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Manual for Rollei ActionCam S-50 WiFi EuroWater Edition
Specially for the Project EuroWater from Committee Europe
INITIAL SET UP
1. Install a micro SD memory card
(max up to 64GB work with class
6 or above) into the camera. Use
your fingernail to insert the micro
SD card into the slot. The micro
SD card will click into place once it
is inserted past flush.
* When using a micro SD memory
card, there should be no data
from other devices. If you are
using a micro SD memory card
for the first time in the camera,
first you should format the card in
your computer.
2. Place battery into the camera.
3. Charging the battery
The Lithium-Polymer battery comes partially charged. To charge, connect the included USB
cable to the camera and connect the other end of the cable to a power source such as AC
Charger. No damage will occur to the camera or battery if used prior to a full charge.
Power ON / OFF
Turn ON
Turn on the camera by pressing the Power button for at least
3 seconds until the red LED flashes.
Then the LCD screen will be ON.
Turn OFF
Turn the camera off by pressing the Power button in standby
mode for at least 3 seconds.
* To save power, the camera will automatically turn off if no button
is pressed for more than 3 minutes in standby mode.
Take a Video
To Start
Press the video button .
The red status indicator light will flash while recording.
To Stop
Press the video button again to stop recording.
Video Capture
Take pictures while video recording. Press the photo button .
* 1080i is not compatible with video capture function.
Image Rotation
The camera can be mounted Upside Down and the files appear
upright when viewing or editing.
Press and hold Menu > Setting > lmage rotation > Select OFF
or 180 Degrees
The camera automatically stops recording when the memory card is full or the battery
is out of power. Your video will be saved before the camera powers off.
Take a Picture
To Start
Press the photo button . There will be a clicking sound.
Take Still Pictures
In photo mode the camera can capture image in burst rate at 3/1sec 5/1sec 10/1 sec
10/2sec.
To Start
Press the photo button . The red status indicator light will flash
and there will be clicking sound while photo shooting.
To Stop
Press the photo button again to stop shooting.
The camera automatically stops taking photos when the memory card is full or the
battery is out of power. Your photos will be saved before the camera powers off.
Time Lapse
In time lapse mode the camera will take sequentially 1 frame per second, 1 frame per
2 seconds, 1 frame per 5 seconds, 1 frame per 10 seconds, 1 frame per 30 seconds
or 1 frame per 60 seconds.
To Start
Press and hold , Menu > Video Setting > Time Lapse
Press the video button . The red status indicator light will flash
and there will be clicking sound while recording. Light flashes each
time a photo is taken.
To Stop
Press the video button again to stop recording.
When using the Time Lapse, an micro SD card with a Speed Class 10 Rating is
required. To capture a time lapse series, verify the camera is in time lapse mode.
Self Timer
To Start
Press and hold , Menu > Photo Menu > Self time
Select "OFF" / 3 / 5 / 10 / 30 / 60 second intervals
The camera can be configured to automatically recording or take pictures.
Default Settings
The camera powers up with the following default settings:
Video resolution 1080p @30fps
Photo resolution 14.0 Megapixels (MP)
Photo Burst SINGLE
WiFi ON
Display ON
Date & time stamp OFF
Remote Control
1. Power off the Camera, press and hold for 3 seconds the photo button ,
the blue light will turn ON / OFF.
Blue Light on
2. Press and hold the photo button for
3 seconds, the green light will turn ON.
LED Blue
Status Indicator Lights
LED Red
Camera ON/OFF
LED Green
Video Button
Photo Button
Remote ON/OFF
Remote ON / OFF Press and hold the photo button for 3 seconds
Camera ON / OFF Press the power button
Take a Picture
Press the photo button
Take a Video
Press the video button
* Turn OFF both the camera & remote to shut down this function.
Remote Status Indicator Lights
Green
Power ON
Red
Take a Picture
Blue
Take a Video
Red
Charging*
* LED turns OFF when battery fuIIy charged.
TV Playback
You can playback your photos and videos on the camera, with a HDTV. Playback
appears as a camera mode when camera is powered on and plugged into a HDTV.
This HDMI port can transmit the images of this device to an external HDTV display
equipment for playback, display, etc.
Plug the camera into a HDTV with the HDMI cable. Power ON.
Previews of all videos and photos on HDTV display.
Press upward button and downward button to select more media files.
Play
To Play Videos
Press and hold the photo button to play. Select video icon,
press for OK.
Press photo and video button to select more media files. =
Delete
To Play Images
Press and hold the photo button to play. Select image icon,
press for OK.
Press photo and video button to select more media files. =
Delete
Logout Preview
Press and hold photo button to back to standby mode.
Press and hold the same button again to logout.
USB Port
Connect the camera to the computer using included USB cable.
Storage
AC Charge
Storage - connect with PC to transfer video and photo files.
On a PC:
Double click "My Computer” and locate "Removable Disk".
If "Removable Disk" is not showing, close "My Computer” folder and reopen it. The
"Removable Disk" icon should appear.
Double click "Removable Disk" icon.
Double click "DCIM" folder icon.
Double click "100media" icon to view all video / photo files.
Copy / move files to the computer or external hard drive.
On a MAC:
Connect the camera to MAC using included USB cable.
Power on, select the "Mass Storage".
The MAC recognizes the camera as an external hard drive.
Double click icon for external drive to access files.
Copy / move files to computer or external hard drive.
* When deleting files from the memory card, empty the trash before removing the
memory card or unplugging the camera.
LED Status Chart
LED Status
Red LED
Standby
ON
Taking Video
Flashing
Taking Photo
Flashing
LED Status
Blue LED
Standby
ON
Remote OFF
OFF
LED Status
Red LED
Charging
ON
Camera Settings
Photo Size
20MP (16:9)
14MP
5MP
Self Timer
OFF / 3 / 5 / 10 / 30 / 60 Seconds
Burst Rate
OFF
3 photos in 1 second
5 photos in 1 second
10 photos in 1 second
10 photos in 2 seconds
Auto Shooting OFF / 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 / 30 / 60 Seconds
Date Stamp
ON / OFF
Quality
High / Medium / Low
Video Settings
Video Size
NTSC 1080i 1920x1080@60fps
NTSC 1080p 1920xl080 @30fps
NTSC 960p 1280x960 @30fps
NTSC 720p 1280x720 @60fps
NTSC 720p 1280x720 @30fps
NTSC 480p 848x480 @60fps
PAL 1080i 1920x1 080 @50fps
PAL 1080p 1920x1 080 @25fps
PAL 960p 1920x960 @25fps
PAL 720p 1280x720 @50fps
PAL 720p 1280x720 @25fps
PAL 480p 848x480 @50fps
Quality
High / Medium / Low
Video Duration
5 Min. / 10 Min. / 15 Min. / 20 Min. / 30 Min.
Date Stamp
ON / OFF
* Dual Streams
ON / OFF
Time Lapse
OFF
1 frame per second
1 frame per 2 seconds
1 frame per 5 Seconds
1 frame per 10 Seconds
1 frame per 30 Seconds
1 frame per 60 Seconds
Motion Detection OFF / High / Medium / Low
Loop Recording
ON / OFF (10 minutes / video file)
Mic Volume
OFF / 100 / 90 / 80 / 70 / 60 / 50 (Default 80)
* The camera creates 2 video file while recording, first is the original file
(FILE0001.mp4), the seconds is a small size VGA file (FILE0001.thm.mp4) which
can be easier for streaming from camera to smartphones.
Settings
Language
English / Deutsch / Espania / Italiano / Francais
* Date
YYYY-MM-DD
Time
HH:MM
Video System
PAL / NTSC
Auto Screen
OFF / 30 Seconds / 1 Min. / 3 Min. / 5 Min.
Auto Shutdown
OFF / 3 Min. / 5 Min. / 10 Min.
Image Rotation
OFF / 180°
Light Freq
50Hz / 60Hz
Metering
Multi / Center / Spot
ISO
Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
White Balance
Auto / Incandescent / Daylight / Cloudy
#
Color Setting
Rich (0-3 m) / Natural / Diving (3-15 m) / Deep Sea (15 meters
and deeper)
EV
-2.0 -1.7 -1.3 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0.0 +0.3 +0.7 +1.0 +1.3 +1.7 +2.0
Buzzer
ON / OFF
#
WiFi
ON / OFF
Format
SD Card
Default Setting
Firmware Update V 1.13
* Ensure videos and photos files are saved with the correct date and time.
#
When selected a new color setting and WiFi ON / OFF, the camera will need to be
reboot automatically.
Memory Card / Storage Chart
Compatible with 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacity micro SD, micro
SDHC and micro SDXC memory cards. While all speed class ratings are compatible,
it requires using an SD card with Speed CIass Rating 10 or higher speed when
recording, or when using the 1 fps time Lapse setting. We recommend using brand
name memory cards for maximum reliability in high-vibration activities.
Mode
Resolve
4GB
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
5M
3945
7800
15600
31200
62400
14M
1450
2900
5800
11600
23200
Take a Picture
20M(16:9) 1440
2880
5760
11500
23000
1080i/60 45min
90min
180min
320min
640min
1080p/30 50min
100min
200min
400min
800min
960p/30
55min
110min
220min
440min
880min
720p/60
60min
120min
240min
480min
960min
720p/30
85min
170min
340min
680min
1360min
Take a Video
480p/60
90min
180min
360min
720min
1440min
* Work with class 6 or above.
System Requirements
The camera is compatible with Microsoft® XP (Service Pack 2 or later) and Mac OS
X 10.8.4 or later, Windows / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows XP (Service Pack 2
or later) or Vista
32GHz Pentium 4 or faster
DirectX 9.0c or later
Minimum 1 GB of system RAM
Video card with minimum 256MB of RAM
MAC
Mac OS® X 10.8,4 or later
2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster
Minimum 1 GB of system RAM
Video card with minimum 128MB of RAM
Battery life
Battery icon will alert for low battery status. If recording is occurring when battery
reaches 0%, the camera will save the file and power OFF.
To charge the battery:
1. Connect the camera to a power source.
2. The red status indicator Light remains on while the battery is charging.
3. The red status indicator Light will turn OFF when the battery is fully charged.
The battery will charge to 100% in 4 hours when using 500mAh USB-compatible
AC wall charger. Other chargers may charge at only half this rate. No damage will
occur to the camera or the battery it used together prior to full charge.
To remove the battery:
1. Remove the battery door by placing your thumb in the indentation in the battery
door (on the back of the camera) and sliding it to the left,
2. Allow the door to pop out. Grasp the battery pull-tab and remove from the camera.
Preventing Water Damage To Your Camera
1. Keep the rubber seal clean with fresh water and dry after every use.
2. After every use in salt water, please rinse the housing with fresh water.
3. Clean the seal, rinse in fresh water and shake dry.
* Failure to follow these steps each time you use the camera can result in leaks that
may damage or destroy your camera. Your warranty does not cover water damage
resulting from user error.
Warning
The warranty does not cover any damage that may occur during a sport activity. It is
the users responsibility to secure the camera securely to any sport equipment.
TEMPERATURE WARNING
The camera has become too hot and needs to cool down after used 2 hours
(continuously recording). Simply let it sit and cool before attempting to use it again.
Your camera will not allow itself to overheat-do not worry, no damage has occurred.