Hat Hidden Camera User’s Guide Page 1 BrickHouse Security User’s Guide
Hat Hidden Camera The Hat Hidden Camera is a covert, high-definition hands-free recording device. Capture 1280 x 720 videos with audio, or capture 1600 x 1200 JPG still images. In the box you’ll find the Hat Hidden Camera, a USB cable, and this manual. All video is recorded to a micro SD card up to 32GB. View your videos using your PC’s media player (MPC Star, VLC, etc.).
Camera A: Record video B: Capture photo C: Power LED NOTE: Be careful not to damage board and wires when interacting with Camera Module.
Getting Started Inserting and Removing the Micro SD Card Charging the Hat Camera The micro SD card slot is located on the left side of the camera module. Push the card all the way in until you hear a click. To remove the micro SD card, push the card further into the micro SD card slot until you hear a click. The slot will then release the micro SD card. The Camera module is located inside the hat. Pull up the cloth flap that is Velcroed inside the hat.
To Record Powering Off Once the camera module is powered on, push the A button to record video. You will feel 3 vibration pulses indicating that recording has begun. (The indicator light will flash Red and Blue). To stop recording, push the A button again. You will feel 1 short vibration indicating that recording has stopped. (Once recording stops, the indicator light will return to a steady Red). To power off the camera module, push and hold the C button for 3 seconds.
Computer if you are using Windows XP, or Computer if using Windows Vista or Windows 7. The device should be listed as a Removable Drive under the Devices with Removable Storage section. Open that drive, which will contain a folder called DCIM. This folder will contain all your recorded files. Changing Time/Date Stamp To update a time/date stamp, create a .txt file named TIME, with information in the following Resolution Key: 1 = 640 x 480 2 = 720 x 480 3 = 1280 x 720 Examples: 2011.02.
Once you’ve created the file, connect the device to your computer via USB and save the .txt file to the device’s root directory. When you connect the device to your computer, it will be assigned a drive letter (ex. C:, D:, E:). When you open that drive, you are in the root directory, or topmost level of the drive.
Glossary DVR: short for Digital Video Recorder; this abbreviation refers to any device capable of recording and saving a digital video file. This is the high-tech equivalent of a VCR. GB: GB is short for gigabyte which is a unit used to measure computer storage capacity and is approximate to 1.07 billion bytes. 1 Gigabyte of data is almost twice the amount of data that a CD-ROM can hold. Additionally, 1 Gigabyte could hold the contents of about 10 yards of books on a shelf.
flash drives, and external hard drives. For help and information on your device, visit the BrickHouse Security knowledgebase at http://www.help. brickhousesecurity.com BrickHouse Security User’s Guide Page 15 BrickHouse SecurityWWW.BRICKHOUSESECURITY.
