Dear apple management, I have purchased I pad mini e few days ago. I need help as follows: (1) Camera: i did take a few photos but something has gone wrong. As i press the camera icon, I get a blank dark black screen. What do you think has gone wrong ?

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Dear apple management, apple support communities
I have purchased I pad mini e few days ago. I need help as follows:
(1) Camera: i did take a few photos but something has gone wrong. As i press the camera icon, I get a blank dark black screen. What do you think has gone wrong ? HELP URGENTLY REQUIRED.
(2) How do i sync my pc  with I pad mini?
(3)i can read on i pad mini  file made in microsoft excel but all numbers are very different from the original document. What is the solutuon?
Dr Uma S Nayak
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Answer 1

You are talking to fellow users on these forums, not iTunes Support or Apple - I've asked the hosts to remove your phone number from your post.
For the Camera app, try closing it via the taskbar and see if it works when you re-open the app : from the home screen (i.e. not with the Camera app 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar at the bottom of the iPad's screen, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of the Camera app to close it, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
If that doesn't fix it then try a soft-reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
In terms of syncing, you will need iTunes on your computer - if you haven't already downloaded it then you can do so from here : http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
You can conncet the iPad to your computer and select it on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes (you can enable the sidebar on iTunes 11 on a PC via control-S), and use the tabs on the right-hand side of the iTunes screen to sycn your content to the iPad.
Syncing music : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351
Syncing apps : http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12315
If you haven't yet synced your iPad to your computer you may also find this page useful : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
For the excel file, what app are you viewing/editing it in ? If the values are different then it may be that the app that you are using doesn't support all the formulas that are being used in the spreadsheet. Apps that 'support' excel documents include Apple's Numbers app, and from third-parties apps such as Documents To Go ('premium' version) and QuickOffice Pro HD.