Camera Modes of Operation
STV0681
3.2
Description of modes
3.2.1 Standby mode (untethered) and Wake-up
On power-up, or wake-up from untethered standby mode, (i.e. by pressing the Mode button), the
camera beeps twice. The LCD briefly indicates the camera resolution either ‘Hr.’ for high resolution
(80 CIF or 26 VGA images - using 64Mbit memory) or ‘Lr’ for low resolution (322 QCIF or 107 VGA
images - using 64Mbit memory) and then displays the number of pictures which may be taken.
Please note that in low resolution mode, although there can be up to 322 images available, the LCD
counter only goes up to 99, it reports 99 until there are less than 99 images left.
The camera goes back to standby mode after 30 seconds of inactivity, LED1 turns off and the LCD
goes blank. This is also achieved by pressing the mode switch during more than 2 seconds.
3.2.2 Normal mode
Press the shutter button to take a picture. The camera beeps. A high pitched beep indicates that the
picture was taken successfully and the counter decrements (if there are less than 99 images left to
take). A low beep indicates insufficient light to take a picture. A series of beeps indicates that the
camera is full.
Stored pictures can be uploaded to a PC at any time, whether or not the camera is full. Plugging the
USB connector into the camera causes it to reset and issues a double beep but all stored pictures
remain. When the USB connector is unplugged the camera goes to sleep. When connected to the
PC, the camera can still be used in the normal way.
Note: When flashgun is enabled, the camera always takes a picture, with or without sufficient light.
3.2.3 Audio record - Ar
This mode is available with audio record hardware fitted.
Pressing the shutter button within 5 seconds causes the camera to start recording for as long as the
shutter button is pressed down. If the shutter button is not pressed within 5 seconds, the camera
reverts to normal picture taking mode. Whilst recording, the LCD display flashes ‘Ar’. If the
recording stops because the memory is full, the ‘memory full’ audio tone is sounded and the display
stops flashing and displays ‘00’. The audio data is digitized and stored in SDRAM.
3.2.4 Audio Playback - AP
This mode is available with audio playback hardware fitted.
Pressing the shutter button within 5 seconds causes the camera to play back the most recent audio
recording. If the shutter button is not pressed within 5 seconds the camera reverts to normal picture
taking mode. Whilst playing, the LCD display flashes ‘AP’.
Once in Audio Playback mode, repeated presses of the shutter button steps the camera through
each of the audio recordings in the camera (most recent first). Keeping the shutter button pressed
down also allows to cycle through the audio recordings. Pressing the mode button during playback
stops the audio clip.
Note: Minimum audio recording length is set to 0.5 seconds.
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