The 1/96 SWM BLUEBACK's a quick look

[Albion]

Good idea on silica gel, but sounds like best practice by Dave avoided fogging. Dive cameras, which this is, can suffer from digging, silica gel is a fix for this, but more importantly not leaving the camera out in the sun or closing it up in a very humid environment also help. I Guess the fact it's so small that it doesn't generate much heat also helps

[Ken_NJ]

Ahh, the ones I have are older, only used a text file, guess they now have an app for it.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Direct link to software, just unzip and install. Works on windoze based machines.

http://www.mytempfiles.info/mobius/mSetup.zip

Manual is integrated into the software, but here is a hardware version-

http://www.mytempfiles.info/mobiusmi...MiniManual.pdf

Thanks again, Andy. Will check it out.

David

[Subculture]

Direct link to software, just unzip and install. Works on windoze based machines.

http://www.mytempfiles.info/mobius/mSetup.zip

Manual is integrated into the software, but here is a hardware version-

http://www.mytempfiles.info/mobiusmini/MobiusMiniManual.pdf

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

If as Tom said earlier your camera uses the same chip and firmware as the Mobius mini cam, then you can use the app with a GUI that makes life easy to adjust settings.

See post number 6 on this thread-

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...g-questions%29

With that you can switch the date stamp off, plus adjust things like recording resolution, frame rate, white balance etc. Easily configured. Read the guides carefully, especially if you choose to update the firmware (not hard) as that can mess up the cam if done incorrectly.

Thanks again, Andy. I'll investigate. Good stuff.

David

[Subculture]

If as Tom said earlier your camera uses the same chip and firmware as the Mobius mini cam, then you can use the app with a GUI that makes life easy to adjust settings.

See post number 6 on this thread-

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...g-questions%29

With that you can switch the date stamp off, plus adjust things like recording resolution, frame rate, white balance etc. Easily configured. Read the guides carefully, especially if you choose to update the firmware (not hard) as that can mess up the cam if done incorrectly.

[Ken_NJ]

The time format could also be 2017-03-16 21:08:00 and the text file named timeset.txt instead of TAG.txt.

Not working on models. Mostly training and job hunting.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Ken! You're a life-saver. I'll get into that this afternoon. Thank you so much! What are you working on these days, you detail-nut, you!

David

[Ken_NJ]

I posted two replies with links about the camera. Both said unapproved, whats up with that? Bob?

Try this for the date thing David. I copied this from a website that I gave a link to which is in my 'unapproved' post, maybe Bob needs to approve them.

1.) First you want to create a text file or “txt”. To do this we first need to open up “Note Pad” on your computer.
2.) Inside the Note Pad you enter in the following:

[date]
2017/03/16
14:30:00

Please note that the date represents year/month/day. The time is represented as military time (hour:minute:seconds).

3.) Make sure you save the file as TAG.txt to your desktop. TAG must be in caps.
4.) Connect your 808 camera to your computer using the provided USB cord. The red light on your camera should be on. Be sure to have your micro SD or TF card inserted into the camera.
5.) A file should open when you connect your camera to your computer. Open the file to where you see a folder that says DCIM. Place the TAG.txt page next to the DCIM folder (not in it).
6.) Disconnect your camera from the USB cord.
7.) Take 5 to 10 seconds of video and then turn off the camera
8.) Plug in the camera and open the DCIM folder. Then open the 100MEDIA folder.
9.) Your video clip should be in the 100MEDIA folder. When you click on the movie clip your computer should open up the video using Windows Media Player or something equivalent. The date and time should be set correctly at that point.

[Ken_NJ]

Awesome video & project David. What I recall about removing or setting the time-date. You create a text file in certain format, connect the device to your computer and copy the text file to the device. Not sure if you've seen this website, info about doing this is buried there someplace depending on your keyfob model.

http://www.chucklohr.com/808/index.shtml

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Good stuff. The circular tail piece seems to do its job well.

Just need to switch off the date/time stamp. Not sure about the procedure on that cam, on my 720p model it simply involved saving a modified txt file to the root directory of a blank micro sd card and inserting it into the camera. They greatly improved the utility of the 808's over successive generations with feedback from the users,

Did you get any fogging on the enclosures lens at all? That was always a possible concern, with moist, warm air inside the module, compressed slightly when the cover is pressed home, then plunged into the cold water. The intention was to put a schrader valve in to relieve pressure, and a small sachet of silica gel to scavenge any moisture.

Yes, Andy. Seems I guessed right the first time as to stabilizer style, area, and length from c.g. (as a kid I was big-stuff in the free-flight circles and was described by some as an 'instinctive' engineer).

Yeah, I've been looking over the net for a how-to to get the time/date stamp off the recorded video. No joy so far. But I'll keep up the hunt.

Nope, no fogging at all. My trick is to leave your housing open at the site and let it and the camera 'acclimatize' for a quarter-hour. Only then do I button things up and operate. No fogging what so ever. But I hear you about the valve -- your wonderful little camera housing is a total ***** to open up if the inside-outside temperature differential is significant.

(ass-kissing mode ... on!) I tell you what, Andy: you should seriously consider going commercial with that thing! The design is spot on and the craftsmanship top-notch (ass-kissing mode ... off!)

David

[Subculture]

Good stuff. The circular tail piece seems to do its job well.

Just need to switch off the date/time stamp. Not sure about the procedure on that cam, on my 720p model it simply involved saving a modified txt file to the root directory of a blank micro sd card and inserting it into the camera. They greatly improved the utility of the 808's over successive generations with feedback from the users,

Did you get any fogging on the enclosures lens at all? That was always a possible concern, with moist, warm air inside the module, compressed slightly when the cover is pressed home, then plunged into the cold water. The intention was to put a schrader valve in to relieve pressure, and a small sachet of silica gel to scavenge any moisture.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

And here's what it looks like from topside: https://youtu.be/mSa1tgzWRc4

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

SUCCESS!!!!

https://youtu.be/meG6LFnt8lI

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

The sub in that video was weaving around like crazy. Must've been some serious current there that it was fighting. I love the idea of a towed camera. My water down here in 'gatorland is so crappy cloudy that it wouldn't help at all for me, though.

That was amazing stuff! A few shots of the boat on the surface fighting one hell of a swift current gave some indication of the waters speed over ground. David Taylor Model Ship Basin on the cheap. His underwater shots of the boat as the camera was towed are inspirational.

David