Swann Bolt HD 1080p, Bolt HD User Manual
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M690CAM080911E
English
Bolt HD
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(Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo
FCC Verification:
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prohibition against eavesdropping
Except for the operations of law enforcement officers conducted
under lawful authority, no person shall use, either directly or
indirectly, a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this Part
for the purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations
of others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties engaging
in the conversation.
WARNING: Modifications not approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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Contents
(Important) Legal Mumbo Jumbo 2
Contents 3
Introduction 4
Where Stu is At (The Layout) 5
Getting Started 6
Your microSD Card and You 8
You Got the Power: Charging the Battery 9
The Button: a.k.a. “Operating Guide” 10
Resolution: Choosing It 11
Seeing how cool you are (Playback) 12
Playback on a Computer 13
HDMI & Composite Video Playback 14
The Remote Control 15
Options, Options: The Onscreen Menus 16
Showing your Quality 18
Mounting the Camera 19
Shooting Your Troubles 21
Technically Speaking (Specications) 22
Warranty / Helpdesk Rear Cover
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You’ve gone and done it now. Really taken the cake. You’ve bought
a Bolt HD 1080p Waterproof SportsCam - the miniature, waterproof,
easy to use, full HD personal action video recorder from Swann. Kudos
to you! Can’t say we’re not envious.
You’ve nabbed yourself a camera that’s
perfect for capturing your insane antics
and displays of immense skill*.
It’s great for recording biking, skating,
skiing or snowboarding, surng or
throwing yourself out of a perfectly
good aircraft. Or just about anything
else you can think of!
Strap it to your head, arms, legs, butt, bike, board, gear, rigging or
shoes. Or you can think outside the box.
Use it to capture video to show your
friends and share your videos online.
Don’t talk big. Show big. Prove you
did it with the SportsCam.
* The camera isn’t going to make you any more skilled. Sorry.
It ain’t magic, just miniaturized technology. You’ll have to provide the skill!
Introduction
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Where Stu is At (The Layout)
Targeting Laser
Lasers make
everything cooler.
Power / Record Button
Heck, we might as well call it “the
button” - it is all on its lonesome.
The Frontside
Indicator LED
The SportsCam can’t talk, so it
ashes a little light to let you know
what it’s up to, like Captain Pike
from that old episode of Star Trek.
Rear Cap
Lens
A bit of high-quality
glass used to focus stu.
The Backside
USB Port
For charging, computers and
composite video output.
1080p / 720p Switch
Choose between 720p (nice) and
1080p (seriously nice).
microSD Card Slot
For inserting a microSD card
and nothing else.
Mini-HDMI Port
Pure awesomeness in one output.
Infrared Sensor (for Remote)
We tried a brainwave sensor here,
but it turns out they still only work
in science ction. So, the IR sensor
works like the one in your TV. You’ll
need the rear cap o to use the
remote.
Reset
Sets everything
back to the
factory
defaults.
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Getting Started
Right. So: you’ve got the SportsCam. It’s Friday afternoon, and you’re
headed out skating on Saturday morning and you want to get the
SportsCam setup and ready to rock and/or roll.
1. Charge the battery.
Short version: Plug the little end of the USB cable into the SportsCam,
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 9 for the long version on getting yourself some power.
2. Jam a microSD card in it. Gently.
Short version: Ensure there’s nothing on the microSD card 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 SportsCam 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 8 for the long version regarding microSD cards.
3. Set up your Camera using the On-Screen Menus
Short version: Connect the SportsCam to a television or monitor using
either the mini-HDMI output or the COMPOSITE VIDEO output (that’s
the weird USB to RCA cable - one end goes into the USB port on the
SportsCam and the other to the VIDEO IN on a TV). Use the Remote
Control to access the menus see (“The Remote Control” on page 15).
We think the best course of action is to:
• Choose your recording format (PAL or NTSC).
• Format your microSD card.
• Set the Date and Time.
• Choose your Resolution (see page 11).
• Choose your Quality settings (check out page 18).
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A few things you really have to get right:
PAL or NTSC
The Record Mode setting must
be set correctly for your location if
you want the highest quality playback
possible. This setting is doubly important
if you’re planning to shoot under or
around uorescent lights - if this is
wrong, then they’ll ‘icker’.
Choose NTSC if you’re in the USA,
Canada, Mexico, Korea or Japan.
Choose PAL if you’re in the UK,
Europe, Africa, or Australia.
Format
To clean old data o the microSD card
and get it ready to record video, we
suggest formatting it in the SportsCam.
Date and Time
The time is represented in standard US
format: MM/DD/YYYY
We suggest getting this right before you
head out the rst time. Unless you do a
complete reset of the unit or completely
drain the battery (it will automatically
shut down before this happens) you
shouldn’t have to set it again.
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Choosing a microSD card:
The SportsCam will accept a microSD card up to 32GB in capacity.
You can store between 7 ~ 30 minutes worth of video per gigabyte
(GB). Check out page 18 for more information on recording times
versus quality settings.
We recommend using cards of at least 8GB to ensure that the SportsCam
won’t run out of storage space whilst you’re lming, 16GB or 32GB are
recommended for recording in 1080p at high quality.
Of course, if you only want to record ten minutes at a time, you could
get away with a much smaller card. But remember, when it runs out that’ll be all she wrote!
For reliable performance, we strongly suggest that you
use a card with a speed rating of “Class 4” or higher.
Look for these symbols:
D
4
D
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Inserting a microSD card:
• Hold the SportsCam so that the rear panel is facing you, and the
power/record button is facing up.
• Orient the microSD card so that the text is facing up.
• Gently push the microSD card into the slot. Be careful that it goes
in correctly - if it misses the slot or is inserted at an angle, it could
become jammed.
• The card will “click” into place once fully inserted.
• To remove the card, simply push it in. This will release the locking
mechanism, and the card will spring out. Be careful when removing
the microSD card - the little spring that pushes it out is quite
powerful.
Your microSD Card and You
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