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How to operate SQ8 Mini DV Camera : SQ8 Spy

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By Tom-BFA on Monday, May 27, 2019
The manual that comes with these camera’s is terrible so im going to clear it up for you with

my own easy to understand SQ8 Mini DV Camera manual. Note: Videos are saved as avi

files. I have added a video at the bottom of this article if you would prefer a visual

demonstration.

· · ·

SQ8 How to record in 720p?

720p Is lesser quality than 1080p but the files are smaller in size which is useful if you

don’t need to record high quality videos. 720p looks perfectly fine on smaller screens like

tablets and mobiles so unless your watching your videos on big screens like a 32ʺʺ+ TV

i’d stick to 720p recording.

1. Press the On/Off button for a second until a steady blue light shows
2. Now press the On/Off button again – We are now recording.
3. Once you have finished recording press the On/Off button again and recording will stop
and we will be back in standby mode.

SQ8 Camera – How to record in 1080p?

As i said above because of the difference in quality the size of a 1080p video is much

larger and takes up more space on your SD card. 1080p videos look great on larger

screens such as laptops and TV’s.

1. While in standby mode press the mode button once – The light will be a mix of blue and
red, this means we are in 1080p mode.
2. To start recording press the On/Off button once. We are now recording
 3. To stop recording in 1080p press the On/Off button again. We have now stopped
recording.

SQ8 camera – How to take a photo?

According to the poorly written manual this little camera takes 12mp pictures. I don’t

believe this to be true and at a guess i would say its more around 5mp to 8mp.

1. While in standby mode press the mode button – The light will go a steady red.
2. To take a photo press the On/Off button once for each photo you want to take. So if you
press the On/Off button 10 times you will have taken 10 pictures.
3. To exit photo mode press the mode button once – this will take us back to 720p standby
mode.

SQ8 Camera – How to use Night Vision

Mode?
1. While in Standby Mode press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds – The light will
flash red.
2. To start recording in night vision mode press the On/Off button. We are not recording.
3. To stop recording in night vision press the On/Off button again. We have now stopped
recording.

SQ8 Camera – How to use Motion Detection

Mode?
1. While in 720p standby mode press the mode button for 3 seconds – The light will flash
3 times – we are now recording in motion detection mode.
2. To stop recording press the On/Off Button.
Motion Detection in 1080p
1. While in standby 720p mode press the mode button – we are now in 1080p mode.
2. Now press and hold the mode button for 3 seconds – the light will flash 3 times – we are
now recording.
3. To stop recording press the On/Off button.

How to charge SQ8 mini Dv Camera

Charging this camera is super simple. Just use the USB cable and plug it into the camera with

the other end in your PC, laptop or USB plug. While charging it will flash red. Once it has

fully charged it will remain a solid red.

How long to charge the SQ8 Mini DV Camera

According to the manual that comes with this camera it takes an hour to charge. From testing

myself i have charged it from flat to full in around 45 minutes.

What if My SQ8 isn’t working?

If it isn’t working as it should then you could send it back and claim a refund or hit the little

reset button. Resetting the camera could solve a lot of issues.

Hit
the
little
reset
button
with a
pin
How to Use SQ8 Mini DV camera – Watch
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SQ8 Mini DV camera Manual - How to operate SQ8 Camera …

SQ8 Mini DV Camera Instructions

SQ8 Mini DV Camera features

1. Mini size for convenience and portability. Use it anywhere – at home, in the office, at live

events, in meetings, etc.

2. High-def: 1080P and 720P

3. Use day or night with IR night vision

4. Adjustable 360 degrees

5. Motion detection automatically begins recording when it detects motion.

6. Connect to your TV to view footage.

7. 200mAh battery only takes about 1 hour to fully charge

SQ8 Mini DV Camera Specifications
Material: Zinc alloy

Dimensions: Approx. 2 x 2 x 1.6 cm (0.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 in)

Charging voltage: DC 5V

Memory: TF card, up to 32 GB (not included)

Interface: Mini 8 pin USB

Video coding: M-JPG

Video FPS: 30fps

Battery: 200mAh (included)

PC camera resolution: 320 x 240

Video resolution: 1920 x 1080/1280 x720

Video (compression) format: AVI

Image scale: 4:3

Player: Comes with operating system or mainstream player

Continuous video recording time: 60 Minutes

Compatibility: Windows ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS, Linux

Weight: Approx. 75g

Well you should be able to record some videos now without too much headache. I hope this

article was of some use to you. Feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks!

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Comments

Chris September 1, 2019 at 11:28 pm - Reply

 I bought an sq8 camera off eBay and kept trying to get it to work thinking I was

just misunderstanding the instructions. I have watched a couple videos now and

I believe that the camera I got is defective. I have tried every way listed to get

into different modes and no matter what once I turn it on it won’t do anything. If

I press the mode button the light changes from blue to red then if I press mod or

on/off it flashes purple? (blue/red together) it does this with every different way I

have tried. My TV says there is no signal on USB or av mode.

Tom_BFA September 2, 2019 at 1:31 pm - Reply

So many of these little budget camera’s are sold that the odd bad one is
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Author inevitable. It does seem faulty since blue and red together is 1080p mode

but the way you describe whats happening its clearly faulty.

Request another be sent to you immediately – they shouldn’t make an issue

of it and send one right out.

Diego September 19, 2019 at 1:45 pm - Reply

I have the same problem, I have tried to change the card, to reset the camera

but it does not record. This is what happens to me: I turn on the camera and

it has the blue light on, I click on the ON/OFF button to record, it starts

blinking blu, then it blinks red 3 times and then it does not record anything.

I do not understand why it blinks red, like if it has no card in. But the card is

there because when I connect the camera to my computer I can see the TF

card, empty….
 Slayer7003@ October 9, 2019 at 3:04 am - Reply

your SD card is incompatible, try a different one, no more than 32G.

TH September 3, 2019 at 12:13 am - Reply

Thank you so much for the awesome tutorial on using this camera. The

instructions that came with the camera are absolutely horrible! Thank you!

Thank you! Thank you!

Tom_BFA September 4, 2019 at 8:37 am - Reply

You are welcome. I know what you mean with the instructions, when it
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Author arrived i was scratching my head for a while trying to figure what they were

telling me. Im glad you understood my version.

Chris O'Halloran September 7, 2019 at 10:39 pm - Reply

So, it won’t work with a 256gb card ?

Tom_BFA September 11, 2019 at 3:11 pm - Reply

I believe 32GB is the maximum you can use.

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Barry Woodland September 11, 2019 at 2:47 pm - Reply

What an excellent set of instructions and video. many thanks and

congratulations. I believe I can operate the camera now, but have several issues

with the one I purchased apart from the very badly translated instructions. The

IR night vision does not apper to work, because I get an extremely dark file

when I record in that mode and I am unable to detect that the 4 IR lights are

alight.

I purchased the camera to use in night mode and at the same time in motion

detection. Do you know if this is possible?

I have contcted my supplier about the night vision.

Tom_BFA September 11, 2019 at 3:43 pm - Reply

Thanks for the comment. Disappointing about the IR Night Vision and i
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Author think you may have a faulty one there.

Night vision and motion detection i don’t think work together and now i

give it thought i don’t understand why they wouldn’t make it so. It seems

silly to not have that function.

I have looked around and gone over the instructions again to see if there are

any clues but i’m finding nothing helpful.

If you learn otherwise could you let me know?

 Thanks Barry

Robert October 24, 2019 at 10:10 pm - Reply

Hi Barry

The human eye cannot see Infrared. The only reason you can see them in

the video is because the camera recording the video can see Infrared.

Press the On/Off button until the blue light comes on. Now press the On/Off

button again for four, five or even six seconds and then release the button. If

the red light flashes three times you are in Standby Night Mode.

David M Gronbach September 19, 2019 at 8:44 pm - Reply

I’m hoping someone else has run into this… I purchased the camera from here:

https://www.ellshea.com/products/hd-1080p-mini-body-camera?

_pos=2&_sid=ac9efbf68&_ss=r

It only came with a usb cable and did not have the yellow S.Video plug. It does

not record while charging though it is advertised as being able to do so.

When I start recording in 720p mode, it stops recording after 10 minutes, starts a

new file which is empty. I’m using a 32gb TF sd card. There is a folder called

“VIDEO” and a text file called “time.txt” but nothing else.

Does anyone know how to keep the recording going? I read something

somewhere about putting something in the text file but it wasn’t clear.

Robert October 24, 2019 at 10:56 pm - Reply

Hi David

It may seem strange but the camera will not record if the USB is plugged in

to a computer. Use or buy a mains plug with a USB connector in it as your

external power source. A computer will automatically use the camera as a

CCTV Camera.

It does not matter what mode I am using to record video I get recordings

that are five minutes long. If you have not already done so press the reset

button and see if that cures the problem. Do not leave the mini USB

plugged in to the camera if you have not got it connected to an EXTERNAL

power source. That could be the reason you are having problems.

The standard lead for the camera has both the mini USB and the Yellow

video plug so if you still cannot get the camera to work properly, send it

back and make sure they check the right cable is inside be for they send a

replacement.

arjay September 26, 2019 at 3:04 am - Reply

how long does the camera’s battery last in motion detection and how long will it
last on standby?

Sean Cowles October 2, 2019 at 9:31 am - Reply

How can you connect the camrea to your phone

Mary McAlister November 21, 2019 at 6:12 am - Reply

Can you connect to iPhone ,so you can see picture or check videos

Marty October 3, 2019 at 11:46 pm - Reply

Hi mate, thanks so much for this. When I try to use my camera it just flashes

red/blue for a few seconds then turns itself off. From other sites it says the

camera does this when it has no card in it, but it has a 64GB Mini SD in there.

That I took from another camera so it should be formatted properly. Any ideas?

Thanks for any help you can offer. All the best, Marty

Marty October 3, 2019 at 11:53 pm - Reply

Actually just pressed the reset button with a paperclip and all working.

Thanks so much for the above, the instructions were just not going to

work…
 Tom-BFA October 5, 2019 at 1:37 pm - Reply

Ah great mate glad you got it sussed. I don’t believe i spoke about the
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Author reset button in the article or video, I’ve added it to this article now so

thanks for that.

Greg October 10, 2019 at 12:35 am - Reply

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the wonderful video. I only received my camera yesterday and was

also quite bamboozled by the manual that came with it.

As I haven’t got a memory card installed yet, I haven’t been able to try it out, but

looking at the other comments above I’m disappointed that it may not be able to

do both IR and motion detection at the same time. The specific reason I bought it

was to monitor my back yard at night as I’ve recently had unwanted intruders.

Tom-BFA October 23, 2019 at 12:02 pm - Reply

Sorry for the delayed reply. I did see your comment the day you posted it
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Author and planned on getting the camera out that same day to see if i could figure

it out but i totally forgot. I still haven’t tried it but Robert’s comment below

seems to have the answer.

Robert October 17, 2019 at 10:17 pm - Reply

Hi Greg

I also recently received an SQ8 camera for a friend but I need to get the Memory

card from there old spy camera before I can test it.

Anyhow, when you get your TF card try this and see if it works.

1. Press the On/Off button for a second until you see a steady blue light showing

(720p standby mode).

2. Press the mode button once, the light will be a mix of blue and red (1080p

standby mode).

3. Press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds, the light will flash red (1080p

night vision standby mode).

4. Press and hold the mode button for 3 seconds, the light will flash 3 times and

then the camera will start to record in 1080P at night when something near to it

moves.

5. Press the On Off button to return to standby mode.

Also a very, very big thank you to Tom for explaining how to use the camera. I

do not think I would ever have worked out how to use it from the instructions

that came with it.

Tom-BFA October 23, 2019 at 12:04 pm - Reply

Thanks a lot for the comment Robert. I will definitely try this out and if it
Post works i’ll add it to the article and credit you. Cheers mate.
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Cliff October 18, 2019 at 12:27 am - Reply

Thank you so much for a great piece of translation work. Couldn’t get my head

around the original instructions but with your clear explanation and video all is

ok now.

Tom-BFA October 23, 2019 at 11:49 am - Reply

Your very welcome buddy.

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Nalviento December 1, 2019 at 12:14 pm - Reply

I think it doesnt work.

They send me (from ellshea) TWO times and two times doesnt work.

Really bad. I lost my money. They dont give me back it.

You can check my video: https://youtu.be/3MEz5HZmY-Q

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