808 Car Keys Micro Camera Review

RCGroups has an 808 #26 forum


Links
Video reviews	130911 Bobflyman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkR7Hc6eNPw 130716 Bobflyman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNMowmx49U8
Video out cable	The 808 #26 and the #18 use the same composite video out cable with the non-standard 8 pin connector. The #18 video out cable is available from beetleonline on eBay.


Q & A
140412 Q. Where can I get a driver for the 808 #26? A. There is no driver required for mass storage device mode, but there is a driver for webcam mode. Mass storage device - When the #26 is connected via USB, it installs as a generic mass storage device (a disk drive). Be sure to ONLY use the #26 USB cable that comes with the camera because any other cable might destroy the camera. Webcam - Hold the power and shutter button, and USB connect the camera, then release the buttons. Windows 7-64 will automatically install two DV898 webcam drivers: one for video and one for audio. Webcam works at 720p, 480p and 240p.

131027 - 808 #26 Firmware

130614 808 #26 Firmware. Firmware is in file DV_898.BRN, 4,225,536 bytes, CRC32 is 39A10EAD. The CRC32 is displayed in the zip file. I have not installed or tested it.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...&postcount=422
http://www.2kool4u.com/minicams/keyc...m720P_26.shtml

130907 - Michael's Extended 808 #26 - Wedding Video

808 #26 camera module mounted on glasses

Michael Kammes modified his 808 #26 with a camera module 15 inch extension cable. He mounted the camera module on his glasses to record his wedding at 1080p. The #26 body was hidden in his jacket.

The research and development used two #26 cameras and two 15 inch extending cables to get it to finally work.

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUy7vmR0TBI

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/09/04/groom-records-wedding-using-secret-camera-glasses-video

http://michaelkammes.com/geekery/groom-pov-hidden-camera/


130812 #26 Review by Techmoan 130604 #26 Review by Bobflyman of Devon England

808 #26 Objective Review

130507 What I received - I have received a box containing an 808 #26 and some accessories.

What will you receive? - The listings on Ebay say that the #26 comes with a USB data cable and a card reader. The producer confirmed that this is correct.

The mechanical, thermal and electrical engineering of this camera is advanced

Empirical measurements. YMMV.

Dimensions - 808 #26 - Weight 37.93g, Size 19.1 x 35.8 x 59.1 mm.

1/4-20 adapter - Prototype 1/4-20 adapter with 4 screws, weighs 8g. Blue but will be black, sold separately. 15 x 37 x 60 mm. (yes, it is a little longer and wider than the camera)

No photos - The #26 takes video with audio. It does not take still photos.

USB Cable - The 808 #26 data cable uses the USB-A and UC-E6 connectors. The USB-A is usb.org certified and the UC-E6 is not usb.org certified.
130604 - CAUTION - ONLY USE THE CABLES THAT CAME WITH YOUR #26 CAMERA. LABEL THE CABLES "#26".

Every (USB-A to UC-E6) cable is not the same. They are wired many ways. There is no standard (USB-A to UC-E6) cable. Some of those cables might damage the #26 so don't use them. The UC-E6 connector is popular on many digital cameras including Kodak, Nikon and many others. I have a (USB-A to UC-E6) cable, purchased at a $1 store, with (+) and (-) reversed that must not be used with the #26.
DO NOT USE http://pinoutsguide.com/DigitalCameras/Kodak_u-8_cable_pinout.shtml
DO NOT USE http://pinoutsguide.com/DigitalCameras/micro_usb_8pin_camera_pinout.shtml
DO NOT USE http://pinoutsguide.com/DigitalCameras/nikon_uc-e6_pinout.shtml
DO NOT USE http://pinoutsguide.com/DigitalCameras/replay_xd1080_pinout.shtml

Empirical wiring of the 808 #26 Data Cable. This table is the wiring of the USB-A to UC-E6 cable I got from the #26 producer and it works.
Data Cable
Signal	USB A	U8 U-8 UC-E6
(-) GND	4	1
		2
D-	2	3
D+	3	4
		5
		6
		7
(+) +5V	1	8

Video out - With the video cable (sold separately) video-out works while recording. I hooked it up and verified it works.
     The composite video out (yellow RCA connector) is active while playing an existing AVI file or recording to an AVI file. The mono audio out (red RCA connector) is active only while playing an existing AVI file. The composite video is NTSC 480i-60. PAL is another option. Recording modes are 1080p 30fps, 720p 60fps and 720p 30fps. The battery or the USB A connector can be used to power the camera.
     With the video cable connected, long press the power button to start composite video. Long press the power button to stop composite video. Is powered from the battery or the USB A connector. Pressing the mode button cycles through the 4 modes: view video files, record 1080p 30fps, record 720p 60fps, record 720p 30fps. The shutter button is used to select a video file to view, or stop and start recording.

WEBCAM - Webcam video works at 640x480 and audio also works. Video and audio works with Skype. First 808 camera to have working audio on the webcam. To enter webcam mode, disconnect the USB, hold the power and shutter buttons down and connect the USB.   Continue to hold the buttons until the webcam installs. Installs as three devices. DV898 Imaging Devices, DV898 sound device and USB device. All devices have hardware ID 04FC 6330.

AOV - The angle of view measured empirically, using this method. At 36", a landscape 11"x8.5" sheet of paper is about 502 pixels wide, in both 1080p and 720p. This probably means that 720p uses the cropped center of the image sensor.

AOV - Angle Of View Actual and rounded	Horizontal	Vertical	Diagonal
1080p mode	60.60, 61*	34.09, 34	69.54, 70
720p mode	42.57, 43**	23.95, 24	48.85, 49

* - 61 degrees is equivalent to a 31mm lens on a 35mm film camera.
** - 43 degrees is equivalent to a 46mm lens on a 35mm film camera.

USB Heat - When plugged into the USB the camera gets very warm in the center of the camera case top, the button side. Just below that center is the camera processor using the aluminum case as a heat sink. The camera bottom half also gets warm and that is where the LiPo battery is. I measured using a digital oral thermometer and it overshot 107.9 degrees F. I don't have an accurate thermometer to measure above that. The camera top center gets too warm to comfortably hold in the hand.

INTERNALS

I have disassembled the #26 and done some measurements. The case assembly is a top and bottom half connected with three screws. The case is metal, not plastic like other 808s. Unpainted on the inside, painted black on the outside. The metal is electrically conductive, probably aluminum. Very precise sub-millimeter accuracy in the casting. Why metal? Thermal conductivity is one reason. The case top half has a 12x12 mm area with thermal compound in contact with the processor. The bottom case has a tab with thermal compound that contacts the back of the internal camera module.

NOTE - If modding this camera by removing the case, then a heat sink is required on the processor and maybe on the internal camera module.

Case - 19.76g. Two halves and three screws. Maybe cast aluminum. Electrically conductive.

Battery module - 10.28g. 5.1 x 29.4 x 36.4 mm without cable and connector. Assembly of LiPo, protection circuit, cable and connector. The battery module is not marked for size or voltage. Foam sticky tape is 1mm thick between the battery module and case.

Circuit board with camera module - 7.89g.

25L640 Chip - is an 8-pin, 8 MB (64 Mb) serial flash memory chip that probably holds the firmware. Probably is loaded into RAM when the camera is powered on.

Click on some photos to see them full size

808 #26 internal

808 #26 inside case botom.

808 #26 inside case top. The 12x12 mm square is thermal compound between the processor and the case.

808 #26 inside button top side. The white paste is thermal compound between the processor and the aluminum case.

808 #26 inside battery bottom side.

The 1/4-20 blue (will be black) adapter is a prototype and will be sold separately. The back of the #26 has three assembly holes. Each hole has a recessed Philips screw. Each hole is also threaded for a machine screw. The blue adapter has a brass 1/4-20 (standard photo thread) and the adapter can be assembled onto the back of the #26 with three supplied machine screws.

Assembly hole recessed Philips-head screw.

Assembly hole machine screw threads.

Data cable. Cable has UC-E6 8-pin plug and USB A plug. Has two power wires (GND and +5) and two data wires (D+ and D-). It also charges the battery.

The video cable is sold separately. Video cable. Cable has UC-E6 8-pin plug on one end and one end has a USB A that supplies power, not data, to the camera. RCA mono audio (red). RCA composite video (yellow). Three jackets.

The power cable is sold separately. Power cable. Cable has UC-E6 8-pin plug and USB A plug. Has 2 power wires (GND and +5). Two jackets.

808 #26 Instruction manual that came with my camera.

130505 - Setout Application

130604 - Reports are that setout does not work with Win XP, only Win 7 or newer.
130516 - The setout application and instructions are here.

The setout application is used to configure the 808 #26.
The application displays DV898 User Setout Tool 20130418-1.

Cycle Time
TV System
Slideshow
Power Saving
Date Stamp
Flicker
Volume
Voice Recording
Record LED Off
EV
Rotate Video

3, 5, 10, 15 minutes
NTSC, PAL
On, Off
Off, 1, 3 minute
On, Off
50, 60 Hz
Off, 1, 2, 3
On, Off
On, Off
-1, -0.5, 0, +0.5, +1, +1.5, +2
On Off

130505 - #26 shipping May 10

These eBay sellers are taking orders. Ships from Hong Kong.
powerdigital898, eletech086, hxelepro360:Diana's Store, power-gps
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?&_nkw=808+%2326+1080p

Sample YouTube videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3lQ3K8V44&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7A30B5nkFw&feature=youtu.be

Some claims from the seller.
Latest version 3 in 1 function: video record, camera, driving recorder
Support up to 32G TF memory card.
Built-in rechargeable high volume Lithium-ion Battery 500mA, it can record about one hour when full charged.
Real time record any video evidence instantaneously.
Dimension(mm): 59.2 (L) x 35.9 (W) x18.3(H) Weight: 38g

808 C26

130412 - #26 Internal Photo

130424 #26 Image By Mtz.
See http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=24706762&postcount=38


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