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CDC500C3GF
5MP Digital Camera

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual CDC500C3GF 5MP Digital Camera...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Introduction ....................3 Overview ....................3 Features ....................3 Package contents..................4 Computer system requirement for windows ..........4 Getting to know on your camera .............. 5 Icons on your LCD..................6 Prepare your camera for using..............7 Battery installation ..................
  • Page 3 Every thing you need to get the most from your photos ......28 Downloading photos ................... 30 Download photos directly from windows ..........30 Download photos using PhoTags Express ..........31 Owner manual for PhoTags Express ............36 Specifications ....................37 GFM Guarantee.................... 39...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Overview Thanks for purchasing this digital camera. Everything you need to take quality photos is included with your camera. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera. Features Digital Video VGA&QVGA. 8.0 Mega pixels camera with choice of 5 digital camera resolutions- 8M,5M,3M,1.3M,VGA.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Package contents Camera PhoTags Express CD USB cable User’s manual Strap Pouch AC Adapter Li-ion Battery ● Computer system requirement for windows To be able to download photos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration: Pentium processor or above with Windows 98SE / 2000 / XP / Vista 64MB RAM, 128MB free disk space or more CD-ROM driver Recommended screen resolution 1024x768 pixels or greater...

  • Page 6: Getting To Know On Your Camera

    Getting to know on your camera...

  • Page 7: Icons On Your Lcd

    Icons on your LCD our LCD Battery power lever Mode Digital Zoom Full battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Photo quality Economy Standard Fine...

  • Page 8: Prepare Your Camera For Using

    Prepare your camera for using Battery installation Your camera requires lithium battery (3.7V). Insert the battery into the camera: Slide the cover of the battery compartment open. Please make sure that the correct battery is inserted with the correct polarity facing up. Please refer to the diagram below for the correct insertion method.

  • Page 9: Installing Sd Memory Card

    Note: 1. When the Low Battery icon is flashing on the LCD screen, you need to charge your battery: a. Turn off your camera. b. Connect your camera to the PC correctly. c. The LED light will be on, it indicate the battery is charged. d.
  • Page 10 should be flush with the surface of the camera. A “C” icon will be display on the LCD screen. Indication that an external memory card is installed. Once an external memory card is inserted in the camera all the images taken will be stored on the external memory card.

  • Page 11: Osd In Every Mode

    OSD in every mode There are four modes in your camera: Camera mode, Video mode, Self timer mode and Play back mode. Camera mode: Video mode: Self timer mode: Play back mode:...

  • Page 12: How To Operate Your Camera

    How to operate your camera Power on/off 1. Press and hold the Power button to start the camera. The LCD will light up and the camera will sound a beep. It confirms that your camera is on and ready for using. 2.
  • Page 13 Image quality You can set quality you want: Fine, Standard, Economy. 1. Press M button 2. Select “Quality” by pressing M button up/downward. 3. Press M button. 4. Press M button up/downward to select: Fine/Standard/Economy. Or press Flash/Exit button to exit the menu without any changing. This setting allows you to control the brightness of your images.
  • Page 14 White Balance This setting allows the camera to adjust the color of your photos according to the color of your light source. 1. Press M button. 2. Select “White Balance” by pressing M button upward/downward. 3. Press M button. 4. Press M button up/downward to select: Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Tungsten/Fluorescent.
  • Page 15 B. Set up menu 1. Press M button. 2. Press M button rightward to select Set up menu. Light Frequency Fluorescent light oscillation can affect the quality of your photos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in. your camera has 2 Frequency settings: 60HZ and 50HZ.
  • Page 16 Date Time PhoTags Express software makes it possible for you to keep track of the dates of your photos. The date you shot the image is recorded by the camera and will appear automatically on the photo when you download it to your computer using the PhoTags Express software.
  • Page 17 2. Press M button right/leftward to set the value. 3. Press M button to confirm. Or press Flash/Exit button to exit the menu without any changing. Auto Off The Auto Off is a special battery-saving feature which allows the camera to turn itself off when not in use.
  • Page 18 3. Press M button up/downward to select Clear/Close/Normal. 4. Press M button to confirm. Or press Flash/Exit button to exit the menu without any changing. Beep You will hear beep sound when you click any button in every mode. You can switch on or off it per your request.

  • Page 19: Camera Mode

    Note: Formatting will delete all data in your camera or SD card including protected files, it’s decided by the device selected. Please make sure that you want to delete all date in camera or SD card, otherwise once the data is deleted, it cannot be resumed. Sys.
  • Page 20 When the camera’s memory is (photo capacity) is full. The LCD screen will display “MEMORY FULL”. If you attempt to take a photo when the memory is full, the camera will beep continuously. Digital zoom You can magnify subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom. Press M button upward to zoom in the subject up to 4X.

  • Page 21: Video Mode

    screen. This will activate the automatic flash. 3. Press Flash/Exit button repeatedly, select icon appear on the LCD screen. This will activate the reduction red eyes function. 4. Press Flash/Exit button repeatedly until the icon appears. This will turn off the flash function. Self-timer You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing the Shutter and when the photo is actually taken.

  • Page 22: Playback Mode

    an SD memory card, the limited internal memory in your camera is provided for test the video limited. The maximum available recording time is displayed on the top left of the LCD screen. 1. Press the Shutter button to start recording. Elapsed recording time will be displayed on the top left of the LCD screen.
  • Page 23 Erase 1. Press M button up/downward to select Erase. 2. Press M button. 3. Press M button up/downward to select: Delete this: to delete current photo. Delete all: to delete all unprotected photos. 4. Press M button to confirm. Or press Flash/Exit button to exit the menu without any changing.
  • Page 24 Note: 1. When you protect the photo, a icon will appear on the left bottom of the LCD screen. 2. You can not delete protect photos except format or unprotect. Thumbnail 1. Press M button up/downward to select Thumbnail. 2. Press M button to view all files in thumbnail mode. 3.
  • Page 25 Rotate 1. Press M button up/downward to select Rotation. 2. Press M button. 3. Press M button up/downward to select the degrees you want to rotate. 4. Press M button to confirm. Or press Flash/Exit button to exit the menu without any changing.

  • Page 26: Software Installation

    Software installation NOTE: Make sure that your camera is not connected to the computer. Insert software CD to your computer. After a few seconds, there will be shown an installing main window on the screen. You can “Install AP”, “Browse CD”, “Exit”, in this installing main window. Install PhoTags Express Click on the “Install AP”...
  • Page 27 Choose your language And then the installer window will be shown as below. Click to start installing After you click “Install PhoTags Express” button, there will be showing some windows that help you to finish the installing. You are only required to follow the description and click the buttons that it’s defaulted by the software.

  • Page 28: Register Online

    Register online Click “Register online” button to have a registration. Or you can directly click “Continue” for registration next time. After this step, the main window will appear on the screen.

  • Page 29: Browse Cd

    Browse CD Click “Browse CD” on the main window, you can see what is included in the CD. Every thing you need to get the most from your photos Select photos Select the photos that you download from your camera. And edit it in the software.
  • Page 30 purchase “Album” and “Video CD”. Two additional workshop project online at any time and create Photo Album and slide shows on CD that can be viewed on your PC and VCD for viewing on your TV using your DVD player.

  • Page 31: Downloading Photos

    Downloading photos Turn on your camera, Change your camera mode to Playback and connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window (Removable Disk H:) as below: NOTE: Now you can copy the photos to your computer with two method as below: Download photos directly from windows Choose “copy pictures to a folder on my computer”...

  • Page 32: Download Photos Using Photags Express

    the screen step by step, you are only required to follow the description and click the buttons that are defaulted by the system to finish transferring. Or you can: 1. Click on the START button in Windows. 2. Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop. 3.
  • Page 33 not see a preview of the photos transferred. Custom copy This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer. The “Device selection” mode will appear. Both your camera and the memory card will each appear in the “Active Devices” list Select “Custom copy”...
  • Page 34 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.
  • Page 35 Choose a position where you want to place the photos. Click “Finish” to copy the photos to the location you selected.
  • Page 36 Note: All of the picture you imported will appear in the “Select Photos” main window. And now, you can edit your photos per your idea, and then download it to your computer. For how to edit the photos, you can refer to the Quick Start guide in the PhoTags Express.

  • Page 37: Owner Manual For Photags Express

    Owner manual for PhoTags Express 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.

  • Page 38: Specifications

    Specifications ‧Image Sensor 5.0 Mega Pixels CMOS Sensor Digital Camera:3532x2304pixels (8MP Interpolation), 2592X1944pixels(5M), 2048X1536 pixels(3M), ‧Image Resolution 1280x1024pixels(1.3M) , 640X480 pixels(VGA) Video: 640*480(VGA),320*240pixels(QVGA) ‧LCD Display 2.0 Inch LTPS TFT Internal SDRAM (16MB) for buffer Standard quality: 15pcs (8M), 22pcs(5M), 30pcs (3M), 58pcs (1.3M), 153pcs (VGA) ‧Internal Memory Fine quality: 12pcs (8M), 17pcs (5M), 24pcs (3M), 45pcs(1.3M),...
  • Page 39 ‧Flash Build-in Auto /Force/ Red eye reduce /Off ‧Interface USB 1.1 ‧TV out ‧Microphone ‧System Requirements Windows 98 SE/ 2000/ XP/ Vista ‧Accessories USB Cable, Software CD, User's manual, Gallus, hop-pocket ‧Battery Li-ion Rechargeable ‧Working Temperature 0-40 ℃...

  • Page 40: Gfm Guarantee

    GFM Guarantee If you are not totally satisfied with this GFM product, you may return it to any Meijer store for a full refund within 6 months (180 days) of purchase when accompanied by a receipt. For customer support, please call (866) 845-9436 or go to www.gfmproducts.com.

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