navigate through the menus. 3. Use the left or right button to select a sub menu. 4. Select a submenu and click the OK button to save settings and return to th...

20 You can select the shooting modes by using the MODE button on the back of your camera. How to use the MODE button 1. Press the MODE button and a menu will be displayed. 2. Select a desired mode by pressing the Up / Down button and then press the OK button. Starting the recording mode Selecting mo...

21 Starting the recording mode If the camera does not recognize a proper scene mode, the default settings will be used. Even if there is a face detected, the camera may not select a portrait mode depending on the subject’s position or lighting. The camera may not select the correct scene depending o...

23 Starting the recording mode Use the menu to easily con fi gure optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations. 1. Select the Scene mode by using the MODE button. (p.20) 2. Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor. 3. Press the shutter button to ca...

24 Starting the recording mode Ŷ How to use the [Frame Guide] mode Set [Frame Guide] mode when you want someone else to take a picture for you from the angle you choose. 1. Take a picture from the angle you choose.- A guide appears round the sides of the picture. 2. Then another person can take the ...

25 Starting the recording mode How to use the Movie clip mode ( ) A movie clip can be recorded for as long as the available recording time of the memory capacity allows. 1. Select the Movie mode by using the MODE button. (The Movie clip mode icon and available recording time will display on the LCD ...

26 Using Successive Recording Steps from 1-2 are the same as those for MOVIE CLIP mode. 3. Press the shutter button and movie clips are recorded for as long as the available recording time. Movie clips will still be recorded if the shutter button is released. 4. Press the OK button to pause recordin...

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

32 Available focusing method, by recording mode ( o : Selectable, : In fi nity focus range) Mode Auto Macro Macro Normal o o o o o o Mode SCENE Auto Macro Macro Normal o o o o o o o o o o o o Macro ( ) / Down button Focus lock To focus on a subject not positioned in the center of the picture, use th...

35 When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the Right button makes the cursor shift to the right tab.When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the Right button operates as the Self-timer ( ) button. This function is used when the photographer would also like to be in the imag...

37 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. - The menu screen is available in the [Smart Auto], [Program], [DUAL IS], [Scene], [Movie] and [Smart Movie] modes, ...

38 Mode Menu Available mode Page (Shooting) OIS p.48 Voice p.49 Long Time Shutter p.24 3. Select a desired menu by pressing the Up / Down button and then press the OK button. 1. Press the MENU button in an available mode. 2. Press the Up / Down button to select the [Shooting] menu and press the Righ...

39 Shooting ( ) The higher the resolution, the lower the number of shots available because high resolution images require more memory. Photo Size / Movie Size You can select the photo size / movie size appropriate for your application. [ Still image mode ] [ Movie clip mode ] (Unit: pixel) Still ima...

41 White balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colors to appear more natural. Mode Icon Description Auto WB The camera automatically selects the appropriate white balance settings, depending on the prevailing lighting conditions. Daylight For taking images outside. Cloudy For ta...

45 Metering If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the metering method to take brighter pictures. [Multi] ( ) : Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the available light in the image area. However, the calculation will be biased towards the center of the image...

46 You can add various effects to the image without using image editing software. 1. Select the desired Photo style selector by pressing the Left/Right button and press the OK button. 2. Press the Shutter button to take an image. Style mode Icon Description Normal No style effect is applied. Soft So...

47 Custom RGB : You can change the R (Red), G (Green) and B (Blue) values of the image. - Up/Down button : Selects R, G, B - Left/Right button : Changes the values When picture style is set, face detection is not available. When Photo Style Selector is set, Image Adjust function is not available. Sh...

48 SaturationYou can change the saturation of the image. 1. Select [Saturation] by pressing the Up/Down button. 2. Change the saturation by pressing the Left/Right button. 3. Press the Shutter button to take an image. When Photo Style Selector is set, image adjust is not available. When Image Adjust...

50 Shooting ( ) Pausing while recording a voice Using this function, you can record your favorite voice clips into a voice recording fi le without having to create multiple voice recording fi les. 1. Press the OK button to pause recording. 2. Press the OK button again to resume the recording. 3. If ...

52 No. Description Icons Page 1 Recording mode p.51 2 Number of available shots remaining 00001 p.17 Remaining time 00:00:00 3 Memory card icon / Internal memory icon - 4 Battery p.15 5 Photo Size / Movie Size p.39 6 Frame rate p.39 7 Flash p.34 8 Self-timer p.35 9 Date / Time 2010/01/01 01:00 PM p....

53 Starting Smart mode How to use Smart Auto mode ( ) The camera automatically chooses the appropriate camera settings based on a detected type of scene. It will be helpful if you are not familiar with the camera settings for various scenes. 1. Select Smart Auto mode by pressing the MODE or Smart bu...

54 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. Ä Menus are subject to change without prior notice. You can select a volume of start up sound, shutter sound, beep sound and AF ...

55 If you set AF sound to on, AF sound will be activated when the Shutter button is pressed down half way so that you can be aware of the camera operation status. - [AF sound] sub menus : [Off], [On]* AF sound There is a choice of language that can be displayed on the LCD monitor. Even if the batter...

56 Display ( ) If you enable Quick View before capturing an image, you can view the image you just captured on the LCD monitor for the duration set in the [Quick View] setup. Quick view is possible only with still images. - Sub menus [Off] : The quick view function can’ t be activated. [0.5 sec]*, [...

60 Settings ( ) Yellow - Video White - Sound The Video output signal from the camera can be NTSC or PAL. Your choice of output will be governed by the type of device (monitor or TV, etc.) to which the camera is connected. PAL mode can support only BDGHI. Connecting to an external monitor When the ca...

61 Settings ( ) - NTSC : U.S.A, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico etc. - PAL : Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, U.K., Holland, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Norway etc. - When using a TV as an external mo...

62 Starting play mode 3. Select an image that you want to view by pressing the Left/ Right button. Ä Press and hold the Left or Right button to play back the images quickly. 2. The last image stored on the memory is displayed on the LCD monitor. Turn the camera on and select Play mode by pressing th...

63 Starting play mode Movie clip capture function You can capture still images from the movie clip. How to capture the movie clip 1. Press the OK button while playing the movie clip. Then press the Down button. 2. The paused movie clip is saved as a new file name. Ä The captured movie clip file is t...

64 LCD monitor Indicator The LCD monitor displays shooting information about the displayed image. No. Description Icon Page 1 Playback mode p.62 2 Voice Memo p.79 3 DPOF p.80 4 Protect p.78 5 Folder name & File name 100-0010 p.58 6 Memory indicator - 7 Battery p.15 8 ISO 80~3200 p.40 9 Aperture ...

65 Smart Album You can view multiple pictures, enlarge a selected picture, and crop and save a selected area of an image. 1. Turn the Thumbnail lever to the left when one picture is displayed to enter the Smart Album screen. 2. Press the Left/Right button to move to a desired image. 3. Turn the Digi...

70 Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor 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...

72 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 MENU button. 2. Click the Up/Down button from the Edit menu to select [Resize] ( ) menu tab and press the OK button. 3. Select a desired sub ...

76 Images can be displayed continuously at pre-set intervals.You can view the Multi Slide Show by connecting the camera to an external monitor.1. Press the play mode button and press the MENU button.2. Press the Up / Down button and select the [Multi Slide Show] menu tab and press the OK button. Sta...

77 Unique screen effects can be used for the Multi Slide Show. 1. Select the [Effect] sub menu by pressing the Up / Down button and press the Right button. 2. Use the Up / Down button to select the type of effect. 3. Press the OK button to confirm the setting. Configure Multi Slide show effects Sett...

79 File Options ( ) [All] : Protect / release all saved images - If you protect an image, the protect icon will be displayed on the LCD monitor. (An unprotected image has no indicator) - An image in LOCK mode will be protected from the delete function or [Delete] function, but will NOT be protected ...

80 File Options ( ) DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) allows you to embed printing information on your memory card’s MISC folder. Select the pictures to be printed and how many prints to make. The DPOF indicator will display on the LCD monitor when an image that has DPOF information plays back. Image...

82 File Options ( ) This enables you to copy image files, movie clips and voice recording files to the memory card. Copy to 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 ...

83 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 files cannot be printed. Connecting the Camera to a Printer Setting up the camera for connection to the printer 1. Connect the camer...

84 PictBridge : Picture Selection You can select images you want to print. Setting the Number of Copies to Print 1. Press the MENU button and the PictBridge menu will display. 2. Use the Up / Down button to select the [Images] menu and press the Right button. 3. Use the Up / Down button to select a ...

85 PictBridge : Reset Initializes user-changed configurations. 1. Use the Up / Down button to select the [Reset] menu tab. And then press the Right button. 2. Use the Up / Down button to select the desired sub menu, and then press the OK button. If [Yes] is selected : All print and image settings wi...

87 Warning indicator 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.57) [Card Locked] The memory card is locked SD/SDHC memory card : Slide ...

88 Before contacting a service center The camera doesn’t switch on There is low battery capacity Insert a charged battery or recharge the battery (p.15) Battery is inserted incorrectly with the polarities reversed Insert the battery according to the polarity marks (+, -) The camera power ceases whil...

90 Image Sensor - Type : 1/2.3" CCD - Effective Pixel : Approx. 12.2 Mega-pixel - Total Pixel : Approx. 12.4 Mega-pixel Lens - Focal Length : SAMSUNG Lens f = 5.1 ~ 25.5mm (35mm film equivalent : 28.2 ~ 141mm) - F No. : F3.4(W) ~ F5.9(T) - Digital Zoom : ·Still Image mode :1.0X ~ 5.0X ·Play mode...

92 Specifications Power Source - Rechargeable battery : BP70A Ä Included battery may vary depending on sales region. Dimensions (WxHxD) - 96.8 × 57.5 × 20.2(18.9) mm (excluding protrusions) Weight - Approx. 120.3 g (without battery and card) Operating Temperature - 0 ~ 40°C Operating Humidity - 5 ~ ...

93 Transferring files to your computer (for Windows) Transfer files by connecting your camera to your PC. Installing programsHardware and software requirements Item Requirements CPU Intel® Pentium®4 3.0 GHz or higherAMD Athlon™ FX 2.2 GHz or higher RAM 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended) OS Wi...

94 Transferring files to your computer (for Windows) Transferring files to your PCOnce you connect the camera to your PC, the camera will be recognized as a removable drive. The battery will be charged while the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable. 1. Connect your camera to your PC with t...

97 For Mac users When you connect the camera to a Macintosh computer, the computer will recognize the device automatically. You can transfer files directly from the camera to the computer without installing any programs. Transferring files to your computer (for Windows) Transferring files to your co...

98 2. Turn on the camera. - The computer recognizes the camera automatically and a removable disk icon will be displayed. 3. Double-click the removable disk icon.4. Transfer photos or videos to the computer. 1. Connect your camera to a Macintosh computer with the USB cable. You must plug the end of ...

99 FAQ Please check the following if the USB connection malfunctions. Case 6 When I open the Device Manager (by clicking Start (Settings) Control Panel (Performance and Main- tenance) System (Hardware) Device Manager), there are Unknown Devices or Other Devices entries with a yellow question mark(?)...

100 FAQ When the movie clip doesn’t play back on the PC Ä When the movie clip recorded by the camera doesn’t play back on the PC, the causes are mostly due to the codec installed on the PC. When the DirectX 9.0c or later is not installed Install the DirectX 9.0c or later 1) Insert the CD provided wi...