Compact, stylish design. Versatile, creative Performance. That is your initial reaction to the GC-A50. This is the double digital solution you were searching for. This camera is both a digital still camera and a webcam. The GC-A50 boasts a 1.3 Mega-pixel Image Sensor (CMOS)and a built-in 8mb flash memory. The Digital Still resolution is up to SXGA (1280x1024) with the ability for moving picture (video clip) and video output. This one box solution comes with the camera driver, instructions, ULead Photo express 4.0 SE, USB cable, video cable, 1x AA battery, hand & neck strap, camera stand and a quick start guide.

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General
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Model Number: GC-A50 
Camera Format: Ultra Compact 
Currently Manufactured: No 
Retail Price: $159.00
Street Price: $108.00
Price Update Date: 2005-02-21
Date Available: 2003-03-02
Remote Control: No 
Remote Control Type: n/a 
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Operating System: Windows 
Weight: 42 g
1.5 oz
Weight With Batteries? No 
Size: 60 x 48 x 20 mm
2.4 x 1.9 x 0.8 in
Warranty in Months: 3 

Image Capture
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Image Resolution: 1280x1024, 640x480
Movie Resolution: 320x240
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
CCD Sensor (Megapixels): 1.30
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CCD Manufacturer: Unknown CMOS 
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Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
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Digital Zoom Values: Unknown 
Auto Focus: No 
Auto Focus Type: n/a
Auto Focus Assist Light? n/a
Auto Focus Min Illum: n/a
Auto Focus Step: n/a
Manual Focus: No 
Manual Focus Steps: n/a
Normal Focus Range: 100 cm to Infinity
40.8 in to Infinity
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Min Aperture: f/3.0
Max Aperture: f/3.0
Aperture Range Description: f/3.0 
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Lens Thread Type: None 

Display
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Optical Viewfinder: Yes 
Optical VF Type: Optical 
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LCD Viewfinder: No 
LCD VF Accuracy: n/a
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Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
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Number of White Balance Settings: 1
White Balance Settings: Auto 
Manual White Balance: No 
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Spot Metering: No 
Aperture Priority: No 
Shutter Priority: No 
Full Manual Exposure: No 
Self Timer: 10

Flash
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Internal Flash: No 
No of Flash Modes: n/a
Flash Modes: n/a
Flash Guide Number (Meters): n/a
Flash Range Default ISO (meters): n/a
Flash Range Description: n/a
No of Flash "Pops": n/a
Ext Flash: No 
Ext Flash Connection: n/a

Image Storage
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Usable Memory Types:  
Other Memory Types: 8MB built-in flash memory 
Memory Included (MB): 8.0
Uncompressed Format: None 
CCD Raw Format: No 
Compressed Format: JPEG 
Movie File Format: AVI 

Connectivity
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Video Out: Yes 
Video Mode Switchable: Yes 
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External Connections: USB 1.1 
Other Connection: None 
Included Software: ULead Photo Express 4.0 SE 
OS Compatibility: Windows 

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Power
Model Name: JVC GC-A50 
Battery Form Factor: 1 x AA 
Usable Battery Types: Alkaline disposable 
Batteries Included: 1 x AA Alkaline disposable
Battery Charger Included: No 

More Information
Model Name:
JVC GC-A50 
Notes & Features: Can function as a USB webcam, QVGA (320x240) at 15FPS or VGA
(640x480) at 3FPS 

Review

"Small and easily accessible camera"
Pros:It is small and lightweight so it can easily fit inside your pocket
Cons:there is no flash

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