Samsung BN59-01012A Data Sheet

Samsung

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Contents

Getting started ............................................................................................ 28

Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 28

Camera layout .............................................................................................. 29

Using the MOBILE button ....................................................................................... 31
Using the display ....................................................................................................... 32

Using the Self shot mode.......................................................................................... 32

Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 33

Removing the battery and memory card ........................................................... 33

Using the memory card adapter ............................................................................ 33

Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 34

Charging the battery................................................................................................ 34
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 34

Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 35
Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 37

Using m ................................................................................................................. 37

E.g. Selecting the photo size in P mode .............................................................. 37

Using the Smart panel ............................................................................................. 38

E.g. Adjust the exposure value in P mode .......................................................... 38

Using iFn ....................................................................................................................... 39

Display icons ................................................................................................ 41

In Shooting mode ..................................................................................................... 41

Capturing photos ........................................................................................................ 41

Recording videos ......................................................................................................... 42

About the level gauge ............................................................................................... 42

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 ............................................................................................... 21

What controls out-of-focus effects? ....................................................................... 21

DOF preview ................................................................................................................... 23

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

Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 23

Photos with two subjects .......................................................................................... 24

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

Flash guide number ..................................................................................................... 26

Bounce Photography .................................................................................................. 26