Firefly X User manual

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FIREFLY X
High End Action camera with ips touch screen
Ambarella H22S85
2.35-inch touch screen
Gyro4.0 Image Stabilization
WiF + BT 3.0 Remote control
IP66 Waterproof and Dustproof
SONY IMX377 12 Mega WDR CMOS
5G2M lens reduces distortion&purple edges

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Ver1 .3

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Contents
Safety Guidelines：........................................................................................................4
Features ：.......................................................................................................................5
Button Functions ............................................................................................................7
Video settings: .................................................................................................................7
Photo settings: .............................................................................................................. 11
System Setup settings: ................................................................................................12
Wi-Fi :...............................................................................................................................16
Battery Charging: .........................................................................................................16
Transferring Files:..........................................................................................................16
External Microphone: ..................................................................................................17

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Safety Guidelines：
Please read the instruction manual carefully before using the camera for the
first time.
1.It’s a high-precision product, do not drop or crash it.
2.Do not expose the camera to strong magnetic objects, sch as magnets or
electrical motors. Avoid exposing the product to strong radio waves. Strong
magnetic fields may cause the products breakdown or image/audio damage.
3.Never leave the products exposed to high temperatures and direct sunlight.
4.Please choose branded microSD that suggested at this manual, to make sure
the camera work properly.
5.In case of overheating, smoke,or unpleasan smell in the process of charging,
unplug your device immediately to prevent fire hazard.
6.While charging , keep the product out of children’s reach. Power cable may
casuse children accidental suffocation or electric shock.
7.Use orignal Firfly X’s batteries, to make sure the camera work/charge
properly.
8.Keep the device in cool, dry and dust-free places.
9.Please do not throw the product or it’s battery to the garbage, find a
specific recycling poit for it.

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Features ：
1.Microphone sound portal.
2.OK button.
3.LED.
4.Power button/Mode
button.
5.Lens Cap
6.Port door.
7.1/4 inch nut.
8.Battery door.
9.Touch Screen.

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Performance and Specifications:
Photo resolution
16M/14M/12M/8M/5M/3M
AV output format
USB Port
PAL/NTSC
Kind of MicroSD
card supported
U3(Note:Low speed sd
card will cause unstable)
Maximum size of
MicroSD card
supported
128G
Wi-Fi +BT 3.0 remote
control
YES
LCD screen size
2.35 inch IPS 320*240 with
TP
Specifications
Camera size
67.5×45.5×34.5 MM
Weight
123g
Battery Capacity
(Battery is
detachable )
1200mAH，3.85V
Battery life
About 1hours（25℃
enviroment,1080P/60FPS)
Time to complete
charging
About 3 hours (5V 1.5A
power supply, and power
off while charging)
Compressed format
H.264/H.265
Video/photo format
*.MP4 / *.JPG

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Optical Parameter-
Wide angle version
Diaphragm
F/2.8 ，5G2M lens
Angle
Diagonal 150 degrees
Electric Parameter
Working Voltage
5V
Power supply
1.5A
Button Functions
Name
Functions
Descriptions
Power/Mode
Button
Turn on/off
camera; select
modes
Press once, camera ON; press for 3 seconds,
camera OFF; press to switch photo /video
mode.
OK Button
start/stop
recording
Press 2 seconds to enter the 6-icons
interface
Press 2 seconds to unlock.
Video settings:
In video preview mode, touch “setting icon” will enter menu:
Drag the progress bar
during playback to
fast-forward and rewind
Press and hold below
-
Settings
Playback icon
Touch to:
Quick function menu
Touch to Quick mode switch
Slide(L/R) to switch ：
Video/Photo mode

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the menu options to will
-
jump to the last option quickly
Click on the recording icon to Click on the photo icon to
taking a
start/stop the recording. photo.
In preview mode, a quick menu pops up by swiping the screen up: EV, ISO,
Shutter Time, and you can manually adjust the values by swiping up and down
the scale bar.
Menu: Touch to enter setting menu.
Normal Video: Touch to enter normal video mode.
Click on the 6 icons
to enter the
corresponding mode
mode

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Timelapse Video: Touch to enter time-laps mode. To adjust time-lapse please
refer to “Timelapse Video“ menu.
Playback: Touch to enter Playback mode.
Auto DVR: Touch to enter Car mode. In Car mode, Auto DVR and Loop
recording will be turned ON.
Slow Motion:Touch to enter Slow motion mode. In this mode, it will record
videos in slow motion.
Normal Photo: Touch to enter normal photo mode.
Photo Busrt: Touch to enter Burst photo mode. To adjust it, please refer to
“Photo Burst”
Timelapse Photo: Touch to enter photo lapse mode. To adjust time-lapse
please refer to “Timelapse Photo“ menu.
Shutter Time: Touch to enter Long exposure mode. To adjust Shutter Time
please refer to “Shutter Time” menu.（Use this mode at night).
Resolution: select from 4K 24/30/60fps, 4K Ultra 24/30fps , 2.7K 24/30/60fps,
2.7K Ultra 24/30/60fps, 2.5K 24/30/60fps, 1080P 24/30/60/120fps, 1080P
Ultra 24/30/60fps, 720P 24/30/60/120/240fps ect.
Video Encoding: H.264/H.265.
Video Quality: Super Fine/Fine/Normal.
FOV: Wide/Medium/Narrow,view angle. Not available on Ultra mode.
Gyro 4.0: Off/On. Not available on 4K/60fps and 4K Ultra 24/30fps.
EIS 3.2 Calib: Off/On. Electronic stabilization calibration.
Motion detect:Off /Low/Medium/High. When turn this function ON and press
OK button, it will record video when motion detected.
Dual files: Off/On. When turn on, it will save a low resolution file when
recording. Small file is easy to share via WiFi. We suggest to turn this
function on while using APP to download/playback videos.

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Loop record: Of/1min/2min/3min/5min. If cycle recording mode is selected,
the video will be cut into setting-minute segments. The earliest files will be
covered when the TF card is full. (This mode is suggested to be used in vehicle
monitoring.)
Video stamp: Off/Date/Time/Date&Time. this option allows you to stamp the
date/time on the video.
Logo Watermark: Off/On. this option allows you to stamp the cool logo mark
on the video.
Delay Off : Off/5Sec/10Sec/30Sec/60Sec.Available on Auto DVR mode.
Microphone Volume:Off,/50%/60%/70%/80%/90%/100%.
EV Value: -2.0,-1.7,-1.3,-1.0,-0.7,-0.3,0.0,+0.3,+0.7,+1.0,+1.3,+1.7,+2.0.
ISO:100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400/MAX200/MAX400/MAX800/MAX1600/
MAX3200/MAX6400. Selecting” MAX “means that ISO is automatically
selected, but not more than the MAX value.
Shutter Time : Auto, 1/30, 1/60, 1/120, 1/240, 1/480, 1/960.
Sharpness : Strong/ Normal /Soft.
White Balance:Auto White Balance.
Auto/Incandescent/D4000/D5000/Sunny/Cloudy/D9000,D10000/Fluoresce
nt/Deving Mode.
Scene Mode :
Normal/Night/Sports/Landscape/Portrait/Sunset/Sand&Snow/Fire Work/Back
Light/Blue Sky/Dynamic Light/Beach/Indoor.
Color : Normal/Painting/Sepia/Negative/B&W/Hawkeye/70Film/Popart.

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Metering: Center/Multi/Sopt. Note: different meter ways will make the
footage brightness different.
Timelapse Video : 0.1Sec/0.2Sec/1Sec/2Sec/5Sec/10Sec/30Sec/60Sec.
Note: this function will make videos look like fast forward.Timelapse Video
option is optional only in slow motion mode.
Auto Low light: Of/,On. When turn this function On, camera will drop the
frame rates to increase the video’s brightness.When this function turn ON,
will save power consumption.This option only appears when the Gyro 4.0
option is off and the ISO is greater than MAX100.
Flame Rate : Frame rate is optional only in slow motion mode.
Photo settings:
Image size: 16M/ 14M/ 12M/ 8M/ 5M/ 3M（1M=1Mega pixels）.
Photo Quality: Super Fine/ Fine/ Normal.
Self Timer: Off/ 3S/ 5S/ 10S/ 30/ 60S.
Shutter Time:
Auto，1/1000Sec，1/500Sec，1/250Sec，1/125Sec，1/60Sec，1/30Sec，
1/15Sec，1/8Sec，1/4Sec，1/2Sec，1Sec，2Sec，5Sec，10Sec，30Sec，60Sec.
Note:If you use long exposure mode at day time, photo will be over
exposure.
Photo Stamp: Off/Date/Time/ Date&Time. When turn this function ON, you
could stamp the date/ time on photos.

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Logo Watermark: Off/On. this option allows you to stamp the cool logo mark
on the photo.
Raw photo: Off / On,when turn on, it will save a raw photo.
EV Value: -2.0,-1.7,-1.3,-1.0,-0.7,-0.3,0.0,+0.3,+0.7,+1.0,+1.3,+1.7,+2.0.
ISO: Auto/ 100/ 200/ 400/ 800/ 1600/ 3200/ 6400.
Sharpness: Strong/ Norma/ Soft.
White Balance : Auto/Incandescent/D4000/
D5000/Sunny/Couldy/D9000/D10000/Fluorescent/Diving Mode.
Scene Mode :
Normal/Night/Sports/Landscape/Portrait/Sunset/Sand&Snow/Fire Work/Back
Light/Blue Sky/Dynamic Light/Beach/Indoor.
Color : Normal/Painting/Sepia/Negative/B&W/Hawkeye/70Film/Popart.
Metering : Center/Multi/Sopt. Note: different meter ways will make the
footage brightness different.
Photo Burst : 3 Pcs/Second, 5Pcs/Second, 10Pcs/Second.(Photo Burst mode
only)
Timelapse Photo : 1S/ 2S/ 5S/ 10S/ 30S/ 60S. (Timelapse Photo mode only)
System Setup settings:
Distortion Correct : Off /On. Not available on Ultra mode.
Image Rotate : On/Off. Image will rate 180 degrees.
Digital Zoom : On/Off. Available When Gyro 4.0 turn Off.

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Quick Capture : Off /On. ON: It will capture videos when power on.
Grid Display : Off /On. On:It will display the grid on the screen.
TV Mode : NTSC/PAL. PAL, frame rate will be 25/50/100/200; NTSC, frame rate
will be 30/60/120/240.
Auto shutdown : Off/3Min/5Min/10Min. When there is no operations, the
machine will auto shutdown.
Screen Off : Off/10S/30S/1Min/2Min/3Min,5Min/10Min. When there is no
operations,will power off the screen.
LCD Brightness: 25% /50% 75% /100%. Set LCD brightness, when set it low,
the power consumption will be saved.
Light Frequency: Auto, 50HZ, 60HZ.
Status LED : Off/On.Turn ON/OFF status LED on the machine.
Beep : Off/On. Turn ON/OFF beep voice on the machine.
WiFi : ON/OFF. Turn Wifi ON/OFF.Turn Off WiFi, the power consumption will
be saved.
WiFi SSID. You can change WiFi name.
WiFi Password. You could change WiFi passwords here.
Bluetooth auto-start: ON/OFF. When turn off, boot up will be faster. Its
suggested to turn it off to make boot up faster.
Bluetooth Pair.

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How to pair BT remote controller: Set this menu ON, the machine will keep
searching BT remote controller. Press any key of the remote controller, and
the controller’s light will turn on. Keep pressing any key of the remote
controller until searching function finished and they will paired. Note:
When Camera power ON , it will keep searching BT remote controller for
20 seconds( If BT auto start is turned ON ), if you keep pressing
controller’s key (about 5 times), they will be pared automaticly. Bluetooth
remote controller is not in stander package.
Date&Time :Set the date & time of the machine, or you could update date
time with the APP thought WiFi.
Language: English, Chinese, Russian...total of 15 languages.
Format. Format the MicroSD card.
Default Setting. Set to default settings. Note: if the camera has any
problems, you could use this function.
Version. Check version number here and could update firmware here.
How to update firmware:
1.
A. Use Firefly APP to update firmware.
2.
a. Delete all the files in MicroSD card , and then copy update file to
MicroSD card( “Firefly_X_FWUPDATE_V5.bin”you could download it on our
website: www.hawkeyefpv.com.cn )
b. Put MicroSD card into camera and power on.
c. Switch to system menu: Version.
d. Press OK button to check the update firmware, if detected firmware is
right, select “yes” to update.

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e. Once confirmed, camera will update automaticly.
f. It will take 1 minutes to update. When update finish, it will power on.
g. Delete firmware update files.

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Wi-Fi :
Please check our website(www.hawkeyefpv.com.cn) or the QR code(below)
to find our APP.
Please search:
Apple Store: Firefly Cam
Google Play: Hawkeye Firefly
You can use a Smart phone/tablet to view or take photos and videos via
Wi-Fi connection.
1. Download and install app from the app store on your smart
phone/tablet, or scan the QR code behind.
2. Turn camera’s Wi-Fi on.
3. In your smart phone’s or tablet’s Wi-Fi network settings, connect to
the camera’s Wi-Fi network named “FIREFLY_xxxx”, enter the
password. Default password is “12345678”.Or directly with the sweep
function in the phone camera to sweep the camera's WIFI QR code
directly to connect.
4. Open the FIREFLY app on your smart phone/tablet. You will now be
able to control the camera with your smart phone/tablet plus view,
playback and share selected content.
Battery Charging:
Connect the camera to a computer or phone charger using the included
USB cable. Use 1.5A charger, and turn off the camera when charging will
increase the charging rate(Press and hold Mode key for 3 seconds could
shutdown the camera). The Charging Status Light it will turn OFF when the
battery is fully charged.
Transferring Files:
1. Connect the camera to a computer via the included USB cable, and then
turn on the camera.
2. Double click “My Computer” and locate “Removable Disk”. Enter
“Removable Disk” and you will find all photo and video files in AMBA folder.

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External Microphone:
Please buy our external microphone for FIREFLY X. When plug in the
microphone, the camera will Beep and the microphone works.

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Trouble shooting:
1.First of all if the camera has any problems: set it to default
settings first（refer to : System Setup settings ).
2.if the video quality is not satisfied or if the camra have any problems: try to
set it to default
settings first（refer to : System Setup settings ).
3.Videos are not smooth : try to set it to default settings first（refer to : System
Setup settings )
a.Set the video resolution to : 1080P 60FPS b.Set Gyro : ON
c.Change a player(Quicktime player).
4.Battery endurance time is not enough: a.set LCD Brightness to Low; b.turn
off the camera when charging(Press and hold Mode key for 3 seconds could
shutdown the camera)c.Set to Photo mode when standby.d.Auto low light set
ON. d.Turn WiFi OFF.
5.Charging time too long: when charging, press and hold Mode key for 3
seconds to turn the machine power off.
6.Video and sounds are no sync: A.copy the video to computer. B. Change a
player(Quicktime).
7.Can't record/Camera unstable/record and then stop: A.Make sure card speed
is U3. B. Format MiroSD card(One FIREFLY) once. Suggest MicroSD cards:
Sandisk Extreme U3，Sandisk Extreme Pro U3,Sandisk Extreme PLUS
U3,Lexar 1000x U3 ，SONY SR-64X U3
8.Machine is heat. a. Set to Photo Mode when standby. b.take it out of the
waterproof case. c.Not Use it in a sealed environment
9.Camera no response. Take battery off and assemble again.

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10.How to use BT remote controller: please refer to Bluetooth pair. Note:
When Camera power ON , it will keep searching BT remote controller for
20 seconds(If bluetooth auto start is turn ON), if you keep pressing
controller’s key (about 5 times), they will be pared automaticly.
11.WiFi playback speed is slow. When you want to use WiFi to playback videos,
we suggest to turn “Dual Files” ON. When this function is turned ON, it will
save a low resolution file. The files named “xxxxB”, we call it B file. When
playback via WiFi, play the B file will be much faster.
12.Photos over exposure: Change Metering: Center,Multi,Sopt.
FCC STATEMENT：
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
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. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

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following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Please download APP from:
Apple Store: Firefly Cam
Google Play: Hawkeye Firefly
iOS: Android: