Swann SWSAC-SPORTSCAM manual

1 MSAC140910E www .swannsecurity .com SportsCam™ Personal V ideo Recor der Operating Instructions ™ ™ Advanced security made easy[...]

2 2 2 FCC V erification: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection against harmful interfer ence in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency[...]

3 Contents ( s tu f f y o u ’ l l r e a d a f t e r t h i s ) (Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo 2 Contents (stuff you’ll r ead after this) 3 Stuff you Alr eady Know About 4 Bits (what’ s in the pack) 5 Where Stuf f is At (the layout of the thing) 6 The W aterproof Case 7 Preparing the SportsCam 8 Charging the SportsCam 9 Pushing Buttons (an “Op[...]

4 4 4 Stuf f you Already Know About Y ou’ve gone and done it now . Really taken the cake. Y ou’ve bought a SportsCam - the miniature, waterproof, easy to use, personal action video r ecorder fr om Swann . Kudos to you! Can’ t say we’re not envious. Y ou’ve nabbed yourself a camera that’ s perfect for capturing your insane antics and dis[...]

5 Bits (what’ s in the pack) 2 1 3 10 5 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 W aterproof Case 1. SportsCam 2. Arm Strap 3. USB Cable 4. Elastic Strap 5. Silicon Sleeve 6. Adhesive Fabric Straps 7. Double-pin Clip 8. Double-pin Clip for Case 9. Accessories (Adhesive fabric 10. pads for #15 & lanyard) USB Adapter 11. Standard Clip 12. Standard Clip f[...]

6 6 6 6 Where Stuf f is At (t h e l ay o u t of t h e t h i n g ) USB Port (Bottom) MicroSD car d slot VOX Switch Lens Microphone and Indicator LEDs Record Video Button Power ON/OFF Switch Record VIDEO Button T ake PHOTO Button T ake Photo Button[...]

7 7 The waterproof case will pr otect the SportsCam from bumps, knocks and high winds in addition to providing waterproofing at depths up to 65ft/20m. Before using the waterproof case in a wet environment, ensur e that it is completely sealed. It’ s often worth sealing the case without the camera inside and testing the seals between uses, just i[...]

8 8 8 Preparing the SportsCam The SportsCam is almost good to go right out of the box. Y ou won’t need to configure anything or fiddle with confusing settings - that’ s all automatic. All you’ll need to do before the SportsCam can start recor ding is: Insert a microSD car d. • Charge the built-in lithium polymer battery . • Choosi[...]

9 Charging the SportsCam Charging the built-in battery: Y ou can charge the battery via the USB slot on the base of the camera using the supplied power adapter , or using a computer’ s USB port and the supplied USB adapter or cable. Charging the battery will take approximately 60 ~ 80 minutes. Only connect the SportsCam to a standard USB 1.0, 1.1[...]

10 10 10 Pushing Buttons (an “Operating Guide”) So, how do you make the SportsCam do things (like recor d video) and how do you know what it’ s doing? It all comes down to two switches, two buttons and two LEDs. Switches The power switch tur ns the camera on and off. That’ s r eally all that it does. The VOX switch enables or disables sound[...]

11 LEDs and what they mean The two LEDs, one red and one green, ar e the primary way that the SportsCam lets you know what it’ s doing. RED LED Constantly On Power On Goes Out Power Saving Standby Mode Flashing Slowly Recharging Flashing Quickly Read/Write to USB Port Flashing rapidly for 30 seconds then goes out Low Battery causing Automatic Shu[...]

12 12 12 Making it do things with a computer T o access and playback the videos and pictures you grab with the SportsCam , you’ll need to connect it to a computer . Connecting the SportsCam to a computer is easy . All you’ll need is a computer with USB ports and a relatively recent operating system, and either the USB cable or USB adapter which[...]

13 Seeing how cool you are (Playback) Install the drivers and software on the mini CD. See page 15. Run • MDPlayer . Connect the • SportsCam to your computer (page 14). Click the • Open button. Locate the drive associated with the SportsCam . On the SportsCam , there’ s a folder called DCIM (short for Digital Camera IMages). Open t[...]

14 14 14 T ime T ravel (Setting the Date) So, the date stamp on the video you took this mor ning indicates that you were skating along sometime in 1987. What’ s gone wrong her e, other than the over -the-top hair styles and oversized ear -rings? The time and date setting on the SportsCam is probably wrong! This can happen fr om time to time, part[...]

15 Installing the Drivers for a PC Let’ s start at the start. Y ou’ll need a computer running Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft W indows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7 . If you don’t use one of these operating systems (90-odd-percent of folks do, but if you’re one of the die-har d 10%) then you’ve got two options. Use a differ ent computer .[...]

16 16 16 W earing the Camera Y ou’ve almost certainly already noticed that there are about a billion (long-scale) accessories in the pack for mounting the SportsCam . Okay , maybe not quite a billion, but there’ s more than our humble manual writer can count on one hand. So, how many ways can you actually mount this camera? As many as you can t[...]

17 HelmetCam Y ou know where’ s a great place to mimic what your eyes can see? Right near your eyes. If you’r e doing anything die-hard cool , chances are you’ll be wearing a helmet (heads are fragile things, after all, and are worth pr otecting ). There ar e a couple of ways that you can mount the SportsCam onto a helmet. Method 1: Insert th[...]

18 18 18 When you’re using the waterproof case, you’ll need a dif ferent approach to mounting the camera. Sometimes it’ll be pretty similar to the methods covered over the last couple of pages, sometimes it’ s pretty dif ferent. The most common way you’ll mount the waterproof case is using the two case clips provided. Mounting onto Clothi[...]

19 Mounting the W aterproof Case on your Head or Helmet Put the • SportsCam into the waterproof case. Connect the clip on the head strap to the slots in the rear of the • waterproof case. Wrap the head strap ar ound your head, helmet, arm, leg... • wherever you want the camera. Headcase + +[...]

20 20 20 Strappin’ it to Something Else Altogether So, you want to strap your SportsCam to something completely differ ent? Y ou’ve got a [insert crazy item/sport/vehicle here] and none of the mounting options provided in the pack will do? Well, the odds are like a million to one, but if you’re one of the few folk who find that unique cir cu[...]

21 Sticking it to your Surfboard So, you want to mount the SportsCam onto your surfboard? No problems - you can jump onto our website (addresses below) and grab yourself a surfboar d mount. Or three, if you happen to have three surfboar ds. We sell these separately for a couple of reasons. Firstly , it’ s a single use item - everything we give yo[...]

22 22 22 T roubleshooting Q: It won’t turn on! A: Has the camera been left on for a while? If so, it’ s in Standby mode, and will turn on again when you pr ess a button. If that doesn’t work, try tur ning it on and of f again. Is the SportsCam charged? If not, follow the instructions on page 9 to charge the camera. Q: I can’t play back foot[...]

23 T echnical Specifications 23 Video Video Format Resolution 640 x 480 Frame Rate 30fps Video Bit Rate V ariable (500 ~ 800KB/s) Amount of video per GB 15 ~ 20 minutes Overlays T ime & Date Stamp (always present) Photography Photo Format JPEG Photo Resolution 1280 x 960 (interpolated) File Size V ariable (appr ox 350KB) Recording Recording Mo[...]

24 24 24 © Swann Communications 2010 Advanced security made easy™ Swann Communications warrants this product against defects in workmanship and material for a period of one (1) year from it’s original purchase date. Y ou must present your receipt as proof of date of purchase for warranty validation. Any unit which proves defective during the s[...]