Is it just me .. or what ?

[purplebear7]

    I've just got one of these Mini Spy Video Cameras .. £9.99 all in from Honk Konk (with free P&P Norm  .
 
The Instructions come in Chinese and English .. but .. so far we have failed to get very much 'up and running'.
 
One good example is the blurb about how to change the Time Clock settings .. please read below .. then read it again.
 
Is it just me .. oer what ?
 
I quote:

 
6. Time settings
 
CD in the product accessories (none with the mini DV camera!) which have a file for time synchronization file, please copy this file to the user Dao TF card, the Benji in and connected Diannao after, the machine time to syncing Dian and Xian Shi Zhijie the time.
 

[Grahamm]

There's (comprehensible) instructions on how to do this here...

Mini DV MD80 2/9 - Setting Time & Date - Method 1/2

[JZS 600]

My in laws bought my missus a net book PC thing acouple of years ago.
 
It looked pretty dodgy to me, when I started it up the windows logo came up and the message "please waiting" appeared on the screen.
 
Don't think she ever got it going.....

[purplebear7]

Grahamm ... I think I love you    (well not really like, I was in the Navy don't you know!)
 
That is just brilliant .. thanks very much!  I have just forwarded it on to another Biking mate who has the same daft little camera and the same trucking load of problems getting it going.
 
Looks like my main 'snag' is that I did not get the Mini DVD disc thing in my package .. I will need to beg my mates once he has done with it     Unless anyone else out there has one, please?
 
Cheers Mate .. Stay Safe     Trev

[dolau]

I have the little beastie (second one) and it is brillaint- persevere with it as it is a great little camera... but I havent found out how to lose the time and date- my previous one didnt have that on the screen and I have looked on the English(ish) instructions and moved the file on to the camera card but no ioesnt change it... even had my techie son check out the instructions as well

[Grahamm]

That is just brilliant .. thanks very much! 

You're welcome. As for anything else, that's your own business...!

[pitternator]

Hi PB
I want a camera to record some of my euro trip, will be interested to find out what you ( or any others) think to it. I have seen a HD unit with recorder ( waterproof) in a bike mag for about £80. Its not so much the money more the result I am after.
In 2009 one guy on the trip recorded loads by using  a standard camera mounted to a fixed bracket on the rear of his bike...obviously all rear facing , but great if you are the rider behind.
I would fancy something forward mounting , as high up as possible, to capture as much of the action as possible, not some of these 2 foot off the ground shots which only capture the road.

[dolau]

Dont know if this will work but I am trying to upload a short video taken backwards up a three lane hill and overtaking a car part of my favourite road from Talgarth to Crickhowell in mid Wales

[dolau]

[pitternator]

what camera R U using ?