Philips DSC112BL manual

1  Table of Contents Prefa ce ........................................................................................................ 3 About this Manual .................................................................................. 3 Safet y and Handling Precautions .............................................................. 3 Using thi[...]

2  Setting Date & Time ............................................................................. 55 Setting Lang uage ................................................................................. 55 Setting File Numberin g ......................................................................... 55 Setting TV Out ....................[...]

3  Preface About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new dig ital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subj ect to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are re served. No part of this manual may be reproduced by a[...]

4  Battery Information • Turn off the camera before inst alling or removing the battery. • Use only the provided batteries or type of battery and charger that came with your camera. Using other types of battery or charger may damage the equipment and invalidate the warranty. • When using Li-ion battery in this product, ensure that they are[...]

5  Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast an d easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera, your co mputer must meet the following system requirements: For Windows: • Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 • P[...]

6  Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera Rechargeable battery x 1 pcs Battery charger (optional) Wrist strap USB adapter USB cable AV cable (optional) CD-Rom Quick Start Guide/ User Manual (optional) Camera pouch (optional)[...]

7  Camera Views Front View 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. Microphone Back View 5. LCD monitor 6. LED indicator 7. Menu button 8. Function/Delete button 9. OK button/4-way navigation control 10. Mode Switch Photo mode Movie mode Playback mode Top View 11. Power button 12. Zoom dial 13. Shutter button Bottom View 14. Battery/Memory card com[...]

8  Left / Right View 17. USB/TV Out 18. Strap ring Camera Buttons Your camera is equipped with different buttons for ease of use . Button Description Power Press the Power button to turn the power on/off. Shutter Press to capture an image or start/stop recording video or audio clip. Zoom dial In photo and movie mode, spin the zoom dial to left t[...]

9  Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow you to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). You can co nfigure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your images and videos. Further functions of these buttons are as follows: No. Description 1 Face Tracking/Rotate Button [...]

10  Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 128MB of internal memory . Users can store files up to 95.5MB. If there is no memory card inserted in the memory card slot, all images, videos and audio clips recorded are automatically stored in the internal memory. External storage Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4GB in size[...]

11  4. Close and lock the battery/memory card compartment. Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. 1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at the bottom of the camera. 2. Insert the SD/SDHC/SDXC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the bac[...]

12  Turning the Power On and Off There are two ways to turn on the camera: • The startup image displays briefly and the startup so und plays if enabled. The zoo m lens extends and the camera is turned on in Record mode. • The camera is turned on in Playback mode. The zoom lens is not extended. To turn off the camera, press the Power button .[...]

13  Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important in formation regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD moni tor is called the On Screen Display or OSD. LCD Monitor Layout Photo Mode Screen Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode. 2 Flash Indicat[...]

14  Movie Mode Screen Layout Standby layout Recording Layout No. Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode. 2 Zoom indicator Displays zoom. 3 Time remaining Indicates the remaining ti me of video available. 4 Battery Indicates battery level. 5 Storage media Indicates current storage media in use. 6 Focus area Indicates focus area[...]

15  Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depend ing on the type o f image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached. 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on [...]

16  Playback mode of videos: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Video clip Indicates the file is a video. 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file. 5 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in th[...]

17  Playback mode of audio clips: No. Item Description 1 Playback mode Indicates playback mode. 2 Protect Indicates file is protected. 3 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the ca mera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the tota l number of files in the storage card. 5 Battery Indicates b[...]

18  Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on th e LCD monitor can be changed using the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from on e type to another. In Photo/Movie Mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: • Basic • Full • None • Guideline • Help screen • T[...]

19  Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 5 times optical zoom an d 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 25 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a use ful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainie r) the image will appear. Please re fer to "Setting the Digital Zoom[...]

20  Using Flash When taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions, use the Flash/Right button to get correct exposure. This function cannot be activated in recording videos or co ntinuous shooting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your camera repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on the LCD monitor. Flas[...]

21  Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mo de, Photo Size, Quality, EV Compensation, White Bala nce, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the FUNC button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. Press the FUNC button again to close the menu. Menu Options • The Menu bar d[...]

22  Quality The Quality sets the quality (compression) at which the image is captured. The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images. Fine qu ality would give you the best images with sharper details an d less compression. However, the higher the quality, the more memo ry space is required in your memory card. EV Compen[...]

23  White Balance This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen by the human eye. • As you move through the selection, you can see the preview on the LCD monitor synchronously. Icon Item Description Auto White Balance The camera automatically adjust[...]

24  Metering This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure. Icon Item Description Multi The entire area of the screen is measured, and the exposure is calculated. Center Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. Spot A very small portion of the center of the scree[...]

25  Using the Record Menu If you are in Photo Mode, yo u can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the me nu is displayed, use the 4-way navigation control and the OK button to move through menu selections and apply your desired settings. To close the menu an ytime, press the menu button again. Record Men[...]

26  Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background. LOMO This feature is used to capture images with over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure or blurring. Fireworks For shooting firework displays in vivi d colors. It's recommended to use a tripod. Snow This feature is used for beach and snow sce nes. Spor[...]

27  Self Portrait This feature set zoom to wide end. When one face is detected, AF automatically activated and plays the sound (Bi) for notice. Then camera starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds. D-Lighting This feature enhances the shadow and highlight details of an image. Fisheye Lens This feature capture images with fisheye l[...]

28  Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users to ca pture great images even without basic knowledge of photography. Simply frame the shot with the help of Intelligent Scene Mode, the camera automatically recognizes 11 kinds of scenes - Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Macro, Text, Snow, Backligh t, Backlight Portrait, Nigh[...]

29  Using Party Mode Let the Party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have t he whole gang together, take a group or family portrait. Party mode features on Red-eye reduction flash and face tracking. You’ll miss fewer shots, and have more ti me to focus on enjoying the party. Using Soft Skin mode When the soft s[...]

30  Using Auction Mode It’s hard and wastes a lot of time to combine several images by software. Select Auction mode and choose a pattern, then take a few shots from different angl e. The camera composes a combined image in lower resolution suited to online posting. 1. Select Auction mode from Scene mode menu. 2. Use or keys to choose a patter[...]

31  Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow The image is set to low qualit y and VGA (640x480) size only . Using Smile Capture Mode When facing camera, especially kids, smiles are always short and hard to seize by manual shutter. Smile capture mode detects every smile all the time and pe rforms Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an image[...]

32  Using Pre-composition Mode When asking someone else to take images fo r yo u, but the images always don’t come up right? Pre-composition help s you get the background you want, even if you need to ask someone el se to record the image for you. Basically, Pre-composition is a tw o-step process. 1. Compose the background you want and press t[...]

33  Using Fisheye Lens Mode For shooting fisheye photos with more creative and fu n. Original Fisheye Lens Using Photo Stitch Mode Use this feature to create a panoramic photo from multiple shots. You can combine up to 2 or 3 shots into one single image quickly and easily. To stitch the still image 1. Enter Photo Stitch mode and press the UP key[...]

34  3. Once the icon overlaps the yellow block, you can get another shot without pressing the shutter button. 4. After taking the second shot, the yellow block moves to the end of the guidance bar, and the OK button appears as well. You can press the OK button to stitch the first two shots, or the Menu button to restart shooting. 5. S a m e a s [...]

35  Using Aperture Prio rity Mode This mode is designed for control the apertur e valu e by user and let camera decide the shat ter speed. The main impact that aperture had on images was with regards to Depth of Field. (DOF) • Choose lager aperture, only one subj ect in focus but the backgr ound nice and blurred. (Shallow DOF) • Choose small[...]

36  Using Voices Recording 1. From the Scene menu, select Voice REC . The Voice Recording screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor. 2. Press the Shutter button to start recording. 3. Press the Shutter button again to stop recording. Setting the Drive Mode Your camera features a Self-timer and Burst which can be s et in the Drive mode functi[...]

37  Setting the AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It perm its 3 consecutive images in the order of standard exposure, under exposure and overexposure compensation. To set AEB 1. From the Record menu, select AEB . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. Setting the AF Area [...]

38  Setting Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturation in your images. Use a higher saturation setting for rich colors and a lower saturation setting for more natural tones. To set Saturation 1. From the Record menu, select Saturation . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save an[...]

39  Setting the Digital Zoom This feature controls the digital zoom mode of your camera. Your camera enlarges an image using the optical zoom first. When the zoom scale exceeds 5X, the camera uses digital zoom. To set Digital Zoom 1. From the Record menu, select Digital Zoom . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK butto[...]

40  Setting Auto Review The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it. If Auto review is On, the camera will display the captured image for 1 second on the LCD monitor. To set Auto Review 1. From the Record menu, select Auto Review . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to sav[...]

41  Movie Size The Movie Size function appears only in Movie mode. Use this function to adjust the resolution and quality of movie clips. The table below shows the available size and corresponding image quality settings. Icon Item Description 1280 X 720 HDTV (Support SDHC_Class(6)) The length of a single video recording is up to 29 minutes. It w[...]

42  Playback You can playback the still images, vide o and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the imag e one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below. 1. Slide the Mode switch to Playback mode . 2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To under[...]

43  Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contai n i cons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Error Indicates an er ror file. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still imag es only. • In normal view, spin the Zoom di[...]

44  To capture screenshot image from a vid eo clip 1. During playback of video, press the key to pause playback on your desired video frame to capture. 2. Press the Shutter button to capture a screenshot. 3. The camera stop playback. The LCD monitor displays the captured image in Single navigation mode. This feature does not function when pressi[...]

45  Deleting an Image/Video/Audio There are two ways to delete an image/video/audio: • Using the Delete button. • Using Playback Menu Delete settings. See "Delete" on page 45. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to dele te an image/video/audio clip. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. View images/vid[...]

46  To delete a single file: 1. Select Single in the Delete submenu, the images are displayed on the LCD monitor in single navigation mode. 2. Use the or keys to scroll th e display. 3. When the desired image/video/ audio clip is displayed on the LCD monitor, select Delete . 4. Press the OK button to delete. 5. The next image is displayed on the[...]

47  Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playb ack your still images automatically in order one image at a time. To view slideshow: 1. From the Playback menu, select Slide Show . The Slideshow menu appears. 2. Set the slide show settings. 3. Select Start , then press the OK button to start the slide show. 4. During slideshow, press [...]

48  To protect/unprotect multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor. 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 3. When the desired file is highlighted, press the OK button to mark/unmark the file clip for protection. 4. Repeat step 3 until all desired files[...]

49  Red-eye Correction The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce re d eye in captured ima ges. This function is only available for still images. Red-eye correction can be a pplied to an image several times, but the quality may gradually deteriorate. To activate Red-eye Correction: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Press the or keys[...]

50  Color Mode The Color Mode function lets you adjust edit still images to apply different colors or tones for a more artistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. To activate Color Mode: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to edit. 3. Press the MENU button to launch[...]

51  Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to anothe r image size. This function is only available for still images. To trim an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to trim. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Trim . The Trim screen layout is displaye[...]

52  Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is ava ilable. To resize an image: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Use the or keys to scroll and select an image to resize. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Resize . The Resize submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 5. Select [...]

53  DPOF DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format, which allows you to embed printing information on your memory card. You can select the images to be printed and how many prints to make with the DPOF menu in the camera and insert the memory card to th e card compatible printer. When the printer starts printing, it will read the e[...]

54  Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether yo u are in Record or Playback mode. The Setup menu allows to configure general camera settings. To go to Setup Menu: 1. Press Menu button to launch the Record/Playback Menu. 2. Use the or keys to switch the menu tab to Setup menu. 3. Use the or keys to move through the menu selectio[...]

55  Setting LCD Save Enable the LCD Save function to automatically decrease the LCD brightness to conserve battery power. When the camera is idle for 20 seconds, the LCD darkens. Press any button to resume to normal brightness. • The camera is idle when no buttons are pressed. LCD Save, though enabled, does not function during video playback, [...]

56  Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjust vi deo output signal to accommodate diffe re n t r e g i o n a l s e t t i n g s . I f T V o u t is not set correctly, the image ma y not display properly on TV. Available settings are: • NTSC. Applicable in Japan, USA, Canada, Taiwan and others. • PAL. Applicable in Europe, Asia (excludin[...]

57  Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, o r a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images o n a TV screen. Befo re connecting to any video devices, make sure to select NTSC/PAL to match the broadcast standard of the video equipment you are going to connect to the camera. To connect your camer[...]

58  5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appear ed on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your PC. • The camera’s internal memory and mem ory card would display as removable drives in PC. • After the connection, no i mage is displayed [...]

59  Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a pr inter and your camera is established. Print Mode includes three major settings: • Print Select. An image can then be selected to print. • Print All. Prints all images. • Print Index. Prints all images as thumbnails. To set Print Select 1[...]

60  Appendix About Folder and File Names Your camera automatically creates specific directory of folder in the internal memory cards to organize captured images, videos and audio files. File Naming File names begin with "DSCI" and followed by a 4-di git numb er that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new fold[...]

61  Specifications Sensor Panasonic 16M 1/2.3-type Lens Focal Length: 4.9 (W) ~ 24.5 (T) mm 5X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD Focusing Range Normal: Wide: 10 cm ~ infinity Tele: 60 cm ~ infinity Super Macro: 5 cm (@zoom01) ~ 100 cm Aperture 2.4 ~ 6.1 Shutter Shutter Speed: Auto: 1 - 1/2,000 sec. Manual: 15 - 1/2,00[...]

62  OSD Language Interface USB/AV OUT TV system NTSC/PAL (selected by Setup MENU) Battery Lithium ion battery Operating Temperature 0º C - 40º C Operating Humidity 0% - 90% Microphone Built-in Speaker Built-in Dimensions 98.2 x 59.9 x 22.2 mm Weight 110g (no battery)[...]