Samsung SCMX20 manual

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English _ii key featu res o f yo ur me mory camco rder High- resolu tion Co lour W idescr een LC D (2.7 ” WIDE TFT LC D) Samsu ng mem ory cam corder adopt s 2.7- inch W idescre en LCD of 11 2k pixel s whic h allow s brig ht and clear monit oring. In add ition, reinf orced LCD Enhan cer ad justing color and b rightn ess to the sc reen l ightin g c[...]

English _iii Easy Upload to You Tube You c an upl oad rec orded movie to You Tube u sing th e Cybe rLink MediaS how4. ➥ page 92 Enjoy ing Va rious P laybac k Feat ures Unlik e tape operat ion, p laybac k is s imple and eas y in t his me mory c amcord er since rewin ding an d fast forwa rding is les s time consum ing. V arious funct ions a re avai[...]

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. Thi s p rod uct is co ver ed b y o ne or mor e o f t he fol low ing U.S . patents: 5,060,220 5,457,669 5,561,649 5,705,762 5,987,417[...]

English _ix precautions Warni ng! This camcor der sho uld al ways b e conn ected to an A C outl et wit h a pr otecti ve gro unding connec tion. Batte ries s hall no t be e xposed to ex cessiv e heat such a s suns hine, fire or the l ike. • • Cauti on Dange r of e xplosio n if b attery is in correc tly rep laced. Repla ce onl y with the sa me o[...]

English _x Make a back up of i mporta nt rec orded 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. Copyr ight: Please be not ed tha t this memor y camco rder i s inte nded f or an in[...]

English _xi Do no t subj ect the memor y camc order to imp act: - 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 sa nd or dust! - Fine sand or dust entering th[...]

English _xii Do no t use the mem ory ca mcorde r near ultra sonic h umidifi er: - 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 no t clea n the m emory camcor der bo dy wit h benze ne or thinne r: [...]

Eng lis h _03 I N T R O D U C T I O N T O B A S I C F E A T U R E S G E T T I N G T O K N O W Y O U R M E M O R Y C A M C O R D E R 0 9 P R E P A R A T I O N 1 2 A B O U T T H E S T O R A G E M E D I A 3 7 07 09 What' s incl uded wi th you r memo ry cam corder 10 Front & lef t view 11 Side & bott om view 12 Using the a ccessor ies 14 C[...]

Eng lis h _04 44 Recording movie images 45 Recording with ease for beginners (EASY Q mode) 46 Zooming In and out 47 Movie Images playback 50 Chang ing th e menu settin gs 52 Menu items 53 Using the r ecordin g menu items 53 iSCENE 54 White Balan ce 55 Expos ure 56 Shutt er 57 Focus 59 Anti- Shake (HDIS) 60 Digit al Eff ect 61 16:9 Wide 61 Resol uti[...]

Eng lis h _05 P L A Y B A C K O P T I O N S 6 8 S E T T I N G S O P T I O N S 7 4 68 Menu items 69 Setti ng the play o ption 70 Delet ing mo vie ima ges 71 Prote cting movie i mages 72 Copyi ng mov ie imag es (SC-M X20C/M X20CH/M X20E/M X20EL/ MX20ER only) 73 File Inform ation 74 Chang ing th e menu settin gs in "Setti ngs" 75 Menu items [...]

Eng lis h _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 Vie[...]

Eng lis h _07 introduction to basic features Conne cting a power sourc e ➥ pa ge 14 Check out t he stor age me dia ➥ p age 37 Setti ng the Date/T ime an d OSD Langua ge ➥ pa ges 34 , 36 • • • Recor ding t he movi e imag es ➥ pa ge 44 • Selec ting a n image to pl ay bac k from the t humbnai l inde x view s usin g Contr ol but ton. ?[...]

Eng lis h _08 You c an upl oad rec orded movie to You Tube u sing th e Cybe rLink MediaS how4. ➥ page 92 • ✪ This chapte r intro duces you to the b asic f eatures of yo ur mem ory ca mcorde r. See t he ref erence pages for mo re inf ormati on. Step4: Con necting to a PC Step5: Easy Upl oad t o YouTube You c an pla yback a nd edi t reco rded m[...]

Eng lis h _09 W H A T ' S I N C L U D E D W I T H Y O U R M E M O R Y C A M C O R D E R Your new me mory ca mcorde r come s with the f ollowin g acce ssorie s. If any of these items is mis sing f rom yo ur box , call Samsun g’s Cus tomer Care C enter. ✪ The e xact s hape of each item m ay var y by m odel. Battery pack (IA-BP85ST) AD43-0018[...]

Eng lis h _10 F R O N T & L E F T V I E W Lens open/c lose sw itch LCD s creen Inter nal mi crophon e Built -in sp eaker Lens butt on MENU button EASY Q butt on OK bu tton LCD E NHANCE R ( ) bu tton Contr ol but ton ( ) Zoom lever (W/T) Recor ding s tart/st op but ton 5 4 1 2 3 6 7 10 9 8 11 12 13 Be ca reful not to cover the in ternal micro ph[...]

Eng lis h _11 R E A R & B O T T O M V I E W gett ing t o kno w yo ur me mory camco rder MODE indica tor ( Rec ord ( ) / Play er ( )) Recor ding s tart/st op but ton Grip belt MODE button Swive l Hand -grip AV ca ble ja ck (AV) Grip belt h ook USB j ack ( ) Cradl e rece ptacle (SC-M X20C/M X20CH/M X20E/M X20EL/ MX20E R only ) DC IN jack (DC IN) [...]

Eng lis h _12 preparation This sectio n provi des in format ion th at you should know before using this memory camcor der; s uch as how t o use the provi ded ac cessori es, ho w to c harge the ba ttery, how to setup the o perati on mod e and i nitial ize se tup. USING THE ACCESSORIES At t a ch i n g a G r i p B e lt Inser t your right hand f rom th[...]

Eng lis h _13 Us i n g t h e C ra d l e When rechar ging an d conn ecting to ex ternal device s, use the c radle for b etter stabili ty. 1. Put t he mem ory cam corder onto the cr adle, while m aking sure all t ermina ls are well c onnect ed. 2. Conne ct the power supply or ot her ex ternal device s (suc h as TV, P C, etc .) to t he cra dle at your[...]

Eng lis h _14 C O N N E C T I N G A P O W E R S O U R C E There are t wo type s of p ower s ource that c an be c onnect ed to your m emory camcor der. Do no t use provide d powe r supp ly uni ts wit h other equip ment. - The b attery pack: used f or out door r ecordi ng. - The A C powe r adapt or : u sed fo r indo or rec ording and pl aying back. ?[...]

Eng lis h _15 C ha r g i ng t h e B a t te r y P ac k Be su re to charge the ba ttery pack befor e you start u sing y our me mory camc order. Use IA-BP85ST b attery pack o nly. The b attery pack m ay be charge d a li ttle a t the t ime of purch ase. 1. Slide the P OWER s witch d ownwar d to tu rn off the po wer. 2. Inser t the battery pack to the m[...]

Eng lis h _16 C ha r g i ng i n di c a t or Tips for ba ttery i dentifi cation ✪ The c olor o f the L ED ind icates charg ing st atus. If th e batt ery has been fully charge d, the charge indic ator i s green . If yo u are chargin g the batter y, the color of the charg e indi cator is or ange. If an error occurs while the b attery pack in char g[...]

Eng lis h _17 Batte ry Level Indic ator State M essage Fully charg ed - 20~40 % used - 40~60 % used - 60~80 % used - 80~99 % used - Exhau sted ( flickers ): The devic e will soon turn of f. Chang e the Battery Pack as soo n as p ossibl e. - - (flick ers): The dev ice wi ll be forced to tu rn off after 5 sec onds. "Low b attery " Ba t t [...]

Eng lis h _18 C ha r g i ng , r ec o r d in g a n d p l a yb a c k t i m e s w i t h f u l l y c h a rg e d ba t t e ry p a c k ( wi t h no z o om o p er a t i o n, e t c. ) For y our re ference , the approx imate time w ith ful ly cha rged b attery pack: Battery type IA-BP85ST Charging time appro x. 2 hr. Movie resol ution 720 x 480 ( 60i) 640 x 4[...]

Eng lis h _19 About batt ery pa cks The b enefits of bat tery p ack: B attery pack is smal l but has a large power capaci ty. It should be re charge d in a ny envir onment that i s betw een 32 °F (0° C) and 104°F (40°C) . Howev er, wh en it i s expo sed to cold temper atures (below 32°F (0°C)) , its usage time be comes reduce d and it may ce[...]

Eng lis h _20 Use o nly ap proved batter y pack s. Do not us e batte ries f rom ot her ma nufact urers. Other wise, there i s a da nger o f over heatin g, fire or exp losion . Samsu ng is not res ponsib le for probl ems oc curring due t o usin g unap proved batte ries. Maint ainin g the batte ry pac k We re commen d only using the or iginal batte [...]

Eng lis h _21 U si n g a h o u se h o l d p o w e r s o u rc e Make the sa me conn ection s as y ou do when c harging the b attery pack. The b attery pack w ill no t lose its c harge in this case. U si n g me m o r y c a m co r d e r w i t h A C p ow e r ad a p t or It is recom mended that y ou use the A C powe r adapt or to power the me mory camco[...]

Eng lis h _22 B A S I C O P E R A T I O N O F Y O U R M E M O R Y C A M C O R D E R This sectio n expla ins th e basi c tech niques of rec ording movie s, and also basic setting s on y our me mory c amcord er. Set t he app ropriat e oper ation mode a ccordi ng to y our pr eferen ce usi ng POW ER swi tch and MODE button . Tu r n in g me m or y ca m [...]

Eng lis h _23 Mo v i e R e co r d m o de L C D S C R E E N I N D I C A T O R S Inter val RE C * Opera ting s tatus ( [ST BY] (s tandby) or [ ] (recor ding)) Voice Mute * Time counte r (movi e reco rding t ime: r emaini ng rec ordabl e time) LCD E nhance r * Stora ge med ia (Bui lt-in memory (SC-M X20C/ MX20C H/MX20 E/MX20E L/MX20 ER onl y) or memor[...]

Eng lis h _24 Voice Mute* (On/Of f) Foc us* (Aut o Fo cus/ Face Det ecti on/ Manu al F ocus ) Short cut me nu (OK Guide) / Ret urn Shutt er* (A uto Shu tter / Manua l Shut ter) Expos ure* ( Auto Ex posure / Man ual Ex posure ) Mo v i e R e co r d m o de : Sh o rt c u t m e nu (O K Gu i d e) 1 2 3 4 5 preparation Mo v i e R e co r d m o de : Sh o r [...]

Eng lis h _25 Ex i MENU STBY 1 Mo v i e P l ay mo d e : S in g le V ie w Movie Play mode Play Status ( Play (  ) / P ause ( ❙❙ )) Time code ( Elapsed time / Reco rded t ime) Stora ge med ia (Bui lt-in memory (SC-M X20C/ MX20C H/MX20 E/MX20E L/MX20 ER onl y) or memor y card ) Batte ry inf o. (Rem aining batte ry lev el/tim e) Movie image reso[...]

Eng lis h _26 preparation The il lustra tion to the l eft sho ws the Manual Exposu re scr een. Functi ons ma rked wi th * w on’t be kept w hen the me mory c amcorde r rest arts. Shortc ut men u (OK g uide) represe nts the most freque ntly a ccessed funct ions ac cording to th e select ed mod e. Pres sing t he OK b utton will displa y shor tcut me[...]

Eng lis h _27 T U R N I N G T H E S C R E E N I N D I C A T O R S O N / O F F ( ) Switc hing the in forma tion d ispla y mode You c an swi tch the displ ay mod e of o n-scre en info rmatio n: Press the butto n whil e the c amcord er is on. The f ull an d minim um dis play m odes w ill al ternate . Full displa y mode : All t ypes o f info rmatio n w[...]

Eng lis h _28 U S I N G T H E L C D E N H A N C E R F U N C T I O N 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. P ress t he[...]

Eng lis h _29 A D J U S T I N G T H E L C D S C R E E N 1. Open up the LCD sc reen 9 0 degr ees wi th you r finger . 2. Rotat e it t o the b est an gle to recor d or p lay. If yo u rota te the LCD sc reen 1 80 deg rees t o the l ens si de, yo u can close the L CD scre en wit h it f acing out. T his is conven ient d uring playb ack. • U S I N G T[...]

Eng lis h _30 U S I N G T H E C O N T R O L B U T T O N S Used for pl ayback, pausi ng, fa st for wardin g, and rewind ing. Also used a s direc tional butto ns (up , down , left, right ) and to mak e a se lectio n when select ing mov ie ima ges or menus . 1. Pr e ss th e C o nt ro l b u tt o n ( / ) t o m o ve le f t / r ig h t. 2. Pr e ss th e C o[...]

Eng lis h _31 U si n g th e C on t r o l b u t t on Button Movie Recor d( )mode Movie Play( ) mode Menu select ion OK - Access the shortcut menu - Confirm selection - Exit the shortcut menu - Shortcut menu (OK guide) is displayed - Playback / Pause Confir ms sel ection UP Zoom (wide) lncreases the volume Moves the c ursor u p DOWN Zoom (tele) Dec[...]

Eng lis h _32 S H O R T C U T M E N U ( O K G U I D E ) Short cut me nu (OK guide) repre sents the mo st freq uently acces sed fu nction s accor ding t o the s electe d mode . preparation OK Short cut me nu (OK guide) canno t be u sed in EASY Q mode. Press ing th e Contr ol but ton in each menu w ill to ggle be tween "Auto " or " Man[...]

Eng lis h _33 S h o r t c u t f u n c t i o n u s i n g t h e C o n t r o l b u t t o n s Button Movie Recor d( ) 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 Det[...]

Eng lis h _34 I N I T I A L S E T T I N G : T I M E Z O N E , D A T E A N D T I M E & O S D L A N G U A G E Initi al set ting is avail able i n all operat ing mod es. To re ad the menus or mes sages in you r desi red lan guage, set t he OSD langu age. To st ore th e date and ti me dur ing re cordin g, set the ti me zon e and date/t ime. Tu r n [...]

Eng lis h _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 &[...]

Eng lis h _36 I N I T I A L S E T T I N G : T I M E Z O N E , D A T E A N D T I M E & O S D L A N G U A G E Se l e ct i n g t he O SD l an g ua g e You c an sel ect the desir ed lan guage to dis play th e menu scree n and the me ssages . 1. Set t he "Se ttings " mode. The s etting s menu screen appea rs. Refer to "H ow to s et th[...]

Eng lis h _37 SELECTING THE STORAGE MEDIA (SC-MX20C/MX20CH/MX20E/MX20EL/MX20ER only) You c an rec ord on the bu ilt-in memor y or a memory card, so yo u shou ld sel ect th e desir ed sto rage m edia b efore start ing re cording or pl ayback . You c an use SDHC a nd MMC plus c ards o n your memor y camc order. (Some cards are no t comp atible depend[...]

Eng lis h _38 I N S E R T I N G / E J E C T I N G T H E M E M O R Y C A R D In s e rt i n g a m e m or y ca r d 1. Turn the me mory ca mcorde r off. 2. Slide the m emory c ard sl ot cov er to the ri ght to open t he cov er. 3. Inser t the memory card i nto th e memo ry car d slot in the direc tion o f the arrow shown in the figure until it so ftly[...]

Eng lis h _39 S E L E C T I N G A S U I T A B L E M E M O R Y C A R D A mem ory ca rd is a compa ct por table storag e media . You c an use a SDHC memor y card and M MC plu s. (If n eeded, buy a memory card separa tely.) - You can also use a SD memo ry car d, but recom mended that y ou use a SDHC memory card a nd MMC plus with y our me mory ca mcor[...]

Eng lis h _40 MM C p lu s (M u lt i Me d i a C ar d pl u s ) In th e case of MMC plus, they h ave no prote ction t ab so please use t he pro tect f unction in th e menu . Co m m on c au t io n s f o r m e mo r y c a r d Damag ed dat a may n ot be recove red. I t is r ecommen ded yo u make a bac k-up o f impo rtant d ata se parate ly on the h ard di[...]

Eng lis h _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[...]

Eng lis h _42 R E C O R D A B L E T I M E A N D C A P A C I T Y 1GB= 1,000,000,000bytes : actual formatted capacit y may be less as the internal fi rmware uses a portion of the memory. Media built -in me mory (SC-MX 20C/MX 20CH/ MX20E/ MX20EL / MX20ER only) Memory Card Capac ity 8GB 16GB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB TV Su per Fi ne ( ) 720x4 80(60i ) appr[...]

Eng lis h _43 The p reviou s figure s are measur ed und er Sam sung’s standa rd rec ording test condit ions an d may differ depen ding o n the t est or use c onditi on. The m emory camcord er pro vides four resolution option s for movie r ecordi ngs: - "TV Super Fine", "TV Fine", "TV Normal", "Web&Mobile&qu[...]

Eng lis h _44 recording Basic proce dures t o reco rd a m ovie i mage a re desc ribed below and on the f ollowi ng page s. R E C O R D I N G M O V I E I M A G E S The m emory camcord er pro vides two Re cordin g star t/stop button s. One is on the r ear sid e of t he cam corder and t he oth er one is on the LC D pane l. Sel ect the Recor ding s tar[...]

Eng lis h _45 R E C O R D I N G W I T H E A S E F O R B E G I N N E R S ( E A S Y Q M O D E ) With the EA SY Q fu nction , most of th e memo ry camc order settin gs are autom atical ly adju sted, which frees you from detail ed adju stment s. 1. Slide the P OWER s witch d ownwar d to t urn on the m emory c amcord er. 2. Press the M ODE bu tton to se[...]

Eng lis h _46 Z O O M I N G I N A N D O U T Use t he zoo m funct ion fo r clos e-up o r wide -angle record ing. This memory camcor der al lows y ou to record using optica l 34x power zoom and 1 200x d igital zoom. You c an zoo m with the zo om lev er or the Co ntrol (W/T) b utton on the LCD p anel. Zoom magnifi cation over 3 4x is done t hrough di[...]

Eng lis h _47 M O V I E I M A G E S P L A Y B A C K You c an find a desi red mo vie im age qu ickly using t humbna il ind ex vie w. 1. Turn the me mory ca mcorde r on. Slide the P OWER sw itch d ownwar d to t urn on the p ower. ➥ page 2 2 Set t he app ropriat e stor age me dia. ➥ page 3 7 (SC-M X20C/M X20CH/M X20E/M X20EL/ MX20ER only) (If i m[...]

Eng lis h _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 ?[...]

Eng lis h _49 V ar i o u s P l a yb a c k O p e r a ti o n s Still playb ack (pa use) (  / ❙❙ ) Press the O K butto n duri ng pla yback. - T o resu me norm al pla yback, press the O K butt on agai n. Searc h play back ( / ) Durin g norm al play back, press and ho ld th e Cont rol but ton ( ) for forwa rd sea rch, or to th e left for r everse[...]

Eng lis h _50 C H A N G I N G T H E M E N U S E T T I N G S You c an cha nge the menu settin gs to custom ize you r memo ry cam corder . Acces s the desired menu screen by fo llowin g the s teps b elow, then c hange the vario us set tings. 1. Slide POWER switc h downw ard to turn the me mory c amcorde r on. 2. Selec t the operati on mod e. ➥ pa g[...]

Eng lis h _51 ✪ Follo w the instruc tions below to use each of the menu i tems l isted after this p age . For e xample : setti ng the White Balan ce in Movie Record mode. 1. Slide the P OWER s witch d ownwar d to t urn th e memo ry camc order on. 2. Selec t the operati on mod e. For M ovie R ecord M enus: Press MODE b utton to set Record ( ). 3. [...]

Eng lis h _52 MENU ITEMS Accessing items in the menu depends on the operation mode. For operation details, see the corresponding page. ➥ page s 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 [...]

Eng lis h _53 U S I N G T H E R E C O R D I N G M E N U I T E M S You c an set up the menu items for mo vie im ages re cordin g. i SC E N E This memory camcor der au tomati cally sets t he shut ter sp eed an d aper ture a ccordi ng to t he sub ject b rightn ess fo r optim um recor ding: You can also specif y one of var ious mo des de pendin g on s [...]

Eng lis h _54 Wh i t e B a la n ce This memory camcor der au tomati cally adjust s the c olor o f subj ect. C hange the wh ite bal ance s etting depen ding o n the r ecordi ng cond itions . item conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Auto " Adjusts the White Balance automatically. None "Dayl ight" Adjusts for conditions outside under a [...]

Eng lis h _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 [...]

Eng lis h _56 Shutt er 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" S[...]

Eng lis h _57 Fo c u s The m emory camcord er usu ally f ocuses on a subject autom atical ly (au to-foc us). You c an als o manua lly fo cus a subjec t depe nding on the record ing co nditio ns. item conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Auto " In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus feature, as it enables you to concentrate [...]

Eng lis h _58 recording options Focus ing ma nually during recor ding: This memory camcor der au tomati cally focuse s a sub ject f rom cl ose-up to in finity. Howev er, th e corre ct foc us may not b e obta ined de pendin g on t he rec ording condi tion. In th is cas e, use the ma nual f ocus m ode. 1. Press the Control button ( / ) to select &qu[...]

Eng lis h _59 An t i -S h a ke (H D I S) Helps compe nsate f or nat ural h and-sh aking movemen ts whe n reco rding. item conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Off" Disabl es the functi on. None "On" Co mpensa tes for unsta ble im ages c aused by camcorder-sh ake, pa rticul arly a t high magni ficatio n. An t i -S h a ke ( HD I S ) pr[...]

Eng lis h _60 Di g i ta l Ef f ec t The d igital effect enabl es you to gi ve a c reative look to you r reco rding. Selec t the appropr iate d igital effec t for the typ e of p icture that you wi sh to record and th e effe ct you wish to crea te. There are 1 0 diffe rent d igital effec t opti ons. item co ntents on-sc reen displ ay "Off" [...]

Eng lis h _61 Re s o lu t i on You c an sel ect the resol ution of a m ovie t o be re corded . This memor y camc order can rec ord in the "T V Super Fine" , "TV F ine" , "TV No rmal" and "W eb & M obile" modes . The " TV Fin e" mod e is s et as the fac tory d efault . item conte nts on-s creen d[...]

Eng lis h _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 t he Win d Cut w hen re cordin g in w indy [...]

Eng lis h _63 Ba c k L i g ht When subjec t is li t from behin d, thi s func tion wi ll com pensat e for lighti ng so that th e subj ect is not t oo dar k. item conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Off" D isable s the f unctio n. None "On" - Backli ght com pensat ion is execu ted. - Bac klight compen sation brigh tens t he sub ject qu[...]

Eng lis h _64 recording options Inter val R EC (In terva l reco rding ) Inter val Re c recor ds sti ll ima ges at speci fic inte rvals you ca n set and pl ays th em as o ne mov ie file . This functi on is u seful to obs erve t he mov ement o f clou ds, th e chan ges in dayli ght or bloomi ng flow ers, e tc. item conte nts on-s creen displ ay &qu[...]

Eng lis h _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[...]

Eng lis h _66 Fa d e 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 conten ts on-scr een displa y "Off" Di sables the fun ction. None "In" As soon as you st art rec ording, the fa der wil l be ex ecuted. "Ou[...]

Eng lis h _67 item content s on-scr een displ ay "Off" Only op tical zoom i s avail able u p to 3 4x. None "On" Digit al zoo m is av ailabl e up t o 1200 x. Mov ing the zoom lever will d isplay the d igital zoom b ar. None You can also zoom with the Control (W/T) button on the LCD panel. The image quality may deteriorate dependi[...]

Eng lis h _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-sc reen displ ay Default value Page Play Option Play All 69 Delete - 70 Protect - 71 Copy (SC-MX 2[...]

Eng lis h _69 S E T T I N G T H E P L A Y O P T I O 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-MX 20C/MX 20CH/MX 20E/MX 20EL/M X20ER only) (If i[...]

Eng lis h _70 D E L E T I N G M O V I E I M A G E S You c an del ete sav ed mov ie ima ges. 1. Slide the P OWER s witch d ownwar d to t urn on the m emory c amcord er. Set t he app ropriat e stor age me dia. (SC-M X20C/M X20CH/M X20E/M X20EL/ MX20ER only) (If i mages were re corded on a memory card, insert the m emory card.) 2. Press the M ODE bu t[...]

Eng lis h _71 P R O T E C T I N G M O V I E I M A G E S You c an pro tect sa ved im portan t movi e imag es from accid ental deleti on. Prote cted i mages w ill no t be d eleted unles s you r elease the p rotect ion or forma t the m emory. 1. Slide the P OWER s witch d ownwar d to t urn on the m emory c amcord er. Set t he app ropriat e stor age me[...]

Eng lis h _72 C O P Y I N G M O V I E I M A G E S ( S C - M X 2 0 C / M X 2 0 C H / M X 2 0 E / M X 2 0 E L / M X 2 0 E R O N L Y ) 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[...]

Eng lis h _73 F I L E I N F O R M A T I O N You c an see the im age in format ion fo r all images. 1. Slide the P OWER s witch d ownwar d to t urn on the m emory c amcord er. Set t he app ropriat e stor age me dia. (SC-M X20C/M X20CH/M X20E/M X20EL/ MX20ER only) 2. Press the M ODE bu tton. ➥ page 22 Switches to Movie Play mode ( ) . 3. Select the[...]

Eng lis h _74 C H A N G I N G T H E M E N U S E T T I N G S I N " S E T T I N G S " You c an cha nge the menu settin gs to custom ize you r memo ry cam corder . Acces s the desired menu screen by fo llowin g the s teps b elow a nd cha nge th e vari ous set tings. 1. Slide POWER switc h downw ard to turn the me mory c amcorde r on. 2. Pres[...]

Eng lis h _75 M E N U I T E M S You c an set up the date/t ime, O SD lan guage and dis play s etting s of t he mem ory ca mcorder . Items Default values Page Storage (SC-MX 20C/MX 20CH/MX 20E/ MX20E L/MX20 ER only ) 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[...]

Eng lis h _76 U S I N G T H E S E T T I N G S M E N U I T E M S St o r ag e In f o It sh ows yo u the s torage infor mation . You can vie w the storag e medi a, use d memo ry spac e and availa ble me mory space . setti ngs conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Memo ry" It sh ows yo u the m emory inform ation of bui lt-in s torage media . ( SC-MX[...]

Eng lis h _77 Fo r m at The f ormat functio n comp letely delet es all files a nd opt ions o n the storag e medi a, incl uding protec ted fil es. You c an for mat (in itiali ze) re cordin g data in the stora ge med ia. Yo u have to fo rmat th e pre- used s torage media or newly purch ased me mory c ards w ith th is mem ory cam corder befor e usin[...]

Eng lis h _78 Ti m e Z o n e You c an eas ily set the c lock t o the local time wh en usi ng you r memo ry cam corder while travel ing. setti ngs conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Home " The c lock w ill be used a ccordi ng to your s etting on the Date/ Time S et men u. Selec t it w hen usi ng thi s memo ry cam corder for th e first time or[...]

Eng lis h _79 Ci t i es u se d t o se t th e t i m e z o ne Ci t i es C i t ie s Londo n, Lis bon Adela ide Rome, Paris , Berli n, Sto ckholm , Madr id, Fr ankfurt Guam, Sydne y, Bris bane Athen s, Hel sinki, Cairo, Ankar a Solom on Isl ands Moskv a, Riy adh Welli ngton, Fiji Teher an Samoa , Midw ay Abu D habi, Muscat Honol ulu, H awaii, Tahiti Ka[...]

Eng lis h _80 Da t e /T i m e S et Set t he cur rent da te and time so tha t the date an d time are r ecorde d corr ectly. ➥ page 34 Da t e F o r ma t You c an sel ect the date format to di splay. setti ngs contents on -scree n displ ay "YY/M M/DD" The date is di splayed in th e orde r of y ear / month / date. - "DD/M M/YY" Th[...]

Eng lis h _81 LC D Br i g ht n es s You c an adj ust the brigh tness of the LCD s creen t o comp ensate for a mbient light ing co ndition s. Press the C ontrol button ( ) will brigh ten th e scre en wher eas pr ess th e the Contr ol but ton ( ) w ill dar ken th e scre en. A brighter LCD screen setting consumes more battery power. If you adjust the [...]

Eng lis h _82 Au t o P o w er Of f To sa ve bat tery po wer, y ou can set t he "Au to Pow er Off" funct ion wh ich tu rns of f the m emory camcor der if there is no op eratio n for 5 minut es. setti ngs conte nts on-s creen displ ay "Off" T he mem ory cam corder does not tu rn off automa ticall y. "5 Mi n" For powe r s[...]

Eng lis h _83 Ve r s io n The v ersion inform ation could be cha nged w ithout the no ticeme nt. Me n u C o l or You c an sel ect the desir ed men u colo r to d isplay the me nu. "Blue "  "Pi nk "  " Purple "  "Or ange"  "Gree n" • De m o Demon strati on auto matica lly sh ows yo u the[...]

Eng lis h _84 connecting to a PC ✪ This chapte r expla ins ho w to c onnect a PC using t he USB cable for v arious actio ns. - W hen co nnect ing a USB cable to a PC, r efer to th e sof tware inst allat ion in struc tions and PC sp ecific ations belo w. TRANSFERRING A RECORDED FILE THROUGH A USB CONNECTION The ca mco rde r s upp ort s bo th U[...]

Eng lis h _85 On a slower PC tha n reco mmende d, mov ie pla yback m ay ski p fram es or operat e unex pectedl y. If yo ur OS is Wind ows XP /Vista , log in as the Adm inistr ator ( admini strato r of t he PC) (or a user w ith th e equiv alent privile ges) t o inst all th e soft ware. Check out t he stor age me dia of the m emory camcord er bef ore[...]

Eng lis h _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 (S[...]

Eng lis h _87 5. “Customer Information” screen appears. Click “Next .” 6. “Choose Destination Location” screen appears. Choos e the destina tion l ocatio n on y our PC where you wa nt to instal l. Click “Next .” 7. “Setup Complete” appears. Click “Fini sh.” The “ CyberL ink Med iaShow 4” ico n is c reated on the deskt op[...]

Eng lis h _88 CONNECTING THE USB CABLE Conne ct the USB ca ble to copy movie images in a r ecordi ng med ium to the P C and vice ve rsa. W hen th e USB cable is co nnecte d in Re cord / Play mode, the pr oduct w ill sw itch t o USB mode i mmedia tely. 1. Connect the memory camcorder to the PC with a USB cable. Don’t apply excessive force when ins[...]

Eng lis h _89 VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE MEDIA 1. Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the memory camcorder. Set t he app ropriat e stor age me dia. ➥ page 37 (SC-M X20C/M X20CH/M X20E/M X20EL/ MX20ER only) (If y ou wan t to vi ew con tents on a m emory card, i nsert the me mory c ard.) 2. Connect the memory camcorder to the PC with a [...]

Eng lis h _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 extensi[...]

Eng lis h _91 T R A N S F E R R I N G F I L E S F R O M T H E M E M O R Y C A M C O R D E R T O Y O U R P C You can copy movie images to your PC and view them. 1. Exec ute th e pro cedur e in " VIEWI NG TH E CON TENTS OF ST ORAGE MEDI A." ➥ p age 8 9 The f olders in the stora ge med ia app ear. 2. Creat e a ne w folde r, ent er the fold[...]

Eng lis h _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 c[...]

Eng lis h _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 O N N E C T I N G T O A TV 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 ca[...]

Eng lis h _94 V I E W I N G O N T V SC RE EN 1. Turn o n the T V and set th e inpu t sele ctor to the I nput conne ction the mem ory ca mcorde r is c onnect ed to. This is oft en refe rred t o as " line". Refer to the TV instr uction manual for h ow to switch the T V input . 2. Turn the me mory ca mcorde r on. Slide the P OWER sw itch d o[...]

Eng lis h _95 R E C O R D I N G ( D UB BI NG ) I M A G E S O N A V C R O R D V D / H D D R E C OR DE R You c an rec ord (du b) ima ges pl ayed b ack on this m emory camcor der on to oth er vid eo devi ces, s uch as VCRs or DVD/H DD rec orders. Use t he AV cable (provi ded) to conne ct the memor y camc order to anot her vi deo de vice a s shown in t[...]

Eng lis h _96 maintenance & additional information M A I N T E N A N C E Your memory camcor der is a pro duct o f supe rior de sign a nd cra ftsman ship a nd sho uld be treate d with care. The s uggest ions be low wi ll hel p you fulfill any wa rranty oblig ations and a llow y ou to e njoy t his pr oduct for ma ny year s. ✪ For s afeke[...]

Eng lis h _97 To cl ean th e lens Use a n opti onal ai r blow er to blow o ut dir t and o ther s mall o bject. Do no t wipe the le ns wit h clot h or y our fin gers. If ne cessar y, wipe gentl y with lens cleani ng pape r. - M old ma y form if the lens is lef t dirt y. - I f the lens lo oks di mmer, turn o ff the memory camco rder a nd lea ve it f[...]

Eng lis h _98 B at te ry p ac ks 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 av oid ha zards - Do not burn. - Do not short-circuit the terminals. When transporting, carry the battery in a plastic bag. - Do not modify or disassemble[...]

Eng lis h _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, Hunga[...]

Eng lis h _100 troubleshooting T R O U B L E S H O O T IN G ✪ 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 d isch[...]

Eng lis h _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 fu[...]

Eng lis h _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? Condens[...]

Eng lis h _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. Symp toms and s oluti ons Power Symptom Explanation/Solution The camcorde r does not turn on. The battery pack may not be [...]

Eng lis h _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 m emory camcord er is in Dem o mode . If y ou do n ot wan t to s ee Dem o imag e, chang e the setting of "D em[...]

Eng lis h _105 Symptom Explanation/Solution Menu items are grayed out. You c annot select grayed items in th e curr ent rec ording /playb ack mo de. Most of men u items canno t be s electe d when you se t the EASY Q funct ion. If th ere is no sto rage m edia i nserte d, it can not be se lected and w ill be dimme d on th e menu : "Sto rage"[...]

Eng lis h _106 Storage Media Symptom Explanation/Solution Memory card functions are not operable. Inser t a me mory ca rd int o your camco rder p roperly . ➥ pa ge 38 If yo u use a memor y card forma tted o n a co mputer, forma t it a gain d irectl y on yo ur cam corder. ➥ page 77 • • Image cannot be deleted. You c annot delete the im ages [...]

Eng lis h _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 temperatu[...]

Eng lis h _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 no t leav e the m emory camcor der wi th the LCD sc reen e xposed to di rect sunli ght. • During recording, the date/time does not display. "Date /Time" is set to of f. Set th[...]

Eng lis h _109 Adjusting the image during recording Symptom Explanation/Solution Focus does not adjust automatically. Set "Focus" to "Auto" . ➥ page 57 The r ecordi ng cond itions are n ot sui table for aut o focu s. Adjus t the focus m anuall y. ➥ pa ge 57 The l ens is dusty on the surfa ce. Cl ear th e lens and ch eck th e[...]

Eng lis h _110 Playback on other devices (TV, etc.) Symptom Explanation/Solution You ca nnot vie w the im age or hear the sound on the connected device. Conne ct the audio line o f the AV cab le to your ca mcorde r or t o the connec ted devic e (TV, DVD re corder , etc) . (Red color - right , Whit e colo r- lef t) The A V cabl e is no t conn ected [...]

Eng lis h _111 Connecting to a computer Symptom Explanation/Solution When using the movies, a computer does not recognize your camcorder. Insta ll the provid ed sof tware progra m. ➥ pa ges 86 , 87 Disco nnect the USB devic e othe r than the k eyboard , the mouse and th e camco rder f rom the compu ter. Disco nnect the cab le fro m the comput er [...]

Eng lis h _112 Overall operations Symptom Explanation/Solution The date and time are incorrect. Has t he cam corder been l eft un used f or a l ong per iod of time? The b ackup built-i n rech argeab le bat tery m ay be d ischar ged. ➥ page 3 5 • The camcorder does not turn on, or does not operate by pressing any button. Remov e the battery pack[...]

Eng lis h _113 M od el N am e: SC-MX20/S C- MX20B /S C- MX20H/S C- MX20L/S C -M X20R SC-MX 20C/S C- MX20C H/S C- MX20E/S C- MX20EL/S C- MX20E R Syste m Vide o sign al NTSC Pict ure co mpressi on for mat H.264/AV C Forma t Audi o comp ression forma t AAC ( Advanc ed Aud io Cod ing) Reco rding resolut ion TV Su per Fi ne (abo ut 5.0 Mbps), TV Fi ne ([...]

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[...]

RoH S comp lia nt Our product complies with “The Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment”, and we do not use the 6 hazardous materials- Cadmium(Cd), Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Hexavalent Chromium (Cr +6), Poly Brominated Biphenyls (PBBs), Poly Brominated Diphenyl Ethers(PBDEs)- in our products[...]