Philips PocketCam DSC2000K User manual

Instructions for use
Philips PocketCam

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Introduction
Philips PocketCam DSC 2000K
The Philips PocketCam DSC 2000K you have just purchased is manufactured to the highest
standards and will give you years of trouble-free use.This new digital camera is the most
advanced means of capturing quality photos quickly and easily on your PC.
Please read the following instructions carefully.They provide a step-by-step description of the
installation process and explain how to use the Philips PocketCam
Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................2
1.Things you should know ..........................................................................................4-5
Safety precautions ......................................................................................................................................................................4
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................................................4
Liquid Crystal Display ..............................................................................................................................................................5
Pack contents ................................................................................................................................................................................5
2. Quick start .............................................................................................................6-10
3. Functional overview ............................................................................................11-12
4. Installation ............................................................................................................13-17
Installing the camera software and drivers.........................................................................................................13-15
Charging/recharging the battery .....................................................................................................................................16
Installing a Secure Digital (SD) memory card ........................................................................................................17
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5. Operating the camera ........................................................................................18-27
Menu operation ................................................................................................................................................................18-21
Tur ning the camera On and Off ....................................................................................................................................22
Tur ning the display On and Off ......................................................................................................................................22
Taking photos .............................................................................................................................................................................23
Viewing photos .........................................................................................................................................................................24
Deleting photos ................................................................................................................................................................24-25
Setting the self-timer .............................................................................................................................................................25
Changing resolution ...............................................................................................................................................................26
Tranferring photos to your PC ................................................................................................................................26-27
6. Using the applications .........................................................................................28-29
Philips VLounge ..................................................................................................................................................................28-29
7. Problem solving ...................................................................................................30-31
8.Technical specifications .............................................................................................31
9. Maintenance ..............................................................................................................32
Cleaning the camera ..............................................................................................................................................................32
10. Important information ...........................................................................................33
Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................................................33
End of life directives ............................................................................................................................................................33
Environmental information .............................................................................................................................................33
System requirements .........................................................................................................................................................33
Disclaimer of warranty ......................................................................................................................................................33
Limitation of damages .......................................................................................................................................................33
11. Helpline ....................................................................................................................34
12.Warranty ..................................................................................................................35
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1.Things you should know
•Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for future reference.
•It may be helpful to have the instructions for use for the PC at hand for reference.
Safety precautions
Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the camera will operate safely and to prevent
defects.
•Do not use your camera in environments outside the following range:
temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative humidity: 45% ~ 85%.
•Do not use or store your camera in/under:
– direct sunlight exposure;
– very humid and dusty environment;
– near any kind of heat sources;
•If your camera gets wet, dry it with a soft cloth as soon as possible.
•Salt seawater may cause severe camera damage.
•If the lens or viewfinder is dirty, use the lens brush or a soft cloth to clean the lens.
Do NOT touch the lens with your fingers.
•Clean the outside of the camera with a soft cloth.
•Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on alcohol, methylated spirit, ammonia, etc.
•Do NOT attempt to disassemble or repair your camera by yourself. Do not open the
camera. In the event of technical difficulties return it to your Philips retailer.
•Do NOT use your camera outdoors when it is raining or snowing.
•Do NOT use your camera in the water.
•Protect the camera from oil, vapour, steam, moisture, and dust.
•Never point the camera lens at the sun.
Copyright
Copyright© 2003 by Philips Consumer Electronics B.V.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed,
stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or
by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without
prior written permission from Philips. Brands and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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Liquid Crystal Display
If the liquid crystal display (LCD) is damaged, take particular care with the liquid crystal inside
the panel. If any of the following situations arise, take the urgent action indicated:
•If liquid crystal comes in contact your skin: wipe the area with a cloth and then wash
thoroughly with soap and running water.
•If liquid crystal gets into your eye: flush the affected eye with clean water for at least
15 minutes and then seek medical assistance.
•If liquid crystal is swallowed: flush your mouth thoroughly with water.
Drink large quantities of water and induce vomiting.Then seek medical assistance.
Pack contents
Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips PocketCam box.
They are provided to help you set up and use your Philips PocketCam.
The Philips PocketCam Docking base with USB cable attached
Wriststrap Quick Installation Guide CD-ROM containing the Philips
installation software, application
software and manual
If any items are missing, please contact the store where you purchased the camera. Keep the
camera packaging in a safe place as it will be needed if you return the camera for repair.
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2. Quick start
Installation
1Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse).
2Place the installation CD-ROM in your PC’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive.
3Select your language.
4Select both ‘PocketCam driver’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’.
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5Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation.
Notes!
–If the ‘Language Selection’ screen does not appear automatically, open Windows Explorer and
double-click the ‘Autorun.exe’ icon in the CD-ROM directory.
–For more detailed information, refer to chapter 4, ‘Installation’.
Charging
1Turn on the PC.
2Be sure to run the installation CD-ROM first,before connecting the camera to the PC.
3Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the PC.
4Connect the camera USB connector to the USB connector on the docking base.
Push it down gently until it clicks in position.
>You will hear a low/high beep, the Charge LED starts blinking blue.
The battery will now be charged.
>When the battery is fully recharged the Charge LED will remain lit.
Note!
–For more detailed information, refer to chapter 4, ‘Installation’.
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Taking photos
1Slide the On/Off slider upward to turn on the camera and remove the lens cover.
2Use the display to view your subject.
You can also use the aiming mark in the viewfinder to centre the image you wish to capture.
3Press the Shutter button.
>You will hear a beep when the photo is taken.
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Transferring photos to your PC
1Be sure the PC is turned on and that ‘PocketCam driver’ and
‘Philips Photo Manager’ are installed.
2Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the PC.
3Connect the camera USB connector to the USB connector on the docking base.
Push it down gently until it clicks in position.
>You will hear a low/high beep, the Charge LED starts blinking blue.
The camera will now derive its power from the PC.
>The USB LED slowly blinks red.
When USB connection has been established the USB LED remains lit.
>The camera turns on automatically.
>The Philips PocketCam screen appears.
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4If you wish to start transferring press ‘YES’
>The following screen will appear.
5Select the photos you wish to transfer and press ‘OK’
>During the transfer the USB LED blinks red fast.
>When the transfer is complete the following screen will appear.
Notes!
–If the ‘Philips PocketCam’ screen does not appear, you can start ‘Philips Photo Manager’ and click
on the 'Get Photo' icon. Select your camera (Philips PocketCam) to start the transfer.
–For more information on transferring photos see ‘Transferring photos to your PC’ under
‘5. Operating the camera’.
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3. Functional overview
1Strap hole
2Shutter button
for taking photos
3Timer/Power low/USB LED
– blinks red when the battery needs immediate recharge
– blinks red in Timer mode
– slowly blinks red when USB connection is being established
– lights red when USB connection is made
4Flash tube
5 Viewfinder
for framing your photo subject
6On/Off slider - Lens cover
for turning the camera on and off and protecting the lens
7 Lens
8Mode button
for selecting the desired camera mode:
– photo-taking mode: for taking photos
– playback mode: for reviewing and deleting photos
9Menu buttons
– Menu: for entering menu mode and saving menu selections
– 3/4(Up/Down): for scrolling through the submenus
– Select: for scrolling through the menu options
10 LCD button
– for turning the display on and off
– for removing/viewing display indications
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11 Display
– lights up when the camera is turned on
– informs you about the present status of the camera:
12 USB port
for connecting the camera to the USB connector of the PC
13 SD card slot
for inserting a Secure Digital (SD) memory card
14 Charge LED
– blinks blue when the battery is being recharged
– lights blue when battery is fully charged
15 Docking base
for placing the camera on when:
– (re-)charging the battery
– transferring/viewing photos
16 USB connector
for connecting to the camera’s USB port
17 USB cable
for connecting to the USB port of the PC
18 Wrist strap
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Number of photos that can be taken
Battery status
Flash activated
Self-timer activated
SD memory card inserted.
When photo counter shows '0', the card
is full, write protected or not formatted.
High image resolution selected ('Large').
Medium image resolution selected.
Low image resolution selected ('Small').
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4. Installation
Installing the camera software and drivers
The software supplied only works on PCs with the operating systems
Microsoft®Windows®98SE, ME, 2000 and XP.
Notes!
–If you already followed the instructions under ‘Installation’ in chapter 2, ‘Quick start’,
you can skip this section.
–Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse) before you start.
–Do not connect the camera yet. Run the Installation CD-ROM first.
–Have your Windows®CD-ROM at hand.
–If the battery is empty, follow the instructions under ‘(Re)charging the battery’ further on in this
chapter.
1Insert the installation CD-ROM supplied into the PC’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive.
>The ‘Language Selection’ screen will appear automatically.
2Select your language.
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–If the ‘Language Selection’ screen does not appear automatically,
open Windows Explorer and double-click the ‘Autorun.exe’ icon in the CD-ROM directory.
>The software installation screen will now appear.
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3Select both ‘PocketCam driver’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’.
•You can add the software by selecting the box in front of the software name:
‘PocketCam driver’,‘Philips Photo Manager,‘Acrobat Reader’.
4Click ‘Start to install’ to start installation.
Note!
–If your Operating System is Windows XP, continue the installation process when the dialog box
below appears on the screen. (In Windows 2000, the same dialog box may also appear.
You may then continue the installation process.)
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5Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
6Restart your PC when you have finished installing all of the above software.
>The VLounge desktop shortcut will be installed after installation.
>Via VLounge you have access to all camera-related software.
Also see ‘Using the applications’.
7Double click on the VLounge icon to initiate the VLounge application.
>The VLounge application will now be initiated and theVLounge selection screen appears.
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Charging/recharging the battery
1Make sure the camera is turned off.
2Turn on the PC.
3Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the PC.
4Connect the camera USB connector to the USB connector on the docking base.
Push it down gently until it clicks in position.
>You will hear a low/high beep, the Charge LED starts blinking blue.
The battery will now be charged.
>The USB LED slowly blinks red.
When USB connection has been established the USB LED remains lit.
>It will take 4 hours to fully recharge the battery.
When the battery is fully recharged the Charge LED will remain lit.
Notes!
–When the battery is fully charged you can take hundreds of photos with the flash and over
thousand photos without the flash.
–When the battery is almost empty, ‘ ‘ appears on the display and the Power low LED starts
blinking.
–The camera contains a lithium-polymer battery.These batteries lose their charge even when not
used, so be sure to charge the battery before taking photos.
–Turn off the camera when you are not using it.
–When the camera is connected to the PC, the camera buttons are disabled.
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Installing a Secure Digital (SD) memory card
Your Philips PocketCam camera is capable of storing photos on Secure Digital (SD) memory
cards.
When installing an SD card, it may be necessary to format the card before using it the first time,
especially when the card has been used in devices other than your camera. For this see ‘Playback
mode menu’.The Philips PocketCam comes with a dummy SD card in order to prevent dust,
dirt, or other particles from entering the SD card slot. Always keep either the dummy SD card or
a real SD card in the slot in order to protect the slot.
1Make sure the camera is turned off.
2Remove the dummy SD card from the SD card slot and insert the proper card.
>The SD card indicator ( ) appears on the display.
Photos will now be stored on the memory card.
Approximate number of photos that can be stored on the SD card in ‘Large’ and ‘Small’
resolution mode (see ‘Changing resolution’)
Large (2048 x 1536) Small (800 x 600)
8 MB 6 images 13 images
16 MB 13 images 27 images
32 MB 27 images 55 images
64 MB 55 images 112 images
128 MB 112 images 226 images
256 MB 226 images 450 images
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5. Operating the camera
Menu operation
All camera features (except taking photos) are operated via the camera menu.The camera is set
to standard specifications at the factory. However, you can adjust these specifications to suit your
own preferences.The camera menu allows you to adjust the various settings.There are different
menus for Photo-taking mode and Playback mode. Features that cannot be operated via the
menu or that require further explanation will be described in the next chapters.
Photo-taking mode menu
submenu Setting Explanation
Flash Auto, On, Off Select Autoflash, one time flash or
turn flash off
Timer Off, 10S, 2S Set self-timer to 2 or 10 seconds
or turn off self-timer
Size Large, Medium, Small Select either high-resolution images
(Large: 2048 x 1536 pixels),
medium-resolution images
(Medium: 1600 x 1200 pixels), or
low-resolution images
(Small: 800 x 600 pixels).
Sound On, Off Turn audio response of camera on
or off
Language English, Français, Español, Select desired language
Deutsch, Nederlands,
Italiano, Português
Zoom 1x, 2x Select zoom factor 1 (1x) or
2 (2x)
Timeout 1 min., 2 min. Select shutdown time of 1 minute
or 2 minutes. Camera will turn off
automatically after the selected
time.
Display High, Low Select the brightness of the display:
High or Low
Counter Reset Reset photo counter to ‘0’.
Resetting is only possible when
there are no images in the camera
memory or on the SD-card.
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Playback mode menu
Submenu Setting Explanation
Flash Auto, On, Off Select Autoflash, one time flash or
turn flash off
Delete all Yes, No Confirm deletion of all photos or
not
Format Yes, No Confirm formatting SD memory
card or internal memory or not
Menu operation - General explanation
1Make sure camera and display are turned on.
2Use the Mode button to select Photo-taking mode or Playback mode.
•Use the Menu buttons to adjust the camera settings
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3Use the Menu button to enter the menu.
>The submenus appear on the display.
The ‘4’ at the bottom of the list indicates that there are more submenus available than
can be shown on the display.
4Use the 3/4(Up/Down) buttons to cycle through the submenus.
Flash Auto
Timer On
Size High
Sound On
Language English
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