AMKOV CDC3 User manual

Digital Camera
Please read this manual carefully
before using this unit and keep it for future reference

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Table of content
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Key Features..................................................................................................................................... 2
What Your Camera Includes ............................................................................................................ 2
Computer System Requirement for Windows 7/XP........................................................................ 3
Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista....................................................................... 3
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh.................................................................................. 3
Quick Look at Your Digital Camera ................................................................................................. 4
Main Icons on the LCD..................................................................................................................... 5
Prepare Your Camera for use .......................................................................................................... 7
Install battery.................................................................................................................................... 7
Charging your lithium battery ......................................................................................................... 7
Install a SD memory card................................................................................................................. 7
Starting Your Digital Camera ........................................................................................................... 8
Camera Mode.................................................................................................................................... 9
Taking Photos..................................................................................................................................... 9
Video Mode.......................................................................................................................................17
Playback Mode................................................................................................................................. 18
Install PhoTags Express Software................................................................................................... 21
Everything you need to get the most from your photos................................................................ 23
Download photos to your PC .......................................................................................................... 24
PhoTags Express software owner manual...................................................................................... 28
Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually................................................................... 28
Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually................................................................ 30
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ............................................................................................ 30
Appendix B: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 31

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Introduction
Thanks for purchasing this kind of Digital Camera, it can not only take good quality digital photos but also
can be used as removable disk, everything you need to take quality photos is included with your camera,
please read this manual carefully before using.
Key Features
Digital Video resolutions- 1280x720 HD, 640x480 VGA, 320x240 QVGA.
18 mega pixels camera with choice of 11 digital camera resolutions- 4896x3672 (18M),
4608x3456 (16M), 4416x3312 (14M), 4000x3000 (12M), 3648x2736 (10M), 3264x2448 (8M),
3648x2048 (7M HD), 2592x1944 (5M), 2048x1536 (3M), 1920x1080 (2M HD), 640x480 (VGA)
2.7 inch TFT LCD
4X digital zoom
Anti-shake function
Face detection
Smile Capture
Continue Shot
SD memory card slot accepts SD compatible memory card up to 32GB.
Built in Flash
PhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, printing, sending
photos by e-mails and much more.
What Your Camera Includes
Digital Camera
PhoTags Express software installation CD
USB cable
User’s manual
Strap
Camera bag
Li-ion battery
Charger

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Computer System Requirement for Windows 7/XP
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:
Pentium processor or above with Windows 7, XP
128 MB RAM, more than 150MB free disk space.
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM Drive
Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher.
16-bit color or higher display adaptor.
Computer System Requirement for Windows Vista
To be able to download photos or videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:
Windows Vista
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM Drive
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh
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.

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Quick Look at Your Digital Camera

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Main Icons on the LCD

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Battery power level
Full battery power
Medium battery power
Low battery power
Photo quality
Normal quality
Fine quality
Super quality
Flash
Force Flash
Auto
No Flash
Red eye reduction
Modes
Camera Playback
Video
Self-timer On 10 seconds
Self-timer On 5seconds
Self-timer On 2 seconds
Self-timer off
Digital Zoom
Protect
Protect
Anti-Shake
Anti-Shake on Anti-Shake off
Scenes
Auto Night Portrait Night Scenery
Portrait Scenery Sport
Party Beach High Sensitivity

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Prepare Your Camera for use
Install battery
Your camera supplied a lithium battery, please refer to the following illustration as correct installation
method:
1. Slide and open the battery compartment.
2. Insert the lithium battery correctly as the correct polarity facing up.
3. Close the battery compartment.
Note: Please uninstall your battery when you don’t intend to use your camera for a long time.
Charging your lithium battery
To charge your battery, you only need to connect your camera to PC with supplied USB cable correctly. The
LED light will light up and it will be off after full charge.
Install a SD memory card
This camera supports any compatible SD memory card up to 32GB. Limited internal memory is only for you
to take test photo, these photo will be lost when you turn off your camera or remove away the battery. So
that insert a SD memory card is normally for use. Please refer to the below diagram for correct installation.

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Locate the SD memory card slot, insert a SD memory card as above, until you hear a “Click” sound, it
indicates your SD card is installed with an icon “SD” appear on the LCD screen.
Note:
1. After the SD memory is inserted successful, the photos/videos you have taken will be stored on the SD
memory card.
2. Formatting will delete all data on the SD memory card including protected data.
3. Don’t remove the SD card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable.
Starting Your Digital Camera
Your digital camera is included 3 modes-Camera mode, Video mode and Playback mode.
Camera mode is for you to take still photos. You can shoot video file in Video mode. And you can preview
photos/videos, delete, rotate, protect, crop and printing your photos in playback mode.
Power on
Press Power button once to turn on your camera. The LCD will light up and it will sound “beep”, this
indicates your camera is turned on and ready for use.

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Power off
Press Power button once to turn off your camera. When there is insufficient battery power, your camera will
show “Low Battery” on the LCD screen and power off automatically after a moment.
Camera Mode
After you power on your camera, icon will appear on your LCD screen, indicating your camera is in
Camera Mode.
Taking Photos
You can compose your shot using LCD screen. Hold the camera steady and press Shutter button to take
photo. There will be a short delay while the camera saves the photo to memory.
After each photo is shot (when the camera returns to icon mode) the numbers of photos left to shoot at this
resolution will be displayed on the LCD screen.
When the camera's memory is full, the LCD screen will display “Memory Full Insert a SD memory Card to
Transfer and Take More Photos!” when you attempt to press Shutter button to take photo, now you need
to download these photos to PC or delete them for taking more photos, alternatively you can insert a SD
memory card for expanding the memory.
Digital Zoom function
You can magnify your subject up to 4 times using the digital zoom. Press Multi-Function button A to zoom in
the object and press the Multi-Function button B to zoom back out. The icon will show on
your LCD screen.
Flash
In low light conditions it is best to use the built-in flash. You can also use the flash to compensate for
backlight conditions.
To set the flash:
Note: Please move the Macro/Far switch to Far mode, otherwise you will be reminded “Macro Mode No
Flash” indicating you can only use the flash function in Far shooting mode.
Press Flash button repeatedly. Select the icon shown on the LCD screen. This will activate the automatic
flash.