V.I.O. Adventure Cam User Manual
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Table of Contents
Welcome
Products
How To
Support
Notes
Support: Warranty/Returns
30-Day Return
Warranty
Lifetime Return
Welcome: A note from our President
A lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery is a rechargeable battery with twice the energy capacity of a
nickel-cadmium battery. It also offers greater stability and safety. The battery has no memory.
Lithium Ion Battery
Lithium Ion Battery
A unit of illumination equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter
from a uniform point source of one candle intensity or equal to one lumen per square meter.
Note: lower LUX value cameras work better in low light.
LUX
LUX
Viosport's 12-foot extension cable for Adventure Cam II, H20, 3, and S.C.O.U.T. models.
MD4 Extension
MD4 Extension
A type of camcorder recording media format. Implies recording, manipulating, storing and
playing back video images digitally.
Mini DV (Digital Video)
Mini DV (Digital Video)
Device used to hold Viosport's Adventure Cams in a desired place.
Mount
Mount
Basically: Sun shades. Officially: A thin sheet or disc of glass, plastic or gelatin having plane and
parallel faces, toned to some uniform and specific shade of gray, and intended to be used over the
camera lens during exposure for the purpose of reducing the intensity of the exposing light
without changing its color.
Neutral Density Filter
Neutral Density Filter
Standard protocol for television (TV) broadcast transmission and reception in North America.
North American camcorders require NTSC version of Viosport Adventure Cams.
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee)
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee)
The analog television display standard that is used in Europe and certain other parts of the world.
If you are using a European model camcorder you would need a PAL-version Adventure Cam.
PAL (Phase Alternation Line)
PAL (Phase Alternation Line)
A cable that is specific to Sony devices. The current Sony proprietary A/V cable has a half-moon
shape on one-end and RCA male and S-Video ends on the other.
Sony Proprietary Cable
Sony Proprietary Cable
This mode allows the camcorder to record from an external device such as Viosport Adventure
Cams.
VCR/VTR mode
VCR/VTR mode
Point of view.
POV
POV
An RCA connector is designed for use with coaxial cable. The yellow connection is for video
and the red and the white are for audio. Viosport's cams offer only one channel of audio.
RCA
RCA
Resolution is the number of pixels (individual points of color) contained on a display monitor
expressed in terms of the number of pixels on the horizontal axis and the number on the vertical
axis. The sharpness of the image depends on the resolution and the size of the monitor. The
Adventure Cam II offers 380 TV lines of resolution. The Adventure Cam H2O offers 480 TV
lines of resolution. The Adventure Cam 3 and S.C.O.U.T. Cam both offer 520 TV lines.
Resolution
Resolution
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Products: Adventure Cam
3
Support: Glossary
Lens
12v (12 Volts)
A / V Input (Audio/Video)
AC (Alternating Current)
Adventure Cam
Camcorder
CCD (Charge Coupled Device)
Composite
DC (Direct Current)
Field of View
LANC (Lan-cee)
3.5mm Mini Plug
Products: Adventure Cam H2O
Products: S.C.O.U.T. Cam
Products: Adventure Cam II
Products: Mounts
Products: Power Sources
Products: Plug Types
Support: Cam Comparison
Support: Mounting Tips
Products: Lens and Filter Tool Kit
Products: Neutral Density Filters
Products: Lenses
How To: Change the Lenses
How To: Connect Cable to Cam
How To: General Connections
How To: Change the Neutral Density Filters
How To: Connect Cam to Television
How To: Connect Cam to Recording Device
How To: Connect LANC to Recording Device
How To: Connect Cam to Power Source
Viosport Cigarette Lighter
How To: Connect Cam to Power Source
Viosport Battery Holder
Viosport Rechargeable Battery Pack
Support: Customer Service
Phone
Postal Mail
Welcome: Cam Care & Safety Precautions
Viosport 12v Rechargeable Battery Pack
Viosport Helmet Cam
How To: Focus the Lens
Support: Toubleshooting
Support: Videography Tips