Samsung S85 - Digital Camera - Compact User manual

Instructions
Usethiscamerainthefollowingorder.
Before connecting the camera to a PC,
via the USB cable, you will need to set
up the camera driver. Install the camera
rthat is contained in Application
USB
Open Windows's EXPLORERand search
for [RemovableDisk]. (p.97)
Getting to Know your camera
Thank you for buying a Samsung Digital Camera.
-,Prior to using this camera, please read the user manual thoroughly.
-,If you require After Sales service, please bring the camera and the cause
of the camera malfunction (such as battery, Memory card etc.) to the
A/S centre.
oP[ease check that the camera is operating properly prior to when you
intend to use it {e.g. for a trip or an important event] to avoid disappoint-
ment. Samsung takes no responsibility for any loss or damage that may
result from camera malfunction.
-,Keep this manual in a safe place.
-,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. Please note that the manufacturer
holds no responsibility for ]ass or damage of images on the memory
card due to the use of a card reader.
-,The contents and illustrations of this manual are subject to change
without prior notice for upgrading the camera functions.
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Microsoft Corporation incorporated in the United States and/or other
countries.
_A][ brand and product names appearing in this manual are registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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Danger
DANGERindicatesan imminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,if not
avoided,will resultindeath orseriousinjury.
• Donotattemptto modifythiscamerainanyway. Todo so mayresult
in fire, injury,electricshockor severedamageto youor your camera.
internalinspection,maintenanceand repairsshouldonlybecarried
out byyourdealerorSamsungCameraServicecentre.
Warning
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
• Do not use the flash in close proximity to people or animals. Positioning
the flash too close to your subject's eyes may cause eyesight damage.
• For safety reasons keep this product and accessories out of reach of
children or animals to prevent accidents e.g.:
• Donotoperate couldposea riskof
electricshock.
fire.
• Wheninuse,do not _lemaycauseheat
tobuildu_ s usethe
cameraandits accessoriesina weIFventilatedarea.
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Caution Contents
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result 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, heat er dispeae of battery in fire.
- Do not insert the battery with the polarities reversed.
READY 007 System chart
008 Identification of features
008 Front & Top
009 Back
010 Bottom /5 Function button
010 Self-timer lamp
010 Camera Status Lamp
011 Mode icon
011 Connecting to a Power Source
012 Inserting the memory card
013 Instructions on how to use the memory card
image and possibly causing camera malfunction.
• Avoid obstructing the lens or the flash when you capture an image.
• Credit cards may be demagnetized if left near case. Avoid leaving
magnetic strip cards near the case.
• Using an AO adapter that doesn't malch with the camera specification
may cause camera malfunction. We recommend supplied battery or
exclusive rechargeable battery.
Available AC adapter :
_ Voltage: 3.3V, Amprer: 2.0A, Diameter ( _, ): 2.35
,,After turning on the camera, Check whether the battery type and the
camera setting set on the (Setup] > [Battery Type] menu (p. 56) are
same or not.
RECORDING
5015 LCD monitor indicator
016 Starting the recording mode
016 How to use the Auto mode
016 How to use the Program mode
017 How to use the ASR mode
017 How to use the Manual mode
018 How to use the Scene modes
019 How to use the Portrait mode
019 How to use the Night mode
019 How to use the Movie clip mode
020 Recording the movie clip without sound
020 Pausing while recording a movie clip
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Contents
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021 Thingsto WatchOutforWhenTakingPictures
022 Usingthe camerabuttonsto setthecamera
022 POWERbutton
022 SHUTTERbutton
022 ZOOMW/T button
024 Info/Upbutton
024 Macro/Downbutton
026 Focuslock
026 Flash/Leftbutton
028 Self-timer/Rightbutton
030 MENU/OK button
030 E(Effect)button
031 E(Effect)button :Colour
032 E(Effect)button :Colour Mask
033 E(Effect)button :Saturation
034 E(Effect)button : FUN
034 Pre-setfocusframe
035 Compositeshooting
037 Photo Frame
038 Fnbutton
038 How touse theFnmenu
039 Size
039 Quality/Frame rate
040 Metering
SETUP
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040 Drivemode
042 ISO
042 Whitebalance
043 Exposurecompensation
044 UsingtheLCDmonitorto adjustthe
camerasettings
044 Recording
044 Sharpness
045 Contrast
045 Auto Focustype
047 VoiceMemo
047 VoiceRecording
048 Recordingthemovieclipwithout voice
048 SCENEmode
049 Soundmenu
049 Sound
049 Volume
049 Startupsound
049 Shuttersound
050 BeepSound
050 AFsound
050 Setupmenu
051 Setupmenu 1

Contents
051 File name
052 LANGUAGE
052 Setting up the Date /Time /Date type
052 World Time
053 Imprinting the recording date
053 LCD brightness
053 Auto Focus lamp
053 Start up image
054 Setup menu 2
054 Quick view
054 Auto power off
054 LCD save
055 Selecting Video out type
056 Formatting a memory
056 Initialisation
056 Selecting a battery type
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Starting play mode
Playing back a still image
Playing back a movie clip
Movie clip capture function
On camera movie trimming
Playing back a recorded voice
Playing back a voice memo
060 LCD monitor Indicator
060 Using the camera buttons to set the
camera
060 Thumbnail /Enlargement button
062 Info /Up button
062 Play & Pause /Down button
063 Left /Right /Menu /OK button
063 Printer button
063 Delete button
064 E (Effect) button : Resize
065 E (Effect) button : Rotating an image
065 E (Effect) button : Colour
066 E (Effect) button : Special Colour
066 Colour Filter
067 Colour mask
068 E (Effect) button : image editing
068 Red eye Removal
068 Brightness control
068 Contrast control
068 Saturation control
068 Noise Effect
069 Effect (E button) : FUN
069 Cartoon
070 Preset focus frames
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Contents
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071 Composite image
073 Photo Frame
074 Sticker
074 Setting up the play back function using the
LCD monitor
076 Starting the slide show
076 Start the slide show
076 Selecting Images
077 Configure slide show effects
077 Setting play interval
077 Setting Background Music
078 Playback
078 Voice memo
078 Deleting images
079 Protecting images
079 DPOF
081 Copy To Card
082 PictBddge
083 PictBridge : Picture Selection
084 PictBridge : Print Setting
084 PictBridge : Reset
085 Important notes
086 Warning indicator
087 Before contacting a service centre
089 Specifications
SOFTWARE 092 Software Notes
9 092 System Requirements
£&,_ 093 About the software
094 Setting up the application software
096 Starting PC mode
099 Removing the removable disk
100 Setting up the USB Driver for MAC
100 Using the USB Driver for MAC
100 Removing the USB Driverfor Windows 98SE
101 Samsung Master
104 FAQ

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 servbe centre.
- - - < Includeditelns>
Camera case
DPOFcompatible
printer(seep.79)
AC cord
User manual
Product warranty Camera strap
SD/SDHCmemorycard /MMC
(seep.12)
Rechargeable battery (SNB 2512)
i_
Charger(SBC N2)
Software CD
(see p.93)
AA Alkaline Bat-
teries
Computer PictBridge compatible
(see p.97) printer (see p.82)
tJ
USB cable AV cable
External monitor
(see p. 55)
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Identification of features
Front&Top
Mode dial
Lens/Lens cover
Powerbutton
-Speaker
AF sensor
USB/AV connection
terminal
--DC input connection port
phone
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Identification of features
Back
Camera status Bmp
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LCD monitor
(Digital zoom)
_humbnail)
button
Fn /Debte button 5 function button
Play
Printer button
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Rdentification of features
Bottom/5-functionbutton
Tdpod socket Batterychamber cover Memory card slot
Batterychamber
Self-timerlamp
Blinking
_..)2S Blinking
_._@ Blinking
((_)) Blinking
:-Forthe first 7 seconds, the lamp blinks at 1 second
intervals.
: Forthe final 3 seconds, the lamp bflnks quickly at
0.25-second intervals.
Forthe 2 seconds, the lamp blinks quickly at 0.25-sec
end intervals.
A picture wifl be taken after about 10 seconds and 2
seconds later a second picture will betaken.
After pressing the Shutter button, the image is taken in
accordance with the subject's movement.
CameraStatusLam
Information /Up button
Flash/_ IVlENU/OK button
Leftbutton
Macro /Down button
Play &Pause button
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Power on
Alter taking a picture
When the USB cable is
inserted to a PC
Transmitting Datawith a
PC
When the USB cable is
inserted to a printer
When the printerisprinting
When the AF activates
The lampturns on and off when the camera is
readyto take a picture
The lampblinkswhile savingthe imagedata and
turns off whenthe camerais readytotake a picture
The lamp lightsup
LOD monitor turns off after initializingthe device!
The lamp blinks (LODmonRerturns oft}
The lamp isoff
The lamp blinks
The lampturns on
The camera focus on the subiect)
The lamp blinks
The camera doesn't focus on the subiect)

Identification of features
Mode icon
Refer to page 16 for more information about the camera mode setting.
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Connectinq to a Power Source
We recommendbatteriesfor adigitalcamera(Withinayear fromthe date
of manufacture).Thebatteriesarelistedbelow.
- Nonrechargeabbbatteries : 2XAAAlkaline(HighCapacity)
- Rechargeabbbatteries(Optional) : SNB-2512(NPMH)
mSNB-2512 rechargeable battery Specification
SNB 2512
Ni MH
2500mAh
f.2vx2
Approximately 300 Minutes (Usefor SBC N2)
Included battery may vary depending on sales region.
Important information about battery usage.
• When the camera is not used, turn off the camera power.
• Please removethe battery if the camera will not beused for long
periods. Batteries can lose power over time and are prone to baking if
kept inside the camera.
• Low temperatures (below 0°C) carsaffect the performance of the bat-
tery and you may experience reduced battery life.
• Batteries will usually recoverat normal temperatures.
• During extended use of the camera, the camera body may become
warm. This is perfectly normal.
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Connecting to a Power Source
m Insert the battery as shown
-If the camera does not turn on after
you have inserted battery, please
check whether the battery (+ /-).
-When the battery chamber cover is
opened, do not press the
battery chamber cover by force. This
may cause damage to the battery
chamber cover.
mThere are 4 indicators for battery condition that are displayed on the LCD
monitor.
Lowbatteryca Lo,Jbattery ca-
Thebatteryis pacity(Prepare pacity(Prepare Batteryempty.
to rechargeor torechargeor (Rechargeoruse
fullycharged use sparebat- use sparebat sparebattery)
tery) tery)
Insertinq the memory card
II Insert the memory card as shown.
- Turn oft the camera's power
before inserting the memory card.
- Have the front dthe memory
card facing toward the front of the
camera (Lens) and the card pins
toward the back of the camera
(LOD monitor).
- Do not insert the memory card the
wrong way round.
Doing so may damage the
memory card slot.
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Rnstructions on how to use the memory card
• Be sure to format the memory card (see p.56) if you are using a newly
purchased memory card for the first time, if it contains data that the cam-
era cannot recognise, or if it contains images captured with a different
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 case, you will need to purchase a
new memory card. Wear and tear on the memory card is not covered by
the Samsung warranty.
• The memory card is an ebctrenb precision device.
Do not bend, drop or subject the memory card to any heavy impact.
• Do not store the memory card in an environment with strong ebctrenb or
magnetic fields, e.g. near loud speakers or TV receivers.
• Please do not use or store in an environment where there are extremes in
temperature.
,, Do not allow the memory card to become dirty or to come into contact
with any liquid. Should this happen, clean the memory card with a soft
cloth.
,, Please keep the memory card in its case when not in use.
,, During and after periods of extended use, you may notice that the
memory card is warm. This is perfectly normal.
,, Do not use a memory card that is used in another digital camera. To
use the memory card in this camera, format the memory card using this
camera.
,, Do net use a memory card formatted by another digital camera or
memory card reader.
,, Ifthe 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.
,, Samsung cannot be held responsible for lost data.
,, It is edvisable to copy important data onto other media as beck-up e.g.
floppy disks, hard disks, CD etc.
,, Ifthere is insufficient memory availabb :
A [Memory Full!} message will appear and the camera will not operate.
To optimbe the amount of memory in the camera, replace the memory
card or delete unnecessary images stored on the memory card.
o on't remove the memory card when the camera status lamp is blink
ingas this may cause damage to data in the memory card.
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Instructions on how to use the memory card
Thecameracan useSD/SDHC MemoryCardsand MMC (MultiMedia
Cards). When using a 256MB MMC memory, the specified shooting capacity wi]]
be as follows. These figures are approximate as image capacities can be
affected by variables such as subject matter and memory card type.
Card
Wnte
[SD (SecureDigital) memory card]
• The SD/SDHC memory card has a write protect switch that prevents
image files from being deleted or formatted. By sliding the switch to the
bottom of the SD memory card, the data wi[] be protected. By sliding
the switch to the top of the SD memory card, the data protection wi[] be
cancelled.
• Slide the switch to the top of the SD memory card before taking a pic-
ture.
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o The recording times can be changed by the zoom operation.
• The zoom button doesn't function during the movie recording.
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LCD monitor indicator
mThe LCD monitor displays information about the shooting
functions and selections.
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Memorycard icon/_/
Internalmemoryicon
Numberof available 6 p.14
shots remaining
Remainingtime 00:00:00 p.t 4
Voice Memo _ p.47
Optical/DigitalZoombar/
DigitalZoomrate
Battery
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imageQua@/FrameRate
Metering
Drive mode
ISO
WhiteBalance
Exposurecompensatbn
Date /Time
CamerashakeWarning
Auto Focus Frame
Sharpness/%thoutSound
Contrast
Macro
Self4imer
Flash
Face RecognRion
ApertureVahe/ShutterSpeed
Color /Saturation
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Startinq the recordinq mode
How to usetheAuto mode(_ )
Select this mode for quick and easy picture taking with minimal user inter-
action.
1. Insert the batteries (p.12). Insert the bal-
teries taking note dthe polarity (+ /-).
2. Insert the memory card (p.12). As this
camera has a 19MB internal memory, you
do not need to insert the memory card. If
the memory card is not inserted, an im-
age will be stored in the internal memory.
If the memory card is inserted, an image
will be stored on the memory card.
3. Close the baltery chamber cover.
4. Press the power button to turn on the
camera. (Ifthe date/time that is displayed
on the LCD monitor is incorrect, reset the date/time before taking a
picture.)
5. Select the AUTO mode by rotating the mode dial.
6. Point the camera towards the subject and compose the image by us-
ing the LCD monitor.
7. Press the shutter button to capture an image.
How to usethe Programmode(PROG )
Selecting the automatic mode will configure the camera with optimal
settings. You can still manually configure all
functions except the aperture value and shut-
ter speed.
1. Select the PROGRAM mode by rotating
the mode dial.
2. Press the Fn button to configure advanced
functions such as Image S_ze(p.39),
Quality (p.39), Metering (p.40), Drive mode
(p.40), ISO (p.42), White Balance (p.42)
and Exposure Value(p.43).
Ifthe auto focus frame turns to red when you press the shutter button
down half way, it meansthat the camera cannot focus on the subject.
Should this be the case, the camera is unable to capture an image clearly.
{16} RECORDING

Startinq the recordinq mode
How to usethe ASRmode (q_I)ASR)
Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR) mode.
This mode will reduce the effect of camera shake and help you get a weIF
exposed image in dim conditions.
mThings to watch out for using the ASR mode
1. The digital zoom will not operate in the ASR
mode.
2. Ifthe lighting condition is brighter than
fluorescent lighting conditions, the ASR will
not activate.
3. Ifthe lighting condition is darker than in
fluorescent lighting conditions, camera
shake warning indicator ( _T_ )will display.
For best results only take pictures in situ-
ations where the camera shake warning
indicator (_ )is not displayed.
4. Ifthe subject is moving, the captured image may be blurred.
5. Avoid moving the camera while the [Capturing!] message is displayed
to achieve a better result.
6. As the ASR uses the camera's digital signal processor, it may take a
little longer for the camera to process and save the
images.
How to usethe ManuaEmode (M)
You can manually cenfigure all functions aperture value and shutter speed.
1. Select the MANUAL mode by rotating the
mode dial.
2. Press the Fn button and menu for the shut-
ter speed and aperture value will display.
Up /Down button : changes aperture value
Left /Right button : changes shutter speed.
3. Press the Fn button twice and take an im-
age.
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Startinq the recording mode
How to usethe Scenemodes(SCENE)
Usethemenuto easilyconfigureoptimalset-
tingsforavarietyofshootingsituations.
1.Selectthe Scenemode by rotatingthe
Mode dial.(p.48)
2. Pointthecameratowards thesubjectand
composetheimageby usingtheLCDmoni- i
tar.
3. Presstheshutterbutton to captureanim-
age.
11The scene modes are listed below.
[Children] (_ ): To take a picture dfast moving objects,
for example, children.
[LandscapeI (_ ): To take pictures of distant scenery.
[CloseUp] (_ ):Close up shooting for smallobjects such as
plantsand insects.
[Textl (D ): Usethis mode to shoot a document.
[SunsetI (Q ): Fortaking pictures of sunsets.
[DawnI (D ) : Daybreak scenes.
[Backlight] (_ ): Portraitwithout shadows caused by backlight.
[Firework] (m ): Fireworkscenes.
[Beach & Snow] (_ ): Forocean, lake, Peachand snowscaPe
scenes.
[SeltShot] ([] ): Usewhen tpe photographer would also liketo
appear in the image.
[Food] (Q ): Fortaking delicious looking food.
[Cafe] (m ): Fortaking pictures in cafes and restaurants.
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Startincj the recordinq mode
How to usethe Portraitmode (_'_)
Please select this mode for quick and easy picture
with pecp]e's face.
Select Face mode using mode dial.
How to usethe Nightmode (_ )
This mode helps to get a well-exposed pictures
in the night time and darkness.
Select Night mode using mode dial.
How to usethe Movieclip mode(_ )
A movie clip can be recorded for as long as the available recording time
of the memory capacity allows.
1. Select the Movie clip mode by rotating the
Mode dial. (The Movie clip mode icon and _-_ _'._@'_
available recording time wi[] display on the
LOD monitor.).
2. Point the camera towards the subject and
compose the image by using the LCD
monitor.
3. Press the shutter button once and movie
clips are recorded for as long as the avail-
able recording time allows. Movie clips
wi[] ati[[ be recorded if the shutter button
is released. If you wish to stop recording,
press the shutter button again.
Image size and type are ]iatedbelow.
-Image size : 640x480, 320x240 (Selectable)
-Movie clip file type : AV[ (MJPEG)
-Frame Rate : 30FPS, 15FPS (Selectable)
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