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  • Page 1: Digital Camera

    Digital Camera GVA12DC Instruction Manual...

  • Page 2: Key Features

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 12 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk when a SD card up to 32GB is inserted into the camera.

  • Page 3: What Your Camera Includes

    What Your Camera Includes • Digital Camera • PhoTags Express software Installation CD • USB cable • User manual • Lithium battery • Hand Strap Computer System Requirements for Windows XP To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: •...
  • Page 4 Computer system requirements for Mactintosh • Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher • Mac OS X version 10.5.x or later • 128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space • 800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of colors Note: This hardware is plug and play compatible when used on a Mac, however, the included software can be used on Windows operating systems only.

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Digital Camera

    Getting to know your Digital Camera...

  • Page 6: Prepare Your Camera For Use

    Prepare Your Camera for use Prepare Your Camera for use Your digital camera needs a Lithium battery in order to operate. Your digital camera needs a Lithium battery in order to operate. Slide and open the battery door in the right side of the camera. Slide and open the battery door in the right side of the camera.

  • Page 7: Charging Your Lithium Battery

    Prepare Your Camera for use Prepare Your Camera for use Your digital camera needs a Lithium battery in order to operate. Charging your Lithium battery Slide and open the battery door in the right side of the camera. To charge your battery, you only need to connect your camera to PC with supplied USB cable correctly. The LED will light up and it will be off after full charge.

  • Page 8: Starting Your Digital Camera

    Note: Limited internal memory is provided for test images. The images will be deleted when the camera’s power is use up or the battery removed out. Please download the images before powering off. Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data. Don’t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable.

  • Page 9: Camera Mode

    Camera Mode Camera Mode After you turn on your camera, Camera Mode icon will appear on your LCD screen, indicating your camera is on After you turn on your camera, icon will appear on your LCD screen, indicating your camera is on Camera Camera Mode.
  • Page 10 No Flash, Force Flash, Auto Flash, To set the flash: To set the flash: No Flash, Force Flash, Auto Flash, The flash can only be used when the camera is in Far mode . The flash can only be used when the camera is in Far mode To set the flash: No Flash, Force Flash,...
  • Page 11 Scene Scene Your camera supplies scenes for you to take photos in any environment nearly, there is abundant scene Scene: Scene Your camera supplies scenes for you to take photos in any environment nearly, there is abundant scene Your camera supplies scenes for you to take photos in any environment nearly, there is abundant scene included with your camera.

  • Page 12: Operating The Menus

    Operating the menus Press Up/Left/Right/Down button to select the scene and press Menu to confirm. Image Size Image Size Press Up/Left/Right/Down button to select the scene and press Menu to confirm. The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos can be saved and the amount of memory The image size and quality settings determine the number of photos can be saved and the amount of required for each photo.
  • Page 13 Anti-shake Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents some blurry photos from trembling when taking photo. Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents some blurry photos from trembling when taking photo. Your Digital Camera has a function that prevents some blurry photos from trembling when taking photo. Because of this function, you are not required to use a tripod for steady shooting photos.
  • Page 14 Press the Up/Down button to select Face Detect On/Off. Press the MENU button to confirm, the Face Detect icon selected will appear on the top of the LCD screen. Press the Up/Down button to select Face Detect On/Off. Smile capture Press the MENU button to confirm, the Face Detect icon selected will appear on the top of the L Smile capture You can capture the smile face without pressing any button.

  • Page 15: Setup Menu

    Press Up/Down button to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. If you select ‘On’ press the shutter button, it will take 6 photos continuously. Self-Timer Multi-Snapshot Self-Timer You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing the You can take 6 photos continuously after pressing the shutter button only with this function on.
  • Page 16 Press Shutter button to take a photo, the self timer LED indicator will flash 2, 5 or 10 seconds (per you selection) until the photo is taken. Setup Menu You can set Exposure, ISO, White Balance, Sharpness, Image Quality, Effect, Date, Auto Power off, Sound Effect, Language, Frequency, Format, Default Setting.

  • Page 17: White Balance

    White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source. White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the Press Up/Down button repeatedly to select White balance in Set up menu. color of your light source.

  • Page 18: Image Quality

    Press Up/Down button to select a sharpness value. Press Menu button to confirm. Image Quality The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take. The Super setting means you can Image Quality take fewer photos, but they will be of better quality. The quality of your photos also affects the number of shots you can take.

  • Page 19: Auto Power Off

    Press Up/Down button to select ON: display date on the photo you take and LCD screen, OFF: won’t show date on photos and LCD screen, Set date: setting the system date. Press Menu button to confirm. Set date: Press Menu button to enter Set date option. Set date: Press Right/Left button select value, and press Up/Down button to set the Date, time and format.
  • Page 20 Language You can select your language per your request. Press Up/Down button repeatedly to select Language in Set up menu. Language Press Menu button. You can select your language per your request. Press Up/Down button to select a language you want to use. Press Up/Down button repeatedly to select Language in Set up menu.

  • Page 21: Default Setting

    Press Up/Down button to select “Yes” to format, “No” to exit. Press Menu button to confirm. Default Setting If your camera setting is in a confused status, you can execute this function to your camera original setting. Press Up/Down button repeatedly to select Default Setting in setup menu. Press Menu button.

  • Page 22: Video Mode

    Press Up/Down button to select: Yes: set to default No: exit the menu Video Mode Press Menu button to confirm. Video Mode Press mode button repeatedly to enter the Video mode, icon will appear on the LCD screen, indicating Press mode button repeatedly to enter the Video mode, icon will appear on the LCD screen, that your camera is in video mode and ready for shooting videos.
  • Page 23 Press Right/Left button to select the Press Right/Left button to select the Press Right/Left button to select the option for the Size menu to appear. option for the Size menu to appear. option for the Size menu to appear. Press Right/Left button to select the option for the Size menu to appear.

  • Page 24: Playback Mode

    Playback Mode Press Right button to enter Playback mode. You can playback the photos and videos in your camera. In Playback mode you can rotate, protect, delete and crop your photos and you can protect and delete video clips. You can also print photos directly from your camera using PictBridge. NOTE: The message, “No FILE EXIST”...
  • Page 25 Press Right/Left button to select the rotate icon Press Up/Down button to select the rotate option. Press Menu Button to confirm how many degrees you want to rotate the photo. Rotate The rotate feature will only work for images on the SD card that is inserted. Press Menu Button.
  • Page 26 Press Menu Button. If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear on the top of the LCD for the photo or Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press Menu image(s). the current file. protected photo images on your SD card will be deleted.
  • Page 27 Press Menu Button to confirm. A Delete confirmation message appears. Press Up/Down button to select “Yes” or “No”. Press Menu Button to confirm and delete the image(s). Caution: 1.You cannot delete files that are locked. 2. If you choose the ‘All’ option, all the unprotected photo images on your SD card w Crop Image This process is irreversible and all your images will be lost forever unless you hav or downloaded them to your computer previous to the deletion.
  • Page 28 Print Your camera allows you to print the photos with printer. The operation as below: Press Right/Left button to select icon , the function menu as below: Select a photo you want to print. Press Menu button. Press Right/Left button to select icon Press Right/Left button to select icon , the function menu as below: the function menu as below:...
  • Page 29 Press Up/Down button to select Pictbridge: to print photo, Cancel: to exit menu. Press Menu Button and select “OK” to start Printing. Press Menu button to enter Pictbridge mode and the LCD will show:” please connect to device”. Press Up/Down button to select Cancel that means exit this Menu option. Connect your camera to compatible printer with USB cable correctly for printing.
  • Page 30 Playing the AVI video file In Playback mode, press Left/Right button to select an AVI video file you wish to play. Alternatively, press W button to enter the thumbnail mode and select a video. Video have an icon on the thumbnail. Press Menu Button for the selected video to appear in full screen. Press Shutter button to play the current AVI file.
  • Page 31 If you select Lock, a lock icon will appear on the top of the LCD for the photo or video selected. Note: To “Unlock” the current file follow steps 1 through 4. Select “Unlock” and press Menu Button to unlock the current file.

  • Page 32: Install Photags Express Software

    not connected to the computer. Install PhoTags Express Software After a few seconds, there will be shown an installing main window on Browse CD”, and “Exit” in this installing main window. NOTE: Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Insert software CD to your computer.
  • Page 33 Photags Express” button, there will be showing some windows that help you to finish e only required to follow the description and click the buttons that it’s defaulted by the e” button to have a registration. Or you can directly click “Continue” for registration next Register online Click “Register online”...

  • Page 34: Everything You Need To Get The Most From Your Photos

    st from your photos Everything you need to get the most from your Photos r camera. And edit it in the software. 1. Select photos om the main window Select the photos that you download from your camera. And edit it in the software.

  • Page 35: Download Photos To Your Pc

    Download Photos to your PC Turn on your camera; connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, a “MSDC” will show on Turn on your camera; connect your camera to the computer correctly the LCD screen. The screen of PC will be shown a window (Removable Disk H :) as below: with USB cable, a “MSDC”...

  • Page 36: Download Photos Using Photags Express

    Double click the Photags Express icon on the desktop to launch the application. Click the “Get Photos” button on the main window. The “Get Photos” wizard mode will appear on the screen, you can select “custom copy” to download photos with your individuation.
  • Page 37 Select your photos click “Next” to continue. Select your photos click “Next” to continue. Add active captions to the picture. With this feature you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click “Next” to continue. Add active captions to the picture. With this feature you can add a date, keywords and categories. Click Add active captions to the picture.
  • Page 38 Phone Express software owner manual You can edit, printing, sharing photos with Photags Express. You can operate it as following step to know how to use Photags Express: Launch the Photags Express. Click “tour” button on the main window to view how to use the photags Express in detail. Attention: If Photags Express cannot upgrade the DirectX automatically, you can manually install the DirectX in the CD before using the Camera, otherwise, if the edition of DirectX in the windows operation is less than...

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Technical Specification

    Appendix A: Technical Specification Image Sensor CMOS Sensor Image (16M)3456X4608 pixels,(12M) 4000 X3000 pixels,(10M) 3648x2736 pixels, (8M) Resolution 3264X2448 pixels, (7M HD) 3648x2048 pixels, (5M) 2592x1944 pixels, (3M) 2048x1536 pixels, (2M HD) 1920x1080 pixels and (VGA) 640x480 pixels. Video 640X480(30fps), 320X240(30fps),1280X720(30fps) Resolution File Format JPEG (Still Image)/AVI (Video)

  • Page 40: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: I have taken photos but my computer does not recognize my camera. What do I do? First, ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Press the Shutter button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again. It is also recommended that you have an SD card inserted in the camera.

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