KANDA QooCam 8K User manual

What's Included
Camera Protective
pouch
User
guide
Warranty
card
Hand
strap
Protective
case
USB-C
To MICRO USB
USB-C
To USB-A
USB-C
To USB-C
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Overview
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❶Q button
❷Status IndicatorII
❸microSD card slot
❹Vents
❺Lens II
❻Shutter button
❼Power button
❽Touch screen
❾1/4Threaded hole
❿Speaker
⓫USB-C connector
⓬3.5mm Audio port
⓭Mic
⓮Lens I
⓯Status Indicator I
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Q Button
When QooCam 8K is idle while
powered on, press the button to
quickly switch between custom
settings.
Power Button
• When QooCam 8K is powered
off, press and hold the power
button for 2s to power on;
• When QooCam 8K is powered
on, press and hold the power
button for 2s to power off;
Shutter Button
• When QooCam 8K is powered
on, press the shutter button to take
photos or start or stop recording.
Touch screen
Button Features
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General Setting: Date/Time
Select language,
then click“ ”
Set current date,
then click“ ”
Set current time,
then click“ ”
Download QooCam APP
Make the picture horizontal.Place
the camera on a flat surface,
and click [Ready] to start IMU
calibration.
Download QooCam APP,
then click“ ”save setting and exit
The camera date and time information is recorded on the file
along with the image, so be sure to set it correctly before use.
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Operating the Touchscreen
Swipe left to enter [Switch Shooting Mode]
• Quickly switch between the follow-
ing shooting modes: Photo/Video/-
Time Lapse/DNG 8/Custom 1/2/3/4
Shooting Template.
Swipe down to enter the [Camera
Settings] menu
Include Custom Template Manage-
ment, WiFi Switch, Brightness Adjust-
ments, and more.
Swipe up to enter the [Parameter Setting]
of the current shooting mode
• Set Exposure mode, Resolution/-
frame rate, File format, White
balance, self-time/interval time, and
more.
Swipe right to enter [Playback]
• Swipe left or right to scroll through
photos and videos. Preview page will
display shooting parameters, and you
can delete files or view photos/videos
by category.
• Swipe left/right/up/down to drag
and preview 360° panorama.
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Operating the Touchscreen
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❶Memory remaining capacity
❷Current shooting mode
❸Connected WI-FI
❹Remaining battery
❺Camera parameters of the current shooting mode
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Camera Settings
❶ Custom Template Management
Click again to save the current shooting parameters as a
custom mode and save up to 4 custom modes. Short
press the Q button to switch between the custom modes.
❷ More settings
Language, date, etc.
❸ Brightness
After clicking the icon, move the slider to adjust the brightness.
❹ Wi-Fi Switch
Off by default,short press the icon to light, turn on Wi-Fi.
Long press the icon to jump to WI-FI management, display
the QR code generated by SSID and password, and use
QooCam APP scan code to quickly connect to WI-FI.
Swipe down to enter the [Camera Settings] menu
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More Settings
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❶ Sports mode:Reduce motion blur.
❷ Color depth: 8bit by default, 10bit is also provided.
❸ Wireless connection: View device name and
password, set Wi-Fi band, reset connection and SSID
and WI-FI password.
❹ Anti-flicker: Prevent the flickering of lights by selecting
the frequency according to the local regulations.
❺ Stand by: Set the automatic standby time when there
is no operation.
❻ Auto power off time: set the time before Qoocam 8K
automatically powers off.
❼ USB drive mode: When the camera is wired,
depending on the system (Android / iOS / PC);
iOS by default
❽ Preferred Memory: Set the storage location of the
current photo/video.
❾ Format: Tap to format SD card.
❿ Language: Set the language to English, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.
⓫Date/time: Set the date and time.
⓬ About: Tap to view device name, firmware version,
SN code.
⓭ Regulatory info：The camera's authentication information.
More settings
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• Swipe left and tap
the icon to select the
shooting mode.
• Then, swipe up to
set the shooting
parameters in the
current shooting
mode.
• Then, press the
shutter button to start
shooting.
• When recording,
the blue indicator
light flashes slowly /
the touch screen
displays the current
recording time.
• When taking a
picture, the blue
indicator flashes
• During shooting,
touch screen and Q
button are not
supported.
Shooting and Parameters Adjustment
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❶Photo
❷Video
❸Timelapse-Photo
❹DNG 8
❺Customized mode
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Shooting and Parameters Adjustment
Parameter setting range
Resolution / frame rate, exposure mode, white balance
Exposure mode (auto EV, manual ISO/shutter speed,sports EV),
white balance, countdown, file format (JPG, JPG+DNG)
Exposure mode (auto EV, manual ISO/shutter speed, sports EV),
white balance, interval time, file format (JPG, JPG+DNG)
Exposure mode (auto EV, manual ISO/shutter speed, sports EV),
white balance, self-time, file format
Video
Photo
Time-lapse
(photo)
DNG 8
Shooting
Mode
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• Swipe right to enter
[Playback], click
to view photos/vid-
eos by category.
Playback
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• Swipe right to enter
[Playback], click
to view photos/vid-
eos by category.
❶View Photo / Video / All
❷Multiple choice
❸Shooting mode
❹Enter the playback list
❺Click to view the panorama
❻Delete
Playback
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Connect QooCam APP
Method 1: Wi-Fi connection
Method 3: Wired connection
• In the touch screen
drop-down list, click
the Wi-Fi button in the
lower left corner to
turn on Wi-Fi, and the
button is highlighted
as open.
•Connect the
camera to the phone
using the USB cable
provided , and the
phone will automati-
cally jump to the
QooCam APP preview
page.
Method 2: Scan code connection
• Press and hold the
WI-FI button in the t o
u c h s c r e e n dr
op-down list Or view
wlan info in settings
to display the
camera QR code
below.
• Open the QooCam
APP and ensure that
the phone's Wi-Fi is
turned on, scan the
QR code of the cam-
era's touch screen,
and quickly connect
the camera.
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QooCam APP Shooting and playback
• Click the Settings button to
set the shooting parameters in the
current shooting mode.
• Slide left and right to switch
shooting mode(Photo, video, Time
lapse).
• Camera settings includes: stabili-
zation, firmware version, and APP
settings.
• Go to the camera album and
click on the thumbnail to play
back (preview resolution). Down-
load the clip from the camera
album to the APP album for full
resolution playback.
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Edit:QooCam APP
• Enter the APP Album list, select a
photo/video and start editing
• Photo editing: add filters, change
photo to panoramic video, etc.
• Video editing: add key points, video
shifting, video clipping, etc.
• Refer to APP-Tutorial for details.
• Export flat video, which is edited with
key points/speed/filters/clip.
• Export 360 panoramic video
• Note: The panoramic video is unedit-
ed video. The features of key frames,
filters, shifting, etc. are not effective.
SmartClip
• Go Shooting: shoot footage with the
camera, and then download and
export edited footage automatically.
• Create Now: choose the footage
from the APP album, import to the
SmartClip template for editing, and
export edited footage automatically.
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8K Express Edit
• After shooting video in 8K resolution, select to down-
load the footage to the APP album, it will automatically
generate a 4K proxy video in the app for editing.
• Edit the proxy video in the QooCam APP and click ;
• It will pop up the “Share Super High Quality Video”
button, click this button, turn on the camera, and connect
it to phone .
• The edit of the 4K proxy video will be applied to the
corresponding 8K source footage of the camera, and
then the app will export a super high quality video.
• Note: In this process, please make sure the camera is
turned on and connected to the phone.
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Charging
❶ Connect the camera to a USB adapter via USB-C to
USB-A cable; a PD charger with a charging current of
3A or above is recommended..
❷ During charging, the status LEDs are solid red. The
battery is fully charged when the statues LEDs turn off.
Note:
• Recommended to turn off the camera during
charging
• Support shooting during charging
Charging and Expanding Storage
Expand storage
QooCam 8K has build-in 64G highspeed storage, and it
also supports external SD card up to 256G (U3 card is
recommended).
Note:：
You can format SD card through the touchscreen [Cam-
era Menu - More Settings - Format]
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