ION sportscams Air Pro manual

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! EN - 2! www.ionthea c tion.com FCC STATEMENT This device complies wit h Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to t he following two con ditions: (1) This device may not caus e harmful interference. (2) This device must accept an y interference received, including interfere n ce that may cause undesi red operation. Note: This equipment ha[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 3 This product contains el ectrical or electr onic materials. The presence of these material s may, if not disposed of properly, have potential adver se effects on the environment and human heal th. Presence of this label on the product mea ns it should not be d is posed of as unsorted waste and must be collec ted sepa[...]

! EN - 4! www.ionthea c tion.com READ THIS FIRST Trademark Information ✓ © 2012 World Wide Licenses Limi ted. ✓ ® The ion logo is a regi stered trademark of World Wide Licenses Limited. ✓ CamLOCK, PODZ, Shoot/Share and A IR PRO and their respecti ve logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of World Wide Licenses Limited in t he United [...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read and unde rstand all Warn ings and Cautio ns before using this product. Warni ngs: ___________________________________________ Make sure the PODZ is complet e ly sealed before use . If foreign objects or water have entered the camera, turn the power off. Continued use may cause an injury. Pl e[...]

! EN - 6! www.ionthea c tion.com Caution s: ___________________________________________ A camera is a preci sion inst rument. Do not drop, strike, or use excessive force when handling the camera. This may cause damage to the camera. ___________________________________________ Do not use t he camera in humid, steamy, smoky, or dusty places. This may[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 7 CONTENT INTRODUC TION ................................................................................................ . 8 Overview ....................................................................................................... 8 Package Contents ...............................................................[...]

! EN - 8! www.ionthea c tion.com INTR ODU CTIO N Overview Thanks for purchasing the i on AIR PRO camera. The i on AIR PRO can be mounted wi th the Bike & He lmet Kit or the BOARD Kit for the ultimat e adventure HD recording experience. HD recording – Up to 1080p resol ution W aterproof to 10m or 30ft Long battery life approx. 2.5 hrs when ful[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 9 Package Conte nts Carefully unpack the i on AIR P RO and ensure that you have the foll owing items: AIR PRO AIR PRO PLUS AIR PRO WI FI AIR PRO ✓ ✓ ✓ USB Cable and Adapter ✓ ✓ ✓ AV Cable ✓ ✓ ✓ Software CD- ROM ✓ ✓ ✓ Quick User Guide ✓ ✓ ✓ Pouch ✓ ✓ ✓ Tripod ✓ ✓ ✓ Secure Strap [...]

! EN - 10 ! www.ionthea c tion.com GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 1. Power 2. LED Indicator 3. Recording Slide Switch 4. Lens 5. MicroSD Car d Slot 6. AV Port 7. HDMI Port 8. Video Resolution Switch 9. USB Port 10. Reset Button 11. PODZ Socket[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 11 GETTING STARTED Charging t he Battery The embedded 1200mAh Li - Polymer Battery in the AIR P RO camera can be recharged quickly allowing you hours of recording time . To charge the batt ery 1. Charge the camera with either the USB cable or AC/DC adapter. 2. The R ed LED remains ON while the battery is charging. 3. T[...]

! EN - 12 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Inserting MicroS D Card (not incl uded) AIR P RO sup ports a MicroSD card up to 32GB ( Class 6 or greater cards are recommended) which allo ws you to ta ke Full High Definition (FHD ) Video for approximately 4 hours (1080p 30 fps or 720p 60 fps). If there is no MicroSD card in the camera, the R ed and Green LED w [...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 13 Setting Date & Time You can set the camera’s clock wi th the i on software to ensure that your vi deo and photo files are saved wit h the correct date / time information. To set up the camera clock 1. Connect your camera to a computer with the USB cable. Run ion.exe at your MicroSD card folder. 2. Find the “[...]

! EN - 14 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Clos ing t he Camera PODZ The Waterpr oof Housi ng lets the camera perfo rm up to 10 meters or 3 0 feet under water . You must sea l the camera with PODZ in order to protect th e camera when using it in wet or mois t conditions . To secure the PODZ 1. Attach the PODZ to the back of the camera and rotate clockwise [...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 15 Power On & Power Off To power ON the camera: Press and hold the Power button. The camera will vibrate and the Green LED will t urn on. To power OFF the camera: Press and hold t he Power button. The camera will vi brate two seconds and the Green LED wil l turn off .[...]

! EN - 16 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Recording Videos Before you start recording, sel ect the video r esolution by swit ching the Video Resolution S witch . T here are two HD options to select from: HD (7 20p 60fps or 720p 30fps ) and FHD (Full HD 1080p 30fps or 960p 30fps ) . Y ou can change the resolution by changing the settings with ion software.[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 17 ✓ There will be around 1- 2 second delay before the camera start s recording ✓ The various video resolution opt ions for HD and FHD can be changed under the “Settings” se lection in the ion software. ✓ Ass ure there is sufficient memory ava ilable on the MicroSD card. If the car d is full, the camera w ill[...]

! EN - 18 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Reset t he Camera Press the Reset button with a thin and blunt object to reset the camera. Using PODZ PODZ is a series of acce ssories that wor k with your camera a nd provide additional functions and en hance your exc itement. I nsert the PODZ into the PODZ socket of the camera and you can use it immediately . PO[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 19 Auto Rot ation The camera has a built - in G - sensor which is able to detect the cam era orientation. By rotat ing your camera to 90 o , 180 o or 270 o from the default position (refer to the picture), the recorded view will be rotated in the same angle. This allows the user to mount the camera in different orienta[...]

! EN - 20 ! www.ionthea c tion.com CONNECTING CAMERA TO A COMPUTER Run ning the ion Software 1. Insert a MicroSD card with a t least 2MB free space into your cam era . 2. Connect your camera to a PC via the USB cable inclu ded. 3. Press the Power button to turn the camera 4. Open the Mic roSD card fol der inside file manager and you will find the f[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 21 Changing t he Camera Set tings The ion AIR PRO ’s camera settings can be change d by utilizing the i on so ftware. S imply click on the options i n the Photo, Video or General menus. Set up on Photo menu Click “Phot o” menu to select the desired photo resolution and mode. The act ive mode will be highl ighted.[...]

! EN - 22 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Set up on Video men u Click the “Video” menu to select the desired video resolution. The active mode will be hi ghlighted. Mode Options FHD Resolution 1080p: 1920x1080 pixels (16:9), 30 fps (default) 960 p: 1280X960 pixels (4:3), 30 fps HD Resolution 720p: 1280x720 pixels (16:9), 60 fps (default) 720p : 1280x7[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 23 For setting up the General menu Click “Gener al” menu to select various general settings for the camera. The active mode will be highl ighted. Mode Option TV Type PAL, NTSC Auto Power Off Off, 1, 3 Minutes Auto Rotation On, Off Date & Time Date, Time, Sync with PC Format Ok To reset the camera to th e defaul[...]

! EN - 24 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Linking t o i on Websi tes a nd Cloud Se rvice You can access more i on information b y clicking the icon s at the top i on Official Web site i on Cloud Website i on Facebook Pag e i on Twitter Page Firmware Update a nd Installation In order to keep y our i on camera performing at its best, regularly check for new[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 25 the MicroSD card. A noti fication will be given indicat ing that the do wnload ha s successfully transferr ed to the card. 6. Click the “ Install ” butto n to confirm that you want to insta ll the new er firmwar e version. 7. Unplug the USB cable from the PC and the camera will automatically ins tall the latest [...]

! EN - 26 ! www.ionthea c tion.com CONNECTING CAMERA TO A TV / HDTV Connect your i on camera to a TV or HDTV thru the AV cable or an HDMI cabl e (not included). When you have success fully connecte d, the TV menu as shown in the picture below will pop up. You can preview files , playback 、 delete files and f ormat the MicroSD card thru your TV sc[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 27 Taking Photos w/ TV 1. Press a nd hold the Power button unt il the TV menu ap pears. 2. Press the Power button shortly to select the Preview mode. 3. S lide the Reco rding Slide Switch to STOP 4. Press the Power button twice to enter P hoto Preview m ode. 5. Press the Power button to take photos. Recording Video w/ [...]

! EN - 28 ! www.ionthea c tion.com ✓ You can use to cha nge between Vid eo and Photo P review mode. Playing Back Photo Fi les w/ TV 1. Press and hold button until the TV menu appear s. 2. Press button shortly to select the Play Photo mode. 3. Press button twice to ent er the Play Photo mode. 4. Select the desi red photo file you want to view: a) [...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 29 Playing Back Video Files w/ TV 1. Press and hold button until the TV menu appear s. 2. Press button shortly to select the Play Video mode. 3. Press b utton twice to enter t he Play Video mode. 4. Select the desi red video file you want to view: a) Slide to REC and press button shortly to the previous file; b) Slide [...]

! EN - 30 ! www.ionthea c tion.com Deleti ng Photos / Video Files w / TV You can delete a single and all photo or video fi le(s) in the MicroSD card. To delete the f iles 1. Press and hold button until the TV menu appear s. 2. Press button shortly to select Play Photo or Video mode. 3. Press button twice to ent er the Photo or Video Playback mode. [...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 31 4. Press a nd hold button to enter to Edit menu. 5. Press button shortly to select “Format” 6. Press button twice to ent er “Format” interface 7. Press button shortly to select “YES” and press button twice to confirm formatting. The MicroSD will be format ted.[...]

! EN - 32 ! www.ionthea c tion.com S IGN UP FOR FRE E ION CLOUD STORAGE 8 GB of free Cl oud storage will be pr ovided for stor ing and sharing of video and photo content. You can visit www.i ontheaction. com/ ion cloud and sign up as a free member.[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 33 SPECIFICATION Sensor 5 Mega Pixels CMOS sensor Lens 170º ultra wide angle fi eld of view Focus range 0.5m - ∞ Video 1080p: 1920x1080 pixels (16:9), 30 fps 960 p: 1280 x 960 pixels (4:3), 30 fps 720p: 1280x720 pixels (16:9), 60 fps 720p *: 1280x720 pixels (16:9), 30 fps Format: H.264 compression, saved as MPEG4 (.[...]

! EN - 34 ! www.ionthea c tion.com SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating s ystem Windows® 7/XP SP3 / Vista and Mac 10.4. 11 or above CPU Pentium III or above RAM At least 64MB Interface USB port CD 4x speed CD ROM or above[...]

! www.ionthea c tion.com EN - 35 TROUBLESHOOTINGS Problems Causes Solutions 1. LED flashes and camera turns off 2. Cannot turn on the i on camera Run out of battery Recharge the camera Red LED flash es during recording Low battery Recharge the camera Cannot take photos or video (Green LED flashes) Memory ful l Replace with a memory card with space [...]