SJCAM SJ4000 SERIES User manual

SJCam SJ4000 WiFi Manual
2016 January 6
Revision 4
GENERAL NOTES
- When you open the camera package for the first time check the contents to make sure you
have all the mounting har ware an accessories.
- Plastic film covers the camera isplay an lens. There is also plastic film on the insi e an
outsi e of the lens cover an both back cover oors of the clear housing. Remove plastic film
before using the camera.
- Verify the authenticity of the camera by checking the security co e un er the scratch-off on
the si e of the package. Go to the SJCam official website at http://www.sjcamh .com/safe/
an enter the security co e as irecte to verify that you have an authentic SJCam.
- This manual is base on firmware version G20150408V02 ate 2015 April 8. Camera
menus, settings or other operations might vary with other firmware versions.
- Notes are i entifie in parentheses () an are escribe at the en of each section.
1. EXTERNAL LIGHTS
The following lights indicate the operation described and can occur in several combinations.
- Blue lig t on: camera is on
- Red lig t on: camera is connected to a charger
- Amber lig t on: camera is connected to a smart device via iFi
- Blue lig t flas ing: camera is recording video
- Amber lig t flas ing rapidly: camera iFi turned on but not connected to a smart device
- Amber lig t flas ing: camera is connected to iFi while recording video
- Red and amber lights on while charging: WARNING – There is a serious problem with
charging. Disconnect charger immediatel due to the danger of severe overheating.
1. EXTERNAL LIGHTS 2. BUTTONS
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2. BUTTONS
- Power/Mode: Press and release to turn on the camera. Press and release to change
modes. Press and hold to turn off the camera.
- OK: Press to start or stop video recording, take pictures, select menu items or start or pause
video playback.
- Up and Down: Press and release to navigate through menus and change letters and
numbers in Setup. Press and hold to advance through several menu items in Setup. Press
and hold to zoom in or out in Record or Camera modes. Press and release to fast forward or
rewind videos during Playback. Press and release the Up button to connect to or disconnect
from iFi in Record or Camera modes.
3. MODES
Press the Mode button to advance to next screen for each of the following four modes:
- Record. This is the first mode to appear after start screens or battery symbol screen.
- Camera
- Playback
- Setup. Press the Mode button to return to Record mode.
4. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) ICONS
4.1 BATTERY SYMBOL SCREEN
- The battery charging symbol shows bars moving across a battery from left to right.
- hen all bars are full and stop moving it means that the battery is fully charged -OR- that
the camera is connected to the charger and is operating without a battery.
4.1 BATTERY SYMBOL SCREEN
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4.2 RECORD MODE ICONS
Icons appear only when OSD Mode is turned On. If OSD Mode is turned Off then no icons
appear on the display except as indicated below.
4.2.1 Standard Record Mode
4.2.1 Standard Record Mode, icons clockwise beginning at the top left corner-
- Steady yellow circle and steady yellow numbers: Record mode selected. The yellow
numbers are remaining video recording time based on settings and available memory -OR-
Flas ing circle alternating red and yellow and steady red numbers counting up from
00:00:00: recording video, time for that segment shown. Numbers in format HH:MM:SS.
- W ite letters and numbers in a blue box: video resolution and frames per second
- W ite arrow loop wit number: shows the Cyclic Record time segments.
- Microp one: audio recording is On
- Battery icon: indicates relative battery charge remaining -OR- uses a plug symbol within
the battery icon to indicate that the battery is charging or that the camera is operating without
a battery while connected to the charger.
- Broadcast symbol: only present while using iFi. Flashing white indicates iFi is on but
not connected. Steady blue indicates iFi is on and connected. (Not shown in photo below.)
- Time: current time in HH:MM:SS. Time resets to 00:00:00 when the battery is replaced.
Sometimes it resets to current time when the camera is connected via iFi to a smart device.
- Date: current date in YYYY-MM-DD. Date resets to default when the battery is replaced.
Sometimes it resets to current date when the camera is connected via iFi to a smart device.
- Octagon wit letter F: Motion Detection is On (Not shown in photo above. See Video
Lapse Mode icons in photo below).
- Key symbol: indicates the video is protected during Delete. (Not shown in photo above.)
- OSD Mode turned off, flas ing circle only alternating red and yellow: recording video
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4.2.2 Video Lapse Mode – also shows Motion Detection icon
4.2.2 Video Lapse Mode, icons clockwise beginning at the top left corner -
- Steady yellow clock face wit a number: Video Lapse mode with the selected time
interval in seconds shown on the clock face -OR-
Flas ing red clock face wit a number followed by steady red numbers 00:00:00:
Recording in Video Lapse at the time interval in seconds shown on the clock face
- Battery icon: indicates relative battery charge remaining -OR- uses a plug symbol within
the battery icon to indicate that the battery is charging or that the camera is operating without
a battery while connected to the charger.
- Broadcast symbol: only present while using iFi. Flashing white indicates iFi is on but
not connected. Steady blue indicates iFi is on and connected. (Not shown in photo below.)
- Time: shows current time in 24-hour clock, HH:MM:SS. Time resets to 00:00:00 when the
battery is replaced. Sometimes it resets to the current time when the camera is connected via
iFi to a smart device.
- Date: shows current date in YYYY-MM-DD. The date resets to default when the battery is
replaced. Sometimes it resets to the current date when the camera is connected via iFi to a
smart device.
- Also shown is Octagon wit letter F: Motion Detection is On
- If OSD Mode is turned off, flas ing red clock face wit a number only in upper left corner:
Recording in Video Lapse at the time interval in seconds shown on the clock face
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4.3 CAMERA MODE ICONS
4.3 CAMERA MODE ICONS
- Icons appear only when OSD Mode is turned On. If OSD Mode is turned Off then no icons
appear on the display.
The following icons are escribe clockwise beginning in the top left corner.
- Blue camera symbol: Camera mode
- Number and letter: image size in megapixels (e.g., 3M).
- Battery icon: indicates relative battery charge remaining -OR- uses a plug symbol within
the battery icon to indicate that the battery is charging or that the camera is operating without
a battery while connected to the charger.
- Broadcast symbol: only present while using iFi. Flashing white indicates iFi on but not
connected. Steady blue indicates iFi on and connected. (Not shown in photo above.)
- Up to 6 digit number: the number of photos you can take at the selected camera settings
with the remaining memory
- Yellow clock face wit a number: Capture Mode with the selected time interval in seconds
shown on the clock face -OR-
Red clock face wit a number: taking photos in Capture Mode at the time interval shown
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4.4 PLAYBACK MODE ICONS
4.4 PLAYBACK MODE ICONS
- Icons appear only when OSD Mode is turned On. If OSD Mode is turned Off then no icons
appear on the display except as indicated below.
The following icons are escribe clockwise beginning in the top left corner.
- Blue arrow: Playback mode -OR-
Red arrow: playing back a video -OR-
Blue Pause: video playback paused
- Battery icon: indicates relative battery charge remaining -OR- uses a plug symbol within
the battery icon to indicate that the battery is charging or that the camera is operating without
a battery while connected to the charger.
- W ite letters and numbers: video resolution such as 1080FHD for MOV files -OR-
W ite numbers: image size such as 2048X1536 for JPG files
- File name: a string of letters and numbers across the bottom of the display as follows -
For non-protected videos: YY_MMDD_hhmmss_XXX.MOV
For protected videos: MMDD_hhmmss_XXX_EVE.MOV
For photos: YY_MMDD_hhmmss_XXX.JPG
YY = year, MM = month, DD = day, hh = hour, mm = minute, ss = seconds, XXX = file
sequence number, EVE = protected video, MOV = video and JPG = photo.
- Key symbol: indicates the selected video is protected
- OSD Mode turned Off, a Start and Stop icon appears at the bottom of the screen. The red
arrow icon appears when the OK button is pressed to play back a video. The blue pause
icon appears when the OK button is pressed to pause video playback.
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4.4 PLAYBACK MODE ICONS - OSD TURNED OFF
5. BASIC CAMERA OPERATION
The following escribes basic operation of the camera alone. For operation when connecte
to a smart evice see 7. OPERATING CAMERA FROM SMART DEVICE VIA WIFI below.
5.1 CHARGE BATTERY (1)
- Plug the AC adapter into a household electrical outlet or plug a 12V adapter into a 12V
vehicle outlet. Plug the USB x micro USB cable into the adapter and camera. The micro
USB port is the upper port on the side of the camera. It takes about 3 to 3-1/2 hours to fully
charge a depleted battery.
- The red and blue external lights turn on and the battery charging symbol appears on the
display. The red light shuts off when the battery is fully charged.
- WARNING FOR USA OWNERS: The AC adapter is not listed b Underwriters
Laborator (UL). Carefull monitor the adapter and camera to be sure the don't
overheat the first time ou charge the batter .
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5.2 INSERT OR REMOVE MEMORY CARD
- Use a Class 10 microSD or microSDHC memory card up to 32GB.
- Insert the memory card into the memory card slot on the side of the camera with the metal
contacts facing the camera lens. The slot is spring-loaded and the card should be pushed in
until you hear a click.
- The memory card only fits one way. If it won't go in don't force it; turn it over and try again.
- To remove the memory card press it in until you hear it click. The spring mechanism pops
out the card far enough to be pulled out.
5.2 INSERT OR REMOVE MEMORY CARD – memory card slot and micro USB and micro
HDMI ports on side of camera shown
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5.3 TURN CAMERA ON OR OFF
- If the camera is not connected to an adapter then press the Mode button to turn on the
camera. The first screen to appear is the SJCam logo followed by the SJ4000 start screen
followed by the Record mode screen
- If the camera is connected to an adapter with or without a battery installed and the camera is
off, press the Mode button to turn on the camera. The first screen to appear is the SJCam
logo followed by the SJ4000 start screen followed by the battery charging screen. To
advance to the Recording mode screen press the Mode button.
- Press and hold the Mode button to turn off the camera.
- If the camera is off and you then connect the camera to an adapter, with or without a battery
the camera turns on automatically and the battery charging screen appears after the SJ4000
start screen. To advance to the Recording mode screen press the Mode button. hen you
disconnect the charger the camera turns off automatically.
- The camera also turns on automatically when you connect it to a computer using a USB
cable. The dialog box for “Mass Storage” or “PC Camera” appears after the SJ4000 start
screen. It turns off automatically when the cable is disconnected.
- Also see Car Mode below to set the camera to turn On and Off automatically.
5.4 RECORD VIDEO
- Record mode is the first screen to appear on the display after start screens or the battery
symbol screen when you turn on the camera. If you are not in Record mode, press the Mode
button until the Record mode screen appears.
- Press the OK button to begin recording. The steady yellow circle icon changes to an
alternating yellow and red flashing circle. The recording time appears at the top of the display
in red numbers. Press the OK button to stop recording.
- Press the Mode button while recording to protect a video from accidental deletion. A key
icon appears on the display.
- Press and hold Up button to zoom in up to 4x. Press and hold Down button to zoom out. (2)
- If you selected Video Lapse in the Setup menu then pressing the OK button begins time
lapse recording.
5.5 PLAYBACK VIDEO
- Press the Mode button until the Playback mode screen appears on the display. Press the
Down button to advance to the next video or photo. Press and hold the Down button to
advance through several videos or photos. An image of each video and photo will appear.
Press the OK button for playback. The blue arrow icon changes to red. Press the OK button
again to pause. A blue pause symbol replaces the red arrow. Press the Mode button to stop.
Press the up button to go back to the previous video or photo.
- hen playing back a video, press the Down button once to fast-forward (FF) at 2X speed,
press again to FF at 4X, again to FF at 8X. Press the Up button during FF to decrease by
one setting. Press the Up button once during playback to rewind at 2X speed, press again
for 4X, again for 8X. Press the Down button to reduce rewind speed by one setting.
- Also see TV-Out in the Setup Menu section below for playback using an HDMI connection.
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5.6 TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS
- Press the Mode button until the Camera mode screen appears on the display.
- To take a photo, press the OK button.
- Press and hold Up button to zoom in up to 4x. Press and hold Down button to zoom out. (2)
- If you selected Capture Mode then pressing the OK button starts automatic shooting of
photos at timed intervals.
5.7 VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS
- Press the Mode button until the Playback mode screen appears on the display. Press the
Down button to advance to the next photo. Press and hold the Down button to advance
through several photos. An image of each photo and video will appear. Press the Up button
to go back to the previous photo or video.
- Also see TV-Out in the Setup Menu section to view photos using an HDMI connection.
5.8 CAR MODE
- Car Mode allows you to use the camera as a dash cam in your vehicle.
- Press the Mode button until the Setup menu appears. Navigate to Page 5 of the menu,
select Car Mode then select On.
- Adjust any other settings on the Setup menu to your preference
- Plug the camera into a 12V adapter and plug the adapter into a 12V outlet in your vehicle.
Car Mode works with or without a battery in the camera
- hen you start your vehicle the camera turns on and starts recording video automatically.
hen you shut off your vehicle it stops recording and turns off automatically. You can also
turn off the camera manually while recording.
- Camera and Playback modes are disabled while recording in Car Mode and no setting can
be changed. Video Lapse is disabled during Car Mode even if it's turned On
- After the camera turns off you can turn it On manually and operate it as normal if there is a
battery in the camera
- CAUTION: Be careful not to use a continuousl powered 12V outlet when Car Mode is
On because the camera will operate continuousl and might drain the vehicle batter .
5.9 COPY FILES TO A COMPUTER
- Connect the camera to computer using a micro USB x USB cable.
- The camera turns on automatically and a dialog box on the camera display asks if the
camera is Mass Storage or a PC Camera. Highlight Mass Storage and press the OK button.
A blue screen with the words Mass Storage appears on the camera.
- Alternative Method: Remove the memory card and insert it into a card reader connected to
your computer.
- ith either method follow the procedures you normally use to download videos and photos.
- Files are not automatically deleted when copied to a computer.
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