V.I.O. POV.HD User Manual User Manual
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POV.HD User Manual
Tips and Guidelines
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SDHC card choices
The	
  POV.HD	
  captures	
  high	
  quality	
  HD	
  video	
  and	
  is	
  capable	
  of	
  recording	
  at	
  a	
  high	
  bit	
  rate.	
  Because	
  of	
  this	
  VIO	
  
recommends	
  minimum	
  SDHC	
  card	
  classes	
  for	
  use	
  in	
  the	
  POV.HD.	
  The	
  class	
  of	
  an	
  SDHC	
  card	
  should	
  be	
  printed	
  
on	
  the	
  card	
  label,	
  and	
  should	
  be	
  on	
  the	
  SDHC	
  card’s	
  packaging	
  or	
  catalog	
  description.	
  
The	
  SDHC	
  card	
  class	
  is	
  normally	
  displayed	
  like	
  this:	
  
• For recording video at Image Quality levels up to High (12 Mbits/sec), use Class 6 or higher SDHC
cards.
• For recording video at Image Quality levels up to Very High (16 Mbits/sec) use Class 10 or higher SDHC
cards.
The	
  POV.HD	
  has	
  been	
  tested	
  with	
  SDHC	
  cards	
  from	
  SanDisk	
  and	
  Lexar.	
  Other	
  brands	
  with	
  the	
  appropriate	
  class	
  
level	
  should	
  work	
  as	
  well,	
  but	
  have	
  not	
  been	
  verified	
  by	
  VIO	
  in	
  this	
  devlice.	
  
Battery Choices
The POV.HD uses 4 AA batteries. Three types of batteries are suitable for use in the POV.HD.
•	
   Standard	
  alkaline	
  disposable	
  AA	
  batteries	
  
•	
   NiMH	
  rechargeable	
  AA	
  batteries	
  
•	
   Lithium	
  disposable	
  AA	
  batteries	
  
Each	
  type	
  of	
  battery	
  has	
  advantages	
  and	
  disadvantages	
  when	
  used	
  in	
  the	
  POV.HD.	
  The	
  best	
  choice	
  for	
  you	
  
depends	
  on	
  how	
  you	
  use	
  your	
  camera,	
  and	
  you	
  may	
  find	
  that	
  you	
  may	
  want	
  to	
  use	
  different	
  batteries	
  in	
  
differing	
  situations.	
  
Standard Alkaline Batteries
Standard	
  alkaline	
  AA	
  batteries	
  are	
  widely	
  available	
  and	
  relatively	
  inexpensive.	
  However,	
  if	
  you	
  do	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
  
shooting,	
  the	
  cost	
  of	
  disposable	
  batteries	
  can	
  add	
  up	
  and	
  all	
  batteries	
  require	
  special	
  handling	
  for	
  proper	
  
disposal.	
  
The	
  long	
  shelf	
  life	
  makes	
  standard	
  batteries	
  a	
  good	
  choice	
  for	
  that	
  extra	
  set	
  stowed	
  in	
  the	
  bottom	
  of	
  your	
  bag	
  
for	
  emergency	
  use	
  “some	
  day”.	
  
NiMH Rechargeable Batteries
Even	
  though	
  they	
  cost	
  more	
  to	
  purchase,	
  rechargeable	
  batteries	
  are	
  overall	
  much	
  more	
  cost	
  effective	
  than	
  
standard	
  batteries,	
  and	
  using	
  rechareables	
  significantly	
  reduces	
  the	
  number	
  of	
  batteries	
  headed	
  for	
  the	
  land	
  
fill—or	
  hopefully	
  recycling.	
  
Rechargeable	
  batteries	
  do	
  have	
  some	
  disadvantages	
  though.	
  Even	
  when	
  brand	
  new,	
  rechargeable	
  batteries	
  
will	
  give	
  you	
  slightly	
  less	
  recording	
  time	
  than	
  standard	
  batteries.	
  Rechargeable	
  batteries	
  also	
  lose	
  their	
  charge	
  
when	
  left	
  to	
  sit	
  for	
  any	
  length	
  of	
  time	
  so	
  ideally	
  they	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  recharged	
  right	
  before	
  you	
  head	
  out.	
  And	
  you	
  
do	
  need	
  to	
  remember	
  to	
  recharge	
  them.	
  You	
  cannot	
  recharge	
  batteries	
  while	
  they’re	
  in	
  the	
  POV.HD.	
  
Remember	
  that	
  set	
  of	
  standard	
  batteries	
  in	
  the	
  bottom	
  of	
  your	
  bag	
  for	
  emergencies?	
  
Lithium Batteries
Lithium	
  batteries	
  have	
  one	
  enormous	
  advantage	
  over	
  the	
  other	
  types	
  of	
  batteries.	
  They	
  give	
  you	
  up	
  to	
  5	
  hours	
  
of	
  continuous	
  recording	
  time.	
  If	
  you	
  want	
  to	
  record	
  for	
  more	
  than	
  2	
  ½	
  hours	
  and	
  you	
  won’t	
  have	
  a	
  chance	
  to	
  
swap	
  out	
  the	
  batteries,	
  lithium	
  batteries	
  are	
  your	
  only	
  choice.	
  
