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Dear Customer, T hank you f or buying the Tachyon OPS or OPS HD, the latest generation video and still helmet camera designed f or f ilming extreme action in extreme conditions. It is very rugged and very simple to use, while delivering 30FPS of quality video.
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INDEX No t e : To print t his HT ML m anual, ple ase se t yo ur print e r t o print black t e xt o n whit e backgro und. Charging Your Camera Micro Memory Cards Insert ing Memory Card Operat ing Syst ems Recording Video...
When charging your camera, the LED on the top will show blue. When the battery is fully charged, this LED will • turn off. Im po rt ant : Use only the supplied USB cable for charging your OPS or OPS HD cameras. Others may not work and may harm your camera. Inserting Memory Card On the back of the camera is a small rubber flap.
On the back of the camera is a small rubber flap. Pull this down to reveal the USB jack and the micro memory • card slot. Insert a micro memory card into the slot. Be sure the gold leads are facing up. •...
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For video, make sure the switch on the left is in the UP position. • Your camera will record video at 30 FPS. The OPS will record in Standard Definition, and the OPS HD in High • Definition. After you have been recording for 30 minutes, your camera will pause for five seconds to save your file to your •...
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Why rotate your camera? Suppose your mount is mounted at an angle that would cause your video to be rotated 90 degrees. All you need to do is • rotate your camera inside the mount so that the top is facing up. This will ensure that your video comes out right side up. The engraved Tachyon logo shows which side is up.
Connecting to Your Computer The Tachyon OPS cameras come with with a USB cable. Use only the cable that comes with your camera. • Cables that you have purchased separately, or cables that came with other devices, may not work correctly with your OPS camera.
With a 4GB card you will get 1 hour of video. With larger cards, you can double, quadruple and octuple these • numbers. Do NOT use Class 4 cards or below. These may cause problems with your camera. • Operating Systems Tachyon OPS cameras are compatible with Windows® XP/Vista/7 and Apple Mac OS® X PDFmyURL.com...
Windows Vista or Windows 7 to transfer your files and to reformat your cards Video Shooting Tips Although Tachyon OPS cameras perform well indoors and in low-light situations, it is specifically tuned for shooting in sunlight. So for the best looking videos, try to shoot your action when the light is good.
YouT ube page for opt imizing your video uploads. Please be sure to mention "Tachyon OPS" or "Tachyon OPS HD" and "Helmet Camera" in your title or tags so that other OPS users can find and comment on your videos.
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(d) loss of video or still picture files for any reason. In the event that goods are undelivered to recipient and are returned to Tachyon Inc by post, for any of, but not limited to, the following reasons: a) the recipient entered his/her address on Tachyon’s order form incorrectly or incompletely,...
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