Camera Articulation Control - Extech Instruments HDV540 User Manual

8.3 Camera Articulation Control
Use the articulation control (item 5 in the camera description section) to point the camera
lens in the desired direction. The articulating camera has a bend radius limit of 240
8.4 Magnification (Zoom)
Use the down arrow button to zoom up to 4X on a live camera image. The magnification level
is shown at the top, middle of the main display. Note that in the stored image review mode,
images can be zoomed up to 10X.
8.5 Video Recording, Viewing, and Deleting
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Press the Video button (2) to begin recording. The yellow video icon (upper right) turns
red while recording and the elapsed timer (upper left) begins counting.
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Press the Video button again to stop recording; the red video icon will return to yellow
and the elapsed timer will reset to zero. The hourglass icon is shown when a recording
(.avi) is being saved to the SD CARD or Flash Drive.
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This error symbol
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The Lock symbol
the system OFF, remove the SD Card from the slot, and switch the SD Card tab position.
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To view videos, press the up arrow from the main display and a list of video recordings
will appear. Use the arrows to highlight a video and press OK to view it.
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The features below are available when viewing a video:
o Short press on either arrow button jumps back to the beginning
o Long press on an arrow button fast‐forwards (up arrow) or fast‐rewinds (down)
o Use OK button to Pause/Resume
o Use the ESC button to return to the main display.
o Video button opens the trash utility. Use arrows to
highlight the check mark (delete video) or the 'X'
(keep video): press OK to complete the function.
8.6 Audio Voice‐Over with Video Recording
The video recording function of this device offers audio voice‐over recording. Connect a
microphone headset to the headset jack (5) on the right side of the meter (under the
protective flap). Audio recording begins automatically when video recording starts.
appears if the storage device does not have enough free space.
will appear if the SD Card is locked. To unlock the SD Card, first turn
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