Hawkeye Mfg FIREFLY 4K Split Cam V3.0 User manual

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Hawkeye Firefly 4K 50FPS Split Cam
4K 50/30FPS,1080P 120, 2.7K 60
Low late cy TV output
HDMI output
WDR
Distortio correctio
Video repair
RC trigger to capture
Ver 3.0

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Co te ts
Safety Guidelines：.............................................................................................................3
Features ：...........................................................................................................................4
Buttons:................................................................................................................................8
Video Settings:.....................................................................................................................8
Photo Settings:.....................................................................................................................9
System Settings:.................................................................................................................1
Triggers:.............................................................................................................................11
Record videos:....................................................................................................................12
Transferring Files:..............................................................................................................12
Update Firmware:..............................................................................................................12

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Safety Guidelines：
Please read the i structio ma ual carefully before usi g the camera for the first
time. Please check the latest version manual on our we site.
1.It’s a high-precisio product, do ot drop or crash it.
2.Do ot expose the camera to stro g mag etic objects, such as mag ets or
electrical motors. Avoid exposi g the product to stro g radio waves. Stro g mag etic
fields may cause the products breakdow or image/audio damage.
3.Never leave the products exposed to high temperatures a d direct su light.
4.I case of overheati g, smoke,or u pleasa t smell, u plug your device immediately
to preve t fire hazard.
5.Keep the product out of childre ’s reach. Power cable may cause childre
accide tal suffocatio or electric shock.
6.Keep the device i cool, dry a d dust-free places.
7.Please do ot throw the product or it’s battery to the garbage, fi d a specific
recycli g place for it.

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Features ：
USB HDMI
Trigger 1
Trigger 2
Battery voltage measure
Video
GND-
Power+
Key port
Power/OK , Mode button
Red, Blue LED
SD card holder
Power/video Cable Converting Mount SD Protection Cover Key board
(22 to 28mm)

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SD Protection Cover：
LED indicator：
LED
4K 50FPS Red + Blue
2.7K 60FPS Red
1080P 60FPS Blue
4K 30FPS off
Wires:
Red: 7-24V DC input +
Black: GND
Yellow: Video Out
White: Battery detect (MAX 24v)
Blue: Video trigger
Green: Photo trigger
Note: Never connect video/trigger port to power+!!!

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Hawkeye 4K
Split
5.8G
TX
12V
12V Output
POWER BOARD
Battery i (2S-6S)
+ -
+12V GND
Hawkeye Remote
co trol Board
To 3 ways
PWM Receiver
White Cable Red Cable: Power+
Black Cable: GND
Yellow Cable: Video
White Cable: Battery Detect
Blue/Gree Cable: Trigger
Note: Power output, 12V 1A at
least!
Or it CAN’T Power ON.
To Battery

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Performance and Specifications:
Resolutio s 4K 50FPS(4:3)
4K 30FPS/
1080P 120/60FPS/
2.7K 60/30FPS/
720P 240/60FPS
AV output PAL/NTSC
PAL has lower late cy!
Micro SD card U1 Sa disk recomme d
SD card supported 8-128G
Size 38 ×38 MM
30.5×30.5 M4 holes
Weight 19g
File format *.MP4/H.265/H.264
Le s F/2.8 ，7 glasses
A gle Diago al 170 degrees
Voltage 7-25V
Curre t 900mA
Button s:
Name Fu ctio s Descriptio
Power/
OK Butto
Power ON/OFF;
Start/Stop Recordi g
Press O ce to power o ;
Press o ce to start/stop recordi g after
power o .
Mode Butto Toggle betwee Press a d hold for 2 seco ds to toggle
differe t resolutio s.
Video Settings :
Resolution：4K 50(4:3),4K 30、2.7K 60、 2.7K 30(4:3)、 2K 60、2K 30fps、1080P
120、1080p 60fps、1080p 30fps、720p 240、720P 60fps、720P 30fps. Note: High
frame rates make the TV output more smooth! We advice to use >=50fps for
FPV!
Loop recording：Off、3、5、10 mi utes. Whe the SD card is full, video will be auto
loop recordi g. Whe the SD card is full, video will be auto loop recordi g. The oldest
file will be deleted first.
WDR：Off、O . WDR effect will be O /Off. Note: When this function is turned on,
the image will not ecome dark even toward the sun. The image would not
looks so clear if this function is ON sometimes. As a FPV cam, this function
should e turned ON.

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Exposure： +2.0、+5/3、+4/3、+1.0、+2/3、+1/3、0、-1/3、-2/3、-1.0、-4/3、-5/3、-
2.0.Note:Higher value for brighter image. If you wa t brighter image, set this value
higher. If the image is over exposure, set the value smaller.
Record Audio：Off、O .
Date Stamp：off、O . Set the date time stamps o the video.
EIS：Off、O . Gyro Image stabilizatio . Whe this fu ctio is tur ed ON, the TV
output will be delayed.
Time-lapse record：Off、0.05、0.1、0.5、1、3、5、10，30、60sec.Note: Time-lapse is a
video recordi g mode that captures video at a very low frame rate: arou d o e to two
frames per seco d, although this depe ds o the le gth of the recordi g. Whe
played back, time-lapse video is almost the opposite of slow motio . Higher value for
shorter video. There’s o voice i this mode.
Slow Motion：Off，1080P 120.Slow motio (commo ly abbreviated as slo-mo or
slow-mo) is a effect i film-maki g whereby time appears to be slowed dow .
Auto Recording：Off、O .Note: The camera will turn on and record
automatically without pressing utton.When you stop recording, you need to
press the record utton. When the power is suddenly cut off or the stop
recording utton is not pressed, the file will e damaged. You need to use the
key oard to enter the play ack mode. When you play ack the damaged file,
the file will e repaired automatically.
Codec：H.254、H.265.H.265 has better compressio efficie cy. Perhaps some
players ca ’t play the files. We recomme d usi g kmplayer player.
Snapshot in recording：Off、5、10、30sec. Video + photo mode.
Photo Settings :
Resolution：20M、16M、12M、10M、8M、5M.
Self Timer：2、5、10 sec.
Quality：Fi e，Normal,Eco omy.
Burst photo：Burst 3，Burst30.
Sharpness：Stro g、Normal、Soft.
Contrast：High、Medium、Low.
Anti-shaking：Off、O .

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Quick Review：Off、2、5 sec.
Date Stamp：Off、Date、Date&time. Set the day time o the image
Exposure： +2.0、+5/3、+4/3、+1.0、+2/3、+1/3、0、-1/3、-2/3、-1.0、-4/3、-5/3、-2.0.
Metering:Average、Ce ter-weighted、Spot.
Long exposure：Off、0.5、1、2、5、10、30、60sec.usi g a lo g-duratio shutter speed
to sharply capture the statio ary eleme ts of images while blurri g, smeari g, or
obscuri g the movi g eleme ts. Lo g-exposure photography captures o e eleme t
that co ve tio al photography does ot: a exte ded period of time.
Note: If you turn on long exposure during the day time, it may cause the image
e overexposed.
System Settings :
Date time setting. Set daytime.
Auto power off：Off、1、2、3、5、10mi utes.The camera will tur off whe there’s o
operatio .
Beep sound：Off、O 。Set the beep sou d o /off.
Language：Muti la guages.
Frequency：50、60HZ. Light freque cy i door. When the video flickers indoor,
change this setting.
TV mode：PAL、NTSC. NTSC is 30fps, PAL is 25fps. NTSC is smoother than
PAL.
HDMI out：1080P 30、720P 60. Whe co ect the Micro HDMI cable to a TV, the
camera will switch to HDMI automatically.
HDMI Forced Output：Off, O . Forced HDMI sig al output, TV output will e
disa le! This is for HD Transimitter.
OSD Mode：Off、O . OSD o TV output.OSD o TV output. To disable the OSD,
tur this Off.

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Logo watermark： Off、O .
ISO:Auto、100、200、400、800、1600、3200. The term was carried over from film,
whe the ISO rati g was k ow as the “film speed” a d “ASA.” Havi g a sta dard of
se sitivity is importa t, as it allows you to shoot the same ISO o differe t cameras
a d trust that the exposure value will be equal. Lower ISO, darker image, less oise.
Image effect：
Color，Black&white，Sepia，Sketch，ColorPe cil，Negative，Rock，Cool
gree ,Warm yellow。
Scene：Auto,Portrait、La dscape.
White alance：Auto、Daylight、Cloudy、Tu gste 、Fluoresce t、Divi g mode。 White
bala ce affects the image, warmer or cooler. Differe t Le s should use differe t white
bala ce too. We recomme d Hawkeye 4 for the sta der le s.
White alance auto lock：Whe start recordi g, the curre t white bala ce will be
locked.
Distortion：Off、O . Distortio Correctio .Large a gle le s could cause distortio at
the edges of the image. Tur o to correct the distortio . The image will be cropped
by 10%.
FOV：Large,Medium,Small. Field of view of the video.Crop the edges of the video to
avoid capturi g the propellers.
Image rotation：Off,O 。Tur the image upside dow .
Format：Format the SD card.Note: format the SD card at the first time,or the
camera can’t recognize the SD card.
Default settings.if you have any question, you can set to default settings.
Version. Versio umber.Check its the ewest firmware o www.CNfpv.com.
Triggers :
The trigger pi s eed to be co ected to the trigger co trol cable. Sca to
watch.

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Note: Don’t connect the trigger pins to any power. If you want to control it
y a MCU, connect it to a 3.3V GPIO through a 1K resistance.
Record videos :
Please i sert SD card, the press Power/OK butto o ce to record. Please use
U1 speed SD card at least(8-128G). Format the SD card i the camera at the first
time.
Transferring Files:
1. Co ect the camera to a computer via micro USB cable or card reader, a d the
tur o the camera.
2. Double click “My Computer” a d locate “Removable Disk”. E ter “Removable Disk”
a d you will fi d all photo a d video files i the folder.
Update Firmware :
1.Delete all the files a d folders i the SD card(suggest:8G/16G).
2.Dow load the bi firmware to SD card .
3.I sert the SD card i to the camera.
4.Power o the camera a d it will update firmware automatically.
5.Whe updati g, the LED will flash.
6.Whe the update process is fi ished, the LED will stop flashi g.
7.The camera will reboot agai .
8.Please check o www.CNfpv.com for ew firmwareupdates.
Firmware:

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Scan to watch how to update:
FCC STATEMENT：
This equipme t has bee tested a d fou d to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursua t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ed to
provide reaso able protectio agai st harmful i terfere ce i a reside tial
i stallatio . This equipme t ge erates uses a d ca radiate radio freque cy e ergy
a d, if ot i stalled a d used i accorda ce with the i structio s, may cause harmful
i terfere ce to radio commu icatio s. However, there is o guara tee that
i terfere ce will ot occur i a particular i stallatio . If this equipme t does cause
harmful i terfere ce to radio or televisio receptio , which ca be determi ed by
tur i g the equipme t off a d o , the user is e couraged to try to correct the
i terfere ce by o e or more of the followi g measures:
-- Reorie t or relocate the receivi g a te a.
-- I crease the separatio betwee the equipme t a d receiver.
-- Co ect the equipme t i to a outlet o a circuit differe t from that to which the
receiver is co ected.
-- Co sult the dealer or a experie ced radio/TV tech icia for help.
Cha ges or modificatio s ot expressly approved by the party respo sible for
complia ce could void the user's authority to operate the equipme t.

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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operatio is subject to the
followi g two co ditio s:
(1) This device may ot cause harmful i terfere ce, a d
(2) this device must accept a y i terfere ce received, i cludi g i terfere ce that may
cause u desired operatio .

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NOTE:
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updates.
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