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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Always there to help you Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome DSC150 Question? Contact Philips User manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preface ......................3 About this Manual .................. 3 Safety and Handling Precautions.............. 3 Using this Menu ..................4 Introduction ....................5 System Requirements ................5 Main Features ..................5 Package Contents................... 6 Camera Views ..................7 Camera Buttons ..................8 Navigation Control..................
  • Page 3 Setting Date & Time ................56 Setting Language ................. 56 Setting File Numbering ................. 56 Setting TV Out ..................57 Setting LCD Brightness ................. 57 Setting Memory Kit ................57 Reset All ....................57 Making Connections ..................58 Connecting the Camera to a TV ............. 58 Connecting the Camera to a PC .............

  • Page 4: Preface

    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 mechanical, electronic or other means, in any form, without prior written permission of the manufacturer.

  • Page 5: Using This Menu

    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 warranty.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    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: •...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    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)

  • Page 8: Camera Views

    Camera Views Front View Flash Self-timer LED/ AF Assist Lamp Microphone Lens Back View LCD monitor Zoom button LED indicator Playback button OK button/4-way navigation control 10. Menu button 11. Function/Delete button Top View 12. Shutter button 13. Power button 14.

  • Page 9: Camera Buttons

    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 clip.

  • Page 10: Navigation Control

    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 configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your images and videos. Further functions of these buttons are as follows: Description Face Tracking/Rotate Button Macro Button...

  • Page 11: Camera Memory

    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.

  • Page 12: Inserting An Sd/Sdhc/Sdxc Memory Card

    3. Insert the battery into the compartment 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 water.

  • Page 13: Charging The Battery By Usb

    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.

  • Page 14: Using The Lcd Monitor

    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 Item Description...
  • Page 15 Scene Mode - Movie Mode Screen Layout Standby layout Recording Layout Item Description Record Mode Indicates the current mode. Zoom indicator Displays zoom. Time remaining Indicates the remaining time of video available. Battery Indicates battery level. Storage media Indicates current storage media in use. Focus area Indicates focus area.
  • Page 16 Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depending on the type of image being viewed. Playback mode display of still images: Item Description Playback mode Indicates playback mode. Protect Indicates file is protected. Voice memo Indicates voice memo is attached. Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file.
  • Page 17 Playback mode of videos: Item Description Playback mode Indicates playback mode. Protect Indicates file is protected. Video clip Indicates the file is a video. Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio Button intro file.
  • Page 18 Playback mode of audio clips: Item Description Playback mode Indicates playback mode. Protect Indicates file is protected. Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video or audio file. File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card. Battery Indicates battery level.

  • Page 19: Changing The Lcd Monitor Display

    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: •...

  • Page 20: Setting The Zoom Control

    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.

  • Page 21: Using Flash

    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 Flash/Right repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on button the LCD monitor.

  • Page 22: Using The Function Menu

    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.
  • Page 23 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.

  • Page 24: White Balance

    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.

  • Page 25: Color Mode

    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. Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight Center to the subject matter at the center.

  • Page 26: Using The Record Menu

    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.
  • Page 27 This feature is used to capture the image of a backlight object by Backlight 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. This feature is used to capture images with over-saturated colors, Stylish off-kilter exposure or blurring.
  • Page 28 This feature detects if the subject blinked an eye when the image is Blink Detection captured and gives the user an option whether to save it or not. This feature captures an image temporarily as a reference. Full press Pre-composition shutter after referring the subject to the reference point.
  • Page 29 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, Night Portrait and Foliage - and selects the ideal settings.
  • Page 30 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.
  • Page 31 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.

  • Page 32: Using Smile Capture Mode

    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 pressing Shutter button.
  • Page 33 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.
  • Page 34 Using Fisheye Lens Mode For shooting fisheye photos with more creative and fun. 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.
  • Page 35 After taking the second shot, the yellow Once the icon overlaps the yellow block, block moves to the end of the guidance you can get another shot without pressing the bar, and the OK button appears as well. shutter button. You can press the OK button to stitch the first two shots, or the Menu button to restart shooting.

  • Page 36: Using Aperture Priority Mode

    Using Aperture Priority Mode This mode is designed for control the aperture value by user and let camera decide the shatter 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) ¥...

  • Page 37: Using Voices Recording

    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 the Record Menu.

  • Page 38: Setting The Aeb

    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 keys to go through the selection. 3.

  • Page 39: Setting Sharpness

    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 keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. The table below shows the available Sharpness settings.

  • Page 40: Setting Contrast

    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 keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save and apply changes. Icon Item Description...

  • Page 41: Setting The Date Stamp

    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: ¥...

  • Page 42: Recording Videos

    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).
  • Page 43 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. •...

  • Page 44: Playback

    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.

  • Page 45: Zooming Images

    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. ¥...

  • Page 46: Playing Voice Recording

    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.

  • Page 47: Deleting An Image/Video/Audio

    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.
  • Page 48 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.

  • Page 49: Slide Show

    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.
  • Page 50 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: ¥...

  • Page 51: Voice Memo

    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.
  • Page 52 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.
  • Page 53 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 keys to scroll and select an image to trim.

  • Page 54: Startup Image

    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 keys to scroll and select an image to resize. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4.

  • Page 55: Radial Blur

    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 information on the memory card and print the specified images.

  • Page 56: Using The Setup Menu

    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.

  • Page 57: Setting Lcd Save

    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, slideshow and video recording.

  • Page 58: Setting Tv Out

    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.

  • Page 59: Making Connections

    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.

  • Page 60: Connecting The Camera To A Printer

    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.

  • Page 61: Setting The Print Mode Menu

    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. ¥...

  • Page 62: Appendix

    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 created.

  • Page 63: Specifications

    Specifications Sensor Panasonic 14M 1/2.3-type Focal Length: 4.51 (W) ~ 18.04 (T) mm Lens 4X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD Normal: Wide: 10cm~infinity Tele: 10cm~infinity Focusing Range Macro: 1cm~50cm (Super Macro: 1cm) Aperture 3.1~5.9 Shutter Speed: Auto: 1 - 1/2,000 sec.
  • Page 64 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)
  • Page 65 Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. V1.0...

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