BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera User Manual

June 16, 2024
BOBLOW

Body Worn Camera
User ManualBOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera

Preface

Thanks for choosing high-definition professional body camera. With small size and integrated design, F1 is easy to operate. Supported by 1440P high- definition and dynamic image capturing technology, it can record scenes and various activities anytime anywhere, so that you can record and share important experiences. This manual specified how to use and install F1 and provides detailed information, including the instructions on use, operation and installation as well as technical specifications. please read this manual carefully to understand it before use and keep it well for long-term reference.

Structure Diagram

BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera

Item Description
1.LCD Screen Showing GPS,WIEI, Mute, Infrared, recording status, battery

level, or memory space;
Press power button to turn the LCD on/off
2.Charging Dock Connector| Connect the charging dock for charging or connecting to a PC.
3.Camera Lens| Full HD camera
4.Status Indicator LED| Green: standby mode (power on but not recording) Solid with Red: pre-record mode
Flashing with Red: video recording (default off) Flash once: take a photo
5.Charging Indicator LED| Blue: charging status
White: camera is fully charged
6.Infrared Lights| Providing infrared light compensation to help camera record clear video in low light conditions.
7.Light Sensor| Detect changes of light to activate IR in lowlight condition automatically
8.Record Button| a)Short press to start video recording when in standby mode
b)Short press to turn off recording indicator (flashing red LED) when camera is on recording mode
c)Long press for 2 seconds to stop recording
d)While camera is powered off, hold for 3 seconds, camera will turn on and start recording immediately
9. Snapshot Button| a) Short press to take a photo in standby mode. b) Short press to take a single snapshot image while in video recording statue. c) Long press for 3 seconds to turn on/off GPS. GPS icon is in yellow when it is on, and gray when off.
10. USB Port| For charging or connection to a PC
11. Fn Button| a)Short press to turn on/off infrared lights when infrared lights are in manual mode. b)When camera is in standby mode, long press for 2 seconds to turn on/off VVIFI. c)Double click (press 2 times within 1 second) In button to enable/disable video mute. When video mute is turned on, recorded video will have no audio, only video.
12. Power Button| Long press for 3 seconds to turn on/off camera; Short press to turn on/off LCD screen when camera is on.

Recording and Button Operation

3.1. Power on/off and Standby mode
Long press the power button for 3 seconds to camera will be in standby it off.
3.2. Video Recording mode. Long press
When the camera is in standby mode, short press power on the camera, for 3 seconds again
Front Recording Button to start video recording. Recording initiates with the audio prompt
(Recording start), Status Indicator LED (Red recording indicator flashing, default is off) and camera vibrates once.
Long press for 2 seconds to stop recording, camera vibrates twice and status indicator LED turns to solid green.
PS: when camera is in video recording to power statue, short press recording button is to turn off/on recording indicator (flashing with red), not to stop recording. You’ll need to hold recording button for two seconds to stop video recording.
3.3. One Button Recording
When the camera is powered off, long press the Front Recording Button for 3 seconds to power on the camera and start video recording immediately.
3.3. One Button Recording
When the camera is powered off, long press the Front Recording Button for 3 seconds to power on the camera and start video recording immediately.
3.4. Snapshot
Either when camera is in standby mode or video recording, short press the snapshot button to take a photo, status indicator LED will flash once with red.
3.5. Infrared (IR) Night Vision
When IR is in manual mode, short press the Fn button once to turn on/off IR lights. IR can be changed to auto mode via camera setting txt
3.6. Video Mute
Short press the Fn button twice (double click) to enable Video mute function, when Mute is on, the recorded video won’t have audio. When mute is enabled, camera will beep once, when mute is disabled, camera will beep twice.
3.7. Review videos / pictures on PC
Connect the camera to a computer, you can access camera folder directly.
Videos / pictures are stored in DCIM.
3.8. Reset
When the device crashes or stops due to improper operation or other special reasons, please long press the Reset Button to reset the device Reset Button is under the USB cover, near the USB port.

LCD screen

When the camera is powered on, short press the Power button to turn on / off the LCD screen. If there is no operation within 1 min, the LCD screen will be turned off automatically to save power. BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - parts
2IR icon: When camera IR Infrared light has been turned on, IR icon will show up
Mute icon: When camera mute function has been turned on, Mute icon will show up.
GPS icon: When GPS was set off, the GPS icon shows up.
When GPS has been set on, GPS icon will show up, flashing. After GPS signal being received, GPS icon will go solid.
WIFL icon : When WIFT is off, WIFI icon is
When WIFI has been turned on, WIFI icon will turn bluel
Storage icon: When storage is full, it will show 4 blocks, then one block less once storage has been used.
Battery icon: When battery is full, it will show 4 blocks, then one block less once battery has been used.
Resolution icon: When resolution has been set, Resolution icon will show accordingly, for example, 1440P, 1080P, 720P.
Video recording icon: When video recording starts, the red dot will start flashing. When camera is in standby mode, the red dot will be solid red.
Recording time:   The time format HH:MM:SS, indicates the video recorded time.
Note: LCD will enter screen-saver mode (turn off) in one minute automatically.
You can press power button to turn on/off the LCD.

LED Indication

5.1. Charging indication LED:
Solid with Blue: charging status
Solid with White: camera is fully charged
5.2. Status Indicator LED:
Solid with Green: standby mode (power on but not recording)
Solid with Red: pre-record mode
Flash with Red: video recording (default off)
Flash once with Red: taking a photo

Charging

Use the USB cable supplied in the box to charge the camera via the USB port on the side, or the USB port on the charging dock where camera is docked
Note: upon receiving your body camera, it is recommended to get device fully charged before usage; Recharge the camera before long period of not being used.

Camera Setting

After camera is connected to computer, there is Setting.txt in camera folder. Double click to open it.
BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting 1You can change the value after equal sign (*=”) to change the camera setting. There are reference settings after double slashes. Value should be from these reference settings.
After you change the settings, click File (upper left corer) and save the change. After unplugged, camera is configured to new settings
For example: for video resolution, you can change value from 720P to 480P.
Original: #video_resolution=720P;//1440P,1296P,1080P,720P,480P
After change: #video_resolution=480P;//1440P,1296P,1080P,720P,480P

Date and Time Setting

  1. Connect the camera to PC and create a txt file in root directory and rename it as datetime.txt.
  2. Open datetime.txt and write date and time in the format of 14 numbers (for example 20190813102305). These 14  numbers are for year (4 numbers, for example 2019),month (2 numbers from 01 to 12, for example 08), date (2 numbers from 01 to 31, for example 13), hour (2 numbers from 00 to 23, for example 10), minute (2 numbers from 00 to 59, for example 23) and second (2 numbers from 00 to 59, for example 05).
  3. Save the datetime.txt file and disconnect the camera with PC; and new date and time is set.

BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting 2

WiFI (optional)

9.1. Search “Eyescam Pro” in App store or Google Play and download it to your phone or tablet.BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting 39.2. Long press Fn button to enable WiFi function of the camera, You will see WiFi icon on screen becomes blue when WiFiis on . BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting
49.3.Go to phone/tablet Wifi setting. Find out your body camera’s WiFi SSID (amba-boss-…., then input WiFi password (default 1234567890) and connect.
BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting 59.4. Open Eyescam Pro to enter main interface BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting
6Tap Folder to view the video and photo files which are downloaded,
Tap Connecting device to enter online interface. ![BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera

  • setting 7](https://manuals.plus/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BOBLOW-F1-Body- Worn-Camera-setting-7.jpg)Tap the resolution box to change the resolution (Live pictures will be smoother on a lower resolution)
    Tap Recorder File to view the files online or download them (Online viewing or download will not consume phone traffic)
    Tap Setting to enter setting menu. BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting
8Tap the button in the bottom right corner of the live window to maximize. BOBLOW F1 Body Worn Camera - setting 9

Specifications

ID 00000_000000 (can be edited)
Video Resolution 1440P,1296P,1080P,720P (default), 480P
Video Split Time 15mini/5min, 15min (default), 30min
Photo Resolution 5M (default), 12M, 20M, 25M, 30M, 40M
GPS off (default), on
Sound Volume 0, 3, 6, 9,12 (default)
Video Quality Best (default), better, normal
Recording Warning off, on (default)
Loop Recording off (default), on
Infrared Mode manual (default), auto, off
Codec Format h.264 (default), h.265
Pre-recording off (default), on
WiFi off (default), on
Time zone 12,-11-10,-9,8, 7,6,5,4,-3,2,-1.0,1,2.3,45,67,89,10,11,12
Recording indicator off (default), on
Standby Indicator off (default), on

Troubleshooting

Q: In video recording statue, I pressed the Front Recording Button, but it will not stop?

A: when camera is in video recording statue, short press recording button is to turn off/on recording indicator (flashing with red), not to stop recording. You'll need to hold recording button for two seconds to stop video recording.

Q: I connect the camera to a computer, but the computer doesn’t recognize it.

A: 1. Please make sure you are using the original USB cable. 2. Please try to connect the camera to other USB ports, it is recom mended to connect the camera to the back panel of your desktop pc.

Q:Ican’t receive GPS signal, the GPS icon keep flashing.

A: 1. Please make sure you have enabled the GPS function by long press the photo button. 2. GPS signals are affected by many factors, it is recommended to use the GPS function in the open air. 3. Please use the GPS player (on the disc attached) to play the videos with localization.

Q:Ican't place the camera on the charging dock.

A: Please make sure you placed the camera in the right direction. The big recording button should be in the same direction as the base indicator.

Q: How to change the time and date.

A: Please refer to page 11.

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