Mobius ActionCam manual

Instruction Ma nual for th e Mobius A ction Cam Description The above picture shows the arran gement of the user operating features. The two heat sinks can becom e very hot during operat ion. This is normal, but all the same you should never leave the came ra turned on where the surrounding temperature exceeds ~47°C (118°F) - for examp le in a ca[...]

when formatted with exFAT. For this reason it is recommended to format 64GB cards with FAT32. 128GB cards will also work but can not be correctly formatted to FAT32 using the built-in formatting routine (as of firm ware v2.18). Most firmware versions support ca rds formatted with FAT, FAT32 or exFAT but v2.03 - v2.10 only support FAT and FAT32. Fir[...]

Video-Out (compo site or TV-out) The optional Video-Out cab le (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 wi ll be st opped and the camera will enter standby. The camera will never be recognized as a removable driv[...]

The Shutter butto n Press the shutter button to start or end a video recording, to take a picture or to play/pause when in Playback mode. P layback mode is only av ailable when th e A/V cable is attached. LED status indicat ors Since the camera has man y functions, it's important to understand the meaning of the LEDs. The following LED stat es[...]

Connecting the camera to the PC Make sure a card is inserted and the came ra is turned OFF if you want to access the camera as an external device (disk drive, setup). Always conne ct the camera directly to the PC. Do not use a USB hub . ► You cannot record video or phot os if the camera is connected to the PC as an external drive. Charging • Co[...]

Turn on Camera Power-On can be configured as "fast" o r "delay e d". In fast mode, the camera will turn on immediately when the Power Button is pressed. In delayed mode, press and hold the Power Button for 4-5 seconds u ntil the Yellow LED turns on and remains on. Irrespective of whether the camera is conf igured as "fast&q[...]

Playback Mode • Ensure you have an A/V cab le connected between the camera and an externa l monitor and a card is inserte d. • Turn on the camera if it is not already turned on. • Press the Mode button until the red LED tu rns on (Photo Mode). • Now press the Mode button once more. The red LED will remain on, but the camera will be in playb[...]

In-Camera Format ti ng The Camera contains a bu ilt-in formatter which may be used to format the SD card. In - Camera formatting is best done using mSetup.exe (see below) but can also be done as follows: • Connect the camera to an External USB power supply or to a PC as a Removable disk (see above). • Press and hold down the Mode button. DO NOT[...]

allowed and which a re not allowed. If you edit the S YSCFG.TXT and enter invalid values the results are undefined and will lead to unexpected results. Using Soft w are to configure the camera The W indows program mSetup.exe wil l autom atically configure the camera with the parameters you require. Detailed in structions can be found in the program[...]

Method 2 by pressing the power button : • Turn off the camera. • Connect the camera to the computer and wait until the card is recognized as a Removable Drive. • Copy the new firmware f ile into the camera's flash card root folder. All firmware files are named FWTLCAM.BIN. The name must not be changed. • Disconnect the camera f rom the[...]

Power On - A uto Record If this parameter is set the Mobius will start recording as soon as external USB po wer is connected or the camera is turned on. The t ype of recording depends on the Power On Default setting: Video Mode 1 and Video Mode 2: If a Time-lapse Video parameter is set the camera will begin recording a time-lap se video. Otherw ise[...]

File Protection ( w rite protect) w hile recording The current clip can be W rite Protected by brie fly pressing (max. 1 second) the Mod e button while the camera is recordin g. This will set the file's read-only attribute which will prevent the current recording f rom being deleted. Note that formatting the card will delete all the files, inc[...]

Trouble shooting Q. I can format the card and upd ate the firmware but the camera refuses to record video. The rear LED is solid red instead of blinking. The yellow LED may also flash once when you press the shutter button. A. Most likely you are using an S D card which is not compatible with the camera. Some batches of cards don't work proper[...]

Q. The yellow LED flashes once pe r second 4 times and then flashes very quickly before turning off. A. There is no micro SD card inserted, the card is not properly inserted, the card is full or the card is defective. The ca rd must be inserted with the gold contacts facing upwards, towards the buttons. There should be a distinct spring actio n whe[...]

Q. The camera functions normally but the video is much too dark or too light or even completely black or white. Th e first video scenes may be exposed correctly and the symptoms only appear afte r a certain amount of time. A. Check the following: • Make sure the lens cap is removed. • Make sure the parameter values f or the "Advanced Image[...]