User manual SAMSUNG WB210

[. . . ] This user manual includes detailed usage instructions for your camera. Please read this manual thoroughly. Click a topic Basic troubleshooting Quick reference User Manual WB210 Contents Basic functions Extended functions Shooting options Playback/Editing Settings Appendixes Index Health and safety information Always comply with the following precautions and usage tips to avoid dangerous situations and ensure peak performance of your camera. Warning--situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Do not disassemble or attempt to repair your camera. This may result in electric shock or damage to the camera. [. . . ] Touch the setting button next to ACB. 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m Metering. Select an option, and then touch o. Metering Multi Smart FR Edit Photo Size Quality ACB Spot Center-weighted Shooting options 65 Adjusting brightness and color Icon Description Selecting a light source (White balance) The color of your photo depends on the type and quality of the light source. If you want the color of your photo to be realistic, select a white balance setting that is appropriate for the lighting conditions, such as Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, or Tungsten. Multi: · Your camera divides the frame into several areas, and then measures the light intensity of each area. Spot: · Your camera measures only the light intensity of the very center of the frame. · If a subject is not in the center of the frame, your photo may be improperly exposed. · Suitable for a subject with backlighting. Center-weighted: · Your camera averages the meter reading of the entire frame with emphasis placed on the center. · Suitable for photos with subjects in the center of the frame. Auto WB Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Shooting options 66 Adjusting brightness and color 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m White Balance. Defining your own White Balance You can customize the White Balance by capturing a photo of a white surface, such as a piece of paper, under the lighting conditions in which you intend to capture a photo. The White Balance feature will help your camera reproduce the colors that are in the scene accurately in your photo. Select an option, and then touch o. White Balance Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent_H 1 2 3 In Shooting mode, touch m White Balance. Select Custom Set, and then touch o. Aim the lens at a piece of white paper, and then press [Shutter]. Icon Description Auto WB: Automatically set the White Balance based on the lighting conditions. Daylight: For outdoor photos on a sunny day. Cloudy: For outdoor photos on a cloudy day or in shadows. Fluorescent_H: For shooting under a daylight fluorescent or 3-way fluorescent light. Fluorescent_L: For shooting under white fluorescent light. Tungsten: For shooting indoor photos under incandescent bulbs or halogen lamps. Custom Set: Use White Balance settings that you defined. Shooting options 67 Using burst modes It can be difficult to capture photos of fast-moving subjects or capture natural facial expressions and gestures of your subjects in photos. In these cases, select one of the burst modes to rapidly capture multiple photos. Icon Description Single: Capture a single photo. Continuous: · While you are pressing [Shutter], the camera continuously captures photos. · The maximum number of photos depends on the capacity of your memory card. 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m Drive. Select an option, and then touch o. Drive Continuous Motion Capture AEB Motion Capture: While you are pressing [Shutter], the camera captures VGA photos (6 photos per second; maximum of 30 photos). AEB: · Captures 3 consecutive photos, each with a different exposure: normal, underexposed, and overexposed. · Use a tripod to prevent blurry photos. · You can use the flash, timer, ACB, and Smart Filter only when you select Single. · When you select Motion Capture, your camera will set the resolution to VGA and set the ISO sensitivity to Auto. · Depending on the Face Detection option you selected, some burst options may not be available. Shooting options 68 Applying effects/Adjusting images Applying Smart Filter effects Apply various filter effects to your photos and videos to create unique images. Available filters in P Mode Icon Description Normal: No effect Miniature: Apply a tilt-shift effect to make the subject appear in miniature. Vignetting: Apply the retro-looking colors, high contrast, and strong vignette effect of Lomo cameras. Miniature Vignetting Soft-Focus: Hide facial imperfections or apply dreamy effects. [. . . ] Vignetting can draw interest to subjects positioned in the center of an image. White balance (color balance) An adjustment of the intensities of colors (typically the primary colors red, green, and blue), in an image. The goal of adjusting the white balance, or color balance, is to correctly render the colors in an image. Appendixes 130 Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking on the product, accessories or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories (e. g. charger, headset, USB cable) should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life. [. . . ]