V.I.O. POV.HD User Manual User Manual
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POV.HD User Manual
Using the Recorder
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Uploading video clips and still photos to a computer
There are two ways to get files from the SDHC card in the POV.HD onto a personal computer.
1. Remove the SDHC card from the POV.HD recorder and use a flash card reader attached to your
computer.
2. Connect the POV.HD recorder to a USB port on your computer using the USB cable provided with the
POV.HD, and upload the files directly to the computer from the recorder.
When	
  uploading	
  files	
  by	
  either	
  method,	
  you	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  aware	
  of	
  the	
  folder	
  structure	
  used	
  by	
  the	
  POV.HD.	
  The	
  
example	
  below	
  shows	
  this	
  structure.	
  	
  
• POV_HD is the volume label for the SDHC card containing the files. This volume label is on the
SDHC	
  card	
  provided	
  with	
  the	
  POV.HD.	
  If	
  you	
  format	
  that	
  card	
  or	
  use	
  a	
  different	
  card,	
  the	
  volume	
  
label	
  will	
  appear	
  as	
  “Unknown	
  Device”,	
  unless	
  you	
  have	
  set	
  the	
  volume	
  label	
  to	
  some	
  other	
  text	
  
using	
  a	
  computer.	
  
• DCIM	
  is	
  the	
  name	
  of	
  the	
  directory	
  in	
  which	
  all	
  video	
  and	
  still	
  photos	
  are	
  stored.	
  
• tags	
  is	
  the	
  name	
  of	
  the	
  subdirectory	
  in	
  which	
  tag	
  clips	
  created	
  using	
  Save	
  Tags	
  are	
  stored.	
  
• 2010	
  Jun	
  03	
  11h	
  03m	
  18s.mp4	
  is	
  the	
  name	
  of	
  a	
  video	
  clip	
  made	
  with	
  the	
  POV.HD	
  
• 2010	
  Jun	
  03	
  11h	
  03m	
  18s_highlight.mp4	
  is	
  the	
  name	
  of	
  a	
  highlight	
  clip	
  that	
  was	
  made	
  from	
  2010	
  
Jun 03 11h 03m 18s.mp4.
• 2010	
  Jun	
  03	
  11	
  03m	
  18s.xml	
  is	
  the	
  XML	
  file	
  that	
  contains	
  the	
  tag	
  information	
  for	
  the	
  clip	
  file.	
  
• 2010	
  Jun	
  03	
  11h	
  03m	
  18s_tag_00126.mp4	
  and	
  the	
  other	
  similarly	
  named	
  files	
  in	
  the	
  tags	
  
subdirectory are tag clips made using Save Tags.
Details about POV.HD file naming conventions are given in
File Names on the POV.HD
, above.
Note:	
  This	
  illustration	
  shows	
  the	
  file	
  structure.	
  The	
  order	
  of	
  the	
  files	
  in	
  each	
  folder	
  depends	
  on	
  the	
  
operating	
  system	
  and	
  your	
  preference	
  settings.	
  	
  
Upload and/or delete files using a flash memory card reader:
• Make sure the POV.HD is not recording video. Removing the SDHC card while recording will cause
the	
  entire	
  clip	
  to	
  be	
  corrupted.	
  When	
  the	
  recorder	
  is	
  powered	
  down	
  and	
  then	
  powered	
  back	
  up,	
  
the	
  internal	
  logic	
  will	
  discover	
  the	
  corrupted	
  clip	
  and	
  attempt	
  to	
  repair	
  it,	
  but	
  a	
  successful	
  repair	
  is	
  
not	
  guaranteed.	
  The	
  best	
  policy	
  is	
  to	
  be	
  sure	
  you’re	
  not	
  recording	
  when	
  you	
  remove	
  the	
  SDHC	
  
card.	
  
• Remove	
  the	
  SDHC	
  card	
  from	
  the	
  recorder	
  and	
  put	
  it	
  into	
  the	
  card	
  reader.	
  
• Use	
  the	
  regular	
  procedures	
  for	
  uploading	
  and/or	
  deleting	
  files	
  using	
  your	
  reader.	
  
• When	
  you	
  have	
  finished,	
  remove	
  the	
  SDHC	
  card	
  from	
  the	
  reader	
  and	
  reinstall	
  it	
  in	
  the	
  recorder.	
  
• Note:	
  If	
  you	
  are	
  using	
  a	
  Mac,	
  when	
  you	
  delete	
  files,	
  you	
  must	
  be	
  certain	
  to	
  also	
  empty	
  the	
  trash.	
  
On	
  a	
  Mac	
  deleted	
  files	
  are	
  left	
  in	
  place	
  and	
  marked	
  as	
  being	
  in	
  the	
  trash.	
  Empty	
  Trash	
  is	
  required	
  
to	
  physically	
  remove	
  the	
  files	
  from	
  the	
  SDHC	
  card.	
  
