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. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] page 29 QU MEICK NU PLAY Adjusting the Volume When you use the LCD Screen for playback, you can hear recorded sound from the builtin Speaker. - Take the following steps to lower the volume or mute the sound while playing a tape on the Camcorder. When you hear sounds once the tape is in play, use the [Zoom] lever to adjust the volume. I Levels may be adjusted from anywhere between <00> to <19>. I If you close the LCD Screen while playing, you will not hear sound from the speaker. When the AV cable is connected to the Camcorder, you cannot hear sound from the BuiltIn Speaker and cannot adjust the volume. Volume control is disabled while PB Zoom is in use. 58 SP 0:46:00:11 60min [05] . . . ENGLISH Playback Various Functions while in Player Mode This function works only in <Player> mode. page 19 The [PLAY], [STILL], [STOP], [FF], and [REW] buttons are located on the Camcorder and the remote control. (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) The [F. ADV] (Frame advance), [X2], and [SLOW] buttons are located on the remote control only. (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) To prevent tape and head-drum wear, your Camcorder will automatically stop if it is left in still or slow modes for more than 3 minutes. MF/AF Playback Pause I I Press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button during playback. To resume playback, press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button. Picture Search (Forward/Reverse) I I oe oe Press the [oeoe (REW)] /[(FF)] buttons during playback or still mode. oe Keep pressing [oeoe (REW)] / [(FF)] buttons during playback or still mode. To resume normal playback, release the button. oe oe <VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only> Slow Playback (Forward/Reverse) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) I Forward Slow Playback - Press the [SLOW] button on the remote control during playback. Reverse Slow Playback oe - Press the [oe (-)] button during forward slow play back. - To resume normal playback, press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button. I 59 ENGLISH Playback Frame Advance (To play back frame by frame) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) I Press the [F. ADV] button on the remote control while in still mode. - Video sequence advances frame by frame each time you press the [F. ADV] button. - Reverse frame advance oe Press the [oe (-)] button on the remote control to change the direction in F. ADV mode. Press the [F. ADV] button on the remote control. I oe oe X2 Playback (Forward/Reverse) (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) I Forward X2 Playback - Press the [X2] button on the remote control during playback. Reverse X2 Playback oe - Press the [oe (-)] button during forward X2 playback. - To resume normal playback, press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] button. <VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only> I Reverse Playback (VP-D363(i)/D364W(i)/D365W(i) only) I I oe To playback in reverse at normal speed, press the [oe (-)] button during normal forward playback. Press the [/II (PLAY/STILL)] or [ (+)] button to return to normal forward playback. [ Notes ] Mosaic shaped distortion may appear on the screen while in some of the various playback modes. Mosaic shaped distortion or noise may be experienced when you play back tapes recorded in LP which contain various playback functions. [. . . ] This warranty will not cover, and no reimbursement will be made for such adaptation nor any damage which may result. This warranty covers none of the following: a) Periodic check ups, maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear. b) Cost relating to transport, removal or installation of the product. c) Misuse, including the failure to use this product for its normal purposes or incorrect installation. [. . . ]