PRECAUTIONS ..............................5 DESCRIPTION............................... 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................7 STRUCTURE ................................9 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ........................10 F-60 CAMERA INSTALLATION ......................... 10 REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLATION ....................10 LEGENDA ................................11 LCD Symbols..............................11 tft symbols................................. 11 VIDEO CAMERA SETTING PARAMETERS ......Errore. Il segnalibro non è definito.
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Video loop ................................ 25 auto standby ..............................26 tv output ................................27 vehicle black box ............................. 28 Contrast ................................28 iso sensitivity ..............................29 exposure................................29 Language ................................30 date/time ................................31 Format ................................31 recover factory setting ........................... 32 STARTING STEPS ...............................
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Recharging the Battery ........................... 45 INCLUDED IN THE PACK ..........................46 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................47 PRECAUTIONS ..............................48 Precautions for the waterproof case ......................48 Precautions for the 3M dual-side foam tape .................... 48 WARRANTY AND LEGAL NOTES ......................49...
PREFACE Thanks for choosing F-60, the high-definition digital camera. Easy to use, compact and with an integrated design. With its high-definition and dynamic image capturing technology it can record your daily activities at anytime and anywhere, so you can remember your experiences and share them with your family and friends.
DESCRIPTION F-60 is a compact, high-level and digital camera for professional use, able to perform the following functions: High-definition (HD) digital photos. Data-voice Storage function. Real-time image display. Recorded Video recall function Photo files recall function Time display Laser indicator...
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS F-60 camera has the following specifications: • 175° ultra wide-angle lens f/2.8. • HD lens, supporting 1080P, 1080i, 960P, 720P and 480P video recording • 16 mega pixel photo shooting function, supporting a maximum resolution of 4608x3456. • 10X digital zoom.
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• With multiple types of accessories for sport recording. • Shockproof features to withstand mild drops and knocks. • With IP68 waterproof case, up to 100 meters depth resistant, with two different covers. • Automatic standby for power saving and audio/video data saving.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS F-60 CAMERA INSTALLATION F-60 camera can be hand-held or used with its hand-free accessories. It can be installed wherever you like or, after being equipped with a waterproof casing, placed in water for your underwater shootings. 1 Assemble the TFT screen on the camera.
LEGENDA Complete the following operations before the use: Power F-60 video camera on and check the battery level. Turn the power switch ON to initiate the system. When the red led is on, the correspondent symbols on LCD screen light on and the system enters the preview state.
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Displayed in the bottom right corner, it indicates Memory free capacity that a memory card with free capacity is available KEYS SYMBOLS Description Short description Power ON/OFF Recording Photo Shutter PHOTO Stop Recording STOP Navigator Keyboard NAVIGATOR Menu Key MENU Back Key BACK...
VIDEO CAMERA SETTING PARAMETERS VIDEO OR AUDIO MODE It allows to select the using mode of F-60. 2. Selected by default REC MODE VIDEO 3. Press to confirm 4. Press to modify the choice, and to confirm The choices are: •...
The choices for the video resolution are the following: Resolution NTSC fps PAL fps Screen definition 1080P 1920X1080P 16:9 1080I 1920X1080I 16:9 1280X960P 4:3 1280 1280X720P 16:9 1280 1280X720P 16:9 848X480P 16:9 848X480P 16:9 VIEW ANGLE SETTING It allows to set 3 types of views with different angles. key is selected by default 2.
ITRATE It allows to change the numbers of recorded frames per each recording second. key is selected by default 2. Press to reach the fourth item BIT RATE: HIGH (example) 3. Press to confirm 4. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The bit rate choices available are : •...
IDEO If this mode is on, the video camera pre-records the 5 seconds prior to the video start. The obtained video starts 5 seconds before the record key pressing. key is selected by default 2. Press to reach the sixth item PRE VIDEO:OFF 3.
For example, if you set the parameter at 2 seconds, the result is 30 frames in one recording minute. Supposing to display it at 30 frames per second, the final resulting video will last one second; a one-hour video will last about 60 seconds in play mode. Obviously during this mode the photo camera must be fixed on a tripod or leant on a support.
4. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: • On, off This function is unavailable for video recording in WVGA/100fps and WVGA/120fps mode. DISPLAY DATE TIME This function records automatically the date and time during the video recording and displays them in the bottom right corner of the screen.
VIDEO CAMERA NOTES • In recording mode press once the recording key to start. The duration of the audio recording is displayed on the upper right corner of TFT screen and the green indicator blinks slowly. Press the Stop key to stop and save the recorded audio file. In this way the green indicator is off, and the red indicator stays on (this operations is displayed on LCD screen) and the video camera is in audio recording mode.
CAMERA SETTING PARAMETERS PHOTO RESOLUTION 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3. Press to reach the first item 12M 3840X2880 4:3 (example) 4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: 8M, 12M, 16M SINGLE SHOT This function allows the photo camera to shoot one single shot or to activate automatically the...
4. Press to confirm. 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: • On, Off FAST SHOT Selecting this function the camera will take in one second the selected number of photos. 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3.
3. Press to reach the fourth item CONTINUOUS CAPTURE : OFF 4. Press to confirm . 5. Select the desired item and press to confirm The choices available, in seconds, are: • 60, 30, 20, 10,5,3,2,1,0.5,OFF Obviously during this mode the photo camera must be fixed on a tripod or leant on a support. The shooting sequence will stop only with Stop key pressing, full memory or low battery.
The choices available in seconds are: • 3,5,10,Off Press the key to start the reverse counting timer. The self timer indicator blinks and the camera takes a picture. To disable the self timer function proceed as above explained and select OFF; on the contrary the self timer is maintained.
SYSTEM SETTING PARAMETERS WARNING TONE Set this function to enable the tick tone 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3. Press to reach the first item WARNING TONE :OFF 4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: •...
4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: • On, Off DISPLAY SYMBOLS In preview mode it allows to show or hide the status symbols that are on the frame of TFT display.
2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3. Press to reach the third item VIDEO LOOP:OFF 4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available in seconds are: • On, Off If this function is set to ON, the system saves automatically a recording file every 15 minutes;...
Where there is no operation, the system starts counting the time. When the preset time is reached, the video camera enters the standby mode. In case that any operation is carried out in the meanwhile, the system restarts counting the time. TV OUTPUT It sets the output format for a TV connection.
VEHICLE BLACK BOX Handy function for a stand-alone video camera use. 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3. Press to reach the sixth item VEHICLE BLACK BOX: : OFF 4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: •...
5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: • Standard, Enhanced ISO SENSITIVITY It allows to modify the sensitivity of the video camera to the light 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3.
4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item and press to confirm The choices available are: • Average, central area, central spot Average: it ensures the general exposure effect. Central Area: set this parameter in order to improve the central dark area, if the central area is dark but the surrounding area is bright.
DATE TIME It allows to adjust the date and the time 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3. Press to reach the eleventh item DATE/TIME 4. Press to confirm 5. Use to modify the values 6. Use to move from an item to another 7.
4. Press to confirm 5. Choose the desired item, press to confirm and confirm again at any request RECOVER FACTORY SETTING This function restores all parameters to the factory settings. 2. Press to scroll the setting menu up to 3. Press to reach the thirteenth item RECOVER FACTORY SETTING 4.
• Format the micro SD memory card (as described in Setting paragraph) • Set data and time (as described in Setting paragraph) Now you can proceed with all other parameters settings of your F-60 according to your needs. USING THE VIDEO CAMERA...
LCD screen blinks once too) and the video camera restores to the preview state. • Fast shot It is possible to choose 3 p/s or 6p/s or 10 p/s (pictures/second). By pressing the Photo key once, F-60 video camera will shot 3, 6, or 10 images per second.
• Auto cont capture It is possible to choose 0.5s,1s, 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s, 20s, 30s or 60 seconds. The video camera F-60 shots one picture at each interval set until the STOP key is pressed to stop shooting. • Auto shooting It is possible to choose 3, 5, 10 seconds.
PLAYING A FILE You can view the recorded audio-video and photo files on your F-60 video camera. To view a file, proceed as follows: 2. Press to enter the menu in the upper right side 3. Press to choose the file display mode.
Starts or suspends playing a video file when you press this key. You can set the forward and rewind functions to 2, 4, 8, 16X speed. During the slow or fast play you can press OK to resume the normal speed. But keeping the key pressed for more than 3 seconds, you start the SLOW-MOTION function that allows you to view the video files with ½...
PLAYING AN AUDIO FILE From the list of all audio files, press the OK key to choose the desired one. You can use the following keys: Description Turns the sound volume up Turns the sound volume down Resets and plays a file from the beginning. Returns to the playback interface when you press this key again.
4. Press to move 5. select delete single if you want to delete a single file (video, image or audio) or delete all if you want to delete all files. The option acts according to the displaying mode. In case of more image files and only one video file, in video and photo displaying mode, the choice “delete all”...
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Note: the grey icon of a locked file is displayed in the lower left corner of the preview interface. Once unlocked, the file is not protected and the blue icon displayed in the lower left corner of the preview interface. A locked file cannot be cancelled but it can be done during a format operation.
USING A REMOTE CONTROLLER F-60 video camera is equipped with a remote controller, which is used for the video recording, photo shooting, pausing and starting/stopping the laser function. The remote controller has three function keys and one red indicator that blinks when a key is pressed.
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• To check whether the code pairing is successful, make the video camera start using the remote controller. The functions include video recording starting/stopping, shooting, waking-up from standby mode, and turning on-off of the laser indicator. For each operation the camera ticks once. •...
OUTPUT INTERFACES F-60 Photo camera has 2 audio video output interfaces: • Av, Hdmi And one data files output: • Usb VIDEO V OUT You can connect the photo camera to a video interface, through the AV output, by using the cable supplied.
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Any improper disconnection of the USB cable may cause malfunctioning to the video camera. After restarting, the video camera goes back to the normal position.
ATTERY Use a USB cable to connect the power unit of F-60 video camera to the USB port of the backup battery in order to recharge it, or connect it to the PC by using a USB cable for recharging.
INCLUDED IN THE PACK The articles included in the pack are the following: 1 F-60 1 TFT display 1 built-in battery 1 backup battery 2 interchangeable 1 waterproof case backs 1 bracket 1 screwdriver 1 flat accessory 1 curve accessory...
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS View angle 175° Number of pixels 16 million CMOS sensor (4608x3456) Battery 1000 mAh lithium battery + 1100 mAh backup battery Power consumption 650 mA @ 3.7 V (Max.) Maximum video recording time 4 hours (Max.) Maximum audio recording time 7 hours (Max.) Standby duration 200 hours (Max.)
20°C. Before using F-60 video camera, pay attention to the following notice information: • During continuous use, the body temperature of F-60 video camera increases. The situation is normal. • If the video camera is not used for a long time, remove and keep the battery properly and recharge it every six months to ensure the battery performance.
WARRANTY AND LEGAL NOTES F-60 is equipped with a rechargeable lithium polymer battery. To reduce the risk of fire, please avoid tampering, falls, contact with water or fire. To avoid personal injury, electric shock, fire or damage to various parts of the product, please...
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improving the quality of life by preventing to release into the environment potentially dangerous substances. Installing and replacing batteries The product contains a battery that could be replaced during the lifetime of the product itself. At the end of life of the batteries contained in the product, they must be disposed of separately. Throw them in the appropriate containers for the disposal of batteries.
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