Merlin Digital iCam 360 degrees User manual

Brand: Merlin Digital

Model: iCam 360 degrees

Type: User manual

Thank you for purchasing this Merlin Product. Please read the

instruction manual carefully before using the product.

The documentation provided will allow you to fully enjoy all the

features this unit has to offer.

Please save this manual for future reference.

Instructions:

A 360° camera made especially for your iPhone.

Charging:

Before using the camera please fully charge it using a 5V/2A micro USB

charger (6 in the diagram below). While charging the LED will light up

red and once fully charged the LED will go off. When the battery is low

the red led will flash.

Power-on and off:

To switch on the unit press the power button (8 on the figure below)

for about 2 seconds. The led will be blue and then turn

The unit can be used:

i) On its own

The unit can be used by itself to capture images and videos while

ii) App Operation:

Figure 1: iOS App download

Use your iPhone to scan code in Figure 1. The download link can

also be found via the Merlin website by searching for.

This application supports iOS 9.0 and above.

Connecting the iCam360:

Once camera is turned on, connect to the iPhone via the Lightning

interface as shown in Figure 2 below:

Figure 2

Wait until the iPhone pop up as shown in Figure 3. Click ‘Allow’

which automatically starts the App and the iPhone will

automatically rotate the screen 180°. If you select ‘Ignore’, your

camera will not be connected. When connection is successful the

preview interface will be as in Figure 3 below:

Figure 3 Figure 4

VPai IOS App Instructions:

VPai App contains the following features: i) VPai: including camera

settings, photo shoot, video recording, live management; ii) Gallery:

view and edit photos / videos; iii) Share: select the image / video in

the Gallery to share it with Social platforms; iv) Space: VPai built-in

sharing platform; v) Me: Account management.

i) VPai

After connecting camera Application interface, Dimensional photo

interface can be divided into: shrinkage photography, video, photos

and four live moved. Touch/slide the mode button to switch to the

corresponding mode. When the SD card is inserted, the SD card

icon is displayed in the upper right corner as shown in Figure 4.

Camera Settings:

Click the Camera Settings icon and you will enter the interface

shown in Figure 5 below:

Figure 5: Camera Settings

Video resolution: You can set the camera resolution to 2048x1024 or

1920x960

Device: you can view the camera type, serial number, firmware

version, SD card capacity(if an SD card is inserted).

Taking photos: Switch to ‘Photo’ more, then click the camera button

to take a photo

: Click the button to select ‘5seconds’ delay and ‘10 seconds’

delay; when you select any delay mode, you can start shooting in 3

modes; support photo, video and time-lapse

: Select to quickly view the latest picture in the album preview

: Click this icon to select an appropriate filter.

: Batter power icon.

: Enter Full Screen mode.

: Exit Full Screen mode.

Video and Time-lapse:

Switch to ‘Video’ mode, then click the video button to record.

During recording, click to stop.

Similarly, switch to ‘Time-lapse’ mode then click the button to

record and to stop.

Live Streaming:

You can stream via the App to YouTube and Facebook.

To Live Stream to Facebook & YouTube click the ‘Profile’ icon at the

bottom right to login to your YouTube & Facebook accounts for

enabling live streaming.

Click on the ‘Facebook’ icon to allow access to your Facebook account

for live streaming. Click on the ‘Live Account’ option to login to your

YouTube account for enabling live streaming.

To start a live stream, click the ‘Live’ and select a streaming platform.

Enter the stream title, select the resolution and privacy option for the

stream, and then click on ‘Start Live Stream’.

Note: If the app asks for permissions, click on Allow to proceed

Once you’ve selected the platform, click ‘Start Live Stream’ again to go

live and click to end the live broadcast.

ii) Album:

Click the album icon to enter the album interface which includes the

local and cloud album. Once in this interface you can view, delete and

share photos or videos.

Touch the thumbnail to open the corresponding image/video; long

press the picture/video thumbnail (or click ‘Select’)

Click the delete icon to delete the file

Click the share icon to share the file

Once you select a file, click to Select All.

Local Album:

When viewing photos and video in local album, double-click the

picture/video display to change its display mode (panorama ,

crystal ball and planet). You can also click the picture to

bring up the mode selection menu and select your mode.

When viewing photos/videos, you can select Screen Capture to

save.

Camera Album:

When the SD card has been inserted, click the SD card icon in the

upper right corner of the preview interface to enter the camera

book. Files can be viewed, deleted, downloaded and other

operations. Download the SD card to download the file to the local

album. ‘Download success’ will pop up followed by the

downloaded icon in the upper right icon.

*Note: Files in the camera book cannot be shared directly to the

social platform but need to be downloaded to the local album and

then shared.

Cloud Album:

Cloud gallery saves the file which is shared through the ‘VPai360

Cloud’ and ‘WeChat’. Operations in the Cloud Gallery are consistent

with Local Gallery, such as view, delete and share.

iii) Share

Connect iPhone to available 3G/4G or Wi-Fi. Share function

supports sharing of a single image or a single video file to another

platform.

To share, click the photo or video in the upper right corner of the

album/cloud album interface, then click the Share button in the

bottom left corner. You can share to social platforms as well in flat

or panoramic mode.

iv) Space

Click on the Space icon . Once in the interface you can view the

photo uploaded to the peacekeeping space, sharing the user’s

wonderful content. Click ‘Hot’ to view the recommended content

and ‘New’ to see the latest. Click the ‘Love’ icon if you like the

picture

You can view the pictures and video in different modes.

v) Me

Click on to enter the account management interface. You can

use Facebook and WeChat account login. ‘Display Logo’ is used to

open or hide the logo. In the ‘About’ section you can view the App

version, Visit website option and so on.

This interface also provides common problem resolution.

VPai360° Player:

The player is a Windows-based application which allows you to

view your 360° VRCam X2 photos and videos on your PC. The

application can be downloaded directly from the VPai360 official

website (http://www.vpai360.com). Unzip the compressed package

after download, and run the 360player.exe located in the

VPaiPlayer folder.

Once the program opens, click ‘File-Open’ and navigate to where

you have stored your VRCam X2 files on your PC. Double click on

the desired photo or video and they will open in the VPai360°

Player. Cycle through photos located in the same folder by clicking

on ‘previous’ and ‘next’. From the bottom right-hand section of the

player you can change the viewing mode and enable full screen.

FAQ:

Q) I cannot see real-time footage from the camera in the app.

A) Ensure that you’ve properly connected the camera to your

smartphone. If the problem persists, remove and reattach the camera

to your phone.

Q) How do I change the resolution of the camera?

A) You can access this from the “Settings” menu of the main app

screen.

Q) How do I share my livestream with friends?

A) Once live stream has started, click on the “Share” option to share

the livestream link with friends via WhatsApp, Facebook, Gmail or

other options.

Maintenance:

1. Retain these instructions for future use.

2. Clean the product with a damp cloth.

3. Do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

4. This product has no user serviceable items inside. Do not open

this product as the user risk injury and would void the warranty.

5. Keep unit away from strong magnetic fields to avoid interference

with the product.

Merlin Digital iCam 360 degrees User manual

Brand: Merlin Digital

Model: iCam 360 degrees

Type: User manual

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