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Getting to Know the Camera
Battery
1. To insert the battery, push down the battery door latch on the right side
of the camera. Door will release. Push forward to remove.
2. Install Lithium-Ion battery.
3. Return battery door and click into place.
Battery Status
Indicator
Meaning
Solid Green Indicates full battery life
Blinking Green Battery is charging
Solid Red Indicates half battery life
Blinking Red* Indicates low battery life
No Light Battery is dead
*Note: When the red battery LED begins blinking, be prepared
to charge the battery because the camera will stop recording
at this point.
Micro SD Card
1. Open and fold down the back rubber cover.
2. Insert Micro SD card into slot observing proper direction (shown below).
3. Return rubber ap into place.
Getting to Know the Camera
Recording
1. Move the RECORD switch forward. This turns the camera on.
2. The battery indicator will light from red to green. The Micro SD card
indicator will light green. The record indictor will begin ashing red after
8 seconds. This indicates the camera is capturing video.
3. To stop recording, move the RECORD switch back to the off position.
Note: The camera will continue recording for 3 seconds after toggling
the switch to the off position.
Micro SD Card
LED Status
Meaning
Green 1 GB or more available.
Orange 512 MB to 1 GB available.
Red
Below 512 MB
available or
no Micro SD card installed.
Flashing Red Cannot read the card.
Flashing Green
Indicates card has been
reformatted.
*Note: Requires Class 4 or higher Micro SD card
Memory Size 720 Record Time 1080 Record Time
512 MB 6.5 Minutes 5.5 Minutes
1 GB 13 Minutes 11 Minutes
2 GB 26 Minutes 22 Minutes
4 GB 52 Minutes 44 Minutes
8 GB 104 Minutes 88 Minutes
16 GB 208 Minutes 176 Minutes
32 GB 416 Minutes 352 Minutes
*Note: The camera automatically splits the video into 2 GB
segments.
Image Stabilization
The XTC280 uses Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) to visually stabilize
the video from a shaking or vibrating camera.
