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Samsung Maxima Zoom User manual
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- Samsung
- Model / document
- Samsung Maxima Zoom
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 40
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- 4.9 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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SAMSUNG CAMEBAView original page 1Page 3 · Read text
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LCD panel Autofocus windows
Film rewind buttonFinder window
Function mode
Zoom button (Tele) selection button
Zoom button (Wide Snap shooting
button
Power button (ON/OFF)
Flash mode
Shutter button selection button
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Self-timer lamo
Strap holder Exposure sensor
Landscaoe mode button
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baltery by Insertrng a neu, lresh batlery (S).
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USING THE CAMERA www.butkus.us
. Press the ON/OFF button to turn power on. The lens
cap opens and LCD indications appear.
. The lens cap closes and power switches off automa-
tically after 3 minutes if you do not use camera.
. While looking through the viewfinder, aim the ca-
mera at the subject and operate the zoom buttons.
. Press the 'T'(Tele) button to move the lens out (1)
and press the 'W'(Wide) button to move the lens
in (2).
. When the lens move in and out, the LCD panel
shows the following : 35, 40, 45,50, 60, 7Omm.
,t< The shutter release locks during zooming. O
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FILM LOADING
Open the back cover by sliding the release knob as shown above.
Insert a roll of film in the film chamber.
Hold the film roll with one hand and pull out the end of the film with the other hand.
Pull the end of the film to the film tip position as shown above.
lf you have pulled the film too far, rewind the film a little. The film should be flat.
Close the back cover until you hear the "CLICK" sound, the film will automatically
advance until the film counter reads " 1"
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. The camera automatically sets the film speed for ISO
5O-320O DX film.
. When you use non-DX film, the camera will automatica-
lly set its film speed at ISO 100.
. Do not load the film in the direct sunlight.
x The camera detects if a film is mis-loaded and the 'F'
mark will flash in the LCD whilst locking the shutter.
Open the camera back cover and repeat the film loa-
ding operation.
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USING THE VIEW FINDER
. Press the shutter button half way to check the
, indicaiton lamp.
Auto Focus lamp (Green LED) . The Green LED tums on when the subject is bet 3 ween 1M (3.3ft)-oo. . The Green LED blinks rapidly when the subject is too 2 ilose. The shutter locks automatically. . The Green LED blinks slowly when the subject is be-
tween O.55M (1.8f1)-1M (3.3ft).
1. Picture Area Frame Flash-Ready tamp (Red LED)2.Macro area frame . The Red LED turns on when the flash is fully char-
3. Frame Auto-Focus . Theged. Red LED blinks slowly when using a tripod is re- . The auto-focus is set for the
picture area inside this frame. commended to avoid camera shake.
NOTE
. The Red LED turns off when the flash is not
charged yet.
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TAKING PICTURES
. Aim theffiautofocus frame at the subject.
. Press the shutter button halfway. The lens will focus on the subject and the green LED
turns on.
. Press the shutter button all the way to take a picture.
. The camera will focus on any subject between 0.55M (1.Bft)-m.
lf the subject is between O.55M(1.8ft)-1M(3.3ft),the green LED blinks slowly and the camera
will sei on macro automaticallv.
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. Flash automatically fires to provide correct exposure in low light.
(Refer to the "USING THE VIEWFINDER")
*. Ftash range(tSO 1OO film) . Wide:O.55M (t.Aft)-5.1M (tO.Stt) . Tele :0.65M (2.1ft)-2.9M (9.6ft)
NOTE
. In order to avord camera shake, hold the camera steady and press the shutter button
carefully, particularly when using the longer focal length (telephoto).
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USING THE FOCUS LOCK
. lf you want to focus on a subject that is not in center of your %^/\.--'--- picture, use the focus lock function described below.
1. Aim the camera at the subject you want to focus on. it't/f#\ 2. Press the shutter button half way. (Tne green LED turns on
or blinks slowly)
. Be careful not to press the shuter button all the way down
to avoid taking an unwanted picture.
3. Keeping the shutter button depressed, recompose your pic-
ture as desired.
. Hold the camera steady and gently press the shutter button
fully down.
. The focus lock can be released by lifting your finger from the
shutter button.
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have a bright light in the background (complete
2. Fireworks, smoke, or similar floating subjects.
3. Shining or glossy sur{aces such as a car body or water.
4. SubjectS behind windows.
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REWINDING THE FILM
1) AUTOMATIC REWINDING
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. After taking all the pictures on a roll of film, it will automatically rewind. . The motor stops when the rewinding is completed.
' The "back cover open" and the "film canister" indication will blink on the LCD panel.
NOTE . ff the motor stops before the LCD shows "g", replace the battery.
Do not open the back cover until the battery is replaced.
2) MID.ROLL REWINDING
. To rewind the film in the middle of a roll, press the rewin-
FLASHT') ding button using a ball point pen.
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FIASH MODE
. You can select the flash mode by pressing the FLASH button.
AUTO FLASH RED.EYERED.EYE REDUCTIONREDUCTION BACKLIGHT CONTROL
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NOTE
. When pressing the FI-ASH MODE button or SHOOTING MODE button, the modes
change in the sequence shown above.
. After you take a picutre with a particular shooting mode, the camera will reset to
the Normal photography mode automatically.
(ln case of 2 sec. delayed shutter release, Fuzzy zoom, Portrait zoom and Continuous
shooting, the camera will be set to the same mode.)
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. You can take a picture of yourself by using the self-timer.
Gl-O . After selecting the self-timer mode by pressing the ftfficfl\Yt-.t- MODE button, press the shutter button.
. The self-timer lamp turns on for 7 seconds and blinks for
3 seconds before the shutter is released.
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. The self-timer lamp turns on for 7 seconds and blinks for
3 seconds on the first shot. . The second shot will be 3 seconds after the first shot.
NOTE
. When using flash, the shooting interval may become
longer due to the flash recharging.
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DELAYED sHurrERS z sEcoND . Use this mode when you want rusxf) to avoid camera shake cau- _------A)/ (SMPI sed by shutter release. ------'s,/^ )o=O t-] '\\?€ I MoDEUF=T\ . In this mode, the picture is ta-
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F'IZZY INTELLIGENT SHOOTING
FLASH.) . To avoid camera shake'and under-exposured subjects
(SNAPI-----Av)lo=O in your picutres, use FUZZY mode. The built-in intelli- ---V^ gent microcomputer enables you to get clear and pro-
MoDEU;=----n F ll I perly exposed pictures by controlling the focal length,
flash and shutter in compliance with the surrounding si-
- NOTEtuation.
t . ln FUZZY mode, the subject size of your picture may '-1r be changed as the lens will automatically adiust to pro-
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FLASHr) . Use Portrait zoom mode to maintain a constant size wi-
-'--a\v thin the frame, even though the distance to the subject qt/:=o MODE(J1 y\ . IayPositionyary.your(Examplesubject :irtthreenterHead and shouldersof the viewfinderportrait) and Etl press the shutter button half-away. The zoom will ope-
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(Normal mode) (Portrait zoom)
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coNnNuous sHoonNG www.butkus.ustr . Use this mode to take a sequence of pictures of a moving
o . Assubject.long as )lou press the shutter button, the camera will con- MODE
tinue to trake pictures. The camera focuses on the subject
frame by frame during.this operation, so the autofocus frame
should be kept on the subject.
t-1,LI I NOTE
. When the flash fires, the interval between shots will be
increased by 4 seconds due to the flash recharging.
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MULTr.ExposuRE sHoorrNcE FLASHA . Use Multi-Exposure shooting mode to combine multiple ima-
(SNAPI-----a" -"-at=ic:--*1))o=O . gesPressonthea singleshutterframe.button after selecting the multi-exposure
\=_-rJ shooting mode ( E ).Tne film will not advance and the Mut-
ti-Exposure mark ( E ) will blink to indicate that Multi-Expo-
sure shooting is in progress. E, TO COMBINE MORE THAN TWICE :
Select the Multi-Exposure shooting mode again before the se- ttg B cond exposure, and those succeeding it. After the last exposure
in the sequence, the film will abvance to the next frame.
NOTE
. You are recommended to combine lust two exposures on a
frame as too many multiple shots may overexpose the pic-
. ture.You can get better results when you use Multi-Exposure with
. Thedark datebackground.will be imprinted on the last exposure (Q.D model
only)
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BULB BULB SHOOTING : B SHUTTER
FLASHr) . Use the BULB mode for time exposures of subjects such as _----4.)/ (SMPI )o*O firework and night scenes. The shutter remains open for as
long as the shutter button is depressed and the lapse of time Woql E-JJ is shown on the LCD panel.
. Bulb-sync(ButO with flash) : When you take portrait pictures
with night scene background, you can combine any flash
( auL-Bl L mode with the Bulb-shooting. This allows the main subject to
be illuminated. can
NOTE
. To avoid camera shake, use
. aUsetripod.this mode only in low li-
ght, otherwise the pictures
will be overexposed.
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RED-EYE REDUcrloNwww.butkus.us: PRE'FLASHf . nuro t(S you . The red'eye phenomenon is most likely to occur when
take portriit pictures with flash in very low light.
. To reduce the red'eye in flash portraits, use the pre-flash'
(D . RED EYE
. AUTO
FILL.IN =r O OFF CS
(NUTO FLASH) (RED-EYE REDUCTION)
NOTE
The flash fires twice in sequence, so be careful not to shake the
camera between flashes.
{ Red-eye phenomenon occurs because the retina behind the pupil of an eye reflects
flash light. lt is sometimes useful to switch on all room lights in order to
decrease 'red eye'.
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