MONSTER VISION CAMVI-0360-A Quick start guide

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Quick Start Guide

V2.0

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THANK YOU

Thank you for purchasing the Monster V ision® 360 camera. This quick start guide will get you

using your new camera in no time. You will be able to take awesome videos and amazing

photos to share with your friends and family. Feel free to share them with us and we might

post them on our website, YouTube™ channel, Facebook or Instagram.

If you ever have any issues or want to learn more, please reach out to us through any number

of means all listed on our website. We will get your question answered or problem solved

right away. A lso be sure to register your camera at www.MonsterDigital.com

Please be safe and have fun!

The Monster Digital Team

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FEATURES AND BUTTONS

1. Status Screen

2. Shutter Button

3. Power Button

4. WiFi Button

5. Charging Indicator (blue)

6. Activity Indicator (red)

7. WiFi Indicator (red)

8. 220° Lens

9. Tripod mount (¼-20)

10. USB/HDMI/Memory access

11. Speaker

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GET STARTED

1. MEMORY INSTALLATION – CONTACTS FACING UP!

Install the microSD memory card as shown. Do not exceed 32GB card capacity. The camera’s

WiFi will not work unless a memory card is installed.

Note the HDMI and USB connectors are in the same location.

Be sure the camera is off before a memory card is installed or removed.

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2. BATTERY INSTALLATION

Open the cover by pushing down on the arrow and sliding in the direction of the arrow.

(The camera’s serial number is located in this compartment.)

Make sure the battery contacts are aligned properly, and then put the cover back on.

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3. CHARGING

With the power turned off connect the camera with the included cable to a USB power

source. We recommend 1 amp (1A) or higher. The charging indicator will be in blue when

charging and will turn off when charging is complete. It can take up to 4 hours to fully charge.

4. POWER ON/OFF

To turn the camera on or off press and hold the Power button for about 3 seconds.

When turned on, the status screen and activity indictor will illuminate.

5. POWER SAVING

To save power the status screen light will turn off after one minute of inactivity.

Press any button to turn the light back on.

After 3 minutes of inactivity, the camera will turn off automatically. In the settings menu, the

power saving mode can be adjusted to OFF, 1, 3 or 5 minutes.

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6. MODE SELECTION

Monster V ision 360 has three modes, V ideo, Dash-Cam and Photo.

Modes are switched by pressing Power/Mode button or via app.

VIDEO MODE

The movie camera icon in the display’s upper left corner indicates status.

Press the Shutter button to start and stop recording.

When a recording is in progress the activity indicator will flash and the counter will advance.

Status Screen in V ideo Mode Status Screen in V ideo

Mode while recording

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DASH-CAM MODE

The car icon in the display’s upper left corner indicates status.

When powered on, press the power/mode button to select dash-cam mode.

In dash-cam mode the camera continuously creates files three minutes long. When the

memory card is full, the oldest file will be overwritten, then the next etc. in a continuous loop.

DASH-CAM AUTO ON

After choosing dash-cam mode, turn the camera off. Connect a USB cable to the camera

and a switched power outlet that is on when the car is on. The camera will automatically

start recording when the ignition is turned on and stop when the ignition is off.

Status Screen in Dash-cam Mode Status Screen in Dash-cam

Mode while recording

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PHOTO MODE

After switching to Photo mode, press the Shutter button to take a picture. The number of

available photos will decrease by one after each photo is taken.

Status Screen in Photo Mode

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7. SETTINGS

When the power is on, hold the WIFI button for 2 seconds to enter the settings menu.

Video Menu Settings Menu

Press Power button to switch between menus.

Press WIFI button to move the cursor down.

Press Shutter to select.

Hold WIFI to cancel or exit.

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8. THE APP

1. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE APP

Search for “Monster Vision 360” in Google Play™ or the App StoreSM

Or Scan the QR code below.

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2. TURN ON WiFi

Turn on the camera and press the Wi-Fi button.

MAKE SURE AN SD CARD IS IN THE CAMERA

OR THE WIFI WILL NOT WORK!

3. CONNECT THE PHONE OR TABLET TO THE CAMERA

In the device settings turn on the WiFi, select the MV360 signal.

WiFi: MV360

Password: monsterdigital

4. OPEN THE APP

Tap the app icon on the mobile phone or tablet.

Tap the camera/WiFi image in the upper right corner of the screen.

The camera can now be controlled from the app.

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9. COMPUTER PLAYBACK

First - Download and install the “Monster Vision VR Viewer”.

https://monsterdigital.com/pages/applications

Note: If you are on a Mac you may need to enter SYSTEM PREFERENCES, SECURITY

& PRIVACY to allow the app to open.

Next – Access photos and videos

The memory card can be connected to the computer several different ways.

- USB cable from the camera to computer

“MSDC” will appear on the camera screen

- USB card reader

- SD card adapter

There will be three folders containing files created in each mode.

CAR - contains videos filmed in Dash-Cam mode

JPG - contains photos

VIDEO - contains (you guessed it) videos

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Next – Open the viewer, then load a video or photo.

Click the icon in the lower right corner to choose a file.

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Playback will start in the spherical view setting.

Left click on the image and move the cursor to look around.

The blue globe highlighted in the upper right of the screen indicates the playback

setting.

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Click the icon to its LEFT (a dome with a double arrow) to flatten out the image as

shown.

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10. TRIMMING, CONVERTING and UPLOADING

Clipping points can be selected at either the front or back of the video, or both.

Slide the white dot up and down the video timeline to select the trim point. You

can preview the clip by clicking on the “preview” button to the right.

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11. CONVERTING

Press the CONFIRM button in the bottom right corner.

A window will open with several options to choose from.

Be sure to select “HIGH” under Video

Quality.

Confirm or change the Output Path.

Note: the “Output” or file name will

be automatically generated, but like

any other file, you can rename it

after the file is created.

Press the big blue button in the lower

center section of the window to start

the conversion.

Progress is displayed on the bar above the button.

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12. UPLOADING

Click the share button in the

bottom left corner of the

window.

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Facebook

Click the Facebook icon and Facebook will open in your browser.

Click “Photo/Video” and select the file you just created.

Select the appropriate share setting

Say something about the video if you like

Finally click POST.

Facebook will notify you when the post is available.

It will take a few minutes for Facebook to process the VR video.

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MONSTER VISION CAMVI-0360-A Quick start guide

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