Philips DMVC300 User Manual
Instructions for use
Philips FunCam
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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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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................2
1.Things you should know.............................................................................................................................................5-6
Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................................5
Copyright..........................................................................................................................................................................................5
Pack contents.................................................................................................................................................................................6
2. Quick start...............................................................................................................7-10
3. Functional overview .............................................................................................11-12
4. Installation.............................................................................................................13-17
Installing the camera software....................................................................................................................................13-14
Connecting the camera to your PC..............................................................................................................................15
Selecting the required frequency.....................................................................................................................................15
Selecting low resolution mode .........................................................................................................................................16
Connecting the neck strap / belt clip............................................................................................................................16
Recharging the battery ..........................................................................................................................................................17
5. Operating the camera..........................................................................................18-23
Tu r ning 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
Tr anferring/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
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Netmeeting ..........................................................................................................................................25-26
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MSN Messenger and Yahoo!®Messenger...................................................................................26
Image.........................................................................................................................................................................................26-27
Philips Photo Manager............................................................................................................................................26-27
Video.........................................................................................................................................................................................27-28
Philips VRecord ...........................................................................................................................................................27-28
7. Problem solving..........................................................................................................29
8.Technical specifications..............................................................................................30
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9. Important 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
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1. Things you should know
• Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain them for future reference.
• It may be helpful to have the instructions for use for the PC at hand for reference.
Safety precautions
Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the camera will operate safely and to prevent
defects.
• Do not use your camera in environments outside the following range: temperature: 0°C
to 40°C, relative humidity: 45% ~ 85%.
• Do not use or store your camera in/under:
– direct sunlight exposure;
– very humid and dusty environment;
– near any kind of heat sources;
• If your camera gets wet, dry it with soft cloth as soon as possible.
• Salt seawater may cause severe camera damage.
• If the lens or viewfinder is dirty, please use the lens brush or soft cloth to clean the lens.
Do NOT touch the 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 water.
•Protect the camera from oil, vapour, steam, moisture, and dust.
•Never point the camera lens at the sun.
Copyright
Copyright© 2003 by Philips Consumer Electronics B.V. All rights reserved. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated
into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without prior written permission from Philips.
Brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
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Pack contents
Please check that the following items are packed in the Philips FunCam box. They are provided
to help you set up and use your Philips FunCam.
The Philips FunCam Desktop stand with USB/ CD-ROM containing
DMVC 300K microphone cable attached the Philips installation
software, application
software and manual
Neckstrap Beltclip Quick Installation Guide
2. Quick start
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Installation
1 Unplug all your USB devices (except USB keyboard and USB mouse).
2 Place the installation CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM-/DVD drive.
3 Select your language.
4 Select at least ‘FunCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’.
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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.
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Charging
1 Turn on the PC.
2 Be sure to run the installation CD-ROM first, before connecting the camera to the PC.
3 Connect the USB plug of the USB/Microphone cable to the USB port 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 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 twice when the photo is taken.
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Transferring photos/video clips to your PC
1 Make sure the PC is turned on and that ‘FunCam drivers’ and ‘Philips Photo Manager’ are
installed.
2 Connect the desktop stand to the PC:
• Connect the USB plug of the USB/microphone cable to the USB 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 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 the photos you wish to transfer and press ‘OK’
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> If the transfer is complete the following screen will appear.
Notes!
– If the ‘Philips FunCam’ screen does 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’
3. Functional overview
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 selection mode
CL clear last picture mode
CA clear all pictures mode
PC PC camera mode
FU memory full. (No more photos can be taken.)
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1 Strap hole
for connecting neck strap or belt clip
2 Shutter button
for taking photos and making video recordings
3 Lens
4 Timer LED
blinks red for 10 seconds when the self-timer has been set
5 Viewfinder
for framing you photo subject
6 USB port
for connecting the camera to the USB connector of the desktop stand
7 Charge LED
blinks red when the battery is being recharged
8 Display
– lights up blue when the camera is turned on
– linforms you about the present status of the camera:
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9 Mode button
– for turning the camera on and off
– for changing camera settings
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