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AQUA 5500-A Manual

IMPORTANT

- Don’t open the battery door under water.

- Close the battery door properly for best water sealing.

- Rinse the camera with clean water after used and keep it dry for

storage.

1. Getting to know your camera

Digital still camera

Digital video camcorder

Built-in flash light

4x digital zoom

2.7+1.8 " TFT color display

Micro SD card support

2 x AAA alkaline batteries

2. Functional parts

1 Shutter

Press this button to take photographs or to start /stop recording

a video clip, or to confirm changes in menu mode

Power on/off

button

Press this button to switch on and press it for at least 2 seconds

to shut off, or press it to display or hide the status icon on LCD.

LCD switch

button

Press this button to switch LCD between the small monitor and

the big monitor.

4 Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera.

5 Flash light

Use the built-in flash to give the subject extra lighting if it is in dark

surroundings（the best flash distance is recommended within

1.5m).

6 Lens

Records the image to be taken.

Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the

quality of the picture.

7 Busy indicator When the indicator is blinking, the camera is busy.

8 Small monitor Use the small monitor to take photos of yourself

Macro/normal

switch

Macro mode: Select this mode to take close-up

photographs (distance 11cm - 18cm).

Normal mode: Select this mode to take photographs from

0.5m - infinity.

10 LCD screen Display photographs, video clips, camera setting and menu.

11 Up/Tele

In Preview mode: press this button to Tele (zoom in);

In Menu mode: press this button to up the selection bar.

In Playback mode（photo）: press this button to zoom in.

In playback (Video playing) mode: press it to start/pause the

video.

12 Down/Wide

In Preview mode: press this button to Wide (zoom out);

In Menu mode: press this button to down the selection bar.

In Playback mode（photo）: press this button to zoom out.

In Playback mode: press this button to get into the thumbnail

mode

Left / Flash

light

In Menu mode: press this button for the left selection;

In Playback mode: press this button to the previous one;

In Photo infinite Preview mode:

press this button to switch Flash modes; (the flash light cannot be

used in macro mode）

In Photo (zoom in) Playback mode: press it to move to the left

area of the photo.

In playback (Video playing) mode: press it to fast rewind.

Right /

Playback

Press this button to get into Playback mode;

In Playback mode: press this button to the next one;

In Menu mode: press this button for the right selection;

In Photo (zoom in) Playback mode: press it to move to the right

area of the photo.

In playback (Video playing) mode: press it to fast forward.

15 Mode Switch

Press this button to switch between movie and still capture mode;

In Playback mode: press this button to exit.

In Photo (zoom in) Playback mode: press it to move to the up

area of the photo. In playback (Video playing) mode: press it to

stop the video.

16 Menu / Delete

In Preview mode: press it to enter the settings Menus.

In Playback mode:

Press it for a short time to enter “Delete single/ all files” mode;

Press it for a long time to enter file compiling and system setting

menu. In Photo (zoom in) Playback mode: press it to move to the

down area of the photo.

Tripod

connector

To fix the camera on the tripod.

18 USB interface

Via this connection, you can download photographs and video

clips to a computer.

Micro SD card

slot

SD card storage location.

Battery

compartment

Compartment for 2 x AAA alkaline batteries

3. Explanation of the status icons

Item Function Description

Mode selected

Photographs mode.

Videos mode.

Flash indicator

Force flash: The flash is on in any

environment.

Auto flash: The camera determines if

the flash should be used or not.

No flash: The flash is turned off.

Normal/Macro

mode indicator

Mode (0.5m – infinity).

Macro mode (11cm – 18cm).

Self-timer Shows selected Self-timer setting

Selected resolution

18M = 4928x3696; 8M = 3264x2448;

5M = 2592x1944; 3M = 2048x1536;

VGA = 640x480

Picture quality

Super fine.

Fine.

Normal.

Battery indicator

The batteries are full.

The batteries are empty.

Zoom indicator

Shows the zoom ratio in preview mode

The micro SD card

indication

The micro SD card is inserted and will be

used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO

White Balance Shows selected White-balance mode.

Photo/Video counter

Photo mode: No. of pictures that can be taken.

Video mode: Recording time in seconds.

4. Details for camera setting

18M pixel resolution

4928x3696

8.0M pixel resolution

3264x2448

5.0M pixel resolution 2592x1944

3.0M pixel resolution 2048 x 1536

Resolution

VGA resolution 640 x 480

Quality Super Fine/Fine/Normal Picture quality setting

Metering Center/Multi/Spot Metering setting

Auto Automatic white balance

Daylight

White balance selected for

daylight surrounding

Cloudy

White balance selected for

cloudy surrounding

Tungsten

White balance selected for

tungsten lighting

White balance

Fluorescent

White balance selected for

fluorescent surrounding

ISO Auto/100/200/400/800 Sensitivity selection

Exposure

±2.0, ±5/3, ±4/3, ±

1.0, ±2/3, ±1/3, 0

Exposure setting

Self Timer On/Off Self timer setting

Sharpness Hard/ Normal/ Soft Sharpness setting

Effect

Normal/ B&W/ Sepia/

Negative/ Lomo/ Pencil

Sketch/ Red/ Green/

Blue/ Vivid

Effect setting

Date Stamp On/ Off Date stamp setting

Photo

Quick View On/ Off Quick view setting

Movie Size

VGA 640 x 480

QVGA 320 x 240

Video resolution setting up

Auto Automatic white balance

Daylight

White balance selected for

daylight surrounding

Cloudy

White balance selected for

cloudy surrounding

Tungsten

White balance selected for

tungsten lighting

Video

White balance

Fluorescent

White balance selected for

fluorescent surrounding

Sounds Off/On Sounds setting

Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz

Select power frequency in

your location

Power Save Off / 1Minute / 3 Minutes Auto power off selection

Language

English/ French/

Deutsch/Italian/Spanish/

Portuguese/Japanese

Display language selection

Date/Time YY/MM/DD Date or time setting

Format Yes/No

Format the memory location

selection.

Reset All Yes/No Reset all setting

settings

Setup

Version See the firmware version

Note: The camera will remain the last setting when it is turned off.

5. Using the camera

5.1 Installing the batteries

1. Open the battery door.

2. Insert 2 x AAA alkaline batteries into the camera.

3. Close the battery door.

5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included)

This camera has no built-in internal memory. The memory can be gained with a micro SD memory

card (not included).

Follow the instructions below to insert the optional micro SD memory card into the camera.

1. Turn off the camera first.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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AQUA 5500-A Manual IMPORTANT - Don’t open the battery door under water. - Close the battery door properly for best water sealing. - Rinse the camera with clean water after used and keep it dry for storage. 14 15 Right / Playback Mode Switch 1. Getting to know your camera 2. Functional parts 16 Menu / Delete 17 Tripod connector To fix the camera on the tripod. 18 USB interface Via this connection, you can download photographs and video clips to a computer.
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. Open the battery door (please make sure the battery door was unlocked before open). 3. Insert the micro SD card into the camera. Note: There is only one right direction to insert the micro SD memory card into the slot. Do not force the card into the memory card-slot, it may damage both the camera and the micro SD memory card. Note: The micro SD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the following sections for more information. 6. 7. 8. Aim at the object you wish to take photos of.