The contents and illustrations in this manual are subject to change without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions. If you use a card reader to copy the images on the memory card to your PC, the images could be damaged. When transferring the images taken with the camera to your PC, be sure to use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to your PC.
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DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Do not attempt to modify this camera in any way. This may result in fi re, injury, electric shock or severe damage to you or your camera. Internal inspection, maintenance and repairs should be carried out by your dealer or Samsung Camera Service centre.
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Battery may leak corrosive electrolyte and permanently damage the camera’s components. Do not fi re the fl ash while it is in contact with hands or objects. Do not touch the fl ash after using it continuously. It may cause burns.
Contents Things to watch out for when taking pictures Focus lock Using the camera buttons to set the camera POWER button Shutter button ZOOM W / T button Function Description / Info / Up button Macro / Down button Flash / Left button...
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Start up Sound Shutter Sound Beep Sound AF Sound Self Portrait Setup menu Display Language Setting up the Date / Time / Date type Start up image Display brightness Quick view Display Save Settings Formatting a memory Initialisation Recycle Bin...
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System requirements About the software Setting up the application software Starting PC mode Removing the removable disk Samsung Master Setting up the USB Driver for MAC Using the USB Driver for MAC APPENDIX Specifi cations Important notes Warning indicator Before contacting a service centre...
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 User manual (AD68-03145A),...
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Identifi cation of features Front & Top Shutter button AF sensor/ Self-timer lamp Microphone Mode dial Speaker POWER button Flash Lens...
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Zoom T button (Digital zoom) Zoom W button (Thumbnail) Camera status lamp LCD monitor Camera strap E (Effect) button Open Fn / Delete button 5-function button Close Play mode / USB / AV / DC terminal Print button OIS button...
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Identifi cation of features Bottom Battery chamber Battery chamber cover Memory card slot Tripod socket 5 Function button Function Description/Information/Up button Flash/ Left button Battery holder Self-timer/ Right button MENU/OK button Macro/Play & Pause/ Down button...
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Identifi cation of features Self-timer lamp Icon Status – For the fi rst 8 seconds, the lamp blinks at 1 second intervals. Blinking – For the fi nal 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.25-second intervals. For the fi nal 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at Blinking 0.25-second intervals.
Important information about battery usage. When the camera is not used, turn off the camera power. Please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for long periods. Batteries can lose power over time and are prone to leaking if kept inside the camera.
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If the camera and other devices are connected to the PC at the same time: remove other device. If the USB cable is connected to a port located on the front of the PC: remove the cable and connect it to a port located on the back of the PC.
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Orange coloured LED is on (Using the AC adapter) – If you insert the fully discharged battery to charge it, do not turn on the camera at the same time. This is because of the low battery capacity. Charge the battery for more than 10 minutes before using the camera.
(+/-). – When the battery chamber cover is opened, do not force it. This may cause damage to the battery chamber cover. There are 4 indicators for battery condition that are displayed on the LCD monitor. Battery indicator Low battery...
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.
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The SD/ SDHC memory card has a write protect switch that prevents image fi les from being deleted or formatted. By sliding the switch to the bottom of the SD memory card, the data will be protected. By sliding the switch to the top of the SD memory card, the data protection will be cancelled.
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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 setting up the date, time and language.
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LCD monitor indicator The LCD monitor displays information about the shooting functions and selections. X5.0 X5.0 F 2.8 F 2.8 1/20 1/20 & 01:00 PM 01:00 PM 2008/08/01 2008/08/01 <Image & Full Status> Description Optical/Digital Zoom bar/ Digital Zoom rate...
3. Close the battery chamber cover. 4. Press the POWER button to turn on the camera. (If the date/time that is displayed on the LCD monitor is incorrect, reset the date/time before taking a picture.)
How to use the DUAL IS(Dual Image Stabilization) mode This mode will reduce the effect of camera shake and help you get a well exposed image in dim conditions. 1. Select the DUAL IS mode by using the...
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.
7. Capture images in Recording mode by pressing the Shutter button. How to use the Scene modes Use the menu to easily confi gure optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations. (p. 51) 00005 00005 1. Select the Scene mode by using the Mode dial.
– Image size: 800x592, 640x480, 320x240 – Movie clip fi le type: AVI (MPEG-4) – Frame Rate: 30FPS, 20FPS, 15FPS – The frame rate can be selected when the following image size is selected. 800x592: 20FPS selectable 640x480, 320x240: 30FPS, 15FPS selectable...
Pausing while recording a movie clip (Successive Recording) This camera allows you to temporarily stop during unwanted scenes, while recording a movie clip. Using this function, you can record your favourite scenes into a movie clip without having to create multiple movie clips.
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To take a picture against the light, please use the [Backlight] in scene shooting mode (see page 24), fi ll-in fl ash (see page 33), spot metering (see page 38), exposure compensation (see page 41) or ACB (see page 48) function.
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Focus lock To focus on a subject not positioned in the centre of the picture, use the focus lock function. Using the Focus Lock 1. Ensure the subject is in the centre of the autofocus frame. 2. Press the Shutter button halfway. When the green auto focus frame lights up, it means the camera is focused on the subject.
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Using both will offer a total zoom ratio of 18X. TELE Zoom Optical zoom TELE: Pressing the Zoom T button. This will zoom into the subject i.e. the subject will appear nearer. Digital zoom TELE: When the maximum (3.6X) optical zoom is selected, pressing the Zoom T button activates the digital zoom software.
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[DUAL IS] mode, [Movie] mode, [Beauty Shot] mode and some scene modes ([Nightscene], [Portrait], [Children], [Text], [Close-up], [Firework]). Take care not to press the lens as this may cause a camera malfunction. If you use the zoom during video capture, audio is not recorded.
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Macro ( ) / Down button While the menu is showing, press the Down button to move from the main menu to a sub menu, or to move down the sub menu. When the menu is not showing, you can use the Macro/Down button to take macro pictures.
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When you take a picture within 50cm (Wide zoom) or 50cm (Tele zoom) in the Macro mode, select the FLASH OFF mode. When you take a picture within the 5cm Super macro range, the autofocus on the camera will take longer to set the correct focus distance. (Unit: cm)
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2. Press the Flash button until the desired fl ash mode indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor. 3. A fl ash mode indicator will be displayed on the LCD monitor. Use the correct fl ash to suit the environment.
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fl ash will work automatically and will reduce the red-eye effect by using the red-eye reduction reduction function. The fl ash fi res regardless of the available light. Fill in fl ash The intensity of the fl ash will be automatically controlled to suit the prevailing conditions.
Self-timer ( ) / Right button When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the Self-timer ( ) / Right button makes the cursor shift to the right tab. When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the Self-timer ( ) / Right button operates as the Self-timer ( ) button.
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Turn on and the image is taken after No movement is detected 2 seconds. The Motion Timer fl ows are as follows. (Movie Clip mode excluded) Selecting the Motion Timer Pressing the Shutter button the composition (Within 6 sec.)
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MENU button. <Menu off> OK button – When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, this button is used for shifting the cursor to the sub menu or for confi rming data. Fn button You can use the Fn button to set the following menus.
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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. SIZE Up/Down button 3.
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20 FPS < Movie clip mode > If the subject is not the centre of the focus area, do not use the [Spot] metering as this may result in an exposure error. In this circumstance, it is better to use exposure compensation.
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If less than 30 pictures are available in the memory, the motion capture is not available. It is best to use a tripod for the AEB shooting as the time to save each image fi le is longer and blurring caused by camera shake may occur.
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2. MENU/OK button: Selects previous Shutter button: Saves new custom white balance. – The custom white balance value will be applied, starting with the – The user confi gured white balance will be remain effective until it is ) menu of custom white balance.
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2. Use the Left/Right button to set the desired exposure compensation factor. 3. Press the OK button or Fn button again. The value you set will be saved and the Exposure Compensation setup mode will close. If you change the exposure value, the exposure indicator ( displayed on the bottom of the LCD monitor.
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The recording frame range becomes narrow when you select this menu. E (Effect) button It is possible to add special effects to your images by using this button. Available Effects, by recording mode Mode This button will not operate in [DUAL IS], [Beauty Shot] mode, Voice recording mode and some scene modes ([Nightscene], [Text], [Sunset], [Dawn], [Backlight], [Firework], [Beach&Snow]).
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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.
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E (Effect) button: Image editing Press the E button in the [Program], [Manual] mode. Sharpness 1. Select the Sharpness( ) menu by pressing the Up/Down button and a bar for selecting the sharpness will be displayed. 2. Change the sharpness by pressing the Left/Right button and press the OK button.
If you activate the OIS function during video capture, the operation sound of the button or sensor may be recorded along. camera settings You can use the menu on the LCD monitor to set up recording functions. The items indicated by Menu...
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- Camera doesn’t detect a face as the conditions are too dark or too bright. - The distance between the camera and object is too great. - If there is refl ection of the light or the back light that are too bright. The maximum available Face Detection range is 3m (Wide).
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- If the environmental light is too bright or too dark to detect the face of the subject. - When the camera is far from the subject. (Orange colored focusing mark) - If there is refl ection of the light or the back light that are too bright. 00005 00005...
This camera selects all available AF points of the Multi AF LCD monitor. When the camera focuses on the subject, the auto focus frame turns to green. When the camera doesn’t focus on the subject, the auto focus frame turns to red.
In the middle of the sound recording, pressing the Shutter button will stop the voice memo. Voice recording A voice can be recorded for as long as the available recording time (Max. 10 RECORDING hour) allows. Face Detection...
2. Press the Play & Pause ( ) button again to resume the recording. 3. If you wish to stop recording, press the Shutter button again. A distance of 40cm between you and the camera (microphone) is the best distance to record sound.
Scene mode Use the menu to easily confi gure optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations. Press the MENU button and select a desired sub menu. Refer to page 24 for more information. Starting play mode Turn the camera on and select Play mode by pressing the Play mode ( stored in the memory.
Left button. To fast forward the movie clip, press the Right button. – To stop playback of the movie clip, press the Play & Pause ( button, and then press the Left or Right button. Movie clip capture function You can capture still images from the movie clip.
– To resume playback of the voice fi le, press the Play & Pause – To rewind the voice fi le while it is playing, press the Left button. To fast forward the voice fi le, press the Right button.
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 &...
Play mode and press it again to switch to Recording mode. You can turn the power on with the Play mode button. The camera is turned on in play mode. Press the Play mode button again to turn off the camera.
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– [No]: The trimming menu will disappear. – [Yes]: The trimmed image will be saved as a new fi le name, and appear on the LCD monitor. If there is not enough memory space to save the trimmed image, the image can’t be trimmed.
Press the Down button to move from the main menu to a sub menu, or to move down the sub menu cursor. 100-0010 100-0010 – If a still image with a voice memo, a voice fi le, or a movie clip is playing · In Stop mode: · During playback: Temporarily stops playback. 1/11...
While the menu is not showing, press the Left button to select the previous image. – Right button: While the menu is showing, the Right button operates as a direction button. While the menu is not showing, press the Right button to select the next image.
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– The resized image will have a new fi le name. The [Start Image] image is stored not on the memory card but on the internal memory. – If a new user image is saved, one of the two user images will be deleted Move Exit in order.
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E (Effect) button: Rotating an image You can rotate the stored images by various degrees. Once the playback of the rotated picture is fi nished, it will switch back to the original state. 1. Press the Play mode button and press the E button.
Colour – Up/Down button: Selects R, G, B – Left/Right button: Changes the values E (Effect) button: Image editing 1. Press the Play button and press the E button. 2. Select ( Custom Color Custom Color You can automatically adjust the brightness of the dark area, caused by under exposure to the light source.
E (Effect) button: Image editing 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.
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.
[Repeat Play]: The slide show is 3. Press the OK button and the slideshow will be started. – To pause the slide show while playing it back, press the Play & Pause ( – Pressing the Play & Pause ( show to restart.
[Select 1]. But when a new image is saved again using [New Select], the former image which had been saved as [Select 1] will be saved as [Select 2] automatically. You can change and cancel the images which were saved as [Select 1], [Select 2] and [Select 3].
The loading time depends on the image size and quality. While the slide show is playing, only the fi rst frame of a movie fi le is displayed. While the slide show is playing, the voice recording fi le will not display.
<Voice memo menu> <Ready for recording> – 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.
This function is not available for movie clips and voice recording fi les. Delete All? When the wide angle image is printed as a wide angle print, 8% of the left and right side of the image may not be printed. Check that your printer can support the wide angle image when you print the image.
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– Zoom W/T button: Select a number of prints. [Cancel]: Cancel the print setup. 4. Press the OK button to confi rm the setting. If an image carries DPOF instructions, the DPOF ( Index Images (except for movie clips and voice fi le) are printed as index...
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Select an image. – Zoom W/T button: Change the print size. – OK button: Your changes will be saved and the menu will disappear. [All Pics]: Change print size of all saved – Zoom W/T button: Select a print size.
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.
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 Volume Medium High Sound 1...
[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 Sound] sub menu:...
Setup menu 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 ENGLISH 한국어...
Display ( ) 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,...
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.
Be sure to run [Format] on the following types of memory card. – A new memory card, or an unformatted memory card – A memory card that has a fi le this camera can’t recognise or one that has been taken from another camera.
The Recycle Bin function only works with photos. When you delete all fi les at once, the fi les are not saved in the Recycle Bin. When the Recycle bin is full of space, it removes photos in sequence from the fi rst deleted photo.
[Date&Time]: The DATE & TIME will be imprinted on the image fi le. The Date & Time are imprinted at the bottom right side of the still image. The imprint function is applied only to still images. Depending on the manufacturer and print mode, the date printed on an image may not be printed correctly.
Video Out malfunction. Back – If the image is not in the centre of the screen, use the TV controls to centre it. – When the camera is connected to an external monitor, some parts of the image may not be displayed.
The AF lamp will light up in low light conditions. 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.
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.
Set whether to print the fi le File Name name. Some menu options are not supported on all printers. If not supported, the menus are still displayed in the LCD, but are not selectable. PictBridge: Reset Initialises user-changed confi gurations.
We cannot, however, be held responsible in any way for damage caused by inappropriate use. – Using a Hand-made PC or a PC and OS that has not been guaranteed by the manufacturer is not covered by the Samsung warranty.
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 install the XviD codec. If a movie clip recorded with this camera does not play well, install this codec.
If a latest version of DirectX was installed on your computer, DirectX may not be installed. 3. To play back the movie clip recorded with this camera on the computer, install the XviD codec.
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Setting up the application software 4. Install the software by instructions on the monitor.
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Setting up the application software 5. After restarting the computer, connect the PC to the camera with the USB cable. 6. Turn the camera power on. The [Found New Hardware Wizard] will open and the computer will recognise the camera.
Starting PC mode 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.
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Opening images directly from the removable disk may be subject to unexpected disconnection. When you upload a fi le that is not taken by this camera to the Removable Disk, the [File Error!] message will be displayed on the LCD monitor in the Play mode, and nothing is displayed in THUMBNAIL mode.
(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.
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.
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3 Media type selection menu: You can select image viewer, image edit and movie edit functions in this menu. 4 Preview window: You can preview an image or a movie clip and check the multi media information. 5 Zoom bar: You can change preview size.
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[Set Text]: You can insert texts. [Narrate]: You can insert a narration. [Produce]: You can save the edited multi media as a new fi le name. You can select AVI, Windows media (wmv) and Windows media (asf) fi le types.
Setting up the USB Driver for MAC 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 version during start-up. This camera is compatible with MAC OS 10.3 or later.
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 hermetically sealed box when not planning to use the camera for a long period of time Sand can be particularly troublesome to cameras.
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– 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.
Insert and format the memory card. (p.77) [ Card Locked! ] • The memory card is locked. SD/SDHC memory card: Slide the write protect switch to the top of the memory card. [ No Card! ] • A memory card is not inserted.
Insert the battery according to the polarity marks (+, -). The images are unclear. • A picture was taken of a subject without setting an appropriate macro mode. Select an appropriate macro mode to take a clear image. • Taking a picture beyond the fl ash range.
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• The camera mode can’t use the fl ash. Refer to the FLASH instruction. (p.32-33) Incorrect date and time is displayed • The date and time have been set incorrectly or the camera has adopted the default settings. Reset the date and time correctly.
Refer to the security program instructions about how to temporarily disable the program. Case 8 The camera is connected to the USB port located on the front of the computer. When the camera is connected to the USB port located on the front of the computer, the computer may not recognise the camera.
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4) Run the downloaded fi le and the codec for playing back the movie clip will be installed. If the movie fi le is not played back on the Macintosh OS, use a media player that supports Xvid codec (e.g: Mplayer).
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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.
FCC notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.