I just bought this camera and am waiting for delivery. How do you turn on the OSD to change the camera settings? Also, in case of a power outage, when it comes on, does it revert to the original settings or hold what was input? Thanks. I just bought this camera and am waiting for delivery. How do you turn on the OSD to change the camera settings? Also, in case of a power outage, when it comes on, does it revert to the original... » Read More I just bought this camera and am waiting for delivery. How do you turn on the OSD to change the camera settings? Also, in case of a power outage, when it comes on, does it revert to the original settings or hold what was input? Thanks. « Show Less
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preset 95 opens the OSD menu and yes it holds its setting after a power outage
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Yes. Send it back right away. The camera is faulty. Other than that, just to be absolutely sure go into camera settings and reset all to default before you make a final decision.
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yes power outage wipes all settings and you annoyingly have to reset it. I have mine light on, timer off so the off time gets messed up. Just reset mine today when I noticed it was staying on all night
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Thanks Nancy.Since I'm the only user, a log on isn't too necessary.I was just worried if there was a password option in case the camera went south.I've had the Wind for about a month now and like it [have an Asus eeepc also] the camera works ok but I can't keep a good color no matter how many time I make the adjustments.Have u had any problems?
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Sorry to be asking such basic, ignorant questions about aspect ratio, but someone was messing with my camera and changed all the settings -- and now the pictures all look as if they were taken in the fog. Both the light and images are off. Can someone tell me what the basic aspect ratio setting is? Also, I'm using this camera as a point and shoot and never using the manual settings -- which I know is a waste of a nice camera. Anyone know a good online tutorial? The instruction manual literally puts me to sleep, and confuses me. I am really a novice here, and the manual seems to make assumptions about F stop, aspect ratio etc.thanks so much / Sorry to be asking such basic, ignorant questions about aspect ratio, but someone was messing with my camera and changed all the settings -- and now the pictures all look as if they were taken in the fog. Both the light and images are off. Can someone tell me what the basic aspect ratio setting is? Also, I'm using this camera as a point and shoot and never using the manual settings -- which I know is a waste of a nice camera. Anyone know a good online tutorial? The instruction manual literally puts me to sleep, and confuses me. I am really a novice here, and the manual seems to... » Read More Sorry to be asking such basic, ignorant questions about aspect ratio, but someone was messing with my camera and changed all the settings -- and now the pictures all look as if they were taken in the fog. Both the light and images are off. Can someone tell me what the basic aspect ratio setting is? Also, I'm using this camera as a point and shoot and never using the manual settings -- which I know is a waste of a nice camera. Anyone know a good online tutorial? The instruction manual literally puts me to sleep, and confuses me. I am really a novice here, and the manual seems to make assumptions about F stop, aspect ratio etc.thanks so much / « Show Less
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Hold button till red light turns on and stays on (not blinking) for camera use...hold again for two seconds till red light blinks and stays blinking for video recording..whens is starts blinking. .its recording...hold for five seconds to turns off ..light will blink for shut off just give it a min and It will turn off...instructions are weird...but a lil trial and error will help figure out the controls...and that's I for your basic modes...camera perty durable for the price paid
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I never had any problems with mine, still works perfectly. On the camera, there is there is switch option, as enter the camers the switch is @ top right hand, you will find a a camera symbol click to switch to your desired option. If it fails you know its faulty.
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I had the same issue with a Canon Powershot SD780 IS Digital Elph. Just wanted to say this helped me a lot reading these comments. It just refused to power on one day out of the blue. A month later and 2 years out of warranty and with no options other than to cough up a bunch of money for a repair or new camera I decided to get risky and see what I could do myself. In the battery compartment, just to the left side of the battery a small plastic tab from the battery door fits into a slot when you close the door. The tab wasn't broken so I took an x-acto knife and poked at the piece in the camera body I assume the plastic tab was supposed to be hitting. Maybe the part was gunked up or sticking or something. I have no idea. But the camera was able to turn on after that and seems perfectly fine now.
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i have not tried that setting-- but there is a delay in taking photos a single shot at a time....I bought rechargeable batteries 2800 something to get more power....still is a delay......pictures are good ......camera is slow,
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I'm one of those guys who starts pushing buttons before I look at the manual. hah This is what I figured out: First, you can use the button to take photos even without batteries or the power turned on. If all you want is a remote shutter without any of the timer features, you should be ok without turning it on. Across the top are the following marks: DE - Delay.. how long to pause before taking the first photo BU - Bulb.. basically how long to keep the shutter open when your camera is in BULB mode INT - Interval.. how long to wait between taking the next photo N - Number of photos to take. Blank for unlimited &lt;speaker&gt; - Volume of beeps. Including countdown beeps before next photo is taken LEFT/RIGHT on the direction pad to select which of these you're changing CENTER BUTTON on direction pad to tell it you want to change the selected item After you press the CENTER BUTTON, you can use LEFT/RIGHT to select which item to change (hours/minutes/seconds/etc).. if you press LEFT/RIGHT again when you're on the first/last setting for that item, it'll go to the previous/next item so you can set all your parameters without exiting "edit mode". Once you ever everything set, exit edit mode by pressing the center button again. Press start/stop to start the countdown and image taking sequence. Looks like you can also hold down the main button (has HOLD printed on it) to take long exposures (might require BULB mode? haven't tested this). Also, sliding the main button up appears to hold it down for you until you slide it back down. You can't slide it up with the button pressed (I originally thought you'd press then slide up to hold but it doesn't work like that). The light/lock button lights up the display on a single press, locks the settings on a long-press. I think that's everything. Hope that helps!
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I threw away the camera 4 or 5 years ago after one year use. The camera could not be turned on to take photos. It will cost me more to repair. Sorry, I can't help you.
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Unplugged what? Power or Ethernet? First unplug everything. Then plug in power only. Wait for camera to motion test (move side to side - up and down. Then plug in Ethernet cable and connect in the menu. If no connection remove camera from camera menu and search again with camera pass word ID. Keep trying to connect by unplugging power to camera and reconnecting Ethernet cable. Once it works you can go wireless if you set it up in the menu. Its a nice camera. Pete.
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I bought one. I didn't have any trouble finding the settings in the A7 menu and my battery is installed properly without the plastic interrupter strip and I couldn't get it to work. If they shipped it with a dead battery, shame on them. I don't have another. Where is the camera reading the IR signal? Through the lens? Are you supposed to see a light on the front of the remote when you push the button?
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Easy. Pick up the camera. Power on. On the back of the camera on the large outside circle there are 4 markings. The one on the right controls the flash. If you press it you will see that there are 4 options. Just keep clicking that right side of the outer circle until you get the setting that you prefer. Enjoy that little jewel. BKW
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No i have been having problems with my battery also. In the manual it says that there is a small light that lights up when it is charging..i plugged it in accoarding to what the manual says and the light has never turned on. I charged the camera over night and it will only turn on it it is plugged into the charger....anyone have any advice on this?
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Definitely try it with a USB cable to your computer first just to see if the camera is even going to power up. I had one of these for a month and the camera quit working altogether. Due to the amount of time that had passed since I purchased it, the unit had to be shipped back to China which took 3 months to get back to them. E-Prance was very tough to work with so if you have to contact them, do it through Amazon instead of contacting them at the e-mail address they provide on the slip of paper that comes with the camera, this way Amazon will have copies of all correspondence. E-Prance does some shady things. Good Luck! Definitely try it with a USB cable to your computer first just to see if the camera is even going to power up. I had one of these for a month and the camera quit working altogether. Due to the amount of time that had passed since I purchased it, the unit had to be shipped back to China which took 3 months to get back to them. E-Prance was very tough to work with so if you have to contact them, do it through Amazon instead of contacting them at the e-mail address they provide on the slip of paper that comes with the camera, this way Amazon will have copies of all correspondence. E-Prance... » Read More Definitely try it with a USB cable to your computer first just to see if the camera is even going to power up. I had one of these for a month and the camera quit working altogether. Due to the amount of time that had passed since I purchased it, the unit had to be shipped back to China which took 3 months to get back to them. E-Prance was very tough to work with so if you have to contact them, do it through Amazon instead of contacting them at the e-mail address they provide on the slip of paper that comes with the camera, this way Amazon will have copies of all correspondence. E-Prance does some shady things. Good Luck! « Show Less
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I agree with JR, check/swap your wiring/power supply. If it still doesn't work send it back. Quality control on this camera is not good, Ordered 2, one was bad right out of the box.