[. . . ] USER MANUAL HMX-H400BP/HMX-H405BP/HMX-H430BP/HMX-H440BP www. samsung. com/register For video recording, use a memory card that supports faster write speeds. - Recommended Memory Card: 6MB/s (Class 6) or above. Before reading this user manual SAFETY WARNINGS What the icons and signs in this user manual mean; There is a potential risk of death or serious injury. There is a potential risk of personal injury or damage to the product. To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your camcorder, follow these basic safety precautions. [. . . ] The recording starts with a dark screen, and then the image and sound fade in. 3. Touch the Menu ( ) tab “Fader. ” Touch the desired submenu item. To exit the menu, touch the Exit ( ) or Return ( ) tab. 1/1 Off In Out In-Out With “Fader” set to “Out, ” press the Recording start/stop button to stop recording. The image and sound fade out, the screen goes black, and then the recording stops. Fade in-out With “Fader” set to “In-Out, ” press the Recording start/stop button. The recording starts with a dark screen, and then the image and sound fade in. The image and sound fade out, the screen goes black, and then the recording stops. Submenu items • • • • Off: Disables the function In ( ): As soon as you start recording, the recording fades in. In-Out ( ): When you start or stop recording, the recording fades in or fades out accordingly. Fade In (Approx. 3 seconds) Fade Out (Approx. 3 seconds) The camcorder automatically turns the Fader function off after it has been used once. You must reset it each time you want to use it. 61 Advanced recording Tele Macro Using the Tele Macro function, you can get close up images which are created by focusing on a small portion of a large object at a tele angle. It is useful to get close up images of flowers or insects etc. Select the record mode by pressing the MODE button. Shot The Continuous Shot function lets you capture up to eight photos in rapid succession to give you more photo-taking opportunities when recording moving subjects. Select the record mode by pressing the MODE button. 3. Touch the Menu ( “Tele Macro. ” ) tab Tele Macro Off 1. On Touch the Menu ( “Cont. 3. Touch the desired submenu item. 1/1 On To exit the menu, touch the Exit ( ) or Return ( ) tab. To exit the menu, touch the Exit ( ) or Return ( ) tab. Submenu items • Off: Disables the function. • On ( ): You can focus on a small portion of a large object at a tele angle. Submenu items • Off: The camcorder records only one photo image. • On ( ): When you press the PHOTO / (My Clip) button, the camcorder can take up to 8 photos in one second. • If an error occurs (Card full, etc. ) during continuous shot, the recording stops and an error message appears. Shot” is “On, ” the camcorder fixes the photo resolution at 1920x1080. • When recording in Tele Macro mode, the focus speed may be lowered. • Use a tripod (not supplied) to prevent camcorder shake in the Tele Macro mode. • As the distance to the subject decreases, focusing area narrows. • If you cannot get proper focus, move the Zoom lever to W(Wide) slowly and adjust the distance to the subject. • When using the zoom to telephoto in the Tele Macro mode, the minimum distance you can have between the camcorder and subject is 50 cm. 62 Advanced recording Wind Cut Using the Wind Cut function, you can reduce wind noise when recording sound using the internal microphone. Select the record mode by pressing the MODE button. page 29 Digital Zoom The digital zoom enables higher zoom magnification than the optical zoom. [. . . ] Usually, abiding by the rule of thirds leads to a good composition. Optical zoom This is a general zoom which can enlarge images with a lens and does not deteriorate quality of images. Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) CMOS is an image sensor producing images approaching the quality of CCD (charge coupled device) sensors. It consumes less power, meaning a longer battery life on your camcorder. Quality An expression of the rate of compression used in a digital image. Higher quality images have a lower rate of compression, which usually results in a larger file size. Resolution The number of pixels present in a digital image. High resolution images contain more pixels and typically show more detail than low resolution images. Digital zoom A feature that artificially increases the amount of zoom available with zoom lens (Optical zoom). [. . . ]