GENERAL ELECTRIC E1486TW User Manual [fr]

User Manual

Digital Camera

E1486TW

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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.

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 environments such as moisture, or extreme temperatures, which may shorten the life of your camera or damage the batteries.

• 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

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

8 9

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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.

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

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

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.

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

Press

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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.

Still Shooting Mode Display

Mode icon:

1 2 3 4

12 11

10 9 8

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.

Format memory

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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

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

Movie Mode On-Screen Icons:

Mode Icon:

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1 2 3 4

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

Playback Mode On-Screen Icons:

1 2 3 4

7 6 510 89

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.

1 Slideshow Mode 2 Current Picture Index / Total Number 3 Memory Card / Built-in Memory Display

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 15 Date and Time Captured

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.

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.

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Focus Controls

When you press the shutter button halfway down, the camera will automatically focus on the viewing object (Auto Focus).

After the camera is focused, the green focus frame at the center of the screen will be shown.

If Auto Focus fails, a red focus frame at the center of the screen will be shown.

If Auto Focus was achieved but the image is still blurry, "camera shake" may be the cause.

Tips to Preventing Blurry Images

Inadvertent moving of the camera during image capturing is called “camera shake”; on the other hand, movements by the main object during image capture is called “object blur”.

1. Camera Shake

Cause of camera shake: Shaking of the hand or arm while pressing the shutter button will result in a blurry image.

How to reduce blur:

• Use a tripod or place the camera on a at and

stable surface and further stabilize the camera body by holding it.

2. Object Blur

Cause of object blur: Even if the camera is stable during image capture, movements by the main object during the exposure period could result in blurriness of the object.

How to reduce blur:

• Switch to Sport mode when taking a picture of an object in motion.

• Use higher ISO with faster shutter speeds (only available for Manual mode), and press the shutter button before the object starts to move.

How to Playback Images

The camera provides a hotkey to quickly playback the images you've captured.

To view captured images and movies on the LCD:

1. Press the

Playback button to switch the

camera to Playback mode. The screen will then show the last taken picture or movie segment.

Playback button

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2. Touch and slide left or right on the touch screen to view images or movies stored on the memory card or built-in memory.

3. When a movie has been taken, the

icon will appear on the bottom center of the touch screen. Press the play button to start playback of the movie.

4. Function buttons during movie playback:

1 32

5 6

7 9 108

1 Rewind 6 Increase volume 2 Pause 7 First frame 3 Fast forward 8 Play 4 Volume control 9 Previous frame 5 Decrease volume 10 Next frame

5. After 2 seconds of movie playback, all icons and buttons shown on the screen will automatically be hidden. Touch anywhere on the screen to show the icons and buttons again.

Adjust movie playback time:

1. When playing a movie, you can adjust the movie playback time by touching

or .

2. You can also touch and slide the playback bar to adjust the playback time.

Adjust playback volume:

1. During movie playback, touch the

button

and use the buttons to adjust playback volume.

2. You can touch and slide the volume control bar to adjust playback volume.

When you adjust playback time or volume by

sliding the control, make sure your nger is

moving laterally on the corresponding bar.

When you perform the sliding adjustment,

make sure your nger stays in contact

with the touch screen and stop for at least 1 second at the beginning and end of the sliding adjustment in order for the touch screen to register your input.

When your nger leaves the touch screen for

more than two seconds, all icons and buttons on the screen will be hidden automatically.

For adjusting the playback volume by touching and sliding the volume control bar, the volume range allows for 5 settings, of

which the rst is mute , showing as red when

selected.

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How to Delete Images

Delete picture

Delete movies

3. Press the Cancel button in the top right corner to return to the playback mode.

Specic Deletion:

1. In Playback mode, push the on the zoom button to display the thumbnails of images and movies on the screen.

2. Use the touch screen and slide left or right to go to the page of images or movies you wish to delete.

In Playback mode, touch and hold the button until the delete button appears. Touch the

button to access the Delete menu; Under

Delete option, you can delete images using

Single

Delete or Specied Delete.

Delete pictures or movies:

1. You will be taken to the Playback mode and you can slide left or right on the touch screen to select the images or movies you wish to delete.

2. Select one of the delete options and then press

Cancel

3. After touching the delete button, select the thumbnails of images and movies you wish to delete and touch OK.

4. You can return to the previous page of the main menu by touching the Return button on the upper right hand corner.

The icon during Playback indicates the picture is currently protected and the buttons in the delete option menu cannot be selected.

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Shooting in Auto Mode

Auto mode is the easiest mode to use to take pictures. While operating in this mode, the camera automatically optimizes your picture for best results.

To take pictures in Auto mode:

1. Press the

power button to turn on the camera.

2. Touch the

Auto mode button at the top

left corner of the screen to enter the mode selection screen (the default mode at camera bootup is Auto mode).

3. Compose your picture on the LCD screen and press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject.

4. When the subject is in focus, the green colored focus frame appears on the LCD screen.

5. Press shutter button fully to capture the image.

Using the Zoom Function

Camera Function Controls

Your camera is equipped with two types of zoom: optical zoom and digital zoom. Use the zoom scroll wheel at the top of the camera to zoom in or out on your subject while taking pictures.

Zoom indication scale

When the optical/digital zoom factor reaches its maximum value, it stops momentarily. Loosen and push the zoom wheel again at that moment, the optical zoom will switch over to digital zoom automatically. After the adjustment, the zoom indication scale hides immediately, and will indicate it is in zoom status currently with the following symbol

Photograph Setting

Operational Menus

Mode icon:

In the Photograph mode, touch the button on the screen directly to show the Photograph Conguration.

In any photograph mode, touch the button to enter set up menu.

Changing settings:

1. Touch and slide up or down on the touch screen to scroll through each menu page.

2. Touch the desired function to show its submenu.

3. Change the desired setting(s) and press the button to complete (or press the return

key to cancel and return to the playback main menu).

For more detailed information on each setting, refer to the User Manual located on the CD that was included with your camera.

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Photo menu

Menu items Settings Cont Shot o / Unlimited / 3 shots / 3 shots(Last) / Time-Lapse

Image quality setup Best / Fine / Normal AF mode Single-AF / Multi-AF Expo Metering Spot / Center / AiAE Digital zoom On / O Quick Review O / 1 sec / 2 sec / 3 sec Date Imprint O / Date / Date/Time AF-Assist Beam On / O Blink detection On / O Slow Shutter O / Manual (2~30sec)

OIS Stabilization Continuous ON / In shooting / OFF

Playback menu

Menu items Settings

Protect One / All / Reset Delete One / All DPOF One / All / Reset Slideshow Eect / Interval / Repeat

Setup menu:

Refer to the User Manual located on the CD.

Specications : E1486TW

Appendices

"Design and specications are subject to change without notice."

Eective Image Sensor Pixels 14.1 Megapixels

Image Sensor 14.2 Megapixels [1/2.3” Charge Coupled Device (CCD)]

Focal Length F = 5.1mm (Wide) ~ 40.8mm (Tele)

35mm lm equivalent 28mm (Wide) ~ 224mm (Tele)

F number F3.3 (Wide) ~ F5.8 (Tele)

Optical Zoom

Anti-Handshake

Optical Image Stabilization

Digital Zoom 6X digital zoom (Combined Zoom: 48X) Still Image

14MP, 12MP(3:2), 10MP(16:9), 8MP, 5MP, 3MP, 2MP, 0.3MP

Movie

1280x720pixels: 30fps/15fps, 640x480pixels: 30fps/15fps, 320x240pixels: 30fps/15fps

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