Samsung SMX-K44BP manual

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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 utiliz es a 2.7- inch 230 k pixel Widescre en LCD wh ich allows bright a nd clear monitor ing. In a ddition, the LCD Enhance r adjusts colour and brightn ess to t he scree n lighti ng condit ions for better monitori ng[...]

Capturi ng photo image This fu nction c aptures a moving subject instantl y and sa ves the scene as a photo image. Time la pse recor ding catc hes the m oment You can record a long s cene in short int ervals. Record a rtistic, document ary vide os includi ng the p assage o f clouds , bloomin g fl owe rs etc. Use this function to make UCC (U ser Cr[...]

safety warnings Wh a t th e ic o n s a n d s i gn s in t hi s u se r ma n u al m ea n : WARNING Death or risk of serious personal injury. CAUTION Potential risk of personal injury or material damage. CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions: H[...]

B EF O R E U S IN G TH I S C A M CO R D ER This ca mcorder is desig ned excl usively f or use w ith the high-cap acity bui lt-in me mory (16 GB (SMX- K44 only), (32GB (S MX-K45 o nly)) an d an exte rnal mem ory card . This ca mcorder records video in H.264/AV C (MPEG4 part 10 /Advance d Video C oding) f ormat co mpliant with th e Standa rd resol ut[...]

vi_ English Liquid crystal display: - The LCD s creen is a produ ct of hi gh precis ion tech nology. Out of t he total pixels ( approx. 230,000 pixels of an LCD monitor ), 0.01 % or les s pixels may be o ut (blac k dots) or may r emain lit as colo ured dot s (red, blue, and green). This sh ows the limitati ons of t he curren t techno logy, an d doe[...]

English _vii Do not expose t he camco rder to soot or s team: - Thick soot or steam could damage the camcorder case or cause a malfunction. Do not use the camcorde r near c orrosive gas: - If the camcorder is used in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated by gasoline or diesel engines, or corrosive gas such as hydrogen sulphide, the ext[...]

viii_ English NO T E S R E G AR D I NG T RA D E MA R K All the trade n ames and registe red trade marks me ntioned in this manual or other d ocumenta tion pro vided wit h your Sa msung pr oduct ar e tradem arks or r egistere d tradem arks of their res pective holders. Windows ® is reg istered trademark or trad emark of Microso ft Corpor ation, r e[...]

English _ix precautions during use WARNING Do n ot ov erlo ad ou tlets or exte nsion cor ds as this may resu lt in abn ormal heat or fi re. Us ing t he ca mc or der a t te mpe ra tu res o ve r 1 40 °F (6 0° C) ma y re sul t in fir e. K eep in g t he ba tte ry a t a h ig h t em pe rat ur e ma y c au se an e xp los io n. ~GGGG{ ~ { Do n ot al low[...]

x_ English Do n ot pl ug o r unp lug t he po wer cord with wet hand s. Th ere i s a r isk of el ectri c shoc k. Do n ot at temp t to disas sembl e, r epair , or refo rm th e ca mcord er or the AC a dapto r to avoi d a r isk of fir e or elect ric shock . Keep the powe r-cor d unp lugge d wh en not in us e or duri ng li ghtni ng s torms to prev ent [...]

English _xi CAUTION Do no t ex pos e th e c am co rde r to so ot or st eam . Th ick s oo t o r st eam c oul d da mag e th e c am co rde r ca se or c aus e a m al fu nct io n. $ONOTEXPOSETHECAMCORDERTOSOOT ORSTEAM4 HICKSOOTORSTEAMCOULD DAMAGETHECAMCORDERCASEORCAUSE AMALFUNCTION Do [...]

xii_ English U se S a m s un g - a p pr o v e d ac c e s s o ri e s o nl y . U s in g p ro d u c t s f r o m ot h e r m an u f a c t ur e r s ma y c a u se o ve r h e a t in g , fi re , e x p lo s i o n , e l e c t ri c s h o ck o r p er s o n a l i n j u r ie s d u e t o a b n or m a l op e r a t i on . w T T w Do no t us e t he c amc or de r n e[...]

contents Q UI C K S T A RT G UI D E 07 GE T T I NG T O K N OW Y OU R C AM C O RD E R 11 P RE P A RA T I ON 15 A BO U T T H E S T O RA G E M E D IA 36 RE C O R DI N G 42 07 You can recor d vi deos in H .264 form at! 11 What's included with your camcord er 12 Front & left vie w 13 Right & top / bo ttom view 14 Rear vi ew 15 Attachi ng th[...]

contents 46 Changing the playback mode 47 Playing videos 50 Viewing photos 51 Changin g the men u setting s 53 Menu it ems 54 Using t he record ing menu items 54 iSCENE 55 Video R esolution 55 Photo R esolution 56 16:9 Wi de 56 White B alance 57 Apertur e 58 Shutter Speed 59 EV (Exp osure Val ue) 60 C.Nite 60 Back Li ght 61 Focus 63 Digital Effect [...]

SE T T I NG S OP T I ON S 82 75 Using t he VIEW 76 Story-b oard prin t 77 Edit (D ivide) 79 Edit (C ombine) 80 Slide s how 81 Slide s how optio n 81 File in fo 82 Changin g the men u setting s in "Set tings" 83 Menu it ems 84 Using t he settin gs menu i tems 84 Storage Type (SM X-K44/K45 only) 84 Storage Info 85 Format 85 File No . 86 Tim[...]

contents 95 Connecting to a TV 98 Viewing on a TV screen 99 Recording (dubbi ng ) images on a VCR or DVD/HDD recorder 100 Checking your computer type 101 What you can do with a Windows computer 102 Using the Intelli-studio programme 108 Transferring videos/photos from the camcorder to your computer 110 Mainten ance 111 Additio nal info rmation 113 [...]

quick start guide ✪ This qu ick star t guide introduc es the ba sic oper ation an d featur es of you r camcord er. See the refe rence pa ges for m ore info rmation. 1. Insert a memory card. ➥ page 37 • You can use commercially available SDHC (SD High Capacity) cards with this camcorder. • Set the appropriate storage media. ➥ page 36 (SMX-[...]

Your camcorder uses advanced H.264 compression technology to realize the clearest video quality. ➥ page 109 1. Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder. You can also turn the camcorder on by pressing the Power ( ) button. 2. Press t he Record ing star t/stop b utton. To stop recordi ng, pres s the Re cording s tart/ stop bu tton. • • 1. O[...]

VIEWING ON A TV • You can enjoy detailed, brilliant quality videos on a connected TV. ➥ page 98 VIEWING THE LCD SCREEN OF YOUR CAMCORDER You can fi nd your desired recordings quickly by using the thumbnail index view. 1. Press the MODE button to select the Play mode. The thu mbnail i ndex vie w appear s. The th umbnail of the l atest cr eated [...]

SHARING VIDEOS/PHOTOS ON YouTube/Flickr Share your contents with the world, by uploading photos and videos directly to a web site with a single click. Click on the “Share”  “Upload to Share Site” tab on the browser. ➥ page 105 The Intelli-studio runs automatically once the camcorder is connected to a Windows computer (when you specify [...]

W HA T ' S I N CL U D ED W IT H YO U R C A M CO R D E R Your ne w camcor der come s with t he follow ing acce ssories. If any of these items ar e missin g from y our box, call Samsung ’s Custo mer Care Centre. ✪ The exa ct shape of each item ma y vary by model. Battery pack (IA-BH130LB) AC power adaptor (AA-MA9 type) Audio/Video cable USB [...]

F RO N T & L EF T VI E W getting to know your camcorder 12_ English MENU bu tton Anti-Sh ake (OIS ) ( ) button Control button (  /  /  /  / OK), Z oom (W/T ) button LCD Enhancer ( ) button Recordi ng start /stop bu tton EASY Q button LCD scr een Display ( )/ VIEW button Power ( ) button HD OUTP UT switc h (ON/OF F) 5 4 1 2 3 6 7 9 1[...]

RIGHT & TOP / BOTTOM VIEW SDHC Usable Memory C ard (32GB M ax) Zoom le ver (W/T ) Battery pack/ M emory ca rd cover PHOTO b utton ⓐ Battery pack sl ot Grip be lt ⓑ Memory card slo t Grip be lt hook OPEN Built-i n speake r Tripod receptac le Interna l microp hone 4 1 2 3 6 7 8 5 9 English _13 1 2 3 4 5 6 ⓐ ⓑ ⓐ ⓑ 8 7 9 Be care ful not[...]

14_ English getting to know your camcorder REAR VIEW Mode in dicator Jack co ver : Record mode (Vi deo/Phot o) ⓐ HDMI ja ck ( ) : Play mo de ⓑ USB jac k ( ) MODE bu tton ⓒ AV jack (AV) Recordi ng start /stop bu tton ⓓ DC IN j ack (DC IN) CHG (ch arging) indicato r 4 1 2 3 5 ⓐ ⓑ ⓓ ⓒ 5 4 2 3 1[...]

preparation This se ction pro vides inf ormation that you should k now befor e using t his camco rder: su ch as how to use t he provid ed accesso ries, how to charg e the bat tery, an d how to setup the operatio n mode an d initia lise setu p. English _15 A DJ U S TI N G T H E L C D S C R EE N The wide LCD screen on your camcorder offers high quali[...]

CO N N E CT I N G A PO W E R S O UR C E Be sure to char ge the b attery p ack befor e you st art usin g your c amcorder. Use the IA-BH130LB battery pack on ly. The bat tery pac k may be charged a little at the time of purchase . Batte ry pack insert ion/ej ection It is r ecommend ed you p urchase one or mo re addit ional ba ttery pa cks to al low c[...]

Ch a rg in g t he ba tt e ry Yo u ca n ch ar ge t he ba tt er y us in g th e AC p ow er a da pto r or U SB c ab le . 1. Press t he Power ( ) button to turn off the camcord er. ➥ page 23 2. Insert the batte ry in th e camcor der. ➥ page 16 3. Open th e connec tor cove r of the unit. 4. Charge the battery using the AC powe r adapto r or USB cable[...]

Ch a rg in g i nd i ca to r Tips fo r batter y identi fi cation ✪ The col our of t he LED i ndicates the char ging sta tus. If the battery has been fully c harged, t he charg e indica tor is g reen. While the battery is being charged, the c harge in dicator lights o range. If an error occurs while the battery is being charged, the charge indicat[...]

Ch a rg in g , re c or di n g an d p l ay ba c k ti m es w i th f u ll y c ha rg e d b at te r y pa c k (w i th n o z oo m o pe r at io n , e tc .) For you r refere nce, the approxi mate time with fu lly char ged batt ery pack: Battery type IA-BH130LB Charging time Using a AC powe r adapto r approx. 2 hr. Using a USB cab le approx. 4 hr. Video r es[...]

About the bat tery pac k The ben efits of the batt ery pack : the Bat tery pac k is sma ll but h as a larg e power capacity . It sho uld be re charged at temp eratures between 50°F ~ 86°F (10° C ~ 30°C ). However , when i t is exp osed to cold temp eratures (below 32°F (0° C)), its usage ti me is re duced an d it may cease to func tion. If t[...]

Use onl y Samsun g-approv ed batte ry packs. Do not use batt eries fr om other manufact urers be cause th ere is a danger o f overhe ating, fi re or ex plosion. 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 i s ava[...]

Us i ng a ho us e ho ld po we r s o ur 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 t h e ca m co rd e r wi t h t he A C p ow e r ad a pt or It is r ecommend ed that you use the AC po wer adap tor to p ower the camcorde r from a househo ld AC ou tl[...]

When usi ng this c amcorder for the fi rst time When you use yo ur camcor der for t he fi rs t time or reset it, the time zone scre en appear s for the start-up display. S elect you r geograph ical loca tion and set the da te and ti me. If you do not s et the dat e and tim e, the ti me zone sc reen appe ars every time you turn on the c amcorder. [...]

S WI T C HI N G T O TH E PO W E R S A VI N G M O D E • The power saving mode does not work in the following situations: - When the camcorder has a cable connection. (USB, AV or HDMI) - While recording, playback, or the slideshow is being operated. - When the LCD screen is opened. • The camcorder consumes the less battery power in the power savi[...]

L CD S CR E E N I N DI C A TO R S The above screen is an example for explanation: It is different from the actual display. The on-screen indicators are based on an 16GB SDHC memory card capacity. Functions marked with * will not be kept when the camcorder is turned off and on again. For enhanced performance, the display indications and the order ar[...]

Quick V iew Focu s* (Au to Fo cus/F ace D etect ion/M anual Focus ) Shortcu t menu ( OK Guide ) / Retu rn EV (Exp osure Va lue) * iSCENE Vi de o a nd P ho to r e co rd m od e : Sh or tc u t me nu ( OK Gu id e) 1 2 3 4 5 Vi de o a nd P h ot o re co rd mo de : Sh or tc u t me nu ( Ma n ua l) Manual Control Bar/ Val ue Menu na me Shortcu t menu ( OK G[...]

100-0001 01/JAN/2009 00:00 2 3 4 1 1 1 5 6 7 9 10 8 0:00:00/0:00:55 100-0006 Nor mal View 1/10 0:00:55 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 1 6 10 1 1 5 Mov e Play Photo 12 3 4 English _27 Vi de o P la y m od e : Si ng l e Vi ew Video P lay mode Play St atus ( P lay (  ) / Pau se ( ❙ ❙ )) Time co de (Elap sed time / Recor ded time) Storage media ( Memory c ard or [...]

preparation 28_ English Date/Ti me Displ ay Volume Bar Vi deo P lay m od e : S ing le ( Vol um e) 1 2 L CD S CR EE N IN DI CA TO RS 100-0001 0:00:00/0:00:55 Multi View 3 4 5 2 1 0:00:00/0:00:55 100-0001 01/JAN/2009 00:00 1 2 Reverse playbac k search ➥ page 33 ( Skip/ Search/S low moti on/Frame -by-frame ) Volume Down Play (  ) / Pau se ( ❙ ?[...]

3 4 English _29 Ph oto P la y m od e : S in gle V ie w Ph oto P la y m od e : T hu mbn ai l Vie w Photo P lay mode Protect ion Storage media ( Memory c ard or b uilt-in m emory ( SMX-K44 /K45 only)) Battery info (R emaining battery level) Now / T otal fi le numb er Error F ile Scroll bar Delete Selected Button Guide Copy Se lected ( SMX-K44 /K45 o[...]

US IN G TH E LC D EN HA NC ER F UN CT IO 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. Pre ss the LC D ENHANCE R ( ) button[...]

English _31 SETTING THE ANTI-SHAKE (OIS: OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER) ( ) This fu nction w orks onl y in Rec ord mode. ➥ page 2 3 Anti-Sh ake (OIS ) is a f unction that, wit hin reas onable l imits, c ompensate s for sh aking movemen ts produ ced when fi lming hand- held. An ti-Shake (OIS) pr ovides a more stable image wh en: - Rec ording w ith dee[...]

S HO RT CU T ME NU ( OK G UI DE ) The Sho rtcut me nu (OK g uide) re presents the most frequen tly acce ssed func tions ac cording to the s elected m ode. ✪ For example: Setting EV (Exposure Value) in the Record mode using the Shortcut menu (OK guide). 1. Pr es s th e OK butto n in STB Y mode. The Shortcut menu (OK guide) is displayed. 2. Pr es s[...]

English _33 SH OR TC UT F UN CT IO N US IN G TH E CO NT RO L B UT T ON S Button Record ( / ) mode Play ( ) mode Menu selecti on Video Play ( ) mode Photo Play ( ) mode OK - Access the shortcut menu - Confirm selection - Exit the shortcut menu - Shortcut menu (OK guide) is displayed - Playback / Pause Single image playback Confirms selecti on UP -[...]

I NI TI AL S ET TI NG : T IM E ZO NE , DA TE A ND T I ME & OS D L AN GU A GE Initial setting is availa ble in al l operat ing modes . To read the menus or message s in your desired language, set the OSD lang uage. To stor e the dat e and tim e during recordin g, set th e time zo ne and da te/time. Tu rni ng t he po wer o n and s et tin g th e d[...]

English _35 Se lec ti ng th e OSD l an gua ge You can select the desi red lang uage to d isplay t he menu screen a nd the me ssages. 1. Press th e MENU b utton. The men u screen appears . 2. Press t he Contr ol butto n (  /  ) to sele ct "Sett ings." The me nus in " Settings " mode w ill appea r. 3. Press th e Contro l but[...]

SELECTING THE STORAGE MEDIA (SMX-K44/K45 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 cards on your camcorder . (Some c ards are not com patible depending on a me mory car d manufa cturer an d memory card ty pe.) Before i[...]

I NS ER TI NG / E JE CT IN G A ME MO RY C AR D In ser ti ng a me mor y ca rd 1. Turn the camcord er off. 2. Slide an d open t he batte ry/memor y card c over as s hown in the dia gram. 3. Insert a memory card int o the me mory car d slot un til it s oftly clicks in the d irection of the arrow sho wn in th e diagra m. 4. Close th e cover. Ej ect in [...]

S EL EC TI NG A S UI TA BL E ME MO RY C AR D A memor y card i s a comp act port able stor age medi a. You can use an SDHC mem ory card . (Memory cards m ust be p urchased separate ly.) - You can als o use an SD memo ry card, but reco mmended that you use an SDHC memory card wit h your c amcorder . (SD car ds up to 2GB are support ed with t his camc[...]

Handli ng a me mory car d It is r ecommend ed that you powe r off bef ore inse rting or removin g a memor y card t o avoid data los s. It is n ot guara nteed th at you c an use a memory c ard form atted by other de vices. B e sure t o format your mem ory card us ing this camcord er. You hav e to for mat newl y-purcha sed memor y cards, memory cards[...]

R EC OR DA BL E TI ME A ND C AP AC IT Y The following shows the camcorder’s maximum recording time and number of images according to the resolution / memory capacity. For recording videos and photos, please note the approximate maximum limits. • • 1GB  1,000,000,000 bytes : actual formatted capacity may be less as the internal firmware us[...]

The previou s figures are meas ured unde r Samsung ’s standa rd record ing test conditio ns and ma y differ depending on the test or u se condit ion. The cam corder pr ovides fiv e resolution option s for vi deo recor dings: - "TV Super Fine", "TV Fine", "TV Normal", "Web Fine", "Web Normal." - [...]

recording Basic p rocedures to recor d a video or phot o image a re descri bed below and on t he follo wing page s. R EC OR DI NG V ID EO S The cam corder pr ovides tw o Recordi ng start /stop but tons. One is on th e rear s ide of th e camcord er and th e other o ne is on the LCD panel. Se lect the one that works bes t for yo u. 1. Open the LCD sc[...]

R EC OR DI NG W IT H EA SE F OR B EG IN NE RS ( EA SY Q MO D E) With t he EASY Q funct ion, mo st of t he camco rder se ttings are auto matical ly adju sted, wh ich fre es you from det ailed a djustme nts. 1. Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder. You can also turn the camcorder on by pressing the Power ( ) button. 2. Press the EASY Q button[...]

T AK IN G PH OT OS You can take ph otos wit h the PH OTO butto n. 1. Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder. You can also turn the camcorder on by pressing the Power ( ) button. Set the appropr iate sto rage med ia. ➥ page 36 (If you want to record on a mem ory card, insert a memory card.) If requ ired, ch ange the photo r esolution at your[...]

Z OO MI NG I N AN D OU T Use the zoom fu nction f or close -up or wi de-angle recordi ng. This camcorde r allows you to r ecord us ing 52x optical p ower zoo m, 65x I ntelli-z oom and 2 200x digital zoom. To zo om i n Slide t he Zoom lever to wards T (telephot o). (Or press the Control button (  ) on th e LCD pan el.) To zo om o ut Slide t he Zo[...]

You can view reco rded vide os and pho tos in th umbnail in dex view and play t hem in va rious way s. In the t humbnail index vie w, you can directly select an d display a desired image wi thout usi ng fast fo rwarding and rewind ing. This cam corder pr ovides on e combined video an d photo re cord mode . You can easily re cord vide os or phot os [...]

P LA YI NG V ID EO S This fu nction w orks onl y in Vid eo Play ( ) mode. You can fi nd a desire d video image qu ickly us ing the t humbnail index v iew. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If you want to playback images on a memo[...]

If there is no fi le stored to view, the message "Empty" appears. Video fi les may not playback on the camcorder in the following cases: - Video fi les edited or renamed on a PC - Video fi les recorded by devices other than the camcorder - Video fi le formats that are supported The built-in speaker automatically turns off when the Au[...]

Va rio us Pla yba ck Ope ra ti on s 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 playback , press and hold the Cont rol butt on (  ) f or forwar d search , or to t he left for reve rse sear ch. Pressin g the Co ntrol bu t[...]

VI EW IN G PH OT OS This fu nction w orks onl y in Pho to Play ( ) mode. You can fi nd and view desired photos quickly using the thumbna il index view. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If you want to playback images on a memory [...]

C HA NG IN G TH E ME NU S ET TI NG S You can change the menu setting s to cust omise yo ur camco rder. Ac cess the desired menu sc reen by followin g the ste ps below , then c hange th e various setting s. 1. Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder. You can also turn the camcorder on by pressing the Power ( ) button. 2. Press t he MENU b utton[...]

✪ Follow the ins truction s below to use ea ch of th e menu i tems lis ted after this pa ge . For exa mple : Se tting th e iSCENE in Recor d mode. 1. Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder. You can also turn the camcorder on by pressing the Power ( ) button. 2. Press th e MENU b utton. The men u screen appears . 3. Press th e Contro l butto[...]

MENU ITEMS Accessing items in the menu depends on the operation mode. For operation details, see the corresponding page. ➥ pages 54~68 Recording menu items Items Record ( / ) mode Default value Page iSCENE  Auto 54 Video Resolution  TV Fine 55 Photo Resolution  1696x960 (16:9 Wide) 55 16:9 Wide  On 56 White Balance  Auto 56 Apertur[...]

U SI NG T HE R EC OR DI NG M EN U IT EM S You can the men u items for vide o or phot os recor ding. i SC ENE This ca mcorder automati cally se ts the sh utter sp eed and aperture accordin g to the subject brightn ess for o ptimum r ecording : You can also sp ecify on e of var ious mode s depend ing on s ubject c onditions , record ing envi ronment [...]

English _55 Vi deo R es olu ti on You can select the reso lution o f a video to be r ecorded. This ca mcorder c an recor d in "TV Super Fine" , "TV Fi ne" , "TV Nor mal" , "W eb Fine" and "We b Normal" modes. The "TV Fine" mo de is set as the factory default. item content s on-screen displ[...]

16 :9 Wi de You can select t he desire d LCD dis play asp ect ratio for reco rding or playback (16:9 Wi de/4:3 as pect rati o). item contents o n-screen display "Off" Disables the function. Displays the image in 4:3 aspect ratio. Select to use the standard display aspect ratio of 4:3 on the screen. None "On" Recording and viewin[...]

English _57 A subject can be recorded under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, fl uorescent, candlelight, etc.). Because the colour 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. Reset the white balance if[...]

58_ English The ima ge may no t seem sm ooth when a high shutter s peed is s elected. When re cording w ith a shu tter spee d of 1/1 000 or hi gher, mak e sure th e sun is not dire ctly shin ing into the lens. Shutter speed 1/1 00 second s means th e shutter box is op ened for 1/100 seco nds. Faster s hutter sp eed is re commended for shoot ing a d[...]

Engl ish _59 EV (Exposure Value) The cam corder u sually a djusts t he exposu re autom atically . You can also ma nually a djust th e exposur e depend ing on t he recor ding cond itions. Setting the exp osure ma nually: When ma nually s etting t he expos ure, the default setting appears as the va lue is automat ically a djusted accordin g to the en[...]

60_ Engl ish Ba ck Li gh t When a subject is lit f rom behi nd, this function will co mpensate for ligh ting so that the subject is not t oo dark. item content s on-scree n display "Off" Dis ables th e functi on. None "On" Back light co mpensati on brigh tens the subject quickly. Back li ghting i nfluences recordi ng when t he [...]

Engl ish _61 Fo cus The cam corder u sually f ocuses o n a subje ct autom atically (auto-f ocus). You can also ma nually f ocus on a subject dependi ng on th e record ing condi tions. 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 creati[...]

62_ Engl ish Focussi ng manua lly duri ng recor ding: This ca mcorder automati cally fo cuses a s ubject f rom clos e-up to infi nity. Howe ver, the correct focus m ay not b e obtain ed depend ing on t he recor ding con ditions. In this case, u se the m anual fo cus mode. 1. Press the Control button (  /  ) to select "Manual. " The[...]

Engl ish _63 Di git al E ffe ct 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 abl[...]

64_ Engl ish recording options Fa der 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 ecute[...]

Engl ish _65 Zo om Ty pe The mem ory camc order of fers thr ee types of zoom: optical , intell igent and digital zoom wh en recor ding vide os. item cont ents on-sc reen display "Opti cal Zo om" Only op tical zo om is av ailable up to 52x . None "Intell i-Zoom" - The camcorde r zooms the full width o f the ima ge senso r to obt [...]

66_ Engl ish Ti me La ps e R EC • Time Lapse REC records still images at specifi c intervals you can set, and plays them as one video fi le. • This function is useful for observing the movement of clouds, the changes in daylight or blooming fl owers, etc. item contents on-screen display "Off" Disables the function. None "On&qu[...]

Engl ish _67 Time Lapse REC records image frames at a predefi ned interval produce a time-lapse video. Time Lapse REC is useful for fi lming in the following situations: - Blooming fl owers - Insect’s skin-casting - Clouds rolling by in the sky • This fun ction is disabled after bein g used on e time. • 25 captu red image s compose a video[...]

68_ Engl ish Gu ide li ne Guideli ne displ ays a ce rtain pa ttern on the LCD screen s o that y ou can ea sily set the ima ge compo sition wh en recordi ng image s. The cam corder p rovides 3 types of guidel ines. item cont ents on-sc reen display "Off" Disables the function. None "Cross" Records the subject placed in the centre[...]

Engl ish _69 MENU ITEMS Accessible items in the menu vary depending on the operation mode. See pages 46-50 for playback information and button operation. See pages 70-81 for details on menu items during playback. Playback menu items Items Video ( ) Photo ( ) Default value Page Multi View Option (Thumbnail index view only)   Normal View 70 Pla[...]

70_ Engl ish MULTI VIEW OPTION Multi V iew Opti on provi des sort ing thumb nails of recorde d video or photos by orde r of recordi ng, reco rded dat e, and t he iSCENE mode wh ich can be used for playb ack at your pr eferred order. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage me[...]

Engl ish _71 PLAY OPTION You can set a s pecifi c playba ck style accordi ng to you r prefer ence. 1. Press the MENU button  Control button (  /  ) to select "Play Option." 2. Select an option by pressing the Control button (  /  ) and then press the OK button. item content s on-screen display "Play A ll" Plays b[...]

72_ Engl ish playback options ~ { vu vmm tvk l DELETE You can erase y our reco rdings o ne by one , or all at once . 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If you want to playback images on a memory card, insert a memory card.) 2. Pres[...]

Engl ish _73 PR OT EC T You can protect saved i mportant videos ( or photo s) from accident al deleti on. Protect ed image s will n ot be de leted unl ess you release the prot ection or format the memo ry. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥[...]

74_ Engl ish CO PY (S MX -K 44 /K 45 O NL Y) Images are copied to the destination storage while original images are left 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. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ [...]

Engl ish _75 US ING TH E V IEW This fu nction p rovides the prev iew of st oryboard to be p rinted, which giv es you d igest of the recorded video w ithout v iewing th e whole sequence of it. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If y[...]

76_ Engl ish S TO RY -B OA RD P RI NT This fu nction c aptures 16 still images a rbitrari ly from the sele cted vide o and sa ves them into th e storage media. It pres ents a q uick ove rview of your vid eo, help ing you to under stand the overall topic. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the [...]

Engl ish _77 E DI T (D IV ID E) You can divide a video clip as many times as you want in order to delete a section you no longer need. The videos will be divided in groups of two. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If you want to p[...]

78_ Engl ish The Divide function is not available in the following conditions: - If the total recorded time of the video is less than 6 seconds. - If you trying to divide sections without leaving 3 seconds at the beginning and the end. - If the remaining section of the storage media space is less than approx. 40MB. - Videos recorded or edited by ot[...]

Engl ish _79 E DI T (C OM BI NE ) You can combine two different video clips. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If you want to playback images on a memory card, insert a memory card.) 2. Press the MODE button t o select the Play mo[...]

80_ Engl ish S LI DE S HO W You can playbac k all th e photos stored i n the st orage me dia auto matically . 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 Set the appropriate storage media. (SMX-K44/K45 only) ➥ page 36 (If you want to playback images on a memory card, insert a memory card.) 2. Press t he [...]

Engl ish _81 SL ID E SH OW OP TI ON You can enjoy a slide s how with various effects. 1. Press the MENU button  Control button (  /  ) to select "Slide Show Option." 2. Select an option by pres sing the Control button (  /  /  /  ) an d then pr ess the OK button. item cont ents "Interv al" Set the sl ideshow[...]

82_ Engl ish CH AN GI NG T HE M EN U SE TT IN GS I N "S ET T IN GS " You can change the menu setting s to cust omise yo ur camco rder. Access the desi red menu screen by follow ing the steps be low and change th e variou s settin gs. 1. Open the LCD screen and then the camcorder is powered on automatically. ➥ page 23 2. Press M ENU butt[...]

Engl ish _83 M EN U IT EM S You can setup t he date/ time, OS D languag e and di splay se ttings o f the cam corder. Settin gs menu items ( ) Items Record ( / ) mode Play mode (Thumbnail index screen) Play mode (Full image display mode) Default values Page Video Photo Video Photo Storage Type *      Memory 84 Storage Info ?[...]

84_ Engl ish US IN G TH E SE TT IN GS M EN U IT EM S St ora ge I nfo 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 mem ory spac e. setting s content s on-scree n display "Memory " (SMX-K4 4/K45 only) It show s you th e memory informa tion of t he built -in memory. None &qu[...]

Engl ish _85 Fi le No . File nu mbers ar e assign ed to re corded fil es in th e order they wer e recorde d. setting s content s on-screen display "Series " Assigns file numb ers in se quence ev en if a memory ca rd is rep laced wit h another one or after formatt ing, or a fter dele ting all files. Th e file num ber is re set when a n[...]

86_ Engl ish Ti me Zo ne You can easily set the clock to the loca l time w hen usin g your c amcorder while tr avelling . setting s content s on-scree n display "Home" The clo ck will be used accordin g to your setting on the "Date/Ti me Set" m enu. Select it when using th is camco rder for the fi rst time or when returni ng th[...]

Engl ish _87 The times a re based on Green wich Mean Time (GM T). Ci tie s us ed to se t th e t im e zon e Ci tie s Ti me z on e Ci tie s Ti me z on e London, Lisbon +00:00 Adelaide +09:30 Rome, P aris, Be rlin, St ockholm, Madrid, Frankfu rt +01:00 Guam, Sydn ey, Bris bane +10:00 Athens, Helsink i, Cairo , Ankara +02: 00 Solomon Islands +11:00 Mos[...]

88_ Engl ish Da te/ Ti me Se t Set the current date and time so they can be recorded correctly. ➥ page 34 Da te Ty pe You can select the desired date type. settings contents on-screen display 20 09 /0 1/ 01 Displays the date in the order of year, month (two-digit) and day. 20 09 /0 1/ 01 JA N/ 01 /2 00 9 Displays the date in the order of month, d[...]

Engl ish _89 LC D B ri gh tne ss You can adj ust the b rightnes s of the LCD scree n to comp ensate fo r ambien t lightin g conditi ons. Pressin g the Con trol butt on (  ) w ill brig hten the screen wh ereas pre ssing the Control button (  ) will darken t he screen . A brighter LCD screen setting consumes more battery power. If you adjust th[...]

90_ Engl ish Au to LC D Off To redu ce power consump tion, th e brightn ess of t he LCD s creen is automati cally di mmed if the camc order is idle for more th an 2 min utes. setting s contents on-sc reen display "Off" Dis ables th e functi on None "On" When th e camcor der is i dle for more than 2 minut es in ST BY mode, or for[...]

Engl ish _91 Be ep So un d You can set the beep so und to o n/off. I f there is a bee p sound when oper ating th e menu s ettings, the sett ing is t urned on . setting s contents on-sc reen display "Off" Dis ables th e functi on None "On" When on , a beep will so und ever y time a button i s presse d. None The Beep sound functio[...]

92_ Engl ish Qu ick O n STB Y When yo u are go ing to r ecord fr equently for an e xtended time, us e the Qui ck On ST BY funct ion. In standby m ode, closing the LCD screen will com mence the Quick O n STBY m ode to r educe ene rgy cons umption. Once yo u are rea dy to reco rd again , this f unction enables t o the ca mcorder to come on quickl y f[...]

Engl ish _93 PC So ft wa re If you set PC S oftware to on, y ou can si mply use the PC software by conne cting th e USB ca ble betw een the camcord er and y our PC. You can download the stor ed video s and ph otos stor ed on th e camcor der to y our PC’s ha rd disk. Editing video/p hoto fi les is also avai lable us ing the PC softw are. setting [...]

94_ Engl ish De mo Demonst ration a utomatic ally sho ws you th e major features that ar e include d with y our camc order so that you may use them mo re easil y. setting s content s on-scree n display "Off" Dis ables th e functi on None "On" Activa tes demon stration mode an d shows various f eatures on the L CD scree n. None U[...]

Engl ish _95 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 enjoy high fi delity viewing of your video recorded in SD quality if your TV supports HD quality displaying by set the HD OUTPUT switch on the side of your camcorder to “ON” . This connection is used when up-converting recorded SD- quality images to HD-quality images for play[...]

96_ Engl ish The HDMI jack on the camcorder is provided for the output usage only. If the Anynet+ supported TV is connected with the camcorder, turning on the camcorder may turn the TV's TV power on. If you don’t want this function, set “Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)” to “Off.” ➥ page 94 Use only the HDMI 1.3 cable when connecting to the HDMI[...]

Engl ish _97 W T ON OFF MODE ON OFF W T ON OFF MODE VIDEO AUDIO L R W T ON OFF MODE VIDEO AUDIO L R Normal TV Camcorder Signal fl ow Connecting to a normal (standard defi nition) TV (16:9/4:3) If only a mono audio input is available on the TV set, use the white plug (audio L) on the audio cable. Do not use excessive force when connecting the cabl[...]

98_ Engl ish V IE WI NG O N A TV S CR EE N You can enjoy t he enjoy widescr een video s on a H DTV (or a regula r TV) aft er recor ding vid eos usin g the cam corder. 1. You see v ideo fro m the ca mcorder on your T V if the connect ion stat us is set cor rectly. ➥ page 95 ~97 The TV jacks ar e connec ted with the righ t cables ? Input s ource li[...]

Engl ish _99 R EC OR DI NG ( DU BB IN G) I MA GE S ON A V CR O R D VD /H D D RE C OR DE R You can record (dub) im ages pla yed back on this camcorde r onto o ther vide o device s, such as VCRs or DVD/HD D recorde rs. Use the Audi o/Video cable (pr ovided) to conne ct the c amcorder to anoth er video device as shown in the followi ng diagr am: 1. Tu[...]

100_ Engl ish using with a Windows computer CHECKING YOUR COMPUTER TYPE This chapter explains how to connect the camcorder to a computer using the USB cable. Check your computer type before using!!! To view your recordings on a computer, you need to check your computer type first. Then, take the steps below according to your computer type. Using w[...]

Engl ish _101 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A WINDOWS COMPUTER You can enjoy the following operations by connecting your camcorder to your Windows computer by using a USB cable. Mai n F unct ion s • By using the built-in editing software, ‘Intelli-studio’ on your camcorder, you can enjoy the following operations: - Playing back recorded videos or phot[...]

102_ Engl ish USING THE INTELLI-STUDIO PROGRAMME Using the built-in Intelli-studio programme in your camcorder, you can transfer video/photo fi les onto your PC and edit them on your computer. The Intelli-studio offers the most convenient way for you to manage video/photo fi les by using the simple USB cable connection between the camcorder and y[...]

Engl ish _103 Step 2. About the Intelli-studio main window • When the Intelli-studio starts up, thumbnails of videos and photos are displayed in the main window. ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❻ ❺ ❼ ❾  ❽ ❿    1. Menu items 2. Selects the Desktop or Favorite on the PC. 3. Slide show of the photo files from the PC. Playback of the video ?[...]

104_ Engl ish Step 3. Playing back videos (or photos) You can play back the recordings conveniently using the Intelli-studio application. 1. Run the Intelli-studio programme. ➥ page 102 2. Click the desired folder to display your recordings. • Video (or photo) thumbnails appear on the screen, according to the selected source. 3. Select the vide[...]

Engl ish _105 Step 5. Sharing the video/photos online Share your contents with the world by uploading photos and videos directly to a web site with one click. 1. To do this, select “Share” in the main Video window. 2. Click “Add” and move the video or photo (drag and drop) to the sharing window for upload. • The selected file appears in [...]

106_ Engl ish Exporting the videos/photos to your camcorder. 1. Select the desired files to export. 2. Click on the ( ) icon to export the files to your camcorder. 3. The following pop-up window appears. 4. Click on the “OK” to export files. The files are saved to your camcorder. 1. Launch the Intelli-studio programme by double clicking the[...]

Engl ish _107 Installing Intelli-studio application on a Windows computer • When the Intelli-studio application is installed on a Windows computer, it will run faster after connecting the camcorder to your computer. Moreover, the application can be updated automatically and run directly on the Windows computer. • The Intelli-studio application [...]

108_ Engl ish TRANSFERRING VIDEOS/PHOTOS FROM THE CAMCORDER TO YOUR COMPUTER You can transfer or copy recorded data to a Windows computer by connecting the USB cable to the camcorder. Photos Videos Step 1. Viewing the contents of storage media (built-in memory or memory card) 1. Check the “PC Software: Off” setting. ➥ page 93 2. Check the sto[...]

Engl ish _109 Structure of folders and fi les on the storage media The folder and fi le structure for built-in memory or memory card is as follows. Don’t arbitrarily change or remove the folder or fi le name. It may not be playable. • • Image format Videos Videos are compressed in H.264 format. The fi le extension is ".MP4." Ref[...]

110_ Engl ish maintenance & additional information M AI NT EN AN CE Your ca mcorder is a pro duct of superior design a nd craft smanship and shou ld be tr eated wi th care. The sug gestions below w ill help you fulfi l any wa rranty o bligatio ns and al low you to enjoy this pr oduct for many ye ars. ✪ For saf ekeeping of the camcorde r, be [...]

Engl ish _111 To clea n the le ns Use an optional air blo wer to b low out d irt and other sm all obje cts. Do n ot wipe the lens with cl oth or yo ur finger s. 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 camco rder and leave i t for abo ut 1 h[...]

112_ Engl ish Ba tte ry pac 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 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 _113 PAL-compatible countries/regions Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, CIS, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Norway, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerla[...]

114_ Engl ish troubleshooting T RO UB LE SH OO TI NG ✪ Before contacting a Samsung authorised service centre, 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. Chan[...]

Engl ish _115 Recording Message Icon Informs that... Action Write Error - Some problems occurred while writing data to storage media. Format storage media using menus after backing-up impo r tant files to your PC or another storage media. • Release the EASY Q - You cannot operate some functions manually when EASY Q is activated. Release EASY Q f[...]

116_ Engl ish Playback Message Icon Informs that... Action Read Error - Some prob lems occurre d during re ading data from storage media. Format storage media using menus after backing up important files to PC or another storage device. • The Number of video files is full. Cannot copy videos. - Folder and files have reached capacity and you ca[...]

Engl ish _117 ✪ If you encounter any problems using your camcorder, check the following before asking for service repair. If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact the nearest Samsung authorised service centre. Sympt oms and soluti ons Power Symptom Explanation/Solution The camcorder do es not turn on. The battery pack may not be i[...]

118_ Engl ish Displays Symptom Explanation/Solution The TV screen or LCD display has distorted images or has stripes at the top/ bottom or on the left/right. It can occur when recording or viewing a 16:9-ratio image on a 4:3-ratio TV, or vice versa. For more details, see the display specification. • Unknown image appears on the LCD screen. The c[...]

Engl ish _119 Storage Media Symptom Explanation/Solution Memory card functions are not operable. Insert a memory card in to your camcorder properl y. ➥ page 37 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 85 • • Image cannot be deleted. You can not dele te the i mages pr otecte[...]

120_ Engl ish Recording Symptom Explanation/Solution Pressing the Recording start/ stop button does not start recording. There is not enough free space to record on the the storage media. Make sure the memory card is inserted and write-protect tab is set to unlock. The internal temperature of your camcorder is unusually high. Turn off your camcorde[...]

Engl ish _121 Symptom Explanation/Solution When the screen is exposed to direct sunlight during recording, the screen turns red or black for an instant. Do not leave the ca mcorder with t he LCD screen exposed to dir ect sun light. • During recording, the date/time does not display. "Date/T ime Disp lay" to on. ➥ page 89 • The beep [...]

122_ Engl ish Adjusting the image during recording Symptom Explanation/Solution Focus does not adjust automatically. Set "Focus" to "Auto." ➥ page 61 The rec ording co nditions are not s uitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually . ➥ page 6 1 The len s is dust y on the surface. Clear th e lens an d check t he focus. R[...]

Engl ish _123 Connecting to a computer Symptom Explanation/Solution When using the videos, a computer does not recognise your camcorder. Disconn ect the USB cabl e from t he comput er and c amcorder , restar t the compute r, then reconnec t it cor rectly. • Cannot play a video file properly on a PC. A video codec i s needed to play the file rec[...]

124_ Engl ish General 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 34 • Pressing a button will not turn on or operate the computer. Remove the batt ery pack or unpl ug the AC power[...]

Symptom Explanation/Solution Menu items are greyed out. You cannot select greyed items in the current recording/playback mode. Most of the menu items cannot be selected when you set the EASY Q function. If there is no storage media inserted, it cannot be selected and will be dimmed on the menu : "Storage Type", "Storage Info", &[...]

126_ Engl ish Mo del Na me: SMX-K40BP/SMX -K40SP/S MX-K40LP /SMX-K44B P/SMX-K4 4SP/SMX- K44LP SMX-K45 BP/SMX-K 45SP/SMX -K45LP System Video signal PAL Pictur e compre ssion fo rmat H.264/AVC F ormat Audio compress ion form at AA C (Advan ced Audio Coding) Record ing reso lution TV Super Fin e (about 5.0Mbps ), TV Fi ne (about 4.0Mbps ), TV No rmal [...]

Engl ish _127 Power Sources (United Kingdom Only) The mains lead on the power adapter is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse. The value of the fuse is indicated on the pin face of the plug and, if it requires replacing, a fuse approved to BS1362 of the same rating must be used. Never use the plug with the fuse cover omitted if the cov[...]

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