NIKICAM FS01 4K Dual Screen Digital Camera User Guide

NIKICAM FS01 4K Dual Screen Digital Camera User Guide

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,

1. Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
2. Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
3. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
4. Do not ingest battery, chemical burn hazard.
5. Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
6. If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of body, seek immediate medical attention.

CAUTION

• If the battery is mishandled, the battery pack can burst, cause a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions.
• Do not disassemble.
• Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering,dropping or stepping on it.
• Do not short circuit and do not allow metal objects to come onto contact with the battery terminals.
• Do not expose to high temperature above 60°C (140°F) such as in direct sunlight or in a car parked in the sun.
• Do not incinerate or dispose of in fire.
• Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion batteries.
• Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children.
• Keep the batter pack dry.
• Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise, burst, fire or injury may result.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the instruction.
• Use a nearby wall outlet(wall socket) when using the AC Adapter/Battery charger.
• If any malfunction occurs, disconnect the plug from the wall outlet immediately to disconnect from the power source. If you use the product with a charge lamp, note that the product is not disconnected from the power source even when the lamp turns off.
• Do not use the AC adapter/Battery charger placed in a narrow space, such as between a walland furniture.
• If static electricity or electromagnetism cause data transfer to discontinue midway (fair), restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again.

About the camera

System requirement

Users can ransfer videos and photos to computers with the following configurations:

Intel Pentium 2.0GHz or higher/ Microsoft Windows XP or higher operating system 2GB RAM 40GB above available disk memory/ Standard USB interface / 1GB GPU or higher 1920×1080 pixel or higher resolution.

Parts and controls

1. Front display
2. Fill light
3. Lens
4. Speaker
5. Rear display
6. Zoom out
7. Zoom in
8. Charging/working indicator light
9. Up button/shortcut button for fill light
10. Right button/continuous shootingshortcut button
11. Down button/Delete button
12. DISP button
13. M button
14. Menu button
15. Left button/loop recording shortcut button

1. Power button
2. Photo button/Video button
3. Type-C USB interface
4. Tripod hole

Left side view

1. Memory card slot
2. battery compartment

Pause of recording
W| Digital zoom out
T| Digital zoom in
Up| Upward
Long press to open WiFi
Turn on/off the fill light
Right| Rightward
Mode switching between normal photo taking and continuous photo taking
Down| Downward
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Delete photo/video
Left| Leftward
Mode switching between normal recording and loop recording
M| Confirm
MENU| Open / Close menu settings
DISP| Convert front and rear displays
Indicator light| Working / Charging indicator light
USB| USB cable charging
Connect the computer with USB cable

Note: In normal photo mode, press the Right button to switch back and forth between continuous photo mode and normal photo mode.
In normal recording mode, press the Left button to switch back and forth between normal recording and loop recording

Charging the battery

1. Power off your camera, open the battery cover and insert the battery in the direction as the shown of following picture, then close the battery cover.
   

2. You can use supplied USB cable to charge your camera via a adapter (5V/1A~5V/2A) or connect to PC directly(The standard configuration does not include an adapter, please consult the seller details)
   

• The charging indicator will be turned on in red when the battery is in charging.
• The charging indicator will be turned off automatically when the battery is fully charged.

Normally it takes around 2 hours to full charging of the battery. When the battery is fully charged, the battery life is around 60 minutes for recording.

Power on/off the camera

Press the power button, the camera will turn on automatically.

To turn off the camera, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds.

Note: When you turn on the camera for the first time, you need to press and hold the power button to turn it on.

When there is no battery in the battery compartment, you need to press and hold the power button to turn on the camera after you put the battery in.

Set the camera

You can make custom settings of the camcorder.

1. Press the MENU button
   

2. Sub-menu for current mode

3. System setting
   

Japanese/Korean/Russian/German/French/Italian/ Spanish/Portuguese/Thai
Time Format| YYYY/MM/DD   MM/DD/YYYY     DD/MM/ YYYY
Time Set| hour minute   second
Date Set| Year month day
Format| (Micro SD Card)Format/Cancel
Device Info| Product model and version number
Factory Reset| Confirm/Cancel

Insert and format the memory card

A class 10 or higher speed memory card is recommended to normal use

1. Open the battery cover, and insert the memory card until hear the “click” sound.
   Insert the card with the c in the direction as illusrated.
   

2. To remove the memory card, open the cover and push the memory card it will be popup automatically

Format the memory card

It is recommended to format the memory card before the first use.
To format the memory card, press the menu button to open the menu system.Then press the left or right button to switch to system settings. Press Up or Down to find

“Format” and press M button to get the sub-menu. Select Format to format the memory card.

Note:If the memory card is not native format, the screen will pop-up a prompt:
“Unsupported file system,do you want to format？” please format the memor card as above operation.

Formatting the memory card will earse all the data stored on it and the data will be irrecoverable. Save your important data on PC before formatting

Using the camera

After the camera is turned on, it defaults to the video shooting mode. Press the M button to enter the mode selection page. Press the Up/Down/Left/ Right button to select the desired mode, then press the M button to confirm.

The camera supports setting the corresponding mode menu in different modes.
After selecting the desired mode, press the menu button to open the menu and select the desired setting as required.

Press the camera button to take a photo, and the photo will be automatically saved to the memory card.

In video recording mode, press the Power button to start recording, and then press to end recording. You can also press the power button to pause/continue recording while recording.

1. Digital zoom button
   T digital zoom zoom in/W digital zoom zoom out
   Note: The camera cannot take pictures in video mode

2. ndicator light
   The working indicator light flashes when recording

3. Photo button (video start/end button)
   Press to start recording, then press to end recording

Focus function
This function includes two focusing modes: auto focus and manual focus. Press the menu button to open the menu, then press the left/right button to switch to system settings, press the up/down button to find “focus mode”, press M button to enter focus mode. Choose your desired focus mode.

Auto focus
In this mode, you only need to keep the camera steady when taking pictures or videos, and the camera will automatically focus. After the focus is completed, press the shooting button.

Manual focus
In this mode, when taking pictures or videos, press the shooting button halfway, and the focus mark frame will appear on the display until the camera is in focus. Then press the capture all key to take the best sharp photo or start recording with the clearest picture.

Fill light
In video recording mode, press the up button to quickly turn on or turn off the fill light.

In the camera mode, the fill light has three flash modes, and you can quickly switch between the three modes by pressing the up button.

| No flash
---|---
| Auto flash
| Mandatory flash

Note : When the fill light is in the automatic flash mode, the fill light will only flash when taking pictures in a dark environment. When switching to forced flash mode, the fill light will always be on.

Playback

Press the M key to open the mode selection, then press the “Up/Down/Left/Right” k ey, when the cursor stays on the “Playback”, press the “M” key to enter the playbac k, press the “Left/Right” key to select the video you want to view or picture.

Figure 1: Video playback

Figure 2: Photo playback

1. Press the down button to delete pictures videos
   Note : Cannot be restored after deletion

2. Press the MENU button to exit playback

3. Press the M button to play/pause the video
   

Connect to computer

Connect the camera to computer is able to transfer the images to computer, also can use the camera as a PC camera.

1. Connect the Type-C USB port of the camera and the USB port of the computer with supp lied USB cable.
   

2. The camera will turn on automatically and the screen will display the available options.
   Press the Up/Down button to select the desired option, then press the M button to confirm the option.

Charging Mode
Select the charging mode, the camera supports the function of recording normally.
Power off the camera would be fully charged faster then keep powering on.

Mass Storage Mode
Select “Mass storage Mode”, the computer will display the memory card disk of 2. The camera will turn on automatically and the screen will display the available options. Press the Up/Down button to select the desired option, then press the M button to confirm the option. the camera, and the computer can transfer the files into the memory card.

PC Camera
Select the “PC Camera” mode, the camera can be used as a webcam, live streaming, etc.

Note : While the camera is using as a PC Camera, only the digital zoom lever can be operated on the camera, and other functions cannot be used.

Connect to the iDC CAM app
Using the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi allows you to manipulate the camera (take photos/videos) and also easily download photos/videos from the camera to your smartphone.

Download the app and connect the camera’s Wi-Fi network
Search for “iDC CAM” from Google play (Android) or Apple app store (iOS) to download the app.
After the camera is turned on, long press up button to turn on Wi-Fi. Then the Wi-Fi ID and password will be displayed on the camera screen.

Turn on Wi-Fi on your smartphone or tablet, tap Settings—WLAN—4K_WIFI, then enter the password according to the camera’s screen.

Note : The camera’s Wi-Fi cannot access social networks, only for smartphones to access the camera.

System requirement (of smartphone):

• Android 6.0 or higher is required
• iOS 8.0 or higher is required
  

1. Click through the APP to view the live view and operate the camera
2. View images/videos downloaded from the app to your smartphone
3. System Settings
4. Camera settings
5. when pixel/resolution
6. The remaining storage space of the memory card
7. Switch the shooting mode of the camera
8. Switch the pixel/resolution of the current mode
9. View images/videos saved in the camera memory card
10. Delete images/videos downloaded from the app to your smartphone
11. Share images/videos downloaded from the app to your smartphone to social software
12. Delete images/videos from camera memory card
13. Download images/videos from the camera memory card to your smartphone

Camera cleaning and maintenance

1. If you do not use the camera for a long time, take out the camera battery and place it in a dust-free, dry environment with a temperature no higher than 30 ℃ .
2. In order to extend the service life of the battery, please discharge it completely before storage.
3. Please fully discharge the battery at least once every 3 months after it has been fully charged.
4. If there is dust or dirt on the lens or screen, gently wipe it with a clean, soft lens cleaning cloth.
5. As this machine is a precision instrument, please do not drop it or suffer from strong impact or vibration.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter problems with the camera, please refer to this section.

1. The camera cannot be turned on after installing the battery

2. The battery power is insufficient, please replace the battery with a new one or charge the battery.

3. The battery is installed in reverse, please confirm that the battery is installed in the correct way.

4. The battery insulating paper is not removed.

5. The battery is not charging

6. If the red light of the charging indicator flashes, the battery is not in place or the contact is poor. Please re-install the battery until the indicator light is on (the indicator light goes out when the battery is fully charged)

7. The charging indicator light is off and the charger is not plugged in properly Please check whether the charger is connected normally.

8. The ambient temperature is lower than 10℃, which may lead to slow charging or failure to charge.

9. Camera crashes
   Quickly pressing each button of the camera may cause the camera to freeze. After it crashes, unplug the battery and reboot. Tip: When the camera is recording or taking pictures, do not quickly press the camera button. Under normal circumstances, the camera will display a waiting icon.

10. The memory card cannot be recognized:

11. Please check whether the memory card complies with Mirco SD card (class10), the maximum is not more than 256G.

12. Please check whether the memory card is inserted backwards.

13. When the memory card is used on the camera for the first time, it is recommended to format it first.

Warning:
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Statement:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a 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 communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does 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 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.

The product is a portable device and meets the exposure assessment requirements forportable devices.

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