SJCAM SJ8 Plus User manual

USER MANUAL
SJ8 PLUS
FW v1.0.3

We believe everyone has a dream. Our mission is to make you express yourself,
your vision and dreams in order to make them real, and share them with others.
In the last 10 years of experience in Research and Development and Commercializaon,
we have gained world recognion from customers and retailers,
with the ambion to give people the possibility to create, explore and empower their dreams.
Having our own factory, controlling the whole producon process, and a facility
with more than 500 employees, makes us more versale and able to reach the market fast,
ensuring that the highest quality standards are met. It is all about dreams.
Dare to join the SJCAM Revoluon.
-SJCAM CEO
INTRODUCTION

Congratulaons on your new SJCAM Acon Camera!
We know you’re excited to use your SJ8 PLUS, please take me to read this manual before
doing anything with it. There’s plenty you can do, so you need to familiarize yourself with the
features now to get the most out of it.
It is important to keep your camera’s firmware up to date. You may connect your camera via
WiFi to the SJCAM ZONE app to automacally download and install the latest firmware, or visit
www.sjcam.com/firmware.
1. This is a high-precision product. Do not drop.
2. Do not expose the unit to strong magnec fields, such as magnets, electrical motors,
and machinery that use strong radio waves.
3. Never leave the unit in high temperature areas. Electronics and opcs can be damaged
under prolonged exposure to heat.
4. Do not submerge the camera in water without pung it in the included waterproof case.
5. Always store extra baeries in a compartment away from any sharp metals and moisture.
6. Avoid extended periods of baery charging. Keep it away from children and pets while
charging to avoid accidents.
CAUTION!

CHIPSET: Novatek NT96683
SENSOR: SONY IMX117
SENSOR RESOLUTION: 12 MegaPixels
FRONT SCREEN: 0.96ʺ OLED
MAIN SCREEN: 2.33ʺ IPS Touch Screen
LENS: 7G ( 2 Aspheric Lens included)
ANGLE: 170°
APERTURE: F 2.8
FOCAL LENGTH: 2.8 MM
VIDEO RESOLUTION: 4K :(3840×2160) 30fps, 2.7K:(2720X1520) 60fps,
1080P:(1920×1080) 120fps, 720P:(1280×720) 240fps
BATTERY CAPACITY : 1200mAh Detachable Baery
WEIGHT: 85 G
DIMENSION: 62.5 MM 41 MM 28.8 MM
SYSTEM: WINDOWS 7，8X or above /OS X® 10.8 or above
STORAGE SUPPORTED: MicroSD, UP TO 32GB, 64GB AND 128GB
MODES: Video, VideoLapse, SlowRec, Sll, PhotoLapse, BurstMode,
Video+Photo Mode, Car Mode, FPV Mode
VIDEO FORMAT: MP4 (H264/H265)
DECODE FORMAT: H.264
VIDEO FORMAT: MOV, MP4
PHOTO RESOLUTIONS: 12M (4000×3000 4:3), 10M(3648×2736 4:3),8M 16:9 (3840×2160 16:9),
8M 4:3(3264×2448 4:3), 5M(2595×1944 4:3, 3M(2048×1536 4:3), 2MHD (1920X1080 16:9)
IMAGE FORMAT: JPG
WIFI : 2.4 G/5G (802.11 A/B/G/N)
GYRO STABILIZATION: YES
BATTERY DURATION (APPROX.): 100 Minutes for 4K@30fps
SJ8 PLUSSJ8 PLUS
SJ8 PLUS SPECIFICATIONS

PARTS OF YOUR CAMERA
Power Indicator
Battery/Memory Card
Compartment
Power Button Lens
Shutter / OK Button
Speaker
2.33” Touchscreen
Shutter / OK Button
Speaker
Microphone (Side)
USB-C Port
Microphone (Front)
Front LCD Display
WiFi Indicator
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Once your Remote is paired,
you will never need to pair it
again.
Once the SJ8 PLUS is powered
on, SJ Remote can begin sending
commands to your camera.
The Remote is tested to work at
a maximum distance of 10 meters
(30 feet) away from your
SJ8 PLUS unobstruced Line-Of-
Sight.
The baery on your Remote
will last you a long me as
it only uses power when
you press any of the buons.
The remote is powered with a
Lithium CR2032 buon-cell
baery.
SJ SMART REMOTE (Oponal)
Remote Control Pairing?
NO YES
To pair your remote to your SJ8 PLUS: Swipe down from the top > Select Remote Control
Tap the “YES” to start pairing. A picture instrucon will appear. Press the Video and the Photo
buons on the Remote simultaneously. “Pairing Compleon ID” will show.
WIFI On/Off Switch
Record Video Start/Stop
Camera-Off Button
Shutter Button
Burst Shot Button
Please press 2 keysRemote Control Pairing
Shown here is Version2.
Can be momentarily submerged in water
up to 3 Meters (approx: 10feet).
Ver.1 has white icon labels, not waterproof,
and producon has been disconnued.
WiFi Remote Control TV Out Lcd Off
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On the right side of your camera
is the Power Buon. Press and hold
it down to start your camera.
The Power Buon backlight will
come on once the camera is acve.
The SJCAM splash-screen will briefly
show while the camera inializes,
and will immediately proceed to the
Main Screen.
If firmware files are present in the NOTE:
memory card it will inialize and begin
installaon. The camera will then proceed to
the Main Screen, ready for use.
POWERING THE CAMERA ON
EMPOWERING YOUR DREAMS
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Open the baery cover by sliding it
to the side.
The baery cover will spring outward.
Insert the card into the slot as shown.
The arrow on the baery also HINT:
points to where the card slot is, aside
from showing the baery’s orientaon.
Gently push the card in unl
it clicks into place.
To remove the card, just reverse
illustraons 2 & 3.
INSERTING A MICRO SD CARD INTO THE CAMERA
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NOTE: To make sure you do not lose any data,
only remove or insert your card while the camera is
turned completely off.
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Open the baery cover by sliding it
to the side.
The baery cover will spring outward.
Grab the pull-tab with your fingers. Pull the baery out.
Insert a fully-charged baery in.
REPLACING THE SJ8 PLUS BATTERY
NOTE: Always check the orientaon of the
baery before inserng it into the camera.
An arrow printed on the label at the boom
points to the front of the camera, and also
the locaon of the MicroSD card slot.
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PULL TAB
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Locate the covered USB-C port on the
le side of the camera. Pull the flap out.
Gently insert the USB-C cable
included in the package all the way in.
INSERTING A USB-C CABLE
PULL FLAP OUT
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The USB-C port can be used for a variety of purposes.
It may be used to transfer files, charge the baery,
connect a microphone, and using a special adaptor:
output digital or analog video.
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Release clasp by sliding
and holding the lock.
Li the front side of the
clasp as shown.
Unhinge the clasp
from the backdoor.
Swing the backdoor downwards
towards you.
Pull the camera out from
the waterproof housing.
REMOVING THE CAMERA FROM THE WATERPROOF HOUSING
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Video
4K/30/W
The Main Screen
MODE IN USE
Resoluon/Framerate
Tap/Swipe Up to show other Mode opons.
Baery Level Indicator
Gyro Stabilizaon (On)
Zoom Controls
Go to Sengs
Current Mode Icon
Microphone Acve Icon
Status Indicator Lights
Elapsed Time | Time le on Card
Go to Playback Mode
Icon will show what mode you are currently in.
The options will vary depending on the mode.
Indicates when the microphone is active.
Tap to disable the microphone.
Tap this icon to go to the camera’s gallery and
view the videos and photos you have recorded.
Tap this icon to go to the camera’s gallery and
view the videos and photos you have recorded.
Tap the (+) or (-) magnifying glass icons to change
the digital zoom factor.
Tap this icon to make changes to the setting
for the selected mode, or for General options.
An indicator showing that the Gyro Sensor
is active. Will not show when turned off.
Displays approximate power left on the
battery. Battery blinks when almost empty.
The Main Screen has many nested menus
available by tapping or swiping.
You can also hide all the icons on screen
to use the viewfinder without the
onscreen icons and indicator labels by
tapping anywhere in the middle.
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Video
4K/30/W
Video Slow RecVideoLapse
Still PhotoLapse Burst Mode
Toggles Screen
Sengs Screen
Playback Screen
Modes Screen
Main Screen
[ViewFinder]
These are all the screens nested in the
Main Screen. You can tap or swipe to
access them.
Video+photo
Car Mode Underwater
Mode
Video Picture
WiFi Remote Control TV Out Lcd Off
Resolution 4K 30fps
>
>
>
Video Coding H.265
Loop Recording 3Minutes
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Video
4K/30/W
The Toggles Screen
LCD Off
TV Out
Remote Toggle
WiFi Toggle
Swipe Up to return to Main Screen
To get here,
swipe from the top.
Turns off the display and disables the touchscreen to avoid accidental taps.
Swipe the key icon to the lock to enable the touchscreen again.
Enables analog video output via a special cable.
Cable sold separately.
Enable the remote by tapping this and setting it to ON.
You will also see the Pair SJRemote option here.
Enable or disable the WiFi by tapping this and setting it.
Swipe this up to hide the Toggles Screen
WiFi Remote Control TV Out Lcd Off
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The Playback Screen
Back to File Gallery
Go to Next File
File Count
Go to previous file
Elapsed Time
Delete Current File
Returns to the file selection screen.
Tap or swipe right to get to the previous file.
Shows how much of the file is being played
Tap or swipe left to get to the next file.
Shows file number and number of files.
Tap to show delete options screen.
Video Picture
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Shows the file’s resolution and framerate.
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Video
4K/30/W
Main Screen File Type Selecon File Selecon
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Video VideoLapse Slow Rec
Still PhotoLapse Burst Mode
Video+
photo Car Mode Underwater
The Modes Screen
Video
VideoLapse
Slow Rec
Still
PhotoLapse
Burst Mode
Video+
photo
Car Mode
Underwater
To get here,
tap this, or swipe up.
Mode for recording videos.
Exit to Main Screen
Tap the X icon to exit.
Sll photograph mode.
For recording video in slow moon.
Timelapse photography stched on-cam
to produce a video.
For recording video while a sequence of photos
are taken at a set interval.
Automacally starts the camera and begins
recording once the engine is started
(Car Charger Cable Accessory required).
Adds a nge of red to photos or videos to eliminate the
need for a red-filter when using the camera underwater.
[Swipe Le or Right to switch from Photo to Video]
Fast mulple succession of snapshots,
choose the number of photos desired (Max: 10).
A series of sll photos for creang melapse.
Each photo will have its own file.
Swipe UP to access Video+Photo,
Car, and Underwater Modes.
Mode
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Video
4K/30/W
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Resolution 4K 30fps
>
>
>
>
>
Video Coding H.265
Loop Recording 3Minutes
FOV
WDR
Wide
Off
The Sengs Screen
Current Mode Icon
General Sengs Buon
Exit to Main Screen
Current Menu Opons
Scroll UP for more opons
Icon will show what mode you are currently in.
The opons will vary depending on the mode.
Tap the icon to go to the General Sengs.
Changes you make will reflect on all modes.
Tap this X icon to exit.
Depending on what mode you are in,
the menu opons will vary. All the opons
for the parcular mode will show on this
side, scroll down for other items.
Once set, the sengs will be the same for
that parcular Mode everyme you go back
unl you change it again.
To get here, tap this.
Each Mode has its own set of opons.
Familiarize yourself with each mode
and its accompanying menu.
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Video
4K/30/W
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The Front Screen
Current Mode Icon
Camera Acvity Ball
Current Time
Icon will show what mode you are currently in.
The opons will vary depending on the mode.
The ball will appear steady when in standby mode.
The ball will blink when shoong a video.
Displays current me in digits.
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Baery Status Indicator
Displays approximate power le on the
baery. Baery blinks when almost empty.
1080/60
Elapsed Time / Shots Taken
Shows the length of me you are recording.
Or the number of images that are stored.
Current Resoluon / Frame Rate
Will display the set resoluon size and the
accompanying frames per second.
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SJ8 PLUSSJ8 PLUS
VIDEO MODE OPTIONS
WIDE
WIDE
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NARROW
NARROW
A visual explanaon of
Field Of View (FOV)
Video VideoLapse Slow Rec
Still PhotoLapse Burst Mode
Video+
photo Car Mode Underwater
Video
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RESOLUTION › Higher resolutions saves more detail in your video at the expense of file size,
but great for large screens. Lower resolutions make smaller filesizes, with lesser details yet
good for small size screens.
Note: FPS (or Frames Per Second) as part of the options in video resolution: Higher FPS saves
more images per second and makes motion look smoother, at the expense of filesize.
VIDEO CODING › Sets how the video file is encoded, the standard H.264 is common.
H.265 makes much smaller file sizes with the same image quality, may require a video
player upgrade to read this newer type of video encoding.
LOOP RECORDING › Allows writing over the oldest unprotected video files to allow for
continuous recording.
FOV › Field Of View. The wider the setting, the more parts of the scene are included in
the recording [See sidebar illustration]. FOV is not available when Gyro Sensor is on.NOTE:
WDR › Automatically adjusts the range of brightness-to-darkness that the camera will record.
When turned on, it will help balance your pictures by adjusting the contrasts.
GYRO SENSOR › Sets the gyro sensor to stabilize the movement seen in the frame.
AUDIO › Enables saving the sounds picked up while recording together with the video.
VOLUME › Adjusts the microphone’s sensitivity level
TIME STAMP › When enabled, will display the date and time of your recording.
BITRATE › The higher the bitrate, the more detailed the video becomes, at the expense
of filesize. Set according to your needs.
Resolution
VideoCoding
Loop Recording
FOV
WDR
GyroSensor
Audio
Volume
Time Stamp
Bitrate
ISO
Sharpness
Saturation
Contrast
White Balance
Color
EV
Metering
DistortionCorrection
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SJ8 PLUSSJ8 PLUS
VIDEO MODE OPTIONS - Page2
ISO › SO › Adjusts the image sensor’s sensitivity to light. A higher ISO will collect more
light at the expense of adding noise (grain) into the image when set too high.
SHARPNESS › Changing the sharpness setting will make your images either crisper
or smoother, adjust according to your preference.
SATURATION › For adjusting how vivid colors look like when recorded into the file.
CONTRAST › For adjusting how more or less pronounced the image sharpness is.
WHITE BALANCE › Adjusts the color temperature of the recording to
compensate for ambient lighting.
COLOR › You are given 5 preset choices: Normal, B&W (Black and White),
Retro (aka: “Sepia tone”), Warm (slight reddish hue), and Cool (slight bluish hue).
EV › Exposure Value - Changing EV compensates for the amount of light that is allowed in.
You can change this value to a lower setting if the scene is too bright, to compensate.
Or higher, if it is too dark, but still depends on your desired effect.
A higher EV will take longer for a photo to be taken, and will add blur to videos as each
frame takes longer to expose.
METERING › Prioritizes the brightness level of specific parts of the scene
depending on the Metering Mode that is used: Average, Center Weighted, or Spot.
DISTORTION CORRECTION › Since the lens of your action camera has a very wide FOV
(Field of View), your camera will try to fit everything in, and will result in the center
appearing to be distorted or bulging [See sidebar illustration].
When activated, this feature will straighten the image.
A visual explanaon of how
Distoron Correcon works.
Video VideoLapse Slow Rec
Still PhotoLapse Burst Mode
Video+
photo Car Mode Underwater
Video 2
Resolution
VideoCoding
Loop Recording
FOV
WDR
GyroSensor
Audio
Volume
Time Stamp
Bitrate
ISO
Sharpness
Saturation
Contrast
White Balance
Color
EV
Metering
DistortionCorrection
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