ThirstyBarbarian
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I've got an 808 #16 camera that I am trying to use for the first time. It is charged and the micro SD card is installed. I've gone though the steps of taking two test videos. Now I am unsuccessfully trying to connect the camera to my iMac to copy and view the videos.
Here are the instructions I have:
I have tried the method in which the camera is turned off, and I plug it in using the USB cable. I do not see the camera appear in the Finder as a removable disk, like I would expect. The red light comes on as soon as I plug in the camera. A few seconds later it switches to yellow. Then switches back to red. When I press and hold the power button for two seconds as instructed, all the lights turn off. At no point do I see any indication in the Finder of a Device being connected.
I've also tried the method in which I switch the camera into standby mode (yellow light is on), and then plug the camera in with the USB. After a couple seconds of being plugged in, the light switches from yellow to red. No new Devices appear in the Finder. If I hold down the power button for 2 seconds the red light turns green, which I think is charging mode, then shortly turns off, which is what is supposed to happen when done charging. (Actually, I think the green charging mode happened the first time I tried it using the other method too, but by the time I was writing this up, it worked the way I described above. In both cases, holding down the power button seems to switch it to charging mode, only with the first method, it goes straight to Off, because it is fully charged.)
Anyone have any ideas? First, does this thing work with a Mac? I would assume it does. We do have a Windows laptop around here somewhere, but I'd rather not have to dig it out or do the video download in two steps. Is there anything else that could be going wrong? Am I right in assuming it should show up as a Device in the Finder?
Here are the instructions I have:
How to Connect with Computer / Removable Disk Mode
1. The camera is Plug and Play and will work on most computer systems. There is no need to install any drivers.
2. Connect the camera, with memory card inserted, to your computer using a standard USB cable. Press and hold the power button for around 2 seconds. The camera will be recognized by the computer as a Removable Disk.
3. It is recommended to move or copy the files from the camera onto the hard drive for editing, viewing etc.
Note: The red LED will flash during data transfer.
4. If the camera is already turned on and in standby mode, it will enter into removable disk mode when connected to the computer.
5. If the camera is already turned on and is recording video, it will continue to record using USB power and at the same time will also charge the battery.
I have tried the method in which the camera is turned off, and I plug it in using the USB cable. I do not see the camera appear in the Finder as a removable disk, like I would expect. The red light comes on as soon as I plug in the camera. A few seconds later it switches to yellow. Then switches back to red. When I press and hold the power button for two seconds as instructed, all the lights turn off. At no point do I see any indication in the Finder of a Device being connected.
I've also tried the method in which I switch the camera into standby mode (yellow light is on), and then plug the camera in with the USB. After a couple seconds of being plugged in, the light switches from yellow to red. No new Devices appear in the Finder. If I hold down the power button for 2 seconds the red light turns green, which I think is charging mode, then shortly turns off, which is what is supposed to happen when done charging. (Actually, I think the green charging mode happened the first time I tried it using the other method too, but by the time I was writing this up, it worked the way I described above. In both cases, holding down the power button seems to switch it to charging mode, only with the first method, it goes straight to Off, because it is fully charged.)
Anyone have any ideas? First, does this thing work with a Mac? I would assume it does. We do have a Windows laptop around here somewhere, but I'd rather not have to dig it out or do the video download in two steps. Is there anything else that could be going wrong? Am I right in assuming it should show up as a Device in the Finder?