User Guide

➤This manual assumes the camera is loaded with the latest firmware available at the time of
writing. Functionality may vary with earlier or later firmware versions.
Cards
At the time of writing you may use any micro SD, micro SDHC or Micro SDXC card with a
capacity of up to 64GB with this camera. Larger cards are most likely also supported but not
yet available. To avoid card compatibility problems, always use quality cards with a speed
rating of Class 4 or greater. The camera supports cards formatted with FAT, FAT32 or
exFAT. Due to technical reasons, you cannot update the firmware if your card is formatted
as exFAT. When using the In-Camera formatting routine (see below) cards with a capacity
greater than 32GB will be formatted with exFAT. All other cards will be formatted as
FAT/FAT32. Older operating systems, for example XP 64-Bit and Windows 2003, do not
support exFAT file systems unless you install additional drivers. A list of exFAT drivers can
be found at http://search.microsoft.com/enus/ DownloadResults.aspx?q=KB955704.
➤You should always use cards from well known brands. Low quality and noname cards, as
well as some class 2 (or less) cards, may draw more than 20mA current than quality cards.
This can result in unwanted electrical noise such as clicks, chirps, hum and buzzing in the
audio recording.
Cables
The camera requires a standard USB cable for charging or connecting to external battery
packs for continuous recording. A standard USB cable is also used to connect the camera to
the PC in order to set the parameters or access the camera as an external disk or webcam.
A/V-out (or Video-Out) requires a special cable where pin #4 is shorted to pin #5 (ground).
When the firmware detects pin #4 connected to ground it will output the video signal on pin
#2 and the audio signal on pin #3. Special cables can be ordered from the supplier in the
form of a harness or you can make one yourself using a 5-pin mini USB plug. You can also
modify a Smartphone OTG (On The Go) cable which already has pins #4 and #5 shorted in
the mini USB plug. The audio signal is only available in playback mode. The #16 "special"
cable will not work with this camera. You must under no circumstances use any other
"special" cable, especially the "special" cable supplied with the #11. Doing so will destroy
your camera beyond repair. So, do not use a #11 "special" cable under any circumstances.
Video-Out
The optional Video-Out cable (see above) should always be connected or disconnected while
the camera is in standby or turned off. If the cable is connected or disconnected during
recording then the recording will be stopped and the camera will enter standby. The camera
will never be recognized as a removable drive when the video-out cable is connected.