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Connecting to a Computer

Your Dash Cam

To connect your camera to a Computer 

Connect the camera to your computer using 

the included USB to Mini-USB Cable.
By default, your device connects to your 

computer in Mass Storage mode, and acts like 

a flash drive. Videos can be viewed with any 

standard video player that supports .avi files.

NOTE:

 

Quicktime

, the native video 

player for Mac, only supports specific 

types of .avi files and cannot playback 

this camera’s videos. For links to 

third party players that will work on 

Mac, visit 

www.cobra.com/support/

software-downloads

.

Movies that are locked begin with “SOS_” and 

movies that are not locked begin with “MOV_”.
Note that if the Memory card gets too full, 

videos that are not locked will be overwritten 

to make room for new videos. If you want to 

save any videos that begin with “MOV_” you 

should copy them to your computer, or Lock 

the files.

To switch the camera’s USB function

If you prefer to connect your camera to your PC as a web or video camera, 

you can change this setting in the settings menu. 
Disconnect the camera from your PC, enter 

General Settings

, and change 

the 

USB Function

 to 

MSDC

Then, when you reconnect your camera to your PC, it will use this function.

Adjusting Camera Settings

Still Photo Mode Settings 

Still Photo Mode Settings

Still Image Size This sets the level of detail in the photo. Higher M indicates more 

megapixels, which will give you a sharper image, but take up more 

memory. Options between 1M and 14M are available.

Still Quality

Select between Super High Quality (SHQ) and High Quality (HQ)

Scene

Select between Auto, Sport, Portrait, Landscape, Snow, Beach, and Fire-

works.

Exposure

In very bright environments, use a positive EV. Dark environments use 

negative EV. Options between -2 and +2 are available. 

White Balance

You can adjust the white balance based on the ambient lighting. Op-

tions include: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, and 

Flourescent 3.

ISO Sensitivity

Increasing ISO will make the camera more sensitive to light. Try 

increasing ISO in low-light conditions, or leave it set to “Auto”

Color

Adjusts color saturation. Options include: natural, bright, and grey.

Effect

Photo effects include: Normal, retro, black and white, relief, negative, 

drawing, painting, crayon.

While in 

Still Photo

 mode, press the 

MENU

 button 

to enter the menu selection screen. Verify that 

Still 

Settings

 is selected, then press 

MODE

 to confirm.

Press the 

UP 

and 

DOWN

 arrows to select the setting 

you’d like to modify, then press the 

MODE

 button to 

confirm.  

A window on the right edge of the screen will 

display the available options. Use the 

UP

 and 

DOWN

 

arrows to make your selection, then press 

MODE

 to 

confirm.

Your Dash Cam

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Summary of Contents for CDR 820

Page 1: ... of break in and theft Privacy This device may not be used to violate the privacy rights of others In no way will Cobra Electronics or its subsidiaries be responsible for inappropriate use of this product It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to consult legal counsel for the interpretation of any laws applicable to the area of intended use of this product Important Information and Customer As...

Page 2: ...he road without any edge distortion 3 axis G Sensor senses sudden accelerations and collisions and automatically protects footage surrounding the incident Additional Features Controls Indicators and Connections Camera Features Introduction Introduction Customer Information Windshield Bracket Mounting Connector Also connects to any standard tripod mount Speaker On Off Button Hold to turn off Mode O...

Page 3: ...evice 4 Video Record Still Photo and Playback Modes 5 Video Mode 6 Still Photo Mode 8 Video and Photo Playback Modes 9 Video Playback Screen 10 Video Protection Screen 12 Adjusting Camera Settings 13 Language Selection 13 Video Settings 14 Adjusting Video Settings 15 To Adjust General Settings 16 General Settings 17 Still Photo Mode Settings 18 Connecting to a Computer 19 Troubleshooting 20 Tradem...

Page 4: ...n Toggle iR LEDs 15 LED Display 16 Camera Lens 15 3 16 chasing Drive HD by Cobra 1080P HD Digital Video Recorder and ed to protect your vehicle and give you Include Cam not shown ction Cup Mount Card er Adapter ment to read through al to fully understand ount and operate CDR 810 Functions 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 1 Menu 2 Photograph Playback 3 File Lock Enter 4 Record Up 5 Microphone Down 6 REC Indicator L...

Page 5: ...art recording video Battery The battery in this unit is intended to operate the unit after power loss due to an accident or crash Note that while recording may continue the device was not intended for long term recording on battery power Device Operation The camera has four separate modes Video Mode Still Photo Mode Video Playback Mode Still Photo Playback Mode To toggle between the modes Press th...

Page 6: ...t an impact caused by an accident If the G Sensor is triggered the current video segment will automatically be locked so that it is not overwritten by cyclical recording If the G Sensor is triggered and video is not being recorded it will start video recording automaticaly The sensitivity of the G Sensor can be adjusted in settings Your Dash Cam Device Operation To Toggle the Microphone On Off pre...

Page 7: ...ack the video with sound Mode Battery Level AWB Photo Resolution SD Card T W 1x 100_DSC MOV_0001 AVI 1 6 01 01 2014 18 29 10 00 00 12 Timestamp of selected file Red border indicates selected file Battery Level SD Card File Name Mode Page Files are shown in groups of six per page File Selection Screen To move forward or backward in the list of saved files Press the UP or DOWN buttons while on the v...

Page 8: ... menu Make sure VOLUME is highlighted and press MODE Press the arrow keys to select a volume level 0 10 The selected volume level will have a red box around it Press MODE again to confirm and close Finally press MENU to exit To delete a file Press the MENU button to bring up the Playback menu Press the down arrow to highlight DELETE and press MODE to confirm To delete just one file highlight the i...

Page 9: ...ORD to confirm You ll see the Protect Selected File dialog Press the UP arrow to ensure that YES is selected then press RECORD to confirm The selected picture will now show a lock icon This means this file will not be overwritten by continuous loop recording in Dash Cam mode While in Video or Still Photo mode press the MENU button scroll to the language menu and press MODE to enter the Language Se...

Page 10: ...e When the Motion Event REC feature is turned on the camera will anayze the image and determine when the image has changed substantially and automatically start recording for you Leave this feature on if you want to record video when you re moving and stop recording video when stopped Microphone If you do not want this device to record audio with its internal micro phone turn this setting off MIC ...

Page 11: ...Sensor Level Sets the sensitivity of the G Sensor from 0 off to 4 max Motion Detector Sets the sensitivity of the Motion sensor from 0 off to 3 max Restore Defaults Resets the system to its default settings Format SD Card If you want to completely erase all the movies and files on the SD card select this option Be careful all your data will be lost SD Card INFO See how much space remains on the SD...

Page 12: ...Mode Settings Still Photo Mode Settings Still Image Size This sets the level of detail in the photo Higher M indicates more megapixels which will give you a sharper image but take up more memory Options between 1M and 14M are available Still Quality Select between Super High Quality SHQ and High Quality HQ Scene Select between Auto Sport Portrait Landscape Snow Beach and Fire works Exposure In ver...

Page 13: ...MP Picture Format JPEG White Balance Auto Color Effect Auto Continuous Loop Recording Supported Motion Detection Supported Date and Time Stamp Supported Media Supported SD Card 8GB Included 32GB Max Languages English Spanish Portugese Russian Chinese Sound Recording Synchronous video and sound record USB Interface USB 2 0 USB Web Camera Supported USB Mass Storage Supported Display Screen 1 5 LCD B...

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