Putt Putt
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Hi, my camera won't turn off ( or on ) I was using it and the video stopped , when I noticed that the blue light was very dim I tried to turn it off but no luck, I plugged in the USB charge cord and again tried to turn it off...no luck....Will it charge up to full even with the light on? or what the heck??????
It's the camera that comes with the kit I used it approximately 25 mins. NO JOY!!!!
Dave
Update....it seams that the camera has to completely drain of all power then charge it back up before it will turn off or on again .
Is this normal?
not at all. you should be able to hold the power button down for 5-10 seconds and it will turn off. otherwise, holding it down for 2-3 seconds will turn it on.
have you openned the camera casing?
No, I have not opened the case. I was using it and the battery was getting low because the led was dimming and the picture output stopped, at that moment I tried to turn it off and nothing happened the led still remained on thou very dim.
After that I just waited until the led went right out then plugged it in to charge and walla...it's working again.
There are some brains in the circuit. Maybe it got confused. Is it working now?
It seems to be fine now....one thing I did was as the battery was dying out and it stopped transmitting I plugged in the USB, maybe that locked it up.
I will see what happens next time the battery dies and let you know.
Dave
Hi All, Just got this great little board for Christmas. Trying to learn about all the good stuff that is to come. Is there a manual for this camera? Does it just work in your Software DJ? or can you use it separately in Windows?
Thanks Chris
@Lisa,
It is a PC camera first. DJ's software will work with any camera your PC can see. The advantage to this one is that it is wireless, so your computer doesn't need to be on the robot.
My robot will actually have the computer on board and I will have a couple of cameras. I plan to use the wireless one from DJ for a totally unrelated project (first I am setting it up in the break room at work to find out who takes the last cup of coffee without making more, then I will use it at home as a security cam.
Alan
Hi All, having the same issue I think, I lost video signal, tried to turn it off and it would not. SO I plugged it in to charge and still can't get signal back or turn it off. I will wait until it dies then recharge it to see if it will work again.
Just got my board for Christmas and built a little bot with the parts... so far so good. Can't wait to see if I can get motion tracking working if the camera comes back.
Are there any other wireless cameras people have used with EZ software?