NANO Q User manual

User's Guide For
nanoQ DA SH C AMERA
Please read this manual carefully before using.
This manual should be kept for future reference.
WARNING: The dash camera should be set up before driving.
Concentration should always be maintained on the task of
driving, let the dash camera record accidents caused by others
not by youself.
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SPECIFICATION
nanoQ camera box content (standard GPS&WiFi version)
dash camera unit
GPS logger mounting bracket
compatible mount
power lead for cigar lighter socket 5V 2A
USB data Cable
cable clips
VHB sticker pads
lens cleaner
manual
optional: microSD card(s), 24mm CPL filter, Parking
Guard hardwire kit, common hardwire kit, dual USB
hardwire kit, HDMI cable, AV-out cable, microSD-USB
card reader, microSD-microUSB OTG card reader
nanoQ camera specification
SONY IMX322 2MP CMOS image sensor
135° angle view field, F1.7 aperture
1.5inch TFT LCD screen
full HD recording 1920*1080px 16:9 30fps
HD recording 1280*720px 16:9 60fps
H.264 coding MOV file recording
supports microSD card up to 64GB
supports WiFi host for mobile device live view and playback
supports Wide Dynamic Range boost
supports GPS trace logging
supports G-sensor file protection
supports SOS manual file protection
supports Parking Guard (with Parking Guard hardwire kit)
supports movement detection
supports Lane Departure Warning System
supports Forward Collision Warning System
supports up-side-down mounting
supports HDMI and AV-out output to TV
supports magnetic Circular Polarizing Filter
supports compatible mounting
built in super capacitor battery
PC System Requirements
Windows XP or later operating system, MAC 10.1
Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz CPU or above (recommended 3GHz)
at least 2GB RAM or above (recommended 4GB)
internet connection (for GPS log playback)

– Do not expose the dash camera to dusty, dirty or sandy
conditions, if these gets into the camera or on the lens it can
damage the components.
– Do not expose the dash camera to high temperatures.
The normal operating temperature of the dash camera is -10 C
to 60 C (14F to 140F）
High temperatures can shorten the life span of electronic
device, and extremely high temperature will shorten the battery
and/or degrade the plastic components. Note extreme
temperatures can be achieved in parked cars in direct sunlight.
Expose the dash camera to strong sunlight when using Motion
Detection mode may cause the dash camera to malfunction or
become damaged as the temperature can be too high in your car
in summer.
– Do not expose the dash camera to a cold environment.
Extremely low temperatures can also damage the electronic
components; if there is water moisture in cold environment,
freezing water can cause damage, as can thawing.
– Do not try to dismantle or open the casing. Doing so may result in
electrical shock and will most likely result in damaging the dash
camera.
– Do not mistreat the dash camera, dropping, sudden impact, and
vibration can cause damage.
– Do not clean the dash camera with chemicals, cleaning solution
or a high concentration detergent. Only a slightly damp cloth
should be used.
Please download the latest firmware from:
www.nanodashcam.com
to upgrade the camera for improved stability and extra functions.
Extract the FIRMWARE.BIN file to the root folder of your microSD
card; insert the card into your nanoQ camera and power on. The
camera will auto examine the FIRMWARE.BIN file and start
upgrading with red LED blinking, the camera will boot after quick
blinking which means upgrade success. Please remove the
FIRMWARE.BIN from the microSD card after upgrade finished.
Enjoy~
PRECAUTIONS
UPGRADING

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camera mounting bracket
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1 - mount
2 - top cooling holes
3 - speaker holes
4 - CPL mounting ring
5 - lens
6 - front cooling holes
7 - bottom cooling holes
APPEARANCE
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GPS logger
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21 - 3M pad
22 - microUSB port
23 - GPS antenna
24 - knob
25 - GPS mount
26 - compatible mount
27 - compatible bracket
(not included)
nanoQ camera

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8 - microUSB port
9 - HDMI port
10 - GPS contacts
11 - POWER button
12 - MODE button
13 - INDICATOR button
14 - LED indicator
15 - 1.5" TFT screen
16 - UP button
17 - OK button
18 - DOWN button
19 - microUSB port
20 - AV-out port
APPEARANCE
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OPERATION
Read this chapter to know how to operate the camera.
TURN ON /OFF YOUR CAMERA
You may turn on the camera by pressing the power button.
You may turn off the camera by holding the power button for 3
seconds.
The camera is also pre-configured to auto turn on and start
recording once it receives power, e.g. when the car engine is
started.
The camera is also pre-configured to auto stop recording and
turn off once it loses power, e.g. when the car engine is stopped.
The camera is also pre-configured to auto turn off if it is in
standby for a long time without any button pressed.
The camera is also pre-configured to auto stop recording and
turn off when the internal battery runs out if there is no external
power supply.
STORAGE CARD PREPARATION
The camera supports microSD card up to 64GB MAX. It is
recommended to use Class 6 or Class 10 high speed microSD
card to avoid storage problems.
Please format the microSD card before recording.
It is recommended to format the microSD card every two weeks
to avoid file segments which may cause recording problem.
Please backup the important files before formatting.
RECORDING A VIDEO
When the camera is standby, press the OK button to start video
recording.
When the camera is recording, press the OK button to stop and
enter standby.
The camera is also pre-configured to auto start recording once it
receives power, i.e. when the car engine is started.
The camera is also pre-configured to auto stop recording and
turn off once it loose power, i.e. when the car engine is stopped.
TAKING A PHOTO
When the camera is in standby or recording, hold the OK button
for 2 seconds to take a photo.
PLAYBACK ON CAMERA
When the camera is in standby, hold the DOWN button to enter
playback mode on the camera.
When the camera is in playback, hold the DOWN button to
standby.
When the camera is in playback, press UP and DOWN buttons to
highlight the video or photo you want to review, then press OK to
view.
When the camera is in playback, press UP and DOWN buttons to
highlight the video or photo you want to edit, then hold UP button
to active the sub-menu: Delete file, Protect file, Auto play. Press
UP and Down buttons to choose and then OK button to perform
the action.

OPERATION
PLAYBACK ON TV
When the camera is connected to a TV with an HDMI cable, the
camera screen will be turn off and transfer the display to the TV.
The operation will be the same as when using playback on the
camera.
You can connect a TV for playback via AV-out also, you need to
use a AV-out cable (optional accessory). Plug it into the AV-out
port on the camera body.
SETTING UP THE CAMERA
If you are not satisfied with the default setting, you can
customize your own.
With the camera is in standby, hold the UP button to enter the
setting menu.
Use UP and DOWN buttons to choose the setting subjects you
want to configure, press OK to select; then press UP and DOWN
buttons to choose the option you want, press OK to confirm and
exit. Hold UP button at any time to cancel.
Please review the SETTING section to learn about setting
subjects.
PLAYBACK ON COMPUTER
When you wish to review the videos or photos on computer, a
microSD card reader can be used. GPS PLAYER link is placed in
the PLAYER folder when a microSD card is formatted by the
camera, the player can playback the recorded video with GPS
traces. You can also use a compatible media player to playback
the MOV video files directly, without the GPS trace.
If you don’t have a microSD card reader on hand, you can
connect the camera to your computer with the supplied USB
cable. The camera will be recognized as a mass storage device
instead of a microSD card reader.
RECORDING MUTE VIDEO
When the camera is in either standby or recording, you can
press the UP button to mute the microphone inside camera any
time. Press the UP button again to cancel mute status.
SOS MANUAL PROTECT VIDEO
The camera support automatic loop recording which means the
oldest video will be over-written by new video when the card is
almost full unless the video is protected (Read-only file
attribute).
The camera can auto protect videos if the G-sensor data
exceeds the configured threshold.
You can also manually protect the video by pressing the DOWN
button. Hold the DOWN button to cancel protected status.
CONNECT CAR DVD/NAVIGATION
When need to live view or playback on car DVD/navigation
system, you need to use a AV-out cable (optional accessory).
This plug into the microUSB port on camera body.

The 0806 camera is pre-configured to provide you with a simple plug
and play experience - the default settings are the most popular
options.
Please read this chapter to help you to customize the camera
setting, when you require a slightly different experience.
SETTING
VIDEO RESOLUTION
Here you can choose the video resolution you want to use; higher
resolution videos will take more storage space.
options: 1920x1080 30fps 16:9
1280x720 60fps 16:9
1280x720 30fps 16:9
VGA 640*480
QUALITY
Here you can adjust the video quality; the quality will affect video
grain, sharpness, contrast and so on. Better quality videos will
result in higher bit rate and take more storage space.
options: Super Fine
Fine
Normal
WiFi HOST
Here you can active / disable the WiFi host function to allow a
mobile device to connect the camera for live view or playback.
The default host SSID is nanoQ, default password is 12345678, you
can customize the SSID and password in your APP.
options: OFF
ON
WHITE BALANCE
Here you can set the image white balance mode to improve colour
balance in videos/images in different weather and lighting
conditions. Auto is recommend to fit most conditions.
options: AUTO
SUNNY
CLOUDY
TUNGSTEN
FLUORESCENT
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
Here you can manually adjust the Exposure Values to improve the
image brightness.
options: -2.0
-1.7
-1.3
-1.0
-0.7
-0.3
0
+0.3
+0.7

SETTING
FLICKER
Here you can set the sensor flicker frequency to fit your AC power
frequency and reduce the effect of flickering lamps. Please leave it
AUTO if you don’t know which frequency is in use in your country.
options: AUTO
60HZ
50HZ
ROTATE IMAGE 180°
When you want to mount the camera up-side-down, the setting will
rotate the recorded image 180° so that appears the correct way up
on your TV/computer. The button functions will be changed at the
same time so that the UP button is still at the top when the camera is
rotated.
options: OFF
ON
LOOP RECORDING
The nanoQ camera supports automatic loop recording when the
card is full. Here you can set the video length according your
requirement. If you need a continuous video without any
segmentation, please set it to OFF but be aware that the maximum
video file size is 4GB as FAT32 standard.
options: 1 MIN
3 MIN
5 MIN
OFF
+1.0
+1.3
+1.7
+2.0
TIME LAPSE
Here you can set the camera to record TIME LAPSE videos to
achieve a snap action effect. This is used in special application such
as record the star trail, light line, traffic flow and so on. The options
means the interval between frames.
options: OFF
500ms
200ms
100ms
MOTION DETECTION
Motion detection is used to reduce the amount of storage space
used. When there isn’t obvious motion detected the camera will
switch standby. Once motion over the threshold value is detected,
the camera will start recording and continue until 15 seconds after
the motion stops. Here you can set the detection sensitivity.
options: OFF
ON

SETTING
PARKING GUARD
When you have turned off your engine, the nanoQ camera will detect
the battery voltage change and launch Parking Guard mode
(connected Parking Guard hardwire kit). The video recording will be
low frame rate to save storage space. Once any impact over the
threshold value is detected, the camera will change to normal
recording mode to save a 30 second video clip. This file will be
protected from over-write by the loop recording function.
(You need a Parking Guard hardwire kit to support the Parking Guard
function, which is an optional accessory.)
options: OFF
ON
BOOT SOUND
Here you can active / disable the boot sound and button sound
options: ON
OFF
INDICATORS
Here you can active / disable the indicators.
options: ON
OFF
BLUE INDICATOR
Here you can define the indicating function of the green indicators.
options: GPS STATUS
MIC STATUS
PARKING GUARD STATUS
OFF
POWER OFF DELAY
If there are no button actions when the camera is on standby, the
camera will auto power off to save power (Unless the camera is on
Motion Detection mode or Parking Guard mode). Here you can
define the delay time.
options: 1 MIN
3 MIN
5 MIN
SCREEN OFF DELAY
If there are no button actions when the camera is on standby or
recording, the camera will auto turn off the screen to save power.
(You can press the POWER button to turn on/off screen at any time.)
Here you can define the delay time.
options: 15 SEC
30 SEC
1 MIN
3 MIN
5 MIN

SETTING
GPS STAMPING
The 0806 camera can record your driving track and stamp the GPS
data on video. Here you can define the GPS data stamping method.
Please notice there maybe electronic interference on GPS signal
from camera, radar detector, wireless transmitter, hardwire kit, car
charger, or something else; which will delay the GPS connecting or
mistake the GPS data. An external GPS antenna will help to
enhance the reliability.
options: OFF
LOG ONLY
STAMPING
options: OFF
2G
2.5G
3G
3.5G
4G
4.5G
G-SENSOR SENSITIVITY
The G-sensor is used to detect the 3-axis impacting forces. If any
impact over the threshold value is detected, the current recording
file will be locked/protected to avoid being over-writen. Here you
can define the sensitivity threshold value.
DRIVER NUMBER
Here you can define the driver number or your customized
information to stamp on the video (9 characters or numbers).
000000000
SPEED STAMPING
The 0806 camera can record your driving speed and stamp the
speed data on video. Here you can define the speed data display
method.
Please set GPS STAMPING to LOG ONLY or ON if you need speed
stamp.
options: OFF
KM/H
MPH
DRIVER NUMBER STAMPING
The 0806 camera can stamp your driver number or your customized
information on video. Please define the driver number in next title.
Here is the switch.
options: OFF
ON

SETTING
LANGUAGE
Here you can set the language you prefer.
options: ENGLISH
РУССКИЙ
DATE STAMPING
Here you can define the date stamping format on video.
options: OFF
YYMMDD
MMDDYY
DDMMYY
TIME STAMPING
Here you can define the time stamping format on video.
options: OFF
12 HOURS
24 HOURS
DATE AND TIME
Here you can set the system date and time manually. The date/time
information will be automatically updated if GPS satellites are
connected.
00 2014 / 11 / 11 12:12
time zone date time
Please set the time zone correctly to get the correct time from GPS
satellites. You may need to manually add or minus time zone value f
daylight saving time, before the GPS signal can correct the time.
RESTORE DEFAULTS
Here you can restore all the settings to the factory default settings.
options: NO
YES
FORMAT CARD
Here you can format the microSD card in camera. Please backup
the important files before formatting because all files will be lost
once you start the formatting process.
options: NO
YES
FIRMWARE VERSION
Here you can find the current version of the firmware in your camera.
You may need this information when you are trying to upgrade the
camera to a later firmware. The firmware is sorted by releasing date;
the suffix number means the sequence on that date.
nanoQ FW 20151225 V1.0

UI
WHITE BALANCE
0.0EV
EXPOSURE
COMPENSATION
LOOP RECORDING
FILE LOCKED
MIC ON
VIDEO RECORDING MODE
BATTERY STATUS
GPS INVALID
MOTION DETECTION
PARKING GUARD
CARD B WORKING
RECORDING
SYSTEM TIME
REMAINING TIME
RECORDING TIME
VIDEO AREA
PROGRASS
BAR
CONTROL
CENTER
FILE LIST
MAP AREA
SPEED
G-SENSOR
DATA
PLAYER
Registrator Viewer

CPL filter
ACCESSORIES
All the accessories listed in this page are optional.
Reduce the reflection from shiny
surface like vegetation, sweaty
skin, water surface, glass, road,
and let the natural color come
through at the same time.
Some of the light coming from the
sky is also polarized to give a more
dramatic sky and high contrast
clouds, rendering outdoor scenes
crisper with deeper color tones.
HDMI cable
AV-out cable
CPL filter is highly recommended for nanoQ camera.
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12V/24V
GROUND
ACC
FUSE CONTROL
BOX
24V 12 V
microUSB
1 meter
3 meter
Parking Guard Hardwire Kit

TROUBLESHOOTING
Can't record a video or take picture
Please check that there is enough storage space on the microSD card, or the
files are all protected (read only attribute).
Camera stops recording occasionally
Because the data stream of high-definition video is huge, please use a high-
speed Class 6 or Class 10 microSD card that compatible with SDHC.
“File Error” prompt while playback the video or image
Corrupt data storage results the file error, please use the "FORMAT CARD"
Menu to format the microSD card.
No image display on TV/DVD screen
Please confirm the AV, HDMI cable is connected correctly, and the TV/DVD is
set to the correct AV, HDMI mode.
Image is blurred
Maybe the lens or windshield is not clean, please check if there is dust,
fingerprint, or something else on the lens .Use lens cleaner to clean the lens
before using. Please remember to remove the lens protecting film before first
use.
Indicator doesn't work
Please press the INDICATOR button to enable the indicators.
If the power supply is less than 600mA current, the camera can’t be powered
and the power indicator will not work.
Image has horizontal stripes interference
This is due to the wrong setting of “Flicker” .Please adjust it depending the local
power supply frequency, reset the Flicker: 50 Hz/60 Hz.
Camera doesn’t auto start recording when the car engine is started
Please make sure the loop recording is 1/3/5 minutes, not OFF, it won't auto
start recording when loop recording is OFF; Additionally, please check if the
microSD card is full; if yes then please try to format the microSD card.
The camera continues automatic recording and won't stop .
Maybe the camera is working on Motion Detect mode or Parking Guard mode;
you can check whether there is an icon on the screen. When the Motion
Detection is ON, it will auto start recording when a moving object appears
within the range of camera. When the mention ceases, the recording will stop
automatically until a moving object appears again. It is not easy to turn Motion
Detection function off with the camera in hands.
Auto Power Off setting doesn’t work
Maybe the camera is working on Motion Detect mode or Parking Guard mode;.
If the motion detection is on, the camera will always be in standby mode (it will
start recording when it sees a moving object), the camera will not automatically
shut down until the power goes off.
What to do if the camera has locked up and will not respond to button presses?
Please press POWER button and UP button on the same time, the camera will
auto reset.
More questions?
Please get help from www.nanodashcam.com!

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