Samsung Nx1 User Manual

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Shooting FunctionsShooting Functions
You can set the shooting method, such as Continuous, Timer, or Bracketing.
Select Single to capture one photo at a time. Select  Continuous Normal 
or Continuous High  to shoot fast moving subjects. Select AE Bracket, 
WB Bracket, P Wiz Bracket, or Depth Bracket to adjust exposure, White 
Balance, apply picture Wizard effects, or capture photos with different 
depths of field. You can also select Timer to capture a photo automatically 
after a specified time.
Available options may differ depending on shooting conditions.
Rotate the drive dial to select a shooting method.
When Continuous High is selected (example)
Icon Description
HSingle (p. 111)
iContinuous Normal (p. 111)
WContinuous High (p. 111)
KTimer (p. 112)
LBracketing (p. 112)
Do not rotate the drive dial beyond the permitted limits. Doing so may damage 
the camera.
Drive (shooting method) 
						

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Shooting Functions > Drive (shooting method)
Single
Capture one photo whenever you press [Shutter]. Recommended for 
general conditions.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to  H.
Continuous
Continuously capture photos while you are pressing [Shutter]. If you 
selected Continuous High , you can capture up to 8, 10, 12, or 15 photos 
per second.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to  i (Continuous Normal) or  
W (Continuous High).
• To set the shooting speed, rotate the drive dial to  W, and then press [m] 

: b 
: Drive Settings 
: Continuous High  
: set the shooting speed.
• The noise reduction function is not available when  Continuous High is 
selected.
• The Tracking AF function is available with this option.
• You can select up to ISO 25600 when using Continuous Normal , or up to  
ISO 6400 when using Continuous High .
• When you continuously capture photos, for best results set the shutter speed 
at 1/250 s or higher. If you set the shooting speed at 15 fps in  Continuous 
High, set the shutter speed at 1/500 s or higher. 
						

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Shooting Functions > Drive (shooting method)
Timer
Capture a photo after a specified time. You can also set the shooting 
interval, number of shots, and shooting time.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to K.
• Press [Shutter] to stop capturing.
• To set the timer details, rotate the drive dial to K, and then press [m] 

:b 
: Drive Settings 
: Timer 
: set the shooting interval, number of 
shots, and shooting time.
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AE Bracket)
When you press [ Shutter], the camera captures 5 consecutive photos: the 
original and four more with different exposure settings. Use a tripod to 
prevent blurry photos as the camera captures five photos continuously. 
You can adjust the settings in the Bracket Settings menu.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to  L, and then press [m] 
: b 
: 
Drive Settings 

: Bracket 
: AE Bracket.
Darker     Original   Brighter 
						

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White Balance Bracketing (WB Bracket)
When you press [Shutter], the camera captures 3 consecutive photos: 
the original and two more with different White Balance settings. The 
original photo is captured when you press [Shutter]. The other two are 
automatically adjusted according to the White Balance you have set. You 
can adjust the settings in the Bracket Settings menu.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to  L, and then press [m] 
: b 
: 
Drive Settings  

: Bracket 
: WB Bracket.
MG-2
Original
MG+2
This option cannot be used with the RAW file format. Selecting this option will 
change the photo quality from RAW to JPEG.
Picture Wizard Bracketing (P Wiz Bracket)
When you press [ Shutter], the camera captures 3 consecutive photos, 
each with a different Picture Wizard setting. The camera captures a photo 
and applies the three Picture Wizard options you have set to the image 
captured. You can select three different settings in the Bracket Settings 
menu.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to  L, and then press [m] 
: b 
: 
Drive Settings 

: Bracket 
: P Wiz Bracket.
Vivid
Standard
Retro
This option cannot be used with the RAW file format. Selecting this option will 
change the photo quality from RAW to JPEG. 
						

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Depth Bracketing
When you press [Shutter], the camera captures 3 consecutive photos, 
each with a different depth of field by adjusting the aperture value. Use 
a tripod to prevent blurry photos as the camera captures three photos 
continuously. You can adjust the settings in the Bracket Settings menu.
To set the shooting 
method, Rotate the drive dial to L, and then press [m] → b → 
Drive Settings 
→ Bracket → Depth Bracket.
This feature is available only in Program or Aperture priority mode.
Bracketing settings
You can set up the options for each bracket function.
To set a bracketing 
option, 
In Shooting mode, press [m] → b → Drive Settings → 
Bracket 
→ scroll to an option, and then press [e] (right) → set 
up the options for each bracketing.
* Default
Option Description
AE Bracket
Set the exposure interval. (-/+ 0.3 EV*, -/+ 0.7 EV, 
-/+ 1.0 EV, -/+ 1.3 EV, -/+ 1.7 EV, -/+ 2.0 EV,  
-/+ 2.3 EV, -/+ 2.7 EV, -/+ 3.0 EV)
WB Bracket
Adjust the White Balance interval range of the  
3 bracketed photos. (AB -/+1, AB -/+2, AB -/+3*,  
MG -/+1, MG -/+2, MG -/+3)
For example, AB -/+3 adjusts the Amber value plus 
or minus three steps. MG -/+3 adjusts the Magenta 
value the same amount.
P Wiz BracketSelect the 3 Picture Wizard settings the camera will 
use to capture the 3 bracketed photos.
Depth Bracket
Set the depth interval. Use command dials 1 or 2 or 
the navigation button to select an option. You can 
also drag the slider or touch the arrows to select an 
option. (-/+ 0.3, -/+ 0.7, -/+ 1.0*, -/+ 1.3, -/+ 1.7,  
-/+ 2.0, -/+ 2.3, -/+ 2.7, -/+ 3.0)    
						

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Set the shooting interval, the number of shots, and shooting start time. 
Use this function to capture photos at regular intervals during an event, 
such as a lunar eclipse or a sunrise.
To capture an 
interval shot, 
In Shooting mode, press [m] 
: b 
: Interval Capture 
: 
set a shooting interval, the number of shots, and shooting start 
time 

: Start Interval Capture  
: wait for shooting to begin at 
the time you set. (If you did not set a shooting start time, press 
[Shutter] to capture the photo.)
• To save interval shots as a video, select  Time Lapse 
: On. The camera 
records a UHD video up to 60 seconds long at a rate of 10 fps. When using the 
Time Lapse function, you can set the count to less than 600 shots.
• If you set the interval count to more than 600 shots or there is not enough 
space on the memory card after the Time Lapse function has been set, the 
interval count will change automatically to allow you to use the Time Lapse 
function.
• If you set the interval time to 1 second and set the Time Lapse function, the 
interval time will change to 2 seconds.
• Touch  to pause while capturing photos.
• Touch  to resume.
• Touch  or press [m] to stop capturing.
• Use a shutter release cable with a tripod to minimize camera movement 
when capturing interval shots.
• Connect the power cable if the shooting interval is long or the number of 
shots to be taken is high.
• If the shooting interval is set to between one minute and 10 minutes, the 
camera will enter Display save mode after it starts to capture a photo. If a 
shooting interval exceeds 10 minutes, the camera will enter Power save mode 
and turn on and capture a photo automatically at the next interval. Press 
[Shutter] to cancel Power save mode.
• If the battery or memory card is removed while capturing photos, shooting 
will stop. Before removing the battery or memory card, interval shooting 
must be paused and the camera must be turned off.
Interval Capture 
						

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In order to capture a realistic photo of a subject, the amount of light 
should be constant. When the light source varies, you can use a flash and 
supply a constant amount of light. Select appropriate settings according to 
a light source and a subject.
To set flash options, In Shooting mode, press [m] 
: b 
: Flash 
: 
an option.
Icon Description
Off: The flash is off.
Smart Flash : The camera automatically adjusts the brightness 
of the flash according to the amount of light in the surrounding 
environment.
Auto : The flash automatically fires in dark locations.
Auto Red-eye : The flash automatically fires and reduces red-eye.
Fill in: The flash fires whenever you capture a photo. (Brightness is 
automatically adjusted.)
Fill-in Red: The flash fires whenever you capture a photo and 
reduces red-eye.
1st Curtain: The flash fires 
immediately after the shutter opens. 
The camera captures a photo of a 
subject earlier in an action sequence 
clearly.
Ball moving direction
Icon Description
2nd Curtain: The flash fires just 
before the shutter closes. The 
camera captures a photo of a 
subject later in an action sequence 
clearly.
Ball moving direction
Hi-speed: If the shutter speed is faster than the camera’s sync 
speed (the quickest time taken to open and close the shutter), 
the flash will fire multiple times at high speed. The flash starts to 
fire while the shutter opens. This option can be set only when you 
attach a compatible, optional external flash. (SEF-580A)
• The available options may differ depending on shooting conditions.
• There is an interval between two bursts of the flash. Do not move until the 
flash fires a second time.
• If you select Off , the flash does not fire even when an external flash is 
attached. If you adjust the flash intensity manually, the flash will fire once 
without a pre-flash.
Use only Samsung-approved flashes. Using incompatible flashes may damage 
your camera.
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Shooting Functions > Flash
Reducing the red-eye effect
If the flash fires when you capture a photo of a person in the dark, a red 
glow may appear in their eyes. To reduce the red-eye effect, select Auto 
Red-eye or Fill-in Red.
Without red-eye reduction With red-eye reduction
When the red-eye reduction function is used, there are two separate flashes. The 
subject should not move until after the second flash. If the subject is too far from 
the camera or moves after the first flash fires, red-eye may not be reduced.
Using the built-in flash
To open the built-in flash, press the flash pop-up button. The flash does 
not fire when the built-in flash is closed. 
						

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Adjusting the flash intensity
When the flash is on, adjust the flash intensity +/-2 levels.
To set the flash 
intensity,
In Shooting mode, select [m] 
: b 
: Flash 
: an option 

: [D] 
: scroll command dial 1 or command dial 2 or 
rotate the navigation button or press [ e/e] to adjust the flash 
intensity.
MenuBack Set Reset
Flash : Fill in
• You can also drag the slider or touch / to adjust the intensity.
• Adjusting the flash intensity may not be effective when:
 -The subject is too close to the camera.
 -You set a high ISO sensitivity.
 -The exposure value is too big or too small.
 -It is too bright or too dark.
• In some shooting modes, you cannot use this function.
• If you attach an intensity-adjustable external flash to the camera, the intensity 
settings of the flash will be applied.
• If the subject is too close when you use the flash, some light may be blocked, 
resulting in a dark photo. Ensure that the subject is within the recommended 
range, which varies by lens.
• When a lens hood is attached, the light from the flash can be blocked by the 
hood. Remove the hood to use the flash. 
						

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Flash settings
Set the flash mode, exposure value, flash brightness, or multi flash when 
you attach an external flash to the camera. You can also set wireless sync to 
control the internal or external flash. The flash settings are supported only 
when you attach a compatible, optional external flash (SEF-580A).
Setting external flash
To set external 
flash,In Shooting mode, press [m] 
: b 
: External Flash 
Settings 

: an option.
Option Description
Flash Mode
• A-TTL: In the A-TTL (Advanced Through The Lens) mode, 
the camera measures the light reflected by the subject 
through the lens. Then, it calculates the optimum 
exposure based on the exposure value and shutter 
speed.
• Manual Flash: The flash emits the full amount of light or 
the flash intensity can be adjusted manually.
• Multi Flash: When you press [ Shutter], the flash fires 
multiple times based on the number you have set.
Flash EVSet the exposure of the flash when the flash mode is 
A-TTL .
Flash OutputSet the brightness of the flash when the flash mode is 
Manual Flash.
Multi Flash 
SettingsSet the count, brightness, or frequency of the flash when 
the flash mode is Multi Flash.
If data can be exchanged between the camera and the flash, the settings for the 
external flash can be adjusted on the camera or the flash. Your previous options 
will be applied.