Shooting Video
Recording video is the main function of the ThumbCam. To do so:
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Turn the
ThumbCam on.
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Wait several seconds for the
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When the red LED goes out and blue LED is on, the
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Press the Record/Stop button to begin recording video.
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Whilst video is being recorded, the blue LED will stay on and the red LED will
flash slowly.
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To stop the recording, press the Record/Stop button again. The red LED will
flash quickly whilst video data is being saved.
Important Notes:
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When you stop a recording, it takes several seconds for the
write video data to the microSD card. If the Record/Stop button is pressed
again or the power is turned off whilst the ThumbCam is writing data to the
microSD card then the video data will be corrupted, resulting in either an
corrupt file (which is bad) or a corrupt file structure on the SD card (which is
worse). If the former happens, the video quality will be greatly reduced, if the
file works at all. If the later happens, you might need to reformat the SD card,
and risk losing all the data on it.
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See the Shooting Guide (page 14) for more information about recording.
Sound-Activated Recording:
The ThumbCam can be configured to operate as a sound-activated recording
device. This makes the ThumbCam a great solution for a set-and-forget recording
device. The internal battery will last for more than 10 hours of standby time if
nothing triggers the ThumbCam to record.
Soft sounds (for example, softer than a person speaking in a loud voice approximately
3ft/1m away) may not trigger the ThumbCam to record.
To engage Sound-Activated Recording Mode:
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Turn the
ThumbCam on in the usual way.
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Wait until the red LED goes out, and the
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Press the Mode button.
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The blue LED will stay on, and the red LED will flash slowly to indicate that the
ThumbCam is in sound-activated recording mode.
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While armed in this mode, a moderate to loud sound will trigger the
to record.
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Once triggered to record, the
minimum of two minutes, or longer if the sound continues.
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To deactivated sound-activated recording mode, simply press the mode
button. Once the red LED goes out, sound-activated recording mode has been
deactivated.
ThumbCam to properly initialize.
ThumbCam is ready to record.
ThumbCam is in standby.
ThumbCam will continue recording for a
ThumbCam to
ThumbCam
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