Nilox EVO4K+ User manual
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USERMANUAL
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SUMMARY
PREFACE................................................................................................................................................................. 5
PRECAUTIONS..................................................................................................................................................... 5
DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 6
STRUCTURE.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
OPERATIN G INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................................................... 7
Charge................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Insertingandremovingthememory card................................................................................................... 7
METHODOFUSEANDSYMBO LS................................................................................................................ 8
VideoMode........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Car-carryingordash-cammode.................................................................................................................... 8
Photo mode........................................................................................................................................................ 9
PARAMETERSETTIN GS (CAM).....................................................................................................................10
VID EOPARAMETERS SETTIN GS (CAM)....................................................................................................10
Videoresolution..............................................................................................................................................10
Imagestabiliser:................................................................................................................................................11
Upsidedown....................................................................................................................................................11
Slowmotion.....................................................................................................................................................11
Whitebalance:.................................................................................................................................................11
PHO TO PARAMETERSETTIN GS (CAM)....................................................................................................13
Resolution.........................................................................................................................................................13
Selftimer...........................................................................................................................................................13
Continuousshooting......................................................................................................................................13
SETUPPARAMETERSETTIN GS (CAM).......................................................................................................14
Powersave........................................................................................................................................................14
Dateandtime..................................................................................................................................................14
Language............................................................................................................................................................14
Timelapse..........................................................................................................................................................14
Timelapseduration.........................................................................................................................................15
Enterdate.........................................................................................................................................................15
System................................................................................................................................................................15
Format...............................................................................................................................................................16
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D ISPLAYPHO TO ,VID EOANDCAMERAMODES.................................................................................17
LOCK.................................................................................................................................................................17
Deletefile..........................................................................................................................................................17
CON N ECTIVITY................................................................................................................................................18
COMPUTERCON N ECTION.....................................................................................................................18
CON N ECTIONWITHAVID EOO R TELEVISION.............................................................................18
WI-FICON N ECTION......................................................................................................................................19
Connectingyoursmartphone andvideocamera.....................................................................................19
VIEWIN G 4KAND2.7KFILMS ONSMARTPH ON ES ANDCOMPUTERS......................................19
APP ANDANDRO ID ANDiOS FUNCTIONALITIES.............................................................................20
Whitebalance..................................................................................................................................................21
Battery level......................................................................................................................................................21
Wi-Fisignalstrength.......................................................................................................................................21
View photosandvideos.................................................................................................................................21
Shoot button....................................................................................................................................................21
Enable videomode..........................................................................................................................................21
Enable photo mode.........................................................................................................................................21
Enable timelapsemode..................................................................................................................................21
Videorecordingduration..............................................................................................................................22
Parameterssetting..........................................................................................................................................22
Resolution.........................................................................................................................................................22
Digitalzoom .....................................................................................................................................................22
PARAMETERSETTIN GS (W ITHAPP)..........................................................................................................23
VideoParameters:...........................................................................................................................................23
Whitebalance..............................................................................................................................................23
Frequency .....................................................................................................................................................23
Display date..................................................................................................................................................23
Format...........................................................................................................................................................23
Slowmotion.................................................................................................................................................23
Upsidedown................................................................................................................................................23
Photo parameters:..........................................................................................................................................24
Continuousshooting..................................................................................................................................24
Whitebalance..............................................................................................................................................24
Frequency .....................................................................................................................................................24
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Display date..................................................................................................................................................24
Format...........................................................................................................................................................24
Upsidedown................................................................................................................................................24
Timelapseduration.....................................................................................................................................24
Upsidedown................................................................................................................................................24
D ISPLAYPHO TO S ANDVID EOS (W ITHAPP)........................................................................................25
Displayingasingle photo orvideo..............................................................................................................25
Multiple selection............................................................................................................................................26
DownloadManager.........................................................................................................................................26
PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................................................................................27
Precautionsforthe cameracase..................................................................................................................27
Precautionsforthe 3M dual-sidefoamtape.............................................................................................27
INCLUDEDINTHEPACK..............................................................................................................................28
WARRANTYANDLEGALNO TES..............................................................................................................28
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PREFACE
Thank youforchoosingEVO 4K+,the high-definitiondigitalcamera.Easytouse, compactand
withanintegrateddesign.
Withitshigh-definitionanddynamicimagecapturingtechnologyitcanrecordyourdailyactivities
atanytimeandanywhere,
soyoucanrememberyourexperiencesandsharethemwithyourfamily andfriends.
Thismanualwill clearlyexplain youhowtouseandinstall the videocamera,providingdetailed
informationaswell astechnicalspecifications.
PleasereadthisManualcarefully beforethe useandkeep itforlong-termreference.
PRECAUTIONS
Pleaseobservethe followingpointswhen usingthecam:
•Donotdrop, hitorshake thecamera.
•Keep the deviceawayfrom anyelectromagneticsource, suchasmagnetsorelectro
motors,orfromanyotherobjectemittingstrongradiowaves,like antennas.Strong
magnetic fieldsmay causefailurestothe cameraordamagesto imageandaudio.
•Donotexposethe cameratohightemperaturesortosunlightdirectly.
•Keep the memorycardawayfrom electromagneticsources,suchasTVs,speakersor
magnets.Donot putitin any placewithpotentialstatic,asthe datastoredmay be lost.
•If the deviceoverheats,smokesorsmellsin charging,pleasedisconnectthe powersupply
immediately.
•Keep the cameraoutofthe reachofchildren incharging,asthe powercordmaycause
accidentalsuffocationorelectric shock.
•Keep the camerain acool, dry anddust-free place.
•Usealensandscreen guardto preventscratchingorpermanentdamages.
•Useaclothandspecificproductsto cleanthe lensandscreen;donot useanyorganic
solvent.
DESCRIPTION
able to performthe followingfunctions:
lHighdefinition(HD)videorecordingandphotos.
lReal-timeimagedisplay.
lRecordedVideorecall function.
lPhoto filesrecall function.
lCar-carryingfunction.
l2.0 USBhigh-speeddatatransfer(outputonly).
lUSBcable forbattery charging.
lAll accessoriesareeasy to useto facilitateshootingin any placeandatany time.
Supplementedbyits accessories,thisproductistheresultofmultiplepatented
technologiesand canbeusedforrecording anything,anytime,anywhere.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The EVO 4K+videocamerahasthe followingspecifications:
•Imagesensor:8.0 mega-pixel CMOS
•Functions:Videorecording,photos,preview, car-carryingmode
•LensesF2.8 f=2.5 mm
•Screen: LCD2.0”
•4Xdigitalzoom throughapp
•Photo resolution: 16M, 8M,5M, 4M
•Videoresolution: 1440P(1920x1440 30fps),FHD (1920x1080 30fps),FHD(1920x1080
60fps),HD(1280x720 120fps),HD(1280x720 60fps)
•Externalmemory:TFcard(Maximum32GB)
•File format:JPEG, MO V H.264
•USBPort:USB2.0 one direction
•Battery:Internal3.7V1200mAhrechargeable lithiumbattery
•Menu: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Greek, Hebrew
•SupportedoperatingsystemsWindowsXP/Vista/7/8 orbetter,Mac 10.2
•Dimensions:598x44x22,5 mm
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STRUCTURE
1)Lenses
2)Infraredreceiverforremote
control
3)LEDbatterycharge indicator
4)LEDuseindicator
5)2”screen
6)Setupkey
7)Microphone
8)ONkey,pressthe
key
cyclicallytoswitchbetween
video,car-carrying,photoand
playbackmodes.
9)Shutterkey/OKkey
10)W i
-
FiONkey/Downkeyfor
scrollingthemenu
11)Speaker
12)MicroSDcardslot
13)USB
14)MicroHDMI
15)Batterycompartment
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CH ARGE
Turnonthe videocameraandcheckbattery status;iflow, chargeit.
EitheracomputerUSBportofpoweradapter(notincluded)canbe usedto chargeit.
Generally,ittakes2-4hoursto completethe chargecycle.
INSERTIN GANDREMOVING THEMEMORYCARD
The
EVO 4K+
videocamerasupportsTFmemorycards
withcapacity up to32 GB.
Anytype ofMicroSDcardcanbeusedbutwerecommend
highspeedcardsto optimiseperformance.
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Installation
1. Make surethe videocameraisoff.
2. Insertthe cardin itsslot,beingcareful thatitisinsertedin the correctdirectionuntil aclickis
heard.
•Removal.
Turnoffthe videocamera.
2Press the centreofthe backofthe cardandreleaseit;then removeit.
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METHOD OF USE AND SYMBOLS
The camerahas4operatingmodes:
•Videorecordingmode
•Car-carryingordash-cammode
•Photo mode
•Videoandphoto view mode.
Press the key to switchbetween the variousmodes.
The cameraissetto videomodeby defaultwhen turnedon.
Followingaresomeofthe symbolsthatmostcommonly appearonthe screen.
VIDEO MOD E
1. VideoMode
2. Framespersecond
3. Videoresolution
4. Recordingtime
5. Battery chargelevel
CAR-CARRYING OR DASH -CAMMOD E
1. VideoMode
2. Framespersecond
3. Videoresolution
4. Recordingtime
5. Battery chargelevel
Inthismode, everyrecordedfile willlast3minutes.When the memorycardisfull, the first
recordingwill be deletedfollowedcyclically bytheleastrecentvideos.
Setcar-carryingmodeandturnthe camoff;when yourestartit,withthe carbatterycharger
connected,the camwill automatically startandbegin recording.
Note:
Ifthecamincar-carrying modeismountedupsidedownatthetopofacar
windscreen,theiconsforthatmodewill berotatedby180°.
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PHOTOMOD E
1. Photo mode
2. Imageresolution
3. Remainingphoto indicator
4. Battery chargelevel
Preview mode
The screen shown onthe leftwill be displayed; ifyouselectCAR,previews
ofvideosmadein car-carryingmodewill be displayed; VID EOwill show
previewsofvideosmadein standardmodewhileJPGwill showpreviewsof
photostaken.
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PARAMETERSETTINGS(CAM)
Tosetvideocameraparameters,usethe keyandnavigatethe menu withthe keys.
Confirmselectionsby pressing .
If the EVO 4K+isin videomodebeforethe keyispressed,videoandgeneralsettingscanbe
edited; the followingsymbolwill appearonthe topbar .
Viceversa,ifthe EVO 4K+isin photo mode, photo andgeneralsettingscanbe edited; in this
case, the symbolwillappear.
Press to switchbetween the 2modes.
ATTEN TION : The onlyfunctionsdownwardsin cyclic mode.
VIDEO PARAMETERSSETTINGS(CAM)
Thesesettingsarevalidforvideosrecordedin standardandcar-carryingmodes.
and .
The key will take youwhereyouwanttogo; will take youbacktothe previousmenu.
VIDEORESOLUTION
Itallowstoselectthe desiredresolutionforthe videorecording.
Goto:
Movie size
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
The choicesforthe videoresolutionarethefollowing:
•4k (25fps)
•2,7k (30fps)
•1440p (30fps)
•1080p (60 fps)
•1080p (30 fps)
•720p (120 fps)
•720p (60 fps)
AT TENTION:WHENRECORDINGIN4KAND2,7KMODEPLEASEUSEHIGH
SPEEDMICROSDCARD
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IMAGESTABILISER:
Lets youturnonthe imagestabiliser.
Goto:
Imagestabiliser:
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
The choicesforthe stabiliserasarefollows:
•OFF
•ON
UPSIDED O W N
Itlets youfullyoverturnthe videocamera;videos will be rotated180 degrees.
Goto:
Upsidedown
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
The choicesforthe stabiliserasarefollows:
•OFF
•ON
SLOWM OTION
Lets yourecordvideos in slowmotion
Goto:
Slowmotion
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
The choicesforthe stabiliserasarefollows:
•OFF
•ON
WHITE BALANCE:
Thisletsyouachievehigherbrightnessandcoloursaturationaccordingto the weatherandlighting
conditions.
Goto:
W hitebalance:
Press to confirm
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Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Automatic
•Daylight
•Cloudy
•Fluor
•Tungsten
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PHOTO PARAMETERSETTINGS(CAM)
RESOLUTION
Itlets yousetphoto resolution.
Goto:
Resolution
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•16 M(4640x3480)
•10 M(3648x3480)
•8M(3264x2448)
•5M (2592x1944)
•4M (2304X1728)
SELF TIMER
Goto:
Selftimer
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•OFF,2s,10s,Double
CONTIN UOUSSHOOTIN G
Goto:
Type ofshot:
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Off,
•3photos
•5photos
•10 photos
•Continuous shooting
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SETUP PARAMETERSETTINGS (CAM )
POWERSAVE
Lets youdeactivatethe screen afteratimethatyouset.
Goto:
Powersave
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Off,1minute, 3minutes,5minutes
DATE ANDTIM E
Goto:
DateTime
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Usethe keysto selectandconfirmbypressing to movetothe nextstep;oncesettings are
complete, confirmbypressing .
LANGUAGE
This lets yousetthe EVO 4K+ displaylanguage.
Goto:
Language
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•English, French, Spanish, Italian,Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak, Greek, Hebrew
TIMELAPSE
This letsallows youto enable the lengthoftimebetween photos:
Goto:
Timelapse
Press to confirm
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Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
Off,½ second,1second,3second,5seconds,10seconds,30 seconds,1minute.
The resultingvideowill be amoreorlessacceleratedvideodependingonthe settingparameterused.
Anormalvideohas areproductionof30 or60 framespersecond.
Forexample, ifyousetthe parameterat10 seconds,the resultis6framesin one recordingminuteand30
frames in5minutes.
If setto display30 framespersecond,the finalvideowill lastone second;afive-hourvideowill lastabout
60 seconds in playmode.
Obviouslyduringthis modethe cameramustbe fixedonatripod orbe positionedonastablesupport.
Note: thisfunction ismostly usedtodisplay longevents in quicksequence(blossomingflower,
risingsun,movingclouds,etc.)
TIMELAPSE DURATION
See the operationdescribedabove.
Onceyouhavedecidedonthe numberofphotosto shoot,youthen needto define the timethatthe EVO
4K+ will recordin thatmode.
Goto:
Timelapseduration
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Unlimited(stoppedbyuser),5minutes,10minutes,15 minutes,20 minutes,30minutes,60
minutes.
ENTERDATE
Lets youprintthe dateandtimeonthe videoorphoto
Goto:
Enterdate
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Off,date, dateandtime
Note: ifyouenable thisfunction,make surethatthetimeand datearesetcorrectly onthe
cam.
Thisfunction isavailablewhen theimagestabilizerisnotactive.
SYSTEM
Lets youseeinformationaboutthe camandmemory card.Youcanalsodo afactory resetfrom here.
Goto:
System
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Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Reseteverything(resetoriginalcamsettings)
•Systeminformation(shows camfirmwareversion)
•MicroSDinformation(showsthe sizeofthe memory cardandthe spaceavailable
Note: ifthecamisresettoits original settings,themenu will gobacktoEnglish.
FORMAT
Lets youformatthe microSDcard.
Goto:
Format
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•No,Yes
Note: FormattingtheMicroSDwill deleteallsaved data. You will notbeasked toconfirm.
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DISPLAY PHOTO, VIDEO AND CAMERA M ODES
Press repeatedlyuntil appears.Selectthe itemyouwantto see:
•Car:videos recordedin car-carryingmode
•Video:videos recordedin standardvideomode
•Jpg:photos taken in standardmode
The photos andvideos takenappear.
enables the menuforthe photo andvideomodes.
LOCK
Itlets youprotectphotos orvideos againstbeingaccidentallydeleted.
Goto:
Protect
Press to confirm
Selectwith andconfirmwith
Possible choices are:
•Lock/UnlockI:tolockorunlockasingle photoorvideo
•Lockall: toprotectall filesin thememory againstbeingdeleted
•Unlockall: the oppositeofthe operationdescribedabove.
DELETE FILE
Itletsyoudeletephotosorvideos.
Goto:
Delete
•Press to confirm
•Selectwith andconfirmwith
•Possible choicesare:
•Deleteone, Deleteall.
NOTE:Furtherconfirmationisrequiredforbothbeforepermanentlydeleting items.
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CONNECTIVITY
COMPUTER CON N ECTION
The EVO 4K+camerahas1USBmicroport.
Usethisporttoconnectthe camerato acomputerto chargeordownloadphotosandvideos
fromthe memory card.
MSDCappearsonthe screen when connectedtothe computer.
The internalEVO 4K+cardisdisplayedasanexternaldiskdrive.
NOTE:theUSB outlet is unidirectional.
Youcandownloadphotos andvideos fromcam to computerbutnot theother
wayround.
CON N ECTION WITH AVIDEO OR TELEVISION
The EVO 4K+camerahas1HDMIport.
Youcanusethe HDMIportto connectthe camerato atelevisionorvideousingasuitable cable
(not provided).
The signalsfrom the camareautomatically displayedandshowyourphotosandvideosin Full HD .
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WI-FI CONNECTION
Thanksto the built-in Wi-Fimodule, EVO 4K+canbe connectedtoApple orAndroid
SmartphonesandTabletsandremotely controlled.
Justdownloadthe free EVO 4K+App to connectthe devicein Wi-Fi.
Open the App-StoreorGoogle-PlayStore, searchfortheNILOXF-60 RELOADEDApp and
downloadit;the followingiconwillbe displayed:
CONNECTING YOURSMARTPH ONEANDVIDEOCAMERA
•Press ontherightsideofthe cam
•Waituntil the redledstartstoblink
•“Wi-FiON”will appearatthe sametime
•The nameofthe networkandthe passwordwill appearnext
•The network(SSID )isEVO 4K+
•The defaultpasswordis Nilox1234
•Connectthe camandsmartphone
•Atthispoint,startthe App youpreviously downloadedonyourphone.
VIEWING 4K AND 2.7K FILM S ON SMARTPHONESAND COMPUTERS
Filmsshot in 4k and2.7k haveveryhighresolution, take upalot ofmemoryandinvolvethe
transferofhugeamountsofdatafromthe memory cardto the device.
Thismeansthatto view themusinganAPPoraPC,youneedaSmartphone orahigh
performancePC.
WithanoldergenerationorinadequatecomputerorSmartphone,the filmyouwantto see may
be jerky orincomplete.
If thisisthe case, werecommendthatyouuseaHDMIcable to connectthe camwithaTV or
monitorforamorefluidviewingexperience.
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APP AND ANDROID AND IOSFUNCTIONALITIES
Oncethe EVO 4K+andSmartphone areconnectedandyouhavestartedthe application, youcan
managethe camfrom yoursmartphone ortablet.
The display modesforAndroidandiOS arevery similar.
The display modesforAndroidandiOS areasfollows:
Android:
1Whitebalance:
2Battery level
3Wi-Fisignalstrength
4Viewingphotosandvideos
5Photo/videorecordingbutton
6Enable videomode
7Enable photo mode
8Enable timelapsemode
9Recordinglength
10 Resolution
11 Parameterssetting
iOS:
1Whitebalance
2Battery level
3Viewingphotosandvideos
4Photo/videorecordingbutton
5Enable videomode
6Enable photo mode
7Enable timelapsemode
8Recordinglength
9Resolution
10 Parameterssetting
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