Samsung VP-D903 Owner's manual

AD68-00792L
AF
CCD
LCD
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Digital Video Camcorder
Owner’s Instruction Book
Before operating the unit, please read this instruction
book thoroughly, and retain it for future reference.
AF Auto Focus
CCD Charge Coupled Device
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
VP-D903(i)/D903D(i) VP-D903(i)/D903D(i)
ELECTRONICS
This product meets the intent of
Directive 89/336 CEE, 73/23 CEE, 93/68 CEE.
89/336CEE 73/23 CEE
93/68 CEE
START/
STOP
SELF
TIMER
A.D B
ZERO
MEMORY
PHOTODISPLAY
X2
SLOW
F.ADV
PHOTO
SEARCH
DATE/
TIME

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Contents
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Features ........................................................................................................................ 11
Accessories Supplied with camcorder ........................................................................ 12
Front & Left View ....................................................................................................... 13
Left side View ............................................................................................................. 14
Right & Top View ....................................................................................................... 15
Rear & Bottom View .................................................................................................. 16
Remote control ............................................................................................................ 17
OSD (On Screen Display in CAMERA and PLAYER modes) ................................ 18
OSD (On Screen Display in M.REC and M.PLAY (Memory Stick) modes) ........... 19
Turning the OSD on/off (On Screen Display) .................................................... 19
How to use the Remote Control ................................................................................ 20
Battery nstallation for the Remote Control ........................................................ 20
Self Record using the Remote Control ................................................................ 20
Lithium Battery nstallation ..........................................................................................21
Adjusting the Hand Strap ........................................................................................... 22
Hand strap ............................................................................................................. 22
Shoulder strap .........................................................................................................22
Attaching the Lens Cover.......................................................................................22
Connecting a Power Source ........................................................................................ 23
To use the AC Power adapter and DC Cable ..................................................... 23
To select the CAMCORDER mode ......................................................................23
Using the Lithium on Battery Pack .......................................................................... 24
Charging the Lithium on Battery Pack .............................................................. 24
Table of continuous recording time based on model and battery type .............. 25
Battery level display ............................................................................................. 26
nserting and Ejecting a Cassette ............................................................................... 27
Making your First Recording ..................................................................................... 28
Selecting the OSD LANGUAGE ................................................................................ 29
Record Search (REC SEARCH) ........................................................................ 30
Hints for Stable mage Recording .............................................................................. 31
Recording with the LCD monitor ........................................................................ 31
Recording with the Viewfinder ........................................................................... 31
Adjusting the LCD ..................................................................................................... 32
Using the V EWF NDER .......................................................................................... 33
Adjusting the Focus .............................................................................................. 33
Playing back a tape you have recorded on the LCD ................................................. 34
Adjusting the LCD during PLAY ........................................................................ 35
BASIC Recording ............................................................... 28
Preparation ......................................................................... 20
Notes and Safety Instructions .............................................. 6
Getting to Know Your Camcorder ....................................... 11
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OSD ................................................................18
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REC SEARCH .................................................................... 30
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LCD ..................................................................................... 31
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Controlling Sound from the Speaker ......................................................................... 35
Use of various Functions ............................................................................................ 36
Setting menu items ............................................................................................... 36
Set the camcorder to CAMERA or PLAYER mode and M.REC or M.PLAY
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Availability of functions in each mode ................................................................ 37
CLOCK SET ....................................................................................................... 38
WL. REMOTE .................................................................................................... 39
BEEP SOUND .................................................................................................... 40
SHUTTER SOUND ............................................................................................. 41
DEMONSTRAT ON ........................................................................................... 42
PROGRAM AE ................................................................................................... 43
Setting the PROGRAM AE ................................................................................. 44
WHT. BALANCE (WH TE BALANCE) ........................................................... 45
Zooming n and Out with D G TAL ZOOM ...................................................... 46
Zooming n and Out ............................................................................................. 46
Digital Zoom ....................................................................................................... 47
E S (Electronic mage Stabilizer) ........................................................................ 48
DSE (Digital Special Effects) SELECT .............................................................. 49
Selecting an effect ................................................................................................ 50
MEMORY M X .................................................................................................... 51
Recording Superimposed images on a tape.......................................................... 52
Using the Built-in Flash ............................................................................................... 53
FLASH SELECT................................................................................................... 53
REC MODE ........................................................................................................ 54
AUD O MODE ................................................................................................... 55
W ND CUT ......................................................................................................... 56
DATE/T ME ........................................................................................................ 57
TV D SPLAY ...................................................................................................... 58
Using Quick Menu ..................................................................................................... 59
Setting the Quick menu ........................................................................................ 60
SHUTTER SPEED & EXPOSURE ................................................................... 61
SLOW SHUTTER(Low Shutter Speed) ................................................................... 62
EASY Mode (for Beginners) ...................................................................................... 63
AF/MF(Auto Focus/Manual Focus) ........................................................................... 64
Auto Focusing ...................................................................................................... 64
Manual Focusing .................................................................................................. 64
BLC (Back Light Compensation) ............................................................................... 65
Fade n and Out ........................................................................................................... 66
To Start Recording ............................................................................................... 66
To Stop Recording (use FADE N / FADE OUT) .............................................. 66
Audio dubbing ............................................................................................................ 67
Advanced Recording .......................................................... 36
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BEEP SOUND ............................................................................. 40
SHUTTER SOUND ....................................................................... 41
DEMONSTRAT ON .................................................................. 42
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WHT.BALANCE WH TE BALANCE ) ....................................... 45
D G TAL ZOOM ......................................... 46
Zooming n and Out ............................................................... 46
Digital Zoom .............................................................................. 47
E S ( ) ................................................................................... 48
DSE Digital Special Effects .................................. 49
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MEMORY M X ............................................................................ 51
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REC MODE ............................................................................... 54
AUD O MODE .................................................................. 55
W ND CUT ................................................................................ 56
DATE/T ME / .............................................................................. 57
TV D SPLAY ............................................................................. 58
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EASY ................................................................. 63
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BLC Back Light Compensation ..................................................... 65
Fade n and Out ............................................................................. 66
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Dubbing sound....................................................................................................... 67
Dubbed Audio Playback ...................................................................................... 68
PHOTO mage Recording .......................................................................................... 69
Searching for a PHOTO picture .......................................................................... 69
Various Recording Techniques ................................................................................... 70
Tape Playback ............................................................................................................. 71
Playback on the LCD ........................................................................................... 71
Playback on a TV monitor ................................................................................... 71
Connecting to a TV which has Audio/Video input jacks .................................... 71
Connecting to a TV which has no Audio and Video input jacks ........................ 72
Playback ................................................................................................................ 72
Various Functions while in PLAYER mode ............................................................... 73
Playback pause ..................................................................................................... 73
Picture search (Forward/Reverse) ........................................................................ 73
Slow playback (Forward/Reverse) ...................................................................... 73
Frame advance (To play back frame by frame) .................................................. 74
X2 Playback (Forward/Reverse ) ......................................................................... 74
Reverse playback................................................................................................... 74
ZERO MEMORY ...................................................................................................... 75
Transferring EEE1394 (i.L NK)-DV standard data connections ............................. 77
Connecting to a DV device .................................................................................. 77
Connecting to a PC .............................................................................................. 77
System requirements ............................................................................................ 78
Recording with a DV connection cable (VP-D903i/D903Di only)..................... 78
Transferring a Digital mage through a USB Connection ......................................... 79
System Requirements .................................................................................................. 79
nstalling DVC Media 6.1 Software ............................................................................ 80
Connecting to a PC ..................................................................................................... 81
MEMORY ST CK (Optional Accessory).................................................................... 82
Memory Stick Functions ....................................................................................... 82
nserting and ejecting the Memory Stick ............................................................ 83
Structure of folders and files on the Memory Stick ............................................ 84
mage Format ....................................................................................................... 84
Selecting the CAMCORDER mode ........................................................................... 84
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Playback ............................................................................. 71
Recording in PLAYER mode (VP-D903i/D903Di only) ................. 76
IEEE 1394 Data Transfer ................................................... 77
SB interface .................................................................... 79
Digital Still Camera mode.................................................... 82
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A/V ........................................... 71
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PLAYER .................................................................. 73
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ZERO MEMORY .............................................................................. 75
EEE 1394 (i.L NK) DV ..................................................... 77
DV ................................................................................................ 77
PC ..................................................................................................... 77
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DV VP-D903i/D903Di .................................... 78
USB ................................................................................. 79
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DVC Media 6.1 ....................................................................................... 80
PC ............................................................................................................ 81
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PLAYER VP-D903i/D903Di ............. 76
IEEE 1394 ............................................................ 77
SB .............................................................................. 79
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Specifications .................................................................... 107
INDEX................................................................................ 108
Selecting the image quality ......................................................................................... 85
Select the photo quality ....................................................................................... 85
Number of images on the Memory Stick ............................................................ 85
Selecting the recording image size .............................................................................. 86
Selecting the moving picture size ................................................................................ 87
Recording images continuously................................................................................... 88
Select the CONT NUOUS SHOT ........................................................................ 88
Setting the File Number ............................................................................................... 89
Recording Still images to a Memory Stick in M.REC Mode ................................... 90
Recording images to a Memory Stick ................................................................. 90
Recording an image from a cassette as a still image ......................................... 91
Copying still images from a cassette to Memory Stick .............................................. 92
MJPEG RECORD NG ............................................................................................... 93
Recording moving pictures onto a MEMORY ST CK ............................................. 93
Viewing still images/moving pictures ........................................................................ 95
To view a Single image ......................................................................................... 95
To view a slide show ............................................................................................. 96
To view the Multi Display .................................................................................... 96
Marking still images for printing ................................................................................ 97
Protection from accidental erasure .............................................................................. 98
Deleting Still images/Moving pictures ....................................................................... 99
Formatting the Memory Stick ................................................................................... 100
Attention ............................................................................................................. 100
After finishing a recording ........................................................................................ 101
Cleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder ................................................................ 102
Cleaning the Video Heads .................................................................................. 102
Using Your Camcorder Abroad ................................................................................ 103
Power sources ..................................................................................................... 103
Colour system ..................................................................................................... 103
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 104
Self Diagnosis Display ....................................................................................... 104
Moisture Condensation ...................................................................................... 104
Self Diagnosis Display in M.REC, M.PLAY mode .......................................... 105
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Troubleshooting ................................................................. 104
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