Spy DVR/JPEG Camera Module Circle Shape

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This LinkSprite Spy DVR/JPEG camera module is used to turn everything ordinay into a spy DVR. You can also remove the button and use Arduino to control it!

Features:

• Diameter 39mm 
• Built-in 0.3 million pixel camera
• High quality MPEG compression
• VGA video and photo, 30 frame/second
• SD cards (2G, 4G or 8G, NOT INCLUDED)
• Can be used as USB drive
• Atuomatically shut off
• 3 button simple operation

Spefication:

Datasheet

Turn this into a spy camera!

The SD card is not included, but the battery IS included.

Operation Manual:

1. Turn on module:
   1. Before turn on the module, please insert a SD card. Otherwise, the red LED will blink, and it's not able to record.
   2. Move the ON/OFF switch to ON position.  Blue always on (video mode), or yellow-green also on (photo mode)
2. Switch between video mode and photo mode
   1. Move the mode switch to "video". The module will enter into video mode. Blue LED always ON.
   2. Move the mode switch to "photo". The module will enter into phot mode. Yellow-green LED always ON.
   3. If move the switch during video recording, the module will automatically save the video file.
3. Video recording
   1. In video mode, press record/stop button once. It will start to record video. The yellow-green LED will slowly blink.
   2. During video taking, press record/stop button to stop video taking. After the file is save, the blue LED will always ON.
   3. The saving operation needs some time. Don't do anything before the blue LED changes to always ON status.
4. Taking picture
   1. In photo mode, press record/stop to take picture. Blue LED will blink.
5. Turn off
   1. Manual turn off: move the power switch to off.
   2. Automatically off
      1. If the battery is not enough, the red, yellow-green LED will blink for 15 seconds, and turn off.
      2. If the SD card is full, red and blue LED will blink for 30 seconds, and turn off
      3. During idle, it will turn off if no operation in 5 minutes.
6. Save files: in 3 cases, the module will automatically save files.
   1. Battery has low power.
   2. When the SD card is full
   3. When recording for 1 hour, it will stop taking video,  save files, and continue to record.
7. Set time/date: Save a string "TIME, 2009/05/05/20:07:07:30;" into a text file named "TIMECFG.TXT". and put it in root directory. After power cycle, the system clock will be reset.
8. Charging: red LED blinking (charging), red LED always ON (battery FULL)
9. PC camera: It can be used as PC camera. In power off or idle status, press record/stop and don't release, plug the module into USB, wait until USB video device is recognized then release record/stop button.