Using shooting modes. Samsung SAMSUNG SH100

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Learn how to capture a photo, record a video, and record a voice memo by selecting a mode.

Using shooting modes …………………… 36

Using the Smart Auto mode ……………… 36

Using the Simple Shot mode …………… 37

Using the Scene mode …………………… 38

Using the Close Up mode ………………… 38

Using the Night Shot mode ……………… 39

Using the Beauty Shot mode …………… 39

Using the Program mode ………………… 40

Using the Movie mode …………………… 41

Using the Smart movie mode …………… 42

Using effect modes ………………………… 44

Using the Object Highlight mode ………… 44

Using the Magic Frame Shot mode ……… 45

Using the Photo Filter mode ……………… 45

Using the Movie Filter mode ……………… 47

Using the Vignetting mode ……………… 48

Using the Palette Effect mode …………… 49

Recording voice memos ………………… 50

Recording a voice memo ………………… 50

Adding a voice memo to a photo ………… 51

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Using shooting modes

Capture photos or record videos by selecting the best shooting mode for the conditions.

Using the Smart Auto mode

In Smart Auto mode, your camera automatically chooses the appropriate camera settings based on the type of scene it detects. The Smart Auto mode is helpful if you are not familiar with the camera settings for various scenes.

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On the Home screen, touch .

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Align your subject in the frame.

• The camera automatically selects a scene and adjusts its settings. An appropriate scene icon appears at the top left of the screen. The icons are listed below.

Icon Description

Portraits at night

Landscapes with backlighting

Portraits with backlighting

Portraits

Close-up photos of objects

Close-up photos of text

Sunsets

Clear skies

Forested areas

Close-up photos of colorful subjects

Camera is stabilized or on a tripod (when shooting in the dark)

Fireworks (when using a tripod)

Actively moving subjects

Icon Description

Landscapes

Scenes with bright white backgrounds

Landscapes at night (when the flash is off)

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Half-press [Shutter] to focus.

• In several scenes, the camera automatically captures a photo when you half-press [Shutter].

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Press [Shutter] to capture the photo.

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If the camera does not recognize an appropriate scene mode, it uses the default settings for the Smart Auto mode.

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Even if it detects a face, the camera may not select a portrait mode depending on the subject's position or lighting.

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The camera may not select the correct scene depending on the shooting conditions, such as camera shake, lighting, or distance to the subject.

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Even if you use a tripod, the camera may not detect the mode if the subject is moving.

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In Smart Auto mode, the camera consumes more battery power, because it changes settings often to select appropriate scenes.

Using the Simple Shot mode

In Simple Shot mode, you can capture photos with simple adjustments to brightness and color.

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Drag the sliders or touch the sample photos to adjust

Brightness and Color.

Brightness

Color

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Align your subject in the frame, and then half-press

[Shutter] to focus.

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Using the Scene mode

In Scene mode, you can capture a photo with options that are preset for a specific scene.

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Touch a scene.

Option Description

Landscape: Capture still-life scenes and landscapes.

Sunset: Capture scenes at sunset, with natural-looking reds and yellows.

Dawn: Capture scenes at sunrise.

Backlight: Capture backlit subjects.

Beach & Snow: Reduce underexposure of subjects caused by sunlight reflected from sand or snow.

Text: Clearly capture text from printed or electronic documents.

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Using the Close Up mode

In Close Up mode, you can capture close-up photos of subjects, such as flowers or insects.

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Using the Night Shot mode

In Night Shot mode, you can use a slow shutter speed to extend the time the shutter stays open. Increase the aperture value to prevent overexposure.

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Drag the dials on the screen to the arrow directions below to adjust shutter speed and aperture value.

Using the Beauty Shot mode

In Beauty Shot mode, you can capture a portrait with options to hide facial imperfections.

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2

Drag the sliders or touch the sample photos to adjust

Face Tone and Face Retouch.

• For example, increase the Face Tone setting to make skin appear lighter.

Shutter speed

Aperture value

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Use a tripod to prevent blurry photos.

Face Tone

Face Retouch

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When using the Beauty Shot mode, the focus distance will be set to Auto

Macro.

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Using the Program mode

In Program mode, you can set most options, except the shutter speed and aperture value, which the camera sets automatically.

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Touch m, and then set desired options. (For a list of options, refer to page 52.)

Setting the user buttons

In Program mode, you can add shortcuts for your favorite options to the left side of the screen.

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In Shooting mode, touch m My screen

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Touch and hold any icon, except one of the icons in the column on the far left.

EV My screen

OK Cancel Reset

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Drag the icon into a desired box on the left.

• To remove shortcuts, drag an icon to the right.

EV My screen

OK Cancel

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Touch o to save.

Reset

Using the Movie mode

In Movie mode, you can record high-definition videos of up to 20 minutes in length. The camera saves recorded videos as MP4

(H.264) files.

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H.264 (MPEG-4 part10/AVC) is a high-compression video format established by the international standard organizations ISO-IEC and

ITU-T.

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Some memory cards may not support high definition recording. In this case, set a lower resolution.

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Memory cards with slow writing speeds will not support highresolution videos and high-speed videos. To record high-resolution or high-speed videos, use memory cards with faster writing speeds.

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Touch m, and then set desired options. (For a list of options, refer to page 52.)

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Press [Shutter] or touch to start recording.

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Press [Shutter] again or touch to stop recording.

You can create up to 3 shortcuts.

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Pause recording

The camera allows you to temporarily pause a video while recording. With this function, you can record separate scenes as a single video.

Using the Smart movie mode

In Smart movie mode, your camera automatically chooses the appropriate camera settings based on the scene it has detected.

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2

Align your subject in the frame.

• The camera automatically selects a scene and adjusts its settings. An appropriate scene icon will appear at the top left of the screen. The icons are listed below.

• Touch to pause while recording.

• Touch to resume.

Icon Description

Landscapes

Sunsets

Clear skies

Forested areas

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Using shooting modes. Samsung SAMSUNG SH100

Extended functions

Using shooting modes

Using the Smart Auto mode

Using the Simple Shot mode

Brightness and Color.

Using the Scene mode

Using the Close Up mode

Using the Night Shot mode

Using the Beauty Shot mode

Face Tone and Face Retouch.

Using the Program mode

Using the Movie mode

Using the Smart movie mode

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Using shooting modes. Samsung SAMSUNG SH100

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