Aim SmartyCam 3 Series User manual
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User Manual
SmartyCam 3 Series
Release 1.12
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INDEX
1 – SmartyCam 3 preliminary notes 2
2 – SmartyCam 3 topics 3
3 – SmartyCam 3 connections 6
4 – SmartyCam 3 buttons, ON/OFF, powering and LEDs 13
4.1 – Pushbuttons 13
4.2 – Power ON/OFF 15
4.3 – LEDs working mode (all SmartyCam 3 except for SmartyCam 3 Sport) 16
4.3.1 – Working Mode of SmartyCam 3 Dual frond LEDs 16
4.3.2 – Working Mode of SmartyCam 3 GP, SmartyCam 3 GP Pro and SmartyCam 3 Corsa LED 17
5 – (Micro) SD card management 18
6 – SmartyCam 3 Start/Stop recording 19
7 – SmartyCam 3 Menu 20
7.1 – GPS Status 20
7.2 – Tracks 21
7.2.1 – Loading tracks to SmartyCam 3 22
7.2.2 – Managing tracks on SmartyCam 3 23
7.3 – Settings 24
7.3.1 – Auto Start Rec 24
7.3.2 – Auto Stop Rec 24
7.3.3 – Auto power off 24
7.3.4 – Export LOGS 24
7.3.5 – System time 24
7.3.6 – Video Set (SmartyCam 3 GP only) 25
7.3.7 – Exposure set 25
7.3.8 – Audio set 26
7.3.9 – Video Out (SmartyCam 3 Dual and SmartyCam 3 GP only) 27
7.3.10 – Rec Counter 27
7.3.11 – Overlay 27
7.3.12 – Clear tracks 27
7.3.13 – Flip over (SmartyCam 3 Sport and SmartyCam 3 Corsa only) 28
7.3.14 – Factory reset 28
7.3.15 – Info 29
7.4 – Update 29
7.4.1 – Firmup 30
7.4.2 – Tracks update 31
7.5 – Video file 31
8 – SmartyCam 3 and the PC 32
8.1 – Creating SmartyCam 3 configuration 32
8.1.1 – Configuring SmartyCam 3 overlay 34
8.1.2 – Logos & MAP and second camera (SmartyCam 3 dual only) setting 36
8.1.3 – Configuring SmartyCam 3 parameters 37
8.1.4 – Configuring CAN Protocol (SmartyCam 3 connected to a master only) 38
8.1.5 – ECU Stream (all SmartyCam 3 except for SmartyCam 3 Sport) 41
8.2 – Loading the configuration to SmartyCam 3 42
8.3 – Track Management 43
8.4 – Video Management 45
9 – Technical specifications and drawings 48
9.1 – Technical Specifications 48
9.2 – Drawings 51
9.2.1 – SmartyCam 3 Sport 51
9.2.2 – SmartyCam 3 Dual 53
9.2.3 – SmartyCam 3 GP 57
9.2.4 – SmartyCam 3 GP Pro 62
9.2.5 – SmartyCam 3 Corsa 64
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1 – SmartyCam 3 preliminary notes
This manual is intended to explain how to configure and use all versions of the new SmartyCam 3 action camera. The models are deeply
different, and are intended for completely different applications, but share the same philosophy, configuration logic, operating system and
internal components. In the following pages the explanations will be intended for all models, when not otherwise specified.
SmartyCam 3 Sport SmartyCam 3 Corsa
SmartyCam 3 Dual
SmartyCam 3 GP SmartyCam3 GP Pro
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2 – SmartyCam 3 topics
Wide Global Shutter CMOS sensor
The best way to avoid wave effects when vibrations are strong.
Full HD image
1920 x 1080 resolution
SmartyCam 3 Sport records video at 30 fps
SmartyCam 3 Dual and GP records video at 30 or 60 fps.
Completely waterproof
Designed for being used in the hardest environments: water, dust,
temperatures are not a problem.
Sapphire frontal glass
The strongest glass for facing all high-speed impacts with pebbles,
insects, dust that usually happen in a race.
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A lot of graphic controls
Choose your preferred layout for keeping your data under control
Secondary Camera (SmartyCam 3 Dual only)
Using Race Studio 3 software (supported from release 3.53.xx
onward) you can place the video coming from the second camera
where you prefer on the video, exactly as if you were adding any
graphic control.
Bullet camera (SmartyCam 3 GP and SmartyCam 3 GP Pro only)
This camera features a bullet camera whose connection cable to
the main module can be from 0.5 to 4m long. It allows the user to
install the camera on a bike or on a kart. This camera too needs to
be configured with AiM Race Studio 3 software from release
3.57.00 onward.
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Additional internal memory (SmartyCam 3 GP Pro only)
In addition to the normal SD Card, SmartyCam 3 GP Pro features a 64 GB internal memory. This second memory is “round”; this means that
when the memory is full older files are overwritten. No warning is given to the user.
Auto start/stop recording
Avoid thinking at the camera while ready at the start/finish line.
Automatic track selection
SmartyCam 3 may work connected to an AiM Logger or in a standalone installation: in the first case, it receives the track selected by the
logger, while in the second case it automatically selects the proper track using the information coming from the GPS Module. In this way, it
can draw the map and calculate lap number, lap times and rolling times.
Video and data in the same file
Your video and the most important data in the same MP4 file.
Video Output (SmartyCam 3 Dual, SmartyCam 3 GP and SmartyCam 3 GP Pro only)
SmartyCam 3 Dual, SmartyCam 3 GP and SmartyCam 3 GP Pro feature a Video output that can be connected to an external video
streamer.
Automatic data and video synchronization
MP4 file stores the data SmartyCam 3 receives: in case they are not
enough for your analysis, simply import into Analysis 3 both the
video file and the data from your AiM logger and the software will
automatically synchronize them: position on the track, video frame
and data on the graph will be perfectly correlated
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3– SmartyCam 3 connections
SmartyCam 3 has an internal battery that may keep the system alive for a few minutes (around 20 min), so it is important to power it through
an external 12 Volt battery. Here below you see some SmartyCam 3 connections.
To connect SmartyCam 3 Sport to GPS Module use the 5 pins Binder 712 female connector you find back on the camera and connect it to
the 2 ways Data Hub needed to power the camera.
To connect SmartyCam 3 Dual to GPS Module use the “EXP” cable of 22 pins Deutsch female connector harness.
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To connect SmartyCam 3 GP to GPS Module use the 5 pins Binder 712 female connector labelled “EXP”.
To connect SmartyCam 3 GP Pro to GPS Module use the 5 pins Deutsch male connector (blue key) labelled “EXP”.
To connect SmartyCam 3 Corsa to GPS Module use the 5 pins Binder connector labelled “GPS”.
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SmartyCam 3 can as well be connected to AiM Dashes and loggers through the AiM CAN network. The images below show some examples
of connection.
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This manual suits for next models
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