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Philips FunCam

DMVC 300K

The Philips FunCam DMVC 300K 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 recording high quality movies or still photos quickly and easily on your PC or
laptop computer. After installation the camera can be used as a:

PC camera for video chat and video mail;

digital camera for taking high quality photos;

video camera for capturing video clips.

Please read the following instructions carefully. They provide a step-by-step description of the
installation process and explain how to use the Philips FunCam.

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Summary of Contents for DMVC300K FunCam

Page 1: ...Instructions for use Philips FunCam ...

Page 2: ...f recording high quality movies or still photos quickly and easily on your PC or laptop computer After installation the camera can be used as a PC camera for video chat and video mail digital camera for taking high quality photos video camera for capturing video clips Please read the following instructions carefully They provide a step by step description of the installation process and explain ho...

Page 3: ...rating the camera 18 23 Turning the camera on and off 18 Taking photos 18 Setting the self timer 19 Taking three photos in a row 19 20 Making a video recording 20 Clearing photos and video recordings 20 21 Tranferring viewing photos and video clips to your PC 22 23 Using the camera as a PC camera webcam 23 6 Using the applications 24 28 Philips VLounge 24 Video Chat 25 26 Microsoft Netmeeting 25 2...

Page 4: ...information 31 32 Disclaimer 31 FCC compliance 31 End of life directives 32 System requirement 32 Disclaimer of warranty 32 Limitation of damages 32 10 Helpline 33 11 Warranty 34 1 Things you should know ENGLISH 4 ...

Page 5: ...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 ...

Page 6: ...SB CD ROM containing DMVC 300K microphone cable attached the Philips installation software application software and manual Neckstrap Beltclip Quick Installation Guide FunCam FunCam iioiioiioi oiiioi oi ioioiiio ioio iioiiiiioi oiiioiioi ioi iioiiiiioioo 1 iioiiiiioioo oioioi io 2 ioioiio oioioiii 3 oioiioioi ioioioioi oioiioioiioioiooi oiiooiiii oiio iioiiioi ioioiioiioo iioiioiioi ENGLISH 6 ...

Page 7: ... your computer s CD ROM DVD drive 3 Select your language 4 Select at least FunCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager 5 Click Start to install to start installation Note If the the Language Selection screen does not appear automatically open Windows Explorer and double click the Autorun exe icon in the CD ROM directory ENGLISH 7 ...

Page 8: ...connector in the desktop stand Push it down gently until it clicks in position You will hear a beeping sound the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red appears on the display The battery will now be charged Taking photos 1 Press and hold the Mode button for 2 seconds to turn on the camera 2 Frame the subject though the viewfinder 3 Press the Shutter button You will hear a beep twi...

Page 9: ... 3 Place the camera s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand Push it down gently until it clicks in position You will hear a beeping sound the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red The camera turns on automatically and appears on the display The following screen will appear 4 If you wish to start transferring press YES The following screen will appear 5 Select th...

Page 10: ...oes not appear you can start Philips Photo Manager and click on the Get Photo icon Select you camera Philips FunCam to start the transfer For more information on transferring viewing photos and video clips see chapter Transferring photos video clips to your PC under 5 Operating the camera ENGLISH 10 ...

Page 11: ... being recharged 8 Display lights up blue when the camera is turned on linforms you about the present status of the camera 9 Mode button for turning the camera on and off for changing camera settings 00 number of photos currently taken capture mode St self timer mode 3S three pictures continuous mode high low resolution mode or battery low CS continuous snap mode video recording 50 60 frequency se...

Page 12: ...camera as a PC camera tranferring viewing photos and video clips 11 Microphone 12 USB connector for connecting to the camera s USB port 13 USB microphone cable for connecting to the USB port of the PC for connecting to the audio input of the PC 14 Belt clip 15 Neck strap 0 ENGLISH 12 ...

Page 13: ...nguage 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 3 Select at least FunCam drivers and Philips Photo Manager There are three clusters of application software to install software for video chat Video Conference software for image applications Image software for vi...

Page 14: ...5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 6 Restart your computer when you have finished installing all of the above software The V ideo Lounge desktop shortcut will be installed after installation Via VLounge you have access to all camera related software Also see Using the applications 7 Double click on the icon to initiate the VLounge application The VLounge applicati...

Page 15: ...tor in the desktop stand Push it down gently until it clicks into position You will hear a beeping sound the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red The camera turns on automatically and appears on the display The camera will now derive its power from the PC Selecting the required frequency Default frequency setting is 1 Press the Mode button until the currently selected frequency ...

Page 16: ... selected resolution mode appears on the display or 2 Press the Shutter button if you wish to change the resolution mode You will hear a beep The resolution mode has now been changed Connecting the neck strap belt clip Thread the neck strap through the strap hole as indicated below Press the beltclip open and slide it through the strap hole as indicated below ENGLISH 16 ...

Page 17: ... clicks into position You will hear a beeping sound the display lights up blue and the Charge LED lights up red The battery will now be recharged It will take four hours to fully recharge the battery When the battery is fully recharged the Charge LEDwill go out Notes Charge the camera in time When the battery is empty all photos in the camera memory will be lost When the battery is almost empty th...

Page 18: ... photos currently taken Press and hold the Mode button again for two seconds to turn off the camera When no buttons are pressed for 60 seconds the display goes blank you will hear a beeping sound and the camera will turn off automatically Taking photos 1 Make sure the camera is turned on 2 Look through the viewfinder to frame the object you wish to take a photo of 3 Press the Shutter button You wi...

Page 19: ...hin five seconds You will hear a beep twice The Timer LED starts blinking red and you will hear a beep every second Ater 10 seconds the camera will automatically take a photo Taking three photos in a row Three photos continuous mode 1 Make sure the camera is turned on 2 Press the Mode button until appears on the display 3 Press the Shutter button to enter Three photos continuous mode mode ENGLISH ...

Page 20: ...n the display 3 Press the Shutter button within 5 seconds to start video recording Keep the Shutter button pressed for as long as you wish the recording to last maximum recording time is 35 seconds When the Shutter button is released recording will stop and Contionuous Snap mode is disabled Clearing photos and video recordings Clearing the last stored photo video recording 1 Make sure the camera i...

Page 21: ...rom the memory Clearing all photos video recordings 1 Press the Mode button until appears on the display 2 Press the Shutter button to enter Clear All mode You will hear an alarm sound notifying you that the camera is in Clear All mode and that all Photos video recordings will be cleared 3 Press the Shutter button again within five seconds to confirm that you wish to clear all photos video recordi...

Page 22: ...B port of the PC 3 Place the camera s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand Push it down gently until it clicks into position You will hear a beeping sound and the Power LED lights up blue The camera turns on automatically and appears on the display The following screen will appear 4 If you wish to start transferring press YES The following screen will appear 5 Select the photos ...

Page 23: ...one cable to the USB port of the PC Connect the 3 5 mm jack plug the USB Microphone cable to the audio input of the PC 4 Place the camera s USB connector on the USB connector in the desktop stand Push it down gently until it clicks into position You will hear a beeping sound and the Power LED lights up blue appears on the display and the camera turns on automatically The camera can now be used as ...

Page 24: ...your taskbar via the program group Philips FunCam or by clicking the VLounge icon on the desktop VLounge gives you access to the following Applications if installed 1 Image Philips Photo Manager 2 Video Philips VRecord 3 Video Chat Windows NetMeeting Links to Microsoft MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger downloads Move the cursor over the buttons in the screen below to find out more about the specif...

Page 25: ...k on Help About NetMeeting and find out your local IP address You can ask your meeting partner to find out his her IP address in the same way 3 Click the telephone icon 4 In the Place A Call dialogue box fill in your partner s IP address in To 5 Click on Call and wait for response Note If you or your partner are is behind a firewall or is using a proxy server common for office users please refer t...

Page 26: ...st as if you were having a normal person to person conversation With Microsoft MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger you can study online with classmates play games work with colleagues exchange ideas hand over photos and files meet new people surf the web together and much much more Just click on the desired link and follow the on screen instructions to download and install the applications Image Phi...

Page 27: ...from files located anywhere on your system Video Philips VRecord Philips VRecord enables you to record video clips onto your hard disk 1 Click the Philips VRecord button in the VLounge selection screen The Philips VRecord screen appears 2 Select a file name in the File menu using Set Capture File 3 Click Devices to set the video and audio source you want to use 4 Enable Preview in the Options menu...

Page 28: ... determines the preferred synchronisation between the video stream and the recorded sounds Select Audio if you want to make sure the video rate adapts to the sound recording rate Select Video if you want to make sure the sound recording rate adapts to the video recording rate If None is enabled VRecord will adapt both streams to each other whenever necessary If Use Frame Rate is enabled in Capture...

Page 29: ...ons Camera turned off automatically no button pressed for 60 seconds Turn the camera back on See Turning the camera on and off No reaction Battery exhausted to controls Recharge battery See Recharging the battery File transfer not USB cable not properly connected possible Properly connect USB cable to both desktop stand and PC and make sure the camera is placed on the desktop stand USB driver not ...

Page 30: ...ps or CIF 320 x 240 up to 25 fps Video resolution disconnected from PC CIF 320 x 240 up to 15 fps Built in battery Li polymer battery 150 mAh Rechargeable via USB PC interface USB 1 1 Internal memory capacity 8 MB Case material Metal Power up time 2 seconds Auto Power off 60 seconds Still image format JPEG Video file format AVI ENGLISH 30 ...

Page 31: ...designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment...

Page 32: ...ystem requirements Microsoft Windows 98SE 2000 ME or XP Pentium II or AMS K6 ll or above 32MB RAM and 100 MB free hard disk space One free USB port and CD ROM DVD drive Disclaimer of warranty The software on the CD ROM supplied is sold as is and without warranties whether expressed or implied Because of the various software and hardware environments into which this program may be put no warranty o...

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