Rollei Action Camera 230 User manual

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RolleiActionCamera230
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UserManual
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Tableofcontents
Contents
TableofContents..................................................................................................1
SafetyPrecautions................................................................................................2
What’sintheBox..................................................................................................3
ProductDiagram...................................................................................................4
RemoteDiagram...................................................................................................5
SetupYourRolleiActioncam230..........................................................................6
VideoMode..........................................................................................................7
VideoSettings.......................................................................................................8
GeneralSettings..................................................................................................10
PictureMode......................................................................................................13
UsingYourRolleiActioncam230….....................................................................16
PlaybackMode...................................................................................................18
Wi‐FiSetup.........................................................................................................19
SavingandViewingOptions...............................................................................21
InstallingRolleiActioncam230intowaterproofcase.........................................22
FAQ.....................................................................................................................23
Specifications..............................................................................................24
SystemRequirements.................................................................................24
Declaration.................................................................................................25
Licensestatement………………………………………………………………………………………..…26

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SafetyPrecautions
BeforeusingtheRolleiActioncam230,pleaseensureyoureadandunderstand
thesafetyprecautions.
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zDonotattempttoopenthecaseofthecameraormodifyitinanyway.If
thecamerahasbeenopened,thewarrantywillbevoid.Maintenanceand
repairscanonlybeperformedbyRollei.
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zKeepthecameraawayfromwaterandotherliquids(unlessusedinthe
waterproofcase).DonothandletheRolleiActioncam230withwethands
(unlessusedinthewaterproofcase).Thismaycausethecamerato
malfunction.
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zRechargethebatteryusingthemicroUSBConnector.
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zTheRolleiActioncam230shouldnotbeusedifoutsidethetemperature
rangeof‐10 ~60 (14℃℃ ~℉140℉)..
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zDONOTdroptheRolleiActioncam230.
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zAvoidplacingheavyobjectsontheRolleiActioncam230.
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zDonotdisposeofthisunitindomesticwaste.

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What’sinthebox
Pleaseensuretheproductpackagehasthefollowingcontents:
ARolleiActioncam230G3Madhesive
BWaterproofcaseHLockBolt
CPortablecameraframeIKnuckle
DQuickreleasemountJUSBcable
ECurvedmountKWristRemotecontroller
FFlatmount
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ProductDiagram
AWI‐FIActivation(Downselect)FPOWER(andmenu)
BLEDpowerindicatorGUSBinterface
CLCDscreenHMicroSDcardport
DSHOOT(menuselect)IMiniHDMIinterface
EMicrophoneJRemovableLi‐Battery
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LeftSideRightSide

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RemoteDiagram
Pleasenote:withtheremotecontrolleryoucannotturnthecameraon.Please
ensurethecameraisswitchedonbeforeusingtheremote.
ALEDIndicators
BShootPhoto
CRecordVideo
DPowerOff
EMicroUSBChargeportonthebackofremote
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Pressandholdthe“Poweroff”buttonaround4sec.toturnthecameraoff.
Tousetheremote,pleasecodefirstbeforepoweronthecamera.
Codingprocedures:
1. Pressandholdthe“Picture”&“Video”keysoftheremoteatthesametime,
thenturnthecameraon;
2. Whenthecameraentersintotherealliveinterface,releasethe“Photo”&
“Video”keys;
3. Themiddleblueindicatorlightsup,thenthecodingisfinished.
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Note:
zPleasekeepholdingthe“Photo”&“Video”keysduringcoding;
zOnlyneedtocodeonce,afterwordsthecamerawillrecognize
automatically;
zWi–Fifunction&remotecontrollercannotbeusedsimultaneously.

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SetupYourRolleiActioncam230
Turnthecameraon‐pressandholdthePOWERbuttonforseveralseconds.
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Whenthecameraison,theRolleilogowillappearonthescreenandthethree
redLEDlightswillglowred.Thecameraisnowinvideomode.
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RedLED light
RedLED light
RedLED light

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VideoMode
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Videomodescreen
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Oncethecameraisturnedon,itgoestothevideocapturemodebydefault.
PressSHOOTbuttontostartrecording.Whentherecordingstarts,youwillsee
theredlightsstartflashing.Toendrecording,presstheSHOOTbuttonagain.
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ToentertheSettingsmenu,pressthePOWERbutton(pressandrelease
immediately‐ifitisheldtoolongthecamerawillswitchoff).
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Note:TheSetupmenuisdependingontheactivemode.Ifthevideomodeis
active,itwilldisplayvideocapturesettingsorifthePicturemodeisactive,it
willdisplaytheImagecapturesettings.
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Bydefault,videomodeistheactivemodewhenyouturnthedeviceon.
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VideoSettings
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VideoSettingsScreen(Page1)
ThisallowsusertoadjustVideoqualitysettings.
Navigation:UseWi‐Fibuttontonavigate,SHOOTbuttontoEnter/Confirm
selection,POWERbuttontogoback.
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Resolution
Thisallowsusertosettherecordingvideoresolution:
z1080P30fps
z720P30fps
z720P60fps
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VideoLooping
Thisallowsusertosetrecordduration
zOFF‐Inthismode,camerawillgeneratenewfileonevery30mins

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z2Min‐Inthismode,camerawillgeneratenewfileonevery2mins
z5Min‐Inthismode,camerawillgeneratenewfileonevery5mins
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WhiteBalance
FactorydefaultisAuto.IfyouswitchAutoOFF,remembertoadjustwhen
lightingconditionschange.
Followingpre‐setmodesarealsoavailable
Daylight,Cloudy,Tungsten,Fluor
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Microphone
SELECTOutdoororCartorecordindifferentsceneswithbetteraudioeffect,
SELECTOFFforvideoonly.
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PIV
Thiswillenableautoimagecaptureduringthevideorecording:
zOff‐DisableAutoImageCapture
z10Sec‐Autocaptureonevery10sec
z20Sec‐Autocaptureonevery20sec
z30Sec‐Autocaptureonevery30sec
z60Sec‐Autocaptureonevery60sec
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VideoSettingsScreen(Page2)
DateStamp
zOff:toturnoffdisplayingdatestamponcaptures
zDate:todisplaydateoncaptures
zDate&Time:todisplaydate&timeoncaptures
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GeneralSettings
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GeneralSettingsScreen(Page1)
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Thisallowsusertoadjustthegeneraldevicesettings
ToenterGeneralSettings,entertheSettingsmenufirstbypressingPOWER
button,thenpressandholdtheSHOOTbuttonfor3secs

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Navigation:UseWi‐Fibuttontonavigate,SHOOTbuttontoEnter/Confirm
selection,POWERbuttontogoback.
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AutoPowerOff
TosetAutoPowerofffunction
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AutoLCDOff
ThiswilldetermineiftheLCDwillturnoffafter1min,3minor5min.Pressany
keytoturnthescreenon.
SelectOFFtokeepthescreenalwaysON.
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Screenrotation
Torotatethescreen.
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Date&Time
Thisallowsusertoadjustthedate&time.
Note:UsetheWi‐Fibuttontochangethedateandtime,useSHOOTbuttonto
confirm.ThedateisenteredinYear/Month/Dayformat.Timeisbasedona
24hrclock.
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GeneralSettingScreen(Page2)
Language
Toselectthedevicelanguage
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LightFrequency
Selectingthecorrectlightfrequencywillavoidthepossibilityforstrobing.
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System
zFactoryReset;toresetthecameratofactorydefault.
zSystemInfo;tocheckthefirmwareversion
zCardInfo;toseetheSDcardinformation
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Wi–FiPassword
SetupyournewWi–FiPassword.
Note:ThedefaultWi–FiPasswordis1234567890.
UsetheWi‐Fibuttontonavigate,useSHOOTbuttontoconfirm.

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Wi‐FiSSID
SetupyournewWi‐Finame.
Note:UsetheWi‐Fibuttontonavigate,useSHOOTbuttontoconfirm.The
nameisenteredin“Wi‐Fi_CAM_000”format,youcanonlychangethelast
threenumberswhicharedisplayedwithcyclenumbers.
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Format
Thisistoformatthecard.Choosingtoformatthecardwillpermanentlyerase
alldataonthecard.
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PictureMode
Thismodewillallowuserstotakesnapshots
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PictureModeScreen
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Toactivatethismode:
zTurnthecameraon
zPressandholdtheSHOOTbuttonfor3secs.

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zYouwillseeP(  )ontopleftcornerofthescreen
zPressSHOOTbuttontotakesnapshots
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PictureSettings
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PictureSettingScreen(Page1)
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ToentertheSETUPmenuforPictureMode,pressPOWERbutton(pressand
releaseimmediately‐ifitisheldtoolongthecamerawillswitchoff).
Resolution
Toselecttheimageresolution.
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Quality
Tosettheimagequality.
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Metering
Meteringmodereferstothewayinwhichacameradeterminestheexposure.

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WhiteBalance
FactorydefaultisAuto.IfyouswitchAutoOFF,remembertoadjustwhen
lightingconditionschange.
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ISO
Thisisthemeasurementofhowsensitiveadigitalcamera’ssensoristolight.
 
PictureSettingScreen(Page2)
Exposure
Thisallowsusertosetthelightexposurevalue
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Self‐timer
Thisallowsusertosetthetimerforautoimagecapture
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Date&Time
Thisallowsusertoadjustthedate&time

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Note:UsetheWi‐Fibuttontochangethedateandtime,useSHOOTbuttonto
confirm,thedateisenteredinYear/Month/Dayformat.Timeisbasedona24hr
clock.

Timelapse
Thisfeatureallowsyoutosettheintervals/frequencyatwhichaframeis
captured.YoucansetthetimeFrequencyhere.
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UsingYourRolleiActioncam230
Preparation
Chargingthebattery
BeforeusingtheRolleiActioncam230forthefirsttimeyoushouldfullycharge
thebattery.

Procedure:
1. ConnectRolleiActioncam230toacomputer(orotherUSBpowersource)
usingtheUSBcable(provided).
2.A:IftheCameraisonwhencharging,3redlightswillglowreduntilthe
batteryisfullycharged.
B:Onlyoneredlightwillglowredifthecameraisoffwhencharging.
3. Acompletelyflatbatterywilltakeabout5hourstobefullycharged.Thered

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indicatorlightswillturnoffwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

Whenthebatteryisnearlyrunningflat,somefunctionsofthecamerawillbe
notallowedtouse,suchasWififunction.

InserttheMicroSD*
zItisrecommendedtouseClass6(orhigher)MicroSDcardtoshootsmooth
videofiles.Lowerclasscardsmaycausethevideotobeblurryorjerky.

zThereisonlyonecorrectdirectiontoinserttheMicroSDcardintotheslot.
Donotforcethecardintothecardslot,asitmaydamageboththecamera
andthecard.

zItisrecommendedtoformatnewcardsofcardsthathavebeenpreviously
usedinothercameras.ToformattheMicroSDcard:
Note:Formattingthecardwillpermanentlydeletethecontents.
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VideoRecording
Oncethecameraisturnedon,itgoestothevideocapturemodebydefault.
PressSHOOTbuttontostartrecording.Whentherecordingstarts,youwillsee
theredlightsstartflashing.Toendrecording,presstheSHOOTbuttonagain.
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ImageCapturing
Totakesnapshot,youwillneedtoswitchthecamerafromvideomodetoimage
capturemode.Toenterthismode:
zTurnthecameraon
zPressandholdtheSHOOTbuttonfor3secs
zYouwillseeontopleftcornerofthescreen

PlaybackMode
Navigation:UseWi‐Fibuttontonavigate,SHOOTbuttontoEnter/Confirm
selection,POWERbuttontogoback.
Thiswillallowyoutowatchthecapturedvideos&images.EnterthePicture
modefirst,thenpressandholdtheSHOOTbuttonfor3secs.

Towatchacapturedvideo,gotoVIDEOandselectthefile.

Toviewacapturedimage,gotoIMAGE.

Toviewalooprecording,gotoLOOP.

Todeletetheimage,selectthefileandPressPOWERbutton.Youwillseedelete
optionthere.Youcanselecttheoptiontodeleteasinglefileorallfiles.
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ToexitPlaybackmodepressandholdtheSHOOTbuttontoreturntothe
normalrecordingmode.

ConnectingtoTV
YoucandisplaythecameraLCDscreenonaTVscreen.
Note:YouwillneedaMiniHDMItoHDMIcable.
zTurnthecameraon
zConnectMiniHDMIendtotheportoncameraandHDMIendtoHDMIport
ontheTV
zSelecttherightsourceontheTV
zTurnthecameraon
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Wi‐FiSetup
TheRolleiActioncam230allowsfullcameracontrol,livepreviewingand
playbackofphotos/videosonmostSmartphonesandTablets.
1.DownloadtheApp“Rollei400/410”from“GooglePlay”orfromtheApple
“AppStore”.

Rollei400/410

2.ActivateWi‐FionyourRolleiActioncam230bypressingWi‐Fibutton.