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USER MANUAL Easy Snap HD Aqua Best Buy

User Manual Attention Thank you for purchasing this Best Buy camera. Please read the operating instructions carefully in order to use the unit properly and correctly. Keep this pamphlet in a safe place after reading should you need to refer to it later on.

• Before using this unit, please read and understand the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the camcorder is being operated correctly.

• Do not point this unit directly into the sun or any other intense light sources which could damage your eyesight.

• Do not try to open the case of this unit or attempt to modify this unit in any way. Maintenance and repairs should be carried out only by authorized service providers.

• Keep this unit and its accessories out of the reach of children and animals to prevent accidents or damage to the unit.

• If you notice smoke or a strange odor coming from the unit, turn the power off immediately. Take the unit to the nearest authorized service center for repair. Do not attempt to repair the unit on your own.

• Use only recommended power accessories. Use of power sources not expressly recommended for this unit may lead to overheating, distortion of the equipment, fire, electrical shock or other hazards. DISCLAIMER We assume no responsibility for damages suffered by the end user or any third party as a result of inappropriate handling of the product or its accessories, or by their operational failure and by their use. We reserve the right to make changes to this product and its accessories without prior notice at any time. The photos included in this user manual are for reference only.

WARNING: The battery has a specific number of charging and discharging

cycles. When these cycles have been exceeded, the battery may need to be changed. A battery that has completed its life cycle is not covered by the guarantee.E N G L I S H User Manual // Easy Snap HD Aqua 20E N G L I S H Easy Snap HD Aqua // User Manual

Parts of the camcorder

2. Micro SD card slot

6. Charging indicator light

Charging the battery The camcorder has an internal lithium battery, Please charge the battery co- rrectly before use.

1. Turns off the camcorder.

2. Connect the USB cable to the camcorder and the computer for battery charging.

3. when charging ,the power indicator light will turn red.

4. Once fully charged the charging indictor will disappear. Then Unplug the USB

cable. The camcorder body may be warm after extended use. This is normal. Inserting the Memory Card This camcorder does not equipped with internal memory. An micro SD card (at least class 4) must be inserted for this sportive camcorder to operate. If a card has not been inserted, this sportive camcorder can not record.

1. Turns off the camcorder.

2. Open the rubber cover at the side of camcorder .Find the micro SD card

slot, and then insert the card .

3. If the memory card has successfully be inserted, you can hear a clear

buzzer.Mounts In order to use the camcorder more convenient in outdoor sports or in under water situations, We have provided two kinds of main mounts packaged in this camcorder. Mount a is used in fixing to a bike, and mount b is used in fixing to a helmet. The operating steps as follow: Fix the sportive camcorder to a bike

1. Choose to put the camcorder into the water resistant case or the bracket,

2. Find the mount a, fix it to the handlebar of a bike by placing the rubber pad,

and rotating screws.

3. Choosing connectors from the three given below , and then fix them to the

part 1 of the main mount a.

4. Fix the connector 2 that have a metal screw on it to the last connector.

5. Fix the tripod slot of the camcorder to the metal screw of the mount 2

6. Adjust those screws to make the camcorder more steady and convenient.

1. Choose to put the camcorder into the water resistant case or the bracket,

2. Fix the connector 3 to the main mount b as given below.

3. Choosing (one, more, none) connector from the three given above, and then

fix them to the connector 3.

4. Fix the connector 2 that have a metal screw on it to the last connector.

5. Fix the tripod slot of the camcorder to the metal screw of the mount 2

6. Adjust those screws to make the camcorder more steady and convenient.

7. After fixing the camcorder to the mount correctly, using a strap to fix them

to the helmet. Insert a strap into the two ends of the main mount b, adjust length according to the helmet’s size, and then tie the strap up to your helmet. Note: You can also follow the same steps to the point 6 and then install the accessory for motorcycle helmets and flat surfaces. Once installed just stick the camera with the attachment to the helmet or on the surface you want to place the camera. NOTES

• No sound is recorded when using the underwater housing.

• Some small leaks might occur in the waterproof housing. It is completely normal.

• When the camera records just after being submerged, image can be blurred. E N G L I S H User Manual // Easy Snap HD Aqua 24E N G L I S H Easy Snap HD Aqua // User Manual 25Basic operation Turn Power On and Off

1. Press the POWER button to turn on the camcorder.

2. Press the POWER button again to turn the power off.

Both turn on and turn off the camcorder, the busy indicator light will turn green. Change the mode of the camcorder Current camcorder settings will be displayed on the touchable LCD screen*. The camcorder has 3 different modes: capture mode, video mode and play matched icon to switch between those modes.

• (Note: The camera includes a resistive touch screen so it is necessary make some pressure over it when used.) Setting the camcorder Before taking photographs or recoding videos, press the power button to switch on the camcorder first. our camcorder has a touchable LCD screen ,so all the settings are operated by touching the options on the screen. Pulse el icono de inicio para mostrar la pantalla de Menú. Touch the start icon to show setup menu (Date/ Auto power off / Beep sound/ Language/ Frequency / TV mode/ Format/ Default setting), touch the option you want to modify, and then you can touch the LEFT to exit and return to the last menu or exit. Date [On]/[off]: show or don’t show the date and time. [Set the date]:set the date and time for the camcorder. Touch the option inclu- ding year, month, date, hour ,minute, second and slide on the screen to select a value you want to modify. E N G L I S H User Manual // Easy Snap HD Aqua

back mode. Touch the start icon to show the icons, then touch the matched Capture Mode (For taking still photos) Video Mode (For recording movie clips) Playback Mode (For playing recorded files) the MENU on the screen, touch it and then touch the icon to bring up theAuto Power Off To save power ,the video camera is turned off automatically after a period of time. After you select the "off " that means the power save function is switched off. [1min]/[ 3min ]/[5min]/[off ] Language Set the on-screen language.[English] /[French] /[Spanish]/[Portuguese]/ [German]/[Dutch]/[Italian] Format Format your micro SD card including protected files, removing the micro SD card during formatting may damage the card.[OK]/ [Cancel] Recording movie clips

1. Turn on the camcorder and touch the icon “VIDEO” to set the camera to

Use the LCD screen to view your subject, and touch the to zoom in or zoom out on your subject. Press the shutter button to start recording. The LCD monitor will displays how long it has been recording for. If using a slow card, it will change the size to 720P automatically.

3. Finish recording.

Press the Shutter button again to stop recording. The camcorder will stop recording automatically when the memory capacity is full.

4. Touch the icon ”MENU” to set the option in video mode. (Size/ Exposure/

White balance/ Color/ Loop recording/ Motion detection/ Record audio/ Date stamp) Size Changing the video resolution for the recording. Select small movie size to re- cord longer time.[1080P]/ [720P]/ [VGA] E N G L I S H Easy Snap HD Aqua // User Manual 27Exposure Set the exposure value manually to compensate for unusual lighting conditions. The value varies from -2 to +2. White balance Adjust white balance to suit different light sources. There five items for option:[Auto]/[Daylight]/[Cloudy]/[Fluorescent]/[Incandescent] Loop recording Sets the time of the video before recording, when the time is up, it will start another video. When the memory card is full, it will delete the primary files .[off]/ [1mimites]/ [3minites]/[5minites] Motion detection Using this function means that the camcorder will stop recording automatically when it detect no motion for 10 seconds, and when it detect active scene, it will recover recording by itself . [On ]/[Off ] Record audio Record voice when recording movie clips [On ]/[Off ] Taking still images

1. Turn on the camcorder and touch the “CAPTURE” button to set the camera

2. Take a still image.

or zoom out on your subject. Press the shutter button to take a still image. After the image has been taken the LCD will display the image for a brief second. The memory capacity in the top right of screen will decrease as each image is taken.

3. Touch the icon“MENU” to set the option in capture mode.(Capture mode/

Resolution/ Quality/ Sharpness/ Exposure/ White balance/ Color/ ISO/ Scene mode/ Anti-shake/ Continue shot) E N G L I S H User Manual // Easy Snap HD Aqua

Use the LCD screen to view your subject, and touch the icon to zoom inCapture mode Use this function to set a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the image is shot.[Single]/[2s timer]/ [5s timer ]/[10s timer] Resolution 12M/8M/5M/3M Continue shot Use this function to take 6 pictures continuously.[On ]/[Off ] Playback and delete

1. Turn on the camcorder and touch the icon “PLAYBACK” to set the camera to

2. Touch the screen right and left to view the photos and video files.

can have a pause. Repeating this move can play or pause it again. At last, you out it. In the situation of zooming in the image, you can touch and move on the screen to see details of the image .but you cannot use the menu any more, unless zoom out it to the original size.

5. Touch the icon “MENU” to set the option in playback mode. (Delete/ Rotate/

Protect/ Pictbridge) Delete Use this function to delete a single file or all files.[Delete Current Image]/ [Delete All Images]/[Cancel] E N G L I S H Easy Snap HD Aqua // User Manual

to start playing the video file, then it will appears another icon , touch it or press the shutter button can touch the icon to stop playing the video file.

4. When viewing the images, you can touch the icon to zoom in or zoomMaking connections

Connecting the Camcorder to a TV/HDTV

1. Connect the camcorder to a TV/HDTV via the AV/HDMI cable.

2. Turn on the TV/HDMI and set to “AV”/HDMI mode.

3. Turn on the camcorder. And it will enter the playback mode automatically.

4. The screen of TV/HDTV shows the recorded files. And screen of the

camcorder is showed as below, playback files by touching these icons. Connecting the Camcorder to a PC There are two ways to download files from the camcorder's internal memory or memory card to a computer: - By inserting the memory card into a card reader - By connecting the camera to a computer using the supplied USB cable. Using a Card Reader

1. Eject the memory card from the camcorder and insert it into a card reader

that is connected to a computer.

2. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] and double-click the removable

disk icon that represents the memory card.

3. Copy images from the card into a directory of your choice on the

Play Last Zoom out Zoom in Next StopConnecting the Camcorder to a PC with the USB Cable

1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the computer's USB port and turn the

2. When connect to the computer, it will appears “Mass storage” on the screen

3. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer]. A"Removable Disk" appears in

the drive list. Double-click the "Removable Disk" icon to view its contents. Files stored on the camera are located in the folder named "DCIM".

4. Copy the photos or files to your computer.

How to use the PC Camera function

1. Turn off the camcorder.

2. Connect the USB cable to a computer.

3. Press and hold the Shutter button, connect camcorder to the USB cable until

“PC Camera” appeared on the screen.

4. In cases of Window XP, Open [My Computer], double click “ USB video

tool”. The camcorder will works as PC Camera function.

5. In cases of Window Vista, 7 and 8, the PC Camera function can only be use

Power source: Li-ion battery (2*350mAh) Ambient temperature: Operating: 0° C to 40° C Storage: -20 to 60° C Microphone: Built-in Speaker: Built-in Dimension: 71.8x46.6x31(mm) Weight: About 75 g E N G L I S H User Manual // Easy Snap HD Aqua 32E N G L I S H Easy Snap HD Aqua // User Manual

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set the camera to playback mode.

2. Touch the screen right and left to view the photos and video files.