Philips SIC 3608S/G7 manual

Digital camera with swiv el lens User manual SIC 3608S/G7[...]

Thank you f or pur chasing the Philips SIC 3608S/G7 digital camera where w e encourage you to ... “do the swiv el!” Capturing photos y our wa y . Enjoy the independence of sna pping perfect self-portraits the first time. Simply swivel the lens to the back to pr eview y our shot in the LCD displa y to make sur e everyone is in the frame, sa y ch[...]

I Getting to know your camera 5 1. Camera views 5 1.1 Rear panel view 5 1.2 T op and front camera view 5 2. Monitor displa y icons 6 Ii. Befor e you shoot – ca mera pr epa ration & setup 6 3. Batteries 6 3. 1 Insert the batteries 6 4. External SD memor y card 7 4.1 Insert the memor y card 7 5. Camera setup 7 a) Set the onscreen language 7 b) [...]

7.2 Digital zoom 17 7.4 Burst snapshot mode 18 7.5 Exposure compensation 19 Iii. Video & audio r ecording 20 8. Video recor ding 20 8.1 Video recor ding options 20 A) Resolution 20 B) Frame rate 21 C . White balance 22 D . Video with or without audio 22 9. Audio recor ding 22 Iii. Photo r evie w & video playback 23 10. Viewing photos on the[...]

17.1 Formatting an sd memory card 32 18. Camera safe-handling 33 Iv . Camera specifications & softwar e minimum r equir ements: 34 Camera specifications 34 Pc-Cam software minim um requir ements 34[...]

5 1. Camera Views 1.1 Rear Panel View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Left na vigation flash on/off stick OK button Photo/video mode button Up na vigation stick Right na vigation/selftimer stick Down na vigation stick Zoom in rock er button Zoom out rock er button Delete button Pla yback button Connection for hand strap LCD di[...]

II. Setting Up Y our Camera 3. Batter ies The SIC 3608S/G7 uses three (3) AAA alkaline or rechargeable batteries. 3.1 Insert the Batter ies Open the batter y cov er by sliding it to the outside of the camera. Load the batteries according to the polarity illustration (+) and (-) on the inside of the batter y door . 6 L CD Display Icons Photo/Video M[...]

4. External SD Memory Car d The SIC 3608S/G7 has 32 MB of internal memor y so you can sa ve a couple of photos on your camera, but you will want to be able to tak e many photos. T o expand the number of photos you can shoot and stor e , use an external SD memor y card. The camera is compatible with up to 8GB storage capacity SD cards. 4.1 Insert th[...]

B) Set the Curr ent Date a nd Time It is useful to ha ve the corr ect date and time on the camera. When you transfer photos to y our computer , the date and time is listed in each photo’ s information data. 1) Press the OK button 2) Press the na vigation stick to Right to display the Setup men u 3) Press na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight [...]

pow ers off (after 60 or 120 seconds). Choose Disable to stop the camera fr om turning off automatically . 5) Press OK . 6) Press the na vigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit . D) Play Logo The camera will pla y a logo when powering on. Y ou can choose to pla y the logo or to lea ve the displa y blank. 1) Press the OK button. 2) Press the na vig[...]

4) Press OK . 5) Press the na vigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit . F) Adjusting the Light Fr equency Setting Photos and video can be affected by the flick ering of fluores- cent lights. It is best to mak e sure the camera is set to the right electrical frequency f or your country . 1) Press the OK button if necessary , press the na vigation s[...]

G) Firmwar e V ersion and Updating the Camera T o display the firmwar e ver sion: 1) Press the OK button 2) Press the na vigation stick to Right to displa y the Setup menu. 3) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight Firmwar e ver sion and press OK . 4) The firmware v ersion and last update will be displa yed on screen. 5) Press the na v[...]

• If no buttons ha ve been pushed on the camera for mor e than 30 seconds, the LCD displa y will turn off in order to pr olong batter y life. Press an y button to restore the image on the LCD viewfinder displa y . 6. Photo Image Options 6.1 Photo Resolution Photos can be shot at various resolutions up to 5 mega pixels (MP). Full 5 MP resolution i[...]

6.2 Photo Quality Photos can be compressed so that y ou can sav e a larger quantity of photos to a memor y card. Howev er , the more the photo is compressed, the lower the image quality . T o conser ve memor y , use a lower photo quality to cr eate a smaller file size . Normal quality photos ma y also be appropriate f or photos used only for the w [...]

1) Press the OK button 2) Highlight the Image menu. 3) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight White Balance and press OK to displa y the submenu. 4) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight the desired quality: Day Light , Tungsten , Fluor escent , Cloudy , or to return the camera to Auto – to let the camera automatically [...]

6.5 Color Effects The Color Effects adjustment allows y ou to shoot black and white photos, or antique-looking Sepia toned photos. 1) Press the OK button. 2) Highlight the Image menu. 3) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight Col or Ef fect and press OK to displa y the submenu. 4) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight the[...]

T o change the Flash Mode: While in PHO T O mode , press the na vigation stick to the Left . Each press left will cycle thr ough the Flash Modes. The flash mode will be displa yed on the LCD viewfinder as follows: Note: • When the Flash is in Auto or On mode , the LCD viewfinder screen will be blank after the flash has fir ed and is charging. W a[...]

7.2 Digital Zoom The SIC 3608S/G7 is equipped with a 4x digital zoom to enlarge distant images and mak e them appear closer . T o zoom in or z oom out: While in PHO T O mode , Zoom In by pressing the zoom + button. T o Zoom Out again, press the zoom (-) button Note: Using a digital zoom can result in loss of pictur e quality . Look at the LCD Vie w[...]

T o tak e the photo using the self-timer: 1) Compose the picture in the LCD vie wfinder . 2) Be sure that the camera is on a tripod or stur dy surface . 3) Press the shutter r elease button. 4) Get into the picture and wait f or the picture to be tak en. 7.4 Bur st Snapshot Mode Use the Burst Snapshot Mode to rapidl y shoot three photos in a ro w .[...]

Note: Using the Bur st Snapshot Mode will quickly fill up camera memor y by taking multiple shots. 7.5 Exposur e Compensation The SIC 3608S/G7 automatically exposes each photograph b y a veraging the bright areas and dark ar eas in a photo. When a photo has a big range of bright light and dark shadows, details can disappear in bright or dark ar eas[...]

III. Video and Audio Recor ding 8. Video R ecor ding T o r ecor d video: 1) Press the P ower button to turn on the camera then pr ess the Mode button to select VIDEO mode . 2) While in video mode , press the Shutter button to start recor ding video. 3) Press the Shutter button a second time to stop recor ding video. Note: • The LCD Viewfinder wil[...]

T o set the video r esolution: While the camera is set to Video Mode , 1) Press the OK button b y pressing in on the center of the na vigation stick. 2) Highlight the Video menu. 3) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight Resolution and pr ess OK to display the submen u. 4) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight 640 x 480 f[...]

C. White Bala nce See section 6.3 for explanation of White Balance. T o change White Balance in video recor dings, be sure the camera is in VIDEO Mode and make White Balance changes in the Video menu in the same wa y that it is changed for still images. D. V ideo With or W ithout Audio Video can be recor ded with or without audio. T o change the a [...]

Note: When recor ding, the LCD viewfinder will blink red and start a recor ding timer . The timer will displa y until the recor ding is stopped. III. Photo Review and Video Playback 10. Viewing Photos on the Camera L CD Display T o vie w the photos you ha ve tak en, Press the Pla yback button. Press the na vigation stick Left or Right to scr oll th[...]

2) Press the na vigation stick UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT to view diff erent enlarged portions of the photo . 3) Press the Zoom out (-) button to r eturn to normal viewing of the photo . 11. How to Delete Photos , Videos and Audio r ecor dings While in PLA YBA CK Mode: 1) Press the Delete button to enter the DELETE mode There ar e three options: • Del[...]

• T o delete all sa ved photos, videos & audios sa ved to the SD card. T o format an SD Ca r d: 1) Press the OK button 2) Press the na vigation stick to Right to displa y the Setup menu 3) Press na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight F ormat and press OK . 4) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight the YES and press OK to confi[...]

12.2 W atching Videos or Listening to Audio Recor dings on Y our T elevision: Connect the SIC 3608S/G7 to your tele vision to watch your videos or listen to your audio r ecordings so that you can shar e your r ecordings with others. T o watch videos or view photos on your television: 1) Connect the camera to your TV using the A V cable . Be sur e t[...]

A) Adjusting the Camera’s V ideo Output Press the Mode button to change to VIDEO Mode. 1) Press the OK button 2) Highlight the Video menu. 3) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight TV Output and press OK to displa y the submenu. 4) Press the na vigation stick Up or Down to highlight NTSC for TVs in North America; highlight P AL for E[...]

13.2 Downl oading Photos, V ideos and A udio Recor dings to a PC With the camera set to USB mode (see abov e): 1) Press the P ower button to turn on the camera. 2): Connect the USB cable to the computer THEN to the camera. At this point, a dialog box ma y appear on y our screen. Choose the option “ Import Pictur es ” to download photos and vide[...]

3) Click on the icon for y ou camera on the desktop . 4) Click on DCIM to open the folder . 5) Click on the files you want to cop y and drag them to your Pictur es , Movies and/or Music folders. Note: • Removing the SD car d or the batteries while cop ying files to your computer , ma y result in lost or cor rupted files. • When downloading file[...]

III. Maintena nce T o pr olong the life of the camera and ensure the best camera performance, keep the camera and accessories w ell maintained. 15. Camera Maintena nce Use only a dry , soft and clean cloth to clean fingerprints, smudges and dust fr om the camera lens and LCD display . Do not use r ough or abrasive cloths or household cleaning produ[...]

16. Batter ies The pow er status of the batter y is displa yed on LCD as shown: Factors that influence the lifetime of the batteries include: • LCD use—frequency , length of time in use; • Long periods of pla yback using the LCD displa y; • Frequency of Flash use; • Number of pictures tak en; • Cold envir onments will shor ten the life [...]

17. SD Memory Car d The camera uses an SD memor y card with up to an 8GB storage capacity , and ma y not recognize memor y cards with a larger storage capacity . It may be necessary to format the memory ca r d in the follo wing situations: • The inser ted card is unformatted; • The card is not working pr operly in the camera ev en if it has bee[...]

• All data will be deleted and unable to be reco vered after a card is formatted. Be sure to backup all pictur es and sa ved data to your computer bef ore f ormatting the SD card. 18. Camera Safe-Ha ndling • T o a void the danger of electric shock, do not open the camera body or attempt to repair the camera. • K eep the camera dry . W ater or[...]

IV . Ca mera Specifications & Softw ar e Minimum Requir ements: Camera Specifications 34 File format JPEG, EXIF 2.2, MJPEG(A VI) Capture Single/ 3 frames continuous Burst Video quality V GA 640x480/QVGA 320X240 Shutter speed range Electronic shutter£?1/2 ~ 1/2000 sec Self timer Disable/10 sec/20 sec Zoom 4 x digital zoom White balance Auto/ Da[...]

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