Speed Concepts HD-3G User Manual

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HD-3G

Video Recording System

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HD-3G

Video Recording System

Table of Contents:

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Control buttons................................................................................3

Explaining the control buttons.........................................................4

Battery Maintenance.......................................................................5

Memory card installation.................................................................5

Explaining the Conguration Menus...............................................6

Video Mode settings........................................................................7

Photo Mode Settings.......................................................................8

Playback Mode...............................................................................9

File Storage...................................................................................10

GPS Conversion Software............................................................10

Connecting to an HDTV set..........................................................11

Specications...............................................................................12

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HD-3G Video Recording System User’s manual

Mode button

Power button

Menu button

Record button

Reset switch

Joystick button

Auto-record Switch

PTT Switch

Radio Plug

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Lens

Night vision switch

LCD Screen

Mounting Point

LED Flash Light

SD Card

GPS Receiver

HDMI Out

AV Out USB

HD-3G Video Recording System User’s manual

Explaining the control buttons:

• Joystick

The joystick button has four different functions: Left= LCD On/Off Up= Zoom in Down= Zoom out Press= Flip Image/OK

• Record

Press to start/stop a recording or to take a snapshot.

• Mode

Press to switch modes: Video, Photo, Playback

• Power

Press to start the unit and press & hold to shut down

• Menu

Press the menu button under any mode, to bring up the

conguration screen for that specic mode. You can navigate

through the different menus, pushing up or down on the joystick, and pushing left or right to change it. When you’re done, press the menu button again to exit.

• Night vision

Toggle the switch to the left to activate nightvision mode. Switch it back to the right to turn it off.

• Autorecord switch

Up = Off , Down = On

• PTT Switch

Push-To-Talk Radio Switch

• Radio Plug

For compatible motorolla radios

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Battery Maintenance

The HD-3G camera uses a rechargeable, high capacity Lithium-

Polymer battery pack, capable of providing over 6 hours of run

time on a single charge. We recommend charging the battery

completely before the rst use. A full charge takes around 10

hours to complete.

• Charging the Unit

Connect the supplied cable into the A/V plug of the camera, and the USB connector into the AC wall charger, then connect to any wall outlet. The led indicator on the charger will remain red while charging, and turn to green once completed.

• Memory Card Installation

Insert the card into the camera, with the metal pins facing the LCD screen. Slide in the plastic card cover and fasten it in place with the supplied screw. Caution: Do not over tighten the screw!.

The required card type is SDHC, and you can use up to 32Gb

capacity. We recommend using the Kingston brand, with a

Class 4 or 6 rating.

Caution: Never remove/insert the memory card while power is applied, or you risk damaging the data integrity on the card!

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HD-3G Video Recording System User’s manual

Explaining the Conguration Menus

Each of the 3 available modes (Video, Photo & Playback) allows you to change different settings, to adjust the camera to the

ambient light conditions and also to congure other system

settings. Press the menu button once to enter the conguration screen, and by default you will be shown the options for camera adjustments (Image B). If you need to change the system settings, move the joystick up, then right, to get to the system settings menu (Image C).

When you power on the system, the default mode is always the video mode. Use the mode button to select the mode for which you need to change settings, and press the Menu button to enter

the conguration screen of the selected mode.

Password Protection

In order to protect the les from being deleted, and settings

from being changed by an unauthorized party, these options are password protected. The default password is 999888 and can be changed by the administrator, using the joystick button.

Image B Image C

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Video Mode settings

• Size = Select the desired resolution: 1920x1080 @ 30fps, 1440x1080 @ 30 fps, 1280x720 @ 30 fps, 848x480 @ 60 fps.

• EV = Exposure compensation. Override the automatic settings of the camera. Select + for sharper or – for darker settings.

• White Balance = Select the lighting conditions: Auto, Fluorescent, Tungsten, Cloudy or Sunny.

• Contrast = Standard, Soft, Hard.

• Sharpness = Standard, Soft, Hard.

• Effect = Add some special effect to your video: Off, Vivid,

Monochrome, Negative, Sepia or Art.

• Duration = Preset amount of time for recording: No (continuous), 15, 30 or 45 minutes.

• Recycle = Set time of recording before overwriting occurs: No (continuous), 1, 5, 10 and 15 minutes.

• Volume = Adjust the playback volume from 0 to 8

• Language = English only.

Photo Mode Settings

• Date = Congure the current date.

• Clock = Congure the current time.

• Format = If you are having problems with the memory card,

you can re-format it.

• System Reset = Restore to original factory settings.

• Auto Off = Shut down the unit automatically after a set period

of time: OFF, 1, 3 or 5 minutes.

• Light Frequency = Select the lighting frequency for your

country: Europe 50 Hz or north America 60 Hz.

• Stamp = Add the time/date over the recorded video.

• GPS OSD = On Screen Display of the GPS Data

• Password = Must be 6 digits, select SET to change the

default password.

• ID = Unique factory assigned number used to identify this unit.

• Version = Camera rmware version number.

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Playback Mode

When you enter the Playback mode, if there are no videos or images stored on the memory card, the message NO FILE will appear on a blue screen.

Otherwise, the rst image or video will be shown. If the image

has the play stamp on it , it means the le is a video. You can browse all images and videos using the joystick button, moving right to go to the next item and left to go back.

If you move it down, all les will be shown in thumbnails mode,

and you can navigate through them more quickly. Press OK on

the joystick to view the selected le in full screen. If you press

OK on a video le, playback will begin. If you press OK again, it will pause it. When a video is playing, you can fast forward it by

moving the joystick to the right. Doing so once will speed up to 2x, again for 4x and another time for 8x speed. You can do the same

thing if you need to go backwards, by moving the joystick to the left.

Playback volume

Moving the joystick Up or Down while a video le is playing, will

raise or lower the volume accordingly.

Deleting les

To delete a le, press the Menu button while you are viewing it. This will bring up the le delete menu. To avoid deleting les by

an unauthorized party, you must set password before you can delete it.

• Size = Image resolution: 5 or 8 Mega pixels

• EV = Exposure compensation

• Quality = Image quality: Normal, Good, Fine.

• White Balance = Select the ambient light that best suits

the lighting conditions

• Contrast = Standard, Soft, Hard.

• Sharpness = Standard, Soft, Hard.

• Effect = Add a special effect to your image.

• Self Timer = 10 seconds delay before a picture is taken.

• Burst = Number of images that will be taken each time you

press the Record button: No, 3 pics, 5 pics.

File Storage

Use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera with your

computer. You can easily transfer the les from the memory card

to any PC or MAC that way, without having to remove the card from the unit. Once connected, Power on the camera, and you will see 3 options: MSC, CHARGE and POWER. Select MSC to allow your computer to search for data on the

memory card. You will nd 2 locations with data stored, one for the

memory card and one for the small internal memory. If no memory card is present, it will only show the internal memory storage. Selecting CHARGE will allow you to recharge the battery from your computer. Select POWER ON to use the camera normally.

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GPS Conversion Software

The Compact Disc provided with your HD-3G camera contains a

le conversion utility for Windows PC computers. You will need it

to convert the raw GPS data into a format that can be read by 3rd party applications, such as Google Earth and others.

Note: Before you can record the GPS data along with your video, the G logo must appear on the LCD screen, meaning that the sattelittes are locked in. This can take a few minutes after the camera is powered on(cold start)

Before the rst use, copy the GPS folder from

the CD-ROM to any location on your computer. Then go to That location and launch the KML Converter application.

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Connecting to an HDTV set

The HD-3G camera can be connected to any HDTV (1080p resolution is recommended) to see the image on a large screen

while you are monitoring, recording or to playback your les.

Connect the supplied HDMI cable between the camera unit and the HDTV monitor, and press the power button. The display that usually appears on the LCD screen of the camera unit will now be shown on the larger HDTV set. Note that during monitoring, the image will be mirrored, but the actual recording will be normal.

Select the raw GPS data le from the memory card (with a .txt

extension) that you wish to convert. Click on “...” to browse your

les.Enter an optional description name for the data, then click on “Convert to KML le”. The same le name will be created on the card, but with a .kml extension. Now open this le using your

favorite GPS mapping application, to view the recorded route.

Specications

Sensor

Canon ½” CMOS

Max. Resolution

2592x1944 pixels, 8 mega pixels Int.

Zoom

4x Digital Zoom

Display

2.0” TFT LCD Screen

Video Output

HDMI CTS1.2, 1080p output

Video Format

.mov H.264 le type

Frame&Bitrate

30fps @ 12 Mb/s, 60fps @ 5 Mb/s

Storage

Internal 32Mb, SD card up to 32 Gb.

Audio

Internal mic (AAC format) and speaker

Flash

Infra-red night vision mode

Battery type/ capacity

Lithium-Polymer 3.7v, 4000 mAh

Runtime

6 hours of recording, 10 hours of stand-by

Connectivity

USB 2.0 and HDMI out ports

GPS Logging

Refresh rate 1 Hz

Dimensions

62 x 98 x 31 mm (2.4” x 3.8” x 1.2”)

Weight

143 gr. (5 oz)

Waterproong

Conforms to IP67 standards

Distributed by:

Speed Concepts Ltd

1284 Des Seigneurs #94086,

Terrebonne, QC,

J6W 5V4 Canada.

www.speedconcepts.ca

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