ACAM-001 - Camcorder Gembird - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Camcorder
Brand	Gembird
Model	ACAM-001
Dimensions (approx.)	120 x 60 x 70 mm
Weight (approx.)	300 g
Power Source	Rechargeable Li-ion battery, 3.7V
Video Resolution	1920x1080 Full HD
Photo Resolution	12 MP (interpolated)
Display	2.7 inch LCD screen
Storage Media	SD card (up to 32 GB)
Optical Zoom	8x digital zoom
Built-in Microphone	Yes
Connectivity	USB 2.0, HDMI micro
Main Functions	Video recording, photo capture, playback
Care and Cleaning	Wipe with a soft, dry cloth; avoid solvents
Safety Precautions	Keep away from water and extreme temperatures; do not disassemble
Spare Parts Available	Battery, charger, USB cable
Repairability	Battery and SD card accessible; other repairs by qualified technician
General Information	Compact design, ideal for home and travel use

Frequently Asked Questions - ACAM-001 Gembird

How to turn on the camcorder?

Press and hold the Power button for about 2 seconds until the indicator light turns on.

How to insert an SD card?

Open the battery compartment cover, then insert the SD card with the metal contacts facing inward until it clicks into place.

How to charge the battery?

Connect the provided USB cable to the camcorder and a USB power adapter (5V, 1A). The charging indicator will turn red during charging and green when fully charged.

How to record a video?

Press the Record button (usually marked with a red dot) to start recording; press again to stop. Ensure the SD card is inserted.

How to take a photo?

Press the Shutter button (marked with a camera icon) halfway to focus, then fully to capture the photo.

How to transfer files to a computer?

Connect the camcorder to a computer via USB. The device will appear as a removable drive. Copy video and photo files from the SD card.

What to do if the camcorder does not turn on?

Check that the battery is charged. Try a different USB charger or cable. If still not working, remove and reinsert the battery.

How to set the date and time?

Go to Menu > Settings > Date/Time. Use the navigation buttons to adjust the values and press OK to confirm.

How to clean the lens?

Use a soft, lint-free cloth (like a microfiber cloth) to gently wipe the lens. Avoid using liquids or abrasive materials.

Where to find the user manual?

The manual is available for download on notice-facile.com in PDF format. You can also request a translated version by providing your email.

USER MANUAL ACAM-001 Gembird

WITH WATERPROOF CASE

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USER MANUAL

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A: Device buttons and functions overview

English

recording, conf

1. ON / OFF Switch: Also for activating LED light
2. OK button:
   Start and
   stop
3. Arrow key left: Navigation in Menu, zoom en scrolling in playback mode
4. Arrow key right: Navigation in Menu, zoom en scrolling in playback mode
5. Menu button: Opening the menu, Toggle playbackmode
6. SOS / Microphone button: Lock videos, mute microphone
7. Photo mode / Laser pointer: Activate Photo mode, Laser pointer function
8. Video mode: Activate video mode

B: Main Menu display icons

The following symbols/icons can be displayed on the camera display:

Video recording mode

REC

Battery

Car mode

mic

record cycle

white balance

Auto

Sunny

Could

FLUORE

TUNGSTEN

Resolution

1080P

720P

480

RES_1080P30

Image Flip

Setup mode

EV show

Auto power off

LCD Back light

TV standard

Format

Default

Language

English

Russian

Frequency

50HZ

60HZ

Date / Time

Version

Picture mode

DEL_1

DEL_ALL

2048*1536

2592*1944

3200*2400

4000*3000

Zoom out Zoom in

Zoom in

Effects EFFECT COLOR

EFFECT NEGATIVE

EFFECT SEPIA

Night mode

Night off

Night on

SELF TIMER_MENU

SELFTIMER_5

SELFTIMER_10

SELFTIMER_Off

Play back mode

playing

SD card

protect

C: Recording capacity

	1G	2G	4G	8G
1920*1080(FPS30)	21min	42min	85min	172min
1280*720(FPS30)	30min	63min	128min	266min
848*480(FPS60)	30min	63min	128min	266min
12M	239photos	478photos	956photos	1912photos
8M	367photos	739photos	1486photos	2988photos
5M	517photos	1040photos	2092photos	4208photos
3M	614photos	1235photos	2484photos	4996photos

1: Installation

1.1 Installation of battery

1. Slide down the battery cover and open the device.
2. Follow the instructions of the logo on battery +/- sign, then put the battery into the camera battery slot until it is installed.
3. For battery capacity information, please refer to the displayed battery icon:

1.2 Charging battery

1. Using the USB cable: connect the device to the USB port of a computer/Laptop

2. Using the car changer: Connect the device to the car charger. The device will start charging after the car engine is turned on. The device will automatically turn on and start recording. When the engine stops, the device will automatically save the last file and turn off.

Normally it takes approximately 2-3 hours to fully charge the device. Operating the device while charging will extend the total charging time of the battery.

Note: before using the device for the first time, please first fully charge the Li-ion battery.

1.3 Installation and remove of the memory card

1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot according to the directional instructions until the memory card is fixed in the card slot.
2. To remove the memory card, gently press down the memory card. This will allow the card to pop-up, so it can be removed easily.

Note:

1. Before using the device for the first time, please insert a microSD card into the device.
2. Format the card before use and ensure that there is enough recording capacity.
3. Please note that the insertion direction of memory card, if reverse insert, it might damage the machine and the memory card.
4. If the memory card and the machine is not compatible, please insert it again, or try again in a memory card.

2. Operation guide

2.1 Video Menu settings

1. In any mode of photo/photography/replay to press the "MENU" button to enter the corresponding MENU setting, please see the table of contents for the details.
2. In any mode of MENU Settings, press the OK button to enter the next level MENU, press the up and down key choose corresponding settings, press the OK key to determine, then press the MENU button to exit.

2.2 Power on/off the camera and auto shut down settings

1. Hold down the power button for 1 second to turn ON the camera. Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to turn the camera OFF.
2. To save battery power, the camera can be set to automatically power off within the settings menu. When the

camera is not operating in for a pre-defined time, it will automatically turn off.

1. Press the MENU button twice to switch to the settings MENU, Navigate to "automatic shutdown", and press the OK button. Here you can set the auto shutdown time for "OFF, 1 min, 3 mins or 5 mins".

2.3 Date/Time Settings

1. Press the MENU button twice to open the settings MENU, Navigate to "date/time" and press the OK button. Now you can enter the year, month, day, hours, minutes and seconds. Use the arrow buttons to set up correct date/time and press OK key when done. The current item is marked in red.

3. Camera mode

Power on the camera. The screen first displays a welcome screen, then a 'video camera' icon appears in the upper right corner "☐". This indicates the camera is in camera mode.

Press the "REC" button to start recording, Press the "REC" button again to stop video recording. Below the videos will show "☐" and timer, when stopped recording, the red recording icon "☐" will disappear.

3.1 Video/Sport mode

Toggle switch to the SPORT mode, the device will be recorded until card is full (no loop recording).

3.2 Video/CAR model

Toggle switch to the CAR model, the device will start loop recording, you can set the cycle time in the menu (1 minute by default).

3.3 White light

When the outside light is weak, select the "night mode" from the video settings menu. This feature helps to improve the image brightness. You can also press the power button shortly to power on the white LED lamps on the front of the camera.

3.4 Mute / SOS function

MUTE: In video mode, press the mute button and the screen will display MIC mute icon. Press MUTE again to disable the mute function and the mute icon will disappear.

SOS: In recording mode press SOS button for 2 seconds. This locks the current recording cycle and prevent it from automatic deleting. The screen will display the lock screen icon.

4. Picture mode

Power on the camera and press the "☐" button. The upper left corner of the display will now show a "picture mode" mode icon "☐". The camera is now in picture mode.

To take a picture, just aim the camera lens at the photo subject, press the up and down key to use the digital zoom and press the "—" button to take a photo. The camera will make a "click" sound when the photo is finished.

4.1 Self-timer

In camera mode, press the "MENU" button and use the "Down" arrow button to select the "Self timer" option. Press the OK button to select this feature and set to set "OFF, 5 secs or 10 secs".

4.2 Laser positioning

In the preview mode, press the “—” button for 2 seconds to enable the laser positioning light. If the camera is aimed correctly, just press the “—” button again for 2 seconds to disable the laser positioning light.

NOTE:

a. In photo mode you can press the "OK/OK" button to switch to the video mode.
b. In photography and video mode, a long press of the "M" button opens the playback mode.
c. In photography, video mode, a long press the "奥" button will open the laser positioning light.

5. Playback mode

1. In photograph mode or recording mode, pressing the preview button "w/o" for 2 seconds will activate the picture/video playback mode. Press the arrow keys to browse pictures and videos and press OK key to view/play the photo or video.

2. Delete single photo/video

In playback mode, press the MENU button, select 'delete' and press OK to confirm. Pressing the OK button again at this time will delete the current image or video file. By selecting the 'delete one' option, you can browse by left and right arrow keys and directly delete selected files by pressing the OK button.

1. Delete all

When playing back pictures and video files, press the MENU button and select 'delete all'. By pressing OK a pop up "x, √" will appear. Select "x" and press OK to cancel and return to the main MENU, select "√" and press OK to delete all photo or video files.

1. Protect: Protect the current file.

Note: 📋 will appear on the upper left corner of the protected file; Repeat this operation to unprotect the protected files; It is impossible to delete the protected files with the camera, except by formatting the SD card.

1. Auto play: Select this option to display the files as a slide show.

6. Power supply and video mode

Power off and connect the car charger to the camera. When the car is started, the camera will automatically switch on and start recording (and charging).

Note: after the car stopped, the camera will automatically save all files and turn off after 5 seconds.

7. File storage and video playback

7.1 USB connection

Connect the device to the PC via the provided USB-cable. The camera display will show three connection modes. Select the third mode "USB mode". Open "My computer" or the windows file explorer on your PC and you will be able to see the camera as a attached storage device. All files are stored in "MEDIA/DCIM/100MEDIA".

7.1 Playback on TV

Connect the camera to a high-definition television with a HDMI cable. This is possible in video/photo/broadcast pictures and video modes.

1. Settings MENU

MODE	Menu Menu settings	Note
Recording	Audio	√/×	√:Record ×:Record a scene video
	Loop video Sport/car Switch on/off
	Motion detecting ON/OFF		ON: Images were observed changes then automatically recording.
	Loop video cycle OFF/1min/ 3min/ 5min		ON: automatically deleted the earliest files while the card full
	Gravity induction intensity 1/2/3/4/OFF	Level 4 is the most sensitive
	White balance	automatic/sunshine/cloudy/fluorescent lamp/tungsten wire
	Image resolution	1920*1080/1280*720/848*480 (60帧)
	Special effects Color/Black and White/Sepia
	Night shoot mode ON/OFF
	Pour screen	√/×
Camera	White balance	automatic/sunshine/cloudy/fluorescent lamp/
	Image resolution	12M/8M/5M/3M
	Special efficiency	Color/Black and White/Sepia
	Night shoot	ON/OFF
	self timer	OFF/5 second/10 second	Press the camera button, and select time automatically take pictures.
	Take pictures	OFF/ 5 seconds/10 seconds	Press the camera button, and select
Playback	Delete one
	Delete all	√/×
	Protect
	Autoplay
Settings	Beep tone	√/×
	EV (exposure value)	-1/-0.5/0/+0.5/+1
	Auto power-off OFF/1minute /3minutes/	5minutes
	Auto-Swich off	OFF/1minute/ 3minutes/ 5minutes
	TV output format NTSC/PAL
	Formatting √/×
	Original factory settings restore	√/×
	Language	English / Chinese / Russian / German / Dutch / French / Polish
	Light source frequency	50HZ/ 60HZ
	Date/time	Year/Month/date/hour/minute/second
	Version		Software version

9: Product Specifications

Sensor	5 Mega pixels CMOS
Camera lens	3.6 mm
Focal length scope	100cm -
LCD screen	1.5" LTPS TFT LCD
Video output	HDMI CTS1.2 Support 1080P/720P/WVGATV system : NTSC/PAL
Picture format	Picture format : JPEG 4000×3000 Maximum output : 12M
Recording format	TS
Resolution	1920*1080 (30 fps1280*720 (30 fps848*480 (60 fps
Zoom	4 x digital zoom
Recording medium	Micro SD card (Maximum support 32 GB)
Microphone	Built-in microphone/loudspeaker(single track)
Shutter	Electronic shutter
Shutter speed	1/2-1/1000 seconds
Color balance	Automatic/sun/cloudy/fluorescent/tungsten filament lamp
LED light	Switch on/off
Interfaces	USB2.0/ HDMI/GPS
Battery	Lithium battery: 3.7V 800mAh
USB	USB 2.0 high speed transmission
Temperture/Humidity	-10C°-60 C°/10%-80%

2. Kamera verwenden

Computer desktop interface with icons for battery, 5M, weather, and navigation (no text or labels)

4.2 Power on/off the camera and auto shut down settings