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User manual
ACTION CAMERA
Main features
• Full HD 1080p video
Contents
Main features 3
Box contents 3
Functions 4
Using the camera 6
Connecting the camera 20
Mounting the camera 24
Specifications 32
Care and maintenance 34
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• 12 Megapixel photo mode
• Waterproof up to 15 m
Box contents
• Splash action camera
• Waterproof case
• Bicycle mount
• Vented helmet mount
• Flat adhesive mount
• 2 x 3M adhesive pads
• Hook mount
• Mount adaptor
• Tripod adaptor
• 90 degree adaptor
• User manual
• USB cable
Functions
1. Power/shutter button
2. Status indicator light
3. Lens
4. Micro USB jack
5. TF/micro SD card slot
6. Microphone
7. LCD screen
8. Tripod thread
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9. Reset
10. Mode button
11. Waterproof case
12. Securing clip
13. Waterproof power/
shutter button
14. Micro HDMI port
1.
5.
8.
2.
3.
7.
4.
6.
10.
14.
9.
11.
13.
12.
Instructions for use
Turning power on and off
1. Press the POWER button (1) to turn on the camera.
2. Long press the POWER button (1) to turn power off.
Charging the battery
The camera has a built-in rechargeable lithium batter y. Please
fully charge the batter y before use.
1. Turn off the camera.
2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the camera and the
other end to a PC/mains charger USB port.
3. The status indicator will turn red whilst charging.
4. Once fully charged the status indicator will turn off.
Note: The camera body may be warm after ex tended use.
This is normal.
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Inserting the memory card
The Splash camera doesn’t have any internal memor y. To be
able to record video or capture photos using the camera, you
must have your micro SD card (at least class 4) inserted.
1. Ensure the camera is turned of f.
2. Insert your memor y card into the TF/micro SD card slot (5).
The camera uses the FAT32 ling system. If the micro SD
card is incompatible, it will ne ed format ting.
3. To format the card correctly, go to the ‘Changing the Camera
Settings’ section later in this manual and follow the ‘General
Settings’ instructions.
Changing the mode of the camera
The camera has 3 different modes: Capture mode, Video mode
and Playback mode.
1. Press the MODE button (10) repeatedly to select between
these modes.
Video mode For recording
video clips
Capture mode For taking still
photos
Playback mode For playing
recorded les
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Recording videos
1. Turn on the camera and it will start in Video mode
automatically. If in another mode, press the MODE button
(10) to set the camera to Video mode.
2. Use the LCD screen (7) to view your shot, then press the
SHUTTER button (1) to start recording.
3. The LCD screen (7) will display how long it has been
recording for.
4. Press the SHUTTER button (1) again to stop recording.
Note: The camera will stop recording automatically when the
memory capacity is full or it has run out of bat tery power.
Recording audio within a video
If using the camera with the waterproof case, audio will be
recorded although it will be barely audible. For best audio
quality, the camera will need to be used without the case.
When using the camera without a case, please take ex tra care
and make sure it does not get wet.
Taking a still image
1. Turn on the camera and press the MODE but ton (10) to set
the camera to Capture mode.
2. Use the LCD screen (7) to view your shot, and then press the
SHUTTER button (1) to take a still image.
3. After the image has been taken, the LCD scre en (7) will
display the image for a brief second.
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Playback of files
1. Turn on the camera and press the MODE (10) button to set
the camera to Playback mode.
2. Press and hold the MODE button (10) and the camera will
scroll through all les on the micro SD card. Release the
MODE button (10) and the camera will stop on the
selected le.
Viewing video files
1. When a video le is selected, press the SHUTTER button (1).
2. The LCD screen (7) will show the options ‘Delete’ or ‘Play’.
3. Press the MODE button (10) to select either ‘Delete’ or ‘Play’.
4. To watch a video, press the SHUTTER button (1) and select ‘Play’.
5. To stop the video, press the MODE button (10).
6. To delete the le, press the SHUT TER button (1) and select
‘Delete’. Then, press the MODE but ton (10) to select ‘Yes’ and
press the SHUTTER but ton (1).
Deleting picture files
When viewing a picture le, you can delete it if it’s not wanted.
1. Press the SHUTTER but ton (1), then the MODE but ton (10) to
select ‘Yes’ followed by the SHUTTER button (1) to conrm.
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Changing the camera settings
General settings
1. To enter the general settings menu, press and hold the MODE
button (10) whilst in either Video or Capture mode.
2. Press the SHUTTER but ton (1) to select the general set tings
menu in the top navigation bar.
3. Press the MODE button (10) to enter the menu.
4. The MODE button (10) will scroll through the settings and
the SHUTTER button (1) will select/change them.
MENU FUNCTION
Date This func tion can be used to add a date t o your
Auto pow er off
Beep so und Sets th e operation so und. [On]/[off]
Language Set the on -scre en languag e. [English]/[Frenc h]/
Frequency Frequen cy should b e set depe nding on you r TV.
pictur es and vide os as you tak e them. To set th e
date, se lect ‘S et Date’ an d press th e SHUTTE R
butto n (1). Edit ea ch sett ing by using th e SHUTT ER
(1) and MOD E (10) butt ons and when nished ,
press an d hold the MOD E butto n (10) to conrm .
[On]/[off]/[S et the dat e]
To save power, th e video cam era is turn ed off
automa tically af ter a period of time . After you
selec t ‘Off ’ this means the powe r save fun ction is
switched off. [1min]/ [3min]/[5min]/[Off ]
[Spanish]/[Portuguese]/[German]/[Dutch]/[Italian]
[50HZ]/ [60HZ]
TV mod e You can revie w images on T V with a mini HD MI
Format Forma t your micr o SD card includ ing prote cted
Defaul t Setti ng Restor es the camc order to def ault set tings.
cable (not s upplied ). TV Out sh ould be se t to either
NTSC or PAL de pending o n your TV. [NTSC]/[PA L]
les. Re moving th e micro SD car d during
format ting may damage the car d. This wil l erase
all data on th e micro SD card . Please m ake sure all
footag e is backed up b efore for matti ng the micro
SD card. [OK ]/ [Cancel]
[OK]/[Cancel]
When nished in the general settings menu, press and hold
the MODE but ton (10) and the camera will go back to Video/
Capture mode.
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Video mode settings
1. To enter the Video settings menu, press and hold the MODE
(10) button whilst in Video mode.
2. Press the MODE button (10) to enter the menu.
3. The MODE button (10) will scroll through the settings and
the SHUTTER button (1) will select/change them.
In the video settings menu, you will nd the following options:
MENU FUNCTION
Size C hange the v ideo res olutio n for the rec ording.
Exposure Set the ex posure v alue manua lly to compe nsate
White Balance Adjus t the white b alance to sui t differ ent light
Selec t a smaller mo vie size to re cord for lon ger.
[1080p]/ [7 20p]/ [VGA]/[ QVGA]
for unusua l lighting c onditio ns. [-3EV to +3EV ]
source s. [Auto]/[Daylight]/[Cloudy]/[F luorescent]/
[Incandescent]
Anti-shake
Loop recording Set the lo op record ing time. T his will det ermine
Motion Detection Set the c amera to s top the vi deo reco rding
Record Aud io Record audio wh en takin g videos . [On]/[Off]
Date Stamp This functio n can be used to a dd a date to your
Use the fun ction to h elp stabi lise the ima ge.
[On]/[Off]
how long ea ch video re cording is p er le.
[off]/[3minutes]/[ 5minutes]/[10minutes]
automa tically w hen it is not mo ving. Wh en the
camera m oves agai n, it will st art the r ecordin g
automatically. [On]/[Off]
video s as you take the m. [On]/[Off]
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Capture mode settings
1. To enter the Capture settings menu, press and hold the
MODE button (10) whilst in capture mode.
2. Press the MODE button (10) to enter the menu.
3. The MODE button (10) will scroll through the settings and
the SHUTTER button (1) will select/change them.
In the capture set tings menu , you will nd the following options
MENU FUNCTION
Capture Mode Use this fun ction to s et the cam era to singl e shot
Resolution Change the image re soluti on for tak ing photo s.
Quali ty Selec t image qualit y for still pho tos. Th ere are thre e
or timer de lay modes . [Single]/[2s timer]/ [5s
timer]/[10s t imer]
[12M]/[ 10M][8M]/[5M]/[3M]/[1. 3M]/[VGA]
option s for choice. [Super Fine]/[Fine]/[Normal]
Sharpness
Exposure Set the ex posure v alue manua lly to compe nsate
White balance A djust the w hite balan ce to suit dif ferent li ght
Colour Set the col our effe ct.[Standard ]/[Sepia]/
ISO The ISO menu allo ws you to set the leve l of
Scene Mode You can select th e scene mode acco rding to the
Set the sha rpnes s of the pict ure. The sh arpnes s
level di ctates i f the edges of o bject s in the image
are more or l ess disti nct. [Shar p]/[Normal]/[Sof t]
for unusua l lighting c onditio ns. [-3EV to +3EV ]
source s. [Auto]/[Daylight]/[Cloudy]/[F luorescent]/
[Incandescent]
[Monochrome]/[Vivid]
sensitivity. [Auto]/[100]/[200]/[400]
image you wish to cap ture. [Auto]/[Scenery]/
[Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Night Portrait]/[High
Sensitivity]/[Beach]
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Anti-shake Use the func tion to avoid tak ing blurry/out of focus
Continuous Shot Us e this func tion to tak e 6 picture s continu ously.
photos.[On
/[Off
[On
/[Off
Connecting the camera to an HDTV
1. Connect the Micro HDMI end of a micro HDMI to HDMI cable
(not included) to the camera’s micro HDMI por t (14), and the
other end to the HDTV’s HDMI port.
2. Turn on the HDTV and select the appropriate HDMI source.
3. Follow the ins tructions for ‘Playback of les’ mentioned
earlier in this manual.
4. When viewing is nished, turn off the camera and HDT V
before removing the HDMI cable.
Connecting the camera to a PC
There are two ways to download les from the camera’s Micro
SD to a computer:
• By inserting the Micro SD into a card reader.
• By connecting the camera to a computer using the supplied
USB cable.
Connecting the camera to a PC with the USB cable
1. Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the camera’s
micro USB jack (4), and the other end to the PC’s USB port
and turn the camera on.
2. Turn on the camera, ‘Mass Storage’ will appear on the LCD
screen (7)
3. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] on your PC .
‘Removable Disk ’ will be in the drive list. Double-click the
‘Removable Disk ’ icon to view it s contents. Files stored on
the camera are located in the folder named ‘ DCIM’.
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4. Copy the les that you want to your PC.
How to use the PC camera function
1. Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the camera’s
micro USB jack (4), and the other end to the PC’s USB port
and turn the camera on.
2. Turn on the camera, then press the MODE button (10) to
switch from ‘Mass Storage’ mode to ‘PC Camera’.
3. If using Windows XP, Open [My Computer], double click ‘USB
video tool’. If using Window Vista, 7 or 8, the PC Camera
function can only be used with third-party software
(Skype, etc.)
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Waterproof case
The Splash action camera includes a case that is waterproof
up to 15 metres. When using the camera in a wet environment,
always use the waterproof case.
Using the waterproof case
1. Open the waterproof cas e (11) by releasing the clip (12) on the
side of the case.
2. Insert the camera correctly so that the case closes easily
and provides a tight seal.
3. Snap the clip (12) shut to ensure the case is waterproof.
4. To operate the camera, use the waterpro of POWER/
SHUTTER button (13).
Note: The other functions and buttons of the camera cannot
be used whilst in the waterproof case. Access these buttons/
functions before inserting the camera into the case, or make
sure the case is thoroughly dried before removing the camera.
Mount accessories
In order to use the camera for various outdoor activities, we
have provided three different mounts.
• Mount (A) is used to x the camera to the handlebars on a bike.
• Mount (B) is used to x it to a helmet.
• Mount (C) is used to at tach the camera to at, clean,
smooth surfaces.
(A) (B) (C)
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Fixing the camera to a bike
1. Unscrew both screws and remove the metal ring of Mount A.
2. Place the plastic section underneath the handlebar and
place the metal ring over the handlebar.
3. Replace the screws and tighten them up.
4. If needed, choose extra connec tors from the three shown
and then x them to part (i) of Mount A.
5. Screw connector (ii) directly to the camera or the
camera case.
6. Attach the camera assembly to the Mount A assembly.
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i.
A.
ii.
Fixing the camera to a helmet
1. Fix connector (iii) to Mount B as shown.
2. If needed, choos e extra connectors from the three shown
and then x them to connector (iii).
3. Screw connector (ii) direc tly to the camera or the camera case.
4. Attach the camera assembly to the Mount B assembly.
5. After xing the camera to the mount correctly, use the strap
to x it to the helmet. Adjust the length according to the
helmet ’s size, and then tie the strap up to your helmet.
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iii.
1.
B.
ii.
2.
Fixing the camera to a board/flat surface
1. Ensure the sur face is clean and dr y before applying the
adhesive mount.
2. Peel off adhesive paper and stick the mount in the desired
position.
3. Fix connector (iii) to Mount C as shown.
4. If needed, choose extra connec tors from the three shown
and then x them connector (iii).
5. Screw connector (ii) directly to the camera or the camera case.
6. Attach the camera assembly to the Mount C assembly.
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iii.
1.
C.
ii.
2.
Specification
Sensor 5 Megapixe l CMOS
LCD display 1.77 “ TFT scr een
Lens F/2.5, f = 3.2 mm
Shutter Electroni c Shutter : 1/2 ~ 1/800 sec
Resolution Image: 12 M/ 10 M/8 M/5 M/3 M/1 .3 M / VGA
Video: 1080 p / 720 p / VGA / QVGA
Exposure -3.0 ~ +3.0EV
Continuous shot 6 frames p er shot
Storage Exte rnal memo ry: Micr o SD card (Up to 32 GB)
HDMI OUT Micro HDMI
Power source Li-ion ba tter y (550 mAh)
Dimension 50 x 50 x 36 mm
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Ambient
temperature
Microphone Built-in
Speaker Buil t-in
Opera ting: 0° C to 40 ° C
Storage : -20 to 60° C
Care for your Splash
Please DON’ T:
• Get the Splash wet , unless sealed in the included
waterproof case.
• Drop the Splash as this will invalidate your warranty.
• Open up the Splash. There are no user serviceable
parts inside.
• Expose the Splash to extreme temperatures or rapid changes
of hot to cold or vice ver sa.
Please DO:
• Clean the Splash with a soft dry cloth and no detergents.
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Troubleshooting
We hope you’ve now got all the information you need to get
started, but if you’re having problems with anything, please
feel free to contact us at: support@kitvision.co.uk or visit
www.kitvision.co.uk
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by minor
inconsistencies in these instructions, which may occur as a
result of product improvement and development.
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