WiFi WD08 Digital Camera User Guide
- June 16, 2024
- WiFi
Table of Contents
WiFi WD08 Digital Camera User
Specifications
- System Requirement:
- Intel Pentium 2.0GHz or higher Microsoft Windows XP or higher operating system 2GB RAM 40GB above available disk memory
- Standard USB interface
- 1GB GPU or higher
- 1920×1080 pixel or higher resolution
FAQ
Q: What are the system requirements for transferring videos and photos to computers?
A: Users can transfer videos and photos to computers with the following configurations:
- Intel Pentium 2.0GHz or higher
- Microsoft Windows XP or higher operating system
- 2GB RAM
- 40GB above available disk memory
- Standard USB interface
- 1GB GPU or higher
- 1920×1080 pixel or higher resolution
Q: How long does it take to fully charge the battery?
A : Normally, it takes around 2 hours to fully charge the battery.
Q: What is the battery life for recording when the battery is fully charged?
A : The battery life for recording is around 60 minutes when the battery is fully charged.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
- Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
- Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
- Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
- Do not ingest battery, chemical burn hazard.
- Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
- If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of body, seek immediate medical attention.
CAUTION
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If the battery is mishandled, the battery pack can burst, cause a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions.
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Do not disassemble.
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Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering, dropping or stepping on it.
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Do not short circuit and do not allow metal objects to come into contact with the battery terminals.
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Do not expose to high temperatures above 60°C (140°F) such as in direct sunlight or
in a car parked in the sun. Do not incinerate or dispose of in fire. Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion batteries. Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children. Keep the batter pack dry. Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise, burst, fire injury may result. -
Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Use a nearby wall outlet(wall socket) when using the AC Adapter/Battery charger. If any malfunction occurs, disconnect the plug from the wall outlet immediately to disconnect from the power source. If you use the product with a charge lamp, note that the product is not disconnected from the power source even when the lamp turns off.
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Do not use the AC adapter/Battery charger placed in a narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture.
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If static electricity or electromagnetism cause data transfer to discontinue midway (fair), restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again.
About the camera
System requirement
Users can transfer videos and photos to computers with the following configurations:
- Intel Pentium 2.0GHz or higher/ Microsoft Windows XP or higher operating system 2GB RAM 40GB above available disk memory/ Standard USB interface / 1GB GPU or higher 1920×1080 pixel or higher resolution.
Parts and controls
Rearview / Front view
- Charging/working indicator light
- Digital zoom in
- Digital zoom in
- WIFI button
- Playback button
- Up button/shortcut button for fill light
- Right button
- OK button
- own button Delete button
- Left button
- DISP button
- Menu button
- Display screen
- Fill light
- Lens
Top side view /Bottom side view
- POWER button
- Photo button
Left side view/ Right side view
- Memory card slot
- Type-C USB interface
- Battery compartment
Buttons/ Indicators Functions
Buttons/ Indicators | Functions |
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POWER | Power on / off |
PHOTO
| Take photo
Pause of recording
Mode dial| Switch shooting mode
T| digital zoom in
W| Digital zoom out
Indicator light| Working / Charging indicator light
Playback button| Open/Exit Media Playback
WIFI| Turn on/off WIFI
Up
| Upward
Turn on/off the fill light
Right| Rightward
Down
| Downward
Delete photo/video
Left| Leftward
OK| Confirm
DISP| Turn on/off the display
MENU| Open / Close menu settings
USB
| USB cable charging
Connect the computer with USB cable
Charging the battery
- Power off your camera, open the battery cover, and insert the battery in the direction as the shown of the following picture, then close the battery cover.
- You can use the supplied USB cable to charge your camera via an adapter (5V/1A~5V/2A).
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- The charging indicator will be turned on in red when the battery is in charge.
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- The charging indicator will be turned off automatically when the battery is fully charged.
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- Normally it takes around 2 hours to fully charge the battery. When the battery is fully charged, the battery life is around 60 minutes for recording.
Power on/off the camera
Press the power button, the camera will turn on automatically.
To turn off the camera, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds.
Note : When you turn on the camera for the first time, you need to press and hold the power button to turn it on. When there is no battery in the battery compartment, you need to press and hold the power button to turn on the camera after you put the battery in.
Set the camera
You can make custom settings of the camera. After the camera is turned on, press the menu button to open the menu settings.
- Sub-menu for current mode
- System settings
Sub- menu/ Menu content
Sub- menu | Menu content |
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Image Rotation | Turn On/Turn Off |
Icon Display | Turn On/Turn Off |
Video Focus Mode | Auto focus/Manual focus/Fixed focus |
Wi-Fi | Turn On/Turn Off |
Light Source Frequency | Auto/50Hz/60Hz |
LED Indicator | Turn On/Turn Off |
Auto Screen Saver | Turn Off/30s/1Minute/2Minute |
Auto Power Off | Turn Off/3Minute /5Minute /10Minute |
Display Brightness | High/Middle/Low |
Button Prompt | High/Middle/Low/Turn Off |
Startup Music | Turn On/Turn Off |
Language
| Simplified Chinese/traditional Chinese/English/ Japanese/Korean/
Russian/German/French/Italian/ Spanish/Portuguese/Thai
Time Format| YYYY/MM/DD MM/DD/YYYY DD/MM/YYYY
Time Set| hour minute second
Date Set| year month day
Format| (Micro SD Card)Format/Cancel
Device Info| Product model and version number
Factory Reset| Confirm/Cancel
Insert and format the memory card
Insert the memory card in the direction shown in the diagram, paying attention to the edges and corners.
A class 10 or higher speed memory card is recommended to normal use.
- Insert the memory card into the memory card slot until you hear a “click”.
- To remove the memory card:Push the memory card in and it will automatically pop out.
Format the memory card
- It is recommended to format the memory card before the first use. To format the memory card, press the menu button to open the menu system.Then press the left or right button to switch to system settings. Press Up or Down to find “Format” and press OK to get the sub-menu. Select Format to format the memory card.
- Note :If the memory card is not native format, the screen will pop-up a prompt:
- “Unsupported file system,do you want to format?” please format the memory card as above operation.
- Formatting the memory card will earse all the data stored on it and the data will be irrecoverable. Save your important data on PC before formatting.
Using the camera
After the camera is turned on, it defaults to video shooting mode.
- Note: The camera supports setting the corresponding mode menu in different modes. After selecting the desired mode, press the menu button to open the menu and select the desired setting if desired.
- Press the photo button to take a photo, and the photo will be automatically saved to the memory card.
- In video recording mode, press the photo button to start recording, and then press to end recording. You can also press the power button to pause/continue recording while recording.
- Photo button (video start/end button) Press to start recording, then press to end recording
- Indicator light The working indicator light flashes when recording
- Digital zoom button T button digital zoom zoom in/W button digital zoom zoom out
Focus function
This function includes 3 focus modes: automatic focus/manual focus mode/fixed focus. Press the menu button Open the menu, then press the left/right button to switch to system settings, press the up/down button to find “Video Focus Mode”, press OK button to enter focus mode. Select the mode you need.
Fully automatic focus
In this mode, you only need to keep the camera steady when taking pictures or videos, and the camera will automatically focus. Once done, press the capture button.
Manual focus
In this mode, when taking a photo or recording a video, half-press the photo button and the focus frame will appear on the display until the camera focuses clearly. Then press the photo button all the way down to take the clearest photo or start recording with the clearest image.
Fixed focus
In this mode, you need to press the shooting button halfway to focus when taking pictures or videos, and the screen will clearly show the image of the object being shot, and then press the shooting button to the end. If you release the capture button to take pictures or record videos, the pictures and videos will not be clear.
Fill light
In video mode, pressing the up button can quickly turn on or off the fill light. In photo mode, the fill light has three flash modes and pressing the up button can quickly switch between the three modes.
- Note: When the fill light is in automatic flash mode, it will only flash when taking photos in a relatively dark environment. When switched to forced flash mode, the fill light will always be on.
Playback
Figure 1: Video playback Figure 2: Photo playback
Figure 2: Photo playback
Press the playback button to enter the media library. Select the video or photo file you want to view, then press the OK button to enter the corresponding file to view the video and image stored in the camera memory card.
- Press the down button to delete a photo/video.
- Note: Once deleted, it cannot be recovered.
- Press the OK button to play/pause the video
- Press the playback button to exit video/photo playback
Connect to computer
- Connect the Type-C USB port of the camera and the USB port of the computer with supplied USB cable.
- The camera will turn on automatically and the screen will display the available options.
- Press the Up/Down button to select the desired option, then press the OK button to confirm the option.
Charging Mode
Select the charging mode, the camera supports the function of recording normally. Power off the camera would be fully charged faster than keep powering it on.
Mass Storage Mode
Select “Storage Storage Mode” and the computer will display the camera’s memory card drive. You can transfer files from the storage to the computer on the computer.
PC Camera
Select the “PC Camera” mode, the camera can be used as a webcam, live streaming, etc.
- Note : When the camera is used as a webcam, only the digital zoom button can be operated on the camera and other functions cannot be used.
Connect to the iDC CAM app
Using the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi allows you to operate the camera (take photos/ videos) and easily download photos/videos from the camera to your smartphone.
Download the app and connect the camera’s Wi-Fi network
Search for “iDC CAM” from Google play (Android) or Apple App Store (iOS) to download the app. After the camera is turned on, press the WIFI button to directly open the WiFi. Or press the menu button to enter the menu, then press the left/right button to switch to system settings, then press the up/down button to find the “Wireless Hot Spot” sub-menu and press the OK button to turn on Wi-Fi. Then the Wi-Fi ID and password will be displayed on the camera screen.
On your smartphone, go to Settings—WLAN—4K_WIFI and enter the password according to the camera screen.
- Note: The camera’s Wi-Fi cannot access social networks, only for smartphones to access the camera.
System requirement (of smartphone):
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- Android 6.0 or higher is required
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- iOS 8.0 or higher is required
- Click through the APP to view the live view and operate the camera
- View images/videos downloaded to your smartphone from the app
- System Settings
- Camera settings
- When pixel/resolution
- The remaining storage space of the memory card
- Switch the shooting mode of the camera
- Switch the pixel/resolution of the current mode
- View images/videos saved on the camera
- Delete images/videos downloaded from the app to your smartphone
- Share images/videos downloaded from the app to your smartphone to social software
- Delete images/videos from the camera
- Download images/videos from the camera to your smartphone
Camera cleaning and maintenance
- If you do not use the camera for a long time, take out the camera battery and place it in a dust-free, dry environment with a temperature no higher than 30 ℃ .
- In order to extend the service life of the battery, please discharge it completely before storage.
- lease fully discharge the battery at least once every 3 months after it has been fully charged.
- If there is dust or dirt on the lens or screen, gently wipe it with a clean, soft lens cleaning cloth.
- As this machine is a precision instrument, please do not drop it or suffer from strong impact or vibration.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter problems with the camera, please refer to this section.
1. The camera cannot be turned on after installing the battery
- The battery power is insufficient, please replace the battery with a new one or charge the battery.
- The battery is installed in reverse, please confirm that the battery is installed in the correct way.
- The battery insulating paper is not removed.
2. The battery is not charging
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- If the red light of the charging indicator flashes, the battery is not in place or the contact is poor. Please re-install the battery until the indicator light is on (the indicator light goes out when the battery is fully charged)
- The charging indicator light is off and the charger is not plugged in properly. Please check whether the charger is connected normally.
- The ambient temperature is lower than 10℃, which may lead to slow charging or failure to charge.
3. Camera crashes
Quickly pressing each button of the camera may cause the camera to freeze. After it crashes, unplug the battery and reboot.
- Tip: When the camera is recording or taking pictures, do not quickly press the camera button. Under normal circumstances, the camera will display a waiting icon.
4. The memory card cannot be recognized:
- Please check whether the memory card complies with Micro SD card (class10), the maximum is not more than 128G.
- Please check whether the memory card is inserted backwards.
- When the memory card is used on the camera for the first time, it is recommended to format it first.
Additional notes
- Do not insert any object into the slot except the memory card.
- After the power is turned on, the camera may show an unstable image about for a few seconds, but this is not a fault.
- Due to the optical properties of the lens, there may be color dispersion (magnification of chromatic aberration) at the edges of the image. This is not a camera fault.
- It is normal for the memory card to get hot after a long period of use.
- It is normal for the camera’s screen to heat up after a long period of use.
FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Any changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by manufacturer could void your authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirements. The device can be used in portable exposure conditions without restriction.
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