Sealife SL512, SL510 User Manual

Table of Contents

I. Package Contents ..................................................................................................... 2

II. Getting to Know Your Camera. ............................................................................ 3-8

a. Front view ......................................................................................................... 3

b. Rear view .......................................................................................................... 4

c. LCD Display: Capture Mode ............................................................................. 5

d. LCD Display: Playback Mode ........................................................................7-8

III. Basic Camera Operation ................................................................................... 9-19

a. Power On ......................................................................................................... 9

b. Take a Picture ................................................................................................. 10

c. Take a Video ................................................................................................... 10

d. Easy Setup....................................................................................................... 11

e. Playback Pictures and Videos ......................................................................... 12

f. Charge Battery ............................................................................................ 13-15

g. Upload Pictures to PC ................................................................................16-19

IV. WiFi Connection to Smartphone/Tablet .......................................................... 20-21

V. Using the Sealife Micro Cam App .................................................................... 22-24

a. Home Screen .................................................................................................. 22

b. Playback Screen ............................................................................................. 23

c. Select Screen .................................................................................................. 24

VI. Menu Navigation ............................................................................................. 25-38

a. Easy Setup ....................................................................................................... 25

b. Image Settings ............................................................................................ 26-34

c. System Settings...........................................................................................35-38

VII. Great Underwater Pictures Made Easy .......................................................... 39-42

VIII. Optional Accessories .................................................................................... 43-45

IX. Care and Maintenance ......................................................................................... 46

X. Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 47-48

XI. Spare Parts and Service ........................................................................................ 49

XII. FCC Statement ............................................................................................... 50-52

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I. Package Contents

Micro 2.0 Underwater Camera (32GB WiFi SL510 or 64GB WiFi SL512)

Wrist strap (SL50102) Lens Cap (SL50113)

USB adapter (SL50103)

USB cable (SL51004)

Not shown:

Instruction manual – English

(SL51008) SeaLife Warranty statement

Wall charger with

US plug (SL50105)

Int’l plug adapters for

UK, EU, AU (SL50106)

Camera pouch (SL50107)

II. Getting to Know Your Camera

Front view

1. Shutter button

2. Optical glass lens port

3. Lens adapter ring (For attaching close-up lens

accessory – sold separately)

4. Wrist strap connection

II. Getting to Know Your Camera (cont’d)

Rear view

1. 2.4” TFT color display

2. 1/4-20 tripod accessory mount

3. Waterproof USB contacts

(Serial# located under USB cover)

4. “Piano Key” controls:

a. Video (up) b. Menu (down)

c. Playback / Power (back 1 step)

II. Getting to Know Your Camera (cont’d)

LCD Display:

Capture Mode

1. Scene modes

a. Land

b. Dive

c. Snorkel

d. Ext Light

2. Capture mode

a. Single

b. Continuous

c. Time Lapse

d. AEB

e. Burst

3. Field of View (FOV)

4. WiFi On

5. Timers

a. Video record time (H:MM:SS) b. Time Lapse countdown

time

(MM:SS)

6. Battery condition

a. Full power

b. High power

c. Medium power

d. Low power

e. Near empty

II. Getting to Know Your Camera (cont’d)

LCD Display: Capture Mode

7. Image size resolution

a. 16MP / 4608 x 3456 / 4:3

b. 14MP / 4608 x 3072 / 3:2

c. 12MP / 4608 x 2592 / 16:9

d. 9MP / 3456 x 2592 / 4:3

e. 7MP / 3456 x 1944 / 16:9

f. 4MP / 2304 x 1728 / 4:3

g. 3MP / 2304 x 1296 / 16:9

h. 2MP / 1920 x 1080 / 16:9

8. White Balance

a. Auto

b. Underwater Deep

c. Underwater Shallow

d. Underwater Green

e. Daylight

f. Cloudy

9. ISO value

a. Auto d. 400

b. 100 e. 800

c. 200

10. Exposure Value (From

-2.0 to +2.0 in 0.3 increments)

11. Self-timer or Time Lapse time interval

a. Self-timer (3s or 10s)

b. Time Lapse interval

(2s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 5m or 30m)

12. Video resolution size

(with frames per second)

a. 1296p at 30fps b. 1080p at 60fps c. 1080p at 30fps d. 720p at 120fps e. 720p at 60fps f. 720p at 30fps g. 480p at 240fps h. 480p at 120fps i. 480p at 60fps j. 480p at 30fps

Note: When shooting video time lapse, the frame rate is replaced by the time interval.

II. Getting to Know Your Camera (cont’d)

LCD Display:

Playback Mode (Thumbnail view)

1. Playback icon - Thumbnail view

2. File type:

3. Folder # (100 to 999)

4. File # (0001 to 9999)

5. Battery condition

6. Thumbnail images (Maximum 4 per page)

a. Still image b. Video clip

II. Getting to Know Your Camera (cont’d)

LCD Display:

Playback Mode (Single view)

1. Playback icon - Single image view

2. Folder # (100 to 999)

3. File # (0001 to 9999)

4. Battery condition

5. Elapse time H:MM:SS (video files only)

6. Video status bar (video files only)

7. Total recorded time H:MM:SS (video files only)

III. Basic Camera Operation

Power On:

Push and hold bottom button for 2 seconds to power camera ON or OFF.

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

Take a Picture:

Aim, hold camera steady and push shutter button.

Take a Video:

Aim, hold camera steady and push video button to start or stop video recording.

Note:

• When video recording is in progress, you will see a red dot with

elapse record timer on the top right of the LCD display.

• You can take a 2MP picture while recording video by pushing the shutter button. This feature is not available when recording at 1296p resolution or 120fps or 240fps video.

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

Easy Setup:

This on-screen guide will help you set the camera correctly.

1. Push MENU button

2. Push shutter button to select “Easy Setup.”

3. Follow the on-screen guide using the Up (

Down ( Shutter button to confirm setting.

) buttons to select desired option and

) or

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

Playback Pictures and Videos:

1. Push Playback button

to display thumbnail images.

2. Use the Up (

) or Down ( ) buttons to

scroll through thumbnails.

3. Push Shutter button to

select and display single images/videos.

Note:

• Push Shutter button to start or pause playback of video files.

• Use Up (

(

• You can delete an image file by pushing and holding shutter button

while in thumbnail view.

) button to decrease playback speed.

) button to increase playback speed or Down

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

Charge Battery:

1. Remove USB cover.

2. Make sure camera is dry.

Insert USB cable into USB adapter, and insert into waterproof USB port.

Important: Camera MUST be completely dry before

inserting USB adapter. USB adapter is not waterproof.

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

3. Connect other end of

the USB cable into the wall charger, and insert wall charger into outlet.

4. The camera will display PC, Charge and Ext Power.

5. Use the Up (

to select Charge and push Shutter button to confirm selection.

) or Down ( ) buttons

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

6. When the camera is charging, the large battery icon

in center of display will blink from one to three bars repeatedly. The icon will show three solid bars when the battery is fully charged.

7. After 1 minute of charging, the display will go to sleep

in order to save power and charge faster. Push any button to turn on display and see battery charging status.

Note:

• After 1 minute, the camera will go into power save mode and display

will turn off while camera continues charging.

• Push the SHUTTER button to show battery charging status. Flashing

icon means battery is still charging. Solid icon means battery is finished charging.

• The camera may also be charged when connected to a computer USB

port; however, charging takes twice as long as charging with wall charger.

• The wall charger may be fitted with one of the 3 international plug types.

• Pushing the MENU button while the camera is charging will stop

charging and show USB option screen.

• See troubleshooting tips on page 47 if camera doesn’t connect to

charger.

III. Basic Camera Operation (cont’d)

Upload pictures to PC:

1. Remove USB cover.

2. Make sure camera is dry.

Insert USB cable into USB adapter, and into waterproof USB port.

Important: Camera MUST be completely dry before

inserting USB adapter. USB adapter is not waterproof.

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