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TL9
This user manual includes detailed usage
instructions for your camera.
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Contents
1 Basic functions
2 Extended functions
3 Shooting options
4 Playback/Editing
5 Multimedia
6 Appendix
Index
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Health and Safety Information Always comply with the following precautions and usage tips to avoid dangerous situations and ensure peak performance of your Safety Warnings camera: Do not use your camera near flammable or explosive Warning—situations that could cause injury to yourself or gases and liquids others Do not use your camera near fuels, combustibles, or flammable chemicals. Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or Caution—situations that could cause damage to you
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Health and Safety Information • Never place batteries or cameras on or in heating devices, • Exercise caution when connecting cables or adapters and such as microwave ovens, stoves, or radiators. Batteries may installing batteries and memory cards. Forcing the connectors, explode when overheated. improperly connecting cables, or improperly installing batteries and memory cards can damage ports, connectors, and accessories. Do not insert foreign objects into any of your camera’s compartments
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Health and Safety Information Use only Samsung-approved accessories Important Usage Information Using incompatible accessories may damage your camera, cause injury, or void your warranty. Allow only qualified personnel to service your camera Do not allow unqualified personnel to service the camera or Protect your camera’s lens attempt to service the camera yourself. Any damage that results • Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight, as this may discolor from unqualified service is not
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Organization of the user manual Basic functions ................................................. 10 ©2008 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 1 Learn about your camera’s layout, icons, and basic The specifications of the camera or contents of this functions for shooting, and how to transfer files to and manual may be changed without prior notice due to from your computer. upgrade of camera functions. Extended functions ......................................... 27 2 Learn how to take a photo
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Indications used in this manual Icons used in this manual Mode Icon Icon Function Auto 2 Additional information Program 1 Situations where you need to be careful Dual IS 7 Camera buttons; for example: [Shutter] [ ] Photo Help Guide 8 (represents the Shutter button) Beauty Shot 5 ( ) Page number for reference Scene 4 The order of options or menus you must select to Movie 3 perform a step; for example: Select Face Tone (represents , followed by Face Tone) Multimedia 6 * Annotation Shootin
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Exposure (Brightness) Expressions used in this manual The amount of light that enters your camera is called exposure. By altering the exposure, your photos will be darker or lighter. Pressing the shutter • Half-press [Shutter]: press and hold the shutter half way down • Press [Shutter]: press the shutter all the way down Normal exposure Normal exposure Overexposure (too bright) Overexposure (too bright) Half-press [ Half-press [Shutter Shutter]] Press [ Press [Shutter Shutter]]
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Quick search Taking photos of people Adjusting the exposure (brightness) • Connecting the camera to • 4 mode > Portrait, Children, • ISO speed (to adjust the sensitivity to light) your computer 21 Self Shot 28 42 • Deleting all files in the • 5 mode 30 • EV (to adjust exposure) 47 memory card 57 • Red Eye, Red Eye Fix • ACB (to compensate for subjects against (to prevent or correct red-eye) 41 bright backgrounds) 47 • Viewing files in a slide show • Face Detection, Self Por
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Contents 1. Basic functions ................................................................. 10 2. Extended functions .......................................................... 27 Camera layout ............................................................. 11 Shooting modes .......................................................... 28 2 Using the Auto mode ........................................... 28 Icons ............................................................................ 13 4
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Contents Adjusting brightness and color .................................... 47 5. Multimedia ......................................................................... 68 Adjusting the exposure manually EV ........................ 47 Using Multimedia mode ............................................... 69 Compensating for backlighting ACB .......................... 47 Using the MP3 mode ................................................... 71 Changing the metering
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Learn about your camera’s layout, icons, and basic functions for shooting, and how to 1. Basic functions transfer files to and from your computer. Camera layout ............................................... 11 Icons ............................................................... 13 Turning your camera on or off .................... 14 Mini dashboard ............................................. 14 Setting options .............................................. 15 Taking photos ..........
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Camera layout Flash Shutter button Multifunction jack Accepts USB, A/V cable, or earphones Mini dashboard (p.14) Mode dial (See below) POWER button Microphone Lens AF assist Tripod mount light/Timer lamp Battery chamber cover Insert a memory card and the battery Icon Mode Description Icon Mode Description Take a photo of a person with options to Take a photo quickly and easily with 5 Beauty Shot 2 Auto hide facial imperfections minimal settings Take a photo with options for a preset 1 Pro
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Camera layout Speaker Status lamp • Blinking: When saving a photo, recording a voice memo, being read by a computer or printer, or out of focus • Steady: When connecting to a computer or in focus Display (See below) Button Function Button Function • Zoom in or out in Shooting mode. In Shooting mode While setting Navigation • Zoom in on part of a photo or view files as [e] Change the flash option Move left (Left: e, Zoom thumbnails in Playback mode. Right: t, [t] Change the timer option Move rig
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Icons The icons displayed will change according to the selected mode or options you set. B. Icons on the left Icon Description A Face detection Photo style Color C Flash Timer Auto focus Contrast Sharpness B Voice Mute Saturation A. Information Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) Icon Description C. Icons on the right Selected shooting mode Icon Description Zoom ratio Photo resolution Available number of photos Video resolution Available recording time Photo quality Internal memory Frame rate M
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Turning your camera on or off Press [POWER] to turn your camera on or off. Mini dashboard While the camera is turned on, Mini dashboard shows you the remaining capacity of the battery and memory card. • When exposing the camera to a hot and humid environment, condensation can form on the gauges. • If the hand of a gauge keeps spinning around, contact a service center. • The gauge and the battery and memory card icon on the display may show different capacities. In Playback mode Press [y
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Setting options You can set options by pressing [E], [MENU/OK], or [Fn] and using the navigation buttons ([e], [t], [w], [r]). E.g. Select a white balance option in the P mode Press [E], [MENU/OK], or [Fn]. 1 Rotate the mode dial to 1. 1 Use the navigation buttons to scroll to an option or 2 menu. • To move left or right, press [e] or [t]. • To move up or down, press [w] or [r]. SIZE SIZE Press [Fn]. 2 Press [w] or [r] and then [e] or [t] to set the white 3 balance. Press [MENU/OK] t
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Taking photos Zooming Rotate the mode dial to 2. 1 You can shoot close-up photos by adjusting the zoom. Your camera has a 5X optical zoom and 5X digital zoom. By using both, you can zoom in up to 25 times. Push or push and hold [Zoom] up to zoom in on your subject. Push or push and hold [Zoom] down to zoom out. Zoom in Zoom in Align your subject in the frame. 2 Zoom out Zoom out Half-press [Shutter] to focus. 3 • • Green Green: In focus : In focus • • Red Red: Out of focus : O
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Taking photos Digital zoom Reducing camera shake If the zoom indicator is in the digital range, your camera is using the Reduce camera shake optically by pressing [OIS] in Shooting mode. digital zoom. The picture quality may deteriorate when you use the When you use the OIS function, the OIS icon is displayed. digital zoom. Optical range Optical range Zoom indicator Zoom indicator Digital range Digital range • The digital zoom is not available when using 7, 6, 5, 4 (in some scenes)
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Using the Photo Help Guide mode This mode provides various shooting tips. Learn to get better photos and videos. Rotate the mode dial to 8. Press [t] to view a topic. 1 4 • Press [w] or [r] to display the previous or next screen. To use flash Press the Flash button repeatedly Press the Flash button repeatedly to display the Flash icon to display the Flash icon (lightning shape) on the screen. (lightning shape) on the screen. Press [w] or [r] to select a menu. 2 PHOTO HELP GUIDE PHOTO HELP
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Changing the display type Press [w] repeatedly to change the display type for Shooting and Press [w] once or twice to display or hide the description for the Playback modes. selected shooting option. SIZE SIZE Set the photo size. Set the photo size. Display every piece of information Display every piece of information about shooting about shooting In Playback mode In Shooting mode Press [w] to: Press [w] once or twice to: • display information about the current photo • display all in
