Samsung Upright DV VP_D230 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Notes and Safety Instructions

  6
• Getting to Know Your Camcorder

  11
• Features

  11
• Accessories Supplied with camcorder

  12
• Accessories

  12
• Front & Left View

  13
• Left side View

  14
• Functions buttons

  14
• Right & Top View

  15
• Rear & Bottom View

  16
• Remote control (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  17
• OSD (On Screen Display in CAM and PLAYER modes)

  18
• OSD (On Screen Display in M.REC and M.PLAY modes) (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  19
• Turning the OSD on/off (On Screen Display)

  19
• Preparation

  20
• How to use the Remote Control (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  20
• Battery Installation for the Remote Control

  20
• Self Record using the Remote Control

  20
• Lithium Battery Installation

  21
• Adjusting the Hand Strap

  22
• Hand strap

  22
• Attaching the Lens Cover

  22
• Hand Strap

  22
• Connecting a Power Source

  23
• To use the AC Power adapter and DC Cable

  23
• To select the CAMCORDER mode (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  23
• DC Cable

  23
• Using the Lithium Ion Battery Pack

  24
• Charging the Lithium Ion Battery Pack

  24
• Battery Pack

  24
• Table of continuous recording time based on model and battery type

  25
• Battery level display

  26
• Inserting and Ejecting a Cassette

  27
• Cassette

  27
• BASIC Recording

  28
• Making your First Recording

  28
• Record Search (REC SEARCH)

  29
• REC Search

  29
• Hints for Stable Image Recording

  30
• Recording with the LCD monitor

  30
• Recording with the Viewfinder

  30
• Adjusting the LCD

  31
• Using the VIEWFINDER

  32
• Adjusting the Focus

  32
• Playing back a tape you have recorded on the LCD

  33
• Adjusting the LCD during PLAY

  34
• Controlling Sound from the Speaker

  34
• Sound

  34
• Speaker

  34
• Advanced Recording

  35
• Use of various Functions

  35
• Setting menu items

  35
• Set the camcorder to CAM or PLAYER mode and M.REC or M.PLAY mode (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  36
• Availability of functions in each mode

  37
• CLOCK SET

  38
• CLOCK SET

  38
• WL. REMOTE (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  39
• WL. REMOTE

  39
• BEEP SOUND

  40
• BEEP SOUND

  40
• SHUTTER SOUND (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  41
• DEMONSTRATION

  42
• DEMONSTRATION

  42
• PROGRAM AE

  43
• PROGRAM AE

  43
• Setting the PROGRAM AE

  44
• WHT. BALANCE (WHITE BALANCE)

  45
• WHT. BALANCE

  45
• Zooming In and Out with DIGITAL ZOOM

  46
• Zooming In and Out

  46
• Digital Zoom

  47
• DIS (Digital Image Stabilizer)

  48
• DIS

  48
• DSE (Digital Special Effects) SELECT

  49
• DSE

  49
• Selecting an effect

  50
• REC MODE

  51
• REC MODE

  51
• AUDIO MODE

  52
• AUDIO MODE

  52
• WIND CUT

  53
• WIND CUT

  53
• DATE/TIME

  54
• DATE/TIME

  54
• TV DISPLAY

  55
• Using Quick Menu

  56
• Quick Menu

  56
• Setting the Quick menu

  57
• SHUTTER SPEED

  57
• SHUTTER SPEED & EXPOSURE

  58
• EXPOSURE

  58
• SLOW SHUTTER(Low Shutter Speed)

  59
• EASY Mode (for Beginners)

  60
• EASY Mode

  60
• MF/AF (Manual Focus/Auto Focus)

  61
• Auto Focusing

  61
• Manual Focusing

  61
• BLC (Back Light Compensation)

  62
• BLC

  62
• Fade In and Out

  63
• To Start Recording

  63
• To Stop Recording (use FADE IN / FADE OUT)

  63
• Fade

  63
• Audio dubbing (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  64
• Dubbing sound

  64
• Audio dubbing

  64
• Dubbed Audio Playback

  65
• PHOTO Image Recording

  66
• Searching for a PHOTO picture

  66
• PHOTO SEARCH

  66
• NIGHT CAPTURE (0 lux recording)

  67
• POWER NIGHT CAPTURE

  68
• Various Recording Techniques

  69
• Playback

  70
• Tape Playback

  70
• Playback on the LCD

  70
• Playback on a TV monitor

  70
• Connecting to a TV which has Audio/Video input jacks

  70
• Connecting to a TV which has no Audio and Video input jacks

  71
• Playback

  71
• Connecting

  71
• Various Functions while in PLAYER mode

  72
• Playback pause

  72
• Picture search (Forward/Reverse)

  72
• Slow playback (Forward/Reverse) (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  72
• Frame advance (To play back frame by frame) (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  73
• X2 playback (Forward/Reverse ) (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  73
• Reverse playback (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  73
• Frame advance

  73
• ZERO MEMORY (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  74
• ZERO MEMORY

  74
• PB DSE (Playback Digital Special Effects)

  75
• PB DSE

  75
• PB ZOOM

  76
• (VP-D200i/D230i/D250i/D270i only)

  77
• AV IN/OUT

  77
• IEEE 1394 Data Transfer

  78
• Transferring IEEE1394 (i.LINK)-DV standard data connections

  78
• Connecting to a DV device

  78
• Connecting to a PC

  78
• IEEE1394

  78
• System requirements

  79
• Recording with a DV connection cable (VP-D200i/D230i/D250i/D270i only)

  79
• (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  80
• Transferring a Digital Image through a USB Connection

  80
• System Requirements

  80
• Installing DVC Media 5.1 Program

  81
• Using the “PC camera” function

  81
• Using the “removable Disk” function

  82
• Using the “USB streaming” function

  82
• Connecting to a PC

  82
• (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  83
• MEMORY STICK (VP-D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  83
• Memory Stick Functions

  83
• Inserting and ejecting the Memory Stick

  84
• Structure of folders and files on the Memory Stick

  85
• Image Format

  85
• Selecting the CAMCORDER mode

  85
• MEMORY FILE NUMBER

  86
• Selecting the image quality

  87
• Select the image quality

  87
• Number of images on the Memory Stick

  87
• PHOTO quality

  87
• Recording Still images to a Memory Stick in M.REC Mode

  88
• Recording images to a Memory Stick

  88
• Recording an image from a cassette as a still image

  89
• Viewing Still images

  90
• To view a Single image

  90
• To view a slide show

  90
• Still images

  90
• To view the Multi Display

  91
• Copying still images from a cassette to Memory Stick

  92
• PHOTO copy

  92
• Marking images for printing

  93
• Protection from accidental erasure

  94
• Protection

  94
• Deleting Still images

  95
• Deleting

  95
• Formatting the Memory Stick

  96
• Attention

  96
• Formatting

  96
• MPEG RECORDING

  97
• Selecting the moving picture sizes

  98
• MPEG Playback

  99
• Maintenance

  100
• After finishing a recording

  100
• Cleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder

  101
• Cleaning the Video Heads

  101
• Cleaning

  101
• Using Your Camcorder Abroad

  102
• Power sources

  102
• Colour system

  102
• Troubleshooting

  103
• Troubleshooting

  103
• Self Diagnosis Display

  103
• Moisture Condensation

  103
• Self Diagnosis Display in M.REC, M.PLAY mode (VP-D230(i)/D250(i)/D270(i) only)

  104
• Specifications

  106
• INDEX

  107
• Power Sources (United Kingdom Only)

  108