Samsung BN59-01012A Data Sheet

Samsung

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Contents

Getting started ............................................................................................ 27

Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 27

Camera layout .............................................................................................. 28

Using the DIRECT LINK button ................................................................................ 30
Using the display ......................................................................................................... 31

Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 32

Removing the battery and memory card ........................................................... 34
Using the memory card adapter ............................................................................. 34

Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 35

Charging the battery................................................................................................ 35
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 35

Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 36

Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 38

Selecting with buttons ............................................................................................ 38
Selecting by touch .................................................................................................... 38
Using m ................................................................................................................. 39

E.g. Selecting the photo size in P mode .............................................................. 39

Using the Smart panel ............................................................................................. 40

E.g. Adjust the exposure value in P mode .......................................................... 40

Selecting a mode ......................................................................................... 41

Accessing a Mode screen ....................................................................................... 41
Mode description ...................................................................................................... 41

Tips

Concepts in Photography

Shooting postures....................................................................................... 13

Holding the camera ..................................................................................................... 13
Standing photography ............................................................................................... 14
Crouching photography ............................................................................................ 14

Aperture ........................................................................................................ 15

Aperture value and the depth of field .................................................................. 16

Shutter speed ............................................................................................... 17

ISO sensitivity .............................................................................................. 18

How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity
control exposure ......................................................................................... 19

Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective ................ 20

Depth of field ............................................................................................... 20

What controls out-of-focus effects? ....................................................................... 21
DOF preview ................................................................................................................... 22

Composition ................................................................................................. 23

Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 23
Photos with two subjects .......................................................................................... 24

Flash ............................................................................................................... 25

Flash guide number ..................................................................................................... 25