GE POWER series E1486TW User manual

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User Manual
Digital Camera
E1486TW
English 01
Français 31
Español 61
Português 91

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Before You Start
Preface
Thank you for purchasing this GE digital camera.
Please read this manual carefully and keep it in a
safe place for future reference.
Copyright
© Copyright 2010 General Imaging Company. All
rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval sys-
tem, or translated into any language or computer
language, in any form, by any means, without
the prior written permission of General Imaging
Company.
Trademarks
All trademarks mentioned in this manual are used
for identication purposes only and are properties
of their respective owners.
Safety Information
Please read the following important information
carefully before using the product.
• Do not take apart or attempt to service the
camera yourself.
• Do not drop or knock the camera. Improper
handling may damage the product.
• Turn o the camera before inserting or remov-
ing the battery and memory card.
• Use only the type of battery and charger that
came with your camera. Using other types of
batteries or chargers may damage the camera
and invalidate the warranty.
• When using Lithium batteries in this prod-
uct, ensure that they are inserted correctly.
Inserting the batteries upside down can cause
damage to the camera and possibly start a re.
• Do not touch the camera lens.
• Please not expose the camera to harsh environ-
ments such as moisture, or extreme tempera-
tures, which may shorten the life of your camera
or damage the batteries.

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• Do not use or store the camera in dusty, dirty or
sandy environments, as its components may be
damaged.
• Do not expose the lens to direct sunlight for
extended periods of time.
• Download all pictures and remove the batteries
from the camera if you are going to store the
camera for long periods of time.
• Do not use abrasive cleansers, alcohol-based
or solvent-based cleaners to clean the camera.
To clean, wipe the camera with a slightly damp
soft cloth.
About this Manual
This manual provides you with instructions on
how to use your GE digital camera. Every eort
has been made to ensure that the contents of this
manual are accurate, however General Imaging
Company reserves the right to make changes
without notice.
Symbols used in this Manual
Throughout this manual, the following symbols are
used to help you locate information quickly and
easily:
Indicates useful information to know.

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Getting Ready
Your package should contain the camera model you purchased along with the following items. If anything is
missing or appears to be damaged, please contact your vendor.
Unpacking
Warranty Card Wrist Strap
Rechargeable Lithium-ion
Battery
Battery Charger USB Cable

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Identifying the Components
Front View Back View
Right View
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1 Flash 9 Shutter Button
2 Lens 10 Zoom Wheel
3 Mic 11 Tripod Mount Point
4 AF assist beam/Timer indicator 12 Speaker
5 LCD Screen 13 Memory Card/Battery Compartment
6 Power Button 14 HDMI Port
7 Power Indicator 15 USB/AV Port
8 Playback Button 16 Wrist Strap Mount
Top View
Left View
Bottom View
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1. Place the battery into the charger as shown.
2. Plug the one end of the connecting cable
(plug adapter) into the charger base (the plug
adapter may vary in dierent countries, please
subject to the actual object).
3. Plug the other end of the connecting cable into
a the wall outlet.
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Leave the battery to charge until the charger
light turns green. (To maximize battery life,
the rst charge should be at least 4 hours)
The charger is for indoor use only.
Charging the Battery

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1. Open the battery compartment. 2. Insert the battery while observing the correct
polarity. Use the side of battery to press down
the stopper as shown, allowing the battery lock
into place properly.
Inserting the battery and SD/SDHC card

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4. Close the battery compartment.
Optional SD/SDHC cards are not included.
The use of 64MB to 16GB memory cards from
recognized manufacturers such as SanDisk,
Panasonic and Toshiba are recommended for
reliable data storage.
3. Insert the optional SD/SDHC card into the
memory card slot as shown.
To remove the SD/SDHC card, open the
battery compartment and gently push the
card to release it. Pull the card out carefully.

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Control Touch Panel
The LCD screen is also a touch panel and has
camera control buttons integrated into it.
Touch panel
Turning On and O
Press the Power button to turn on the camera. To
turn o the camera, press the Power button again.
Power button
When the camera is turned on for the rst time, it
is automatically set to the Auto shoot mode. You
can change to other modes in the camera setup.
The camera will power on in the last shooting mode
that it was set to when it was powered o.

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Operating Method of Touch Screen
The LCD of E1486TW camera is touch screen and the
screen should be controlled by nger. The operating
methods of nger vary from the operation item.
Press
When selecting and setting each mode or menu icon,
please press the touch screen with nger, then release.
Rotate
In playback mode, conrm the direction of the image to
be rotated. On the position ①, under the condition of
pressing with nger, draw a circle toward the direction
of the position ②, then release the nger quickly. Or
rotate on the other direction, on the position ②, under
the condition of pressing with nger, draw a circle
toward the direction of the position ①, then release
the nger quickly.
About the rotation, please make the
operation from pressing to releasing quickly.
If the touch screen is pressed over 1S, and no
sliding operation is made, then the pressing
operation is useless.
Slide
When switching and scaling photos, use the nger
pulp to slide on the relevant direction on the touch
screen (for example: on the menu page, if need
to switch to the next menu option, please slide
bottom-up on the screen).
When adjusting the playing time of the lm
and the sound volume, the nger should stay
for 1S at both beginning point and ending
point during the course of sliding, otherwise,
the operation is useless.
• When you want to operate the touch panel,
please use your nger pulp to press the touch
panel gently.
• Don’t use any sharp object to contact or press
the touch panel.
• Don’t press the LCD screen too heavily.
Rotate
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Before you start using the camera, the language
and time must be congured.
Time setup:
1. Press the up/down arrows to set the time and
date.
2. Once the date and time are set, press the
button to conrm and save.
Time and Language Setup
Language Setup:
1. Press the up/down arrow key on each page
to select your language.
2. Press the button with the language you want to
set for the camera, then press the button
to conrm and save.

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Still Shooting Mode Display
Mode icon:
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LCD Screen Display
The Format Memory function will erase all data on
the memory card and internal camera memory,
including protected les.
1. Press Format memory in the camera setting
menu.
2. Press Yes and button to conrm (or press
the return key to cancel and go back to the
camera setting menu).
3. The current media device is formatted.
We recommend that you format your
memory card before using it for the rst
time, or whenever the card you are using
seems to be the cause of abnormal images.
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1 Shooting Mode Icon
Auto Mode Manual Mode
Panorama
Stitching Mode
Scene Mode
Portrait Mode ASCN Mode
2 Number of remaining shots
3 Memory card / Internal memory display
4 Battery Level Indicator
5 Zoom Indicator
6 Macro Mode Display
Macro mode o
Macro mode on
7 Flash Mode Display
Auto ash
Red-eye reduction ash
Slow Synchro ash

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18 Expo Metering Mode
Spot
Center
AiAE
19 Face Detection / Blink Detection Icon
20 EV Indicator
21 ISO
(only available under Manual mode)
22 WB (white balance) Display
(only available under Manual mode)
23 Color Eect Display
(only available under Manual mode)
Red-Eye + Slow Synchro ash
Forced o
Forced ash
8 Screen display (DISP) icon
9 Function Page Icon
10 Self-timer Mode Display
11 Face Detection and Smile Detection Display.
12 Image Size Icon
13 Setup Menu Icon
14 B Shutter (slow shutter) Icon
(only available under Manual mode)
15 Continuous Shot Display
16 OIS Stabilization
17 Focus Mode
Single-AF
Multi-AF
Touch-to-Focus

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Movie Mode On-Screen Icons:
Mode Icon:
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1 Shooting Mode Icon
2 Remaining Recording Time
3 Memory Card / Internal Memory Display
4 Battery Level Indicator
5 Zoom Indicator
6 Macro Mode Indicator
Macro mode o
Macro mode on
7 Screen Display DISP Icon
8 EV indicator
9 Self-timer Mode Display
10 Movie Size Display
11 Setup Menu Icon
12 OIS Stabilization
13 Expo Metering Mode
Spot
Center
AiAE
14 Recording Status Icon
Recording standby
Recording

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Playback Mode On-Screen Icons:
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For best results the use of an SD memory
card is recommended when shooting a
movie. The camera's built-in memory is
limited and may cause stuttering and noise
if used for movie recording.
While recording, the optical zoom is xed but
the digital zoom can go up to the maximum
6x.

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1 Slideshow Mode
2 Current Picture Index / Total Number
3 Memory Card / Built-in Memory Display
4 Battery Power Display
5 Screen Display DISP
6 Next Page Icon
7 Red-eye Reduction
8 Rotate Picture
9 Delete Image
10 Setup Menu
11 DPOF Printing
12 File Protection
13 Change Picture Size
14 Crop Picture
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How to Take Pictures
1. Hold the camera rmly.
2. Determine the range and subject of your photo
by nding the image on the LCD display.
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3. Press the shutter button halfway down to
focus on the center of the viewing object,
then completely depress the shutter button to
capture the image.
4. The captured image is then shown on the LCD
screen.
Basic Operation