Samsung SL605, User Manual

Page 1: ...nual SL605 Thank you for buying a Samsung Camera This manual will help you learn to capture images share or print your photos and edit photos with the accompanying software Please read this manual tho...

Page 2: ...ng properly prior to when you intend to use it e g for a trip or an important event to avoid disappointment Samsung takes no responsibility for any loss or damage that may result from camera malfuncti...

Page 3: ...use do not cover the camera or charger This may cause heat to build up and distort the camera body or cause a fire Always use the camera and its accessories in a well ventilated area Danger DANGER ind...

Page 4: ...aking an unclear image and possibly causing camera malfunction Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image When using this camera in low temperatures you may experience the follo...

Page 5: ...to enable functions using the MENU button 039 Photo Size Movie Size 040 Quality Frame rate 040 Exposure compensation 041 ISO 041 White balance 042 Face Detection 044 Face Tone 044 Face Retouch 045 Au...

Page 6: ...pbutton 064 Play Pause OKbutton 065 Left Right Down MENUbutton 065 Deletebutton 066 Settinguptheplaybackfunctionusing theLCDmonitor 068 Edit 068 Resize 069 Rotating an image 069 Photo Style Selector 0...

Page 7: ...006 SOFTWARE Contents 089 Transferringfilestoyourcomputer forWindows 089 For Windows users 093 Transferringfilestoyourcomputer forMac 093 For Mac users 095 FAQ...

Page 8: ...Anti scratch Mask AD63 05007A Sold Separately SD SDHC memory card see p 17 Camera case AV cable AD39 00146A Battery charger AD44 00164A Please check that you have the correct contents before using th...

Page 9: ...008 Identification of features Front Top Flash Lens Lens cover AF sensor Self timer lamp Shutter button POWER button Microphone Speaker...

Page 10: ...tion of features Camera status lamp LCD monitor Play mode button Fn Delete button 5 function button MENU button Zoom Tele T button Digital zoom Zoom Wide W button Thumbnail Strap eyelet USB AV DC term...

Page 11: ...tion of features 5 Function button Information Up button Macro Down button Self timer Right button Flash Left button OK Play Pause button Battery holder Battery chamber cover Battery chamber Memory ca...

Page 12: ...nd turns off when the camera is ready to take a picture When flash battery is charging The lamp blinks When the USB cable is inserted to a PC The lamp lights up LCD monitor turns off after initializin...

Page 13: ...igures are measured under Samsung s standard conditions and shooting conditions and may vary depending on the user s methods Important information about battery usage When camera is not in use turn of...

Page 14: ...he charging LED of the AC Charger does not turn on or blink after inserting the rechargeable battery please check whether the battery is inserted correctly If you charge the battery with the camera po...

Page 15: ...ies like necklace coin key watch and so on Use only authentic manufacturer recommended Lithium ion replacement batteries Do not try to disassemble or perforate the product by using a sharp pin Do not...

Page 16: ...ter you have inserted battery please check whether the battery direction is right When the battery chamber cover is open do not force the battery chamber cover this may damage it Inserting the memory...

Page 17: ...erent camera Turn off the camera power whenever the memory card is being inserted or removed Repeated use of the memory card will eventually reduce the memory card s performance Should this be the cas...

Page 18: ...llows These figures are approximate as image capacities can be affected by variables such as subject matter and memory card type The zoom button doesn t function during the movie recording The recordi...

Page 19: ...be displayed again after setting up the date time time zone and language Set up the date time time zone and language before using this camera Setting up the language 1 Select the Language menu by pres...

Page 20: ...y p 15 6 Optical Digital Zoom bar Digital Zoom rate p 30 7 Photo Size Movie Size p 39 8 Image Quality Frame Rate p 40 9 Metering p 45 10 Flash p 34 11 Self timer Drive mode p 37 48 12 Macro p 32 13 Fa...

Page 21: ...er Sound 1 Beep Sound 1 AF Sound On Volume Medium Off Low Medium High Start Sound Off Shutter Sound 1 Beep Sound 1 AF Sound On Volume Medium Exit Back Shooting Sound Display Settings Program DIS Photo...

Page 22: ...note of the polarity 2 Insert the memory card p 15 As this camera has a 9 9MB internal memory you do not need to insert the memory card If the memory card is not inserted an image will be stored on t...

Page 23: ...conditions Landscape When shooting outdoor scenes White When shooting a white background Night When shooting the nighttime scenes Night Portrait When shooting people in a dark outdoor place Backlight...

Page 24: ...s the DIS will not activate 3 If the lighting condition is darker than fluorescent lighting conditions camera shake warning indicator will display For best results only take pictures in situations whe...

Page 25: ...shutter button Pressing the Left Right button Pressing the OK button Photo Help Guide Features to reduce camera shake Features to use when adjusting brightness Features to use when the image is out o...

Page 26: ...mode to shoot a document Sunset For taking pictures of sunsets Dawn Daybreak scenes Backlight Portrait without shadows caused by backlight Fireworks Firework scenes Beach Snow For ocean lake beach an...

Page 27: ...ed if the shutter button is released If you wish to stop recording press the shutter button again Movie clip size and type are listed below Movie clip size 640x480 320x240 selectable Movie clip file t...

Page 28: ...g unwanted scenes while recording a movie clip Using this function you can record your favorite scenes into a movie clip without having to create multiple movie clips Pausing while recording a movie c...

Page 29: ...y of the flash 3 Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by using the LCD monitor 4 Press the shutter button to capture an image How to use the Smart Night Mode This function is the...

Page 30: ...p 40 or ACB p 48 function Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image Things to watch out for when taking pictures Pressing the shutter button down half way Lightly press the sh...

Page 31: ...way activates the autofocus and checks the condition of the flash Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and stores the image If you select voice memo recording the recording will start after th...

Page 32: ...when using the digital zoom To view a clearer digital zoom image press the shutter button halfway at the maximum optical zoom position and press the ZOOM T button again The digital zoom can t be acti...

Page 33: ...he next page Press the Macro button until the desired macro mode indicator appears on the LCD monitor Auto Focus Macro Info DISP Up button While the menu is showing the Up button operates as a directi...

Page 34: ...de and focus range W Wide T Tele Unit cm When the macro mode is selected be particularly careful to avoid camera shake When you take a picture within 40cm Wide zoom or 100cm Tele zoom in the Macro mod...

Page 35: ...as desired and then press the shutter button completely to take the picture If you release your finger from the shutter button the focus lock function will be cancelled Flash Left button When the menu...

Page 36: ...dust Flash Left button Flash mode indicator Icon Flash mode Description Flash off The flash does not fire Select this mode when capturing images in a place or situation where flash photography is pro...

Page 37: ...in the image If you operate the self timer button during the self timer operation the self timer function is cancelled Use a tripod to prevent the camera from shaking In Movie mode only the 10 Sec sel...

Page 38: ...ds after pressing the Shutter button and the picture is taken when the movement is stopped The Motion Timer flows are as followings Movie mode excluded Selecting the Motion Timer Pressing the Shutter...

Page 39: ...enables the functions or the Fn button to bring up the menus below Mode Menu Available mode Page Shooting Photo Size Movie Size p 39 Quality Frame Rate p 40 EV p 40 ISO p 41 White Balance p 41 Face De...

Page 40: ...ovie Size You can select the photo size movie size appropriate for your application Unit pixel Still image mode Icon Size 4000X 3000 3984X 2656 3840X 2160 3264X 2448 2560X 1920 2048X 1536 1920X 1080 1...

Page 41: ...amera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions You can also select the exposure value by using the EV menu Compensating Exposure 1 Click the Up Down button from...

Page 42: ...o The camera s sensitivity is automatically changed by variables such as lighting value or subject brightness ISO 80 100 200 400 800 1600 You can increase the shutter speed while the same amount of li...

Page 43: ...tness of the face is also adjusted You can also capture natural facial expressions by using self portrait Using the Custom White Balance White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shoot...

Page 44: ...t a face as the brightness is too dark or too bright The distance between the camera and object is far The maximum available Face Detection range is 2 5m Wide The nearer the subject the faster the cam...

Page 45: ...Shutter button If you press the Shutter button the picture is taken in the normal way When taking a picture of smile shot showing teeth or keeping the smiley face of your subject helps detecting the...

Page 46: ...ever the calculation will be biased towards the center of the image area This is suitable for general use Spot Only the rectangular area in the center of the LCD monitor will be metered for light This...

Page 47: ...on Description Normal No style effect is applied Soft Soft style is applied Vivid Vivid style is applied Forest Forest style is applied Retro Sepia style is applied Cool Cool style is applied Calm Cal...

Page 48: ...button 2 Change the Sharpness by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the Shutter button to take an image Saturation You can change the saturation of the image 1 Select Saturation by pressing the U...

Page 49: ...completing the continuous shooting images are saved and the images play back on the Rear LCD The maximum number of shots is 30 and the image size is fixed as VGA AEB Take three consecutive photos with...

Page 50: ...p the voice memo Voice Recording A voice can be recorded for as long as the available recording time Max 10 hours allows Press the shutter button to record a voice Press the shutter button once and vo...

Page 51: ...istance of 40cm between you and the camera microphone is the best distance to record sound If the camera power is turned off while the voice recording is paused the voice recording is cancelled Shooti...

Page 52: ...d Shutter sound Off 1 2 3 Shutter sound If you set sound to ON a beep will sound when buttons are pressed letting you know the camera operation status Beep Sound sub menus Off 1 2 3 Beep sound Sound B...

Page 53: ...You can select whether the function description can be displayed on the window in recording mode Function Description sub menus Off The function description function can t be activated On The name an...

Page 54: ...st the LCD brightness Sub menus Auto Dark Normal Bright Display Brightness You can select the image that is first displayed on the LCD monitor whenever the camera is turned on Sub menus Off Logo User...

Page 55: ...nu A Formatting message appears and the memory will be formatted A Format is completed message appears and formatting is finished No The memory will not be formatted Be sure to run Format on the follo...

Page 56: ...ble cities London Cape Verde Mid Atlantic Buenos Aires Sao Paulo Newfoundland Caracas La Paz NewYork Miami Chicago Dallas Denver Phoenix LA San Francisco Alaska Honolulu Hawaii Samoa Midway Wellington...

Page 57: ...fter replacing the battery the power off setting will be preserved Note that the automatic power off function will not operate if the camera is in the PC Printer mode slide show playing back a voice r...

Page 58: ...is connected to an external monitor the image and menus on the LCD monitor will be visible on the external monitor Selecting Video out type Settings Yellow Video White Sound You can turn on and off th...

Page 59: ...gium 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 monitor you will need to select t...

Page 60: ...e button for more than 5 seconds In the Manner mode Operating sound Effect sound Start up sound and Shutter sound will not be generated To cancel the Manner mode turn on the camera by pressing the POW...

Page 61: ...vie clip file is the same size as the original movie clip 640x480 320x240 When you press the down button at the beginning of the movie clip the first frame of the movie clip will be saved as a still i...

Page 62: ...age 1 Playback mode g p 59 2 Voice Memo p 75 3 DPOF p 76 4 Protect p 74 5 Folder name File name 100 0010 p 55 6 Memory indicator 7 Battery p 15 8 ISO 80 1600 p 41 9 Aperture value F3 5 F15 10 Shutter...

Page 63: ...y are displayed in Smart Album screen 3 Select the file by pressing the Up Down Left Right buttons 4 Press the Delete n button to delete the selected file Pressing the enlargement button Pressing the...

Page 64: ...om back to the original full sized image You can tell whether the image displayed is an enlarged view by checking the image enlargement indicator shown at the top left of the LCD monitor If the image...

Page 65: ...mage with a voice memo a voice file or a movie clip During playback Temporarily stops playback In Pause mode Resumes playback Voice recording is stopped Voice recording is playing Voice recording is p...

Page 66: ...button Left Right Down MENU buttons 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...

Page 67: ...ged 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 th...

Page 68: ...he camera is connected to a PictBridge supporting printer direct connection to the camera sold separately with a USB cable Setting up the play back function using the LCD monitor Menus are subject to...

Page 69: ...a smaller sized image but not vice versa Only JPEG images can be resized Movie clip AVI Voice recording WAV files can t be resized You can change the resolution of only those files compressed in the...

Page 70: ...s the MENU button 2 Click the Up Down button from the Edit menu to select Photo Style Selector menu tab and press the OK button 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Left Right button and press...

Page 71: ...n Change the values Custom RGB You can change the R Red G Green and B Blue values of the image Face Retouch You can make the skin in an image appear clear and beautiful 1 Select by pressing the Left R...

Page 72: ...ion by pressing the Left Right button 3 Press the OK button and the image will be saved as a new file name Contrast control You can change the contrast of the image 1 Select by pressing the Left Right...

Page 73: ...art menu to start the multi slide show Selecting Images Starting the Multi Slide Show Images can be displayed continuously at preset intervals You can view the Multi Slide Show by connecting the camer...

Page 74: ...Music Setting play interval Set the Multi 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 desi...

Page 75: ...all the files stored on the memory the unprotected files in the DCIM subfolder will be deleted Remember that this will permanently delete unprotected images Important shots should be stored on a compu...

Page 76: ...cording Voice memo menu 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 w...

Page 77: ...ing 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 informati...

Page 78: ...s the Right button again Sub menu will display 3 Select a desired sub menu by pressing the Up Down button and press the OK button Select Selection window to change the printed size of the image is dis...

Page 79: ...9 9MB the Copy to Card command will copy only some of the images and display Memory Full message Then the system will return to the playback mode Please be sure to delete any unnecessary files to fre...

Page 80: ...USB cable 2 Once the camera is turned on the camera automatically recognizes the printer and is connected to it If automatic connection fails set the USB menu to Printer p 58 For a printer that can en...

Page 81: ...Date Print and File Name Print menus for printed pictures 1 Press the MENU button and the PictBridge menu will display 2 Use the Up Down button to select the desired menu and then press the Right but...

Page 82: ...or highly flammable materials Do not leave this camera in places subject to dust chemicals like naphthalene and mothballs high temperature and high humidity Keep this camera with silica gel in a herm...

Page 83: ...o gently clean the lens and LCD assemblies If this does not work lens cleaning paper with lens cleaning fluid can be used Clean the camera body with a soft cloth Do not allow this camera to come into...

Page 84: ...cked SD SDHC memory card Slide the write protect switch to the top of the memory card Memory Full The memory card or internal memory is full Insert new memory card Delete unnecessary image files No Im...

Page 85: ...e Shutter button There is insufficient memory capacity Delete unnecessary image files The memory card has not been formatted Format the memory card p 54 The memory card is exhausted Insert a new memor...

Page 86: ...he external monitor has not been connected properly with the camera Check the connection cables There are incorrect files on the memory card Insert a memory card that has correct files When using the...

Page 87: ...EV 1 3EV steps ISO Auto 80 100 200 400 800 1600 Flash Modes Auto Auto Red eye reduction Fill in flash Slow sync Flash off Red eye Fix Range Wide 0 2m 2 68m Tele 0 5m 1 59m ISO AUTO Recharging Time App...

Page 88: ...t 339 About 532 About 870 About 1471 Fine About 284 About 309 About 367 About 374 About 566 About 802 About 1144 About 1670 Normal About 403 About 441 About 528 About 537 About 792 About 1065 About 14...

Page 89: ...WxHxD 96 3 X 58 3 X 21 7mm excluding protrusions Weight Approx 126 2g without battery and card Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operating Humidity 5 85 Software Intelli studio Adobe Reader Specifications...

Page 90: ...er files by connecting your camera to your PC Installing programs Hardware and software requirements Using a self assembled PC or a PC and OS that are not supported may void your warranty The programs...

Page 91: ...omplete the installation and restart your computer Transferring files to your PC Once you connect the camera to your PC the camera will be recognized as a removable drive 1 Connect your camera to your...

Page 92: ...ecting the camera for Windows XP The way to disconnect the USB cable for Windows Vista 7 is similar 1 If the status lamp on your camera is blinking wait until it stops 2 Click on the tool bar at the b...

Page 93: ...g files to your computer for Windows Using Intelli studio Once you have installed the Intelli studio on your PC the Intelli studio starts automatically when a camera is connected with your PC If the I...

Page 94: ...bum or on a map 12 Browse folders in the connected device 13 Browse folders in your computer 14 Move to the previous or next folder 15 Print files view files on a map store files in My Folder or regis...

Page 95: ...ra 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 Transferring files to...

Page 96: ...onnected to the USB port located on the front of the computer the computer may not recognize the camera Connect the camera to the USB port located on the back of the computer Case 1 USB cable is not c...

Page 97: ...to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio f...

Page 98: ...Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause und...

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