Minox ACX 100 User manual

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Content

Controls

(seepage2)

 17

Introduction 17

Scope of delivery 18

Get to know your MINOX ACX 100  18

- Interior 19

- Battery 19

- Optics/Electronics 19

- Sound 19

- Resolution/Memoryspace 19

- Modulealignment 20

- Suggestedsystemrequirements 20

Set-up 20

- Openthecovering 20

- Closethecovering 21

- Insertingthebattery 21

- Chargingthebattery 21

- Removingthebattery 21

- Insertingthememorycard 21

- Removingthememorycard 21

- Settingtheresolution 21

- Attachingthelenscovering 21

My first video 22

- Beginrecording 22

- Stoprecording 22

- Playback 22

The LED indicators 22

- Warningwhenthememorycardisalmostfull 22

- Warningwhenthebatterychargeislow 22

Mounting the MINOX ACX 100 23

- MountingthecamerausingtheVelcropad 23

- MountingthecamerausingtheVelcrostrap 24

- Releasingthecamerafromtheadapter 25

Care and Maintenance  25

- Environmentstoavoid 25

- StoringyourMINOXACX100 25

- CleaningyourMINOXACX100 25

Serial number 26

Technical data 27

Warranty terms 28

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Controls

(seepage2)

1. 180°rotatablecameramodule(-90°/+90°)

2. Alignmentmarkingonthemodule

3. Arrowforaligningthemodule

4. Mainswitch(On/Off)

5. MainLED:powerindicator

6. Mountingbracket(atthebottomofcamerabody)

7. Quickrelease(bothsidesofcamerabody)

8. Coveringfor:resolutionswitch,USBport,

memorycardslotandbatterycompartment

9. Switchforsettingtheresolution:1080p/720p

10.USBport

11. Memorycardslot

12.Batterycompartment

13. LED(left):indicateschargingprocess

14.LED(middle):indicatesremainingmemory

space

15.LED(right):indicateslowbatterypower

Introduction

CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyourMINOXACX

100.LikeallMINOXproducts,thisdeviceconforms

tothelong-standingtraditionofourestablishment

–combininghighfunctionality,dependabilityand

comfortwithoutstandingopticalquality.

TheMINOXACX100wasespeciallydesignedfor

thosewhowishtovisuallyre-experiencetheirsports

oroutdooradventure.AndthatinHDquality.Whether

mountainbiking,snowboardingorcycling:theMINOX

ACX100isyournewcompanioneverystepoftheway.

Theseinstructionsshouldhelpyoutodiscoverthefull

potentialofyourMINOXACX100andtomaximiseits

use.Takeafewmomentsofyourtimetoreadthrough

thefollowinginstructionstothoroughlygettoknow

yourMINOXACX100beforeusingit.

Wewishyouendlessaction-packedandfun-filled

recordingswithyourMINOXACX100.

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Scope of delivery

MINOXACX100ActionCam

RechargeableLithium-ionbattery

Lenscap

4GBSDHCmemorycard(Class6)

USBcable

Mountingkitconsistingof:helmetadapter,strapand

Velcromountingpad

Instructionmanual

Please note: Disposal of electric

and electronic devices

(ValidintheEUaswellasmanyotherEuropean

countrieswithseparatewastecollectionsystems.)

Thisdevicecontainselectricandelectronicelements

andmaynotbedisposedofinregularorhousehold

waste.Pleasebringthisdevicetotheappropriatecol-

lectionpointinyourcommunity,commonlysetupfor

thisexpresspurpose.Theseservicesareusuallyfreeof

charge.Thisdevicecontainsanexchangeablebattery;

thismustfirstberemovedanddisposedoflikewise

attheappropriatewastecollectionpoints.Further

informationonthistopiccanbefoundatyourlocal

communitycentre,thelocalwastedisposalcompany

orintheshopwhereyoupurchasedthisdevice.

Get to know your MINOX ACX 100

TheMINOXACX100isasmall,lightandhandyaction

camforrecordingvideosinfullHDquality(optionally,

videoscanberecordedin720p).Thankstotherobust

andweatherproofhousing,youractioncamcanbeused

inmanydifferentsituations.

Thesuperwideangleandhighquality135°rotatable

cameramoduleallowsforunusualmountingpositions

tocaptureanddepictyourimmediatesurroundingsas

horizontallyaspossible.

Theincluded4GBSDHCmemorycardhasastorage

capacityofapprox.45minutesoffullHDrecordings

(correspondinglymoreifsetat720p).Memorycards

withupto32GBcanbeusedinyourMINOXACX100.

Theintuitivesingle-switchoperationandthequickand

easymountingassemblyguaranteeaconvenienthan-

dlingofyourMINOXACX100.TheMINOXACX100can

beattachedsecurelytodifferenttypesofhelmetsusing

theincludedmountingkit.

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Interior

Behindthecovering(8)youcanfindtheswitch(9)

forsettingtheresolution(1080p/720p),theUSBport

(10),thememorycardslot(11)andthebatterycom-

partment(12).

Battery

TheLithium-ionbatteryincludedinthedeliveryisre-

chargeable.Ifcompletelyempty,chargingthebattery

viaUSBcabletakesapprox.2hours.

Optics/Electronics

The135°MINOXwideanglelensrecordsvideosin

bestqualityandwithpinsharpcontrast,thanksto

theautomaticexposurecontrolandautomaticwhite

balance.

Note:Thepincushiondistortionattheouteredges

ofthepictureisatypicalcharacteristicofwide

anglelenses.Thisprovideshowever,greaterand

smootherimage.

Sound

Thesoundisrecordedviathefullyintegratedmono

microphonewhichenhancestheeffectsofthevideo

asawholeandrecordssoundwheneverthecamera

hasbeenactivated.

Resolution/Memory space

Youcanrecordvideosinthehigher1080pfullHD

qualityorin720p.Pleasetakeintoconsiderationthat

recordingvideosinHDqualityrequiresnearlydouble

theamountofmemory:

MemorycapacityinfullHD,1080p

1h=5.55GB*

1GB=11min.*

Memorycapacity,720p

1h=2.53GB*

1GB=23min.* *approximatevalues

Note:PleaseusetheSDHCcardincludedinthe

scopeofdeliveryoranequivalentSDHCclass6

cardorhigher–thiscardcategoryprovidedthe

bestresultsinthedevelopmentalandtestingphases

oftheMINOXACX100.Youractioncamsupports

SDHCmemorycardswithupto32GB.

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Module alignment

Innormalrecordingposition,theblackdot(2)onthe

moduletubeshouldbealignedwiththearrow(3)on

thecamerabody(Fig.2).Thispositionisidealfor

mountingthecameraverticallyontohelmets,han-

dlebarsetc.Ifverticallymountingthecameraisnot

possible,themoduletube(1)canbeturned90°to

therightorlefttoadjusttheangleofview(Fig.3).If

thecameraismountedhorizontallyontheleft,turn

thelenstubetotheright.Ifthecameraismounted

horizontallyontheright,turnthelenstubetothe

left.Theblackdotonthemoduletubecanbeused

forangleorientation.

Werecommendhavingasecondpersoncheckthe

positionofthecamerabeforeyoubeginrecording.

UsingtheMINOXletteringonthetopfrontofthe

moduletube(1)canalsobeahelpwhenadjusting

theangleofview

Suggested system requirements

WindowsXP,Vista,7

WindowsMediaPlayer10

DirectX9.0

3.0GHzProcessororhigher

i5processor

512MBRAM

128MBgraphiccard

1920x1440screenresolution

Set-up

Open the covering

Openthecoveringonthebackofthecamera(8)by

pushingitdownandpullthecoveringouttowards

youuntilitisfullyopened.

Fig.1 Fig.2

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Close the covering

Foldthecovering(8)towardstheportandpushup

untilfirmlyinplace.TheMINOXACX100should

alwaysbeusedwhenthecoveringiscompletely

closed.

Inserting the battery

Insertthebatteryintothecompartment(12)sothat

thestickeronthebatteryisfacingtowardstheUSB

port(10)andthegoldencontactstotherightofthe

camera.Thebatteryhasbeeninsertedproperlyif

therehasbeenanaudibleclick.

Charging the battery

BeforeconnectingyourMINOXACX100toyourcom-

puterwiththeUSBcable,makesureitisturnedoff.As

soonasthecamerahasbeenconnected,thecharging

processwillautomaticallybeginandthegreenLED

ontheleft(13)willlightup.WhenthisLEDturnsoff,

thechargingprocessisfinished.

Removing the battery

Toreleasethebattery,pushthesmallpindownlo-

catedattheupperrightofthebatterycompartment.

Thebatterywillbereleasedandcannowberemoved.

Inserting the memory card

Openthecoveringandinsertthememorycardinto

theSDcardslot(11)withthegoldcontactsfacingthe

USBport(10).Thememorycardhasbeeninserted

properlyiftherehasbeenanaudibleclick.

Removing the memory card

Carefullypushthememorycardinwardsandletgo.

Thecardwillthenbereleasedandcannowbere-

moved.

Setting the resolution

Youcanchoosebetweentworesolutions.Iftheswitch

(9)hasbeenpushedup(HI),theMINOXACX100will

recordinthehighestresolution(1080p=fullHD).If

youwishtorecordinthelowerresolution(720p),

pushtheswitchdown(LO).

Attaching the lens covering

Alwaysusethelenscoveringtoprotectthelensfrom

foreignbodieslikeraindrops,saltwater,dustorsand,

whenyourMINOXACX100isnotinuse.

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My first video

Begin recording

Tobeginrecording,push

themainswitch(4)to-

wardsthemoduletube.

A red marking will

nowappearbelowthe

switch. The red LED

(5)willfirstblinkfour

times.Therecordingwill

beginassoonastheLED

lightsuppermanently.

Stop recording

Push the main switch

backuntiltheredmark-

ingisnolongervisible.

TheredLED(5)willblink

severaltimeswhilethe

camerasavestherecord-

ingtotheSDcard.The

storage process is fin-

ishedwhentheLEDstops

blinking–thecamerawill

thenturnitselfoff.

Playback

YourvideoscanbeviewedonaPC,laptoporsimilar

device.TurnyourMINOXACX100offandconnectit

toyourdeviceusingtheUSBcable.Turnyourcam-

eraonbypushingthemainswitch(4)forward.Your

MINOXACX100willnowberecognisedasamass-

storagedevice.Asnosoftwareisrequired,youcan

viewyourvideosonpracticallyanyPCorlaptop.

Note:Pleasepayattentiontotherecommended

systemrequirements.

The LED indicators

Warning when the memory card is almost full

IftheSDmemorycardisalmostfull,themiddleLED

(14)willbegintoblinkred.Ifthecardisfull,theMI-

NOXACX100willautomaticallystoprecordingand

themiddleLEDwilllightupredfor30seconds.After

afurther30seconds,thecamerawillturnitselfoff.

Warning when the battery charge is low

Ifthebatteryisgettinglowonpower,therightLED

(15)willbegintoblinkgreen.Ifthebatteryistoo

Fig.3

RedMarking:

Mainswitchinthe

ONposition

Fig.4

Mainswitchinthe

OFFposition

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lowtorecordvideos,theMINOXACX100willauto-

maticallystoprecordingandtherightLEDwilllightup

greenfor30seconds.Afterafurther30seconds,the

camerawillturnitselfoff.

Mounting the MINOX ACX 100

TheMINOXACX100canbeusedinavarietyofsitu-

ations.Usingthemountingkitincludedinthescope

ofdelivery,theMINOXACX100canbemountedon

varioustypesofhelmets.

UsingtheVelcro pad

is ideal to mount the

cameraonhelmetswith

large smoothsurfaces

e.g.ski/snowboard

For helmetswithven-

tilation (e.g. bicycle

helmets),mountingthe

cameracanbebestac-

complishedwhenusing

theVelcro strap.

Mounting the

camera using the

Velcro pad

Peelthetwohalvesof

the Velcro apart and

removetheprotective

foils on both halves.

Placeoneofthehalves

lengthwiseonthemid-

dle ofthe helmetand

pressfirmly,beingcare-

fultomatchthedirec-

tioninwhichthecamera

Fig.5

Fig.6

Fig.7

Mountingthecamera:

Pushtheadaptercarefully

intothemountingbracket

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adapterwillbemounted.Attachtheadhesivesideof

theotherVelcrohalftotheadapterandthenpress

theadapterfirmlyontothehelmet,bringingthetwo

Velcrohalvestogether.Slidethemountingbracket

(6)onthebottomoftheactioncamontotheadapter

untilyouhearanaudibleclick(seeFig.7).Carefully

movethecameraandhelmetfromsidetosidetoen-

surethatthecameraisfirmlyinplace.

Mounting the camera using the Velcro strap*

Insertthestrapintooneoftheopeningsoftheadapt-

erwiththeVelcrosideup,ensuringthatthestrapruns

underneaththemountingadapter.Pullthestrapup

andthroughtheothersideoftheadapter.Pullthe

strapthroughtheopeningsuntilthebuckleisposi-

tionedsnuglyagainsttheadapter.

Positiontheadapteroverthecentreofthehelmetand

insertthestrapthroughoneoftheventilationopen-

ings.Pullthestrapupandthroughaparallelventila-

tionopeningandthenthroughthebucklenearthe

mountingbracket–besurethatthecameraisaligned

verticallyandascentralaspossibleonthehelmet.

TightlyfastentheVelcrosidesofthestraptogether

toavoidanyunnecessarymovementofthecamera.



Fig.8

Fig.10

Fig.12 Fig.13

Fig.9

Fig.11

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Slidethemountingbracket(6)onthebottomofthe

actioncamontotheadapteruntilyouhearanaudible

click(seeFig.12).Carefullymovethecameraand

helmetfromsidetosidetoensurethatthecamera

isfirmlyinplace.

*Subjecttotechnicalchanges

Releasing the camera from the adapter

Toreleasethecamerafromtheadapter,simultane-

ouslypressthequickreleasebuttonsonbothsides

ofthecamerawithathumbandfingerandpullthe

cameraupandaway(seeFig.13).

Furthermountingkitsareavailableat

www.minox.com.

Care and Maintenance

Pleasereadthefollowingtipstoensurecorrectusage

ofyourMINOXACX100.

Environments to avoid

DonotstoreyourMINOXACX100in:

• areaswithdirectsunlightorextremetemperatures

liketheinsideofacarduringsummer.

• areasinfluencedbystrongmagneticfieldslike

electro-motors,transformersorstrongmagnets.

• areaswhereaggressivechemicalslikepesticides,

rubberorvinylproductsarestoredoverextended

periodsoftime.

Storing your MINOX ACX 100

IfyourMINOXACX100willnotbeusedforanex-

tendedperiodoftime,removethebatteryandstore

thecamerainadryplace.

Cleaning your MINOX ACX 100

Useasmallsoftbrushtoremovedustandlargerpar-

ticlesfromthecameraandlens.Lightlywipethesur-

facewithadryandlint-freecloth.Iftherearestains

onthelens,putadropofliquidlenscleaneronthe

clothandgentlywipethesurfaceofthelens.Donot

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scratchanyofthesurfacesofyourMINOXACX100

withhardobjects.Donotuseaggressivesubstances

suchassolvents,benzeneorinsecticides.Thesesub-

stancescannegativelyreactwiththecamerabody

anddestroytheprotectivecoating.Wesuggestusing

theMINOXcleaningkit(ordernr.69731)tocleanyour

MINOXACX100.Othersuitablecleaningagentscan

befoundatappropriateretailers.

Serial number

Youcanfindtheserial

numberofyourMINOX

ACX 100 on the bot-

tomofthecamera.Itis

suggestedtowritethis

number on your pur-

chasereceiptandkeep

itinasafeplace.This

can be useful to help

identify your MINOX

ACX100inthecaseof

theftorloss.

Fig.14

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Technical data

Lens Fixed-focus,2.9mmwideangle

Aperture f/2.2

Angleofvision 135°

Video HDvideo

selectableresolutions:1080por720p

framefrequency:30fps

Sensor HighlysensitiveHDCMOSsensorwith1080presolution

Videoformat H.264compressionin.MOVformat

Exposure Automatic

Whitebalance Automatic

Storage SDHCcardupto32GB

Recordduration approx.45min(4GBin1080p)

USB USB2.0tochargebatteryandtotransferfiles

Battery Internal,1000mAhrechargeableLithium-ion

Camerabody Weatherproofmetal/syntheticbody

Measurements Length:110mm/4.3in.

 Width:35mm/1.4in.

Weight 124g/4.4oz.(incl.batteryandmemorycard)

Order number 61607

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Warranty terms

WiththepurchaseoftheMINOXACX100,youhave

purchasedaproductthathasbeenmanufacturedand

testedinaccordancewithparticularlystringentqual-

itystandards.Thisproductiscoveredbyawarranty

of2yearsfromthedateofpurchaseandissubjectto

thefollowingconditions:

1)

Duringthewarrantyperiod,complaintsbasedon

manufacturingdefectswillbecorrectedatthesole

discretionofMINOXGmbHbyrepair,replacement

ofdefectivepartsorreplacedcompletelybyan

equallyflawlessproduct.Furtherclaimsofanykind

andregardlessoflegalreasonsinconnectionwith

thiswarrantyareexcludedfromthewarrantyterms.

2)Warrantyclaimsareinvalidifthedefectsaredue

toimpropertreatmentcausedbyuseofotherac-

cessories,interventionbyunauthorizedpersonsor

workshops,oriftheserialnumberhasbeenma-

nipulatedordestroyed.

3)Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadeuponpresen-

tationoftheoriginalreceiptfromanauthorized

dealer.

4)Tomakeawarrantyclaim,pleasereturntheMINOX

ACX100alongwiththeoriginalreceiptandafull

descriptionofthedefectstotheMINOXcustomer

serviceoralocalMINOXrepresentative.

5)Ifnecessary,touristsmayclaimthefullwarranty

iftheproofofpurchaseispresentedtoaMINOX

representativeintherespectivecountry.

MINOXGmbH

Walter-Zapp-Str.4

35578Wetzlar

Germany

Tel.:+49(0)6441/917-0

Fax:+49(0)6441/917-612

eMail:info@minox.com

Internet:www.minox.com

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Designsubjecttoalterationswithoutnotice.

MINOXisaregisteredtrademarkofMINOXGmbH,Wetzlar.

Sousréservedemodifications.

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MINOX GmbH

Walter-Zapp-Str.4

D-35578Wetzlar,Germany

Tel.:+49(0)6441/917-0

Fax:+49(0)6441/917-612

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