Online Manual for SJCAM SJ4000 (SJ5000,M10)

SETUP MENU

Press and release the Mode button until the Setup menu appears on the display. Use the Up and Down buttons to navigate the menu. Press the OK button to select a menu item. (1)

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• Resolution: video resolution. Press the Up or Down buttons to see selections. Choose: (1080FHD 1920×1080 (default setting), 720P 1280×720 60fps (2), 720P 1280×720 30fps, WVGA 848×480, VGA 640×480)
• TV Out: view a live camera feed or view recordings or videos stored on the memory card using a TV or monitor with an HDMI connection. Select TV Out from the menu, choose On, connect the camera to the TV via a micro HDMI x HDMI cable, turn on the TV and select the input for the HDMI connection. However, the camera will automatically switch to TV Out On when connected and change back to TV Out Off when disconnected without going through the menu. Recording videos is disabled when connected via HDMI.
• OSD Mode: choose On or Off. When turned on, icons and on-screen data such as recording resolution, image size and others will appear on the camera display.
• Video Lapse: takes a series of photos at timed intervals while in Record mode. These can be played back as a time lapse video. Choose Off or 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 or 60 second intervals. Default Setting is Off. (3)
• Capture Mode: takes a single photo or begins automatic shooting at timed intervals in Camera mode. Choose Single or 3, 5, 10 or 20 second intervals. Default Setting is Single. (3)
• Cyclic Record: time length of file segments that a video recording is divided into. In Playback mode you can skip through segments. Select Off or 3, 5 or 10 minutes. Default Setting is 3 minutes.

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• HDR: High Dynamic Range. Turn On. Default Setting is Off.
• Motion Detection: when the camera detects movement, it begins recording video. It stops recording after 10 seconds but starts again as soon as it detects motion. To turn on Motion Detection select On. Motion Detection range is about 5 centimeters. (4)
• Audio: select Off or On. Audio is recorded along with video when On is selected.
• Date Stamping: select Off or On. The date and time will appear on recordings and photos when On is selected.
• Image Size: size of photographs. Select from 12M, 10M, 8M, 5M, 3M, 2MHD, VGA or 1.3M. Default Setting is 12M. (5)
• Quality: choose from Fine, Normal or Economy. Default Setting is Normal. (6)

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• Sharpness: choose from Strong, Normal or Soft. Default Setting is Normal. (6)
• White Balance: choose Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten or Fluorescent. Default is Auto.
• Color: choose from Color, B&W or Sepia. Default Setting is Color.
• ISO: sensitivity to light. Lower numbers are less sensitive, higher numbers are more sensitive. Select Auto, 100, 200 or 400. Default Setting is Auto. (6)
• Exposure: choose +2.0, +5/3, +4/3, +1.0, +2/3, +1/3, +0.0, -1/3, -2/3, -1.0, -4/3, -5/3, -2.0. Default Setting is +0.0. Increasing exposure makes videos and images look lighter. Decreasing exposure makes videos and images look darker.
• Anti-Shaking: image stabilization. It helps to decrease the effects of unintended camera movements when taking an image. This does not have the effect on a video. Default Setting is Off. (6)

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• Language: select among several languages for the display and menus. (7)
• Date/Time: set the date and time to be used for Time Stamp. (8)
• Auto Power Off: amount of time before the camera automatically turns itself off. The camera will not automatically shut off while in Video Lapse or Capture Mode, if Motion Detection is on or while recording. Choose 3, 5 or 10 minutes or Off to shut off the camera manually. Default Setting is 3 minutes.
• Beep Sound: turns the beep sound On or Off when pressing camera buttons.
• TV Mode: NTSC or PAL. This deals with frames-per-second, color encoding and other technical details for video recordings. In the US select NTSC.
• Screensavers: the amount of time before the display goes dark with the camera is still on. Choose 30 seconds or 1, 3 or 5 minutes. Choose Off if you want the screen to stay on whenever the camera is on. Default Setting is 1 minute.

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• Frequency: frequency of household electricity. Choose 60Hz for USA.
• Rotate: rotates your photos and videos 180 degrees. Use this if you need to mount the camera upside down. Choose On to rotate.
• Car Mode: choose On or Off. With Car Mode On the camera will turn on automatically when it detects power while connected to a 12V adapter.
• WIFI SSID: name of camera WiFi network. (9)
• WIFI Password: initial factory setting is 12345678. Change to any combination of up to 8 letters and numbers or leave blank for no password.
• License No Set: camera name. To enter a name for your camera, press the Mode button to enter the submenu. Press and release the Mode button to go to each entry. Use Up and Down buttons to change the value of the entry then press the OK button to select. When complete, press and release the Mode button until “OK” is highlighted then press the OK button.

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• Delete: delete all or selected images and videos except protected videos.
• Format: formats the memory card. Format a new card when you insert it into the camera for the first time. CAUTION: All videos and photos including protected videos are deleted when you format the memory card.
• Default Setting: returns camera settings to default values. (9)
• Version: shows the model name, firmware version, date of firmware and company name.

NOTES FOR SETUP MENU

1. Not all settings are retained after you turn off the camera. Check your settings when you turn the camera on again.
2. The 720p60 setting is a double frame rate, not a true 60fps.
3. Resets to default when the camera is turned off.
4. This feature is disabled during WiFi operation.
5. Images larger than 3M are resized by interpolation.
6. This setting can’t be adjusted during WiFi operation.
7. The WiFi app is always in English.
8. When you remove and replace the battery the time resets to 00:00:00 and the date resets to default. Sometimes it resets to the current date and time when the camera is connected via WiFi to a smartphone.
9. When you select Default Settings the WiFi network name resets to original factory name.