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12.2 Watching Videos or Listening to Audio 
Recordings on Your Television: 

Connect the SIC 3608S/G7 to your television to watch your 
videos or listen to your audio recordings so that you can share 
your recordings with others.

To watch videos or view photos on your television:

1) Connect the camera to your TV using the AV cable. Be sure 
to match the yellow (video) and the red and white (audio) 
cables to a connection on your TV. 
2) Power on the camera and press the 

Mode

 button to enter 

the PLAYBACK mode.
3) Power on the television and change its input to that which is 
connected to the camera.
4) On the camera, choose the desired video by pressing the 
navigation stick to the 

LEFT or RIGHT

.

5) Press the 

OK

 button on the camera to start video playback.

6) While watching the video, hold the navigation stick to the 

RIGHT

 to fast forward; hold the navigation stick to the 

LEFT 

button to rewind.

7) Press the 

OK

 button a second time to stop video playback. 

Note:

• The camera’s LCD display will turn off when the AV cable is 

connected to the camera.

• If the video or photo does not appear in the center of the 

screen, you will need to adjust your TV.

• If the video does not display properly, adjust the camera to 

output the video in the right format for your TV.

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Summary of Contents for SIC 3608S/G7

Page 1: ...Digital camera with swivel lens User manual SIC 3608S G7 ...

Page 2: ...f snapping perfect self portraits the first time Simply swivel the lens to the back to preview your shot in the LCD display to make sure everyone is in the frame say cheese and snap away Or swivel the lens to the front and side to take photos from different angles Be creative Shooting others Front swivel Self portraits Back swivel Side swivel Stealth mode ...

Page 3: ... 5 Camera setup 7 a Set the onscreen language 7 b Set the current date and time 8 c Auto power off 8 d Play logo 9 E Buzzer turn on off beep sounds 9 F Adjusting the light frequency setting 10 F2 Return to default settings 10 G Firmware version updating the camera 11 Ii Basic photography 11 6 Photo image options 12 6 1 Photo resolution 12 6 2 Photo quality 13 6 3 White balance 13 6 4 Datestamp 14 ...

Page 4: ...ls 23 10 2 Zooming in on a photo 23 11 How to delete photos videos audio recordings 24 11 1 Formatting an sd memory card 24 12 Video playback 25 12 2 Watching videos or listening to audio recordings on your television 26 A Adjusting the camera s video output 27 ii Downloading photos videos and audio recordings to your computer 27 13 1 Setting the camera to usb mode 27 13 2 Downloading photos video...

Page 5: ...17 1 Formatting an sd memory card 32 18 Camera safe handling 33 Iv Camera specifications software minimum requirements 34 Camera specifications 34 Pc Cam software minimum requirements 34 ...

Page 6: ... navigation stick Right navigation selftimer stick Down navigation stick Zoom in rocker button Zoom out rocker button Delete button Playback button Connection for hand strap LCD display screen USB connection Tripod socket Power indicator light Battery cover Shutter button Power button SD memory card card cover Camera lens Camera flash Getting To KnowYour Camera ...

Page 7: ...ing it to the outside of the camera Load the batteries according to the polarity illustration and on the inside of the battery door 6 LCD Display Icons Photo Video Mode Photo Resolution White Balance Flash Mode Photo Quality Memory Card Inserted Datestamp On Photos taken Photo capacity 50 100 Battery Usage Selftimer Digital Zoom UL AWB XL L M S A 10s 20s 3 3 T W ...

Page 8: ... card does not lock into place turn the card around as it will only seat itself when the card is inserted correctly 5 Camera Setup You may want to setup the camera to your preferences and to use other camera features A Set the Onscreen Language To set the onscreen language 1 Press the OK button by pressing in on the center of the navigation stick 2 Press the navigation stick to Right to display th...

Page 9: ...p or Down to display the current month 6 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to set day hour and minutes 7 Press the navigation stick Right to make any corrections 8 Press OK when done 9 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit C Auto Power Off To extend the battery life the camera can be set to automatically turn off if no buttons are pushed for a certain length of time 1 Press the OK button 2 Press...

Page 10: ...he navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Disable to stop the camera from displaying the logo Highlight Enable to turn the feature on and play the logo when powering on the camera 5 Press OK 6 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit E Buzzer Turn On Off Beep Sounds The camera can be set to beep when a button is pushed or disabled 1 Press the OK button 2 Press the navigation stick to...

Page 11: ...the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight 60 Hz for TVs in North America highlight 50 Hz for Europe 4 Press OK 5 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit 10 1 Press the OK button 2 Press the navigation stick to Right to display the Setup menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Default Settings and press OK 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Load t...

Page 12: ...date the camera s firmware To update the camera to the newest available firmware using a USB cable to your computer or an SD card select Upgrade on the firmware version page II Basic Photography To begin shooting photos in the default mode 1 Press Power button to turn on camera 2 Press down the Shutter button to take photo Note Once the shutter has been released wait until the camera has saved the...

Page 13: ... photos Lower resolutions below 2 MP are best suited to for web use and viewing on computers To choose the resolution for a photo 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Image menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Resolution and press OK 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight the desired resolution 3264X2448 8M 2592X1944 5M 2048X1536 3M 1600X1200 2M 1280X960 1 3M 64...

Page 14: ...d press OK to display the submenu 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight the desired quality Super Fine or Normal 5 Press OK 6 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit 6 3 White Balance Although imperceptible to the human eye outdoor light and indoor light take on different hues A photo taken outdoors can appear blue an indoor photo may have a yellow cast This is called w...

Page 15: ...6 4 DateStamp Once the date and time have been set you can choose to have the date visible as part of the photo image by enabling the DateStamp feature To turn on or off the DateStamp feature 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Image menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight DateStamp and press OK to display the submenu 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Enable ...

Page 16: ...graphy or highlight Monochrome for black and white photos 5 Press OK 6 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit 7 Shooting Photos 7 1 Flash Options There are three 3 flash options Automatic Flash Flash On and Flash Off Use the Auto flash mode to allow the flash to fire when the camera senses low light Use Flash ON outdoors when shooting a subject that is in the shadows or if a subject ...

Page 17: ... will be blank after the flash has fired and is charging Wait until the charge is complete and an image appears in the viewfinder before shooting another photo Shooting in bright environments with the flash turned on can result in incorrect exposure The flash will not function in Burst snapshot mode To prolong battery life the flash will not function when the battery is low 16 Auto Automatically t...

Page 18: ...hutter after either 10 seconds or 20 seconds allowing the photographer to join others in a photo Or it can be used to reduce the possibil ity of shaking the camera at the time the photo is taken While in PHOTO mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Image menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Selftimer and press OK to display the submenu 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Do...

Page 19: ...le in PHOTO mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Image menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Burst Snapshot and press OK to display the submenu 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Burst to shoot three photos in a row Highlight Single for normal photography 5 Press OK 6 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit To take photos in Burst Snapshot M...

Page 20: ...taking photos so that you can better see details in bright or dark areas of the image While in PHOTO mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Image menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Exposure and press OK to display the submenu 4 Press the navigation stick to the Right to add exposure brightening up the image to show details in dark shadows Press the navigation stick to th...

Page 21: ...ll blink red while the camera is recording While the camera will record audio with the video the camera speaker does not support audio playback so you will not hear audio when viewing video on the camera However the audio will be heard during video playback on a TV or computer 8 1 Video Recording Options A Resolution You can set the video quality and size Using a higher resolution will create larg...

Page 22: ...B Frame Rate For smooth video the camera can be set to shoot 30 frames per second To save memory you can shoot at 15 frames of video per second For videos used online or on a small screen 15 frames per second may be adequate For playback on a TV choose 30 frames per second While the camera is set toVideo Mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Video menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down ...

Page 23: ...tton 2 Highlight the Video menu 3 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Audio and press OK to display the submenu 4 Press the navigation stick Up or Down to highlight Enable to record audio with the video or Disable to record video only 5 Press OK 6 Press the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit 9 Audio Recording The SIC 3608S G7 can also record audio without video 1 Press the P...

Page 24: ...roll through the photos 10 1 Viewing Thumbnails To quickly search through photos you can display a grid of thumbnails of the saved photos To view thumbnails While in PLAYBACK Mode 1 Press the Zoom out button 2 Press the navigation stick UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT to select a photo 3 Press the OK button to view the photo in full screen 10 2 Zooming In on a Photo While viewing a photo zoom in to enlarge a p...

Page 25: ...y card Do not delete cancels the deletion 2 Press the navigation stick UP or DOWN button to choose to delete the photo or recording being displayed or to delete all photos videos and audio recordings or to cancel the deletion 3 Press the OK button 4 Press the navigation stick to the LEFT to select Yes to confirm the deletion 5 Press the OK button to delete the file 11 1 Formatting an SD Memory Car...

Page 26: ...WICE to exit Note ALL saved photos and files will be deleted when an SD card is formatted 12 Video Playback You can view the saved videos without sound on the camera 12 1 Watching Videos on the Camera s LCD Display While in PLAYBACK Mode 1 Press the navigation stick to the LEFT or RIGHT to select the desired video file for playback 2 Press the OK button to play video file 3 While watching the vide...

Page 27: ...ision and change its input to that which is connected to the camera 4 On the camera choose the desired video by pressing the navigation stick to the LEFT or RIGHT 5 Press the OK button on the camera to start video playback 6 While watching the video hold the navigation stick to the RIGHT to fast forward hold the navigation stick to the LEFT button to rewind 7 Press the OK button a second time to s...

Page 28: ... the navigation stick to the Left TWICE to exit II Downloading Photos Videos and Audio Record ings to Your Computer By using the included USB cable photos videos and audio recordings can be downloaded and saved to your computer The camera must first be set to USB mode 13 1 Setting the Camera to USB Mode 1 Press the OK button 2 Highlight the Setup menu 3 Press navigation stick Up or Down to highlig...

Page 29: ...hotos videos and audio recordings 3 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop of your PC 3 Double click icon that corresponds to the camera d Double click DCIM file folder e Copy all the files to your PC 13 3 Downloading Photos and Videos to a Mac Computer With the camera set to USB mode see above 1 Press the Power button to turn on the camera 2 Connect the USB cable to the computer THEN to...

Page 30: ...and or Music folders Note Removing the SD card or the batteries while copying files to your computer may result in lost or corrupted files When downloading files always connect the USB cable to computer first then to the camera If you connect the USB cable to camera first the LCD display will turn off If this happens power the camera off then power on again 29 ...

Page 31: ...use rough or abrasive cloths or household cleaning products as they will scratch the lens and LCD display It is recommended to use cloths and lens cleaners manufac tured for cleaning cameras and follow the products instruc tions Keep the camera out of direct sunlight and high temperatures Do not leave your camera in a hot car or glove compartment When bringing the camera from a cold environment in...

Page 32: ...eries Note DO NOT use Manganese batteries DO NOT REMOVE the battery when the camera power is on doing so will affect the internal settings and functions of the camera Replace batteries when the battery power status indicates the batteries are low Take out the batteries if you won t use the camera for a long period of time DO NOT insert batteries that are corroded inflated or show signs of leakage ...

Page 33: ...ly formatted The card has previously been used in another camera 17 1 Formatting an SD Memory Card 1 If applicable be sure the card is switched to the unlocked position 2 Insert the SD card into the camera Follow the directions in section 11 1 to format the SD memory card Note DO NOT remove the SD card or batteries while format ting to avoid card failure or corruption Some SD cards have a small sw...

Page 34: ...before formatting the SD card 18 Camera Safe Handling To avoid the danger of electric shock do not open the camera body or attempt to repair the camera Keep the camera dry Water or humidity may cause camera failure Stop using the camera and turn off the power immediately if the camera gets wet It is necessary to dry the camera before reuse 33 ...

Page 35: ...control Auto Flash modes flash off flash on flash Auto Illumination Auto Interface USB1 1 TV output NTSC PAL TFT monitior screen 2 36 TFT LCD monitor screen Power 3 x AAA alkaline batteries rechargeable batteries OSD language English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Dutch Focal range f 8 25mm Aperture F 3 0 Auto power off 60sec 120sec System required Windows 2000 XP Vista Win7 Weight Appro...

Page 36: ...Philips and Philips Shield are used under license of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV 2010 GiiNii International All rights reserved ...

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