Activeon LX User Manual

USER MANUAL

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Table Of Contents

Names of each part 1

Operation & button description 2

Start the camera 3

LCD screen shot 4

Graphical icon description 5

Video recording 8

Photo shoot 8

Quick setup 9

User setup menu 11

Playback mode 15

Recharging battery 18

Connect ACTIVEON LX to smartphone 18

Transferring data to computer 21

Firmware Update 22

Features and specifications 23

Package Includes 24

1. Names of each part

① Power / REC. / Select
② Setup / Quick setup / right
③ Mode / Zoom / Left
④ Internal MIC
⑤ Micro HDMI Port (Cable not included)
⑥ Mini USB Port
⑦ Speaker
⑧ Micro SD Slot (SD Card not included)
⑨ Li-ion battery slot
⑩ LED Indicator

⑦

②

①

③

⑩

④

⑤

⑥

⑨

⑧

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Please read this manual completely and thoroughly before use!

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2. Operation & button description

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ACTIVEON LX is operated by three buttons (Button ⊙, SETUP, MODE)

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Button (⊙) means 'POWER / REC. / SELECT'.

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Button (SETUP) means 'SETUP / QUICK SETUP / RIGHT'.

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Button (MODE) means 'MODE / ZOOM / LEFT'.

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The definition of each button is as below table.

Press the POWER button and hold for 2 seconds

Press the (

⊙) button to start video recording or photo shoot

Power On / Off

⊙

⊙

MODE

SETUP

⊙

REC Start / Stop

Switch Mode

Quick Setup

Press the (SETUP) button to change quick setup before recording

Press the (MODE) button and hold for 2 seconds to switch modes
(Video, Photo, Playback)

Enter Quick Setup

Press the (

⊙) button to confirm to enter the quick setup menu

Function Button

Description

*

If Auto Power off is set, the camera will automatically shut down in 3 minutes

when there is no operation.

Function Button

Description

User Setup SETUP

SETUP

MODE

⊙

Change setting

category

Press the (SETUP) button and hold for 2 seconds to enter user setup mode

Within user setup mode, press (SETUP) button to switch category

Enter Setting Menu

Within user setup mode, press (MODE) button to enter setting menu
in each category

Confirm setting menu

Within user setup mode, press (⊙) button to confirm setting menu

MODEZoom Mode

Press MODE button to enter zoom mode

SETUPZoom-in

Press SETUP button to zoom-in (max. 4x enlarge) 1x → 2x → 3x → 4x → 1x

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3. Start the camera

1. Open the battery cover and insert ACTIVEON LX Li-ion battery.

2. Open the battery cover and insert Micro SD card. (The camera does not record when there is no Micro SD inside)

3. Press the shutter POWER (

⊙) button and hold for two seconds.

The camera turns on and LCD monitor shows camera image.

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4. LCD screen shot

Photo screen

⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨

① ② ③ ④

⑤

⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨

① ② ③ ④ ⑤

Video screen

⑥

⑦

⑧

⑨

①

②

③

④

⑤

Shows current shooting mode
(video or photo)

Shows WiFi connection status

Shows current zoom level

Shows usable memory capacity in percentage (%)

Shows battery capacity status

While shooting video or photo, it shows current
recording option

While shooting video or photo, it shows resolution
and speed

While shooting video or photo, it shows image
quality

Shows WiFi connectivity (WiFi OFF/APP/RC/EXIT)

Current mode

WiFi

Zoom

Memory capacity

Battery

Recording option

Resolution

Image quality

WiFi Hotkey

FunctionNo.

Description

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5. Graphical icon description

Video Recording Mode

Photo Shooting Mode

WiFi signal activated

WiFi signal deactivated

Zoom level (Upto x4)

* Zoom function will be disabled during high speed recording
(720p 120fps / 480p 240fps)

Shows usable memory capacity in percentage (%)

Shows battery capacity status

Current mode

WiFi

Memory capacity

Zoom

Battery

Function

IconsMode

Description

ALL

Video recording starts and stops by Shutter REC(⊙) button only.

Record consecutive videos files of setup time continuously.
(1min / 5min / 10min / 30min) - maximum 4GB in each file
Press (⊙) button to stop.

Recording automatically stops in setup time.

Captures one image in setup time and save as time lapse
video file. (1sec / 3sec / 5sec / 10sec / 30sec)
Press (⊙) button to stop.

Recording

options

VIDEO

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Full HD (1920x1080) 30fps video recording

(1280x960) 30fps video recording

Real HD (1280x720) 60fps / 30fps video recording

WVGA (848x480) 60fps / 30fps / 120fps video recording

* In 480p 120fps video, time-lapse mode will not be activated.

Resolutions

Function IconsMode Description

VIDEO

Image quality

WiFi Hotkey

Shows WiFi connectivity (WiFi OFF/APP/RC/EXIT)

Super fine video image quality

* Use CLASS10 memory card only

Fine video image quality

Normal video image quality

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Function

IconsMode

Description

WiFi Hotkey

Super fine photo image quality ( * Use CLASS10 memory card only )

3MP (2304 x 1296) 16:9 ratio

3.5MP (2304 x 1536) 3:2 ratio

3.15MP (2048x1536) 4:3 ratio

Burst photo shooting (35 photo images for 5 seconds)

Single photo shooting

Captures each image of setup time and save as photo.

(2sec / 3sec / 5sec / 10sec / 30sec / 60sec)

Press shutter REC. (⊙) button to stop.

Shows WiFi connectivity (WiFi OFF/APP/RC/EXIT)

Normal photo image quality

Fine photo image quality

Photo shoot

options

Image Size

Image quality

Photo

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6. Video recording

7. Photo shoot

1. After the camera is turned on, press (⊙) button to start video recording.

2. When the camera starts to record, LED light blinks* and shows recording time on LCD.

3. Press (⊙) button to stop recording.

4.

Without entering user setting menu, user can select video 'QUICK SETUP' before start recording.

(* If 'LED off' option is selected in user setup, LED light will not blink.)

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Press (MODE) button and hold for two seconds to change to photo camera mode.

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Mode changes as

( video mode → photo mode → playback mode → video mode

) in turn.

1. Press (⊙) button to shoot photo.

2.

In time lapse photo mode, press

(⊙)

button to stop photo shooting.

3.

Without entering user setting menu, user can select photo 'QUICK SETUP' before start shooting.

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Video quick setup screen

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Press (SETUP) button to go to quick setup

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Select recording options

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Use (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose option

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Press

(⊙)

button to confirm setting option

8. Quick setup

1. Press (SETUP) button to select quick setup options on bottom of the screen.

2. Quick setup mode changes as

( recording option → resolution → image quality → wifi on/off → exit ) in turn.

3. Select the quick setup option and press (⊙) button to adjust setting option.

4. In setting option, press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose setting option.

5. Press (⊙) button to confirm setting option.

Quick setup screen Operation

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Without entering user setting menu, user can adjust various quick setups in live screen.

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Video quick setup screen

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Press (SETUP) button to go to quick setup

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Select video resolution and recording speed

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Use (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose option

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Press

(⊙)

button to confirm setting option

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Video quick setup screen

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Press (SETUP) button to go to quick setup

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Select image quality

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Use (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose option

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Press

(⊙)

button to confirm setting option

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Video quick setup screen

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Press (SETUP) button to go to quick setup

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Select WiFi connectivity

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Use (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose option

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Press

(⊙)

button to confirm setting option

Quick setup screen Operation

Quick setup screen Operation

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Photo quick setup screen

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Press (SETUP) button to go to quick setup

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Select photo shooting option

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Use (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose option

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Press

(⊙)

button to confirm setting option

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Photo quick setup screen

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Press (SETUP) button to go to quick setup

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Select image size

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Use (SETUP) and (MODE) button to choose option

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Press

(⊙)

button to confirm setting option

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User can select basic settings and detailed setting options through user setup menu.

9. User setup menu

1. Press (SETUP) button and hold for 2 seconds to enter user setup menu.

2. User setup menu is divided into four categories (video, photo, effect, settings)

3. Press (SETUP) button to move category.

4. Press (MODE) button to enter the sub-menu.

5. Press (⊙) button to select and confirm setting option within sub-menu.

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Resolution

1080p 30fps

960p 30fps

720p 60fps, 30fps

480p 30fps, 60fps, 120fps

Super Fine (

*Use CLASS10 memory card only)

Fine

Normal

1080p 25fps

960p 25fps

720p 25fps, 50fps

480p 25fps, 50fps, 100fps

Function Sub menu Description

Recording

option

Manual

Timer 1min, 5min, 10min, 30min

Multi file REC. 1min, 5min, 10min, 30min

(record consecutive video files of setup time)

Time lapse 1sec, 3sec, 5sec, 10sec, 30sec

(captures each image of setup time and save as video file)

Video

Photo

NTSC PAL

Image

quality

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Function Sub menu Description

Recording

option

Manual

Burst photo-shooting (35 photo images for 5 seconds)

Time lapse 2sec, 3sec, 5sec, 10sec, 30sec, 60sec

(captures each image of setup time and save as photo)

Camera Upside down On/Off

On / Off .
When the camera is shooting underwater, select
'aqua scene on' to give more vivid color images in the scene

Resolution

3.15M (2048 x 1536) 4:3

3.5M (2304 x 1536) 3:2

3M (2304 x 1296) 16:9

Exposure

Black / White

Aqua Mode

Upside down

High / Middle / Low

On / Off

Image
quality

Super Fine (*Use CLASS10 memory card only)

Normal

Fine

Photo

Effect

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Function Sub menu Description

Mic. Volume

Buzzer

LED

WiFi

TV Out

Time

Format

Default Setting

Auto LCD Off

Auto Power Off

Info

Settings

Off, 30%, 60%, 100%

Buzzer On / Off

Shows current firmware version

LED On / Off

WiFi On / Off

NTSC / PAL

TV OSD

TV OSD On / Off

Set current time (YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM)
Yes / No.

Memory card format

Yes / No
Turn back all settings to default

Yes / No
LCD will automatically turn off in 30sec when there is
no operation

Yes / No
The camera will automatically turn off in 3min when there
is no operation.

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10. Playback mode

Playback mode

Operation

1.

In playback mode, press (⊙) button to select the file type to playback( video or photo )

2. Thumbnail of recorded file will be displayed.

Press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to use control panel, and select the file by pressing (

⊙) button.

3. While the file is playing, you can press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to use control panel and select the file by

pressing (

⊙) button.

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Press (MODE) button and hold for two seconds to change to playback mode.

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Mode changes as

( video mode → photo mode → playback mode → video mode ) in turn.

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User can view recorded video or photo through LCD screen of the camera.

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In playback mode, select the file type to playback

( video or photo )

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Press (SETUP) and (MODE) button choose file type

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Press (⊙) button to select

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Playback mode Operation

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Thumbnail of video files. Select the file to play

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Press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to use control panel

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Press (⊙) button to select

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Video playback

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Press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to use control panel

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Press (⊙) button to select

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Thumbnail of photo files. Select the file to display.

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Press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to use control panel

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Press (⊙) button to select

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Playback mode

Operation

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Photo playback

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Press (SETUP) and (MODE) button to use control panel

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Press (⊙) button to select

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LCD will show the low battery icon when the battery is too low and close to the cut off level.

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The camera will save the file, if it is recording, and then turn off. Then, you must recharge your battery.

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It will take about 3.5 hours for full charging by USB.

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You can use a Battery Charger (optional accessory) for quick charging.

It will take about 2.5 hour for full charging.

11. Recharging battery

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Connect the camera USB port to your computer via USB cable.

3. Status LED will be turned on and battery recharging will be started.

4. LED will be turned off when it is fully charged.

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Utilizing WiFi function of ACTIVEON LX, user can control the camera through smartphone.

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Compatible with iOS ver. 5.0 or better, Android OS Ginger Bread or better.

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Before connect the camera, download 'ACTIVEON APP' application from smartphone app store.

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Search for 'ACTIVEON APP' in iPhone App Store or Google Play Store

12. Smartphone control

* While smartphone is connected to the camera, camera button operation will be disabled.
* Select all settings of the camera before connect to your smartphone.
* 'ACTIVEON APP' features will be upgraded through application update through your smartphone.

13.

Connect ACTIVEON LX to smartphone(using ACTIVEON App)

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Turn on 'WiFi APP'

function in ACTIVEON LX.

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Wait 1 min to activate WiFi

signal in the camera.

(For the first time connection)

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WiFi signal is activated.

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WiFi is ready to connect.

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'ACTIVEON APP' is not

connected to ACTIVEON LX.

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Setup WiFi connection
between the camera and
the smartphone.

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Enter 'Setup' of smartphone.

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Select 'ACTV_xxxx' in WiFi

setting.

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Run 'ACTIVEON APP' application

in smartphone.

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Click 'Connect' button in app-

lication to connect ACTIVEON LX.

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Smartphone screen will display

live screen of the camera.

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Default password is

'12345678'

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Control the camera through the control panel of smartphone application.

Video/Photo viewer
Video/Photo download : User can select to
download video file size between original size
and reduced size.

Note: Timelapse or 240fps recording supports only original size.

① Live screen display

Shows live screen display

② Video mode Start / Stop video recording

③ Photo mode Start / Stop photo shooting

④ Viewer mode

⑤ User Settings Change camera settings

Live Screen / REC. Mode Mode Select Viewer Mode

Note:

1. Downloading will be cancelled when
telephone rings or application program is
closed.

2. While smartphone is connected to the
camera, the camera button operation will
be disabled.

3. 'ACTIVEON APP' features will be
upgraded through application update of
your smartphone.

4. It does not support 'live screen',
'preview' and 'reduced size file
downloading' in timelapse video or
recording speeds of 120 fps and up.

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14. Transferring data to computer (compatible both in Windows & Mac OS)

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If the camera is connected to a computer or Battery Charger while it is powered off, the camera

starts to recharge the battery.

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If the camera is connected to a computer while it is powered on, the camera changes

to file-transfer mode.

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While the camera is connected to a Battery Charger or Car charger for recharge, the camera

can record while it is recharging.

1. Power on ACTIVEON LX.

2. Connect the camera to a computer via USB cable.

3. The camera LCD will display as 'USB Ready'.

4. Go to ‘my computer’ in PC.

5. Search ‘removable disc’.

6. Double click ‘removable disc’.

7. Double click ‘

DCIM

’ folder.

8. Open the folders to find video or photo file.

9. Copy and paste files to the computer.

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15. Firmware Update (find the latest firmware in www.activeon.com)

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You can always find the latest firmware updates of ACTIVEON products on the website.

www.activeon.com

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Firmware upgrade may not available if battery is too low.

Recharge up to two cells of battery gauge for proper upgrade.

1. Format the memory card, and copy firmware file to the root directory of Micro SD card.

2. Insert the Micro SD to ACTIVEON LX and turn on power.

3. Firmware upgrade will be automatically started as showing the updating status on the LCD screen.

4. When upgrade is completed, the camera shows 'F/W Updating' and automatically turns off.

( *Do NOT turn off the device or take out the battery during firmware upgrade. )

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16. Features and specifications

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"ACTIVEON LX " 1080p 30fps Action camera

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FULL HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, 30fps recording

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60m waterproof housing

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3.5M Pixel high precision digital Image CMOS sensor

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140° wide-angle field of view (FOV)

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Built in 2.0" LCD (320x240)

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Built in WiFi antenna

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Versatile recording resolution (1080p / 960p / 720p / 480p)

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Burst photo-shooting (35 photo images for 5 seconds)

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H.264 codec, saved as MP4 format

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Rechargeable Li-ion battery

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Battery running time : Approximately 150 minutes of continuous recording (1080p 30fps)

( * recording time may vary, depends on environmental condition.)

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Recharging time : 3.5 hours by USB

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1.5 hours by AC adapter (Optional Accessory)

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Easy graphical user interface in LCD display

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Full line of mounting accessories

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17. Package Includes

.

Long connector

.

Screw(x3)

.

90° Pivot Connector (Short)

.

90° Pivot Connector (Long)

.

Extension Connector

.

Rechargeable Battery

.

Pouch

.

USB Cable

.

Opened Backdoor

.

Waterproof Housing

.

ACTIVEON-LX

.

Short connector

.

Curved Adhesive

Mount

.

Flat Adhesive

Mount

Note: A microSD card is not included with the camera. A high-performance
microSD card is recommended for your ACTIVEON camera.