User manual SAMSUNG VP-D361

[. . . ] ENGLISH Digital Video Camcorder VP-D361(i)/D361W(i)/D362(i)/D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) AF CCD LCD Auto Focus Charge Coupled Device Liquid Crystal Display RoHS compliant 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. Owner's Instruction Book Before operating the unit, please read this Instruction Book thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. This product meets the intent of Directive 89/336 CEE, 73/23 CEE, 93/68 CEE. Otherwise, there is a danger of overheating, fire or explosion. Samsung is not responsible for problems occurring due to using unapproved batteries. ENGLISH Contents Notes and Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting to Know Your Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Accessories Supplied with Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front & Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Left Side View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Right & Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rear & Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Remote Control (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . 13 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using the Hand Strap & Lens Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Lithium Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the Lithium Ion Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 About the Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using the QUICK MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 OSD (On Screen Display) in Camera/Player Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 OSD (On Screen Display) in M. Cam/M. Player Modes (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Turning the OSD (On Screen Display) On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Initial Setting : System Menu Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Setting the Clock (Clock Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Setting the Wireless Remote Control Acceptance (Remote) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Setting the Beep Sound (Beep Sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2 Setting the Shutter Sound (Shutter Sound) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Selecting the OSD Language (Language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Viewing the Demonstration (Demonstration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Initial Setting : Display Menu Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Adjusting the LCD Screen (LCD Bright/ LCD Colour) . . . . . . . . 29 Displaying the Date/Time (Date/Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setting the TV Display (TV Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the Viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Inserting / Ejecting a Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Various Recording Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Making your First Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Recording with Ease for Beginners (EASY. Q Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Reviewing and Searching when Recording (REC SEARCH). . 36 Searching a quickly for a desired scene (Setting the Zero Memory) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Self Record using the Remote Control (Setting the Self Timer) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Zooming In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using the Tele Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using the Fade In and Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using Back Light Compensation Mode (BLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using the COLOR NITE (COLOUR NITE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using the LIGHT (VP-D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ENGLISH Contents Advanced Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Selecting the Record Mode & Audio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cutting Off Wind Noise (WindCut Plus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Selecting the Real Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Setting the Shutter Speed & Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Auto Focus / Manual Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Programmed Automatic Exposure Modes (Program AE) . . . . 49 Setting the White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Applying Visual Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Setting the 16:9 Wide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Setting the Digital Image Stabilizer (DIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Zooming In and Out with Digital Zoom (Digital Zoom) . . . . . . . . 56 Still Image Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Searching for a still image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Playing Back a Tape You have recorded on the LCD Screen. . 58 Various Functions while in Player Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Zooming during Playback (PB ZOOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Audio Dubbing (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . 62 Dubbed Audio Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Tape Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Audio Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Setting the AV In/Out (VP-D361i/D361Wi/D362i/D363i/D364Wi/D365Wi only). . . . . . . . 67 Digital Still Camera Mode (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . 68 Using the Memory Card (Usable Memory Card) (not supplied). . 68 Memory Card Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Inserting a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Ejecting a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Structure of Folders and Files on the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Selecting the Memory Type (VP-D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Selecting the Photo Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Setting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Taking a Photo Image (JPEG) on the Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Viewing Photo Images (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 To view a Single Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 To view a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 To view the Multi Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Protection from accidental Erasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Deleting Photo Images and Moving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Formatting the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Recording Moving Images (MPEG) on the Memory Card . . . . . . . . 79 Playing Moving Images (MPEG) on the Memory Card (M. Play Select) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Recording a Moving Image from a Cassette as a Photo Image. . 81 Copying Still Images from a Cassette to Memory Card (Photo Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Copies Files from the Memory Card to the Built-in Memory (Copy to) (VP-D365W(i) only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Marking Images for Printing (Print Mark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Removing the Print Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 PictBridgeTM (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . 85 Printing Your Pictures ­ Using the PictBridgeTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 3 ENGLISH Contents Connecting To a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Selecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Setting the Number of Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Setting the Date/Time Imprint Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Canceling the Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 IEEE 1394 Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Transferring IEEE1394 (i. LINK)-DV Standard Data Connections (VP-D361i/D361Wi/D362i/D363i/D364Wi/D365Wi only) . . . . . . . . 87 Connecting to a DV Device (DVD Recorder, Camcorder, etc). . . 87 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Recording with a DV Connection Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 USB Interface (VP-D362(i)/D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . 89 Using USB Interface (VP-D362(i)/D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Transferring a Digital Image through a USB Connection . . . . . . 89 USB Connection Speed depending on the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Selecting the USB Device (USB Connect) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Installing DV Media PRO Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Disconnecting the USB Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Using the PC Camera Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 4 Using the USB Streaming Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Using the removable Disk Function (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 After Finishing a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Usable Cassette Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Cleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Using Your Camcorder Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Self Diagnosis Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Self Diagnosis Display in M. Cam/M. Player Modes (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Setting menu items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The image is magnified starting from the centre of image. You can zoom in from 1. 2x to 8. 0x by moving the [Zoom] lever. To cancel the PB Zoom function, press the [PB ZOOM] or [I (STOP)] button. [ Notes ] The PB Zoom function enlarges the centre of the screen only. I You cannot apply the PB Zoom function to pictures which are being input from an external video source. I The PB Zoom image cannot be imported to your PC from the Camcorder's DV jack. I The PB Zoom images cannot be exported to a PC. I Volume control is disabled while PB Zoom is in use. I 3 COLO R NIT E LIGH T MACRO PB ZOOM 5 QU MEICK NU PLAY E PB Zoom 1. 2X R SP 0:46:00:11 60min 61 ENGLISH Playback Audio Dubbing (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) The Audio Dubbing function works only in <Player> mode. page 19 You can not dub sound on a pre-recorded tape in LP or 16 bit mode. You can add sound to the original sound on a pre-recorded tape recorded in SP mode with 12bit sound. Use the internal or an external microphone(not supplied) or other audio equipment. I If you want to use an external microphone, connect the microphone to the external MIC input jack on the Camcorder. Set the [Mode] switch to [TAPE]. QU MEICK NU S AV/ 1 3. Press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button and find the time frame of the scene to be dubbed. Press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button to pause the scene. Press the [A. DUB] button on the remote control. Press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button to start dubbing. I Press the [I (STOP)] button to stop the dubbing. PLAY ER USB DV MIC CA 34 ER M A 5 [ Notes ] I You can not use the Audio Dubbing function while playing a write protected video tape. I To utilize an external MIC or sound source, connect a microphone to the MIC jack or use the Multi-AV Cable to connect external sound source input. I To dub an external sound source, set the <AV In/Out> function to <AV In> (VP-D363i/D364Wi/ D365Wi). page 67 62 ENGLISH Playback Dubbed Audio Playback The dubbed Audio Playback function works only in <Player> mode. Insert the dubbed tape and press the [MENU] button. [. . . ] c) Misuse, including the failure to use this product for its normal purposes or incorrect installation. d) Damage caused by Lightning, Water, Fire, Acts of God, War, Public Disturbances, incorrect mains voltage, improper ventilation or any other cause beyond the control of Samsung. This warranty is valid for any person who legally acquired possession of the product during the warranty period. The consumers statutory rights in any applicable national legislation whether against the retailer arising from the purchase contract or otherwise are not affected by this warranty. [. . . ]