Features

Overview: The Polaroid XS20 is a small action camera that can record HD video and 5 MP still images. The camera has a wide-angle lens with a wide viewing range of 120°. It comes with a self-adhesive helmet mount and a bicycle handlebar clamp mount. The camera has a waterproof housing that allows use as deep as 60 feet under water. The supplied waterproof plug keeps water out of the rear operation panel (card slot, USB and AV output jacks).

Recording Formats: The XS20 records 1280 x 720p video at 30 fps in the AVI HD video format with PCM audio. You can set the video quality (resolution) to High, Standard, or Low. It will also record 2560 x 1920 (5 MP) still images in the JPEG format.

Memory Cards: The camera has a slot for a microSD card, and will accept microSD and microSDHC cards between 1 GB and 32 GB. Class 6 or higher cards are recommended. You can view files on the microSD card through the camera when connected to a computer or TV, or remove the microSD card and use a card reader to view the files.

Loop Recording: When the memory card becomes full, the camera will delete the first recorded video clip or still image and overwrite it with the most current video or still image. You can turn off the looping feature by programming the camera to stop recording when the flash card is full.

LED Lights: The XS20 is equipped with 8 bright-white LEDs that can be turned on to illuminate your subject and enhance video quality. The top-mounted Light Button acts as a three-way switch. The first press turns on all 8 LEDs, the second press reduces the light output to 4 LEDs, and the third press turns off the lights. The LEDs can be used in any of the four recording modes.

Recording Modes: You can set the XS20 to one of the four recording modes:

• Manual Video Recording: The camera begins recording video when the Execute button is pressed, and stops when the button is pressed again. Continuous video is recorded for 20 minutes, at which time the camera will save the clip, and resume recording in a new file.
• Manual Photo-Taking: In the still image mode, the camera will take a single image each time the Execute button is pressed.
• Motion-Detect Video Recording: In the Motion-Detect mode, the camera will automatically take video clips of moving objects for a preset length of 10 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. Each clip is saved as a separate file.
• Motion-Detect Photo-Taking: In this mode, the camera will take a single image each time it senses subject movement.

PC Camera: The camera can be connected to your computer via the supplied USB 2.0 cable and used as a PC camera. You must first install the driver program from the supplied CD-ROM software disc. The LED lighting panel can be used to enhance the video quality, if needed. Third-party application software may be needed in order to view and save real-time video to your computer.

TV Out Function: You can connect the camera to your TV using the supplied AV cable via the AV out (composite) terminal to view videos or still images. While connected to the TV, you can use the camera in the Motion Detect Monitor mode. In this mode, live video appears on the screen and the camera sets itself to Motion Detect mode. When the camera detects movement, the camera will automatically record a video clip of a preset length (10 sec, 1 min, 5 mins, or 10 mins). You can also set the camera to take still images instead of videos when motion is detected.

Power Requirements: The XS20 has a built-in, non-removable 3.7V 850mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery, which charges via USB in approximately 3 hours. The battery life is approximately 3 hours (without the LED lights on).

Software: The camera comes with a CD-ROM loaded with software, including a Time-Date Stamp Utility. This program will set the camera's system time, and will record time-date stamp data on the video and still image files.