Swann SWVID-SPORTM manual

1 MSPORTM210612E English A t om HD[...]

2 Stu and Wher e I t’ s A t: Con tents Stu and Where It ’ s At: Cont ents 2 Introduction 3 Where Stu is A t ( The Layout) 4 Slots, P or ts and Batteries 5 Pushing Buttons (a.k.a. an “ Operating Guide”) 6 T ak ing it to the Depths ( Wa terproof Case) 7 Getting Started 8 Y our microSD Car ds and Y ou 10 Y ou Got the Po wer: Charging [...]

3 Y ou ’ve gone and done it now . Really taken the cake. Y ou’ ve bought an Atom HD 1080p W aterproof Spor ts Camer a - the miniatur e , wat erproof , easy to use, full HD personal action video rec order from Sw ann . Kudos to you! C an’ t say we ’ re not envious. Y ou’v e nabbed yourself a camera that ’ s per fect for capturing your in[...]

4 Wher e Stu is At (The Lay out) Indicator LEDs The Atom HD c an ’t talk, so it’ s got these nif ty indicator LEDs to let y ou know what’ s up. Screw Thr ead Mount It ’ s the same size as the tripod mount on most camc orders and digital SLRs. So, if y ou’ve got a cool set of camer a mounts, the AtomHD will screw right on. P or t Cov er[...]

5 Slots , Ports and Batteries USB P or t F or charging, comput ers and composite video output. microSD Car d Slots F or inser ting microSD cards and nothing else. Opening the Battery Compartment Don ’t open the batter y case unless necessary or instructed to do so . The battery is lo cated here . This is a rechargeable lithium polymer batter y . [...]

6 Pushing Butt ons (a.k .a. an “ Op er ating Guide ”) P ower Button Press and hold t o turn the camera ON or OFF . V ideo Record Initiates video recor ding. When in the menus , this button acts as the DOWN arrow . Light T urns the front light ON and OFF . Menu / Esc This button has a few functions, depending what the camer a is up to. • Pr[...]

7 T aking it to the Depths ( W aterproof C ase) Locking Clasp Pretty impor tant - the case w on’ t work at all unless this is properly locked and secured . Seriously , we can ’t stress this enough. If you’v e got any concern about the integrity or the case or the locking clasp , don ’t use it. Contact Sw ann T echnical Suppor t for help. T [...]

8 Getting Star ted Right. So: you ’ve got the Atom HD . It ’ s F riday afternoon, and you’ re headed out skating on Saturday morning and you w ant to get the Atom HD setup and ready t o rock and/or roll. 1. Charge the batter y . Short version: Plug the little end of the USB cable into the A tom HD , and the big end into the included pow er ad[...]

9 A few things you really hav e to get right: Light F requenc y & Video S ystem The V ideo Syst em setting must be set correctly for y our location if you want the highest quality playback possible. The Light F requenc y setting is very impor tant if you ’ re planning to shoot under or around uoresc ent lights - if this is wrong , then the[...]

10 Choosing a microSD card: The Atom HD will ac cept a microSD card up to 32GB in capacity . Y ou can store between 7 ~ 30 minutes worth of video per gigabyte (GB). Check out f or more information on rec ording times versus quality settings. W e recommend using cards of a t least 8GB to ensure that the Atom HD won ’t run out of storage space whil[...]

11 Y ou Got the P ow er: Charging the Batt er y The LEDs are here... right her e. The Atom HD char ges via the mini USB socket on the rear panel. • Inser t the mini-USB plug on the USB cable into the USB socket on the rear of the At om HD. • Connect one end of the USB adapter or cable to a USB port or USB charger (up to 1000mA ). Under no[...]

12 Resolution: Choosing It The Atom HD can recor d at three dierent r esolutions: 720p ( 1280 x 720 ), 1080pS (anamorphic 1440 x 1080) and 1080p ( 1920 x 1080 ). Wh y would you w ant to record a t a lower resolution? Believe it or not, there ar e ac tually a few r eally good reasons to recor d at 720p . Here are a couple, pr esented in reverse o[...]

13 Fr ame Rate The At om HD is capable of shooting at higher frame rates than standard video . Standard video frame rat es are 30fps for NTSC syst ems and 25fps for P AL/SECAM systems . Setting Resolution F rame Rate PA L F rame Rate NTSC Appro x. Bitrate (Mbps) High / Medium / Low 720p 1280 x 720 25fps 30fps 8.5 / 6.6 / 4.5 Mbps 720pH 1280 x 720 5[...]

14 Showing y our Quality How much can I rec ord to a microSD card? Depends on a couple of things, r eally. The resolution, frame r ate and quality settings will all have prof ound eects on your data consumption. Check out the table for a quick rundown: Setting Resolution Appro x. Bitrate (Mbps) High / Medium / Low Appro x. M inutes of Recording [...]

15 Seeing how cool y ou are (Pla yback) There ar e t wo w ays to playback videos fr om the Atom HD , depending on your needs and acc ess to equipment. The options are: Playback via a C omputer Pr ovided your computer meets the minimum specs to pla yback the Atom HD’ s videos (most modern computers will). Playback via the mini-HDMI P or t The mini[...]

16 Y ou can transfer data from the micr oSD card onto a computer f or the highest quality playback possible. There are two options for downloading data to a comput er: USB Cable • T urn the Atom HD o . • Connect the Atom HD to your c omputer using the USB cable. • Press and hold the po wer button for thr ee seconds. The Atom HD wi[...]

17 HDMI & C omposite V ideo Playback Y ou’ ll need A HD - T V or high resolution monitor with HDMI IN and a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable . • Remove the port cover from the At om HD . • Connect an HDMI cable to the mini-HDMI output on the side panel of the Atom HD . • Connect the other end of the mini-HDMI cable to an HDMI input on y[...]

18 A djusting the Lens The lens on the fron t of the camera can have its focus adjust ed. W e set the focus for typical use bef ore shipping the cameras out, so you shouldn ’t need to adjust an ything. The focus is set fr om approximately 1m to innity for non-underwater use. If you want to r ecord events v er y close to the lens (<1m away) [...]

19 Options, Options: The Onscr een M enus Photo Menu Photo Quality 3M 2592 x 1728 pixels . I mages require appr oxmimately 2MB each (500 or so per GB). 5M 2592 x 1944 pixels . I mages require appr oximately 2 - 2.5MB each (400 or so per GB). 8M 3200 x 2400 pixels (interpolat ed). I mages require approxima tely 3 to 3.5MB each (285 or so per GB) Pho[...]

20 T ime Stamp On / O  Stamps the time and date onto y our video images. Once the time stamp is applied , it ’ s a part of the video and cannot be removed. T ime L apse Rec O  , 1fps, 1fpm, 2fpm, 6fpm Time lapse video will make everything seem like it’ s in super- dooper-mega-fast-forward. 1fps takes one frame per second, so a minut e of [...]

21 Motion Detection O  , Lo w , Medium, High When OFF , the camera will function normally. When enabled, the camera can aut omatically detect things moving about infront of it. There are three lev els of sensitivit y . If you want to use this function, experiment with the sensitivity a bit - that way y ou’ll know what to expect. Image Rotation[...]

22 Mounting the Camer a Aiming the Camer a: The L CD screen on the rear of the camera will show y ou exac tly what the camera is looking at in real-time, so aiming is a br eeze. A couple of points to bear in mind: • Remember that the viewing angle will change if you change resolution - 720p has a signicantly wider viewing angle than 1080p .[...]

23 Bar Mount The bar mount can be used to a ttach the camera to an y bar or pole thin enough to t into the mounting clasp . This is intended f or mounting the camera to the handlebars of a bicycle or motorbike, but can be used to attach the camera t o anything with the right shape (that is , round). Attaching the mount: • Undo the screw hol[...]

24 Shooting Y our T roubles Q: It won ’t turn on! A: T r y turning it on and o again. Has the camera been lef t on/recor ding for a while f or a while? Is the Atom HD charged? If not, check out “ Y ou Got the Po wer: Charging the Battery ” on page 11. Also , don ’t tr y to charge from a c omputer ’ s USB socket, because it probably won[...]

25 (Impor tant) Legal Mumbo Jumbo FC C V erication: NO TE: This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for Class B digital devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable pr otec tion against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates , us[...]

26 T echnically Speak ing (Specications) Sensor type CMOS 5MP V iewing angle 170 degrees @ 720p 127 degrees @ 1080p Storage consumption based on 2GB micro-SD (appro x) Snapshot 3M 1000 (2592 x 1728) Snapshot 5M 800 (2592 x 1944) Snapshot 8M 570 (3200 x 2400) Storage consumption based on 2GB micro-SD (appro x) 1080p High: 16 min / Medium: 20 min [...]

27 Digital Zoom None AV output AV output Composite NT SC/P AL via USB to RCA cable HDMI mini-HDMI USB Interface USB 2.0 for da ta transfer Charging USB (via USB 2.0 Port) Microphone Built In P ower Consumption Appro x. 500mA@3.7V (varies by envir onment and recor ding t ype(s)) . Lithium Battery 800mAh Record T ime 90 min Stor age tempera ture -4°[...]

Swann Communica tions warrants this product against defects in work manship and material for a period of one (1) year fr om its original purchase date. Y ou must present your rec eipt as proof of date of purchase for warran t y validation. An y unit which proves defective during the stated period will be repair ed without charge for parts or labor [...]