Philips PT44434 - Manual

4 3 Using Your Digital Camera Charging the battery Long battery life is one of the key benefits of this camera compared to other digital cameras. On a full charge, the camera will capture hundreds of images. Your camera battery has already been charged prior to shipment. So, you should be able to ta...

5 Turning on the camera Press the Power button once to turn on the camera. Press it again to turn the camera off. • Note: The camera has an automatic time-out feature to conserve battery life. After one minute (or 2 minutes) the camera will time-out (turn off). When timed out, the camera will not ta...

6 Picture-taking mode The green LED will be solid when the camera is ready to take pictures. If the green LED is blinking, the camera is not ready. It may blink for 1 second while storing an image and for 5 seconds while recharging the flash. Picture-taking mode menus • Press the Menu button to acce...

7 Typical picture-taking mode menu displays Picture-taking mode with timer on Note the timer icon in the center of the display. When the timer is on, and set to 10 seconds (for example), the front red LED begins blinking when the shutter button is pressed. It begins counting down with 8 seconds of s...

8 Playback mode Use the Playback mode to review images you have captured and to review images in order to delete them. Select Playback mode by sliding the mode switch to the right. The last picture taken is displayed first. If the camera is empty, the display will say “No pictures on camera.” Only t...

9 Using Secure Digital (SD) memory cards Your camera is capable of storing images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. To use an SD card, insert the card into the SD slot in your camera. The LCD will show the SD card indicator when an SD card is in the slot. It may be necessary to format the SD card...

10 Turning sound on/off • Turn the camera on and press the mode button. • Select Sound and then select ON or OFF. Taking pictures To take pictures using your Digital Camera: • Turn the camera on. • In low light conditions, check to make sure the flash is ready. Be sure the Flash is set to AUTO. • Us...

11 Deleting an image To delete the most recent image: • Turn the camera on and switch the Picture-Taking Mode/ Playback Mode to playback. • Press the Menu button and select Delete. • Use the up/down arrow buttons to select “ Yes” to delete the image or “ No” to save the image. • Press the Select but...

12 4 Installing the Software System requirements Windows • Windows ME, 2000, or XP • 266 MHz Pentium or better • 32MB RAM • 200MB available Hard Drive space • CD-ROM or DVD Drive • Available USB port

13 PhotoImpression 5.0 Installation o Insert installation CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. o The introduction screen will appear automatically. o Click “ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.0”. 4. Click “Next”. 1. Choose Setup Language. 5. Click “ Next”. 2. Click “Next”. 6. Click “Finish”. 3. Click “Yes”. Note ...

14 5 Connecting the Digital Camera to Your PC After the software has been installed on your computer, plug the camera into an available USB port using the provided USB cable. The Windows operating system requires that you install drivers for the camera so that the camera and computer can communicate...

15 ƒ Click “GETMYPIX.EXE” ƒ Click “Transfer” to download the photos to the default directory on C: \MyDocuments\ the folder will be named with the date. ƒ Or click the right box as shown to browse the destination to download the photos.

16 ƒ Photos transferring, this may take a few moments. ƒ Click “Close” when it’s done. The photos are copied from the camera to the specified folder.

17 6 Troubleshooting Problem Symptom Likely Cause Solution No power Camera will not turn on Battery power has been depleted Recharge the internal battery (section 3) The camera or subject was moving when the shot was taken Hold the camera firmly The subject is too close Move away from the subject Im...

18 Check computer Connect the camera to the PC with the USB cable and select [My Computer] – [Control Panel] – [System] – [Device Manager]. In the [Device Manager] window delete [Compose USB device] or [Unknown device] in [Other devices]. Then disconnect the camera and install the software before re...

19 7 Specifications Imager 1/2-inch SMaL CMOS imager with Autobrite* Imager Resolution 2032 x 1524 active pixels Dynamic Range 55 dB linear / up to 85 dB with Autobrite* Exposure Control Automatic with Autobrite and low-light-level strobe activation Sensitivity Equivalent to ISO 100 Exposure time 1/...

20 8 Safety Notes We strongly recommend that you read these Safety Notes (and associated materials) before using your camera. FCC compliance The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and...

21 WARNING • The enclosed disk is a computer CD-ROM. Never attempt to play this disk on an ordinary music CD player as it may produce extremely high noise levels that could damage your hearing or your audio equipment. • The camera is a precision instrument. Never attempt to dismantle this device. Th...

22 Places to Avoid Do not use or store the camera in the following types of locations: • In the rain or in very humid, dirty or dusty places. • Places subject to extreme temperature rises, such as in direct sunlight or a closed car in summer. Extremely cold places. • Places subject to strong vibrati...

23 9 Trademarks • Autobrite is a registered trademark of SMaL Camera Technologies, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. • Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation of the U.S. and other countries. Windows is an abbreviated term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operating S...