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- Page 1 English Atom HD MSPORTM210612E...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Stuff and Where It’s At: Contents Stuff and Where It’s At: Contents Introduction Where Stuff is At (The Layout) Slots, Ports and Batteries Pushing Buttons (a.k.a. an “Operating Guide”) Taking it to the Depths (Waterproof Case) Getting Started Your microSD Cards and You You Got the Power: Charging the Battery Resolution: Choosing It Showing your Quality... -
Page 3: Introduction
You’ve gone and done it now. Really taken the cake. You’ve bought an Atom HD 1080p Waterproof Sports Camera - the miniature, waterproof, easy to use, full HD personal action video recorder from Swann. Kudos to you! Can’t say we’re not envious. -
Page 4: Where Stuff Is At (The Layout)
Lens A bit of high-quality Indicator LEDs glass used to focus The Atom HD can’t talk, all the stuff. so it’s got these nifty Light indicator LEDs to let you One does not simply shoot know what’s up. -
Page 5: Slots, Ports And Batteries
Slots, Ports and Batteries Mini-HDMI Port Pure awesomeness in one output. microSD Card Slots For inserting microSD cards and nothing else. USB Port For charging, computers and composite video output. Opening the Battery Compartment Push the Don’t open the battery case locking tab unless necessary or instructed down... -
Page 6: Pushing Buttons (A.k.a. An "Operating Guide")
Pushing Buttons (a.k.a. an “Operating Guide”) Power Button Press and hold to turn the camera ON or OFF. Video Record Initiates video recording. When in the menus, this button acts as the DOWN arrow. Light Playback Turns the front Initiates playback of light ON and video or stills. -
Page 7: Taking It To The Depths (Waterproof Case)
Contact Before you head out, ensure that Swann Technical Support everything is secure. for help. The warranty doesn’t cover damage to the camera caused use with damaged... -
Page 8: Getting Started
Atom HD setup and ready to rock and/or roll. 1. Charge the battery. Short version: Plug the little end of the USB cable into the Atom HD, and the big end into the included power adapter. Plug the power adapter into a wall socket. Wait two to three hours. Bam! Check out page 11 for the long version on getting yourself some power. - Page 9 Format To clean old data off the microSD card and get it ready to record video, we suggest formatting it in the Atom HD. Make sure there’s no data on the card you want to keep - you can’t get it back!
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Page 10: Your Microsd Cards And You
(GB). Check out for more information on recording times versus quality settings. We recommend using cards of at least 8GB to ensure that the Atom HD won’t run out of storage space whilst you’re filming, 16GB or 32GB are recommended for recording in 1080p at high quality. -
Page 11: You Got The Power: Charging The Battery
You Got the Power: Charging the Battery The Atom HD charges via the mini USB socket on the rear panel. • Insert the mini-USB plug on the USB cable into the USB socket on the rear of the Atom HD. -
Page 12: Resolution: Choosing It
Resolution: Choosing It The Atom HD can record at three different resolutions: 720p (1280 x 720), 1080pS (anamorphic 1440 x 1080) and 1080p (1920 x 1080). 1080 720p 1280 1080p 1920 Why would you want to record at a lower resolution? Believe it or not, there are actually a few really good reasons to record at 720p. - Page 13 Frame Rate The Atom HD is capable of shooting at higher frame rates than standard video. Standard video frame rates are 30fps for NTSC systems and 25fps for PAL/SECAM systems. Frame Frame Approx. Bitrate (Mbps) Setting Resolution Rate Rate High / Medium / Low...
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Page 14: Showing Your Quality
As you can see, there’s a lot of variation here. 720p on low quality can record almost four times as much video as 1080p on high quality. So, say you’ve got a 32GB microSD card in the Atom HD (or two 16GB cards) - how much can you actually record? Even though a card claims to be “32GB”, you’ll actually only get... -
Page 15: Seeing How Cool You Are (Playback)
HDMI inputs. Playback via the Composite Video Out The included USB to RCA cable can be used to connect the Atom HD to an old-school television with RCA inputs. These are often labeled as Video In, Composite In, AV, or similar. -
Page 16: Playback On A Computer
You may need an SD to microSD card converter, if your card reader doesn’t support the microSD format. The videos and still images captured by the Atom HD will be stored in different folders, named xxxIMAGE or xxxVIDEO, respectively where “xxx”... -
Page 17: Hdmi & Composite Video Playback
• Connect the other end of the mini-HDMI cable to an HDMI input on your television/monitor. • Set your television/monitor to the appropriate channel. • Turn the Atom HD on (press and hold the power button for about three seconds). Playback via Composite Video Out • Remove the port cover from the Atom HD. -
Page 18: Adjusting The Lens
0 degree mark. Note that these markings are for quick-reference only, and for the best results, connect the Atom HD to a television and adjust the focus by sight - there’s no substitute. -
Page 19: Options, Options: The Onscreen Menus
Options, Options: The Onscreen Menus Photo Menu 2592 x 1728 pixels. Images require approxmimately 2MB each (500 or so per GB). Photo 2592 x 1944 pixels. Images require approximately Quality 2 - 2.5MB each (400 or so per GB). 3200 x 2400 pixels (interpolated). Images require approximately 3 to 3.5MB each (285 or so per GB) The camera will take a single photograph at a time when the button is pressed. - Page 20 Stamps the time and date onto your video Time Stamp On / Off images. Once the time stamp is applied, it’s a part of the video and cannot be removed. Time lapse video will make everything seem like it’s in super-dooper-mega-fast-forward. Off, 1fps, 1fps takes one frame per second, so a minute Time Lapse...
- Page 21 When OFF, the camera will function normally. When enabled, the camera can automatically Motion Off, Low, detect things moving about infront of it. There Detection Medium, High are three levels of sensitivity. If you want to use this function, experiment with the sensitivity a bit - that way you’ll know what to expect.
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Page 22: Mounting The Camera
Mounting the Camera Aiming the Camera: The LCD screen on the rear of the camera will show you exactly what the camera is looking at in real-time, so aiming is a breeze. A couple of points to bear in mind: • Remember that the viewing angle will change if you change resolution - 720p has a significantly wider viewing angle than 1080p. - Page 23 Bar Mount The bar mount can be used to attach the camera to any bar or pole thin enough to fit into the mounting clasp. This is intended for mounting the camera to the handlebars of a bicycle or motorbike, but can be used to attach the camera to anything with the right shape (that is, round).
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Page 24: Shooting Your Troubles
A: Try turning it on and off again. Has the camera been left on/recording for a while for a while? Is the Atom HD charged? If not, check out “You Got the Power: Charging the Battery” on page 11. Also, don’t try to charge from a computer’s USB socket, because it probably won’t. -
Page 25: (Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo
(Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo FCC Verification: 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. -
Page 26: Technically Speaking (Specifications)
Technically Speaking (Specifications) Sensor type CMOS 5MP 170 degrees @ 720p Viewing angle 127 degrees @ 1080p Snapshot 1000 (2592 x 1728) Storage consumption Snapshot based on 2GB 800 (2592 x 1944) micro-SD Snapshot (approx) 570 (3200 x 2400) High: 16 min / Medium: 20 min / 1080p Low: 24 min Storage... - Page 27 Operating -4°F ~ 122°F / -20°C ~ 50°C temperate range Operating humidity 15 ~ 85%RH (100%+ inside waterproof case) range Due to product improvements, specifications are subject to change without notice. For the latest version of this manual, visit: www.swann.com...
- Page 28 Swann. The end user is responsible for all freight charges incurred to send the product to Swann’s repair centers. The end user is responsible for all shipping costs incurred when shipping from and to any country other than the country of origin.