RunCam Micro Sparrow 2 User instructions

RUNCAM 2 DATE ISSUE
INSTRUCTIONS AND SETTINGS

THE ISSUE
•The problem with the date feature is that an internal battery cannot be used
in the RunCam in order for all the other features of the robot to work
properly, and without an internal battery there is no way for the camera to
keep track of the date each time the robot is turned off.
•This is a temporary solution that will allow the date to be set when the robot is
turned on, but will be lost when the robot is turned off again.

STEP 1
•Go to the app store on your mobile
phone and search “Runcam”.
•Download the app shown on the
right.

STEP 2
OPEN THE APP AND TAP THE
DROP-DOWN MENU SELECT “RUNCAM 2”

STEP 3
•Set your phone aside for a minute and
switch to the robot.
•Be sure the SD card is inserted in the
camera and turn the robot on.
•Once the camera begins auto recording
(indicated by LED 1 blinking blue), stop the
recording by tapping the power button. The
LED should turn solid blue. If it does not stop
the first time you press the button, wait 5
seconds and press it again.
Power
Button

STEP 4
•Press the WiFi button, and the LED in
front of it should start blinking blue.
WiFi
Button

STEP 5
•Go back to your phone and
go to the settings page that
allows you to select a WiFi
network. There should be a
network that starts with
“RUNCAM2_”. Select that
RunCam network and use the
password “1234567890”

STEP 6
•Go back to the RunCam app on
your phone.
•Tap on “connect your camera”

STEP 7
•Once the camera is connected to
your phone, click on the gear icon in
the upper righthand corner of the
app to access the settings menu.

STEP 8
•The settings shown are those
that the RunCam on the GPK is
shipped with.
•Be sure NOTto change the
USB function away from
remote mode
•Turn on the Auto-Sync time
setting
•Also turn on the Date stamp
setting if you need the date to
be stamped in the video itself.
•Once these one or two settings
are changed, hit the back
button.
Turn
On
Turn on if you
want the date
stamp in the
video itself
Back
Button

STEP 9
•Press the WiFi button to turn off the
WiFi.
•The RunCam is now ready to use as
normal, but with the date set correctly
until the robot is turned off.
•Note: The camera is not recording at
this point. Be sure to start the recording
again before starting an inspection.
WiFi
Button

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
•Once the “Auto-Sync time” setting is turned on, the correct date can be set
again by this same method, but you can skip step 8. Simply turn off the WiFi
on the RunCam as soon as you are sure that the camera has connected to the
RunCam app on your phone.
•If you turn on the date stamp option, that setting will stay selected and will
stamp future videos with the incorrect date once the correct date has been lost
by turning off the robot. To avoid this, be sure to turn off this setting after the
inspection is done.