QUICK START GUIDE
Getting Started • FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY BEFORE USING YOUR NEW CAMERA. NO ONE WANTS TO GET 5 MINUTES OF FOOTAGE BEFORE THE FUN STOPS. • CHARGE THE BATTERY WITH THE INCLUDED MICRO USB-B CORD. • AURORA REQUIRES A MICRO SD CARD. GET A FAST ONE. CLASS 10 OR UHS-1, 32GB MAX. • ! IF YOU NEED HELP CONNECTING, CHECK OUT OUR SUPPORT SITE AT SIONYX.COM AND CLICK ON SUPPORT. GET MOBILE DOWNLOAD THE FREE SIONYX APP FROM THE APPLE® APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY. FOR HELP GETTING CONNECTED GO TO SIONYX.
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’VE JUST PURCHASED THE WORLD’S MOST VERSATILE ACTION CAMERA, CAPABLE OF SHOOTING DAY OR NIGHT AND GIVING YOU THE SUPER HUMAN POWER OF NIGHT VISION. BUT NIGHT VISION IS ONLY ONE ARROW IN AURORA’S QUIVER. IT’S ALSO AN IP67-RATED WATERPROOF CAMERA (TRUST ME, THAT’S GOOD). AND IT’S A DAYTIME ACTION CAM THAT WON’T DISAPPOINT. TWILIGHT ARRIVING SOON? YOU’LL WANT TO GET THOSE GOLDEN HOUR SHOTS. IF YOU’RE GOOD TO GO, SO IS AURORA. ALWAYS ON.
Button overview SHUTTER BUTTON (SINGLE SHOT, VIDEO START/STOP) ADVANCED SETTINGS (ZOOM, GAIN, ETC.
VIEWFINDER DIOPTER DIOPTER DIAL ALLOWS USER TO CUSTOMIZE VIEWFINDER FOR USE WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. TURN DIAL UNTIL DATA IN THE VIEWFINDER IS IN SHARP FOCUS. NOTE: THE ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS WHEN YOUR EYE IS NEAR. THE VIEWFINDER WILL TURN OFF WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR EYE AWAY BUT YOU CAN STILL TAKE PHOTOS AND VIDEO. VIDEO WILL CONTINUE TO RECORD EVEN IF THE VIEWFINDER TURNS OFF.
removing the viewfinder IF YOUR AURORA IS WET, TAKE A MOMENT TO SHAKE OFF THE MOISTURE AND TOWEL IT DRY BEFORE REMOVING THE VIEWFINDER; WE DON’T WANT ANY DROPLETS ENTERING THE CAMERA! 1. PULL DOWN VIEWFINDER RELEASE BUTTON 2.
LOAD SD CARD AND BATTERY LOAD A MICRO SD CARD. ENSURE IT LOCKS IN PLACE. TO REMOVE IT, PUSH THE SD CARD IN TO RELEASE THE LATCH, RELEASE IT, AND IT WILL POP OUT. USE A FAST SD CARD (CLASS 10 OR UH1, 32 GB MAX). THEY DON’T WORK WELL IF YOU DROP THEM IN THE MUD, FYI. BATTERY THE BATTERY IS CHARGED VIA THE USB PORT. INSERT THE BATTERY INTO ITS SLOT. TO ACCESS THE MICRO USB-B PORT PULL OUT THE RUBBER FLAP UNDER THE SETTINGS DIAL.
SETTINGS DIAL POWER THE UNIT ON BY ROTATING THE SETTINGS DIAL SET THE DATE AND TIME UPON INITIAL USE BY ROTATING THE DIAL TO THE SETTINGS MENU ( ). SET THEM USING THE ADVANCED SETTINGS BUTTONS ON TOP OF THE CAMERA. KEEP PUSHING THEM UNTIL YOU FIGURE IT OUT. YOU’VE GOT THIS. 7 SETTINGS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP): 1. POWER OFF 2. PHOTO 3. VIDEO 4. LOOP 5. PLAYBACK 6.
scene ring DAYTIME (SUN OR CLOUDS) TWILIGHT (APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE AND ONE HOUR AFTER SUNSET) NIGHT (FULL NIGHT VISION) NOTE: THE WHITE BALANCE IS SET AUTOMATICALLY ACCORDING TO THE LIGHT SOURCE, WHICH IS KINDA NICE.
FOCUSING RING SET FOCUS MANUALLY ACCORDING TO DISTANCE TO SUBJECT FOR BEST FOCUSING, ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE WHERE THE ACTION IN YOUR SCENE WILL OCCUR. SET THAT DISTANCE (IN METERS) ON THE FOCUS SCALE. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE BEST RESULTS. THAT’S HOW ANSEL ADAMS DID IT, BTW. ADVANCED SETTINGS: CHECK OUT OUR SUPPORT SITE AT SIONYX.COM AND CLICK ON SUPPORT FOR INFORMATION ON THE VIEWFINDER’S "FOCUS PEAKING" OPTION.
TAKING PHOTOS AND VIDEO USE THE SETTING BUTTONS TO CHANGE CAMERA PARAMETERS. LEFT AND RIGHT WILL ZOOM THE IMAGE. UP AND DOWN CONTROLS GAIN (IMAGE INTENSITY). ADVANCED SETTINGS ARE COVERED ON OUR SUPPORT SITE. USE THE RED BUTTON ON THE TOP OF THE CAMERA TO TAKE STILL PHOTOS OR START AND STOP VIDEO RECORDING. NOW GO OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN.
MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA YOUR AURORA CAMERA USES AN INDUSTRY STANDARD 1/4-20 TRIPOD MOUNT GIVING YOU LOTS OF MOUNTING OPTIONS.
! safety information IN OUR HOUSE WE HAVE 3 RULES, AND THEY ARE A PRETTY GOOD GUIDE FOR HOW TO STAY SAFE AND BE A GOOD CITIZEN WHILE USING YOUR NEW AURORA CAMERA. 1. BE KIND. DON’T FILM PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE OR HURT. DON’T FILM PEOPLE TO MAKE FUN OF THEM. USE THE FORCE FOR GOOD. 2. BE RESPECTFUL. DON’T FILM PEOPLE OR PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION. ASK BEFORE YOU START. NIGHT VISION CAN CREEP PEOPLE OUT. KNOW THE RULES OF YOUR LOCATION. DON’T BE “THAT GUY.” 3. BE SAFE.
battery storage and handling • THE CAMERA CONTAINS SENSITIVE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE BATTERY. AVOID EXPOSING YOUR CAMERA TO VERY COLD OR VERY HOT TEMPERATURES. LOW OR HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS MAY SHORTEN THE BATTERY LIFE. • KEEP THE BATTERY AWAY FROM HEAT AND FIRE. DO NOT DRY THE CAMERA OR BATTERY WITH AN EXTERNAL HEAT SOURCE SUCH AS A MICROWAVE OVEN OR HAIR DRYER. • DO NOT STORE YOUR BATTERY WITH METAL OBJECTS, SUCH AS COINS, KEYS OR NECKLACES.
• BATTERY DISPOSAL: MOST RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES ARE CLASSIFIED AS NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ARE SAFE FOR DISPOSAL IN THE NORMAL MUNICIPAL WASTE STREAM. MANY LOCALITIES HAVE LAWS IN PLACE REQUIRING BATTERY RECYCLING. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN DISPOSE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN YOUR REGULAR TRASH.
AURORA ALWAYS ON. SiOnyx, LLC 100 Cummings Center, Suite 135P Beverly, MA 01915 (833) SiOnyx1 (833-746-6991) www.sionyx.
