Manual - Instructions Part 1 Firmware 20131017

[jwc]

I spent some time going through all the things we need to know, I believe that I've got everything right but feel free to let me know if somethings different with your camera (possible a firmware issue).
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Firmware 20131017

May be different for other firmware versions and/or manufacturers.

Purchased from Baiklov, full retail packaging, sticker "P1309BLACK G1W".


Button Functions

POWER button: top > right side > left button - turns power ON/OFF

MENU button: top > right side > right button - select menus

REC button: right face > top button - Start/[Stop recording | Pause Playback]

MODE button: right face > bottom button - Switch mode and corresponding menu(s), Lock current recording MOV file

UP button: left face > top button - for menu selections, Zoom In (recording), decrease Playback speed or reverse it.

DOWN button: left face > bottom button - for menu selections, Zoom Out (recording), increase Playback speed



Operations - General

The camera may be attached to a monitor in which case the camera screen will not be used.

Make the attachment before turning the camera ON, using either the AV Out or HDMI cable (but NOT BOTH at the same time).

◣Micro SD card

Inserting: Press the micro SD card into the memory card slot until you hear a click sound.

Removing: Press it in, release and remove it after it pops up

◣Turning ON/OFF

Press the power button once to power on , blue light indicator is ON;

Press the power button again to power off, blue light indicator is OFF.

Attention: Low battery is displayed before shutting down.

◣Charging Batteries

There 3 ways of charging the battery,

Red light indicator is on while charging; full charge time is 180 minutes.)

Red light indicator is off when fully charged (not true on my camera, it's always ON along with blue light, bug?)

1. Using an AC adaptor and the supplied USB cable

2. Using a PC and the supplied USB cable

3. Using the supplied 12V In-car power cable

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◣Initially:

1) Insert a micro SDHC card

2) Connect a power source and, if necessary, turn the camera ON

3) Select the “System Settings” menu (see instructions below) and at a minimum: set the Date & Time, the Language, the TV Mode, the Frequency and Format a new card,

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◣Modes: 1) Video, 2) Stills (photos), 3) Playback(see icons in top left corner)

Switching between modes must be done when not recording, press REC if necessary to stop video recording (does not apply to Photo mode)

Press MODE to switch modes Video > Stills > Playback > Video......etc.

◣Settings Menus:

Press MENU once to display the Menu for the Current Mode

Press MENU twice (in any mode) to select the System Settings menu before pressing either the Up or Down keys on the Current Mode Menu

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System Settings menu:

The 11 types are:

Date/Time: Set the date & time: Press Up/Down to change a value then press REC to move to the next field and finally to the Menu

AutoPower OFF: Off, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes

Beep Sound: Off/On

Language: (use Up/Down to pick one from the list)

TV Mode: NTSC/PAL

Frequency: 50Hz, 60Hz

ScreenProtection: Off, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes

IR LED: Off/On

Format: press REC, you see "SD Card", press REC, choose Cancel or OK, press REC

Must be done for a new card, optional for a card with recorded videos (this action will delete all data stored in the Micro SD card)

Default Setting Cancel or OK (restores to factory defaults, your choices are lost)

Version: see firmware version

When done, Press the MENU key to return to the normal, non-Menu screen

Notes:

1) set the LED OFF to prevent reflection in the windshield, may be useful if hand held for photos, watch battery level unless an auxillary battery pack is used.

2) Auto Power Off seems to ignore the setting and occur in about ~30 seconds.

3) Formatting every few weeks may make sense to delete empty folders left behind by looping and locked files no longer needed.

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◣Video Mode

Press Mode until the 'video camera' icon appears in the top left corner

◣ Recording

Press REC key to start recording

Whilerecording:

Press Mode to Lock the MOV file

press Up to Zoom IN, Down Zoom Out

Press REC key to stop recording



When not Recording

Press MENU key once for theVideo settings menu

Video Settings menu:

Press Down to highlight thetype of setting

Press REC to display the choices for that setting type

Press Up/Down to choose a setting

Press REC to Save your choice and return to the Menu

The 8 video types are:

Resolution: 1080FHD, 720P 60FPS, 720P 30FPS, WVGA, VGA

Loop recordingOff, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes

WDROff/On

Exposure +2/3, +1/3, +0.0, -1/3, -2/3

Motion DetectionOff/On

Record AudioOff/On

GsensorOff(only manual locking), high(will only lock if severe shock), medium, low(will lock many files)

Date StampOff/On

When done, Press the MENU key to return to the normal, non-Menu screen

Notes:

1) Setting the Gsensor to LOW may make sense when using Motion Detection and the vehicle is parked.

2) Motion detection doesn't provide much protection in the sense that a thief may never be in the cameras view if approaching from the rear, etc.

3) Loop recording: Playback of a file cannot be 'cancelled' once started, the file must be played to it's 'end'. Playback speed up to 8x is useful to skip quickly to the end but it takes about 15 seconds to skip through a 3 minute file and could therefore take about 45 seconds to skip through a 10 minute file. On the other hand, there are fewer 10 minute files to check for the content that you're looking for...

4) Exposure settings may provide better quality if in a constant and especially dark or bright ambient light environment but 0.00 plus WDR=ON is a good all around choice.

5) Recording audio is handy if you need to record a licence plate that may not be captured clearly by the camera. (Don't use if you have your mistress or misteress in the car and your wife/husband likes to check your videos.)

 

[Gurkha9]

I spent some time going through all the things we need to know, I believe that I've got everything right but feel free to let me know if somethings different with your camera (possible a firmware issue)

5) Recording audio is handy if you need to record a licence plate that may not be captured clearly by the camera. (Don't use if you have your mistress or misteress in the car and your wife/husband likes to check your videos.)

Arguably the most important piece of advice given on this board

 

[jwc]

I edited the instructions to include, at the top:
Firmware 20131017
May be different for other firmware versions and/or manufacturers.
Purchased from Baiklov, full retail packaging, sticker "P1309BLACK G1W".