Capturing Videos
(Start/Stop Recording) or Photos
When in your selected shooting mode, press the shutter
button to start/stop recording or to take a picture. If
you’re recording and want to take a photo as you’re
recording, a quick press of the Power button will take a
still as you’re recording. A blue camera symbol will
appear on your LCD screen to signify that a photo is
being taken.
Main Menu
In the Main Menu, which you access by pressing the
Mode/Power button twice (after turning the camera on),
you are presented with 12 menu options. The first 11
options are Modes with preloaded default settings for
various shooting scenarios and the last option is the
Setup Menu. Each Mode has a quick menu attached to
it with a streamlined mini setup menu to alter individual
settings according to preference.
Changing Shooting Modes
1-
With the camera turned on, press the
Power/Mode button to cycle through Video
Mode, Photo Mode or to Access the Main
Menu.
2-
When in the Main Menu, cycle through the
menu options using the Scrolling Keys on the
side of the camera, and select your preferred
mode using the Shutter button.
3-
When in your selected shooting mode, press
the down scrolling key to access the Quick
menu for that Mode, and again, using the
scrolling keys on the side of the camera cycle
through the most popular settings for that
Mode, or go to the SETUP menu to view the
full range of adjustable settings.
Initial Setup
1-
Remove the camera from the waterproof case and insert
a reputable Ultra High Speed MicroSD memory card with
a minimum write speed of 45MB/s (class 10 or above)
2-
Format memory card inside camera before first use –
Turn the camera on using the Power button. Scroll to the
Setup menu using the scrolling keyson the side of the
camera, select using the shutter button, scroll up to
Format and select using the shutter button.
3-
Charge the battery using the USB cable provided for 8
hours before initial use (Subsequent charges will take
approx. 3 hours)
Video/Photo
How do I turn the camera on?
1- Press and hold the Power/Mode button for 3 seconds to turn the camera on or off.
2- Insert a reputable Ultra High Speed MicroSD memory card with a minimum write speed of 45MB/s (class 10 or
above)
This is the standard Video/Photo point and shoot mode. It is also the answer to turning off the
Feature Modes available such as Dashcam, Underwater, Video/Time Lapse, Slow Mo or
Motion Detect. If you have any of these enabled, and want to turn them off, simply select
Video/Photo with your memory card inserted into your camera. Simple!
To toggle from Photo to Video to Main menu and back, simply press the power button (On/Off/Mode) to cycle through.
To alter the full range of individual settings for Videos and Photos, go into the Olfi Main Menu by pressing the power
button twice after turning your camera on, and, using the scrolling keys on the side of your camera to cycle through to
Setup Menu, and select using the shutter button. Alternatively use the quick menu to alter the most popular settings.
Press the down scrolling key on the side of the camera when in Video or Photo Mode to access the shortcut menu and
change some of the most popular settings, quickly.
- Resolution
(1080/60 default)
- Loop Recording
(when you get to the end of your
memory card capacity – it will begin to write over your
oldest footage) (Off –default)
- Dual Capture
(take a still at set intervals. Choose from:
3 seconds, 5s, 10s, 30s and 1 minute intervals)
(Off – default)
- Rotate
(Rotates the recording 180° to enable you to
mount your camera upside down which is arguably the
best way to mount your camera on a chest harness when
on a bike for the best perspective – don’t forget your J
clip to angle your camera when mounting!) (Off – default)
- FOV
(Off (wide) – default)
- HDR
(Off – default)
- Gyro Sensor
(Off – default)
- Audio on/off
(On – default)
- Audio sensitivity
(7 – default)
- Time stamp on/off
(Off – default)
- Video File
format (MP4 – default)
- Bit Rate
(Medium – default)
- Low Res File
(Off – default)
- Power on Record
(Off – default)
- Sharpness
(Medium – default)
- White Balance
(Auto – default)
- Colour
(Standard – default)
- EV
(+0.0 – default)
- Metering
(Average – default for firmware v2.2 and earlier,
Centre – default for firmware released from 2018)
- Distortion Correction
(Off – default)
What can I alter in the video quick menu?
- Image Size
(16MP 4608 x 3456 – default)
- Rotate
Rotates the recording 180° to enable you to
mount your camera upside down which is arguably the
best way to mount your camera on a chest harness
when on a bike – for the best perspective (Off – default)
- Motion Detection
When on, this will take a photo when
the camera detects Motion – See Motion Detect Mode
(Page 13) for a full explanation (Off – default)
- Exposure Time
(renamed Shutter speed for firmware
updates released from 2018) - Choose from: Auto,
(default), 1/3 Second, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 seconds.
- Self-Timer
The self-timer can be set to take a single
photo a certain amount of time after pressing the shutter
button. Choose from: Off (default), 3, 5, and 10 seconds.
When activated, your camera will display a countdown
egg timer in the centre of the screen as soon as you
press the shutter button, and count down the seconds
until the photo is captured.
- Quality
Refers to the preciseness of the pixels. More precise
pixels will result in a better overall image, but they'll also require
more storage space on a memory card, resulting in larger file
sizes. Choose from: Fine, Normal (default), Economy.
- Sharpness
(Medium– default),
- White Balance
(Auto – default),
- Colour
(Standard – default),
- ISO
(Auto – default),
- EV
(+0.0 – default)
- Metering
(Average – default for firmware v2.2 and earlier, Centre
– default for firmwares released from 2018)
- Gyro Sensor
(Off – default)
- FOV
(Off (wide) – default)
- Distortion Correction
(Off (wide) – default)
- Time Stamp
(Off – default)
For an explanation of what each adjustable setting is, plus what to change and when, please see
Setup Menu (Pages 14-22).
For an explanation of what each adjustable setting is, plus what to change and when, please see
Setup Menu (Pages 14-22).
INITIAL SETUP
VIDEO/PHOTO MODE
How do I access the quick start menu?
Select the preferred Mode thumbnail from the Main Menu and then press the down arrow on the side of the
camera to access a quick menu of popular settings to alter. When you’re in the quick menus, the shutter button
will select the highlighted option and take you back to the quick menu list, the power button will take you out of
all the menus completely.
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What can I alter in the photo quick menu?
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