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Download mSetup (recommended):
mSetup (Latest official by Isoprop)
or
mSetup 3.0.1.0

Simply plug the camera to the PC and start mSetup, it should recognize the camera.

Download latest firmware (for manual update):
V 2.10

Older firmware versions:
V 1.20
V 1.17


For manual update, follow these instructions:
1) Download the firmware .zip archive file and un-zip it.
2) Copy the actual firmware file (always named FWTLCAM.BIN) to the root directory of the memory card
3) Disconnect the camera and turn it off.
4) Insert the flash card containing the new firmware file into the camera (if not already in the camera).
5) Press the Power button until the blue led turns on and begins to flash.
- Release the power button as soon as the led flashing begins! if you keep pressing the power button longer you may turn off the camera before the update process is complete.
- Do not press any buttons while the installation is in progress (should take about 20 sec. to complete)
- To indicate the firmware is being loaded into the camera, the blue led will continue to blink during the update process.
- When the firmware installation is complete, the blue led will turn off and the yellow led will then turn on solid, indicating the firmware has been successfully updated.

*For Mobious with a Super Capacitor:
When asked to disconnect the camera, press the power button for max. 1 second and wait until the red LED blinks 3 times. Wait a second or two and now BRIEFLY press the power button again. The blue LED should blink, showing the firmware is being updated. Wait until mSetup tells you the firmware is installed.


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Known issues:
  • The WDR is not working right in the latest FW v2.10 compared with the prior FW v1.20 (source)

Changelog:

v2.10
  • Moved many global function toggles to each video mode for greater versatility
  • Added Boot Mode Default toggle: Mode 1, 2 or 3 (Photo mode). Photo Mode works with (or without) auto- record and time-lapse functions turned on.
  • Added Date Format toggles for local country standards.
  • Added additional 50, 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5 fps video playback frame rate options.
  • Added Time lapse Movie Function, with fixed 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 sec. frame capture delay options, or a Custom (hrs:min:sec.) frame capture option. Recordings will play back at the selected video playback frame rate giving native timelapse videos.
  • Added AVI and MP4 movie file format options. AVI is non-standard format and cannot be edited without re- packaging or re-encoding.
  • Added WVGA (848x480) Photo frame size option
  • Changed 60s fixed Time-lapse Photo delay to a Custom setting (days:hrs:min). Camera goes to standby condition with delay >= 5 sec. to conserve battery charge.
  • Added Date Stamp display toggle for Photo Mode
  • Added Audio-only recording mode (voice recorder - no video). Clip length settings do not affect audio recording, which is always continuous recording (unless manually stopped) for 16 hours (with external power) before it will S/S/C to avoid the 4GB file limit. Recording file size is about 3.75MB/min.
  • Added toggles for Web Cam Rotatation (180 deg.) and Web Cam Video Mode (H.264 compression with audio or MJPG without audio). H.264 also offers much smaller file sizes, less latency, and possibly smoother playback on some older display devices.
  • Slowed Down Battery status LED blinking to count flashes easier.
v1.20
  • Fixes Narrow, rotated video quality bug, improves battery charge status LED flashing sequence, adds code for Android Web Cam app by therau2000, and has new memory card communication code.
v1.17
  • Improves SOME memory card compatibility issues. Adds a second WDR "low light" BETA TEST setting (GUI update needed to set in unless manually editing the config.
v1.13
  • Added motion detection and advance image quality tab with many functions to change recording image qualities (see below)
Step2 Firmware - major function upgrade
v0.59
  • Fixed a low light condition that caused flickering when a bright light source moved into the frame.
  • Fixed ghost scan line artifact near the top of the frame in the two "Small" (narrow) AOV (FOV) video modes.
  • Changed the web cam video to remain always upright (it was rotated 180 when photos were rotated).
  • Fixed an obscure bug in the playback mode that blanked the screen with certain rapid key presses.
v0.57
  • Fixed the elusive external power auto-record bug that began recording instead of going into disk mode when connected to a PC USB port with certain memory cards and cameras.
  • Moved the video capture areas for the "Small" AOV video modes to center-most area of the CMOS array.
v0.53
  • Added 60Hz and 50Hz settings to eliminate flicker with some lighting caused by AC power line frequency.
  • Global 180 deg. image rotation has been replaced with individual toggles for both video modes and photo mode.
  • Lens A and Lens B auto WB correction options for Standard (Lens A) and Wide Angle (Lens B) lenses.
  • Auto recording can now be toggled to start when power button is press and/or when external USB power is connceted (with no active data lines).
  • Auto recording started with external USB power can now be toggled to stop/save immediately, continue for 10 sec., or continue until internal battery power runs out.
  • Battery Charge Indicator blinks the rear red LED only from 1 to 3 times when camera first boots to show approximate state of charge.
v0.47
  • Fixes random recording termination in time lapse mode. Eliminates the black background in video-out alerts for low battery and full memory card. Fixes a rare date setting error when using the "?" symbol in lieu of numbers in the date/time toggle key when manually editing/installing the config file.
v0.45
  • Fixes Time Lapse Photo bug that caused memory card to be erased if the card filled up.
v0.44
  • Adds further WB stabilization tweaks. Time lapse photo improvements increase detail and eliminate color banding at the lower delay settings. ALL photo frame sizes can now shoot with delays down to .25 sec. with good quality, though the time stamp will not be displayed at settings of 1 sec. or less.
v0.42
  • Fixes a bug that would delete the entire xxxHDDVR folder (located in the DCIM folder where the camera writes all of its video and photo files ) if the folder contained files which were ALL renamed to any name that did not match the standard name format the camera uses when it writes the files... i.e. "REC_xxxx.MOV" for video and "IMAGxxxx.JPG" for photos.
v0.41
  • Fixes two bugs. One caused a random end-of-file termination irregularity that caused some files to end with an error message in WMP, and it also prevented the latest WMM from pre-processing the file so it could be edited. The second bug caused recording to stop rather than continue on from the internal battery when any external power source was removed. That function is now only active when the Auto Power On function is turned ON (for car recorder use, etc.).
v0.39
  • Fixes an obscure bug that prevented the time lapse images from being saved in a new folder when the last file name number reached 9999. The bug cause newly saved images to simply overwrite what was in file 9999. Also diminished obstruction of the image by video-out "card full" and "low battery" alerts.
v0.35
  • Fixes an obscure bug that caused corrupted files when the audio was turned off.
v0.34
  • Fixes 720p-60 fps bug (new compiler code caused 1080p AOV and frame doubled, not unique frames.
v0.32
  • Release version
 
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Additional information:

v1.13 - Added motion detection and advance image quality tab with many functions to change recording image qualities

Motion Detection
  • 3 motion triggering sensitivity levels
  • 4 recording time-out settings to keep recording after the last motion detection5 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec. and 60 sec.)
Advanced Image Setting Tab

This is a whole new GUI tab of functions intended for advanced users who know what to expect from each of the named functions. If you have no clue what these do, take the time to do some web searches for self-learning. It's not practical to turn this thread into a tutorial on the specifics of these functions. You can change one function at a time and shoot some pictures to view the differences... you'll catch on pretty quick just by observation. Or, download the VirtualDub editor, load in one of your Mobius .jpg images, and add one of the video image quality filters and preview the type of changes you can expect from each function. Here is the new GUI tab dialog display for these new features:

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Sharpness, Exposure, Contrast, and Saturation

Four main slider controls can incrementally change each of these qualities. The latter three have 128 adjustment steps on each side of the normal default setting. This is VERY fine adjustment with a VERY wide range, and I'll guess the majority of users will not need to deviate from normal more than about 10 or 15 steps unless they are looking for some kind of abstract image. The selected numerical step number is displayed below the slider controls, with arrow buttons to more easily increment one step at a time.

Color Options

These simply change the color hue as indicated by the step labels with the click on the mouse. The cooler to warmer changes are pretty large and most likely will need to be tamed down after more user feedback.

White Balance

The default here is the normal Auto setting, which actually does a pretty nice job now in a wide variety of lighting conditions. But you now have four fixed WB settings as well, for Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten, and Fluorescent lighting. But there can still be quite a variety of different light intensity and colors that these fixed setting don't render to your taste, e.g. sunlight changes as the sun elevation changes at different times of the day or year, or momentary small clouds may pass over it. And cloudy days can be fairly bright high thin overcast or darker storm clouds, and even artificial lights have many different color values. For these cases there are three Custom WB settings that you CAN change as YOU see fit!

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This is done by editing the red, green, or blue CMOS gains by changing the numerical value in the respective dialog boxes that become active you left click on one of the Custom WB settings. Increasing the gain number will increase that color in the image, and vice versa. The gain values in any other WB setting can be quickly copied to a Custom setting by first left clicking on your chosen Custom gain name, then right clicking on the other WB setting name you wish to copy. The settings will be transferred to the Custom gain edit boxes, with the prior setting in those boxes shown in green to the right side of the box. The changed values are saved once you click to another function or button to exit the Custom WB setting. A small blue "Info" button next to the White Balance Function name is always active, even if tooltips are disabled, and can be clicked to open some brief usage guidance for the Custom settings. Changing gains can produce some unexpected results, and will take a trial and error process to understand how the color gain mixing affects the capture image colors. So, make small changes and view a sample photo to get the feel for how it functions.

Before anyone asks, it's NOT practical to preview any of the image quality revisions on a PC as they are being manipulated with the GUI.
 
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