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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.

• When the battery is charging, the LED indicator

lights up.

• When the battery is

fully charged

, the LED indicator

goes off.

• When the battery is unusual charged, the LED

indicator flashes rapidly.

• When the camera charges without the battery

inside, the LED indicator goes off.

It's recommended not operating the camera when charging.

Turning the Power On and Off

There are two ways to turn on the camera:

The startup image displays briefly and the startup sound plays if enabled. The zoom lens extends and

the camera is turned on in Record mode.

The camera is turned on in Playback mode. The zoom lens is not extended.

To turn off the camera, press the

Power button

See "Modes" on page 12 to know more about Record and Playback mode.

Initial Settings

When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will be asked to do the initial settings of your camera.
First is the setup of language menu. Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on
the LCD monitor.

Setting the Language

1. Press

to move through the selection.

2. Select a language, and then press

to apply.

Setting the Date & Time

1. Press

to move through the selection.

2. Press

keys to change the value for the date and time.

3. Press

to apply.

4. If necessary, press

to close the menu.

Now, you are ready to start taking images and videos.

Holding down

keys to change the values continuously.

Modes

Your camera has two modes:

Record Mode

This is the default mode while you turn on the camera every time. You are able to take images and
record videos/audio clips in this mode.

Playback Mode

Press the

Playback

button

after the camera is turned on to view and edit captured images or

playback videos and audio clips. The recording of voice memo attached to images is available in this
mode.

Summary of Contents for DSC150

Page 1: ...www philips com welcome User manual Always there to help you Register your product and get support at DSC150 Question Contact Philips ...

Page 2: ... Initial Settings 12 Modes 12 Using the LCD monitor 13 LCD Monitor Layout 13 Changing the LCD Monitor Display 18 Recording Images Videos and Voices 18 Taking Images 18 Setting the Zoom Control 19 Using Flash 20 Setting the Focus Mode 20 Using the Function Menu 21 Using the Record Menu 25 Using Voices Recording 36 Recording Videos 41 Playback 43 Viewing in Single Navigation 43 Viewing Thumbnails 43...

Page 3: ...ing 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 58 Connecting the Camera to a Printer 59 Setting the Print Mode Menu 60 Appendix 61 About Folder and File Names 61 Troubleshooting 61 Specifications 62 ...

Page 4: ...r Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent interference to radio and television reception Use only shielded cable to connect I O devices to this equipment Any changes or mod...

Page 5: ... battery and USB cover at the locations like ocean or lake Also do not open or close them with wet hands When you dive with the camera please use the supplied strap and make sure it puts on your wrist Cautions Do not use the camera at depth of 5 meters or more in water Do not use the camera underwater over 2 hours Do not open or close the battery and USB cover in water Do not use the camera in hot...

Page 6: ... 9 0C USB port and CD ROM drive For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10 3 X X 0 9 10 6 6 or later Memory 512MB or above Q Time player ver 6 0 3 or above USB port and CD ROM drive Main Features 14 mega pixels resolution Up to 4x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom 2 7 inch color LCD monitor 32MB internal flash memory with optional external SD SDHC SDXC card Supports up to 4GB of SD card and up t...

Page 7: ...ntents 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 6 ...

Page 8: ... LED AF Assist Lamp 3 Microphone 4 Lens Back View 5 LCD monitor 6 Zoom button 7 LED indicator 8 Playback button 9 OK button 4 way navigation control 10 Menu button 11 Function Delete button Top View 12 Shutter button 13 Power button 14 Speaker 7 ...

Page 9: ...power on off Shutter Press to capture an image or start stop recording video or audio clip Zoom button In photo and movie mode press the zoom button to left to zoom out right to zoom in In Playback mode press to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out enter 9 image calendar thumbnails Menu Press to enter or exit menu submenu Function Delete In Photo and Movie mode press to enter function menu In Play...

Page 10: ...ess to enter the submenu or to navigate through the menu selections Macro Left 1 In Photo Mode press to scroll through Macro options Super Macro Pan Focus Infinity and normal 2 In Playback mode press to view the previous image video or audio clip 3 In Playback movie mode press to Rewind video playback 4 In Menu press to exit a submenu or to navigate through the menu selections Up Face Tracking Rot...

Page 11: ... the camera automatically saves all images videos and audio clips in the external storage card The icon indicates the camera is using SD card Not all cards may be compatible with your camera When purchasing a card please check the card s specifications and take the camera with you Getting Started Attach the Camera Strap Inserting the Battery Follow these instructions to insert the rechargeable bat...

Page 12: ...om of the camera by pushing up the cover latch and sliding to the left 2 Insert the SD SDHC SDXC card into the memory card slot with the metallic part facing the back side of the camera 3 Push the SD SDHC SDXC card into the memory slot until it clicks into place 4 Close the battery memory card compartment and the cover latch is buckled automatically To remove the SD SDHC SDXC card 1 Unlock and ope...

Page 13: ...amera press the Power button See Modes on page 12 to know more about Record and Playback mode Initial Settings When you turn on your camera for the first time you will be asked to do the initial settings of your camera First is the setup of language menu Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor Setting the Language 1 Press or to move through the selection...

Page 14: ...dicates AEB function is enabled 10 Stabilizer Indicates stabilizer function is enabled 11 Saturation Displays saturation settings 12 Contrast Displays contrast settings 13 Histogram Graphic display of Brightness 14 ISO Displays ISO settings 15 Focus area Indicates focus area 16 Shutter speed Displays shutter speed settings 17 Aperture value Displays aperture settings 18 Shake warning Indicates the...

Page 15: ... in use 6 Focus area Indicates focus area 7 Focus Indicates focus is enabled 8 White balance Displays white balance settings 9 Metering Displays metering settings 10 Movie size Displays movie size settings 11 Key indicator Displays the commands on 4 way Navigation Control button 12 Recorded time Displays recorded time 13 Recording status Indicates recording status 14 Pre record Indicates pre recor...

Page 16: ...cates voice memo is attached 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 the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording information Displays recording information of the file 9 DPOF Indicates the file is marked for...

Page 17: ... over the total number of files in the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording date time Displays the date and time of the video clip 9 Video size Indicates the size of the video clip 10 Volume Indicates the volume while playing 11 Video length Display the total length of the video clip 12 Played time Indicates the played time of the...

Page 18: ...4 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 5 Battery Indicates battery level 6 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 7 Recording information Displays recording information of the file 8 Volume Indicates volume settings 9 Audio length Display the total length of the audio clip 10 Played time Indicates played time 11 Playing status Displays ...

Page 19: ...d in the following situations Adjusting Aperture value Shutter speed under Manual exposure mode Adjusting Aperture value under Aperture Priority mode Adjusting Shutter speed under Shutter Priority mode Recording video or audio clips Playing video or audio clips Playing slideshow Recording Images Videos and Voices Taking Images Now that you are familiar with your camera you are now ready to take yo...

Page 20: ...p digital zoom To adjusts the optical zoom 1 Press the Zoom button to zoom in or zoom out an image 2 The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor Zoom button 1 Press the button right T to zoom in 2 Press the button left W to zoom out To adjusts the digital zoom 1 Activate digital zoom See Setting the Digital Zoom on page 39 2 Press the Zoom button clockwise counterclockwise optically zooms in out...

Page 21: ...ting still images but not available in Burst and AEB modes Do not charge the flash while pressing the Zoom button Charge the flash after releasing the zoom button if necessary Setting the Focus Mode This function allows users to define the type focus when recording a still image or a video clip To set the Focus mode Press the Macro Left button repeatedly until the desired focus mode icon is displa...

Page 22: ...Menu bar My Mode 1 The My Mode function displays the 4 most recent modes used in order When you move through the different modes in the menu options the items on the menu bar changes synchronously to the corresponding available settings 2 Auto and Movie mode are fixed in the first two of Menu options Photo Size The Photo Size function is used to set the resolution before you capture the image Chan...

Page 23: ...ll 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 to capture is very small within the scene Available for still images only To adjust EV settings press the or keys to ...

Page 24: ... indoor images with bluish fluorescent lighting conditions Fluorescent 2 Ideally used for indoor images with reddish fluorescent lighting conditions Custom Used when light source cannot be specified Press the Shutter button for the camera to automatically adjust the appropriate white balance setting according to the environment ISO This sets the sensitivity for capturing images When the sensitivit...

Page 25: ... records normally Vivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold colors Sepia Images are captured in sepia tones Color Accent Red Retains red tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Green Retains green tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Blue Retains blue tone while the rest of the scene ...

Page 26: ...the following 37 modes you can capture the image or record the audio with the most appropriate settings 1 From the Record Menu press to select Scene Mode 2 Use the navigation controls to move through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and activate the selected scene mode The table below shows the available scene mode settings Icon Item Description Auto The simplest way to shoot basic imag...

Page 27: ...ight Portrait This feature is used to capture portrait pictures with night or dark background Soft Skin This feature enhances skin tone thus facial skin appears smooth Flowing Water This feature enhances smooth effects like water or silk Food This feature is used to capture food images The increased saturation in this mode makes the captured image more enticing Building This feature enhances the e...

Page 28: ... feature enhances the shadow and highlight details of an image Fisheye Lens This feature capture images with fisheye lens effects Photo Stitch This feature combines a panoramic photo from multiple shots Aperture Priority This feature lets users to adjust the aperture value and the camera automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness Shutter Priority This feature lets users to adj...

Page 29: ...e 4 Half press the Shutter button to focus the subject The frame turns green to indicate focus is set 5 Press the Shutter button to take the shot Using Kids Mode Tactically kids are the most difficult to photograph They tend to be highly animated and can be a real challenge to make them pay attention for more than just a second or two To capture a great moment for your kids just keep the camera in...

Page 30: ...to make the skin appear smooth Using Food Mode How to share your dining experiences and comments of interesting widgets on your blog by close up images Just get the camera and set the scene with food mode This mode features on macro focus and auto flash designed for close up photography Macro focus and Auto Flash are enabled by using Food mode Using Foliage Mode A scenic image such as a garden or ...

Page 31: ...ess the OK button to start shooting 4 Frame the subject and press the Shutter button to take the first shot 5 Press OK button to continue the second shot 6 Or press Menu button to go back the first shot 7 Repeat step 4 to 6 until the pattern is filled in images 8 Press OK button to save the composed image 9 Or press Menu button to go back last shot 10 The camera save the image to memory 11 Use USB...

Page 32: ...tically Using Blink Detection Mode Nothing ruins a great picture more than having your subjects eyes closed Blink Detection provides you with extra assurance when capturing once in a lifetime moments like holding a trophy with teammates after winning a basketball game If closed eyes are detected a saving confirmation menu appears on the screen allowing you to re take the shot before your subject o...

Page 33: ...have to do is hold the camera and show your smiles together If over two faces had been recognized the camera performs 2 second countdown with a beep notice then take a shot without pressing the Shutter button Using Self Portrait When you are the one taking the picture for yourself then self portrait mode is necessary besides the tripod With your long arm s help the camera begin face tracking in se...

Page 34: ...ine 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 to select the direction how shots will be stitched Then press the Shutter button to take the first shot 2 A guidance bar appears after taking the first shot Follow the direction displayed on LCD screen to pan the camera Or press the Menu button to restart shootin...

Page 35: ...s well You can press the OK button to stitch the first two shots or the Menu button to restart shooting 5 Same as step 3 moves the icon to overlap the yellow block and then you can get the third shot and the combined image is generated automatically Now you finish this set of stitch shooting The following settings are fixed in Photo Stitch mode Flash Forced Off Drive mode Off Focus mode Auto focus...

Page 36: ...cts A faster shutter speed is required to freeze a motion flying birds while the slower shutter speed creates a sense of motion water flowing To set Shutter values 1 Select Shutter Priority Mode from the Scene Mode submenu 2 Press OK button to enter the adjust mode 3 Use the or keys to select the shutter value options 4 Press the Shutter button to capture the image Displays the shutter value Using...

Page 37: ...he Drive Mode 1 From the Record menu select Drive Mode 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Drive mode settings Icon Item Description Off Captures an image without time delay 10 Sec Sets a 10 second delay to capture image after pressing the Shutter button 2 Sec Sets a 2 second delay to capture image after ...

Page 38: ...go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available AF area settings Icon Item Description Wide The camera automatically selects focus area within the wide frame Center The focus area is fixed on the center Setting the AF Lamp The AF Lamp function allows you to record images even low light conditions If AF Lamp is set to Auto the AF lamp loc...

Page 39: ...al Normal sharpness Low Softens the image 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 and apply changes The tabl...

Page 40: ... 5X the camera uses digital zoom To set Digital Zoom 1 From the Record menu select Digital Zoom 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings Icon Item Description Intelligent Zoom Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion This feature is available for still images only Standard Z...

Page 41: ... Record menu select Date Stamp 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Setting Auto Review The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it If Auto review is On the camera will display the captured image for 1 second on the LCD monitor To set Auto Review 1 From the Record menu select Auto Review 2 Use the or key...

Page 42: ...ty 4GB for a single video simply press the Shutter button again to continue recording The camera will automatically stop recording when the memory capacity is full Digital zoom is not available while recording a video Sound cannot be recorded while using zooms Pressing the Zoom button Power save mode is not available in video recording or pause recording Settings of Recording Videos Press Function...

Page 43: ...utes White Balance Metering Color Mode To set above settings please refer to Using the Function Menu on page 21 Pre Record You can catch the first three seconds of action you would have potentially missed Once enable this function the camera starts recording video automatically before pressing Shutter button As soon as the Shutter button is hit the most recent three seconds of video is added to th...

Page 44: ...mages or by calendar mode on the LCD monitor at the same time Searching numerous of images is much easier then single view navigation To set 9 images mode 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 Press the Zoom button counterclockwise left once to enter 9 images mode 3 Use the navigation controls to move through the items 4 Press the OK button to select the image and view it normally Scroll bar If scro...

Page 45: ...on controls to scroll through the saved images A video clip has a video icon displayed on screen 3 Press the OK button to play the video 4 During playback press and hold the or keys to fast forward or rewind the video The camera supports forward and rewind speed of up to 4x 5 During playback use the Zoom button to control volume Press clockwise right to increase volume Press counterclockwise left ...

Page 46: ...ause playback Press the key again to resume When paused the play info will remain on screen except 6 Press the key to stop the playback The LCD monitor displays the image in Single navigation mode Volume cannot be adjusted during Pause mode Playing Voice Memo Voice memo is separately recorded and attached to a captured image See Voice Memo on page 50 on how to record voice memo 1 Set the camera to...

Page 47: ...age is displayed on the LCD monitor To delete another file use the or keys to scroll through the images videos audio clips Then repeat steps 6 to 7 9 To close the Delete function and go back to the single navigation mode select Cancel Locked files cannot be deleted at any time When you try to delete a locked file the camera displays File Locked message on the LCD monitor Playback Menu The Playback...

Page 48: ... steps 3 to 4 6 To close the Delete function and go back Playback menu select Cancel To delete attached voice memo 1 Set the camera to Playback mode 2 View images videos audio clips in Single navigation mode 3 Use the or keys to scroll until the desired image with voice memo is displayed on the screen 4 Press Menu button to launch the Playback Menu 5 Use the or keys to move through the Playback me...

Page 49: ...K button to start the slide show 4 During slideshow press the OK button to pause slide show 5 Use the or keys to move through the options Select whether to Continue or Exit the slide show 6 Press the OK button to apply selected option To change slide show settings 1 From the Slide show menu use the or keys t to move through the selections 2 Select Interval setting Press the or keys to adjust Choos...

Page 50: ...select Lock Unlock 4 To close the protect unprotect function and go back Playback menu select Exit 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 Repea...

Page 51: ...appears Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace old file with a new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel red eye correction 8 Press the OK button to save cancel changes 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 at...

Page 52: ...Mode submenu appears 5 Press the or keys to scroll and select an option As you move through the selection the preview on the LCD monitor changes synchronously The succeeding table shows the available settings Icon Item Description Normal No effect is added to the image Sepia Image is saved with a sepia tone B W Image is saved in black and white Negative Image appears to be the opposite of the orig...

Page 53: ... size as zoom in out No Description 1 Enlarged image 2 4 way indicator 3 Trimmed size 4 The approx location of the trimmed area 5 Image area 6 Use the navigation controls to move the image 7 Press the OK button to apply changes A menu selection appears 8 Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace the old file with the new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel Trim 9 Press the ...

Page 54: ...lection appears Select whether to Overwrite Save and replace old file with a new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel resize 7 Press the OK button to save cancel changes Resize function is not available for images with image size set to VGA Startup Image You can specify the startup image from the captured images for camera 1 Press the MENU button to launch the Playback menu 2 S...

Page 55: ...ge 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 the OK button to save DPOF settings To reset DPOF 1 Select Reset on the DPOF submenu A confirmat...

Page 56: ...camera 1 From the Setup menu select Sounds 2 Adjusts sound settings 3 Press the OK button to apply changes Item Available Settings Description Startup Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Off Selects the startup sound when camera is turned on Shutter On Off Enables or disables shutter sound when Shutter button is pressed Shutter sound is not available when recording videos or voice clips Beep volume 0 4 Adjust...

Page 57: ...to adjust date and time value By holding down the or keys the numeric values changes continuously 2 Press the OK button to apply changes Setting Language Specify in which language menus and messages are to be displayed on the LCD monitor 1 Use the navigation control to scroll through the list and select the desired language 2 Press the OK button to confirm and apply settings Setting File Numbering...

Page 58: ...y formats the internal memory or memory card and erases all stored images and data Available settings are Format Select to format currently used memory Copy to Card Select to copy all files stored in the internal memory to the memory card If the images were saved in the internal memory when inserting memory card into the camera You can use Copy to Card function in order to copy all images from the...

Page 59: ...e Setting TV Out on page 57 3 Connect the USB AV 3 in 1 cable to the USB port on the bottom of your camera 4 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s AV input port 5 The LCD monitor turns black and all images and video clips are displayed on the TV Connecting the Camera to a PC You can transfer images videos and audio files to your PC 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB po...

Page 60: ...ing the Camera to a Printer You can print your images directly using a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Turn on your Printer Check that the printer is turned on there is paper in the printer and there are no printer error messages 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer while the other end to USB terminal on the camera 3 The USB mode menu appears on the screen Select Printer by using the ...

Page 61: ... the or key to increase decrease number 3 Press the Function Delete button to toggle between turning on off the date stamp 4 Press the OK button to enter printer settings To set Print All and Print Index Repeat the same steps 2 to 4 then enter printer settings To set Printer Settings 1 Use the or key to specify a print option 2 Modify paper size and quality by the or keys Available setting Paper s...

Page 62: ...n to turn on the LCD Empty battery icon is displayed on the LCD then the camera turns off Batteries are exhausted please replace or recharge LCD monitor displays No image There is no image file in the memory card Image file format may not be supported LCD monitor displays Not available for this file Function is only available for specific file types File format is not supported LCD monitor display...

Page 63: ...t Soft Skin Flowing Water Food Building Underwater Text Foliage Auction Smile Capture Blink Detection Pre Composition Love Portrait Self Portrait D Lighting Fisheye Lens Photo Stitch Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure Voice Recording ISO Equivalent Auto 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 3M 16 9 2M VGA 6400 3M 16 9 2M VGA White Balance Auto White Balance Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent...

Page 64: ...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 ...

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