Manual Philips DSC90SL

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    1  Table of Contents Prefa ce ........................................................................................................ 3 About this Manual .................................................................................. 3 Safet y and Handling Precautions .............................................................. 3 Using thi ...

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    2  Setting Date & Time ............................................................................. 55 Setting Lang uage ................................................................................. 55 Setting File Numberin g ......................................................................... 55 Setting TV Out .................... ...

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    3  Preface About this Manual This manual is designed to assist you in using your new dig ital camera. All information presented is as accurate as possible but is subj ect to change without notice. Copyright This manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are re served. No part of this manual may be reproduced by a ...

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    4  Battery Information • Turn off the camera before inst alling 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. • Inserting the battery upside down can cause damage to the produ ...

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    5  Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the new digital camera. Capturing high-quality digital images is fast an d easy with this state-of-the-art smart camera. System Requirements In order to get the most out of your camera, your co mputer must meet the following system requirements: For Windows: • Windows XP/Vista/Win7 • Proces ...

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    6  Package Contents Please check the contents of your camera package. It should contain: Digital camera AA battery x 2 pcs Rechargeable (optional) Battery charger (optional) Wrist strap USB cable AV cable (optional) CD-Rom Quick Start Guide/ User Manual (optional) Camera pouch (optional) ...

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    7  Camera Views Front View 1. Flash 2. Self-timer LED 3. Lens 4. Microphone Back View 5. LCD monitor 6. Zoom button 7. LED indicator 8. Menu button 9. Function/Delete button 10. OK button/4-way navigation control 11. Mode Switch Photo mode Movie mode Playback mode Top View 12. Shutter button 13. Power button 14. Speaker ...

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    8  Bottom View 15. Battery/Memory card compartment 16. USB/TV Out 17. Tripod screw hole Left / Right View 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 ...

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    9  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 co nfigure 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 ...

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    10  Camera Memory Internal memory Your camera is equipped with 64MB of internal memory . Users can store files up to 43MB. 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. I ...

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    11  3. Insert the battery into the co mpartment with the terminal facing inside the camera with correct orientation as shown. 4. Close and lock the battery/memory card compartment. Inserting an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Expand your camera’s storage by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. 1. Unlock and open the Battery/memory card compartment at ...

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    12  Charging the Battery The battery is not charged when y ou purchase the camer a. Y ou need to charge the battery before using the camera. 1. Place the battery in the char ger as shown. 2. Plug it into a power outlet. • The light of the LED on the charger is orange when charging is started and lights green when charging is completed. • It ...

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    13  Using the LCD monitor The LCD monitor shows all important in formation regarding camera settings as well as the visual image of your image or video. The display on the LCD moni tor 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 Indicat ...

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    14  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 ti me of video available. 4 Battery Indicates battery level. 5 Storage media Indicates current storage media in use. 6 Focus area Indicates focus area ...

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    15  Playback Mode Screen Layout The Playback mode display varies depend ing on the type o f 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 ...

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    16  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 th ...

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    17  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 ca mera to play a video or audio file. 4 File no./Total no. Indicates the file number over the tota l number of files in the storage card. 5 Battery Indicates b ...

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    18  Changing the LCD Monitor Display The type of information displayed on th e LCD monitor can be changed usin g the button. Press the button repeatedly to change the LCD display from on e type to another. In Photo/Movie Mode, the LCD display can be changed into any of the following: • Basic • Full • None • Guideline • Help screen • ...

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    19  Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom an d 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 20 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a use ful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainie r) the image will appear. Please re fer to "Setting the Digital Zoom ...

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    20  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 co ntinuous shooting. To activate Flash: • Press the Flash/Right button on your camera repeatedly until your desired flash mode is displayed on the LCD monitor. Flas ...

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    21  Using the Function Menu The Function Menu is used to adjust capture settings in Photo Mode. It contains My Mo de, Photo Size, Quality, EV Compensation, White Bala nce, ISO, Metering, and Color Mode. Press the FUNC button of your camera to launch the Function Menu. Press the FUNC button again to close the menu. Menu Options • The Menu bar d ...

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    22  Photo Size The Photo Size function is used to set the resolution before you capture the image. Changing the Photo Size affects the number of images that can be stored in your memory card. The higher the resolution, the more memory space is required. The table below shows the Photo Size va lues for still images when selecting Aspect ratio 4:3 ...

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    23  EV Compensation Images can be captured with the overall scene intentionally made brighter or darker. These settings are used when a suitable brightness (exposure) cannot otherwise be obtained in circumstances where the difference in brightness between the subject and the background (the contrast) is large, or when the subject that you wish t ...

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    24  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 scree ...

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    25  Using the Record Menu If you are in Photo Mode, yo u can access the Record menu simply by pressing the MENU button on your camera. When the me nu 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 an ytime, press the menu button again. Record Men ...

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    26  Night Scene This feature is used to capture images with night scenery background. LOMO This feature is used to capture images with over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure or blurring. Fireworks For shooting firework displays in vivid colors. It's reco mmended to use a tripod. Snow This feature is used for beach and snow scenes. Sport ...

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    27  Self Portrait This feature set zoom to wide end. When one face is detected, AF automatically activated and plays the sound (Bi) for notice. Then camera starts count down and captures a picture in two seconds. D-Lighting This feature enhances the shadow and highlight details of an image. Fisheye Lens This feature capture images with fisheye l ...

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    28  Using Intelligent Scene This feature is most useful for novice users to ca pture 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, Backligh t, Backlight Portrait, Nigh ...

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    29  Using Party Mode Let the Party mode on! It can be difficult to get everyone on a party. While you have t he whole gang together, take a group or family portrait. Party mode features on Red-eye reduction flash and adjusta ble face tracking. You’ll miss fewer shots, and have more time to focus on enjoying the party. Using Soft Skin mode When ...

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    30  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 angl e. 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 patter ...

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    31  Auction mode provides 4 kinds of pattern as follow The image is set to low qualit y 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 pe rforms Automatic Focus (AF) to capture an image ...

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    32  Using Pre-composition Mode When asking someone else to take images fo r yo u, but the images always don’t come up right? Pre-composition help s you get the background you want, even if you need to ask someone el se to record the image for you. Basically, Pre-composition is a tw o-step process. 1. Compose the background you want and press t ...

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    33  Using Fisheye Lens Mode For shooting fisheye photos with more creative and fu n. 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. To stitch the still image 1. Enter Photo Stitch mode and press the UP key ...

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    34  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. S a m e a s ...

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    35  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 s et in the Drive mode functi ...

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    36  Setting the AEB AEB stands for Automatic Exposure Bracketing. It perm its 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 ...

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    37  Setting Saturation The Saturation function lets you adjust the color saturation in your images. Use a higher saturation setting for rich colors and a lower saturation setting for more natural tones. To set Saturation 1. From the Record menu, select Saturation . 2. Use the or keys to go through the selection. 3. Press the OK button to save an ...

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    38  Setting Quality The Quality sets the quality (com pression) at which the image is captured. The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images. Fine qu ality would give you the best images with sharper details and less compression. However, the higher the quality, the more memo ry space is required in your memory card. I ...

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    39  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 ...

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    40  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. Slide the Mode switch to Movie mode. 2 ...

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    41  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 ...

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    42  Playback You can playback the still images, vide o and audio clips on the LCD monitor. Viewing in Single Navigation The Single navigation mode displays the imag e one by one on the LCD monitor. To view images/videos/audio clips, follow the steps below. 1. Slide the Mode switch to Playback mode . 2. The LCD monitor displays an image. To under ...

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    43  Thumbnail icons: When you view the thumbnails, some images may contai n i cons. These icons indicate the type of file or recording. Icon Type Description Voice Record Indicates a voice recording file. File Error Indicates an er ror file. Zooming images The zoom view function works with still imag es only. • In normal view, press the Zoom b ...

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    44  To capture screenshot image from a vid eo 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 function when pressi ...

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    45  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 45. Using the Delete Button Use the Fn/Delete button on your camera to dele te an image/video/audio clip. 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. View images/vid ...

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    46  To delete a single file: 1. Select Single in the Delete submenu, the images are displayed on the LCD monitor in single navigation mode. 2. Use the or keys to scroll th e display. 3. When the desired image/video/ audio clip is displayed on the LCD monitor, select Delete . 4. Press the OK button to delete. 5. The next image is displayed on the ...

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    47  Slide Show The slide show function enables you to playb ack your still images automatically in order one image at a time. To view slideshow: 1. From the Playback menu, select Slide Show . The Slideshow menu appears. 2. Set the slide show settings. 3. Select Start , then press the OK button to start the slide show. 4. During slideshow, press ...

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    48  To protect/unprotect multiple files: 1. Select Multi in the Protect submenu, the images are displayed in thumbnail view on the LCD monitor. 2. Use the navigation control to move through the files. 3. When the desired file is highlighted, press the OK button to mark/unmark the file clip for protection. 4. Repeat step 3 until all desired files ...

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    49  Voice Memo A maximum of 30 seconds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images. To record voice memo: 1. Set the camera to Playback mode . 2. Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo to. 3. Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu. 4. Select Voice Memo . 5. Select Start , then press the O ...

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    50  Effect The Effect function is only applicable to still images with different artistic effect. Edited images in this function are saved as a new file. To activate Effect: 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 Playback menu. 4. Select Effect . The ...

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    51  Trim The Trim function allows you to trim an image to anothe r 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 displaye ...

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    52  Resize Resizes a previously saved image and only resizing to a smaller size is ava ilable. 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 ...

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    53  To set DPOF on a single image/all images: 1. Select Single or All on the DPOF submenu. 2. For single image, use the or keys to scroll and select an image to mark for printing. 3. Specify the number of copies. Use the or to increase/decrease number. 4. Press the Function/Delete button to toggle between turning on/off the date stamp. 5. Press ...

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    54  Using the Setup Menu You can access the Setup menu whether yo u 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 selectio ...

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    55  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 and enters LCD Save mode when no buttons are pressed. LCD Save, though enabled, does not functio ...

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    56  Setting TV Out Use the TV Out function to adjust vi deo output signal to accommodate diffe re n t r e g i o n a l s e t t i n g s . I f T V o u t is not set correctly, the image ma y not display properly on TV. Available settings are: • NTSC. Applicable in Japan, USA, Canada, Taiwan and others. • PAL. Applicable in Europe, Asia (excludin ...

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    57  Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings. However, the following settings ar e exceptions and not affected by Reset. • Date & Time • Language • TV Out • Custom White Balance data • Battery Type ...

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    58  Making Connections You can connect your camera to: TV, computer, o r a printer. Connecting the Camera to a TV You can play back your images o n a TV screen. Befo re 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 camer ...

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    59  5. The PC starts to detect the connection while the LCD monitor appears Connecting… 6. Connection established after PC MODE appear ed on the LCD monitor 7. Access the files in the camera by your PC. • The camera’s internal memory and mem ory card would display as removable drives in PC. • After the connection, no i mage is displayed ...

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    60  Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a pr inter 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 ...

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    61  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-di git numb er that increases in sequence. File numbering starts from 0001 when a new fold ...

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    62  Specifications Sensor Panasonic 14M 1/2.3-type Lens Focal Length: 4.8 (W) ~ 19.2 (T) mm 4X optical zoom, 5x digital zoom LCD monitor 2.7" Color LCD Focusing Range Normal: Wide: 10 cm ~ infinity Tele: 60 cm ~ infinity Macro: Wide: 10 cm ~ 100 cm Tele: 60 cm ~ 100 cm Super Macro: 5 cm Aperture 1:2.9 ~ 6.5 Shutter Shutter Speed: Auto: 1 - ...

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    63  Color Mode (Photo mode) O ff , V iv i d, S e pi a , C o lo r A cc e nt ( R ed ) , C o lor Accent (Green), Color Accent (Blue), B&W, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Vivid Blue Color Mode (Movie mode) Off, LOMO 1, LOMO 2, LOMO 3, LOMO 4, Vivi d, Sepi a, Color Accent (Red), Color Accent (Green), Color Accent (B lue), B&W, Vivid Red, Vivid Green ...

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