GoGEN MAXIFOTO Digital Camera User Manual

GoGEN MAXIFOTO Digital Camera

SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and Mac 0.S. 10.4/ Linux Ubuntu 8.04/Linux Ubuntu 9.0;
500 MB or above free hard disk space; 128 MB RAM; USB Interface;
800×600 Screen area, 16-bit color display (higher color setting recommended).

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

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CAMERA LAYOUT AND BUTTONS

Please refer to the following diagrams for various parts and buttons of your camera.

USAGE OF CONTROL BUTTONS

Caution! there is no internal memory available for photo or video storage. external memory card must be inserted into camera to store photo or videos.

The memory card slot is located in the battery compartment. You need a small, cross-head screwdriver to remove the two screws located at the two ends of the battery compartment cover. Keep the two screws in a safe place so that you can find them easily. Slide a SD card into the SD card slot (as shown on Bottom- View drawing).

Upon turning on the unit, there is a SD Card Icon appears on the LCD screen’s upper-right corner. The number of pictures it can be further stored in the SD card is shown on the LCD screen’s lower-right corner.
To remove the SD card, pull the SD card gently away from the card slot.

Battery iNStallatioN

Once the battery compartment is opened and memory is inserted, place the two batteries into the battery compartment with plus (+) and minus (−) ends placed according to the orientation of the battery marks in the battery compartment. The battery compartment fits only one way. Please don’t force if it does not fit, try the other way. After batteries are inserted, place the battery compartment cover to its original position. Insert the screws in their slots and tighten by
the screwdriver properly.

Battery NotiCe

1. The use of new alkaline or Energizer lithium batteries is recommended for maximum performance.
2. Do not mix old and new batteries.
3. Do not mix batteries of different types: alkaline, lithium, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium).
4. Remove the batteries from the unit when the unit will not be used for an extended period of time.
5. Always remove exhausted batteries from the unit.
6. Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
7. Do not attempt to recharge ordinary batteries.
8. The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
9. Only batteries of the same and equivalent type as recommended are to be used.

turNiNg oN/off tHe CaMera

Press Power Button to turn on the camera. You can see the startup screen on the LCD screen. Wait for a few seconds until the LCD screen shows the image captured by the lens.
If there is no memory card inserted in camera, the LCD screen will show “Insert a SD Memory Card” as a reminder.
To turn off your camera, press the Power Button again and hold it (3 seconds) until the LCD screen shows “Good Bye” and turns off.
The camera will automatically turn off if it is not used for about 60 seconds.

takiNg piCtureS

After turn on the camera, objects captured by the lens can be seen on the LCD screen. Your camera is in Capture Mode and ready to take picture. Aiming at the object and then press the Shutter Button once. The LCD screen will turn into dark and then shows the picture taken for ~ 1 second. The camera will return to capture mode and ready for taking next picture. On screen’s lower- right corner, it shows number (001730) of photos left to take.

In capture mode, you can zoom-in by pressing the Right Button continuously. The magnification (2.32x) will be shown on screen’s left-lower corner during zoom-in. Maximum magnification can be reached is 4x. By pressing the Left Button continuously, we can return to normal mode (1x).

CartooN fraMeS

There are 10 built-in cartoon frames can be chosen as the background of your pictures. In the Capture Mode, press the Right (Left) Button once, the first cartoon frame will appear on the screen. Press the Left (Right) Button once removes the cartoon frame. You can continue to press the Right (Left) button 10 times to see all of the 10 cartoon frames. At the 11th time, the camera will go back to the Capture Mode without a cartoon frame. After you select the desired cartoon frame, press the Shutter Button to take pictures. Your pictures will then be framed by the cartoon frame.

takiNg videoS
In Capture Mode, press the Power Button once and brings it to Menu Mode. Press Right Button three times until you see the “Video” icon . Then, press Shutter Button to return to the Capture Mode. Your camera is now ready to take video. Press Shutter Button and the camera will start to record videos.
During recording, you can see the recorded time (00:00:32) on the screen’s lower-right corner. Press Shutter Button again to stop video recording. Caution! When SD/MMC card is full, “Card full” message appears on the LCD screen. Please download or erase pictures/videos to free up memory space.

Battery iCoNS aNd power levelS

In the Capture Mode, Battery Icon is shown on screen’s upper-right corner. Attached table shows the correspondence power level for the icon. Always pay attention to the power level of the batteries.
Caution! If the camera power is low (less than 5% according to battery icon), “low power” message will appear on the LCD screen and camera will automatically turn off. Please change batteries according to previous instructions.

reviewiNg piCtureS aNd videoS oN CaMera

In the Capture Mode, press Playback Button to enter Playback Mode. You will see the last picture or video taken. The picture icon (JPG) or video icon (AVI) is shown on screen’s upper-left corner. Press Right Button shows the first picture or video taken. Press Left Button returns to previous picture/video. On screen’s lower-right corner, the sequence number of the picture (000004/000006) is shown. If the file is a video, press the Shutter Button begins the video play. Press the Shutter Button again stops the video. Press the Playback Button again returns to the Capture Mode.

deletiNg piCtureS/forMattiNg Sd Card oN CaMera

To delete pictures, press the Playback Button to enter Playback Mode. Press the Left or Right Button until the photo to be deleted is displayed. Afterwards, press the Power Button once. You can see the LCD screen as shown on the right. Press the Left button to select YES, then press the Shutter Button to deletethe picture. The camera will return to Playback Mode once picture is deleted. You can press the Playback Button again to return to the Capture Mode.

To format the SD CARD, press the Playback Button to enter Playback Mode. Press the Power Button twice, you can see the LCD screen as shown on the right. Press the Left button to select YES. Then press the Shutter Button to format the SD CARD. Once SD card is formatted, “NO FILE” is shown on the screen and you can press Playback Button to return to Capture Mode.
Caution! Before formatting the Sd Card in camera, make sure that all important files are saved to pC properly.

Taking Multiple Pictures At Once in “Blast” mode
In Capture Mode, press Power Button once brings to Menu Mode Press Left Button twice to see the “Blast icon” Then, press Shutter Button to return to the Capture Mode. You can see the “Blast’ icon stays on screen’s upper-left loo1730 Corner. Now your camera is ready to take three pictures in a row after pressing the Shutter button.

TRANSFERRING PICTURES/VIDEOS TO PC
To save pictures/videos to PC, you need to connect camera to your PC by USB cable. The larger plug of the USB cable fits into the computer, and the smaller plug fits into the slot on the side of
the camera. Please note that the plugs fit only one way, do not force if they do not fit; try plugging in the other way.

Once camera is connected to PC, you can see a message (as shown) on Screen’s lower-right corner. Then enter “My Computer, find the “Removable Disk’ and enter it. You can see a file called “DCIM”. Enter the “DCIM” file and find another file called “100JLCAM”. Enter the “100JLCAM” file, you can see all the picture and video files. Now you can save them to your computer. Alternatively, you can take the SD card in the camera and transfer the captured pictures and videos into you computer and other memory media.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.

WARNING: Do not use this product near water, in wet areas to avoid fire or injury of electric current. Always turn off the product when you don’t use it or beforea revision. There aren’t any parts in this appliance which are reparable by consumer. Always appeal to a qualiied authorized service. The product is under a dangerous tention. Old electrical appliances, used batteries and accumulators disposal This symbol appearing on the product, on the product accessories or on the product packing means that the product must not be disposed as household waste. When the product/ battery durability is over, please, deliver the product or battery (if it is enclosed) to the respective collection point, where the electrical appliances or batteries will be recycled. The places, where the used electrical
appliances are collected, exist in the European Union and in other European COuntries as well. By proper disposal of the product you can prevent possible negative impact on environment and human health, which might otherwise occur as a consequence of improper manipulation with the product or battery/ accumulator. Recycling of materials contributes to protection of natural resources. Therefore, please, do not throw the old electrical appliances and batteries/ accumulators in the household waste. Intormation, where it is possible to leave the old electrical appliances tor free, is provided at your local authority, at the store where you have bought the product. Information, where you can leave the batteries and accumulators for free, is provided to you at the store, at your local authority.

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