8
Getting Started
Right. So: you’ve got the Atom HD. It’s Friday afternoon, and you’re
headed out skating on Saturday morning and you want to get the
Atom HD setup and ready to rock and/or roll.
1. Charge the battery.
Short version: Plug the little end of the USB cable into the Atom HD,
and the big end into the included power adapter. Plug the power
adapter into a wall socket. Wait two to three hours. Bam!
Check out page 11 for the long version on getting yourself some power.
2. Jam a microSD card or two in it. Gently.
Short version: Ensure there’s nothing on the microSD card(s) you want
to keep, as we’ll be formatting it in a moment (that erases all the data
and preps it for recording video). The Atom HD shoots high-def video,
so grab yourself a decently big card - we reckon that 8GB is a realistic
minimum, with 16GB or 32GB cards recommended.
Check out page 10 for the long version regarding microSD cards.
3. Set up your Camera using the On-Screen Menus
Short version: Using the buttons on the top of the camera, open the
on-screen menus and set the important options. Failing to get these
right will negatively impact the quality of your videos, and/or the
duration that the Atom HD can record for.
We think the best course of action is to:
• Choose your recording format (PAL or NTSC) and appropriate light
frequency (50Hz or 60Hz). Typically, NTSC users should choose 60Hz
and PAL users should choose 50Hz.
• Format your microSD card.
• Set the Date and Time.
• Choose your Resolution (see page 12).
• Choose your Quality settings (check out page 14).