Philips DSC150B manual

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1  Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................ 3 About this Manual .................................................................................. 3 Safety and Handling Precautions .............................................................. 3 Using this [...]

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3  Preface About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new digital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subject to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any [...]

4  Battery Information • Do not attempt to turn on/off the camera in the process of installing battery. Turn off the camera before installing 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[...]

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

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) 6 [...]

Camera Views Front View 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp 3. Microphone 4. Lens Back View 5. LCD monitor 6. Zoom button 7. LED indicator 8. Playback button 9. OK button/4-way navigation control 10. Menu button 11. Function/Delete button Top View 12. Shutter button 13. Power button 14. Speaker 7 [...]

8  Bottom View 15. Battery/Memory card compartment 16. Tripod screw hole 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[...]

9  Navigation Control The 4-way Navigation Control and the OK button allow y ou to access the various menus available from the On Screen Display (OSD). You can configure 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 32MB of internal memory. Users can store files up to 13.5MB. 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  3. Insert the batte ry into the com partment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown. 4. Close the battery/memory card compartment, and the cover latch is buckled automatically. To ensure the water resistance, please pull down the cover latch (as illustrated) to lock the battery cover before using under w[...]

Charging the Battery by USB In other way charging the battery , you can use the USB cable to connect the camera with PC or USB adapter . 1. Connect the camera with the USB cable as shown. 2. Connect the other end with the USB adapter and plug it into a power outlet or with the USB port of PC directly for charging. • When the battery is charging, [...]

13  Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important information regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD monitor 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 Indicates[...]

Scene Mode - 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 time of video available. 4 Battery Indicates battery level. 5 Storage media Indicates current storage media in use. 6 Focus area Indicates focus[...]

Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of 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 the camer[...]

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 the stora[...]

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 camera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. 5 Battery Indicates battery le[...]

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

Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 20 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image will appear. Please refer to "Setting the Digital Zoom" on p[...]

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 continuous shooting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your camera repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on the LCD monitor. Flash/Right [...]

Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mode, Photo Size, Quality, EV Compensation, White Balance, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the Fn button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. Press the Fn button again to close the menu. Menu Options • The Menu bar displays the c[...]

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 quality would give you the best images with sharper details and less compression. However, the higher the quality, the more memory space is required in your memory card. EV Compensation Ima[...]

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 adjusts the w[...]

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 screen is me[...]

Using the Record Menu If you are in Photo Mode, you can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the menu 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 anytime, press the menu button again. Record Menu The Reco[...]

26  Backlight This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by changing the metering. Kids This feature is used to capture still images of moving kids. Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background. Stylish This feature is used to capture images with over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure [...]

Blink Detection This feature detects if the subject blinked an eye when the image is captured and gives the user an option whether to save it or not. Pre-composition This feature captures an image temporarily as a reference. Full press shutter after referring the subject to the reference point. Love Portrait This feature uses face tracking to auto [...]

Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users to capture 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, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Night Scene, [...]

29  Using Party Mode Let the Party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have the 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 time to focus on enjoying the party. Using Soft Skin mode When the soft ski[...]

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 angle. 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 pattern. 3. Pr[...]

Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow The image is set to low quality 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 performs Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an image without [...]

Using Pre-composition Mode When asking someone else to take images for you, but the images always don’t come up right? Pre-composition helps you get the background you want, even if you need to ask someone else to record the image for you. Basically, Pre-composition is a two-step process. 1. Compose the background you want and press the Shutter b[...]

Using Fisheye Lens Mode Original For shooting fisheye photos with more creative and fun. 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 to sele[...]

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. Same as step 3 , mo[...]

Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture value 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 subject in focus but the background nice and blurred. (Shallow DOF) ¥ Choose smaller aperture, a[...]

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 set in the Drive mode function in th[...]

Setting the AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It permits 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 AF stand[...]

Setting Sharpness This function allows you to enhance or soften finer details of your images. To set Sharpness 1. From the Record menu, select Sharpness . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. The table below shows the available Sharpness settings. Icon Item Description High Sharpens the i[...]

Setting Contrast This function allows you to adjust the contrast of your images. To set Contrast 1. From the Record menu, select Contrast . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. Icon Item Description High Enhance the contrast Normal Normal contrast Low Reduce the contrast Setting the Digit[...]

Setting the Date Stamp The date of recording can be printed directly on the still images. This function must be activated before the image is captured. Once date and time are stamped on an image, they can no longer be edited or deleted. Limitations of Date Stamp functions are as follows: ¥ Available for still images only. ¥ May slow down AEB/ Bur[...]

Recording Videos You can record videos with the camera, the available recording time depends on the capacity of the memory card. Videos can be recorded until the maximum memory capacity has been reached. However the length of a single video may be limited (the limitation depends on the camera model). 1. Turn on the camera and press Menu button to l[...]

Internet Mode The Internet Mode allows you to record videos with predefined video settings for easy upload to the Internet website. Therefore when you record using the Internet Mode, the following standards are followed: • Recorded videos are set to Internet standard resolution of 640 X 480. • Recording automatically stops when the file reaches[...]

Playback You can playback the still images, video and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the image one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below. 1. Press the Playback button on the camera. 2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To understand the[...]

Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contain icons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Error Indicates an error file. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still images only. ¥ In normal view, press the Zoom button clockw[...]

To capture screenshot image from a video 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 functi on when pressing shut[...]

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 47. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to delete an image/video/audio clip. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. View images/videos/audio [...]

Delete The Delete function allows to remove unwanted files in the internal memory or on the memory card. Protected files cannot be erased, to delete, unprotect the file first. See "Protect" on page 49. To delete an image/video/audio clip: 1. From the Playback menu, select Delete . 2. The Delete submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Ava[...]

7. Press the OK button to delete marked files. To delete all files: 1. Select All in the Delete submenu. A confirmation message appears. 2. Select Yes . 3. Press the OK button to delete all files. Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playback your still images automatically in order one image at a time. To view slideshow: 1. From the P[...]

Protect Set the data to read-only to prevent images from being erased by mistake. A protected file has a lock icon when viewed on Playback mode. To protect files: 1. From the Playback menu, select Protect . 2. The Protect submenu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Available select settings: ¥ Single. Select one file to lock/unlock. ¥ Multi . Select[...]

Red-eye Correction The Red-eye Correction function is used to reduce red eye in captured images. This function is only available for still images. Red-eye correction can be applied 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 to scroll[...]

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 the Pl[...]

Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to another 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 displayed on the[...]

Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is available. 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 size amo[...]

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 the card compatible printer. When the printer starts printing, it will read the embedded [...]

Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether you 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 selections. 4. T[...]

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, slidesho[...]

Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjust video output signal to accommodate different regional settings. If TV out is not set correctly, the image may not display properly on TV. Available settings are: ¥ NTSC. Applicable in Japan, USA, Canada, Taiwan and others. ¥ PAL. Applicable in Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), Oceania and others. Se[...]

Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, or a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images on a TV screen. Before 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 camera to a TV:[...]

5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appeared on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your PC. ¥ The camera’s internal memory and memory card would display as removable drives in PC. ¥ After the connection, no image is displayed on the LCD m[...]

Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a printer 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. Use the o[...]

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-digit number that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is cre[...]

62  Specifications Sensor Panasonic 14M 1/2.3-type Lens Focal Length: 4.51 (W) ~ 18.04 (T) mm 4X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD Focusing Range Normal: Wide: 10cm~infinity Tele: 10cm~infinity Macro: 1cm~50cm (Super Macro: 1cm) Aperture 3.1~5.9 Shutter Shutter Speed: Auto: 1 - 1/2,000 sec. Manual: 15 - 1/2,000 sec. N[...]

63  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 99.1 x 22 x 61.4mm Weight 140 g (no battery)[...]

Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. V1.0[...]