2KOOL4U.COM Key Chain Cam HQ30 HD Mini DV

Press the power button for 3 seconds to turn camera on or off.
Use the power button to cycle thru modes
Red Charging Indicator
Green 1080x720 30fps
Yellow 640x480 60fps
Blue Photo Mode
Green-Yellow Sound Recorder
Yellow-Blue Driving Recorder

Shutter Button:

Press the shutter button to start recording
Press the shutter button to take a photo

How to record 720P video 1080x720 30fps:

Press the power button to turn camera ON. Use the power button to cycle thru modes to the (green) LED. Press the shutter button to begin recording, the green led will flash 3 times then shut off (camera is now recording) Press the shutter button to stop recording and enter "standby mode" or press the power button to stop recording and enter "mode selection"

How to record VGA video 640x480 60fps:

Press the power button to turn camera ON. Use the power button to cycle thru modes to the (yellow) LED. Press the shutter button to begin recording, the yellow led will flash 3 times then shut off (camera is now recording) Press the shutter button to stop recording and enter "standby mode" or press the power button to stop recording and enter "mode selection"

How to take a photo:

Press the power button to turn camera ON. Use the power button to cycle thru modes to the (blue) LED. Each time the shutter button is pressed a picture will be taken, the blue LED will flash 3 times go off then back on again.

Photo sizes: (5MP)2592x1944 (3MP)2048x1536 (1.3MP)1280x1024

How to use Sound Recorder:

Press the power button to turn camera ON. Use the power button to cycle thru modes to the (green-yellow) LEDS. Press the shutter button to record sound. The green- yellow LEDS will flash 3 times then go off (sound is now recording) Press the shutter button to stop recording and enter "standby mode" or press the power button to stop recording and enter "mode selection"

How to use Driving Recorder:

Press the power button to turn camera ON. Use the power button to cycle thru modes to the (yellow-blue) LEDS. Press the shutter button to start driving recorder. The yellow-blue LEDS will continue to flash during recording (driving recorder is now recording) Press the shutter button to stop recording and enter "standby mode" or press the power button to stop recording and enter "mode selection"

Note: Turn camera ON first then connect USB car charger-cable. Driving mode uses loop recording then saves recordings to a separate folder on SD card called "RECORDER", this allows the camera to loop record without losing other pre-recorded videos saved in the 100MEDIA folder

How to use as Web Cam:

Remove SD card. Plug in USB data cable then turn camera ON. The green-yellow-blue LEDS will flash once. After web cam drivers finish downloading use your favorite webcam software such as 'AMCap' to view the live video.

How to use TV Out Function:

Option #1 Watch Pre-Recorded Media:

Connect the video cable to input ports on TV, yellow RCA jack connects to Video input, white RCA jack connects to Audio input. Select the corresponding video mode on TV. Connect the camera then turn power ON. TV will display pre-recorded media on SD card (green-yellow-blue LEDS). Scroll thru recordings using the power button (NEXT) Play recordings using the shutter button (PLAY)

Note: Holding the power button for 3 seconds switches camera to Live Recording Mode

(see option #2)

Option #2 Record Live Media:

Pressing the power button for 3 seconds enters live mode (green LED) You can use all functions (record video, take photos, record sound)

Note: Holding the power button for 3 seconds switches camera back to watch pre-recorded media

(see option #1)

Camera Drive

When connecting the cam using the USB connector for the first time a box will pop up "installing drivers" which are the USB mass storage device and video camera USB device. A new drive will be listed on your pc, as example: Removable Disk (J;)

Pictures and Videos

All media files will be saved to the "DCIM/100MEDIA folder on the camera drive. Right click any of the media files you created in the folder for options like Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete. What I do is highlight all media (or edit, select all), cut and paste them to a folder on my pc, this removes them off camera SD card and saves them to pc.

20 minutes of recording time will put you around 4 GB.
This cam can do up to 50 minutes of video on full charge.
Pictures are about 800KB each at 2592x1944

Photo sizes: (5MP)2592x1944 (3MP)2048x1536 (1.3MP)1280x1024

Charging

During charging red led remains solid, when complete red led goes off.
Charge time is about 1-1/2 hours when battery is depleted.
When battery is empty orange led blinks 3 times then camera shuts off.

Note: There are 3 cables for this camera, the RCA cable with red & yellow ends used for A/V out, the shorter data cable that charges or transfers data, the longer car charger cable used with car charger to record and charge at same time.

Movie Maker 6 for Win 7

Windows live movie maker that shipped with windows 7 is more of a down graded movie maker 6. For those who want the better movie maker 6 for win7 -64 bit edition you can download it here, download also includes K-lite codec pack 64 bit. See how to: video

PIP Using Movie Maker 6
Make a picture in picture video using RehanFX transitions and effects for Vista movie maker.
See example video: RehanFx PIP

SD Cards

SD cards range from 2-32 GB. The cards used are the Micro SD/TF/SDHC with storage space 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB. Tip: TF = TransFlash, SDHC = Secure Digital High Capacity. Your local computer store may sell these cards but you will probably find them cheaper online. The higher the class number (2, 4, 6...) the faster the read/write speed. Transcend, Kinston, and SanDisk are popular brands. Class numbers will be circled, see pic below.

Class is the rate in which data flows to and from the card.
Example:
Class 2 = 2MB/second
Class 8 = 8MB/second
Class 10 = 10MB/second
This is the minimum data transfer for each card.

When inserting the SD card the brass pins on card will face towards top of camera.
To remove or insert SD card push card IN until you hear a "click" sound.

WebCam Mode

Plug in USB and turn camera off (charging mode) if this is the first time using webcam mode drivers will load. If you dont have the Amcap program you can download it here. Open "Amcap.exe" to view the live capture from camera..

Firmware

Last firmware update
Sept 25 2014

Configuration Software

Windows software to configure settings using USB connection.
Ez_Configuration

Inside the 808 HQ30

Take a closer look at the internal parts of the HQ30 720P

Pros / Cons

Pros: Sharp clear audio/video. The new mini 8 pin USB makes a much better connection than the standard mini USB. Using the configuration utility (GUI) you can create your own settings. You can also view videos and pictures directly from camera to tv using A/V cable.

Cons: Video time stamp could be smaller (if used).

This is what the time stamp looks like on the 808 HQ30 HD cam.
The time/date have a clear background located at the bottom right of each video (if time is used).