Page 2 - Set up the camera driver
《 1 》 Getting to know your camera Instructions Thank you for buying a Samsung Digital Camera. ● Before using this camera, please read this user manual thoroughly. ● When you require After Sales service, please bring the camera and the cause ofthe camera malfunction (such as battery, Memory card etc....
Page 4 - READY
《 3 》 Contents Caution CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, mayresult in a minor or moderate injury. ■ Leaking, overheating, or damaged battery could result in fire or injury. • Use battery with the correct specification for the camera. • Do not short circuit, h...
Page 5 - Contents; SETUP; PLAY
《 4 》 Contents ■ Metering ………………………… 29 ■ Sharpness ………………………… 29 ■ Effect ……………………………… 30 ■ Quality / Frame rate ……………… 30 ■ Self-timer ………………………… 30 ■ Voice recording / Voice memo … 32 ■ Auto Focus type ………………… 32 ■ Exposure compensation ………… 33 ■ ISO ………………………………… 33 ■ White balance …………………… 34 ■...
Page 6 - System chart
《 5 》 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. Software CD (see p.64) Camera strap User manual, Product wa...
Page 7 - Identification of features; Auto focus lamp
《 6 》 Identification of features Front & Top Mode dial Auto focus lamp Shutter button Speaker Built-in flash Lens / Lens cover Power button Microphone
Page 11 - ASR; INFORMATION; Connecting to a Power Source
MODE AUTO PROGRAM ASR MOVIE PLAY Icon NIGHT PORTRAIT CHILDREN LANDSCAPE CLOSE UP Icon MODE TEXT SUNSET DAWN BACKLIGHT FIREWORKS BEACH & SNOW Icon SCENE 《 10 》 Connecting to a Power Source Battery life Number of images Recording time Approx. 90 MIN Approx. 180 Approx. 80 MIN Using the fully charg...
Page 12 - CAUTION
《 11 》 ■ You can charge the rechargeable battery (SLB-0837) by using an SAC-45 KIT.The SAC-45 consists of the AC adapter (SAC-45) and the USB cable (SUC-C2).When the AC adapter and the USB cable are assembled, it can be used as anAC cable. ● Using the SAC-45 as an AC charger: Insert the AC adapter i...
Page 13 - Inserting the memory card
《 12 》 Inserting the memory card Battery status Battery indicator The battery is fully charged Low battery capacity (Prepare to recharge or use spare battery) Low battery capacity (Prepare to rechargeor use spare battery) Low battery capacity (Prepare to rechargeor use spare battery) ■ There are 4 i...
Page 14 - Instructions on using the memory card
《 13 》 Instructions on using the memory card ● Be sure to format the memory card (see p.56) if you are using a newlypurchased memory for the first time, if it contains data that the camera cannotrecognise, or if it contains images captured with a different camera. ● Turn off the camera power wheneve...
Page 16 - When Using the Camera for the First Time : Smart button
《 15 》 ■ Extending the menus : Press the extension menu button and more available menus will display. 7 Pressing the extension menu button 7 When Using the Camera for the First Time : Smart button ■ This button is used for shifting the menu cursor to select the menu, or to confirmthe selected menu. ...
Page 17 - MF; LCD monitor indicator
No. Description Icons Page 2 Date / Time 01:00 AM 2006/12/01 p.53 Number of available shots remaining 3 Remaining time (Movie clip/ Voice recording) 00:01:00/01:00:00 4 Card inserted indicator p.12 《 16 》 No. Description Icons Page 5 Battery p.12 7 Focus mode p.26 8 Flash p.27 9 Image size p.28 10 S...
Page 18 - Starting the recording mode
《 17 》 Starting the recording mode ■ How to use the PROGRAM mode ( ) Selecting the program mode will configure thecamera with optimal settings. You can still manuallyconfigure all functions except the aperture value andshutter speed. 1. Select the Program mode by rotating the mode dial. 2. Press the...
Page 22 - II; Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures
《 21 》 Starting the recording mode ■ Pausing while recording a movie clip (Successive Recording) While recording a movie clip this camera allows you to temporarily stop filmingduring unwanted scenes. Using this function, you can record your favouritescenes into a movie clip without having to create ...
Page 23 - Using the camera buttons to set the camera
《 22 》 ZOOM W / T button ● If the menu is not displayed, this button worksas the OPTICAL ZOOM or DIGITAL ZOOMbutton. ● This camera has a 3X optical zoom and a 5X digital zoom function. Using both will offer a total zoom ratio of 15X. ● TELE Zoom Optical zoom TELE : Pressing the ZOOM T button will zo...
Page 25 - AEB; VOICE; Using the LCD monitor to set the camera
MENU page OFF O O O O O - X SLOW SYNC X O X O X - X FILL IN X O X O X - X RED EYE O O X O O - X AUTO X O X O X - X O O X O O - X MULTI X O X O X X O SPOT X O X O X X O CENTER X O X O X X O X O X O X X X p. 29 X X X O X X X p. 35 X X X O X X X p. 35 X X X O X X X p. 37 NORMAL X O X O O - O B&W X ...
Page 26 - Colour tone; Brightness
《 25 》 Colour tone ■ You can add Colour tone on the captured image.The Warm menu will increase the red Colour of theimage.The Cool menu will increase the blue Colourof the image. ● Selecting the Colour tone To select the Colour tone, touch the button and slide your finger to the left or right. 7 COL...
Page 27 - Selecting focus type
《 26 》 ● Types of focus modes and focus ranges (W : Wide, T : Tele) (Unit : cm) ● When the macro mode is selected, it is possible that camera shake willoccur. Take care not to shake the camera while taking a picture. ● When you take a picture within 40cm in the Macro mode, select the FLASHOFF mode. ...
Page 28 - Flash; ISO
《 27 》 Flash ■ You can select the flash type in accordance withthe subject distance. The distance ranges are show below. ■ When using the ASR, Continuous shot, MotionCapture, AEB, Movie clip mode and Scene modesexcept for the Night, Portrait, Children , Backlight,Beach&Snow scene modes, the flas...
Page 29 - Continuous shot; Size
《 28 》 ■ You can select the type of shooting and the number of continuous shots. - SINGLE : Take one picture only - CONTINUOUS : Images will be taken continuously until the shutter button is released. The shooting capacity depends onthe memory. - M. CAPTURE : This takes 30 shots per second when the ...
Page 31 - Effect
《 30 》 ■ This function is used when the photographer would also like to be in the picture. - Selecting a self-timer : When you press the Shutter button, the picture willbe taken after the specified time has elapsed andthe self-timer function will be cancelled. Self-timer OFF 10 sec 2 sec DOUBLE MOTI...
Page 33 - Auto Focus type
- [Multi AF] : This camera selects an AF point from the 5 AF points. - [Center AF] : The rectangular area in the center of the LCD monitor will be focused ※ When the camera focuses on the subject, the auto focus frame turns toogreen. When the camera doesn’t focus on the subject, the auto focus frame...
Page 34 - Exposure compensation
《 33 》 Exposure compensation ■ This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambientlighting conditions. You can also select the exposure value in the compensatingexposure menu. ※ A negative exposure compensation value reduces the exposure.Note that a positive exposure compensation...
Page 35 - White balance
《 34 》 ● Using the Custom White Balance White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shootingenvironment. You can select the most appropriate white balance setting for agiven shooting environment by setting up the custom white balance. 1. Select the CUSTOM ( ) menu of the White Balance ...
Page 39 - Photo Gallery mode
《 38 》 Photo Gallery mode ■ Album mode : Images play back by album. If a memory card is not inserted, Personal / Family / Friend / Event albums can'tbe selected. All of images saved in the internal memory play back. ● Selecting an album You can select an album by using the smart button.Before select...
Page 41 - Starting play mode
《 40 》 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. ■ You can set up the PLAY mode function by using the camera buttons and LCDmonitor. ■ If the memory card is installed in the camera,...
Page 43 - Using the camera buttons to adjust the camera
《 42 》 ■ In Play mode, you can use the buttons on the camera to conveniently set up thePlay mode functions. Play mode button ■ If you have turned on the camera by pressing the POWER button, you can pressthe PLAY MODE button once to switch to Play mode and press it again to switchto Recording mode. ■...
Page 44 - Starting the slide show
《 43 》 Starting the 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.To start the slide show, press the Start menu button. Movie file and Voice file won't be displayed. ● Configure slide show effects : ...
Page 45 - Protecting images
《 44 》 Starting the slide show ● Setting play interval : Set the slide show play interval tothe number of seconds preferred. ● Repeat Option : Selecting the repeat option for the slide show. [ONE PLAY] : The slide show is closed after one cycle. [REPEAT PLAY] : The slide show is repeated until cance...
Page 46 - DPOF
《 45 》 DPOF : STANDARD ■ This function allows you to embed print quantity information on a stored image. 1. Select the [IMAGES] menu by pressing the smart button. 2. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the smart button. [ONE PIC] : Select a number of prints of displayed image. [ALL PICS] : Configu...
Page 47 - Rotating an image
《 46 》 ■ Images (except for movie clips and voice file) are printed as index type. 1. Select the [INDEX] menu by pressing the smart button. 2. Select a desired sub menu by pressing the smart button. If [NO] is selected : Cancel the index print setting.If [YES] is selected : The image will be printed...
Page 48 - Trimming; Resize
《 47 》 ■ You can extract part of the image that you want and save it separately. 1. Select an image that you want to enlarge.2. Press the Edit button.3. Press the [TRIM] menu button.4. Enlarge the image by using the Zoom button. To move the image, use the Smart button. 5. Press the smart button to d...
Page 49 - PictBridge
《 48 》 Effect Red eye fix : Captured images will be stored in black and white.: Captured images will be stored in a sepia tone (a range of yellowish brown colours). : Captured images will be stored in a blue tone.: Captured images will be stored in a red tone.: Captured images will be stored in a gr...
Page 52 - PORTUGUÊS; Setup menu
《 51 》 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS DUTCH DANSK SVENSKA SUOMI BAHASA POLSKI Magyar Setup menu ■ In this mode, you can set up basic settings. You can use the setup menu in allcamera modes, except Voice Recording mode. The items indicated by are default settings. OSD set (Record...
Page 59 - Important notes
《 58 》 Setup menu - NTSC : 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, Singapore, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Norway. - When using a TV as an external monitor, ...
Page 62 - Before contacting a service centre
《 61 》 Before contacting a service centre The images are unclear ㆍ A picture was taken of the subject without setting an appropriate macro mode → Select an appropriate macro mode to take a clear image. ㆍ A picture was taken beyond the flash range → Take a picture within the flash range ㆍ The lens is...
Page 64 - Specifications
《 63 》 - Capacity (256MB MMC) * These figures are measured under Samsung's standard conditions and may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings. ■ Image Play - Type : Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip- Editing : Trimming, Resizing, Rotate, Colour Effect ■ Interface - ...
Page 65 - to be played back on a PC.; Software Notes
《 64 》 After inserting the CD-ROM provided with this camera into the CD-ROM drive, thefollowing window should run automatically. Before connecting the camera to the PC, youshould first install the camera driver. ※ Screen Captures illustrated on this manualis based on English Edition of Windows. ■ Ca...
Page 66 - About the software
《 65 》 Setting up the application software ■ To use this camera with a PC, install the application software first.After this has been done, the stored images in the camera can be moved to thePC and can be edited by an image editing program. ■ You can visit the Samsung web-site through the internet. ...
Page 68 - Starting PC mode
《 67 》 • If you connect the USB cable to a USB port on your PC and then turn on thepower, the camera will automatically switch to "computer connection mode". • In this mode, you can download stored images to your PC through the USBcable. • The LCD monitor is always turned off in PC mode. ■ C...
Page 71 - Removing the USB Driver for Windows 98SE; Setting up the USB Driver for MAC; Removing the removable disk
《 70 》 Removing the USB Driver for Windows 98SE ■ To remove the USB driver, refer to the process shown below. 1. Connect the camera to your PC and turn them on.2. Check whether the Removable Disk is on the [My Computer].3. Remove the [Samsung Digital Camera] on the Device manager. 4. Disconnect the ...
Page 72 - Digimax Master
《 71 》 4. Select a destination folder or make a new folder in which to save downloaded images. - Folder names can be made in order of date and images will be downloaded. - Folder name will be made as you want and images will be downloaded. - After selecting a folder that was made before, images will...
Page 75 - FAQ
《 74 》 FAQ ■ When the movie clip doesn’t play back on the PC ※ When the movie clip recorded by the camera doesn't play back on the PC, thecauses are most likely due to the codec installed on the PC. ● When a codec for playing back the movie clip isn't installed, or isn't compatible → Install the cod...
Page 77 - Declaration of Conformity; MEMO
《 76 》 ■ ■ Declaration of Conformity Trade Name : SAMSUNG TECHWIN Model No. : Samsung L73 Responsible Party : Samsung Opto-Electronics America, INC.Address : 40 Seaview Dr. Secaucus,NJ 07094 Telephone No. : 201-902-0347 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject tothe f...
