Akaso Brave 8 User manual

BRAVE 8
V2.5
ACTION CAMERA

WHAT'S IN THE BOX
AKASO Brave 8
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Camera Frame
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Battery Charger
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Battery
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USB Cable
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Remote Control
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Mount 4
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Remote Control
Strap x 1
Helmet Mount 1
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Spanner
x 1
Helmet Mount 2
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Mount 1
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Mount 2
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Mount 3
x 1
Tether
x 5
Mount 7
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Handle Bar/
Pole Mount x 1
Bandage
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Mount 6
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Lens Cloth
x 1
Double-Sided
Tape x 2
Quick Start Guide
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Mount 5
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YOUR BRAVE 8
Shutter/Confirm Button
Front Screen
Lens
Power Button
Speaker
Memory Card Slot
USB-C Port
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Screen
Mode Button
Battery Cover
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Button Operation Instructions
• Power Button:
Press to wake the device from sleep. Press and hold to power on/off.
• Mode Button:
Press to switch shooting modes.
Press and hold to switch between front and rear screens.
Notes:
1. You can't switch screens during recording.
2. Front and rear screens cannot work at the same time.
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1. Memory Card Icon:
Displays remaining recording time/number of photos.
2. Battery Level:
Displays the percentage of battery.
3. Audio switch:
Turns on or off the sound when recording a video.
4. Photo Mode:
Switches modes or display the current mode.
5. Resolution Ratio:
Displays the current resolution ratio or set the resolution ratio.
6. Zoom:
Adjusts the shooting angle.
7. Photo Page:
Controls video shooting under Video mode.
Note: The camera will not record sounds when it is in the waterproof case.
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GETTING STARTED
Welcome to your AKASO Brave 8. To capture videos and photos, you need a memory
card (not included) that meets the following requirements.
Memory Card
1. U3.
2. Memory capacity up to 512GB.
Note:
1. To keep your memory card in good condition, please format the memory card in
the camera before using it. (Reformatting will delete all your data, so be sure to
back up your photos and videos).
2. The FAT32 format memory card will stop recording when the storage of each file
exceeds 4GB and start to record again on a new file.
POWERING ON / OFF
To Power On:
Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to turn on your camera.
To Power Off:
Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds again to turn off your camera.
Quick Start Guide
When you use the camera for the first time or each time you reset it, a quick start
guide will display how to use the camera and settings. You can click "Skip" to ignore
the guide.
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• Mode Switching:
1. When the camera is turned on, swipe right to switch modes.
2. Tap the mode icon to enter the mode you choose.
• General Settings:
Swipe down to enter the quick menu, tap "Preferences" to enter the preferences page,
then scroll down to General Settings and set up your Brave 8.
• Playback:
Swipe left to enter the playback page and to record videos, preview, or delete photos.
• Specification Settings:
Swipe up to the specification settings and choose options according to your needs.
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Record video
Video Setting
Resolution
4K 30
EV
0EV
ISO
Auto
Metering
Auto
Turn off
Image Stabilization
CAM
White Balance
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Operation Instructions
Swipe down to enter the quick menu.
Swipe up to the specification settings.
Swipe right to switch modes.
Swipe left to enter the playback page.
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Swipe right to choose the following modes. Tap the mode icon to enter the mode you
choose.
Video Mode
• Video Mode
Default mode: Video Mode
In Video Mode, press the Shutter button, the camera starts recording videos. Press
the Shutter button again to stop recording.
• Time-Lapse Video Mode
Time Lapse turns long events into short videos by taking a frame of the video at set
intervals. This mode is deal for street scenes, art works and other extended activities.
• Motion Time-Lapse Video Mode
It can shorten the video time and record super stable time-lapse videos when moving.
Compare with the time-lapse mode, this function improves the anti-shake feature, but
delivers relatively blurry videos.
• Slow Motion Video Mode
In Slow Motion Video Mode, the camera records video in high resolution and can slow
down to 1/16, 1/8, or 1/4. For example, the camera achieves 16x super slow motion
when you select 720P and set the multi-speed to 16x.
Photo Mode
• Photo Mode
In Photo Mode, press the Shutter button, the camera takes a photo. Or adjust the
burst photo menu to take several photos at the same time. You can also adjust the
countdown menu to take a timed selfie.
• Time Lapse Photo Mode
Press the Shutter button. The camera will automatically start the countdown and
continuously take photos at the specific interval till you press the Shutter button
again.
OVERVIEW OF MODES
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Image Stabilization Function
When this function is enabled, the camera can record smooth videos even in severe
shakes. Turn on the camera, tap the resolution icon on the screen to set Image
Stabilization. Options include Image Stabilization and SuperSmooth. Image Stabilization
can be experienced directly on this device. To experience the SuperSmooth feature,
however, you need to download a SuperSmooth video from the AKASO GO APP.
COMPREHENSIVE FUNCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
Preferences
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Screen Brightness (3 Levels)
Screen Lock
One Key Fast Shooting
Preferences
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Memory Card Capacity
Time
Battery Level
Voice Control
Wifi
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CAMERA SETTINGS
You can swipe down to General Settings and set up your camera. The settings are as
follows:
Functions Specifications Note
Voice Control Power on /Power off (default) AKASO Video start
AKASO Stop video
AKASO Take photo
AKASO Power off
Remote On/Off (default) Turn on this setting on the camera,
then turn on the included remote,
you can control your camera with
the remote after successfully
connecting them.
Standard NTSC (default)/PAL
Code H.264 (default)/H.265 If you choose H.265 for video encoding,
the video volume will be reduced, but
the power consumption will increase.
Wireless
Connection
On/Off (default) | Connecting
Device | Camera Information |
Wifi Band-5G (default)/2.4G
Language Support 9 languages English/Deutsch/Français/ Español/
Italiano/日本語/简体中文/繁體中文
/한국인
Preferences
Voice Control
Language
Standard
Code
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Screen
Brightness
General Setting
0-100% Adjustable
Screen Saver Never/15 seconds/30 seconds /
1 Minute (default)/ 2 Minutes/
5 Minutes
Time Date Date: YY/MM/DD
Time: HH/MM (AM/PM/24
Hours)
Formatting Format Memory Card - Cancel/
Confirm | Memory Card
Capacity
Date Stamp On/Off (default)
Factory Reset Cancel/Confirm
About Camera Information
Auto Power Off Never/2 Minutes/5 Minutes
(default)/10 Minutes /
20 Minutes/30 Minutes
Indicator Light On (default)/Off
Video Sound On (default)/Off
Sound 0-100% - Volume
On (default)/Off- Key Tone|
Beep Tone | Photo Beep Tone
Adjustable
Gyroscope On/Off (default)
Swipe down to enter the quick menu,
tap to turn on One Key Fast
Shooting. Press and hold Shutter
button when the camera is off, it will
automatically turn on and start
recording. (The recording
parameters are the state saved in
the last recording.) Press the Shutter
button again, the camera will stop
recording and shut down.
If you don't need to use this function,
just press and hold the Power button
normally to start recording or press
the again to turn it off.
One Key Fast
Shooting
On (default)/Off
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• Video
When the camera is turned on, tap the resolution icon on the screen to enter the
home screen. You can adjust the resolution, image stabilization characteristics and
time interval of the camera.
RESOLUTION SETTING
Functions Specifications
Video Mode
Time Lapse
Video Mode
Resolution ratio: 8K/4K4:3/4K16:9/2.7K4:3/2.7K16:9/1440P/1080P
Time interval: 0.5s/1s/2s/5s/10s/30s/1min/2min/5min/10min/30min/1h
Motion Time-
Lapse Video
Mode
Resolution ratio: 4K 16:9/2.7K 4:3/2.7K 16:9/1440P/1080P
Multiple speed: 2x/5x/10x/15x/30x
Image
Stabilization
Off / Image Stabilization / SuperSmooth
Slow Motion
Video Mode
Resolution ratio: 2.7K/1440P/1080P/720P
Multiple speed: 2x/4x/8x/16x
NTSC: 4K30 4:3/4K60 16:9/4K30 16:9/2.7K90 4:3/2.7K60 4:3/2.7K30
4:3/2.7K120 16:9/2.7K90 16:9/2.7K60 16:9/2.7K30 16:9/1440P180/
1440P120/1440P90/1440P60/1440P30/1080P200/1080P120/
1080P90/1080P60/1080P30
PAL: 4K25 4:3/4K50 16:9/4K25 16:9/2.7K75 4:3/2.7K50 4:3/2.7K25 4:3/
2.7K100 16:9/2.7K75 16:9/2.7K50 16:9/2.7K25 16:9/1440P150/
1440P100/1440P75/1440P50/1440P25/1080P200/1080P100/
1080P75/1080P50/1080P25
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Video Resolution
2.7K30 4:3
2.7K60 4:3 2.7K120 16:9
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PERSONALIZED SETTINGS
Swipe up to the specification settings of videos and photos. Specifications are as
follows:
Video Setting
Resolution
4K 30
EV
0EV
ISO
Auto
Metering
Auto
Turn off
Image Stabilization
CAM
White Balance
• Photo
Functions Specifications
Photo Mode
Time Lapse
Photo Mode
48M/12M
Time interval: 0.5s/1s/2s/5s/10s/30s/1min/2min/5min/10min/30min/1h
48M/12M
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Resolution
Ratio
Note
• Video
Functions Specifications
4K30 4:3/4K60 16:9/4K30 16:9/2.7K90
4:3/2.7K60 4:3/2.7K30 4:3/2.7K120
16:9/2.7K90 16:9/2.7K60 16:9/2.7K30
16:9/1440P180/1440P120/1440P90/
1440P60/1440P30/1080P200/1080P
120/1080P90/1080P60/1080P30
Video Mode
8K16:9/4K4:3/4K16:9/2.7K4:3/2.7K16:9/
1440P/1080P
Time interval: 0.5s/1s/2s/5s/10s/30s/
1min/2min/5min/10min/30min/1h
Motion Time-lapse multiple speed: 2x/
5x/6x/10x/15x/30x
Time Lapse Video Mode/
Motion Time-Lapse Video
Mode
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CAM(Center Average Metering):
A metering mode thatmainly bases the
center of the screen and complements
the surroundings.
AM(Average Metering):
Ametering mode that bases the whole
screen.
CM(Center Metering):
A metering mode that bases the
center of the screen.
SM(Spot Metering):
Ametering mode that bases the
screen's specific position selected by
the user.
AFM(AI Face Metering):
A dynamic metering mode that
recognizes and bases the face in the
screen.
Image
Stabilization
Off/Normal/SuperSmooth Off: Turn off Video Stabilization.
Normal: Basic video stabilization
feature that will crop the field of view.
SuperSmooth: Enhanced video
stabilization feature that will crop
the field of view. You need to download
a SuperSmooth video from the APP
to experience this feature.
EV 3.0EV/2.5EV/2.0EV/1.5EV/1.0EV/
0.5EV/0EV/-0.5EV/-1.0EV/-1.5EV/
-2.0EV/-2.5EV/-3.0EV
Sets the brightness of photos and
videos.
Metering CAM/AM/CM/SM/AFM
Resolution ratio: 2.7K/1440P/
1080P/720P
Multiple speed: 2x/4x/8x/16x
Slow Motion Video Mode
ISO Auto/100/200/400/800/1600/
3200/6400
Sets ISO values of photos and videos.
White
Balance
Auto/2300K/2800K/3200K/4000K
/4500K/5000K/5500K/6000k/
6500K
Sets the hue of photos and videos.
Sharpness 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 Controls the quality of details in your
photos or videos.
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• Photo
Functions Specifications Note
Resolution
Ratio
48M/12M General
48M/12M
Time interval: 0.5s/1s/2s/5s/10s/
30s/1min/2min/5min/10min/
30min/1h
Time Lapse Photo Mode.
Bit Rate High/Medium/Low Affects the file size and image quality.
The lower the bite rate, the smaller
the video file, and the lower the
image quality, and vice versa.
Color Normal/Vivid Sets different colors.
Fragment Off/15S/30S/15S Loop/30S
Loop
Fragment: Films a 15s or 30s video
which can be easily offloaded to your
phone and shared on social media.
Loop Video: Continuously films a few
sectional videos of 15s or 30s. When
the memory card is full, the camera
will automatically delete the earliest
videos to guarantee the shooting.
Audio Stereo/HM Stereo: Records stereo audio of
better sound quality.
HM(Human Mode): Records
monophonic audio, and eliminates
the background noises for clear
human voice.
Boosts the brightness by extending
the exposure time. Not suitable for
sport activities.
Dark Light
Mode
Turn off/Turn on
Distortion
Correction
Turn off/Turn on This function does not support
resolutions of 4K30 4:3/4K60 16:9/
2.7 K90 4:3/2.7K60 4:3/2.7K90 16:9/
2.7 K120 16:9/1440P90/1440P120/
1440P180/1080P 200/1080P120/
1080P90. If you select the resolutions
above, the function will be disabled.
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Metering CAM/AM/CM/SM/AFM
EV 3.0EV/2.5EV/2.0EV/1.5EV/1.0EV/
0.5EV/0EV/-0.5EV/-1.0EV/-1.5EV/
-2.0EV/-2.5EV/-3.0EV
Sets the brightness of photos and
videos. The higher the value, the
brighter the video or photo.
ISO Auto/100/200/400/800/1600 Sets ISO values of photos and videos.
Shutter Auto,5S,2S,1/125S,1/250S,1/500S,
1/1000S,1/2000S
Sets the shutter time.
White
Balance
Auto/2300K/2800K/3200K/4000K
/4500K/5000K/5500K/6000k/
6500K
Sets the hue of photos and videos.
Sharpness 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 Controls the quality of details in your
photos or videos.
Color Normal/Vivid Sets different colors.
Self-Time Turn off/3seconds/5seconds/
10seconds/30seconds
General
Image
Format
JPG/JPG+RAW
Number of
Burst Photo
Turn off/3/5/8 Sets the number of burst photos.
Press the Shutter button once, you
can continuously take up to 8 photos.
Note: Do not move the camera until
the end of the burst shooting.
Sets the output format for the image.
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To connect your camera to the AKASO GO APP, you need to connect the camera
Wifi which is enabled by default only when you start up the camera. It will be turned
off by default in other processes. If there is no connection within 5 minutes, the Wifi
will be automatically turned off. If you do not connect the app within 5 minutes, it
will be automatically disconnected. At this time, you can manually reconnect it.
1. Turn on Wifi in one of the three ways:
➀Turn on the camera by default.
➁ Tap the Wifi icon on the quick menu.
➂Turn on the wireless connection in the Settings.
CONNECTING TO APP
Preferences
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Voice Control
Language
Standard
Code
Wireless Connection
Wireless Connection
Wireless Connection
Connecting Device
Camrea Information
Wifi Band
Wifi
Wifi SSID:
Brave8-******
Wifi Password:
123456789
2. Connect Wifi in one of the two ways:
➀ Swipe down to enter the quick menu, tap Preferences to enter the preferences
page, then scroll down to General Settings →Wireless Connection, turn on
Wireless Connection, then go to Camera Information. Wifi SSID and Password will
be shown on the screen. Go to your phone's Wifi settings, select “Brave 8_xxxx”,
and enter the default password for connection.
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Preferences
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➁ Swipe down to enter the quick menu and tap the Wifi icon to turn on Wifi. The
Wifi information will be shown on the screen. Go to your phone's Wifi settings,
select “Brave 8_xxxx”, and enter the default password for connection.
3. Connect to the AKASO GO App
Open the AKASO GO APP, tap "Device" →"Add device", find Brave8 and click on it.
Click "C...ct" and "Join", and then click "Connect". Your camera is connected to the
app.
Wifi connected: Wifi indicator light ON
Screen display: Connected to Brave 8_xxxx
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4. Control your camera with the Phone APP. You can record, shoot, play back,
download, delete and edit via the AKASO GO APP.
5. When the camera is connected to the APP, press the Mode button to turn off
the camera Wifi, and exit the connection interface. The APP will be disconnected
with the camera.
6. SuperSmooth Instructions
➀ After connecting to the camera, click - Image stabilization, choose Super
Smooth, then click in the upper left corner until it goes back to the camera
page.
Note: SuperSmooth can be enabled on the camera (select SuperSmooth on the
Image Stabilization option) or via the app (as shown below).
Supersmooth
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➁ Click , choose the video with , click ... and select Download - Supersmooth,
then the video with the supersmooth effect will be downloaded to the
phone's album.
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Supersmooth
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