Sealife SL500 Instruction Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for SL500

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Page 2: ...Tablet Micro HD only 19 22 a Download ACTION CAM HD App 19 20 b Changing ACTION CAM HD Username and Password 21 22 V Using the Action Cam HD App Micro HD only 23 25 a Home Screen 23 b Playback Screen 24 c Share Delete Screen 25 VI Menu Navigation 26 37 a Easy Setup 26 b Picture Settings 27 32 c Video Settings 33 34 d System Settings 35 37 VII Great Underwater Pictures Made Easy 38 41 VIII Optional...

Page 3: ...nderwater Camera 16GB SL500 or 32GB WiFi SL501 USB adapter SL50103 USB cable SL50104 Wall charger with US plug SL50105 Int l plug adapters for UK EU AU SL50106 Camera pouch SL50107 Not shown Instruction manual English SL50108 SeaLife Warranty statement ...

Page 4: ...3 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 ...

Page 5: ... Know Your Camera cont d Rear view 1 2 4 TFT color display 2 Serial 3 Piano Key controls a Video up b Menu down c Playback Power back 1 step 4 Waterproof USB contacts shown w USB cover 5 1 4 20 tripod accessory mount ...

Page 6: ...des a Land b Dive c Snorkel d Ext Light e 2 Ext Lights 2 Capture mode a Single b Continuous c Time Lapse d AEB 3 WiFi On 4 Timers a Video record time H MM SS b Time Lapse countdown time MM SS 5 Battery condition a Full power b High power c Medium power d Low power e Near empty ...

Page 7: ...04 x 1128 4 3 140 7 White Balance a Auto b Underwater Deep c Underwater Shallow d Daylight e Cloudy 8 ISO value a Auto d 400 b 100 e 800 c 200 9 Exposure Value From 2 0 to 2 0 in 0 3 increments 10 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 11 Video resolution size with frames per second a 1080p at 30 fps frames per second b 720p a...

Page 8: ...ur Camera cont d LCD Display Playback Mode Thumbnail view 1 Playback icon Thumbnail view 2 Thumbnail images Maximum 4 per page 3 Battery condition 4 File type a Still image b Video clip 5 Folder 100 to 999 6 File 0001 to 0999 ...

Page 9: ...splay Playback Mode Single view 1 Playback icon Single image view 2 Folder 100 to 999 3 File 0001 to 0999 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 ...

Page 10: ...9 III Basic Camera Operation Power On Push and hold bottom button for 2 seconds to power camera ON or OFF ...

Page 11: ...ke 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 also take a 2MP picture while recording video by pushing the shutter button 10 ...

Page 12: ... 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 or Down buttons to select desired option and Shutter button to confirm setting 11 ...

Page 13: ...uttons 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 button to increase playback speed or Down button to decrease playback speed You can delete an image file by pushing and holding shutter button while in thumbnail view ...

Page 14: ...peration 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 Warning Dry camera before inserting USB adapter USB adapter is not waterproof ...

Page 15: ... 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 and Charge options 5 Use the Up or Down buttons to select Charge and push Shutter button to confirm selection ...

Page 16: ... 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 any 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...

Page 17: ...peration 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 Warning Dry camera before inserting USB adapter USB adapter is not waterproof ...

Page 18: ...Camera Operation cont d 3 Connect other end of the USB cable into computer 4 The camera will display PC and Charge options 5 Use the Up or Down buttons to select Charge Push Shutter button to confirm selection 17 ...

Page 19: ...attery will keep its charge not charge or discharge when connected to a computer USB port For Windows Click on Windows Start icon and select My Computer Double click on Removable Disk icon The DCIM folder contains all pictures and videos Eject USB device to disconnect camera from computer For MAC Double click on untitled or unlabeled disk drive icon or your desktop The DCIM folder contains all pic...

Page 20: ... Micro HD only 1 Download and install the free ACTION CAM HD app to your Android or iOS device 2 In the camera s System Settings menu turn WiFi setting to WiFi On Note After turning WiFi ON please allow 15 to 20 seconds for the WiFi to start up ...

Page 21: ...Life micro HD and enter password 1234567890 5 Open ACTION CAM HD app Camera will automatically connect to your smartphone 6 When the camera is connected the smartphone will show a live preview of what the camera sees 7 To disconnect WiFi turn off camera power or select WiFi Off from camera s Systems Menu Note To change the username and password please refer to page 21 Android Apple ...

Page 22: ...low these instructions to change the default username sealife micro HD and password 1234567890 1 Connect camera to PC using USB cable See page 16 for instructions on connecting camera to PC 2 Select the Removable Disk _ drive double click the MISC folder and open the wifi conf file 1 with Microsoft Notepad or Mac TextEdit ...

Page 23: ...guration change the default username SeaLife Micro HD 2 and password 1234567890 3 to a new username and password of your choice Username and password must be a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 32 characters in length and may be made up of letters and numbers Save file after making changes ...

Page 24: ...23 V Using the ACTION CAM HD App Micro HD only Home Screen 1 Refresh WiFi connection 2 Camera settings menu 3 Picture Video mode 4 Take picture or start stop video 5 Playback ...

Page 25: ... Micro HD only cont d Playback Screen 1 Thumbnail images touch to enlarge image 2 Image saved on camera left or downloaded to smartphone right 3 Playback settings 4 Home screen 5 Share and delete images 6 Download images to smartphone ...

Page 26: ...ok app on your smartphone or tablet Pictures and videos downloaded to your smartphone or tablet will be saved in the following locations Apple iOS iPhone iPad Use the Action Cam HD to view and share pictures and videos You may also connect your iPhone and iPad to a computer and find the pictures saved here Action Cam HD documents MultiMedia Google Android Use the Action Cam HD to view and share pi...

Page 27: ...avigation Easy Setup A step by step guide that helps you set the camera correctly Simply follow the on screen guide and enter if you are using the camera on land or underwater and if you are using one or two lights ...

Page 28: ...er button is pushed at a rate of 10 frames per second Time Lapse Records still images at pre set time intervals of 2 sec 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min 5 min and 30 min Useful for shooting a sequence of pictures without holding the camera or disturbing the subject Later you can select the best image or combine all the images into a time lapse video using video editing software AEB Auto Exposure Bracket...

Page 29: ...er Shallow white balance and auto exposure program that favors faster shutter speeds to minimize motion blur effect Ext Light For underwater at any depth with one external light accessory Camera sets to 9MP resolution uses a more narrow 90 degree field of view to match wide beam angle of external light and minimize hot spot effect Daylight white balance and auto exposure program that favors faster...

Page 30: ... Shallow videos at depths less than 25ft 8m Underwater Ideal for shooting underwater images and Deep videos at depths greater than 25ft 8m Daylight Ideal for shooting in sunny conditions Cloudy Ideal for shooting in cloudy conditions Exposure Value EV This setting adjusts the camera s auto exposure program and is useful to force the camera to capture slightly over exposed or under exposed images I...

Page 31: ...ression resulting in fair quality and lowest file size Size Select among 7 different resolutions and image formats depending on how you want to use the image 4 3 is the most common format used for viewing pictures on a computer monitor or for printing 16 9 is a wide screen format commonly used to view pictures on an HD TV smartphone or other wide screen devices 13MP Wide 4 3 4128 x 3097 Highest 4 ...

Page 32: ...080p frame size Ideal for time lapse photography that is later produced into HD quality video 2MP Wide 4 3 1504 x 1128 Lowest resolution with wide 140 degree field of view ISO ISO adjusts how sensitive the image sensor is to light The higher the ISO value the more sensitive the camera will be to light and is ideal for low light shooting conditions A higher ISO value also results in a grainier less...

Page 33: ...il but may appear more pixelated Softer images have smoother lines Metering This sets the area that the camera uses to calculate exposure Spot metering uses the center of the image frame to determine exposure Average metering uses the entire image field to calculate exposure Time Lapse Select the time interval used for the Time Lapse capture mode See above ...

Page 34: ...solutions and frame speeds depending on what you are recording and what you intend to do with the video clip 1080 30fps 720p 60fps 720p 30fps 240p 120fps 240p 240fps White Balance WB See description on page 29 Metering See description on page 32 Quality See description on page 30 ...

Page 35: ...c or narrations to your video Sharpness See description on page 32 Dual Stream When Dual Stream setting is ON the camera saves two video files for each recording One is a smaller version of the original useful for viewing on smartphone or emailing The smaller thumbnail file shares the same file name as the original larger file but includes a _thm mp4 extension Note Each video recording also includ...

Page 36: ... information on connecting camera to smartphones or tablets Note Keep WiFi turned off when not in use as this will deplete battery power WiFi will also turn off automatically if camera is powered off Auto Off Camera will automatically turn off after 3 minutes of not pushing any buttons The Auto Off function can be disabled by selecting Auto off Off or extended to 5 minutes by selecting Auto off 5 ...

Page 37: ...cture Firmware Version Displays what firmware software version is installed on the camera SeaLife may occasionally release firmware updates if any operation and performance enhancements are discovered Please check SeaLife website for updates www sealife cameras com firmware Sound The camera includes a speaker located inside the waterproof enclosure which may be turned ON or OFF The speaker volume ...

Page 38: ...the bottom right corner of each picture Not available for videos Light Frequency To avoid flicker effect when taking pictures indoors under fluorescent lighting select 60Hz for USA and other countries using 110 120V electrical system Select 50Hz for countries using 220 240V electrical system Memory Available Shows how much internal memory is available for storage The camera uses some internal memo...

Page 39: ...eet 18m you should keep your shooting distance to within 6 feet 1 8m Get close to your subject The ideal shooting distance is 1ft to 4ft 0 3 to 1 2 meters This distance will result in greater detail Remember the camera s minimum focus range is 12 30cm For shooting closer shooting distances of 6 to 24 15cm to 60cm consider purchasing the optional 10X close up lens item SL570 Move calmly and control...

Page 40: ...ctive to a depth of about 60ft 18m depending on available sunlight and water visibility The most effective way to compensate for lost colors is by using a Sea Dragon Photo Video Dive light The light easily mounts to the bottom of the camera The Flex Connect system of trays grips flexible arms and adapters can click together and apart in seconds without tools for compact travel Two lights can be mo...

Page 41: ...e than one 13 megapixel still image Correcting fisheye lens barrel distortion The built in fisheye lens allows you to get close to the subject and still fit everything into the picture Some pictures taken of straight objects like a tree or horizon may appear bent There are many photo editing programs available that can correct this barrel distortion effect Here is a BEFORE and AFTER example correc...

Page 42: ... or additional tips and advice can be found on the SeaLife website at www sealife cameras com Ask your local SeaLife dive dealer about underwater camera courses Most SeaLife dive dealers offer underwater camera courses which include hands on training as well as many helpful tips and techniques to underwater videos and photography ...

Page 43: ...The compact and powerful line of Sea Dragon lights are easy to connect to your Micro HD HD camera using the Flex Connect system of trays grips and arms Check out sealife cameras com for the latest line of Sea Dragon underwater lights Left Micro HD attached to Sea Dragon 2000 UW light w Flex Connect Grip and Micro Tray Center Sea Dragon lights quickly and easily click together with a push of a butt...

Page 44: ... species Rotate the Micro HD HD on the AquaPod for self portrait images Easy to use and hold steady both above and below the water the AquaPod extends from 18 inches 46cm to 53 inches 135cm To shoot still images simply set the camera to Time Lapse mode allowing it to automatically shoot at set time intervals For videos just push the video button on the camera and start shooting For best results ma...

Page 45: ... up Lens SL570 For shooting sharp close ups from 6 to 24 15cm to 60cm the optical glass lens easily attaches to the lens port and locks in place with a right twist It s removable underwater and includes a safety lanyard that connects to the camera ...

Page 46: ...sure camera is perfectly dry before storage Store camera in a clean dry area Do not disassemble this product there are no user serviceable parts inside and will void warranty Keep camera away from extreme temperatures or prolonged exposure to direct sunlight Storage temperature range is 20 F to 140 F 29 C to 60 C For long term storage charge battery to about 50 Storing camera with 0 charge may sho...

Page 47: ...alifePartsDirect com Service If your SeaLife product is damaged and requires repair service please follow these important instructions 1 Visit the Product Updates page located in the Technical Support menu of the sealife cameras com website 2 Check that you have the most recent firmware loaded on your camera Firmware updates are also available in the Technical Support menu of the sealife cameras c...

Page 48: ...r relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and 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 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmf...

Page 49: ...ice should be used in such a manner such that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized This device has been evaluated for and shown compliant with the IC Specific Absorption Rate SAR limits when installed in specific host products operated in portable exposure conditions antennas are less than 20 centimeters of a person s body This device has been certified for use in C...

Page 50: ... de façon à minimiser les contacts humains lors du fonctionnement normal Ce périphérique a été évalué et démontré conforme aux limites SAR Specific Absorption Rate Taux d absorption spécifique d IC lorsqu il est installé dans des produits hôtes particuliers qui fonctionnent dans des conditions d exposition à des appareils portables les antennes se situent à moins de 20 centimètres du corps d une p...

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