User manual SAMSUNG SC-DX10

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. To receive more complete service, please nregister your product at Key features of your DVD camcorder hybrid 3 1/2 inch DVD disc camcorder DVD-VIDEO recording with 3 1/2 inch (8cm) DVD-RW/+RW/-R/+R DL (Dual Layer) discs. Various storage media You can record high definition movies or photo images directly to a built-in flash memory with your DVD camcorder. Touch panel adopted You can play recorded images and set the functions by simply tapping on the LCD screen without sophisticated button operation. [. . . ] A picture containing several objects, some close to the DVD camcorder, others further away. People or objects moving constantly or quickly like an athlete or a crowd. If you are inexperienced in the use of DVD camcorders, we recommend that you use auto focus. The DVD camcorder automatically sets the shutter speed depending on the subject brightness. You can also manually adjust the shutter speed according to the scene conditions. Setting the shutter speed manually You can set the shutter speed manually. A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a fast moving subject and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion. Fast shutter speed allows a fast-moving subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly. Shutter speed 1/60 1/100 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000 Conditions The shutter speed is fixed at 1/60 second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower. The shutter speed is fixed at 1/100 second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a florescent light or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced. Moving cars, trains or other rapidly moving vehicles such as roller coasters We recommend using a a tripod when recording with a slow shutter speed. If you manually change the shutter speed value when "Scene Mode(AE)" function is selected, manual changes are applied first. The image may not seem smooth when a high shutter speed is set. this function will be set to "Auto" in the EASY Q mode. When recording with a shutter speed of 1/1000 or higher, make sure the sun is not directly shining into the lens. The shutter speed can be set in movie mode only. You can record movie image in 16:9 or 4:3 according to the desired aspect ratio. The 16:9 Wide function works only in movie mode. A movie image is played in 16:9 aspect ratio in the DVD camcorder. When the movie image recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio is played in the DVD camcorder or 16:9 aspect ratio screen, the displayed picture may appear wider than the actual size. [. . . ] You cannot use PowerDirector with a Macintosh computer. The image or sound on your camcorder is not played on your computer properly. Movie playback or sound may stop temporarily depending on your computer. The movie or sound copied to your computer is not affected. [. . . ]