User's Guide

5. General System Operation (please refer to buttons listed above)
a. Power On/ Off
1. Press the POWER ON / OFF button for 1 second; the camera will turn on and enter the
standby mode (the device will vibrate).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please also see section 6 para S regarding the “LCD auto off”
function and para T regarding the “Auto shutdown” function.
When the device is ON, pressing the POWER button for 1 second will turn the device OFF
b. Video Recording
1. Once turned on, the device will automatically enter the camera preview mode and a live
picture will be shown on the display screen. Press the RECORD button to commence
recording; the device may vibrate and the “work” LED on the top will change to RED
(flashing). A RED circle will also show on the display screen.
2. Press the RECORD button again to stop recording; the device may vibrate and the “work”
RED LED will turn off. At this point, recording will stop (unless Post-event recording has
been selected) and the video will be saved.
3. If recording is required in “low light” conditions, press the IR button (unless IR “Auto” has
been previously selected). The IR illuminators will be turned on and the device will enter
the night shooting mode.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Video recorded when IR has been selected will be in black and
white only.
c. Still Images
1. Once turned on, the device will automatically enter the camera preview mode. Press the
PHOTO button to take still images.
2. As already mentioned in b.3. above; if photos are to be taken in “low light” conditions, turn
on the IR illuminators (unless IR “Auto” has been previously selected).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Still images taken when IR has been selected will be in black and
white only.
3. When recording Video, the PHOTO button can be pressed to capture a picture while still
recording at that time.
d. Audio recording
1. Once turned on, the camera will automatically enter the camera preview mode. Press
the AUDIO button to record audio ONLY. The device will vibrate and the “work” LED on
the top will change to AMBER (flashing).
2. Press the AUDIO button again to end audio recording, and the audio file will be
automatically saved.