Hi! I have a problem with my samsung digimax s500. My camera makes worse photos in the MANUAL Mode. They are all dark. It seems that the Exposure compensation is set at -2. The camera shows me that when i press the Shutter button lightly. But i can not reset this in the MANUAL Mode. Wich means that i get only a normal bright photo when my exposure time is set at 8 seconds. Please help me! sincerly Georg Heidfogel

Hi

I suspect that your settings need adjusting and one of the quickest ways to do this may be to use the "Exposure Correction" function on the camera. Instructions for this can be found on page 30 of the manual, which you can download from here:

080223130149453_S500_S600_ENG.pdf">http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200802/20080223130149453_S500_S600_ENG.pdf

It is in pdf format so can be saved to your computer and in Adobe Acrobat Reader (later versions) you can use the search function to go to the areas you need. Also you can magnify the pages so that you can read them easily.

Hope this helps

Cheers

My suggestion is to try to reset to factory settings.

You may have accidently affected an exposure timing setting.

Or just try to use it in an automatic mode.

I sounds like a setting, since indoor flash pics are good, as you say.

HI! ITs inevitable. Even mine does it when theres light. You will just need to find a perfect spot that has lesser light.

You can download the manual from
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/detail/supportPrdDetail.do?menu=SP01&prd_ia_cd=04010300&prd_mdl_cd=&prd_mdl_name=DIGIMAX+S500


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.

Hi,


This is due to defective lens parts, So your camera require service (repair), Lens related parts need to be exchanged.


Rating the solution is highly appreciated....Good Luck

Select Manual mode by turning the mode dial to M. Press the +/- button, then up/down to change the aperture or right/left to change the shutter speed.

This is on page 14 of my copy of the manual.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Samsung-S500-Digital-Cameras-manual/id/563ag625/t/2/

Hi,

You can download the driver and manual here from Samsung.

http://www.samsungcamera.com/customer/download/cus_down_main.asp?key=s500

You can try adjusting the exposure compensation, quality of the picture.

Just press the +/- button on the right side of the screen.

For the Macro mode, just press the flower button on the bottom part of the Menu/ Ok button.

Contact Tech support at the Samsung site. Is the manual on the supplied CD? There may even be a download manual available.