Philips SIC4434 manual

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1 Table of Co ntent 1 Brief Description ............... ............................................ ...................................... 2 z Package Contents ................ .............................................................. ................. 2 2 Before Using Your Camera . ............................................................[...]

2 1 Brief Description Your digital camera with color LC D display is roughly the size of a credit card - only 13 mm thick. The camera’s portabili ty and convenien ce are enabled by its “worry free” rechargeable battery, sim ple user interface, and easy im ag e d ownload when you c onnect the cam era to a PC with the supplied USB cable. Packag[...]

3 Identi fy i ng th e pa rts Red LED Flash Strobe Picture-Taki ng Mode / Playback Mode SD Card slot Lens Back View Viewfinder Green LED Power On/Off Up Select Down Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) LCD On/Off Front View Menu[...]

4 3 Using Your Digital Camera Charging the battery Long battery life is one of t he key benefits of this camer a compar ed to other digital cameras. On a full charge, the camer a will capture hundreds of imag es. Your camera battery has already been charged prior to shipment. So, yo u should be able to take pic tures without recharging it. However,[...]

5 Turning on the camera Press the Power button once to turn o n the camera. Press it again to turn the camera off. • Note: The camera has an automati c time-out feature to cons erve battery life. After one minute (or 2 mi nutes) the ca mera will time -out (turn of f). When timed out, the camera will not take a photo when you pus h th e sh utter b[...]

6 Picture-taking mod e The green LED will be solid when the cam era is ready to take picture s. If the green LED is blinking, the ca mera is not ready. It may blink for 1 second while storing an image and for 5 seconds while recharging the fla sh. Picture-taking mode menus • Press the Menu button to access the menus. • Use the Up and Down arrow[...]

7 Typical picture-t aking mode menu displays Picture-taking m od e with ti mer on Note the timer icon in the center of the display. When the timer is on, and set to 10 seconds (for exam ple), the front red L ED begins blinking when the shutter button is pressed. It begins counting down with 8 seconds of slow blinking (with audio beep s if the sound[...]

8 Playbac k mode Use the Playback mode to review images you have captured and to review images in order to delete them. Select Playback mo de by sliding th e mode sw itch to the r ight. Th e last pictu re taken is displayed first. If th e camera is empty, th e display will say “No pictures on camera.” Only the active media (SD card or internal [...]

9 Using Secure Digital (SD) memory cards Your camera is capable of stor ing images on S ecure Digital (SD) memory car ds. To use an SD card, insert the card into the SD slot in your camera. The LCD will show the SD card indicator when an SD card is in the slot. It may be necessary to format the SD card if the card has been used in devices other tha[...]

10 Turning so und on/off • Turn the camera on a nd press the mode button. • Select Sound and t hen select ON or OFF. Taking pict ures To take pictures using your Digital Camera: • Turn the camera on. • In low light conditions, c heck to mak e sure th e flash is ready. Be sure the Flash is set to AUTO. • Use the aiming mark in the viewfind[...]

11 Deleting an image To delete the most recent image: • Turn the camera on and swit ch the Picture- Taking Mode/ Playback Mode to playback. • Press the Menu button and select Delete. • Use the up/down arrow buttons to select “ Yes” to delete the image or “ No” to save the image. • Press the Select button to confirm your se lection. [...]

12 4 Installing the Software System requi remen ts Windows • Windows ME, 2000, or XP • 266 MHz Pentium or better • 32MB RAM • 200MB available Hard Drive space • CD-ROM or DVD Driv e • Available USB port[...]

13 PhotoImp res sion 5.0 Installa tion o Insert installation CD into your PC’s CD- ROM drive. o The introduction screen will appear automatically. o Click “ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.0”. 4. Click “Next”. 1. Choose Setup Language. 5. Click “ Next”. 2. Click “Next”. 6. Click “Finish”. 3. Click “Yes”. Note : To find out more a[...]

14 5 Connecting the Digital Camera to Your PC After the software has been inst alled on your computer , plug the camera into an available USB port using the provided US B cable. The Windows operatin g system requires that you install driver s for the cam era so that the camer a and com puter can communicate proper ly. To do this:  Connect your c[...]

15  Click “GETMYPIX.EXE”  Click “Transfer” to download the ph otos to the default directory on C: MyDocuments the folder will be named with the date.  Or click the right box as show n to browse the destination to download the photos.[...]

16  Photos transferring, thi s may take a few moments.  Click “Close” when it’s done . The photos are copied from the camera to the specified folder.[...]

17 6 Troubleshooting Problem Symptom Likely Ca use Solution No power Camera will not turn on Battery powe r has bee n depleted Recharge th e internal battery (section 3) The camera or sub ject was moving when the shot was taken Hold the camera firmly The subject is too clos e Move away from the subject Image appears blurred or dark The lens is dirt[...]

18 Check computer Co nnect the camera to the PC with the USB cable a nd select [My Comput e r] – [Contro l Panel] – [System] – [Device M anager]. In the [Device Manager] window delete [Compose USB device] or [Unknown device] in [Other devices]. Then disconnect the cam era and install the software before reconnecting the camera to the PC. Came[...]

19 7 Specifica tions Imager 1/2-inch SMaL CMOS image r with Autobrite* Imager Resolution 2032 x 1524 active pixels Dynamic Range 55 dB linear / up to 85 dB with Autobr ite* Exposure Control Automat i c with Autobrite and lo w-light-level st robe activation Sensitivity Equivalent to ISO 100 Exposure time 1/15 second to 1/1,000 second Exposure-to-exp[...]

20 8 Safety Notes We strongly recommend that you rea d thes e Safety Notes (an d assoc iated ma teria ls) befo re using your camera. FCC compliance The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two condit io ns: 1. this device may not caus e harmful interf er ence, and 2. this device must accept any inter[...]

21 WARNING • The enclosed disk is a computer CD-ROM. Neve r attempt to play this di sk on an ordinary music CD player as it may produce extremely high noise levels tha t could damage your hearing or your audio equipment. • The camera is a precisio n instru ment. Never attempt to disman tle this device. Ther e is a serious danger of a powe rful [...]

22 Places to Avoid Do not use or store the camera in the following types of locati ons: • In the rai n or in very hum id, dirty or dusty places. • Places subject to extreme temperature rises, such as in direct sunlight or a closed car in summer. Extremely cold places. • Places subject to strong vibration. • Places affected by smoke or steam[...]

23 9 Trademarks • Autobrite is a registered tr ademark of SMaL Camera Technologies, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks of th e Microsoft Corpor atio n of the U.S. and other countries. Windows is an abbreviate d term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. • Pentium is trademar k of Inte[...]