LENCO Sportcam-100 User manual

Sportcam-100
USER MANUAL
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Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s
Thank you for purchasing this video camera. The high-performance chip is adopted for this
product which has such advantages as high definition of video, strong in continuity of
dynamic pictures, supporting the video format AVI and taking clear pictures. The unique
ultra portable design is adopted for this video camera and it is applicable in various fields
to enable your daily life convenient, safe and colorful. ake sure to read this manual
carefully and keep properly for reference in the future.
This user's manual has referred to the latest information during compiling. The screen
display and illustrations are used in this user's manual for the purpose of introducing
details of this digital camera in a more specific and direct way. Difference may arise
between these displays and illustrations and the digital camera actually available for you
due to difference in technological development and production batch, under which case,
the actual functions of this video camera shall prevail.
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Please read the Announcements carefully before using this video camera for proper and
safe operation, so as to bring its optimum performance into play and extend its service
life.
Do not expose the video camera to sunshine directly, nor point its lens to sunlight.

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Otherwise, the image sensor of the video camera may be damaged.
Take good care of the video camera and prevent water or sand particles from
entering the video camera when it is used on the beach or near water, because water,
sand particles, dust or component containing salt may damage the video camera.
Keep the video camera contaminated free of dust and chemical materials. Place it in
a cool, dry and well ventilated place. Do not place the video camera in a high
temperature, moist or dusty place to avoid failure of the video camera.
Be sure to use the video camera regularly during its long time storage. Please check if
the video camera can operate normally before use.
If dirt or stain is accumulated on the video camera or on its lens, use soft, clean and
dry rag to wipe it away gently. If the video camera or its lens is stained with sand
particles, blow them away gently. Do not use cloth to wipe arbitrarily. Otherwise,
it may scratch the surface of video camera or its lens.
If it is required to clean camera surface, firstly blow away the sand dust accumulated
on this surface, and then wipe the camera gently with rag or tissue applicable to
optical equipments. Please use the cleaning agent of video camera for wiping if
necessary. Do not use organic solvent to clean the video camera.
Do not touch the lens surface with fingers.

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Please back up the data if the memory card inside this digital camera is used for the
first time. After that, format the memory card of this video camera at one time.
The externally installed memory cards are manufactured from precise electronic
components. Data may be lost or damaged under the following circumstances:
1. Improper use of the memory card
2. The memory card is bent, dropped or collided.
3. Place it under high temperature or moist environment or expose to sunshine
directly.
4. Electrostatic or electromagnetic field exists around the memory card.
5. This memory card is taken out or power supply is interrupted when this camera or
computer is connected to the memory card (i.e. during reading, writing and
formatting).
6. Touch the metal contact surface of the memory card with fingers or metal
materials.
7. The service life of the memory card expires (please replace the memory card
regularly).

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This product is small in and ease for installation.
The high-performance chip is adopted for this product which has such advantages as
high definition of video, strong continuity of dynamic pictures, video recording
available under low illumination level and supporting video format of AVI.
Camera shooting can support VGA (640 x 480) and HD (1280 x 720) modes.
Dimensions of 5 , 3 and 1 are available for taking pictures.
This product supports the watermark function for time and date and the videotape
can display current time and date synchronously.
Support high-speed USB2.0
Support SD card of 32G to a maximum.
The recording mode of circulating coverage is adopted for this product, which can
cover original pictures with new ones to keep rolling record in cycles.
This product supports the video output and the in-situ playback function. The
recorded video contents may be inquired on the spot via vehicle-mounted displayer.
eanwhile, it supports the television and computer playback.

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System Requirements
Operating
System
icrosoft Windows2000, XP, Vista, 7
CPU
Intel Pentiu
m III of more than 800 Hz or other CPU
with equivalent performance
Internal
Memory
Larger than 512 B
Sound Card and
Display Card
The sound card and display card shall support
DirectX8 or higher version.
CD Driver
Speed of 4 times or faster
Hard Dis
F
ree space of more than 500 B
Others
One standard USB1.1 or USB2.0 port

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In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n t to o A Ap pp pe ea ar ra an nc ce e a an nd d K Ke ey yp pa ad d

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1.
TF card
2. Reset
3. USB
4. Key for Startup/shutdown
5. IC
6. Shutter Key
7. ode Switch:
•Taking Pictures
•Video Recording
•Vehicle-mounted
•ode
8. Lens
9. LCD TFT
10. Working Indicator Light
11. Indicator Light for charging
12. Lanyard hole

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Us sa ag ge e
1. Charge the built-in lithium battery
Connect the camera with computer for charging in the shutdown state. The indicator
light for charging is on at this time and will be off after charging. In general, it can be
fully charged after 2-4 hours.
2. Use of Memory Card
1. Push the TF card into the card slot according to the concave lettering beside the slot
USB Cable
Indicator Light for
charging is on.

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of memory card till it is completely inserted.
2. To take out the TF card, gently press the end of the memory card inward and it will
pop up.
Note: No built-in memorizer is available in this video camera. Ma e sure to insert
memory card before using.
3. Startup/Shutdown
3.1 Startup: Press the POWER Key, the screen is displayed and the camera enters the
startup state.

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3.2. Shutdown: Press the POWER Key once under idle condition, and the camera will be
shut down. .
Automatic shutdown: when the idle time of the video camera reaches the time for
automatic shutdown, it will be shut down automatically to save power. The default
time of this camera for automatic shutdown is 5 minutes.
3.3. Shutdown in case of power shortage: when the power of the battery is insufficient,
the LCD display screen will display the icon. Please charge it in time. When the icon
turns into red and flickering, the video camera will be shut down automatically.
4. Conversion between Function Modes
Three modes are available for this video camera, i.e. picture taking mode, video
recording mode and vehicle-mounted mode. Conversion is available via the mode
switch after startup.

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Picture taking mode: pictures can be taken;
Video recording mode: video can be recorded;
Vehicle-mounted mode: videotape can be recorded.
(one section every 5 minutes)
5. Indicator light
Busy light: when the camera is busy (such as, recording a film, taking photos,
automatic off-screen), the busy light will be on.
Picture
taking
Video
recording
Vehicle-
mounted
mode
Mode Switch

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Charging light: when the light is on for a long time, it prompts the user that the
camera is charging.
6. Video recording mode
When the mode switch is turned to video mode, press the shutter button once or click
the LCD center once to begin videoing under previewing state; press the shutter
button once again if you want to stop videoing, and the camera will also stop videoing
automatically when the memory card is full or the power is insufficient during videoing
period:
1 00:12:18: Timer means that videoing can still last for 12 minutes and 18 seconds.
2 : mode icon represents that the camera is in
videoing and recording mode at present.
3 : video size, clicks this icon and you can choose
720P/VGA.
4 : means that the memory card is inserted at
present.
5 : digital zoom icon, click it and enlarge it.
6 : digital zoom icon, click and minify it.

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7 : visual shutter, click this icon for taking photos or recording.
8 : battery icon represents the present power of the battery.
9 : represents digital zoom times.
10 : click this icon to switch to the playback mode.
11 : click this icon to set the date and time, finished setting and press Shutter
key to confirm.
7 Photo mode:
Switch the mode switch into the photo mode, press the shutter button or clic the
LCD center once under the previewing state to ta e a photo:
1 0/1234: Counter, indicating current number of photos taken already /number of
photos to be taken.
2 : mode icon, indicating that the camera is in photo taking mode at current.
3 : photo size, click this icon to select 1 /3 /5 .
4 : means that the memory is been inserted at present.

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5 : digital zoom icon, click it to enlarge.
6 : digital zoom icon, click it to minify.
7 : visual shutter, click this icon for taking
photos or videoing.
8 : battery icon, indicates the power of the
battery at present.
9 : indicates digital zooming times.
10 : click this icon to switch to the playback mode.
11 : click this icon to set the date and time, finished setting and press Shutter
key to confirm.
8 Vehicle-mounted mode:
Turn the mode switch to vehicle-mounted mode, press the shutter button or click the
LCD center once under the preview state to begin recording, save a segment for
recording every 5 minutes, then start to record the next segment of video. When the
storage card is full, the earliest segment of video will be deleted to release the
corresponding space for continuous recording, and so the cycle.

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1 00:12:18 timer, indicating that the camera can still record for 12 minutes and 18
seconds.
2 : mode icon, representing that the camera is in vehicle-mounted mode at
present.
3 : video size, click this icon to select 720P/VGA.
4 : represents that the memory card is been inserted
at present.
5 : digital zoom icon, click it to enlarge.
6 : digital zoom icon, click it to minify.
7 : visual shutter, click it for taking photos and
recording.
8 : battery icon, representing the current power of the battery.
9 : indicates the digital zooming times.
10 : click this icon to switch into the playback mode.
11 : click this icon to set the date and time, finished setting and press Shutter
key to confirm.

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Note: the screen will be off automatically during recording process in order to save
power; user can press the power button shortly to start the screen and restore
display.
9 Playbac mode:
9.1 After starting up and entering the previewing state, click the playback icon ( ) at
the lower right corner of the LCD to switch to the playback mode:
Click
1 : represents that the current file is an AVI
video file.
2 : represents that there is one file in the
current folder/one file in total.
3 : current folder name (such as:
I:\DCI \100 EDIA
I: is the movable disk of the device).
4 : eans that clicking can select files
frontwards.
5 : eans that clicking can select files backwards.

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6 : eans that clicking can activate to confirm the deletion of the current file
picture.
7 : eans that clicking can play the current movie clips.
8 : eans that clicking can switch back the previous photo mode (video mode).
9.2 Movie clips playing:
Click to pause playing, click to play quickly, and click to play slowly.

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9.3 File deletion:
Click YES to delete the current file immediately, or click NO to cancel the deletion
operation.

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Apply on the personal computer
1. Connect to personal computer
The camera is provided with the plug and play function. Connect the device to the
computer with USB line under turning-on state, then it will be switched into the
movable hard disk mode.
Icon of movable disk will appear on the window of “my computer”. Photos/videos you
have taken are saved in folder I:\DCI \100 EDIA (I is the movable disk of this device)
in the movable disk. Files recorded in vehicle-mounted mode are saved in
I:\DCI \RECORDER.
Note: if movable disk function is used in windows 2000 or windows operating system
with a higher edition, it is unnecessary to install drivers.
2. PC Cam Function
The default mode is Removable Disk when connected to the Computer, press shutter
button to switch to the PC Cam mode (the display will show “PC CA ” marks).
Install the PC Cam driver before switching to PC Cam model as following steps:
Put the CD Driver into the CD-RO of the computer, Click “ y computer” and then open F
disk space, unzip “Driver.rar” to the computer, and click driver.exe to install the driver as