User manual SAMSUNG HMX-F90BP

[. . . ] USER MANUAL HMX-F90/HMX-F91 HMX-F900/HMX-F910 HMX-F920 Digital Camcorder www. samsung. com/register For video recording, use a memory card that supports faster write speeds. - Recommended Memory Card: 6MB/s (Class 6) or above. Before reading this user manual SAFETY WARNINGS What the icons and signs in this user manual mean: Safety Icon WARNING There is a potential risk of personal injury or damage to the product. To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions. Here are hints or page number references you will find helpful when you operate the camcorder. [. . . ] • When you set white balance manually, the object you frame must be white. • The adjusted setting remains until you set the white balance again. • During normal outdoor recording, setting to Auto may provide better results. • Cancel the digital zoom function for a clear and precise setting. • Reset the white balance if light conditions change. Custom WB 55 Advanced recording Face Detection Face Detection detects and recognises face-like shapes and adjusts focus, colour, and exposure automatically. Also, it adjusts recording conditions so that they are optimised for the face detected. Select the recording ( button. page 26 ) mode by pressing the [MODE] Examples of the Face detection mode When you set Face detection to On, the face detection frame appears around faces as shown in the figure below. The camcorder can detect up to three faces. STBY [220Min] 9999 1 2 Press the [MENU] button  [Control (Left/Right)] button  Face Detection. Select the desired submenu item with the [Control (Up/Down)] button, and then press the [Control (OK)] button. STBY Face Detection Off On [220Min] Exit 3 To exit the menu, press the [MENU] button. Submenu Items Items Off On Use To disable the function. On-screen display - • The Face Detection indicator (   ) and Face Detection frame ( ) are not recorded. • Face Detection may not operate depending on the recording conditions. For example, the Face Detection frame may appear on a 'face-like' shape, even when the subject is not a person's face. • The Face Detection frame will not work on the side of a person's face or if the illumination is too low. You must be facing subjects ‘head-on’ and have enough illumination. page 27 56 Advanced recording EV (Exposure Value) The camcorder usually adjusts the exposure automatically. You can also manually adjust the exposure to your preference. Select the recording ( button. page 26 ) mode by pressing the [MODE] Understanding EV (Exposure Value) Exposure value is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic media (Image sensor) during the process of taking photos or videos. For example, + 0. 3 lets in more light than -0. 3. 1 2 3 Press the [MENU] button  [Control (Left/Right)] button  EV. Press the [Control (OK)] button. STBY EV Adjust [220Min] Darker (-) Exit 0. 0 [220Min] 9999 STBY Brighter (+) Press the [Control (Left/Right)] button to adjust the exposure while viewing the image on the LCD screen. • EV values (   ): -2. 0, -1. 6, -1. 3, -1. 0, -0. 6, -0. 3, 0, +0. 3, +0. 6, +1. 0, +1. 3, +1. 6, +2. 0 You can also set EV with the shortcut menu. page 27 EV 0. 0 4 Confirm your selection by pressing the [Control (OK)] button. • The camcorder applies the exposure value setting and the indicator (   ) and setting value appear. [. . . ] Alternately, use a tripod or the DIS or OIS function to stabilise the camcorder. MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 defines the latest video coding format standardised by the ISOIEC and the ITU-T, in 2003. Compared with the conventional MPEG-2 format, MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 has more than twice the efficiency. Your camcorder employs MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 to encode high definition videos. Composition Composition in photography means arranging objects in a photo. Usually, abiding by the rule of thirds leads to a good composition. Optical zoom This is a general zoom which can enlarge images with the lens alone and does not degrade the quality of images. Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) A CMOS is an image sensor that produces images approaching the quality of CCD (charge coupled device) sensors. [. . . ]