CamBall The Ball DVR MANUAL *EXCEPT FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY DISTURB THE PRIVATE LIVES OF OTHERS. THIS PRODUCT IS REGISTERED WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE STANDARDS AND CAN BE USED FOR ANY PLACE INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT, BE SURE TO READ THE PRECAUTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MANUAL.
CONTEXT *BEFORE USING CAMBALL 4 5-9 10-12 13-18 Package Contents Let’s get to know CamBall!! Safety Rules Let’s get to know CamBall’s Functions, Modes, and Recording Types!! *CONNECTING WITH OTHER DEVICES 19 19 19 20 Charging the Battery Inserting Micro SD Card into CamBall Connecting with TV Monitor Connecting with Accessories *HOW TO USE CAMBALL 21-22 Recording - 23 24 24-25 Searching / Editing Video Files Taking Photos (Snapshot) Searching / Editing Phot
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Package Contents Check to make sure that all of the items shown below are included in your CamBall package. CamBall Unit Attachable Case Connection Cable Manual OPTIONAL Micro SD Card (1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB) Water-proof Band Extreme Sports Band Neck Strap Type Holder USB type Adaptor Car adaptor with A/V Out Cable * Above images may be different from actual products.
Let’s get to know CamBall!! Memory Section Description Camera CMOS, 640 x 480 Pixels Built-In 128 MB Flash Memory External Micro SD card Recording Resolution Up to 320 x 240 pixels Recording Methods Continuous/Power Save(motion detection) Video Compression Method MPEG 4 + Starnex’s Algorithm Recording Speed Up to 30fps @320x240 pixels Microphone Built-in Microphone Video/Audio Output 1 TV Output Port Storage Capacity Battery Duration Source of Power Continuous Recor
Model Feature Video Recording SG-10 SG-20 SG-30 √ √ √ √ √ Audio Recording Bluetooth √ TV Output √ √ √ Snap Shot √ √ √ Power Save √ √ √ USB √ √ √ 6
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Safety Rules *HANDLE WITH CARE CamBall is a delicate device. If there is any impact on the unit, it may cause a breakdown or improper operation. When you use CamBall, please use caution and “Handle with Care” as directed below. Please note that even if the unit is under warranty period and a breakdown is proved that it is user’s fault, the repair will proceed with payment. Never apply too much force when cleaning the surface of the lens. Doing so can scratch the lens surface.
Except for the security purpose, unauthorized copy, reproduction and circulation of snapshot or movie files violate copyright and international contract laws. Distribution to third parties of such files over the Internet without permission of the copyright holder, whether or not for profit violates international contract law and is strictly prohibited. 9 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. 9 STARNEX Co., LTD.
**As with other USB devices, your PC recognizes the unit as a Removable Disk, so you can only copy or playback the files with your PC. You are unable to view or change the OPTION MENU. In order to see the OPTION MENU and to change the settings, you must connect the unit to an External Monitor like a TV or a small LCD monitor. **Please make sure that your PC has MPEG 4 codec to playback the video files. You may also playback the video files with DivX.
Let’s get to know CamBall’s Functions, Modes, and Recording Types!! ● Power ON / OFF Press the center button for more than 2 seconds to turn ON / OFF the system. Press for 2 sec. ● Reset Button When the system does not operate properly, press this button with a thin object. ● Use Button Hold To prevent unintentional button operation, you can turn ON or OFF [Button Hold] function by pressing the Center & [▽] button together and holding for 2 seconds. Press for 2 sec.
***You may encounter discontinuance of audio sound when you playback files. This does not indicate a product defect. When you set CamBall to Power Saving Mode to achieve a longer battery life, CamBall goes into sleep mode and does not record when there is no motion detected after the very last motion detection.
● 2 Modes of CamBall (Operating & Menu Modes) 1. Operating Mode When the power is on, CamBall enters into [Operating Mode] and gives you 6 functions of options as shown below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Snapshot: Take pictures by pressing the Center Button. Status: To check status of each function, press [▽] button. Record: Start /Stop recording by pressing [△] button for 2 seconds. Recording Type: Select among General/Vehicle/Security by pressing [◁] for 2 seconds in sequence.
2. Menu Mode [Menu Mode] can be used only when CamBall is connected to a TV Monitor. In [Menu Mode], you can search or edit Video/Audio/Photo files and change/set up functions. Using the provided cable, connect the unit to a TV Monitor and press [▽] button for 2 seconds to enter into the [Menu Mode]. To go back to [Operating Mode], press [▽] button for 2 seconds again. Press for 2 sec.
● Three Recording Types of CamBall Recording Type can be changed by pressing [◁] button for 2 seconds in sequence. [General Recording] ☞ [Vehicle Recording] ☞ [Security Recording] ☞ [General Recording] 1. General Recording In the [General Recording], the recording type lamp is Red. This type of recording is for using CamBall the same as you would with a Camcorder. *Recording: When you press [△] button for 2 seconds, CamBall starts to record and it will end recording until the built-in battery is exhausted.
Lamp Status in [Vehicle Recording] 3. Security Recording This type of recording is for using CamBall for security purpose. CamBall has an “automatic recovery function”, and it automatically turns on its power when it is provided with external power sources. If there is an electricity (a power) failure, CamBall automatically starts to use the power from its battery.
*CONNECTING WITH OTHER DEVICES Charging the battery To charge the battery, connect the unit to the USB adaptor or USB port in the PC using the provided cable. The USB adaptor is available for both 110V and 220V. Total battery recharging time is 1 hour. Inserting Micro SD Card into CamBall ※ Before inserting the Micro SD Card, please format it with your PC. If you do not format the Micro SD card before using, it may cause an error in the unit.
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*HOW TO USE CAMBALL Recording Before you start recording, please check and select the [Recording Type] and turn ON or OFF [Power Saving]. Power Saving function can be turned on or off by pressing the [▷] button for 2 seconds. Recording Type can be selected by pressing the [◁] button for 2 seconds. (Motion Detection) Press for 2 sec. Press for 2 sec.
Lamp Status when Recording It’s also possible to start recording in [Menu Mode] but in this case, the [Power Saving] feature is turned off automatically. Video/Audio File name is created by [Year/Month/Day/Time-Number]. Example) B07122514-001: File is recorded on December 25, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. M07122515-002: File is recorded on December 25, 2007 at 3:00 P.M. ’B’ stands for ‘Built-in Memory’ and ‘M’ stands for Micro SD Card’ File extension names are as below: Video/Audio File: xxx.AVI / Audio File: xxx.
Searching / Editing Video Files To search or edit Video/Audio files, please connect an External Monitor to the unit. Move the cursor to [Search/Edit] Press center button To exit from Playback Press for 2 sec.
Taking Photos (Snapshot) After turning on CamBall, you can take pictures by pressing the middle button. Each lamp blinks fast in order to make it go round to show that the unit’s just taken a snapshot. Power ON Take Snapshots Press for 2 sec. Searching / Editing Photo Files Before searching or editing photo files, please connect a TV Monitor to the unit.
Editing Go to [Edit] Select Edit Function go back to [Search] ** If you turn off the overwrite function and the memory is full when taking pictures, the unit will not take pictures. If you try to take pictures on this occasion, then the memory status lamp will blink 5 times to indicate that the memory is full. *OPTIONS Camera Set You can adjust the values of [Brightness] and [Contrast], and turn on or off [Night Mode] and [Flip Vertical] when recording video or taking photos.
The range of adjustment is from 1 to 20. Move to [Option] Press the center button Using the buttons Change the value Move to [Camera Set] Press the center button Go back to Previous Screen Move to [Contrast] Press the center button Turn [Night Mode] to ON when recording at night or in a dark place to realize a brighter image. In [Night Mode], the recording speed will decrease by 25%.
The [Flip Vertical] function flips the video upside-down (vertically-top over bottom). Turn it off to return back to the original. Move to [Option] Press the center button Using the buttons Change to [ON] or [OFF] Move to [Camera Set] Press the center button Go back to Previous Screen Move to [Flip Vertical] Press the center button Record Set You can set up [Video], [Audio], [Overwrite], [Recording Speed], [Recording Quality], [Size (Resolution)], [Zoom In] and [Timestamp].
This function is to set [Recording Speed] in frames per second. Available Recording Speeds (fps) are 1, 3, 7, 15, and 30. Move to [Option] Press the center button Move to [Speed] Change the value Move to [Record Set] Press the center button Go back to Previous Screen There are 4 image quality levels (Low, Medium, High and Ultra High).
This is to set Image Resolution (recording size). This function is available for the next version, and it now fixed at 320x240 pixels. Move to [Option] Press the center button Move to [Size] Change the value Move to [Record Set] Press the center button Go back to Previous Screen This is to magnify the images up to 4 times while recording video. This function applies for recording video only as photos are taken with 640x480 pixels.
Set [Timestamp] to display date and time when you playback video. You can choose to place this information either on Top or Bottom of the playback screen. If you don’t want to use this function, set it [OFF]. Move to [Option] Press the center button Move to [Timestamp] Change the position or Turn [OFF] Move to [Record Set] Press the center button Go back to Previous Screen Playback Set Set functions for Playback.
Date/Time Set Before using CamBall, you must set [Date/Time Set] to display the correct date and time on the Playback screen. Move to [Option] Press the center button Using the buttons Change [Date / Time] and Choose[Date Type] Move to [Date/Time Set] Press the center button Apply this change and Confirm Memory Set Check memory capacity for both built-in and external memory (Micro SD card), how much memory you have used and how much memory is left.
CamBall has Built-in flash memory of 128MB and you can also use Micro SD Card for up to 2 GB for memory extension. When you want to record onto the Micro SD card only, then turn the Built-in memory OFF. Move to [Option] Press the center button Move to [Built-in] Press the center button Move to [Memory Set] Press the center button Go back to Previous Screen When the memory is full, CamBall can no longer record (when Overwrite is OFF).
This is to format and erase all data in the Built-in memory or the Micro SD card. Double check if all files are downloaded to your PC or you don’t need those files before you format. ***Important: It is strongly recommended that you format both Internal and External Memory regularly once in 2-3 months as a way of properly managing the memory.
Others Configuring other settings such as [External Monitor Type], [Auto Power OFF Time], [Vehicle Battery Time], and [Default] There are two types of Monitor: NTSC and PAL. Choose the correct monitor type before connecting it to the CamBall unit. For example, in the USA and Korea, the external monitor type is NTSC and for most countries in Europe, they use PAL type monitors.
When you set Recording Type to Vehicle Recording, you can change the battery recording time from 1 minute to 120 minutes. Turn it OFF to stop recording when the vehicle ignition is off. Or turn ON to record until the battery is exhausted. The default set value is 1 minute.
How to Upgrade CamBall Visit STARNEX Website, www.STARNEXinternational.com to download the file for Upgrade. Input the product serial number.
1. When CamBall is connected to PC, regardless of existence of Micro SD Card, 2 disks will be created. The disk name for the Built-in memory is [PG] and the name for the micro SD card is [PG SD]. In the [PG] drive, there are 3 folders of CONFIG, PHOTO, and VIDEO. You must delete the CONFIG folder from the Drive. Please note that you have to format the Micro SD card at least once in the menu mode to see the disk name to read [PG SD], otherwise it will display a different disk name. 2.
Warranty Guide This product has passed through quality control and testing. If this product shows any manufacturer’s defects during normal use, then there is a 12 months warranty service period from the date of purchase. Check this warranty sheet first. Please contact the distributor or dealer after checking out any problems with the product. The standard for repairing, replacement or reimbursement follows Customer.
FCC NOTICE • The 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. • This equlpment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
