Samsung SC-MX20L manual

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English _ii key f eatures of yo ur mem ory cam corder High-re solution Colour Widescre en LCD (2 .7” WIDE TFT LCD ) Samsung memory camcorde r adopts 2.7-inch Widescr een LCD of 112k pixels which al lows bri ght and clear mon itoring. In addi tion, re inforced LCD Enhance r adjust ing colo r and br ightness to the s creen li ghting c onditions all[...]

English _iii Easy Up load to YouTube You can upload recorded movie t o YouTube using t he Cyber Link Med iaShow4. ➥ page 9 2 Enjoyin g Variou s Playba ck Featu res Unlike tape ope ration, playback is simpl e and ea sy in th is memor y camcord er since r ewinding and fas t forwar ding is l ess time consumi ng. Vari ous funct ions are availab le fo[...]

English _iv This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage consisting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. important safety instructions Warning To Reduce The Risk Of Fire Or Electric Shock, Do Not Expose Th[...]

English _v 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,[...]

English _vi 17. POWER SOURCES: The CAMCORDER should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply at your home, consult your appliance dealer or local power company. A CAMCORDER is intended to be operated from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instruction[...]

English _vii 22. POWER LINES: An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact wit[...]

English _viii 29. To prevent damage which may result in fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. 30. If this power supply is used at 240V ac, a suitable plug adaptor should be used. 31. This pro duct is cove red by o ne o r mor e of the fol lowi ng U .S. patents: 5,060,220 5,457,669 5,561,649 5,705,762 5,987,417 6,04[...]

English _ix precautions Warnin g! This ca mcorder should a lways be connecte d to an AC outle t with a protecti ve groun ding con nection. Batteri es shall not be exposed to excess ive heat such as sunshin e, fire or the lik e. • • Cautio n Danger of explo sion if battery is incorr ectly re placed. Replace only wi th the s ame or e quivalent t[...]

English _x Make a backup o f import ant reco rded data - Protect your important recorded data by copying the files to a PC. It is recommended to copy it from your PC to other recording media for storage. Refer to the software installation and USB connection guide. Copyrig ht: Plea se be no ted that this mem ory camc order is intende d for an indiv[...]

English _xi Do not subject the memo ry camco rder to i mpact: - This memory camcorder is a precision machine. Take great care that you do not strike it against a hard object or let it fall. - Do not use the memory camcorder on a tripod in a place where it is subject to severe vibrations or impact. No sand or dust ! - Fine sand or dust entering the [...]

English _xii Do not use the memory c amcorder near ult rasonic humidifie r: - Calcium and other chemicals dissolved in water could scatter in the air, and white particles could adhere to the optical head of the memory camcorder, which could cause it to operate abnormally. Do not clean th e memory camcord er body w ith benz ene or t hinner: - The c[...]

Engl ish _03 IN T R O DU C T IO N TO BA S I C F E A TU R E S GE T T I NG T O K N OW Y OU R ME M O R Y C A MC O R DE R 09 P RE P A RA T I ON 12 A BO U T T H E S T O RA G E M E D IA 37 07 09 What's included with yo ur memor y camcord er 10 Front & left vi ew 11 Side & bottom v iew 12 Using t he acces sories 14 Connecting a power source 2[...]

Engl ish _04 44 Recording movie images 45 Recording with ease for beginners (EASY Q mode) 46 Zooming In and out 47 Movie Images playback 50 Changin g the me nu setti ngs 52 Menu it ems 53 Using t he recor ding men u items 53 iSCENE 54 White B alance 55 Exposur e 56 Shutter 57 Focus 59 Anti-Sh ake (HDI S) 60 Digital Effect 61 16:9 Wi de 61 Resolut i[...]

Engl ish _05 P LA Y B AC K OP T I ON S 68 SE T T I NG S OP T I ON S 74 68 Menu it ems 69 Setting the pla y option 70 Deletin g movie images 71 Protect ing movi e images 72 Copying movie i mages (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/MX20E/ MX20EL/M X20ER onl y) 73 File In formatio n 74 Changin g the me nu setti ngs in " Settings" 75 Menu it ems 76 Using t he[...]

Engl ish _06 84 Transfering a Recorded File through a USB Conection 84 CyberLink MediaShow4 86 Installing the CyberLink MediaShow4 88 Connecting the USB cable 89 Viewing the contents of storage media 91 Transferring files from the memory camcorder to your PC 92 Uploading movie images in the memory camcorder to YouTube 93 Connecting to a TV 94 View[...]

Engl ish _07 introduction to basic features Connect ing a po wer sour ce ➥ pag e 14 Check o ut the s torage m edia ➥ pa ge 37 Setting the Dat e/Time a nd OSD L anguage ➥ pages 34 , 36 • • • Recordi ng the m ovie ima ges ➥ pag e 44 • Selecti ng an im age to p lay back from the thumbna il index views u sing Control button. ➥ page 47[...]

Engl ish _08 You can upload recorded movie t o YouTube using t he Cyber Link Med iaShow4. ➥ page 92 • ✪ This ch apter in troduces you to the basic feature s of you r memory camcorde r. See the referen ce pages for mor e informa tion. Step4: Connec ting to a PC Step5: Easy Upload to YouTube You can playbac k and ed it recor ded movie s by usi [...]

Engl ish _09 WH AT 'S I NC LU DE D WI TH Y OU R ME MO R Y C AM CO R D ER Your ne w memory camcord er comes with the followi ng acces sories. If any of these i tems is missing from your box, call Sa msung’s Customer Care Ce nter. ✪ The exa ct shape of each item ma y vary by model. Battery pack (IA-BP85ST) AD43-00180A AC power adaptor (AA-E9[...]

Engl ish _10 F RO N T & L EF T VI E W Lens op en/close switch LCD scr een Interna l microp hone Built-i n speake r Lens but ton MENU bu tton EASY Q button OK butt on LCD ENH ANCER ( ) b utton Control button ( ) Zoom le ver (W/T ) Recordi ng start /stop bu tton 5 4 1 2 3 6 7 10 9 8 11 12 13 Be care ful not to cover the int ernal mic rophone and [...]

Engl ish _11 R EA R & B O TT OM V I E W getti ng to k now yo ur mem ory cam corder MODE in dicator ( Recor d ( ) / Pla yer ( )) Recordi ng start /stop bu tton Grip be lt MODE bu tton Swivel Hand-gri p AV cabl e jack ( AV) Grip be lt hook USB jac k ( ) Cradle receptac le (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/MX20E/ MX20EL/ MX20ER only) DC IN j ack (DC IN) Jack co [...]

Engl ish _12 preparation This se ction pr ovides i nformati on that y ou shoul d know b efore us ing this memory c amcorder ; such a s how to use the provide d access ories, h ow to ch arge the battery, how to setup th e operati on mode and init ialize s etup. USING THE ACCESSORIES At ta ch i ng a G ri p B el t Insert your rig ht hand from the bott[...]

Engl ish _13 Us in g t he C ra dl e When re charging and con necting to extern al devic es, use the crad le for bet ter stab ility. 1. Put the memory camcorde r onto t he cradle , while making s ure all ter minals a re well connecte d. 2. Connect the pow er suppl y or oth er extern al devic es (such as TV, PC, etc.) t o the cr adle at your nece ssi[...]

Engl ish _14 C ON N E CT I N G A PO W E R SO UR C E There a re two t ypes of power so urce that can be connecte d to you r memory camcorde r. Do not use prov ided pow er suppl y units w ith othe r equipm ent. - The bat tery pac k: used for outd oor recor ding. - The AC power ad aptor : used for indoor r ecording and pla ying bac k. ➥ page 21 Batt[...]

Engl ish _15 Ch a rg in g t he Ba tt e ry P ack Be sure to char ge the b attery p ack before you star t using your mem ory camcor der. Use IA-BP85ST bat tery pac k only. The bat tery pac k may be charged a little at the time of purchase . 1. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn off the power. 2. Insert the batt ery pack to the memory camcord er[...]

Engl ish _16 Ch a rg in g i nd i ca to r Tips fo r batter y identi fication ✪ The col or of th e LED in dicates charging status. If the battery has been fully c harged, t he charg e indica tor is green. If you are char ging the battery , the col or of th e charge indicat or is oran ge. If an e rror occ urs whil e the ba ttery pac k in cha rging,[...]

Engl ish _17 Battery Level Indicat or State Mes sage Fully c harged - 20~40% used - 40~60% used - 60~80% used - 80~99% used - Exhaust ed (flick ers): Th e device will soo n turn o ff. Change the Batt ery Pack as soon as possi ble. - - (flicker s): The device w ill be f orced to turn off after 5 secon ds. "Low bat tery" Ba tt er y L ev e[...]

Engl ish _18 Ch a rg in g , re c or di n g an d p la y ba ck ti me s w it h f ul l y ch arg ed ba tt ery p a ck (w i th n o z oo m o pe r at io n, et c .) For you r refere nce, the approxi mate time with fu lly char ged batt ery pack: Battery type IA-BP85ST Charging time approx. 2 hr. Movie r esolutio n 720 x 4 80 (60i) 640 x 4 80 TV Supe r Fine TV[...]

Engl ish _19 About battery packs The ben efits of battery pack: Ba ttery pac k is sma ll but h as a lar ge power capacity . It sho uld be r echarged in any environ ment tha t is bet ween 32° F (0°C) a nd 104°F (40°C). However , when i t is exp osed to cold temp eratures (below 32°F (0° C)), its usage ti me becom es reduc ed and it may cease [...]

Engl ish _20 Use onl y approv ed batte ry packs . Do not use batt eries fr om other manufact urers. Otherwi se, ther e is a d anger of overheat ing, fire or expl osion. Samsung is not responsi ble for problems occurrin g due to using u napproved batteri es. Mainta ining t he batte ry pack We reco mmend on ly using the ori ginal bat tery pac k that[...]

Engl ish _21 Us i ng a ho us e ho ld po we r s ou r ce Make th e same c onnectio ns as yo u do when chargin g the ba ttery pa ck. The bat tery pac k will n ot lose its charg e in thi s case. Us i ng m e mo ry ca mc o rd er wi th AC p owe r a da pt or It is r ecommend ed that you use the AC po wer adap tor to p ower the memory camcord er from a hous[...]

Engl ish _22 B AS I C O P E RA TI ON O F YO UR M EM OR Y C A MC OR DE R This se ction ex plains t he basic techniqu es of re cording movies, and also basic se ttings o n your m emory cam corder. Set the appropr iate ope ration m ode accor ding to your pre ference using POW ER switc h and MO DE butto n. Tu rn in g m em or y ca m co rd er o n o r of [...]

Engl ish _23 Mo vi e R ec or d mo de L CD S CR E E N IN DI C A TO RS Interva l REC * Operati ng statu s ( [STBY ] (stand by) or [ ] ( recording )) Voice M ute * Time co unter (movie recordin g time: remainin g recorda ble time ) LCD Enh ancer * Storage media ( Built-in memory (SC-MX20C / MX20CH/ MX20E/MX 20EL/MX2 0ER only ) or memory card) Battery [...]

Engl ish _24 Voice M ute* (On /Off) Focu s* (Au to Fo cus/F ace D etect ion/M anual Focus ) Shortcu t menu ( OK Guide ) / Retu rn Shutter * (Auto Shutter / Manual Shutter) Exposur e* (Auto Exposur e / Manu al Exposu re) Mo vi e R ec or d mo de : S ho rt cu t m en u (O K Gu i de ) 1 2 3 4 5 preparation Mo vi e R ec or d mo de : Sho rt c ut m en u (M[...]

Engl ish _25 Ex i MENU STBY 1 Mo vi e P la y mo de : Si ng le V ie w Movie P lay mode Play St atus ( P lay (  ) / Pau se ( ❙❙ )) Time co de (Elap sed time / Recor ded time) Storage media ( Built-in memory (SC-MX20C / MX20CH/ MX20E/MX 20EL/MX2 0ER only ) or memory card) Battery info. ( Remainin g batter y level/t ime) Movie i mage res olution[...]

Engl ish _26 preparation The ill ustration to the l eft shows the Man ual Exposur e screen. Functio ns marked with * w on’t be k ept when the mem ory camco rder rest arts. Shortcu t menu (O K guide) represent s the mo st frequen tly acces sed funct ions acco rding to the selecte d mode. P ressing t he OK but ton will display shortcut menu of freq[...]

Engl ish _27 T UR N I NG T HE S CR E E N IN DI C A TO RS O N / OF F ( ) Switch ing the informa tion di splay m ode You can switch the disp lay mode of on-sc reen inf ormation : Press t he button while th e camcor der is o n. The ful l and mi nimum di splay mo des will alternat e. Full di splay mo de : All types of informat ion will appear. Minimum [...]

Engl ish _28 U SI N G T H E L CD E N H AN CE R F U NC TI ON Contrast is enhanced for a clear and bright image. This effect is also implemented outdoors in bright daylight. You can also adjust the screen brightness in two-level increments, which provides a brighter screen than using just one-level increment for your recording. 1. Pre ss the L CD ENH[...]

Engl ish _29 A DJ U S TI N G T HE L C D S CR EE N 1. Open up the LCD screen 90 degre es with y our finge r. 2. Rotate it to th e best a ngle to record or play. If you rotate t he LCD s creen 18 0 degrees to the lens sid e, you c an close t he LCD s creen wi th it fa cing out. This is conveni ent duri ng playbac k. • U SI N G T H E M EN U B U TT [...]

Engl ish _30 U SI N G T H E C ON TR O L B UT TO N S Used fo r playba ck, paus ing, fas t forward ing, and rewindi ng. Also us ed as di rectiona l button s (up, do wn, left , right) and to make a se lection when se lecting movie im ages or menus. 1. Pr es s th e Co nt ro l b ut to n ( / ) to m ov e le ft / r ig ht . 2. Pr es s th e Co nt ro l b ut t[...]

Engl ish _31 Us i ng t h e Co n tr ol bu tt on Button Movie R ecord( )mode Movie Play( ) mode Menu se lection OK - Access the shortcut menu - Confirm selection - Exit the shortcut menu - Shortcut menu (OK guide) is displayed - Playback / Pause Confirms selecti on UP Zoom (w ide) lncreases the volume Moves t he curso r up DOWN Zoom (t ele) Decreas[...]

Engl ish _32 SH OR TC UT M EN U (O K GU ID E) Shortcu t menu ( OK guide ) repres ents the most fre quently accessed function s accordi ng to th e select ed mode. preparation OK Shortcu t menu ( OK guide ) cannot be used in EASY Q mode. Pressin g the Co ntrol bu tton in each menu will to ggle bet ween "Auto" or "Manu al" . • ?[...]

Engl ish _33 Sh or tc ut f un ct io n us in g th e Co n t ro l bu t t on s Button Movie R ecord( ) mode Movie Play( ) mode OK - Access the shortcut menu - Confirm selection - Exit the shortcut menu - Shortcut menu (OK guide) is displayed - Playback / Pause UP Exposure - Auto - Manual lncreases the volume DOWN Focus - Auto - Face Detection - Manual[...]

Engl ish _34 I NI T I AL S ET TI NG : T IM E Z O NE , DA T E A ND T I M E & OS D LA NG UA G E Initial setting is avai lable in all oper ating mo des. To read the men us or me ssages i n your de sired la nguage, set the OSD langu age. To stor e the da te and t ime duri ng record ing, set the tim e zone a nd date/t ime. Tu rn in g t he p ow er on[...]

Engl ish _35 On charging the built-in rechargeable battery The built-in rechargeable battery is automatically charged while the camcorder is turned on. Use your camcorder after charging the built-in rechargeable battery. If the built-in rechargeable battery is not charged, settings will not be backed up and the date/time appears on the screen as &q[...]

Engl ish _36 I NI T I AL S ET TI NG : T IM E Z O NE , DA T E A ND T I M E & OS D LA NG UA G E Se le ct i ng t he O SD la ng ua ge You can select the desi red lang uage to d isplay t he menu screen a nd the me ssages. 1. Set the "Settin gs" mode . The set tings me nu scree n appear s. Refer t o "How t o set th e settin gs mode&quo[...]

Engl ish _37 SELECTING THE STORAGE MEDIA (SC-MX20C/MX20CH/MX20E/MX20EL/MX20ER only) You can record on the b uilt-in memory or a memor y card, so you s hould sel ect the desired storage media bef ore startin g record ing or p layback. You can use SDH C and MM Cplus ca rds on yo ur memory camcor der. (So me cards are not compatib le depen ding on the[...]

Engl ish _38 I NS E R TI N G / E JE C T IN G TH E ME MO RY C AR D In se rt i ng a m em or y c ar d 1. Turn th e memory camcord er off. 2. Slide t he memor y card s lot cove r to the right to open th e cover. 3. Insert the memo ry card into the memory c ard slot in the directio n of the arrow s hown in the figur e until it softly clicks. 4. Close t[...]

Engl ish _39 S EL E C TI N G A S UI T A BL E ME M O RY C AR D A memor y card i s a comp act port able stor age medi a. You can use a S DHC memo ry card and MMC p lus. (If nee ded, buy a memor y card s eparately .) - You can als o use a SD memor y card, b ut recom mended t hat you use a SDHC me mory car d and MM C plus w ith your memory c amcorder .[...]

Engl ish _40 MM Cp lu s ( Mu lt i Me d ia C ar d pl u s) In the case of MMCplus, they ha ve no pro tection tab so p lease us e the pro tect fun ction in the men u. Co mm on ca ut io ns f o r me mo ry c a rd Damaged data ma y not be recover ed. It is recomme nded you make a back-up o f import ant data separat ely on the har d disk o f your P C. Turn[...]

Engl ish _41 The memory camcorder supports SDHC and MMCplus memory cards for data storage. The data storage speed may differ, according to the manufacturer and production system. The user using a lower write speed memory card for recording a movie may have difficulties storing the movie on the memory card. You can even lose your movie data during [...]

Engl ish _42 R EC O R DA B L E TI ME A ND C AP A C IT Y 1GB= 1,000,000,000bytes : actual formatted capacity may be less as the internal firmware uses a port ion of the memory. Media built-i n memory (SC-MX2 0C/MX20CH / MX20E/M X20EL/ MX20ER only) Memory Card Capacit y 8GB 16GB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB TV Supe r Fine ( ) 720x480 (60i) approx. 190min. a[...]

Engl ish _43 The pre vious fig ures are measure d under S amsung’s standar d record ing test conditio ns and m ay diffe r dependi ng on th e test o r use co ndition. The mem ory camc order pr ovides f our resolution opti ons for movie re cordings : - "TV Super Fine", "TV Fine", "TV Normal", "Web&Mobile"[...]

Engl ish _44 recording Basic p rocedure s to rec ord a mo vie image are des cribed b elow and on the f ollowing pages. RE CO RD IN G MO VI E IM AG ES The mem ory camc order pr ovides t wo Record ing star t/stop b uttons. One is on the rea r side o f the ca mcorder and the other o ne is on the LCD panel. S elect th e Record ing star t/ stop b utton [...]

Engl ish _45 R EC O R DI N G W IT H E A SE F OR B EG IN NE R S ( EA SY Q M OD E) With th e EASY Q functio n, most of the me mory cam corder s ettings are autom atically adjuste d, which frees yo u from de tailed a djustmen ts. 1. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn on the m emory ca mcorder. 2. Press t he MODE button t o set Mo vie Recor d mod[...]

Engl ish _46 Z OO M I NG I N AN D O U T Use the zoom fu nction f or close -up or wi de-angle recordi ng. This me mory cam corder a llows yo u to reco rd using optical 34x pow er zoom and 120 0x digit al zoom. You can zoom wi th the z oom leve r or the Control (W/T) bu tton on the LCD p anel. Zoom ma gnificati on over 34x is d one throu gh digit al[...]

Engl ish _47 M OV I E I M A GE S PL A Y BA CK You can find a d esired m ovie ima ge quickl y using thumbnai l index view. 1. Turn th e memory camcord er on. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn on the p ower. ➥ p age 22 Set the appropr iate sto rage med ia. ➥ page 37 (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/MX20E/ MX20EL/M X20ER onl y) (If ima ges were recorde [...]

Engl ish _48 If there is no file stored to view, the message "Empty" appears. Closing the LCD screen while in playback will automatically mute the sound. Movie files may not playback with memory camcorder in following cases: - Edited or renamed movie file on a PC - Movie file recorded by devices other than memory camcorder - Movie fi[...]

Engl ish _49 Va r io us Pl ay b ac k O pe ra tio ns Still p layback (pause) (  / ❙❙ ) Press t he OK bu tton dur ing play back. - To resume n ormal pl ayback, press the OK butt on again . Search playback ( / ) During normal p layback, press a nd hold the Cont rol butt on ( ) for forward search, or to t he left for rever se searc h. Pressin g [...]

Engl ish _50 C HA N G IN G TH E ME N U S ET TI N G S You can change the menu setting s to cust omize yo ur memor y camcor der. Access the desi red menu screen by follow ing the steps be low, the n change the various setting s. 1. Slide P OWER swi tch down ward to turn the memory c amcorder on. 2. Select the oper ation mo de. ➥ pag e 22 3. Press M[...]

Engl ish _51 ✪ Follow the inst ructions below t o use eac h of the menu it ems list ed after this pag e . For exa mple : se tting th e White Balance i n Movie Record m ode. 1. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn the memo ry camco rder on. 2. Select the oper ation mo de. For Mov ie Recor d Menus: Press M ODE butto n to set Record ( ). 3. Pres[...]

Engl ish _52 MENU ITEMS Accessing items in the menu depends on the operation mode. For operation details, see the corresponding page. ➥ pages 53~67 Menu items in Movie Record ( ) Items Default value Page i SCENE Auto 53 White Balance Auto 54 Exposure Auto 55 Shutter Auto 56 Focus Auto 57 Anti-Shake (HDIS) Off 59 Digital Effect Off 60 16:9 Wide On[...]

Engl ish _53 US IN G TH E RE CO RD IN G ME NU I TE MS You can set up the menu items f or movie images r ecording . i SC EN E This me mory cam corder a utomatic ally sets the shu tter spe ed and a perture a ccording to the subject brightnes s for op timum recordi ng: You can also specify one of v arious m odes dep ending o n subject conditi ons, rec[...]

Engl ish _54 Wh it e B al an ce This me mory cam corder a utomatic ally adju sts the color of subject . Change the whit e balanc e settin g dependi ng on the rec ording c ondition s. item content s on-scree n display "Auto" Adjusts the White Balance automatically. None "Daylig ht" Adjusts for conditions outside under a clear sky[...]

Engl ish _55 A subject can be recorded under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent, candlelight, etc.). Because the color temperature is different depending on the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result. The white balance can not b[...]

Engl ish _56 Shutte r The memory camcorder automatically sets the shutter speed depending on the subject brightness. You can also manually adjust the shutter speed according to the scene conditions. Settings Contents On-screen display "Auto" The memory camcorder automatically sets the appropriate aperture value. None "Manual" Sh[...]

Engl ish _57 Fo cu s The mem ory camc order us ually fo cuses on a subjec t automa tically (auto-foc us). You can also ma nually f ocus a s ubject de pending on the r ecording conditio ns. item content s on-scree n display "Auto" In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus feature, as it enables you to concentrate on the c[...]

Engl ish _58 recording options Focusin g manual ly durin g record ing: This me mory cam corder a utomatic ally focu ses a su bject fr om close -up to in finity. However , the co rrect fo cus may not be ob tained d epending on the recording conditi on. In this case, u se the m anual fo cus mode. 1. Press the Control button ( / ) to select "Man[...]

Engl ish _59 An ti -S h ak e (H DI S) Helps c ompensat e for na tural ha nd-shakin g moveme nts when recordi ng. item content s on-scree n display "Off" Di sables t he funct ion. None "On" Comp ensates for unst able ima ges cause d by camcorder-sh ake, par ticularl y at high magnific ation. An ti -S h ak e( HD IS ) provides a m[...]

Engl ish _60 Di gi ta l E ff ec t The dig ital eff ect enab les you to give a creativ e look t o your r ecording. Select the appr opriate digital effect fo r the ty pe of pi cture th at you wi sh to re cord and the eff ect you w ish to c reate. There a re 10 di fferent digital effect op tions. item cont ents on-scre en display "Off" Dis a[...]

Engl ish _61 Re so lu t io n You can select the reso lution o f a movie to be r ecorded. This me mory camc order ca n record in the "TV Super Fine" , "TV Fin e" , "TV Normal" and "We b & Mobil e" modes . The "T V Fine" mode is s et as th e factor y defaul t. item content s on-scree n display &qu[...]

Engl ish _62 Wind Cut You can reduce wind noise when recording sound from the built-in microphone. If "Wind Cut : On" is set, the low-frequency components in the sound picked up by the microphone will be cut off during recording: This makes it easier to hear voice and sound during playback. Use the Wind Cu t when r ecording in windy place[...]

Engl ish _63 Ba ck L i gh t When su bject is lit fro m behind , this fu nction w ill comp ensate f or lighti ng so th at the s ubject i s not too dark. item content s on-scree n display "Off" Dis ables th e functi on. None "On" - Ba cklight compensa tion is executed. - Backl ight com pensatio n bright ens the s ubject q uickly. [...]

Engl ish _64 recording options Interv al REC (Interva l recor ding) Interva l Rec re cords st ill imag es at spe cific int ervals y ou can s et and pl ays them as one movie fil e. This fu nction i s useful to obse rve the m ovement of cloud s, the c hanges in dayligh t or blo oming flo wers, etc . item c ontents on -screen display "Off"[...]

Engl ish _65 Interval recording mode is released once it has been finished. To start another interval recording, repeat steps 1~5. Captured 30 contiguous images compose a movie clip of 1 second length. Since the minimum length of a movie to be saved by the memory camcorder is one second, Interval defines how long the interval recording should be [...]

Engl ish _66 Fa de r You can give your recording a professional look by using special effects such as fade in at the beginning of a sequence or fade out at the end of a sequence. item contents o n-screen display "Off" Disa bles the function. None "In" As so on as you start re cording, t he fader will be ex ecuted. "Out"[...]

Engl ish _67 item contents on -screen display "Off" Onl y optica l zoom i s availa ble up to 34x. None "On" Digital zoom is availab le up to 1200x. M oving th e zoom l ever wil l display the dig ital zoo m bar. None You can also zoom with the Control (W/T) button on the LCD panel. The image quality may deteriorate depending on h[...]

Engl ish _68 MENU ITEMS Accessible items in the menu vary depending on the operation mode. See pages 47-49 for playback information and button operation. See pages 69-73 for details on menu items during playback. Menu items in Movie Play ( ) Items on-scre en display Default value Page Play Option Play All 69 Delete - 70 Protect - 71 Copy (SC-MX20 C[...]

Engl ish _69 SE TT IN G TH E PL AY O PT IO N You can play all movie images continuously or play the selected movie images only. You can also set the repeat option for all movie images. 1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the memory camcorder. Set the appropriate storage media. (SC-MX20 C/MX20CH /MX20E/M X20EL/MX 20ER only) (If images were[...]

Engl ish _70 D EL E T IN G MO VI E I M AG ES You can delete saved mo vie imag es. 1. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn on the m emory ca mcorder. Set the appropr iate sto rage med ia. (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/MX20E/ MX20EL/M X20ER only) (If ima ges were recorde d on a m emory car d, inser t the me mory car d.) 2. Press t he MODE button. ➥ page 2[...]

Engl ish _71 PR OT EC TI NG M OV IE I MA GE S You can protect saved i mportant movie im ages fro m accide ntal del etion. Protect ed image s will n ot be de leted unl ess you release the prot ection or format the memo ry. 1. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn on the m emory ca mcorder. Set the appropr iate sto rage med ia. (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/[...]

Engl ish _72 CO PY IN G MO VI E IM AG ES ( SC -M X2 0C / M X2 0C H/ M X 20 E/ MX 2 0 EL /M X2 0 E R ON LY ) Movie images are copied to the destination storage while leaving original movie images in the source storage. It copies from the currently-used memory to another. For example, if the built-in memory was used, it copies to a memory card. 1. Sl[...]

Engl ish _73 F IL E IN F O RM AT IO N You can see the image i nformati on for al l images . 1. Slide t he POWER switch downward to turn on the m emory ca mcorder. Set the appropr iate sto rage med ia. (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/MX20E/ MX20EL/M X20ER onl y) 2. Press t he MODE button. ➥ page 22 Switches to Movie P lay mode ( ). 3. Select t he desir ed movi[...]

Engl ish _74 C HA N G IN G TH E ME N U S ET TI N G S IN " S E TT IN GS " You can change the menu setting s to cust omize yo ur memor y camcor der. Access the desi red menu screen by follow ing the steps be low and change th e variou s settin gs. 1. Slide P OWER swi tch down ward to turn the memory c amcorder on. 2. Press M ENU butt on. Th[...]

Engl ish _75 M EN U IT E M S You can setup t he date/ time, OS D languag e and di splay se ttings o f the mem ory camc order. Items Default values Page Storage (SC-MX20 C/MX20CH /MX20E/ MX20EL/ MX20ER o nly) Memory 76 Storage Info - 76 Format - 77 File No. Series 77 Time Zone Home 78 Date/Time Set 01/01/2008 12:00 AM 80 Date Format MM/DD/YY 80 Time[...]

Engl ish _76 U SI N G T H E S ET TI N G S ME NU I TE MS St or ag e I nf o It show s you th e storag e inform ation. Yo u can vi ew the s torage m edia, use d memory space a nd avail able memo ry space. setting s content s on-scree n display "Memory " It show s you th e memory informa tion of b uilt-in storage media. ( SC-MX20 C/MX20CH /MX[...]

Engl ish _77 Fo rm at The for mat func tion com pletely deletes a ll files and opti ons on t he storag e media, includi ng prote cted files . You can format (initial ize) rec ording da ta in th e storag e media. You have to form at the p re-used storage m edia or newly p urchased memory cards wi th this m emory ca mcorder before u sing them . Thi[...]

Engl ish _78 Ti me Z o ne You can easily set the clock to the loca l time w hen usin g your m emory cam corder w hile tra veling. setting s content s on-scree n display "Home" The clo ck will be used accordin g to your setting on the Date/Tim e Set men u. Select it when using th is memor y camcord er for t he first time or when retu rnin[...]

Engl ish _79 Ci ti es us ed t o se t t he t im e z on e Ci ti es C i ti es London, Lisbon Adelaide Rome, P aris, Be rlin, St ockholm, Madrid, Frankfur t Guam, S ydney, B risbane Athens, Helsink i, Cairo , Ankara Solomon Islands Moskva, Riyadh Welling ton, Fij i Teheran Samoa, Midway Abu Dha bi, Musc at Honolul u, Hawai i, Tahit i Kabul Ala ska Tash[...]

Engl ish _80 Da te /T i me S et Set the current date an d time s o that th e date a nd time are reco rded corr ectly. ➥ page 34 Da te F o rm at You can select the date format to displa y. setting s contents on-scr een disp lay "YY/MM/ DD" The da te is di splayed in the or der of y ear / mo nth / da te. - "DD/MM/ YY" The da te [...]

Engl ish _81 LC D Br i gh tn es s You can adjust the brig htness o f the LCD screen to compe nsate fo r ambient lightin g condit ions. Press t he Contr ol butto n ( ) will brighten the scre en where as press the the Control button ( ) will da rken the screen. A brighter LCD screen setting consumes more battery power. If you adjust the LCD brightnes[...]

Engl ish _82 Au to P o we r Of f To save battery power, you can set the " Auto Pow er Off" function which tu rns off the memo ry camco rder if t here is no oper ation fo r 5 minu tes. setting s content s on-scree n display "Off" The memory camcorde r does n ot turn o ff autom atically . "5 Min" For powe r saving purpos[...]

Engl ish _83 Ve rs io n The ver sion inf ormation could b e changed without the not icement. Me nu C o lo r You can select the desi red menu color to display the men u. "Blue"  "Pink "  "Purpl e"  "Ora nge"  "Gr een" • De mo Demonst ration a utomatic ally sho ws you th e major features[...]

Engl ish _84 connecting to a PC ✪ This ch apter ex plains h ow to co nnect a P C using the USB cable fo r various actions . - Whe n conne cting a USB c able to a PC, refer t o the s oftware instal lation instru ctions and PC specific ations below. TRANSFERRING A RECORDED FILE THROUGH A USB CONNECTION The camc orde r su ppor ts b oth USB 1.1 a[...]

Engl ish _85 On a sl ower PC than rec ommended , movie p layback may skip frames or operat e unexpe ctedly. If your OS is W indows X P/Vista, log in a s the Ad ministra tor (adm inistrato r of the PC) (or a user with the equival ent priv ileges) to insta ll the so ftware. Check o ut the s torage m edia of the memor y camcor der befo re conne cting [...]

Engl ish _86 connecting to a PC INSTALLING THE CYBERLINK MEDIASHOW4 CyberLink MediaShow4 is a software for easy of editing MPEG, AVI, and other video files, still images, and other contents for creating a movie. This software has an interface that allows editing in either timeline or storyboard mode, maintains superior image quality, uses SVRT (Sm[...]

Engl ish _87 5. “Customer Information” screen appears. Click “ Next.” 6. “Choose Destination Location” screen appears. Choose the dest ination location on your PC where you wan t to ins tall. Click “ Next.” 7. “Setup Complete” appears. Click “ Finish.” The “Cy berLink MediaSho w4” icon is creat ed on th e deskto p. • I[...]

Engl ish _88 CONNECTING THE USB CABLE Connect the USB cable t o copy m ovie imag es in a recordin g medium to the P C and vi ce versa . When t he USB ca ble is conn ected in Record / Play m ode, the product will swi tch to U SB mode i mmediate ly. 1. Connect the memory camcorder to the PC with a USB cable. Don’t apply excessive force when inserti[...]

Engl ish _89 VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE MEDIA 1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the memory camcorder. Set the appropr iate sto rage med ia. ➥ page 37 (SC-MX2 0C/MX20C H/MX20E/ MX20EL/M X20ER onl y) (If you want to view co ntents o n a memor y card, insert t he memor y card.) 2. Connect the memory camcorder to the PC with a USB ca[...]

Engl ish _90 connecting to a PC Structure of folders and files on the storage media The folder and file structure for built-in memory or memory card is as follows. Don’t arbitrarily change or remove the folder or file name. It may not be playable. • • Image format Movie Images Movie images are compressed in H.264 format. The file extensio[...]

Engl ish _91 T RA N S FE R R IN G FI L E S FR OM T HE M EM O R Y CA MC O R DE R TO Y OU R PC You can copy movie images to your PC and view them. 1. Execut e the p rocedu re in "V IEWING THE CON TENTS O F STORA GE MEDI A." ➥ pa ge 89 The fol ders in the stor age medi a appear. 2. Create a new fo lder, en ter the folder na me, and then do[...]

Engl ish _92 c o n n e c t i n g t o a P C Y ou T ube Broadcast Y ourself TM YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. The San Bruno-based service uses Adobe Flash technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips and music videos, as well as amateur co[...]

Engl ish _93 c o n n e c t i n g t o o t h e r d e v i c e s You can view the recorded movie on a large screen by connecting the memory camcorder to a TV. C ON N E CT I N G TO A T V To playback your recordings, the television must be NTSC compatible. ➥ page 99 We recommend that you use the AC power adaptor as the power source for the memory camco[...]

Engl ish _94 VI EW IN G ON T V SC RE EN 1. Turn on t he TV an d set the input s elector to the I nput connect ion the memory c amcorder is conne cted to. This is often r eferred to as "l ine". Ref er to th e TV instruc tion man ual for how to s witch the TV inpu t. 2. Turn th e memory camcord er on. Slide t he POWER switch downward and pr[...]

Engl ish _95 RE CO RD IN G (D UB BI NG ) IM AG ES O N A VC R OR D VD /H DD R EC OR DE R You can record (dub) im ages pla yed back on this memory c amcorder onto oth er video devices , such a s VCRs or DVD/HDD recorde rs. Use the AV c able (pro vided) t o connec t the me mory camc order to another video d evice as shown i n the fo llowing figure: 1[...]

Engl ish _96 maintenance & additional information M AI N T EN A N CE Your me mory cam corder i s a prod uct of su perior d esign an d crafts manship a nd shoul d be tre ated wit h care. The sug gestions below w ill help you fulfi ll any w arranty obligati ons and a llow you to enjo y this p roduct fo r many y ears. ✪ For saf ekeeping o[...]

Engl ish _97 To clea n the le ns Use an optional air blo wer to b low out d irt and other sm all obje ct. Do no t wipe t he lens with clo th or you r fingers . If nece ssary, w ipe gent ly with lens clea ning pap er. - Mol d may fo rm if th e lens i s left di rty. - If the lens looks d immer, t urn off t he memor y camcor der and leave it for abou[...]

Engl ish _98 Ba t te ry pa ck s The supplied battery pack is a lithium-ion battery. Before using the supplied battery pack or an optional battery pack, be sure to read the following cautions: To avoi d hazard s - Do not burn. - Do not short-circuit the terminals. When transporting, carry the battery in a plastic bag. - Do not modify or disassemble.[...]

Engl ish _99 NTSC-compatible countries/regions Bahamas, Canada, Central America, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, United States of America, etc. PAL-compatible countries/regions Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, CIS, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Hungar[...]

Engl ish _100 troubleshooting T RO U B LE S H OO TI NG ✪ Before contacting a Samsung authorized service center, perform the following simple checks. They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary call. Warning indicators and messages Power source Message Icon Informs that... Action Low Battery - The battery pack is almost discharged [...]

Engl ish _101 Recording Message Icon Informs that... Action Check the lens cover Lens cover is closed. Open the lens cover. Write Error - Some problems occured while writing data to storage media. Format storage media using menus after backing-up important files to your PC or another storage media. Release the EASY Q - You can not operate some fun[...]

Engl ish _102 Playback Message Icon Informs that... Action Read Error - Some problems occurred during reading data from storage media. Format storage media using menus after back-up important files to PC or another storage device. troubleshooting When there is moisture condensation, put aside for a while before using What is condensation? Condensa[...]

Engl ish _103 ✪ If you encounter any problem using your camcorder, check the following before asking for service repair. If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact the nearest Samsung authorized service center. Sympt oms and soluti ons Power Symptom Explanation/Solution The camcorder do es not turn on. The battery pack may not be in[...]

Engl ish _104 Displays Symptom Explanation/Solution The Recorded Image is more narrow or fat than original Image. You should check the size for recording before you record. ➥ page 61 • Unknown image appears on the LCD screen. The mem ory camc order is in Demo mode. If you do not want to see Demo imag e, change the sett ing of " Demo" [...]

Engl ish _105 Symptom Explanation/Solution Menu items are grayed out. You can not sele ct graye d items in the cu rrent re cording/ playback mode. Most of menu it ems cann ot be se lected wh en you s et the E ASY Q fu nction. If ther e is no storage media in serted, i t can no t be sel ected an d will be dimmed on the menu : " Storage" , [...]

Engl ish _106 Storage Media Symptom Explanation/Solution Memory card functions are not operable. Insert a memory card in to your camcorder properl y. ➥ page 38 If you use a me mory car d format ted on a computer , format it agai n directl y on your camcord er. ➥ pag e 77 • • Image cannot be deleted. You can not dele te the i mages pr otecte[...]

Engl ish _107 Recording Symptom Explanation/Solution Pressing the Recording start/ stop button does not start recording. Press the MODE button to set Movie Record mode ( ). There is not enough free space to record on the built-in memory or memory card. Check if memory card is not inserted or write-protect tab is set to lock. The internal temperatur[...]

Engl ish _108 Symptom Explanation/Solution When the screen is exposed to the direct sunlight during recording, the screen becomes red or black for an instant. Do not leave th e memory camcord er with t he LCD s creen ex posed to direct sunligh t. • During recording, the date/time does not display. "Date/T ime" is set to o ff. Set the &q[...]

Engl ish _109 Adjusting the image during recording Symptom Explanation/Solution Focus does not adjust automatically. Set "Focus" to "Auto" . ➥ page 57 The rec ording c ondition s are no t suitabl e for au to focus . Adjust the focu s manual ly. ➥ pag e 57 The len s is dus ty on th e surfac e. Clear the lens and che ck the f [...]

Engl ish _110 Playback on other devices (TV, etc.) Symptom Explanation/Solution You cann ot view the image or hear the sound on the connected device. Connect the aud io line of the A V cable t o your c amcorder or to t he connec ted device (TV, DVD recorde r, etc). (Red col or- righ t, White color- left) The AV cable is not con nected p roperly. Ma[...]

Engl ish _111 Connecting to a computer Symptom Explanation/Solution When using the movies, a computer does not recognize your camcorder. Install the pro vided so ftware p rogram. ➥ pages 86 , 87 Disconn ect the USB devi ce other than the keyboar d, the m ouse and the camcord er from the comp uter. Disconn ect the cable fr om the c omputer a nd ca[...]

Engl ish _112 Overall operations Symptom Explanation/Solution The date and time are incorrect. Has the camcord er been left unu sed for a long pe riod of time? The bac kup buil t-in rec hargeabl e battery may be discharg ed. ➥ pag e 35 • The camcorder does not turn on, or does not operate by pressing any button. Remove the batt ery pack or unpl[...]

Engl ish _113 Mo d el N a me : SC-MX20/S C- MX20B /SC -M X20H/S C- MX20L /SC - MX20R SC-MX20 C/SC - MX20CH/ SC -MX 20E/S C- MX20EL /SC - MX20ER System Video signal N TSC Pictur e compre ssion fo rmat H.264/AV C Format Audio compress ion form at AA C (Advan ced Audio Coding) Record ing reso lution TV Super Fine (abo ut 5.0Mb ps), TV Fine (ab out 4.0[...]

Warranty SAMSUNG LIMITED WARRANTY SAMSUNG Electronics America Inc. (SEA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship. SEA further warrants that if product fails to operate properly within the specified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective material, SEA will repair or replace th[...]

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