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HD Sports
HD Sports
Removing the Li-On (Lithium-Ion) battery
The battery is made to fit snugly into the battery compartment to prevent
movement during activity.
To remove it, slide the battery compartment off.
Lever the battery out by sliding a fingernail under the tab on the left side of the
battery.
Charging the battery
We recommend you fully charge the HD Sports camera before you use it for the
first time using the included power cable to ensure uninterrupted charging of the
battery.
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Connect the USB connector on the end of the power supply to the mini-USB
port on the HD Sports. The port is located under the strip on the right side of
the camera. This strip can be moved out of position using a fingernail in the
notch to lift the strip and move it out of the way.
You can also charge the camera from your computer using the supplied USB
cable. Only connect the camera to a compliant USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port.
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Connect the mini-USB plug to the mini-USB port on the camera and plug the
other end into a mains power outlet.
The red RECHARGE light will flash red while charging. It will stop flashing and
glow red constantly when charging is complete. We recommend you wait until it
is finished before removing the camera from charge.
Charging takes about 3.5 to 4 hours.
Note
: When charging, all controls are disabled.
Low Battery
If the battery power gets low during recording, the system will stop recording
and save the current file to storage. It will also display a “Low Battery” warning
message on the LCD screen.
Caring for the battery
If you aren’t going to use the HD Sports for a while, we recommend you still
charge it every couple of months to keep the battery healthy.
Micro-SD Storage
Installing a micro-SD storage card
High definition video records a lot of detail and this detail needs to be stored.
When recording to your micro-SD card, not only does this data take up a lot of
space, but there is lots of it to record quickly. Therefore, we recommend you use
a micro-SD card with lots of space if you are planning on recording for longer
periods (see “Camcorder menu” on page 21 for information on recording times
possible). A 2GB card will give you about 40 minutes of 1080p video recording.
In order for the data to be recorded quickly, we also recommend you choose
a high-speed card. These cards are fast and made for saving huge amounts of
information quickly.
To install your micro-SD card, use a fingernail in the notch to lift up the strip
marked “micro-SD/mini-USB” and move it up and out of the way to reveal the two
ports.
Insert the micro-SD with the metal contacts facing the back (the jagged edge of
the card should be at the bottom).
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If the camera runs out of storage space while recording, it will display
“Insufficient space” on the LCD screen, stop recording and save the current file
to the storage card. It will then return to PREVIEW mode.
Insert the micro-SD
card this way into
the micro-SD slot
Formatting a micro-SD storage card
For the best possible results, we recommend you install the card into the HD Sports
camera and format it from the OPTIONS menu (using the LCD screen attachment).
Note
: The HD Sports camera has a small amount of internal memory that can also
be formatted if there is no micro-SD card installed.
